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Legal Policy of Water Resources Management by Local Governments: A Review of Right to Water in Indonesia
Authors: Astriani Nadia
Published: December 2016

This study is based by the cancellation of Act No. 7 of 2004 on Water Resources by the Indonesian Constitutional Court. Over the past 10 years, the law is the basis for the water resources management in Indonesia. The cancellation of the law would provide great impact for water resources management policy, especially with regard to the provision of right to water. Hence, this study aimed to determine the legal status of Right to Water provided by the local government after the cancellation of Act No. 7 of 2014 on Water Resources. The object of this normative study includes legal principles and systematic. This is due to the focus of this study is the meaning of the right principle to ruled state in the context of realizing the peoples’ prosperity and the position of Water Resources Act as the basis for the issuance of Government Regulation and Right to Water. The results of study indicate that in order to provide legal certainty for permit holder for Right to Use Water and Right to Commercialize Water, the ministry has issued various ministerial regulations, although the nature of these regulations only fills a legal vacuum. In the case of permit to Use of Water Resources, all permits for use of water resources that use surface water issued before the decision of Constitutional Court No. 85/PUU-XI/2013 are still valid. To permit referred to it, evaluation is conducted based on 6 (six) the principles of water resources management. Request new permit are in the process or for renewal of permit to use water resources that use surface water, processed as 6 (six) principles of water resources management. Although, in order to ensure legal certainty, the government should immediately issues the Act in Lieu of Water Resources Management which will be the basis for water resources management in Indonesia.
Legal Standing of Coastal Reclamation: Islamic and Positive Law Perspectives
Authors: Supriadi Supriadi
Published: December 2016

In several regions, the implementation of reclamation in Indonesia caused much conflict. At least, it caused by three interests; the interest of the government, employers, and society (fishermen). The interests of the Government and local authorities to give permission to reclaiming for the pursuit of local revenue, the interests of employers to reclaiming the coastal, because they wanted to add company’s revenues, while the interests of society (fishermen) to defend coastal areas so it not diminish their livelihood. Reclamation in Indonesia has been governed by legislation, but it has not been able to resolve the coastal reclamation. This is due to the legislation governing coastal reclamation, and local governments are ignorant of the rules concerned. In addition, the central and local governments are often tends to interest of employers rather than the fishing communities, so it triggering conflict in reclamation. Positive law as a law made by the government and legislative assembly and the local government with local legislative, a rule that was born as result of an agreement between them, and neglecting the Islamic law that was created by God to organize all the things in this world, including in the management of the universe (coastal). God as the creator of this universe, allowing to manage and utilize natural, if for the benefit of humanity as a whole, and not for those of a human. Therefore, in the implementation of reclamation, the Government and local authorities need to synergize Islamic law into positive law in resolving the problems of social and natural resources.
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Rule of Law and Welfare State Concept
Authors: Azheri Busyra
Published: December 2016

The provision of the Law Number 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Company on Corporate Social Responsibility has changed the nature of such responsibility from voluntary into mandatory. Similarly, it strengthened welfare state (verzorgings staat) concept as commanded by Article 33 (3) and (4) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Denaturing of this Corporate Social Responsibility is progressively assured by the Decision of Indonesian Constitutional Court, so that responsibility must be performed as legal responsibility or mandatory.
Acacia Catechu Trees in Rice Fields: A Traditional Agroforestry System of Northern Bangladesh
Authors: Kabir Md. Alamgir , Billah K.M. Masum , Parvez Md. Masud
Published: December 2016

Growing Acacia catechu trees on rice fields is one traditional crop-land Agroforestry system of Rajshahi region in Bangladesh. Farming system was explored with detailed information on farm operations and cropping calendar including system outputs. System dynamics was also evaluated. PRA exercises were conducted for a biophysical assessment. The information was collected on informant wise and cross-checked. Best growth of trees observed under rain-fed conditions. Higher density of trees found in un-irrigated fields. Trees were better managed in small plots. In general, density of khoir trees was found higher in small holdings (less than 2 ha) with secured land tenure. Trees on farms were of uneven age indicating the khoir + rice system biologically sustainable. The ease of establishment of Khoir seedlings, the low cost of its maintenance, and less vulnerability to any serious pest or disease, easy marketability of products rated high in the farmer’s preference for khoir. They appreciate the versatility of the wood for a variety of farm uses though its prime economic use to them is for production of lali for katha. They also get pitch khoir as by product of katha (red dyestuff for textiles and paper) production. The multiple products and services offered and the ease of managing the trees on crop fields without causing any immediate or long-term reduction in crop yield seemed to be the most important factors that encourage the farmers to continue this traditional practice. If farmers could be motivated to follow appropriately the silvicultural practices, production could further be increased.
Public Perception and Participation in Environmental Preservation of Watershed
Authors: Bustan Andi
Published: December 2016

Environmental aspects have been some of the most argued about topics in society, including the role of the government as a stakeholder. Deforestation and illegal mining have been destroying the many ecosystems and rainforest habitats, including along the Katingan Watershed. The research objective is to describe public perception and participation in environmental preservation. The research used descriptive qualitative method and applying Spradley Domain Analysis. Primary and secondary data were obtained directly from field informants using interviews, observations and documentation. The research results show that the people’s perception and participation in environmental preservation was categorized into two groups. The first group one stated that they did contributed out of personal and financial interests, whilst the second groups were simply following the instructions of the government and local leaders. In general, locals have different perception on how they utilize the natural resources. The management of natural resources was perceived as being done for economic reasons, with the assumption that it were used sustainably. People’s involvement in preserving nature were affected their own needs either individually or collectively. Participation of the people in the conservation around the watersheds area was done for reasons of individual desire, solidarity, and to follow instructions from the government and Katingan Hilir leader. Environmental effort is carried out in activities aiming to protect and prevent damage to the area of the Katingan River. This lead to argue that diverse people’s perception to preserving environment generates the difference participation in their awareness.
Farmers Community Empowerment through Institutional Strengthening of Rural Food Barn
Authors: Bahua Mohamad Ikbal , Arsyad Muhammad , Jamil Muh. Hatta
Published: December 2016

Food insecurity is one of the crucial problems to solve. The research objectives are: (1) to describe the form of community empowerment farmers’ through institutional strengthening of rural food barn, (2) to explain the process of community empowerment farmers’ through institutional strengthening of rural food barn, and (3) to find out the constraints faced in the empowerment of peasant communities by strengthening institutional of rural food barn. The research was conducted in Huyula Subdistrict Mootilango Gorontalo, Indonesia, employing qualitative methods by selecting farmers who are using barns to store grain as food reserves. Data were collected through in-depth interview to the informant. The results showed that the empowerment of peasant communities by strengthening institutional food barns can be performed well based on the potential and capability of farmers. Thus the policy of strengthening institutional food barns rural effect on the empowerment of peasant communities in improving family welfare. This implies that Indonesian government still needs to strengthen institutional of of rural food barn to keep food security in broad sense.
Effect of Inoculations of Trichoderma viride and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mixed Culture on Chemical Composition, Fiber, Digestibility and Theobromine Cocoa Pod Fermentation
Authors: Zakariah Muhammad Askari
Published: December 2016

The objective of the study was to identify the effect of Trichoderma viride andSaccharomyces cerevisiae inoculant on chemical compositions, digestibility, and theobromineconcentration of fermented cocoa pod. This experiment consisted of four treatments,namely cocoa pods without fermentation as control (R0); fermentation of cocoa pods withinoculant T. viride (R1); fermentation of cocoa pods with inoculant S. cerevisiae (R2); andfermentation of cocoa pods with inoculant T. viride and S. cerevisiae mixed culture (R3).Each treatment had 3 replicates, and then was fermented for 10 days. Variables observedwere the chemical compositions i.e dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein(CP), ether extract (EE), crude fiber (CF), nitrogen free extract (NFE), fiber fraction (Neutraldetergent fiber and acid detergent fiber), in vitro digestibility, and theobromine concentration.Data were analysed by one-way analysis of variance and followed by Duncan’s new multiplerange test (DMRT), if there were any significant difference. Results showed the inoculumaffected (P<0.05) the chemical composition, fiber fraction and in vitro digestibility. However,theobromine was not detected on cocoa pod without fermentation and fermentation.Compared to group R0, inoculation with T. viride and S. cerevisiae mixed culture (P<0.05)resulted in higher DM concentration (92.78% vs 89.72% respectively), higher CP (7.43% vs5.63% respectively), higher NDF (79.41% vs 61.18% respectively), higher ADF (73.04%vs 47.94% respectively), but was not significantly different on DM and OM digestibility(21.22% vs 22.24%, and 22.67% vs 24.31% respectively) than cocoa pod without fermentation.It is concluded that inoculant T. viride and S. cerevisiae mixed culture increased CPconcentration, but had no effect on in vitro digestibility.
Sociotechnical Change and Institutional Adjustment in Paddy Rice Farming During Post Green Revolution in Indonesia
Authors: Yunus Awaluddin , Salman Darmawan , Demmallino Eymal B. , Viantika Ni Made
Published: December 2016

The development of rice field agriculture in Indonesia has entered the post green revolution phase. The sociotechnical changes occurred during the green revolution, the economic gap among farmers also ensued amid the increase in production while the social sustainability was maintained. The research purpose is to analyze the institutional adjustment conducted by the farmer society in facing the problems caused by green revolution in order to maintain the social sustainability. For the purpose mentioned above, the case study was carried out in a village in a center of green revolution. The result of the research shows that: (1) The sociotechnical changes had been taking place during the pre-green revolution era, green revolution, and post-green revolution in the form of land management, seeds procurement, planting and managing the crops, and harvest and post-harvest. The sociotechnical changes encouraged the increase in agricultural production in which created the gap between the affluent and the underprivileged in a village and had the potential to disturb the social sustainability of rice field agribusiness. (2) The institutional adjustment occurred in the sociotechnical changes in the forms of land ownership dynamics, employment dynamic and village’s new occupation dynamic. This institutional adjustment has the function to dampen the tension on the marginalized individual actor caused by the post green revolution new social structure. (3) The social sustainability in the rice field agriculture could be maintained because the social tension caused by the post green revolution social technical changes could be dampened by the institutional adjustment. The institutional adjustment by the village community contributed into the social sustainability of the rice field agribusiness.
Eliminación de la tuberculosis, un vecindario por vez
Authors: Cegielski J. Peter , Griffith David E. , McGaha Paul K. , Wolfgang Melanie , Robinson Celia B. , Clark Patricia A. , Hassell Willis L. , Robison Valerie A. , Walker Kerfoot P. , Wallace Charles
Published: December 2016

Objetivos. Evaluamos una estrategia para la prevención de la tuberculosis en las comunidades más afectadas por esta enfermedad.

Métodos. En 1996, trazamos un mapa de los casos de tuberculosis notificados (1985–1995) y de las personas con reacción positiva a la prueba de la tuberculina (1993–1995) en el condado de Smith, Texas, Estados Unidos de América. Definimos los dos conglomerados de mayor tamaño y densidad, identificando los dos vecindarios con mayor incidencia (180 manzanas y 3 153 residentes). Tras una preparación intensiva de la comunidad, personal sanitario capacitado ofreció a todos los residentes, de vivienda en vivienda, la posibilidad de hacerse la prueba de la tuberculina, a menos que estuviera contraindicado. A las personas con resultados positivos en esta prueba se las acompañó a un consultorio móvil para realizarles ahí radiografías, una evaluación clínica y, según fuera pertinente, proceder con el tratamiento preventivo con isoniazida. Para evaluar las repercusiones a largo plazo, trazamos un mapa de todos los casos de tuberculosis que se registraron en el condado de Smith durante el período equivalente después del proyecto.

Resultados. De las 2 258 personas que cumplían los requisitos para participar, 1 291 (57,1%) se sometieron a la prueba de la tuberculina, 229 (17,7%) presentaron resultados positivos en dicha prueba y 147 fueron tratadas. De 1996 al 2006, no se registró ningún caso de tuberculosis en ninguno de los vecindarios del proyecto, a diferencia de lo ocurrido en el decenio anterior a la intervención y en el resto del condado de Smith, donde aparecieron continuamente casos de tuberculosis.

Conclusiones. Dirigirse a los vecindarios con una incidencia alta para realizar el tamizaje activo en la comunidad y aplicar tratamiento preventivo con isoniazida puede acelerar la eliminación de la tuberculosis en los Estados Unidos.
Immigrant Generation and Diabetes Risk Among Mexican Americans: The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging
Authors: Afable-Munsuz Aimee , Mayeda Elizabeth Rose , Pérez-Stable Eliseo J. , Haan Mary N.
Published: December 2016

Objectives. We examined whether acculturation and immigrant generation, a marker for assimilation, are associated with diabetes risk in an aging Mexican-origin population.

Methods. We analyzed data on 1789 adults aged 60 to 101 years from the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging. We ascertained type 2 diabetes on the basis of diabetic medication use, self-report of physician diagnosis, or a fasting glucose of 126 milligrams/deciliter or greater. Logistic regression modeled prevalent diabetes.

Results. Adjusting for age and gender, we observed significant but divergent associations between immigrant generation, acculturation, and diabetes risk. Relative to first-generation adults, second-generation adults had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4, 2.4) and third-generation adults had an OR of 2.1 (95% CI = 1.4, 3.1) of having diabetes. Greater US acculturation, however, was associated with a slightly decreased diabetes rate. In the full model adjusting for socioeconomic and lifestyle factors, the association between generation (but not acculturation) and diabetes remained significant.

Conclusions. Our study lends support to the previously contested notion that assimilation is associated with an increased diabetes risk in Mexican immigrants. Researchers should examine the presence of a causal link between assimilation and health more closely.
One step replica symmetry breaking and extreme order statistics of logarithmic REMs
Authors: Cao Xiangyu , Fyodorov Yan , Le Doussal Pierre
Published: December 2016

Building upon the one-step replica symmetry breaking formalism, we
show that the extreme values of a general class of Euclidean-space
logarithmic correlated random energy models behave as a randomly shifted
decorated exponential Poisson point process in the thermodynamic limit.
The distribution of the random shift is determined solely by the
large-distance ( “infra-red”, IR) limit of the model, and is equal to
the free energy distribution at the critical temperature up to a
translation. the decoration process is determined solely by the
small-distance (“ultraviolet”, UV) limit, in terms of the biased minimal
process. We discuss the relations of our approach with that based on the
freezing/duality conjecture, and connections to results in the
probability literature. Our approach allowed us to derive the general
and explicit formulae for the joint probability density of depths of the
first and second minima (as well its higher-order generalizations) in
terms of model-specific contributions from UV as well as IR limits. In
particular, we show that the distribution of the second minimum is
independent of UV data, and depends on IR behaviour via a single
parameter, the mean value of the gap. For a given log-correlated field
this parameter can be evaluated numerically, and we provide several
numerical tests of our theory using the circular model of 1/f-noise.
Menyelesaikan Konflik Kerukuan Umat Beragama Dengan Hati
Authors: Mashudi Mashudi
Published: December 2016

This paper tries to uncover the alleged conflict regarding the building of the church in the village of the Dermolo Kembang District Jepara Regency precarious and prone to conflict ended with shade. Also who those parties are considered to play a role in the effort to create a conducive climate. As a result, first, in order to optimize the role of religious institutions to manage the plurality of fine, completion of religious harmony in the village Dermolo Jepara regency using hearted approach, meaning invited intensive communication and sit down with all parties on a regular basis until otherwise completed while wary lest result of the agreement provoked by the person who does not like the conditions of security and peace. Second, community, religious leaders, and religious institutions play an important role in creating such harmony.
Smart Repetition dan Brain Wave Technology dalam Pembuatan Audio Book Kosa Kata Bahasa Inggris
Authors: Rifqiawan Raden Arfan
Published: December 2016

Research work, devotion lecturers are embodied with mentoring activity, making audiobook and a mastery vocabulary English often used with Smart Repetition and Brain Wave technology. Making audiobook with Smart Repetition and Brain wave technology done together the participants capital. Making audiobook it is not easy that calls for exercise and patience participants capital .But through frequent exercise , finally they can make audiobook according to what they want. Assistance mastery vocabulary English often used with Smart Repetition and Brain Wave technology do with some stage.An early stage done by building community using application Telegram.The next stage is for the delivery of material, training, and the interaction continuously between researchers and participants cooperate either directly or online until the participants cooperate graduated from college.
Peran Sosial Majlis Taklim (Perintisan Majlis Taklim Az-Zahra, Gondoriyo, Ngaliyan Sebagai Lembaga Amil Zakat)
Authors: Amin Nasihun
Published: December 2016

This paper attempts to unravel efforts made a majlis taklim to transform into an amil zakat institutions. The role of zakat institutions will be more pronounced benefits than just being a majlis taklim. It is to embody the image of Indonesian Islam as a representation of Islam, especially in relation to Social-economic welfare, should be formed either amil zakat institutions. Which of course is not merely the responsibility of the large organizations, but also social institutions that are rooted down to the lowest level so that the impact is even really be felt by the community. One of them is the Majlis Taklim az-Zahra who had attempted to pioneer its existence not merely as a study group that only focuses on spirituality problems alone, but also perform a variety of social activities. Especially after held assistance through various activities both workshops, studies, comparative studies and so forth. Proven has started there is a small movement that is gathering a bit of money every week when there recitation
Data reconstruction of flow time series in water distribution systems – a new method that accommodates multiple seasonality
Authors: Barrela Rui , Amado Conceição , Loureiro Dália , Mamade Aisha
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this paper is to present a simple yet highly effective method to reconstruct missing data in flow time series. The presence of missing values in network flow data severely restricts their use for an adequate management of billing systems and for network operation. Despite significant technology improvements, missing values are frequent due to metering, data acquisition and storage issues. The proposed method is based on a weighted function for forecast and backcast obtained from existing time series models that accommodate multiple seasonality. A comprehensive set of tests were run to demonstrate the effectiveness of this new method and results indicated that a model for flow data reconstruction should incorporate daily and seasonal components for more accurate predictions, the window size used for forecast and backcast should range between 1 and 4 weeks, and the use of two disjoint training sets to generate flow predictions is more robust to detect anomalous events than other existing methods. Results obtained for flow data reconstruction provide evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Regional drought frequency analysis using L-moments and adjusted charged system search
Authors: Abdi Amin , Hassanzadeh Yousef , Talatahari Siamak , Fakheri-Fard Ahmad , Mirabbasi Rasoul
Published: December 2016

The parameter estimation of statistical distributions is important for regional frequency analysis (RFA). The accuracy of different parts of RFA such as estimating the regional quantiles of the selected statistical distribution, determining the heterogeneity measure, and choosing the best distribution based on the Monte Carlo simulation, may be influenced by using the different values of regional parameters. To fulfill this aim, in the present study, a new model is developed for regional drought frequency analysis. This model utilizes the L-moments approach and the adjusted charged system search as an advanced meta-heuristic algorithm, in which some modifications on the equations of the algorithm are performed to improve its standard variant. The verification of the regional parameters estimated by the new methodology yields accurate results compared to other models. Furthermore, this study illustrates the usefulness of the robust discordancy measure against the classic one. For this purpose, different values of the subset factors (α) are utilized in the robust discordancy measure, and finally, the best value of subset factor is found equal to 0.8, which can accurately recognize discordant sites within the region.
Geographic segmentation, spatial dependencies, and evaluation of the relative position of rain-gauges based on gridded data of mean monthly precipitation: application in Nigeria
Authors: Aschonitis V. G. , Awe G. O. , Abegunrin T. P. , Demertzi K. A. , Papamichail D. M. , Castaldelli G.
Published: December 2016

The aim of the study is to present a combination of techniques for (a) the spatiotemporal analysis of mean monthly gridded precipitation datasets and (b) the evaluation of the relative position of the existing rain-gauge network. The mean monthly precipitation (P) patterns of Nigeria using ∼1 km2 grids for the period 1950–2000 were analyzed and the position of existing rain-gauges was evaluated. The analysis was performed through: (a) correlations of P versus elevation (H), latitude (Lat) and longitude (Lon); (b) principal component analysis (PCA); (c) Iso-Cluster and maximum likelihood classification (MLC) analysis for terrain segmentation to regions with similar temporal variability of mean monthly P; (d) use of MLC to create reliability classes of grid locations based on the mean clusters’ characteristics; and (e) analysis to evaluate the relative position of 33 rain-gauges based on the clusters and their reliability classes. The correlations of mean monthly P versus H, Lat, Lon, and PCA highlighted the spatiotemporal effects of the Inter Tropical Discontinuity phenomenon. The cluster analysis revealed 47 clusters, of which 22 do not have a rain-gauge while eight clusters have more than one rain-gauge. Thus, more rain-gauges and a better distribution are required to describe the spatiotemporal variability of P in Nigeria.
Rapid molecular identification of fecal origin-colonies growing on Enterococcus spp.-specific culture methods
Authors: Maheux Andrée F. , Bouchard Sébastien , Bérubé Ève , Bergeron Michel G.
Published: December 2016

The mEI, Chromocult® enterococci, and m-Enterococcus culture-based methods used to assess water quality by the detection of Enterococcus spp. were first compared in terms of sensitivity using (1) 41 different type strains of Enterococcus spp. and (2) environmental colonies identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. Then, two specific-rtPCR assays targeting Enterococcus spp. and Enterococcus faecalis/faecium were tested for their ability to confirm the identity of putative enterococcal colonies. The mEI, Chromocult® enterococci, and m-Enterococcus methods detected β-glucosidase activity for 28 (68.3%), 32 (78.0%), and 12 (29.3%) of the 41 reference enterococcal strains tested, respectively. Analysis with environmental colonies showed that mEI and Chromocult® enterococci media had false positive rates of 4.3% and 5.0%, respectively. Finally, the two rtPCR assays showed a specificity of 100%. Only two (2/19) colonies of E. faecium isolated from mEI agar were not detected by the Enterococcus faecium rtPCR assay, for a sensitivity of 89.5%. Our results showed that Chromocult® enterococci medium recovered more E. faecalis/faecium cells than the two other methods. Thus, the use of Chromocult® enterococci combined with the Enterococcus faecalis/faecium rtPCR assay showed the best combination to decrease the high false-positive rate obtained when the entire Enterococcus genus is targeted.
Equilibrium and kinetics studies of Cd(II) sorption on zeolite NaX synthesized from coal gangue
Authors: Chen Jianlong , Lu Xinwei
Published: December 2016

The adsorption of Cd(II) from aqueous solution by synthesized zeolite NaX from coal gangue was investigated in a batch adsorption system. The studies include both equilibrium adsorption isotherms and kinetics. Different isotherm models were examined and the adsorption isotherm could be best represented with Langmuir. The adsorption kinetic experimental data were found to be better fitted with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. An intra-particle diffusion model was employed to investigate the adsorption mechanism. The results showed that the intra-particle diffusion step was not the only rate limiting step. According to the Langmuir equation, the maximum adsorption capacity was 38.61 mg/g, suggesting that zeolite NaX synthesized from coal gangue can be used as a potential green alternative for the removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution.
Historical development of rainwater harvesting and use in Hellas: a preliminary review
Authors: Yannopoulos S. , Antoniou G. , Kaiafa-Saropoulou M. , Angelakis A. N.
Published: December 2016

The uneven temporal and partial distribution of water resources in Hellas, and especially southeastern regions, has resulted in the construction of various water systems for collection and storage of rainwater, since their very early habitation. Ever since, technologies for the construction and use of several types of cisterns and other relevant hydraulic strictures have been developed. The main diachronic achievements in rainwater harvesting and use in Hellas from the earliest times of humankind to the present is studied. Emphasis is given to the periods of great achievements such as the Hellenistic and the Roman. The major necessity of water justifies not only the innovations found throughout the historical time-line of these constructions but also the most advanced engineering of each era applied to these constructions. Also, the importance of this hydrotechnology and the concept of the value of water-saving to present and future times is considered. Aspects referring to hygienic precautions for the purity of the water collected and stored are another issue that is worth examining.
Феноменология переживаний и успешность адаптации вынужденных мигрантов
Authors: Gatal'skaia Galina V. , Dzhiganskaia Kseniia N.
Published: December 2016

The article focuses on the problem of migration. In the last few years the scale of this problem has caused a crisis in Europe. The number of migrants from North Africa, Middle East, and South Asia to Europe has grown to over half a million people this year. The authors analyze the problem of migration from the South-East of Ukraine to the Republic of Belarus, because of military operations in this region since 2014.The phenomenon of mass migration is new for the Republic of Belarus. Since the successful adaptation of migrants determines their socio-psychological well-being, as well as the welfare of the population of Belarus in whole, this problem requires a comprehensive study.The aim of the present study was to reveal (a) the features and nature of the experiences of forced migrants, factors determining the intensity, depth, and duration of these experiences, and (b) the success of their adaptation in the Republic of Belarus. The results of the study demonstrated that despite the similarity of Ukrainian and Belarusian cultures and absence of language barrier, the process of migrationwas the strongest stress factor for Ukrainians, since it was the unplanned and forced escape from a situation of war. The carried out analysis enabled the authors to argue that prolonged intense negative emotions were characteristic to a number of forced migrants from the South-East of Ukraine who arrived to the Republic of Belarus. Thesenegative emotions led to post-traumatic stress disorder, identity crisis, and the loss of meaning of life. The findings of the study can be successfully used for the development of an effective program of assistance to forced migrants in crisis situations.
Психофизиологические корреляты представления движений творческого и не творческого характера у исследуемых с разным уровнем танцевального мастерства
Authors: Naumova Mariia I. , Dikaia Liudmila А. , Naumov Igor' V. , Kul'kin Evgenii S.
Published: December 2016

The paper focuses attention on the importance of studying the psychophysiological correlates of the representations of creative and non-creative movements in respondents with various levels of dance skills. The developed methodological tools and the results obtained can be readily used in the development of methods and techniques of professional training of dancers, as well as psychological andpsychophysiological methods and techniques for the development of creativity in dancers, and carrying out a dance-expressive psychotherapy. The authors described the methodology and procedure of the empirical study. The study involved 60 persons at the age from 18 to 25. The sample included 20 professional dancers with a high level of skill in variety and sports dance; 20 novice dancers with a basic experience in the field of variety and sports dance; 20 personswithout any experience in dance or other sports (control group) at a professional or amateur level. In this study, the respondents had to represent creative (an original dance improvisation) and non-creative (a bridge and somersaults back) movements. The study used the method of electroencephalography. The authors studied the strength and character of the distribution of coherence connections of thecerebral cortex in respondents when representing the movements. The results of the empirical study made it possible to distinguish psycho-physiological correlates of representation of the movements. The authors differentiated these correlates as follows: the main, which manifested themselves in all the respondents of the study,and do not depend on the nature of movements; variable, which reflect the level of professional dancing skills of respondents and the nature of the represented movement. High intra- and interhemispheric coherence in the theta, alpha1, and alpha2 ranges are the main components of the psycho-physiological correlates. Among the variable components the study revealed the EEG pattern in the betarange on the “axis of creativity” (between the front divisions of the right hemisphere and posterior divisions of the left one) in professional dancers when representing the creative movements.
Исследование самопонимания этнокультурной идентичности в титульном армянском этносе и сопряженной армянской диаспоре в России
Authors: Berberian Asia S. , Tuchina Oksana R.
Published: December 2016

The study was supported by the State Committee for Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia within the Armenian-Russian joint research project “The psychological aspect of the person’s self-understanding of national identity in the context of historical experience in the post-Soviet space (the study of young people of Russia and Armenia)” This paper presents generalized results of a two-year empirical study. The sample involved Armenian respondents from Armenia (310 persons) and Armenians residingin the Kuban region (307 persons). Diagnostic tools of the present study included: (a) a modified technique of “graph-schemes” by B. V. Kaigorodov; (b) method of semantic differential; (c) questionnaire by S. Schwarz and V. Bilski; and (d) techniques for studying types of self-interpretation by T. Singelis and T. DeCicco. Findings of the present study concern (a) a nucleus of ethnic normativity in Armenian youngpeople, (b) statistically significant differences in representations of an ethno-cultural ideal in the respondents of the titular Armenian ethnos and the Armenian diaspora, (c) elements of self-image in the context of ethno-cultural norms and values. Self-understanding of ethno-cultural identity in the titular ethnos had a number of features: (a) the national and the civil were closely associated with each other in the feeling of belonging to a nation, its historical past, and cultural originality; (b) therespondents of the titular ethnos perceived civic consciousness as a personal value. In the Armenian diaspora, the multiplicity of identities led to a sense of responsibility for various communities and comprehension of ethnic cohesion as a personal value; this was a distinctive feature of self-understanding of ethno-cultural identity in this group of respondents.
Модель структурной и функциональной организации психосемантической системы семейной целенаправленности
Authors: Nozikova Natalia V.
Published: December 2016

The paper presents the empirical model of structural and functional organization of family psycho-semantic integrity. The hypothesis is that the theoretical model of the analysis of psycho-semantic integrity makes it possible to reveal principles of structural and functional organization of the psycho-semantic system of family purposefulness.The sample included (a) 15–18 year-old young men and women (secondary school students) and (b) 20–44 year-old men and women (married and raising children). I. L. Solomin’s Osgood program of the semantic differential method modified variant was used. In order to assess the technique of semantic differential by respondents, a modification of the principle of formation of the list of concepts was carried out. In accordance with the research objective the authors chose: (a) categories of concepts related to family life (people and groups, events, activities, and ideal representation); (b) concepts-markers defining basic values, life stages, people, groups of people,relations to them, gender concepts, activities and types of activity, and emotional experiences and events.

General principles of psycho-semantic analysis and the results of the study of psycho-semantic integrity enabled authors to propose a theoretical model of structural and functional analysis of the psycho-semantic system. This model formed the basis for the comparative analysis of the psycho-semantic system depending on factors of gender, age, and marital status of the respondents. The carried out study made it possible to distinguish the following principles of thepsycho-semantic model of the system of family purposefulness: 1) principle of the semantic criterion of the organization of integrity; 2) principle of structural organization, involving the analysis of structural and qualitative characteristics of integrity, subsystem clusters of concepts performing specific functional tasks, and components - concepts of the considered area of life; 3) principle of functionalpurposefulness determined by dominating values, which depend on factors of gender, age, and marital status; 4) principle of the functional organization of psycho-semantic integrity. The findings are of direct practical relevance in the practice of family psychology.
Стили межпоколенного педагогического взаимодействия преподавателей и студентов разных поколенческих групп
Authors: Pishchik Vlada I. , Gavrilova Anna V. , Sivrikova Nadezhda V.
Published: December 2016

The paper brings forward the results of an empirical study of styles of intergenerational pedagogical interaction of teachers (representatives of the Soviet and transitional generations), and students (representatives of the post-Soviet generation). The authors overviewed the existing research on the issue of intergenerational interaction. The purpose of the study was to establish the dominant styles of intergenerational pedagogical interaction and their socio-psychological components in teachers and students of the institutes of higher education. A. A. Bodalev’s ideas about communication and V. I. Pishchik’s concept of the mentality of generations formed theoretical foundations for the present work. The study involved teachers of two generational groups (the Soviet and transitional generations), and students (the post-Soviet generation); each group of the sampleconsisted of 60 persons. Applying the techniques the authors studied the following generational factors: identification with the generation (Soviet, transitional, post-Soviet); type of mentality of the generation (traditional, transitional, innovative, postinnovative); socio-sychological characteristics of interaction (interpersonal relations, communicative attitude, personal characteristics, and interaction style). The empirical study revealed that indifferent and conforming styles of intergenerational pedagogical communication were characteristic to teachers of the Soviet generation; manipulative and indifferent styles of intergenerational pedagogical communication were characteristic to teachers of the transitional generation; apathetic; manipulative and indifferent styles of intergenerational pedagogical communication were characteristic to students of the post-Soviet generation. Cluster analysis revealed the components of the preferred style of interaction. The study established interconnected clusters, which included the preferred styles of interaction and socio-psychological characteristics of interaction: interpersonal relations, communicative attitudes, personal characteristics. This paper has clearly shown that teachers and students prefer to use different styles of intergenerational pedagogical interaction, which depends on their generational identification. The components of the same style of intergenerational pedagogical interaction differ in students and teachers of different generationalgroups. Innovative mentality is characteristic for the teachers of the transitional generation and the students of the post-Soviet generation; manipulative style is the leading style of intergenerational pedagogical interaction, which confirms the hypothesis that the convergence and similarity of the mentality of teachers and students of different generations determines the choice of the style of pedagogicalinteraction.
Особенности религиозной категоризации женщин в хиджабе и без него
Authors: Pogontseva Dar'ia V. , Kozhukhar' Galina S.
Published: December 2016

The paper examines the role of external appearance in the religious categorization of Another (identification of Another as a representative of a certain confession). The paper provides an overview of domestic and foreign literature on this issue, as well as the results of the carried out study. The authors examine the role of external appearance in the process of categorization of Another in whole, as well as relationships with representatives of various different confessions. The study involved girls at the age from 18 to 25 living in the Southern Federal District. Research methods included a number of authors’ questionnaires, when respondents had to evaluate their relation to representatives of various religious confessions (a modified “Technique for diagnostics of positivity–negativity of relation to ethnic groups” by V. A. Labunskaia, A. A. Bzezian), as well as their relation to girls withhijabs (a traditional veil in Islam, which usually covers the head and neck) and without hijab, and also categorize the girls according to their religious beliefs (“Diagnostics of a relations to Another depending on the external appearance” questionnaire). To carry out the comparative analysis the authors used non-parametric mathematical procedures. The present study confirmed that external appearance  (presence/absence of a hijab) is a starting mechanism of religious categorization of Another and influences the formation of relation to him/her (friendly or hostile). Taking into account migration processes in Russia and Europe, further study of the issue is still required.
Вандализм как форма защитного и совладающего поведения подростка
Authors: Vorob'eva Irina V. , Kruzhkova Ol'ga V. , Zhdanova Natal'ia Е.
Published: December 2016

The paper deals with the phenomenon of vandalism and vandal behavior of adolescents. Vandal behavior consists of intentional or unintentional actions for the damage, destruction, and unauthorized transformation of material objects of a strange or public property. Despite the obvious damage done to the environment by vandals, this form of deviant behavior of adolescents is examined exclusively in terms of the statement of fact, description of forms of consequences,and determination of effective measures to combat them. To the authors’ best knowledge, no publications can be found available in the literature that describe predictors of vandal activity of the person, consider the mechanisms of the emergence of this strategy of human interaction with environmental objects, and analyze the genesis of this deviation. Of course, these circumstances reduce the potential effectiveness of the developed programs and methods for preventionand counteraction to vandal behavior. Understanding vandalism as a form of defensive and coping behavior makes it possible (a) to reveal determination mechanisms of this deviation and (b) createa scientific basis for understanding the psychological nature of destructive human interaction with material objects, which can ensure the creation of effective ways to prevent it. To study correlations of the person’s defense and coping system and the choice of the model of vandal behavior, the authors surveyed 60 adolescent respondents by applying a cross-sectional method using standardized questionnaires. The obtained data processing was carried out in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS Statistics 19.0) by means ofdescriptive statistics and regression analysis. The discovered patterns of relationship (a) confirmed the assumption that vandalism is conditioned by defensive and coping mechanisms of personality, and (b) determined relations between certain types of a teenager’s destructive activity and elements of psychological defensesand coping actvities.
Психологические особенности кибербуллинга как формы интернет-преступления
Authors: Makarova Elena А. , Makarova Elena L. , Mahrina Elena А.
Published: December 2016

The aim of the investigation reported in this paper is to study the problem of Internet bullying among teenagers in and outside of school. The article describes motives, types, and modes of bullying. The authors (a) analyzed foreign studies in the field of school bullying and its features, as well as aggressive behavior, (b) showedthe connection between school bullying and cyberbullying, and (c) classified the influence of school bullying on teenagers’ psychics and behavior, their future life and professional activity.The empirical study involved 53 high-school students. The respondents answered the questions about school violence (as a victim or a witness), as well as made an assumption about persons responsible for its cease. The Internet was considered to be a harmful environment for the fragile psyche of a teenager. The authors emphasizethe necessity of parental monitoring of their children’s activities in social nets. The present study (a) offered possible ways of bullying problems solution, (b) explained the necessity of a serious approach to the problem and scientific research of its various aspects, and (c) attempted to attract attention of the scientific communityto these urgent issues. The authors paid attention to psychological consequences of cyberbullying for all the participants of interaction and explain the necessity of limiting the access to the Internet and social nets for teenagers, as well as parental monitoring and control. In conclusion, the authors offered recommendations for theprevention of cyberbullying, limitation of Internet access and mobile communication for teenagers. These recommendations are can be useful for school teachers and teenagers’ parents.