bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The image of a medical nurse in Ivan Shmelyov’s story “Blood Sin”
Authors: Sotkov Viktor Aleksandrovich
Published: April 2024

The paper analyzes the specificity of the image of a medical nurse in Ivan Shmelyov’s story “Blood Sin”. The research aims to identify the peculiarities of the functioning of this image within the artistic system of the story. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that by examining the characteristics of the medical nurse’s image, contextual interconnections with “The Lord’s Summer”, “Fear” and through a detailed study of its symbolic significance, the paper presents the first-ever interpretation of the philosophical uniqueness of “Blood Sin”. As a result, several findings were made: firstly, the narrative and narrating role of the main heroine, who serves not only as a part of the plot development but also as the narrator, is identified. Secondly, the significant semantic and narrative role played by the images directly associated with the medical nurse’s image (trains as symbols of the departing Russia, the sound of bells as a detail recurring in many of the writer’s works, and revolutionary hard laborers representing the future of a “new” country) is determined. Thirdly, the paper reflects the contrast between the romanticization of the revolution and its actual results, which are not embraced by the story’s main heroine. Based on this, the dynamics of development of the image are revealed. Lastly, the autobiographical nature of the medical nurse’s image is demonstrated, in which Ivan Shmelyov sees himself.
Features of the functioning of deverbal nouns with the prefix 'пред-' (based on the Russian National Corpus)
Authors: Sukhorukova Yuliya Aleksandrovna
Published: April 2024

The aim of the study is to demonstrate the potential influence of the prefix 'пред-' on the realization of deverbal nouns with this prefix in texts from specific functional spheres presented in the Russian National Corpus. The paper analyzed deverbal nouns with the prefix 'пред-' and unprefixed deverbatives across 9 functional spheres of the Russian National Corpus (ecclesiastical-theological sphere, everyday life, literary sphere, business official sphere, journalism, educational-scientific sphere, industrial-technical sphere, advertising, electronic communication). The data obtained allowed the researcher to identify the significance of the prefix 'пред-' in the functioning of units with the prefix and differences in their realization compared to unprefixed deverbal nouns. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the first-ever analysis of deverbal nouns with the prefix 'пред-' across the functional spheres of the Russian National Corpus. The work describes the characteristics of deverbatives with 'пред-' in these functional spheres and identifies the potential influence of the prefix 'пред-' on the functioning of deverbal nouns with the prefix. The results of the study indicated that among deverbatives with the prefix 'пред-', the most frequent functional spheres are mainly the ecclesiastical-theological one, the industrial-technical one (compared to unprefixed deverbal nouns), and the educational-scientific one, leading to the conclusion about the influence of the prefix 'пред-' on the functioning of the analyzed deverbatives.
Aprendizagem baseada em problema na educação em saúde com enfoque no Sistema Único de Saúde
Authors: Lavres Hayanna de Araújo Ramos , Dantas Janaína Araújo , Gaujac Cristiano , Amaral Regiane Cristina do , Guerra Cecília Bezerra de Menezes Corbal , Freire Rangel Teles , Souza Victor Arthur Rodrigues de
Published: April 2024

O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar a produção científica brasileira acerca da metodologia de aprendizagem baseada em problema (problem-based learning, PBL) utilizada como ferramenta de educação em saúde no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Trata-se de uma revisão crítica de literatura, cuja estratégia de busca baseou-se na seleção de produções bibliográficas, realizada em março de 2023, por meio Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). Os descritores em ciências da saúde (DeCS) empregados foram “aprendizagem baseada em problemas”, “educação em saúde” e “Sistema Único de Saúde”. Foram recuperados 60 artigos e após a aplicação dos critérios de elegibilidade, restaram 19 pesquisas, que culminaram na formação de duas categorias temáticas: a) metodologia ativa PBL como ferramenta no ensino-aprendizagem na graduação, no contexto do SUS e b) contribuições da metodologia PBL para a educação em saúde da população e\ou profissionais de saúde no âmbito do SUS. Conclui-se que a produção cientifica abordando a metodologia PBL utilizada como ferramenta de educação em saúde no âmbito do Sistema Único de Saúde ainda é escassa no Brasil.
Avaliação da usabilidade e utilidade de um aplicativo sobre traumatismos dentários para cirurgiões-dentistas e estudantes de Odontologia
Authors: Abuabara Allan , Nascimento Thais Vilalba Paniagua Machado do , Lima Ludmylla Gomes de , Espindola Mariana de Oliveira , Araújo Cristiano Miranda de , Baratto Filho Flares
Published: April 2024

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a usabilidade e a utilidade do aplicativo (app) Dental Trauma, disponível gratuitamente e em português nas lojas App Store e Play Store. Participaram do estudo estudantes de Odontologia e Cirurgiões-dentistas (CDs)  (n = 20). Utilizou-se o teste de Escala de Usabilidade do Sistema (System Usability Scale - SUS) para análise da usabilidade e o teste de Aceitação de Tecnologia (Technology Acceptance Model - TAM) adaptado ao contexto da pesquisa para a análise da utilidade. Foi aplicado o teste de Mann-Whitney para comparar o escore SUS entre estudantes e CDs e o teste de Spearman para correlacionar as questões da utilidade. A pontuação SUS no percentil 50 foi de 83,75. Valores acima de 68 são classificados como aceitáveis. O teste de Mann-Whitney não evidenciou diferença significativa na pontuação SUS ao analisar separadamente CDs e estudantes de Odontologia (p = 0,442). O app foi amplamente avaliado como útil (95% a 100%), sendo observadas correlações robustas, positivas e significas entre as respostas para cada questão. O app não contempla traumatismos em dentes decíduos, sendo uma oportunidade de atualização ou desenvolvimento de outros apps. O app Dental Trauma atendeu aos requisitos de usabilidade e utilidade, alcançando resultados classificados como “excelente”. Os usuários reconheceram se tratar de uma tecnologia útil que pode auxiliar o profissional no diagnóstico e conduta e na compreensão dos conceitos relacionados ao traumatismo dentário.
UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH DAN KEPERCAYAAN DIRI PESERTA DIDIK MELALUI MODEL DISCOVERY LEARNING
Authors: Aisah Siti , Achmad Mudrikah  , Sulastri Yayu Laila
Published: April 2024

This research was motivated by the low mathematical problem solving abilities and self-confidence of students in learning mathematics in Class VII A MTs Al-Falah Jatinangor. One alternative solution is to apply the Discovery Learning learning model. The purpose of this research is to determine the increase in students' mathematical problem solving abilities after using the Discovery Learning learning model and to determine the increase in students' self-confidence after using the Discovery Learning learning model. The method used is the classroom action research method (PTK), which is carried out in 2 cycles consisting of planning, action implementation, observation and reflection. The data taken is qualitative data, namely data from teacher observations, self-confidence questionnaires and students' daily journals. As well as quantitative data, namely learning outcome data obtained from the results of mathematical problem solving ability tests. The data obtained was analyzed using percentages. From the results of data analysis, it was concluded that students' mathematical problem solving abilities and self-confidence increased after learning using the Discovery Learning model.
Keywords: Discovery-Learning Model, Problem Solving Skill, Self-Confidence
PENGEMBANGAN LKPD MODEL INKUIRI TERBIMBING YANG MENGAKOMODASI KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Hasanah Nenden Nidaul , Dinny Mardiana  , Nurjanah
Published: April 2024

The research backgoround is low critical thinking skills and motivation student learning, and the unvaibility of accomodating LKPD students critical thingking skills. The aim of this research is develop LKPD based on Guided Inquiry that is valid, practical, facilitating the ability to motivate intelligent thinking, as well as students learning on subject of flat side shapes (cubes and blocks) at junior high school level. Qualitative research approach, development research method with ADDIE research design. The research location is SMP Negeri 2 Kertasari implementation in the 2022/2023 academic year. The research subject are students class VIII and math teacher. Instrument used are documents, personal guidelines, validation sheets, and anwer sheets. The results of the research show that the LKPD has been develop is valid.
Detection of cotton leaf disease with machine learning model
Authors: Hyder Unain , Talpur Mir Rahib Hussain
Published: April 2024

This study aims to use a machine learning (ML) model to accurately classify four datasets of cotton crop leaves as either infected or healthy. Bacterial blight, Curly virus, Fussarium Wilt, and healthy leaves were used as the datasets for the study. ML is a useful tool in detecting cotton leaf diseases and can minimize the rate of disease. The problem is that without machine learning technique it is very difficult and time consuming to detect the diseases then to sort out this problem a machine learning model is proposed and to test the accuracy of the proposed model, the confusion matrix concept was used. The researchers have done their research works to diagnose the diseases by using (ML) model but the drawback of their research was that the results which were given by the different (ML) models were not accurate. The target of the study was to identify diseases affecting the cotton plant in the early stages using traditional techniques. However, utilizing various image processing techniques and machine learning algorithms, including a convolutional neural network, proved to be helpful in diagnosing the diseases. This technological approach can simplify the detection of damaged leaves and minimize the efforts of farmers in detecting those diseases. Cotton is a natural fiber produced on a large scale, and it is grown on 2.5% of overall agronomic land. The detection of cotton leaf diseases is crucial to maintain the crop's productivity and provide reliable earnings to farmers. A confusion matrix is N X N matrix used for evaluating the performance of a classification model, where N is the number of target classes. The matrix compares the actual target values with those predicted by machine learning model. This technique has four parameters to test the accuracy of the results which is given in my research work.
The art of image worship in China of the 17th century
Authors: Chen Yu-Fu
Published: April 2024

Image worship, an important thought in Chinese culture and art, is similar to religious belief in some respects. In the Qing Dynasty of China, image worship was employed as a political means to shackle people's thoughts and divide them into different classes, but it also served as a psychological and spiritual consolation for people. This article investigates a series of cultural phenomena related to image worship in the Qing Dynasty. These include “blind image worship”, the “sense of ceremony in image worship”, and the “generalization of image worship”.
Properties of AI-generated images that influence misinformation belief and correction efficacy
Authors: Guo Sean , Zhong Yiwen , Hu Xiaoqing
Published: April 2024

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) allows the creation of photorealistic images with simple text prompts. As a result, proliferation of AI-generated visual misinformation is an increasing concern. However, how AI-generated visual misinformation influences our beliefs and whether corrections are effective remains to be seen. In study 1, we examined discernment between real headlines and headlines accompanied by AI-generated images (AI headlines), and how cognitive reflection, conspiracist beliefs and digital literacy correlated with belief in AI headlines. In study 2, after initial belief ratings of headlines, corrective information was provided, during which participants rated their surprise to a headline’s correction or confirmation. Beliefs were recorded immediately afterwards and after a 1-week delay. Subjective ratings of image realism, evidence and surprise were collected as predictors for initial belief and belief regression. Results showed that more realistic images and images that provided stronger evidence for the headline led to greater belief in both real and AI headlines, and that higher cognitive reflection ability and lower conspiracy beliefs were linked to improved discernment. Belief regression did not differ between real and AI headlines, and was primarily determined by how surprising the correction or confirmation was. Our findings suggest that people rely on image qualities such as its realism and how much evidence it provides to make judgements about headline veracity. Corrections were effective at reducing belief in AI headlines, thus emphasizing the importance of identifying and labeling AI content.
The Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Mortality
Authors: Marshall Jamaal
Published: April 2024

During the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, maternal and infant mortality rates increased for many countries while remaining steady and even declining in others, leading to questions regarding the common denominators that may have influenced access to maternal health care and safety. In addition to the three delays (i.e., a delay in seeking health care after the sudden onset of labor, a delay in reaching a health facility, and a delay in being assisted once the health facility is reached), Pearson’s correlation analysis of maternal health data from 20 countries revealed a significant negative relationship between midwives per 1,000 live births and maternal and infant mortality rates. Results suggest the critical importance of midwives, perhaps especially during pandemics and wartime when higher stress levels can compromise the health and safety of both new and expectant mothers and infants.
The Dangers of Calculating Conditional Effects: A Reevaluation of Barber and Pope (2019)
Authors: Fuller Sam , Rametta Jack T.
Published: April 2024

Barber and Pope (2019) ask: "Are people conservative (liberal) because they are Republicans (Democrats)? Or is it the reverse: people are Republicans (Democrats) because they are conservatives (liberals)?" So far, answers to this important question have been formulated from conditional average treatment effect results obtained from using an interaction term in a regression (DV ~ Treatment X Conditional Variable). However, there are numerous issues with these models and there now exist first-best methods, like causal forest (CF), that leverage sample-splitting and doubly-robust estimation for detecting treatment effect heterogeneity and calculating conditional effects. Using CF, we replicate the paper's main effects, but find no evidence of heterogeneity. Our findings controvert all of BP's conditional effect estimates including political knowledge, strength of partisanship, self-reported ideology, and approval of Donald Trump. This letter aims to not simply revise BP, but to compel researchers to leverage causal machine learning methods for conditional effect estimation.
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Conflict Reappraisal Intervention for Community Couples with Young Children
Authors: Prime Heather , Muise Amy , Jambon Marc , Koven Maya , Markwell Alexandra , Wade Mark
Published: April 2024

Purpose: The Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2) program is a brief, online couple’s intervention designed to prevent relationship deterioration by targeting maladaptive psychological processes. Methods: The current study used a parallel-group randomized controlled trial of L2P2 to examine its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness. One-hundred forty couples with young children (<6 years old) were randomly assigned to L2P2 or a control group. In three writing sessions over nine weeks, all couples completed fact-based summaries about recent conflicts; the L2P2 group also responded to three writing prompts eliciting conflict reappraisal. Participants completed baseline, post-intervention, and 1- and 3-month follow-up assessments. Results: Goals related to feasibility and acceptability were met. In addition, the control group, but not the L2P2 group, showed deteriorating relationship quality from baseline to post-intervention. Conclusions: L2P2 shows promise as a brief intervention to attenuate declines in relationship quality in couples.
Narrow, fast, and "cool" mantle plumes caused by strain-weakening rheology in Earth's lower mantle
Authors: Gülcher Anna , Golabek Gregor , Thielmann Marcel , Ballmer Maxim , Tackley Paul
Published: April 2024

The rheological properties of Earth's lower mantle are key for mantle dynamics and planetary evolution. The main rock-forming minerals in the lower mantle are bridgmanite (Br) and smaller amounts of ferropericlase (Fp). Previous work has suggested that the large differences in viscosity between these minerals greatly affect the bulk rock rheology. The resulting effective rheology becomes highly strain-dependent as weaker Fp- minerals become elongated and eventually interconnected. This implies that strain localization may occur in Earth's lower mantle. So far, there have been no studies on global-scale mantle convection in the presence of such strain-weakening (SW) rheology. Here, we present 2D numerical models of thermo-chemical convection in spherical annulus geometry including a new strain-dependent rheology formulation for lower mantle materials, combining rheological weakening and healing terms. We find that SW rheology has several direct and indirect effects on mantle convection. The most notable direct effect is the changing dynamics of weakened plume channels as well as the formation of larger thermochemical piles at the base of the mantle. The weakened plume conduits act as lubrication channels in the mantle and exhibit a lower thermal anomaly. SW rheology also reduces the overall viscosity, notable in terms of increasing convective vigor and core-mantle boundary (CMB) heat flux. Finally, we put our results into context with existing hypotheses on the style of mantle convection and mixing. Most importantly, we suggest that the new kind of plume dynamics may explain the discrepancy between expected and observed thermal anomalies of deep-seated mantle plumes on Earth.
Chemical potentials in non-hydrostatically stressed anisotropic phases
Authors: Myhill Robert
Published: April 2024

This paper presents expressions for chemical potentials in non-hydrostatically stressed anisotropic phases. Chemical potentials are here defined as the change in Helmholtz energy on adding a single chemical component to a material while locally preserving total volume, temperature and the shape of the domain. The paper demonstrates that an entire class of chemical potentials can be defined given different boundary conditions. Total derivatives of the Helmholtz free energies use a chemical potential defined by imposing isotropic compression of existing material, while crystal growth and dissolution is governed by interfacial chemical potentials, defined by imposing uniaxial compression of existing material normal to the crystal surface. A chemical equivalent of the conservation of linear momentum (Cauchy's first law) is provided that encapsulates the concept of chemical equilibrium under non-hydrostatically stressed states. The derived chemical potentials are valid for all phases; both solid and liquid, crystalline and amorphous, and do not depend on rheology. They are discussed in the context of previous results, resolving several points of controversy in the literature.
Extending Lawson and Robins’ (2021) Guideline for the Evaluation of Jingle and Jangle Fallacies
Authors: Blötner Christian
Published: April 2024

Jingle and jangle fallacies pose two massive problems in psychological assessment. A jinglefallacy occurs when equally named constructs/measures in fact assess different constructs. Ajangle fallacy exists if differently named constructs/measures in fact measure the same concept.A guideline presented by Lawson and Robins (2021,https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683211047101) helps evaluate specific aspects of assumed jingleand jangle fallacies. While the checklist itself is well-elaborated, aspects mentioning thestatistical evaluation of the (dis)similarity of the observed nomological networks requireextensions and differentiations. Therefore, I recommend three analytical advancements, namely(a) the derivation of correlation difference hypotheses concerning validation criteria with whichthe allegedly jingled (jangled) variables are assumed to be correlated equally (differently), (b)procedures for the derivation of cutoffs to evaluate the overall similarity of the nomologicalnetworks on the basis of the elemental approach (Kay & Arrow, 2022,https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12662), and (c) the recommendation to compare test informationtrajectories from an item response-theoretical perspective. I conclude that all extensions helpimprove the evaluation of assumed jingle and jangle fallacies, which arguably increases thestability and reliability of research findings.
Size adaptation: Do you know it when you see it?
Authors: Yousif Sami Ryan , Clarke Sam
Published: April 2024

The visual system adapts to a wide range of visual features, from lower-level features like color and motion to higher-level features like causality and, perhaps, number. According to some, adaptation is a strictly perceptual phenomenon, such that the presence of adaptation licenses the claim that a feature is truly perceptual in nature. Given the theoretical importance of claims about adaptation, then, it is important to understand exactly when the visual system does and does not exhibit adaptation. Here, we take as a case study one specific kind of adaptation: visual adaptation to size. Supported by evidence from four experiments, we argue that, despite robust effects of size adaptation in the lab, (1) size adaptation effects are phenomenologically underwhelming (in some cases, hardly appreciable at all), (2) some effects of size adaptation appear contradictory, and difficult to explain given current theories of size adaptation, and (3) prior studies on size adaptation may have failed to isolate size as the adapted dimension. Ultimately, we argue that while there is evidence to license the claim that size adaptation is genuine, size adaptation is a puzzling and poorly understood phenomenon.
Derivation in Germanic
Authors: Hartmann Stefan
Published: April 2024

Derivational word-formation processes play an important role in the Germanic languages. In particular, prefixation and suffixation are highly productive. In accordance with the so-called right-hand head principle, suffixes tend to determine the morphological category of a word, and are therefore often category-changing (e.g. verb to noun), while prefixes can lead to changes regarding the valency or case government of the items to which they attach. Derivational patterns differ in various aspects, including the degree to which they modify the semantics of their bases and their morphological productivity.
Are Immigrants More Innovative? Evidence from Entrepreneurs
Authors: Lee Kyung Min , Kim Mee Jung , Brown J. David , Earle John S. , Liu Zhen
Published: April 2024

We evaluate the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs to innovation in the U.S. using linked survey-administrative data on 199,000 firms with a rich set of innovation measures and other firm and owner characteristics. We find that not only are immigrants more likely than natives to own businesses, but on average their firms display more innovation activities and outcomes. Immigrant-owned firms are particularlymore likely to create completely new products, improve previous products, use new processes, and engage in both basic and applied R&D, and their efforts are reflected in substantially higher levels of patents and productivity. Immigrant owners are slightly less likely than natives to imitate products of others and to hire more employees. Delving into potential explanations of the immigrant-native differences, we study other characteristics of entrepreneurs, access to finance, choice of industry, immigrant self-selection, and effects of diversity. We find that the immigrant innovation advantage is robust to controlling for detailed characteristics of firms and owners, it holds in both high-tech and non-high-tech industries and, with the exception of productivity, it tends to be even stronger in firms owned by diverse immigrant-native teams and bydiverse immigrants from different countries. The evidence from nearly all measures that immigrants tend to operate more innovative and productive firms, together with the higher share of business ownership by immigrants, implies large contributions to U.S. innovation and growth.
Enhancing Tourism Demand Forecasting with a Transformer-based Framework
Authors: Li Xin , Xu Yechi , Law Rob , Wang Shouyang
Published: April 2024

This study introduces an innovative framework that harnesses the most recent transformer architecture to enhance tourism demand forecasting. The proposed transformer-based model integrates the tree-structured parzen estimator for hyperparameter optimization, a robust time series decomposition approach, and a temporal fusion transformer for multivariate time series prediction. Our novel approach initially employs the decomposition method to decompose the data series to effectively mitigate the influence of outliers. The temporal fusion transformer is subsequently utilized for forecasting, and its hyperparameters are meticulously fine-tuned by a Bayesian-based algorithm, culminating in a more efficient and precise model for tourism demand forecasting. Our model surpasses existing state-of-the-art methodologies in terms of forecasting accuracy and robustness.
Ocular oncology service in Nepal: A demand with time
Authors: Saiju Rohit
Published: April 2024

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Barriers to cataract surgery in peri-urban regions of Eastern Nepal: An experience at a government eye department
Authors: Ansari Zahir , Maharjan Ravi Kumar , Basnet Rakshya , Khatoon Sahana , Koirala Ashesh
Published: April 2024

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Kobiety i milczenie w "Pervigilium Veneris"
Authors: Kucz Anna
Published: April 2024

The book is the first Polish monograph on the anonymous poem Pervigilium Veneris, which has had many literary and instrumental-vocal interpretations. Analyze of the unusual similarities of phrases and motifs that appear in Pervigilium and in Nemesianus’ poetry led to confirming Monceaux’s thesis that the author of the work may be Nemesianus, a Carthaginian poet writing in the 3rd century AD. The author analyzes the techniques of portraying Diana and Venus and the sisters Philomela and Procne, comparing them with prefigurations contained in poems by Lucretius, Catullus, Statius and Nemesianus among others. The subject of reflection are also the enigmatic words Terei puella and Illa cantat, nos tacemus, which refer to the motif of women’s silence, strongly emphasized in ancient literature.
Penerapan Konsep Ekspresif Pada Rancangan Bentuk Galeri Seni Rupa Dengan Tema Arsitektur Kontemporer.
Authors: Adhatania Marta Wulan , Ramadhani Suci , Atika Firdha Ayu
Published: April 2024

Surabaya memiliki peminat Seni Rupa Kontemporer yang cukup banyak sehingga terdapat beberapa seniman dan komunitas, serta jurusan seni rupa di perguruan tinggi Surabaya. Hal tersebut memunculkan beberapa galeri seni di Surabaya, namun dari segi kapasitas hingga fasilitas kurang memadai, baik dari galeri khusus maupun umum untuk menampung hasil karya para komunitas maupun seniman. Selain itu, masih terdapat beberapa galeri seni yang masih dilaksanakan di fasilitas umum seperti mall maupun menyewa ruko. Oleh karena itu, dari permasalahan diatas diperlukannya perencanaan dan perancangan Galeri Seni Rupa Kontemporer di Kota Surabaya dengan tema Arsitektur Kontemporer. Metode pendekatan desain pada tema Arsitektur Kontemporer menggunakan teori dari Egon Schimbeck, yang memunculkan beberapa ciri-ciri dari arsitektur kontemporer yang diaplikasikan pada konsep mikro pada Bentuk. Dengan menggunakan metode jenis kualitatif yang mendeskripsikan dan menganalisis terkait dengan judul dan tema melalui Observasi, Dokumentasi, Kuisioner, dan Kepustakaan. Studi banding yang diakukan antara lain di Galeri Prabangkara, Vinautism Art Gallery, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, and the Chinese Tujia Pan-Museum Complex. Konsep Mikro Bentuk “Ekspresif” yang ditinjau dari permasalahan galeri seni pada study objek lapangan dan literatur memiliki bentuk yang kurang mencerminkan galeri seni serta monoton. Dengan adanya Perencanaan dan Perancangan Galeri Seni Rupa Kontemporer menggunakan tema Arsitektur Kontemporer, diharapkan dapat mencerminkan Galeri Seni Rupa Kontemporer itu sendiri.
Bangunan Foodcourt Ber-Arsitektur Kontemporer Pada Kawasan Kuliner Di Kecamatan Rungkut Kota Surabaya
Authors: Ratniarsih Ika , Widjajanti Wiwik Widyo , Pratama Muhammad Antoni Dana
Published: April 2024

Daerah Wonorejo Rungkut merupakan kawasan wisata mangrove di Surabaya. Sebagai kawasan wisata, daerah Wonorejo Surabaya belum memiliki bangunan Kawasan Kuliner. Rancangan desain bangunan Foodcourt pada Kawasan Kuliner untuk memenuhi fasilitas kuliner khas Surabaya dan memfasilitasi pada daerah tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif berdasar pada tinjauan dari studi kasus Kawasan Kuliner yang terletak di jalan Raya Wonorejo Timur Kelurahan Wonorejo, Kecamatan Rungkut Surabaya termasuk daerah wisata mangrove dengan luas total lahan 1.4 hektar yang dibatasi oleh pertokoan dan pemukiman. Pada kawasan ini terdapat bangunan Foodcourt yang ruang-ruangnya terdiri dari zona publik yaitu area makan indoor, area makan outdoor, stan makanan, area wastafel, toilet umum; zona servis yaitu gudang, dapur, ruang cuci dan toilet. Arsitektur kontemporer pada desain Kawasan Kuliner di Kecamatan Rungkut Surabaya, meliputi aspek-aspek desain seperti bentuk; tatanan lahan; dan ruang menjadi suatu konsep desain yang memiliki ciri khas di masing-masing desainnya. Penerapan tema arsitektur kontemporer pada bentuk bangunan diwujudkan dalam ide desain bentuk kuliner martabak bihun pada fasad bangunan. Rancangan Bangunan Foodcourt pada Kawasan kuliner ini diharapkan agar pengunjung dapat mengetahui jenis kuliner dan menikmati view yang khas pada Kawasan Kuliner Surabaya.
Pola Permukiman Masyarakat Kampung Batik Laweyan Ditinjau Dari Arsitektur Bangunan Bergaya Indis
Authors: Rosalina Brina Elberta , Rusvianna Sarila Fatimah
Published: April 2024

Laweyan merupakan daerah yang memiliki akulturasi dari gaya bangunan Eropa dan Jawa yang menghasilkan gaya Indis. Rumah bergaya Indis dimiliki oleh para saudagar batik dan mereka memiliki pola permukiman yang berbeda dari daerah lain di lingkup Surakarta. Penelitian ini membahas mengenai arsitektur bangunan bergaya Indis dan pola permukiman masyarakat Kampung Batik Laweyan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kehidupan sosial ekonomi masyarakat Kampung Batik Laweyan, terciptanya Pola Permukiman Masyarakat kampung batik laweyan, terbentuknya Arsitektur bangunan bergaya Indis di Kampung Batik Laweyan. Dalam penelitian ini diharapkan memberikan manfaat sebagai informasi tambahan kepada pembaca mengenai Arsitektur indis pada bangunan di Kampung Batik Laweyan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif dan data diperoleh melalui tahap observasi, wawancara, dan studi pustaka. Dari hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa saudagar batik menjadikan rumah tidak hanya sebagai tempat tinggal tetapi juga untuk menunjang produksi batik. Gaya Indis diterapkan dalam arsitektur bangunan tidak lepas dari pengaruh Eropa yang sudah maju dalam bidang arsitektur, dan dengan dengan kekayaan yang mereka miliki sehingga mampu membangun rumah dengan gaya Indis dan sebagai upaya menunjukkan status sosial mereka dalam masyarakat. Dari letak geografisnya, masyarakat Laweyan memiliki pola permukiman yang berbeda dari daerah lain yaitu berbentuk papan catur atau grid didasari pada bangunan yang berbentuk persegi serta jalan yang memanjang dan lurus. Pola permukiman grid ini menjadikan kawasan Laweyan seakan tertutup dengan dunia luar.
Pendekatan Arsitektur Berkelanjutan pada Perancangan Bangunan Rest Area di Jalan By Pass Krian Sidoarjo
Authors: Al Haby Aldi Azzam , Hendra Failasuf Herman , Oktafiana Brina
Published: April 2024

Perancangan Rest Area yang mengusung tema Sustainable dengan konsep Bioclimatic. Pendekatan ini selain memperhatikan kondisi lingkungan juga mengedepankan pemanfaatan energi dari alam untuk digunakan menjadi energi alternatif.
Mediated Mediation Model to Examine the Nexus among Entrepreneurship Skills, Entrepreneurship Attitude, Entrepreneurship Intention and Start-up Preparation of the Undergraduates in the Selected Universities in Sri Lanka
Authors: Thevanes N. , Puspanathan A.
Published: April 2024

This study investigates the relationships among entrepreneurship skills, entrepreneurship attitude, entrepreneurship intention, and start-up preparation. Researchers have designed a conceptual model and constructed hypotheses tested using structural equation modelling based on data collected from undergraduates in selected state universities in Sri Lanka.  The findings of the study revealed that there are positive and significant relationships that exist among the study variables. Further, the relationship between entrepreneurship skills and start-up preparation is mediated by entrepreneurship attitude and entrepreneurship intention. Similarly, entrepreneurship intention mediates the relationship between entrepreneurship attitude and start-up preparation. The study contributes to the theoretical and empirical development of a model to explain and open the black box on the relationships among entrepreneurship skills, entrepreneurship attitude, and entrepreneurship intention and start-up preparation.

Keywords: Skills, Intention, Attitude, Start-Up Preparation, Entrepreneurship, University, Sri Lanka
Entrepreneurial Decision-Making Approaches of Award-Winning Women Business Operators in Kandy District of Sri Lanka
Authors: Wijerathna I.D.C , Kodituwakku Sarath S.
Published: April 2024

Women's entrepreneurship has been widely identified as a driver of economic and social development worldwide. However, literature in women entrepreneurship argues that women lag behind men in the SME sector, and women business operators are constrained. Some women business operators become more successful than others, even in a constrained environment. Therefore, this research aims to study the entrepreneurial decision-making approaches of award-winning women business operators in the Kandy district of Sri Lanka using theoretical lenses of effectuation and causation. A qualitative multiple case study design was adopted to achieve research objectives. The study sample was selected from the successful women business operators who have been awarded in "Star Awards" from 2014 to 2019. A purposive sampling method was used, and sampling was continued up to 30 cases. The data were gathered through face-to-face in-depth interviews using a topic guide. The data were analysed adopting three simultaneous stages: within-case analysis, cross-case analysis, and comparison of findings with the theory. The findings revealed that the entrepreneurial decision-making approach of the respondents does not change with the sector (i.e., manufacturing and service) they operate. Also, findings show that they had practised all five effectuation principles in their entrepreneurship processes.  However, only a few respondents practised the lemonade principle compared to the other four principles. The findings further revealed that the studied women entrepreneurs have become more effectual when starting up their businesses and have combined the causation approach with effectuation when growing/expanding their businesses. 

Keywords: Women, Entrepreneurship, Decision-Making, Effectuation, Causation
Analysis of the Application of Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices in Agricultural Farms: Perception of Farm Employees
Authors: Fernando M.P.A.S. , Silva K.N.N.
Published: April 2024

Human resources in organisations are the organisational assets that direct organisations towards their goals. Human Resource Management (HRM) is the process of managing those valuable assets while improving their performance. This study aims to analyse the HRM function of agricultural farms, which have a unique organisational function in contrast to other business firms. Furthermore, we used two different farming businesses under two different management systems as private and public. Recruitment and selection, performance evaluation, reward management, training and development, discipline and grievances, health and safety, leadership and motivation, working conditions and relationships were analysed as the key HRM practices of these farms. Moreover, this study has attempted to contrast these HRM practices under public and private management systems and finally aims to give suggestions and recommendations to improve the HRM practices in agricultural farms. The primary data were collected from 40 employees from each farm which were selected using simple random sampling via a pretested questionnaire.  Descriptive analysis and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used for the data analysis.  According to the results, the private farm (Mean:3.88) has the formal recruitment and selection practices and but not in the public farm (Mean:3.45). Reward management practices are well functioning in the public farm (Mean:3.25) than in the private farm (Mean:3.1). The performance evaluation process of the private farm (Mean:2.93) is more informal, and the public farm (Mean:3.65) has a formal evaluation process for permanent employees. Furthermore, the public farm (Mean:3.3) does not have  a good health and safety management process compared to privately owned farm (Mean:4.05). The public farm (Mean: 3.02) does not conduct scheduled training programmes for their staff when compared to private farms (Mean:4.05). Both farms do not conduct proper orientation programmes for their newly recruited employees. Nevertheless, the overall satisfaction towards the working conditions and relationships, discipline and grievance management, and leadership and motivation of both farms were satisfactory. Finally, this study recommended that reward management, health and safety management, training and development should be improved in public farms, while reward management and performance management should be further improved in private farms.

Keywords: Function of HRM, Employee Perception, Private Farm, Public Farm
Economic Success of Women Machinists: The Case Study of Garment Factories in Katunayake Free Trade Zone, Sri Lanka
Authors: Weerakkody W.A.S.S.
Published: April 2024

Sri Lanka has several Free Trade Zones (FTZ) which contain different manufacturing operations, including garment factories. In the garment factories, most of the employees on the factory floor are women who work as machinists. Although the garment industry contributes heavily to earning foreign currency for the economy, society generally perceives that the women in garment factories come from rural villages intending to achieve success in their lives but end up with an unsuccessful life in terms of the economic situation. Despite this common perception, the reality might prove to be different. Thus, this research addresses the issue whether the women machinists in garment factories in Katunayake FTZ have achieved economic success in life. The study adopted qualitative methodology and the research strategy is the case study method. This research study is conducted in a natural environment to identify whether the life of a garment factory woman is a success or a failure. Twelve women machinists who have worked more than one year in the Katunayake FTZ are taken as the sample, and semi-structured interviews have been used as the data collection technique. Coding and thematic analysis are the techniques used for analysing data.  Most importantly, the findings revealed that, with their stable monthly income, women workers have experienced economic independence and autonomy in making decisions within the family. Thus, they have utilised their earnings to ensure the wellbeing of their families, especially that of the children and parents. Furthermore, they have experienced social mobility as they have been warmly welcomed by the villagers when they visit their home, which they did not experience before being employed. With the above findings, it can be concluded that women machinists have achieved economic success in their lives as a result of being employed in garment factories in FTZ's.

Keywords: Women Machinists, Women Labour, Garment Industry, Economic Success, Free Trade Zone
Women Machinists in Garment Factories and Social Success: The Case Study of Garment Factories in Katunayake Free Trade Zone, Sri Lanka
Authors: Weerakkody W.A.S.S.
Published: April 2024

Sri Lanka has several Free Trade Zones (FTZ) which contain different manufacturing operations, including garment factories. In the garment factories, most of the employees on the factory floor are women who work as machinists. Although the garment industry contributes heavily to earning foreign currency for the economy, society is of the perception that the women in garment factories come from rural villages intending to achieve success in their lives but end up with an unsuccessful life socially. Despite this common perception, the reality might prove to be different. Thus, this research addresses the issue of whether the women machinists in garment factories in Katunayake FTZ have achieved social success in life. The study adopted qualitative methodology and the research strategy is the case study method. This research study is conducted in a natural environment to identify whether the life of a garment factory woman is a success or a failure. Twelve women machinists who have worked for more than one year in the Katunayake FTZ are taken as the sample and semi-structured interviews have been used as the data collection technique. Coding and thematic analysis are the techniques used for analysing data.  Accordingly, the study found that, women machinists take their best effort to make their children well educated. Sometimes these women are single as their husbands have left them but they have great courage to win their life by giving a better life to their children. Further, they have experienced social mobility as they have been warmly welcomed by the villagers when they visit their home which they did not experience before being employed. With the above findings, it can be concluded that women machinists have achieved social success in their lives as a result of being employed in garment factories in FTZ.

Keywords: Women Machinists, Women Labour, Garment Industry, Social Success, Free Trade Zone
Unmasking Digital Slavery: A Study of Labour Exploitation Occurring among Taxi Drivers in the Sri Lankan Gig Economy
Authors: Ruvishani Masha , Kariyapperuma Seshika
Published: April 2024

As the global economy is moving towards remote access and shared workplaces, gig economy workers comprise the majority of the workforce. Organisations are opting for temporary professionals over training their own employees for specific skill sets. The purpose of this research is to explore the labour exploitation that occurs among taxi drivers in Sri Lanka’s gig economy. The present study addressed the research question of how labour exploitation occurs among taxi drivers in the Sri Lankan gig economy. A qualitative approach was used to understand the perceptions of taxi drivers in relation to the labour exploitation that occur sin the gig economy. Accordingly, an inductive approach was adopted in the study. A series of interviews were used as the research strategy. An interview guide was developed, and a semi-structured interview method was used to collect the data from the participants. Further, the study used ‘Netnography’ technique since it obtains data from social media posts such as Facebook. The participants were selected by utilising the purposive sampling method. The collected data was analysed using the thematic analysis technique. It was found that gig workers are considered people who cannot find permanent jobs and are exploited heavily by the platform organisations. Gig economy workers are faced with an unprecedented struggle due to long working hours, no job security, low pay packages, topped with less pay security, inhuman treatment by their employers and customers and absolutely no protection or rights. In order to build an economy that works for all people, “gig” and app-based companies cannot be allowed to exploit their workers under the guise of “innovation”. It was found that the Sri Lankan gig economy is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Keywords: Gig Economy, Labour Exploitation, Digital Taylorism, Government Interventions, Job Security
Art of Appearance: A Study on Impression Management among Academicians of a Selected State University in Sri Lanka
Authors: De Silva L.S.D
Published: April 2024

Impression management is one of the most important concepts in research, especially in the educational context, as it may provide useful insights to academicians to improve their current state of affairs. This qualitative study on impression management among academicians of a selected university in Sri Lanka was carried out to explore the impression management strategies that are adopted by academicians while trying to identify the motives behind their practice of those strategies. An exploratory study was conducted using the qualitative approach under the interpretivism paradigm. Eight academics from a leading faculty in a state university, which is located in the Colombo district, were selected as the sample using the purposive sampling technique. Semi-structured interviews were adopted to collect the data and the thematic analysis technique was used to analyse those collected data. Results of the study indicate that academicians in the selected context use a variety of impression management strategies. Those include direct strategies of creating a good image through presenting the self as competent, likable, diligent, supplicatory and dangerous. Strategies of apology, reasoning and rejecting were identified as the direct ways of defending a bad image. Indirect impression formation among academicians is done by criticising, passing the fault to others and getting appreciation from others. Not only that, but academicians also use non-verbal cues such as attire, facial expressions and vehicles and other accessories to create impressions. Further, the results illustrate that academicians are motivated to manage impressions to maintain a good image of themselves, to build a relationship, to achieve job-related goals such as job security and career growth and finally to motivate others for success. In conclusion, the study proposed many theoretical and managerial implications as well as considerations for future research in the field of impression management.

Keywords: Academicians, Impression Management, Impression Management Strategies, Impression Management Motives