bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rekruttering og deltakelse i kvalitativ forskning: Tjenestemottakere og pårørende som deltakere
Authors: Løken Therese Dwyer
Published: September 2021

The theme of this chapter is how to encourage service recipients and family caregivers to participate in research within the substance abuse and mental health field. The aim is to highlight the challenges in recruitment and participation in a qualitative social science study and to reflect on how these challenges can be addressed. This is done through autoethnographic methods. The data consists of own notes after meetings, telephone conversations and focus group interviews, in addition to email correspondence with relevant persons. The empirical material culminates in three main findings: “Traditional recruitment strategy”, “Recruitment via service recipients” and “Performing focus groups: Need for and willingness to adapt”. The challenges within the main themes are discussed using a reflective perspective. The challenges in the recruitment process were in contrast to the interest, motivation and goodwill shown by the participants during the data collection, hence the discussion is also critically oriented towards resource allocation and conditions for maintaining quality in the recruitment process.
Kommunal organisering, ledelse og endring: En casestudie av implementering av psykiske helsetjenester i en norsk kommune1
Authors: Helgesen Marit Kristine
Published: September 2021

The chapter studies one municipality in the process of implementing the Mental Health Action Plan over a 12-year period. The research questions are whether implementation compelled the municipality to change its service delivery organisation, whether management and management roles changed, and if so, how? The data is 21 individual interviews with managers and professionals in the municipality. The chapter shows how the municipality established a mental health service integrated into the unit for home care services for elderly people, yet management at different levels did not include tasks aimed at enabling the services to cooperate, and this created conflict in the relations between them. Implementation of NPM made the conflict worse. More management positions were established in order to facilitate more tasks. The new positions, however, focussed on internal organisational processes, and the conflict was not resolved until the mental health unit was separated from the home care service unit, thus creating two independent organisations that could cooperate in a quasi-market – the operative tool being money.
EFEKTIVITAS RIZOBAKTERI SEBAGAI PGPR UNTUK PERTUMBUHAN STEK DAUN TANAMAN HIAS PEPEROMIA TURBOENSIS
Authors: Uli Fermin Uli Fermin , Mirza Arsiaty Arsyad Mirza Arsyad , Waode Nuraida Waode Nuraida , Rian Arini Rian Arini , Gusti Ayu Kade Suatariati Gusti Sutariati , Tresjian Corina Rakian Tresjia Rakian , La Mudi La Mudi
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui respon berbagai sumber stek daun dan lama perendaman dengan rizobakteri terhadap pertumbuhan stek daun Peperomia turboensis. Penelitian menggunakan yaitu rancangan acak lengkap pola faktorial yang terdiri dari dua faktor. Faktor pertama yaitu stek daun, terdiri dari 3 taraf yaitu daun utuh (S1), ½ daun bagian pangkal (S2) dan ½ daun bagian ujung daun (S3), sementara faktor kedua yaitu lama perendaman stek, terdiri dari 4 taraf yaitu tanpa perendaman (B0), perendaman 4 jam (B1), perendaman 8 jam (B2) dan perendaman 12 jam (B3) dengan demikian diperoleh 12 kombinasi perlakuan. Setiap perlakuan diulang 3 kali sehingga diperoleh 36 unit percobaan. Variabel yang diamati meliputi lama munculnya tunas, persentasi tanaman hidup, persentasi tanaman mati dan jumlah tunas. Data hasil penelitian dianalisis menggunakan analisis ragam. Hasil analisis yang menunjukkan pengaruh nyata dilanjutkan dengan uji DMRT α=0,05. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara mandiri stek daun utuh memberikan hasil terbaik kemudian diikuti bahan stek ½ daun bagian pangkal. Sementara berdasarkan lama perendaman dengan rizobakteri perlakuan dengan perendaman 4 dan 8 jam memberikan hasil terbaik bila dibandingkan dengan lama perendaman 12 jam dan tanpa perendaman. Untuk interaksi perlakuan terbaik diperoleh pada perlakuan S1B1 dan S2B2 dengan menghasilkan jumlah tunas terbanyak.
PENGARUH VARIETAS DAN PEMUPUKAN FOSFOR TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN SERTA HASIL KEDELAI (Glycine max)
Authors: Amin Adnan , Munauwar Muhammad Muaz , Bakar Basri A , Aziz Abdul , Ismail Muhammad
Published: September 2021

Pengaruh varietas dan pemupukan fosfor terhadap pertumbuhan serta hasil kedelai (Glycine max). Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok faktorial yang terdiri dari dua faktor. Faktor pertama adalah varietas kedelai (V) : Anjasmoro, Grobogan, Dena 1 dan Dena 2. Faktor kedua adalah pemberian pupuk fosfor : 0 kg P2O5/ha, 20 kg P2O5/ha, 40 kg P2O5/ha dan 60 kg P2O5/ha. Terdapat 16 kombinasi perlakuan yang diulang sebanyak tiga kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan varietas kedelai berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi pada umur 15 dan 30 HST, ukuran tertinggi pada 15 dan 30 HST di jumpai pada varietas Dena 1. Varietas kedelai berpengaruh nyata terhadap umur berbunga, umur berbunga tercepat terdapat pada varietas grobogan, varietas yang paling lama memunculkan bunga adalah dena 2. Varietas kedelai berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap umur panen, umur panen tercepat adalah varietas grobogan dan umur panen terlama adalah varietas dena 2. Varietas kedelai berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap berat 100 biji, varietas dena 2 memiliki berat tertinggi sedangkan berat terendah didapati pada varietas dena 1. Varietas kedelai berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap berat biji pertanaman, berat biji pertanaman tertinggi terdapat pada varietas dena 2, sedangkan yang terendah terdapat pada varietas dena 1 dan grobogan.
INVIGORASI BENIH PADI MENGGUNAKAN MIKROBA FUNGSIONAL
Authors: Herawati Ety , Rianto Fadjar , Palupi Tantri
Published: September 2021

Penggunaan benih bermutu rendah dengan viabilitas dan vigor yang rendah akan menghasilkan produktivitas yang rendah. Untuk benih yang sudah mengalami kemunduran perlu dilakukan peningkatan vigor benih. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan viabilitas dan vigor benih padi yang mengalami penurunan kualitas melalui perlakuan hidrasi dengan cara direndam di dalam larutan mikroba fungsional. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Mei hingga Agustus 2019 di Laboratorium Penyakit Tumbuhan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Tanjungpura dan UPT PSB Provinsi Kalimantan Barat. Metode yang digunakan adalah Rancangan Acak Lengkap faktor tunggal dengan empat ulangan. Faktor yang diuji adalah perlakuan perendaman benih dalam larutan mikroba fungsional yang terdiri dari 12 perlakuan, dengan daya kecambah benih: 93% (kontrol tanpa isolat), 93% + 4A isolat, 75 % (kontrol tanpa isolat), 75% + isolat WH24, 75% + isolat WH31C, 75% + 4A isolat, 75% + IAA, 63% (kontrol tanpa isolat), 63% + isolat WH24, 63% + isolat WH31C, 63% + 4A isolat, dan 63% + IAA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan invigorasi menggunakan larutan mikroba fungsional mampu meningkatkan viabilitas dan vigor benih padi yang telah mengalami kemunduran (daya berkecambah 75%), dan bahkan dapat menyamai viabilitas dan vigor benih bermutu dengan daya berkecambah 93%. Perendaman dalam larutan isolat 4A pada benih padi dengan daya berkecambah 75% adalah perlakuan terbaik dalam meningkatkan indek vigor dengan nilai yang lebih tinggi yaitu 81,5%, dibandingkan dengan benih kontrol 93% yaitu sebesar 65,5%.
PENGARUH SERANGAN HAMA KUTU PUTIH (Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero) TERHADAP PRODUKSI UBIKAYU (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
Authors: Ramadhan Dicky Ashari , Susilo F X , Yasin Nur , Swibawa I Gede
Published: September 2021

Tanaman ubikayu merupakan salah satu tanaman pangan penting di Indonesia. Tanaman ubikayu mengalami serangan hama kutu putih (Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero). Serangan hama kutu putih dapat menurunkan produksi ubikayu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1) mengetahui tingkat serangan hama kutu putih dan 2) mengetahui pengaruh serangan hama kutu putih terhadap produksi tanaman ubikayu di kawasan Lampung Selatan dan Lampung Tengah. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di tiga pertanaman ubikayu di Lampung Selatan dan Lampung Tengah. Kegiatan penelitian di petak pertama berlangsung dari bulan April 2018 sampai September 2018, penelitian di petak kedua berlangsung pada bulan Agustus 2018, sedangkan penelitian di petak ketiga berlangsung dari bulan Januari 2019 sampai Maret 2019. Serangan hama kutu putih kutu putih dinyatakan dengan banyaknya tanaman ubikayu yang menunjukkan gejala bunchy-top sedangkan produksi tanaman ubikayu dinyatakan dengan bobot umbi dan jumlah umbi ubikayu.Tanaman yang mengalami bunchy-top pada setiap baris atau gulud sampel diturus. Bobot umbi dan jumlah umbi pada tanaman ubikayu, yang terkena serangan hama kutu putih versus yang sehat dianalisis dengan uji t berpasangan pada taraf nyata 1% atau 5%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat serangan hama kutu putih menurunkan produksi ubikayu di kawasan Lampung Tengah dan Lampung Selatan. Tingkat serangan hama kutu putih bervariasi dari 4,7 % sampai dengan 8,7 %. Nilai tengah bobot umbi akibat serangan hama kutu putih berkurang sebanyak 728,3 g/batang. Nilai tengah ukuran umbi tanaman ubikayu yang terserang kutu putih berkurang sebanyak, 50,5 g/umbi. Nilai tengah jumlah umbi pada tanaman ubikayu yang terserang kutu putih berkurang sebanyak 2 umbi/batang.
PERTUMBUHAN JAMUR Purpureocillium lilacinum (Syn. Paecilomyces lilacinus) ISOLAT TANGGAMUS PADA MEDIA CAMPURAN KULIT UBI UBIKAYU DAN BONGGOL PISANG
Authors: Saputra Oded , Swibawa I Gede , Solikhin Solikhin , Fitriana Yuyun
Published: September 2021

Limbah pertanian berupa kulit ubi dan bonggol pisang dalam budidaya ubikayu dan pisang di Lampung melimpah. Limbah tersebut  dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan pembawa dalam pembuatan bionematisida berbahan aktif jamur. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pertumbuhan jamur Purpureocillium lilacinum (Syn. Paecilomyces lilacinus) isolat B01TG berasal dari Tanggamus pada media campuran kulit ubi ubikayu dan bonggol pisang. Penelitian dilaksanakan bulan Januari - Juni 2019 di Laboratorium Bioteknologi, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Lampung. Dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dua percobaan yaitu percobaan pertumbuhan jamur pada media ekstrak limbah pertanian dan percobaan pertumbuhan jamur pada media limbah pertanian padat. Limbah pertanian yang dicobakan meliputi bonggol pisang, kulit ubi ubikayu, beras dan kulit udang. Percobaan pertama menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL), sedangkan percobaan kedua menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok (RAK). Percobaan pertama dan kedua masing-masing terdiri atas 6 perlakuan dan 5 ulangan. Pertumbuhan jamur P. lilacinum (Syn. P. lilacinus) pada media agar dan ekstrak limbah pertanian campuran beras dan kulit udang tertinggi mencapai 84,4%, sedangkan pertumbuhan jamur yang tertinggi pada media padat mencapai 96,4% terjadi pada campuran bonggol pisang, kulit ubi ubikayu, beras dan kulit udang. Kerapatan spora tertinggi mencapai 2,058 x 107 spora/ml pada suspensi pengenceran 10-3 dihasilkan oleh media campuran bonggol pisang, beras dan kulit udang.
Foreign Language Teaching of Ukrainian University Students in a Distance Learning Environment
Authors: Pylypenko Olena , Kozub Liubov
Published: September 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Ukraine, like other countries, to move to distance education. The study aims to analyze the distance learning experience of Ukrainian philology students, to find out the pros and cons of distance education, those things that motivate students, and the challenges they face while studying online. The survey consisted of a questionnaire and embraced 105 respondents. The survey goal was to collect data that would allow concluding about the effectiveness of distance education for Ukrainian philology students at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, particularly for the study of foreign languages. The significant results of the survey include: obtaining reliable data on the effectiveness of distance learning of Ukrainian philology students through their feedback in questionnaires, online testing, a variety of writing assignments, and assessment in the online classroom, finding out the most effective distance learning tools, the main features of teacher – students interactions in a distance-learning environment. The research proves that Ukrainian philology students overall positively evaluate their distance learning experience. It does not negatively impact students’ foreign language learning motivation. Despite a positive attitude to distance learning, Ukrainian philology students face particular challenges connected with access to devices, lack of information and communications technology skills, Internet connection, and lack of communication with their peers. The finding reveals, whatever are the benefits of distance education, it cannot entirely replace face-to-face learning.
Reading Habits and their Correlation with Reading Achievement among ESL Learners in Selected Malaysian Secondary Schools
Authors: Hassan Isyaku , Nazri Latiff Azmi Mohd , Normala Muhamad Siti , Taufik Hidayah Abdullah Ahmad
Published: September 2021

Reading is a complex process that involves cognitive, physical, intellectual, cultural, and linguistic processes. Research shows that learners who read extensively tend to accomplish a high level of academic achievement. In Malaysia, the educational goal has shifted from simply forming literate citizens to nurturing a well-educated and intellectual society. Promoting efficient reading habits can be an effective approach to realizing this goal. This study, therefore, aims to examine reading habits and ascertain their correlation with reading achievement among final-year English as a Second Language (ESL) learners in selected Malaysian secondary schools. The study utilized a cross-sectional survey in which data were gathered from a sample of 351 ESL learners using questionnaires and written tests as data-gathering instruments. The analysis was conducted by means of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and simple linear regression. The findings revealed a significant relationship between ESL learners’ reading habits and their reading achievement. Additionally, ESL learners’ reading habits contribute significantly to their reading achievement. These findings highlight the significance of reading habits in determining ESL learners’ reading achievement itself. However, this study is limited to reading habits and reading achievement among students in selected secondary schools. Thus, further research may replicate this study in the context of computer-assisted or blended learning
Exploring Functional Nature of English Anthroponyms in Literary Texts for Children
Authors: Hlushchenko Olena , Didur Yiliia , Okulova Ludmyla , Pylypiuk Kateryna
Published: September 2021

Defining the functional nature of English anthroponyms in literary texts for children is complicated philological problems as these language elements perform an essential role in creating the system of images of any literary work. The complex study of anthroponyms functioning in literary texts for children is rather important because it meets the requirements of a new scientific paradigm of literary onomastics. The purpose of the research is to describe a scientific assumption of the phenomenon of literary anthroponymy in general, and that of proper names and literary anthroponyms in particular, and describe their functional peculiarities in literary texts for children. Special attention is paid to anthroponyms and their stylistic expressive abilities, which originate from the time when ancient philosophers regarded proper names in terms of their semantics and purpose of use only. The rapid development of literary onomastics makes it possible to point out different kinds of onyms, anthroponyms, toponyms, and the names of characters in fiction. The key feature of literary anthponyms is their distinguishing stylistic possibilities. It is proved that the functional nature of anthroponyms lies in the fact that they operate in literary texts as vivid markers of the author’s intention, implementing definite ideological, esthetic, and cultural tasks. In a word, they update stylistic features (informative and emotive) at the textual level. Consequently, the wide use of stylistic expressive properties of anthroponyms in literary works led to the need to conceptualize their functional nature in literary texts for children.
Mastering Prepositions in English: Explicit versus Implicit Instruction
Authors: S. Zaabalawi Rafe
Published: September 2021

Prepositions form a hurdle for several EFL learners, Arabs in particular. One major catalyst is that the preposition systems in English and Arabic rarely correspond to one another. Most scholars who researched this area concentrated on the problem itself, rather than finding a successful remedy that can empower these students to masterfully handle such a thorny area. This study is novel inasmuch as it concerns itself with finding means of facilitating this language area for Arab learners. It reveals the effectiveness of using translation to teach English prepositions to these learners. The research question of this study is: do students who have received explicit tuition and adequate practice on the use of English prepositions in translated texts naturally perform better using such grammatical items in subsequently translated texts than those who have not been instructed on such exemplars in similar language contexts? Sixty students at the Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait participated in the field experiment. The study paradigm had a pre-test/post-test protocol. While the pre-test included four fill-in-the-gap exercises, the post-test contained three Arabic passages which participants were required to translate into English. The findings showed that teaching prepositions explicitly in translated texts is a viable technique for EFL learners’ mastery of such grammatical items. This has implications for EFL specialists and syllabus designers.
Специфика восприятия поколением Z историко-культурного наследия в условиях сетевого бытия.
Authors: Бреслер Михаил
Published: September 2021

Вопросы межкультурного взаимодействия рассматриваются в статье в аспекте поколенческого восприятия различных стилей музыкальной и изобразительной культуры. Вопреки устоявшемуся мнению поколение Z воспринимает различные жанры искусства не через призму детерминации молодежной субкультуры, но как культурный информационный массив в целом. Противодействие сторонниками различных музыкальных и изобразительных жанров и стилей изобразительного искусства не свойственна существенной части поколения Z, что связано с особенностями поколения «живущими» в цифровой среде, спецификой формирования настоящего этапа становления информационного/цифрового общества. В исследовании принимали участие студенты (18-24) технического и гуманитарного направления подготовки. Опрос, проведенный авторами, показывает, что среди молодого поколения распространены ценности метамодерна. Около половины опрошенных идентифицирует себя как гражданина страны, около трети как представителя этноса и/или религии. В области культурных предпочтений большинство показывает позитивное отношение к самым различным стилям как в области классического, так и в области современного музыкального и изобразительного искусства. Примерно равные доли опрошенных выделяют в качестве любимого стиля классическое и различные стили современного искусства. В тоже время у поколения Z не наблюдается противодействие между сторонниками различных стилей, что было характерно для предшествующих поколений
Conceptual-theoretical basis of the development of strategic provisions of macroeconomic systems
Authors: Dubyna Maksym , Finagina Olesya , Pankova Liudmyla , Marych Maksym , Popova Liubov , Pylevych Dmytro
Published: September 2021

The purpose of the scientific work is to study and analyze the conceptual and theoretical basis for the development of strategic principles of macroeconomic systems. The research used general economic and specific methods of scientific knowledge, including: formalization, abstraction, dialectical, decomposition, monographic, analysis and synthesis, generalizations, observations, comparisons and others. According to the results of research, the authors proposed the concept of systemogenesis of the functioning of systems of different nature. Scientists have presented an ontological consistency between such scientific definitions as paradigm, doctrine, concept, strategy and tactics.
Tax evasion in the EU countries following a predictive analysis and a forecast model for Slovakia
Authors: Dobrovič Ján , Rajnoha Rastislav , Šuleř Petr
Published: September 2021

Research background: Tax evasion is an urgent challenge for governments, as reaching sufficient level of tax revenues enable adequate sustainable economic development. The motivation for the research was thus the identification of the situation in the EU countries. 

Purpose of the article: The main research objective was to identify the extent of tax evasion in the EU countries, with a subsequent specific focus on the econometric predictive models and a forecast of their future development in the case of Slovakia as the poorest performing country of the V4 in this area. 

Methods: The research was primarily based on testing selected statistical indicators in the field of tax evasions expressed on the basis of the VAT gap. The data for the research was obtained from the EUROSTAT database and the international system VIES for the period between 2000 and 2017. In addition to panel graphs, the research hypotheses were tested primarily using a cluster analysis, t-test, time series analysis, and an analysis of the time series trend with 4 basic models: linear trend, quadratic trend, growth curve model, and S-curve model. On the basis of the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), the S-Curve model was selected as the determining model of predicting tax evasion. 

Findings & value added: Based on the results of the cluster analysis, the EU countries were divided into five reference groups by the VAT gap value, using the VAT gap percentage share on the overall GDP value. The research also provides a unique methodological framework and a unique econometric model for predicting the future VAT gap in Slovakia as the poorest performing country of the V4 in this area, which is applicable to other V4 and EU countries. The research results also enable policy-makers in the EU countries and specifically also in Slovakia and other V4 countries to compare themselves explicitly with the reference countries of the EU in terms of tax evasion and subsequently adopt adequate measures to improve the effectiveness and performance in this field.
The importance of evaluating inpatients? satisfaction with emphasis on the aspect of confidence
Authors: Gavurova Beata , Kubak Matus
Published: September 2021

Research background: The patients? confidence in physicians, as well as in healthcare personnel in general, is an important determinant of the patients? satisfaction and their loyalty. The patients? confidence as well as their overall satisfaction is influenced by many determinants, which are in a causal relation.

Purpose of the article: The main aim of the study is to find out which socio-demographic factors influence the confidence of inpatients in physicians, nurses, other medical personnel, as well as in the treatment as such. The inpatients´ confidence is considered as an important dimension of the inpatients? satisfaction.

Methods: The questionnaire consists of 112 structured and semi-structured sur-vey questions. It was inspired by the HCAHPS survey. The questionnaire was distributed both on-line and in paper form in the Czech Republic. The dataset consists of 1,479 observations (899 females and 580 males). The descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to process all data.

Findings & value added: The research revealed significant differences in the confidence of inpatients in physicians in relation to the physicians? communication styles regarding the inpatient?s gender. Males are more tolerant to the communication styles of physicians than women. There exists a relatively strong linear relationship between confidence in physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and confidence in a treatment. Also, it was determined that in cases when a physician talks about an inpatient as if she/he is not there, the patient?s confidence in the medical personnel is reduced by 65%. Overall confidence in medical personnel is also gender biased i.e., in 87% of cases, women are more likely to have a higher confidence in medical personnel than men. The age of inpatients is not statistically significant and its impact on a confidence in medical personnel is neglectable.
Performance analysis on series and parallel circuit configurations of a four-cell thermoelectric generator module design
Authors:   School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Hamdan Muhammad Hadrami , Mat Som Nur Aqilah ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia,   School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, Abdul Rashid Amirul , Jimmy Gilbert Jugi ,   School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Published: September 2021

This study presents a technique in recovering energy from low-grade waste heat of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC). The goal is to study the functionality and performance using a multiple cell thermoelectric generator (TEG) module. The test bench consists of a heating element, a test section, and a cooling section. The heating element supplies a hot stream temperature of 53°C and 58°C that represents the waste heat from an actual PEMFC stack. The module comprises four TEG cells with heat pipes coupled with a heat sink system. The main variables were the TEG cooling modes of natural convection (0 m/s) and forced convection (at 5 m/s and 10 m/s) and the series and parallel circuit configurations of the module. At 58°C waste heat temperature, forced convection cooling at 10 m/s gave the highest voltage and power output of 140 mV and 1960 µW. The outputs of the series circuit was 159% higher than the parallel circuit. This initial simple TEG module design has shown that it has a good prospect to compensate for the ultra-low waste heat temperature of a PEMFC. Future designs of the modules need to identify a more optimized approach to improve the outputs and contribute to the long-term sustainability of PEMFC systems.
Implementation of a damage calculation in a numerical wheel-rail contact simulation
Authors:   Institute of Structural Durability and Railway Technology, Graz University of Technology, Buzzi Christian , Dutzler Andreas ,   Institute of Structural Durability and Railway Technology, Graz University of Technology, Leitner Martin ,   Institute of Structural Durability and Railway Technology, Graz University of Technology
Published: September 2021

Railways can transport cargo and persons a great distance. The combination of high axle loads, and the rigid wheels and rails made of steel results in high stresses at the wheel-rail contact. These high stresses cause rolling contact fatigue. To prevent and to forecast the rolling contact fatigue, the knowledge of the stresses and their effect on the local damage are important. One possible way to achieve results of the stresses is based on a finite element analysis. The calculation of the rolling contact fatigue is conducted subsequently. This paper will present one possibility to implement the damage calculation into a finite element software and use the post-processing to enable a fast assessment of rolling contact fatigue on the surface and the adjacent volume of a rail.
Islamic Education Content Platform for Secondary School Students
Authors: Yahya Norziana , Mohd Yusof Ernie Mazuin , Hj Ahmad Ruzita , Md Taib Mohd Azahani
Published: September 2021

The rapid development of information technology has affected various aspects of life including education at the school level. However, conventional teaching and learning methods are still used in secondary schools, especially for Islamic subjects. One of the ways to help students learn better in Islamic subjects is by implementing a web-based content platform in the context of Islamic education. This is a learning tool to support the teaching and learning process using various media such as educational video materials for secondary school students, because multimedia elements will make learning more interesting especially for Islamic subjects that require memorization, reading, and comprehension. Another desired goal is for teachers to be able to manage their Islamic lessons online. In developing web applications, appropriate development methodologies have been implemented using Waterfall Model as a guideline. The waterfall model has different development phases such as analysis, design, implementation, testing and finally documentation. The web-based Islamic Education Content Platform (IECP) was designed and developed using Visual Studio Code with PHP and MySQL databases. It was assessed by obtaining Expert Review (ER) through a set of questionnaires given to four experts and fifteen respondents through User Acceptance Test (UAT). The results of ER indicate that web-based IECP is suitable for use and currently need to be refined and improved. Meanwhile, the UAT results show that web-based IECP is generally accepted and believed to be beneficial, especially to secondary school students and teachers.
Comparison of Fuzzy Time Series and ARIMA to Forecast Tourist Arrivals to Homestay in Pahang
Authors: Jafridin Maizatul Akhmar , Fauzi Nur Fatihah , Alias Rohana , Ab Halim Huda Zuhrah , Ahmad Bakhtiar Nurizatul Syarfinas , Khairudin Nur Izzati , Shafii Nor Hayati
Published: September 2021

Predictions of future events must be incorporated into the decision-making process. For tourism demand, forecasting is very important to help directors and investors to make decisions in operational, tactical, and strategic decisions. This study focuses on forecasting performance between Fuzzy Time Series and ARIMA to forecast the tourist arrivals in homestays in Pahang. The main objective of this study is to compare and identify the best method between Fuzzy Time Series and Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) in forecasting the arrival of tourists based on the secondary data of tourist arrivals to homestay in Pahang from January 2015 to December 2018. ARIMA models are flexible and widely used in time-series analysis and Fuzzy Time Series which do not need large samples and long past time series. These two methods have been compared by using the mean square error (MSE) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) as the forecast measures of accuracy. The results show that Fuzzy Time Series outperforms the ARIMA. The lowest value of MSE and MAPE was obtained from using the Fuzzy Time Series method at values 2192305.89 and 11.92256, respectively.
Role of Effective Communication in Enhancing Leadership Skills Among Students of Bachelor of Management Mathematics in UiTM Perlis
Authors: Anuar Nur Fatin Amira , Fauzi Nur Fatihah , Ab.Halim Huda Zuhrah , Khairudin Nur Izzati , Ahmad Bakhtiar Nurizatul Syarfinas , Shafii Nor Hayati
Published: September 2021

Communication is the most important key factor for a student to lead effectively because it helps them to express their opinion. Some students are struggling to socialise with other students due to a lack of communication skills. It is important for students to have effective communication because it helps them develop their leadership skills and can also improvise their self-confidence. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of effective listening, performing tasks completely and effectively, clarity of thought and expression, and leadership skills, to assess the significant difference of demographic variables (gender, age, and semester) on effective listening, performing tasks completely and effectively, clarity of thought and expression and leadership skills, to determine the relationship between effective listening, performing tasks completely and effectively, clarity of thought and expression and leadership skills, and lastly to examine whether effective listening, performing tasks completely and effectively, clarity of thought and expression relate toward leadership skills. The random sample of 155 respondents is from the Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Science (FSKM) at UiTM Perlis. To achieve all the objectives, the researcher has chosen to apply the frequency test, the independent t-Test, the one-way ANOVA, the correlation, and regression performed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 20.0. (SPSS). Based on the findings, there is a positive relationship between the role of effective communication and leadership skills, but a great deal of determination is still needed to establish leadership criteria among undergraduates, as a few students have not been aware of the importance of leadership skills in their future careers. Moreover, the analysis shows that clarity of thought and expression are the most important roles that contribute to leadership skills. The role of effective communication in enhancing leadership skills among university students must be properly studied so that students can develop their ability to soon become major leaders.
“Wiraku Suci”: A Children’s App for Learning Hygiene Practices
Authors: Osman Aznoora , Mohd Azman Nurul Husniyah
Published: September 2021

Hygiene care is a basic human need, but very essential practice that must be taught since childhood. Personal hygiene involves making sure body parts are clean to avoid from health issues caused by poor cleanliness. Parents ultimately bear the responsibility to teach their children about cleanliness, and normally this is done by showing and practising hygiene care themselves. Nevertheless, it is not that easy to educate personal hygiene care to them, especially in the ages of four to six years old, because they are actively playing and exploring their environments. To aid parents, mobile learning app could be employed because hygiene habits can be shown via more engaging ways such as through pictures and video clips of personal hygiene care, simple drag and drop games, and pictorial quiz. In this study, a mobile learning app with game-based approach has been developed by following the software development life cycle Spiral model. During evaluation phase, a heuristic evaluation with five Computer Science lecturers was conducted to examine the usability of the app. Results from the evaluation were used as guidance to refine and improvise the app so that they will be usable and enjoyable for children.
Mathematical Modelling of Diet Planning Problem for Hypertension Patients
Authors: Baharom Nuridawati , Muhamad Isa Nur Shamien Alfiera
Published: September 2021

Hypertension or high blood pressure is also called a “silent killer” that may lead to serious damage to the heart and kidney. The worst case can result in sudden death. Unbalanced diets are one of the risk factors for hypertension. Previous studies have proven that diet plays a significant role in influencing hypertension patient condition. Proper planning on the selection of diets needs to be done to control food intake for this cardiovascular disease patient. This study aims to formulate a mathematical model of diet planning for hypertension patients. Specifically, this study attempts to determine the amount of nutrients need by hypertension patients, to find the cost of the food combination, and to identify the best model between linear programming and integer programming. The research model included 10 types of food groups with 200 variables based on Malaysian recipes and developed a mathematical model using two programming techniques; linear programming and integer programming. The finding showed that the solution provided by the entire programming method has met the constraints and requirements of the food group. The results from the integer programming approach would offer optimal and efficient alternatives to diet planning for patients with hypertension. It can serve as a guideline for hypertension patients on type of food to eat and the correct amount of serving to complete their nutritional plan.
DIE ÜBERSETZUNG DEUTSCHER OKKASIONALISMEN INS RUMȀNISCHE. BEISPIELE AUS MICHAEL ENDES MȀRCHENROMAN „MOMO“
Authors: VLADU Daniela-Elena
Published: September 2021

The Translation of German Occasionalisms into Romanian. Examples from Michael Ende’s Fairytale Novel Momo. Word formations represent a central and fundamental procedure for the formation of new lexical units and new designations. They are not only units of denotation, but at the same time text-constituting and text-structuring means, and also have an important role as stylistic means in various types of texts. The formation of occasionalisms is a productive process that follows certain patterns. Occasionalisms in the fairy tale novel Momo by Michael Ende are analyzed and compared to their Romanian equivalents, focusing on their constituent structure and lexicalization potential.
REZUMAT. Traducerea ocazionalismelor germane ȋn română. Exemple din romanul-basm Momo al lui Michael Ende. Crearea de construcţii lexicale reprezintă un procedeu fundamental ȋn constituirea de noi unităţi lexicale şi denumiri inedite. Ele nu sunt doar unități de denotație, ci în același timp modalităţi de constituire și structurare a textului, având un rol important ca mijloace stilistice în diferite tipuri de text. Formarea ocazionalismelor este un proces productiv care urmează anumite tipare. Ocazionalismele din romanul-basm ȋn limba germană Momo al lui Michael Ende sunt analizate și comparate cu echivalentele lor ȋn limba română, accentul punându-se pe structura lor constitutivă și potențialul de lexicalizare. 
Cuvinte-cheie: construcţii lexicale, compunere, traducere, transfer, adaptare, parafrază
Reformas laborales y estrategias sindicales. Claves de análisis a partir del caso del Sindicato dos Metalúgicos do ABC en Brasil
Authors: D’Urso Lucila
Published: September 2021

El presente artículo analiza la relación entre estrategias sindicales y reformas laborales. En tal dirección, se recupera la experiencia del Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de ABC en Brasil durante los gobiernos del Partido dos Trabalhadores y en los años posteriores a la sanción de la reforma laboral. Para ello, estudiaremos la dinámica de la conflictividad laboral entre 2003 y 2013. Luego, focalizaremos en el posicionamiento del sindicato ante la reforma laboral e identificaremos continuidades y rupturas en su estrategia respecto a los años precedentes. Al considerar en el análisis elementos que remiten a la orientación política e ideológica del accionar sindical, es posible concluir que las modificaciones en las normativas laborales no sólo expresan una ofensiva de los sectores dominantes sobre históricas conquistas de la clase trabajadora, sino que también pueden legitimar estrategias sindicales tendientes a convalidar la flexibilización de las relaciones del trabajo.
Contradicción, antagonismo y hegemonía. Debates teóricos para el análisis contemporáneo del populismo
Authors: Varesi Gastón Ángel
Published: September 2021

El artículo propone un debate teórico acerca de las categorías de contradicción y antagonismo, en el marco de la teoría de la hegemonía, evaluando su vigor y actualidad para el análisis contemporáneo del populismo. En ese camino, pondremos en cuestión las críticas de Laclau al marxismo, particularmente en relación con la categoría de contradicción, con el fin de replantear su vigencia y articularla con distintas herramientas teóricas provenientes del pensamiento laclausiano para el análisis de la hegemonía, observando la dinámica del antagonismo y la constitución identitaria de sujeto. Algunas de las preguntas que emergen son las siguientes. ¿Cómo profundizar en el análisis de las lógicas instituyentes de lo político sin perder de vista la gravitación de los factores económico-estructurales? ¿Cuáles son las relaciones entre el pueblo y las clases sociales? ¿Cómo re-articular los aportes del pensamiento de Laclau en el marco de la teoría gramsciana de la hegemonía?
Para una nueva historia de los hidrocarburos
Authors: Zuleta María Cecilia
Published: September 2021

Reseña de Anaya Giorgis, Juan José (2018). Estado y petróleo en Bolivia (siglos XX-XXI). Cochabamba, Agencia Sueca para el Desarrollo Internacional-Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Centro de Estudios de Población, ISBN 978 9774 0 229 5; 418 pág
El banquete macabro: la risa antropofágica en la Gran conquista de Ultramar
Authors: Alcatena María Eugenia
Published: September 2021

El artículo se propone analizar la forma en que en la Gran conquista de Ultramar se elabora el relato de los actos antropofágicos atribuidos a los cristianos en el marco de las cruzadas. Con este propósito se considera la tradición textual previa de la que abreva la crónica, para luego examinar las particularidades del episodio en su versión castellana, donde el hecho adquiere la forma de un banquete festivo y gozoso celebrado por los tahúres, los más pobres entre los cruzados. Se destaca especialmente, como el rasgo más notable del relato, el humor macabro que impregna la narración. Este análisis permite poner de relieve el modo en que un texto complejo, como la GCU, articula historia y procedimientos ficcionales en su representación de hechos del pasado, lo que la sitúa en una posición intermedia y crucial en el proceso de emergencia y primer desarrollo de la prosa de ficción en lengua vernácula.
El cuerpo de los pecadores en los Milagros de Nuestra Señora de Gonzalo de Berceo
Authors: Koch Jezabel
Published: September 2021

El presente trabajo busca considerar el cuerpo del pecador en los Milagros de Nuestra Señora de Gonzalo de Berceo comprendido desde su humanidad como aquello que se disputan las fuerzas del Bien y del Mal. En efecto, entendido como el contrapunto del santo, no hay cuerpo más humano que el cuerpo del pecador, el cual deviene víctima de los acosos demoníacos, que no hacen otra cosa que usufructuar mal ese espacio que, a fin de cuentas, pertenece a la divinidad. Así pues, el hombre, pero por encima de todo su cuerpo, son concebidos como la apuesta de la batalla entre ambas fuerzas. Y si esta batalla encuentra su lógica en un enfrentamiento cifrado en una disputa jurisdiccional, el cuerpo deviene testimonio inmediato de una realidad trascendental.
La representación de contextos urbanos en Sendebar: la ciudad y sus peligros
Authors: Miranda Florencia L.
Published: September 2021

Este artículo se enfocará en un tema que ha sido en general pasado por alto por los estudiosos del Sendebar castellano, que es el de la representación literaria de los contextos urbanos, en especial en su vinculación con los crímenes, delitos, y todo lo que es considerado negativo en la cosmovisión de la literatura ejemplar. En el presente trabajo se abordará el tema desde dos perspectivas complementarias; por un lado, se analizará la forma en que estas representaciones urbanas se articulan con el discurso ejemplar en el que se inserta la colección, y fundamentalmente con los discursos relacionados con los peligros que acechan a la vida humana en comunidad; y, simultáneamente, se tendrá en cuenta la relevancia que tiene el origen oriental del texto y las estrategias de adaptación y asimilación que atraviesan para adaptarse al contexto castellano bajomedieval. Dado que Sendebar se tradujo en la época de emergencia de la prosa ficcional castellana, estas tempranas representaciones de la vida urbana cobran especial relevancia para comprender la forma en que la literatura incipiente representa la cotidianeidad de ciertos ambientes y espacios.
El mal singular frente al bien plural en el Ms. K-III-4 (Libro de Apolonio, Vida de Santa María Egipciaca, Libro de los tres reyes de Oriente)
Authors: Zubillaga Carina
Published: September 2021

El Ms. K-III-4 de la Biblioteca de San Lorenzo de El Escorial reúne tres poemas del temprano siglo XIII que presentan numerosos rasgos comunes, en particular temáticos, a pesar de sus diferencias. Las asociaciones entre unos y otros los acercan en la dinámica compilatoria del códice, a pesar de que la crítica previamente los distinguiera como representantes del “mester de clerecía” y del “mester de juglaría” hispánicos debido a su metro estilizado (Libro de Apolonio) o su metro popular (Vida de Santa María Egipciaca y Libro de los tres reyes de Oriente). La ejemplaridad cristiana es el eje que permite unificarlos, mediante la oposición bien-mal que configura cada poema y de la identificación de las formas del bien con lo colectivo y de las manifestaciones del mal, en contraposición, con la individualidad.
Cloud Computing Technologies Adoption in Higher Education Inistitutes During COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study
Authors: Mahmoud Shafiq Nigar , Y. Shakor Mohammed
Published: September 2021

The global spread of Covid-19 has enhanced the adoption of virtual education and the use of technology in order to reduce the risk of contagion. Recently, the academics have turn out to be more technology-orientated and the educational establishments continue to seek opportunities in order to adopt an environment where all researchers could have access to high-quality scientific resources at anytime and anywhere in the world. Cloud computing is a model, which provides the users with services and application software on-demand, using the Internet. While the use of cloud computing applications is growing, there are ongoing research challenges related to guaranteeing security, privacy and the integration of the cloud applications. To the extent of our knowledge, the present study is the first from this type to thoroughly present the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on cloud computing environment in higher education institutions in Iraqi universities. This study will critically analysis the views of the faculty staff and researchers in Iraqi universities on cloud computing. It also tries to take a quick look at how Iraqi university staff responded to the epidemic in terms of research activities. The results shows that about 99% of the respondents considered the cloud applications to have great role in encouraging the research works in their institutes. Concerning the benefits of cloud services, the availability and saving cost were selected as most important factors that encouraging the adoption of cloud services. On the other hand, issues related to performance, lack of user control were selected as major problems in applying cloud services in Iraqi institutions Finally, it can be concluding that reducing the risks of the security, authorization, control and providing better performance of cloud services can enhance the use of cloud applications by researchers at Iraqi universities.
New Leptogamasus mite species (Parasitiformes: Parasitidae) from Europe. III. Northern and Central Italy
Authors: Witaliński Wojciech
Published: September 2021

This paper describes five new species of mites in the family Parasitidae from Italy, namely, Leptogamasus (Leptogamasus) bucerus n. sp., Leptogamasus (L.) cortinis n. sp., Leptogamasus (L.) silvestris n. sp. and Leptogamasus (L.) parasilvestris n. sp. from northern Italy, and Leptogamasus (L.) monteamiatus n. sp. from Tuscany.