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Managing Knowledge of Stakeholdersâ€™ Interests towards Sustainable Development
Authors: Krisnawati Astrie
Published: January 2020

This study aims to find a linkage between Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development through implementation of Triple Bottom Line concept. It is a conceptual paper that applies literature review for proposing a conceptual model as the finding of this study. The model describes how a company should manage the knowledge to maintain good relationships with all of its stakeholders in order to achieve sustainable development in creating mutual benefit value for the good of all parties. This study identifies who the companyâ€™s stakeholders are, what their interests, and what knowledge the company should have and manage to fulfill the stakeholdersâ€™ interests towards sustainability. The conceptual model needs to be examined empirically. A case study implementing this model into a certain company can be considered as the further research.
Global Governance and Turkeyâ€™s Position in the Post-Global Crisis Period
Authors: SERÄ°N Zehra Vildan
Published: January 2020

Following the most recent global crisis, the necessity for a new structuring in which developing countries more actively participate in the processes of global governance has become a current issue. The aim of this paper is to offer answers to the question that how should be a governance model in which China, Turkey, Brazil, India and other G-20 countries are more active decision-makers, instead of an international monetary system dominated by the USA. Firstly, the cause of the crisis, that is, the fact that USD relatively ceased to be the reserve money will be analyzed. Secondly, the process of transformation in the IMF administration in a way to allow G-20 countries a more active participation will be addressed. Finally, Turkeyâ€™s role in the restructuration of the global financial system -a process which had stemmed from the emergence of global governance through the integration of capital markets and excessive deregulation- will be analyzed, and policy recommendations for better global governance will be discussed.
The Impact of Self Help Group Approach in the Lives of Beneficiaries at Household Level: The Case of Childrenâ€™s Home Society and Family Services, Hosanna Family Empowerment Program
Authors: Negusie Fekadu
Published: January 2020

The study was conducted to find out the impacts of Self Help Groups (SHGs) Approach in the lives of beneficiaries at household level: in case of Hosanna Family Empowerment Program which is part of the development projects of Childrenâ€™s Home Societies and Family Services (CHSFS). Childrenâ€™s Home Society and Family Services (CHSFS) is one of the international not-for profit organizations in Ethiopia which are promoting SHG approach as a model for transformational development. Self-Help Group is an informal association of people in a village, hamlet or urban neighborhood with the principal objective of empowering destitute women economically, socially, politically, institutionally and spiritually. The researcher focused on analyzing the significant impacts of SHGs compared to other developmental endeavors undertaken by the organization under the study with the following specific objectives in mind: To investigate if the economic aspects of the beneficiaries at household level demonstrated improvement. To assess if SHG approach has brought the desired results on the lives of the beneficiaries in the social, political and leadership aspects of their lives. To recommend if SHG could be adopted as a development model for mitigating poverty at the national level. The researcher used questionnaire for educated respondents and scheduled interview for illiterate respondents. In order to enhance the validity of the research, both qualitative and quantitative methods were applied in the research. The analysis of the findings of the research reveals that involvement in SHGs has significant economic and social contributions on the lives of poor women.
Impact of oil Revenue on Economic Development in Nigeria [1981â€“2012]
Authors: Adesola Ogunmakin Adeduro , . Dada Raphael Adek
Published: January 2020

In enhancing proper and adequate economic development in Nigeria, there is a need to manage macroeconomic stability and pro-cyclical government expenditure pattern by improving non oil growth performance. It was based on this premise that, this study sought to examine the economic development and oil revenue in Nigeria. In doing this, regression analysis was carried out using SPSS. The result revealed the overdependence of Nigeria economy on oil revenue. Thus, this paper recommends policies and functional institutions to checkmate the poor transparency in the management of oil revenue that robbed the people of their potential benefits and economy diversification that will lead to improvement in revenue generation via other sources in the economy.
Primary Health Care by Vhembe women in the Limpopo province of South Africa: Knowledge and Practice
Authors: KA Kyei , . Spio K
Published: January 2020

Child mortality has increased in South Africa since 1990, despite a national policy of free primary healthcare for pregnant women and children under the age of five years. A significant number of women and children die during childbirth and 40% of stillbirths happen during labour. Lack of sufficient knowledge about primary health care (PHC) is costing South Africa greatly because many of the deaths of mothers, babies and young children could be avoided. Teenagers conceal pregnancy and that adds to higher risk of death among themselves and their unborn babies. Almost a half of all new-born babies die during the first 24 hours of birth, and 75% die in their first week of life. This study looks at primary health care by women in Vhembe by identifying knowledge and skills they possess to deal with health care issues. A 3-stage sample survey was conducted covering all the municipalities in the district. About 2660 women aged between 13 and 50 years were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Applying various statistical methods including logistic and regression modelling, this study shows that majority of the respondents know about PHC and that age and education of women are important factors affecting childâ€™s health and survival in the Vhembe district. If Limpopo wants to reduce childhood mortality, this study recommends that efforts be made to educate women, especially teenagers about primary health care, immunization, oral rehydration therapy and attendance at clinics for pre-natal medical check-ups during pregnancy.
Recalibrating Asymmetric Relationships through Economic and Business Development: The Case of Lao PDR
Authors: Walsh John
Published: January 2020

Poor and land-locked, communist-ruled Laos began opening its economy to capitalist methods at the end of the 1980s. With a sparse population and very limited technical capacity, the countryâ€™s principal economic activities involve foreign investors building dams for hydroelectricity or mining for minerals that are destined for export. The local economy is dominated by small and uncoordinated enterprises operating in mostly undeveloped and unsophisticated markets. Laos is in the process of becoming more integrated into the Mekong Region by virtue of the building of parts of the Asian Highway Network across its territory and some opportunities arising from the planned single market of the ASEAN Economic Community which reaches a new phase in 2015. The vision is for Laos to become a bridge for economic development. However, it is not clear that the mere presence of infrastructure will be sufficient for Laotian companies and institutions to receive benefits on a substantial and sustainable basis. Principal difficulties are (i) underdeveloped public human resource capacities and institutional support systems, (ii) lack of industry clusters and facilities that can provide SMEs access to regional and global value chains and (iii) limited endowment of resources, logistics, finance and limited capabilities to meet market demand. This paper examines the conjunction between ability of Lao actors to participate in emergent economic activities and the countryâ€™s ability at government level to articulate its own developmental priorities and attempt to achieve these through negotiation with other states. This requires seeking to recalibrate hugely asymmetric relationships with China, Japan and Thailand, among others.
An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Company Performance in Creating the Competitiveness of Furniture and Printing Small-Sized Enterprises in Jayapura City
Authors: Mugiati Mugiati
Published: January 2020

This study aims to identify and analyze the influence of human resource management, production, marketing, working capital, organization, government policy, and competitor on the financial performance and competitiveness of Small-sized enterprise in Jayapura City. Data collection methods used were observation, interviews, and questionnaires, the number of samples is 258 Small-sized enterprises in Jayapura. Data were analyzed by applying SEM (structural equation modeling analysis method by making use of Amos Software. The results showed that the factors of production and government policy factors affect the financial performance and competitiveness of small-sized enterprise in Jayapura. While human resource management, marketing, organization and competitors factors affect the financial performance of small-sized enterprise in Jayapura, but does not affect the competitiveness of small-sized enterprise in Jayapura and working capital factor does not affect the financial performance of small-sized enterprise in Jayapura but affect the competitiveness of small-sized enterprise in Jayapura. Then the financial performance factor affects the competitiveness of small-sized enterprise in Jayapura.
An Analysis of Religious Practices using Paradigm of Malayness in Burgessâ€™ Beds in the East
Authors: Sahiddan Nurhanis , . Mardian Shah Omar , . Thaharah Hilaluddin
Published: January 2020

Burgessâ€™ (1917-1993) trilogy of novels, The Malayan Trilogy (1964), is probably one of the most underestimated English literary texts on the Malay World. It has been suggested that the third novel of the trilogy, Beds in the East (1959), depicts the everyday practices of the Muslim Malay characters that go against their religion, Islam, through their conversations with other Muslim Malay characters and nonMuslim characters in the novel. In this study, I utilise one of the elements under the paradigm of Malayness in literature as proposed by Ida, which is Islam. According to this concept, the paradigm of Malayness consists of everyday-defined social realities, or the six elements, the Malay language, Islam, the Malay rulers, adat/culture, ethnicity and identity. From a close textual reading of the novel, my findings show that the Malay characters in the trilogy are portrayed as wayward Muslims in their beliefs and practices. It is hoped that these findings will contribute to the on-going study on Malay Muslims, discourse and the paradigm of Malayness in literature. These findings could also be utilised by foreign students in studying the Malay culture and the Malay language.
Value Co-Creation in Branding Social Marketing Services: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Raza Syed Ali
Published: January 2020

The study intends to determine how informally social pioneering initiative in terms of value cocreation gets transformed into vibrant social brands having credibility and sustainable dimensions. This phenomenon is critical to study in order to advance the body of knowledge of social marketing, particularly in context to branding social causes. The rationale for continuing with conventional approaches reinforces model ways of thinking in social marketing. This is one of the reasons that several efforts were made to promote development programs like Millennium Development Goals, Non-smoking, and environmental conservation have barely come to fruition. Lack of success or failure could only be attributed due to lack of conceptual advancement and developing innovative techniques to transform the creative ideas of social marketing into practices. This research transcends the traditional approaches taking group rather than individual as a unit of analysis. An exploratory study has been conducted to find out what are the major determinants, ideas and thoughts that transform social pioneering initiatives in to a credible brand. The study confirms that value co-creation is a function of transcendental values that people experience while interacting and consuming social marketing services.
Livestock Management and Gendered Decision-Making in Rural Cambodia
Authors: Walsh John
Published: January 2020

Agricultural households tend, around the world, to have gendered divisions of work depending on a range of historical, practical, cultural and geographic factors. Once the issue of who does what in the household is determined, it tends to remain that way and this means it is difficult to introduce development-positive changes in the household in the absence of a moment of change. This paper investigates whether there are opportunities for such change in the case of livestock management in Cambodia. A total of 200 interviews were conducted in four rural areas of Cambodia using a specially designed questionnaire. The extent and spread of livestock ownership was investigated together with the issue of who in the household takes responsibility for different aspects of that management. It is found that there is some limited scope for introducing change in households through changing the opportunities for livestock agriculture in Cambodia.
Sustainability of Rice Farmers: Farming of Rural Communities in the Spiritual Meaning Perspective of Seed Storage
Authors: Irmayani Irmayani , . Amaluddin , . Sitti Rahbiah Busaeri
Published: January 2020

This research aims to reveal in the spiritual of meaning contained in the farming of rice seed storage of rural communities in the village at Bone-Bone. This research uses a qualitative approach in the phenomenology of perspective and will be interpreted in the definiton of the symbolic interactionism. The result of this research indicates that the stages of the storage that begins with the way collect it in the form of malai rice that has been drained in a small house with called landak. Storage at a its own will be do it because the farmer glamorize the seed of rise with no treat in vain. The seed pf rice who are stored in a place that exalted so that would prevent anyone to overstep and and even stepped deliberately because it was considered not appreciate the seed of the rice which is the source of life. This action effect has meaning that for all beings actually have a close relationship with human life itself, treated well even of plants will be upheld especially if the relationship among humans and other animals is required ethics are maintained so constantly continue in the future, involving the meaning of an action to keep the sustainability of rice farming.
Understanding Roommate Conflict among University of Cape Coast Students: A Poisson Regression Approach
Authors: Acquah Joyce De-Graft
Published: January 2020

Although roommate conflict and its negative effects are visible on Ghanaian campuses, most of the publications on this type of conflict have been written by scholars in the developed world. Consequently, challenges and consequences associated with this type of conflict in Ghana and developing countries have not been adequately discussed in the literature. This study investigates causes, consequences and management strategies of roommate conflict and willingness to pay for conflict resolution services. Findings of the study indicated that most of the students have had conflict with their roommate. Poor communication, lack of cooperation, unreturned greetings and cold looks were identified as the major forms or signs of conflicts. Respondents indicated main causes of conflicts as refusal to clean room, noise making in the room, gossiping about roommate and using roommate property without permission. With regards to consequences of these conflicts, students suggested feeling tensed and uncomfortable, staying outside their rooms for long hours, sleep distortion and depression to be the major consequences. The study revealed bringing roommate together to resolve conflict themselves, encouraging communication among roommates, negotiation with roommate and special training on developing cooperative attitude among roommate to be the major management strategies to address conflict. Most of the students were unwilling to pay for conflict resolution services if provided by the university. Results of the poison regression estimation suggests family size of student, number of roommates in a room and being in a love relationship as significant and negative predictors of frequency of roommate conflicts.
Approximation by Jakimovski-Leviatan-Stancu-Durrmeyer type operators
Authors: Mursaleen M. , Rahman Shagufta , Ansari Khursheed
Published: January 2020

In the present paper, we introduce Stancu type modification of
Jakimovski-Leviatan-Durrmeyer operators. First, we estimate moments of these
operators. Next, we study the problem of simultaneous approximation by these
operators. An upper bound for the approximation to rth derivative of a
function by these operators is established. Furthermore, we obtain
A-statistical approximation properties of these operators with the help of
universal korovkin type statistical approximation theorem.
Frenet frame with respect to conformable derivative
Authors: Gözütok Uğur , Çoban Hüsnü , Sağıroğlu Yasemin
Published: January 2020

Conformable fractional derivative is introduced by the authors Khalil at al
in 2014. In this study, we investigate the frenet frame with respect to
conformable fractional derivative. Curvature and torsion of a conformable
curve are defined and the geometric interpretation of these two functions is
studied. Also, fundamental theorem of curves is expressed for the
conformable curves and an example of the curve corresponding to a fractional
differential equation is given.
A Novel Algorithm for Generating a GVKEY-CIK Link Table
Authors: Chu K. C. Kenneth , Chen Sipeng , Leung Tommy
Published: January 2020

This paper presents a do-it-yourself algorithm to generate the historical GVKEY-CIK link table. The proposed algorithm features a technique of pre-classifying sample data into different treatment subgroups and utilizing historical firm information available from the source data to increase (reduce) matching efficiency (errors). Simulation results show that our algorithm is superior to applying only conventional name matching operations over the whole sample: 57.5 percent of the overall matching results are error free ex ante, and for the remaining 42.5 percent of data, records without Type I errors (with Type II errors) increase (decrease) by 34.0 percent (59.4 percent) when the optimal threshold is used.

JEL Classifications: C89; M40; G10; G18.
Теория цены товара. Решение проблемы цены
Authors: Ситников Антон
Published: January 2020

В настоящее время существует множество определений понятия цены, но общепринятого среди них нет. Цель данного сочинения – устранение этого недостатка современной экономической науки. В работе дается принципиально новое объяснение цены. Цена трактуется как элемент меновой стоимости, как величина относительная, представляющая собой функцию двух переменных – товара и денег.
Dalit Culture and Ethos in Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance
Authors: Suvarna Bandari
Published: January 2020

Rohinton Mistry (1952- ) is a South Asian Canadian writer. He was born in Mumbai on July 03, 1952. A Fine Balance (1996), Mistry’s second novel, is set in India of mid seventies and focuses especially on the period during Emergency and afterwards i.e. post- Emergency. The setting of the novel is from 1945 to 1984. In this novel Mistry delineates the predicaments of the Chamaars (leather-workers) who are considered untouchables. Mistry is seen to draw abundantly from Indian history, but more purposely to rewrite the history of the marginalized and the oppressed.  A Fine Balance is one of the very few Indian English novels which present reader the very essence of Dalit culture. Many other novels confine to portraying Dalit characters by neglecting to include their very life style, culture due to which the characters are too apart from their roots. Dalitness which is the soul of the character itself is not seen in the characterization. That is the reason many works cannot be a part of Dalit Literature in which projecting the Dalit culture is an essential part of it. But A Fine Balance is an exception to it. The novel A Fine Balance is effective in presenting Dalit culture realistically to some extent
Peppy
Authors: Doak David , Denyer Gareth , Gerrard Juliet , Mackay Joel , Allison Jane
Published: January 2020

Science students are traditionally taught protein structure and function through textbook pictures and/or physical model building. This is not effective for most students because conceiving large, complex three-dimensional chemicals structure and dynamic molecular interactions requires a very high degree of abstract thought, imagination and extrapolation. It is intuitively reasonable to believe that a virtual reality approach would aid appreciation of nanoscale molecular structure, function and dynamics.

I will describe the Virtual Reality (VR) tool, “Peppy” (1), that we have developed for exploring the molecular forces which drive protein secondary structure. Peppy allows students to build, visualise and manipulate polypeptides within the six degrees of freedom that characterises the VR environment. Peppy not only recreates traditional secondary structures dependent on hydrogen- bonding in a generic peptide backbone, it also permits students to insert any and all of the 20 amino acids and to examine the effect of the shapes and electrostatic forces of these on secondary structure. The highly extrapolative environment created by Peppy is extended with features that encourage student engagement, such as a selfie camera, interactive Ramachandran plot, and even features to emphasise the dynamics of a vibrant macromolecular structure. Being able to physically and directly grab and manipulate the atoms and angles with the virtual hand enhances the connection of students with the molecules and results in an exploration experience unmatched by traditional 3D visualisation software.

I will also describe the testing and iterative improvement of Peppy during deployment to large undergraduate classes at the University of Sydney, which boasts the Immersive Learning Lab, with 26 VR (Oculus Rift) headsets. Remarkably, even students with no prior VR experience are able to interact with Peppy in an engaged and meaningful way within just 10 minutes and, after less than an hour many are able to build highly complex multi-peptide structures such as β-barrels or experiment with long peptides containing a variety of side chains and disulphide bonds. The experience resonates with the students well after the session, as evidenced by their reflections and follow-up questions regarding the physics of the simulation and ideas for extension of the software.
A eficiência energética e o sector dos transportes em Portugal: breve estado da arte
Authors: Batista Maria Teresa Folgôa
Published: January 2020

Desde há várias décadas que o sector do transporte é um dos principais responsáveis pelo aumento das emissões de contaminantes atmosféricos e de produção de ruído. O sector do transporte, tal como o da indústria, constitui um dos sectores com maiores consumos energéticos e com uma forte dependência de recursos energéticos não renováveis. O consumo de energia do sector dos transportes em Portugal é de aproximadamente 42% do consumo final de energia no país, dados de 2016 (Pordata, 2019). O modo de transporte mais contaminante (em termos absolutos) é o transporte por automóvel, seguido dos meios aéreos, marítimo / fluvial e, por último, o ferroviário. Em Portugal, o transporte por estrada é responsável por mais de 23,5% do total de emissões de gases de efeito de estufa (GEE).
Sistemas de Transporte Urbano en Latinoamérica
Authors: Vásquez Stanescu Carmen Luisa , Pérez Cedeño Rhommer Orlando , Ramírez-Pisco Rodrigo , Osal Herrera William José
Published: January 2020

La evolución de los sistemas de transporte urbano en Latinoamérica ha sido significativa, producto de los elevados índices de urbanización. Entre estos destacan al servicio público los metros y los buses de tránsito rápido. El presenta trabajo describe la evolución de estos sistemas en Latinoamérica. Para esto se seleccionaron ocho (8) ciudades, referenciadas como emblemáticas. Como resultado se muestra el creciente número de pasajeros anuales de los sistemas metro de las ciudades de Buenos Aires y Lima. Adicionalmente, en seis (6) de las ciudades los pasajeros diarios superan los 100.000 y en las restantes alrededor de los 26.000.
Estudio exploratorio de evaluación de la accesibilidad en la ciudad capital de El Salvador
Authors: Grande Ayala Carlos Ernesto , Acevedo Paz Katherine Elizabeth , González González Eduardo Luis , Guzmán Hernández Miriam Alejandra , Maravilla Galdámez Ana Gabriela
Published: January 2020

El Área Metropolitana de San Salvador (AMSS) está integrada por catorce municipios, entre ellos San Salvador que es el municipio capital de El Salvador, esta condición ha hecho que a través del tiempo se consolide una gran cantidad de servicios y equipamientos urbanos para la población del municipio y fuera de éste; esto influye en la oferta de transporte público y la movilización con transporte privado, convirtiéndolo en un interesante espacio de análisis del nivel de accesibilidad hacia los diferentes servicios urbanos. Dada la diversidad de enfoques, metodologías y técnicas orientadas a la medición de la accesibilidad, este estudio exploratorio tiene por objetivo determinar qué variables son sensibles ante los resultados de la evaluación del nivel de accesibilidad a los equipamientos urbanos a través del transporte privado y público, pero haciendo énfasis en este último, para el caso específico de San Salvador. Para ello se recurre a la definición de un enfoque adaptado a la realidad salvadoreña, construcción de base de datos, análisis de redes a través de sistemas de información geográfica, finalmente, se presenta como resultado una serie de elementos claves al momento de valorizar el nivel de accesibilidad a los equipamientos urbanos dentro del contexto urbano salvadoreño.
Eficiencia e intensidad energética en Honduras, subsector eléctrico: Antecedentes y situación actual
Authors: Flores Barahona Marco Antonio
Published: January 2020

Se muestra el perfil del subsector eléctrico y eficiencia eléctrica en Honduras, se observa que, el Gobierno, no ha tenido el interés real en promover la eficiencia energética, elemento fundamental para el desarrollo sostenible. El estudio del comportamiento del subsector eléctrico, abarca el período 2000-2018. Se detallan proyectos nacionales, de eficiencia energética para el sector residencial y alumbrado público. Se detallan los objetivos de un documento de política energética que data de 2009, el que aún no está implementado. Mostramos el comportamiento de la intensidad energética nacional comparado con el regional.
Model Manajemen Pembelajaran Online Pada Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Guru Pendamping Muda PAUD
Authors: Mumpuni Natalia Dewi , Ismanto Bambang
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this study is to (1) Explain the Implementation of Education and Training of young assistant teachers in Central Java; (2) Explain the weaknesses of the education and training of young assistant teachers in Central Java; (3) Describe the Educational Management Model and training of PAUD young assistant teachers through online media. Early Childhood Teacher Education and Training is a series of tiered PAUD teacher education and training owned by the Ministry of Education and Culture that can be organized by institutions that meet the requirements or have been designated as training providers. Online media used in this research are Information Systems and Video Conference Webex cisco meetings. The final product of this research is a model and supporting material in the form of a guide, which consists of a guide for participants, a guide for field officers and a guide for facilitators. This research and development uses a mixed method, using the seven steps of development from Borg and Gall, which is integrated with the ADDIE model. Data collection methods use instruments in the form of questionnaires, interview guidelines, and tests. The research subjects were organizers, field officers, facilitators, and training participants. Data analysis techniques using quantitative and qualitative descriptive. The results of the main trial phase showed that the education and training of PAUD young teacher assistants through online media was effective in increasing competency, this was seen from the increase in pre-test to post-test average points which rose 32 points and the graduation rate of participants was 98.2%.
Pengembangan LKS Berbasis Kearifan Lokal di Malang Untuk Siswa Kelas IV SD
Authors: Restian Arina , Deviana Tyas , Saputri Yunia Nanda Eka
Published: January 2020

This research aims to 1) develop a worksheet based on local wisdom in Malang for students in 4th grade, within subtheme 2: “The Beauty of My Country Cultural Diversity”, 2) test the effectiveness of the worksheet. This study uses ADDIE model, there are 5 stages namely analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation. The instrument was validated by material expert, instructional materials expert, and linguists. Then the revised worksheet was tested on the subject as a trial to find out the attractiveness and effectiveness. The validation result from the material expert was 90.67% in valid criteria, from the teaching material expert was 73.33% in criteria, and from the linguists were 93.33% in valid criteria. The attractiveness results 91.71% from students in interesting criteria and 85.71% from teachers. The effectiveness test results obtained 94.28% in effective criteria.
Preservation of Damar Kurung through jewelry design
Authors: Christianna Aniendya
Published: January 2020

Revolusi industri 4.0 diperkirakan akan mengancam keberadaan manusia dalam dunia kerja. Ketika ancamannya semakin besar, manusia sebagai makhluk kreatif seharusnya menyadari bahwa mereka harus beradaptasi. Tantangan-tantangan ini dapat dijawab jika manusia sebagai sumber daya utama dapat memanfaatkan informasi yang ada untuk meningkatkan kapasitas, kreativitas, dan keterampilan diri. Kreativitas membuat manusia mampu menghasilkan karya seni yang belum tentu teknologi dan mesin mampu lakukan. Meskipun beberapa mesin dikatakan mampu melakukannya, manusia tetap adalah entitas yang memiliki rasa dan emosi, yang hingga kini belum dimiliki oleh teknologi. Menjelang kepunahan Damar Kurung sebagai tradisi cahaya khas derah pesisir Pulau Jawa, pada 4 Oktober 2017, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia menetapkan Damar Kurung sebagai Warisan Budaya Takbenda Nasional. Ini adalah berita baik bagi individu/komunitas yang telah secara aktif melestarikan Damar Kurung, sehingga keberadaannya sebagai warisan kearifan lokal dapat ditemurunkan kepada generasi muda. Namun pertanyaannya adalah: apakah di era Revolusi Industri 4.0 pelestarian warisan budaya masih relevan? Berdasarkan uraian latar belakang, tim penulis mengimplementasikan alternatif pengembangan kreativitas yang terinspirasi oleh ragam hias Damar Kurung menjadi perhiasan yang bernilai jual dan terbuka untuk pangsa pasar yang lebih luas. Sejauh ini, ada banyak produk kreatif yang terinspirasi oleh Damar Kurung, tetapi hanya terbatas pada segmen ekonomi menengah (dan bawah). Berbagai lapisan masyarakat perlu mengapresiasi Damar Kurung sebagai warisan budaya tak bendawi. Dengan demikian, warisan masa lalu dapat dikenali dan dihargai oleh orang-orang dengan menyesuaikan kebutuhan masa kini. Pada akhirnya, upaya ini mendukung pengembangan industri kreatif berbasis kearifan lokal.Kata kunci: Damar Kurung, Perhiasan, Kreatif Industri, Revolusi Industri 4.0, dan Kreativitas
Autonomía y competencias locales
Authors: Baño León José María
Published: January 2020

El régimen de autonomía política reconocido a las corporaciones locales resiste con ventaja la comparación con los demás países de nuestro entorno. El hecho de que la competencia sobre el régimen local sea compartida entre el Estado y la Comunidad Autónoma ha impedido una debida articulación entre las distintas instancias de poder, sin que la provincia haya encontrado un lugar propio en la distribución de competencias. El intento de la reforma de 2013 de reducir las competencias propias locales ha fracasado, ya que el Tribunal Constitucional anuló aspectos muy importantes de dicha reforma. El gran reto del régimen local no es incrementar sus competencias propias, sino ser en los municipios grandes y medianos la administración ordinaria para los ciudadanos a través de la delegación de competencias del Estado y las Comunidades Autónomas.
Autonomía local y tutela. Un equilibrio inestable
Authors: Rebollo Puig Manuel
Published: January 2020

La autonomía local es compatible con potestades de control otorgadas por las leyes a las Administraciones estatal y autonómicas. Pero ello, dentro de ciertos límites que se derivan de la misma consagración de la autonomía. Se exponen las líneas maestras de esos límites y cómo han ido evolucionando en los últimos años hasta llegar a la situación actual que parece a la búsqueda de un nuevo equilibrio. En concreto, se estudia la solución que a este respecto ofreció la Ley Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local. Con ese marco, se analizan los rasgos esenciales de las principales técnicas que canalizan ese control y los problemas que plantean. En especial, la anulación y suspensión de los actos locales; la subrogación; y las autorizaciones y aprobaciones. También otras fórmulas alternativas y complementarias. Finalmente, se ensaya una reconstrucción general de la tutela sobre la base de la Carta Europea de la Autonomía Local.
De nuevo sobre el nivel intermedio de gobierno local. ¿Qué cabe hacer sin reformar la Constitución?
Authors: Barrero  Rodríguez Concepción
Published: January 2020

Este estudio expone la situación actual de la organización supramunicipal y reflexiona sobre la conveniencia de su reforma y el posible alcance y sentido de esta.
Le relazioni tra i diversi livelli di governo in Italia. Suggestioni a partire dal dibattito spagnolo sul regime locale
Authors: Gardini Gianluca
Published: January 2020

Le analogie tra Spagna e Italia investono l’intero assetto del sistema territoriale. I due paesi, dal punto di vista dell’assetto organizzativo, hanno sicuramente molti elementi in comune, soprattutto sotto il profilo del difficile equilibrio tra centro e autonomie. Le ampie convergenze tra Italia e Spagna in relazione al fenomeno territoriale non significano, tuttavia, che il bilancio debba necessariamente essere unico e condiviso. Con l’attenuarsi della crisi economica, in Italia lo Stato ha perso parte della rilevanza che aveva acquisito grazie alla gestione dell’emergenza. E’ inevitabile supporre che la netta bocciatura popolare della proposta di riforma costituzionale del 2016 costringerà a ripensare l’intero sistema territoriale italiano, e a reinserire nell’agenda pubblica termini progressivamente fuoriusciti dal lessico politico, come decentramento, autonomia, federalismo.
La prestación de los servicios públicos locales
Authors: Huergo Lora Alejandro
Published: January 2020

La prestación de servicios a los ciudadanos es una parte fundamental de la actividad de las entidades locales. La remunicipalización de servicios es una tendencia importante en los últimos años, a la vez que la legislación impone requisitos más estrictos para la asunción de nuevos servicios y para la gestión directa. El artículo revisa críticamente esos últimos desarrollos, especialmente el énfasis en controles procedimentales sobre las decisiones sobre la forma de gestión de los servicios, frente a otros sobre la calidad en la prestación de dichos servicios. También se analiza la imposición de condiciones relativas a la organización municipal o la prestación de servicios mediante colaboración entre distintas entidades locales.
Los hilos de la memoria: tejiendo las narrativas de los centros textiles en México y Perú
Authors: Ojinaga Zapata Brenda
Published: January 2020

With the emergence of the “centros textiles” at the end of the last century in Peru and in Mexico, such as museums where some weavers have been integrated as part of some of their intercultural teams, the discourse of canonical art have begun to be questioned, specially, those referring to folk art and art created by women. With an approach constructed on the Latin American Theory of Folk Art and an ethnographic work that includes testimonies and interviews with the weavers who work in the “centros textiles”, the purpose of this article is to reflect on how the voices of the weavers are acknowledged in places where they have been historically expelled. Thus, the possibility for the creation of more complete narratives from their collective memory opens.
Sistem Pakar Diagnosis Typoid Fever dan Dengue Fever Berbasis Web
Authors: Wicaksono Andri Permana , Mudiono Demiawan Rachmatta Putro
Published: January 2020

Negara Indonesia salah satu negara tropis. Curah hujan yang tinggi dengan kepadatan penduduk di wilayah Indonesia menghasilkan berbagai banyak penyakit. Salah satu penyakit yang sering muncul adalah penyakit yang diakibatkan oleh infeksi dan parasit tropis. Penyakit yang tergolong dengan infeksi dan parasit yang sering di negara Indonesia yaitu Thypoid fever dan Dengue fever. Sistem pakar adalah inovasi terbaru dalam mendeteksi kondisi awal. Sistem pakar dapat diimplementasikan di sektor kesehatan, salah satunya adalah sistem diagnosis ahli yang berguna untuk mendiagnosis penyakit dengan gejala demam pada manusia dengan melihat karakteristik dan gejala yang dialami pasien. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendiagnosis demam tifoid dan Dengue Fever yang disebabkan oleh gejala demam pada pasien. Metode penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian pengembangan dengan menggunakan metode sanders yang meliputi definisi masalah, analisis sistem, perancangan sistem, dan implementasi sistem. Hasil penelitian ini, menggunakan metode dempster shafer untuk menentukan penilaian terhadapat penyakit Typoid fever dan dengue Fever sehingga dari hasil tersebut mendapatkan nilai kekauratan dengan persentase penyakit typoid fever mencapai 93%  dan dengue fever mencapai 94% dapat digunakan sebagai referensi untuk keakuratan diagnosis untuk mencegah penyakit Typoid Fever dan Dengue Fever.
The Role of Temperature and Adsorbate on Negative Gas Adsorption in the Mesoporous Metal-Organic Framework DUT-49
Authors: Krause Simon , Evans Jack D. , Bon Volodymyr , Senkovska Irena , Coudert François-Xavier , Többens Daniel D. , Wallacher Dirk , Grimm Nico , Kaskel Stefan
Published: January 2020

In this contribution, we present an extensive investigation of adsorption of a range of different gases at various temperatures in DUT-49, a metal-organic framework which features a negative gas adsorption (NGA) transition. Adsorption experiments at temperatures ranging from 21 to 308 K, were used to identify, for each guest, a critical temperature range in which NGA occurs. The experimental results were complemented by molecular simulations that rationalize the absence of NGA at elevated temperatures and the non-monotonic behavior observed upon temperature decrease.
Small Changes in Hydration Determine Cephalosporinase Activity of OXA-48 β-Lactamases
Authors: Hirvonen Viivi H. A. , Mulholland Adrian , Spencer James , Kamp Marc W. van der
Published: January 2020

β-lactamase mediated antibiotic resistance threatens treatment of bacterial infections. OXA-48 enzymes are clinically important class D serine β-lactamases (SBLs) that confer resistance to most β-lactam antibiotics, including carbapenems. However, OXA-48 and related enzymes vary widely in their activity towards different substrates: OXA-48 primarily hydrolyzes carbapenems, whereas the OXA-163 variant is a cephalosporinase with minimal carbapenemase activity. The basis of cephalosporinase activity in OXA-163 remains elusive. Here we use QM/MM reaction simulations (umbrella sampling molecular dynamics) to study breakdown of the cephalosporin antibiotic ceftazidime, a key antibiotic for healthcare-associated infections, by selected OXA-48 variants. Calculated free energy barriers for ceftazidime deacylation correctly capture the differing catalytic efficiencies of the studied enzymes and identify the catalytically competent orientation for bound ceftazidime. Additionally, we show that high flexibility of the Ω-loop bordering the active site, a determinant of specificity in many SBLs, is not required for efficient deacylation. Based on our simulations, cephalosporin breakdown in OXA-163 is efficient due to subtle control of active site solvation, which requires a particular orientation of Leu158 in the Ω-loop. Our simulations further predict that a single mutation in the OXA-48 β5 - β6 loop (Arg214Ser) will increase the efficiency of ceftazidime deacylation to that of OXA-163. The finding that the hydration of the general base in the active site determines deacylation efficiency is possibly important in other class D β-lactamases.
The Relationship Between Wormlike Micelle Scission Free Energy and Micellar Composition: The Case of Sodium Laurylethersulphate and Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Authors: Wand Charlie , Panoukidou Maria , Regno Annalaura Del , Anderson Richard L. , Carbone Paola
Published: January 2020

The scission energy is the diﬀerence in energy between two hemispherical caps and the cylindrical region of a wormlike micelle. This energy diﬀerence is exponentially proportional to the average micelle length, which aﬀects several macroscopic properties such as the viscosity of viscoelastic ﬂuids. Here we use a recently published method by Wang et al (Langmuir 2018 34 1564-1573) to directly calculate the scission energy of micelles composed of monodisperse Sodium Laurylethersulphate (SLESnEO), an anionic surfactant. We perform a systematic study varying the number of ethoxyl groups (n) and salt concentration. The scission energy increases with increasing salt concentration, indicating that the formation of longer micelles is favoured. We attribute this to the increased charge screening that reduces the repulsion between head groups. However, the scission energy decreases with increasing number of ethoxyl groups as the ﬂexibility of the head group increases and the sodium ion becomes less tightly bound to the head group. We then extend to look at the eﬀect of a common co-surfactant, Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAPB) and ﬁnd that its addition increases the scission energy, stabilising wormlike micelles at a lower salt concentration.
The Formation of the Solid-/Liquid Electrolyte Interphase (SLEI) on NASICON-Type Glass Ceramics and LiPON
Authors: Busche Martin R. , Leichtweiss Thomas , Fiedler Carsten , Drossel Thomas , Geiss Matthias , Weiß Manuel , Kronenberger Achim , Weber Dominik A. , Janek Jürgen
Published: January 2020

Most electrochemical energy storages (battery cells) consist of solid electrodes separated by a liquid electrolyte (LE). If electrode materials are – at least partially – soluble in the electrolyte, detrimental mass transport between both electrodes (electrode cross-talk) occurs. The shuttle mechanism in lithium-sulfur batteries or leaching of Mn in high voltage cathode materials are important examples. Implementing a solid electrolyte (SE) membrane between the electrodes is a comprehensible approach to suppress undesired mass transport but additional resistances arise due to charge transport across the SE and charge transfer through the solid/liquid electrolyte interfaces. The latter contribution is often overlooked as its determination is challenging, however, these interface properties are crucial for practical application. In previous work a resistive solid-/liquid-electrolyte interphase “SLEI” was found at the interface between the SE lithium aluminum germanium phosphate (LAGP) in contact with a liquid ether-based electrolyte. Here we aim for deeper insight into this interphase formation, referring to a lithium ion conducting glass ceramic (NASICON-type) and the commonly used thin film ion conductor “LiPON” (lithium phosphorous oxide nitride). The growth of the SLEI is monitored by a combination of electrochemical characterization, XPS (x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) and time-of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS).
Probing the Birth and Dynamics of Hydrated Electrons at the Gold/Liquid Water Interface via a Novel Optoelectronic Approach
Authors: Lapointe François , Wolf Martin , Campen Kramer , Tong Yujin
Published: January 2020

The hydrated electron has fundamental and practical significance in radiation and radical chemistry, catalysis and radiobiology. While its bulk properties have been extensively studied, its behavior at buried solid/liquid interfaces is still unclear due to the lack of effective tools to characterize this short-lived species in between two condensed matter layers. In this study, we develop a novel optoelectronic technique for the characterization of the birth and structural evolution of solvated electrons at the metal/liquid interface with a femtosecond time resolution. We thus recorded for the first time their transient spectra (in a photon energy range from 0.31 to 1.85 eV) in situ with a time resolution of 50 fs. The transient species show state-dependent optical transition behaviors from being isotropic in the hot state to perpendicular to the surface in the trapped and solvated states. The technique will enable a better understanding of hot electron-driven reactions at electrochemical interfaces.
The Influence of Structural Gradients in Large Pore Organosilica Materials on the Capabilities for Hosting Cellular Communities
Authors: Bronner Hannah , Holzer Anna-Katharina , Finke Alexander , Kunkel Marius , Marx Andreas , Leist Marcel , Polarz Sebastian
Published: January 2020

Cells exist in the so-called extracellular matrix (ECM) in their native state, and numerous future applications require reliable and potent ECM-mimics. A perspective, which goes beyond ECM emulation, is the design of a host-material with features, which are not accessible in the biological portfolio. Such a feature would, for instance be, the creation of a structural or chemical gradient, and to explore how this special property influences the biological processes. First, we wanted to test if macroporous organosilica materials with appropriate surface modification can act as a host for the implementation of human cells like HeLa or LUHMES. It was possible to use a commercially available polymeric foam as a scaffold and coat it with a layer of a thiophenol-containing organosilica layer, followed by biofunctionalization with biotin using click chemistry and the subsequent coupling of streptavidin - fibronectin to it. More importantly, deformation of the scaffold allowed the generation of a permanent structural gradient. In this work, we show that the structural gradient has a tremendous influence on the capability of the described material for the accommodation of living cells. The introduction of a bi-directional gradient enabled the establishment of a cellular community comprising different cell types in spatially distinct regions of the material. An interesting perspective is to study communication between cell types or to create cellular communities, which can never exist in a natural enviornment.