bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisa Kinerja Mesin Ripple Mill dengan Beban 30 Ton/Jam
Authors: Fauzun Hudri
Published: February 2024

The growth of oil palm agricultural land until 2017 was 234 479. Ha, with a production productivity figure of 437 292 tons. (BPS 2017) The development of oil palm plants has been developed in several regions in Indonesia and has become a superior plantation crop. Because it has quite high economic value. One factor that needs to be considered in the company's progress is the issue of smoothness. The production process is greatly influenced by the performance of the machines used. PT. Merbaujaya Indahraya is a subsidiary company of PT. MIG is engaged in processing fresh palm fruit bunches into Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil. Fresh fruit bunches are obtained from core gardens and farmers. Core garden with 4 sections of MI Group gardens (MI, Binanga Mandala and Heksa). with a capacity of 30 tons/hour. Processing palm oil into CPO (Crude Palm Oil) has several stations including Loading ramp, Sterilizer, Thresser, Screw Press, clarification, and Kernel. The ripple mill machine is a palm kernel processing machine that is located at the kernel station and is prone to damage, where in the ripple mill machine, the seeds enter between the rotor and the ripple plate being pressed so that they collide with each other and break the shell from the core. So that the core is separated from the shell. This research aims to analyze the performance of the ripple mill machine. From the results of the analysis, an efficiency level of 80% was obtained, with 4 samples taken and varying collection times of around 2 hours within 1 (one) day of production.
Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Sosial terhadap Pemahaman Remaja Tentang Ajaran Agama Islam
Authors: Umami Satria , Andayani Dwi
Published: February 2024

Understanding Islam is one of the important components that students must have in an effort to deepen or study so that in the future they do not misunderstand the values of Islamic teachings. There are various factors that can influence the level of Islamic understanding of each individual, both internal and external factors. Supporting students' achievement of a good Islamic understanding of information systems includes the ability to be critical, careful, wise, think objectively and appreciate the diversity of Islamic information obtained. This research aims to find out whether there is an influence of the use of social media on the Islamic understanding of Information Systems Students class of 2021. The research method used is a qualitative method with a case study approach. The data collection techniques used were questionnaires, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show that there is an influence of the use of social media on the Islamic understanding of Information Systems Students class of 2021 at Mataram University of Technology. The magnitude of the influence that social media has on Islamic understanding shows a figure of 21.2%. Social media has an influence in shaping students' mindsets, determining and developing understanding of the Islamic information they receive. Students who have good and strong personalities can determine their views and understanding of the information they receive, especially Islamic information. However, there are also some students who do not cross check the information they obtain.
Speciallärares och specialpedagogers relationskompetens i arbete med elevers kamratrelationer och med relationer till elevernas föräldrar
Authors: Aspelin Jonas , Jönsson Anders , Östlund Daniel
Published: February 2024

Research shows that educators’ capability to build positive and supportive relationships is critical for educational success, particularly for at-risk students. The purpose of this article is to discuss how special educators – “speciallärare” (SL) and “specialpedagoger” (SP) – perceive relational competence working with their students’ peer relationships and with the students’ parents. The article presents an interview study of 21 experienced SL and SP. The findings indicate that SL and SP perceive relational competence as an extensive, complex, and advanced work involving short- and long-term dimensions, formal and informal social situations, and with instrumental and immanent purposes. Overall, SL and SP highlight relational competence through cooperation in which the other party is directly involved. Moreover, the thematic analysis shows that SL and SP perceive relational competence regarding peer relationships as manifested through (i) “social training”, which is carried out spontaneously and by arrangement, and (ii) “relational mediation”, which has a direct or an indirect form. In relation to students’ parents, SL and SP perceive relational competence as manifested in direct interaction, which includes two aspects: (i) “guidance” and (ii) “confirmation”. The article suggests that relational competence, as seen from the perspectives of SP and SL, can be understood in terms of method and encounters, dimensions that are important to notice in special education teacher training, as well as in further research.
The Influence of Hedonic Motivation, Perception of Online Prices, Access To Information, And Online Trust Towards Attitude And Purchase Intention on E-Commerce Platform
Authors: Sugijono Vincentius Malvin , Pratomo Luki Adiati
Published: February 2024

This research is aimed to analyze the influence of hedonic motivation, perception of online prices, access to information, and online trust towards attitude and purchase intention on e-commerce platform. This study used primary data in the form of questionnaires from 190 respondents which were distributed non-probabilistically to consumers who used e-commerce services more than three times in the last 6 months in the period Ocotber-November 2023. Hypothesis was analyzed with SEM using AMOS 21. Research finding shows that hedonic motivation, perception of online prices, access to infroamtion have positive effect on attitude. However, online trust does not have positive effect on attitude. Then, attitude has a positive effect on purchase intention. The managerial implication of this research is an evaluation for e-commerce to improve consumer attitudes and purchase intention.
Diving Deep with Nautilus: An Analysis of Musicking with a Digital Score
Authors: Vear Craig , Moroz Solomiya
Published: February 2024

In this article, we discuss the analytical findings from a qualitative investigation of musicking (Small, 1998) with a digital score. The main focus of this article is our methodology and the outline of our methods. The composition at the centre of this study is Nautilus – a digital score created using the Unity game engine. We discuss in detail the construction of a novel quantitative dataset, which has been designed as a standard structure for the analysis of different digital score case studies. Following this we present our analytical findings from the qualitative study and outline the themes that were created as part of a thematic analysis. As a conclusion, we assess the relevance of our findings against the core aims of the project, critically reflect on the methodology, and finally present some design considerations that emerged through this case study for those wishing to explore game engines as a platform for creative music-making.
The use of colors in school textbooks in Qatar: between the learner’s personal preferences and educational uses
Authors: Zarhbouch Benaissa , El Ghoudani Karima , Alkhulaifi Asma
Published: February 2024

This study examines the educational principles that guide the choice of colors in textbooks. It aims to find out what colors of sentences and words the learner generally likes, and what colors are used in the textbook specifically, as well as to explore how color choice is related to situational (presentation), personal (gender, and academic level), and emotional (preference) factors. 120 boys and girls from the preparatory stage and the first and second grades were tested, with an average age of 82.26 months. The tool consisted of six pairs of simple sentences, with a blank for adding a missing word, one written in black and the other in blue, along with six sets of words that will fill the blank of the sentence, written in seven different colors (red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black), and the examinee chooses a sentence, and chooses a word with their preferred color, to put it in the empty part of the sentence. Through statistical analysis of the data, the results showed that children tend to like the blue color used in writing sentences, and that there is a difference between boys and girls in choosing the color of words, with some agreement between them on some of them. We also found a decrease in the level of interest in colored words in the second-grade primary.
OA-News: Die Sorbonne Université kündigt Web of Science
Authors:   Team OA Brandenburg
Published: February 2024

Spät im Jahr gab es am vergangenen Freitag (08.12.2023) noch ein Pressemeldung, die in der internationalen Open-Access- und Open-Science-Community durchaus Aufsehen erregte: Die Sorbonne Université in Paris trennt sich vom für die Wissenschaftsmessung und -evaluation und zur Forschungsinformation häufig als maßgeblich angesehenen Werkzeug Web of Science.
Neu und Open Access. Robert Brockhaus: Geheimnisschutz und Transparenz (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2023)
Authors: Eppelin Anita
Published: February 2024

Im Juni 2023 erschien die Open-Access-Monografie „Geheimnisschutz und Transparenz. Whistleblowing im Widerstreit strafrechtlicher Schweigepflichten und demokratischer Publizität“ von Robert Brockhaus.
Hinweis auf zwei Stellenausschreibungen in den Bereichen Kommunikation, Communitymanagement und Organisationsentwicklung für eine OER-Community. (VEStOR-Projekt)
Authors:   Team OA Brandenburg
Published: February 2024

Für das vom BMBF geförderten Projekt VEStOR: Vernetzung, Erweiterung, Stärkung der OER Community OpenRewi als eines der mit Vernetzungs- und Kompetenzstelle assoziierten Projekte sind nach den Stellen für den Projektanteil des Verbundpartners an der Leibniz Universität Hannover nun auch zwei Positionen direkt am Fachbereich Informationswissenschaften der Fachhochschule Potsdam ausgeschrieben. Gesucht werden
Open Science an der Universität Potsdam: Stand und Chancen auf dem Weg zur offenen Wissenschaft
Authors:   Team OA Brandenburg
Published: February 2024

Im gemeinsamen Interview geben  Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle  , Vizepräsidentin für Forschung, wissenschaftliche Qualifizierungsphase und Chancengleichheit,  Dr. Peter Kostädt  , Chief Information Officer, und  Dr. Matthias Kühling  , Referent der Vizepräsidentin, Auskunft über Stand und Chance von Open Science an der Universität Potsdam.
The reactions of victims in bullying cases in Belgrade secondary schools
Authors: Grmuša Adrijana
Published: February 2024

The paper presents the research findings on the reactions of victims in bullying cases and the correlations between the reactions and the sex and age of the victims. The research was conducted in the 2020/2021 school year based on a survey of 1,506 students in grades II to IV at 19 secondary schools in the Belgrade District School Authority area. The main findings indicate that the most common reactions of victims are to avoid the bully or hit back, and that most victims do not seek protection. Significant similarities, but also differences, were found in relation to previous findings on reactions of victims in primary school in Serbia. There are two similarities: 1) avoiding the bully is at the top of the list of the most common reactions; and 2) in cases where victims seek protection, they seek it more often from adults than from peers and more often from teachers than from parents. On the other hand, two differences were found: 1) the order of the other reactions on the list differed, with suffering violence being more common among victims from primary school and hitting back being more common among victims from secondary schools; and 2) correlations were found between the reactions of victims and their sex and age in primary school, while they were not found in secondary schools. In relation to schools abroad, the findings are consistent with the fact that most victims do not seek protection, but there are differences in the case of victims seeking protection - in schools abroad they seek it more often from peers than from adults and more often from parents than from teachers, while the opposite is the case in Belgrade schools.
The perceptions of use of Information and communications technologies in working with students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive education
Authors: Kovačić Zoran , Milanović-Dobrota Biljana
Published: February 2024

The use of information technologies in working with students with intellectual disabilities in the school environment can affect the improvement of their academic, but also competences that can affect their relationship with peers at school. The objective of this research is to examine the perceptions of teachers about the use of information technologies in working with students with intellectual disabilities in an inclusive environment. An additional goal of the research will be to determine certain determinants that can influence these attitudes, such as: gender, years of service, type of job (teacher) and place where the school is located (rural or urban). The sample included 73 respondents who work in primary schools in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. For the purposes of the research, the Teachers' perceptions towards information and communications technologies in teaching-learning process scale was used. The results showed that gender is not statistically significantly related to the perceptions of educators towards the use of information technology. In addition, the place where the school is located, as well as the type of workplace, are also not statistically significantly related. Teachers who have less work experience have statistically significantly more positive attitudes towards the use of information and communications technologies in working with students with intellectual disabilities than their colleagues who have been working in schools longer. The obtained results point to the need for further development of inclusive culture and practice in the school environment, as well as the development of positive perceptions towards the use of new types of technology in working with students with intellectual disabilities in an inclusive environment.
Heritage language as a medium of culture
Authors: Petrović Kristina
Published: February 2024

In this paper, we tried to clarify some of the issues concerning 'heritage language' and to present the numerous challenges that educators face in their teaching practices. Heritage students do not differ from foreign language students only in their language competences, but also in the motivation and desire to master a heritage language. Many scholars highlight the psychological aspect - "hybrid nationality" and "intercultural burden" (Kagan 2012:72), that can only be overcome with a positive approach to cultural heritage. Establishing a connection with the culture of one's ancestors is one of the basic motivations for learning a heritage language. Therefore, heritage language is the true medium of culture, much more than learning other languages which are treated as foreign. The communication aspect is important but it is not the only reason why students strive to master it. Apart from a lack of suitable textbooks for teaching Serbian as the heritage language, educators are faced with numerous difficulties starting with the initial testing and placing of students in appropriate groups. In the paper, we tried to explain how we face these challenges with our methodology and materials at the Online School of Serbian Language, Tradition and Culture - "Sava". Our teaching method, which includes a personalised approach, group work, direct contact with pupils and abundance of materials, methodologies and platforms, resulted in many satisfied students who, within a few years of being in a language school start speaking the language, manage to use it comfortably, and most importantly - develop and nurture a positive attitude towards one's own heritage and culture.
Assessing the impact of employee-centric digital transformation initiatives on job performance: The mediating role of digital empowerment
Authors: Abdul Basit , Jing Zhong , Wang Li , Rabeeu Ahmed
Published: February 2024

Background: The wave of digital disruption has been experienced across different industries in the fourth industrial revolution, altering processes and procedures as well strategies of many industries. Purpose - As businesses strive to attain supremacy in their respective industries, reliance on technology has become an inevitable tool for sustainability and competitive advantage. Firms are employing novel business strategies and streamlining their operations by adapting to technology in order to transform digitally. Based on the theory of structural empowerment, we assess, from employees' perspective, the efficacy of key employeecentric digital transformation initiatives, namely, digital skills training and access to digital platforms on employees' performance through the mediating role of employee digital empowerment. Design/methodology/approach - Survey data was collected from a sample 214 employees and their 89 direct supervisors across four banking institutions in China for the purpose of this study. Correlation and regression analysis were conducted to test the hypotheses. Findings - The result of the study showed support for the positive impact of both digital skills training and employees' access to digital platforms at the workplace on job performance and also for the mediating role of employee digital empowerment. This study contributes to the empowerment literature by identifying key structural empowerment initiatives in an organization that enhance employee digital empowerment and performance at the workplace as firms transform digitally. Practical implications - The results of the study suggest that firms should view digital transformation as an employee empowerment tool which, when implemented properly, could help enhance employees' performance and the overall organizational goal achievement potentials. Hence, organizations should align their digital transformation strategy with the needs of its human resource in order to ensure overall success of such transformations. Limitations/future research - The study focuses on the banking sector only. Further research could focus on other industries that are equally affected by the waves of digital disruptions.
The impact of the April 1848 laws on the transformation of society, or the abolition of serfdom
Authors: Szentpáli-Gavallér Pál
Published: February 2024

The study describes the development of serfdom, the Dózsa Uprising, which was caused by social conflicts and the limitation of serfdom and their legal consequences. A significant milestone was the Urbárium of 1767, followed by two other decisive boundary stones: the Revolution of 1848 and the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. The latter was also significant in the way that it paved the way for the Austro-Hungarian Empire (alongside Japan) to enter the First World War, in parallel with and in a similar way to the Meiji Restoration, which began in Japan in 1867-1868. The study outlines the relations between serfdom and the peasantry, not only from a legal-historical, but also from an economic and social-historical perspective.
PENGELOLAAN WEBSITE UNTUK MEDIA PENYEBARAN INFORMASI PADA KANTOR DESA BEDALI LAWANG
Authors: Sherly Fauziyah Syaharani  , Pamuji Fandi Yulian
Published: February 2024

Desa Bedali memiliki Sistem Informasi Desa (SID) dalam format yan berbasi web, dengan alamat domain (http://bedalimalangkab.desa.id). Namun, ketika penduduk dari desa mengakses situs web tersebut terjadi permasalahan, dimana mereka menemukan bahwa informasi public yang seharusnya tersedia, seperti informasi berkala dan informasi real-time, tidak ada. Selain itu, di kantor Desa Bedali tidak ada personal operator atau admin yang bertanggung jawab atas pengelolaan situs web desa tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengambil manfaat dan mengelola situs web system informasi desan ini sehinga proses pelayanan dan penyaluran informasi kepada warga Desa Bedali menjadi lebih informatif dan mudah. Hal ini akan memastikan bahwa akses informasi dari pemerintah kepada warga Desa Bedali dapat tersampaikan dengan lebih jelas, cepat dan akurat. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, wawancara dan studi pustaka.
Educación integral en valores cívico patrióticos: Una revisión sistemática
Authors: Chávez Collazos Jorge Luis
Published: February 2024

La educación integral es un enfoque educativo que busca proporcionar a los estudiantes una formación completa y equilibrada que abarque no solo el desarrollo académico, sino también el desarrollo personal, social y emocional, en tal sentido la educación en valores cívicos patrióticos busca formar individuos conscientes de su plena identidad. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la influencia de la educación integral en los valores cívico patrióticos para mejorar la identidad de estudiantes de educación básica regular. La metodología aplicada se basó en una revisión sistemática de artículos de revistas indexadas, consultando en las diversas fuentes y bases de datos, priorizando después de un exhaustivo análisis un total veinte artículos que abarcan diversas fuentes, como Alicia, Redalyc, Scielo, Google Académico y repositorios, tanto a nivel internacional como nacional. De la revisión realizada se concluyó que la educación integral enfocada en los valores cívicos patrióticos fortalece y mejora la formación de los estudiantes de educación básica regular, construyendo una identidad sostenida y mejorando los procesos de enseñanza aprendizaje.
Pengaruh Pembelajaran Terpadu Model Webbed Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Damayanti Putri Surya , Pujiarti Titi , Srirahmawati Ija
Published: February 2024

Pembelajaran terpadu model Webbed yang dapat digunakan untuk mencapai tujuan pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh pembelajaran terpadu model  Webbed terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa sekolah dasar. Menggunakan metode pre-eksperimen dengan desain one-grup pre-test-posttest. Subyek penelitian ini yakni siswa kelas IV SDN Inpres Sambitangga yang berjumlah 19 orang, terdiri dari 10 laki-laki dan 9 perempuan. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu lembar tes dan lembar observasi. Tes kemampuan berpikir kritis dilakukan dengan dua tahap: pretest dan posttest. Dari penelitian diperoleh nilai rata-rata kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa pada pretest adalah 72 dan posttest adalah 88. Analisis data menggunakan SPSS 26  for windows dengan uji Paired Sample t-test pada α (0,05), diperoleh nilai sig 0,018 < α (0,05). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara pretest dan posttest. Selanjutnya diperoleh nilai N-gain sebesar 0.561 (kategori sedang). Hal ini berarti terdapat pengaruh penggunaan pembelajaran terpadu model  Webbed terhadap kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan.
Comparative research study about Creative Characteristics among Korea, France and the United States
Authors: Ga-Hyung Lee
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in creative home environment, parenting style, self-efficacy, creative personality, and creative achievement in Korea, France and the United States. The data collection period was from March 2020 to May 2020, with 455 Korean, 803 French, and 225 American adults. This study validated the measurement tool for creative characteristics through data collected in Korea, France and the United States, calculated the correlation of measurement tool, and analyzed the difference of creative characteristics of three countries. The results of this study were valid and the reliability was .937. The model fit of the measurement tool was appropriate, and the correlation of each factor showed a significant correlation except for parent-rearing and self-efficacy. Also, the result of comparing the creative characteristics of Korea, France and the United States showed a significant difference. In the creative home environment, France recognized it as more creative environment than Korea, and in the parent-rearing, France recognized it as a stricter parent-rearing style than the United States and Korea. And the self-efficacy, creative personality, and creative personality were higher in France than in Korea, and the United States is higher than in France. This study was able to understand the characteristics of each country through cultural comparison, and the results of this study will be used as necessary data for academic, cultural and social exchanges in the global era.
Functional Properties of Insect Proteins
Authors: Nikolić Kosta , Tepavčević Jelena
Published: February 2024

As a more sustainable option compared to conventional animal sources, insects are a great source of proteins. Edible insects have great nutritional value, but in addition, their functional properties, such as solubility, foaming, emulsifying and gelling, have attracted the attention of numerous researchers. The structure, physiochemical characteristics and amino acid composition of insects vary widely. This review explores the many functional facets of insect proteins in an effort to provide insights that may encourage additional study and advancement in the area, ultimately leading to the incorporation of insect proteins into common foods and industrial processes. Beyond adding to the variety of protein sources, research into the functional characteristics of insect proteins also advances the more general objective of fostering sustainability in food production.
Leave or Stay in Homeland
Authors: Bilić Marko , Bilić Andrijana
Published: February 2024

A short article by Marko and Andrijana Bilić about common doubts of young people in Serbia.

Serbia is a small country with the highest rates of youth emigration in the Western Balkans. Since we are young people ourselves, we are aware of the question that is constantly imposed on young people - Leave or stay in the homeland? This confusion led us to compile a list of reasons in favor of leaving and staying in the country. If you are someone who is troubled by the same questions, maybe our perspective will help you make a decision.
Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa dengan Menerapkan Model Pembelajaran Example Non Example Tentang Hubungan Makanan dan Kesehatan pada Pelajaran IPA Di Kelas V SD Negeri 140 Bengkulu Utara
Authors: Yuliati  , Widodo
Published: February 2024

Factors that prompted this research included the teacher's lack of attention to students' thinking skills, the use of methods that were not varied, which resulted in learning patterns that tended to be rote, and the challenge of increasing students' desire to learn. How can applying an example non example model regarding the relationship between food and health improve the academic achievement of fifth grade students at SDN 140 North Bengkulu? Class V students were the subject of the study, which included 17 students, Five boys and Twelve girls, in the 2022/2023 academic year. The research process consists of planning, implementation, observation/observation, and evaluation-reflection. Students have greater mastery of learning materials, based on the results of improved learning. By using an example non-example learning model, learning outcomes regarding the relationship between food and health in science lessons in class V SD Negeri 140 North Bengkulu can be improved. This is evidenced by an increase in the average daily repetition 1 to 63.00 to 70.00, the average daily repetition 3 to75.33, and the average daily repetition 4 to 82.52.
Meningkatkan Prestasi Akademik Siswa Kelas III Mata Pelajaran Pkn Materi Pokok Mencerminkan Harga Diri Menggunakan Metode Diskusi
Authors: Devi Fadilah  , Dina Syaflita
Published: February 2024

The primary objective of this study is to elevate the academic performance of third-gradestudents at Tanjungmekar I Elementary School in the domain of Citizenship Education (PKN)through the utilization of the discussion method, which specifically focuses on nurturing selfesteem. Utilizing a qualitative approach with a classroom action research design, thisinvestigation involved the active participation of 23 students. The data collection processencompassed thorough classroom observations, interviews conducted with both the teacher andstudents, and comprehensive learning achievement tests. By implementing the discussionmethod as an instructional strategy, the researchers aimed to stimulate students' activeinvolvement in the learning process of PKN. The results revealed a noteworthy enhancementsubsequent to the implementation of the discussion method. Initially, during the pre-test phase,students achieved an average score of 64.5. However, following three cycles of employing thediscussion method, the average score escalated to 82.5. Thus, it can be inferred that thediscussion method effectively augments students' learning outcomes in the PKN subject withinthe third grade of Tanjungmekar I Elementary School.
SMEs Tax Compliance Behaviour in Emerging Economies: Do Tax Compliance Costs Matter? Evidence from Ghana
Authors: Bruce-Twum Ernest
Published: February 2024

Purpose-Emerging nations are characterised by low-income levels. In spite of this, some of these nations, like Ghana, continue to experience gaps in their revenue targets. A key cause of this gap is the unethical behaviour of tax non-compliance by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs represent about 99% of businesses in Ghana and are vital for the growth of the country. Some studies conducted in emerging nations have shown that the cost incurred by businesses to comply with tax regulations influences their tax compliance behaviour. However, very little is known of such a relationship in Ghana. This study investigated the connection between tax compliance costs and SMEs' tax compliance behaviour.Design/methodology/approach-Data was collected through a survey of SMEs. Tax compliance behaviour was measured by hypothetical case scenarios obtained from the literature. The tax compliance cost (TCC) was measured as the internal, external and incidental expenses paid by SMEs. A multiple regression analysis was utilised to examine the relationship between TCC and tax compliance behaviour.Findings-The study found that SMEs that incurred large compliance costs were less inclined to act in a non-compliant manner. The TCC was significantly inversely related to the tax compliance behaviour of SMEs.Originality/value-Although a few studies have been conducted in emerging economies, very little is known in the case of Ghana. The study thus adds to the literature on the tax compliance behaviour of SMEs in emerging economies. The study will be a benchmark against which future studies conducted in Ghana can be compared.
El particular momento del dominio por el capital ficticio
Authors: Núñez Manuel
Published: February 2024

The financialized capitalism characteristic of our time is not new. There have been other periods in which fictitious capital has been, if not dominant, a relevant form of capital. It is notable that the fictitious capital has reached, in quantitative terms, values never previously achieved in history. The essential causes of this dominance, the growing imbalance between the different forms of capital and between it and work, are not new either. It is the interaction between these “traditional” causes and factors typical of our time, a currency that is both a country's currency and a world currency, the infrastructural power of central banks and the scale of the latest wave of globalization, accelerated by the digitalization of societies, which allows us to characterize our time. The spiral generated by the relationship between these factors and the political systems of liberal democracy that emerged from the Cold War, makes these systems particularly irreformable. That is why crises of various types accumulate and the ability to resolve them without violence are becoming negligible. A wave of instability on a global scale appears inevitable.

El capitalismo financializado característico de nuestra época no es nuevo. Ha habido otros períodos en los cuales el capital ficticio ha sido la forma, si no dominante, si muy relevante, del capital. Si es reseñable que ha alcanzado en términos cuantitativos unos valores nunca alcanzados previamente en la historia. Las causas esenciales de esa dominancia, el creciente desequilibrio entre las diferentes formas de capital y entre este y el trabajo, tampoco son nuevas. Es la interacción entre esas causas y factores propios de la época, una moneda que es al tiempo moneda de país y moneda mundo, el poder infraestructural de los bancos centrales y la escala de la última ola de globalización, acelerada por la digitalización de las sociedades, que permite caracterizar nuestra época. La espiral generada por la relación entre estos factores y los sistemas políticos de democracia liberal que emergieron de la guerra fría, hace de estos sistemas particularmente irreformables. Es por ello que las crisis de diverso tipo se acumulan y la capacidad de resolverlas sin violencia es cada vez menor. Una ola de inestabilidad a escala global se vislumbra como inevitable.
ANALISIS PROSES ISLAMISASI DAN PERKEMBANGAN KEILMUAN DI JAWA ERA WALISONGO ABAD XV - XVI M
Authors: MILAH NURUL , ABDILLAH ADI
Published: February 2024

Pada abad ke XV-XVI M Islam mulai berkembang pesat di Jawa melalui dakwah yang dilakukan oleh Walisongo melalui asimilasi dan sinkretisme Nusantara. Para Walisongo telah merumuskan strategi dakwah yang sistematis, utamanya dalam menyikapi kebudayaan Jawa dan Nusantara yang sudah sangat tua dan mapan. Pola dakwah Walisongo menunjukkan pola dakwah yang kompromistik, memperhatikan gradasi atau tahapan, sekaligus memperkecil kesulitan. Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang proses Islamisasi Pulau Jawa abad XV – XVI Masehi oleh Walisongo dan menganalisis tradisi keilmuan apa saja yang dihasilkan selama proses islamisasi tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian sejarah atau historis. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah deskriptif untuk menggambarkan sebab-sebab, kondisi lingkungan, konteks sosio kultural, konstektual, serta unsur-unsur yang menjadi kompoten eksponen dari proses sejarah yang dikaji. Tahapannya terdiri dari heuristik, kritik sumber, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah dakwah yang dilakukan Walisongo memang tidak banyak melahirkan karya tulis maupun kitab yang ditulis oleh para-Wali sebagai bukti adanya tradisi keilmuan Jawa era Walisongo. Hal ini dilatarbelakangi kondisi masyarakat Jawa yang masih sangat awam dan sangat mengakarnya tradisi kepercayaan leluhur oleh masyarakat Jawa itu sendiri. Sehingga bisa ditarik suatu kesimpulan dakwah yang dilakukan oleh Walisongo masih seputar ranah teologi ketauhidan. Kendati demikian, masyarakat Islam era Walisongo juga sudah mengenal beberapa disiplin keilmuan seperti Ilmu Fiqh, Ilmu Tafsir, Ilmu Hadist, Nahwu Saraf yang diajarkan oleh Sunan Giri dan Sunan-Sunan atau para-Wali lainnya.
"Making it" in Israel? Latino Undocumented Migrant Workers in the Holy Land
Authors: Schammah Gesser Silvina , Raijman Rebeca , Kemp Adriana , Reznik Julia
Published: February 2024

Every Saturday evening, hundreds of persons gather at a religious service in a Catholic church where a weekly mass is conducted in Spanish by a Franciscan priest. Many of the churchgoers actively participate, reading passages from the New Testament, singing in the choir, or playing instruments. Melodies of Latin American folk music are played intermittently, breaking the solemnity of the religious ritual. Two important aspects make this event unique: first, that it takes place in the old city of Jaffa, Israel, and second, it is especially organized by the church in order to attend to the needs of an emergent non-Jewish, undocumented Latino community in the city of Tel Aviv.
Blood and Debt: War and Nation-State in Latin America. MIGUEL ÁNGEL CENTENO: University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002.
Authors: Kacowicz Arie M.
Published: February 2024

Why did the Latin American state fail to develop in the nineteenth century beyond its limited organizational capacities? Why did international wars occur so infrequently on the continent in the 19thand especially in the 20thcenturies? What are the mutual relationships between war and the nation-state in Latin America? These are the three major puzzles that Miguel A. Centeno has addressed in a seminal and original work of political sociology about the (lack of) war and the (lack of) states in Latin America.
A Colony of Citizens: Revolution & Slave Emancipation in the French Caribbean, 1787-1804. LAURENT DUBOIS, Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
Authors: Barcia Manuel
Published: February 2024

The French Caribbean has been the subject of several studies over the last two decades. Unsurprisingly, Santo Domingo has received most of the attention at the expense of places like French Guyana, Martinique and Guadeloupe. A Colony of Citizens is a welcome addition in that it enriches our knowledge regarding one of these peripheral colonies during what was probably the most exciting historical period of modern times: the convulsive fifteen years that followed the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Introducción
Authors: Markarian Vania
Published: February 2024

La selección de artículos que aquí se presenta quiere dar cuenta de las borrosas fronteras entre propuestas culturales y proyectos políticos basados en impulsos de innovación y cambio, un rasgo distintivo de las relaciones entre cultura y política en los años sesenta en América Latina y el mundo. Para ello, se parte de delimitaciones geográficas y temporales amplias, estableciendo las fechas referenciales en la Revolución Cubana y los golpes de Estado de principios de los setenta en el Cono Sur. Esta década larga estuvo determinada, hasta el final, por la conciencia de vivir una era revolucionaria en el orden social y económico, a lo que Claudia Gilman agrega “la percepción compartida de la transformación inevitable y deseada del universo de las instituciones, la subjetividad, el arte y la cultura.”.1 Esta mínima caracterización preliminar permite abarcar procesos y actores en diferentes países y también sus dimensiones regionales, inter y transnacionales, logrando a la vez cierta unidad de temas y enfoques.
From Liberal to Revolutionary Oaxaca. The View from the South, Mexico 1867-1911. FRANCIE R. CHASSEN-LÓPEZ, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2004.
Authors: Serna Ana María
Published: February 2024

Para cualquier interesado en la historia de México y América Latina, un libro cuyo título augura un viaje por la historia moderna de Oaxaca resulta muy seductor. Lleva implícita la promesa de hacernos comprender el mundo en que se criaron dos actores centrales del siglo XIX mexicano: Benito Juárez y Porfirio Díaz. Lo sorprendente es que el trabajo de Chassen-López ofrece eso, y mucho más.
Catarino Garza's Revolution on the Texas-Mexico Border. ELLIOTT YOUNG, Durham: Duke University Press, 2004.
Authors: Barrón Luis
Published: February 2024

When I was in grad school, an eminent political historian told me that there was no need to study the Porfiriato anymore, because Daniel Cosío Villegas had said everything there was to say in his monumental Historia Moderna de México. As the years have passed, however, historians have returned to the Porfiriato, asking different questions and looking for completely different answers. This is due, in part, to shifts in both the American academic agenda, in which culture and cultural studies have gained preeminence, and the Mexican political agenda, in which democracy is now a central concern.
¡Por la República! La apuesta política y cultural del peruano César Falcón en España, 1919-1939. ASCENSIÓN MARTÍNEZ RIAZA, Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2004.
Authors: Rénique José Luis
Published: February 2024

Por cortesía de la autocracia de Augusto B. Leguía, hacia 1920, tres jóvenes periodistas peruanos vagaban por Europa. Nacidos en la última década del XIX representaban a esa emergente mesocracia que, pluma en mano, impugnaba desde la prensa limeña a la "república aristocrática" criolla. Pagaron su audacia con un destierro dorado que incluía un estipendio gubernamental. José Carlos Mariátegui era uno de ellos: en el viejo mundo habría de descubrirse a si mismo y a su país -diría más tarde-- antes de volver para convertirse en uno de sus más célebres intelectuales.
Olga: Brasil, 2004. Dir: Jayme Monjardim Roteiro: Rita Buzzar, baseado em livro de Fernando Morais.
Authors: Cerri Luis Fernando
Published: February 2024

A história da judia alemã e comunista Olga Benário começou a ganhar algum espaço no imaginário brasileiro a partir do livro de Fernando Morais, lançado em 1985. O apelo obtido pelo livro obteve uma procura muito acima da média considerando tratar-se de literatura de documentário (600 mil exemplares vendidos, traduzido em 21 países) e está relacionado com o momento político em que as massas tomaram as ruas para exigir o fim do regime militar e eleições diretas para a presidência.
Venezuelan State Policy Towards Motilón Indians: From Isolation to First Contact
Authors: Kozloff Nikolas
Published: February 2024

In the first half of the 20th century, Motilón Indians, who inhabited the westernmost state of Zulia in Venezuela, fiercely resisted outside encroachment. Motilones, which included several indigenous groups inhabiting the area of Perijá and the Colon District within the Maracaibo Basin, confronted a diverse group of outsiders, including oil prospectors and Capuchin missionaries. State policy towards the Motilones was contradictory and inconsistent. On the one hand, the authorities welcomed oil investment and allowed missionary efforts to proceed. Venezuelan leaders saw the government as a harbinger of civilization, bringing prosperity and other material benefits to backward indigenous peoples. In this sense, they echoed calls by oil companies and missionaries, intent upon opening up Motilón areas to increased settlement. However, though Venezuelan politicians were certainly racist and never questioned the centrality of the civilizing narrative or of reducing the Indians to settled life, political leaders expressed concern regarding abuses of indigenous peoples. In addition, the state was wary about conceding excessive autonomy to missionaries and oil companies. From a political and economic standpoint, Zulia was an important region in Venezuela, with a long history of secessionist sentiment. Venezuelan regimes, whether military or democratic, attempted to assert political control over missionary and oil company activity in Indian areas, while alerting them that the government was a player in remote jungle areas.
JANE E. MANGAN: Trading Roles. Gender, Ethnicity, and the Urban Economy in Colonial Potosí. Durham & London: Duke University Press, 2005.
Authors: Marsilli Maria N.
Published: February 2024

The mines of Potosí started attracting a very diverse population right aftertheir discovery by the Spaniards in the early sixteenth century. Indians, Europeans,and people of African descent soon populated the area. The result was acosmopolitan, diverse city that became one of the most important in the WesternHemisphere: Potosí. However, regardless of their social or ethnic backgrounds,all Potosinos needed to eat. Mangan centers her research in Potosí and specificallyfocuses on the ways in which town residents interacted through trade, positingthat they collectively engaged in the construction of an urban economy deeplymarked by the gendered and racial dimensions of economic practices.
FRANK SALOMON: The Cord Keepers: Khipus and Cultural Life in a Peruvian Village. Durham & London: Duke University Press, 2004.
Authors: Moscovich Viviana
Published: February 2024

El libro de Salomon presenta una descripción y análisis de los khipus conservadosen Tupicocha, Huarochirí. El libro contiene 9 capítulos, de los cualeslos 4 primeros actúan como una introducción a los temas que este abarca:Huarochirí – su importancia, los contextos del estudio de los khipus y métodosde investigación; teorías lingüísticas; la estructura del pueblo actual de Tupicocha,sus instituciones y el control ritual del trabajo, la necesidad de mantenerregistros; un ejemplo de sistema de comunicación no-alfabético utilizado porlos Tupicochanos: las varas.
MARCELA GENÉ: Un mundo feliz. Imágenes de los trabajadores en el primer peronismo, 1946 – 1955. Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2005.
Authors: Ferreyra Silvana
Published: February 2024

En el desarrollo de su maestría en Historia, Marcela Gené ha desarrolladouna interesante investigación, a cuyos resultados podemos acceder gracias ala publicación de Un mundo feliz. Imágenes de los trabajadores en el primer peronismo, 1946 – 1955.
Plazas and Barrios: Heritage Tourism and Globalization in the Latin American Centro Histórico. JOSEPH L. SCARPACI, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 2005.
Authors: Bowman Kirk
Published: February 2024

Anyone who has visited the historical plazas of Latin America during the tourism boom of the recent decade will find Joseph Scarpaci's Plazas and Barrios: Heritage Tourism and Globalization in the Latin American Centro Histórico a pleasant and informative book that will simultaneously bring back magical memories of those charming public squares and question the future of these cultural jewels in the face of the homogenizing power of market globalization.
Caciquismo in Twentieth Century Mexico. ALAN KNIGHT and WIL PANSTERS (eds.), London: Institute for the Study of the Americas, 2005.
Authors: Brunk Samuel
Published: February 2024

Caciquismo in Twentieth Century Mexico gives the reader much to consider. With the goal of updating David Brading's edited volume, Caudillo and Peasant in the Mexican Revolution (1980), it sweeps through the century in multidisciplinary fashion, describing ejidal caciques, urban caciques, labor caciques, national caciques, Cristero caciques, institutionalized caciques, university caciques, and gatekeeper caciques. As is inevitable in a collective work, some authors address central issues more squarely than others and not all agree, but Knight's excellent introduction and Pansters's meticulous conclusion do a good job of drawing things together.
The Defiant Life and Forgotten Death of Apulco de Castro: Race, Power, and Historical Memory
Authors: Holloway Thomas H.
Published: February 2024

At 4:30 in the afternoon on 25 October 1883, in front of police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Apulco de Castro, a well known public figure, editor and publisher of the newspaper O Corsário, was murdered. The killing took place in broad daylight in plain view of the Chief of Police, who watched along with a crowd of onlookers as a group of junior army officers in civilian disguise stabbed and shot the victim. Although the identities of the perpetrators were well known, no one was ever brought to trial or punished. The assassination was followed by several days of rioting in the streets of Brazil's capital city during which authorities made hundreds of arrests. A week later as large crowds gathered for the Seventh-Day Mass for the victim there were more disturbances followed by considerable discussion and political tension in the following weeks. Yet today the name of Apulco de Castro is all but forgotten, and the few times his career is mentioned he is dismissed as nothing more than an unprincipled scandalmonger whose killing, if not legally justified, was the expected result of his misuse of the press.