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Belarusization and School Education in the BSSR in the 1920 and 1930s: Contemporary State of Research
Authors:   Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Drozdov Konstantin S.
Published: February 2022

This essay provides a brief overview of the modern historiography on the problem of Soviet Belarusization in the BSSR in the interwar period. The article analyzes the scientific works of Belarusian, Russian, and foreign historians of the last few decades. The focus is on the views of historians on the goals and objectives of Belarusization, its driving forces, the stages that it has passed, and the reasons and consequences of its termination and curtailment. At the same time, special attention is paid to the Belarusization of the school education system. In modern historiography, Belarusization is considered from two points of view. Firstly, in a broad sense, it is understood as a national policy in general, consistent with the specific conditions of the BSSR. Secondly, in a narrow sense, as national-cultural construction in the republic, or national-cultural revival. As shown in the essay, despite the fact that the Soviet Belarusization was a significant phenomenon in the entire socio-political life of Belarus in the 1920s and 1930s, and reflected the processes of national- state and national-cultural construction in the republic, historical analysis of this problem still remains on the periphery of the research interests of modern Belarusian historians. The same applies to the creation of Belarusian national schools in the years of the policy of Belarusization.
The Belarusian Language in the Communist Movement in Western Belarus 1921-1939
Authors:   Brest State A. S. Pushkin University, Savich Aleksandr A.
Published: February 2022

This article aims to study the situation of the Belarusian language as the main ethno-determining factor in the development of the Belarusian people as part of interwar Poland and the attitude towards it from the Communist Party of Poland (СPP) and its constituent, the Communist Party of Western Belarus (СPWB). Based on a wide range of historical sources, including archival documents, the author illustrates the ambiguity of the language policy of Poland as part of its national policy, and reveals the positive role of the Belarusian language in organizing and strengthening the communist movement in Western Belarus. The work shows the ambiguity of the attitude towards the Belarusian culture and language on the part of the Communist Party of Poland, which officially advocated the national and cultural interests of the Belarusian population, and how it used the Belarusian language and personnel to strengthen their positions. At the same time, it demonstrated national chauvinism and selfishness in relation to Belarusian national-political priorities, fearing the strengthening of the Belarusian factor in political life and the loss of its influence in the region. As a result, the leadership of the Communist Party of Poland secretly resorted to restricting the presence of the Belarusian language in the communist movement of Western Belarus, hindering the organization of underground Belarusian printing, and restricting the creation and distribution of Belarusian communist literature, helping to weaken the struggle for the interests of the Belarusian people in Poland.
HEALTH AND SAFETY-RELATED ISSUES AT LAKE BOSOMETWE, GHANA
Authors: BOAKYE OSEİ Godfred , NYARKO Albert
Published: February 2022

Health and safety matters in attraction sites are some of the crucial aspects of tourism keeping the industry alive. Considering this, the study has explored the health and safety concerns at Lake Bosometwe in Ghana, and ways to deal with them due to the shortage of evidence-based empirical studies in the field. The study made use of exploratory research design; primary data (qualitative) from 387 responses were analysed in percentages and frequencies on tables and charts. The qualitative data was analysed through open content analysis. From the results, major health and safety issues associated with the site were cholera, skin diseases and headache. They were attributed to low cleaning practices like inadequate sewage disposals. Others were robbery, theft (due to inadequate security systems) and road accidents (due to the poor road system and carelessness of some drivers). The study recommends that there should be a provision of good road and security systems, health/clinic facilities, health and security policy programmes and intensive education to all stakeholders to contribute to healthy and secured tourism at the site.
Review: Graphene oxide 2D thin films for high performance nonlinear integrated photonics
Authors: Moss David
Published: February 2022

Integrated photonic devices operating via optical nonlinearities offer a powerful solution for all-optical information processing, yielding processing speeds that are well beyond that of electronic processing as well as providing the added benefits of compact footprint, high stability, high scalability, and small power consumption. The increasing demand for high-performance nonlinear integrated photonic devices has facilitated the hybrid integration of novel materials to address the limitations of existing integrated photonic platforms, such as strong nonlinear optical absorption or an inadequate optical nonlinearity. Recently, graphene oxide (GO), with its large optical nonlinearity, high flexibility in altering its properties, and facile fabrication processes, has attracted significant attention, enabling many hybrid nonlinear integrated photonic devices with improved performance and novel capabilities. This paper reviews the applications of GO to nonlinear integrated photonics. First, an overview of GO’s optical properties and the fabrication technologies needed for its on-chip integration is provided. Next, the state-of-the-art GO nonlinear integrated photonic devices are reviewed, together with comparisons of the nonlinear optical performance of different integrated platforms incorporating GO. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of this field are discussed.
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF AYUSH PE EYE DROPS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS: AN OPEN LABEL SINGLE ARM PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER STUDY
Authors: Balakrishnan Praveen , SRIVASTAVA ALOK KUMAR , BM Bhavya , Jadhav Nandini , Goel Sumeet , Khanduri Shruti , Namdev Kamble Pallavi , dua Mrudula , P Ratheesh , Sumedhan Varsha , TP Sinimol , Naik Raghavendra , Singhal Richa , Rana Rakesh Kumar , Singh Arjun , Rao BCS , Srikanth N. , K.S.Dhiman
Published: February 2022

IntroductionOcular allergy is one of the most common prevalent clinical conditions in the world with a rapid increase in the past few years. It has a multifactorial etiology and is a conjunctival inflammatory response due to IgE mediated mast cell activation. The disease is characterized by itching, redness, burning sensation and watering of eyes which go off and on. Due to the side effects of contemporary management, a safe, cost effective user tolerable potent Ayurveda drug AYUSH PE was developed after undergoing all quality assurance tests.Materials and MethodsA multicenter study open labeled single group prospective study was conducted at four research institutes of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH from May 2019 to December 2019. A total of 221 participants were enrolled based on purposive sampling at four study sites. The participants were evaluated based on the signs and symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis using the VAS score (0-100). Two drops of AYUSH PE Eye drops were instilled to the affected eyes six times a day and the patients were reviewed after one week. The medicine was then stopped and a second follow up was done again after one more week.ResultsTotal of 217 participants were analyzed for the outcomes. Statistically significant changes was observed in all the assessment parameters viz: itching, redness of eyes, watery discharge, lid swelling, foreign body sensation, liking for warm touches, heaviness in eyes, feeling of stickiness in eyes, appearance of allergic hue in eyes, feeling of excessive cold in eyes and slimy secretions from eyes at 7th day (p-value <0.001) and at 14th day (p-value <0.001) as compared to baseline.ConclusionAYUSH PE drops are safe and effective and user tolerable eye drops in the management of acute allergic conjunctivitis.
Why The Trans Programmer?
Authors: Kychenthal Skye
Published: February 2022

Through online anecdotal evidence and online communities, there is an in-group idea of trans people (specifically trans-feminine individuals) disproportionately entering computer science education & fields. Existing data suggests this is a plausible trend, yet no research has been done into exactly why. As computer science education (traditional schooling or self-taught methods) is integral to working in computer science fields, a simple research survey was conducted to gather data on 138 trans people’s experiences with computer science & computer science education. This article’s purpose is to shed insight on the motivations for trans individuals choosing computer science paths, while acting as a basis and call to action for further research.
TATA KELOLA DESA WISATA BONTO UJUNG
Authors: Muh Yunus S.Sos. , Mujahida Sitti
Published: February 2022

KATA PENGANTAR Puji dan syukur kami panjatkan ke hadirat Allah Tuhan Yang Maha Esa, berkat petunjuk dan kehendak-Nya jualah sehingga sebuah buku yang diberi judul Tata Kelola Desa Wisata Bonto Ujung dapat terwujud. Sebagai mana adanya.Kedaireka menjadi terobosan yang digagas oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Kemendikbud) melalui Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi (Ditjen Dikti) sebagai tempat bertemunya perguruan tinggi dan dunia usaha dan dunia industri (DUDI) untuk berkolaborasi menciptakan beragam inovasi.Program Link dan Match ini, bagi para dosen dapat meningkatkan dan memperluas wawasan dosen mengenai pelaksanaan dunia kerja dalam bidang Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi. Meningkatkan kualitas dosen, yakni meningkatkan persentase dosen yang berkegiatan tridarma, bekerja sebagai praktisi didunia industri, atau membina mahasiswa yang berhasil meraih prestasi, meningkatkan jumlah luaran penelitian dan pengabdian masyarakat dosen, yang berhasil mendapatkan rekognisi internasional atau diterapkan oleh masyarakat serta meningkatnya kompetensi dosen yang diakui industri dan dunia kerja.Tujuan utama kehadiran buku ini adakah untuk memenuhi Luran Tambahan dari program Maching Fund Desa Bonto Ujung serta meningkatkan kompetensi dosen dalam hal tri dharma perguruan tinggi menanggulangi kurangnya buku acuan mengenai tata kelola desa wisata bagi stake holder bidang pariwisata khusunya Desa Bonto Ujung dalam mengelola desa wisatanya Buku ini menjelaskan tentang tata kelola Desa wisata, pengembangan potensi desa wisata , manajemen SDM Desa wisata , pengemasan produk wisata , standar pengembangan desa wisata dan pemasaran desa wisata mellalui media social .Ketidaksempurnaan pasti ada dalam buku ini. Oleh karena itu segala kritik dan saran yang dapat memperbaiki buku ini menjadi lebih baik sangat kami harapkan.Akhirnya kami mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua pihak yang telah membantu mewujudkan impian terbitnya buku ini, Tidak lupa penulis menyampaikan terima kasih kepada rekan-rekan dosen kolborasi beberapa perguruan tinggi yaitu Stie Amkop Makassar.Universitas Dipanegara Makassar, Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Tamalatea Makassar Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar Kepala Dinas Pariwisata Jeneponto beserta stafnya , Kepala Desa Bonto Ujung dan staf , dan tidak lupa kami ucapkan terima kepada Penerbit yang sudi menjadi media penerbitan bunu ini. Semoga buku ini ada manfaatnya.Wassalam, terima kasih,TIM Penulis
Factor Structure of Intelligence and Divergent Thinking Subtests: A Registered Report
Authors: Warne Russell T.
Published: February 2022

Psychologists have investigated creativity for 70 years, and it is now seen as being an important construct, both scientifically and because of its practical value to society. However, several fundamental unresolved problems persist, including a suitable definition of creativity and the ability of psychometric tests to measure divergent thinking—an important component of creativity—in a way that aligns with theory. It is this latter point that this registered report is designed to address. We administered two divergent thinking tests (the verbal and figural versions of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking; TTCT) with an intelligence test (the International Cognitive Ability Resource test; ICAR). We then subjected the subscores from these tests to confirmatory factor analysis to examine which of nine theoretically plausible models best fits the data. Results show that none of the pre-registered models fit the data well, an ambiguous result that leaves unanswered the question of whether intelligence and divergent thinking tests measure the same construct. Exploratory (i.e., not pre-registered) measurement models of each test separately shows that the TTCT-F may not measure a coherent, unitary construct—leading to model misspecification when TTCT-F subtests were included in larger models. This study was conducted in accordance with all open science practices, including pre-registration, open data and syntax, and open materials (with the exception of copyrighted and confidential test stimuli). Materials are available at https://osf.io/8rpfz/.
Geopsychology of instrumental aggression: daily concurrence of global terrorism and solar-geomagnetic activity (1970-2018)
Authors: Mulligan Bryce P , Koren Stanley A
Published: February 2022

Formal scientific study of the geopsychology of human aggression dates back at least a century and has consistently demonstrated a positive association between solar-geomagnetic activity and aggressive behaviour. Advances in the theories, methodologies, and practical applications of geopsychology could therefore contribute to collective efforts to comprehend, to forecast, and to develop interventions for aggressive behaviours such as those seen in terrorism. This requires a rigorous and precise estimate of the magnitude of association between solar-geomagnetic activity and aggression using a representative, contemporary sample of strictly-operationalized behaviour. Here we show that days in recent history (1970-2018) with the lowest levels of instrumental human aggression (number of casualty-associated terrorism incidents) also had the lowest levels of solar and geomagnetic activity, and that stepwise increases in human aggression were mirrored by progressive increases in solar activity. We used Bayesian methods robust to outliers and heterogeneity of variance to analyze the most comprehensive and contemporary global database of terrorism incidents available, which included more than 105,000 unique instances of instrumental aggression spanning 48 years. We conclude that there is a small, nonzero promotional effect of solar-geomagnetic activity on terrorism-related aggression. This may reflect the fact that solargeomagnetic activity serves as a zeitgeber that coordinates the expression of instrumental aggression across an aggregation of susceptible individuals. We propose that many behaviours – even instrumental acts such as terrorism which are presumed to involve a degree of planning and intention – may be subject to subtle geopsychological induction or suppression.
Insight in the Kinenoetic Field
Authors: Vallée-Tourangeau Frédéric
Published: February 2022

Insight problems offer an interesting tool to observe how new ideas are developed to solve simple but vexing problems. Research typically proceeds with so-called second order procedures where participants are prevented from interacting with the world, forcing them to find a solution through mental processes alone. In contrast, when participants can interact with the environment they think with and through the world by building a physical model of the solution. Properly instrumentalized, such a first order procedure enables the granular tracing of the changes to the model of the solution. These changes reflect the co-constitutive coupling of thoughts and object, or object-thought mutualities. These mutualities are recovered with the mapping of the kinenoetic field, a term coined to capture the emergence of new ideas through the spatio-temporal changes to a physical object, namely the dynamic evolution of the model of the solution. We contrast the explanatory promises and challenges that arise from a programme of research based on second order problem solving with those from a programme that explores first order thinking.
Reporting and interpreting non-significant results in animal cognition research
Authors: Farrar Benjamin George , Vernouillet Alizée , Garcia-Pelegrin Elias , Legg Edward William , Brecht Katharina Friederike , Lambert Poppy , Elsherif Mahmoud Medhat , Francis Shannon , O'Neill Laurie , Clayton Nicola , Ostojic Ljerka
Published: February 2022

How negative results are reported and interpreted following null hypothesis significance testing is often criticised. With small sample sizes and often low number of test trials, studies in animal cognition are prone to producing non-significant p-values, irrespective of whether this is a false negative or true negative result. Thus, we assessed how negative results are reported and interpreted across published articles in animal cognition and related fields. In this study, we manually extracted and classified how researchers report and interpret non-significant p-values, and examined the p-value distribution of these non-significant results. We found a large amount of heterogeneity in how researchers report non-significant p-values in the result sections of articles, and how they interpret them in the titles and abstracts. “No Effect” interpretations were common in the titles (84%), abstracts (64%), and results sections (41%) of papers, whereas “Non-Significant” interpretations were less common in the titles (0%) and abstracts (26%), but were present in the results (52%). Discussions of effect sizes were rare (<5% of articles). A p-value distribution analysis was consistent with research being performed with low power research to detect effect sizes of interest.
Infrequent Facial Expressions of Emotion do not Bias Attention
Authors: Maxwell Joshua W , Sanchez Danielle , Ruthruff Eric
Published: February 2022

Despite the obvious importance of facial expressions of emotion, most studies have found that they do not bias attention. A critical limitation, however, is that these studies generally present face cues on all trials of the experiment. For other kinds of emotional stimuli such as emotional scenes, infrequently presented cues elicit greater attentional bias than frequently presented cues, perhaps due to suppression or habituation. The goal of the current study then was to test whether such modulation of attentional bias by cue frequency generalizes to facial expressions of emotion. In Experiment 1, both angry and happy faces were unable to bias attention, despite being rare. Even when the location of these face cues were more unpredictable – presented in one of two possible locations – still no attentional bias was observed (Experiment 2). Moreover, there were no differences in the presence cost for angry and happy faces shown under either high or low perceptual load (Experiment 3). We conclude that task-irrelevant infrequently presented posed facial expressions of emotion cannot bias attention.
Trait, but not State Mindfulness Improves Resistance to Cognitive Biases
Authors: Qiu Tianhong Tim , Nielsen Emily , Guimaraes Emma , Minda John Paul
Published: February 2022

The dual-process theory of thinking defines a heuristic-based System I which trades-off precision and accuracy in favour of speed. It is prone to consistent range of error modes formalized as cognitive biases. In contrast, System II is slower, requires deliberate engagement but can work through complex problems with lower error. Mindfulness research points to positive improvements in higher-cognition processes with specific emphasis on attention and an attitude of non-judgement; both are thought to underlie successful recruitment of System II. We hypothesized that individuals with higher mindfulness would be less susceptible to common cognitive biases. We evaluate two constructs of mindfulness. Trait mindfulness: a long-term dispositional mindfulness with can enhanced via deliberate training but otherwise remains consistent across an individual’s lifetime. State mindfulness: refers to a short-term experience of mindfulness which is subject to experimental manipulation. The present study consists of two-arms. The first arm (N = 391) was administered completely online and evaluates trait mindfulness. The second arm (N =191) was conducted in-lab and randomized participants into one of two conditions: mindfulness induction or a sham control condition. Participants from both arms underwent performance assessment on a battery of common cognitive bias tasks. We found that trait mindfulness was associated with reduced susceptibility to specific biases: anchoring, resistance to sunk costs, availability, and logical fallacies. Contrary to expectations, experimental manipulation of state mindfulness did not influence susceptibility to cognitive biases when compared to the sham control. These findings suggest trait, but not state mindfulness may improve resistance to cognitive biases.
Things About Memory Scale
Authors: Wang Qi
Published: February 2022

I present here a scale, “Things about memory,” to assess the metacognitive knowledge of the functions of autobiographical memory. It consists of 13 statements about why people think about and share their personal memories, which are derived from prior research both within a single culture and across different cultural groups. The scale has an adult version and a child version. Compared with other instruments for memory functions, this scale is kept to a short length so that it can be used with both adults and children. Also, it asks about memory uses of a third person rather than participants themselves, to reflect the general knowledge about memory uses not specific to one’s own experience. This also eliminates potential social desirability concerns in self-report. The 13 statements reflect 4 broad functions of memory and memory sharing - self, social, directive, and emotion regulation – and measure different subtypes of functions within each broad category.
Spatial Variations in Exclusionary Criteria from Online Rental Advertisements
Authors: Adu Providence , Delmelle Elizabeth C.
Published: February 2022

While the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the rental housing market on the basis of race, color, or religion, there exist ample opportunities for landlords to restrict their rental units to individuals with various backgrounds using exclusionary screening practices. These criteria, such as minimum credit scores, criminal history, source of income, or prior evictions, for instance, are often correlated with race and thus hold the potential to perpetuate spatial patterns of racial and income segregation. In this article, we analyzed online rental listings from Zillow and Craigslist in a case study of Charlotte, North Carolina to examine the proliferation and spatial variation in exclusionary criteria by neighborhood race and income. Overall, we found criminal background, credit score, housing voucher, eviction, and minimum income restrictions to be greater in poorer and minority neighborhoods. However, when distinguishing by platform, we found the presence of corporate landlords, who did not advertise on Craigslist, to be a significant driver of these results. Corporate landlords represented nearly 60 percent of advertisements on Zillow and were more common in poorer and minority neighborhoods - they also systematically included nearly all restrictions. Craigslist, by contrast, had fewer criteria that correlated with race and income.
The Impact of Educational Content on Anti-Immigrant Attitudes
Authors: Lee Boyoon
Published: February 2022

How does education affect attitudes towards immigrants? Shifting the scholarly focus from levels of education to educational content, I argue that the effect of education depends on the type of national identification that educational content promotes. Content that promotes a narrower form of national belonging fosters more negative attitudes towards immigrants because it emphasizes a more exclusive notion of national membership. To test the implications of my theory, I leverage a textbook reform in Taiwan that introduced a new narrative promoting Taiwanese identity based on a common ancestral and historical background. Using a difference-in-differences design that compares academic and vocational paths affected differently by the reform, I find that the consumption of educational content emphasizing a narrower form of national identification induces exclusionary attitudes towards immigrants. The evidence suggests that higher levels of education do not necessarily increase positive attitudes towards outsiders -- it depends on what is taught.
Space exploration and the imaginaries of living in a climate-changing world
Authors: Szolucha Anna
Published: February 2022

Over the years, space exploration has proved to possess an extraordinary potential for changing environmental perspectives on Earth. However, this ability of space to create new relationships with our own planet and to inspire narratives of environmental conservationism and climate action is undergoing a major transformation as a few spacefaring nations and commercial entities are unveiling plans to exploit extraterrestrial resources and set up space settlements. Today’s space exploration is very likely to stimulate technological inventions and new ways of thinking about, relating to and acting on the climate crisis on Earth. It is also generating new imaginaries of climate change and resource extraction on other planets which could help humans become “a multi-planetary species”. The cultural and sociotechnical assumptions underpinning current space endeavours are likely to shape social and environmental relations for years to come and enhance or hinder new possibilities for tackling climate change. However, we know little about how the current wave of space exploration is being culturally and socially produced and with what eﬀects. In this article, the main premises and questions of my new research are introduced. The project explores the changing imaginaries of living from an anthropological perspective. It also uses ethnographic methods to study how three main groups of stakeholders across all continents (space scientists, activists and communities living in the vicinity of space installations) imagine life and living in the challenging environmental conditions of this and other worlds. Our new research focuses on climate change and resource extraction to analyse how people make sense of unfamiliar worlds and whether learning about these worlds can reshape how they think about their immediate environments. To accomplish this, it also develops a new ethnographic tool of “planetary ethnography”.
Analisis Materi Pelestarian Sumber Daya Alam Serta Bentuk dan Bagian-Bagian dari Tumbuhan Materi IPA SD Kelas IV dalam Kearifan Lokal Kota Jombang
Authors: Lailiyah Irdania Luthfi , Ningsih Puji Rahayu
Published: February 2022

Sumber belajar sangatlah penting untuk guru dalam sebuah proses belajar mengajar. Dengan adanya sumber belajar guru tidak lagi bingung mengenai apa yang diajarkan pada siswa. Selain itu sumber belajar juga dijadikan sebagi acuan dalam kegiatan belajar. Seiring perkembangan waktu, saat kegiatan belajar mengajar guru hanya menggunakan buku teks sebagai acuannya untuk mengajar. Padahal guru seharusnya juga memperhatikan potensi lokal daerah setempat yang mana dapat dikaitkan dengan materi pembelajaran sehingga dapat membantu siswa untuk mudah memahami materi yang diajarkan. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis materi pemanfaatan sumber daya alam dan juga meteri bentuk dan bagian-bagian dari tumbuhan pada kelas 4 tema 3 dengan potensi lokal daerah Jombang. Berdasarkan hasil analisis, mendapatkan hasil bahwa materi pemanfaatan sumber daya alam serta bentuk dan bagian-bagian tumbuhan dapat dikaitkan dengan potensi lokal daerah Jombang.
Latina/o Postsecondary Education: Trends in Racial/Ethnic Education Gaps and the Role of Citizenship in Access to Higher Education
Authors: Dyer Shauna , Torres Giovanni Román
Published: February 2022

Black-Latina/o and White-Latina/o bachelor’s degree gaps persist despite substantial increases in Latina/o educational attainment since the late 1950s. The Latina/o population has grown rapidly in recent decades and currently comprises over 20% of the United States population. However, barriers to citizenship have grown in tandem, and these barriers have limited access to higher education. Using data from the U.S. Census (1950-2010) and the ACS (2015-2017), we examine trends in Black-Latina/o and White-Latina/o college completion gaps and factors that may explain them. We find that college enrollment differences explain the majority of the bachelor’s degree gaps. We then decompose enrollment gaps by differences in enrollment by citizenship. We find that if Latina/os had the same citizenship rates as the White and Black populations, the Black-Latina/o enrollment gaps would effectively disappear, and the White-Latina/os enrollment gaps would be reduced by up to 75%. Our findings indicate that the Latina/o population's relatively low college completion rates can partially be explained by restricted access to citizenship. The high proportion of Latina/o non-citizens has also masked the considerable educational progress Latina/o citizens have made in recent decades.
Covid-19 Protective Behaviour Depends on an Interplay of National Policies and Individual Vulnerability: A Cross-Sectional Study of Older Adults in 27 European Countries
Authors: Mikucka Malgorzata , Antczak Radoslaw
Published: February 2022

Objectives To date, little is known on how policies and individual vulnerability affected the prevalence of protective behaviour. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of policies and individual vulnerability on the prevalence of protective behaviours.Design Data on the individual behaviour in 27 countries come from the “Corona Survey” module of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, collected in summer 2020. We considered: (a) never leaving home, (b) never going for a walk, (c) always wearing a face mask in a public space, and (d) never participating in social meetings. Data on policies from the “Our World in Data” database included: (1) stay-at-home restrictions, (2) face coverings policies, and (3) gatherings’ restrictions. We used the statistical method of multilevel regression.Participants Nationally representative sample of older adults (50 years and over); N=52,061 respondents (58% of women).Results The prevalence of protective behaviours and strictness of policies differed across countries, showing heterogeneity of responses to Covid-19. Stricter policies correlated with a higher prevalence of protective behaviour, but only for two out of four behaviours: stay-at-home policies correlated with avoiding walks, and stricter face-covering policy correlated with always wearing a mask. Vulnerable groups (older people and those in worse health) were more likely to use the protective measures. For social meetings and walks, stricter policies distributed the burden of protective behaviours more equally between more and less vulnerable groups.Conclusions Stricter policies not only increased the propensity of protective behaviour but also reduced social differences in protective behaviours. Our results suggest that visible and not-limiting behaviours responded to policies, whereas less visible and more limiting behaviours reflected individual vulnerability.
BUKU AJAR DESAIN GRAFIS SYNTAX DASAR HTML PADA WEBSITE
Authors: Hijrah Hijrah , Mukhlizar Mukhlizar , Putra Heri Rahmatsyah
Published: February 2022

Era digital telah menciptakan perubahan budaya virtual yang tidak terbendung dalam kehidupan sosial. Kemajuan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi menjadi inovasi yang harus didifusikan secara masiv kepada mahasiswa dan masyarakat secara umum. Hadirnya media baru berbasis digital menjadi tolak ukur kemajuan peradaban. Bagaimana tidak, melalui jaringan internet informasi dari segala penjuru dunia dapat dengan cepat dan mudah diakses melalui media digital saat ini. Internet sangat berkaitan dengan media website yang mampu menyajikan segala informasi yang dibutuhkan oleh penggunanya. Website yang dalam bahasa komunikasi dikenal dengan istilah World Wide Web (www) merupakan media komunikasi yang tersambung dengan jaringan internet dimana para penggunanya bisa menulis dan membaca atau mengakses semua informasi yang ada di dalamnya. Kemajuan ini mengharuskan umat manusia untuk dapat beradaptasi terhadap gelombang perubahan tersebut. Mahasiswa sebagai generasi milenial harus mampu untuk mengimplementasikan segala kemajuan teknologi yang kini berada dalam genggaman. Tidak hanya sebagai pengguna maupun penikmat konten-konten yang disajikan. Mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh diharapkan dapat mengambil bagian dalam perkembangan media komunikasi melalui pemahaman mengenai website. Tidak hanya sebagai pengguna, namun juga sebagai pengelola bahkan perancang sebuah website. Melalui buku ini diharapakan dapat menjadi acuan bagi mahasiswa STAIN Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh dan masyarakat dalam menciptakan desain web yang menarik.
MANAJEMEN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA
Authors: Tamsah Hasmin , Nurung Jumiaty
Published: February 2022

Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia di era globalisasi saat ini sangat penting bagi organisasi karena merupakan bagian dari keberhasilan para pimpinan dalam mengatur, mengelola, dan melaksanakan, serta mengawasi para pegawai, pekerja maupun pegawai dalam bekerja sesuai tujuan dan sasaran yang diinginkan oleh suatu organisasi sehingga produktivitas dan kinerjanya dapat lebih meningkat. Manajemen sumber daya manusia adalah proses menangani berbagai masalah dalam lingkup semua pegawai, manajer, dan/atau semua organisasi, lembaga, atau organisasi pendukung dalam semua kegiatan untuk mencapai tujuan yang telah ditetapkan. Departemen sumber daya manusia (SDM) adalah bagian yang mengelola SDM dan memberikan pengetahuan tentang organisasi, peralatan yang diperlukan, pelatihan, layanan administrasi, konseling, nasihat hukum, pengawasan, dan manajemen bakat. Semua itu diperlukan untuk mencapai tujuan organisasi. Tidak hanya itu, bagian ini juga memiliki kewajiban dan tanggung jawab untuk mengembangkan organisasi dengan menerapkan seluruh nilai dan budaya organisasi. Pada saat yang sama, pastikan bahwa organisasi memiliki tim yang sangat baik dan stabil serta memahami pemberdayaan pegawai. Selanjutnya penulis memaparkan dalam Buku ini mengenai konsep, perencanaan, dan strategi manajemen sumber daya manusia, rekrutmen dan pengembangan manajemen sumber daya manusia, kinerja dan pendukung kinerja, pensiun dan pemutusan kerja, kepemimpinan dan perilaku kepemimpinan, motivasi pelayanan publik, dan kualitas layanan, pengkajian manajemen sumber daya manusia dengan teori, konsep-konsep mutakhir dalam manajemen sumber daya manusia dan lain sebagainya khususnya yang berhubungan dengan manajemen sumber daya manusia. Dalam buku ini menggunakan pegawai yang menggambarkan sebagai pegawai atau tenaga kerja atau karyawan pada organisasi profit dan pegawai pada organisasi publik. Selanjutnya, untuk perusahaan, atau instansi pemerintah diwakili dengan kata organisasi, hal ini kami lakukan agar ada keseragaman pemahaman dalam tulisan ini.
"COMRADE PRINCE". BOOK REVIEW: EFIMOV M.V., SMITH G. SVYATOPOLK-MIRSKY
Authors:   INION RAN, Yurchenko Tatiana
Published: February 2022

His review article discusses the first Russian «experiment in reconstruction» of the biography of Prince D.S. Svyatopolk-Mirsky (1890-1939), the literary critic and historian, author of the world-famous book «A history of Russian literature». The life path of Svyatopolk-Mirsky is traced in details, his texts are also being discussed. The legacy of «comrade prince», who died in the concentration camp in Russian Far East more than 80 years ago, has been becoming a subject of interest in Russia over recent years, and this book is just in time to fill the gap in the knowledge of his life and thoughts.
The 2020 Oil Price War Has Increased Integration Between G7 Stock Markets and Crude Oil WTI
Authors:   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal and CEFAGE-UE, IIFA, University of Évora, Portugal, Dias Rui , Alexandre Paulo ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Heliodoro Paula ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Santos Hortense ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Farinha Ana Rita ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Santos Márcia C. ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal and Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR-IUL) at Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal
Published: February 2022

This paper aims to examine whether the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia has increased integration between the Crude Oil WTI Spot oil index and the G7 stock markets, namely France (CAC 40), Germany (DAX 30), USA (DOW JONES), UK (FTSE 100), Italy (FTSE MID), Japan (Nikkei 225), Canada (S&P TSX), from January 2018 to January 2021. The results show that in the period before the oil price war, the G7 stock markets and the WTI index had 29 integrations (out of 56 possible). The WTI index is integrated with the UK stock markets (FTSE 100), and Japan (NIKKEI 225), and is integrated into the Japanese market. In the period of the oil price war, the G7’s stock markets and the Crude Oil WTI Spot index had 43 integrations (out of 56 possible), namely the WTI, Dow Jones, and Nikkei 225 indexes, with all their peers (7 out of 7 possible). When comparing the period before and during the 2020 oil crash, we found that integrations increased significantly from 29 to 43 (out of 56 possible); we also found that the Crude Oil WTI Spot index is no longer a safe haven for portfolio diversification in G7 stock markets. These findings validate our research issue, i.e., the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia had increased integrations, and this evidence could question portfolio diversification.
Long-range Dependencies of Euronext Capital Markets: A Dynamic Detrended Analysis
Authors:   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal and CEFAGE-UE, IIFA, University of Évora, Portugal, Dias Rui , Heliodoro Paula ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Santos Hortense ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Farinha Ana Rita ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal, Santos Márcia C. ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal and Information Sciences and Technologies and Architecture Research Center (ISTAR-IUL) at Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Portugal, Alexandre Paulo ,   Escola Superior de Ciências Empresarias at Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
Published: February 2022

This paper aims to test efficiency, in its weak form, in the cap­ital markets of the Netherlands (AEX), Belgium (BEL 20), France (CAC 40), Ireland (ISEQ 20), Norway (OSEBX), Portugal (PSI 20), in the period from April 4, 2019 to April 1, 2021. The sample was partitioned into two sub­periods, the first and second wave of the global pandemic: April 4, 2019 to April 30, 2020; May 4, 2020 to April 1, 2021. To carry out this analysis, different approaches were undertaken to analyze whether: (i) Euron­ext’s stock markets have more significant long memories in the first or second wave of the global pandemic? The results show the presence of sharp long memories during the first wave of the global pandemic, par­ticularly in the stock indices OSEBX (0.67), PSI 20 (0.67), AEX (0.66), BEL 20 (0.64), CAC 40 (0.62), ISEQ 20 (0.61), which implies that the yields are au­tocorrelated in time and, there is a reversal of the average, in all indexes. Regarding the second wave of the global pandemic, we found that most Euronext stock markets don’t reject the random walk hypothesis, with the exception of the Norwegian (0.56) and Portugal (0.55) stock markets. These findings show that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was ac­centuated during the first wave, but from May 2020 the markets adjust­ed and showed balance. The authors believe that the results achieved will be a benefit to international investors seeking efficient diversifica­tion into their portfolios.
Analysis of the Number of European Union Citizens Working in the Regions of Slovakia in the Period 2013-2019
Authors:   University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Hurbánková Ľubica
Published: February 2022

The paper aims to analyse the regions of Slovakia based on the number of working citizens of the European Union. The contribution meth­od is used to find out in which region the number of working foreigners in­creased the most, and in which the least. Suslov´s coefficient of similarity of structures is used to analyse changes in the structure of the analysed indica­tor. From the results of the realized analysis we found out that the number of working foreigners in Slovakia increased the most in the year 2014 com­pared to 2013, by 63.40%. Bratislava Region (16.92%), Žilina Region (11.37%) and Prešov Region (9.63%) contributed the most to this increase, while Košice Region (0.91%) and Trenčín Region (1.07%) contributed the least. In the year 2019 compared to 2018 was recorded an increase of only 6.10%. Suslov’s co­efficient of similarity of structures acquires the value 0.0230, which means a high degree of similarity of structures of the number of working foreigners in the years 2013 and 2019.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) or Remittances? Which Contributes the Most to the Albanian Economy?
Authors:   University of Tirana, Square „Nënë Tereza“, Tiranë, Albania, Korbi Alban , Zani Blisard ,   University of Tirana, Square „Nënë Tereza“, Tiranë, Albania
Published: February 2022

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances entering an economy often play a very important role in the development and growth of economies year after year. Especially for economies with similar typolo­gies and characteristics like that of Albania, both of these elements promote economic development and serve as financial incentives. This paper aims to assess the contribution of remittances and foreign direct investment in the Albanian economy in the last three decades, through a multifactorial econometric model. The model uses three endogenous variables, the val­ue of remittances, the value of a foreign direct investment and the value of gross domestic product for the time series 1992 - 2019. As it results from the analysis of the econometric model, both remittances and foreign direct in­vestment payments have a positive impact on economic growth and the value of gross domestic product. It is also evident that remittances are the ones that affect the gross domestic product more compared to foreign di­rect investment.
Developing Dissertation Support in the Writing Centre
Authors: O'Regan Keith
Published: February 2022

The uneven levels of writing support that dissertation writers receive throughout each stage of their PhDs has contributed to low completion rates and general dissatisfaction with the doctoral process. By offering both collective and individual assistance, the Café and one-to-one writing programming described herein centres students in their own work by examining the often-unspoken expectations that structure their PhDs. This programming establishes honest communication with dissertation writers in order to promote self-advocacy and intrinsic motivation so that they may take greater control over their projects. By modeling a reflective understanding of dissertation writing, this programming enhances longer term productive processes that enable higher completion rates and a greater sense of fulfillment with the PhD.
Perancangan Sistem Informasi Pelayan Publik di Era Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Fatonah Siti
Published: February 2022

ABSTRACT

This study aims to find out how to plan a public service information system in the era of the covid-19 pandemic. The research method is an associative type of research which aims to analyze the quality of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and physical evidence. The results of the study show that public services are efforts carried out by individuals to agencies that play a role in meeting the needs of the community. The existence of the COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on employee performance in the field of public services which is not optimal. Especially in the attitude of public service employees who are in the District Office, since the pandemic, the performance seen from the indicators of public service attitudes has not been optimal. In this context, all activities are limited and required to apply the health protocols recommended by the government. Employees do work from home online with the demands of new normal era public service protocol procedures. Subdistrict employees also work according to shifts which are divided into several days taking into account health protocols. The conclusion of the research is that the implementation of e-government is able to make a positive contribution to the public service process.

Keywords: Information Systems, Publik Service
A Case of Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial Variant of Guillain-Barré associated with Campilobacter Jejuni Infection
Authors: Pereira Gabriela , Cardoso Ana , Rocha Margarida , Embaló Ussumane , Cotter Jorge
Published: February 2022

The pharyngeal-cervical-brachial variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare but well documented in the adult population, characterized by rapidly progressive weakness of oropharyngeal and cervicobrachial areas with areflexia in the upper limbs. We describe a 19-year-old young man with predominantly pharyngeal-cervical-brachial weakness and pronounced bulbar symptoms. Atypical Guillain-Barré variants can be challenging in early disease stage and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a young adult presenting with bulbar palsy.
Normal Lipase Pancreatitis: A Case Report
Authors: Ayoub Bouaiyda , C Chouikh , M Ababou , A Jeddab , S Zidouh , L Belyamani
Published: February 2022

Acute pancreatitis is a serious and potentially fatal condition, caused by the pancreas self-digesting with its own accidentally activated enzymes. its diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical, biological and radiological evidence. The absence of lipase elevation during acute pancreatitis is extremely rare and can sometimes make the diagnosis difficult and therefore delay the treatment. We will report the case of a 27-year-old female patient, with no previous history of the disease, who consulted us for acute abdominal pain, and whose diagnosis, after an etiological investigation, was pancreatitis with normal lipase levels.