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Pelatihan Kewirausahaan Dalam Pengembangan Umkm Di Masa Pandemi
Authors: Anggita Fillia , Zailani Zailani
Published: November 2021

As we know, the MSME business is one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The impact of the pandemic has resulted in many workers being forced to stay home. During the pandemic, there was a change in the consumption pattern of people's goods and services from offline to online. Many MSME actors have difficulty in achieving the targets that must be achieved when the economy is disrupted. This change in pattern, followed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in order to survive, and can develop so that they are able to face new normal conditions, Digitalization has become an important necessity, as evidenced by the Large-Scale Social Restriction Period (PSBB) which has increased the utilization of e-learning, eCommerce, digital literacy, delivery requests, and the need for medical/cleaning equipment, however, cannot deny the existence of the problem of digitizing MSMEs. In some remote areas, limited internet access is still an obstacle. The understanding of MSME actors towards technology, limited online marketing, production processes and online market access are still considered not optimal enough. Furthermore, consumers still feel insecure in conducting digital transactions. The purpose of this research is to overcome these problems, and help residents through the program "Entrepreneurship training in developing MSMEs during the pandemic in Nelayan Indah Village" and teaching residents to use digital properly.
Analysis Of Time Analysis Of Outstanding Medical Records To Improve The Quality Of Services At Dustira Hospital, Cimahi
Authors: Rosadi Imam , Iqbal Purnama Muhammad
Published: November 2021

The provision of medical record files depends on the availability of data, clear and accurate information. The speed of providing medical record files is one indicator of the quality of service in medical records. The purpose of the study was to determine the achievement of the Minimum Service Standards in the medical record unit in providing medical record files. The research method uses descriptive methods with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out for 5 days by recording the hours the patient registered in the outpatient registration section until the time the medical record file was found, located at the hospital. Dustira Cimahi. The result is as many as 2090 or 86,1% of medical record files with a provisioning time of ? 10 minutes, 340 or 13,9% of medical record files requiring a provisioning time of> 10 minutes. The conclusion is based on the provision of medical record files at the hospital. Dustira has met the minimum service standards with the set waiting time standards for outpatient services which is an average of <60 minutes, it is recommended to maintain and improve the quality of service.
The Relationship Of Pregnant Women's Knowledge And Attitude To The Implementation Of Delivery Planning And Complication Prevention (P4k) Program
Authors: Ruhayati Ratih
Published: November 2021

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) are indicators to assess the health status of the community. Based on the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey 2017 IDHS, the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is still high at 302 per 100,000 live births, while the infant mortality rate is 24 per 1000 live births. The decline in MMR and IMR cannot be separated from the role of community empowerment, one of which is carried out through the implementation of the Childbirth Planning and Complications Prevention Program (P4K). Most mothers, husbands, and families have less active role in the implementation of P4K, even though there is an effect of implementing P4K on neonatal mortality. This happens because the mother's knowledge about P4K is still lacking, so her attitude is still not positive. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women towards the implementation of the Childbirth Planning and Complications Prevention (P4K) Program. The research design used "analytic descriptive" cross-sectional, with a total population of 126 pregnant women, while the sample was taken using purposive sampling technique, with a total sample of 96 respondents. The results of statistical analysis with the Chi-Square test showed that for the knowledge variable, the results of the P value = 0.005 concluded that there was a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the implementation of P4K, while for the attitude variable the P value = 0.001 concluded that there was a significant relationship between attitudes with the implementation of P4K.
Het Athene van de 21ste eeuw?
Authors: Pemberton Antony
Published: November 2021

Athens in the 21th century? Reflections on Leuven restorative City

This essay is a scientific reflection on Leuven Restorative City (LRC). The cities, which present themselves as ‘restorative cities’, aim to ensure that restoration continues to nestle in the capillaries of our society. The article argues that realizing the LRC-promise requires restorative thinking through the meso-level of local public life. This involves reference to a number of notions that can be traced back to Ancient Greek thought in Athens, in which the intellectual virtue of phronesis – practical wisdom in a social and political context – is central. Citizens are seen as allies in the solution of social issues. LRC contributes to this through its focus on ‘turning conflict into opportunities’. Restorative justice wisdom is more widely applicable in society. However, the LRC process can sometimes be erratic and unpredictable. The article points to the possible alternation of good and bad periods, and puts forward the expectation that the development of restorative practices in Leuven can be understood as cascades. In these cascades, the course of the diffusion of restorative practices is presented in terms of successive waves of learning experiences and knowledge sharing.
Exploring Tourism Opportunities: Role of Financial Institutions in the Promotion of Tourism Entrepreneurship in Kerala
Authors:   Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, India., A. Ibrahim P.
Published: November 2021

This study aims to assess the role of financial institutions in promoting tourism entrepreneurship in the state of Kerala; Kerala is a brand of Indian tourism and the destiny of world tourism. The study highlights the acumen behind the promotion of tourism entrepreneurship, tourism opportunities in Kerala and identifies the role of financial institutions in exploring tourism opportunities with the primary data sourced from 222 tourism entrepreneurs of Kerala. The study found that financial institutions significantly assist tourism enterprises in asset creation. Further, the findings reveal a positive association between financial assistance in the innovation of recreation facilities and a stimulus to start enterprises in the tourism sector. The study provides deeper insights to managers and academicians that the financial institutions should extend credit to the tourism industry as Priority Sector Lending (PSL) along with other prime lending sectors.
Impact of Destination Attributes on Tourists Destination Selection: With Special Reference to Cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka
Authors:   University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Raazim Mohamed A. M. , Munasinghe M. A. T. K. ,   Senior Lecturer, Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Published: November 2021

Sri Lanka is one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in the world. Amongst tourists’ attractions, “Cultural Triangle”, a region of the cultural heritage of the country has become the highest income generating destination. However, when compared with the other tourists’ destinations of the country, the number of tourists visiting the cultural triangle is low. As the literature reveals, the attributes of the destination matter in destination selection by the international tourists. Thus, considering the importance of this region as the top income contributor but not in terms of the number of tourists’ visits, this study problematizes the impacts of destination attributes on tourist`s destination selection. Accordingly, the objective of this study is to identify the destination attributes and their relationship with the tourists’ destination selection decisions. Data was collected through questionnaires from a sample of 222 foreign tourists who visited the cultural triangle during 2019 through a selected travel agent. Results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that attributes of Amenities, Destination Attractions, Accessibility, Ancillary Services, and Destination Environment as having a moderate positive relationship whilst, the service quality weak positive relationship with Tourist’s Destination selection. Destination attraction was identified as the most influential factor of all attributes. The findings of this study can be used by policymakers in developing destinations for tourists’ attractions in the country.
Destination Image of Himachal Pradesh: Foreign Tourist Perception
Authors:   Associate Professor, Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab – India, Kumar Sunil , Sharma Sandeep ,   Research Scholar, Department of Travel and Tourism, School of Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala – India.
Published: November 2021

Destination Image is a psychological set of emotions in a tourist’s mind. This study is an inquiry from 384 Foreign Nationals who included destination Himachal in their visit to India. The latent factors of ‘destination image’ were extracted and validated through structural equation modeling (SEM). Out of the ten explored latent factors ‘affective’ dimension is the major element followed by ‘infrastructure’, ‘culture’ and ‘safety’ are acting as significant persuading forces in destination image formation. The study will help various organizations and agencies to position their tourism products. Future researchers can investigate the change in destination image with other locations having the same geographical conditions. This study is limited to the present experience of tourists and didn’t include the revisit experiences of foreign tourists.
Synthesising Resource-Advantage and Hofstede Cultural Dimensions: Customer Orientation, Knowledge Creation and Firm Performance
Authors:   Assistant Head of School of Business and Management in PSB Academy, Singapore., Liow Melissa Li Sa
Published: November 2021

There is a dearth of studies on synthesising the resource-advantage theory and Hofstede cultural dimensions that explore the influence of customer orientation and knowledge creation on the firm performance for small hotels. This paper reviews extant literature that provides insights on the influence of customer orientation and knowledge creation on firm performance. In-depth interviews with three hotel owners and three hotel managers were performed in this study. The results disclose that by forging memorable and positive customer experiences and developing informed knowledge databases are business practices that sustain the firm performance. From the theoretical aspect, it is a preliminary step to blend the culturally relevant customer orientation and knowledge creation elements into forming a firm performance framework designed for small hotels
The Prospect of “Halal Tourism” Destination: An Strategy for Ponorogo Regency, East Java (Indonesia)
Authors:   Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia., Zarkasyi Muhammad Ridlo , Kuniawan Dhika Amalia ,   Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo, Indonesia., Darma Dio Caisar ,   Department of Management, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Samarinda, Samarinda, Indonesia.
Published: November 2021

Tourism is a prima donna sector that significantly contributes to the people’s economy and Indonesia’s state income. Foreign tourist visits to Indonesia rank fourth in ASEAN, contributing to a GDP of 4.25% (Central Bureau of Statistics of Indonesia, 2020). In 2019, the number of Muslims was 39.8 million, which is the majority, so tourism in East Java is significant to revitalize the concept of “halal tourism”, including for Ponorogo Regency. At this opportunity, the study concentrated on tourism objects in the Ponorogo Regency using the PESTLE method (political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental) to identify aspects that can meet the requirements of halal tourism. In general, this is a way of expanding and encouraging East Java Province to become an area capable of implementing halal tourism throughout its Regency by meeting specific criteria set by the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia. The weaknesses and limitations of the study have become a symbol of concern for future improvement. The concept of “halal tourism” is interpreted more broadly in various aspects, not only limited to religious tourism, pilgrimage, or visiting places of worship, but is applied to tourism objects that focus on the sharia process through various aspects. “halal tourism” has excellent potential to be realized, one of which is in Ponorogo Regency.
Expression of Microrna-195 Increased Significantly in Patients with Methamphetamine Abuse Disorder
Authors: Asadi Zahra , Hallajzadeh Jamal , Fathi Shima , Khanbabaie Gholamreza , Soltanzadeh Hossein
Published: November 2021

Background: Addiction is one of the most important social and health problems in the world. Development of rapid and inexpensive diagnostic methods for identification of patients with addiction to methamphetamine is still a very important challenge. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been introduced as an accurate and reliable biomarker for diagnosis of human disorders. Objectives: In the present study, the expression of miRNA-186 and miRNA-195 was investigated in blood of patients with methamphetamine abuse disorder. Methods: In this case-control study, 60 patients with methamphetamine abuse disorder (case group) and 60 healthy controls (control group) were enrolled. Total RNA was extracted from whole blood of patients and healthy controls, and then cDNA synthesis was performed using reverse transcriptase. Real-time PCR method was employed to investigate miRNA-186 and miRNA-195 expression. Finally, statistical software was used to analyze the obtained data. Results: The results demonstrated that the expression of miRNA-195 significantly increased in blood samples of patients with methamphetamine abuse disorders (8.75-fold change) compared to healthy controls (P < 0.05). However, the expression of miRNA-185 did not significantly increase (1.61-fold change) in patients compared to healthy controls (P > 0.05). Conclusions: Our study suggested that miR-195 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of drug addiction and can be used as an accurate and reliable marker for the identification of patients with methamphetamine abuse disorder.
Cardiac Repair in Patients with Trisomy 18: Total or Palliative?
Authors: Kwak Ji Hee , Song Jinyoung , Kang I-Seok , Huh June , Yang Ji-Hyuk , Jun Tae-Gook
Published: November 2021

Background: There are reports about cardiac surgery in patients with trisomy 18. However, total cardiac repair with bypass is limited in those patients. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate palliative cardiac surgery and compare it to total cardiac repair in patients with trisomy 18. Methods: Retrospectively, 11 patients’ medical records were reviewed. The patients were grouped as palliative surgery (3 patients), total repair followed by palliative surgery (6 patients), and one-stage total repair (2 patients). A total of 17 cardiac surgeries in all patients consisted of nine palliative surgeries and eight total cardiac repairs with bypass. The cumulative survival and post-operative outcomes including complications were investigated. Results: Eleven patients underwent 17 cardiac surgeries in total. Four patients survived, with a median age of 827.5 days. The survivors consisted of two after one-stage total repair and two after total repair followed by palliative surgery. No survivors were found after only palliative surgery. When post-operative outcomes after palliative surgery in nine patients were compared to those after total cardiac repair in eight patients, there were no differences in operative mortality, postoperative intensive care unit stay, and hospital stay. No differences in post-operative complications were found. Conclusions: For post-operative outcomes and survival, palliative surgery in patients with trisomy 18 was not different from total cardiac repair with bypass but involved a difficult postoperative course including various complications similar to those after total repair with bypass.
Evaluation of Demographic, Clinical and Laboratory Features of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Kermanshah
Authors: Mahmoudi Zahra , Nikjoo Mahsa , Rezaiemanesh Alireza , Ahmadi Majid , Pourmand Daryoush
Published: November 2021

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a worldwide autoimmune disease. The disease has different etiologies, clinical and laboratory symptoms between different geographical and racial groups, and sufficient knowledge of the type of symptoms in each region can play a proper role in diagnosis and treatment. Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate demographic, clinical and laboratory features of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in Kermanshah. Methods: This study is descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional. The files of 150 patients with lupus during 2016 - 2018 in Imam Reza hospital in Kermanshah were reviewed. Results: Data analysis showed that patients at the time of referral were with musculoskeletal symptoms 37.3% (56 individuals), cutaneous-mucosal 32% (48 individuals), constitutional 51.3% (77 individuals), renal 62% (93 individuals), cardiac 6.7% (10 individuals), neurological manifestations 17.3% (26 individuals), pulmonary involvement 37.3% (56 individuals), and Hematological 71.3% (107 individuals). The anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) in 60% (90 individuals), anti-double strand DNA Antibody (anti-ds DNA) in 35.4% (53 individuals), C-reactive protein (CRP) in 44.6% (67 individuals), lower level of normal C3 and C4 in 33.3% (50 individuals) and 11.3% (17 individuals), respectively, lupus anticoagulant in 13.3% (20 individuals), antibody citrullinated peptide anti-cyclic (anti-CCP) in 14.9% (22 individuals), anticardiolipin IgM and IgG, in 6% (9 individuals) and 9.3% (14 individuals) of patients respectively were observed. Also, anemia was observed in 34% (51 individuals), leukopenia in 22% (33 individuals), and thrombocytopenia in 30.7% (46 individuals). Abnormal ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) was seen in 59.3% (89 individuals) of patients. Leukopenia in men and positive CRP in women were more common (P = 0.014, P = 0.004). Conclusions: Despite the diverse clinical and laboratory manifestations of SLE in different racial and geographical groups, paying attention to these differences in each region can effectively diagnose the disease. As in this study, hematological manifestations had a higher percentage in the population of lupus patients in Kermanshah.
Pequena História do Azul
Authors: Cravo Ana ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Among the conscience of the intrinsic value of the pictorial, it resides a continuum understanding of which is fundamental in the relationships and contradictions of succedaneum poetic acts, and they will be better understood as the better we think as M. Brusatin, in Order to «dedicate ourselves to the painting return». Reminding all that which was symptomatic and repeatedly hidden and deprecated by the draw - «the colour as decorative complement of the narrative allegory of art history», in our interpretation about Storia dei Colori, we follow the painting in its nature-temporal-space, seeing the “colour-image”, the “colour-shadow”, the “flux to light in white-opacity”. We count the intrinsic vitality of bluish life in people’s cultures; listening to it in its deepness, also in the singular profession’s act, as «once upon a time there was a time again, naturally, the once upon the time of being the Painter» as, for instance, Rafael, Kandinsky, Yves Klein, Mark Rothko and Gerhard Richter.
Simbologia de Açorianidade na Pintura de Domingos Rebelo e de Borba Vieira
Authors: Castro Gabriela ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

This paper tries to show, through examples from Azores paintings, in particular in the works of Domingos Rebelo and Borba Vieira, some of the fundamental categories of aesthetics and hermeneutics of painting.
A Diferença como Revelação na Obra de Egon Schiele e Robert Musil
Authors: Hay Katia ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

This essay is an attempt to show the different ways in which Deleuze’s philosophy can help us to interpret art. The main ideas or philosophical standpoints I use to analyze the paintings of Egon Schiele and Robert Musil’s novel The Confusions of Young Törless are elaborated in the book he wrote with Felix Guattari, A Thousend Plateaus. In the end, however, the very interpretation of these works of art should shed a new light on the understanding of Deleuze’s thought.
Kandinsky e o Espírito. Tempo, Liberdade e Vida na Concepção Kandinskyana da «Vibração Interior»
Authors: Justo José Miranda ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

On the bas is of Kandinsky’s article “On the Question of Form” (as well as passages of Concerning the Spiritual in Art), there arises the possibility of reconstructing the specific features of the artist’s concept of “pure inner vibration” in connection with the concept of the “spiritual”. These features include an important articulation of different modalities of time (hastiness, protracted time and suddenness), and a complex gradation of inner experience that starts with abstraction from external finality and ends with a criticism of subjectivity and a conception of inner universality, which - instead of being reducible to a logical procedure - indicates the exact place of singularity (and art) inside the structure of one’s experience.
A Música e o Devir
Authors: Teixeira Maria Teresa ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Process philosophies focus on becoming and often have recourse to the musical metaphor. Becoming is whole and indivisible. Bergson’s notion of durée coincides with the Whiteheadian notion of process. Becoming is duration. Every being is temporal; its very essence is temporality. The unveiling of each being is durational and has its own particular temporality; every creature’s individualization is in accordance with its own particular way of enduring. A melody is also whole and indivisible; its very meaning relates to its whole, undivided temporality. A note of music is nothing at an instant; the wholeness of its being thoroughly defines it.
A Definição Tradicional do Conhecimento
Authors: Estevinha Luís ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

The search for a correct definition of propositional knowledge took place in the second half of the last Century. In this paper, I wish to submit an introduction to the topic. I start by offering basic notions of belief, truth and epistemic justification. Then I use those basic notions to shed some light over the nature of the so called Traditional Definition of Knowledge (TDC). I do that by focusing on those which, by my own lights, seem to be the most salient historical events and philosophical views canvassing the issue of the TDC on that period of time; crucially, I pay close attention to the arguments submitted by Edmund Gettier against the sufficiency of the TDC, keeping in mind that nowadays almost everybody concurs that those arguments falsify it. The article also offers a brief taxonomy of the possible answers to the so-called Gettier Problem and describes the most recent developments on this debate.
Metafísica Leibniziana da Comunicação - O Paradigma Monadológico
Authors: Cardoso Adelino ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

A comunicação e uma noção axial que articula o sistema de Leibniz e elucida a lógica imanente ao evolver do seu pensamento, designadamente no plano da metafisica. De facto, na sua fase inicial, a metafísica leibniziana revela a dificuldade em articular o primado do indivíduo com a exigência de vínculo comunitário entre os seres. O princípio de compossibilidade enquanto requisito de autoconstituição do ente actual, a teoria da noção completa de um indivíduo e a teoria da expressão respondem ao intento de pensar o indivíduo como perfil do universal. A metafísica monadológica consuma o esforço de estabelecer a copertença originária entre a mónada singular e o universo de que faz parte. Por conseguinte, o autor demarca-se da interpretação da mónada como uma entidade solipsista, desligada do mundo e do outro, em especial na versão de A. Renault. O lugar do outro é o verdadeiro ponto de perspectiva no domínio prático, tal como no domínio da cognição. Efectivamente, o reconhecimento do outro é o traço característico pelo qual, segundo Leibniz, se faz a marcação do filósofo relativamente ao pensamento vulgar, sempre de algum modo afectado pelo espírito de seita ou de partido.
Kant Resucitado
Authors: Sauerwald Gregor ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

En el contexto de la pregunta por el destino de la Teoría Crítica, la discusión entre Honneth y Habermas sobre el cambio en el paradigma de la Filosofía Política y Social con la tesis “de la comunicación al reco nocimiento” gira aquí en torno a una reconstrucción critica de la filosofía de Kant, un Kant ‘moderado’ en un modelo ‘explicativo’ o ‘hermenéutico’, y así ‘irrebasable’ del progreso moral, rompiendo su sistema, y un Kant ‘destrascendentalizado’, apto para fundamentar la necesidad de un diálogo entre la razón y la fe. ¿Por qué Kant y no Hegel, central este último para los dos filósofos alemanes en su superación de las aporías de la primera generación de la Teoria Critica? Pero ¿donde queda Marx, tan importante para los fundadores de la Escuela de Fráncfort? Y ¿no había exigido Habermas en 2009 con motivo del aniversarío de su discípulo, que Honneth, después de su viaje de Marx a Hegel, hiciera el necesario regreso? De tal maner a que en esta vuelta, Honneth trajera en su equipaje lo rescatable rescatado del Idealismo Alemán. Así la historia de la Teoría Critica queda inconclusa.
O Que é e Para que Serve a Fundamentação da Moral?
Authors: Santos José Manuel ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Ponto de partida do artigo é a ideia de que a filosofia moral moderna está excessivamente centrada na questão da fundamentação absoluta da norma moral, o que contrasta com a ética antiga, virada para uma hermenêutica do bem e movida por motivações perfeccionistas do sujeito. Procede-se a uma análise crítica das razões deste esforço teórico de fundamentação. Uma razão essencial está no facto de a razão moderna interpretar a moralidade no sentido de uma pura racionalidade auto-referencial, ou seja como uma simples não-contradição. Não implicará a atitude moral, o “ser moral”, um elemento de “crença” (Nietzsche)? A partir desta questão é problematizada a adequação do ideal moderno (cartesiano) de “cientificidade” à racionalidade prática. Procede-se a uma análise critica das fraquezas da mais recente versão de fundamentação, que se pretende “absoluta”, a de Karl-Otto Apel. São analisados, em seguida, projectos éticos de dois autores contemporâneos, Paul Ricoeur e Robert Spaemann, que, apesar de afirmarem o “primado da ética” (Ricœur) de tipo teleológico, não prescindem de conferir algum sentido a questão, pós-cristã e moderna, da moralidade. A concluir, são avançados alguns elementos de resposta às questões enunciadas no título do artigo.
O Que Queremos Ser Quando Crescermos?
Authors: Pires Manuel João ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Through an imaginary dialogue with a defender of the transhumanism - whose most significant representative is the philosopher Nick Bostrom - this paper aims to critically evaluate the ethical legitimacy of becoming a posthuman when we grow up. After a characterization of the transhumanist project and a definition of posthuman condition, the axiological reasons that underlie the desire to become a posthuman are examined. In a second moment it will be discussed the issue of whether we should want to be a posthuman when we grow up. A comparison is carried out between the relative strength of the arguments for the legitimacy of the transhumanist project and the possible objections, which are mainly based in an appeal to the idea of human nature, that are usually produced by the critics of transhumanism, such as Francis Fukuyama. Finally, the real possibilities of becoming a post human are outlined and, considering the uncertainty about the future and the difference between what can and what should be done, we are asked to really think about what we want to be.
«Razao e Liberdade. A Filosofia Politica de James Madison» Arguicao e Resposta
Authors: Silveira Alessandra , Gomes André José ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

This paper includes the exam of a Ph.D thesis about James Madison’s political philosophy, as well as the answers presented by the candidate to several criticai observations. Various themes are considered, though always surrounding Madison’s work: the peculiar characteristics of his federalism, the relationship between the idea of human nature and the elaboration of political models, the political and constitutional controversies that Madison entangled with several figures from its time (namely Alexander Hamilton), the problem of “judicial review” and the place of “constitutionality control” taken from a reflexive and institutional point of view, and other similar themes.
A Questão do Argumento Anselmiano
Authors: Xavier Maria Leonor ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

This lesson treats of Anselm’s argument in the form of a scholastic quaestio. The question of the anselmian argument is then divided in three articles, which are three main issues discussed within the argument’s tradition until our-days. The first article asks if Anselm’s argument is a direct deduction of existence as a perfection of divine essence. Against a common place about that argument, this lesson’s justified answer is: no. The second article asks if Anselm’s argument is an a priori argument. Against a big stream of interpretation, this lesson’s justified answer is: no. Finally, the third article asks if the anselmian argument offers the possibility of constructing a double argument in favor of divine dualism. Certainly against any Anselm’s expectation, this lesson admits very seriously that possibility.
O Eu Humano e a Apreensão da Harmonia na Monadologia de Leibniz
Authors: Tato Lima Teresa ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Em dado ponto da Monadologia, Leibniz determina que os Espíritos são como “um a pequena divindade” no mundo, caracteristica que decorre da sua capacidade de “conhecer” e “imitar” o Autor do universo, ou da harmonia preestabelecida. No entanto, a esta peculiaridade é necessário acrescentar a finitude própria destes seres, decorrente da sua condição de entes criados. Como se conciliam, então, racionalidade e finitude na possibilidade de percepção de que este é o melhor dos mundos possíveis! Ver-se-á como na óptica leibniziana é forçoso considerar o que está em causa no princípio da razão suficiente para penetrar no problema.
A Proposta (I)Modesta de Berkeley
Authors: Alves Pedro M. S. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Berkeley’s general tenet about immaterialism is presented and discussed. I examined apart the several theses that concur to the immaterialist theory. After that, the general argument is presented and discussed. In particular, I stress Berkeley’s assumption that a world without matter and a world with matter would be indistinguishable from the point of view of (i) the content of perceptions, (ii) natural science (viz. Newtonian mechanics). I stress that this assumption depends on a relative account of circular motion, generating the centrifugal forces, as Newton shows in his bucket experiment. In spite of the efforts by Leibniz and Huygens, such a relative account of rotational motion was never presented. So the thesis about the scientific and perceptual identity between worlds with and without matter remains a simple case of wishful thinking in need for a justification.
O Conceito de Klugheit em Kant
Authors: dos Santos Robinson ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

This paper aims to analyze Kant’s concept of Klugheit and how it relates to morality. For Kant, this concept does not belong to the field of morality as it is, according to him, an interested act, therefore only capable of hypothetical imperatives. In this sense, prudence generates at most one’s own happiness, but not necessarily goodness. On the other hand, we reason that prudence plays an important role in promoting man’s moral improvement towards the exercise of virtue. Prudence only holds good, therefore, if understood from a Kantian anthropological point of view.
A Justiça Intergeracional e a Metáfora do Refúgio de Montanha
Authors: Gosseries Axel ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

In this paper, we explore the extent to which mountain huts and rules imposed on their users can provide metaphoric inspiration to the exploration of issues of an intergenerational justice. We indicate features made salient by the metaphor. We focus in particular on the content of an intergenerational golden rule and on cleronomic justice (Sect. 1). We also explain why the absence of a warden matters (Sect. 2). Other absent features make salient other dimensions that are central to intergenerational justice. Special attention is granted to two of them: the “genesis” relationship among successive generations and the problem of population change across generations (Sect. 3).
El Corte Epistemológico en Una Teoria Filosófica Sobre la Politica
Authors: Daros William ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

The philosophical point of view of Rawls is here analysed; and how Rawls’s philosophical position implies an epistemological cut with the classical conceptions that were joining the social contract to a determined natural idea of man or of society. In his proposal, the idea of Justice, in a society, is established in the fact that men accomplish a social pact fireely in itself, with another reasonable men, using various goods, and possessing equal politic rights. Rawls prefers not to choose the disjunctive “freedom or equality”; but for the option enunciated like “freedom and justice”. Equality is not a value as such in itself, yet contingent upon the idea of Justice. Nevertheless this justice from his social point of view is a politic justice. This is constituted freely for the associates, with equal rights, in a pact. His conception is not revolutionary in order to solve injustices right now historically established, but a progressive conception that utilizes the freedom to advance toward a fair equality, and here is now examined.
Aristotelian Predicables, Universality and Realism
Authors: Abbate Giampaolo ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: November 2021

Aristotle is reportedly held to have been a Moderate Realist in that he would maintain that a concept derives from an act of grasping a mind-independent universal object that exists somehow inside of the many different things which the concept is predicated of. As far as a universal is independent of mind, it would stand for the proper object of a concept that subsumes a given number of things as its own instantiations. But we claim that Aristotle rejected such a view and instead did perceive and comprehend universality as a feature of thought rather than as a feature of reality in its own right. As showed in the chapters of Topics regarding the so-called logic of comparison (with the support of Albert the Great’s commentary), each predicate can be more or less consistent with the attribute of the subject of which it may be predicated. Both essential and accidental attributes assume a definite degree of being related to the degree of belonging to substance. Unlike particular things, the universality of a concept is to be understood always in comparison with another concept according to a hierarchy of predicates in terms of universality degree arranged by comparative terms such as ‘more’ (μἂλλον), ‘less’ (ἧττον), and ‘likewise ’ (όμοίως). What is really mind-independent are the truth conditions which make a universal true when exclusively referring to a set of things identically meant by the same predicate whose universality is given by the place occupied in the hierarchy of predicates.
The right to a reasoned order on determination of special evidentiary actions and (critical) review of the practice of the European court of human rights
Authors: Pejović Krsto , Paović Nina
Published: November 2021

Increasingly dangerous, and internationally distributed, (organized) crime has caused the need for states to find adequate means to put an end to all this. Of course, today, as many years before, we can hear that criminals are "one step ahead of the state." That, when we look at the situation around us, is unfortunately not far from the truth. However, faced with this problem, states at the normative level, in order to anticipate criminal behavior, as well as, if the crime has already been committed, to reliably identify the perpetrators, stipulate (besides general evidentiary actions) special evidentiary actions/techniques in national legislation. That is quite legitimate. However, when the state prescribes certain rules, or conditions under which certain (evidentiary) actions must be taken, then it is more than unusual that state does not respect what it has prescribed. In the following lines, we were dealing with special evidentiary actions, predominantly the general characteristics of the same and in connection with them the practice of the ECtHR. All this with the aim of trying to present (from our point of view) a plausible practice, with the hope that we will break with the previous one, which in our opinion is not good.
The importance of research and development for innovative activity: The overview of the top countries in Europe and worldwide
Authors: Janjić Ivana , Jovanović Milica , Simonović Zoran
Published: November 2021

In the conditions of economic globalization and a dynamic business environment, companies need to continuously improve and innovate their business, in order to avoid complex and fierce competition and to achieve long-term and sustainable success. Due to the intensive effect of technical and technological progress, the survival and success of the company on the market depends on the introduction of innovative changes in the company and the undertaking of research and development activities. Research and development activities are a crucial factor in generating knowledge, creating patents and innovations, as well as in the increasing of profitability in the business of modern companies. Research and development (R&D) and innovations are considered to be a cornerstone of competitive advantage. The object of this paper is to point out the vital importance that R&D has for innovativeness, i.e. for performing innovative activities at the level of European countries and worldwide.
Trends and strategic approach to establishing work/life balance of managers and other employees
Authors: Mladenović Milica , Krstić Bojan
Published: November 2021

The purpose of the paper is presenting the most noticeable trends in establishing work/life balance of managers and other employees worldwide. Due to global changes, establishing work/life balance of employees is considered a strategic topic for human resource management (HRM). The research was conducted through a thorough analysis of various theoretical and empirical studies from the previous period, both domestically and abroad, with the aim of determining the extent to which companies have integrated employees' work/life balance programs into their HRM strategy and daily operations. Introducing training and the use of employees' work/life balance benefits leads to reduced stress and increased productivity, commitment and employee satisfaction. Consequently, this leads to improved company performance-reduced absenteeism and leaving of the company, lower recruiting and training costs, attracting and retaining top quality employees, as well as better company image. This way, employees' work/life balance programs provide benefits for both the employees and the company.
Measuring energy efficiency of an enterprise
Authors: Rakić Marija , Krstić Bojan , Rađenović Tamara
Published: November 2021

Energy efficiency is gaining in importance as part of environmental efficiency within sustainable development. Many enterprises realize the need for the reduction of energy costs and improved control of energy consumption. This can be achieved by implementing the concept of energy efficiency. The subject of research in this paper is the analysis of the way in which energy efficiency can be measured within an enterprise. Therefore, the aim of the research is to define a set of indicators for measuring energy efficiency in an enterprise, as well as to point out cost advantages and competitiveness that are achieved by applying energy efficiency management.
The effects of credit financing in agriculture on the domestic product in agriculture in the Republic of Serbia
Authors: Ranisavljević Duško
Published: November 2021

In recent years, the banking sector has increasingly turned to the agricultural sector. There is a noticeable increase in the total claims of the banking sector from registered farms in the period 2012-2020, while the part of the domestic product generated by the agricultural sector also recorded growth, but not in the same percentage as bank loans to agriculture. The aim of this paper is to examine the interdependence of the increase in total claims of banks on registered agricultural producers with the increase in the domestic product generated by the agricultural sector. The method of statistical correlation was used in this paper. The impact and changes of investment loans in agriculture, loans for working capital, but also the change in bank claims from agricultural producers based on interest and fees have been analyzed. The conclusion is that there is a connection between loans and the domestic product of the agricultural sector, but that there are other factors that have an impact, too. Although in recent years the banking sector has been more open to the agricultural sector and although loans have become more affordable, it is necessary to create conditions for even greater availability of loans to agricultural producers, which would create positive effects on agriculture.
The current condition and development of the innovative sector of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in AP Vojvodina
Authors: Simin Marina , Živkucin Slobodan , Aleksić Sreto , Soleša Dimitrije
Published: November 2021

Innovation is a fundamental factor of technological progress, economic growth, development and prosperity around the world. Continuous improvement of innovation is the focal part in the development policy of the world's leading countries and presents the key element of the development strategy of the EU - Europe 2020. The economy of AP Vojvodina is still characterized by a low level of innovation. The consequences of a company's insufficient care for technological development based on its own innovative work is a very small number of protected innovations, especially patents and petty patents in our country. The subject of this paper is the research into the current state and number of innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that started business on the basis of their innovation, especially patent or petty patent in AP Vojvodina. The main goal of the paper is to increase the number of innovative SMEs in AP Vojvodina based on the results of this research and proposed measures aimed at creating higher added value, successful market verification of innovations and better market positioning.
The comparison of the conventional development and sustainable development model
Authors: Labović Bojan , Vujović Dragan , Dašić Boban
Published: November 2021

Great ideas usually start out as rather simple ideas. In social sciences, the ideas which impact the lives of the millions and which direct policies must be available to all, not only to the elite. Only in this way can they properly permeate institutions from the global to the local level and become an integral part of human lives. The model of sustainable development challenges the conventional model of development. Namely, the conventional approaches simplify development by observing it as global modernization modeled after the example of industrialized, developed countries. Sustainability does not simply require balancing, i.e. compromising between inherently conflicting forces. It is rather a positive imperative which connects social, economic, and ecological benefits. Sustainable development advocates for the ethical position that the stock of natural resources must be preserved for the future generations and that the value of all social benefits and costs, including the depletion of natural resources, must be included in accounting systems for the development performances to be properly measured. This paper covers a wide gap between the theoretical interpretation of sustainable development and the current situation in the world. The paper presents some critical views which perceive sustainable development as an illusion, but also gives arguments which claim that sustainable development has no alternative.
Perspectives of the financial stability protection and banking risk prevention
Authors: Čavlin Miroslav , Vapa-Tankosić Jelena , Egić Srđan
Published: November 2021

The deposit insurance system is the backbone of the protective mechanism of the financial security network, which enables the prevention of a "stampede" of depositors on banks in order to prevent a negative effect on the stability of the financial system. Therefore, especially in the event of a crisis, such as the pandemic caused by COVID-19, the protection of financial stability and depositors emphasizes the importance and role of efficient organization of the deposit insurance system. The paper starts from the analysis of the concept of a financial security network in order to create a relevant basis for modeling the directions of development of the system of financial stability protection and risk prevention of banking operations. The aim of the paper is to conduct a research into the theoretical and empirical findings in order to identify the potential for a more effective deposit insurance system in the Republic of Serbia. An efficient deposit insurance system in the Republic of Serbia should provide support and protection for depositors, most of whom do not possess the necessary knowledge which can help them assess banking risks, i.e. risks of financial failure and crisis. The development of our deposit insurance system should be aimed at strengthening the stability of the financial system and banking operations, i.e. its resilience to crisis disturbances on the market.