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Investigation of Primary School Students' Views on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors towards Environment
Authors: ŞEKER Fatih
Published: October 2023

The first aim of the study is to examine the views of 4th-grade primary school students on their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards the environment. The second aim of the study is to examine the relationship between the students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards the environment and their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards the environment according to the variables of gender, the environment in which the students grew up, science grade point average, education level of their mother and father and family income level. Mixed design was chosen as the method of the research. The study group of the research consists of 322 4th-grade primary school students. Data were obtained through environmental knowledge, attitude and behavior scale, and interview form. In the analysis of the data, t-test, MANOVA, Kruskal Wallis, Pearson Correlation test, and descriptive analysis were used. As a result of the research, it was determined that the students' knowledge, attitude, and behavior scores towards the environment were above average. The students' attitudes towards the environment show a significant difference according to gender, attitudes, and behaviors according to the mother's education level, knowledge, and attitudes according to the father's education level. In addition, it was determined that there was a positive and significant relationship between the students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
Self-Regulated Learning Skills of ELT Pre-Service Teachers during Post-Earthquake Emergency Remote Education in Türkiye
Authors: TÜMEN AKYILDIZ Seçil , ÇIĞ Oğuzcan , ÇELİK Vildan
Published: October 2023

The devastating earthquake that struck southern Türkiye has challenged teaching and learning, as in the COVID-19 pandemic, since a rapid transition from face-to-face education to emergency remote education occurred in higher education institutions. The shift to post-earthquake emergency remote education (PERE) has also posed challenges to college students' self-regulated learning skills (SRLS). This issue has also affected students enrolled in certain programs, such as English Language Teaching (ELT). Therefore, this study aims to investigate ELT pre-service teachers’ views on the use of SRLS during the PERE period. The methodology in this research is a semi-structured interview carried out through focus group discussion and included eight junior ELT pre-service teachers at a university in the Black Sea Region in Türkiye. The researchers conducted the interview via Zoom, and qualitative content analysis was used to examine the data. The findings revealed that the majority employed SRLS efficiently in face-to-face education and even in pandemic-driven remote education, and they found it hard to achieve the same level of performance during PERE. They are not fully behaviorally, metacognitively, and motivationally self-regulated learners in PERE. The findings, thus, suggest that motivational factors, psychological distress, and the issues that cause emergency remote education can affect the effective implementation of self-regulated learning (SRL). Hopefully, this research will contribute to understanding ELT pre-service teachers’ SRLS during emergency remote education launched after a natural disaster, as a relatively small body of literature is concerned with emergency remote education processes after a natural disaster.
Challenges Faced by Gifted Students in the School Environment and Proposed Solutions
Authors: ÜNLÜ Özge , KARADAŞ Yazgül
Published: October 2023

This study aims to identify the difficulties experienced by gifted students in the school environment and gather their proposed solutions, with the ultimate goal of understanding their perspectives on an ideal educational model. In pursuit of this objective, the study sought the perspectives of gifted students on their school environment, teachers, and peers, with a focus on the problems they encounter and their coping strategies. Participants in this study were selected using a simple random sampling method and consisted of 13 female and 13 male students attending primary and middle school levels. Data were obtained through one-on-one interviews with gifted students using semi-structured interview forms and analyzed using the descriptive content analysis method. Participants in the study expressed that they face challenges in educational settings, attributing these issues to problems related to their peer group, teachers, and the school environment. They also mentioned that they attempt to cope with these problems either by seeking support from their peers, families, and teachers or by developing individual solutions. In their ideal school experience, participants expressed the desire for the inclusion of talent-specific classes, the establishment of an equitable, social, and democratic environment, and the absence of homework and exams. In the context of the findings obtained, it is recommended that extra classes, activities, and support services tailored to the talents and interests of gifted students should be provided. Additionally, seminars and in-service training should be offered to teachers. Moreover, it is suggested that parents of gifted students and educational stakeholders receive education on giftedness, the challenges they face, and possible coping strategies. Furthermore, peer groups should have their awareness increased regarding individual differences and peer relationships through supportive content and guidance practices.
Impact of Human Capital and Weak Ties in Social Networks on Employability
Authors: ÖZER Mahmut
Published: October 2023

Countries attach special importance to improving the quality of their human capital to sustain their development processes and enhance their competitive strength. The most effective instrument for achieving this goal is education. For this reason, countries allocate substantial budgets to ensure universality in their education systems, aiming to enable the participation of all citizens in education. This process has led to massification in education and, therefore, has brought a heated debate about what needs to be done in the education system and the labor market to ensure a smooth transition from school to work. In these discussions, the problems related to the transition from school to work are often primarily associated with deficiencies in the education system. However, this trend overlooks many hidden social networks and actual employment dynamics in this transition. Thus, the current study addresses employability based on the Granovetter network model, which has played a pioneering role in understanding employment dynamics and continues to be relevant. The study explores the Granovetter model and the significance of weak ties, the relationship between the Granovetter model and new network models, and the Matthew Effect in the Granovetter model. Furthermore, it emphasizes that acting based on the insights from this model in the transition from school to work is as crucial as human capital.
Transformation of Professionalism in the World of Education: Effective Management Strategies for Developing the Behavior and Competence of Educational and Teaching Personnel
Authors: Ardika Yasa I Made , Agung Gde Agung Anak , Gede Erni Sulindawati Ni Luh
Published: October 2023

This article discusses the importance of professional development and behavior management for educational staff and teachers in the field of education. A descriptive qualitative method is used to explore effective strategies in professional development and behavior. The analysis involves identifying individual needs and potential to formulate suitable development plans. Furthermore, integrated and sustainable training and development programs are outlined, aiming to enhance the quality of teaching and educational services. Active engagement of learners is emphasized, with a focus on ethics, attitudes, and effective communication in the educational environment. Collaborative approaches and team-based learning promote synergy among educational staff and teachers to achieve better educational goals. Continuous evaluation and feedback are crucial in enhancing program effectiveness. This article provides guidance for educational institutions and policy-makers in designing impactful professional development and behavior programs to improve the quality of education and address complex future demands.
Analisis Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Program Pemanfaatan Serat Olahan Daun Nanas Subang (Pesona Subang)
Authors: Lutfi Andhar , Luthfi Wazirul , Putri Utami Ratnasari , Hayati Ashlihul , Alvin Firdausa Diaz , Nur Fadhlillah Annisa
Published: October 2023

Social responsibility is an important issue in the corporate context. Moreover, companies operating in the natural resource exploration and mining (extractive) sectors have an obligation to carry out social responsibility as an effort to develop and guarantee the rights of local people and communities around the company area. One of them is the social responsibility carried out by PT Pertamina EP Regional 2 Zone 7 Subang Field which focuses on efforts to manage pineapple leaf waste into natural fiber which has high economic value through the implementation of the Subang Pineapple Leaf Processed Fiber Utilization Program (Pesona Subang). This study aims to examine the implementation of the Pesona Subang Program from a community empowerment perspective starting from planning, implementation, and ultimately generating impacts and benefits for the community, especially the community of Cikadu Village, Cijambe District, Subang Regency. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods through literature sources and all forms of documentation and reporting publications related to the program. Program Pesona Subang provides benefits and positive impacts not only for dealing with the problem of pineapple leaf waste into natural fiber with high selling value, but also strives for the sustainability of the program which is supported by innovation in production management and adequate infrastructure for community productivity. Apart from that, participation from beneficiary communities and local communities is also the main key in the success of achieving this program, so that people are independently motivated.
Hubungan Pola Asuh Orangtua dan Komunikasi Interpersonal dengan Perilaku Seksual Pranikah Remaja di SMK Prestasi Agung Jakarta
Authors: Rina veronica  , Ubaidah Ade , Margaretha Lelyana
Published: October 2023

Premarital sexual behavior of adolescents is a problem that often occurs today, because it can cause various negative impacts. The relationship between adolescent parents has both direct and indirect influences on adolescent premarital sexual behavior. Openness between parents and teenagers is important in order to avoid negative influences that exist outside the family environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Parenting Paterns and Interpersonal Communication with Premarital Sexual Behavior of Adolescents at SMK Prestasi Agung, Jakarta. The design of this study used a cross sectional design with a quantitative approach. The population and research sample were 66 respondents. The analytical application used was SPSS 22. The results of the study H0: accepted and H1: rejected, r = 0.035 < 0.05 indicating there is a relationship between parenting patterns and adolescent premarital sexual behavior, while r = 0.154> 0.05 indicates there is no relationship between interpersonal communication and adolescent premarital sexual behavior
The Government's Responsibility in Providing Compensation and Restitution in the Perspective of the Legal Theory of Dignified Justice
Authors: Hamamah Fatin
Published: October 2023

Introduction: The principle of legal equality is one of the characteristics of a rule of law state, victims of criminal justice must receive guaranteed legal protection. The position of the victim in the criminal justice system is still neglected because Indonesian criminal law is still oriented towards the interests of the perpetrator (Offer Oriented). Existing compensation and restitution arrangements are not in favor of victims of criminal acts.Purposes of the Research:  The purpose of this research is to analyze compensation and restitution in the perspective of the Legal Theory of Dignified Justice.Methods of the Research: The research method used is a normative approach based on the philosophy of Pancasila.Results of the Research: Compensation and restitution arrangements in positive law are still not synergized well, so it is necessary to make legal policies related to the implementation of restitution for victims of criminal acts based on the values and legal culture of society. In the perspective of the theory of an integrated criminal justice system, the disharmony of legal substance and the asymmetry of the legal structure must be addressed immediately. The government must be held responsible for criminal acts if it is unable to pay restitution to victims of criminal acts. There is a need to improve compensation and restitution arrangements so that they are more pro-victims of crime and in accordance with the values and legal culture of society.
INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVA: RETOS PARA LOS DOCENTES Y LAS INSTITUCIONES EDUCATIVAS
Authors: Valenzuela Jaime
Published: October 2023

En la conferencia "Innovación educativa: retos para los docentes y las instituciones educativas", se comentan siete retos que tanto los profesores, como las instituciones educativas, deben enfrentar al momento de promover innovaciones en sus ámbitos respectivos. El primer reto tiene que ver con el concepto mismo de innovación y la forma de estructurar el discurso institucional. El segundo se refiere al reto de generar una auténtica cultura de innovación en la institución. El tercero pone énfasis en la innovación abierta, como una forma de ampliar los esfuerzos innovadores de los miembros de una comunidad académica. En cuarto lugar, se plantea el reto de clasificar los distintos tipos de innovación que pueden existir. En seguimiento al anterior, el quinto reto plantea la importancia de establecer procesos formativos para promover la innovación. El sexto aborda las dificultades inherentes con la implementación, a gran escala, de ideas innovadoras. Finalmente, el séptimo reto plantea la importancia de investigar los procesos y productos innovadores en los centros educativos.
FUNDAPROMAT: MATEMÁTICAS DIVERTIDAS PARA TODOS
Authors: Shakalli Jeanette
Published: October 2023

La Fundación Panameña para la Promoción de las Matemáticas (FUNDAPROMAT) es una Fundación privada sin fines de lucro que busca cambiar la percepción del mundo para que todos y cada uno de nosotros podamos experimentar las matemáticas como accesibles, relevantes e inherentemente divertidas. Nuestros eventos de matemáticas recreativas son gratis y son abiertos a todo público, por lo que niños, jóvenes y adultos de todas las edades participan. A la fecha hemos organizado más de 500 eventos con más de 50,000 participantes, incluyendo panameños y extranjeros de todas partes del mundo. Para enterarse de nuestros próximos eventos, tanto virtuales como presenciales, puede visitar nuestro Calendario de Eventos en nuestro sitio web https://www.fundapromat.org/nuestros-eventos. Para consultas sobre los servicios gratuitos que ofrece la Fundación, no dude en contactarnos al correo info@fundapromat.org.
UNIVERSIDADES ECOSISTÉMICAS EN UN MUNDO TRANSCOMPLEJO: DESAFÍOS Y OPORTUNIDADES
Authors: Carrasquero Carrasquero Ender Enrique , Alfaro Sifontes Manuel Guillermo
Published: October 2023

El mundo actual se caracteriza por su complejidad, demostrando altos niveles de incertidumbre, heterogeneidad social y caos en entornos dinámicos. Para explicarlo, ha surgido la transcomplejidad como una forma de producción de conocimiento transdisciplinario a partir de una posición flexible y multivariada para el abordaje de la realidad. Esto permite el diálogo entre disciplinas para comprender fenómenos complejos. Ante un mundo transcomplejo, surge el deseo por comprender cómo deben operar las instituciones de educación superior (IES). Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar los desafíos y las oportunidades de las universidades en un mundo transcomplejo. El estudio corresponde a una investigación descriptiva, equivalente a un diseño de estudio de caso de una universidad privada salvadoreña, centrada en el proceso de cambio institucional hacia un modelo ecosistémico de gestión. Inicialmente, se realizó un diagnóstico institucional, demostrando fragmentación entre estructuras tanto académicas como administrativas. En función de los factores ecosistémicos, se planificó la hoja de ruta para implementar el paradigma de gestión de la universidad ecosistémica. Implicó la conformación de seis equipos de trabajo: 1. Dirección del proyecto, 2. Gobernanza y gestión, 3. Desarrollo académico, 4. Investigación, innovación y transferencia, 5. Proyección Social y 6. Evolución institucional. Desde esta perspectiva, la universidad ecosistémica se visualiza como un sistema en constante construcción y deconstrucción. Denota una cocreación permanente vinculando presente y pasado a través de cambios organizacionales que incluyen no sólo modificaciones de estructura y proceso, sino también de actitudes en el personal, desde una perspectiva multinivel.
LA IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE METODOLOGÍAS ACTIVAS Y SU IMPACTO
Authors: Donalicio C. Giselle Alexis
Published: October 2023

Dentro del campo de la educación emergen nuevas tendencias que, debido a su distintivo innovador, se adoptan de manera inmediata. Este estudio tiene como propósito evaluar la implementación de diversas metodologías activas, (MA) en la enseñanza a nivel de secundaria y como el mismo tiene un impacto en la percepción de los estudiantes en cuanto a su proceso de aprendizaje. Se desarrolla una investigación empleando el diseño cuantitativo cuasi experimental en donde se compara la efectividad de diversas MA como lo son el aprendizaje basado en el pensamiento (ABP), el pensamiento de diseño (PD), y el aprendizaje basado en proyectos (ABP). Se toma como muestra a todo un grado de nivel secundario dentro de un mismo colegio internacional en la República de Panamá en donde los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de publicar su primer libro de ficción de manera colaborativa. Los resultados obtenidos a lo largo de su evaluación progresiva durante diez meses dan indicios de que existe una relación directa entre el desarrollo de las MA y la experiencia del proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes.
LIDERAZGO, DISCURSO PEDAGÓGICO Y PROPUESTAS UNESCO PARA LA GERENCIA TRANSFORMADORA EN LAS UNIVERSIDADES DE PANAMÁ
Authors: Cordero Teófilo
Published: October 2023

Esta investigación por desarrollarse, ha nacido a partir de la introspección como producto de las propuestas promovidas por el Instituto Internacional de la UNESCO para la Educación Superior en América Latina y el Caribe (IESALC) sobre el futuro de la Educación en 2050. Sobre este particular, importa el análisis del impacto del liderazgo, discurso pedagógico, así como las propuestas UNESCO, para la gerencia transformadora en las Instituciones de Educación Superior en Panamá. Desde este marco de intencionalidad, se fundamenta la investigación propuesta, que se encauza metodológicamente en el tipo documental y de campo, con diseño cualitativo, de alcance predictiva y de nivel analítica-interpretativa. Este estudio considerará como informantes claves, a las autoridades universitarias de cuatro (04) universidades tanto de dependencia pública como particulares. Para la recolección de la información se empleará la técnica de la entrevista semiestructurada y como instrumento se tendrá el guion de entrevista. Por consiguiente, se considerará la codificación y la categorización como técnicas de análisis. A su vez, serán sometidos a los criterios de validez por lo que será apropiada la triangulación con la finalidad de contrastar los resultados obtenidos con las teorías de entrada.
New insights on begomoviruses: Virus-virus interactions in mixed infections and estima- tion of genetic bottlenecks during vector transmission
Authors:   , Barbosa Tarsiane Mara Carneiro
Published: October 2023

Yield losses in tomato crops caused by a begomovirus complex are observed in all the main producing regions of Brazil. In this work, aspects related to interactions in mixed infection and genetic bottlenecks during transmission by the insect vector were explored. Previous studies revealed a complex interaction between the begomoviruses tomato rugose mosaic virus (ToRMV) and tomato severe rugose virus (ToSRV), in which ToRMV negatively interferes with ToSRV infectivity and accumulation. Differences in the Rep protein and in the common region (CR) sequence may be involved in the preferential replication of ToRMV components during mixed infection. Thus, we used previously constructed clones for ToSRV DNA-A con- taining the same nucleotides that occur in ToRMV at divergent positions in the CR and IRD domain of the Rep protein. ToSRV infectivity and viral accumulation in single infection were not affected by any of the nucleotide changes. In a mixed infection with ToRMV and ToSRV- A (ToR:CR) , high infectivity and DNA accumulation of ToSRV (ToR:CR) , similar to wild-type ToSRV, were observed. This was not the case when plants were inoculated with ToRMV and ToSRV-A (ToR:IRD) . These results suggest that CR nucleotides act as specific recognition sites for Rep binding, increasing the rate of viral replication and viral DNA accumulation. The emer- gence of begomoviruses over the last few decades is related to the worldwide spread of white- flies of the Bemisia tabaci complex. Although vector transmission is considered an important genetic bottleneck for plant viruses, few studies have attempted to estimate its magnitude. To assess the occurrence and magnitude of genetic bottlenecks during vector transmission of be- gomoviruses, B. tabaci Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) was subjected to acquisition pe- riods of 24 h and 48 h in tomato plants and Euphorbia heterophylla infected by ToSRV and Euphorbia yellow mosaic virus (EuYMV), respectively. The insects were collected and dis- sected to obtain the midgut (MG) and salivary glands (SG). Total DNA of each organ was extracted, enriched through RCA and sequenced. A larger number of sequence reads mapped to EuYMV and ToSRV reference genomes in the MG sample compared to SG samples, con- sistent with the higher viral load in the MG reported in the literature. The analysis of SNPs indicated a significant number of deletions in the EuYMV MG sample and a high number of nucleotide substitutions in the SG samples. Estimates of Shannon's entropy also indicated a greater degree of genetic variability of the SG samples. Our results suggest that the midgut imposes a genetic bottleneck in B. tabaci MEAM1, but that the genetic variability of the viral population is restored during passage through the salivary glands. Keywords: Geminivirus. Plant Virus. Whitefly
Prospecção tecnológica e desenvolvimento de estratégias de diagnóstico de leptospirose
Authors:   , Gonçalves Victor Hugo Sousa
Published: October 2023

A leptospirose é uma doença infecciosa febril causada por variedades patogênicas do gênero Leptospira, e é considerada uma das zoonoses de maior projeção mundial. Os roedores são os principais reservatórios dessas bactérias, mas outros animais silvestres e domésticos, como equinos, bovinos e cães, também participam da sua transmissão, que se dá principalmente através do contato com a urina de indivíduos infectados. Apesar do crescente interesse na área, ainda ha uma falta de alternativas acessíveis e eficientes para o diagnóstico de leptospirose em cães. Assim, neste trabalho propomos a utilização de duas proteinas quiméricas como antígenos para o diagnóstico sorológico de leptospirose canina. As proteinas recombinantes foram produzidas em E. coli, e recuperadas purificadas com rendimento de 4,467 e 77,957 mg/L. Foi empregado a técnica de ELISA indireto, utilizando ambas as quimeras como antígeno, para detectar anticorpos dos tipos IgG e IgM em amostras de soro. Resultados de MAT das amostras foram utilizados como referência para avaliação da eficiência do diagnóstico por ELISA. Foram avaliadas diferentes condições para o diagnóstico, e a acurácia geral dos ensaios variou de 57 à 80 %, sendo que a capacidade de predição de valores positivos foi de aproximadamente 85 % para IgG e 75 % para IgM. Demonstramos assim que as quimeras construídas apresentam potencial para auxiliar no diagnóstico de leptospirose canina. Além disso, foi construído um patent landscape com objetivo de descrever o cenário de desenvolvimento de soluções biotecnológicas para o campo de doenças infecciosas caninas. Esses dados demonstraram a relevante participação das instituições de ensino públicas no desenvolvimento de produtos de biotecnologia, e reforçaram a importância das parcerias público-privadas no avanço científico. Palavras-chave: Leptospira. Leptospirose em animais. Diagnóstico. Ensaio de imunoabsorção enzimática.
A Critical Reflection on Professionalism and Policy Entrepreneur Roles of Street-Level Bureaurcats (SLBs)
Authors: Abdul Hamid Ahmad Shukri , Ahmad Noor Azizah , Mohd Nasir Norruzeyati Che , Abdul Ghani Mariny
Published: October 2023

This article discusses the role and position of Street-Level Bureaucrats (SLBs) in the broad context of policy making and implementation. It is partially based on a study conducted in 2018 that produced a typological framework mapping the workflow and exercise of discretion amongst officers of the Malaysian Department of Social Welfare (DSW) who handle child welfare cases. In this revisit to the framework, the authors shed some new information into the context of the framework, particularly regarding the exercise of discretion amongst the officers. The authors explored the relationship between bureaucracy and discretion and concluded that they exist on a continuum and are not mutually exclusive. The repercussion of this is this that discretionary actions of SLBs can be interpreted as an expression of professionalism on behalf of the SLBs. The authors also argue that SLBs have the potential to act as 'policy entrepreneurs,’ innovating within their roles in improving service and policy implementation. Such reinterpretation of the status and roles of SLBs could lead to more inclusive policymaking and empowerment to the SLBs.
Investigation of the effects of 8-week Nordic and traditional walking training on blood pressure in prehypertensive postmenopausal women
Authors: Tekin Ebru , Ünver Fatma , Tolga Yaylalı Yalın
Published: October 2023

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Nordic walking (NW) and traditional walking (TW) training on blood pressure and resting heart rate in prehypertensive postmenopausal women.

Materials and Methods: Twenty women aged 57.9 ± 7.2 years participated in the study. Participants were divided into two groups of 10: NW and TW. Exercises were performed three days a week for eight weeks and 50 min/day at 40-60% of the maximum heart rate. Body composition, blood pressure, and resting heart rate values of the participants were measured before and after the 8-week exercise program.

Results: Upon comparing the values before and after exercise; body weight, body mass index, hip circumference, systolic and diastolic pressure values decreased significantly (p<0.05), while there was no significant change in the resting heart rate (p>0.05) in the NW group. In the TW group; body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, systolic and diastolic pressure decreased significantly (p<0.05). No significant changes were found in other parameters (p>0.05). The effect size of NW training was found to be higher in body weight, BMI, and systolic and diastolic pressure values.

Conclusion: NW training is more effective than TW training in the regulation of blood pressure in prehypertensive postmenopausal women.
A Quantitative Geomorphological Analysis of Beach Sediments Along the Kanthi Coast of West Bengal and Odisha, India
Authors: Dey Nayan , Das Payel
Published: October 2023

This research paper shows the beach segment-wise (viz., nearshore, surfing, sub-aerial, and backshore) textural characteristics and their impact on the formation of beach profiles. The grain size of the sediments is the most influential factor in the analysis of the geomorphological structure of sedimentation. The energy which is generated by waves and the grain size of sediments can change the structural pattern of the coastal beach. So it is obvious to study sedimentary textural distribution to know their influence on making coastal beaches. Through this research paper, the sedimentary textual distribution is analyzed and also gives their impact on beach shipping. Along longitudinal beach profile samples are collected. The work has been done based on the primary data source by using the field survey method. From this research work, it has been traced that beaches follow the concave pattern profile due to their fine sedimentary textural distribution. Consequently, the beaches of the Kanthi coast are dominantly facing the erosional configuration.
Innovation and Technological Adaptation of Business Actors in the Digital Age: A Digital Sociology Perspective
Authors: Ambo Upe
Published: October 2023

The advancement of information technology has changed many aspects of human life. Technology has entered various spaces of human life, so technology and humans are an integral unit. In the modern economic sector, the market has transformed business digitalization. This is both a challenge and an opportunity for business people. For this reason, this study aims to analyze the space for innovation and technological adaptation of business actors in responding to advances in information technology. In addition, this research also intends to outline the relevance of developing digital sociology studies. A qualitative approach through field studies and literature review is the method of choice for this research. Operationally, the research was conducted through two stages, namely the context determination stage and the concept selection stage. These two processes are in line with the principle of inductive logic in qualitative research which prioritizes empirical narratives and then develops conceptual narratives. This is intended to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the facts and theories about technological innovation and adaptation in the business world. The results show that digital technology has become a major catalyst for improving operational efficiency, expanding market reach, and creating competitive differentiation. Therefore, digital technology adaptation is not just an option but has become a necessity in an increasingly digitally connected era. Digital technology adaptation is one of the keys to success in a world that is undergoing a massive transformation from real space to digital space.
Financial Performance and Socio-Economic Contributions of Income-Generating Projects of State Universities and Colleges
Authors: Mendoza Donna
Published: October 2023

Income-generating projects have been introduced, played a crucial role in education, and improved public universities' financial performance. The full realization of their potential was impossible due to several bottlenecks. This research employed the descriptive design using a survey questionnaire and secondary data using total population sampling to assess the financial performance of income-generating projects of SUCs based on their profitability, liquidity, and solvency.
 
The results revealed that the financial performance of Income-Generating Projects (IGPs) among State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) is satisfactory. Based on the results, although the profitability ratios yielded positive revenue figures, it needs to be more consistent, particularly in maintaining its profit. Nevertheless, the positive results indicate that these SUCs have an excellent financial position regarding liquidity and solvency. These IGPs play a pivotal role in diversifying revenue streams for SUCs in accumulating additional income. By generating income through innovative initiatives, these institutions can reduce their reliance on traditional funding sources, creating a more sustainable financial foundation. Thus, the socio-economic contributions of IGPs depend on the financial performance of the IGPs.
 
Ultimately, the findings strongly suggested improving the IGP's financial performance. Therefore, crafting an action plan for IGPs to enhance their financial performance further is sought.
Scientific Laboratory “Moscow Polyclinic”: Experience of Project Implementation
Authors: Tarkhov Kirill Yu.
Published: October 2023

Background. In 2021, a new educational project “Scientific Laboratory ‘Moscow Polyclinic’” was launched. Its aim is to develop research competencies among primary health care workers and to boost activities such as journal publication and the organization of specialized scientific and practical conferences. The article briefly describes several characteristics and features of this project for two seasons (2021–2022).
Materials and methods. The author collected, aggregated, statistically processed, and analyzed the comparative data for two project seasons.
Results and discussion. The analysis included information on the project design (topic-based tracks, blocks “Transformation” and “Accelerator of Ideas”, sections “Science” and “Service Design”, Scientific Club), the results of sociological surveys and their interpretation, and the brief scientometric characteristics of participants’ publications. Between 2021 and 2022, 9818 specialists took part in the Scientific Laboratory; they were outpatient polyclinic care providers in the Moscow healthcare system. In addition, the number of speakers nearly doubled, and a community of mentors was formed from the active researchers in Moscow healthcare.
Conclusions. The project speakers included leading foreign and Russian scientists, representatives of scientific journals and peer-reviewed research databases, and Moscow healthcare specialists. They shared with the participants their experience of planning, their methodology for conducting a study; algorithms for selecting a study topic, and the features of research data publication, including possible sources. The project mentors were the chief specialists of the Moscow Healthcare Department, and the heads of medical organizations experienced in carrying out the studies. As a result, the participants successfully published their articles in the peer-reviewed journals from the list of the Higher Attestation Commission (VAK). The project demonstrates that the employees of Moscow polyclinics are not only active professional physicians but also researchers with critical thinking and deep knowledge in clinical medicine.
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Prevention in Owner-Managed Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Oladejo Oyekunbi Olubukola Dele , Olorunsola Gbenga I.
Published: October 2023

This study examined forensic accounting at fraud prevention in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with emphasis on owner – managed entities. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design, a type of observational study designed with questionnaire administered on administered on selected 165 respondents (middle and senior level staff of Accounting, Finance, Logistics, and Human Resources) in 26 selected small and medium enterprises managed by the owners/family members in Abeokuta metropolis of Ogun State, Nigeria. Simple percentage and frequency tables were used to analyse the distribution of responses and data analysed through descriptive statistics and One Sample T-Test using IBM’s SPSS Statistics 22 to test for the hypothesis formulated in the study. The findings revealed that the application of forensic accounting, with appreciable progress in the developed world, but limited appreciation and usage in emerging economies will prevent fraud in Nigeria SMEs. The understanding of entrepreneurs’ owner-managers and their adoption of forensic accounting practices beyond the traditional auditing and investigation come to the fore. The study thus concluded that the adoption and application of forensic accounting by SMEs will greatly assist in the prevention and detection of fraud in this engine of economic growth. It therefore recommended that right attitude of SMEs owner managers, well defined business processes, controls and enhanced training on forensic accounting by academic, professional bodies and organizations is highly essential in preventing fraud not only in SMEs but in the private with no exception of the public sector.
Assessing the Effectiveness of MGNREGA’s Social Audits and Training in Madhya Pradesh
Authors: Singh Sanjoy , Modi Satish , Maurya Raj
Published: October 2023

Social audits are distinct forms of collaborative governance that not only serve as exercises for evaluating participation programmes but also help the poor gain more power. They provide the most vulnerable groups with a forum to express their “voice” claim their “rights” hold the government responsible, and take on a sense of collective responsibility, potentially turning social protection into social justice. An important development in Madhya Pradesh is the state’s government’s engagement with a state-supported civil society organisation on a project to increase accountability in MGNREGA decision-making. The objective of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of MGNREGA in social audit and training programmes related to tribes in Madhya Pradesh. The author makes a conclusive circumstance that demand-side strategies have severe limits when it comes to improving governance by incorporating the ideas of citizen voices. To conclude that participation in a training and social audit programme, had a favourable significant association with both overall awareness and overall satisfaction. In line with expectations, overall satisfaction was significantly positively correlated with both overall awareness and overall performance after the effects of training and audit were muted.
Genesis: An Introduction and Study Guide
Authors: Warner Megan
Published: October 2023

This study guide introduces students to the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The author examines the book's structure and characteristics; covers the latest Biblical scholarship, including historical and interpretive issues; and considers a range of scholarly approaches.

There will also be chapters on the ongoing significance of Genesis in Jewish, Christian, Islamic and secular thought, as well as on its wider reception in literature, film, art and music, all of which provide ways of reading and understanding this fascinating and complex work.
The Netherworld in Ancient Egypt and China
Authors: Poo Mu-chou
Published: October 2023

Considering the striking similarities between the treatment of the dead and conceptions of the netherworld in ancient Egypt and China, how can these traditions be compared?

In this book, Mu-chou Poo considers this question, and provides a new perspective on archaeological materials, including tomb structures and funerary texts, by addressing them in the context of universal human problems such as death, the future of the dead, and the search for happiness in life. To frame his analysis, Poo chronologically reconstructs the emergence of the idea of netherworld and its evolution in both ancient Egypt and ancient China. He explores the relationship between religious beliefs and social ethics in these civilizations, and looks at the reasons why similar social and material conditions could have produced varied expressions of the afterlife, and what such variations reveal about each of the parties in question.

Poo argues that a comparison between both visions of the netherworld and their relationship to life experience enables us to gain further insight into the nature of each culture. Additionally, through his analysis, he shows that thematic comparison of ancient civilizations is not only possible, but extremely relevant to modern society.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Theology of the Exception
Authors: O’Farrell Kevin
Published: October 2023

Engaging with the many debates about the meaning and character of Bonhoeffer’s late resistance theology and action, particularly as it relates to his participation in the attempted coup d’etat against Hitler, A Severe Trial: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a Theology of the Exception attends to Bonhoeffer’s understanding of the exception. Resisting the common reduction of the exception to a political or ethical concept, O'Farrell argues that the exception for Bonhoeffer is an extraordinary moment in history that disarms persons, impinging on one’s understanding of politics and ethics.

Through a wide engagement with the Bonhoeffer corpus, this book states that this leads to distinctive narrations of key concepts in Bonhoeffer’s corpus: responsibility, the free venture, simple obedience, and action beyond the law. It also offers a different portrait of Bonhoeffer to contemporary narrations. The Bonhoeffer that emerges is neither a Niebuhrian realist, a pacifist, or a religious fanatic, but one who is impelled to act apart from the law without this action becoming arbitrary. This Bonhoeffer provides a hopeful political witness that seeks a world beyond the conflicts and divisions of this age
The Countercultural Victory of 1 John in Greco-Roman Context
Authors: Kim Ahreum
Published: October 2023

Ahreum Kim re-examines the conquering language in 1 John, and argues that when the letter is read with the cultural context of the Greco-Roman culture in mind, the conflict extends beyond in-fighting within the Johannine community. The writer presents a consistent countercultural narrative because he is concerned about the predominant world, which offers worship to many gods and hails the emperor as the divine son. Kim suggests that the writer exhorts the minority Johannine community to hold onto their pistis (belief/faith) in Jesus as the true Son of God and proclaims that they are triumphant conquerors against the prevailing Greco-Roman world.

Kim begins by examining how conquering language toward a Johannine nike utilizes militaristic undertones already familiar in the Greco-Roman culture, to underline the Johannine believers conquering their opponents. She argues that each of the opponents mentioned in the letter is affiliated with "the world," and it is ultimately the conquering of the world itself which marks the Johannine victory. Kim demonstrates that the author references the negative fear of the divine in the polytheistic world which contrasts the Johannine love of God, and that his counter-cultural message continues to the very end, with a concluding warning against the many idols of the Greco-Roman world. Finally, she posits that the battle with the Greco-Roman world is ultimately a conflict of pistis, comparing Roman soldiers achieving military victories with a pistis to their emperor, and the repeated emphasis on Jesus as the true Son of God. Kim proves that analyzing the language of 1 John within its cultural context helps construct a better picture of what the Johannine writer is indeed trying to convey and how the audience may have responded.
The Scandal of Pentecost
Authors: Vondey Wolfgang
Published: October 2023

Despite the historical significance of the day of Pentecost for the Judeo-Christian community, there exists no comprehensive evaluation of the events which combines their historical context in classical antiquity with contemporary theological concerns for the nature and mission of the church. Through a systematic analysis of the conflicts emerging when the public church encounters the public world, The Scandal of Pentecost argues that the public advent of the church stands in continuity with the public scandal of the incarnate and crucified Christ. The effects of this scandal transform both the disciples’ individual and communal witness and their public recognition as the church. Through the lens of a symbolic hermeneutic, the public witness of the church at Pentecost reveals a Christian scandal of anthropological proportions: with the outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh the church emerges as the symbol of humanity.

The book traces the contours of this scandal in the confrontation of the dominant ruling hermeneutic of authority with a Christian hermeneutic of resistance highlighting the brokenness of the human condition manifested by the church in the drunkenness of the disciples, the speaking in other tongues, the baptism with the Spirit, the empowerment of the flesh, and its public witness to a scandalized world.
Intergroup Conflict, Recategorization, and Identity Construction in Acts
Authors: Park Hyun Ho
Published: October 2023

Hyun Ho Park employs social identity to create the first thorough analysis via such methodology of Acts 21:17—23:35, which contains one of the fiercest intergroup conflicts in Acts. Park’s assessment allows his readers to rethink, reevaluate, and reimagine Jewish-Christian relations; teaches them how to respond to the vicious cycle of slander, labeling, and violence permeating contemporary public and private spheres; and presents a new hermeneutical cycle and describes how readers may apply it to their own sociopolitical contexts.

After surveying previous studies of the text, Park first analyses Paul’s welcome, questioning and arrest, and how slandering and labeling make Paul an outsider. Park then describes how, through defending his Jewish identity and the Way, Paul nuances his public image and re-categorizes himself and the Way as part of the people of God. When Paul identifies himself as a Roman and later a Pharisee, Park examines Luke’s ambivalent attitude toward Rome and the Pharisees, and assesses how Paul escapes dangerous situations by claiming different social identities at different times. Finally, he discloses the vicious cycle of slander, labeling, and violence not only against the Way but also against the Jews and challenges the discursive process of identity construction through intergroup conflict with an out-group, especially the proximate “Other.” Furthermore, he demonstrates how the relevance of such scholarship is not limited to Lukan studies or even biblical studies in general; the frequent use of slander, labeling, and violence in the politics of the United States and other polarized countries around the globe demands new ways of looking at intergroup relations, and Park’s argument meets the needs of those seeking a new perspective on contemporary political discord.

Why do we so easily create divisions and fight among ourselves when we actually have more things in common than not? What is the role of group membership, so-called social identity, in intergroup conflict and, ultimately, in identity construction? This book is an attempt to answer these questions by reading Acts 21:17—23:35, which covers Paul in Jerusalem, from a social psychological point of view. To that end, the author focuses on how Paul defends his Jewish identity and what his survival entails in the narrative structure of Luke-Acts. The social identity approach provides the theoretical background for three methodological elements that explain the process of the identity construction of a minority group with its proximate “other” in the Lukan theater: ambivalence, social creativity, and recategorization. The study argues that the Lukan narrative constructs the Jewish people as entrapped in a vicious cycle of slander, labeling, and violence and that Paul tries to break this cycle through his multiple identities. At the level of discourse, however, the passage falls into the same vicious cycle in the process of constructing the Christian identity.