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Modern Meditative Practices in Western Christianity: A Search for “The New Spirituality” or a Return to the Sources?
Authors: Гуляев Денис Александрович
Published: September 2021

Данная статья посвящена современным медитативным практикам, которые применяются западными христианами: как католиками, так и протестантами. Целью исследования является попытка определить, являются ли они нововведениями или это возврат к древней христианской практике. Выполненные в работе анализ различных практики их классификация демонстрируют их существенное разнообразие. Для понимания, являются ли они новыми или это возврат к древней традиции, используется сравнение с практикой Иисусовой молитвы. При ответе на данный вопрос помогает проведённая классификация, которая позволяет отнести каждый вид практик к определённому религиозному опыту. В конце определяются темы дальнейшего более глубокого исследования.

This article is devoted to modern meditative practices used by Western Christians, both Catholics and Protestants. The purpose of the study is to try to determine if these practices are innovations or a return to ancient Christian traditions. Analysis and classification of various practices demonstrate their substantial diversity. To understand whether they are new or a return to an ancient tradition, a comparison with the practice of Jesus prayer is performed. To help answering this question, a classification was developed allowing to refer each type of practice to a specific religious experience. In the conclusion the author determines directions for further research.
Comparison of Non-Linear and Linear Ho Models Applied for Copper Ions Sorption on Geopolymer
Authors: Mužek Mario Nikola , Svilović Sandra , Zelić Jelica
Published: September 2021

The Ho pseudo-second-order model is the best fitting model in describing the sorption of copper ions on synthesized geopolymer for the selected experimental conditions
(particle size 0.071–0.090 mm at agitation speed of 240 rpm). For that reason, a comparison of one non-linear and five linear forms of the Ho pseudo-second-order model was made in the present study in order to obtain the optimum sorption kinetic parameters using the experimental kinetic data obtained for the copper ions sorption process on the synthesized geopolymer. Taking all the results into consideration, the non-linear Ho model proved to be more consistent in describing the copper ions sorption on geopolymer for various initial concentrations of sorbent, as well as for various temperatures.
Structural and Chemical Controllers of the North and Northwest of Torud Based on Involved Fluid Studies, Structural and Geochemical Analyses
Authors: Baseri Fatemeh , Pour Arash Gourabjeri , Nezafati Nima
Published: September 2021

Chah Mura mining area in Semnan province is located 30 km southwest of Shahroud and 20 km north of Torud village with an area of 35 km2 and includes a part of
1:250,000 Torud plate. Structurally, this area is located in the northeastern part of Central Iran and in the center of the volcanic-intrusive arc of Torud-Chah Shirin. Rock units of the area are volcanic and pyroclastic, depending on the Eocene age. Exposed assemblages in the Chah Mura area, based on field and laboratory studies, can be divided into basalt, andesite, andesite-basalt, trachyandesite, trachyandesibasalt and small outcrops of pyroclastic units in the form of agglomerates and sediments of sandstone and conglomerate. Volcanic rocks are influenced by sub-volcanic masses younger than Eocene with an intermediate to basic composition, and their predominant textures are granular, porphyroid with microcrystalline to microintragranular background. Finally, the units are cut by dikes. In this area, mineralization is mainly in the control of sub-faults and subvolcanic massifs. Mineralization is in the form of vein-veinlet, filling empty and scattered space in the oxidation-supergen stage. Mineral sequences include pyrite, chalcopyrite, chalcocite, digenite and covellite, cuprite, tenorite, natural copper, malachite, azurite, and iron oxides and hydroxides. Geochemical studies indicate that copper does not correlate well with any of the base metals and depositing elements. Copper shows only a relative correlation with silver. Micrometric studies of fluid inclusions in samples from this area indicate dilution as a result of mixing hydrothermal solutions with atmospheric fluids in formation of this reserve.
Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Application for Code Smells Repository
Authors: Bamizadeh Lida , Kumar Binod , Kumar Ajay , Shirwaikar Shailaja
Published: September 2021

Pitfalls in software development process can be prevented by learning from other people's mistakes. Software practitioners and researchers document lessons learned and the knowledge about best practices is spread over literature. Presence of code smells does not indicate that software won’t work, but it will reveal deeper problems and rising risk of failure in future. Software metrics are applied to detect code smells whereas refactoring can remove code smells, improve code quality and make it simpler and cleaner. Detection tools facilitate management of code smells. Knowledge about code smells and related concepts can assist the software maintenance process. Exploratory analysis of code smells carried out in this paper, covers collecting data about code smells, identifying related concepts, categorizing and organizing this knowledge into a code smell repository, which can be made available to software developers. A detailed literature survey is carried out to identify code smells and related concepts. An initial list of 22 code smells proposed in 1999 has grown over the years into 65 code smells. The relationship between code smells, software metrics, refactoring methods and detection tools available in literature is also documented. Templates are designed that capture knowledge about code smells and related concepts. A code smell repository is designed and implemented to maintain all the information gathered about code smells and related concepts and is made available to software practitioners. All the knowledge about code smells found in literature is collected, organized and made accessible.
Corporate Responsibility in the Context of Digitalization
Authors: Girrbach Patricia
Published: September 2021

Corporate Responsibility focuses on economic performance, the protection of the natural foundations of life and social responsibility. In this context it is important to deal carefully with the limited resources available to take care of inter- and intragenerational justice by preserving the resource base. Due to the fact, that digitalization changes whole industry, a change in detail a more holistic view on responsibility is necessary. Corporate Responsibility must be enhanced to Corporate Digital Responsibility in terms of digital aspects. In this context this paper provides insights into Corporate Digital Responsibility from the perspective of blockchain usage in supply chain management.
Automated and Controlled Data Collection Using Industrial IoT System for Smart Maintenance
Authors: Curman Martin , Kolar Davor , Lisjak Dragutin , Opetuk Tihomir
Published: September 2021

Maintenance 4.0 is a concept that involves the use of IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) technology to connect maintenance objects, which enables remote data collection, information exchange, analysis and potential improvement in productivity and efficiency, as well as planning maintenance activities. The purpose of this paper is to
present the development of the Industrial Internet of Things data collection system, which relies on Tinkerforge IoT modules, that enables automated data collection alongside
control of sensor and data collection parameters. To evaluate the ability of the system, an experiment was conducted where two equipment states were simulated using a rotational equipment failure simulator. The experiment determined that the presented IIoT system had successfully gathered information and that there is a clear distinction in acceleration patterns when simulating two different equipment states.
Systematization of organizational and legal forms of legal entities
Authors: Efimov Anatoly V.
Published: September 2021

The article is devoted to the study of the problems of the non-systemic process of forming lists of organizational and legal forms of legal entities. This provision discredits the adequacy of the impact of the law on the economy, complicates the familiarization of investors and other interested persons with the peculiarities of legal entities in certain states, including Russian Federation, and also entails the impossibility of forming scientific recommendations on increasing or decreasing the number of organizational and legal forms. At the same time, theoretical studies of the criteria for the diversity of organizational and legal forms are carried out, as a rule, in a very abstract way, the characteristics of the criteria for diversity are not disclosed. In such conditions, the systematization of organizational and legal forms is difficult.
The article describes an approach according to which the set of criteria for the diversity of organizational and legal forms depends on the structure and composition of the governing bodies of a legal entity. So, based on the idea that all legal entities have a common structure of bodies, a flexible system of organizational and legal forms was created. This system allows mathematically taking into account the number of criteria for the diversity of organizational and legal forms and the number of characteristics of the criteria for their diversity.
On non-democratic state regimes
Authors: Kozhevnikov Vladimir V.
Published: September 2021

This scientific article analyzes and dialectically evaluates non-democratic state regimes, which, from the position of the author, cannot be defined as anti-democratic regimes. This assessment of the undemocratic state regime is transferred to its two main varieties - authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, focusing on the negative and positive aspects of both. Particular attention is paid to the problem of correlation between totalitarian and authoritarian state regimes.
Space state: the beginning of new era in the evolution of statehood
Authors: Udartsev Sergey F.
Published: September 2021

The article substantiates that the evolution of earthly statehood naturally leads to its transformation into a cosmic statehood and opens a new era in the development of the state. The utopian nature of political theories in the history of thought is marked both by the completion of the evolution of the state with its global earthly forms, and by the abolition or withering away of the state, as well as the importance of spatial characteristics for understanding the general evolution of statehood. The article contains the beginning of a new, more powerful wave of space activity where all states participate. The reasons for the formation and features of a space state (spatial, institutional, functional, legal, scientific and technical), its possible varieties are highlighted, the possibility of different forms is noted. The purely earthly history of the modern state is coming to the end and the state will further develop as a cosmic phenomenon
NONLINEAR MODEL OF THE THREE-COMPONENTS COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION USING LANGMUIR EQUILIBRIUM
Authors: Boyko I. , Petryk M. , Shynkaryk M. , Petryk O.
Published: September 2021

A basis for the mathematical modeling of non-isothermal gas competitive adsorption in a
porous solid using Langmuir equilibrium is given. High-performance analytical solutions of
considered adsorption models based on the Heaviside operating method and Landau’s decom-
position and linearization approach of Langmuir equilibrium by expanding into a convergent
series in the temperature phase transition point are proposed.
Numerical experiments results based on high-speed computations on multicore computers
are presented.
LOGARITHMIC DERIVATIVE OF THE BLASCHKE PRODUCT WITH SLOWLY INCREASING COUNTING FUNCTION OF ZEROS
Authors: Gal Y. , Zabolotskyi M. , Mostova M.
Published: September 2021

The Blaschke products form an important subclass of analytic functions on the unit disc with bounded Nevanlinna characteristic and also are meromorphic functions on $\mathbb{C}$ except for the accumulation points of zeros $B(z)$.
Asymptotics and estimates of the logarithmic derivative of meromorphic functions play an important role in various fields of mathematics. In particular, such problems in Nevanlinna's theory of value distribution were studied by Goldberg A.A., Korenkov N.E., Hayman W.K., Miles J. and in the analytic theory of differential equations -- by Chyzhykov I.E., Strelitz Sh.I.

Let $z_0=1$ be the only boundary point of zeros $(a_n)$ %=1-r_ne^{i\psi_n},$ $-\pi/2+\eta<\psi_n<\pi/2-\eta,$ $r_n\to0+$ as $n\to+\infty,$
of the Blaschke product $B(z);$ $\Gamma_m=\bigcup\limits_{j=1}^{m}\{z:|z|<1,\mathop{\text{arg}}(1-z)=-\theta_j\}=\bigcup\limits_{j=1}^{m}l_{\theta_j},$ $-\pi/2+\eta<\theta_1<\theta_2<\ldots<\theta_m<\pi/2-\eta,$ be a finite system of rays, $0<\eta<1$; $\upsilon(t)$ be continuous on $[0,1)$, $\upsilon(0)=0$, slowly increasing at the point 1 function, that is $\upsilon(t)\sim\upsilon\left({(1+t)}/2\right),$ $t\to1-;$ $n(t,\theta_j;B)$ be a number of zeros $a_n=1-r_ne^{i\theta_j}$ of the product $B(z)$ on the ray $l_{\theta_j}$ such that $1-r_n\leq t,$ $0<t<1.$ We found asymptotics of the logarithmic derivative of $B(z)$ as $z=1-re^{-i\varphi}\to1,$ $-\pi/2<\varphi<\pi/2,$ $\varphi\neq\theta_j,$ under the condition that zeros of $B(z)$ lay on $\Gamma_m$ and $n(t,\theta_j;B)\sim \Delta_j\upsilon(t),$ $t\to1-,$ for all $j=\overline{1,m},$ $0\leq\Delta_j<+\infty.$ We also considered the inverse problem for such $B(z).$
The Human Rights Impact of COVID-19 on African Women: Focus on Nigeria and South Africa
Authors:   Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT), Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya, Oluwakemi Adeniyi, Olayinka
Published: September 2021

The impact of the coronavirus epidemic will inevitably remain with people and societies, particularly vulnerable sectors, like women and children who have always been worst hit by negative occurrences like global health crises. Government response to salvage such situations is usually expressed through regulations. Most times, the response has a reverberating effect that would reflect on the rights of citizens. In the case of the Covid-19 pandemic, the regulation put in place was the lockdown which affected some human rights. Apart from the direct impact of the lockdown on the rights of citizens, one major effect of the lockdown was the forced use of technology by everybody, including the government. This too was not without its impact on the human rights of citizens. This paper seeks to analyse the impact of Covid-19 on some specific rights of women in Africa and the intersection with technology. It discusses the challenges of the state of technology in Africa and the gender divide as a development problem that needs to be prioritised through gender mainstreaming. With a focus on South Africa and Nigeria, it compares with government attempts in developed countries to mitigate the impact of the covid on its women. The paper presents from a desktop methodology of literature review of papers, analysis of reports, laws, and policies. It contributes to the increasing existing literature on the topic of Covid-19. The paper will be useful for policymaking and public enlightenment.
“Traditional” Venḓa Women’s Beadwork Accessing the Contemporary Tourist Market in South Africa
Authors:   University of Johannesburg, F. Motsamayi Mathodi
Published: September 2021

Beads and beadwork have played a role in South Africa’s Limpopo Province dating back to the pre-colonial times. Whether the beads were produced locally or imported via trading networks, the region already had a rich tradition of constructing beadwork before the arrival of Europeans. Today, this tradition is continued by new generations of women beaders. It has been found that literature on contemporary Limpopo beadwork produced by Vhavenḓa women is scarce. This article addressed this imbalance. It is vital to state that, during the last decade and in the context of South African heritage and tourism, there has been a steadily increasing number of scholarly studies on Nguni beadwork. This study offered new insights into contemporary beadwork traditions. It also contributed to an understanding of Vhavenḓa beading by drawing on the knowledge and experience of beadworkers, identifying influences from the past, and countering some stereotypical perceptions of beadwork production.
Application of the Theory of Gender and Power to Examine Sexual and Reproductive Autonomy among Women in Mahikeng in South Africa
Authors:   Department of Population Studies and Demography, North West University, Mafikeng Campus, South Africa, N. Osuafor Godswill , E. Okoli Chinwe ,   Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria
Published: September 2021

The autonomy of women in sexual and reproductive decision-making within family settings may represent gender equality and reproductive health relief. The theory of gender and power was used to identify socio-economic factors that influence women’s decision-making on sex and family size. A survey of 568 married and cohabiting women was conducted in Mahikeng, South Africa in 2012. Structured questionnaires were used in data collection and were analysed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression methods. The Findings of the study revealed 60.7% and 70.1% women participate in decisions on sex and on size of family respectively. Perceptions husbands had the right to sex, experience sexual violence, being in religious and traditional unions had negative impacts on women’s sexual autonomy. Employed women and reporting choosing of partners significantly enhanced women’s sexual autonomy. Traditional union, experienced of sexual violence sex, perceptions that husbands had right to sex, increasing age, and number of living children significantly reduced women’s decision-making autonomy on family size. The findings partially validated the sexual division of constructs of labour and power in the theory of gender and power. We recommend that women need to be empowered socially and economically to decide freely on sex and family size as indicators of sexual and reproductive health.
The Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown on Women in the Academy in One Rural University in South Africa
Authors: Thaba-Nkadimene KL , Makwara C. , Mzindle D. , Lebepe M , Rabodiba MS , Malatji M , Letsoalo AM , Kganakga I , Ramaboka ME , Manamelam G , Mamogobo P
Published: September 2021

The primary objective of this study was to examine, interrogate and establish the influence of COVID-19 lockdown on the well-being of women in the academy and the roles they play as university employees and family members. This study was premised within interpretivism paradigm, and life history; and diaristic approach was used to understand this phenomenon. Biographies and interviews qualitative techniques were used to collect data from six women in academia in one university in South Africa. The research findings identified the COVID-19 pandemic as a cause of anxiety and restlessness among academic women; the excessive workload and lack of time; difficulties in balancing home and work duties; a lack of access to proper resources to aid job duties and research; and a lack of online resources-data, network access and Blackboard. This study recommended adequate online facilities and the design of the virtual mental wellness programmes to help academic women.
COVID-19 and Gender Equality: Achieving SDG5 in Africa
Authors:   School of Public Management, Governance, and Public Policy, University of Johannesburg, A. Durokifa Anuoluwapo
Published: September 2021

Achieving gender equality has been an utmost priority in the world. Particularly, in Africa, a continent drowned in patriarchy. To facilitate a quick result, the continent adopted and implemented international policies like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, with the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, questions have been raised towards the achievement of the sustainable development goal 5 ‘’achieving gender equality; and empower women and girls” come 2030. Thus, in answering this question, the study utilised a qualitative research method to gather information through secondary sources. The study highlighted that COVID-19 has deepened the existence of inequalities amongst gender, as well as reversing some of the gains of SDG5 before the arrival of COVID-19. The study emphasised the clear visibility of unjust fairness meted towards women, as well as the struggle faced by them in Africa. Going forward, the study recommended that African governments must reset their priorities and partner with grassroots NGOs to enhance appreciable progress towards SDG 5 in 2030.
A Hand to Mouth Existence: Hurdles Emanating from the COVID 19 Pandemic for Women Survivalist Entrepreneurs in Johannesburg, South Africa
Authors: Mapuranga Miston , Tafadzwa Maziriri Eugine , Fritz Rukuni Tarisai
Published: September 2021

There are many women survivalist entrepreneurs in South Africa, many of whom work in the informal sector. The emergence of theCOVID-19 pandemic has a devastating effect on their entrepreneurial projects. While both the public and private sectors have initiated various measures to ease the blow, obstacles continue to confront them. This study sought to examine the challenges faced by women survivalist entrepreneurs in South Africa’s Johannesburg metropolitan area. The researchers gathered qualitative data using a qualitative research approach by conducting semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The data was analysed using thematic analyses. The themes that emerged from the findings include; a lack of capital for reinvestment, no government grant support, a decline in the demand for products by the market, rotting agricultural produce or stock, a battle for strategic selling points and numerous confrontations with police as a result of not meeting the regulatory rules relating to COVID-19. The present research provides theoretical implications for academics in entrepreneurship by enhancing the understanding of the hurdles that these entrepreneurs have experienced because of COVID-19. On the practitioners’ side, this work offers avenues for women survivalist entrepreneurs to improve their entrepreneurial ventures and eventually eliminate the challenges they face when running their ventures. This study also offers policy implications. For example, existing government policies can be amended to make the working conditions of women survivalist entrepreneurs better or make the rules under which they operate simpler. This study contributes to entrepreneurship literature by uncovering the difficulties faced by women survivalist entrepreneurs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will assist other scholars in further developing this research field. As such, this research is important for women survivalist entrepreneurs because most of them endeavour to enhance entrepreneurial performance for the betterment of their lives. Governments may also use the study to develop interventions aimed at facilitating the growth and development of women survivalist entrepreneurs.
Perspectives of Rural Women on Access to Land in Zululand District
Authors:   University of KwaZulu Natal, College of Humanities, Ngcobo Thandi
Published: September 2021

Most literature on land reform in South Africa negates the rural community development. Hence, this paper analyses the perceptions of rural women on land reform efforts in the Zululand District of KwaZulu-Natal. The paper aims to generate a body of knowledge on how rural women understand what is being done towards their access to land. The paper argues that patriarchy, authority figure and gatekeeping, conscious and unconscious linguistic sexism, delays and gender segregation, women`s lack of basic law and land-related law, and non-participation in local land processes impede women`s access to land in Zululand District, KwaZulu-Natal. The paper makes recommendations on the implications of individual women and women’s groups as well as policy structures at the local, provincial, and national levels. This paper uses a qualitative descriptive approach in analysing how rural women feel about the provisions of land access. Focus group discussions with thirty rural women in KwaZulu-Natal`s Zululand District were conducted. A thematic analysis was done to analyse their perceptions of provisions of land access.
Rambu Solo’ Menurut Perspektif Eksistensialisme Sartre dalam Masyarakat Modern di Lembang Saloso, Kecamatan Rantepao, Kabupaten Toraja Utara
Authors: Tulaktondok Glory , Lolo T.R. Andi , Abdullah Suparman
Published: September 2021

Penelitian ini  dilatarbelakangi oleh pelaksanaan upacara pemakaman Rambu Solo’  di kalangan masyarakat Toraja yang semakin tahun semakin meriah, dan mewah meskipun hal tersebut membutuhkan biaya yang cukup besar, masyarakat tetap berusaha keras untuk dapat melaksanakan upacara pemakaman yang meriah, mewah, dan mahal. Dan  Rambu Solo’ yang dilakukan masyarakat modern saat ini sudah mulai bersifat kekinian dan ada nilai-nilai adat Rambu Solo’ yang sudah mulai ditinggalkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran tentang eksistensi Rambu  Solo’ menurut  perspektif  Sartre yang terdiri dari pandangan masyarakat terhadap strata sosial dalam pelaksanaan Rambu Solo’,  pengetahuan, antusias, dan penilaian masyarakat  terhadap  upacara pemakaman Rambu Solo’ di Lembang Saloso Kecamatan Rantepao  Kabupaten Toraja Utara. Penelitian ini menggunakan  pendekatan  campuran konvergen . Masyarakat dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 78 orang  dan 2 orang informan yaitu masyarakat yang terdiri dari kepala keluarga yang ada di Lembang Saloso dan Pemangku adat serta Ketua Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN) Toraja. Teknik Sampling menggunakan metode disproportionate stratified random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik melalui kuesioner (angket), observasi, wawancara semiterstruktur dan studi dokumentasi.  Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Rambu Solo’ menurut Eksistensialisme Sartre dalam Masyarakat Modern di Lembang Saloso berada pada kategori sedang yang menandakan bahwa Rambu Solo’ yang eksis dilakukan oleh masyarakat modern saat ini bersifat kekinian dan ada nilai-nilai adat Rambu Solo’ yang sesungguhnya yang sudah mulai hilang. Hal ini dibuktikan dari hasil penilitian fokus masalah penelitian yaitu pandangan terhadap strata sosial dalam Rambu Solo’, pengetahuan,  antusias, dan penilaian yang masuk dalam kategori sedang. Sehingga diperlukan peranan pemangku adat setempat dalam rangka penguatan nilai-nilai adat dan peningkatan pengetahuan tentang Rambu Solo’ kepada masyarakat Lembang Saloso.
The Integrative Conflict Mapping: A Strategic Instrument Towards Conflict Responsive Area
Authors: Abdullah Suparman , Suryanto Suryanto , Rahim Hariashari
Published: September 2021

The most important of this study is to form an integrative instrument of conflict mapping towards conflict responsive area. It is the main benefit of the objectives of study that to gain a brief description of conflict potentials in local area and to propose a strategic model of local conflict responsive based on social capital. The method use is mixed method: quantitative-qualitative. Data collected by questioner and in-depth interview during May to June 2016. The results of the study are; the strategic instrument towards conflict responsive area is integrative conflict mapping between conflict analysis and social capital potentials; there are 122 conflict potentials along May 2013 to May 2016, and the major conflict potential is natural and environmental resources issue. The second is economic resources. Ethnic and religion, then politics and territory is the next conflict potentials. This study proofs that conflict potentials could be prevent, manage and find resolution by profiling data through the implementation of integrative conflict mapping.
Strategi Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Pencari Kerja Usia Muda Berbasis Minat dan Sumber Daya Sosial Ekonomi Setempat pada Masyarakat Pesisir di Kota Makassar
Authors: Simmau Syamsuddin , Lagaligo Susanti Mutia
Published: September 2021

Penciptaan lapangan kerja untuk mengatasi penganguran dan kemiskinan seharusnya menjadi tanggung jawab sosial semua pihak, bukan hanya pemerintah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk; (1) memetakan potensi sumber daya sosial ekonomi yang dimiliki oleh kelompok usia musa pada masyarakat pesisir di Kota Makassar; (2) memetakan minat kelompok usia muda pada masyarakat pesisir di Kota Makassar dalam penciptaan lapangan kerja; dan (3) menganalisis strategi pemberdayaan pencari kerja usia muda berbasis minat dan sumber daya sosial ekonomi pada masyarakat pesisir di Kota Makassar. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam peneltian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif jenis studi kasus. Hal ini dilakukan untuk memperoleh data kualitatif yang lebih mendalam melalui teknik wawancara mendalam.Hasil penelitian pencari kerja usia muda telah memahami sebagaian potensi sosial ekonomi yang berada pada daerah mereka. Namun, belum memahami secara menyeluruh potensi sosial yang ada sehingga potensi tersebut tidak belum bisa menjadi “modal sosial” yang dapat ditransformasi menjadi sumber daya ekonomi.Paradigma pencari kerja usia muda masih paradigma lama, yaitu; paradigma “pekerja” bukan paradigma pemilik usaha. Pelibatan keluarga merupakan indikator pelibatan elemen sosial lainnya, seperti; tokoh masyarakat, tokoh agama dan pengusaha, yang dapat memotovasi pencari kerja usia muda untuk memiliki usaha sendiri atau sebagi “pengusaha” dan bukan sebagai “pekerja”.Sejalan dengan hal tersebut maka strategi pemberdayaan pencari kerja usia muda adalah melakukan peningkatan kapasitas pencari kerja usia muda melalui workshop; pemetaan sosial, penguatan kapasitas perubahan paradigma “wirausaha”; dan workhsop penguatan keterampilan produksi, pengemasan dan pemasaran produksi.
PELABELAN MASYARAKAT PERDESAAN TERHADAP JANDA MUDA DI DESA SAILONG KECAMATAN DUA BOCCOE KABUPATEN BONE
Authors: Suhan Yusran , Sakaria Sakaria , Genda Arsyad , Haris Andi , Amin Andi Rusdayani , Amin Andi Rusdayani
Published: September 2021

The research used qualitative methods with a descriptive type to describe a case study that happened in Sailong Village. Data sampling used a purposive sampling technique, while data collection included in-depth interviews, direct observation, and documentation.

Based on the results of this study, labeling the status of young widows that occurs is not necessarily interpreted as having a negative (bad) connotation. A bad “label” does not indicate that the woman cannot prove that the label is wrong and is only a stereotype, stigma, and prejudice that does not apply to every individual. Therefore, the way to overcome it is by maintaining attitudes and behavior to always be good in the broader community. Furthermore, sometimes the community defines the status of widows in general based on what they saw or encountered based on experience. When seeing or meeting a widow who is not good, the definition becomes bad.

 

ABSTRAK

Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan tipe deskriptif untuk menggambarkan studi kasus yang terjadi di Desa Sailong tersebut. Adapun teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling sedangkan teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara mendalam, observasi langsung dan dokumentasi.

Hasil penelitian ini, pelabelan yang terjadi terhadap status janda muda, sebenarnya belum tentu diartikan sebagai perempuan berkonotasi negatif (buruk). Berkaitan mengenai “Label” yang buruk bukan berarti perempuan tersebut tidak mampu membuktikan bahwa label tersebut adalah salah dan hanya sebuah stereotype, stigma dan Prejudice yang tidak berlaku untuk semua orang. Sehingga untuk mengatasinya dengan menjaga sikap dan perilaku untuk senantiasa bersikap baik di masyarakat luas sedangkan masyarakat kadang dalam mendefinisikan status janda secara umum seperti yang pernah mereka lihat atau temui berdasarkan pengalaman. Ketika melihat atau menemui seorang janda yang bersikap tidak baik, maka pendefisiniannya buruk.
Discrepancy Between the Degree of Cognitive Impairment and Brain Imaging Abnormalities in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Is Associated with Cognitive Reserve
Authors: Sato Tomohiko , Hanyu Haruo , Koyama Yumi , Horita Haruka , Aoki Toshinori , Hirao Kentaro , Kanetaka Hidekazu , Shimizu Soichiro
Published: September 2021

Background: In Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, the severity of cognitive impairment is thought to correlate with the degree of brain imaging abnormalities. However, some patients show only mild cognitive deficit, despite severe brain atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or marked hypoperfusion in the cerebral cortices on single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). This suggests that cognitive reserve (CR) can compensate for the clinical manifestations of AD in patients with extensive brain pathology. Objective: We aimed to determine whether this discrepancy between cognitive and imaging findings is associated with CR. Methods: Factors associated with the discrepancy between the degree of cognitive impairment and MRI (medial temporal lobe atrophy) and SPECT (posterior cerebral hypoperfusion) findings were analyzed in 135 patients with probable AD. Factors as proxies for CR included education, occupation, leisure activity, comorbidities, frailty, and other demographics. The discrepancy index (DI) was calculated as the difference between the degree of imaging abnormalities and the degree of cognitive dysfunction. Results: Multiple regression analysis showed that leisure activity and education were significantly associated with the discrepancy between cognitive and imaging findings. When the level of CR was determined based on leisure activity and education, the high-CR group showed a significantly larger DI than the moderate- and low-CR groups. Conclusion: The discrepancy between cognitive and imaging findings in patients with AD is associated with CR, measured using a combination of two indicators, i.e., leisure activity and education. Therefore, lifestyle interventions may delay the appearance of clinical symptoms resulting from underlying AD pathology, by increasing CR.
Deepfake videos: synthesis and detection techniques – a survey
Authors: Saif Shahela , Tehseen Samabia
Published: September 2021

Deep learning has been used in computer vision to accomplish many tasks that were previously considered too complex or resource-intensive to be feasible. One remarkable application is the creation of deepfakes. Deepfake images change or manipulate a person’s face to give a different expression or identity by using generative models. Deepfakes applied to videos can change the facial expressions in a manner to associate a different speech with a person than the one originally given. Deepfake videos pose a serious threat to legal, political, and social systems as they can destroy the integrity of a person. Research solutions are being designed for the detection of such deepfake content to preserve privacy and combat fake news. This study details the existing deepfake video creation techniques and provides an overview of the deepfake datasets that are publicly available. More importantly, we provide an overview of the deepfake detection methods, along with a discussion on the issues, challenges, and future research directions. The study aims to present an all-inclusive overview of deepfakes by providing insights into the deepfake creation techniques and the latest detection methods, facilitating the development of a robust and effective deepfake detection solution.
Exploring social networks, employment and self-determination outcomes of graduates from a postsecondary program for young adults with an intellectual disability
Authors: Spencer Patricia , Van Haneghan James , Baxter Abigail
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND: Data on graduates’ development and employment outcomes from postsecondary programs for young adults with an Intellectual Disability (ID) continue to increase and provide information on program efficacy and areas for growth. OBJECTIVE: This study explored the development of graduates’ social networks, employment outcomes, and self-determination a year after graduating from an inclusive postsecondary program. METHODS: The social networks, employment outcomes, and evidence of self-determination in a combined cohort of graduates (n = 6) were analyzed using social network analysis. RESULTS: All graduates except one were employed a year later. Half displayed smaller networks consisting of family members and new work ties. Only two graduates displayed large networks because of opportunities for socialization. In the absence of employment, students also fall back on familiar supports. Most parents were involved in graduates’ employment decisions, thereby curbing graduates’ expression of self-determination. CONCLUSIONS: Family supports are prominent in graduates’ networks and play a crucial role in employment choices. They act as constant protective and social-emotional supports ensuring graduates’ access to benefits and maintenance of well-being. Employment skills valued by employers and further opportunities to develop students’ social networks while in the PSE program needs to be a focus going forward.
The value of employment support services for adults on the autism spectrum and/or with intellectual disabilities: Employee, employer, and job coach perspectives
Authors: Di Francesco Cynthia , Murahara Flavio , Martin Valerie , Flanagan Tara , Nadig Aparna
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND: Employment rates among individuals on the autism spectrum or with intellectual disabilities (ID) remain extremely low. Although job coaching services have contributed to successful employment for these individuals, few studies have examined the importance of such support, and even fewer have explored which services are valued most by stakeholders. OBJECTIVE: We examined the importance of employment support services through employee, employer, and job coach perspectives, and employee and employer satisfaction of job coach support. METHODS: A multiple-case study was designed with a community organization providing employment support to individuals on the autism spectrum or with ID, and their employers. Nine employee-employer-job coach triads evaluated the importance of specific services and rated their satisfaction with the job coach support. RESULTS: Services were rated as important, however, some discrepancies were observed between the groups in their ratings of services (e.g., soliciting regular feedback about the employee’s performance). Satisfaction was high for employees and employers; both groups indicated that they would recommend these services. CONCLUSIONS: Job coach support was highly valued by all groups, underscoring the need for these services to be widely available, and suggesting that this support may serve as a critical factor in improving employment outcomes among this population.
Early vocational rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: A survey of service users
Authors: Snell Deborah L. , Hackney Jonathan J. , Maggo Jasjot , Martin Rachelle A. , Nunnerley Joanne L. , Bourke John A. , Hall Andrew , Derrett Sarah , Dunn Jennifer A.
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND: Early vocational rehabilitation following spinal cord injury (SCI) improves return to work (RTW) outcomes, but there is limited information about who benefits from such interventions, why and in what contexts. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to describe demographic and clinical characteristics and RTW outcomes of adults with SCI who received early vocational rehabilitation. We sought to identify key mechanisms of early vocational rehabilitation. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional survey of people with SCI recruited from the New Zealand Spinal Trust Vocational Rehabilitation Service, who had sustained an SCI within the previous five years. RESULTS: Of the 37 people who responded to the survey, 54% returned to paid work (90% of whom retained their pre-injury employment). Those in autonomous roles returned to work faster with greater odds of returning to their pre-injury employer and role. Participants highlighted the importance of feeling hopeful about RTW while still in the spinal unit as a key mechanism of effect within the early vocational intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggested key mechanisms of early vocational intervention could be framed by models of hope. However, for gains to be optimised, continuity of support beyond the acute stage was suggested as an area for future research.
MIDI2vec: Learning MIDI embeddings for reliable prediction of symbolic music metadata
Authors: Lisena Pasquale , Meroño-Peñuela Albert , Troncy Raphaël
Published: September 2021

An important problem in large symbolic music collections is the low availability of high-quality metadata, which is essential for various information retrieval tasks. Traditionally, systems have addressed this by relying either on costly human annotations or on rule-based systems at a limited scale. Recently, embedding strategies have been exploited for representing latent factors in graphs of connected nodes. In this work, we propose MIDI2vec, a new approach for representing MIDI files as vectors based on graph embedding techniques. Our strategy consists of representing the MIDI data as a graph, including the information about tempo, time signature, programs and notes. Next, we run and optimise node2vec for generating embeddings using random walks in the graph. We demonstrate that the resulting vectors can successfully be employed for predicting the musical genre and other metadata such as the composer, the instrument or the movement. In particular, we conduct experiments using those vectors as input to a Feed-Forward Neural Network and we report good comparable accuracy scores in the prediction with respect to other approaches relying purely on symbolic music, avoiding feature engineering and producing highly scalable and reusable models with low dimensionality. Our proposal has real-world applications in automated metadata tagging for symbolic music, for example in digital libraries for musicology, datasets for machine learning, and knowledge graph completion.
Estado nutricional infantil no concelho de Portalegre
Authors: Gameiro Adriana , Garrett Victória
Published: September 2021

Objetivos: Determinar a prevalência de baixo peso, peso normal, excesso de peso e obesidade na população em idade escolar numa Unidade de Saúde Familiar (USF) do concelho de Portalegre e determinar se existe diferença estatisticamente significativa entre o género e o peso e entre a idade e o peso. Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional transversal, descritivo e analítico. Local: USF Portus Alacer, concelho de Portalegre. População: Utentes da USF Portus Alacer [6-17 anos]. Métodos: Determinação do índice de massa corporal (IMC) de 448 crianças e adolescentes [6-17 anos] vigiadas na USF Portus Alacer, entre janeiro de 2017 e outubro de 2018 [intervalo de confiança (IC) 95%, margem de erro 3,64%]. Os participantes foram classificados em quatro categorias de acordo com os pontos de corte de IMC estabelecidos pela OMS para a idade e género. O software usado no tratamento de dados foi o SPSS® v. 25.0, o Microsoft Office Excel® e o Sample Size Calculator by Raosoft®. As ferramentas estatísticas utilizadas foram o teste de Qui-quadrado e o teste do t-Student. A normalidade foi testada através do teste Kolmogorov-Smirnov. Resultados: Das crianças avaliadas 52,7% eram do sexo masculino. A mediana etária foi de 12 anos. Verificou-se uma prevalência de peso excessivo de 37,4%. A prevalência do excesso de peso foi de 16,7%, superior no sexo feminino, e a da obesidade foi de 10,7%, ligeiramente superior no sexo masculino. A maior prevalência de peso excessivo verificou-se aos sete anos. Não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre o género e a categoria de peso, nem entre as idades relativamente ao peso excessivo. Conclusões: Apesar da diminuição da prevalência da obesidade infantil e excesso de peso verificada em Portugal nos últimos anos, estas entidades representam um grave problema de saúde pública. No concelho de Portalegre, a prevalência do peso excessivo nos menores de 10 anos foi superior aos dados disponíveis na literatura. Dos 10 aos 17 anos a prevalência foi inferior.
Adesão terapêutica em hipertensos: revisão do papel das novas plataformas através do telemóvel ou smartphone
Authors:   Médico de Família, Loureiro Rodrigo Miguel , Azevedo Daniela Alves de ,   Médico de Família
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A pandemia COVID-19 veio comprometer o acompanhamento periódico dos doentes hipertensos em diversos aspetos. Este cenário fez com que se privilegiassem estratégias de telessaúde, como as plataformas mHealth, que constituem vias alternativas de promoção da autogestão destes doentes. Porém, não existe informação significativa que comprove o seu nível de efetividade. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma revisão sistemática baseada na evidência sobre o papel de plataformas através do telemóvel ou smartphone na adesão de indivíduos com hipertensão ao plano terapêutico proposto. Métodos: Os artigos desta revisão foram obtidos através da pesquisa bibliográfica em diferentes plataformas científicas, aplicando-se os termos MeSH mobile, phone, hypertension e adherence. Foram incluídos estudos segundo os critérios definidos pelo modelo PICOS: (P) indivíduos adultos com diagnóstico de hipertensão arterial, a realizar pelo menos um fármaco anti-hipertensor; (I) plano terapêutico reforçado com recurso ao telemóvel, telefone fixo ou smartphone; (C) standard care; (O) alterações na adesão terapêutica; (S) revisões sistemáticas e ensaios clínicos aleatorizados controlados. Foi utilizada a escala Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy, da American Academy of Family Physicians, para avaliação dos níveis de evidência e atribuição de forças de recomendação. Resultados: Dos 729 artigos iniciais foram apenas incluídos sete estudos para a realização desta revisão: uma revisão sistemática e seis ensaios clínicos aleatorizados controlados. Apesar dos estudos relatarem resultados algo heterogéneos e inconsistentes, na generalidade apresentam resultados estatisticamente significativos no sentido do aumento de adesão terapêutica. No entanto, o risco de viés foi relativamente alto. Conclusões: A evidência atual é de qualidade moderada, algo inconsistente e de difícil generalização, apesar de favorável à efetividade destas plataformas na adesão terapêutica em doentes hipertensos (força de recomendação B). Existe necessidade de maior uniformização e adaptabilidade nos métodos de avaliação da adesão à terapêutica para aumentar a comparabilidade entre estudos e analisar a evolução e tendências numa determinada população.