bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Assessment of nurses' self esteem from their own point of view
Authors: Valentukevičiūtė Inga , Blaževičienė Aurelija
Published: November 2022

Investigation problem. The self-esteem of nurses in today's context is extremely important in order to ensure the provision of quality services to patients. It is noticed that low self-esteem prevails more and more often among specialists in various fields. It often becomes an obs-tacle in order to maximally implement the set goals of organizations and ensure high-quality services.

Aim. To assess nurses' self-esteem from their own point of view.

Methods. The applied method is an anonymous questionnaire survey. The standardized Rosenberg self-esteem assessment scale was used for the study.

Subjects. General practice nurses working in hospitals providing secondary level care.

Conclusions. After analyzing the data obtained during the study, it became clear that nurses usually had average self-esteem. It is observed that nurses with less work experience more often rate their self-worth as high. Also, the number of nurses with high self-esteem was among those who worked less than 1.0 full-time.
Management Of Best Practices in Multinational Companies: Starbuck’s Best Practices in The Lebanese Market
Authors: Derghan Mariam
Published: November 2022

This paper investigates how a Multinational Corporation (MNC), Starbucks in this case, adopts best practices to produce optimal results in the Lebanese market mentioning the difficulties and factors that influence the application of best practices. The ability of a MNC to effectively adapt a best practice to a host environment depends on the style of management of the company. After a face-to-face interview with the District Area Manager of the Starbucks Mena region and plenty of information gathered from the company's website and documents, Starbucks Lebanon adopts a combination of two different management styles introduced by Professor Howards: Polycentric and ethnocentric approaches.
Görögország a török kihívással szemben: a Micotákisz-kormány külpolitikája
Authors: Egeresi Zoltán
Published: November 2022

Az elemzés a görög külpolitikáról kíván egy átfogó képet nyújtani. Alaptézise, hogy a 2019-ben hatalomra került Micotákisz-kormány számára a legnagyobb kihívást a Földközi-tenger keleti medencéjében aktívvá váló török diplomáciai és katonai aktivitás jelenti, illetve ezzel együtt a már korábban is létező égei-tengeri viták (szigetek demilitarizálása, határviták stb.) újjáéledése. Ennek a kihívásnak a kezelésére Görögország status quót kereső országként határozta meg magát, amelynek célja a szövetségek létrehozása és a kapcsolatok javítása az Egyesült Államokkal, Franciaországgal, illetve Egyiptommal, Izraellel és az Egyesült Arab Emírségekkel. Más szóval, a nyugati partnerek melletti szoros elköteleződéssel igyekszik ellensúlyozni a török kihívást. Ez a politika hozott némi eredményt, így például az informális diplomáciai tárgyalások újrakezdését Törökországgal 2021 elején. Ennek ellenére nem sikerült áttörést elérni a két ország között, s mivel mindkét államban választásokat tartanak 2023 nyarán, így a közeljövőben nem is várható jelentős közeledés. Az ukrajnai háborúra – amely az ország energiaelosztó-szerepét is növelte – adott görög reakciók is a már említett helyzetből fakadóan a nyugati szövetségesei és Ukrajna melletti elköteleződéssel jártak.
Monitoring and Enforcement of Occupational Safety and Health Standard in Banana Plantations: Does Non-Compliance Pay?
Authors: Manayan Francis Evan L.
Published: November 2022

Like other laws and regulations, enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Law does not happen without the compulsion from government authorities accompanied by work-site inspection and penalties. Becker and Stigler (1974) confirms that the aim of enforcement is to attain that desired degree of compliance with the rule of prescribed behavior, and the critical reason that prevents an entity from enforcing full compliance is that enforcement is costly. This study extends the classroom game conducted by Anderson and Stafford (2006) wherein it highlighted the business unit’s responses to changes in monitoring probability relative to changes in enforcement severity. The game was put into an actual setting of analyzing the dynamics of enforcement strategies in the context of banana plantations. This study confirmed that all business units that have been caught in the past will be inspected each day, and for those that never been caught will be selected at random for inspection. Also, it confirmed that having been caught as non-compliant generally does not result in more compliance unless past violations increase future fine or punishment. Though there was no significant increase in fines, the banana farms exhibited an increased level of compliance. This performance is suspected to be due to the banana plantations’ natural response to the successive results of inspections because of the recurring non-compliance.
Impact of Government Grant on Growth of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria (A Study of Some Selected SMEs Owners in Abeokuta, Ogun State)
Authors: OGUNSANWO Abayomi Olusegun , KAZEEM Gbenga Akanmu
Published: November 2022

In this study, the effect of government incentives on the expansion of small and medium-sized businesses was evaluated. The study’s goals were to ascertain the effect of government grant availability, the effect of grant accessibility, and the sufficiency of grant on the expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises. The research design used in the study was a descriptive survey. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire. Three hundred and sixteen (316) SME owners made up the study’s population, and a sample size of one hundred and seventy seven (177) was chosen. Statistical Package for Social Sciences’ (SPSS) multiple regression analysis was used to assess the hypotheses developed for this study). The study’s conclusions showed a favorable association between government grant availability, accessibility, and sufficiency and the expansion of SMEs in Nigeria. This is clear from the fact that the p-value of the t statistic for the three independent variables is less than 5% (P=00.0000.05). The government should boost the different grants and resources made available for the operation and establishment of small and medium scale businesses in Nigeria, according to the results and recommendations. This will encourage more Nigerian small- and medium-scale business owners and operators.
ABORDAGENS TEÓRICAS AO ESTUDO DA CRÍTICA LITERÁRIA: UMA RESENHA CRÍTICA
Authors: Cristina Sermanovicz de Oliveira Gabriela , Zamonaro Cortez Clarice
Published: November 2022

A presente Resenha Crítica propõe analisar noções norteadoras de sentido acerca da Crítica Literária através das concepções presentes em Crítica e Verdade de Roland Barthes (2007), seguido de Teoria da Literatura: Uma introdução por Eagleton (2006); ABC da Crítica de Nuno Judice (2012) e Altas Literaturas de Moisés (1998), buscando compreender os principais desdobramentos que culminaram na Crítica Literária atual e suas possíveis implicações futuras.
Theologia regenitorum hos Johann Gerhard: Et erkendelsesteoretisk spørgsmål i den lutherske ortodoksi
Authors: Jensen Lars Malmgaard
Published: November 2022

This article investigates whether Johann Gerhard taught theologia regenitorum. First it interprets what Gerhard means by the term theologia. Then it investigates what role philosophy plays in his theological thinking. At last is considered the Inner witness of the Holy Spirit. These three perspectives combined reveals that Gerhard fits into a definition of theologia regenitorum.
A Summary of Approaches to the Interpretation of the Creation Narratives in the Early Chapters of Genesis
Authors: Spence John
Published: November 2022

There are a number of different views of the creation stories held by individuals, churches and denominations, some of which are held strongly which can cause disagreement if not division. Nevertheless, when the different views are considered together in a spirit of humility it becomes obvious there is considerable overlap as well as space for different opinions to be held together in Christian fellowship. It is anticipated that this summary may be useful to individuals and churches who are seeking harmony and reconciliation rather than entrenched positions. It should help to show that certain issues need not be as divisive as imagined. Unity in big picture truths rather than dogmatism in regard to more incidental aspects will assist the healing process if such be required.
Jesus som själavårdare: Ett hermeneutiskt teologiskt studium
Authors: Sundberg Lars-Göran
Published: November 2022

This article is an investigation of how to understand the concept of “Jesus as counselor” as it pertains to the hermeneutical gap between the historical Jesus and present day praxis of pastoral care. The expression “do like Jesus” is put into a critical discussion in the light of the New Testament understanding of Jesus as God incarnate and the Kingdom of God as center piece in the gospels. It is argued that if one desires to learn from Jesus’ and his way of relating to people, including paying attention to the Kingdom of God oriented identity of pastoral care and counseling, which includes guiding people towards Jesus himself, it presupposes a simultaneous and parallelistic movement.
Nyelvhasználati szokások az integráció tükrében a Berlinben élő magyar diaszpórában
Authors: Valnerné Török Eszter
Published: November 2022

A 21. század migrációs folyamatai miatt az integráció és asszimiláció fogalmai egyre többször kerülnek az érdeklődés fókuszába, ezért nagy szükség van olyan tudományos vizsgálatokra, amelyek együttélési helyzeteket elemeznek. 2010 óta a magyar társadalomban is erősebben jelentkezik a mobilitás. Magyarországon sok család érintett ebben a folyamatban, így az utóbbi időben a külföldön élő diaszpórák kutatása iránt is nagyobb a tudományos érdeklődés. Berlini kutatásommal a diaszpórakutatásba kívánok bekapcsolódni. Azt a folyamatot vizsgálom, amikor a kitelepülők egy másik kultúra viszonyrendszeréhez kezdenek alkalmazkodni. Kutatásom alapkérdése a kultúraváltás jelensége. A helyszín kiválasztásának fontos motivációs tényezője a berlini multikulturális közeg, amely egészen egyedi kutatási hátteret jelent. A város kulturális és nyelvi sokszínűségével sajátos szigetet képez Németországban. Berlini vizsgálatom fontos kérdésfelvetése, hogy a vizsgált közösség tagjai mennyiben érzik magukat egy etnikai kisebbség tagjainak és milyen kategóriák mentén határolják le ezt a csoportot. Feltevésem szerint a nyelvnek itt központi határkijelölő funkciója van. Tanulmányomban egy online kérdőíves felmérés nyelvhasználattal kapcsolatos kérdéseire adott válaszait mutatom be. A vizsgálat kutatásom első lépcsőjét jelenti és átfogó képet ad a Berlinben élő magyarok kitelepülési motivációjáról, kapcsolatrendszeréről és nyelvhasználati szokásairól.
Arányi Lajos és a kórboncolási jegyzőkönyvek az 1860-as években
Authors: Ittzés Dániel , Szabó Mária , Zalatnai Attila , Fogarasi Katalin
Published: November 2022

Tanulmányunkban a Semmelweis Egyetem Központi Levéltárában található, 1863–1864-ből származó kéziratos kórboncolási jegyzőkönyveket mutatjuk be két téma köré csoportosítva. Vizsgálataink első szempontja az, hogy az Arányi Lajos „A kórbonctan elemei gyógygyakorló és törvényszéki orvosok számára sokratesi modorban tárgyalva” című munkájának megjelenése (1864) körüli években íródott jegyzőkönyvek milyen viszonyban állnak az első magyar patológiakönyvben megfogalmazott elvekkel. A XIX. századi kórboncolási jegyzőkönyvek „műfaji jellegzetességei” tükrözik-e mindazt, amit Arányi munkájában olvashatunk, és fordítva: Arányi műve jelent-e újdonságot a korabeli boncjegyzőkönyvek gyakorlatához képest. Mindezt – második témaként – egy meghatározott szerv kórbonctani leírásainak bemutatásával kívánjuk szemléltetni. Ennek során a tüdőről készült feljegyzések ismérveit vesszük számba: részint az érzékszervi észleletek leírása során használt kifejezéseket gyűjtjük össze, részint – orvosszakmai szempontból – a tüdőbetegségekről írt latin diagnózisok és a magyar leírások összefüggéseit tárjuk fel. Végül a kutatásaink hosszabb távú céljaként kitűzött terminológiai adatbázis összeállításának szempontjaira is kitérünk.
Az orosz pénznemek nominációja
Authors: Mágocsi Nyina , Varga Éva Katalin
Published: November 2022

A pénz kialakulásától kezdve mindennapi életünk része, értékmérőként, forgalmi és fizetőeszközként, kincsképzőként egyaránt. Szerepét az évszázadok folyamán különböző áruk, nemesfémek, bankjegyek töltötték be, amíg eljutottunk a bankszámlapénz bevezetéséig. A pénzegységek elnevezése hiteles képet mutat az egyes korok gazdasági folyamatairól és kapcsolatrendszeréről. Bár a pénzegységek neveit általában nem sorolják a gazdasági szaknyelv terminusai közé – mivel az adott közösség mindennapi nyelvhasználatának a részét képezik –, az áru- és pénzforgalom szaknyelvének terminologizált szókincsének tekinthetjük őket. Tanulmányunkban az orosz pénzegységnevek nominációjáról nyújtunk áttekintést az orosz történelem és gazdaság folyamatainak keretébe illesztve. Etimológiai, szótörténeti, gazdaság- és művelődéstörténeti elemzés alapján mutatjuk be a pénzegységek nevének eredet és a megnevezés motivációja szerinti csoportjait (pl. áru, anyag, előállítás módja, rész-egész viszonyok, szín, szám, ábrázolás, földrajzi név, vándorszók stb.), és felvázoljuk az orosz pénztörténet korszakait a nemzeti valuta megjelenéséig.
Hungarian secondary school EFL teachers’ perceptions of their students’ individual differences: A validation study
Authors: Fajt Balázs
Published: November 2022

Besides classroom-based EFL lessons, EFL learners have a plethora of opportunities to learn the language by engaging in out-of-school or in other words extramural English activities. As learners pursue these activities for entertainment purposes, extramural English activities may be closely associated with L2 learning motivation. In addition to motivation, several other individual learner differences, namely L2 anxiety and L2 willingness to communicate are also important in both the school-based and the extramural learning contexts, as motivating and stress-free environments may lead to a decrease in learners’ level of L2 anxiety and an increase in the level of their L2 willingness to communicate. Using the quantitative research paradigm, the present pilot study aimed to investigate Hungarian secondary school EFL teachers’ perceptions of their students’ individual learner differences as well as extramural EFL learning. The preliminary results show that participants demonstrate an overall positive attitude towards extramural EFL learning and considered their students to be relatively motivated to learn English, to be willing to speak English in EFL classes. Finally, participants’ responses also show that they do not perceive their students anxious in EFL classes.
The Potential of Tinospora cordifolia Extracts as Antibacterial Material against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Royani Ahmad , Hanafi Muhammad , Julistiono Heddy , Dinoto Achmad , N. Lotulung Puspa Dewi , Manaf Azwar
Published: November 2022

Mitigation and control of bacterial corrosion must have been prioritized for failure anticipation by corrosion associated with microorganisms. Using synthetic inhibitor for material protection from corrosion have problems because it is not eco-friendly. This work conducted preliminary studies on T. cordifolia stem extracts at various methanol ratios against P. aeruginosa biofilm as a new eco-friendly inhibitor. The T. cordifolia stem was extracted by the maceration method with a different ratio of methanol solvent (100, 75 and 50 %). The bacterial activity was assessed using the dilution method (MTT assay) to determine the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined using Follin-Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride (AlCl3) colorimetric, respectively. Meanwhile, the structure of the active compounds in the extract was identified by using the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The yields of T. cordifolia extracts are 9.45, 7.56 and 8.40 % at 100, 75 and 50 % of methanol ratios, respectively. The total phenolic content (TPC) in crude methanol extract of T. cordifolia is 11.20, 9.46 and 6.56 % for 100, 75 and 50 % of methanol ratios. Meanwhile, the flavonoid content (TFC) was obtained is about 5.25, 0.64 and 0.33 % for 100, 75 and 50 % of methanol concentrations, respectively. The T. cordifolia extract has antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa in all ratios of methanol concentrations. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of T. cordifolia methanol extract was found at 4096 µg/mL. Methanol solvent concentration with the most active antibacterial activity of the extract was 50 %, followed by 75 and 100 %. The structures of the active compound in the methanolic extract of T. cordifolia are a phenolic group, and it is in the alkaloid derivatives (Calopiptin, d-Lirioferine (Lirioferine), Moupinamide, Piperanine, and Yuanhunine).
HIGHLIGHTS

The crude methanol extract of Tinospora cordifolia stem has potential against aeruginosa in the marine environment
The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was found at 4096 µg/mL of extract in a ratio of 50:50 (v/v) of methanol to water
The compound structures in cordifolia methanol extracts are Calopiptin, d-Lirioferine (Lirioferine), Moupinamide, Piperanine, and Yuanhunine

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
La mujer de Cocteau en Almodóvar: The Human Voice
Authors: Alcalde Verónica
Published: November 2022

Con inconfundibles referencias a su personal poética cinematográfica, Pedro Almodóvar nos ofrece el mediometraje The Human Voice (2020) como relectura y apropiación de la obra teatral homónima de Jean Cocteau (La Voix humaine, 1927). Interesa observar la presencia de signos típicamente almodovarianos e indagar acerca de la resignificación que los mismos otorgan a la obra original, especialmente al personaje femenino protagonista. Sin ninguna duda, la mujer de Cocteau y la de Almodóvar no son las mismas a pesar de que el cineasta español recupera en gran medida el monólogo del dramaturgo francés y el tema de la pieza. Una prueba de ello es el final abierto, casi subversivo y de visos humorísticos, en el que la mujer no solo sobrevive sino que decide tomar con énfasis las riendas de su nueva vida.
La dramaturgia irrigada por procesos de creación colectiva en Tu veneno en mí, de Manuel García Migani
Authors: Arcuri Ana Cecilia
Published: November 2022

El método utilizado por Manuel García Migani para producir la obra Tu veneno en mí propone la generación de dramaturgia a partit del proceso colectivo, e implica dos instancias: la intelectual, desarrollada por el dramaturgo-director, y la física, ejecutada por los actores. Este método ha dejado rasgos particulares en el entramado textual: una intensa polifonía, el procedimiento del collage y la organización rizomática, además de tensiones entre multiplicidad y unidad, organicidad e inorganicidad.
Kidney Disease Prediction using Machine Learning
Authors: Ms. K. Sri Vijaya  , P. N. S. Sowmya  , S. Dimpu Aman  , V. Pavan Kumar  , M. Keerthi
Published: November 2022

Chronic Kidney Disease is a serious, life-long disorder characterized by either kidney pathology or impaired kidney function. Early detection and treatment can potentially halt or slow the progression of chronic disease to the stage where dialysis or kidney transplantation are the only options for saving patients' lives. In this study, we look into the ability of various machine-learning techniques to detect chronic kidney disease early. Predictive analytics is used to evaluate the relationship between data parameters and target class attributes. It enables us to add the optimal subset of parameters to machine learning, which aids in the creation of a collection of predictive models. The experiment's findings indicate that advances in machine learning and analytic, represent a promising model to recognize the intelligent solutions, which in turn prove the ability of prediction in the kidney disease.
Unified User Bank Account Mitigation System
Authors: Ch. Sudha Bhargavi  , G. Lavanya  , B. Lakshmi Vipanya  , Ch. Sai Rupa
Published: November 2022

Bank account mitigation system can be consider as a most important thing in economic world. In the present scenario the banking sector is the common need in everyday life. Some times in normal banking system we face problems like modifying users account details. In that case we provide this facility through our project that is user can modify or update their details themselves. This project has been mainly developed to carry out processes easily and quickly.
H-Onto: An Efficient Ontology Information Retrieval Method using Web Protege
Authors: Kranthi Kumar. R  , Dr. B. Padmaja Rani
Published: November 2022

This article presents an efficient and unique ontology information retrieval using web protegeby taking into account the modelling, processing, and conversion of ontological knowledge into database search request components of ontology. It mainly focuses on the existing methodologies of ontology retrieval approaches in terms of loss of data and semantics, structural mapping and applicable to domain integrity. The main objective of this article is to apply the ontological approach on the dataset for retrieval of information to produce more efficient information retrieval from knowledge graph which is termed as H-Onto.
The Ever-Evolving Art of Bonsai
Authors: Archana. V  , R. Jenna  , L. Vishnu
Published: November 2022

The centuries old craft is thriving as both a hobby and a art form with contemporary practitioners around the world. Over two thousand years ago China has the technology for bonsai cultivation, so it is regarded as the first country where bonsai first appeared at basic scale. A bonsai is an artistic representation of mature tree that suggests a scene in nature. The bonsai ask the viewer to see beyond the physical plant to the world beyond. It takes at least three generations to make a really good bonsai says Johnny chang. The bonsai follows a core principle based on the root-shoot balance to effectively design both the root and canopy.
Walkability to public transport: prioritization of parameters for walkability assessment in the urban areas of Kerala, India
Authors: V. Rajina Rahiman
Published: November 2022

Walkability research is multi-disciplinary and is spread across numerous domains starting from public health to sustainable transportation. Walkability is gaining interest as a non-motorised mode of transportation, and walking to public transport is deemed necessary for sustainable cities. This study intends to select, rank, and prioritise parameters of 'walkability to public transport' for urban areas of Kerala, a southern state in India. Upon a basic framework of walkability parameters obtained after the literature review, the Delphi Method was used to elicit and select the most significant walkability parameters from various domains, including transportation, planning, and urban design. Analytical Hierarchy Process was used to weigh the relative significance of parameters and sub-parameters. The study found that 'Immediate Walking Environment' was top priority, and 'Urban Design Qualities' was ranked least. The methodology will guide future researchers to pursue walkability studies in other cities by adopting this methodology with contextual variations if needed.
Studies on Pedestrian Flow through Open Corridors with Geometric Variations
Authors: Chattaraj Ujjal
Published: November 2022

Pedestrians are important part of transportation system. Understanding pedestrian motion is a difficult task as it involves a lot of complexity at various level of studies. This study is based on pedestrian flow along the corridor highlighting the impact of geometric variations along the corridor. The impact of geometric variation (basic, symmetric, asymmetric) on pedestrian flow is studied in terms of lateral and longitudinal variations in densities and longitudinal variations in speed. The result shows (i) Corridor edges have a significant impact on the use of corridor (ii) Disturbance to pedestrian flow is significant in the case of narrowing (asymmetric) as compared to narrowing (symmetric) (iii) Effect of constriction is felt at both upstream and downstream side of the narrowed section. In a nutshell, the study provides a platform to understand pattern of pedestrian flow moving through an open corridor with and without constrictions.
Tecnologias digitais e interdisciplinaridade: articulações entre matemática e arte por meio da utilização de objetos de aprendizagem
Authors: Loss Taniele , Silva Josyleine Aparecida Bento da , Motta Marcelo Souza , Hussein Fabiana Roberta Gonçalves e Silva
Published: November 2022

Este artigo relata um projeto interdisciplinar envolvendo as disciplinas de Matemática e Arte utilizando tecnologias digitais. Tem por finalidade investigar como procede a prática interdisciplinar utilizando Objetos de Aprendizagem, e se essa proporciona aos estudantes de oitavo ano do Ensino Fundamental II momentos de investigação em ações relacionadas à aprendizagem. A pesquisa é de abordagem qualitativa sendo um estudo de caso realizado em uma escola municipal pública de Curitiba, Paraná. Para tanto, foram desenvolvidos dois Objetos de Aprendizagem, um no software educacional Hot Potatoes e outro no Scratch. Ambos foram ofertados aos estudantes a fim de analisar as potencialidades de construção de conhecimentos matemáticos e artísticos. Após o término do projeto, os objetos foram disponibilizados virtualmente possibilitando o seu uso e reuso. Perante análise, observou-se que a prática interdisciplinar, interposta pelos Objetos de Aprendizagem, possibilitou ações como investigação, análise e trabalho colaborativo direcionando olhares a construção do conhecimento.
Um olhar para a utilização de tecnologias digitais como objeto de estudo em uma licenciatura em matemática na modalidade a distância
Authors: Gonçalves Elivelton Henrique , Marco Fabiana Fiorezi de
Published: November 2022

Neste artigo, partimos da seguinte questão: como as tecnologias digitais são metodologicamente abordadas como objeto de estudo em um curso de Licenciatura em Matemática na modalidade a distância, na perspectiva dos professores formadores? Como cenário, tivemos uma Licenciatura em Matemática, na modalidade a distância, de uma Instituição Pública de Ensino Superior, localizada no estado de Minas Gerais. Adotando a abordagem da pesquisa qualitativa, realizamos entrevistas com os professores formadores que ministraram disciplinas que abordaram as tecnologias digitais como objeto de estudo. A partir dos resultados obtidos, inferimos a necessidade de um maior cuidado por parte dos docentes formadores na organização do ensino de suas disciplinas quanto à relação sala de aula e tecnologias digitais, propondo situações formativas que não apenas apresentem as tecnologias ao licenciando, mas, igualmente, que permitam a esse futuro professor elaborar e se apropriar de conhecimentos acerca da integração de tais tecnologias na sala de aula.
Markan Typology
Authors: Robinson Jonathan Rivett
Published: November 2022

Responding to the belief that typology was a later development of the early church, and not applicable to the earliest canonical Gospel, Jonathan Robinson stresses that typology has deep Jewish roots, and that typological modes of thought were a significant part of the Gospel’s historical and cultural background. He brings this insight to bear on four of the most dramatic miracles in Mark’s Gospel, discovering a surprisingly consistent typological approach.

Essential to Robinson’s argument is the discovery of distinctive words and phrases taken from the Septuagint, that serve as unique indictors of Mark’s intent to refer back to miracles from the Jewish scriptures, pointing to influence from Jonah, David, Elisha and Moses. These references in turn provide insight into Mark’s Christology, revealing that Mark presents Jesus as both the fulfilment of scriptural human types and as assuming the narrative form of Israel’s God. Robinson argues that rather than imposing categories extracted from earlier Jewish literature like “divine identity” and “exalted human figures”, Mark should be allowed to speak on its own terms and with its own unique voice.
A Cultural-Historical Approach towards Pedagogical Transitions
Authors: Hardman Joanne
Published: November 2022

This book investigates pedagogical change across curricula and political transitions in the South African context, from 1994 to today. Tracing pedagogical transitions from post-apartheid to the demands of the 21st century, the book seeks to develop a novel approach to pedagogy that can meet the needs of students today.

Adopting a cultural-historical lens, Hardman analyses the contradictions that arise due to transitions in the curriculum and describes the current state of teaching in primary schools in South Africa by focusing on how teachers teach scientific concepts. She goes on to examine the transitions from children’s indigenous science/maths understanding to school science/maths understanding, developing a pedagogy that can transform the learning of mathematics and science in developing contexts. Building on theories from Vygotsky, Davydov, Feuerstein, Freire, Bruner and Hedegaard, Hardman develops a new and inclusive, decolonial pedagogical approach that can meet the needs of a multicultural and multilingual contexts around the world.
The Changing Face of Burberry
Authors: Weston Siân
Published: November 2022

Global fashion markets, particularly those aimed at prosperous millennial consumers in China, are in thrall to Burberry, and connect the company’s output in the 21st century to a quintessential notion of British tradition. The Changing Face of Burberry examines how the company successfully built this sense of tradition and how it has retained and capitalized on it within contemporary consumer culture. Charting the company’s modest beginnings in semi-rural Hampshire in 1856 when it primarily produced waxed smocks for agricultural workers, the book follows the ebbs and flows of its fortunes over its 150-year history, from creating garments for the early motorist, the gentleman officer, and the aristocratic adventurer, to its current status as global fashion brand. It also explores Burberry’s more problematic associations, when the brand was sold in tourist souvenir stores and linked to ‘chav’ culture.

Combining interviews and archive material, including close analysis of advertising campaigns from the late 19th to the 21st century, The Changing Face of Burberry provides an authoritative account of shifting forms of British identity, consumer culture and fashion production, and highlights the shift over two centuries from an era when garments were made by a single hand, through to a digitized and global marketplace.
Careful the Spell You Cast
Authors: Francis Ben
Published: November 2022

Stephen Sondheim is one of the best-known and most-loved musical theatre composers, but also one of the most misunderstood, often being labelled as 'distant' or 'cynical'. Careful the Spell You Cast instead argues that Sondheim firmly belongs to the Broadway aspirational tradition, in that many of his characters are defined by their dreams: to abandon one's dream (as Ben does in Follies, Frank does in Merrily We Roll Along, and Addison does in Road Show) is to lose one's soul.

Rather than take the established view of Sondheim as a cynic, this book contends that throughout Sondheim's work, letting go of one's illusions is a process that his characters need to go through, that they must cast off illusions and false dreams, without becoming cynical and destroying their genuine dreams in the process. In turn this view aligns Sondheim's work as being aspirational and a logical continuation from the work of his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II.

Following the trajectory of Sondheim's career, Careful the Spell You Cast shows how Sondheim has dramatized this process throughout his writing life alongside different collaborators. From his work as a lyricist with the musicals Gypsy and West Side Story through to his later collaborations with Hal Prince (Company, Follies) and James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George), this book reframes the established view through lyrical and structural analysis in relation to the characters within each of these celebrated works of musical theatre, arguing that Sondheim is, in the popular sense of the word, a romantic within the tradition of the Broadway musical.
The Governance of European Higher Education
Authors: Shattock Michael , Horvath Aniko , Enders Jurgen
Published: November 2022

The Governance of European Higher Education analyses governance at state and institutional levels in European higher education systems chosen as representative of the European higher education area as a whole: England, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Scotland and Wales. Drawing on 180 detailed face-to-face interviews with policy makers and universities across the seven systems, the book explores the European higher education community and offers insights into the changes in governance that have occurred in the last decade since the completion of the Bologna Process.
Lawrence: Sons and Lovers
Authors: Handley Graham
Published: November 2022

As the sensitive and delicate Gertrude begins to shrink from her drunken and violent husband, their marriage becomes a battleground. Gertrude turns increasingly towards her two eldest sons, William and Paul, and determines that they will not grow up to be coalminers living in poverty like their father. Yet soon William falls ill, and Paul seeks to escape his mother's suffocating influence through a series of relationships.

Closely autobiographical, and widely considered to be the first English novel with a truly working-class background, Sons and Lovers is the affecting portrait of a mining family torn apart by class divisions and the conflict between filial love and the urge to follow one's own desires.
Shakespeare
Authors: Brown John Russell
Published: November 2022

This revision of the successful Casebook first published in 1968, brings the book up-to-date for the 1990’s, both with new criticism and with reviews of new productions. The detailed ‘Critical Reactions before 1900’ section is retained, including comment from such critics as John Dryden, Johnson and Coleridge, the ‘Play in Performance’ section includes some of the most recent performances and the ‘Twentieth-century Criticism’ section ranges over the varied work of such critics as A.C.Bradley, L.C.Knights, Kay Stockholder, Michael Long and Leonard Tennenhouse.
Tragedy: Developments in Criticism
Authors: Draper R. P.
Published: November 2022

This reader samples a wide range of modern theological, religious and philosophical discussion on the problem of evil, understood both in terms of the practical or spiritual problem of coping with evil, and the theological problem of explaining its presence in God’s world.
SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS: SHAPE AND COLOUR AS VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN SABAH FOOD PRODUCT LABELLING
Authors: Putera Faidz Hassanal bin Nordin  , Mohamad Puad bin Bebit
Published: November 2022

This study is one of the researches on the graphic design of local product labels. Sabah’s products are unique and competitive at its higher level. This study analyzes the quality and effectiveness of visual communication of snack product labelling to consumers according to aspects of art, design, and composition. The analysis begins with the collection of signs and the definition of each element on the label through Pierce's analytical theory and the classification approach of Stokes (2003), the design element consisting of images, letters, compositions, colours, and design displays on classified labels. Next, physical elements such as shapes and colours are interpreted by researchers. This study proves that semiotics can be used to interpret meanings and messages on the physical elements of labels. Aspects of shape and colour influence user psychology. The identity of a product can also be identified. The selection of graphic design elements on product labels can generate ideas for entrepreneurs to upgrade the quality of local products. Quality product labelling will have a positive impact on industrial tasters and be able to contribute knowledge to the industry itself.
KEARIFAN TRADISI ADIGURU DALAM PENGHASILAN TEMBIKAR KURON DI SABAH
Authors: Nurul Aisyah Othman  , Salbiah Kindoyop  , Humin Jusilin
Published: November 2022

Tembikar kuron dihasilkan oleh masyarakat Kadazandusun di Sabah tetapi hanya aktif dihasilkan oleh etnik Dusun Tindal yang tinggal di Kampung Malangkap Kapa, Kota Belud pada hari ini. Etnik Dusun Tindal menghasilkan tembikar kuron melalui kearifan tradisi yang dimanipulasikan untuk mencipta barang keperluan harian daripada medium tanah liat. Kearifan tradisi ini telah diwarisi diwarisi sejak turun-temurun secara tradisi lisan dari segi proses penghasilan, teknik, motif, bahan dan teknik pembakaran kuron. Tembikar kuron yang dihasilkan mempunyai fungsi yang sinonim dengan aktiviti harian etnik Dusun Tindal, sebagai alat memasak, peralatan mengangkut dan menyimpan barangan harian. Oleh itu, penghasilan tembikar kuron dipercayai kerana tuntutan keperluan hidup dan kearifan mereka sejak turun-temurun. Kajian ini akan memfokuskan kearifan tradisi penghasilan tembikar kuron oleh adiguru Puan Kantiam binti Setan yang merupakan anak kepada mendiang Adiguru Somotoi binti Lugu, iaitu seorang tokoh kraf etnik tembikar tradisional kuron.

 

Kuron pottery is made by the Kadazandusun people in Sabah, however it is currently only actively made by the Dusun Tindal ethnic group, who dwell in Kampung Malangkap Kapa, Kota Belud. The Dusun Tindal ethnic group crafts kuron pottery using traditional knowledge that is utilised to manufacture daily necessities out of clay. The wisdom of this heritage has been passed down orally from generation to generation in terms of manufacturing procedures, techniques, motives, materials, and kuron burning techniques. Kuron pottery is connected with the Dusun Tindal ethnic group’s daily activities, serving as cooking tools, equipment for transporting and storing daily things. As a result, the manufacture of kuron pottery is thought to be a result of the demands of their living necessities and wisdom passed down from generation to generation. The knowledge of the heritage of manufacturing kuron pottery by adiguru Puan Kantiam binti Setan, the  daughter of the late Adiguru Somotoi binti Lugu, a traditional kuron ceramic ethnic craft figure, will be the emphasis of this study.
THE WAYANG AND ITS ENCHANTING LITTLE PUPPETEERS: EXPLORING COGNITIVE ABILITIES OF CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN THROUGH PERFORMANCE
Authors: Mumtaz Begum Aboo Backer  , Pravina Manoharan
Published: November 2022

Wayang Kulit or shadow theatre, an ancient theatrical performance practice has given opportunity and space for researchers to explore the possibilities of creating a stimulating environment for performance and cognitive development among cerebral palsy children. This study looks at how three important performative elements in Wayang Kulit performance, “story-telling, role-playing and space” are explored for the development of cognitive abilities; i) to learn, ii) to sequence and iii) to reason, among cerebral palsy children. The study employs an action-research methodology which looks at participation-observation and artistic processes ranging from drama/theatre approaches to speech and vocal exercises. To assist the children in achieving the intended goals, “sensitive assistance” approach was also employed whereby teachers/facilitators assist the children during the workshop and training sessions. The cerebral palsy children were not only the participants of the workshops but more importantly, were the performers, storytellers, musicians, and puppeteers. Findings of this study show the children could, a) memorize the script (ability to learn), b) present the script in a story-telling manner (ability to sequence), c) role-play (to reason), and d) understand the mechanism of the performative setting (on and off stage). In addition, the study shows that through the sessions conducted via Wayang Kulit performance, the children learned to communicate, respond to each other, and also express themselves emotionally.
CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE DESTINATION BRANDING FOR PENANG TOURISM
Authors: Jasni Dolah  , Khaw Wei Huan  , Lilian Lee Shiau Gee  , Julina Ismail@Kamal
Published: November 2022

As the economies of Southeast Asian countries continue to develop at a faster pace, the opportunity to preserve and promote indigenous heritage and culture is critical. While the heritage buildings and culture of Malaysia may appear familiar and unpopular among locals, they continue to be in greater demand among foreign tourists. The purpose of this study is to examine the local attractions in Penang, which has been perceived as an unpopular tourism destination in recent years due to a lack of creative destination branding but has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for its historical heritage. Historical destinations should be rebranded through the creation of brand histories, as each heritage structure has a unique backstory. To summarize, innovative destination branding strategies were used to accomplish the objective. The foundation of destination branding is to promote the destination and attract new tourists. Observation and questionnaires were used to generate concept proposals. Three critical aspects of a heritage destination can be improved through this research project: the reputation, identity, and perception of the local attraction. Local historic structures should be maintained and protected for aesthetic and safety reasons. This proposal may be accepted as a viable solution for reviving Penang's tourism industry through a creative and innovative approach to destination branding.
Animasi Cerita Bangsawan Puteri Saadong: Adaptasi Teks dan Persembahan
Authors: Mohd. Nasir Nur Yuhanis , Bujang Rahmah , Mat Hussain Eizan
Published: November 2022

Artikel ini membincangkan kerja pembangunan animasi dua dimensi (2D) ala persembahan Bangsawan. Tatakerja yang terlibat adalah adaptasi kisah legenda Puteri Saadong yang dipetik dari teks sastera tradisional Melayu bertajuk Hikayat Seri Kelantan dan pemahaman terhadap seni persembahan tradisional Bangsawan. Animasi yang dibangunkan menerusi kajian ini dinamakan Bangsawan Puteri Saadong seterusnya digunakan sebagai alat penilaian untuk melihat penerimaan penonton (responden) terhadap hasil adaptasi. Penilaian dilakukan secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif deskriptif. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa faktor peribadi seperti minat, umur, jantina dan latar belakang pendidikan mempengaruhi persepsi individu terhadap hasil adaptasi. Selain daripada itu, kajian ini juga menunjukkan bahawa animasi merupakan satu medium adaptasi yang sesuai dalam mempersembahkan kandungan lama atau bersejarah untuk dinikmati oleh generasi muda.  
 
This paper discusses the work of research in constructing a 2D animation that depicts the Bangsawan theatre. The work process involves an adaptation of a story of the legendary Malay princess of yesteryear, Puteri Saadong is written in a Malay historical source of Hikayat Seri Kelantan and with a good understanding of the Bangsawan live theatre phenomenon.The animation being developed is named ‘Bangsawan Puteri Saadong’ which later acts as a tool for the evalution of viewers’ acceptance and being done in a mix-mode of qualitative and descriptive quantitative. The findings show that personal factors as interest, age, gender and educational background influence how a viewer perceives an adaptation work. Other than that, this research shows that animation is a medium that is great to present and recreate old information or story to reach the younger generation.
NYANYIAN PANTON SEBAGAI MEDIUM HIBURAN DAN PENDIDIKAN MASYARAKAT COCOS DI SABAH
Authors: ROMTIE ISA , AMAT ASMIATY , SAMAD LOKMAN ABDUL
Published: November 2022

Abstrak

Etnik Cocos merupakan masyarakat minoriti di negeri Sabah yang memiliki pantun seperti masyarakat Melayu. Pantun Cocos mengemukakan pelbagai tema seperti cinta dan kasih sayang, ajaran (nasihat), budi, mengaco (hiburan), kecewa dan perpisahan, agama dan kongajar (lucah). Perbezaan dengan pantun Melayu ialah daripada segi pengucapan dan pemilihan diksi. Gaya pengucapan pantunnya agak unik ditambah dengan ekspresi dan gerak tubuh pemantun ketika melantunkan pantun. Persembahan fizikal pemantun secara tidak langsung memberi hiburan kepada pendengar dan penonton dengan lagak yang bersahaja dan memberikan hiburan berdasarkan persembahan yang dilakukan seperti dalam tarian Melenggok, Selong dan Labuan Tidak Berbukit. Kajian lapangan berbentuk pemerhatian dan temu bual dilakukan di Kampung Balung Cocos, Kampung Skim Cocos dan Kampung Simpang Empat, Kunak, di mana lokasi penempatan orang Cocos. Data dianalisis menggunakan teori Puitika Melayu karya Muhammad Hj Salleh. Kajian mendapati walaupun pantun Cocos sarat dengan hiburan dan gaya penyampaiannya kelihatan tidak serius, ilmu didikan dan pengajaran tidak dilupakan oleh pemantun sebagai pengajaran untuk masyarakatnya.

Abstract

The Cocos ethnics, a minority community in Sabah, has a â€˜pantunâ€™ tradition similar to the Malay community. Cocos â€˜pantunâ€™ explores various themes items such as love and passion, advice, good deed, â€˜mengacoâ€™ (entertainment), frustration and separation, religion and â€˜kongajarâ€™ (vulgarity). The difference with Malay â€˜pantunâ€™ is in terms of its articulation and choice of diction. The articulation is rather unique and this is supplemented with the expression and body movements of the â€˜pemantunâ€™ during his/her recitation. The physical performance of the â€˜pemantunâ€™ provides indirect entertainment to the audience such as the nonchalance and spontaneity of action as expressed in the â€˜Melenggok,â€™ Selongâ€™ and â€˜Labuan Tidak Berbukitâ€™ dances. Field study in the form of observations and interviews was conducted in Kampung Balung Cocos, Kampung Skim Cocos and Kampung Simpang Empat, Kunak where the Cocos community is prevalent. Data were analysed using the Puitika Melayu theory by Muhammad Hj Salleh. Findings indicate that although the Cocos â€˜pantunâ€™ is heavily embedded with elements of entertainment and portrayed as light-hearted, knowledge and learning are incorporated by the â€˜pemantunâ€™ in the composition as lessons for the community.