bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Perumusan dan Pilihan Strategi Bisnis pada Butik Saffana Surabaya
Authors: Saifuddin Muchammad , Madinah Siti Hasnaa
Published: April 2022

Saffana Boutique is a business in the field of exclusive ready-to-wear and custom clothing by designer Saffana who is also the owner of the boutique. The purpose of this research is to explore the right strategy for SAFFANA Surabaya Boutique to face business competition. This qualitative research uses a descriptive case study approach, with research objects being internal and external factors of SAFFANA boutique Surabaya. The data collection technique used was through participatory observation, both structured and in-depth interviews, and documentation. The data that has been obtained were analyzed using a strategy formulation framework model through matrices as an analytical tool arranged sequentially with three decision-making stages, namely the input stage (IFE-EFE Matrix), the basic stage (IE-SWOT-GS Matrix), and the decision stage (QSPM). The final result of this study concludes that the appropriate main alternative strategy for SAFFANA boutiques is market development followed by a horizontal integration strategy and development product strategy.
Décisions politiques face à la COVID-19 à Bukavu, République Démocratique du Congo: Entre nécessité économique et exigence sociale
Authors: Kanani Amos Cishunguluka
Published: April 2022

Cette étude s’est assignée pour but de discuter les fondements économiques et sociaux des décisions politiques face à la pandémie de Corona virus. Il en a découlé les objectifs spécifiques d’identifier l’importance accordée à l’économie et au social à travers les décisions politiques face à la pandémie de COVID-19; relever l’interprétation de ces décisions politiques par la population dans la ville de Bukavu en RD Congo; et enfin, expliquer l’enjeu de la primauté accordée à l’économie au détriment du social dans le processus de lutte contre la propagation de la pandémie de COVID-19 à Bukavu. Au plan méthodologique, la collecte des données a été axée principalement sur l’entretien libre et la discussion en groupe. Sur la base de l’échantillonnage occasionnel, 93 personnes ont été enquêtées individuellement et 35 intellectuels ont participé aux discussions de groupe. Les données ont été analysées au moyen des outils d’analyse qualitative. En rapport avec les objectifs lui assignés, l’étude a abouti aux résultats qui montrent qu’en RDC, les décisions politiques consistant à la fermeture des écoles, églises, espaces culturels et récréatifs à l’exception des activités marchandes ou commerciales ont accordé plus d’importance à l’économie qu’au social. Bien plus, ces mesures sont interprétées par les enquêtés comme relevant de l’injustice, parce qu’elles sont restrictives des libertés et inégalitaires ou sélectives. Enfin, l’analyse révèle que l’enjeu de la primauté accordée à l’économie à travers ces décisions a été non seulement de protéger la population contre la pandémie mais aussi et surtout de permettre à l’État de maintenir sa capacité extractive (poursuite de la mobilisation des ressources en vue de répondre aux exigences sociales) en dépit de la crise sanitaire. Néanmoins, l’État est critiqué de n’avoir pas témoigné la solidarité à travers une politique de distribution dans ce contexte de crise sanitaire. Il est taxé d’avoir lui-même renforcé les inégalités sociales.
La Russie en Afrique : ambition de puissance et pôles médias stratégiques
Authors: Affagnon Qemal
Published: April 2022

À la chute de l’URSS, l’État russe avait mis en veilleuse son influence dans l’espace mondial de l’information. Après le trou noir des années 1990, la Russie semble cependant avoir retrouvé les chemins de la puissance médiatique. Depuis quelques années, le pouvoir russe fait de la diplomatie médiatique, l’un des pivots de sa politique étrangère en Afrique. Depuis le début des années 2000, la Russie a lancé une politique de rapprochement afin de retrouver son statut d’alliée auprès de l’Afrique. Dans un contexte de visibilité accrue, ce travail porte sur l’influence médiatique russe qui tente de se projeter sur de nouveaux territoires. En Afrique, cette stratégie est portée par une myriade de sites, mais les deux figures de proue de cette offensive sont RT et Sputnik. Le présent article s’attache à expliquer les conditions d’émergence et le positionnement de ces médias. Notre énoncé vise également à explorer les effets néfastes de cette démarche qui consiste à envahir des espaces géographiques en inondant les internautes de messages éminemment stratégiques. Sur la base d’une observation ethnographique, cette recherche essaie aussi de mettre en lumière, les motifs géopolitiques et économiques qui font de l’Afrique, un terrain propice dans le champ de l’information internationale.
Urban and Social Regeneration in Abruzzo: An Open Problem and a Possible Way Forward
Authors: Veraldi Roberto , Carballar Sandra
Published: April 2022

Urban and social regeneration occurs through the recovery of disused built-up areas, requalifying them with respect to environmental sustainability and the recovery of the relational relationship between social actors. In the last few years, the practices of sociourban regeneration have made great strides, establishing themselves as an opportunity to promote policies of social participation, stimulating employment, and local entrepreneurship. Sociourban regeneration can thus be defined as a set of actions that focuses on the recovery of sociality and the requalification of an urban space. The regeneration process takes place by means of rehabilitation interventions at the level of infrastructures and services, thereby limiting the consumption of land in order to protect environmental sustainability. Regeneration also allows the community to re-appropriate and re-live the regenerated spaces with clear improvements in the quality of life and in the social, economic, and environmental spheres. This paper focuses on exploring the relationship between urban and social regeneration and economic growth in Abruzzo (Italy) by using a set of indicators that measures equitable and sutainable welldoing (Bes). A descriptive analytical method was adopted to evaluate the level of urban quality in order to identify the most appropriate interventions leading to sustainable local development. The main finding indicates that Abruzzo shows interesting potential, but it has yet a long way to go in the area of urban and social regeneration.
Teachers' Perception of the Moroccan ICT Portal of the Ministry of Education
Authors: El Janous Youssra , Laafou Mohamed , El-Hassouny El Hassan , Madrane Mourad
Published: April 2022

School failure is a difficult experience for students and their families. The identified causes of such failures however vary. While some are related to the educational system, others are extrinsic and related to the family or society. This paper focuses on promoting the notion of equity in education since there is a close relationship between equality of opportunity and the reduction of school failure and drop-out. Oftentimes, students from disadvantaged social backgrounds have less access to teaching aids, which results to the highest rate of school failure. The results interpret two things: the impact of the integration of the ICT in education through the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training and the use of teaching aids in the performance of students. Through the responses of students and teachers to the questionnaire, two main factors of school failure were distinguished. The first factor is specific to the school such as teaching and evaluation methods, the school climate, the content of the curricula taught, and the difficult relationship between teacher and student, while the second factor is identified outside the school such as the students' standard of living or the lack of support at home.
Examining the Relationship Between the Aspects of School Working Conditions and Teachers’ Intent to Stay as Mediated by Job Satisfaction
Authors: Fessehatsion Petros Woldu , Peng Pai
Published: April 2022

This study sought to examine the relationship among the aspects of school condition, job satisfaction, and intent to stay with a sample size of 833 teachers working at elementary, middle, and secondary schools in the central administration of Eritrea. Survey data were analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). Our results showed that teachers were more likely to stay in their profession when they experienced supportive school leadership, effective professional development, and more access to school resources. Besides, the study revealed that early career teachers are more likely to leave than their mid-career, and veteran counterparts. Moreover, the findings demonstrated that overall job satisfaction partially mediates the relationship between intent to stay and (a) leadership support, (b) school resources, (c) professional development, and (d) students’ discipline. The practical implication of the findings suggested that measures targeting the improvement of the school environment should also aim to enhance overall job satisfaction to retain teachers in their profession.
Participatory Project Monitoring and Evaluation and Performance of Mango Farming Projects in Makueni County, Kenya
Authors: Kisumbi Charles Kyale , Mulwa Angeline Sabina , Mbugua John Mwaura
Published: April 2022

This paper focuses on showing the necessity of crafting a feasible project monitoring and evaluation policy which would be an indispensable appraisal tool for assessing the performance of mango projects. It is extracted from the PhD thesis, which aimed to establish the influence of participatory monitoring and evaluation of mango farming projects in Makueni County, Kenya. A pragmatic research paradigm, a descriptive study plan, and a multistage sampling technique were used in the study. A sample of 375 respondents using the Krejcie and Morgan tabulation formula was selected from a population of 12,622 mango farmers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used as tools for quantitative data analysis, while the content analysis was used for qualitative data analysis. The null hypothesis that there was no significant relationship between the participatory monitoring and evaluation of the project and the performance of the mango farming projects was tested using the correlation and the F-test. The results presented a statistically significant correlation at 95% confidence level with DF (2,367) F=4.756, t=2.269 at level of significance, P=0.000<0.05, r=0.0879 and R square=0.0773. The null hypothesis was therefore rejected, illustrating a significant relationship between the participatory project M&E and the performance of the Mango projects. Based on the results, the study identified a pressing need to use participatory project monitoring and evaluation to address performance issues across the mango value chain. Partnership Support between national and county governments was necessary to engage key experts in the field of agricultural extension, in order to engage mango farmers in improving mango performance.
Vicious and Good/Virtuous Relationships in the Teachings of the Church Fathers
Authors: Artemi Eirini
Published: April 2022

Christ brought a rebellion to human life according to religious and ethical orders. Christians should put these orders into practice in their daily life. Christian ethics emphasized that morality should unite with Christ and Church's sacred mysteries, otherwise it was not worthy. The central feature of Byzantine culture was Orthodox Christianity. Christian Ethics in the Byzantine Empire was not a systematic philosophical discipline but an occasional response to particular problems posed in everyday life or interpreting the Scripture. The Christian law and the Church commandments were set within the context of devotion to God but were deontological standards defining what this morality was. The highest ethical duty of a Christian was the same as the greatest commandment: love God and love your neighbor. In this paper, we are going to search for vicious and good/virtuous relationships in the teachings of the Church Fathers based on the social structure and gender relations in the Byzantine state and mainly on spouses' relations. Which was the attitude of the Church Fathers to the specific topic in the Byzantine era? Did they dare to criticize vicious actions among people like adultery, homosexuality, prostitution, and concubinage? Which was their influence on the laws of the Byzantine Empire about the status of marriage? How did they present the virtuous relations as religious attitudes against vicious actions which help the social life of married and unmarried Christians and their sexual life?
Language Use as a Means to Construct Realities: Theme Patterns in Joe Biden’s Speech on the Anniversary of the Capitol Attack
Authors: Djimet Issa
Published: April 2022

This research work aims at analyzing Joe Biden’s speech on the Capitol attack anniversary from a systemic functional perspective (Halliday &Matthiessen, 2004) so as to decode the thematic choices made by the President to construct some realities through language use as a message. Actually, the article particularly focuses on the textual metafunction to highlight which meaning is prioritized and why. The quantitative and qualitative analyses of Theme patterns have revealed that topical Themes are dominant, followed by textual and interpersonal ones. The thematization of rioters and mob is aimed at emphasizing the actions, feelings and attitudes that have led to the attack and therefore menaced the American democratic system; whereas the use of Donald Trump, he, the former President in topical position has enabled the author of the speech to clarify the former President’s role or responsibility in this attack. As for Joe Biden, the American people and we, they are at the center of a message that restores democratic values. The speech also has an attudinal connotation expressed through interpersonal Themes, which take the form of warnings against undemocratic practices and behaviors while marked Themes have underlined the gravity of the attack as regards the place and the time at which it took place. The realization of these meanings is achieved through a coherent arrangement of the message in terms of extension and enhancement. Thus, language use can construct any reality.
International Students Attraction and Retention Practices at Georgian Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Kvantaliani Ekaterine
Published: April 2022

The article discusses Georgian universities' strategies and efforts to expand internationalization and especially international student mobility in the country. In many cases, the Georgian context is very much similar to other international cases, especially in terms of cooperation between a popular international university and one of Georgian higher education institutions or applying marketing and digital tools and developing student services at universities. The study discusses international students‘ attraction and retention practices at five Georgian higher education institutions. Especially interesting are the cases of two regional universities, which are assumed as the best regional state universities in the country. One of the universities (located in Tbilisi) participating in the research has accumulated nearly twenty years of experience recruiting oversea students. The other two are universities with innovative infrastructure oriented to expanding recruiting international students’ quota and developing teaching and research activities at the institutions. The study applied qualitative research methodology and heavily relied on the grounded theory approach. The researcher analyzed strategic development and internationalization policy documents of the universities to have a clear understanding of ongoing processes at the targeted institutions.. After analyzing official documents, the researcher started interviews with the leaders and management of the universities under the research. The grounded theory approach gave the researcher the possibility to code the interview results and analyze them.
Predictive roles of self-regulatory learning strategies and self-efficacy beliefs on English language learning achievement
Authors: ZORLU Sinan , ÜNVER Gülsen
Published: April 2022

The self-regulation and self-efficacy beliefs have a major effect on English language learning achievement. This study examines if self-regulatory learning strategies and English self-efficacy beliefs significantly predicted learning achievement in learning English. 542 ninth grade students studying at ten different Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools formed the sample. Data were gathered through the Self-Regulatory Learning Strategies Scale, the English Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale and the ninth grade English Achievement Test. Pearson Correlation Analysis was applied to describe the relation between English self-efficacy beliefs and self-regulatory learning strategies and the students’ learning achievement in English. Simple and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis was used to analyze the predictive role of self-regulatory learning strategies and English self-efficacy beliefs on learning achievement in learning English. Self-regulatory learning strategies and English self-efficacy were determined to be significant predictive variables in explaining English achievement. But also students’ English self-efficacy beliefs (R2 = .24) was found to be a more powerful predictor of explaining English achievement than self-regulatory strategies (R2 = .04). Therefore, studies can be carried out to improve students’ self-efficacy perceptions and self-regulation skills towards English in order to increase their success in English lessons. This research can be replicated regionally or nationally with a wider study population.
Preschool children's digital media usage and self-regulation skill
Authors: CANASLAN Begüm , SUNGUR Semra
Published: April 2022

This study aimed to examine self-regulation skill of 4-6-year-old children regarding digital media usage. The data were collected through the questionnaire, which includes self-regulation skills of 4-6-year-old Children (Mother Form), and the demographic information section was filled by 911 volunteer mothers who live in Turkey. Children’s digital media usage was examined in terms of the amount of time spent with digital media tools, the types of digital media tools used, and which content was preferred. Analysis of the results clearly showed that the more time children spent using digital media the more likely they were to have lower level of self-regulation. In addition, children who did not use smartphones exhibited higher levels of self-regulation than those who did. Moreover, preferring horror or violent content was associated with the low level of children’s self-regulation. On the other hand, children’s preference for educational and foreign language content on digital media appeared to be related to a high score in self-regulation. The study results show a relationship between digital media usage and self-regulation skill. The study suggests that children’s amount of spent time with digital media tools might be limited, the content might be controlled, and types of digital media tools might be carefully chosen. Parents have an important role here. They should be aware that improper digital media usage is harmful to children’s self-regulation skill.
Masters and doctorate student experiences of service delivery at public universities in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Authors: Konyana Samkele , Onwubu Stanley Chibuzor , Makgobole Mokgadi Ursula
Published: April 2022

The high student attrition at the masters' and doctorate levels requires universities to be customer-oriented, and flexible in their capacity to deliver higher value to mature students whose needs and expectations are high. Therefore, this study aims to assess student experience and service delivery levels that academic departments provide postgraduate students at public universities in KwaZulu-Natal. An empirical study was conducted amongst masters’ and doctorate students at a university of technology, a traditional university, and a comprehensive university. The study involved a survey questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale and included seven service delivery dimensions which respondents were to rank accordingly. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics and the factors that emerged from factor analysis were tested for reliability and validity by conducting Cronbach's alpha. The results show that postgraduate students are university customers and therefore expect courtesy and professionalism in the delivery of postgraduate programmes. The results further suggest that retention capabilities exist for the traditional university compared to the other types of universities. Students seem to be moderately satisfied with the quality of academic services offered by universities. Service delivery experience among students appears to vary across universities. Universities should take cognisance of the gaps and attempt to be more customer-oriented to ensure the needs and expectations of graduate students are met. The findings of the study may serve as guidelines for a follow-up qualitative study to establish the specific areas where students were not satisfied.
Market orientation and innovation on corporate performance
Authors: Poerwanto Irwan , Hussein Ananda Sabil , Prabandari Sri Palupi
Published: April 2022

This study aims to examine and analyze the influence of market orientation on corporate performance with exploration innovation and exploitative innovation as mediation in SMEs. 85 respondents were used as samples from food and beverage sector SMEs at Sentra Siola Surabaya. Purposive sampling was used as the sampling method. Data analysis in this study used Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Square (SEM PLS). The result indicates that market orientation has a significant effect on exploration innovation, exploitative innovation, and corporate performance. Exploration innovation has a significant effect on corporate performance; therefore, exploration innovation partially mediates the effect of market orientation on corporate performance. However exploitative innovation was found to have no effect on corporate performance. Changes in external factors, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are seen as being able to cause a paradigm shift on the importance of a long-term orientation compared to a short-term orientation.
Implementation of the new higher education curriculum in Indonesia: perceptions and participation in the process
Authors: Handayani Erna , Wahyuni Sri , Yanuarto Wanda Nugroho
Published: April 2022

According to the objectives of this study, perceptions, and participation of the user community in responding to policy "Independent Learning Program – Independent Campus (MBKM)" will be determined. The quantitative approach used in this study was centered on the survey as the research design chosen for the study. It surveyed 593 members of the user community, who included lecturers, students, stakeholders, and parents, among other people. The structural equation model statistical analysis is used for data analysis. On the other hand, perceptions and participation are variables that have been observed. In this study, the relationship between perception and participation among the user community in responding to the policy of the MBKM program in Indonesia was investigated using quantitative methods. The following research procedures were used: (1) Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to determine the factor analysis of each construct; perceptions and participation; (2) Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to construct the instrument in order to obtain a fit model; and (3) Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to determine the relationship between perceptions and user participation. The fit index test was performed using the following model criteria: Chi-Square, Chi-Square/df, TLI, CFI, NFI, and RMSEA. In addition, the following are the findings of this study: (1) The EFA analysis revealed that the perceptions construct contained three valid sub-constructs, while the user participation constructs contained four valid sub-constructs; (2) The CFA analysis revealed that there was a strong link between the three sub-constructs of perceptions and the four valid sub-constructs of user participation (benefits, convenience, and beliefs; 0,943; 0,970; 0,870 respectively).
Barriers to the effective management of water streams in uMlazi township, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Authors: Xaba Ntokozo  Amanda , Onwubu Stanley
Published: April 2022

South Africa is currently facing a water crisis due to low rainfall, climate change, a large population and pollution in freshwater sources. Rivers and streams are polluted despite the legislation and management systems established by the government at the national, provincial, and local levels. The aim of this study was to determine the perceived barriers to the effective management of streams in uMlazi township in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The study was conducted at a Durban solid waste office in Cator Manor and a community hall in uMlazi township. A qualitative case study design was used. Data was collected through focus group discussions from the two groups who were involved in the management of water streams in uMlazi township, namely Sihlanzimvelo co-operatives and the section of the EThekwini Municipality involved in stream management. Data were recorded, transcribed, coded and thematically analyzed. Four main themes were identified, which revealed that the current barriers to effective stream management were related to attitudes and behavior of the communities and the EThekwini Municipality's working conditions and management practices. The study established that to manage the streams effectively, all stakeholders in communities should be actively involved, and for that to be possible, they should all be educated about the importance of streams and the environment in general. Environmental education was found to be central in promoting accountability and civility in engagements amongst stakeholders, to ensure that there were healthier streams and river systems and an eco-friendly future was secured.
Personnel Reform: Perspectives on Civil Servants Promotion in Indonesia
Authors: Ali Syarif , Kusmana Agus
Published: April 2022

This study aims to identify problems in the implementation of bureaucratic reform in the field of employment, especially civil servants’ promotion. This study is carried out using a qualitative approach with the case study method. The data collection technique is done using observation, documentation study, and interviews with two key informants. The data is then analyzed in several stages, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that there is an injustice and non-transparent phenomenon in civil servants’ promotion, especially in the initial promotion, promotion by extraordinary work performance, and promotion by graduation certificate. This condition has the potential to cause corruption, collusion, and nepotism, and might reduce employee performance in providing public service.
The effect of advertising relevance on avoidance with advertising engagement
Authors: Citalada Atma , Djazuli Atim , Prabandari Sri Palupi
Published: April 2022

Despite many studies on online advertising and its effects, there are still few studies that try to examine the avoidance of advertising by a person. However, the number of advertisements that appears will make someone feel annoyed and trigger avoidance behavior towards the advertisement they see. Referring to psychological reactance theory, advertising can become a nuisance when it is considered unrelated and interferes with a person's freedom to access media which in turn can trigger avoidance behavior in an effort to regain his freedom. Using psychological reactance theory, the aim of this research was to further investigate the relationship between advertising linkage and advertising avoidance behavior mediated by advertising distraction and advertising engagement variables. This research uses Instagram as the object of research. Instagram was chosen because it is a social media whose number of users is growing every year and this is what triggers many marketers to place ads on Instagram. Respondents in this research were Instagram users who had avoided advertisements that appeared on their accounts, determining the number of samples in this research using a purposive sampling technique with a sample of 160 respondents. The method of collecting data is using a questionnaire, the data is analyzed using PLS-SEM.
How emotional labor affects job performance in hospitality employees
Authors: Hori Nairei , Chao Ren-Feng
Published: April 2022

The study examines how surface acting and deep acting affect emotional exhaustion and job performance in the hotel industry and whether emotional intelligence has a moderating effect on the relationship. The study was conducted using a questionnaire survey, and the data were analyzed using a structural equation model. The main findings of the study demonstrate that surface acting has no effect on emotional exhaustion while deep acting has a negative effect on emotional exhaustion. This indicates that deep acting not only produces better service performance but also reduces emotional exhaustion. Moreover, surface acting and deep acting both have a positive effect on job performance, showing that both acting skills are all about demonstrating a better job performance at work. Furthermore, emotional intelligence has a moderating effect on the relationships between surface acting and job performance and deep acting and job performance, this indicates that employees with higher emotional intelligence are more likely to perform a more effective outcome of acting on job performance, regardless of whether it is surface acting or deep acting. But this phenomenon only occurs when employees are not experiencing emotional exhaustion. If employees are already experiencing emotional exhaustion, emotional intelligence does not have any moderation effect on job performance.
The effectiveness of using the digital wallet OVO in the Jakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Zulhawati  , Meiliyah Ariani  , Budi Harsono
Published: April 2022

This study aims to determine whether financial ability, promotion, benefit and security are the effects of using OVO digital wallets in the Pesanggrahan area, South Jakarta, Indonesia. The sample in this study amounted to 105 users of Ovo electronic money in the Pesanggrahan area of South Jakarta, Indonesia. Sample selection was done by the random sampling method. The data used in this study is primary data, namely questionnaires distributed to respondents. This analysis method uses descriptive statistical tests, data quality tests, classical assumption tests, data analysis tests, and model suitability tests using the SPSS program. The results of this study indicate that Financial Ability does not have a positive and significant effect, Promotion has a positive and significant effect, Usefulness has a positive and significant effect and Transaction Security has a positive and significant effect on the effectiveness of using OVO digital wallets in the Pesanggrahan area, South Jakarta, Indonesia.
The effect of corporate governance on the individual work performance of employees
Authors: Abun Damianus , Ranay Frelyn B. , Magallanes Theogenia , Encarnacion Mary Joy
Published: April 2022

The study aims to examine the effect of corporate governance on the individual work performance of employees of private higher education. To deepen the understanding of the concept of corporate governance and work performance, literature was reviewed. The study used a descriptive assessment and correlational research design and the population of the study was all employees of the Divine Word College of Laoag, Ilocos Norte. Questionnaires were used to gather the data. The study found that the corporate governance of the institution is considered high and the work performance is moderate. However, the Pearson r product moment analysis found that there is a significant correlation between corporate governance and the individual work performance of employees.
Forecasting inflation in Turkey: A comparison of time-series and machine learning models
Authors: Akbulut Hale
Published: April 2022

Purpose: This paper aims to test the accuracy of some Machine Learning (ML) models in forecasting inflation in the case of Turkey and to give a new and also complementary approach to time series models.  Methods: This paper forecasts inflation in Turkey by using time-series and machine learning (ML) models. The data is spanning from the period 2006:M1 to 2020:M12. Findings: According to our findings, although the linear-based Ridge and Lasso regression algorithms perform worse than the VAR model, the multilayer perceptron algorithm gives satisfactory results that are close to the results of the time series algorithm. In this direction, non-linear machine learning models are thought to be a reliable complementary method for estimating inflation in emerging economies. It is also predicted that it can be considered as an alternative method as the amount of data and computational power increase. Implication: The findings are expected to be useful as a guide for central banks and policy-makers in emerging economies with volatile inflation rates. Originality: We evaluate the forecasting performance of ML models against each other and a time series model, and investigate possible improvements upon the naive model. So, this is the first study in the field, which uses both linear and nonlinear ML methods to make a comparison with the time series inflation forecasts for Turkey.
LEAF TRAITS OF THE INVASIVE SPECIES Bartlettina sordida (Less.) R.M. King NATURALIZED IN CIBODAS HIKING TRAIL, MT. GEDE PANGRANGO NATIONAL PARK, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
Authors: Putri Dwinda Mariska , Junaedi Decky Indrawan , Kurniawan Vandra , Efendi Muhammad
Published: April 2022

Cibodas Botanical Garden (CBG) maintains not only native plant species but also introduced plant species. Some of these have been naturalized from CBG to the adjacent Mt. Gede-Pangrango National Park (GPNP). One of the reported naturalized species is Bartlettina sordida. Understanding species traits will give information for the future management of B. sordida. This research investigates the distribution of B. sordida in the Cibodas hiking trail and studies leaf traits variation of this species along with an altitudinal change in the Cibodas hiking trail. Samples were collected along the Cibodas hiking trail from the entrance gate to the Cibeureum waterfall. At every survey location, we recorded B. sordida occurrences. In the sample plots we also collected leaf samples from detected B. sordida. The leaves were then fixated using the hands-free method to observed stomatal type, density, and size. The leaves were also treated for specific leaf area (SLA) measurements. Stomata size is significantly correlated along the altitudinal gradient. Stomata density is negatively correlated but not significant along the altitudinal gradient. Stomata size is positively correlated with SLA. These traits are related to water-efficient adapting to GPNP climate, which is very different from its natural habitat. The ability to adapt to altitudinal gradient helps B. sordida to dominate the Cibodas hiking trail.
MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OF ELEPHANT RIDING AT THE ZOO
Authors: Srie Rahayu Sata Yoshida , Priatna Dolly , Rosadi Rosadi , Suryanto Suryanto
Published: April 2022

Elephant Riding (ER) in zoos has become a matter of public interest, raising debates among experts regarding animal ethics, elephants’ welfare, and human safety. Through the submission of the Middle Hypothesis that ER tends to enhance human knowledge about conservation, this study’s aim is to provide strategies to help zoo managements in their works  based on the basic principles of wildlife conservation and protection, especially Sumatran elephants. The participants’ knowledge was measured using questionnaires distributed to two groups of respondents: people who have and people who have not utilized ER services. Meanwhile, the strategy was recommended through the Analytical Hierarchy Process of 17 expert respondents. According to the independent sample t-test performed with  95% confidence level, human knowledge of elephant conservation increased significantly through ER. Furthermore, experts with consistency ratios (CR) ≤ 0.1 selected a strategy where environmental quality was prioritized as a recommended strategy in ER management. This strategy is to put forward the principles guaranteeing the elephants’ welfare, which has a criterion weight of 0.40717. The other recommended strategies include conducting conservation education (0.23973), ensuring the safety of visitors (0.22972), and improving the welfare of the community around zoo (0.12338).
KANCILAN FLORES (Pachycephala nudigula nudigula): THE ICONIC BIRD OF KELIMUTU NATIONAL PARK, INDONESIA
Authors: Fauzi Ridwan , Kuspriyangga Aditya , Suarmadi Fendra , Setianto Teguh Heri , Saragih Grace Serepina
Published: April 2022

Kancilan Flores (Pachycephala nudigula nudigula) is an iconic bird of Kelimutu National Park. The bird has a unique characteristic with the ability to make a wide variety of song. The local people call this bird 'Garugiwa' and also 'burung arwah' or 'spirit bird' because it is small and hard to spot but has a loud chirp. Some literature mentions this bird with different scientific names. This study aimed to identify this bird to rectify this misnaming scientifically and to observes Kancilan Flores behavior, habitat, and population. Kancilan Flores is an attractive fauna for tourists. Therefore, this study also recommended potential birdwatching locations for Kancilan Flores. This study used a transect line and direct observation methods. The results showed that the estimated population size of Kancilan Flores in the Kelimutu National Park was 1,667 individuals with a population size range of 1,245–2,089 individuals. The population density of Kancilan Flores was estimated at 0.53 individuals per hectare. The Kancilan Flores is most commonly found at an altitude of 1,500–1,600 m a.s.l. Recommended areas as bird watching locations for Kancilan Flores, namely the Edelweiss Garden, Perekonde, the lower Arboretum, and the Kancilan Flores middle Arboretum. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the population of Kancilan Flores by strictly prohibiting hunting and destruction of their habitat.
GENETIC RELATIONSHIP OF SEVERAL MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume ORCHIDS FROM THE MERATUS MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA
Authors: Mursyidin Dindin Hidayatul , Rubiansyah Muhammad , Badruzsaufari Badruzsaufari
Published: April 2022

Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume orchid is one of the most popular orchid species in the world. However, this ornamental plant is threatened in its natural habitat, the Meratus Mountains of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This study determines and analyzes the genetic relationship among several morphological characteristics of P. amabilis from this region combined with molecular (RAPD) markers. A total of ten orchid samples comprised of nine moth orchids (P. amabilis) and one species (P. cornu-cervi) as an outgroup, as well as ten RAPD primers were used in this study. Based on the morphological markers, the moth orchids have a moderate level of genetic diversity, indicated by Shannon's index value of 0.5. In contrast to molecular markers, this germplasm shows high genetic polymorphism, shown by the polymorphism degree of 100% for all primers used. The cluster analysis shows that this germplasm can be divided into two clusters for morphological and five for molecular markers. Following these markers, the grouping of moth orchids was nearly corresponding to their origin. Thus, this information could be useful as a reference for orchid conservation and breeding programs in the future.
MINING FIRE HOTSPOTS OVER NUSA TENGGARA AND BALI ISLANDS
Authors: Vatresia Arie , Regen Rendra , Utama Ferzha Putra , Oktariani Widhia
Published: April 2022

Forest fires are still one of the most common problems in Indonesia. In fact, many of these forest fires origin from human activities, namely fires that are intentionally raised for a purpose such as widening the land to prepare for the planting season in the Nusa Tenggara Island. Forest fire events can be identified by observing hotspot data which are monitored through remote sensing satellites. Hotspot is an area that has a relatively higher surface temperature than the surrounding area based on certain temperature thresholds monitored by remote sensing satellites. The area is represented as a point that has certain coordinates. The actual fires can be monitored by observing the hotspot attribute, namely Confidence, Brightness Temperature and FRP (Fire Radiate Power). To find the similarities of the three mentioned attributes, the clustering process is carried out to make monitoring easier. The objective of this research is to cluster hotspots in the Nusa Tenggara and Bali Islands from year 2013 to 2018 using the K-Means Clustering Method with 28,519 hot spot data. This could be a benefit for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in Indonesia to identify the priority level of the area to be monitored. By knowing  this result, the ministry can use this data for patrol priority management. This research successfully clustered three types of hotspot classes based on the risk of fire with details as follow; High Risk Class contains 12,212 data with ranges of mean values of confidence in the range of 49.3–100%, brightness in the range of 305.1–421.3o K and FRP in the range of 2.5–714.3; Medium Risk contains 12,250 data mean values of confidence  with a range of 20.3–74.3%, brightness in the range of 301.06–341.86o K and FRP in the range of 3.6–141.4; and Low Risk contains 4,057 data with a range of mean values of confidence in the range of 0–39.8%, brightness in the range of 300–365.86oK and FRP in the range of 3.5–275.6. All of the clusters were obtained by the implementation of K-Means clustering over the hotspot data and its parameter as mentioned, respectively. The cluster performance showed the confidential value of 88.45% accuracy using 100 hotspot data from 2019
EFFECTS OF GERMINATION ECOLOGY ON IN VITRO GERMINATION PERFORMANCE OF HIGHLAND BAMBOO (Yushania alpina) SEED COLLECTED FROM KEFA, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA
Authors: Tesfaye Belete Getnet , Mengesha Yigardu Mulatu , Birlie Smegnew Melese , Gebeyehu Marshet Nigatu
Published: April 2022

Yushania alpina is an African endemic bamboo species, and it is a valuable resource in ecological and socioeconomically value in Ethiopia. However, low germination is a challenge for seedlings production besides its seed availability is scarce. To improve the seed germination capacity, using different germination ecology treatments are needed. Hence, this study was initiated to investigate the effects of different germination ecology, and to determine the qualities, size, and yield of Y. alpina seed. The collected matured fruits were processed, and then the cleaned (pure) and not cleaned (impure) seed were used for this study. This study had two phases; the first was to measure the purity, moisture content, seed character, seed yield; and the second was to investigate the effects of different germination ecology for in vitro seed germination of Y. alpina using pure and impure seeds. In this result, the purity, moisture content, seed size, seed weight, and grain yield were determined for cleaned Y. alpina seed. The interaction effects of seed type and germination ecology were highly significant on all germination parameters. The highest germination capacity (55%) of pure seed was recorded on T2 (paper + ambient temperature), followed by 38% on T1 (sand +ambient temperature), and 31% on T3 (paper + incubator (25°C)); however, these treatments produced lower results in the impure seed. In addition, the highest (23.5 days) mean germination time was recorded on T3, followed by 13.06 on T2 using impure seed, but the lowest (2.5 and 2.01) value was recorded on T1 and T2 of pure seeds. Hence, this result concluded that using sand media at ambient temperature as germination ecology is preferred to enhance the germination capacity of Y. alpina seed. Also, seed surface disinfection using antifungals is recommended to reduce seed contamination
SIMONE WEIL
Authors: Serrato Andreia
Published: April 2022

Repensar a condição humana, mais especificamente o trabalho humano, perpassou a vida e a obra de Simone Weil, grande intelectual francesa do séc. XX. Momento importante, no séc. XXI para retomar o que Albert Camus afirmou em 1949, após a Segunda Guerra: “Parece-me impossível imaginar um renascer para a Europa que não tenha em conta as exigências definidas por Simone Weil”. O objetivo da pesquisa é apresentar a compreensão de Simone Weil sobre a “mística do trabalho” e identificar elementos que contribuam para a reflexão sobre a condição do trabalho na atualidade. Para o desenvolvimento deste estudo são utilizados textos importantes da autora, como A gravidade e a graça (1947) e Condição operária (1951). Como resultado, destaca-se o novo método que é proposto por Simone Weil para unir trabalho e contemplação para uma espiritualidade do trabalho.
Palavra-chave: Mística. Condição operária. Sofrimento humano.
RELIGION ‘NATURELLE’, MYTHOLOGIE ET PHILOSOPHIE DE LA REVELATION CHEZ S. WEIL
Authors: Gabellieri Emmanuel
Published: April 2022

Os debates que tiveram lugar sobre a “Pachamama” e a relação entre o Cristianismo e as espiritualidades da “Mãe Terra”, durante o último Sínodo da Amazônia, só podem ser esclarecidos reconectando a Revelação e o que a tradição chamou de “o livro da criação”, ou de “religiões naturais”. Simone Weil, diante da crise do racionalismo moderno, percebeu a necessidade de renovar o diálogo entre mito e razão, criação e revelação. Por isso o seu pensamento é precioso para nós, porque já naquela época, e ainda hoje, a tendência idólatra e mais ameaçadora já não é aquela que habitava o antigo “paganismo”, mas o desses novos ídolos contemporâneos que são os poderes econômicos, tecno-científicos e políticos. Portanto, “Logos” e “Muthos” devem ser vistos menos como ramos de um dilema e mais como dois princípios cujo Verbo Encarnado une e transcende no mistério da Encarnação.
Palavras-chave: Religião Natural. Revelação. Logos e Muthos. Paganismo. Cristianismo.
FAZER O INVENTÁRIO DA NOSSA CIVILIZAÇÃO
Authors: Da Penha Villela-Petit Maria
Published: April 2022

Em “Fazer o inventário da nossa civilização” meu objetivo é de mostrar o percurso de vida e pensamento de Simone Weil, que a levou a escrever, em Londres, sua segunda grande obra, conhecida como L’Enracinement. Obra cujos três sub-títulos mostram que ela tem a ver com o desenraizamento que afeta o trabalhador operário, o trabalhador camponês e a nação francesa. As experiências vividas por S. Weil do início dos anos trinta até sua morte em Londres em 1943, incluindo sua participação à guerra da Espanha, não podem ser negligenciadas quando se lê L’Enracinement. Enfim, é essencial constatar e sentir a presença do Cristo nessa sua obra tão importante.
Palavras-chave: Desenraizamento. Justiça. Agir. Cristo. Auto-sacrifício.
O DEUS DOS FILÓSOFOS E O DEUS DA REVELAÇÃO
Authors: Lucchetti Bingemer Maria Clara
Published: April 2022

Entre Simone Weil (SW) e Blaise Pascal (BP) há muito em comum. Ambos são filósofos, pensadores brilhantes. Ambos fizeram uma profunda experiência de Deus, que determinou seu itinerário vital e teve impacto igualmente em seu pensar. São dois intelectuais e ao mesmo tempo dois místicos. Dois pensadores e ao mesmo tempo e inseparavelmente, duas testemunhas. Nossa intenção neste artigo será procurar mostrar como a experiência intelectual e a experiência mística em um e em outra, longe de excluir-se, interrogam-se mutuamente e acabam por fecundar-se em reciprocidade. É esta experiência que leva ambos a ir além da metafísica e da onto-teologia em sua reflexão sobre Deus. Igualmente procuraremos valorizar algumas diferenças e convergências existentes entre os dois pensadores no que concerne sua experiência e pensar sobre Deus e sua relação com a Bíblia e a Igreja.
Palavras-chave: Simone Weil. Blaise Pascal. Mística. Razão. Excesso. Coração. Deus.