bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Studi tentang batik tulis salingka tabek Nagari Koto Baru Solok
Authors: Nabil Nabil Hartato , Jupriani Jupriani
Published: November 2022

Kerajinan Batik Tulis Salingka Tabek Koto Baru Solok merupakan kerajinan tradisonal yakninya keterampilan di peroleh dari proses yang sanagat lama. Munculnya kerajinan batik tulis salingka tabek di Nagari baru Solok karena tuntutan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pasar yang berguna untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Kerajinan Batik tulis salingka tabek Nagari Koto Baru Solok merupakan kerajinan yang perlu di teliti terutama masalah (1) Bentuk motif dari batik dan (2) teknik yang di gunakan dalam proses pembuatan batik tulis salingka Tabek. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dengan menggunakan populasi dari pengrajin dan keseluruhan kerajinan dari batik tulis Salingka Tabek Nagari Koto Baru. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah hasil dari kerajinan batik tulis Salingka Tabek milik bapak Yusrizal. Kerajinan yang dihasilkan dari usaha kerajinan ini adalah berbentuk Kain panjang, kain sarung, selendang dan kain baju. Kata kunci: Batik Tulis, Bentuk motif dan Teknik
MAWAR DALAM SENI LUKIS REALIS KONTEMPORER
Authors: Desmina Mega , Hafiz Abd
Published: November 2022

Tujuan pembuatan karya seni lukis ini adalah memvisualisasikan bunga mawar sebagai simbol penyebab wanita berprilaku menyimpang dalam lukisan realis kontemporer. Metode penciptaan karya seni menggunakan lima tahap, yaitu (1) tahap persiapan, (2) tahap elaborasi, (4) tahap sintesis, (5) tahap realisasi konsep dan (6) tahap penyelesaian serta yang terakhir (6) mengadakan pameran karya lukis. Judul  karya yang dibuat yaitu: (1)  Retak, (2) Luntur, (3) Bengkok, (4) Masih Dini, (6) Salah Asuh, (7) Rainbow, (8) Dipaksa Hidup, (8) Simpanan, (9) Mengotori, (10) Pahit.
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN POWTOON DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SENI RUPA SISWA KELAS VIII-3 SMP PGRI 4 PADANG
Authors: Riswalkam Riswalkam , Hafiz Abd.
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to improve learning outcomes for drawing comic materials through the use of powtoon learning media in class VIII-3 of SMP PGRI 4 Padang. This type of research is Classroom Action Research with the use of powtoon media in learning. The research results obtained from data processing showed an increase in student learning outcomes. In the first cycle the average student learning outcomes was 77.85, after improvements in the second cycle the average student learning outcomes increased significantly to 86.00. Based on the results of the research above, it can be concluded that the powtoon learning media can improve learning outcomes of fine arts learning material for comic drawing material for students of SMP PGRI 4 Padang.Key Words: Learning Outcomes, Powtoon Learning Media.
ILLUSTRASI SUASANA COFFEE SHOP DENGAN MEDIA WATERCOLOUR
Authors: Azizah Nurul , Syafwan Syafwan
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this final work is to visualize the illustration of the coffee shop atmosphere. The  method of creating works of art uses five stages of work, namely, the preparation stage, the elaboration stage, the synthetic stage, the concept realization stage, and the completion stage, and finally holding a painting exhibition. The techniques used are arsi and aquarelle techniques. There are 10 works created, namely, 1. Welcome to Coffee Shop, 2. Coffee on One Table, 3  Study Art, Coffee  Friends, 8. Bullshit Roasting, 9. From Heart to Heart, 10. Little Memories.Kata Kunci : Coffee Shop, Illustrasi
PENGEMBANGAN E-MODUL BERBASIS MOBILE LEARNING UNTUK MATA KULIAH METODE PENELITIAN
Authors: Saidah Nusrotus
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this research is to develop mobile learning-based e-module teaching materials for research methods courses.This research method is a research and development method using the ADDIE model with e-module development steps, namely: 1) Analysis; 2) Design; 3) Development; 4) Implementation; 5) Evaluation. The sample in this study were all tarbiyah students, namely the PAI study program who took research methods courses, namely semester 5 with a total of 93 students. The sampling technique is a saturated sample technique from the population used as a sample in the study. The data collection techniques of this research are observation, questionnaires and documents. This research instrument is in the form of expert validation sheets and practical assessments by students. This research design is experimental with pre-post test only design with piared sample t test analysis.The results showed that the analysis of product design and data that could be presented in expert judgment showed that the e-module had very good criteria with a significance value of 0.000 0.005, which means that there is a significant difference between learning before and after learning using e-modules based on mobile learning. E-module has a very practical assessment by students as a reference in independent learning with an average score of 4.5 with a very good category. This e-module provides an alternative for students to learn independently, more efficiently and effectively in the learning process outside the classroom.
PENERAPAN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ALAM SEKOLAH INKLUSI DI SMP DIPONEGORO BATU
Authors: Wardhani Aprilia Ema , Sunandar Asep , Asim Asim , Efendi Mohammad , Samawi Ahmad , Ediyanto Ediyanto
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of collaborative learning given by teachers to children with special needs in inclusive schools at the junior high school level.The research method used is descriptive with a qualitative approach, while data collection uses observation, interviews, and documentation techniques for three teachers at SMP Diponegoro Batu.The results of the study indicate that the application of Collaborative learning given to children with special needs has been implemented quite well. This good implementation can be seen from the existence of special supervisor teachers from schools, the acceptance of students from various disabilities, and cooperation between classroom teachers and special supervisors. This collaboration makes the achievement of learning objectives in a class where there are normal students and students with special needs
PROGRAM HIDROPONIK SEBAGAI SARANA MENUMBUHKAN JIWA KEWIRAUSAHAAN SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Suryani Ela
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the entrepreneurial spirit of students through a hydroponic program implemented in schools.The research method used is qualitative. The research subjects were the fifth grade students of SDN Susukan 04 Ungaran Timur, Semarang Regency. Data collection techniques through questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The data validity technique uses source triangulation and technical triangulation. The stages of the hydroponic program to analyze the entrepreneurial spirit are the seeding, seeding, rearing, and harvesting stages.The results showed that the entrepreneurial spirit possessed by students was self-confidence, task and result-oriented, risk-taking, leadership, originality, and future-oriented. The entrepreneurial spirit of the most dominant students appears at the harvest stage when hydroponic plants are ready to be harvested. Meanwhile, the most dominant character of the entrepreneurial spirit possessed by students is self-confidence.
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA PGSD TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN DARING PADA MATA KULIAH PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAERAH DI SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Wiratsiwi Wendri
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of PGSD students of class 2019 on the implementation of online learning during the Covid 19 pandemic in Regional Language courses in elementary schools and to find out the applications used during online lectures, as well as to determine the factors that hindered the implementation of online learning. in the Regional Language course in elementary school.The research method used is descriptive quantitative research with research instruments in the form of questionnaires distributed online via google form. The subjects in this study were PGSD students in the third semester of the class of 2019, totaling 106 students. Data collection used a closed questionnaire method consisting of 4 groups of questions representing aspects of participation in online lectures, the use of online media/online learning applications, the choice of using online learning applications, and barriers to online learning. The research data were analyzed using descriptive quantitative analysis of the percentage technique directly from the google form.The results showed that 94.3% of students took online learning in Regional Language courses at elementary school from home, 88.7% of students used data packages during online lectures, 91.5% of students had moderate internet signal conditions, 96.2 % of students choose cellphones as the media that are often used, 86.8% of students prefer to use google classroom than googlemeet during online learning, 50% of students can understand the material provided, 89.6% of students complain about internet network problems as an obstacle in online learning, and 95, 3% of students expect lectures to be held online and offline during the Covid-19 pandemic.
MANAJEMEN KEPALA SEKOLAH DALAM PENINGKATAN MUTU LULUSAN
Authors: Syafaruddin Syafaruddin , Rifa’i Muhammad , Brutu Demu Wira
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the management of school principals in improving the quality of graduates at MTs Pesantren Dairi.The research method used is descriptive qualitative method. Data were collected using interviews, observation, and document studies. The data analysis technique was carried out through data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions.The results of the study found that: 1) Planning for improving the quality of madrasas at MTs Pesantren Dairi was carried out by the head of the madrasa through deliberation by involving other madrasa components with the aim of building commitment and responsibility so as to produce performance for leaders, teachers and education staff in terms of achievement and quality of graduates. 2) Organizing resources in improving the quality of graduates at MTs Pesantren Dairi, carried out by dividing the duties of staff, leaders, teachers and education personnel to carry out their respective main tasks and functions so that individual, unit/field and madrasa performance is achieved as expected. 3) The implementation of the graduate quality improvement program runs according to procedures that refer to the goals and graduate standards set by the madrasa management and is realized through three main programs that serve as work guidelines, namely strengthening tahfiz juz 30, developing superior classes, and strengthening student worship. 4) Supervision of improving the quality of graduates at MTs Pesantren Dairi shows that supervision is carried out through supervision, monitoring and evaluation by involving elements of the leadership and staff of the madrasa leadership in this pesantren to ensure the achievement of goals effectively and efficiently.
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI GOOGLE MEET DAN GOOGLE FORM DI MASA PANDEMI
Authors: Maharani Hevy Risqi , Aminudin Mohamad , Ummamah Kisfatul
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to describe students' perceptions of the use of Google Meet and Google Form.The research method used is descriptive using a survey method. Purposive sampling was used as a data collection technique. Data collection was carried out online using a questionnaire instrument and interviews with a sample of 34 students of the S1 Mathematics Education Study Program FKIP Unissula who used the Google Meet and Google Form applications when conducting lectures on algebra courses. The data collection technique is using Google Form, then data collection is carried out using the WhatsApp application using an unstructured interview instrument.The results showed that students' perceptions of the use of Google Meet and Google Form were classified as good criteria. This is because there are still obstacles in both applications. The constraint of the Google Meet application is the signal factor, an unstable signal will make users automatically leave Google Meet, while the problem with Google Form itself is the absence of math equation facilities. The hope is that there will be developments in the Google Meet and Google Form applications so that they can provide more comfort and convenience for their users.
Fantasy and fiction in religion: monster-bodies as abject in the book of Job: a psychoanalytic perspective
Authors: Van der Zwan Pieter
Published: November 2022

The question about fantasy and fiction in religion is probably as old as the first interrogation and critique of revealed religion. However, the relation between fiction and religion is a two-way street. Underlying both is imagination which brings into play the psychological dimension of both but this in turn is always based on the body. Fantasy dreamily imagines the perfect body precisely to try and fill the gap left by imperfection. As an example from religious fiction, the two monstrosities in the second divine speech virtually at the end of the book of Job will be viewed through the hermeneutical lens of abjection, as explained by Julia Kristeva. As projections of the sick protagonist’s own frustrated sexual and aggressive impulses embodied as abject animal bodies they are surprisingly celebrated by the Divine who can contain the id in its protest against the superego. In the tension between play and seriousness in this transitional space negotiated by the ego creativity rooted in the chaotic and free, polymorph perversity opens the door to the revelation from the unconscious. The fundamental question remains, however, if this creativity is purely human meaning-making or tapping into the divine through some kind of intuition.
Biodiversidade e conservação da Caatinga: revisão sistemática
Authors: Barbosa Taísa Andrade , Gomes Filho Raimundo Rodrigues
Published: November 2022

A Caatinga é um bioma exclusivo do território brasileiro, composta por florestas secas com rica biodiversidade e que ocupa grande área territorial. Porém, assim como outros biomas, a Caatinga sofre pressões humanas e medidas de conservação são necessárias. Desse modo, este estudo teve como objetivo investigar, por meio de uma revisão sistemática, a produção científica sobre a biodiversidade e conservação da Caatinga, mostrando os principais resultados obtidos e identificando possíveis lacunas de pesquisa. Verificou-se baixo número de publicações e importante participação das universidades públicas do Nordeste do Brasil nessa produção científica. Observou-se também elevado grau de concordância entre os artigos quanto à necessidade de maior conhecimento sobre a biodiversidade e de melhoria das ações de conservação, além da relevante contribuição que pode ser obtida com o estreitamento das relações entre as populações locais e tomadores de decisão. Por fim, concluiu-se que é primordial o estímulo à pesquisa nesse campo, de modo a aprofundar o conhecimento científico e possibilitar a adoção de medidas de conservação mais eficazes.
Co-Creating with a Messy Kitchen Floor
Authors: Hood Emily Jean
Published: November 2022

An arts-based exploration framed as an Anzaldúan autohistoria-teoría, explores material and social constructs of the author’s dirty kitchen floor. Focusing on materiality and the remnants of white colonial norms as aspects of her everyday lived experience, the author engages in collaborative art making with her messy kitchen to reimagine a dysfunctional relationship that is bound up in maintaining social norms. The autohistoria-teoría functions as a ritual practice that makes space for both sociocultural and materialist considerations of domestic space. The project serves as a model for how art educators might engage theory-making via ritual making practice.
Showing Up: A Creative Reflection on Ritualization for Art Educators
Authors: Wurtzel Kate
Published: November 2022

This creative reflection looks thoughtfully at the act of ritualization as a potential pedagogical tool towards letting go of more outcome-based processes and releasing predetermined expectations. Stemming from the authors repeated actions of showing up to the canvas daily, this visual essay explores the possibility that ritualization may resituate the self and allow for new understandings to present themselves in an emergent way. Using personal experience as the starting point, the essay asks how ritualizing the act of art-making without predetermined outcomes, may impact art educators and their practice.
Warming-Up with Playful Routines
Authors: Shipe Rebecca
Published: November 2022

Art educators commonly incorporate warm-up exercises into their classroom routine. This illustrated text presents how incorporating play and humor into the warm-up ritual can reduce students’ anxiety and support creative thinking. In addition to sharing practical examples that she has used in K-12 and higher education settings, the author also provides research on the connection between playful cognitive activity and innovative problem solving. She highlights scholars who suggest that appreciating metaphorical humor and creative thinking both involve discovering unanticipated connections between seemingly unrelated things.
The Goddess, Daenerys Targaryen and Me Too Values
Authors: Khalifa-Gueta Sharon
Published: November 2022

In this article the author interprets the image of Daenerys Targaryen from the HBO television series,Game of Thrones(2011–19) as an allegory for the Me Too movement and as a symbolic depiction of the concepts of women regaining their power. She follows the connection between the emerging visualization of Daenerys with the tiny dragons and ancient depictions of Goddesses and dragons, and connects this motif to feminist scholars who researched the revival of feminine language in the 1970s and the 1980s of the 20th century. The article also suggests that the nudity of women depicted in fantastic art, particularly in images with women and dragons, are not necessarily titillating but representative of the early feminist stage of women seeking a symbolic power figure. The author also contrasts Daenerys’s visualization with those images, suggesting how she demonstrates the evolution of the motif in light of the changing focal points of feminist movements. Daenerys’s image, she suggests, reflects one of the central issues of the Me Too phenomenon – considering the female body as a sanctuary, which even if exposed and suggestive, is dangerous and forbidden to touch.
Fuzzy Neutrosophic Soft Set Based Transfer-Q-Learning Scheme for Load Balancing in Uncertain Grid Computing Environments
Authors: Bhargavi K , Shiva Sajjan G.
Published: November 2022

Effective load balancing is tougher in grid computing compared to other conventional distributed computing platforms due to its heterogeneity, autonomy, scalability, and adaptability characteristics, resource selection and distribution mechanisms, and data separation. Hence, it is necessary to identify and handle the uncertainty of the tasks and grid resources before making load balancing decisions. Using two potential forms of Hidden Markov Models (HMM), i.e., Profile Hidden Markov Model (PF_HMM) and Pair Hidden Markov Model (PR_HMM), the uncertainties in the task and system parameters are identified. Load balancing is then carried out using our novel Fuzzy Neutrosophic Soft Set theory (FNSS) based transfer Q-learning with pre-trained knowledge. The transfer Q-learning enabled with FNSS solves large scale load balancing problems efficiently as the models are already trained and do not need pre-training. Our expected value analysis and simulation results confirm that the proposed scheme is 90 percent better than three of the recent load balancing schemes.
B-Morpher: Automated Learning of Morphological Language Characteristics for Inflection and Morphological Analysis
Authors: Kovács László , Szabó Gábor
Published: November 2022

The automated induction of inflection rules is an important research area for computational linguistics. In this paper, we present a novel morphological rule induction model called B-Morpher that can be used for both inflection analysis and morphological analysis. The core element of the engine is a modified Bayes classifier in which class categories correspond to general string transformation rules. Beside the core classification module, the engine contains a neural network module and verification unit to improve classification accuracy. For the evaluation, beside the large Hungarian dataset the tests include smaller non-Hungarian datasets from the SIGMORPHON shared task pools. Our evaluation shows that the efficiency of B-Morpher is comparable with the best results, and it outperforms the state-of-theart base models for some languages. The proposed system can be characterized by not only high accuracy, but also short training time and small knowledge base size.
Aristotle’s Determination of the Skill of Household Management in the Polis – About the Original Dispute Between Economics and Politics
Authors: Dimić Zoran
Published: November 2022

The first systematic definition of economics in Western culture takes place in Aristotle’s Politics. In the first chapter of this writing, Aristotle analyzes in detail the skill of household management (economics). When he tries to see the same skill not only within the household, but also in the context of the political community (polis), Aristotle notices problems that arise with the development of the skill of acquiring property (κτητικὴ) and the skill of acquiring wealth (χρηματιστικήν). The application of the principle of household management to the political community leads to fundamental problems, fundamentally unsolvable, due to which the economy and politics in the political community (polis) remain in permanent tension.
Effects of Customer Relationship Management on Organizational Performance
Authors: Nedeljković Ivana , Zlatanović Dejana , Marinković Veljko
Published: November 2022

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a process that focuses on initiating, maintaining, and retention of long-term customer relationships with the help of information technology, to achieve better economic performance. Therefore, the paper examines the effects of CRM dimensions on financial and marketing performance, and moderates the role of an image on these relationships. The analysis included 106 organizations on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The paper uses descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and moderation regression analysis. The obtained results show that there is a negative statistically significant impact of CRM technology on financial and marketing performance. On the other hand, the existence of a positive statistically significant impact of consumer knowledge management on financial and marketing performance was found, as well as the fact that the image has negative moderating effects on these two relationships. The contribution of this paper is reflected in the unique structure of the research model, in the multidimensional observation of CRM, and measuring the impact of CRM dimensions on financial and marketing performance. Given that previous research has focused more on testing the main effects, rather than the interaction effects, the originality of the work is also contributed by testing the moderator role of the image on the relationship between CRM dimensions and organizational performance.
Development of the Multi-Criteria Model for the Quality of Life Assessment in Local Governments
Authors: Mijailović Snežana , Marković Sanja
Published: November 2022

The perception of satisfaction with the quality of life by an individual in urban and rural areas includes a number of objective and subjective indicators, based on the analysis that could be performed. Measuring the preferences of individuals living in different environments, in terms of life goals, needs, moods, expectations, as well as personal satisfaction with the quality of life, requires more criteria to be included for its evaluation. The research was conducted on the basis of twenty indicators for measuring the quality of life in local governments depending on the preferences of individuals, and of different age, gender, education, social status, and satisfaction motives. The subject of this paper is the selection of criteria in a multi-criteria model for assessing the quality of life in local governments, using adequate statistical tools. In addition to descriptive statistics and testing the significance of differences, the authors of the paper used a modified PROMETHEE multi-criteria method for ranking local governments.
The Combined Effect of Motion and Lightness Contrast on Anomalous Transparency
Authors: Actis-Grosso Rossana , Zavagno Daniele , Daneyko Olga
Published: November 2022

We report an effect of anomalous transparency that is similar to other phantom effects. In an experiment aimed at testing the combined role of (i) motion of the occluding surface and (ii) lightness contrast and polarity on the perception of anomalous transparency, we found that transparency is perceived only with low contrast, and enhanced when the occluding surface is moving. A tentative explanation is suggested, based on simultaneous lightness contrast as a segregation factor and on motion as an integration factor, and discussed in light of previous studies conducted in the theoretical framework of Gestalt theories in perception.
Gestalt Theory and the Network of Traditional Hypotheses
Authors: Gilchrist Alan L.
Published: November 2022

Since at least the time of Helmholtz, the process of visual perception has been regarded as a two-stage affair consisting of an initial sensory stage corresponding to the proximal stimulus and a subsequent cognitive stage corresponding to the distal object. This construction amounts to an awkward mind body dualism wherein part of perception is done by the body and the other part is done by the mind. Gestalt theory rejected both raw sensations and their cognitive interpretation, offering a single unified perceptual process that responds to an extended pattern of stimulation. They proposed organizational rules that describe how objects arise from the indifferent retinal mosaic. The same grouping principles by which objects are segmented also function to segregate regions of uniform illumination. Lightness values can then be computed by comparing luminance values within each such framework of illumination, with no need for the mystical concept of taking the illumination into account.
Amodal Completion of Color
Authors: Todorović Dejan
Published: November 2022

Amodal completion involves the impression of existence and properties of visually occluded parts of objects. One aspect of this phenomenon that has been somewhat neglected is the amodal completion of color, which involves the impression that amodally completed surfaces have a particular color. In this paper, this aspect is investigated by constructing a large number of displays with identical target figures embedded in systematically varying contexts, to find out which contexts are conducive for amodal completion of color and which are not. In this setup, the main effects of changes of contexts are changes of geometric and photometric features of junctions along the borders of the target regions, which can cause dramatic differences in the appearance of those regions. Generally, a certain arrangement of T-junctions supports the impression of amodal completion of color, and it can be argued that certain types of X-junctions support a variant of this effect as well.
Prosecutor: The History, Duties, and Responsibilities in Georgia, and Other Foreign Countries
Authors: Tkeshelashvili Shota
Published: November 2022

The prosecutor is an individual who on behalf of the Government carries on criminal prosecution against the guilty person and in the court with the mandate of society and supports the State Prosecution. The main aim of the prosecutor is the find out such objective and indisputable evidence, which will help the court to make the right and fair decision. The present article according to the qualitative research method focuses on the history, stages of development, and current functions of the prosecutors. Based on this, it became clear how effective and productive the prosecutor’s participation in the court is and, in general, how independent the prosecutor is in the performance of his or her functions and what are similarities and differences in different countries prosecutor’s independence, roles, and responsibilities. As the study highlighted the International Prosecutor should have exclusively such rights, as investigation and implementation of criminal persecution against specific persons. Apart from these restrictions imposed by the legislation, of course, substantive importance is given to the global situation in the world during the prosecutor’s activities.
Examining the Effects of Familiness on the Capital Structure: The Case of French Family Firm
Authors: Ltaief Faten Chibani
Published: November 2022

The aim of the article is to analyze the impact of the concept of familiness on the financing of French firms. In this respect, three factors are considered. The first one is about the presence of a family CEOs.The second deal with the presence of a family member and the third comes with transgenerational succession. Such an effect is highlighted by using a sample of 100 unlisted French family firms over the period 2003–2012. The results show that the involvement of the concept of “familiness” in family firms leads to a different financial structure from other firms. The ownership structure adopted by family CEOs and transgenerational succession improve debt. On the other hand, the presence of a family member on the board of directors does give significant results; the negative coefficients demonstrate reluctance regarding debt. A possible explanation for the paradox is that the capital structure of French family firms is specific.
The Greening of Consumption: Challenges for Consumers and Businesses
Authors: Dąbrowska Anna , Jurowczyk Paweł , Ozimek Irena
Published: November 2022

The concern for the condition of the natural environment requires taking a new approach towards consumption and meeting consumer needs (Bocking 2009). Despite many initiatives related to the paradigm of sustainable development and the concept of sustainable consumption, the situation is still far from a general departure from mass consumption and consumerism. The article aims to try to synthetically organise the views of other authors on the challenges of greening consumption, both for enterprises and consumers in the context of social responsibility. Competences play an important role in this process. The greening of consumption has not yet been widely propagated in societies, including also Polish society. One of the crucial elements of greening consumption is the purchase of ecological/organic food products. To learn about the behaviour of Poles towards the issue discussed in this article, the authors conducted a study on a representative sample of Poles (N = 1,000) during Nov. 15–27, 2021, using the Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) technique (which is an online surveying technique that fits into the quantitative methodology of market and opinion research) and online panels as part of the omnibus study. The survey shows that only 7.1% of the respondents have never purchased ecological/organic food products. Among buyers, 21.8% do it rarely/sporadically, 40.1% occasionally/sometimes, 20.2% often/try to choose ecological products when shopping and 10.8% do it very often or always. Among the respondents, 55.3% declared that ecological/organic products are expensive but still worth the price due to the health benefits they bring. Noticing the advantages of these products, 63.7% of respondents would like to buy more of them. In view of the results obtained, it can be said that it is necessary to disseminate the main greening consumption ideas that are apparent from this study, and this can be done through education, building consumer competences or visualising the effects of the continuation of current consumption habits. The problem of protecting the natural environment, discussed in numerous documents issued by governments and international organisations and in scientific publications, cannot remain unnoticed. Greening consumption is a challenge for companies whose production should be rational in using non-renewable natural resources, reducing or eliminating toxic waste, using recyclable packaging and introducing ‘clean production’ principles aimed at obtaining consumer products using more cost-effective and healthier methods. It is also a challenge for consumers, who should replace perishable goods with products with a longer life cycle, consume goods and services more sparingly and cease to accept planned obsolescence of products or unethical behaviour of enterprises towards their employees.
Stem Cell Therapy in Myocardial Infarction: Still Therapeutic Hope?
Authors: Oancea Alexandru Florinel , Chipăilă Elena Diana , Iov Elena Diana , Morariu Paula , Tănase Daniela Maria , Floria Mariana
Published: November 2022

Myocardial infarction is still a therapeutic rollercoaster challenge because, despite revolutionary treatments in its management, heart failure is still a consequence. Stem cell therapy might be a turning point in treating myocardial infarction patients for regaining what is lost—that is, myocardial tissue. This paper reviews the latest evidence for using stem cell therapy in the treatment of myocardial infarction, the results of this possible therapy regarding regaining cardiomyocytes, and the extent to which therapy with stem cells can be used in the future for the management of acute coronary syndromes.
Accelerated photodegradation of dye-based ink-jet printing inks in an aqueous solution and on a substrate
Authors:   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Blaznik Barbara , Kovač Franci ,   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Bizjak Grega ,   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Bračko Sabina ,   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Published: November 2022

When studying the process of photodegradation, we often deal with the durability of the individual ink colour components, the durability of the printing material or the durability of the ink on the printing material. Less frequently, ink degradation in the solution is compared to the print. However, it is essential to consider all the crucial external and internal factors that influence the photodegradation process in the context of the durability of printed materials. When studying photodegradation, external factors such as light, temperature and humidity are relatively easy to control. On the other hand, the control of internal factors in the photodegradation process is much more complex since the internal factors are related to the composition of the ink used, the substrate and the physical and chemical processes between them. The study aims to analyse the complex degradation process of prints made with an ink-jet printer compared to the degradation of the same inks in an aqueous solution. The study included two types of paper and an ink-jet printer using dye-based inks. A high-pressure mercury lamp was used to irradiate and accelerate the degradation process, and a specially adapted reactor was used to irradiate solutions and prints. The results showed how short-wave UV radiation significantly influences the changes of the printing material, ink and prints. In some cases, the difference between the ink stability in solution and ink stability on the printing material can be observed. The effect of paper on the durability of the print is, however, negligible in the case of short-wave UV radiation. The process of photodegradation of the paper under UV radiation was mainly manifested by the loss of specific surface and optical properties.
Lightfastness of lithographic primary colours coated with nanocomposites composed of tio2 and water-based varnish
Authors:   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, Hudika Tomislav , Cigula Tomislav ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, Golub Filip ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, Aleksić Gabriela ,   National and University Library in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Published: November 2022

The UV radiation causes inks to fade. The ink fading will lead to the degradation of the visual appearance of printed imprints making them less attractive to the user. To deal with this that phenomenon, one of the solutions is to create a coating that could challenge these issues. In order to create efficient protective coating against UV induced degradation, nano scaled titanium dioxide (TiO2) wasl added to the commercial water-based varnish. To determine influence of the amount of TiO2, was homogenized in various weight ratios. The prepared nanocomposites were applied onto offset (lithography) prints made in accordance with Fogra PSO, i.e. ISO 12647-2:2013 on gloss coated paperboard. The samples have been subjected to artificial UV induced aging for 30 hours. The protective properties of the nanocomposite TiO2 coating was determined by calculating colorimetric and densitometric change on full tone and determining tone value change of half tones. The results showed that the prepared nanocomposite coating has relatively little effect on the printed colour of the samples. However, some coating compositions exceed the allowed tolerance ΔEab> 5, however in those cases the initial colorimetric value of WB (ΔEab) was close to the FOGRA PSO border value. The coatings with TiO2 will increase resistance to accelerated ageing on full and halftone. To conclude, this research has provided the new perspective on modulation possibilities of commercially available varnishes in order to cope a designated problematics and downsides of coatings which was, in this case, UV induced fading and degradation of visual appearance. The further research should investigate the applicability of this kind of modulated varnish in other coating techniques as well the use of other kind of nano sized compounds.
Waste paper molding using 3D printed tools
Authors:   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Graphic Engineering and Design, Novi Sad, Serbia, Gvoka Teodora , Vladić Gojko ,   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Graphic Engineering and Design, Novi Sad, Serbia, Bošnjaković Gordana ,   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Graphic Engineering and Design, Novi Sad, Serbia, Maričić Katarina ,   University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Graphic Engineering and Design, Novi Sad, Serbia
Published: November 2022

The subject of this paper includes research into the possibility of using different waste paper materials for the production of new graphic packaging, in order to reduce the percentage of paper waste, give new life to waste paper materials, and reduce the production and use of virgin paper packaging materials. The subject of this paper also includes research into the possibility of using the FDM technique of additive manufacturing in the production of molds for casting, that is, the design of future paper packaging. The molding process is used to form the shape of paper pulp, while the forming process is used to form the shape of solid paper materials.
Multisensory graphic presentation approaches of scientific data
Authors:   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textile, Graphic Arts and Design, Chair of Information and Graphic Arts Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Gabrijelčič Tomc Helena
Published: November 2022

The use of digitization and virtual, multisensory presentation techniques in the study of natural and environmental processes, industry, technology, history, medicine, etc., the basis of which is scientific data, complements development and research areas, accelerates and facilitates computer-assisted insight and interpretation of results. By dealing with digital information, we not only deepen the research process, but also expand the possibilities of information presentation outside scientific research circles, in society, thus bringing basic knowledge closer to different target groups through interpretive approaches of human-oriented design. Multimedia, interactive, multisensory media, and extended realities are a bridge between the scientific result and the user experience. These media raise awareness and teach people to live with the nature, in the environment, to use the scientific context through the creative design and delivery of digital content. This paper presents some starting points and guidelines of preparing graphic content in a way that holistically and multisensory engages the participants of the experience. At the end some examples of the application of graphical multisensory presentations are shown: documentation, popularization of science at micro and macro levels, analysis and measurement, simulation and training, animation and interactivity, 3D modelling and reconstruction, stylisation and interpretation, argumentation of physical realities and extension into the new reality.
Creating a 2D animated short film with sound and image synchronisation
Authors:   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chair of Information and Graphic Art Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Krklec Ana , Iskra Andrej ,   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chair of Information and Graphic Art Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nuša Kočevar Tanja ,   University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chair of Textile and Fashion Design, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Published: November 2022

Animation is a method, in which still images create the illusion of movement on the screen. We manipulate the viewer with fast-moving pictures to make them look as if they can move. This article intends to make a 2D animated film based on a screenplay template with synchronized sound. In the article, we had to provide different Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Animate, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro, Reaper (Digital Audio Workstation), and Sketchbook. In addition to the software and, of course, the computer, we also used a graphics tablet, a microphone, and a sound card During writing the article, we get to know the workflow of the creation of animation, from the design to the final product. We tested ourselves in the role of all important members of production houses to get the most realistic insight into the creation of such a project. The final product of the article is a short cartoon with a synchronization of speech and sound.
Infographics in digital ads: A/B testing for content optimization
Authors:   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, Bratić Diana , Jurečić Denis ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, Koren Ivančević Tajana ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, Strgar Kurečić Maja ,   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Graphic Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
Published: November 2022

Internet users are bombarded every day with various ads, and they try to block them in all possible ways. If they do not block them, they usually pay little attention to them. Therefore, ads need to be creative and provide as much relevant information as possible about the advertised product or service at a glance in order to lead to conversions. For this purpose, the benefits of infographics can be used very well, in addition to dynamic forms of ads that consist of audio and video elements, especially in a responsive web environment. This type of advertising is also great for posting on social media, where the flow of information and responses is very fast. Infographics actually represent a visual presentation of information through a combination of typography, symbols, pictograms, shapes, and colours and are used to present complex information quickly and clearly. The use of infographics as one of the multimedia elements in digital advertising contributes to the optimization of advertising content, which also contributes to SEO optimization. To investigate the extent to which infographics in digital advertising can contribute to the optimization of advertising content in a responsive web environment, A/B testing of multimedia advertising content presented through infographics and content that contained all relevant information about the advertiser and was not presented in the form of an infographic was conducted on two types of screens. The A/B testing model itself provides the opportunity to maximize conversion rates, but it also provides a significant increase in knowledge about how advertising content is presented. It can also establish a set of optimized practices for multimedia elements of ad content. The proposed testing model provides the perfect opportunity to properly test your ad before launch. The same analogy can be applied to other multimedia elements used to create ads, such as photos, animations, colours, content management system elements, etc. The obtained results provide valuable information about infographics possibilities in advertising content optimization in a responsive web environment because they load faster, are suitable for small screens, and do not tire users.
Investigation of the effect of speed and pressure on conductivity in inkjet printed electronic devices
Authors:   Marmara University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Printing Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, Ozcan Arif , Arman Kandirmaz Emine ,   Marmara University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Printing Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey, Coskun Serdem ,   Marmara University, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Printing Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey
Published: November 2022

We can define printed electronics as the application of printing on a material by means of semiconductor, dielectric and electronic components. This process basically takes place by adding materials that will provide conductivity properties into the printing inks. In addition to printing with traditional printing systems, drop-on demand inkjet printing provides an important advantage in this field thanks to its non-contact and digital patterning capabilities. Therefore, the demand for inkjet printing printable inks based on high-performance electronics is also increasing to expand the scope of possible applications for printed electronics. In recent years, inkjet printing technology has become more and more popular due to its use in various applications such as photovoltaic cells, light-emitting diodes (LED), organic thin-thin transistors, displays, radio frequency identification devices (RFID), smart clothing and sensors. For these applications, the unique feature of inkjet printing technology is that it can print on a wide range of materials and is a digital, contactless and plateless system. We can count other advantages of this technology as low cost and savings from waste. These properties make the inkjet printing technique particularly suitable for printing conductive patterns on a variety of flexible substrates in the manufacture of electronic circuits or devices. The electrical conductivity on the printed material may vary depending on the substrate, printing speed and pressure. For this purpose, a specially prepared test scale with lines of different thicknesses was printed on the polyethylene film material with BENTSAI BT-HH6105B1 Portable Handheld Mobile inkjet printing machine. The effect of machine speed and pressure values on conductivity was observed in the prints made with silver-based conductive inks. As a result, it was concluded that the conductivity value increased as the printing pressure increased at constant speed, and on the other hand, the conductivity value increased as the printing speed decreased when the pressure was fixed.