bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Promoting customer advocacy in the ride-hailing sector: A generational cohort perspective
Authors: Van Tonder Estelle , Petzer Daniel
Published: February 2023

Background: Growth in the ride-hailing sector has contributed to intense competition among Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), with many new platforms entering the market and TNC brands aiming to achieve market dominance. In this turbulent business environment, advocacy presents a viable tool for attracting customers and maintaining market share.Aim: This research provides insight into the interrelationships between affective commitment, service quality, and perceived justice, their influence on advocacy in the ride-hailing sector, and the extent to which two viable generational cohorts (baby boomers and Generation Y), guided by different life perspectives, moderate the magnitude of the relationships established.Setting: A self-administered survey was conducted among ride-hailing customers of a specific TNC brand in South Africa.Method: The survey included previously validated measurement scales to assess the constructs of the study. The final sample comprised 150 baby boomers and 309 Generation Y individuals. Data analysis included multi-group structural equation modelling, bootstrapping, and the Wald test.Results: Affective commitment positively influences perceived justice and service quality, with customer advocacy intention as the end result. Generational cohorts moderated most of the direct effects and the indirect effect between perceived justice and customer advocacy intention through service quality.Conclusion: Overall, the study contributes to the conversation regarding affective states influencing cognition and provides a fresh perspective on the affect-cognition-behaviour relationship in a ride-hailing service context.Contribution: The study provides a fresh perspective on the affect-cognition-behaviour relationship within a ride-hailing service context and advances knowledge of customer advocacy in relation to TNC brands.
Is Africa Godforsaken? Neo-Pentecostal prophetism on African human agency and transcendence
Authors: Banda Collium
Published: February 2023

African neo-Pentecostal prophets (NPPs) use their prophetic rituals like deliverance services and anointed objects such as anointed oil, to bring God’s presence to people to empower their human agency (power to act) and transcendence (power to overcome). This use of prophetic systems prompts the question: What does the NPPs’ teaching that Africans need prophetic rituals and anointed objects for God to empower their agency and transcendence communicate about God’s presence in Africa? A further question that emerges is: How can Christian doctrines like God’s transcendence (divine beyondness) and immanence (divine nearness) address the African reliance on NPPs’ prophetic systems for God’s power to exercise their human agency and transcendence to confront their context of poverty? Consequently, this article uses the doctrine of God’s transcendence and immanence to evaluate the implications of NPPs’ prophetic systems to empower Africans to act and overcome their undesirable situations in Africa. The article challenges NPPs to realise that the transcendent God is fully immanent in poor Africa and that poverty in Africa is not caused by the lack of God’s presence but evil socioeconomic and political structures that hinder the poor from exercising their human agency and transcendence. The contribution of the article is challenging African NPPs to be informed by a sound doctrine of God in their attempts to empower poor Africans to deal with their poverty.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article uses insights from the doctrine of God and African traditional religious (ATR) view of God to critique the use of NPPs’ rituals and anointed objects to empower African human agency and transcendence.
Are There Price Effects of Adding or Deleting Stock From the Stock Index?
Authors: Draganac Dragana , Todorović Miroslav
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we investigate the effects of stock indexing on its market price. The event study methodology is used to explore what happens with share price when stocks are added to or deleted from the market index S&P 500. The aim of the research is to investigate if there are abnormal returns, can they be anticipated by traders, what is their duration, and if the effects could be explained from the perspectives of neoclassical and behavioral finance. Several explanations of price dynamics after stock price (de)indexing are provided in the paper. Our results show that index effects declined a lot in recent years, both for the case of stock inclusions and exclusion.
Non-financial Reporting Analysis: Does EU Membership Affect the Disclosure of Non-financial Information in Blue-Chip Companies?
Authors: Atanasovski Atanasko , Trpeska Marina , Tocev Todor , Malcev Bojan , Dionisijev Ivan
Published: February 2023

Non-financial reporting, as a relatively new concept, has been intensively developed in the last few decades, primarily voluntarily, as a need to provide stakeholders with an insight into business-related issues that are of broader social importance. It is becoming necessary and increasingly important for all participants in today's socio-economic environment. This paper presents qualitative and quantitative research on the disclosure of non-financial information on social responsibility in 40 listed companies from selected Balkan countries for the period from 2019 to 2021, to determine whether and how EU membership affects the scope of non-financial reporting. The results of the conducted statistical tests indicate that companies from EU countries disclose in more detail and for more segments compared to companies from non-EU countries. The transposition of the directive into law, i.e. mandatory non-financial reporting is one of the key factors for the disclosure of companies' ESG activities.
Zła polityka albo kłopot z diabłem. Rozważania wokół demonologii politycznej Leszka Kołakowskiego
Authors: Augustyn Leszek
Published: February 2023

Wychodząc od metaforycznego (figuralnego) ujęcia problemu zła, w oparciu o wybrane przemyślenia Leszka Kołakowskiego, rozważania składające się na artykuł zmierzają do namysłu nad „złem w polityce” w sensie niedomagań i nadużyć wolności: pokus władzy autokratycznej i totalitarnej. Dotyczą antropologicznego i politycznego przekraczania granic wolności kosztem (aż do zniesienia) wolności innych.

Evil Politics or Trouble with the Devil. Reflections on the Political Demonology of Leszek Kołakowski

Proceeding from a metaphorical (figurative) account of the problem of evil, and based on Leszek Kołakowski’s selected thoughts, this paper’s considerations aim to deliberate on “evil in politics” in the spirit of the shortcomings and excesses of freedom: namely, the lure of autocratic and totalitarian power. At issue is how the bounds of freedom are anthropologically and politically transgressed at the expense (to the point of abolishing) the freedom of others.
Sztuczne raje dla wygnanych. Fotografia artystyczna Krzysztofa Marchlaka jako medium performowania odmieńczych tożsamości
Authors: Plińska Weronika
Published: February 2023

W artykule staram się dowieść, że fotografia artystyczna, za sprawą technologii wytwarzania „mieniących się, syntetycznych wizerunków” (K. Linker, On Artificiality), może stać się medium sztuki ze społecznością, tworzonej wraz z osobami systemowo pozbawianymi widoczności w sferze publicznej. Posługując się metodą analizy ikonograficznej, opisuję wybrane fotografie portretowe Krzysztofa Marchlaka prezentujące wizerunki osób należących do społeczności LGBTQ w Polsce. W konkluzji nawiązuję do wykonanej przez artystę wielkoformatowej fotograficznej panoramy Paradiso, którą interpretuję jako zaangażowany społecznie, „mieniący się, syntetyczny wizerunek” sztucznego raju dla wygnanych z królestwa binarnych opozycji płciowych.

Artificial Paradises for the Expelled. Krzysztof Marchlak’s Art Photography as a Medium for Performing Queer Identities

In the article, I try to demonstrate that artistic photography which involves the use of technology of creating “shimmering, synthetic appearances” (K. Linker, “On Artificiality”) can become a medium for community art projects developed with people who are systemically excluded from view in the public sphere. Applying the method of iconographic analysis, I describe selected portrait photographs by Krzysztof Marchlak that feature images of people who belong to the Polish LGBTQ community. I draw in conclusion upon the artist’s large-format photographic panorama Paradiso, which I interpret as a socially engaged, “shimmering, synthetic appearance” of an artificial paradise for people expelled from the kingdom of binary gender oppositions.
Późnośredniowieczny łacińsko-polski słowniczek nazw ziół z kodeksu praskiego VI. A. 7
Authors: Łosowska Anna
Published: February 2023

Late-medieval Latin-Polish glossary of Herb names from the Prague Codex VI. A. 7

The paper presents one of the less known Latin-Polish glossaries of plant names from the Franciscan manuscript codex at present kept at the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague. Even though over a hundred years ago the codex was mentioned among interesting manuscript relics and its links with Przemyśl were suggested, there had never been a thorough analysis of it. Therefore this article is an attempt to trace the provenance of the codex, which turns out to have been from the Franciscan monastery in Przemyśl to Prague. As a result of revived interest in late-medieval and 16th-century herbals, as well as Latin-Polish glossaries of herb names, the author has decided to present that relic. What speaks in favor of that decision is the fact that of the group of 271 plant names, which have been compared with the known dictionaries from Polish codices and herbals, nearly one-third features only in the Przemyśl (Prague) manuscript, thus confirming its value.
Działalność jezuitów w Tarnopolu i Lwowie w latach 1852–1914
Authors: Petrash Andrii
Published: February 2023

The activity of the Jesuits in Ternopil and Lviv in the years 1852–1914

The ban on the activity of the Society of Jesus in the Russian Empire made some Jesuits come to Galicia. Ternopil became the first city in the archdiocese of Lviv in which the Jesuits founded a religious centre after the restoration of the Society and leaving the Russian Empire. In Ternopil, in accordance with Kaiser’s decree, they began to engage in educational activities from 1820. In 1836 Lviv became the second Jesuit centre in the archdiocese of Lviv. After the revolution of 1848, the Society of Jesus was banned, but in 1852 it resumed its activity in these two cities. The article presents the main features of the order in the archdiocese of Lviv, and the specificity of its pastoral work in the region. The paper focuses on Ternopil and Lviv, because they were the two cities of the archdiocese where the Society was most active in the years 1852–1914.
Dziesięciolecie tragedii. Wewnętrzne i zewnętrzne uwarunkowania wojny domowej w Syrii 2011-2021
Authors: Kościelniak Krzysztof , Rak Karolina
Published: February 2023

Celem pracy zbiorowej pt. Dziesięciolecie tragedii. Wewnętrzne i zewnętrzne uwarunkowania wojny domowej w Syrii 2011–2021 jest ukazanie kilku studiów przypadków, które w pewnym stopniu pozwolą zrozumieć wielowątkowość tego niezwykle krwawego konfliktu. Poszczególne teksty prezentują zarówno rozliczne komplikacje wynikające z uwarunkowań wewnętrznych Syrii, jak i progresywną eskalację międzynarodowego zaangażowania obcych mocarstw. (...) Innym celem niniejszej – mozaikowej tematycznie, ale pod względem koncepcji spójnej – publikacji jest zachęcenie czytelnika do pogłębionego namysłu nad dramatem syryjskim. Media bowiem często szerzą dalece uproszczone obrazy tego konfliktu. Jest prawdą, że istnieją pewne prawidłowości, takie jak afiliacja muzułmanów sunnickich, którzy w większości są skłonni do popierania opozycji, czy identyfikacja szyitów mających tendencję do wspierania rządu al-Asada. Trudno nie dostrzec elementów wojny zastępczej między regionalnymi graczami, takimi jak Arabia Saudyjska i Iran, czy też rywalizacji pomiędzy globalnymi aktorami, takimi jak Stany Zjednoczone i Rosja. Należy jednak pamiętać, że rzeczywistość była i jest znacznie bardziej skomplikowana. Na przykład nie wszyscy alawici popierali Baszszara al-Asada i nie wszyscy sunnici byli – i są – jego wrogami.
Redução do uso de medicação em praticantes de meditação transcendental
Authors: Costa Marco Antonio , Yamada Alliny Ayumi Yoshida , Massago Miyoko , Merubia Indra Karina Zubieta Merubia , Carneiro Vitória Dekkers , Conegero Celso  Ivam
Published: February 2023

Ao proporcionar o relaxamento do corpo e da mente, a prática regular de Meditação Transcendental (MT) pode reduzir o uso de fármacos. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a redução do uso de medicação em praticantes regulares de Meditação Transcendental Sidhi, na cidade de Maringá, noroeste do Paraná. No final de 2021, um questionário estruturado foi respondido por 46 meditantes Shida de um projeto de extensão universitária desenvolvido na Universidade Estadual de Maringá, campus sede. Observou-se que ao aprender a meditar, 23,9% dos entrevistados deixaram de utilizar fármacos, principalmente psicotrópicos; 21,7% diminuíram a dosagem de analgésicos e/ou anti-inflamatórios e 6,5% incitaram o tratamento farmacológico de doenças crônicas de base. Do total dos respondentes, 60,9% relataram terem se automedicado durante as suas vidas, e 17,4% das possíveis combinações farmacológicas apresentavam a possibilidade de interação medicamentosa, principalmente entre os psicotrópicos e/ou analgésicos com eles mesmos ou com outros fármacos. Fatores psíquicos, fisiológicos, sociais e ambientais podem influenciar o desenvolvimento e tratamento das patologias. Conclui-se que ao reduzir o uso de fármacos e possíveis interações medicamentosas, a MT é uma possível alternativa para complementar o tratamento de doenças relacionadas principalmente ao sistema nervoso central e evitar o uso indiscriminado de fármacos de venda livre.
Tecendo redes na saúde: práticas integrativas e complementares como possibilidades na educação do campo
Authors: Ferreira Fernanda , Palú Adriana Prestes do Nascimento , Guedes Camila Guimarães Guedes , Macêdo de Queiroz Aline , Ribeiro de Castro Magda , Leite Batista Simone Maria , Ribeiro de Sena Tereza Raquel
Published: February 2023

As comunidades do campo vivenciam situações de vulnerabilidade, agravadas na pandemia, com redução da comercialização agrícola e, ainda, quando adoecidas, enfrentam dificuldade para acessar o sistema de saúde. Diante da ineficiência da gestão da crise na mitigação dos efeitos do Covid-19, ações solidárias e cooperadas que favoreçam a autonomia da sociedade civil e organizada, fazem-se necessárias para fomentar outras possibilidades e modos de promoção da saúde. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência inovadora e cooperada na Educação do Campo, durante a pandemia, a partir do curso de formação de multiplicadores/as em Práticas Integrativas e Complementares em Saúde. Componentes Metodológicos: Relato de experiência sobre o curso construído coletivamente por representantes de entidades e movimentos sociais. Resultados: O curso mobilizou a construção de diagnósticos locais e planos de ação, articulando diversos setores e pessoas e, impulsionando outras atividades de cuidado. Conclusão: A experiência sensibilizou a construção de uma rede com perspectivas transformadoras na promoção de saúde nos territórios, por meio das Práticas Integrativas e Complementares em Saúde.
State-Building in “the Graveyard of Empires”
Authors: Grass Kacper
Published: February 2023

Both the Soviet and United States military interventions failed in their respective efforts to establish stable regimes in Afghanistan, whose reputation for resistance to foreign occupation and state-building operations has earned it a near-mythical moniker: “the graveyard of empires”. This study examines the history of regime development in Afghanistan with a focus on the perennial challenge of finding a balance between the degree of centralized power necessary to maintain security and perform state functions, on the one hand, and the threshold of tolerance for centralized power among the country’s tribal population, on the other. The analysis shows how the highly centralized communist regime established through the Soviet intervention as well as the excessively decentralized democratic regime established through the United States intervention represent just two chapters in Afghanistan’s historical struggle to establish legitimate and enduring sources of centralized state power.
derecho al futuro
Authors: Belloso Martín Nuria
Published: February 2023

La dimensión del tiempo futuro se ha incorporado a las reflexiones iusfilosóficas. El ser humano ha iniciado un siglo XXI marcado por diversos acontecimientos que invitan a pensar en el riesgo, en la incertidumbre y a reflexionar sobre una sociedad que experimenta un cambio vertiginoso, acelerado, que demanda una respuesta por parte del Derecho en general, y de la Filosofía del Derecho en particular. El futuro en el Derecho, el Derecho del futuro, el derecho al futuro, constituyen algunas de las proyecciones de esa coordenada temporal que serán objeto de análisis y que pondrán de relieve la urgencia de atender los requerimientos de las generaciones venideras y de la correspondiente la justicia intergeneracional.
paradoja de la transparencia en la IA
Authors: Blázquez Ruiz F. Javier
Published: February 2023

Con la irrupción de las nuevas tecnologías, la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) está convirtiéndose en una especie de nueva religión monoteísta, y los algoritmos, como si fueran oráculos, se tornan cada vez más omniscientes. No importa su grado de opacidad o la falta de trazabilidad que ostenten. Cada día que pasa el culto a los algoritmos deviene cada vez más reverencial. Parecen sagrados. Entre tanto, las cajas negras impiden que se cumplan los principios de transparencia y explicabilidad. A su vez la atribución de responsabilidad tiende a diluirse.
Principios, antinomias, derrobabilidad… misterios y aporías del neoconstitucionalismo y sus parientes cercanos
Authors: García Amado Juan Antonio
Published: February 2023

Las teorías del Derecho actuales que son contrarias al positivismo jurídico están necesariamente asociadas al objetivismo moral. Ponen la moral verdadera por encima de las normas jurídicas positivas y por encima también de la Constitución, y convierten la moral verdadera en la auténtica Constitución. Como la moral es lo más importante del Derecho y la moral se presenta en el Derecho bajo la forma de principios, no hay antinomias entre los principios ni hay principios jurídicos injustos.
KESANGGUPAN UNTUK MEMBAYAR BAGI PEMELIHARAAN PENYU DI NEGERI TERENGGANU
Authors: KULA MOHAMAD AMIN , KAMALUDIN MAHIRAH
Published: February 2023

Pemeliharaan penyu adalah bertujuan memastikan spesies penyu sedia ada tidak berada dalam ancaman kepupusan kritikal sehingga mengalami ketidakseimbangan ekosistem. Ia juga bertujuan meningkatkan kemandirian penyu bagi meningkatkan kualiti ekosistem marin. Sumber yang terhad ini penting untuk dilindungi supaya faedah dan peranan sedia ada dapat dinikmati oleh generasi akan datang. Oleh itu, persoalan utama yang perlu dijawab sekiranya seseorang individu itu sanggup membayar (WTP) bagi tujuan pemeliharaan, adalah berapakah nilai yang akan diletakkan untuk tujuan tersebut. Kajian ini menggunakan Kaedah Penilaian Kontinjen untuk menganggar nilai kesanggupan orang ramai untuk membayar. Kajian ini dijalankan melalui pengumpulan data primer ke atas 120 responden yang pernah melihat dan merasai pengalaman langsung dengan penyu berdasarkan pengedaran soal selidik secara dalam talian dan tinjauan lapangan. Harga purata kesanggupan membayar adalah RM9.85 setiap orang, menunjukkan bahawa kesedaran terhadap usaha pemeliharaan penyu adalah tinggi. Data dianalisis menggunakan perisian Stata Ekonometrik versi 16 untuk analisis deskriptif dan kaedah regresi logistik binari. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa umur, pendapatan, dan pendidikan mempengaruhi kesanggupan individu untuk membayar pemeliharaan penyu di Terengganu. Penemuan menunjukkan bahawa orang ramai sanggup membayar dan menyokong program pemeliharaan penyu di negeri ini. Hasil kajian ini memberi implikasi kepada pihak berautoriti untuk menentukan kesesuaian dana pemeliharaan penyu jika dikenakan kelak. Hal ini demikian kerana kewujudan haiwan itu amat penting untuk mengekalkan keseimbangan ekosistem lautan dalam jangka masa panjang
The Effect of Domestic Violence (KDRT) on the Level of Harmony in the Family
Authors: Rahmayanti Rahmayanti , Ismaidar Ismaidar
Published: February 2023

The family is the littlest unit of society comprising of the head of the family and a few individuals who are assembled and live in one put beneath a roof in a state of interdependency. Problem formulation how the influence of Domestic Violence (KDRT) on the level of harmony in the family. In married life, both for husband and wife, children and family members, as well as the community to get a sense of security, and be free from all forms of violence that are harmful to themselves and to others, and which can cause trauma or fear for those who others because of treatment by means of violence, which is not in accordance with the philosophy of Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence.The purpose of this research is to find outthe effect of Domestic Violence (KDRT) on harmony in the family and ways to anticipate the occurrence of domestic violence (Domestic Violence).This research uses descriptive analytical research method, the approach used is normative juridical. The approach method used in this research is the statutory approach.
A Survey on the Perceived Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Dental Undergraduate Students in the North Gujarat Region, India
Authors:   Postgraduate Student, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodpaedics, NPDCH, Visnagar, Rathod Dr. Yash M. , Kubavat Dr. Ajay K. ,   Professor & HOD, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodpaedics, NPDCH, Visnagar, Patel Dr. Khyati V. ,   Reader, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodpaedics, NPDCH, Visnagar, Vaghela Dr. Alpesh ,   Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthodpaedics, NPDCH, Visnagar
Published: February 2023

Aim: This study aimed to assess and compare the perceived impact of covid 19 pandemic on dental undergraduate students in the north Gujarat region. Objective: To assess & compare the percentage difference in impact of covid 19 on dental undergraduate students based on their academic year. Material and method: This questionnaire study utilized a validated 28 questions survey. The questionnaire distributed to 200 dental undergraduate students. The questions were divided into categories : demographic and academic information, study career, knowledge about covid 19 infection, risk perception and psychological reactions. The survey was administered through online google form and all the responses kept confidential. The impact of covid 19 on students were recorded. Result: The questionnaire was completed by 160 students (80%). Responses were from all the academic years in which majority of respondents were interns. Most of the students experienced difficulties in clinical training during and post COVID-19 emergency due to lack of patients’ OPD and reduced training hours. For over half of them online teaching could replace traditional face-to-face lessons. The negative impact on the study career was particularly high by interns. The level of concern of contracting COVID-19 during clinical activities were higher among students. Most of the students showed symptoms related to high to moderate levels of fear and anxiety. Conclusion: The data showed that the students perceived the COVID-19 pandemic as a negative impact on their study career and their future practice with higher impact on interns compared to other years. Most of the students showed high to moderate levels of fear and anxiety related to effect of pandemic on their study career. This data could help universities to implement communication modalities to reduce students’ fear and anxiety.
Effectiveness of Balanced Nutrition Guidebook Media on Vegetables, Iron and Index Consumption Body Mass in Adolescent Students at Boarding Schools
Authors:   Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Noviardhi Astidio , Supadi J. ,   Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Setiadi Yuwono ,   Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Widiyanto SY. Didik ,   Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang
Published: February 2023

Background : Knowledge of food and nutrition is one of the factors that influence nutritional status, so formal and non-formal nutrition education is needed. Efforts to increase knowledge and attitudes regarding balanced nutrition are through the process of nutrition education. Nutrition education carried out must be in accordance with the conditions in Islamic boarding schools which limit students from using electronic media, one of which is by using pocket book media. Purpose : Knowing the effect of nutrition education using pocket books on balanced nutrition guidelines on vegetable and fruit consumption, iron consumption and the BMI index in teenage students at Islamic boarding schools. Method : This research is community nutrition research. This type of quasy experimental research with a research design pretest – posttest control group design. The sample consisted of 20 samples from the treatment group and 20 samples from the control group. The data collected are sample identity, knowledge and attitudes. Statistical analysis using testWilcoxon andMann whitney. Results : The average score of vegetable and fruit consumption practices for the two groups has increased. In the treatment group, the increase before and after the intervention was 59.00 ± 28.19. The control group also experienced an increase between before and after being given the intervention of 26.70 ± 24.0168.30. As for iron consumption in the treatment group, there was an average increase in the difference in Fe consumption before and after the intervention was 1.27 ± 1.24. The control group also experienced an increase in the average difference in Fe consumption between before and after being given the intervention of 0.96 ± 1.79 Nutrition education using pocket books on balanced nutrition guidelines had an effect on vegetable and fruit consumption and iron consumption withp value = 0,001 (p < 0,05). Conclusion : Nutrition education using pocket book media on balanced nutrition guidelines has an effect on consumption of vegetables and fruit, consumption of iron in teenage students at Islamic boarding schools.
Validity of E-module Biology Based on Scientific Approach to Improve Students' Critical Thinking Skills on Biodiversity Class X SMA
Authors:   Department of Biology, Padang State of University, Padang, Putri Annisa Anike , Lufri Lufri ,   Department of Biology, Padang State of University, Padang
Published: February 2023

The development of science and technology is very fast and increasingly sophisticated, so schools as educational institutions are required to train critical thinking skills which are one of the skills demanded in 21st century learning. However, the facts found in schools are that the level of students' critical thinking skills is still relatively low. . One of the media that is effectively used to overcome problems related to low critical thinking skills is the E-module. E-module is a form of presenting self-learning material in electronic format which is arranged systematically into the smallest learning units which include animation, audi o, video and navigation so that users are more interactive in learning. This type of research is Research and Development (R&D) research using the Plomp Model. The object of this research is a biology E-module based on a scientific approach to biodiversity material to improve the critical thinking skills of class X high school students. The subjects of this study were three lecturers from the Department of Biology, FMIPA UNP, and one teacher at SMAN 1 Ranah Pesisir as validators for the use of the biology learning E-module. Based on the validation results, it can be concluded that the overall value of the validity results for the development of a biological E-module based on a scientific approach is in the valid category, meaning that the E-module is feasible to be tested in schools.
Effect of Workability, Work Motivation, and Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance in The One-Stop Integrated of Investment and Labor Service Batu City
Authors:   Student Master of Management Program, University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia, Kristina Devi , Harsono Harsono ,   Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia, Setyadi M. C. Sina ,   Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
Published: February 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of Work Ability, Work Motivation, and Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance. This research is conclusive and classified as causal research using a quantitative approach. Data was collected through an online census using a questionnaire instrument. Respondents involved were as many as 60 people. The respondents were employees of the Investment Service One Stop Service and Manpower in Batu City, East Java Province. The data were processed using the multiple linear regression equation approaches with the SPSS program as the processor. Data analysis shows some relatively strong evidence to support the overall research hypothesis.
A importância da profundidade do solo na distribuição de traços funcionais de plantas em gradiente altitudinal
Authors:   , Brahim Bruna Pirola
Published: February 2023

Sabendo-se que os traços funcionais estão diretamente relacionados à resposta das plantas aos fatores abióticos, este estudo teve por objetivo analisar o efeito de variáveis abióticas como altitude e profundidade do solo em traços funcionais de plantas ao longo do gradiente altitudinal nos campos de altitude no Parque Nacional do Caparaó, MG/ES, Brasil. Nesse estudo utilizamos 600 plots de 1 m 2 (1 x 1m) e os traços funcionais coletados foram comprimento e largura da folha e do fruto, formas de vida, síndromes de dispersão e tipos de pericarpo. Foram realizadas análises de componentes principais (PCA) para explorar o gradiente ambiental e funcional. Os resultados encontrados a partir dos violin plots e bar plots mostraram diferenças significativas entre as cotas altimétricas levando em consideração os traços funcionais foliares e as formas de vida. Por meio dos modelos lineares generalizados (GLM), observamos que existe uma interação entre a altitude e a profundidade do solo. Os resultados indicaram que, além da diminuição dos valores de cobertura em grandes elevações, um dos fatores determinantes para a distribuição dos traços funcionais é o efeito marginal da altitude em diferentes profundidades do solo. Palavras-chave: Vegetação de montanha. Afloramentos rochosos. Diversidade funcional. Efeito marginal. Campo de altitude.
Folktale Comes Alive: A Virtual ESL Learning Package to Engage ESL Learners
Authors: Saad Sharina
Published: February 2023

Folktales serve as a source for creative inspiration that leads to the emergence of several works in modern literature. However, despite these sterling qualities of folktales, it is endangered with extinction. The project aims to preserve the cultural and heritage of the indigenous Semai folktales through the English language teaching and learning in fun, interactive and creative ways. Thus, the ESL virtual learning package developed includes a fascinating virtual puppet shows with an E book entitled The Legend of Cen Cemana accompanied with English language activities that cater for the highflyers, intermediate and beginner’s level students. The innovation was developed as a means to preserve the cultural heritage of the Semai and most importantly is to integrate the interesting folktale into ESL teaching and learning to engage learners. Legend of Cen Cemana was chosen because the folktale explains about the Semai beliefs and the universal values the elderly Semai used to pass down to the younger generation through oral tradition. The product is commercialized through collaboration projects with schools and ESL teachers. A short survey pertaining to student’s experience and opinion using the English Language Learning package was conducted. The finding shows students received positive effects while using the virtual language learning package (the virtual puppet show, the e book of Semai and ESL language activities). Thus, preservation of Indigenous folktales through the innovation initiatives is the best way to preserve the Semai cultural heritage and the effort should be well received and supported by the government and the Ministry of Education.
Estimulación de rama izquierda en enfermedad eléctrica difusa cardiaca en una paciente pediátrica
Authors: Cueva-Parra Angel , Ploneda-Valencia Ruy , Levinstein Moisés , Gómez-Flores Jorge , Nava Santiago
Published: February 2023

Left bundle branch stimulation is a second-line strategy in patients where His bundle stimulation is not optimal. Currently, no cases of left bundle branch stimulation have been reported in patients with diffuse electrical cardiac disease or in the pediatric population.
DÖVİZ KURU İSTİKRARSIZLIĞININ KAYNAKLARI: TÜRKİYE İÇİN ZAMANLA DEĞİŞEN NEDENSELLİK YAKLAŞIMI
Authors: SERTKAYA Burak , YAMAN Demet
Published: February 2023

Ülkeler açısından ulusal paranın değeri tek başına bir istikrarsızlık kaynağı görülebilmektedir. Çünkü döviz kurlarında meydana gelen dalgalanmalar çok sayıda unsur üzerinde öngörülemeyen riskler yaratmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’de döviz kuru üzerinde etkili olan ekonomik unsurları saptamaktır. Çalışmada, Ocak 2007 - Haziran 2022 dönemine ait dolar kuru ile para arzı, merkez bankası rezervleri, mevduat faiz oranları, brent petrol fiyatları, sanayi üretimi ve VIX korku endeksi arasındaki ilişki araştırılmıştır. Döviz kurunu belirleyen etmenler zamanla değişen nedensellik yaklaşımıyla analiz edilmiştir. Nedensellik testlerinden elde edilen bulgular incelendiğinde; para arzının, USD/TL kurunun hem simetrik hem de asimetrik olarak nedeni olduğu görülmektedir. Merkez bankası rezervleri ise simetrik analizde USD/TL kurunun nedenidir. Asimetrik analizde ise pozitif bileşenlerde merkez bankası rezervleri USD/TL kurunun nedenidir. Mevduat faiz oranı simetrik analizde USD/TL kurunun nedenidir. Diğer değişkenlerde nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilememiştir.
The effect of urban geometry on outdoor thermal comfort. Application of the UTCI index in hot and arid climates.
Authors: Sedira Sara , Mazouz Said
Published: February 2023

The object of our study is to evaluate the effect of urban geometry on microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort. In this context, “the RayMan pro 2.1” software was adopted to define UTCI index applying in hot and arid climates, exactly, in the urban fabric of the Ksar of The Red Village, El Kantara in Biskra city, Algeria, to define the most efficient urban geometry in term of summer thermal comfort by studying the real impacts of the urban form on the solar control and microclimatic conditions.  studying the correlation between the geometry of the street estimated by the ratio H/L, the sky view factor (SVF), its orientation and the evolution of the physical variables (Ta, MRT, Ws) and the values of UTCI index.
Significant relationships were found between UTCI index, urban geometry and heat stress in outdoor environments. The results of this research have shown the effect of urban design strategies on modifying the microclimatic conditions in hot summer for outdoor spaces in hot-arid climate.
The Effect of a Magnetic Field on the Stability of Fluid Flow in a Porous Channel
Authors: Al-Obaidi Iman , Saleem Hamsa , Hammodat Alaa
Published: February 2023

In this article, we investigate the stability of flowing fluid in a horizontal cavity. The walls of which consists of a porous material under the influence of a magnetic field (MF) perpendicular to the cavity plane. We find that the real part of the wave velocity is negative for any value of the Hartmann number  and the Ghratshof number  is greater than zero. In addition, we convert the governing equations to non-dimensional formulas. So, we obtain that Reynolds number, wave number (k), Hartmann number , Ghratshof number, and Darcy number affect on the stability of the model through the graphs of these numbers.
Factors Influencing Brain Drain Among Health Workers in Ghana
Authors: Adjei-Mensah Sussana
Published: February 2023

Purpose: The advent of the covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the need for more professional health workers to serve as front-line workers in hospitals in Ghana and other developing countries.  This study aimed to ascertain the factors influencing health workers' brain drain in Ghana.

Methodology: The study was a survey with an accessible population of 15510 people in different categories of health workers. Sampling was through stratification for a sample size of 400 respondents across the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.  Structured questionnaires were used for the data collection and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) as a statistical tool to generate descriptive statistics that included the mean, standard deviation and ranks based on which inferences were drawn.

Findings: The study found that government inaction on the conditions of service of health workers such as low remuneration, inadequate opportunities for staff development, poor equipment replacement policies, political interferences in their workplaces, high standards of living and inadequate housing and personal reasons amount to the reasons why Ghana is losing the majority of her finest health workers to the developed nations. The study concluded that the migration of healthcare professionals from developing to developed nations has negative effects on the delivery of healthcare in Ghana especially coming out of a deadly pandemic.

Recommendation: The study recommends that government deals with the motivation and hygiene factors as well as the push and pull economic factors that drive many health workers to seek "greener pastures" outside the country hence the trend could continue in the coming years.
Explanatory Survey dalam Metode Penelitian Deskriptif Kuantitatif
Authors: Sari Mutia , Rachman Habibur , Juli Astuti Noni , Win Afgani Muhammad , Abdullah Siroj Rusdy
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ditujukan memecahkan masalah yang dihadapi untuk pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan permasalahan umat manusia. Jawaban masalah tersebut menggunakan pendekatan ilmiah (scientific approach) yang pada gilirannya melahirkan metode ilmiah (scientific method). Metode penelitian berisi jenis penelitian yang digunakan peneliti untuk memecahkan masalah penelitian. Berbagai ragam metode atau teknik penelitian antara lain: metode penelitian korelasi, eksperimen, kausal komparatif, deskriptif, evaluasi, kebijakan, tindakan kelas, sejarah, survey, studi kasus, pengembangan dan metode penelitian kepustakaan. Penelitian eksplanatori merupakan penelitian yang mengeksplorasi mengapa sesuatu terjadi mengenai keterbatasan informasi yang tersedia. Penelitian in memastikan bagaimana atau mengapa fenomena tertentu dapat terjadi. Penelitian eksplanatori ini juga bertujuan untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara dua atau lebih gejala atau variabel dan menjelaskan sebab terjadinya suatu peristiwa. Penelitian eksplanatori juga disebut sebagai penelitian konfirmatori dan dikenal sebagai penelitian korelasional. Pemilihan metode explanatory survey ialah berupaya untuk menjelaskan hubungan kausal (sebab akibat/timbal balik) dan menguji pengaruh variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat. Dalam makalah ini akan membahas apa itu explanatory survey, tujuan explanatory survey, langkah-langkah penelitian menggunakan metode explanatory survey, dan contoh judul penelitian menggunakan metode explanatory survey
Analisis Perbedaan Kurikulum 2013 dengan Kurikulum Merdeka
Authors: Pratycia Angel , Dharma Putra Arya , Salsabila Aulia Ghina Maharani , Adha Febri Ilhami , Fuadin Ahmad
Published: February 2023

Kurikulum 2013 diarahkan untuk mengembangkan pengetahuan, pemahaman, kemampuan, nilai, sikap, dan minat peserta didik, agar dapat melakukan sesuatu dalam bentuk sumber. Sedangkan kurikulum merdeka bertujuan untuk mendorong pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan kemampuan siswa, serta memberi ruang yang lebih luas pada pengembangan karakter dan kompetensi dasar. Pada penelitian ini kami menggunakan metode pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif, melalui studi literatur. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan apa saja yang ada dari kurikulum 2013 dengan kurikulum merdeka, dengan melihat beberapa aspek yang ada diantaranya aspek karakteristik, tujuan, kompetensi, aspek penilaian, dan juga peran yang terkait. Perbedaan pada aspek yang dikaji menunjukkan pendekatan dalam aspek-aspek dari kedua kurikulum tersebut. Penelitian ini dengan tujuan untuk membantu pemerintah dalam memilih kurikulum yang lebih baik digunakan kepada siswa, agar proses pembelajaran siswa menjadi maksimal untuk kedepannya. Setelah melakukan penelitian kami mendapat kesimpulan, dan saran untuk pemerintah agar membuat kebijakan dibidang pendidikan yang lebih matang, sosialisasi yang memadai, dan pelatihan kepada guru dengan baik sebelum melakukan perubahan kurikulum. Karena pada nanti-nya gurulah yang akan berhadapan langsung kepada siswa untuk melakukan pembelajaran.
Analisis Kadar Logam Berat Timbal (Pb) dan Kadmium (Cd) Di Pantai Nambo Kota Kendari
Authors: Ikhsan Moh. Nur , Suama I Wayan , Harimu La
Published: February 2023

Kawasan pesisir pantai merupakan lingkungan yang rentan terhadap perubahan lingkungan, berbagai aktivitas manusia di pesisir maupun di laut dapat mendorong terjadinya perubahan lingkungan di kawasan pesisir bahkan terjadinya pencemaran di kawasan pesisir. Pantai Nambo adalah salah satu kawasan wisata di Kota kendari, pantai ini terletak berdekatan dengan Pelabuhan Bungkutoko, dan pemukiman masyarakat. Aktivitas yang berasal dari tempat tersebut diduga dapat menimbulkan pencemaran logam berat timbal (Pb) dan kadmium (Cd) di perairan yang tentunya dapat membahayakan masyarakat serta biota laut yang ada di kawasan pantai Nambo. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kadar logam berat Pb dan Cd di pantai Nambo. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan aat air pasang dengan metode eksplorasi pada dua stasiun dan setiap stasiun terdiri dari tiga titik. Analisis kadar Pb dan Cd pada sampel dilakukan dengan metode absorbansi, mengg1unakan Spektrofotometri Serapan Atom (SSA). Rerata kadar logam Timbal (Pb) di pantai Nambo sebesar 0,0034 mg/L. Sedangkan nilai rerata kadar logam Kadmium (Cd) sebesar 0,0019 mg/L. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rerata kadar logam Timbal (Pb) dan logam Kadmium (Cd) telah mencapai baku mutu yang ditetapkan Peraturan Pemerintah No. 22 Tahun 2021 yaitu 0,005 mg/L untuk Pb dan 0,002 untuk Cd.
Sentiment Analysis with Python: A Hands-on Approach
Authors:   Professor  Computer Science & Engineering  University of Engineering & Management,  Jaipur, India, Uma Devi G
Published: February 2023

Sentiment Analysis is a rapidly growing field in Natural Language Processing (NLP) that aims to extract opinions, emotions, and attitudes expressed in text. It has a wide range of applications, including opinion mining, market research, customer service, and social media analysis. Python, with its vast libraries and frameworks, has become one of the most popular programming languages for NLP tasks, including Sentiment Analysis. The combination of Python and NLP provides a powerful toolset for performing sentiment analysis on text data. This book is a comprehensive guide to Sentiment Analysis using Python. It covers the basics of NLP and Sentiment Analysis, as well as advanced techniques for sentiment classification and sentiment visualization. The book also provides practical examples and case studies to help you understand the concepts and techniques. The book starts with an introduction to NLP and the different techniques used in Sentiment Analysis. It then moves on to cover the basics of sentiment classification, including feature extraction, text preprocessing, and model training. The book also provides a detailed explanation of various machine learning algorithms and deep learning models used in Sentiment Analysis. In addition to the theoretical concepts, the book includes hands-on examples and case studies that demonstrate the implementation of Sentiment Analysis using Python. The examples are accompanied by clear and concise code snippets that are easy to follow. The book is structured in a way that makes it easy for readers to follow, with each chapter building upon the previous one. By the end of the book, readers will have a solid understanding of Sentiment Analysis and will be able to apply their knowledge to real-world problems. In addition to the core concepts, the book also covers advanced topics such as sentiment analysis on different languages, sentiment analysis of social media data, and sentiment analysis of financial data. These topics will help readers to expand their knowledge and explore new applications of Sentiment Analysis. One of the key features of the book is its focus on practical applications. Throughout the book, readers will be encouraged to apply the concepts and techniques covered to their own data. The book includes a number of datasets and code snippets that can be easily modified and used for your own projects.
Violation of Psychological Contract: An Impact Analysis
Authors: Malviya Vandana
Published: February 2023

This article is based on an incisive review of the concepts of the psychological contract and employment contract their implications for the employees as well as the organizations. The author has examined how violations of both the psychological contract and employment contract result in degradation of organizational climate and organizational culture. She has also analyzed the impact of violations of psychological contract/employment contract on productivity and wellbeing of individual employees.
Identity Verification using Geometry of Human Hands
Authors: Pranil Lahadke  , Saurabh Ranpise  , Prof. A. V. Patil
Published: February 2023

Biometrics which can be used for identification of individuals based on their physical or behavioural characteristics has gained importance in today’s society where information security is essential. Hand geometry based biometrics systems are gaining acceptance in low to medium security applications. Hand geometry based identification systems utilize the geometric features of the hand like length and width of the fingers, diameter of the palm and the perimeter. The proposed system is a verification system which utilizes these hand geometry features for user authentication. This project introduces an inexpensive, powerful and easy to use hand geometry based biometric person authentication system. One of the novelties of this work comprises on the introduction of hand geometry’s related, position independent, feature extraction and identification which can be useful in problems related to image processing and pattern recognition. Today students’ (class) attendance became more important part for any organizations/institutions. The conventional method of taking attendance by calling names or signing on paper is very time consuming and insecure, hence inefficient. This paper presents the manual students’ attendance management into computerized system for convenience or data reliability. So, the system is developed by the integration of ubiquitous computing systems into classroom for managing the students’ attendance using palm print scanner. The system is designed to implement an attendance management system based on palm print scanner which students need to use their palm to success the attendance where only authentic student can be recorded the attendance during the class. This system takes attendance electronically with the help of the webcam, and the records the attendance in a database. Students’ roll call percentages and their details are easily seen via Graphical User Interface (GUI).