bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinant Factors Cross Generation Behavior on Halal Food Product: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia
Authors: Sukesti Fatmasari , Nurcahyono Nurcahyono , Budiman Mamdukh , Ifada Luluk Muhimatul Ifadah
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this study is to add new knowledge about the determinants of factors influence the choice of halal food products in Indonesia in X, Y and Z generations. The exiting literature focusses on halal product with all consumers regardless of age. The determining variable uses subjective norms, level of religiosity, halal certificate and health awareness. This study uses the theory of planned behavior to explaining phenomena and relationships between variables. This research is also part of the development of previous research. The research used a sample of 400 respondents from each generation. The research was tested using multiple linear regression analysis and different tests and used the SPSS 25 statistical test tool. The result showed subjective norm variables had an ineffectually on commodity selection behaviour halal on gen X and gen Y. In contrast, in generation Z, subjective norms positively impacted the way of behaving variables chosen by halal products. The religiosity level variable positively impacts the demeanour of choosing halal products in the three generations. The different test results showed that the three generations of X, Y and Z have no differences in determining attitudes towards the selection of halal products, which are influenced by the four independent variables, with the average mean almost the same in each generation on each independent variable. The variable health consciousness positively impacts three generations on the behaviour of choosing halal products. In comparison, the variable halal certificate affects generations X and Y but does not impact generation Z. This research confirms the theory of planned behaviour in the intention to buy halal products. Furthermore, the intention to buy halal products from various generations is strongly influenced by subjective norms, a person's religious level and halal certification. Therefore, business actors whom regulators support need to pay attention to these various aspects.
The Role of Organizational Learning Culture and Workplace Empowerment in Improving Workplace Spirituality through Knowledge Sharing Behavior as a Mediation Variable
Authors: Nurcahyo Satria Avianda
Published: April 2024

This research aims to find the role of Organizational Learning Culture and Workplace Empowerment on Workplace Spirituality through Knowledge Sharing Behavior as a mediating variable in PT. Sidomuncul herbal medicine industry, Semarang Regency. This research is quantitative research using the Partial Least Square SEM PLS application tool, carried out to test hypotheses with the aim of strengthening the hypothesis or rejecting theories or hypotheses from existing research results. the population was permanent employees at PT. Sidomuncul herbal medicine industry, Semarang Regency. The Human Capital Technology Division and Market Capability Division were deemed suitable for the Knowledge Sharing Behavior variable, totaling 255 people consisting of 200 male employees and 55 female employees. The sampling technique used in this research is census with the aim of the total population being used to determine the sample size, the research used a census technique of 255 respondents. The results of this research prove that Knowledge Sharing Behavior has a positive and significant effect on Workplace Empowerment, Knowledge Sharing Behavior has a positive and significant effect on Workplace Spirituality, that Organizational Learning Culture has a positive and significant effect on Knowledge Sharing Behavior, that Organizational Learning Culture has a positive and significant effect on Workplace Spirituality, Knowledge Sharing Behavior can greatly mediate the influence of Organizational Learning Culture on Workplace Empowerment.
Performance Improvement through the Unification of Islamic Work Ethics in Intellectual Capital : Comparative Study of Malaysia and Indonesia
Authors: Arifah Dista Amalia
Published: April 2024

This research aims to examine the role of the unification of Islamic work ethics and Intellectual Capital in improving the performance of MSMEs in Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as the differences in the two countries. The population in this research is the U MKM creative industry of halal products. Sampling used purposive sampling. The analysis tool uses multiple regression. The research results show that the performance of Indonesian MSMEs is influenced by Organizational Capital, Relational Capital and Spiritual Capital . Meanwhile, the performance of Malaysian MSMEs is influenced by Organizational Capital and Relational Capital. Overall, the role of the unification of Islamic work ethics in Intellectual Capital in improving the performance of Indonesian and Malaysian MSMEs is no different.
Peculiarities of conveying logical inferences when translating an English simple sentence into Russian
Authors: Nikitina Irina Nikolaevna , Panina Natalya Valerevna , Kopshukova Ekaterina Valerevna
Published: April 2024

The aim of the study is to identify regular correspondences in the ways of representing logical inferences when translating a simple English sentence into Russian. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that a comparative analysis of the linguistic forms of the original and the translation is carried out for the first time at two levels of the text (logical and linguistic) and the ways of translating such a complex form of thought as a logical inference from English into Russian are identified. As a result, it was found that in most cases, the form of thought (inference) is preserved during translation. The reasons for non-preservation of inferences when translating from one language to another were identified. These include: a) incomplete translation, b) loss of the semantic causal relationship between the parts of the sentence characteristic of the original. It was shown that syntactic structures, representing the formal side of translation, are most susceptible to changes during the translation process, indicating the richness of the natural (Russian) language, which has synonymous means of expressing inferences. It was revealed that the degree of clarity of inference representation in translation (high, medium, low) depends on the presence or absence of formal linguistic means of explicating inferences in the target language. A comparison of the “English” explicators of logical inferences with their “Russian” translation counterparts made it possible to compare the scale of the degree of clarity of inferences expression during translation. It was proved that the scale of the degree of clarity of inferences expression in the original and the translation in most cases does not coincide.
IMPLEMENTASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN INQUIRY UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS
Authors: Suprasetyo Yusuf Nomi , Sujiarto Heru Sujiarto , Sulastri Yayu Laila
Published: April 2024

This research is motivated by the low critical thinking skills of students in mathematics learning in Class XI of SMK Putra Bahari. The aim of this study is to determine the students' critical thinking skills using the inquiry  learning model. The research method used is Classroom Action Research (CAR) conducted over 3 cycles, following the steps of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The data collected include qualitative data from teacher observations and student observations, as well as quantitative data from learning outcomes obtained through formative tests. The data obtained were analyzed using percentages. The results of the data analysis conclude that there is an improvement in students' critical thinking skills using the inquiry  learning model.
 
Keywords: Critical Thingking Skills, Inquiry -Based Learning
The reforms of Count Kiselev and the potato riots of 1841—1843
Authors: Menshchikov Igor , Pavlutskikh Timofey
Published: April 2024

The article examines the impact of the reform of Count Kiselev on the emergence of the peasant riots of 1841-1843, known as the potato riots. A specially created ministry of state property was supposed to improve the general position of the state peasants, which turned into petty tutelage. Based on a complex of historical sources, the authors tried not only to reconstruct the course of events, but also to identify the same type and repetitive features of performances. As a result, the authors come to the conclusion that the main role in the emergence of the potato riots was played by the peculiarities of the mentality of the peasants, as well as the complex system of relations and contradictions in the Russian countryside, which the capital and local bureaucracy did not understand.
Changes in the everyday life of the working youth of the Urals in the second half of the 19th — early 20th century
Authors: Perebeynos Artem , Ptashko Tatyana , Tsilitskiy Vitaliy , Mulyukova Asel , Pavlenko Elena
Published: April 2024

In this article, the authors consider the issues of organizing everyday life, typical for the daily life of the youth in the Urals in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries. On the basis of the archival documents discovered by the authors, the trends in meeting the needs for entertainment organization for the young people in the Orenburg, Ufa, Perm and Vyatka provinces are revealed. Leisure was reading, organizing theatrical performances, fairs, and Orthodox holidays.
Kolomna is the city of labor prowess: contribution to the Great Victory
Authors: Sergomasov Mikhail , Kazantseva Galina , Basov Boris
Published: April 2024

The article examines the significance of the labor contribution of the industrial city of Kolomna, Moscow region, to the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945: the Kuibyshev Machine-Building Plant, Plant No. 4 named after K. Ye. Voroshilov, Gramophone Factory, Special Design Bureau of Smoothbore Artillery, Small Arms Research Range, Kolomna City Defense Committee.
The dialogue between ethnicity and symphony. On the composition and development of Chinese ethnic orchestral music in the New Era
Authors: Sun Mingyu , Lin Yan
Published: April 2024

Chinese folk orchestral music is the product of the combination of thousands of years of Chinese instrumental ensemble culture and the excellent orchestral experience of the West. In the past hundred years, Chinese folk orchestra has gone through the process of “from learning and imitation to integration and innovation” twice. Since the New Era, Chinese folk orchestras have been developing rapidly, the number of outstanding composers has been increasing, the compositional style has been diversified, and the creative space has been active. This paper analyzes the creation of folk orchestras in the New era, and then gives the path and suggestions to promote the development of folk orchestras.
Frescoes of Russia and China: a comparative analysis
Authors: Zhou Weihua
Published: April 2024

The article provides a comparative retrospective analysis of Russian and Chinese frescoes. Information is given about the evolution of fresco painting, subjects and themes of frescoes, architecture as a predetermination of the fresco, the aesthetic and artistic basis for the creation of frescoes, artistic features of the creation of frescoes.
Distribution of fashion in terms of marketing: history and actuality
Authors: Ge Yunxiang , Qin Hao , Lu Cheng
Published: April 2024

The article analyzes the modern scientific literature in the field of marketing and fashion research. It provides data on the directions of these studies, identifies the role of fashion in modern society and defines its social functions, and analyzes the factors that influence the development of marketing in the dissemination of fashion.
Article: ChatGPT as a voting application in direct democracy
Authors: Reveilhac Maud , Morselli Davide
Published: April 2024

The study investigates the role of Large Language Models (LLMs), especially versions of ChatGPT, as a voting application for upcoming popular votes. It analyses the positions and suggestions of ChatGPT on four voting objects (three initiatives and one referendum) that have not been submitted to vote at the time of conducting the experiment. We ask ChatGPT to impersonate someone from a given placement in the Swiss political landscape (neutral, centrist, left, right, progressist and conservative) and we compare these answers with its default. We do a similar experiment asking ChatGPT to position in favor or against arguments about each object, and we verify whether it is congruent with its voting pattern. To alleviate concerns about random answer generation, we fix the temperature, collect answers to the same questions 100 times, and randomly shuffle the arguments. ChatGPT's voting decisions on the four direct democracy objects varied depending on the version of the model used (GPT-3.5 or GPT-4) and the language of the prompts (French or German), thus suggesting that cultural contexts and model iterations may influence ChatGPT's interpretation and responses to political prompts. Voting decisions were not consistently aligned with a left-progressist position and are influenced by factors beyond a simple left-right ideological spectrum. ChatGPT's positions on the arguments presented for each voting object generally reflected its voting decisions. Results underscore the importance of considering language, model versions, and contextual factors when interpreting ChatGPT's outputs in political settings.
Public Participation and Transparency: Does Open Governance Promote Inclusion and Accountability?
Authors: Cruz Romero Roberto
Published: April 2024

Openness and inclusion have become key criteria in liberal democracies with which to assess the transparency, accountability, and participatory potential of policymaking spaces. The Open Government Partnership (OG) even considers these dimensions as central policy areas that its member States pursue in order to advance the openness agendas declared in their open governance action plans. This study evaluates the inherent dimensions of transparency and public participation by assessing the OGP open data on policy commitments in the areas of fiscal openness, public service delivery, and inclusion from the perspective of transparency-based policy framework. The study offers a longitudinal-comparative approach, qualitatively analysing the role of transparency and public participation within the number of commitments, the level of completion, and the performance reported in each action plan submitted to the OGP. The analysis will centre on five cases, each highlighting different stages and different engagement levels to the OGP structures and principles. The findings highlight underlying tendencies in multi-level governance models regarding governments' goals and their (self-)reporting biases vis-a-vis independently assessed performance. The study offers policymakers and stakeholders a critical insight into potential lines of action to improve inclusion and accountability within an open governance paradigm.
How mediators shape the content of peace agreements: A framework of negotiations over issues
Authors: Ruhe Constantin , Dankenbring Meri , Volg Iris
Published: April 2024

Ample evidence suggests that mediators increase the probability of agreements and that mediated agreements are more stable than un-mediated ones. Further research describes how agreements' content is crucial for lasting peace. However, we lack a theory explaining why conflict parties agree on specific content in the first place and how mediators influence agreement content. We propose a framework of negotiation processes and highlight how mediators shape their content. We argue that two factors define negotiation processes: the difficulty of issues on the table and the willingness and ability to compromise among the negotiating parties at the table. Existing scholarship outlines that, e.g., bargaining problems hamper compromise and proposes that mediators may increase actors' overall willingness or ability to make concessions by facilitating information flow and mitigating commitment problems. We suggest mediators have further, more nuanced means to foster meaningful agreements. We deduce three patterns of how mediators promote or deprioritize content and foster agreements on challenging issues. Our theoretical framework translates directly into a statistical model, allowing us to test the predicted patterns using data on peace agreements in intrastate conflicts between 1990 and 2012. As expected, we find that mediators successfully promote compromise on the most difficult content. Moreover, mediators appear to deprioritize less controversial topics. The analysis highlights how mediators may alter and potentially improve agreement content, even when they cannot increase belligerents' overall willingness or ability to compromise. Beyond armed conflict studies, our framework may inform research on third party influence in negotiations over specific content.
A Family of Sequential Item Response Models for Multiple-Choice, Multiple-Attempt Test Items
Authors: Lu Yikai , Fowler Jim , Cheng Alison
Published: April 2024

We consider a test which allows students to attempt a multiple-choice question multiple times (i.e., multiple attempts). The most extreme form of multiple attempts is the answer-until-correct (AUC) procedure, which allows subjects to respond to a multiple-choice item until the correct answer option is selected. Previous research has demonstrated that multiple-attempt procedures such as AUC could potentially enhance learning, increase reliability, and discourage guessing. However, for multiple-choice items, guessing is still non-ignorable. Traditional models of sequential item response theory (SIRT) could model multiple-attempt procedures but fail to take guessing into account. The purpose of this study is to propose SIRT models for multiple-choice, multiple-attempt items (SIRT-MM). First, we defined a family of SIRT-MM models by imposing or lifting constraints on certain parameters to account for the idiosyncrasies of items, answer options, and examinee behavior, and explained how these models could improve person parameter estimates by taking into account partial (mis)information of examinees. Second, we conducted model comparisons between the SIRT-MM models, the graded response model, and the nominal response model. We showed that when data are generated from SIRT-MM models, AIC and BIC indices properly select SIRT-MM models as the best fitting model. Third, we discussed how the item and person parameters can be estimated, and evaluated item and person parameter recovery of SIRT-MM models under different conditions through a simulation study.
LoRa Wireless Mesh Network for Lake Biology Study
Authors: Lindquist Trey , Chambers Kolton , Benish Noah , Berg Devin , Turkmen Ahmet
Published: April 2024

The LoRa Wireless Mesh Network was developed to collect lake health data and to make the data readily accessible to researchers or other individuals who wish to study or monitor lake health. This project will include buoys which are deployed as nodes at key locations on a lake, such as in bays or other low traffic monitoring points. Each node includes a LoRa Arduino board capable of wireless communication on the 915 MHz LoRa band and four different sensors (temperature, turbidity, DO2, and pH). Each node collects sensor data and passes it from node to node until it reaches the hub node. The hub node will store that data and upload it to an online dashboard, segregated by node location, where it may be presented graphically. The focus of his project is to utilize a mesh network to pass data from node to node without data loss over long distances and without line-of-site. Initially, data communications were established between two nodes. The network was then subsequently expanded through the inclusion of additional data source nodes and finally the hub node. The result is that sensor data can be collected and transmitted from each of the nodes at defined intervals and the network protocol will drop duplicate data transmissions to reduce network congestion. This provides an expandable and dependable node-based mesh network which enables real-time lake health monitoring capability, replacing current labor and time intensive manual measurements. The resulting data set will be valuable to biologists and ecologists conducting limnological research.
The Word-sentence construction (Woseco) task versus the verbal fluency task: Capturing features of scientific creativity via semantic networks
Authors: Haim Edith , Lai Clin KY , Beaty Roger , Stella Massimo
Published: April 2024

Scientific creativity involves creating novel links between distant scientific and non-scientific concepts. Such creative linking can be captured with the novel Word-sentence-construction (Woseco) task. The Woseco task emphasises syntactic and context-related connections (e.g. “teacher” and “blackboard” being syntactically and contextually connected in the sentence “The teacher writes on the blackboard.”) which may be relevant for achieving remote associations and problem-solving, key aspects of scientific creativity. This paper tests the Woseco task as a network-building process, capturing individuals ́ ability in linking concepts across contexts. We compare Woseco networks against verbal fluency networks from 169 students enrolled in middle schools and academic secondary schools in Austria. Of these students, 90 participated in a Scientific Creativity in Practice (SCIP) program previously shown to promote scientific creative thinking. For the concepts of “school” and “chemistry”, the Woseco networks showed more prominent features of creativity than verbal fluency networks, i.e., higher node clustering (t = 14.88, p < .001), lower network distances separating concepts (t = -9.95, p < .001), and overall lower network modularity (t = -23.93, p < .001). Additionally, significant differences in semantic network structure were observed between the intervention and control groups (p < .022), with the intervention group showing more interconnected networks after creativity training in both their Woseco and fluency networks. In conclusion, the Woseco task represents a promising contribution to creativity research for measuring cognitive processes relevant for scientific creativity.
Drummond, Leitor de Stephen Spender: Sobre as Origens Filosóficas d' "A Máquina do Mundo"
Authors: de Almeida Cleber Ranieri Ribas
Published: April 2024

In this study, I will try to prove that Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poem "A Máquina do Mundo" (The World Machine) was conceived and designed in advance based on the reflections contained in the essay entitled "Poesia e Pesadelo" (Poetry and Nightmare), a critical review in which Drummond analyzes some of the theses of the essay "What is Modern in Modern Poetry" (1948), by the thirtie poet Stephen Spender. Drummond published his critical review in Correio da Manhã (RJ) on March 6, 1949, and in Folha da Manhã (SP) about a month later. Therefore, "Poesia e Pesadelo" came out seven months before the first publication of "A Máquina do Mundo" in the same newspaper. Over the decades, the Ithabiran poet's essay has been overlooked by critical fortune, partly due to a sleight-of-hand maneuver by the author himself, who had no interest in preserving the involuntary confessions of such a workshop essay. The purposeful loss of the text is due to the fact that it reveals the philosophical foreshadowing that originated in the author's most enigmatic poem. A detailed examination of Drummond and Spender's essays allows us to support the thesis that the machine metaphor in Drummond's poem was inspired by the English critic's reflections on modernity as the "solidification" of a given philosophical tradition that conceives of the machine as man's self-image.
Mapping Scholarly Books: Library Metadata and Research Assessment
Authors: Dagiene Eleonora
Published: April 2024

This paper proposes an open-science-aligned approach that uses library metadata to evaluate individual books. I analyse the suitability of this approach for individual book assessment and visibility of national books in the library catalogues, to support responsible research evaluation. WorldCat metadata offers valuable insights for the evaluation of books, but the completeness of this metadata varies. Author, contributor, and publisher data require cleaning, while languages, years, formats, editions, and translations provide rich information. Open access data is currently lacking, and national book visibility in WorldCat depends heavily on contributions from national libraries and metadata suppliers. Encouraging national library engagement could boost the global visibility of domestic research. Further exploration is needed regarding long-term preservation, metadata ownership, and technical integration for effective standardisation and improved book evaluation.
The darker side of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis: coloniality in modernist cinema
Authors: Golding David
Published: April 2024

This article situates one of the most influential modernist films, Metropolis (1927), in its relationship to coloniality. The film reflects the Weimar aspiration to recover Germany’s place within modernity by securing the boundaries of the colonial difference. More broadly, it elucidates modernity’s internal narrative in that it mythically envisions a modernity cleansed of coloniality. Considering that modernity is constituted by coloniality, this paper traces the coloniality from which the film’s spiritual anxieties originate. The vertical geography of Metropolis spatialises the relationship between modernity and coloniality as an interiority and exteriority. The spiritual iconography that proliferates throughout the film is haunted by an animist other. This colonial spectre ultimately emerges from modernity’s exteriority to possess the commodity fetishes wielded by white men. When the dead labour within the commodities of modernity becomes reanimated through the agency of women and the colonised, both patriarchy and modernity are destabilised. By tracing these significant undercurrents of animist coloniality within the geography and narrative of Metropolis, this paper argues for the decolonial potential of further research that reconsiders modernist cinema and visual art from the perspective of coloniality.
Global Care Policy Index 2022 Country Report: Pakistan
Authors: Ayub Mishael H. , Paul Anju Mary
Published: April 2024

As a result of its lack of comprehensive national legislation for unpaid family caregivers or paid domestic workers, Pakistan scores poorly on the GCPI, with a score of 2.73. However, its largest province, Punjab, introduced a Domestic Workers Act in 2019, demonstrating that it is possible for Pakistan as a whole to offer more legal protections to domestic workers across the country.
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy detection: Comparison of clinical examination, optomap photographs and fluorescein angiography
Authors: Venkatesh Ramesh , Reddy Nikitha , Jayadev Chaitra , Pulipaka Ram Snehith , Yadav Naresh Kumar , Basavaraj Thirumalesh Mochi
Published: April 2024

Introduction: This study aimed to analyse the clinical retinal examination findings and undilated Optomap ultrawide field retinal imaging for the detection of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) as compared to the fluorescein angiography (FA).
Materials and methods:  In this retrospective cross-sectional study, five hundred and twenty-three patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy on dilated retinal examination underwent fluorescein angiography and undilated Optomap imaging. Fluorescein angiography and undilated Optomap images were graded by masked graders and the diagnosis was labelled either as proliferative diabetic retinopathy or non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Sensitivity and specificity was calculated comparing the diagnosis obtained from the dilated retinal examination and the undilated Optomap images against the  fluorescein angiography image findings.  
Results: Gradable quality  fluorescein angiography and undilated Optomap images with a clinical diagnosis mentioned in the medical record for that particular visit were available in 980 (right eye – 656; 67%; left eye – 324; 33%) eyes of 496 patients. There were 332 (67%) males and 164 (33%) females with a mean age of 60.3 ± 9.51 years (range: 32 – 81 years). Sensitivity of clinical examination and undilated Optomap images in accurately identifying proliferative diabetic retinopathy was 63.5% and 43.5% respectively. Specificity of clinical examination and undilated Optomap images in accurately identifying proliferative diabetic retinopathy was 88.5% and 76.2% respectively. On comparison of the undilated Optomap imaging findings against the clinical examination findings, the sensitivity and specificity were 47.7% and 75.1% respectively. 
Conclusion: Both clinical fundus evaluation and undilated Optomap imaging were relatively inferior to fluorescein angiography in the detection of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which hence remains the choice of imaging modality giving scope for wider application.
LARGE-SCALE DIRECT SHEAR TESTING OF DIFFERENT SUBGRADE SOIL TYPES REINFORCED BY GEOSYNTHETICS
Authors: Sahib Banyhussan Qais , Adnan hassan Hanan , Adnan Hamad Badr
Published: April 2024

Road pavement is being strengthened using geosynthetics. The carrying capacity of pavements, maintenance costs, and the lifespan of highways are all improved with geosynthetic inclusions. To demonstrate how different types of soils and geosynthetics alter the behavior of the interaction between soil and geosynthetic systems, this study performs extensive direct shear testing.As a result, large-scale direct shear experiments were conducted in a lab on the soil-soil interface with and without the use of geosynthetics, while applying normal pressures of (25- 50- 75- 100) kPa, to determine the amount of overburden pressure in paving. The large-scale direct shear device has a bottom rectangular box that is 200 mm* 250 mm* 100 mm and an up square box that is 200 mm* 200 mm* 100 mm. Cohesion, friction angles, and interface shear strength coefficients are among the interface characteristics developed and analyzed using the experimental data. The results of the trials revealed that the biaxial geogrid G1 behaves best when used to separate clay from sand, while the geogrid G2 performs best when used to separate sand from clay. Both geogrids have interface shear coefficient factors that are more than unity and are equivalent to 1.4 and 1.1, respectively.
Penerapan Konsep Green Architecture Pada Katamama Hotel dan Citadines Berawa Beach di Bali
Authors: Lukito Linggar , Harmunisa Yusvika Ratri
Published: April 2024

Pada era globalisasi ini salah satu isu hangat yang menjadi perbincangan yaitu terkait perubahan iklim global. Salah satu penyebab dari perubahan iklim global ini yaitu penggunaan energi yang berlebihan tanpa memperhitungkan factor lingkungan. salah satu solusi desain yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengatasi perubahan iklim global yaitu menerapkan Green architecture dalam proses desain sebuah hotel. Hal ini bisa menjadi cara untuk mengurangi penggunaan energi pada sebuah hotel, namun tetap menjaga tingkat kenyamanan dari hotel itu sendiri. Adapun studi kasus yang diambil yaitu Katamama Hotel dan Citadines Berawa Beach yang berlokasi di Bali karena berada dikawasan dengan temperatur yang cukup tinggi. Kedua bangunan ini dipilih menjadi bahan penelitian dikarenakan telah menerapkan prinsip Green architecture dengan baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prinsip green architecture dari desain sebuah hotel. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif kualitatif dengan mencari data-data terkait melalui studi literatur mengenai prinsip-prinsip green architecture pada kedua bangunan tersebut. Adapun variable yang menjadi fokus utama yaitu hemat energi, pemanfaatan iklim, meminimalkan sumberdaya baru, memperhatikan pengguna, memperhatikan tapak, dan holism. Dengan adanya penerapan green architecture pada sebuah bangunan dapat diketahui berdampak pada system bangunan seperti system penghawaan, pencahayaan, utilitas, dan pengguna bangunan. Selain berdampak pada proses sebuah perancangan bangunan, penerapan green architecture juga memberikan pembaharuan ilmu baru terkait dengan kenyamanan termal suatu bangunan tanpa harus mengeluarkan energi berlebih.
Karakteristik Ekspresi Visual Ruang Untuk Meningkatkan Kesehatan Mental Menggunakan Pendekatan ”Nature In The Space”
Authors: Imtyaas Yasmine Jauzaa , Zuhri Syaifuddin
Published: April 2024

Arsitektur sebagai lingkungan binaan sangat berkaitan dengan aktifitas yang memberikan dampak terhadap aspek fisik dan psikologis pengguna di dalamnya (Frumkin, 2001). Sebagai tempat beraktifitas mempunyai karakteristik melibatkan komponen bidang dan karakater yang ada di dalamnya. Penggunaan unsur alam yang dihadirkan yang dapat mempengaruhi aspek fisik dan psikologis pengguna perlu dikembangkan dengan sebaik-baiknya untuk memperoleh kesegaran dan kebugaran yang memicu akselerasi kegiatan didalamnya. “Nature in the space” adalah pattern pada Biofilik Architecture merupakan metode mengimplementasikan alam sebagai elemen ruang yang dapat dieksploitasi sesuai dengan fungsi-fungsi ruang. Pengguna seringkali mengalami kebosanan dan kejenuhan akibat ruang yang monoton tidak memberikan dampak yang positif terhadap keberlangsungan kegiatan di dalamnya. Dengan pendekatan “Nature in the space” bahwa alam merupakan elemen penting yang dapat dihadirkan dalam desain untuk mengurangi rasa kebosanan dan kejenuhan, sehingga pengguna dapat melangsungkan aktiftasnya dengan optimal.
Trichotomy of Needs Theory in Stock Market Investment Decision: Evidence from Sri Lanka
Authors: Ekanayake N. P. K. , Anuradha P.A.N.S.
Published: April 2024

In the discipline of finance, many authors and researchers have claimed that conventional finance is the central point of the finance research arena. However, disciplines such as psychology and sociology found to be crucial in the stock market investment decision. Therefore, this study mainly focuses on the impact of psychological attributes in the stock market investment decision. In order to address the psychological aspect of an individual investor, the authors suggest applying the well-established Trichotomy of Needs Theory by David McClelland. This theory states that every person has one of the three main driving characteristics: the need for power, the need for affiliation, or the need for achievement which ultimately results in behavioural variations. In literature, there is evidence that the Needs Theory impacts managerial decision-making. This study has adopted a quantitative research approach and thus, a modified research questionnaire was applied to a sample of 386 individual stock market investors who have currently invested in the Colombo Stock Exchange. The sample was selected using the systematic random sampling technique. To test the hypothesised relationships between the constructs, a Structural Equation Modelling was performed. Results show that there is a significant positive impact on stock market investment decisions from both the need for affiliation and the need for achievement. It is expected that the model leads to the novel finding that personal characteristics of individual investors explained by their needs lead to variations in their stock market investment decisions, paving the way for behavioural finance forecasting to take such constructs into consideration in order to increase the accuracy of behavioural financing models.

Keywords: Needs Theory, Investment Decision, Need for Power, Need for Affiliation, Need for Achievement
Factors Affecting the Behavioural Intention to Use Cryptocurrency Market among Non-State University Students in Sri Lanka
Authors: Maduranga H.A.C.P. , Bandara H.M.C. , Ravishka E.A. Nipuna , Ranjitha L.D.A. , Dissanayake D.
Published: April 2024

In the modern digital economy, cryptocurrencies are a relatively new and increasingly growing subject. The use of cryptocurrency is limited to developed countries due to the complicated structure and lack of knowledge of cryptocurrencies. The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of awareness and ease of use of cryptocurrency on the behavioural intention of cryptocurrency among non-state university undergraduates in Sri Lanka. The result of the study contributes to the potential investment prospects of cryptocurrency among undergraduates and validates the level of accuracy of knowledge on cryptocurrency among undergraduates in developing countries. The findings further contribute to enhance the international trade experience and promote cryptocurrency usage among the Sri Lankan community by encouraging more people to benefit from cryptocurrency transactions and encourage more diversified investment opportunities. In this analysis, cryptocurrency factors is the independent variable, and there are four sub independent variables: awareness, trust, ease of use, and risk. Cryptocurrency behavioural intention is the dependent variable. A survey was conducted among 379 undergraduates to collect information about the respondents’ perception of the attributes of cryptocurrency as well as their intention to invest in it in the future. The main objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between awareness, trust, ease of use, risk of cryptocurrency and the behavioural intention of cryptocurrency and Pearson Correlation analysis was used for that purpose. Cryptocurrency factors and the dependent variable have a positive relationship, with a 0.01 level of significance for correlation. According to the results of that survey, we selected the snowball sampling technique as the sample design of the survey. Furthermore, AMOS statistical software was used to analyse the data for reliability and validity. Cronbach's alpha for study constructs showed that all values are greater than 0.7, indicating that our data is generally reliable as it is 0.922.  The researchers found the overall validity using KMO and Bartlett’s test as the value of 0.849 and it should be more than 0.5 as it is. These findings aid in understanding people’s behaviour and predicting how successful and promising a cryptocurrency will be in the future.

Keywords: Cryptocurrency, Awareness, Trust, Ease of Use, Risk
Mediation Effect of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy in the Relation of Entrepreneurial Passion on Entrepreneurial Intention of Final Year Entrepreneurial Undergraduates in Sri Lanka
Authors: Bandara W.M.H.K. , Senanayaka S.G.M.S.D.
Published: April 2024

Entrepreneurial intention is considered to be the most accurate predictor of entrepreneurial behaviour. Understanding entrepreneurial intent will allow researchers to explore the dynamics of the venture creation process. However, the controversial findings regarding the determinants of entrepreneurial intention have triggered this study to question what antecedents would predict undergraduate entrepreneurial intention. Entrepreneurial passion has been identified as a key attribute of entrepreneurs, and it will impact entrepreneurial behaviour. Entrepreneurial passion is considered an important aspect that drives entrepreneurial careers. However, it has been noted that there is a lack of empirical research on this phenomenon in the context of Sri Lanka. The major contribution of this research is to expand the knowledge examining the relationship of entrepreneurial passion on entrepreneurial intention under the mediation role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and distributed among 135 undergraduates who study the Entrepreneurship degree programmes in 5 state universities in Sri Lanka using the convenience sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using correlation analysis, regression analysis, Baron and Kenny mediator analysis method, and finally the Sobel test. The results of the study indicate the indirect effect of entrepreneurial passion on entrepreneurial intention through entrepreneurial self-efficacy being significant and positive.  The results of this research provide insights for improving available research on entrepreneurial passion in the entrepreneurship field and strengthen its role as a factor to be considered and ultimately have a practical impact on educators and policymakers in Sri Lanka.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Intention, Entrepreneurial Passion, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Undergraduates
Changing Role of the HR Department in Response to the Corona Virus
Authors: Peiris J.M.P.M.
Published: April 2024

COVID-19 is a global health crisis that started in Wuhan, China, and promptly spread throughout the world. This epidemic has resulted in movement restrictions and the temporary shutdown of workplaces, thereby compelling businesses to use remote work. The objective of this conceptual study is to investigate, the HR department’s compelling new role in the workplace transition, in response to the COVID-19 post-pandemic situations within the Sri Lankan context. The conceptualisation was built upon, expanding the role of the HR department in the workplace. A comprehensive literature review was used as the method for this study to achieve the aforementioned study objective. Based on the literature, this study identified that previously HR departments focused on a day in life tasks, administering benefits, and driving to sustainable competitiveness. However, HR teams are now in support of their company's crisis management efforts. The study has identified the HR departments compelling new role in four areas: developing mental and physical well-being of employees, improving the efficiency of remote work, developing employee engagement through effective communication, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources. The practical implications attempt to promote the HR department’s expanding role in demonstrating a way to the positive results associated with workplace transition in the COVID-19 post-pandemic situation.

Keywords: COVID-19 Post-Pandemic, The Expanded Role, HR Department, Workplace Transition
Impact of Social Media on Business Performance of Hotel Enterprises in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Authors: Sasitharan Paramanantham , Udayanga Shyaman
Published: April 2024

Social Media (SM) has an extensive effect on entrepreneurial industry, while hotel sectors worldwide provide immense economic opportunities to every country and its local community. The widespread use of SM by hotels and the efficacy of SM activities, particularly the evaluation of SM features in relation to business performance, are both in short supply throughout the Northern Region. The major objective of the study is to evaluate how SM affects hotel business performance in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. An online five-point Likert scale model questionnaire was used to collect the data from a sample of 86 hotels in the Northern Province by using a convenient sampling approach. As the dimensions of visibility, edit-ability and association-related factors were chosen as independent variables. The hotel industry's business success was identified as dependent variables and financial and non-financial performances were assessed to determine the overall business performance. The collected data were examined using statistical methods, namely correlation and regression analysis, and the hypothesis were evaluated based on the results.  The findings of the data analysis reveal that SM characteristics have a positive and significant impact on hotel business performance, and all four hypotheses were accepted with a significance level of 0.000. Further, the findings demonstrated that social media characteristics have a positive impact on hotel business success; it also has important implications for hotel managers who wish to concentrate their social media strategy and take use of social media's potential to improve hotel performance. Furthermore, the result may be beneficial to other businesses contemplating investment in SM.

Keywords: Business Performance, Hotel Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Social Media Characteristics
Are You a Trend Setter or a Straggler? A Study on Social Drivers and Customer Shift towards Co-Creating Value with Self-Service Technologies
Authors: Galdolage Badra Sandamali
Published: April 2024

The world is transitioning to a digitalised era in which the presence of humanoid robots at service encounters is expected in the future. At the moment, it is clear that many business organisations are replacing service encounters with Self-Service Technologies (SSTs). This movement causes significant social changes, which scholars have not paid enough attention to fully comprehend. In this context, this research aims to investigate the social drivers that matter in customer movement towards co-creating value via SSTs. The study also aims to identify differences among customers based on their willingness and ability to adopt SSTs. A qualitative approach was used to achieve the research objectives, with semi-structured interviews conducted with 25 SST users from various demographic backgrounds. A non-probabilistic purposeful sampling strategy was used to recruit individuals for the study, with the goal of hiring information-rich cases. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The study discovered eight social drivers that matter in customer’s shift towards co-creating value with SSTs. Among the key findings, SSTs are identified as a social trend in which adoption is acceptable (a social norm) and transforms social relationships into a new direction. Using SSTs has become a socialising mechanism that provides people with social recognition. SSTs are viewed as social pressure for some people, causing them to be disadvantaged if they do not adopt. On the other hand, people receive enough social support and have enough independence to use SSTs. The study divided customers into four groups based on their willingness and ability to adopt SSTs: Trendsetters, Dreamers, Old-fashioned, and Stragglers. This study addresses theoretical gaps by expanding knowledge on social drivers and customer collaboration with SSTs. In practical terms, service providers can use this understanding to effectively promote their SSTs and provide superior customer experiences via technological interfaces.

Keywords: Social Changes, Social Drivers, Self-Service Technologies, Value Co-Creation, Customer Acceptance, Technology