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Gabriel Hasmațuchi, in front of the palette of cultural alternatives
Authors: Radu Valentin
Published: January 2020

The „obsession” of Gabriel Hasmațuchi in his book Cultural alternatives (Techno Media, Sibiu, 20181) is the destiny of Romanian culture. The traditional conflict between archaic and modern in Romanian culture and society is being studied in some of its contemporaneous manifestations. The author believes that both the traditionalists and the modernists of this Romanian debate have contributed constructively over the years.
Lucian Blaga and Constantin Noica’s beginnings under the sign of elective approaches
Authors: Sîrghie Anca
Published: January 2020

Since he was a high school student in Bucharest, Constantin Noica was fascinated by Lucian Blaga’s philosophical, poetical, and dramaturgical evolution. Between the Two World Wars in Romania only few people managed to understand the expressionist vision in Lucian Blaga’s theater. More notable is the precise intuition with which the young Constantin Noica noticed the extraordinary value of Master Manole, which was played both in Romania and in Switzerland. Later on, this was considered to be Lucian Blaga’s most outstanding dramatic play. In the decades to come, Professor and Academician Lucian Blaga kept Constantin Noica in a high esteem.
Alexandru Macedonski: poetic irony of death
Authors: Bușe Ionel
Published: January 2020

Alexandru Macedonski, like most symbolist poets, has a „special relationship” with death. Anchored in the spirit of Western literature, he knew, without a doubt, the great poems dedicated to death, by Byron, Baudelaire, Verlaine, Rimbaud, etc. Not coincidentally, given the relationships, more or less blunt with the Junimea members, marked by polemics, exchange of epigrams, Caragiale called him, Macabronski. The theme of death, with minor exceptions, is, however, in Macedonski a philosophical obsession transfigured into a vision of the Whole, with its full and emptiness.
Clarice Lispector, Agua Viva: Autobiography, Exile, Violence
Authors: Grigore Rodica
Published: January 2020

Considered “the great witch of Brazilian literature”, acclaimed as the best woman-writer of Jewish origin and the perfect example of an exquisite reconfiguration of European modernist ideas, Clarice Lispector is a fascinating author. This is obvious since her first novel Perto do coração selvagem (Near to the Wild Heart, 1943), a book that was awarded several literary prizes in Brazil, even if afterwards the text would be often ignored within the critical studies dedicated to Lispector. Compared to Borges and Kafka and even to the narrative strategies used by Virginia Woolf (apparently influenced by James Joyce’s stream of consciousness, even if Lispector underlined that she had not read Joyce’s creation much later) her book entitled Agua viva (1973) represents a perfect example of a very special kind of aesthetic experiment, underlying the importance of art (painting or literature) in its protagonist’s life. Without being precisely an autobiography, this book is obviously influenced by the author’s life and work, also expressing Lispector’s ideas on two important issues of 20th century Latin American literature: exile and violence.
Amorality, Immorality and Individualism in Hanif Kureishi’s Intimacy
Authors: Ciocoi-Pop Ana-Blanca
Published: January 2020

Hanif Kureishi, an acclaimed contemporary British writer of Pakistani origin, is known to the Romanian reading public primarily through the translations (under the aegis of the Humanitas publishing house) of his novels Intimacy, The Buddha of Suburbia, The Nothing, Gabriel’s Gift and Something to Tell You. One of the foremost representatives of British postcolonial literature, Kureishi masterfully, and at times shockingly, explores the postmodern urban world of human desolation, loneliness and alienation, with the surgical precision and mercilessness of a “terrorist”, as he himself describes the writer and his artistic mission in an interview. Intimacy, in a classic Proustian or Joycean manner, offers a glimpse into twenty-four hours in the life of a middle-aged Londoner, Jay, who fed up with the monotony and routine of his marriage, decides to leave his wife and children in order to pursue a passionate sexual relationship with a younger lover. The novel thematizes such concerns as the clash between traditional values and (post)modern society, between individualism / narcissism and moral duty, morality versus amorality / immorality, and the inevitable alienation of the individual who experiences these conflicts. The present paper aims at offering a reading of Kureishi’s text starting from the writer’s claim that “I’ve never had any desire to be good. (…) I don’t like goodness particularly. I like passion.” From the vantage point of this confession we shall proceed to analyze Intimacy not as a moral handbook, but as the eternal plight of the human soul, caught between the painfulness of duty and the irresistible call of passion.
The Online Image of the Romanian Gendarmerie after the Diaspora Protest on August 10, 2018: Crisis Communication Strategies
Authors: Mureșan Raluca , Andreea Apriotesei
Published: January 2020

In this study we conducted a research on the Facebook page of the Romanian Gendarmerie, to understand the magnitude of the effects of the crisis this institution is facing after the Diaspora Protest ended in violence. We monitored the posts from August 10 to December 31, 2018 and analyzed the most relevant 50 comments from each post, in order to determine their character: positive, negative or neutral. In conducting this study, we started from the hypothesis that this event has affected the image of the Romanian Gendarmerie in the long time, and the crisis communication strategies used by the representatives of this institution have made a significant contribution to postponing the image restoration.
Conventional Theory’s Relevance: Evidence from Japan
Authors: Sorin Burnete
Published: January 2020

The formidable surge in the volume of international trade after 1960 stimulated surveys designed to ascertain to what degree the commercial flows among nations reflected the structure of their economies, in other words, how tight was the correlation between international exchanges and the specific attributes of participating nations. In fact, scholars were keen to test the relevance of the conventional Heckscher-Ohlin theory, that is, to what extent did nations’ exports reflect their endowment with factors of production, more specifically, whether their exports used their abundant factors intensively. I try to show that, although most of the tests reached their purpose in that they confirmed the conventional theory’s predictions, in certain cases such as Japan, whose economy is arguably idiosyncratic, factor specificity is more relevant than factor intensity in explaining, not only the country’s international specialization but also the premises of its uncanny 20th century ascendance to the top of the world economy.
A Proposal for an Automatic Stabilizer in Social Justice
Authors: Emil Dinga , Cristina Tănăsescu , Gabriela-Mariana Ionescu
Published: January 2020

Generally, social justice has two sides which are intercorrelated and inter-dependend: a) constitutive social justice (for example, the so called commutative social justice); b) regulative social justice (for example, the so called distributive social justice). The paper approaches the regulative social justice, more exactly, an automatic mechanism to get it. To this end, an automatic stabilizer to provide distributive social justice, according to the Rawlsian principle of difference. Such an automatic stabilizer is grounded on the wealth, more precise, on the share of the wealth which is not invested in order to benefit to the more disadvantaged class of the society. Paper does not test empirically the proposal, such a propose remaining for next intervention in this publication.
Knowledge Retention within Small and Mediumsized Enterprises
Authors: Ramona Todericiu , Alexandra Boanta
Published: January 2020

In the constantly changing nowadays economy, all organizations have to be prepared to embrace all technological innovation and become good competitors in the market place all over the world. This need puts a special emphasize on the ability of a company to evolve through employee ability to grow professional. The retention of good, qualified employee is a complex process, because of the importance of the knowledge for the financial efficiency of a company. This article aims is to examine knowledge retention as an advantage of companies in this era of information, an era in which organizations view their employees as the main sources of competitive edge, acknowledging, at the same time, the challenge of reaching the knowledge and sharing it with all the stakeholders.
Measuring Firm and Sector Efficiency in Pakistan: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis
Authors: Saher Touqeer , Malik Muhammad Asad Saleem , Ullah Saif , Ullah Atta
Published: January 2020

This study aims to determine the firm and sector efficiency using data envelopment analysis for 121 listed firms, 3 from 2004 to 2016. Based on the efficiency score of 1 and 0, DEA analysis results indicate that 10% firm was highly efficient in the whole sample, 80% are semi-efficient in selected sectors and 10% slightly inefficient. Thus, we can conclude that all firms are not equally efficient. Also, the study used a Logit/ Probit Regression model, and results indicate that the brand value and type of sector has a positive impact on firm efficiency. The study concludes that Brand value increases firm efficiency, so managers should put more focus on building firm brand value.
Chernozem (czarnoziem) – soil of the year 2019 in Poland. Origin, classification and use of chernozems in Poland
Authors: Kabała Cezary
Published: January 2020

The Soil Science Society of Poland has elected chernozem to be the Soil of the Year 2019. Although chernozems cover less than 2% of Poland, they have high importance for agriculture due to their productivity and play a specific scientific role for understanding of soil development and functioning in an environment. Chernozems are also crucial for the reconstruction of Neolithic agriculture development and human impacts on soil and landscape. This introductory paper presents (a) a specific definition of chernozem in Poland, connected with a separate distinction of black earths and colluvial chernozemic soils; (b) a review of the present and former classification schemes for chernozems in Poland and their correlation with international soil classification systems (WRB and Soil Taxonomy); (c) the spatial distribution of chernozems in Poland, their agricultural evaluation and threats for chernozems’ quality and future existence related to intense land use.
Chernozems of Ukraine: past, present and future perspectives
Authors: Pozniak Stepan
Published: January 2020

The aim of the paper was to show the significance of chernozems for the Ukrainian economy, science and culture. The spatial distribution as well as variation of features of chernozems in Ukraine (including the uniqueness of these soils) was described. Also a brief history of investigation of Ukrainian chernozems was outlined. Particular emphasis was placed on the problems of degradation and protection of chernozems.
Soil cover patterns in the forest-steppe and steppe zones of the East European Plain
Authors: Khitrov Nikolay , Smirnova Maria , Lozbenev Nikolai , Levchenko Ekaterina , Gribov Vasiliy , Kozlov Daniil , Rukhovich Dmitriy , Kalinina Natalia , Koroleva Polina
Published: January 2020

The soil cover of the forest-steppe and steppe zones of the East European Plain is characterized by diverse soil combinations revealed during large-scale and detailed soil mapping against the background of a traditional zonal sequence of dominant automorphic soils alternating from the north to the south and clearly displayed on small-scale soil maps. The composition, configuration and functioning of particular soil cover patterns are determined by the soil forming factors acting within a given area. The elementary soil areas (detailed scale) and elementary soil cover patterns maps (large scale) of the Central Russian, Kalach, and Volga Uplands are created by both traditional and digital soil mapping methods. Low-contrasting soil combinations with the background Haplic Chernozems (Loamic or Clayic, Pachic) alternating with zooturbated Haplic Chernozems (Loamic or Clayic, Pachic) on convex elements of the microtopography and Luvic Chernozems (Loamic or Clayic, Pachic) on concave elements of the microtopography prevails under conditions of thick clay loamy parent materials and free drainage. Under conditions of shallow embedding by low-permeable clayey sediments, the soil cover includes Chernozems or Chernic Phaeozems with stagnic features in some part of the soil profile or even Mollic Stagnosols. The presence of shrink-swell clays of different ages leads to the formation of Bathyvertic Chernozems, Vertic Chernozems, Vertic Chernic Phaeozems and/or Pellic Vertisols. The presence of soluble salts in the parent material leads to the development of solonetzic soil complexes consisting of Protosodic or Sodic Chernozems and different types of Solonetzes.
Morphological diversity of chernozemic soils in south-western Poland
Authors: Łabaz Beata , Kabała Cezary , Dudek Michał , Waroszewski Jarosław
Published: January 2020

Diverse chernozemic soils featured by thick mollic horizon, rich in humus, dark-coloured, structural, and saturated with base cations are relatively common in the loess-belt of SW Poland. It is postulated, that most of these soils may have similar initial (chernozemic) history of thick humus horizon, related to climate conditions and vegetation in the Late Pleistocene and the Neolithic periods. However, these soils exist on various bedrocks and under different moisture conditions that led to the development accompanying features and variable classification of soils, both in Polish and international soil classifications. The aim of the paper is to presents the most important variants of loess-derived chernozemic soils of SW Poland, in relation to local conditions, which influenced soil transformation and present spatial diversification. ‘Typical’ chernozems (WRB: Calcic Chernozems), which have a mollic horizon and secondary carbonates, but are free of strong redoximorphic features, are rather uncommon in the region. Whereas, the black earths (WRB: Gleyic/Stagnic Chernozems/Phaeozems), featured by the presence of mollic horizon and strong gleyic or stagnic properties in the middle and bottom parts of the profiles, are predominant loess-derived chernozemic soils in SW Poland. Their most specific forms, developed on the clayey bedrock, are black earths with a vertic horizon (WRB: Vertic Stagnic Phaeozems). The strongly leached chernozemic soils developed over permeable subsoils, lacking carbonates and free of (strongly developed) stagnic/gleyic properties are called grey soils, often featured by the presence of subsurface diagnostic horizons cambic or luvic (WRB: Cambic/Luvic Phaeozems).
Properties and classification of heavily eroded post-chernozem soils in Proszowice Plateau (southern Poland)
Authors: Drewnik Marek , Żyła Marcin
Published: January 2020

The morphology and properties of heavily eroded soils found in chernozems in the upland landscape of the Proszowice Plateau (southern part of Poland) was presented. The issue of classification of these soils was also discussed. Taking into account the terrain context, it should have been assumed that these soils were formed as a result of strong erosion (truncation) of chernozems. These (post-chernozem) soils were relatively young, in which only the development of humus horizon can be documented. However, the accumulation of humus was hampered by constantly intense erosion processes. Evidence of the occurrence of the illuviation process as well as formation of cambic horizon is not visible macroscopically and microscopically. These soils are often classified as weakly developed soils though despite the poor development of the soil profile, they are characterized by potentially high productivity, which results both from the properties of their parent material (texture, porosity) and from their youthfulness (carbonate content both in fine earths and in nodules, high pH in whole profile). Therefore, the name proposed in Polish Soil Classification, 6th edition (‘pararędzina’) seems to be justified. These soils would be classified as Entisols according to USDA Soil Taxonomy and as Regosols according to WRB.
Suitability of World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) to describe and classify chernozemic soils in Central Europe
Authors: Kabała Cezary , Charzyński Przemysław , Czigány Szabolcs , Novák Tibor J. , Saksa Martin , Świtoniak Marcin
Published: January 2020

Chernozemic soils are distinguished based on the presence of thick, black or very dark, rich in humus, well-structural and base-saturated topsoil horizon, and the accumulation of secondary carbonates within soil profile. In Central Europe these soils occur in variable forms, respectively to climate gradients, position in the landscape, moisture regime, land use, and erosion/accumulation intensity. “Typical” chernozems, correlated with Calcic or Haplic Chernozems, are similarly positioned at basic classification level in the national soil classifications in Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, and in WRB. Chernozemic soils at various stages of their transformation are placed in Chernozems, Phaeozems or Kastanozems, supplied with respective qualifiers, e.g. Cambic, Luvic, Salic/Protosalic, Sodic/Protosodic etc. Some primeval Chernozems thinned by erosion may still fulfil criteria of Chernozems, but commonly are shifted to Calcisols. Soils upbuilt (aggraded) with colluvial additions may also retain their original placement in Chernozems, getting supplementary qualifier Colluvic. “Hydromorphic” chernozemic soils, in many CE systems are placed as separate soil type (“czarne ziemie” or “čiernice”) at the same level with “typical” chernozems. Classification of these soils in WRB depends on the presence of chernic horizon, depth of secondary carbonate accumulation and depth of gleyic/stagnic properties, and may vary from Gleyic/Stagnic Chernozems/Phaeozems to Mollic Gleysols/Stagnosols. Although WRB classification differs from national classifications in the concepts and priorities of classification, it provides large opportunity to reflect the spatial variability and various stages of transformation/degradation of chernozemic soils in Central Europe.
Chernozems of Lubelszczyzna (eastern Poland)
Authors: Chodorowski Jacek , Bartmiński Piotr , Plak Andrzej , Dębicki Ryszard
Published: January 2020

The purpose of the work was to characterize the variously used humus in the south-eastern part of the Lublin region. The basic research material were data taken from the literature on the subject. Standard soil science methods were used in the study. The humus level of humus varieties ranged from 30 to 80 cm. The researched molds were formed from loess deposits, which most often showed graining of clay dust. Organic carbon content in humus levels did not exceed 2.9%. The surface levels of the analyzed molds showed clear decalcification. The CaCO3 content in the loess mother rock was a maximum of 15.5%. These are soils with high saturation of the sorption complex with basic cations. The content of available phosphorus and potassium in humus levels was low and medium. According to Systematics of Poland’s soils (2019), the analyzed molds mainly represented leached molds and typical molds, while according to the international soil classification WRB (IUSS Working Group WRB 2015) they are primarily Phaeozems. All the analyzed humus plants belong to soils with the highest utility value. Phenomena lowering the quality of molds in the Lublin region related to human activity are the use of improper agrotechnics, and above all water surface erosion. The unfavorable processes are favored by the undulating terrain and the grain size of the soils studied, characteristic for this area.
Innovations in Managing Traditional Organizations: German Classic Professional Orchestras, Specific Nature and Innovative Aspects
Authors: Teohari Georgiana , Bibu Nicolae
Published: January 2020

The armed forces, the state and the church are multiple-stakeholders organizations, designed according to very specific characteristics that describe their mission and their objectives. Alongside with them, the classic professional orchestra is one of one the oldest and traditional organizations, with distinguished features that describe its organizational culture, its mission and goals, namely: to present the classical music at the highest level of performance, to meet the public’s expectations, to represent their communities as cultural ambassadors and to protect the cultural patrimony. Innovations represent a response to new challenges of today’s society, such as multi culturality, digitalization, the new physical and social setting in which people live. German orchestras dominate by number and by high musical performance level the world’s orchestra market. Contrary to the strictness of the musical service provided by the classical professional orchestra’s “sound organism”, is there room for innovations? According to Forbes magazine, “innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any organization”. Are there any management innovations, and if there are, what is their impact upon the stakeholders’ satisfaction? This article is part of a complex research upon specific and innovative aspects in managing a classic professional orchestra for maximizing the satisfaction of multiple stakeholders.
Ketepatan Waktu Notaris dalam Pendaftaran Jaminan Fidusia Secara Elektronik Pada Lembaga Pembiayaan
Authors: Handayani Tari Kharisma , Sanusi Sanusi , Darmawan Darmawan
Published: January 2020

Letter of Credit is one of the payment instruments in international business transactions. Based on the agreement to issue a Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit is issued by the issuing bank at the request of the applicant as the importer. The Letter of Credit agreement that is used by banks in general is a standard agreement that the clause has been prepared in advance by the bank. The imbalance in the standard agreement can be used by parties whose bargaining position is stronger to abuse the situation. The purpose of this study is to analyze national law and international law related to the issuance of Letter of Credit. The next objective is to analyze the application of the principle of balance in the agreement to issue Letter of Credit as an international business transaction. The type of research used is normative legal research using a statutory approach, the sources of legal materials used based on library research are analyzed qualitatively. The results of the study revealed that whether the principle of balance in the Letter of Credit issuance agreement had been realized in the practice of international business transactions.

Pendaftaran Jaminan fidusia dilakukan secara elektronik sesuai dengan Pasal 11 ayat (1) UU No 42 Thn 1999 tentang “Jaminan Fidusia” (selanjutnya disingkat UUJF). Pendaftaran tersebut haruslah diajukan dalam jangka waktu selama 30 hari terhitung sejak tanggal pembuatan akta jaminan fidusia sebagaimana diatur pada Pasal 4 Peraturan Pemerintah RI No 21 Thn 2015 tentang “Tata Cara Pendaftaran Fidusia dan Biaya Pembuatan Akta Jaminan Fidusia”. Namun, dalam praktiknya masih terjadi keterlambatan terhadap pendaftaran jaminan fidusia tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menjelaskan pertanggungjawaban notaris secara perdata terhadap pendaftaran jaminan fidusia secara elektronik yang melewati jangka waktu. Jenis penelitian yang dipakai ialah “penelitian hukum normatif”. Pada penelitian normatif mengkaji asas-asas dan norma-norma serta bahan pustaka atau data sekunder. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa notaris secara perdata bertanggung jawab terhadap keterlambatan dalam pendaftaran jaminan fidusia tersebut. Keterlambatan pendaftaran yang disebabkan oleh kelalaian notaris merupakan perbuatan hukum yang menimbulkan konsekuensi hukum. Apabila notaris dalam masa 30 hari tidak melakukan pendaftaran dan pada saat didaftarkan jaminan fidusia secara elektronik pada sistem secara otomatis ditolak, maka hal tersebut adalah menjadi tanggungjawab notaris, apabila nantinya ada kerugian dari pihak kreditur maka notaris dapat digugat, artinya dapat dikenakan sanksi baik secara administrasi maupun secara perdata
Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor: Studi Kritis Empiris di Daerah Khusus Istimewa Jakarta
Authors: Jainuri Maulana Ghiffahri
Published: January 2020

Based on DKI Jakarta Regulation No. 2 Of 2015 On Vehicle Tax, the rider obligate to pay taxes to the Government of DKI Jakarta, All specifications are at different law including the payment method. While the laws are changing year to year depending on markets, is that what called infectivity of law. Unplumming of the rate of people paying taxes in DKI Jakarta makes governor have amnesty such as a free fine to those paying taxes. The purpose of this research is to bring you an insight of the unscattered regulations in DKI Jakarta on vehicle tax. As if we can get you through this research, we may give you some clue on how good to pay taxes. This research uses the statue approach and comparative approach. Statue approach is used to deliberate the laws systematically while comparative approach makes you slide on to Singapore tax law/policy regarding vehicle tax. The result of this research found that the laws of DKI Jakarta on vehicle tax are overlapping while the toughness of mechanism and doubled-penalty Singaporean would have as if doesn’t pay taxes.

Berdasarkan Peraturan Daerah Ibukota Jakarta Nomor 2 Tahun 2015 atas Perubahan Peraturan daerah Nomor 8 Tahun 2010 tentang Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor pengendara wajib membayar pajak sesuai dengan jenis kendaraan masing-masing kepada pemerintah daerah DKI Jakarta. Ketentuan mengenai besaran tarif erta mekanisme pembayaran dapat dilihat di dalam peraturan yang berbeda. Adapun aturan hukum terkait dengan pajak kendaraan bermotor selalu berubah tiap tahunnya, mengikuti dinamika pasar yang ada. Apakah hal ini dapat dikatakan sebagai inefektivitas hukum. rendahnya warga DKI Jakarta membuat aparat penegak memberikan “amnesty” kepada para wajib pajak, diantaranya pemotongan denda secara berkala. Tujuan studi ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pandangan terkait dengan fenomena tumpang-tindih peraturan pajak kendaraan bermotor yang berada di wilayah DKI Jakarta, sehingga dapat memberikan pandangan secara komprehensif terhadap masyarakat selaku wajib pajak untuk membayar pajak. Studi ini menggunakan penelitian yuridis normatif dengan melakukan pendekatan perundang-undangan (statue approach) dan pendekatan perbandingan hukum (comparative approach). Adapun dalam statue approach akan dijabarkan secara sistematis dan komprehensif akan peraturan pajak kendaraan bermotor DKI Jakarta. Sedangkan akan dilakukan perbandingan hukum terhadap Undang-Undang Pajak Singapura untuk kemudian dilihat akan lapisan tiap-tiap aturan hukum pajak. Hasil studi menemukan rendahnya ketaatan bayar pajak di DKI Jakarta serta adanya overlapping diantara aturan. Sementara di Singapura ditemukan kewajiban penalti yang tinggi bagi wajib pajak apabila tidak membayar dan mekanisme serta biaya yang tinggi untuk mendapatkan hak milik atas kendaraan.
Position of Collective Labor Agreement as a Company Autonomous Law: Industrial Relation Dispute Settlement Approach
Authors: Sudiarawan Kadek Agus , Harriesta Martana Putu Ade , Martana Nyoman A. , Hermanto Bagus
Published: January 2020

Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) is one of the main pillars that can be used in resolving disputes that occur in the company, However, there are problems concerning the implementation of CLA. The purpose of this research is to find and identify factors that can trigger disputes in the implementation of CLA, the probability of amendment of the CLA, identify the position of CLA in resolving Industrial Relation Disputes and find a mechanism of settlement in the implementation of the CLA. The research was carried out using empirical legal methods and analyzed using qualitative methods. The results are presented in a descriptive analysis report. The results of this research showed differences in interpretation, when unclear validity arrangements and adjustments of the new legislation happen were triggering disputes in the implementation of the CLA. Based on goodwill from the CLA parties, amendments could be made through negotiations in accordance with the mechanism stipulated in the Laws and Regulations. The position of CLA is an autonomous law that applies to the company and is an important element in preventing and resolving Industrial Relation Disputes. Finally, the settlement through bipartite, tripartite and Industrial Relation Court are the mechanism that can be taken for interest disputes.
Peran Gojek Sebagai Akses Publik Wisatawan di Bali dan Pelopor Ekonomi Kreatif
Authors: Dewantara Made Handijaya
Published: January 2020

This study aims to understand the position of Gojek as public access to tourists when traveling in Bali, by looking at the positioning strategy of Gojek as an innovative model for online platform in the field of transportation services, as well as one of the alternative solutions for tourism accessibility, which can be beneficial in sustainable tourism in Bali. The research was conducted through in-depth interviews and in-depth observation. Through the research conducted, it can be concluded that the Gojek application as an online application based on transportation and public access has a significant role in the tourism industry in Bali. As the first decacorn in Indonesia, Gojek has demonstrated its commitment to fulfill the satisfaction of all the needs and desires of customers with requests that change from time to time, especially for those who have activities in Bali. This was demonstrated through various application variants released by Gojek as a start-up company. By understanding the needs and desires of tourists vacationing in Bali, Gojek can understand the behavior of consumers who use services again continuously which will lead to customer loyalty. Gojek also provides important positioning through their marketing strategies. As a transportation-based application, Gojek also make partners with local entrepreneurs who can generate creativity and a shared economy model. This creation is demonstrated through innovation and creativity and business that provides many job opportunities for Gojek partners. The reliability of Gojek in their marketing strategy is demonstrated through their seven-marketing mix.

Keywords: transportation, innovation, creativity, accessibility
“Because every recipient is also a potential patient” – TV Health Programmes in the FRG and the GDR, from the 1960s to the 1980s
Authors: Vollberg Susanne
Published: January 2020

In the television programme of West Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, health magazines like Gesundheitsmagazin Praxis [Practice Health Magazine] (produced by ZDF)1 or ARD-Ratgeber: Gesundheit [ARD Health Advisor] played an important role in addressing health and disease as topics of public awareness. With their health magazine Visite [Doctor’s rounds], East German television, too relied on continuous coverage and reporting in the field. On the example of above magazines, this paper will examine the history, design and function of health communication in magazine-type formats. Before the background of the changes in media policy experienced over three decades and the different media systems in the then two Germanys, it will discuss the question of whether television was able to move health relevant topics and issues into public consciousness.
SELF PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS’ HUMANITIES-BASED SKILLS IN AN ENGINEERING PROGRAM: OVERVIEW OF FIRST YEAR RESULTS
Authors: Patterson Laura
Published: January 2020

Demonstrating and improving assessment of humanities-based graduate attributes can be challenging, as there are no easy metrics in order to do so. Engineering programs offer curricular and co-curricular programming in order to improve these attributes in their students and still find it challenging to determine if those initiatives are in fact effective. To those ends, in order to assess engineering accreditation humanities-based skills, a threeyear longitudinal study was implemented at a medium sized engineering school at a large research university. In particular, the survey focuses on engineering students selfperceptions of teamwork, communication skills, engineering ethics, professionalism, and lifelong learning in order to gather quantitative data that can be analysed for trends. This paper overviews the data gathered in the first year of the longitudinal study and offer preliminary explanations of those results and what they can offer to our understanding of humanities-based graduate attributes offered in our engineering programs.
Olabilirlik ortalama – varyans modelinin matematiksel analizi
Authors: GÖKTAŞ Furkan , DURAN Ahmet
Published: January 2020

Olabilirlik ortalama – varyans (OV) modeli, kesin olmayan olasılığın modellenebilmesine ve kişisel yargıların ve beklentilerin portföy seçimi problemine entegre edilebilmesine imkan verir. Bu nedenle Markovitz’in geleneksel OV modelinin dikkate değer bir alternatifidir. Bu çalışmada varlık getirilerinin olabilirlik dağılımlarının üçgensel bulanık sayılar ile verildiği varsayımı altında bu modelin matematiksel analizi yapılmıştır. Bu kapsamda performansı ya da faydayı maksimum yapan portföyler analitik olarak elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca bu modelin verdiği etkin sınırın yapısı örnekler ile açıklanmıştır.
Naida noziegumi Latvijā: kriminālatbildība un piemērotie sodi
Authors: Treļs Ēriks
Published: January 2020

2019. gada 5. martā Eiropas Komisija pret rasismu un neiecietību (The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, ECRI) publicēja Piekto ziņojumu par Latviju. Tajā, atsaucoties uz Tiesībsarga biroja un nevalstisko organizāciju sniegto informāciju, norādīts, ka naida kurināšanas upuri bieži vien neinformē policiju par notikušo, jo viņiem nav pārliecības par tiesībaizsardzības iestāžu vēlmi vai spēju efektīvi izmeklēt šos notikumus, tādēļ tiek rekomendēts Valsts policijai izveidot speciālu struktūrvienību darbam ar mazāk aizsargātajām sabiedrības grupām. Iepriekšējā ziņojumā, kas tika publicēts 2012. gada 21. februārī, ECRI norādīja, ka par šāda veida noziegumiem piespriestie sodi (ar dažiem izņēmumiem, kad tika piemēroti sodi, kas saistīti ar brīvības atņemšanu) Latvijā ir pārāk saudzīgi. Rakstā tiek skaidrots, kā šajā jomā mainījusies situācija pēc ECRI Ceturtā ziņojuma publicēšanas.

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) on 5 March 2019 published Report on Latvia (fifth monitoring cycle). Non-governmental organisations, minority representatives and Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia indicated to ECRI that victims of hate speech do not often report incidents to the police due to lack of trust in the willingness or ability of the law enforcement agencies to investigate these cases effectively. ECRI recommends, as a matter of priority, that the authorities establish a unit within the State Police tasked with reaching out to vulnerable groups in order to increase trust in the police and address the problem of under-reporting of hate crimes. In 2012, the ECRI pointed out that penalties for racist violence (with a few exceptions, the imposition of custodial penalties) in Latvia are too lenient. Therefore, the author offers his vision of the actual situation and how things have changed since the fourth ECRI Report on Latvia.
Phenomenon of Corruption, Its Origin in the Grand Duchy of Finland and the Level in Modern Finland
Authors: Jilkine Vladimir
Published: January 2020

Power and corruption have been inseparable since ancient times. The phenomenon of corruption is of particular interest not only for scientists working in the field of social and humanitarian knowledge, but also for politicians, lawyers, philosophers and public figures. Almost all modern researchers consider corruption as a social phenomenon. The problems of corruption are reflected in the works of political scientists, economists, legal scholars, lawyers, philosophers, sociologists, offering a variety of approaches to the study of a multidimensional and debatable phenomenon. The UN views corruption as a complex social, cultural and economic phenomenon affecting all countries, but does not provide a more detailed explanation of the term. The concept of a “corruption offense” does not have a separate definition in Finnish legislation. Scientists and practitioners still have not come to a common opinion on the key issue: how to objectively determine the effective work of the anti-corruption institution and its impact on the corruption situation in the country. According to the author, studying the history, causes and extent of corruption in Finland will allow understanding of its evolution, causes and influence on the state to determine the regulatory framework in the field of anti-corruption legislation in Finland.

Ietekme un korupcija ir bijuši saistīti kopš seniem laikiem. Korupcijas fenomens ir īpaši saistošs ne vien sociālo un humanitāro zinātņu ekspertiem, bet arī politiķiem, juristiem, filozofiem un sabiedrību ietekmējošām personībām. Gandrīz visi mūsdienu pētnieki uzskata korupciju par sociāla tipa fenomenu. Korupcijas riskus un to ietekmi apraksta politikas zinātnes pārstāvji, ekonomisti, jurisprudences akadēmiskais personāls, filozofi, sociologi, piedāvājot dažādas pieejas šī multidimensionālā un diskusiju vērtā fenomena aplūkošanā. ANO definē korupciju kā kompleksu sociālo, kultūras un ekonomikas fenomenu, kas ietekmē visas valstis, bet sīkāku termina skaidrojumu tam nesniedz. “Korupcijas pārkāpuma” konceptam arī somu likumdošanā nav savas definīcijas. Pētnieki un praktiķi līdz šim nav vienojušies par kopēju redzējumu korupcijas sakarā: kā objektīvi izvērtēt pretkorupcijas institūciju darba efektivitāti un to ietekmi uz korupcijas risku mazināšanu valstī. Pēc šī raksta autora domām, korupcijas vēstures liecību, cēloņu un apjoma pētījumi ļaus izprast šī fenomena attīstības tendences valstī, tās cēloņus un ietekmi uz valsts pārvades struktūru, un sekmēs tādas likumdošanas izstrādi, kas regulē korupcijas risku mazināšanu Somijā.
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF LANTHANUM ALUMINATE NANOPARTICLES
Authors: S Gayathri , R Ranjithkumar , A.S Balaganesh , B Chandar Shekar
Published: January 2020

The sol-gel route synthesized LA-NPs were tested for antimicrobial properties against different human pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The test organisms used were clinical isolates viz., Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella nemoniae and the human fungal pathogens like Candida albicans and Trichoderma viride. The LA- NPs achieved maximum activity against S. aureus compared with other three tested organisms such as S. pyogenes, E. coli and K. pneumonia. It also showed very good antimicrobial properties against studied fungi. At the concentration 1 mg/ml LA-NPs impregnated filter paper disk achieved maximum activity against human pathogen.
HERBICIDAL EFFICACY OF ROOT EXUDATES OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) ON BARNYARD GRASS (ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI L.)
Authors: J Prabhakaran , D Kavitha
Published: January 2020

A laboratory study was conducted to assess the herbicidal potential of root exudates of three rice cultivars (ADT-36, BPT and IR-20) against germination and growth of common crop field weed, barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus-galli L.). Various concentrations (5, 10, 15 and 20%) of root exudates were prepared from the underground part of rice cultivars from the postharvest rice fields. The studies revealed that all the three rice cultivars were exhibited significant inhibition on growth and development of weed species. Among the rice cultivars, ADT-36 exhibited the greatest inhibition on the seed germination (86%), seedling growth(83%), dry weight (81%) of barnyard cross than BPT and ADT-36. The percentage of inhibition on concentration depends. The order of inhibition of the rice cultivars was ADT-36 > BPT > IR-20 on barnyard grass.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE FOLKLORE MEDICINAL PLANT, ACACIA CAESIA (L.) WILD.
Authors: J Thambiraj , S Paulsamy
Published: January 2020

The aim of this study is to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of stem bark extracts of the folklore plant species, Acacia caesia L. by using three alcoholic solvents viz; petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol were tested against ten human pathogenic bacteria viz., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. stutzeri, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus sp., Lactobacillus sp., Servatia sp., Moraxetta sp., Bacillus subtilis, B. thuriengensis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae and ten human pathogenic fungi viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, A.baumannii, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Mucor rouxii, Alternaria alternata, Candida albicans, Cladosporium sp. and Rhizopus sp. for assessing the antimicrobial properties by adapting disc diffusion method. The results of the study revealed that all extracts showed varied degree of antimicrobial activity against the tested pathogens. However, the ethyl acetate extracts exhibited higher inhibition zone (17.23 mm) against the bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae and the fungus, Mucor rouxii (30.77 mm). These results support the therapeutic importance of the species, Acacia caesia in curing infectious diseases and encourage the extensive use of this species in health care practices
CITATION ANALYSIS OF THE “JOURNAL OF DIGITAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT”
Authors: R Senthilkumar , G Ulaganathan , M Muthukrishnan
Published: January 2020

This paper presents a Citation Analysis of the Journal of Digital Information Management for the period between 2010 to 2014. The analysis covers mainly the Volume-wise Distribution of Citations, Distribution of Citations According to Bibliographic Forms, Authorship Pattern of Citations, Chronological Distribution of Citations, Author self citation. All the studies point towards the merits and weaknesses of the Journal which will be helpful for its further development. The study reveals that the average citations per article are 17.64. The study also found that journals/serial publications remain the most useful source of information 1896 (41.28%) out of a total 4593 citations.
A SURVEY OF ISOETES COROMANDELINA L. F. POPULATIONS IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT
Authors: G| Sahaya Anthony Xavier , S Sundhari , P Mariammal , M Vaishnavi , T Vanitha
Published: January 2020

The genus Isoetes is a cosmopolitan genus found around the world. The genus consists of aquatic or semi-aquatic plants needing water for survival. The distribution of Isoetes coromandelina L. f. in the freshwater ponds of Tirunelveli district was studied. The results of the survey show that the population of Isoetes coromandelina in Tirunelveli district are healthy and flourish wherever non-polluted, nutrient poor waters are available. Although there is no danger to the  populations of Isoetes at present, water pollutioncould endanger the survival of the species.
THERAPEUTICAL IMPORTANCE OF HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS (WULFEN) J.V. LAMOUROUX :
Authors: S.S Sumayya , K Murugan
Published: January 2020

Red algae are rich in protein, crude lipid and fibre content and therefore ideal as food in terms of nutritional and biochemical point of view. Currently, red algae have gained importance due to their nutritional composition and various bioactive compounds they produce to accustom to the biodiversity of marine ecosystem. Biologically unique compounds of algal include carrageenan, sulpholipids, and pigments such as phycocyanin. Seaweeds are low in fats but contain vitamins and bioactive compounds such as flavonoids, terpenoids and sulphated polysaccharides, which are potential natural antioxidants not found in the terrestrial plants. Hypnea, a common seaweed distributed widely along the tropical and subtropical shores Nutraceutical value of Hypnea musciformis includes nutrients, vitamin, ash and large amount of sodium and potassium electrolytes. There were reports that they possess potent antitumour and antimicrobial activity.
PSYCHO-SOCIAL IMPACT OF NATURE IN MARGARET ATWOOD’S SELECT NOVELS
Authors: S Banurekaa
Published: January 2020

Margaret Atwood is one of the most talented, powerful and intelligent writers in the west today. She articulates the dilemmas, contradictions and ambiguities of the late twentieth century with all its complexities and extremities. Casting her vision of life in myriad forms her techniques and themes know no limit. Known widely as a poet and a novelist, Atwood is also a critic, a short story writer, an essayist, a caricaturist and a writer of children’s books. A versatile genius, Atwood through her novel explores the various inter-related social, physical and psychological anxieties of the people. Portrayal of women characters in literature are as varied as the authors who create them. Female protagonists have represented an interminable array of roles throughout literature. Whether women are represented as angels or metaphorical monsters, it is obvious that female characters have been pigeonholed and stereo typed for centuries.
GOD APPEARS IN ALL: JULIAN BARNES’ A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10½ CHAPTERS
Authors: M Pradeepa , Ramaswamy Shobha
Published: January 2020

The creator of nature, the God is the Father of all, the Creator of the Universe and the Supreme Deity.He is also the Father of Jesus Christ and Saviour to His followers. God is seen in many ways, through miacles, such as the appearance of the butterfly when a crew is desperately lost at sea, the rainbow as a covenant toNoah, the actions of the raven and the dove. The present paper focuses on the presence of God in The History of the World in 10½ Chapters by the contemporary British novelist, Julian Patrick Barnes. The novel with ten and a half chapters represents the trust and faith towards the Supreme Power by means of water. Barnesrefers Him directly, indirectly or through the use of metaphor in every story of the novel. The paper draws attention on the actions of the God in the chapters of the novel with regard to nature.
ECO CRITICISM IN THE HUNGRY TIDE
Authors: P Karthikeyan
Published: January 2020

The novel speaks about the efforts taken by Piyali Roy, an Indian American biologist to make a study on marine mammals, especially on Irrawaddy dolphins.The novel is set in Sundarbans. Piya arrives at Sundarbans which is considered by her as a suitable place for carrying out her study. She lands on an island in Sunderbans and gets acquainted with an inhabitant of that place named Fokir. He remains to be a guide for her and instructs her about the marine habitats. Fokir being a resident of that place, he knows about the tides occurrence in the seas and the perils. Though he knows these, to the dismay of the readers, Fokir dies when a storm breaks out followed by heavy rain and powerful and devouring tides. As ideas given by Fokir could be the sources for decades of ‘research’,with the sponsorship of Nilima and involvement of local fisherman, Piya starts an institution in the memory of Fokir. The novel deals with the dislocation of people due to tide. Tide causes great havoc to the life and property of the inhabitants of the islands in Sunderbans. The poor people who have become victims of natural catastrophe suffer from hunger. I would like to bring out the human environmental relationship in the novel. Human beings depend on nature and environment. Eco Criticism on this novel helps to evaluate this literary text in the literature and environment perspective.