bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE NEEDS IDENTIFICATION ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN SELECTED TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA
Authors:   Department of Computer Science Federal College of Education Obudu Cross River State, Nigeria, Eneji Eneji Samuel , Eyong Ibe Walter ,   Department of Computer Science Federal College of Education Obudu Cross River State, Nigeria, Udie Angib Maurice ,   Department of Computer Science Federal College of Education Obudu Cross River State, Nigeria
Published: November 2021

A significant challenge in the Nigerian work environment is the challenge of productivity. This challenge has been attributed to a long-held emphasis on training which is concerned with the immediate benefit of the organisation. This study examined the effect of employee needs identification on employee productivity measured how far the Nigerian corporate world has adjusted to this trend. The scope of the survey cut across the Nigerian telecommunication companies. Specifically, the objective of the study was to determine how the employee needs identification impacts employee productivity variables (employee problem-solving skills, employee effectiveness, employee efficiency, and employee innovation and creativity). The population of the study consists of all employees who are engaged in the operations of the three main mobile service providers in Lagos State, Nigeria which was a total of 359. The sample size of 359 was arrived at using a census approach because the population of all the three firms’ customer service centres and the total number of employees of their customer service centres are within the Lagos geographical location. The study adopted the survey research design to generate findings from quantitative data. Results were analysed with structural equation modelling with Path coefficients, and Statistics used to measure the variables. From the study’s findings, variables measured had a high effect on each other, with employee needs identification directly and significantly influencing employee productivity. It was recommended that management must assess the learning requirements of individual employees and cater for their learning needs in order to have a more productive workforce
THE ANTITHETICAL EFFECT OF CYBERCRIME ON SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE SMES: PUBLIC ASSESSMENT
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, Catholic University College of Ghana, A Atianashie Miracle , Armah Elisha D'Archimedes ,   Cape Coast Technical University Ghana, Mohammed Nasiru ,   Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Sackey-Sam Sylvana ,   Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Published: November 2021

Notwithstanding the emergent indications and fears about the effect of cybercrime, only a few speculative studies have explored the topic to complement those published by consultancy firms, cybersecurity companies, and private institutions. The review of all these studies shows that there is no consensus on how to delineate and measure cybercrime or its effect on Small and Medium Scale Enterprises. Against this background, this research paper had four objectives namely to: determine the effect of Cybercrime on Small and Medium Scale Businesses; identify the real cost of Cybercrime to Ghana SMEs; identify the reasons for the increase of cybercrimes in Ghana SMEs and; identify the causes of cybercrime in Ghana SMEs. A cross-sectional study is used to assess the burden of cost or IT needs of a population and are particularly useful in informing the planning and allocation of IT resources. The study consists of forty-nine (49) participants. The target population is small and medium enterprises in Ghana. Simple random sampling was used to recruit and select the study respondents. As the name implies, simple random sampling means that, in this case, small and medium enterprises in Ghana will be chosen entirely by chance, and each of these enterprises in Ghana has an equal chance or probability of being selected. Furthermore, eight small and medium enterprises in Ghana were involved. And these SMEs include businesses that buy and sell, transportation companies, etc. The findings of the research confirmed the assumptions put forward since there were statistically significant variations in the proportion of people who participated in cybercrime activities based on their age and the size of the business in which they worked.
Fictional Commodities: Victorian Utopian Fiction and Polanyi’s Great Transformation
Authors: Urban Eliza Dickinson , Cole Alex Donovan
Published: November 2021

We use Karl Polanyi’s Great Transformation thesis to argue that Victorian novelists used the utopian genre to articulate visions of humanity’s new economic and political orientation, specifically the rise of the market society. We examine three novels: Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s The Coming Race (1871), Samuel Butler’s Erewhon (1872), and William Morris’s News from Nowhere (1890). But the “great big beautiful tomorrows” that these novels envision cannot distance themselves from industrial capitalism, despite their criticisms of it. In these novels, revolutions may eliminate industrial labor, but they result in dependency on highly advanced machines or reversion to a preindustrial state. We argue that these novels indirectly prefigure Polanyi’s theory of double movement, which results in the development of what we know today as the neoliberal state.
The Common Indications of Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for posterior Segment Ocular diseases in patients from a Private Retina Clinic
Authors: Riaz Sidrah , Mirza Umair Tariq , Iqbal Kashif , Tariq Khan Muhammad , Mirza Khurram Azam , Hanif Junaid
Published: November 2021

Purpose: To evaluate common indications and anatomical outcomes of PPV for posterior segment ocular diseases in patients presenting at private retina clinic in Lahore Study design: Cross sectional survey Methods and materials: Over the period of three years, from 1st April 2017 to 3oth April 2020, all patients fulfilling inclusion criterion, were included in study after approval from hospital ethical committee. After taking history and detailed ocular examination, diagnosis was confirmed by B scan or OCT, Hepatitis B & C screening done. The patient age, gender, laterality of eye, lens status, macular status, type of retinal pathology, type of anesthesia, procedure done and type of vitreous tamponade if used were noted. All procedures were performed by a single surgical team and patients were followed for six months for anatomical success or any complication. Data was analyzed by SPSS 25. Results: Out of 266 total patients, 168 (63.2%) were males and 98 (36.8%) were females. Right eye was involved in 125 (47%) and left in 141 (53%). Age range was from 2 years to 83years, mean age for males was 47.30, for females 48.07 years, median age was 50 years, mean age for GA was 30.62 years and 51.71 for LA patients. The highest incidences of posterior segment ocular problems were observed in patients with age range 51 to 60 years. The commonest indication for posterior segment surgery were RRD seen in 107 (40.23%), ROSO in 51 (19.17%) and vitreous hemorrhage 33 (12.41%). Endophthalmitis was indication in 20 (7.52%), dropped nucleus in 11 (4.13%), Macular hole in 7 (2.63%) and ERM in 3 (1.13%). Asteroid hyalosis, intraocular IOFB and diagnostic vitrectomy were least common indication, each seen in 1 (0.5%) patient. Silicon oil was most commonly used Endo tamponade used in 138 (51.88%) patients. All patients were followed for 6 months with vision and retinal status. All patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy surgery were stable with anatomical success rate till 6 months postoperatively except 10 (3.76%) who required re do operation for retinal detachment or some other complications. Conclusion: Current practice in ophthalmology shows increased frequencies of internal approach (PPV) for vitreoretinal diseases rather external approach (SB). Silicon oil was most common internal tamponade used. Diabetic retinopathy was important cause of vitreous hemorrhage and TRD. Patients should be educated regarding regular fundoscopy and good systemic control of diabetes. Higher incidence of retinal detachment among all age groups needs awareness and education about its warning ocular symptoms. Key words: PPV (Pars plana vitrectomy), RRD (Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment), SB (Scleral buckling), TRD (Tractional retinal detachment), ROSO (removal of silicon oil), GA (general anesthesia), LA (local anesthesia)
Effect of polyethylene plastic mulch on yield and fruit quality parameters of tomato
Authors: TUZEN Burak , ÇİLİNGİR TÜTÜNCÜ Aslıhan , TASDELEN Salim , PEKŞEN Aysun
Published: November 2021

The greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of black polyethylene (PE) plastic mulch on yield and some quality parameters of tomato. In the study, black PE mulch material was laid on raised beds and bare soil (not mulched) was used as control. Mulch did not affect plant height, fruit shape index, chroma and hue angle, firmness, soluble solids content, titratable acidity. Black PE plastic mulch had a positive influence on yield. Significantly higher stem diameter and yield were obtained from the black PE mulch application (17.23 mm and 18.78 kg da-1, respectively) compared to the control (15.30 mm and 16.75 kg da-1, respectively). On the other hand, vitamin C was higher in control (41.13 mg 100 g-1) than in the black PE mulch application
Cáncer paratiroideo como causa de fractura y osteoporosis secundaria en el adulto mayor
Authors: Huertas-Quintero J. Andrea , Camila Romero María , Trejos Juan Antonio , Maldonado Luis Miguel
Published: November 2021

Introducción. El carcinoma paratiroideo es infrecuente y más en población geriátrica, afecta el metabolismo óseo y es enmascarado por patologías comunes que causan fracturas de bajo impacto.

Objetivo. Ilustrar el cáncer paratiroideo dentro del estudio de las fracturas patológicas y la osteoporosis secundaria, para favorecer el diagnóstico temprano en el adulto mayor.

Presentación del caso. Mujer de 71 años con osteoporosis presentó fractura de fémur mientras caminaba. Se evidenció síndrome constitucional, anemia, nefrolitiasis y lesiones osteolíticas; se consideró metástasis óseas versus tumores pardos. Se descartaron neoplasias ginecológicas frecuentes y tumores de células plasmáticas. Estudios tomográficos mostraron nódulo pulmonar y nódulo tiroideo (4 cm), el perfil fosfocálcico indicó hiperparatiroidismo primario, gammagrafía paratiroidea Tc99 MIBI fue negativa. Previa dosis de zoledronato, se realizó exploración de paratiroides, hemitiroidectomía izquierda en bloque y paratiroidectomía superior derecha. Histología e inmunohistoquímica de masa cervical reportó carcinoma de paratiroides. Seguimiento posquirúrgico indicó paratohormona y calcio elevado, e imágenes con metástasis pulmonares.

Discusión y conclusión. Las fracturas por osteoporosis son frecuentes, pero ante fracturas atípicas y/o puntaje Z?-2, se deben considerar causas tumorales, infecciosas y evaluación temprana del metabolismo fosfocálcico. El cáncer de paratiroides es más frecuente alrededor de los 50 años, pero puede presentarse a cualquier edad; en adultos mayores comparte características clínicas con entidades prevalentes como osteoporosis posmenopáusica, nefrolitiasis y nódulo tiroideo. El cáncer paratiroideo tiene un espectro clínico amplio y debe ser una posibilidad diagnóstica ante fracturas patológicas o hiperparatiroidismo grave, incluso en ausencia de lesión paratiroidea en un Tc99 MIBI o en presencia de patología tiroidea. El abordaje quirúrgico temprano es la mejor opción terapéutica, y el diagnóstico histológico debe apoyarse en inmunohistoquímica por falta de características citológicas específicas del cáncer paratiroideo.
COMPARISON OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF Curcuma longa AND Curcuma zedoaria RHIZOMES EXTRACTS AT A CONCENTRATION OF 12.5% AGAINST Streptococcus mutans
Authors: Mozartha Martha , Yusuf Diansyah Muhammad , Eka Merdekawati LIstia
Published: November 2021

Streptococcus mutans is a microorganism that important in dental caries. Herbs are known to have antibacterial activity against oral bacteria. The rhizomes of Curcuma longa and Curcuma zedoaria are two of the eight species of genus Curcuma that are most widely used as traditional herbal medicine in Indonesia. Both rhizomes have antibacterial activity against oral bacteria at a concentration of 12.5%. This study aimed to examine the inhibitory of Curcuma longa and Curcuma zedoaria rhizomes extracts against the growth of Streptococcus mutants. The study was in vitro study. Both rhizomes got from the Experimental Garden of Balittro Manoko Lembang, West Java, Indonesia. The maceration was employed to obtain the extracts with the final extracts of both rhizomes at a concentration of 12.5%. Antibacterial activity test was carried out by using the agar well diffusion method. The positive control group was 0.2% Chlorhexidine and distilled water as a negative control group. The data obtained were then analyzed using the One Way ANOVA Test and Post Hoc Test. Results showed that chlorhexidine 0.2% had the largest mean diameter of the inhibition zone. Curcuma longa rhizome extract had a larger mean diameter of inhibition zone compared to Curcuma zedoaria rhizome extract. However, the difference in the mean values of the two rhizomes extracts was not statistically significant. Distilled water didn't have antibacterial activity. It can be concluded that both Curcuma longa and Curcuma zedoaria rhizomes extracts at a concentration of 12.5% have antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans.
Trois graffites sur céramique du site romain d’Ocnița (Dacie Inférieure)
Authors:   CNRS/ANHIMA, Paris, Dana Dan , Tuțulescu Ion ,   Muzeul de Istorie Aurelian Sacerdoțeanu Vâlcea
Published: November 2021

Trois graffites sur céramique du IIe s. ap. J.-C. (deux en latin et un en grec) furent découverts en 2009 sur le site romain d’Ocniţa (dép. de Vâlcea), en Dacie Inférieure. Ils livrent deux marques de propriété et sans doute une indication de capacité accompagnée de mentions énigmatiques.
Malva, la colonie perdue de la Dacie Inférieure
Authors:   Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Nemeti Sorin , Dana Dan ,   CNRS/ANHIMA, Paris
Published: November 2021

Cette étude reprend la question épineuse de la localisation et du statut de Malva (colonia Malvensis), qui a donné, après la réorganisation du temps des guerres marcomanniques, le nom d’une subdivision de la Dacie romaine, à savoir la Dacia Malvensis, superposant la Dacie Inférieure. Rejetant l’identification traditionnelle de Malva à Romula, à partir du réexamen du dossier épigraphique concernant Malva (y compris les termes Malvensis et Malvenses), des découvertes archéologiques sur la ligne de l’Olt, et en particulier de l’itinéraire Drobeta–Romula–Apulum sur la Table de Peutinger, on propose une localisation de ce centre sans doute militaire à Stolniceni (dép. de Vâlcea), où était communément placée Buridava.
Oinophora reflected in the production of Geto-Dacian pottery workshops during the 1st century AD
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Popescu Mariana Cristina
Published: November 2021

The form and stylistic details of some vessels discovered in Brad and Răcătău settlements dated in 1st century BC – 1st century AD, known in Romanian archaeological literature as ritual vessels with zoomorphic protomes or parallelepipedic vessels with zoomorphic protomes, have none analogies in the indigenous repertory of vessels. The Hellenistic plastic vessels or, more specific, ram-shaped Knidian reliefs have been identified as source of inspiration. Another vessel discovered in Răcătău, known as the ritual barrel-shaped vessel or the rider-shaped vessel, is also suspected to have Hellenistic models as source of inspiration. The research of Hellenistic and Roman pottery that circulated north of the Danube during the period between the 2nd century BC and the beginning of the 2nd century AD allows me to make certain observations on the presence of oinophora on Geto-Dacian sites and on their possible impact on local production.
Roman cenotaph from Napoca
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Beu-Dachin Eugenia , Bindea Diana ,   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Săsăran Luminița ,   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei
Published: November 2021

The article focuses on an interesting discovery in the immediate vicinity of the Roman city of Napoca, next to the Roman road connecting the city to the settlements located eastward, and in the context of a funerary area. The fragmentary skeleton of a lamb of 1.5 – 2 months was discovered within a sarcophagus with flat lid and without any decoration. It seems that we deal here with an interesting type of cenotaph. The funeral inventory was poor, consisting of two lead objects. A ceramic bowl was also deposited near the sarcophagus.
Guarding the Eagle. Soldier membership in the First Cohort of the legion in a revisited inscription from Potaissa
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Cupcea George , Zăgreanu Radu ,   Complexul Muzeal Bistrița Năsăud
Published: November 2021

The reading of the seventh line of the inscription on a funerary monument from Potaissa (CIL III 908) has not been cleared up to this moment. Taking into account the changes in the designation process of the legionary cohorts and centuriae in the 3rd century AD, we propose here a new reading of the abbreviated text. It seems therefore that the soldier, who set the funerary stone for his father and uncle, had served in the first cohort of the legion in the centuria headed by the primus pilus.
A new inscription discovered in the Apulum legionary fortress
Authors:   Muzeul Național al Unirii Alba Iulia, Ota Radu , Matei-Popescu Florian ,   Institutul de Arheologie Vasile Pârvan, București, Florescu Cristian Titus ,   Muzeul Național al Unirii Alba Iulia
Published: November 2021

newly discovered inscription during the rescue excavations within the fortress of the XIII Gemina legion at Apulum is published here. The marble slab was probably set by the members of a religious collegium (or of a collegium veteranorum?) that contributed everyone with one hundred denarii to build something inside the fortress during the Severan period. Two of the contributors were former soldiers of the legion, while the third was somehow connected with the collegium fabrum of the municipium Septimium Apulense.
The Fort at Râșnov (Cumidava) and the Cohors Vindelicorum
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Marcu Felix
Published: November 2021

The new research has revealed the existence at Râșnov of several forts and at least three of them partially overlap. It is clear, however, that neither the enclosures, nor the buildings are perfectly superimposed. The buildings we know belong to the final enclosure, the one with stone wall. The internal planning of the fort at Râșnov is, in this last phase, partially anomalous. Even so, there is one fort which resembles very much the fort at Râșnov, located at a great distance from the latter, in Germania Superior. Moreover, archaeological discoveries indicate that the same troop has been built both fortifications.
Cohors I Aelia Gaesatorum in a Latin inscription found at Bologa Medieval Castle
Authors:   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei, Onofrei Cosmin , Csók Zsolt ,   Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei
Published: November 2021

Over the course of 2018 the extended archaeological excavations at the site of the medieval fortress of Bologa unveiled multiple areas of interest that are the target of a rehabilitation and cultural valorization process. Amid the large slabs and carved stone blocks emerged a fragment of a Roman altar, having on one of its faces a part of a Latin inscription. The fragment is most likely the lower third of the monument, featuring a clean stone workmanship.
A new copy of the constitution for soldiers and their “parents, sisters, brothers …” of 5 April 121?
Authors:   Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Mráv Zsolt , Vida István ,   Hungarian National Museum, Budapest
Published: November 2021

A new Roman military diploma is published, which is most probably the fifth survived copy of the so called “parents, sisters, brothers …” constitution of 5 April 121. It was a special grant of Hadrian to the soldiers of a single unit, the ala I Ulpia contariorum milliaria c. R., belonging temporarily to the army of Dacia Superior c. 121, and their close relatives (parents, sisters, brothers), as reward for bravery in 117–119 war against the Sarmatian Roxolani and Iazyges.
A Roman funerary aedicula wall with an erotic (?) scene from Porolissum
Authors:   Complexul Muzeal Bistrița-Năsăud, Zăgreanu Radu
Published: November 2021

During the archaeological research carried out in 1982 at the Roman auxiliary fort on the Pomăt Hill from Porolissum, in the walls near the area of the porta praetoria, several sculptural fragments belonging to a funerary construction of the aedicula type with two columns in front were reused. Although the fragments have been restored since their discovery, until recently, they were not considered as part of the same monument. The enquiry however clearly shows that the side walls do possess scenes that can be deciphered. On the inside the image of the two servants participating in the funeral banquet is revealed, while on the outside a typical scene of Roman funerary iconography is outlined, the god Attis, but also a special scene, involving two characters engaged in a scene with obvious erotic connotations. This last representation is also the one that raises the most interesting analyzes from the iconographic point of view, that scene being able to have both an erotic character, and a more likely mythological interpretation.
Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk’te Ekmek Adları
Authors: KORKUT Gizem
Published: November 2021

Bu çalışmada; Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk’te yer alan ekmek adlarının incelenmesi hedeflenmiştir. Çalışmanın giriş kısmında, Türk kültüründe ekmek ve ekmek üzerine yapılmış çalışmalardan bahsedilmiştir. Dîvânu Lugâti’t-Türk’ün ilk kez Latin harfli çevirisini yapan Besim Atalay’ın 2018’de Türk Dil Kurumu’nda yayımlanmış yedinci baskısı ekmek adlarının tespit edilmesi için taranmıştır. Madde başı olarak Atalay verilmiş; Ahmet Bican Ercilasun ve Ziyat Akkoyunlu’nun, Robert Dankoff ve James Kelly’in yayını sıralanmıştır. Tespit edilen 26 ekmek sözvarlığına kökenbilgisi sözlüklerinde, Tarama Sözlüğü’nde, Derleme Sözlüğü’nde ve Türkçe Sözlük’te bakılarak tanıklama yapılmıştır. Sesbilgisel açıdan farklılık gösteren sözcükler incelenmiştir. Yapı bakımından türemiş sözcüklerin biçimbilimsel incelemesi yapılmıştır. Ekmek; pişirme yöntemine, tüketim şekline, hazırlama yöntemine göre değerlendirilmiştir. Türkiye Türkçesinde ve ağızlardaki anlam değişmeleri ve benzerlikler tespit edilmiştir. Sözcüklerin oluşum yollarına bakılmış ve büyük çoğunluğunun tek sözcükten oluştuğu tespit edilmiştir. Birleşik sözcük grubu şeklinde oluşan tek sözcük tespit edilmiştir. Sözcük grubundan oluşan 7 sözcüğün ise sıfat grubu şeklinde oluştuğu tespit edilmiştir. Sözcüklerin adlandırılmasında; pişiriliş şekli, pişirildiği yer ve ekmeği şeklinin adlandırmaya olan etkisine bakılmıştır.
Modified hydroponics and phenolic foam as technological innovations in the production of coffee seedlings from cuttings
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Lavras, Cunha Samuel Henrique , Lima Amador Eduardo ,   Universidade Federal de Lavras, Carvalho Alex Mendonça ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Guimarães Rubens José ,   Universidade Federal de Lavras, Castro Elisa Melo ,   Universidade Federal de Lavras, Faria Mauro Magalhães ,   Universidade Federal de Lavras, Teramoto Erico Tadao ,   Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Published: November 2021

Brazilian coffee production represents an important activity in the country’s agricultural sector and, for this reason, it requires innovative technologies for the production of seedlings, which is one of the most important inputs in crop implantation. Thus, plant cloning by cutting, mineral nutrition via modified hydroponics and the use of alternative substrates appear as technological innovations for seedling production. This study evaluated the production of clonal coffee seedlings in a modified hydroponic system in comparison to the conventional climate-controlled greenhouse system, using vermiculite and phenolic foam as alternative substrates. At the end of the experiment, the seedlings were analyzed for growth (height, stem diameter, number of total leaves, leaf area, root area, shoot and root dry matter) and physiological (chlorophyll content and stomatal conductance) characteristics. For the statistical analysis, a completely randomized design was used in a factorial scheme 2 (types of substrate) x 2 (cultivation systems) with six replications and ten plants per plot. The innovative modified hydroponic system leads to a greater growth of coffee seedlings produced by cuttings in tubes with vermiculite compared to those produced in conventional systems. The substrate phenolic foam can be used alternatively in the air-conditioned greenhouse system. However, in the modified hydroponic system, it is not indicated, as it causes total seedling mortality.
Strategi Mengenalkan Matematika Kelas Tinggi kepada Siswa Kelas Rendah Menggunakan Pendekatan Pemecahan Masalah
Authors: Yohanes Rudi Santoso
Published: November 2021

Akhir-akhir ini, pada kelas olimpiade matematika, ada kecenderungan untuk mengenalkan konsep matematika kelas tinggi kepada siswa kelas rendah. Konsep matematika yang biasanya diajarkan di sekolah menengah, sekarang mulai dikenalkan di sekolah dasar, bahkan di sekolah dasar kelas rendah. Bruner mengatakan bahwa mengenalkan materi matematika kepada anak lebih awal bukan merupakan masalah, asalkan cara pembelajarannya sesuai dengan taraf kemampuan berpikir anak. Fenomena ini memunculkan tantangan bagi guru, yaitu: Bagaimana strategi pembelajaran untuk mengenalkan matematika kelas tinggi kepada siswa kelas rendah, sehingga materi matematika kelas tinggi dapat dipahami secara bermakna oleh siswa kelas rendah? Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan yang teknik pengumpulan datanya dengan melakukan telaah terhadap buku, literatur yang berkaitan dengan masalah yang ingin dipecahkan. Dalam artikel ini dipaparkan 4 buah contoh strategi mengenalkan metematika tingkat tinggi kepada siswa kelas rendah, yaitu: Jarak Kecepatan Waktu, Sistem Persamaan Linier, Kombinatorik, Luas Daerah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi pemecahan masalah: menerka dan menguji kembali, membuat daftar, membuat gambar mempunyai potensi yang besar untuk digunakan mengenalkan matematika kelas tinggi kepada siswa kelas rendah. Keuntungan menggunakan strategi pemecahan masalah ini adalah: (1)  Anak tidak bergantung pada rumus, (2) Kemampuan berpikir kritis dan kreatif,  serta penalaran siswa dapat terlatih, (3) Membuka peluang bagi anak untuk menemukan rumus sendiri.
El diálogo intercultural hacia la construcción de una identidad colectiva de los pueblos originarios
Authors: Incacutipa Limachi Duverly Joao , Puma Llanqui Javier Santos
Published: November 2021

La interculturalidad como praxis cotidiana es todavía una agenda pendiente. Si bien hay avances muy significativos en la valoración de la diversidad cultural existente, la implementación de políticas de educación intercultural bilingüe y, el tímido reconocimiento del bagaje de conocimientos que poseen los pueblos andino-amazónicos. No obstante, persisten aún brechas muy profundas a seguir forjando. El año del bicentenario del Perú tiene implicancias hacia una revisión de la historia, de los aciertos y desaciertos en una sociedad tan compleja, tan diversa y tan desigual. En un contexto donde se ha practicado un diálogo de espaldas, superponiendo los intereses propios, sin cargo de conciencia de los efectos que ocasionan en los otros aún invisibilizados, cuyo abordaje significa ineludiblemente, desentrañar puntos neurálgicos de las sociedades con ascendencia prehispánica que fueron sistemáticamente acalladas.
El diagnóstico de la gestión pública y la necesidad de implementar indicadores de desempeño organizacional conmensurables
Authors: Incacutipa Limachi Cleida
Published: November 2021

El presente artículo analiza la administración pública de corte tradicional burocrático: las debilidades en cuanto a sus instrumentos de evaluación, los resultados poco favorables para los usuarios del servicio público y la carencia de instrumentos suficientes para una adecuada valoración, a la vez que explora la posibilidad de modificación de esta realidad. El análisis lleva a plantear la urgente necesidad de construir e implementar indicadores conmensurables, que permita medir los logros de la gestión, identificar las debilidades para plantear alternativas de potenciación o de solución, haciendo una gestión más cercana al usuario. La metodología utilizada fue el cualitativo exploratorio de revisión documentaria, a partir de la cual se plantean posibilidades de construcción de indicadores adecuados a una organización para una mejor gestión. La conclusión fundamental es que toda acción gubernamental debe brindar un óptimo servicio.
Comparative Reading as an interfaith dialogue: Reincarnation in the Bhagavad Gita and Resurrection in Thomistic Theology
Authors: Sivasubramanian David Muthukumar
Published: November 2021

In a context such as India, religious differences are the focal point of almost every sociopolitical interaction amid growing religious intolerance. This article proposes comparative theology as a viable approach because it takes religious diversity seriously and accords due respect to other religious texts and practices. But while seeking knowledge that bridges religious boundaries, one may confront the possibility of confronting “logically inassimilable” differences in the form of conflicting truth claims. This article will argue that by using apologetics as a truth-seeking endeavor we can constructively approach such instances of cognitive dissonance. For this purpose, a comparative study of reincarnation from the Bhagavad Gita and the resurrection from Thomistic theology will be used as a case study.
Literature and Religion: A Dialogue between China and the West
Authors: Chiu Lai Pan
Published: November 2021

David Jasper and Ou Guang-an, Literature and Religion: A Dialogue between China and the West (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2020), ix + 176 pp., ISBN 978-1-5326-5218-9, $24, paperback.
heologies of Land: Contested Land, Spatial Justice, and Identity
Authors: Longchar Wati
Published: November 2021

K.K. Yeo and Gene L. Green, eds. Theologies of Land: Contested Land, Spatial Justice, and Identity, Crosscurrents in Majority World and Minority Theology (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2021), 194 pp., ISBN 9781725265080, $25.00, eBook.
AN ANALYSIS OF MARKETING EFFICIENCY OF BEEF CATTLE BREEDERS PERCUT SEI TUAN DISTRICT, DELI SERDANG REGENCY, NORTH SUMATERA
Authors: Hasby Puarada Sakral , Nadia Syafrilia Gurning Riris
Published: November 2021

The livestock business is a business consisting of fattening and breeding. Cows are one of the food producers that have a lot of value and nutrition. The high economic value is in line with the increase in population, and the need for food consumption in Indonesia continues to increase every year. Therefore, we must be able to cope with the increasing demand for meat. One of these needs is raising cattle or animal feed and understanding the livestock supply chain as seen from the decline in livestock and feed prices in the market. Knowledge of supply chain flow and beef cattle marketing efficiency is an alternative solution to ongoing problems. The research location is in Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, considering that Percut Sei Tuan District is one of the sub-districts that runs a beef cattle business. This study aims to see how the efficiency of beef cattle marketing. The method used is measuring marketing efficiency and looking at the farmer's share in the beef cattle supply chain. From the study results, it was found that the marketing efficiency analysis of each of the beef cattle supply chain actors in this study has reached a high level of efficiency starting from suppliers, farmer groups and retailers.
STUDENT WORKSHEET DESIGN (LKPD) BASED ON THINK PAIR SHARE (TPS) COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL JUINOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Maisyarah Putri
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the design of LKPD based on the TPS learning model for junior high school students. This research model is the ADDIE development model which consists of five stages, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation, but in this study the researchers limited it only to the development stage. (Development). The subjects of this study were six experts consisting of two mathematics education lecturers and one mathematics teacher as a material expert as well as two mathematics education lecturers and one mathematics teacher as a media expert. While the object is LKPD based on TPS learning model. The research instrument used was a learning media questionnaire. Consists of a questionnaire of material experts and media experts. Based on data analysis, the average value obtained by material experts is 4.3 and media experts is 4.4. From these results, it can be stated that the mathematics learning media meets the validity requirements of the learning media with an overall average value of 4.3 including in the Very Good category. Thus, from the validation results it can be stated that the LKPD based on the TPS learning model meets the validity requirements and is declared eligible.
Prikaz knjige: Law in the Roman Provinces
Authors: Hebib Mirza
Published: November 2021

Book Review: Law in the Roman Provinces, (ed.) K. Czajkowski and B. Eckhardt: Oxford University Press, 2020, xii + 526 str.
A Case Study: An Analysis Of Bilingual Syllabus Design In Yamuda Bilingual Boarding School In Takengon)
Authors: Sarinauli Barep , Gayo Isnawi
Published: November 2021

This paper analyzed syllabus designed by second grade teacher of elementary level in Yamuda Bilingual Boarding School Takengon. The data employed were a document which was the syllabus and interview result of the English teacher and principal. This is a qualitative case study which analyzed the data by using coding system. The result shows that the English teacher as the designer of the syllabus perceived her collective-planned syllabus positively because it had met the need of her pupils to master the target language and face globalization. Individually, she has a shallow understanding in constructing an ideal syllabus. She might understand the format but not the crucial aspect of syllabus design. Out of six aspects to be reviewed, there are only five aspects fulfilled by her in the syllabus. Yet she did not insert the local content to the syllabus design. Moreover, the syllabus designer neither gave her students a balance diet of language skills nor language aspects. She missed to describe the method used in teaching and learning process and employed a small number of games. On the other hands, this syllabus is a theme-based syllabus design which do favor for young language learners to pick up foreign language; the teacher had a good time table of assessment in order to see her students’ progress during and after the course. Finally, she also mentioned the teaching objectives which directed her to expand her teaching material.
Giới thiệu một số mô hình kinh tế áp dụng lý thuyết phương trình vi phân trong việc giảng dạy cho sinh viên khối ngành kinh tế tại trường đại học Sư phạm Kỹ thuật thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Authors: Nguyen Quang Huy
Published: November 2021

Trong bài báo này, chúng tôi tổng hợp các mô hình Toán kinh tế áp dụng phương trình vi phân tuyến tính cấp một và phương trình vi phân tuyến tính cấp hai. Hơn nữa, chúng tôi còn khảo sát thêm một số mô hình kinh tế và xây dựng một số hệ thống thực trong kinh tế dẫn đến phương trình vi phân. Ngoài việc giải nghiệm, chúng tôi còn đánh giá tính ổn định của nghiệm các phương trình. Đây là một việc rất cần thiết. Qua đó, bài báo này có thể được sử dụng như một tài liệu tham khảo hữu ích cho giảng viên dạy các môn Toán kinh tế và sinh viên khối ngành kinh tế tại trường Đại học Sư phạm Kỹ thuật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh cũng như các trường Đại học khác.
Thiết kế và thử nghiệm hình dạng răng để tách vỏ và xơ dừa
Authors: Dang Hoang Vu  , Nguyen Nhut Phi Long  , Duong Minh Hung
Published: November 2021

Cây dừa là một trong những cây kinh tế mũi nhọn của các tỉnh miền Tây Nam Bộ. Các sản phẩm từ xơ dừa mang lại tiềm năng kinh tế cho địa phương như tơ xơ dừa, thảm xơ dừa, chậu xơ dừa, mụn dừa, .. Quá trình tách vỏ và xơ dừa theo phương pháp truyền thống mất nhiều thời gian và tiềm ẩn nhiều nguy cơ tai nạn lao động. Vì vậy, cần khắc phục khâu tách vỏ dừa bằng cách chế tạo máy tách vỏ và xơ cho quá trình sản xuất xơ dừa. Bài báo trình bày tính toán lý thuyết và mô phỏng hình dạng răng chẻ so với thực tế. Tính toán và thực nghiệm tải trọng và moment xoắn cần thiết trên trục tách và dạng răng tách đảm bảo khả năng tách được vỏ đa dạng quả dừa chín tự nhiên cho đến quả dừa khô.
Điều khiển vị trí hệ giảm xóc – vật – lò xo sử dụng kỹ thuật hồi tiếp trạng thái
Authors: Pham Thanh Tung  , Nguyen Chi Ngon
Published: November 2021

Mục tiêu của bài báo là trình bày phương pháp thiết kế bộ điều khiển hồi tiếp trạng thái hoàn toàn cho hệ giảm xóc - vật - lò xo. Hệ này đã được áp dụng trong hầu hết các hệ thống treo động lực học để cung cấp độ tin cậy cao hơn trong các yêu cầu thiết kế như tăng hệ số an toàn hoặc hấp thụ lực tác động. Mô hình động học của hệ thống được thành lập sử dụng phương pháp không gian trạng thái. Kỹ thuật phân bố cực được sử dụng để thiết kế ma trận độ lợi hồi tiếp trạng thái của hệ thống. Các giá trị của ma trận độ lợi hồi tiếp trạng thái được sử dụng để điều khiển bám vị trí của hệ. Các kết quả mô phỏng trong MATLAB/SIMULINK được so sánh với bộ điều khiển PID chứng minh hiệu quả của phương pháp đề xuất với thời gian xác lập là 0.59 (s), sai số xác lập hội tụ về 0 và không có vọt lố.
The Future of Blue Economy in India and its impact on the coastal region
Authors: Bhattacharya Sumanta , Sachdev Bhavneet Kaur
Published: November 2021

Climate change a global threat to the modern human civilization. Today the man focus of all countries is to achieve sustainable development goal to make life health and possible for the future generation. A sustainable development with sustainable growth without environmental Hazard. One of which is promotion of blue economy which involves the sustainable use of oceans, seas and water resources. A country like India which has a coastline of 7500 km above and home to so many islands and ports which provides great opportunity for India in the blue economy. India is also the second largest producer of fish which not only adds to the blue economy but also helps in resolving the issue of food security and nutrition in the country, can help to generate employment and also increase the income of farmers. The government is investing in Billions in the fishery sector for infrastructure development and the growth of the industry with the aim to make India Atma nirbhar. Blue economy will help to reduce the water waste management problem, climate change, pollution free environment, promote tourism, we need to strengthen our coastline security and maritime security for the smooth conduct of blue economy and bring in advance technologies that can stand against harsh weather patterns.
Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its Effect on Cultural Heritage Museums. Comparative Analysis Across Central and Eastern Europe
Authors: Vasilev Veselin
Published: November 2021

The article seeks to compare the effects of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related lockdowns across the museums in Central and Eastern Europe. Although studies and research were conducted on the closure of museums European-wide by many European agencies and associations, they are mostly occupied with the negative results on the socialization of the cultural heritage rather than the budgetary effects on museums. Measuring the economic effect would better serve budgetary planning related to funding from the European Union, national and regional sources. The effect of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) on the budgets of museums is sought to be estimated based on their lockdown period, the total lack of visitors during that time and the respective loss of entry fees. However, additional remarks on socialization are being presented by comparing the digital activity of selected national museums in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Poland.
The Accused’s Right to Receive a Translation of the Indictment if He Does Not Speak the Bulgarian Language
Authors:   ", Aleksandrova Kristina ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

In fulfillment of its obligation to transpose Directive 2010/64/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings, the Bulgarian legislator has established an obligation for the court and the pre-trial authorities to provide written translation of the indictment of an accused who does not speak Bulgarian. This ensures the defendant’s irrevocable right to learn what he is accused of and on what facts and evidence.
Factors Influencing the Choice of Catering Establishments Among Bulgarian Consumers
Authors:   ", Mancheva-Ali Olga ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

This study examines the factors that influence the choice of catering establishment. For this purpose, an online survey has been conducted, which has been distributed on social media and completed by 147 users. The results show that the most important factor for consumers is the pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant, the second is the professional service and the third is the diverse menu. Conclusions and recommendations to catering establishments have been made based on the study.
The Final Meeting of Creditors in the Bankruptcy Proceedings – Composition and Powers
Authors:   Sofia Bar Association, Bulgaria, Andreeva Natalia
Published: November 2021

The final meeting of creditors in the insolvency proceedings has a specific place and role. It is no coincidence that it is called “conclusive”. According to the current legislation, it is convened only once in universal enforcement proceedings. The decisions taken by this assembly are a necessary and obligatory prerequisite for the court decision under Art. 735 CA, which puts an end to bankruptcy. The publication addresses the issues surrounding the composition of the final meeting, as well as the specific powers it has. Considers the problem and proposes possible solutions in case of impossibility to hold a final meeting of creditors.
What are the Administrative Acts of the Atmospheric Air Quality Programs?
Authors:   https://journals.uni-vt.bg/dejure/eng/vol10/iss2/7, Stoilova Regina
Published: November 2021

The article discusses recent court practice denying access to justice on clean air matters. Based on analysis of national and EU law, the article argues that air quality plans shall be considered measures of general nature and the population exposed to excessive air pollution shall be granted legal standing to challenge them before courts.
Management оf Relationship Individualism – Team Work
Authors:   ", Tsoncheva Rositsa ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

New conditions and opportunities change the way of life, way of work and thinking and lead to change and reorganization of governance models, bringing need of adaptability and continuous improvement close to hearth. There is a need for alternative of the known governance, which draws and integrates the positive characteristics of individualism and team work. In the current article we identify the possibilities of improving efficiency of the contemporary governance forms and present an view for model for managing the individualism-team work relationship.
The Judgment of the Case Concerning the Electricity Company of Sofia and Bulgaria (Belgium v. Bulgaria) in the Practice of the International Court of justice
Authors:   Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Gozanska Gergana
Published: November 2021

The judgment of the case concerning the Electricity Company of Sofia and Bulgaria (Belgium v. Bulgaria) of the Permanent Court of International Justice is applicable in the practice of the International Court of Justice in two cases. These cases are the case concerning the Right of Passage over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India) and the case concerning the Certain Property (Liechtenstein v. Germany). This article examines three cases and makes comparison of the grounds for jurisdiction, the preliminary objections in view of the reservation ratione temporis and the judgments.
General Overview of Private Damages Claims
Authors:   “Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski, Attorneys-at-law”, Bulgaria, Mateina Eleonora
Published: November 2021

This article aims to provide a general overview of the regime of claims for private damages caused by breaches of competition law. The possibility for private damages claims existed even prior the adoption of the Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union. Nevertheless, these claims were not popular among the business, even when the Commission for Protection of competition established breaches and imposed sanctions for breach of competition. With the transposition of the directive in the Bulgarian Competition Protection Act, an increased interest towards private damages claims is expected.
Evolution of the Conception of the Special Pledge in Bulgaria
Authors:   ", Ilieva Maria ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The article presents the development of the special pledge in Bulgaria and the influence the Model law on secured transactions (MLST) drafted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has in forming the basis of the national legislation regarding the pledge without transfer of pledged property. The article presents the general principles of the Law on Special Pledges and it highlights on the individual amendments of texts after the significant changes in the law adopted in 2016.
Property Sanction under Article 83 of The Law for the Administrative Offences and Sanctions
Authors:   St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria, Yankulova Svetla
Published: November 2021

The subject of this article is the property sanction under article 83 of The Law for the administrative offences and sanctions. The text presents a detailed analysis of the different statements of the legal nature of the property sanction, the function of the institute during passing the law and nowadays. The author states its opinion on this also. The property sanction is compared with the administrative penal liability by the subjects and the grounds for its imposition. The question of the function of the property sanction in The Bulgarian legislation is raised keeping in mind that this sanction nowadays is mainly about paying a certain amount of money and it looks like too much of a fine.
About Some Specifics in Appeals of Acts of the Municipal Election Commission
Authors:   ", Lambeva Milka ,   St. Cyril and Methodius",   University of Veliko Tarnovo
Published: November 2021

The subject of this article is the procedure for appealing the decisions of the Municipal Election Commission. The article provides a brief overview of the legal regulations, concerning this procedure. The MEC is seen as a state body (public authority) that is directly responsible for the lawful conduct of local elections. That is why the issue of protection against MEC decisions is extremely important. The article pays special attention to the question of the acts of the MEC, that can be appeals and the notion of “legal interest” and “interested party” in appealing of the Commission acts. A brief overview is made of some of the main specifics of this appeal and the problems associated with it.