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Pembuatan Pedoman Proses Rekruitmen dan Seleksi Berbasis Digital Booklet pada PT Ebiz Prima Nusa
Authors: Kumara Dennis Putri , Sri Surjani Tjahjawati
Published: February 2024

Recruitment and selection processes Project planning and smart hiring are two things needed to obtain quality employees, namely employees who are smart, skilled, have competence, can work, are creative, and have high morality. However, in its implementation, the recruitment and selection process at PT Ebiz Prima Nusa has not been carried out effectively. Such as the absence of references, guidelines, or standardization when recruitment and selection are carried out. Based on this phenomenon, a project was developed to create media that can provide complete information in the form of a digital booklet regarding the recruitment and selection process at PT Ebiz Prima Nusa. The digital booklet created aims to serve as a guideline, direction, and reference for recruitment and selection activities. This project was made with qualitative methods for collecting data and processed with the interactive model method. The project design was carried out with the help of the Canva and Anyflip platforms so that the digital booklet could be created. The design stage is divided into three stages: pre-project implementation, project implementation, and post-project implementation. In the pre-project implementation stage, problem identification, a literature review, and needs interviews were conducted. Furthermore, the project implementation stage is also carried out in stages, starting with planning, information processing, searching for a digital booklet platform, design, development, testing, revision conducted by interviews with experts or lecturers, Forum Group Discussions (FGD) with employees who have been accepted at the testing stage, and interviews with HR, then ending with the publication stage. The last stage is post-implementation, which involves reviewing the impact of the project through a final interview. The final result of this project is a digital booklet that will be used as a guideline, direction, and reference for recruitment and selection activities at PT Ebiz Prima Nusa.
DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS BASED ON MICROSOFT ACCESS IN KOPERASI INTI BANDUNG
Authors: Hartini Dessi , Setiawardani Maya , Sutisna Mamun
Published: February 2024

The Electronic Archiving Application applied in the Human Resources section of the INTI Cooperative is a crucial part in managing records because it is responsible for storing transaction records, legalities and employee data. Archives are the most basic and most important thing in administrative activities because archives have data information stored in them that is done. Archives Management In the Human Resources Cooperative INTI Bandung still uses the manual method. Manual archives are said to be ineffective because there is a risk of damage or loss of archives that still have use value. Based on the archive management phenomenon that occurred at the INTI Cooperative, the solution that was deemed appropriate was to design and create an electronic archival information system that aims to assist INTI Cooperatives in managing archives. Making Electronic Archive Applications is assisted by using the Microsoft Access system because it is simple and easy to use.
REARRANGMENT OF ARCHIVES HANDLING AT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT-GENERAL AFFAIR PT BETON ELEMENINDO PERKASA BATUJAJAR
Authors: Sitohang Yoseva Halalas Mora , Suhaeni Tintin
Published: February 2024

An archive is a collection of documents, documents, or files that have value for the company. The role of archives in a company is as a memory center, a controlling tool, a source of information used by companies to carry out analysis, planning activities, development, weighing in decision making, problem formulation, making attachments, accountability, assessment and control as precisely as possible. Archival rearrangement is the rearrangement of information and archive forms for the benefit of archive retrieval. The condition of handling archives in the Human Resources Department of PT Beton Elemenindo Perkasa can be said to be less precise, this can be seen from the number of missing archives, irregularly stored archives, there are still archives that use inappropriate storage systems, lack of equipment and supplies used to store archives. files. This phenomenon causes difficulties in the process of finding the archives needed by the company, so that it can hinder the company's work. Therefore, it is necessary to reorganize the archive handling project at the Human Resources DepartmentGeneral Affair of PT Beton Elemenindo Perkasa Batujajar by updating the storage system, storage procedures, archive borrowing procedures, archive discovery procedures, and adding archive facilities. The purpose of the archive handling reorganization project is to optimize the handling of existing records so that they are more effective and efficient. This project has been tested on June 3rd, 2021 with related parties, namely the Human Resources Department-General Affair Staff who doubles as archivist and the manager of the department. Based on the trials that have been carried out on this project, it can be said that the archive handling project at the Human Resources Department-General Affairs PT Beton Elemenindo Perkasa Batujajar is appropriate and very helpful for administrative staff in handling existing archives.
PEREMPUAN SAMARIA YANG PERCAYA: EKSPOSISI YOHANES 4:1-42
Authors: Setiaman Larosa
Published: February 2024

Injil Yohanes adalah unik di antara keempat Injil. Injil ini mencatat banyak hal tentang pelayanan Yesus di daerah Yudea dan Yerusalem yang tidak ditulis oleh ketiga Injil yang lain, dan menyatakan dengan lebih sempurna rahasia tentang kepribadian Yesus. Penulis melakukan penelitian terhadap rahasia percakapan Yesus dengan perempuan Samaria dalam Yohanes 4:1-42. Dalam jurnal ini penulis menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan jenis penelitian literatur atau kepustakaan. Penulis menemukan bahwa percakapan tersebut bukanlah percakapan biasa namun isi percakapan itu tentang empat hal yakni air kehidupan, suami dari perempuan tersebut, tempat penyembahan, dan pribadi Yesus yang adalah Mesias.
دراسة تأثير طاقة الطرق على صلادة المعادن (الحديد – النحاس – الألومونيوم)
Authors:   جامعة الزاوية, عجينة احمد , حدود محمد ,   المعهد العالي للعلوم والتقنية بالزاوية
Published: February 2024

In this paper, some mechanical properties of the forged metal are investigated. the chemical analysis , the microscopic examination and the hardness testing were carried out. The samples were taken from the three types of metals( iron, copper, aluminum). The Impact forging ( open die forging ) process was carried out on the three types of the metals. The hardness testing were carried out before and after process. It is noted that the metals are affected by the impact forging process. It was found that the metals specimens which were subjected to the forging process may decrease in toughness, while the hardness increased in proportional increasing with the energy of the impact forging process. The microstructure examination shows that the samples remained intact after the forging process and whiteout happening the wear or cracks.
Georgian and Abkhaz Discourses about 1992- 1993 Armed Conflict: Narrative Analyzes of Interviews of Eyewitnesses.
Authors: Natenadze Elena
Published: February 2024

Society is a self-producing entity, which creates and recreates itself in frames of existing collective consciousness. Collective framesoperate like social matrices and influence importantly the formation of images about the past. In order to recreate itself, a societyneeds a special point of reference. The production of discourses is a fundamental way to preserve mnemonic communities and transmit means for value systems’ formation. Discourses represent a generalized sum representing specific and frame-narratives, which is based on the prior guiding values and those beliefs and ideas the society has about itself. It is noteworthy to mention that society assesses itself, as well as other societies and events according to those beliefs and ideas. The subject of this study is Georgian and Abkhazian discourses that these two conflict-torn societies have about 1992-1993 years armed conflict. The research is based on an analysis of biographical- narrative interviews given by the witnesses of the war and person directly involved in combat. The analysis of the Georgian and Abkhaz narratives is paramount especially for two reasons: 1) narratives allow for the possibility for reconstruction of the past and 2) narratives shape the collective imaginations about the future and describe the degree of invariability or variability of a societal value system through the time continuum. National narratives represent a fundamental aspect of national identity and provide a group with fundamental ideas about its past and its role and mission in the world.Narratives highly influence the formation of interpretative and the attitudinal mindset of the individuals. Also, they affect reflective processes, which influence individual cognitive-emotional system and is reflected in the narrations. The research demonstrates the mainstream, therefore the most influential, central narrative models about 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. Besides, this study underlines the implications of side-narrative models, which are the branches produced on the ground of central narrative templates.This research examines Georgian and Abkhaz biographical narrative interviews, particularly, the textual representations of theseinterviews, that is, in interview transcripts. Methodological approach of narrative analysis opens the window of opportunity foridentifying and defining what sort of discourses exist in Abkhaz, as well as in Georgian societies about the conflict. Based on interview analyses, this study demonstrates narrative constructing elements (the four-component structure of narratives), the leading and produced narratives about the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz armed conflict are reflected in the Georgian and Abkhaz mnemonic communities, which is the representation of chosen trauma in Abkhazian narratives and what is the importance given to the narrations about “victimhood” in the creation of group identity.
Western Press Coverage of Environmental Controversies in the Caucasus: Filling the News and Information Gap?
Authors: Freedman Eric , Neuzil Mark , Takahashi Bruno
Published: February 2024

Environmental crises confront Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.The implications of these crises cross sensitive and disputednational borders and may affect economic, political, and culturalrelationships on a vast geographic scale. At the same time, thecountries’ domestic press systems are subject to a range of legal,quasi-official, political, and economic constraints that discourage— and sometimes punish — or prevent aggressive but fair, balanced,and ethical news coverage of environmental controversies.This study uses content analysis of news stories and interviewswith journalists to explore how two independent Western news organizations,US-based EurasiaNet.org and UK-based Institute forWar & Peace Reporting, tried to fill the news and information voidleft by constraints on domestic media during a three-year period.Among the variables analyzed are news sources (experts, advocates,and non-experts), fairness and balance, and article topics.
International Practice Related to Compulsory MTPL Insurance
Authors: Goliadze Natia
Published: February 2024

Compulsory MTPL insurance has several public goals, includingfairness, road safety, consumer savings, solving road problems andfeelings of safety. Studies have shown that an increased number ofmotor vehicles increases the number of road accidents and roadconditions are getting worse. At the same time, the social responsibilityfor road accidents is shifting from society to government.That is where the compulsory form enters the field.Compulsory MTPL insurance is a relatively new product for developingcountries and its advantages are vague for society. In mostcases, compulsory insurance is perceived as an additional chargethat burdens the vehicle. This term is less common and not properlyunderstood in developing countries.In order to have a better understanding of compulsory MTPL insurance,this article discusses compulsory forms and stages of developmentof MTPL insurance in different countries. It also focuseson the recommendations for developing countries to properly implementthe compulsory form in their own society.
Gurcistan Province Register Document as a Source for Research the History of Georgian and the Ottoman Empire
Authors: Meshvelishvili Tea
Published: February 2024

The Gurcistan Province Registers Document (Gurcistan Province Registers Document, I-III, 1941, 1947, 1959) was established in 1595 during the reign of Mehmed the 3rd for the conquered South-Eastern parts of Georgia. The document comes in several parts and consists of the Turkish texts, their translations, and the research itself. The researchers found the translation of the Ottoman texts to the Georgian language quite difficult because the document is written using Siyakat handwriting which is very complicated to read. Siyakat handwriting was invented specifically for the purposes of protecting secret documents, for making these documents quickly, and for their support. Syakat writing was originally invented in Abbasid Iran and later it spread to Anatolia. In the 15th century, Siyakat writings are found in the administrative and financial documents of Ottoman Empire. This handwriting was later refined by Katibs of Mehmed 3rd (the conqueror) – Husami Rumi and Tajizade Jafer Chelebi. Not only is Siyakat writing is prominent for its originality, it also has distinctive writing manners for specific periods in history.
Moral and Psychological Sustainability of Georgian Military Personnel Participating in International Missions on the Example of the "Shavnabada" Battalion
Authors: Natenadze Vladimer
Published: February 2024

Georgian Defense Forces (GDF) has participated in the NATO international Counter-Terrorism Mission since 1999 in Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mali, and the Central African Republic. Before the deployment to the mission, GDF units were trained under a pre-deployment exercise program at the National Training Centre. From the missions mentioned above, the already completed mission in Afghanistan should be singled out, as it was mainly a combat mission. From the Georgian commitment to the mission, thirty-two servicemen were killed in action, and many Georgians were maimed or wounded in Afghanistan. The military personnel were required to perform the task under challenging conditions, which always caused stress. The operational environment and mission conditions required psychological preparation before, during, and after the mission. This article covers the results of the surveys conducted at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan during the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) starting from June 2020, including January 2021, to assess the moral and psychological resilience of "Shavnabada" battalion personnel. The survey, conducted pre-, during, and post-deployment, indicated issues regarding personnel moral and psychological readiness and a requirement of retraining leadership to increase their understanding of possible existing problems. Furthermore, leaders and psychologists needed maximum involvement in international missions to sustain deployed personnel's moral and psychological well-being, fix problems, and enforce preventive measures.
Unbundling of Transmission System Operators – The general European Union Policy and the Case in Georgia
Authors: Kukava Mariam
Published: February 2024

Georgian Transmission System Operator has been certified and nominated as the sole transmission licensee in Georgia upon the specific conditions. Therefore, with the fulfillment of all criteria, the main objective of ownership unbundling (prevention of discrimination, optimization of the use of infrastructure, incentivizing economic investment) can be reached. However, in case of non-compliance with the unbundling ownership requirements and, thus, re-certification of Georgian TSO, the Government of Georgia shall consider the costs of such procedure for the country and, precisely, the state-owned company. Therefore, the responsible public entities shall work with the Regulatory Commission and the Transmission System Operator to ensure timely and proper planning and implementation of necessary activities to meet unbundling ownership requirements.
Indifference as a Curable Evil. Towards a Common Path for the Protection of Children in the Face of Media-Terrorism
Authors: Gavrila Mihaela
Published: February 2024

The article focuses on an issue that has remained in the shadows of thepublic debate on the war between Russia and Ukraine, i.e., the relationshipbetween media narratives and the children and adolescents directlyor indirectly involved in the conflict. Whether through direct on-thegroundexperience or media exposure to unprecedented horror, childrenare the silent victims. The thesis is that with regard to minors, media practitionersat all levels should become aware of child protection regulationsand their communication responsibilities, which necessarily implies theassimilation of the ethical dimensions a daily practice. In this way, themedia could fully exercise their mission as Social Action Societies, guidednot only by profit but fully embedded within a true “moral economy”.
The Concept of Beauty in Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Authors: Asatiani Natia , Tsiklauri Khatuna , Verbi Lela
Published: February 2024

Any lingual item can be considered in two different dimensions. These dimensions integrate conceptual and semantic spheres. Semantic knowledge is a special type of conceptual knowledge. Different aspects of the concept are lexicalized through this type of knowledge. Any language is a synthesis of man and the world. Therefore, contemporary linguistics maintains its internalconnection with previous paradigms of linguistics. From this point of view, the internal connection of the modern linguistic paradigm with the systemic- semiotic paradigm of language is particularly significant. The article is devoted to the study of the conceptual sphere integrated into a literary text. The subject of study is the verbal representation of the concept of “Beauty” in O. Wilde’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Grey.” While analyzing the conceptual continuum of a literary text, the markers of the conceptual sphere of the novel were considered; the basic concept in the novel was highlighted; lexical units representing the concept were identified and analyzed.
From Ruins to the Decorative and Applied Arts Museum
Authors: Kacharava Eka
Published: February 2024

The paper “From Ruins to the Decorative and Applied Arts Museum” reflects the complicated path passed by the outstanding monument, a pseudo-gothic style - mezzanine - “New Cavalry House”-

designed by the architect of German origin - Albert Zaltzmann. Based on scientific research, the work presents content and functional loading possibilities for the new Decorative Applied Arts Museum building and its outer space. One of the main goals is to replace the Russian narrative with European content.

The European-style architecture Museum, located in the centre of the popular Georgian Spa resort Borjomi, with displayed decorative and applied arts collections belonging to the royal family, will be interesting for all visitors. Accordingly, it will be in demand and profitable. It has been noted that the museum is of an extraordinary, unusual nature, and it stands out from the rest of the similar museum institutions in Georgia thanks to the peculiar architecture, content, and collections displayed here.

The paper describes the mission of the future museum, its content, and the vital role it has to play in the context of educational and economic development, promoting the region and the whole country.
How culture builds nations: the power of symbolism over nation-building
Authors: Pochkhua Gela
Published: February 2024

Nationalism studies differ in terms of approaches to the subject. Various opinions on a given topic focuses on different aspects of nationalism, its core elements, and causal links between ends, ways, and means. This paper focuses on culture, arguably one of the most influential dimensions among other layers constituting and shaping nationalism among different nations. In doing so, it considers Anthony Smith’s explanation of national identity, which, according to the latter, is shaped by a fundamental consensus among the population on things like culture, religion, history, language, ethnicity, political values, and norms of behaviour and aims and other related notions. The causal link between nation and culture is revealed by making a holistic account of different sub-elements of culture like memories and narratives; language, poetry, and art; national folklore and symbols; social norms, traditions, etc, in different historical eras and seeing their role in a nation-building process. The paper also focuses on a modern-day example, an ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has exceeded the boundaries of a mere military domain and is also visible from a cultural perspective. The paper’s main finding is identifying elements affecting nation-building and making it work. While all these different elements of culture were, are, and will be used in the future in a nation- building process, perception remains a vital factor. Culture and its elements can certainly significantly impact nation-building. However, in the end, it will always depend on how individuals, communities, and populations perceive national symbols, the historic heroic deeds of their ancestors, poems and literature, and norms of social behaviour and traditions. Without socially constructing these perceptions, the “us vs them” narrative might not materialize.
“You have to work hard on the word before you understand it”: Language-based approaches to metaphor comprehension in lower secondary education
Authors: Gese Helga , Großmeyer Jana
Published: February 2024

Based on two explorative studies on metaphor comprehension (methods: thinking aloud; intervention with questionnaires), we discuss the ways students at the end of lower secondary school refer to their linguistic knowledge. In collected meaning explanations of composite metaphors, three levels of reference to grammatical knowledge can be detected: implicit references, explicit, dysfunctional references, and explicit, functional references. The article discusses the extent to which language-related concepts of students can be changed in terms of a conceptual change approach. The findings support the assumption that conceptual change occurs in stages and emphasize the need to teach terminology.
Metalinguistic knowledge and language experience – a starting point for conceptual change?
Authors: Peyer Ann
Published: February 2024

According to large scale performance surveys, students show rather weak systematic metalinguistic knowledge and struggle to express their observations. Due to their language awareness, though, they build up metalinguistic knowledge based on their individual language experience, which invites discussing “conceptual change” as a theoretical concept for learning (1), even though the quality and the structure of metalinguistic knowledge remain to be explored further (2). This paper discusses examples of a project exploring how metalinguistic reflection outside the classroom is related to individual experience, e. g. multilingualism. The examples will be discussed to ask if they correspond to “conceptual change”, what impact the findings of the project have on didactics of language and how they could encourage metalinguistic discourse in the classroom (4).
Developing metalinguistic knowledge concepts about nouns in primary education
Authors: Bien-Miller Lena , Wildemann Anja
Published: February 2024

This paper deals with students‘ metalinguistic knowledge concepts of sentence-internal capitalization of nouns in elementary school. It was investigated whether students are able to consciously and intentionally use their metalinguistic knowledge in partially open metalinguistic contexts. Students‘ metalinguistic knowledge was modeled and analyzed according to the conceptual change approach, distinguishing between pre-concepts, pre-scientific concepts and scientific concepts. It was found that most students are able to use their metalinguistic knowledge strategically. However, the activated knowledge content is often not effective in solving a task.
Perencanaan Persediaan Produk Nugget dengan Metode Material Requierement Planning di PT. XYZ
Authors: Ismail  , Marwan  , Friska Heriyanti
Published: February 2024

Perusahaan dengan manajemen persediaan yang baik akan menghasilkan proses produksi sesuai dengan perencanaan yang telah dibuat sebelumnya. Perusahaan mengalami masalah diantaranya persediaan yang berlebih, layanan pelanggan yang buruk, dan utilitas kapasitas tidak mencukupi. Tujuannya yaitu melakukan peramalan perencanaan persediaan produk nugget supaya tidak berlebih dalam persedian. Metode yang digunakan yaitu metode Material Requirement Planning (MRP). Dari hasil perhitungan metode Exponential Smoothing tingkat error yang diketahui metode  exponential smoothing 0.4, terlihat jelas bahwa yang paling kecil tingkat kesalahan kuadrat rata - rata pada peramalan exponential smoothing, dengan perencanaan persediaan produk nugget awal bulan Januari 2024 sebesar 31.465 Pcs Nugget.
Implementasi Metode Holt-Winters dan Deseasonalized Untuk Prediksi Penumpang Bandara Soekarno-Hatta
Authors: Anantyo Andika , Arief Ulfah Mediaty , Sukamta Sri , Wafa' Almas Diqya , Maulana Alfan , Febianingrum Anggun Fia , Praditya Ambrosius Lingga , Putra Ade
Published: February 2024

Bandar udara menjadi elemen infrastruktur yang memiliki peran signifikan dalam perjalanan udara. Manajemen bandara yang kurang baik dapat menyebabkan berbagai permasalahan, salah satunya adalah fluktuasi penumpang pada tiap tahun yang menimbulkan kerugian jika tidak sesuai dengan perencanaan dan operasional bandara. Dengan permasalahan yang ada, penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk melakukan prediksi jumlah penumpang pada Bandara Soekarno-Hatta untuk mengetahui perencanaan dan manajemen bandara yang lebih baik pada beberapa periode waktu kedepan. Metode Holt-Winters dan Deseasonalized digunakan untuk melakukan prediksi jumlah penumpang. Berdasarkan pengujian yang telah dilakukan menggunakan data jumlah penumpang Bandara Soekarno-Hatta tahun 2015-2022 yang berasal dari BPS, didapatkan hasil prediksi menggunakan Metode Holt-Winters lebih akurat dengan nilai RMSE sebesar 224.215,83 yang lebih kecil dibandingkan Metode Deseasonalized dengan nilai RMSE sebesar 416.078,74. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa metode Holt-Winters lebih cocok digunakan untuk memprediksi jumlah penumpang Bandara Soekarno-Hatta dengan kesalahan prediksi yang lebih rendah dan dapat berjalan dengan baik dengan data yang memiliki fluktuasi tinggi.
Klasifikasi Tingkat Kemampuan Adaptasi Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Online Menggunakan Decision Tree
Authors: Lailiyah Asmaul , Nastiti Vinna Rahmayanti Setyaning , Wahyuni Evi Dwi , Aditya Christian Sri Kusuma
Published: February 2024

Kemajuan dalam ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi mendorong adaptasi terhadap pemanfaatan teknologi di berbagai sektor, seperti komunikasi, pendidikan, dan informasi. Terutama dalam konteks teknologi pendidikan, dapat diamati bahwa pembelajaran online sedang mendapatkan popularitas yang signifikan di berbagai lembaga pendidikan. Oleh karena itu, penting untuk mengeksplorasi seberapa baik peserta didik dapat beradaptasi dengan lingkungan pembelajaran online. Memprediksi tingkat adaptasi peserta didik memiliki signifikansi yang besar bagi pendidik dan pengembang platform pembelajaran online, dengan tujuan meningkatkan efisiensi dan kualitas pengalaman belajar. Penelitian ini menggunakan dataset “Students Adaptability Level in Online Education” dengan menerapkan pendekatan Algoritma Decision Tree. Hasil penelitian memperoleh akurasi sebesar 95%, meningkat 7,44% dari penelitian sebelumnya yang hanya memperoleh akurasi sebesar 87,56% dengan menggunakan algoritma yang sama tanpa Feature Engineering. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa Feature Engineering memegang peranan penting dalam klasifikasi tingkat kemampuan adapatasi siswa untuk mendapatkan hasil yang baik dengan akurasi yang tinggi.
Bordering Principles and Integration in Urban Context: Parallel Insights from Lund and Irbid
Authors: Al Khalidi Marwa , Sandin Gunnar
Published: February 2024

In this paper we reflect on how bordering emerge in urban integration processes in relation to two geopolitical belongings. The paper emanates from a performative dialogic event, labelled Lund Irbid Parallel Walk connecting two geopolitical regions: one in Europe through the city of Lund in the South of Sweden, and one in the Middle East that is Irbid located in the North of Jordan. Here, we reflect on key places addressed through this staged dialogic event, looking into bordering processes and their effects in and around the two cities. By addressing cultural heritage areas, official government buildings, but above all areas where newcomers have settled, or been placed within the lay-out of the two cities, we trace histories, architecture, and contestations around different bordering processes, exploring how they have been shifting, and emerging. The geopolitical belongings of Lund and Irbid, representing a division between a global North and South, show interesting local complexities as regards ways of handling housing for newcomers, especially refugees, linked to the history of neighboring relations on minor as well as major scales. In this paper we point to varying mechanisms of integration in the two cities, as regards how local border-formation appears, especially as related to architectural and urban transformation. 
A Lunar Perspective (an excerpt)
Authors: Maltby Maland Eloise
Published: February 2024

This is an excerpt from A Lunar Perspective: a piece of writing and performance that travels through irregular orbits around Lunar House, a Home Office Visa and Immigration building, to question our practices of mapping, bordering and othering. Weaving together voices from different writers and thinkers across disciplines and positions, the project steps in to understand the materiality of Lunar House as a site of the enactment of the border and steps out to consider and critique our current politics and practices of othering. A Lunar Perspective reflects on the reality of violence at, of, for and with the border, recognising the continued practice of hostile environment policies within the UK. Understanding a map as a way of situating in relation to others, A Lunar Perspective becomes a map of words, taking language as a practice of cartography. Our languages, our words themselves, are maps of their own journeys, travelling through linguistic roots and resurfacing in partially remembered or imagined times and places. This collection of words, growing from and rooted within my own positionality, becomes a tentative, unfixed map, sloshing like water, in a state of continually shifting relations. 
Morphing forms, undermining border regimes: in conversation with Khaled Jarrar
Authors: Baumann Hanna
Published: February 2024

This short piece - written in exchange with Palestinian artist Khaled Jarrar - charts his work over the past decade as it deals with borders. In particular, it focuses on a set of linked projects in which the material from the Israeli 'Separation Wall' in the West Bank were transformed into art objects, which then served as the basis for purchasing agricultural land in Palestine. In a new phase for the project, the outputs harvested the land now morph again in order to infiltrate international boundaries under 'false pretences'. It is argued that Jarrar's work uses the specificities of the art market as well as material-bureaucratic conditions of national boundaries to draw attention to and undermine unjust borders.
From, in and with Anne Tallentire
Authors: Rendell Jane
Published: February 2024

This visual essay is composed of two parts. The first is a set of four double page spread compositions, each one comprising four components. On the right hand page is a photograph of Anne Tallentire, From, in and with, detail, work on paper, dimensions variable, (2013); and on the left hand page, a site-writing, consisting of three textual components, including – along the bottom in bold font – some experiments in citation. The second part is a reflection, informed by feminism, on citational practice in art and academia.
Thinking Through Creative Merit and Gender Bias in Architecture
Authors: Matthewson Gill.
Published: February 2024

A number of feminist architecture groups have recently highlighted the precarious position of women in the profession. These groups have mobilised statistics and surveys to convincingly demonstrate that gender impacts negatively on women in architecture. However, in doing so they also demonstrate that architecture is not a meritocracy, thereby confronting a critical aspect of the habitat of architecture: that its ‘authority’ and ethos depends on the ‘fact’ of creative merit. This paper utilises some aspects of Isabelle Stengers’ concept of an ecology of practices as a tool to unpack architectural ideas around creative merit, drawing on empirical data provided by close observation of architects. The paper argues that the presence of women does not just illuminate the precarious habitats of architecture, but also offers chances for what Stengers calls experimental questions that open those habitats up for what they may become.
From the Closet To the Grave: Architecture, Sexuality and the Mount Royal Cemetery
Authors: Pavka Evan
Published: February 2024

This paper argues that the burials of individuals who engaged, or were speculated to have engaged, in same-sex relations in the late-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were in constant relation to the material and metaphoric closet. Due to limited archival material concerning cases of same-sex activity in Montreal, Canada, I look out toward international grave sites to construct a framework for analysis. Using case studies from French and American cemeteries alongside those in Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, I argue that, for those whose memory is directed by the living, the grave functions much like the closet—closing or disclosing what institutions and society deemed “abominable.” However, more powerful individuals were able to subvert the authority of the cemetery by immortalizing their “romantic friendships” in the grave. By navigating the binaries of the closet—closure/disclosure, hetero/homosexual and repression/pride— the grave has the potential to function as an important archive of identity, sexuality and memory.
Les syndicats face aux restructurations initiées par les dirigeants d’entreprises : processus d’acquisition d’une capacité d’influence
Authors: Camara Mactar
Published: February 2024

Cet article part du constat que les travaux s’intéressant à la variation des réponses syndicales aux changements initiés par les dirigeants d’entreprises, en ne se concentrant que sur les différences entre syndicats et en analysant les réponses de chaque syndicat à l’aune d’un seul des différents types de réponse possibles, présentent une vision relativement statique de l’activité syndicale en période de changement. En s’appuyant sur les notions de pouvoir discursif/narratif (Geelan, 2022 ; Schmalz et al., 2018 ; Lévesque & Murray, 2013), de cadres de l’action collective (Snow & Benford, 1988) et de ressources de pouvoir (Lévesque et Murray, 2010), l’article cherche à voir comment l’intersyndicale de NRTV, une entreprise audiovisuelle française, confrontée au pouvoir formel des dirigeants du Groupe pour orchestrer leur projet de restructurations avec suppressions d’effectifs, a réussi à modifier les structures de pouvoir (Kaplan, 2008) et à peser dans les négociations. L’analyse du discours de l’intersyndicale, entre l’annonce du projet de restructuration et la fin des négociations, nous a permis d’identifier quatre stratégies de cadrage utilisées pour faire face aux significations fournies par les dirigeants du Groupe (la réfutation, l’euphémisation, le dévoilement et le recadrage). Ce positionnement discursif, combiné à l’utilisation d’une stratégie de diffusion des cadres interprétatifs et d’action aussi bien informationnelle qu’interprétative (Demers, 1996), lui a permis de mobiliser ses soutiens internes et externes autour et même au-delà des actions qu’elle a menées et d’exercer une influence sur le processus et les résultats du changement.
Energetics of the microsporidian polar tube invasion machinery
Authors: Chang Ray , Davydov Ari , Jaroenlak Pattana , Budaitis Breane , Ekiert Damian C , Bhabha Gira , Prakash Manu
Published: February 2024

Microsporidia are eukaryotic, obligate intracellular parasites that infect a wide range of hosts, leading to health and economic burdens worldwide. Microsporidia use an unusual invasion organelle called the polar tube (PT), which is ejected from a dormant spore at ultra-fast speeds, to infect host cells. The mechanics of PT ejection are impressive. Anncaliia algerae microsporidia spores (3–4 μm in size) shoot out a 100-nm-wide PT at a speed of 300 μm/s, creating a shear rate of 3000 s-1. The infectious cargo, which contains two nuclei, is shot through this narrow tube for a distance of ∼60–140 μm (Jaroenlak et al, 2020) and into the host cell. Considering the large hydraulic resistance in an extremely thin tube and the low-Reynolds-number nature of the process, it is not known how microsporidia can achieve this ultrafast event. In this study, we use Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy to capture 3-dimensional snapshots of A. algerae spores in different states of the PT ejection process. Grounded in these data, we propose a theoretical framework starting with a systematic exploration of possible topological connectivity amongst organelles, and assess the energy requirements of the resulting models. We perform PT firing experiments in media of varying viscosity, and use the results to rank our proposed hypotheses based on their predicted energy requirement. We also present a possible mechanism for cargo translocation, and quantitatively compare our predictions to experimental observations. Our study provides a comprehensive biophysical analysis of the energy dissipation of microsporidian infection process and demonstrates the extreme limits of cellular hydraulics.
Predictors of Response to Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Kumar Arjun , Aggarwal Deepak , Garg Kranti , Saini Varinder
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Lung cancer carries the highest cancer-related mortality rates worldwide. Despite all recent advances, the mortality from lung cancer is still rising. A better understanding of the risk factors may help us predict responses to chemotherapy for better management. Aim: To evaluate predictors of response to chemotherapy in advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective cohort study conducted in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India. A total of 60 confirmed cases of advanced (stage IIIB and IV) NSCLC patients were enrolled consecutively for a duration of two years. Baseline clinical parameters, routine blood tests, spirometry, exercise capacity using the 6 Minute Walk Test Distance (6MWTD), and Computed Tomography (CT)-based tumour size were recorded. Certain pre-defined patient, disease, and therapy-related factors (age, gender, dyspnoea, baseline blood tests, tumour size, histology, etc.) were evaluated for their possible role as predictors of treatment response in advanced NSCLC patients. A positive response was defined if the response to chemotherapy was Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), and a negative response if the response was Progressive Disease (PD) or Stable Disease (SD) as per revised RECIST (Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors) 1.1 criteria. Variables between the two groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test. To find out the factors that may predict response to treatment, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used. Results: Out of a total of 60 confirmed cases of NSCLC patients, only 40 patients were able to complete the four cycles of chemotherapy. The mean age of the patients was 58.5±9.6 years. There were a total of 35 males (87.5%) and five females (12.5%) in the study. Out of 40 patients, 27 (67.5%) had squamous cell carcinoma and 13 (32.5%) had adenocarcinoma. On univariate analysis, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) had a statistically significant association with tumour response (p<0.001). On multivariate analysis, advanced age (p=0.05) and high (>3.81) NLR (p=0.002) were found as independent predictors of poor response to chemotherapy. Conclusion: Pre-treatment high NLR and advanced age are significant factors for a poor response to chemotherapy treatment in advanced NSCLC patients.
The impact of particle size in fluidized bed on heat transfer behavior: A review
Authors:   Northern Technical University/Technical College of Engineering, 36001 Kirkuk, Iraq, Darweesh Ahmed Hammood , Weis Musa Mustafa
Published: February 2024

This review paper explores the significance of fluidized bed heat exchangers in various industrial applications. By delving into the operation of fluidized beds as multiphase flow systems, the aim is to enhance their capabilities and efficiency. Key parameters such as minimum fluidization velocity and local gas holdup are crucial for characterizing the hydrodynamic behavior of materials within fluidized beds. Fluidization, achieved by passing atmospheric air through particulate solids, imparts fluid-like properties to the bed. Fluidized beds serve as reactors where this phenomenon takes place, offering several advantages in industrial processes, including high rates of heat and mass transfer, low pressure drops, and uniform temperature distribution. In future work, a focus on understanding and optimizing the fluidization process will contribute to further advancements in the performance of fluidized bed heat exchangers.
Evaluation of Organic Sources and Mineral N Fertilizer on Soil Fertility and Coriander Plant (Coriandrum sativum L.) Productivity and Quality under Saline Soil
Authors: Shaban Khaled A. H. , Ahmed Marwa A. , El-Sheikh Mohamed I. M. Nashwa M. , Dshesh T. H. M. A.
Published: February 2024

Two field experiments were carried out at Gelbana, North Sina government during successive winters 2021/2022 and 2022/ 2023 to study the evaluation of organic sources (compost, biochar, and organic farm) combined with or without mineral N different rates on soil fertility and Coriander productivity.  Lies coast of Sinai, between 32o_ 350 and 32o_ 450 E and 31o_ 000 and 31o_ 250 N. Lies in the north-western Mediterranean coast of Sinai, between 32o_ 350 and 32o_ 450 E and 31o_ 000 and 31o_ 250 N. Each experiment was carried out in a split-plot design with three replicates in both seasons. Results showed that applying compost combined with or without mineral N fertilizer at different rates improved soil fertility (decreased soil pH, soil salinity, and increase of available macronutrients and micronutrient contents in soil) compared with other treatments. Also, the maximum mean values of   Plant height (cm); No. of branches /plant; the weight of seeds /plant (g); the weight of seeds yield (ton/fed), fresh green leaves (ton/fed), and dry yield leaves (ton/fed) for soil treated with compost combined with mineral fertilizer different rate, while the weight of 1000 (g) seeds as affected by organic farm combined with mineral N fertilizer rate. The highest values of N, P, K, Fe, Mn, and Zn concentrations in seeds were treating with compost combined with mineral N fertilizer at a 100 kg N /fed rate than other treatments. As well as, the application of compost combined with mineral N fertilizer at different rates was an increase in protein (%), oil (%), and carbohydrate (%). chlorophyll while the proline was decrease value.
Effect of Hydrolyzable Tannins of Euphorbia Plants on the Rat Antioxidant System of under Oxidative Stress
Authors: Isamukhamedova Dildora R. , Ergashev Nurali A. , Rakhimov Rakhmatulla N. , Asrarov Muzaffar I.
Published: February 2024

Aim: Study of the effect of hydrolyzable tannins isolated from Euphorbia plants on alloxan-induced OS under in vivo conditions.

Methodology: Polyphenols were isolated from Euphorbia plants using an extraction method, after which the effect of these polyphenols on malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione reductase (GR) activity under oxidative stress in rats was determined in vivo.

Results: The data obtained show that the studied hydrolyzable tannins reduce the amount of MDA in organs and tissues to the control level under alloxan-induced OS conditions. It was also found that polyphenols 3GHG, 1GHG and geraniin restore GR activity, and 2DGG had virtually no effect on the restoration of enzyme activity in the blood plasma and pancreas under OS conditions. However, the studied hydrolyzable tannins provide feebly expressed influence on the restoration of GR activity in the liver of rats under OS conditions.

Conclusions: Thus, these hydrolyzed tannins exhibit strong antioxidant properties when acting on the amount of MDA, but when the GR activity is restored, their activity is weakly expressed.
Impact of Retention Practices by Skyline Hotel of Gujarat, India
Authors: Parween Shama
Published: February 2024

This research aims to study the impact of retention practices within Skyline Hotel, Gujarat, and find areas of improvement for more effective outcomes. Data collection was conducted utilizing both structured and open-ended questionnaires. The study comprised a sample size of 40, chosen through probability-based sampling techniques. Analysis unveiled four primary factors influencing individuals' decisions to enter the Skyline Hotel i.e. salary, prospects for career advancement, attainment of senior positions, and complexities inherent in job roles. Critical determinants of employee satisfaction encompassed effective utilization of technology, availability of sufficient resources, provision of a safe and comfortable work environment, and devotion to consistent management policies. Moreover, five parameters crucial to personnel productivity emerged: contentment with colleagues, recognition of job performance, opportunities for future growth, and acknowledgment of employee input. The research findings underscored a spectrum of perspectives among Skyline Hotel personnel in Gujarat concerning factors shaping their decisions. There are some respondents expressed their willingness to leave their current positions in search of enhanced career advancement opportunities and more promising job prospects elsewhere. This research provides valuable insights into the factors affecting employee retention strategies and productivity within the Skyline hotel in Gujarat, shedding light on areas where improvements can be made to foster a more engaged  and satisfied workforce. These findings may serve as a foundation for the development of retention strategies that can benefit both hotel employees and the organizations they serve.
Escola sem partido: um projeto de embrutecimento social
Authors: De Oliveira Gomes Marco Antonio , De Camargo Barela Faeda Krigor , Da Silva Passos Bruna
Published: February 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir as proposições educacionais do Movimento Escola sem Partido como expressão de um projeto de embrutecimento social, abraçado pelas camadas mais reacionárias da classe dominante brasileira. Para esse propósito, realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica de autores que versam sobre as temáticas: educação, escola, desenvolvimento humano e do Movimento. Por assumir a Escola Pública como uma construção social contraditória, permeada pelo antagonismo de classes, identificou-se nos projetos deste Movimento um ataque ao papel da escola de ensinar os conteúdos fundamentais construídos historicamente e ao projeto de educação para a cidadania. Diante dessa ameaça, cabe à classe dominada esboçar um novo projeto educacional que só pode ser posto em curso por ela.