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Using Statistical Transformation Methods to Explore Speech Perception Scale Lengths
Authors: Kermad Alyssa , Bogorevich Valeria
Published: September 2022

The practice of second language (L2) speech perception has traditionally relied on equal-interval perceptual scales and novice listeners’ (NLs) impressionistic judgments of constructs such as accentedness and comprehensibility (Munro & Derwing, 2011). However, issues have surfaced with respect to how well NLs can use these scales, whether they use the entire scale, and how valid/reliable their ratings are. This study draws inspiration from the work of Glenn Fulcher in the area of L2 speech assessment, specifically on construct validity and scale design (1993; 2003). The current study explores similar issues from the lens of the speech perception practice, relying on scale transformation methods and multi-faceted Rasch measurement to examine the overall question of an ideal equal-interval scale length. Speech ratings of L2 accentedness and comprehensibility were originally collected from 56 NLs on 9-point bipolar Likert scales. Statistical transformations from 9-point to 7- and 5-point scales were compared through several indices (i.e., listener consistency, listener severity, scalar point discrimination, and scale usage) across four common speech tasks (i.e., read-aloud, spontaneous speech, elicited imitation, and picture description) (see Thomson & Derwing, 2015). With every statistical scale length reduction across four tasks, listeners’ consistency improved, their levels of severity slightly decreased, and their scalar usage became more precise. Implications for L2 speech perception research suggest that the shorter 5-point perceptual scale shows potential in increasing the reliability and validity of scoring, while more appropriately distinguishing among speaker ability levels.
EFL Teachers’ Assessment Literacy: A Contextualized Measure of Assessment Theories and Skills
Authors: Mohammadkhah Ebrahim , Kiany Gholam Reza , Tajeddin Zia , ShayesteFar Parvaneh
Published: September 2022

Teachers from different sectors of education have always been involved in the process of assessing learners’ academic performance. In the language teaching discipline, this has highlighted the significance of language assessment literacy (LAL), reflecting its significance to language teachers across various settings. In the wake of recent theoretical bourgeoning, development of a contextualized framework that proves helpful in conceptualization and measurement of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ LAL is required. To this aim, the present study gained insights from Fulcher’s (2012) LAL framework into validation and examination of a LAL scale that could be considered for its applicability and usefulness as a LAL measure and help EFL teachers self-evaluate their LAL levels (in particular, their LAL theoretical and practical components). For this purpose, a mixed-methods approach was used to synthesize interview data from six national and international experts with questionnaire data obtained from Iranian EFL teachers (N=173) to gauge their assessment theories and skills and bear evidence in support of the reliability, validity and utilization of the measure put forth. The study rounds out with the significance of teachers’ LAL in teachers’ pedagogy, with finally presenting theoretical and practical implications of the obtained evidence for educational research and practices.
Performance-based Speaking Tests: Possibilities in Local Language Testing
Authors: Dimova Slobodanka
Published: September 2022

Drawing on Glenn Fulcher’s extensive work in performance-based language assessment of speaking, this paper explores the assessment of L2 speaking ability in local language testing contexts. For that purpose, I review Fulcher’s influential work that highlights the relationship between the speaking construct, the task, the performance, and the scale, and I provide an overview of various task types, approaches to scale development, and rater-training programs. Then, I argue that local language testing provides a wide range of possibilities for task development, scale design, and rater training due to the opportunity for collaboration with local expertise (students, instructors, policy-makers) and the ability to keep up with the evolving speaking construct in the local context.
Mathematics complexity suggests cause-effect physics
Authors: Hodge John
Published: September 2022

Orthodox physics makes extensive use of number relation mathematics such as mapping, probability, and infinite series. This mathematics is devoid of causative relations. Other scientific disciplines such as medicine and chemistry use causative models. A causative paradigm such as the Scalar Theory of Everything (STOE) would advance physics by providing a useful model with wider applicability and a more intuitive understanding. The PDP model of Iyer, R., et al., 2022, Modeling of Gage Discontinuity Dissipative Physics, CJPAS, Vol.16, No. 1 may be one gauge field describing the four forces of the GUT. Causation should be overtly stated in the physics models. Causation is linked with emergence philosophy and not reductionism. The obfuscation of mathematics may be removed from physics by finding the cause–effect of observations.
Dramaturgy of Stage Ball Choreography in Ballet-Musicals
Authors:   Kiev National University of Culture and Arts, Kiev, Ukraine, Krys Andriy
Published: September 2022

The article examines the dramaturgy of stage ballroom choreography in the context of staging a ballet-musical - an independent type of choreographic work in which the main features of a musical are combined, and the content is conveyed through the use of images and means of expression typical of choreographic art. The study of the dramaturgy of stage ballroom choreography in the context of the specifics of a ballet-musical production revealed that in the process of synthesizing classical ballet, musicals as a special type of musical theater production, and stage ballroom choreography, thanks to the separation and organic combination of the elements of the compositional structure of ballet and musical dramaturgy with stylistic with the choreographic principles of ballroom choreography, a unique stylistic dance structure of ballet-musical was formed. It has been established that the compositional structure of the ballet-musical is distinguished from other choreographic performances by specific features that require the use of appropriate dance vocabulary, drawing and scenographic design. It has been found that, appealing to all the organs of human feeling, the synthesis of the types of arts involved in the process of creating a ballet-musical is a determining factor of their relevance at the current stage of the development of the cultural and artistic space and provides unlimited opportunities for the choreographic representation of integral and multifaceted cultural layers of the past and contemporary ballroom dances. It was concluded that as the dominant expressive means of ballet-musical, choreography involves a careful selection of lexical means, highlighting the necessary steps, movements and figures for the most reliable transmission of artistic and spatial images.
Definition of the Concept "Mass Speech Culture"
Authors:   Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Kyiv, Ukraine, Solomenko Lina
Published: September 2022

The article examines the relevance of mass speech culture research in the context of globalization processes, socio-cultural transformations that contribute to the integration of various speech cultures into national speech cultures, unification of elite and literary speech culture. An attempt was made to analyze various approaches to defining the concept of "speech culture". The factors of formation of speech tastes of modern society have been revealed. The differences between mass speech culture and speech culture are established and a definition of the concept of "mass speech culture" is proposed. The study found that: in the scientific dimension of the first decades of the 21st century. there is no single generally accepted definition of the concept of "speech culture", and the development of the concept of "mass speech culture" is at the nascent stage; at the present stage, it is appropriate to apply the concept of mass culture in relation to speech, as it forms an innovative way of communication that is used by most representatives of modern society in everyday life, regardless of their social role and status. From the point of view of modern cultural studies, speech culture is understood as a multifaceted system formed in the process of speech activity (speaking, reading, listening, writing) on the basis of a unique set and organization of language means in a specific communicative situation, provided that modern language norms and communication ethics are observed , ensures the achievement of communicative tasks set by the individual. Mass speech culture is defined as discursive practices corresponding to social norms of communication, determined by social, cognitive and communicative reasons, which are accepted by the majority of modern society as a norm.
Philosophical-Psychological, Pedagogical-Managerial Aspects of "Qualitative" Formation of Future Specialists of All Levels of Training and Specialties in the Conditions of Technical University
Authors:   National Technical University “Kharkiv Politechnic Institute”, Ihnatiuk Olha ,   Kharkiv, Ukraine, Kostyria Iryna ,   National Technical University “Kharkiv Politechnic Institute”; Kharkiv, Ukraine, Коss Andriy ,   National Technical University “Kharkiv Politechnic Institute”; Kharkiv, Ukraine
Published: September 2022

The study is devoted to such topical issues in the theory and methodology of education and pedagogy of higher education as the training of future leaders, namely the formation and development of leadership qualities of students in technical universities. On the topic of the study, the authors analyzed the literature of leading scientists in the field of philosophy, psychology and pedagogy, identified features of the formation of leadership in the student environment. The study reveals the seven most important criteria that form the core of the personality of the future specialist leader. The use of these seven criteria of personality development of the future specialist in technical universities requires a combination and adaptation of traditional approaches to education and the latest pedagogical technologies. This is aimed not just at introducing certain forms and methods of work into the educational process, but at creating a specially organized professional environment in which future professionals have opportunities for professional and personal growth through conscious change and transformation of both the environment and themselves. In the process of personal change, the student's historical "I" is as close as possible to his logical "I" and is held by the latter with the help of Onto In-Se. This is how the future specialist acquires leadership qualities, first of all: cognitive, communicative, organizational, moral and volitional and reflexive skills. It is established that through the development of conceptual and creative thinking of the student it is possible to influence the formation of his critical "I" as a necessary attribute of leadership: the ability to listen and hear, understand and act.
Understanding Occupational Safety and Health in Technology Teacher Training in the Context of Economic Growth of Society
Authors:   Dragomanov National Pedagogical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ozekin Anton
Published: September 2022

The article examines the role of future vocational teachers in the social and labor dynamics of the development of society. Emphasised on the self-realization of a young person in work, which requires a new approach to considering the concept of "work", which stems from the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UNO in 2015. The author presents the functions of work. accentuated on understanding of Occupational Safety and Health, Occupational Hygiene in the training vocational teachers. Underlined, that in the pre-pandemic era, new technologies were gradually introduced taking into account artificial intelligence (artificial intelligence makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks), currently the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying social distancing measures have accelerated the process of innovation and technological changes. Such rapid transformations in technologies and processes require new approaches to consideration of Life Safety, behavior in youth readiness for Health-Preserving Activities and Occupational Hygiene, formation of Health-Preserving Competence. The author comes to the conclusion that the professional training future vocational teachers must be constantly improved due to the challenges of rapid technological progress, which requires at each period of the development of society the production of new knowledge and training new people capable of meeting modern production technologies.
Hizmet Kalitesi İyileştirilmesinde Servqual ve Kano Modellerinin KFY ile Bütünleştirilmesi: Havayolu Sektöründe Bir Uygulama
Authors: KAYAN ÜRGÜN Gamze , ÇİLİNGİR ÜK Zuhal
Published: September 2022

Çalışmanın amacı, havayolu sektöründe hizmet kalitesi boyutlarını Servqual ve Kano modeli yardımıyla belirlemek ve bu modelleri kalite fonksiyon yayılımı (KFY) yöntemiyle birleştirerek sektöre ilişkin eksikliklerin giderilmesine ve havayolu hizmet kalitesinin iyileştirilmesine yönelik önerilerde bulunmaktır. Araştırmada veri toplama yöntemi olarak, çevrimiçi anket tekniği kullanılmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında toplamda 277 anket formuna ulaşılmıştır. 20 hizmet özelliğine ilişkin Servqual sonuçlarına göre, müşterilerin tercih ettikleri havayolu firmalarının hizmet özelliklerinin tümünde zayıf durumda olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Kano ölçeğinin sonuçlarında ise beş kriterin cezbeden, iki kriterin beklenen, beş kriterin olması gereken, sekiz kriterin farksız özelliğe sahip olduğu görülmüştür ve yüksek müşteri memnuniyeti hedefleyen havayolu işletmelerinin bu beş cezbeden kalite özelliğine odaklanması önerilmiştir. Ardından KFY sonuçları değerlendirilmiş, havayolu işletmeleri için en yüksek teknik önem düzeyine sahip olan, modern ve teknolojik donanıma sahip uçak sayısının ve uçuşlarda gün ve saatlerin arttırılması gereksinimlerinin karşılanması durumunda hem havayolu işletmelerinin kalitesinin hem de havayolu kullanıcılarının memnuniyet düzeyinin iyileştirilebileceği önerilerinde bulunulmuştur
Investigating the Relationship Between Structural Determinants of Health and Preterm Delivery: A Systematic Review
Authors:   Department of Midwifery, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran., Rashidi Fakari Farzaneh , Bayani Ghasem ,   Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran., Ghaffari Javad ,   Department of Anesthesiology and Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran., Bana Derakhshan Homayoon ,   Department of Anesthesia and Operating Room, School of Nursing, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Kiani Zahra ,   Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Published: September 2022

Background: Preterm delivery is one of the main causes of newborn mortality, signifying the inequality of conditions in receiving the necessary prenatal care. Objectives: The present systematic review was conducted to investigate the relationship between preterm delivery and socio-structural determinants of health with an emphasis on occupation, education, and income in Iranian society based on the World Health Organization model. Methods: In this systematic review, all observational articles published from 2000 to November 2021 were examined by searching the international and Persian databases of Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Embase, ProQuest, Cochrane, IranDoc, and SID. Keywords were extracted through the MESH. The articles were searched using English and Persian keywords of occupation, education, income, social and economic status, and preterm delivery and appropriate operators, such as AND, OR, as well as a combination of the search strategy of each database, and all related articles were collected. Results: In the initial search, 1456 articles were found, and a total number of 17 articles were finally included in the study, of which 12 articles were on occupation, ten articles on education, four studies on income, two studies on socio-economic status, seven studies on occupation, and eight studies on education. All studies on income and socio-economic status had shown a statistically significant relationship between these structural determinants and preterm delivery. Conclusions: Preterm delivery is a prevalent problem with critical complications in Iran and there is a significant relationship between structural determinants and preterm delivery. Appropriate interventions, such as life skills training, self-care, and prenatal care can help mitigate pregnancy outcomes.
Principal's leadership in improving student learning outcomes
Authors: Firdaus Firdaus , Giatman Muhammad , Ernawati Ernawati
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this research was to identify, explain, and analyze the principal's of headmasters learning as a step in improving student learning outcomes. The method used is a literature study method with a conceptual research approach related to ideas and theories. Principal leadership in improving student learning outcomes is the most important element in improving the quality of education. In order to be able to improve the quality of education, school principals must do good learning in their leadership. Based on the instructional leadership model expressed by Weber dan Murphy, it can be concluded that good instructional leadership must include activities including, developing the school's vision, mission, and goals, developing learning programs that can meet needs, developing an academic learning climate, creating a work environment that is conducive to learning. support and implement comprehensive learning assessments. Principal instructional leadership is a multidimensional construct that focuses on how principals organize and perform coordination tasks in school life. In creating effective learning lead ership a synergistic relationship is needed with all school members.
Erzurum Türkülerinde Kadın
Authors: BAYBURTLU Ahmet Selçuk , ULUSOY YILMAZ Duygu
Published: September 2022

Üreten kadınların gerek bireysel gerek toplumsal cinsiyete ilişkin sorunlar karşısında seslerini duyurmaya başlar hale gelmesine paralel olarak, kadını konu alan sosyal çalışmalar da hız kazanmaya başlamıştır. Halk biliminden sosyolojiye, psikolojiden müzikolojiye kadar farklı disiplinlerde toplumsal cinsiyet ve kadın temasını ele alan -özellikle- kültürel çalışmalarda bunun yansımalarını görmek mümkündür. Kültürün işitsel boyutu olan müzik alanında da kadına ilişkin çalışmaların artmaya başladığı görülür. Popüler müziklerin yanı sıra kültürün sözlü ve işitsel yansıması olan türkülerde de bu kapsamda çalışma hareketliliği dikkati çeker. Toplum yaşamını, olaylara bakış açısını geçmişten günümüze taşıyan kültürel miras olan türküler, sözlerindeki temalardan, motiflerden yola çıkarak toplumunun özüne ilişkin bilgi edinmemizi sağlayan önemli veri kaynaklarıdır. Bu araştırmada, bu değerli kaynaklardan yola çıkarak, kadının konumuna Erzurum türküleri örnekleminde yanıt aranmaktadır. Bu kapsamda, Erzurum yöresine ait 308 türkü içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak incelenmiş, sözlerinde kadın teması içeren 167 türkü saptanmıştır. 153’ü kırık hava, 14’ü uzun hava olan bu türkülerin; makam, usul, ağız özelliklerine göre dağılımı yapılmıştır. Türküler, kadına ilişkin semboller, hitap şekilleri, kadına uygun görülen roller açısından incelenmiş, tüm veriler tablo ve grafikler şeklinde gösterilmiştir.
M. Saffet Engin, Kemalizm ve Demokrasi
Authors: GÖBEL Arda , FİŞNE Mustafa
Published: September 2022

M. Saffet Engin, tek-parti devrinden başlayıp 1970’li yılların sonlarına kadar otuzdan fazla kitap ve çok sayıda makale kaleme almış bir Cumhuriyet aydınıdır. Amerika’da sosyoloji ve felsefe alanlarında öğrenim gördükten sonra Türkiye’ye dönen ve çeşitli okullarda öğretmenlik yapan Engin, bir taraftan da eski Türk tarihi ve dili üzerine eserler yazmıştır. Bu eserleriyle Atatürk’ün dikkatini çeken Engin, zaman zaman onun Çankaya sofrasındaki davetlerine katılmıştır. Atatürk’ten gördüğü bu teveccüh neticesinde Türk Tarih Kurumu ile Türk Dil Kurumu’nun ilk üyeleri arasında yer alan Engin, 1930’lu yılların Türkiye’sinde Atatürk’ün girişimleriyle şekillenen tarih ve dil tezlerinin hazırlanmasında görev almıştır. Engin, 1942 yılında öğretmenlik mesleğinden ayrılmasının ardından hiçbir resmî görev almamış ve vefatına kadar eski Türk tarihi ile Kemalizm’i anlatan eserler yazmıştır. Soğuk Savaş ortamında “anti-komünist” niteliği haiz yazılar kaleme almış olan Engin’in, 1950’li yıllardan itibaren “Türkçü” vasfı biraz daha ön plana çıkmıştır. “Öz Türkçe” olarak yazdığını ifade ettiği kitaplarında ırkçılığa varan görüşler öne sürmüş, Türkiye’de sol ideolojilerin yükselişe geçtiği 1960 sonrasında ise sert bir komünizm aleyhtarı olarak dikkat çekmiştir. Bu çalışma, M. Saffet Engin’in düşünce dünyasına ışık tutmanın yanında, özellikle “Kemalizm” ve “demokrasi” arasındaki ilişki hakkında detaylı bilgi vermeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Financial Openness, Trade Openness and Economic Growth: An Empirical Application on Turkey
Authors: GÖVDELİ Tuncer , ÖZKAN Tuba
Published: September 2022

The existing relationship between financial openness and economic growth is significant for a healthy analysis of country economies. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the relationship between Turkey's financial openness and economic growth by using annual data from 1985 to 2018. In the study, Turkey's data from 1985 to 2018 were used. The variables used are economic growth (GDP), financial openness (FA) and trade openness (DA). All variables are handled in terms of current ($). Here, the natural logarithm of GDP, FA and DA variables is taken and included in the model. In the study, firstly, the stationarities of the variables were determined by Carrion-i-Silvestre et al. (2009) analyzed with unit root tests. Maki (2012) cointegration test, which allows multiple structural breaks, was used after it was determined that the variables were stationary at the I(1) level. Causality analysis between variables was tested with Hacker & Hatemi (2006) bootstrap causality test. When the structural break dates are examined, it has been determined that the economic crises in 1994, 1998 and 2001 in Turkey and the global economic crises that started in 2007 and intensified in 2008 caused structural breaks by deeply affecting the Turkish economy. By determining the cointegration relationship between the variables, it was found that they would act together in the long run. In addition, a bidirectional causality relationship was found between financial openness and economic growth. In the light of these findings, it was concluded that policy makers should focus more on financial openness when they develop policies for economic growth.
Implementation of Sustainable Plantation Principles Through Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil in North Aceh Regency
Authors: Mawardi Chalik , Nazaruddin T. , Sari Elidar , Faisal Faisal , Yamani Muhammad
Published: September 2022

North Aceh Regency has 33,781.64 hectares of oil palm plantations granted to 11 plantation companies with the amount of land raises many issues in the social-ecological field. Therefore, the government of the North Aceh Regency developed the concept of sustainability-oriented plantation development and was guided by Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 11/Permentan (the Minister of Agriculture Regulation)/Ot.140/3/2015 concerning the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Certification System (ISPO). This study aims to analyze what are the obstacles, and how the role and efforts of the North Aceh Regency Government in implementing the principles of sustainable plantations through ISPO. The research method used in this research is empirical juridical research. The study employs three approaches, namely the identifying research objects approach, the statutory approach, and the vertical and horizontal synchronization approach to uncover the reality.  Based on the results of this study, the Government of North Aceh Regency has encouraged only 3 companies out of 11 companies in the palm oil sector to commit to ISPO certification. This is because only these three companies which are committed to implement ISPO certification. In the implementation, there were obstacles due to the lack of awareness of palm oil plantation companies in carrying out ISPO certification. The North Aceh Government's efforts are to allocate a budget to overcome these obstacles, as well as form a team to accelerate the implementation of ISPO. It is recommended that there is a need for synergy between the North Aceh Regency Government and businessmen in the oil palm plantation sector in the realization of sustainable oil palm plantations with the concept of ISPO certification.
Reliability of simple space truss structure
Authors: Sitompul Sang Toga , Pariatmono Pariatmono
Published: September 2022

Structural analysis has been widely applied in civil engineering. This analysis based on probability theory. Structural analysis was carried out to calculate the probability of failure and reliability of the structure. There are many cases of construction failure caused by uncertain environmental and human activities, including improper load in the external design process. In the process of designing a structure in Indonesia, complicated analysis is rarely carried out because of the complexity and impracticality of the analysis. Engineers and developers need to understand the behavior of the space truss structure and procedures in structural reliability analysis, Therefore it is necessary to simplify the structure in the analysis of the structure. This paper has carried out a structural reliability analysis using simple space truss modeling to understand its structural behavior and the principles of structural analysis under indeterministic load with simplified methods to make it more practical. A comparison of struktural analysis was carried out on 3 methods of structural analysis, manual calculation, ETABS v9.7.4, and MStower V6.20.1.11. The results of the three methods have the same value so that the structural analysis using MStower is reliable. In the loading approach, the load that is developed into a population of possible loads that can occur. Monte Carlo simulation is used by generate a sample of the load population that can represent the number of possible loads so as to reduce the number of analyzes. Random value generation methods were compared to get a more effective and practical method. The failure criteria are determined to obtain the limit state function of the structure so that the probability of failure and the reliability of the structure can be calculated. In this study, the limit state function was obtained in compression member with a 67% probability of failure and 33% reliability of the structure.
Design of Low Alkali activator Geopolymer Concrete Mixtures
Authors: Romadhon Eri Setia , Antonius Antonius , Sumirin Sumirin
Published: September 2022

This paper presents the results of research on the design of geopolymer concrete mixes. The main objective of this research is to develop an efficient and easy design of low-alkaline activator geopolymer concrete mixture, which until now has been the biggest obstacle in the use of geopolymer concrete. The variables reviewed were the amount of alkaline activator was quite low at 4%, room temperature and 60oC ratio of alkaline activator/fly ash (AAS/FA) were 0.35, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6. The test results show the parameters of geopolymer concrete with low alkali activator 4%, sodium silicate/sodium hydroxide ratio 2.5%, sodium hydroxide molarity 14M, type F fly ash and the discovery of the relationship model of compressive strength and the ratio of alkali activator/fly ash with a very high correlation as basic development of geopolymer concrete mix design. The design of the geopolymer concrete mix developed is easy because it is application-based and efficient because it only requires 4% alkaline activator.
Quality of Public Space Safety at Kumbasari Tukad Badung Park, Denpasar
Authors: Putra Gde Eka Kartika , Widiastuti Widiastuti , Agusintadewi Ni Ketut
Published: September 2022

Public space / public space is a container that accommodates certain activities of the community both individually and in groups. Public space is stated to be ideal and must have several important aspects, namely convivial, namely comfortable, safe, then becomes a forum for the community to interact between fellow users or other individuals. One of the public spaces owned by the city of Denpasar is Taman Kumbasari Tukad Badung, Taman Kumbasari Tukad Badung is located on the edge along the Badung river which has a length of approximately 548 meters, is in the middle of Badung Market and Kumbasari market and is located on the banks of the Badung River. This location poses a risk to the safety of its users, especially during the rainy season. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of security at the Kumbasari Tukad Badung Park facilities considering the position of this public space is on the edge of the Tukad Badung River. References. The research method uses quantitative statistical methods, namely by giving values based on existing standards. The results showed that the percentage of the quality of public space security in Taman Kumbasari Tukad Badung is in the range of 50%, where the facilities in Kumbasari Park can be said to have standard public space security.
Measuring Financial Strength Using the Profitability Index and its Impact on Achieving Financial Soundness: An Analytical Study of Several Iraqi Private Commercial Banks
Authors: Mohammed Jamal Hadash , Ali Lina Tariq , Mhmood Luay Ali
Published: September 2022

The research focuses on measuring the profitability and financial soundness and evaluating their relationship and impact. The study aimed to measure and analyze financial strength using the profitability indicator and its impact on achieving financial Soundness. Ashur International Bank, National Bank of Iraq, Commercial Bank of Iraq, Gulf Commercial Bank) and the research started from a main hypothesis that (there is a significant effect of profitability on financial soundness in terms of its indicators of capital adequacy, quality of assets, liquidity), and the researchers used the statistical method to reach The results using the statistical program 10Eviews. The research concluded that profitability achieves financial soundness in the surveyed banks. The research also recommends investing in liquidity and achieving a balance between liquidity and profitability according to risk management.
Price Volatility Analysis of Red and Cayenne Pepper of Java Islands during Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Brahmana Maria Nina Egyna , Sahara  , Hidayat Nia Kurniawati
Published: September 2022

One of the food crops that is considered an essential commodity in Indonesia and has economic value is chilli. Chilli consumption continues to increase, especially red chilli and cayenne pepper, but since the Covid-19 Pandemic, consumption has decreased. Red chilli and cayenne pepper are commodities whose production is seasonal, easily damaged, and uneven throughout Indonesia. The Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia was first on the island of Java, which shook the supply of agricultural products and caused colossal price fluctuations in the market. Since the implementation of large-scale restrictions in Indonesia, it has caused a hampering of product distribution between regions. Fluctuations in the price of red chili and cayenne pepper often impact the high contribution of chilli to inflation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the price volatility of red chili on Java Island and the price volatility of cayenne pepper on Java Island. The analysis method used is ARCH GARCH modelling to measure volatility. The results showed that the volatility of red chilli on Java Island is high. In contrast, the volatility of cayenne pepper on Java Island is low.
Enhancing regenerative tourism based on authenticity: marketing identity of visitor experiences in New Zealand
Authors: Hussain Asif , Fusté-Forné Francesc
Published: September 2022

Authenticity is a prevalent attribute in tourism experiences. It is anticipated to lead the future of tourism systems as part of an expected effective tourism transformation. In this research, the resilience of tourism enterprises is tested based on the identity of the tourism product being sold. The paper explores the role of authenticity in the promotion of the tourism experience in New Zealand. The paper argues that the understanding of authenticity in tourism futures is going to be critical in a digital environment to attract targeted clients through digital marketing. Drawing from a website content analysis of five local experiences in New Zealand, the results discuss ‘how’ and ‘why’ a local community in New Zealand develops pure storytelling attached to its culture and nature. The paper argues that post-pandemic tourism recovery is only possible through authentic regenerative tourism where authentic experiences do not only claim to be authentic, but they are authentic in relation to the originality and symbolism of tourist activities. Keywords: authenticity, regenerative tourism, post-covid tourism recovery, marketing, visitor experience.
Stimulating Salesperson's Innovative Work Behavior: A Study of Microfinance Institutions in Indonesia
Authors: Ahmadi Slamet , Susanti Widhiastuti  , Irfan Helmy
Published: September 2022

In today's uncertain market environment, salesperson innovative work behavior (IWB) has become critical for business sustainability. This research aims to develop a conceptual model for explaining the process of how psychological empowerment, learning goal orientation (LGO), and core self-evaluations (CSE) leverages salespersons' IWB by investigating the potential mediating of knowledge sharing. The participants were 279 salespeople working at microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Central Java, Indonesia. The results revealed that psychological empowerment and LGO are positively related to a salesperson's IWB. Knowledge sharing shares a mediating effect on the relationship between psychological empowerment and LGO on IWB. However, CSE has a nonsignificant effect on the salesperson's IWB. The findings provide a new perspective in understanding the intervening mechanisms underlying psychological empowerment and individual characteristic of a salesperson's IWB. This present study also contributes to the human resource practice regarding nurturing a work environment that stimulates salesperson' IWB.
The Impact of Perceptions of Social Media Advertisements on Advertising Value, Brand Awareness and Brand Associations: Research on Generation Y Instagram Users
Authors: Efendioğlu İbrahim Halil , Durmaz Yakup
Published: September 2022

The aim of this paper is to examine how consumer perceptions of social media advertisements affect advertising value and brand awareness. With a rapid increase in the number of social media users over the last ten years, a new advertising domain has become available for companies. Brands that manage social media well in their advertising strategies can quickly influence consumer decision-making and create awareness. However, in social media advertising, which is different from traditional advertising, creating content should be produced and this content should be perceived in a short time by consumers. To achieve this, it is necessary to build rapport with consumers and to present correctly what they wish to see in advertisements by creating awareness. In view of the increasing importance of social media advertising, the study examines how consumer perceptions of Instagram advertisements affect advertising value and brand awareness. This study was conducted with Generation Y consumers on the basis of their Instagram habits, a popular social media app. For this purpose, surveys were held with 665 participants who use Instagram. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. According to the analysis results, Y-generation’s perceptions of Instagram advertisements have both a positive and negative impact on advertising value and brand awareness and brand associations.
Consumers' Online Buying Behaviour during COVID-19 Pandemic Using Structural Equation Modeling
Authors: Hossain Afzal , Hasan Shahedul , Begum Sumayya , Sarker Mohammad Amzad Hossain
Published: September 2022

Due to the pandemic, businesses turned to alternatives and took up online marketing. E-marketing is a versatile tool for streamlining business processes, reducing managerial costs, reducing turnaround time, maintaining social distance, staying at home, protecting against viruses, and illuminating relationships with customers and business partners. Therefore, this research examined the factors affecting consumers' online purchase behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Both quantitative and descriptive analysis methods were used. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 200 local consumers in Bangladesh. A partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach was used to evaluate the data and test the hypotheses. PLS-SEM showed that web design, price, administrative and product had a positive and significant relationship with consumers' online buying behaviour during the pandemic. This research adds theoretical contributions by evaluating the changes of consumers’ online buying behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Balancing the segmentation and behavioral principles towards acquiring customer insight.
Authors: Bucko Jozef , Exenberger Emil , Héjjová Jana
Published: September 2022

Digitalization and decentralization within the energy market provide consumers with new opportunities. The trend consequently requires the transformation of energy suppliers’ portfolios beyond energy supply and towards overall household management within business to the customer market. This segment is especially challenging due to its size and variability in habits or behavior related to household management, which includes not only energy supplies but also insurance issues, appliances operations, and service. This study examines, customers’ behavior and their responses to offers of products and services related to household management based on an intrapersonal factor of “age” as an easily accessible and precise type of data about consumers. Dataset examined contains data of customers, who were addressed repeatedly during 24 months from 2019 until 2020 by e-mail offers from a supplier of products and services related to household management. Our results show, that even the age needs to be combined with other factors influencing the decision-making process, it involves the potential to provide vendors insights to improve their targeting and increase the effectiveness in communication with customers.
Viability of compensating employees in cryptocurrency – An exploratory study
Authors: Pandya Bharti , Rao Priya
Published: September 2022

Cryptocurrency is an emerging digital currency that revolutionized the transactional economy. It was valued at $2.2 trillion in April 2021, suggesting the widespread acceptance and usage of the currency. It penetrated numerous sectors including entertainment, infrastructure, healthcare, public sector, agriculture, financial services, travel, retail and information services. Recently these sectors started the practice of compensating employees in cryptocurrency (coins/tokens). This research explored the viability of compensating employees in crypto, across various components of compensation structure. This qualitative informative-exploratory research used the principles from the PRISMA model to screen 8,621 scholarly publications and reviewed 26 research publications and 23 companies using crypto for compensating employees. Content analysis and thematic analysis were conducted to report the findings. This research found that multinational organisations prefer to compensate global employees in crypto because of several advantages including ease of transfer, encrypted features, integration of blockchain technology, tax benefits, cost-saving and gain from crypto investments. Limiting factors such as the bartering nature of crypto, high volatility, tax regulations, limited investment avenues, resistance from employees and the market and concerns over its legality posed some doubts on its viability as a mode of payment.  This study is of value to compensation and benefits experts, human resources professionals, finance professionals, scholars, and organisations who are interested in evolving technologies adding value to employees and businesses. This research added a new piece of knowledge concerning paying employees in crypto-currency that remained understudied until now.
The Effect of Perceived Benefits of E-Commerce Platforms on Online Purchase Intentions in The Context of the Pandemic Covid-19
Authors: Şahin Begüm , Güler Murat
Published: September 2022

E-commerce is an emerging market for every business and it has been started to discuss whether the new pandemic context changed the dynamics of this platform. The aim of this study is to investigate how pandemic anxiety has influenced the relationship between the perceptions of e-commerce platforms and purchase intentions.  This study examines the moderation effect of pandemic anxiety on the relationship between the effectiveness and economic benefits of e-commerce platforms and online purchase intention. 513 individuals participated in the cross-sectional research survey in which, the perceived effectiveness of e-commerce platforms, economic benefits, pandemic anxiety, and online purchase intentions were measured.  The quantitative analysis revealed that pandemic anxiety negatively moderates the relationship between the economic benefit and online purchase intention. Pandemic anxiety seems to alter the economically oriented customer choices and intentions. Our findings reveal that pandemic anxiety negatively moderates the economic benefits and purchase intentions relationship in e-commerce. Individuals in the face of the pandemic threat, seem to choose to invest their material resources to save biological entities and withdrawal from seeking cost reduction in e-commerce activities. We think that the priority of economic benefit in e-commerce changed to saving health due to the pandemic context.
İNTRAKAVERNOSAL SİLDENAFİLİN SIÇANLARDA DUTASTERID TEDAVİSİ SONRASI GELİŞEN EREKTIL DİSFONKSİYON ÜZERİNE YARARLI ETKİSİ
Authors: YILMAZ ORAL Didem , GUR Serap
Published: September 2022

Objective: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and erectile dysfunction (ED) are the most common illnesses in aged male patients. 5α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) are suggested for the treatment of BPH. Furthermore, the association of 5ARIs with ED has been indicated. This study aimed to investigate the effect of intracavernosal injection of sildenafil on ED in 5ARI treated rats.Material and Method: Sprague-Dawley rats (n=30) were divided into three groups: Control; 10-week dutasteride treatment (0.5 mg/rat/day); and 6-week durasteride treatment followed by a 4-week washout period. In vivo erectile responses were assessed before and after intracavernosal injection of sildenafil (0.3mg/kg/rat). The relaxant and contractile responses of isolated corpus cavernosum were evaluated in in vitro organ bath.Result and Discussion: Prostate weight decreased after 10-week dutasteride treatment. In vivo erectile responses, endothelial and nitrergic relaxation responses were decreased in dutasteride groups. The washout period moderately normalized erectile responses. The intracavernosal injection of sildenafil increased erectile function in treatment groups. Contractile responses were augmented in 10-week dutasteride treated rats. The cessation of the treatment did not alter erectile function as well as endothelial relaxation and nitrergic relaxation. Also, intracavernosal sildenafil caused an improvement in 5ARI treatment-induced ED.
Studi Perbandingan Sifat Struktur dan Dinamika Bentuk Apo dan Holo dari FKBP12 dan Mip dengan Menggunakan Simulasi Dinamika Molekul
Authors:   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Widjajakusuma Elisabeth Catherine , Frederica Monica ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Kaweono Kornelius ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Shea Arkenjela ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Jawa Gracia De Sales Lodhu ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Kelan Yohanes Aliandra ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Indah Ajeng ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, An’nisavia Firli ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Simatupang Margaretha Yuliani Br ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Fildzahdina Fildzahdina ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia, Setiyoningsih Dwi Vita ,   Faculty of Pharmacy, Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Indonesia
Published: September 2022

Interaksi protein danligan pada sisi pengikatan merupakan topik penting dalam desain obat dan proses prediksi fungsi protein. FKBP12 dan Mip(macrophage infectivity potentiator)termasuk dalam keluarga protein FKBP dengan sisi pengikatan yang kemiripannya sangat tinggi. Oleh karena itu untuk mendapatkan ligan yang selektif tidaklah mudah. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk membandingkan sifat struktur dan dinamis dari FKBP12 dan Mip dalam bentuk holo (membentuk kompleks dengan suatu ligan) dan bentuk apo (tidak terikat dengan ligan) dengan menggunakan simulasi dinamika molekul selama 40 ns dengan penambahan energi potensial selama 10 ns. Penggantian ligan rapamycin dengan ligan yang lebih kecil, yaitu turunan asam pipecolat, menyebabkan perubahan strukturpada FKBP12 dibandingkan Mip terutama pada asam amino Q81/E54, V82/F55, I83/I56, W86/W59, Y109/Y82, P117/H87, dan I118/I90.Hal ini memberikan informasi untuk pengembangan ligan yang selektif.
Ketimpangan Permukiman di Daerah Aliran Sungai (DAS) Kali Sentiong Johar Baru Jakarta Pusat
Authors: Waluya Jaka , - Hermanto
Published: September 2022

The research aims to explain about how the watershed along the Sentiong river in Johar Baru, Central Jakarta. Along the river Sentiong is very densely populated, and explains the damage and pollution that occurred in Kali Sentiong Johar Baru, Central Jakarta. Describes the change in the function of Kali Sentiong river and riverbanks. This study uses a descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. Techniques for data collection used observation and interviews with each of the 10 main informants and accompanying informants, The results showed that the watershed of the Sentiong Johar Baru River, Central Jakarta, experienced very large changes. Kali Sentiong has changed its function and is polluted due to the times, Kali Sentiong has turned dark brown in color and has an unpleasant aroma because it is used by the community to dispose of garbage and waste, both household waste and small industrial waste around the Sentiong River. In addition, the people are less aware of the cleanliness of the environment in the watershed of the Sentiong River and keep it clean by not littering the river carelessly, especially at the Sentiong River. There are several suggestions for residents around the Sentiong River watershed, namely maintaining the cleanliness of the Sentiong River watershed by voluntary work and there is restraint from the sanitation department, especially the Central Jakarta area. If someone violates it, they will be subject to sanctions in accordance with the regulations.