bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI DINAS PENGENDALIAN PENDUDUK, KELUARGA BERENCANA, PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN DAN PERLINDUNGAN ANAK (DPPKBP3A) DALAM MENSOSIALISASIKAN PROGRAM KELUARGA BERENCANA DI BANGKINANG
Authors: Ananditya Belmiro , Rafdeadi Rafdeadi
Published: November 2022

Melihat perkembangan zaman berbanding lurus dengan perkembangan jumlah manusia khususnya di Indonesia, sehingga hal tersebut perlu dikendalikan dengan program KB yang dilakukan oleh Bidang Pelayanan Umum Dinas Pengendalian Penduduk, Keluarga Berencana, Pemberdayaan Perempuan Dan Perlindungan Anak (DPPKBP3A). Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana strategi komunikasi Bidang Pelayanan Umum DPPKBP3A dalam Mensosialisasikan Program Keluarga Berencana di kecamatan Bangkinang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekataan penelitian kualitatif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah Wawancara, Observasi dan Dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwasanya langkah-langkah komunikasi yang ini sesuai dengan indikator strategi Komunikasi yaitu: 1) Mengenal Khalayak, yang menjadi khalayak disini adalah Pasangan Usia Subur (PUS) di Kecamatan Bangkinang.  2) Menyusun Pesan, ada dua jenis pesan yang disampaikan yaitu Tujuan program KB dan Manfaat Program KB. 3) Menetapkan Metode. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode edukatif dan Redudancy (Repetition). 4) Pemilihan Media, media yang digunakan yaitu media sosial, media cetak dan media elektronik
KOMUNIKASI ORGANISASI DALAM MEMBANGUN KESADARAN MASYARAKAT TENTANG PEMBANGUNAN DESA BATANG BATINDIH KABUPATEN KAMPAR
Authors: Murniati Murniati , Hartono Toni
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh komunikasi organisasi pemerintah Desa Batang Batindih dalam meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat tentang pembangunan desa di Kabupaten Kampar dengan beberapa permasalahan yang ada seperti penyampaian pesan yang belum efektif dan pembangunan yang belum dilakukan secara merata oleh pemerintah desa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui komunikasi organisasi dalam membangun kesadaran masyarakat tentang pembangunan Desa Batang Batindih Kabupaten Kampar. Teori yang digunakan di dalam penelitian ini adalah Teori Struktural Fungsional oleh Talcot Parson dan Robert K Merton. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa komunikasi organisasi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah desa dalam meningkatkan kesadaran kepada mayarakat yaitu dengan menggunakan komunikasi vertikal secara langsung dan tidak langsung, melakukan koordinasi dengan perangkat desa dan melakukan evaluasi. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari cara pemerintah desa yang belum tercapai dalam melaksanakan tujuan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat dan melaksanakan pembangunan di Desa Batang Batindih
Brasília e a possibilidade de um urbanismo não utópico
Authors: Saboia Luciana , Lassance Guilherme , Pescatori Carolina , Capillé Cauê
Published: November 2022

O urbanismo contemporâneo tem por referência dominante o modelo da cidade compacta, usado para desqualificar o fenômeno do espraiamento urbano em prol de determinado modo de vida e organização espacial considerados mais compatíveis com os atuais princípios do desenvolvimento sustentável. Essa referência à cidade compacta assim como oscritérios de valor e de validade que ela estabelece em termos de qualidade urbana remetem à crítica feita às utopias futuristas do urbanismo moderno pelos defensores de um retorno aos princípios espaciais da cidade tradicional como solução para o crescimento urbano exponencial e disperso. Servindo-nos de uma análise dos diferentes aspectos utópicos do projeto para o Plano Piloto de Brasília assim como das críticas que foram erguidas contra ele, pretendemos mostrar, à luz do conceito de retrotopia cunhado por Zygmunt Bauman, que estas mesmas críticas adotam um referencial nostálgico não menos utópico. Essa análise, alimentada pela definição daprópria noção de projeto, nos conduz então a levantar um questionamento sobre a possibilidade de um urbanismo não-utópico ao qual respondemos com uma reflexão que mobiliza o conceito de atopia proposto por Byung-Chul Han. A partir dele, ensaiamos algumas pistas para a construção de uma abordagem que seja menos refém da armadilha utópica e da lógica dicotômica que parece sempre fugir da realidade presente, a fim de transformar Brasília em uma referência útil para poder lidar com a complexidade da discussão sobre forma urbana e os desafios inerentes à cidade do século XXI.
The Influence of Additive Manufacturing in the Textile Industry
Authors: Stroe Cristina Elena , Aileni Raluca Maria
Published: November 2022

Currently, the textile industry represents a big threat to the environment and human health, through the large resource consumption, through the harmful chemicals eliminated in the environment, and through the enormous amounts of waste resulted from both the pre-consumption and post-consumption phases. Moreover, it is a continuous need to bring digitalization in this industry to promote sustainability and resource efficiency. Additive manufacturing or 3D Printing is proposed lately as a solution to all these issues created by the textile industry, thus an emphasis has been placed on this technology to replace traditional textile production technologies. Although it has not yet had considerable success in practice, manufacturing of textiles via 3D printing is still a promising effort, due to the benefits it brings, and thus the research continues. This technology has the ability to build remarkable structures with limitless shapes and size, it can functionally optimize the products right from the start, and most important, the production steps can be skipped, thus allowing to reduce the production time and to bring digitisation closer to this sector. Furthermore, the resource consumption can be reduced, the transport routes can be eliminated as well as the textile waste generated during production. In conclusion, this technology is a totally different way to design which diminishes the effort and can conduct to a strong change in the industry. This paper discusses the advantages of the 3D Printing process for the textile field, the encountered difficulties, and recent developments in terms of materials, technologies, and applications.
Review of Green Methods of Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
Authors: Shydlovska Olga , Kharchenko Yevhen
Published: November 2022

Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles is a very promising area of research. Silver nanoparticles are the most interesting type of nanoparticle in nanotechnology because they have varied properties, such as antibacterial, antioxidant, and antibiofilm forming properties. This review aims to establish which of the most common approaches for the biological synthesis of nanoparticles is the best. In this work, the methods of synthesis of silver nanoparticles using plant extracts, bacteria, and yeast are considered. Each of these methods has its advantages and disadvantages. The most common method of synthesis of silver nanoparticles is the method using plant extracts, however, stabilizing substances from plant extracts have their own direct biological activity, which can be both enhanced and suppressed by silver nanoparticles. Green synthesis of nanoparticles thanks to microorganisms makes it possible to use a wide range of bacterial strains, but it is important to remember of the pathogenicity of the strains and their danger to humans. From this perspective, the use of yeast for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles is the most promising method, as it allows obtaining a large amount of nanomaterial. The synthesis, thanks to yeast method, allows us to control the size and shape of the nanoparticles. Nanoparticles obtained from yeast lysates have effective antibacterial and antifilm-forming activity.
Plant Growth-Promoting Characteristics of Antarctic Endophytic Bacteria
Authors: Iungin Olga , Prekrasna Ievgeniia , Bortyanuy Ihor , Maslak Valeriia , Mickevičius Saulius
Published: November 2022

The work is focused on studying bacteria associated with vascular plants in Antarctic region. Climate changes affecting the Antarctic Peninsula favor the successful colonization of ice-free lands by two Antarctic vascular plants (Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis). Bacteria isolated from D. antarctica collected during the 25th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition (January-April 2020) along the Western part of the Antarctic Peninsula were studied for plant growth-promoting characteristics (nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, cyclic lipopeptide production, exoprotease production, motility and carbohydrate utilization). The heterotrophy of bacterial isolated from D. antarctica and the presence of a wide range of saccharolytic enzymes for the utilization of mono- and disaccharides in studied cultures were shown. This may indicate the plasticity of metabolism and the high adaptation potential of microorganisms associated with D. antarctica. PGPT of studied bacteria were mostly presented by nitrogen-fixing ability and cyclic lipopeptides synthesis.
Variations in Essential Oil Main Components of Native Grown Salvia aramiensis Rech. fil. Genotypes Depending on Years
Authors: Türkmen Musa , Kaya Durmuş Alpaslan , Ayanoğlu Filiz
Published: November 2022

The essential oils and components of sage, which is mostly consumed as a tea and spice plant, have different uses in the field of medicine and cosmetics. The high camphor and thujone contained in many sage species limit the use of the plant as tea and spice in the food sector due to its toxic and carcinogenic effects. In such cases, which directly concern human health, new species and varieties containing low camphor and thujone should be introduced to the market, and the consumer should be provided with safe food. Studies in the Salvia aramiensis species revealed that the camphor rate in this plant is very low and there is no thujone. Antakya sage (Salvia aramiensis Rech. fil.,), which is only found in the flora of Hatay in Türkiye, is important for the herbal tea market due to its chemical content. For this reason, this study was carried out in seventy-nine genotypes growing naturally in different locations for two consecutive years, in order to reveal the variation of essential oil compositions of S. aramiensis genotypes. In general terms, it was determined that the ratio of essential oil components of genotypes did not change much over the years. In the study, first- and second-year cineole averages of the genotypes were found as 44.40% and 45.69%, camphor averages 12.74% and 12.58%, β-pinene averages 4.70% and 5.07%, borneol averages 6.53% and 6.22%, respectively.
Methods for Modification of Cotton Fabrics with Gelatin – Glutaraldehyde and ZnO Nanoparticles
Authors: Zheleva Darina , Koleva Margarita , Angelova Desislava , Grabcheva Desislava , Todorov Petar
Published: November 2022

Cotton fabrics have good water absorption properties, air permeability, non-toxicity, but microorganisms easily damage them. Collagen is a commonly used biomaterial that has properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxicity, but with poor mechanical properties. Glutaraldehyde is the main cross-linking agent for collagen and characterized by antimicrobial properties. ZnO nanoparticles exhibiting antibacterial, antifungal, anticorrosive and protective properties against UV, is widely applicable in medicine. The combination of all these components in one biocomposite with potential antimicrobial properties and healing effect can find application in medical practice. In this study, an attempt was made to improve the properties of cotton fabric by impregnating it with gelatin hydrogel cross-linked with glutaraldehyde and containing ZnO nanoparticles. Three methods of modification were applied, varying the mixing regimes of the components and the conditions. The composite materials were investigated by means of SEM, FTIR, and fluorescence analysis. The morphological analyzes of the samples modified by different methods show that the spherical particles of ZnO have changed into a flower-like structures; the particles are covered by the collagen film; and dispersed and agglomerated in certain places. FTIR analyzes prove interactions between the organic and inorganic components. This is also confirmed by the observed fluorescent properties, which are of different intensity. All these observations suggest good antibacterial properties that will be the subject of future research.
Investigation of the Process of Soaking when Processing Ostrich Skins
Authors: Ismatullaev Ilyos , Ulugmuratov Jurabek , Kenjaev Avaz , Begaliev Khashim , Akyüz Fazli
Published: November 2022

In this work, the results of a study of the process of soaking in the processing of exotic leather raw materials of ostrich skins were carried out. In order to reduce the negative impact of wastewater from the tanning industry on the environment and to accelerate the soaking process, an enzyme preparation of microbial origin Letan SE2 and a surfactant CH-22C, which meets the requirements of the European regulations REACH and ECHA, were used. When these chemicals are used in the soaking process, mucopolysaccharides and non-collagen proteins are intensively removed from the interfiber space, the moisture content in the skin tissue of the ostrich skin increases, and uniform soaking in thickness and area is ensured. Intensive and correct soaking process improves the quality of subsequent processing of the ostrich skin. The paper shows the possibility of carrying out the soaking process using environmentally friendly chemicals, the use of which allows reducing the level of technogenic impact of chemicals on the environment, which is very important for the preservation of natural objects.
Improving the Footwear Ergonomics by Personalizing Its Shape
Authors: Chertenko Liliia , Kaptiurova Dariia , Bondar Olexander
Published: November 2022

The paper examines the possibility and relevance of developing and manufacturing comfortable ergonomic shoes with individual anthropometric insoles in the context of a standard footwear enterprise. The comfortableness of the shoes is achieved due to the correct anthropometrically justified shape of the last and the load-relieving anatomical insole-sole. All initial information for designing is obtained by 3D scanning of a customer's foot and its imprint on polyurethane foam on a specialized professional 3D scanner. Designing of the last is carried out in LastMaker and PowerShape software environment while designing of the insole is performed in PowerShape based on the configuration of the lower surface of the designed last, which corresponds to the relief of the plantar surface of the foot. The anatomical insole was manufactured by milling on a 3-ways CNC machine. The general process of manufacturing shoes complies with the standard technology approved at the manufacturing facility. The individuality of the shoe shape is achieved due to the individually designed shoe last and anatomical insole. Experimental wear showed that shoes produced in this way meet comfortableness requirements to a greater extent than those manufactured using standard lasts and components. The proposed shape of the insole facilitates even distribution of body weight over the entire surface of the foot sole. When walking, such an insole ensures proper functioning of all parts of the foot at each stage of a step. The goal of improving the ergonomicity and sustainability of the shoes being developed is also achieved with the help of a special upper design that combines the insole-lining and upper elements, which reduces the number of shoe components and the technological process for its manufacture.
Leather Industry in Romania - An Overview
Authors: Dumitra Claudia Monica , Alexandrescu Laurentia , Pantazi-Bajenaru Mirela , Deselnicu Dana Corina , Semenescu Augustin
Published: November 2022

Considering that the technological process is constantly increasing, and changes are made in all industries, the leather industry also encountered challenges that were overcome. The leather industry, in the face of the current difficulties, seeks to maintain within the European Union, its trend and the technical knowledge acquired. Technological advances provide this industry with tools capable of improving the yield, quality, and speed of cost recovery. For this subsector of the national economy to be competitive, it must identify, assimilate, and exploit the latest and most modern technologies. Romania has once an important competitor in the Europe market and in this paper, we are presenting an overview of the leather industry in Romania since it can play a very important role in the country’s economy. Thus, this work presents aspects encountered at the level of the leather industry in Romania such as number of producers in the leather industry, evolution of the number of Romanian tanning and leather companies, evolution of labor productivity in companies in the leather and substitutes industry, number of footwear manufacturing companies, top 5 players on the footwear market. These aspects were obtained by the authors through their own processing of the data provided by Statistics.
Obtaining and Characterizing a Polymer Compound Based on NBR Elastomer and Functionalized Post-Consumer Rubber Waste
Authors: (Vilsan) Nituica Mihaela , Sönmez Maria , Stelescu Maria Daniela , Alexandrescu Laurentia , Georgescu Mihai , Chelaru Ciprian , Drusan Denis-Andrei , Ciobanu Ana-Maria , Gurau Dana
Published: November 2022

This work presents the obtaining and characterization of elastomeric compounds based on butadiene-co-acrylonitrile rubber and NBR rubber waste (from the footwear industry) that replaces the active silicon dioxide filler. The rubber waste was cryogenically ground to micrometric dimensions and functionalized with monoethylene glycol (MEG). After grinding, it is functionalized with monoethylene glycol (MEG) in a proportion of 20% at a temperature of 60°C. By recycling and reusing vulcanized rubber waste (NBR), as well as by means of advanced technologies, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of product quality, the protection of the environment through waste recycling, and most importantly the protection of human health through the elimination of noxious substances during their burning and, of course, increasing the turnover of economic agents. The polymer compounds obtained after conditioning at ambient temperatures were characterized according to the standards in force for the footwear industry, in terms of physical-mechanical normal state and accelerated aging at 70°C for 168 h and FT-IR spectroscopy. The polymer composites based on NBR rubber and functionalized rubber waste present optimal values according to the standards and are used in the processing of general-purpose footwear.
Divergence of Upper Materials to Specific Footwear Construction: Seeking a Culture of Sustainable Material Solicitation
Authors: Hasan Muhammad Naimul , Tamanna Anower Jahan , Haque Md. Armanul
Published: November 2022

Footwear is equally a fashion and function apparel item constructed of leather and non-leather materials. This research aims to investigate the selection of materials for footwear fabrication corresponding to shoe functionality and fashion aspects of consumers. Here, an attempt is taken to build a network among the consumer perception of cherry-picking shoes, sustainable fashion, and the physicomechanical behavior of versatile upper materials focusing on leather and non-leather. A psychometric rating scale is used to rate the relationship of sustainability attitude regarding both materials and users. The chosen materials are leather, pleather, and fabric. The leather items are suede, semi-aniline, and corrected grain leather whereas non-leather materials are canvas cotton, PUCF, and PVCF. The randomly selected materials with a thickness of 1.2-2.4 mm for the dress (oxford), casual, and boot shoe fabrication were brought under rigorous physicomechanical tests following ISO and SATRA methods. Besides, a quantitative statistical analysis of psychophysical material information test was carried out among 132 valid respondents. Though cent-percent of finished leather and most of the canvas fabric samples have satisfied standards of physicomechanical characteristics whereas pleather was underneath. The weighted score for green materials solicitation for sustainable use was 2.5 ± 0.01on a psychometric rating scale of 5.00, quite unsatisfactory due to a deficiency of materials knowledge among consumers. Moreover, the Pearson correlation coefficient is about 0.99152 and a p-value of 0.03 0.05 has been observed which provided strong evidence of a statistically significant positive correlation among the variables on the sustainability attitude scale of material cherry-picking.
Eco-Printing Leather Quality in Different Mordant Methods
Authors: Pancapalaga Wehandaka , Jamroji Jamroji , Sulistyowati Tutik , Harinni Ririn , Utari Rini Pebri , Fuddin Muhammad Khoirul , Fathoni Rinaldy Achmad Roberth , Hartati Endang Sri , Hidayati Asmah
Published: November 2022

The leather coloring technique using the eco-printing method is carried out by transferring the colors and motifs of plants on the leather material by direct contact. This process requires mordant to maximize the color. The use of mordant is done in three ways, namely mordant is done at the beginning (pre-mordanting), mordant is done simultaneously (meta-mordanting), and mordant is done at the end (post-mordanting). This study aims to determine the quality of eco-printing leather with the implementation of different mordant methods. The research materials were 16 pieces of sheep’s crust leather. The research treatment was using various mordant methods, namely pre-mordanting, meta-mordanting, and post-mordanting. Colorfastness, tensile strength, elongation, tear strength, flexibility, and fracture resistance were among the eco-printing leather qualities evaluated. The research was carried out in an experimental setting using a completely randomized design. To conclude, the best mordant method was carried out at the beginning of the eco-printing process on leather media (pre-mordanting), where the quality of eco-printing leather obtained of 5.44 ± 0.968 mm, crack resistance (distance) of 8.78 ± 0.97 mm, the tensile strength of 1743.64 ± 45.26 N/cm2, leather elongation of 55.15 ± 10.26 %, tear strength of 268.24±132.49 N/cm, sewing strength of 1247.12 ± 649.91 N/cm, colorfastness of wet rubbing rated 4 (good), and dry rub of 4 (good).
Educación en tiempos de excepción
Authors: Serratos Zavala Laura E.
Published: November 2022

En un proceso de resiliencia que llevará tiempo, la valoración de las prácticas y estrategias pedagógicas desarrolladas por los docentes en la modalidad virtual, así como del aprendizaje alcanzado por sus alumnos, permitirá contar con útiles y preciadas experiencias en el trazo de nuevos métodos pedagógico-formativos y planes de estudio que procuren y garanticen la posibilidad de ejercer una educación transigente, inclusiva, de currículo transferible y acorde a los imponderables que se presenten; esto es, una educación sin límites que, aún a la distancia, conciba nuevas formas de presencia y cercanía en tiempos de excepción.
Integrasi Nilai-Nilai Dharma Gita sebagai Strategi Menciptakan Harmoni Sosial dalam Pembelajaran Sejarah
Authors: Saputra I Putu Adi , Sartika Lianda Dewi , Nyoman Wartha Ida Bagus
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis secara mendalam tentang nilai-nilai dalam dharma gita yang dapat digunakan sebagai strategi untuk menciptakan harmoni sosial di kalangan pelajar, khususnya siswa SMA. Keberagaman ras, suku, etnis,  agama, dan kebudayaan menjadikan Indonesia memiliki ciri khas yang membedakannya dengan bangsa lain. Local genius atau yang sebagian besar oleh para ahli disebut juga dengan kearifan lokal yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat Indonesia pada setiap daerah merupakan akar dari sejarah nasional. Masyarakat Bali memiliki dharma gita sebagai salah satu kearifan lokalnya. Dharma gita adalah seni sastra masyarakat Bali dalam menyampaikan cerita dengan menyanyikannya melalui olah vokal (kidung atau kekawin) yang berisi berbagai nilai kehidupan melalui tokoh-tokoh dan dialog-dialognya. Dharma gita dalam perkembangannya di masyarakat Bali dikenal dengan nama mebebasan. Dharma gita melalui tradisi mebebasan menawarkan upaya menciptakan harmoni sosial untuk para generasi penerus bangsa. Metodologi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan studi kepustakaan. Adapun pengumpulan data diperoleh dari referensi dan literatur terkait yang relevan dengan pokok bahasan yang dikaji. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa menciptakan harmoni sosial merupakan sesuatu hal yang sangat penting dalam kehidupan masyarakat Bali, melihat corak masyarakatnya yang beragam. Begitupun prakteknya dalam interaksi para siswa di sekolah, guru harus menjadikan pembelajaran sejarah sebagai resolusi dalam meminimalisir konflik yang disebabkan oleh keberagaman. Jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa integrasi nilai-nilai dharma gita dalam perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi pembelajaran sejarah mampu menciptakan harmoni sosial dalam setiap interaksi siswa di SMA.
Como gestores escolares lidam com o parodoxo entre demandas pedagógicas e administrativo-financeiras
Authors: Caser Rocha Luciana Maria , Rossi Pavani Elaine Cristina
Published: November 2022

O presente trabalho objetiva compreender como os gestores de escolas públicas lidam com o paradoxo entre as demandas pedagógicas e as administrativas e financeiras. Esta é uma pesquisa qualitativa, com utilização de dados primários coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada com diretores escolares com mais de três anos de experiência na gestão escolar da rede municipal de Cariacica, Espírito Santo. As entrevistas foram transcritas, organizadas e analisadas de acordo com Bardin (1977). Os grandes temas e suas respectivas categorias, encontradas por meio da codificação de palavras, foram: Habilidades dos Gestores (organização, conhecimento e estilo de liderança); Processos Decisórios (mentalidade paradoxal, racionalidade e tensões) e Ações Decisórias. Os resultados indicaram que alguns dos gestores se sentem preparados para lidar com tarefas que são contraditórias, pois compreendem que atender a demandas de natureza pedagógica e administrativo-financeiras é necessário e essencial para o sucesso do seu trabalho, enquanto outros reconhecem possuir limitações quanto à tomada de decisões e precisam desenvolver habilidades que lhes permitam gerenciar melhor as tensões e as ações no contexto escolar.
Exploring the Nexus between Political Risk and Financial Risk in the Balkan Countries: A Wavelet-Based NARDL Coherency analysis
Authors: Shuaibu Sadat Momoh , Kirikkaleli Dervis
Published: November 2022

The empirical investigation of which risk factor—political or financial—is the optimal driver of country risk in emerging economies in the twenty-first century has grown into a significant and volatile issue in recent decades. This paper investigates the linkages between political risk and financial risk in four Balkan economies (i.e., Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania) from 1984 Q3 to 2018 Q4, using non-linear autoregressive distributed lag co-integration (NARDL) and wavelet coherence approaches. As a result, findings from the links between political risk and financial risk are being used to provide significant insights into effective urban planning in Balkan cities. The outcomes of the NARDAL analysis indicate that there are short-term and long-term asymmetric links between political risk and financial risk in the Balkan countries except for Romania. The wavelet coherence study also revealed that there is significant vulnerability between political risk and financial risk at different frequencies in the region, also, political risk is a key for predicting financial risk over the selected study period at different frequencies in Albania and Bulgaria.
Effects of watering regime on the morphological, physiological and functional traits of seedlings of cacao provenances under screen house conditions
Authors: Olayemi Laureta , Agele Samuel , Adejobi Adejobi , Aiyelari Peter
Published: November 2022

In the present study, morphological and physiological responses of cocoa provenances to watering regimes under screen house conditions and the implications of the measured variables as drought tolerance strategy in Theobroma was discussed. A 4 by 3 factorial scheme involving four cacao provenances and watering regimes (well watering at full field capacity, 60 and 40% field capacity: 1.5, 0.9 and 0.6 L/plant at each watering event) the cocoa genotypes evaluated are PA 150 Series (the elite varieties), F3 Amazon and Amelonado. Observations were made on the morphological and physiological traits of seedlings of the cacao genotypes affected by watering regimes. The measured variables were deployed to rank the drought performance of cacao genotypes following nursery desiccation studies. Data on root and shoot biomass, water use, stomatal conductance, proline, water soluble carbohydrate and leaf chlorophyll concentrations of cacao seedlings were collected. The results showed that root zone moisture status affected the morphological and physiological characteristics of cacao provenances. Differences were obtained in root and shoot biomass, water use, the densities of stomatal and its conductance of gases, and the concentrations of leaf chlorophyll, and shoot and leaf proline and water soluble carbohydrates among the watering regimes imposed. Cacao provenances evaluated also differed in their responses to watering regimes and in morphological and physiological characters. The imposed root zone moisture scenarios elicited differences in the responses of cacao provenances evaluated. Most of the measured morphological and physiological variables were driven by root zone moisture status among cacao provenances, the measured traits appeared to have played important roles as root zone moisture deficit stress tolerance mechanisms in cacao. Seedlings of cocoa provenances had better vigour of growth when grown under 100 and 60% field capacity watering compared with 40% FC. Adequacy of soil moisture promotes growth and physiological functions in the seedlings of cacao provenances tested. The measured morpho-physiological variables were statistically superior under well watered situations (100% FC) compared with the 40% FC. The results confirmed that cocoa seedlings cannot withstand soil moisture deficit stress as was obtained for seedlings that were watered with 40% FC. It is recommended that watering cacao seedlings at full field capacity (FC) and at 70% FC (mild root zone moisture stress) will ensure the production of vigorous seedlings of cacao in the nursery.
PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN, KEPERCAYAAN, DAN GAYA HIDUP TERHADAP MINAT KEPEMILIKAN KARTU KREDIT SYARIAH (Studi Empiris Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis UMJ
Authors: Jamilah Siti , Syifa Aulia
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of knowledge, belief, and life style on the interest in ownership of Islamic credit cards. The data used in this study are primary data collected from 84 respondents of class employees and alumni of Islamic Economics. The sampling technique used in the study was nonprobability sampling with purposive sampling type, then the data was processed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that knowledge, belief and lifestyle partially have a positive and significant effect on the interest in ownership of Islamic credit cards.
The Rise of the Neoliberal University in South Africa: Some Implications for Curriculum Imagination(s)
Authors: Hlatshwayo Mlamuli Nkosingphile
Published: November 2022

The public university in the global South continues to be trapped in an existential slumber, struggling to self-define/self-diagnose its purposes, rationales, goals and agenda(s). Despite the emergence of the #FeesMustfall, #RhodesMustFall, and more recently the #Asinamali student protests, South African higher education continues to adopt neoliberal and colonial conceptions of institutional reforms, seen through the emergence and enactment of performance management instruments, demographic understandings of transformation, incoherent/illogical policy prescriptions, and the use of technology as pedagogic replacement. In this article, I attempt to do two things. Firstly, I critique the South African higher education policy and legislative framework as largely inadequate and neoliberal in nature and designed to reinforce market-orientated logics and discourses. Secondly, and in thinking beyond the neoliberal university, I propose what an inclusive curriculum could look like through a decolonial lens. I end the article with some parting thoughts on the future of the neoliberal university in South Africa, and the potential implications for what I see as the emergence of decolonial and transformative curricula.
Miasto (a)polityczne
Authors: Ozimek Magdalena , Pytlik Szymon
Published: November 2022

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przede wszystkim spojrzenie na politykę lokalną z perspektywy politologicznej i zaproponowanie rozumienia przestrzeni polityki lokalnej jako pola, które wbrew dominującej narracji politycznej jest polem o charakterze ideologicznym. Artykuł został podzielony na dwie podstawowe części – w części pierwszej zajmujemy się przede wszystkim stroną teoretyczną całego zagadnienia – zostają przedstawione założenia teoretyczne polityki lokalnej, jej właściwości, a także kwestia polityczności i ideologiczności tego poziomu sceny politycznej. W drugiej naszą intencją jest bliższe przyjrzenie się aktualnej praktyce politycznej w tym ostatnim kontekście – bazując przede wszystkim na fenomenie polskich ruchów miejskich – i wyciągnięcie z niej wniosków dotyczących faktycznej istoty (a)polityczności polityki lokalnej w Polsce.
Kwestia narkotyków wserialu "Breaking Bad"
Authors: Osińska Maja
Published: November 2022

Autorka w niniejszym tekście stara się przedstawić bliżej ogólną problematykę narkotyków, poprzez analizę treści popularnego amerykańskiego serialu Breaking Bad. Pragnie pokazać przy tym jak bardzo zmieniła się telewizja i gatunek serialu. W swojej pracy, autorka skupia się przede wszystkim na obecności narkotyków w serialu : jako nałogu niektórych postaci i jako biznesie na którym zarabia główny bohater. Dodatkowo postawy niektórych bohaterów serialu zostały poddane analizie, doszukując się motywów ich działania lub ukrytych słabości. Dla autorki ważna jest również kwestia fenomenu popularności serialu, dlatego też stara się przyjrzeć mu bliżej w niniejszej pracy.
Styl przywództwa Jarosława Kaczyńskiego.
Authors: Zamana Jakub
Published: November 2022

Artykuł niniejszy stanowi próbę analizy stylu przywództwa Jarosława Kaczyńskiego. Autor ukazuje mechanizmy, które były stosowane – przez lidera PiS w latach 2005-2007, w celu uwierzytelnienia „projektu IV RP” poprzez zastosowanie dyskredytacji ideologicznej, grupowej oraz historycznej. W analizie pokazano skuteczne sposoby w pozyskiwaniu elektoratu, zarządzaniu partią, budowy własnego wizerunku oraz pozycji. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na kwestię strategicznej konsekwencji oraz taktycznej elastyczności w celu dyskredytacji ustrojowo-systemowej PRL, III RP oraz akredytacji partii i nowego projektu ustrojowego. Ta skrócona synteza pokazuje, w jaki sposób – lider PiS-u – wywierał wpływ na poszczególne środowiska społeczno-polityczne oraz w jaki sposób buduje i niszczy więzi.
Nowa gospodarka ery informacji
Authors: Baraniewicz Sabina
Published: November 2022

Rewolucyjny rozwój internetu znacząco wpłynął nie tylko na społeczeństwo i kulturę, ale także na gospodarkę. Największe sieciowe korporacje nie pozostały bierne wobec pojawiających się zmian i zaczęły doskonale wykorzystywać ludzkie przywiązanie do sieci. Komercyjny pęd doprowadził wręcz do uprzedmiotowienia człowieka i mierzenia jego wartości w kategoriach ekonomicznych. Kapitalizm odbił swe piętno na funkcjonowaniu sieci, ale sieć, rządząca się swoimi prawami, także zaczęła wpływać na formę tego systemu i ją uaktualniać. Staliśmy się świadkami ewolucji kapitalistycznego rynku i dezaktualizacji niektórych pojęć.
Pingwin czy orzeł? Społeczny charakter wiedzy na przykładzie kalifornijskiej Doliny Krzemowej
Authors: Mika Bartosz
Published: November 2022

Artykuł jest próbą usystematyzowania i dodania pewnych wątków do dyskusji o sukcesie gospodarczym kalifornijskiej Doliny Krzemowej. W opracowaniu postawiona została teza mówiąca, że źródła owego sukcesu tkwią w skutecznym przezwycięzeniu trzech dobrze znanych w ekonomii problemów: dylematu innowatora, paradoksu Arrowa oraz kosztów transakcji. Jednoczeoenie używając koncepcji klastrów oraz konkretnego przykładu Doliny Krzemowej artykuł próbuje wykazać ograniczenia koncepcji gospodarki opartej na wiedzy.
Analisis Trend Senam Artistik Lantai Putri Pada Sea Games 2022 Vietnam Melalui Digital Video Material
Authors: Febriyanti Irma , Abrorry Lucky , Hariyanto Agus
Published: November 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui trend senam lantai final senam putri (8 pesenam) di Sea Games 2022 melalui materi video digital. Rekaman video final lantai dikumpulkan melalui youtube Entertainment-Mediacorp . Hasil final lantai telah dicek oleh ke tiga juri. Pada 8 pesenam yang mengikuti final lantai, untuk  memenuhi D-score gerakan yang banyak dilakukan  adalah kelompok gerakan pada grup satu sebanyak  33 gerakan, dengan dominasi gerakan gymnastic leaps, jumps dan hops, serta turn. Pada  double salto tuck di udara dilakukan oleh pesenam sebanyak 7 pesenam, Salto fwd stretched with 1/1 twist (360°) sebanyak 7 pesenam, Leap fwd with leg change sebanyak 7 pesenam, Switch leap with ½ turn (180°) in flight phase sebanyak 6 pesenam. Hasil ini memberikan informasi dimana muncul kecenderungan nilai skor D yang dimiliki oleh para atlet jaraknya lebih besar daripada skor E.
Stimulasi gerak dalam pembelajaran kosakata Bahasa Mandarin
Authors: Suhardi Suhardi , Thamrin Lily
Published: November 2022

Metode pembelajaran yang tepat menjadi salah satu kunci sukses dalam pembelajaran, metode TPR adalah salatu metode yang menerapkan gerak tubuh manusia yang dapat juga diistilahkan sebagai bahasa tubuh yang sangat cocok untuk pengajaran bahasa, terutama bahasa asing seperti bahasa mandarin yang dianggap sulit untuk dipahami, didalam penelitian ini penulis mempraktekkan metode Total Physical Response (TPR) didalam pengajaran untuk melihat keefektifan terhadap penguasaan perkembangan hasil belajar mahasiswa. Pada penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif dengan Teknik pengambilan data secara observasi, Pre test dan Post test. Dan hasil yang didapatkan setelah menerapkan metode TPR ini adalah nilai mahasiswa mengalami peningkatan yang cukup signifikan yaitu sebesar 43% dari nilai rata-rata keseluruhan. Oleh karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa metode TPR ini sangat cocok untuk digunakan pada pembelajaran bahasa khususnya bahasa mandarin dalam meningkatkan kemampuan dan penguasaan bahasa mandarin sekaligus sebagai motivasi siswa dalam belajar bahasa mandarin.
Discovery of 2-aminopyrimidines as potent agonists for the bitter taste receptor TAS2R14
Authors: Waterloo Lukas , Pfeiffer Tara , Huebner Harald , Fierro Fabrizio , Brox Regine , Löber Stefan , Weikert Dorothee , Niv Masha Y. , Gmeiner Peter
Published: November 2022

The bitter taste receptor TAS2R14 is a G protein-coupled receptor that is found on the tongue as well as in the human airway smooth muscle and other extraoral tissues. Because its activation causes bronchodilatation, TAS2R14 is a potential target for the treatment of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Structural variations of flufenamic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, led us to 2-aminopyridines showing considerable efficacy and potency in an IP-One accumulation assay. In combination with a bioisosteric exchange of the carboxylic moiety by a tetrazole unit, a set of promising new TAS2R14 agonists was developed. The most potent ligand 28.1 (EC50 = 72 nM) revealed a six-fold higher potency than flufenamic acid and a maximum efficacy of 129%. Besides its unprecedented TAS2R14 activation, 28.1 revealed marked selectivity over a panel of 24 non-bitter taste human GPCRs.
Signatures of Chemical Dopants in Simulated Resonance Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanotubes
Authors: Weight Braden , Zheng Ming , Tretiak Sergei
Published: November 2022

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with organic sp2- or sp3-hybdridization defects allow for robust tunability in many optoelectronic properties in these topologically interesting quasi-one-dimensional materials. Recent resonant Raman experiments have discovered new features in the intermediate frequency region upon functionalization and change with the degree of functionalization as well as with interactions between defect sites. In this letter, we report ab initio simulated near-resonant Raman spectroscopy results for pristine and chemically functionalized SWCNT models and find new features concomitant to experimental observations. We are able to assign the character of these features by varying the frequency of the external Raman laser frequency near the defect-induced E11* optical transition using a perturbative treatment to the electronic structure of the system. Obtained insights establish relationships between nanotube atomistic structure and Raman spectra facilitating further exploration of SWCNTs with tunable optical properties tuned by chemical doping.
A Simple and Precise Detection of the Adulteration of Olive Oil with Hazelnut Oil Using Lawesson’s Reagent
Authors: Ertas Erdal , Demirtaş İlknur
Published: November 2022

Adulteration of olive oil, particularly olive oil, with cheaper oil, such as hazelnut oil, is a common way of cheating the consumers, which makes detection of hazelnut oil in olive oil an important subject. In the current state of art, such detection is not possible, applying common analytical techniques such as High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID), etc. This study presents a simple and precise method for the detection of hazelnut oil in olive oil through the reaction of Lawesson’s reagent (LR) with 5-methylhept-2-en-4-one (filbertone), known as a specific flavor compound in hazelnut oil and does not exist in other vegetable oils. The reaction produces a non-volatile, stable and UV visible compound, which is identified by HPLC equipped with UV-Vis detector (HPLC/UV-Vis) up to the sensitivity of 3.0% (w/w). This is a highly satisfactory limit for the detection of adulteration of olive oil with hazelnut oil. Application of the method is not limited with olive oil, could be applied to other oils.
Metal free photoinduced C(sp3)–H thioarylation
Authors: GROVER JAGRIT , PRAKASH GAURAV , LAHIRI GOUTAM KUMAR , MAITI DEBABRATA
Published: November 2022

C-H thioarylation of hydrocarbon building blocks is a highly desirable synthetic transformation attributed to its prevalence in various pharmaceuticals and organic functional materials. However, all the developments till date majorly rely on peroxide mediated transformations. Unfortunately, harsh reaction conditions of these reactions cause severe functional group intolerance. To surpass these issues, photo-induced radical coupling reactions have gained significant attention as a sustainable way out, which require either metal based photosensitizers or the use of an organophotocatalyst. Herein, we demonstrated a mild metal free approach for C(sp3)–H thioarylation using thioxanthone as a photo-catalyst. The protocol is compatible with various arenes, heteroarenes, as well as unactivated alkanes and cycloalkanes. The post-synthetic modifications of thioarylated compounds are also demonstrated through cross coupling reactions as well as functional group interconversions.
Influence of the environment on the infrared spectrum of alanine: an effective modes analysis
Authors: Bowles Jessica , Jähnigen Sascha , Vuilleumier Rodolphe , Calvo Florent , Clavaguéra Carine , Agostini Federica
Published: November 2022

The vibrational spectrum of the alanine amino acid was computationally determined in the infrared range of 1000–2000 cm−1, under various environments encompassing the gas, hydrated, and crystalline phases, by means of classical molecular dynamics trajectories carried out with the AMOEBA polarizable force field. An effective mode analysis was performed in which the spectra are optimally decomposed into different absorption bands arising from well-defined internal modes. In the gas phase, this analysis allows to unravel the significant differences between the spectra obtained for the neutral and zwitterionic forms of the amino acid. In condensed phases, the method provides invaluable insight into the molecular origins of the vibrational bands and further shows that peaks with similar positions can be traced to rather different molecular motions.
Reformulation of the neutron Dirac equation & neutron proton fusion
Authors: Geurdes Han
Published: November 2022

In this paper the topic will be how mathematical Dirac equation representations can work out in fusion physics. The Dirac equation under study represents a neutron outside the nucleus but in an external magnetic field. We claim such a description is refering to a real neutron, i.e. we are allowed to employ such a representation here. With a new approach to the computation of the vector wave function solution, it is possible to obtain a sinusoidal time f luctuation in the neutron probability density. This sinusoidal form is applied in neutron- proton fusion.
Leadership practices and indicators of quality, connected through internal evaluation processes in the New Zealand ECE sector
Authors: Egan Marnell Christina , Thornton Kate
Published: November 2022

The last few years has seen a significant increase in the attention paid to leadership in the New Zealand early childhood education (ECE) sector, particularly in guiding documents. While these provide greater clarity than previously on expectations around leadership practice, a greater understanding of what leadership means and how it is implemented in different contexts is still needed. This article is based on a study exploring how educational leadership is practised through internal evaluation processes in New Zealand ECE services, and how these practices support the professional capabilities and capacities of teachers. Previous research has highlighted that a practice approach to leadership removes the focus on the individual leader and allows leadership to emerge from collective action. The objectives of this research study were: to develop a better understanding of how educational leadership is practised through internal evaluation processes; explore what challenges or enables teachers to become involved and practise educational leadership through internal evaluation processes; and to understand how services monitor the impact of changes on teaching practice, made as a result of an internal evaluation.

This qualitative research, which took the form of an interpretive case study, was framed around a single case design with multiple units of analysis. Data were gathered from three participating ECE services through interviews, focus groups and observations, and drew on the perspectives of both teachers and positional leaders. A reflexive thematic data analysis approach was employed, and four key themes were developed: identification with leadership; supportive workplace culture; continuous improvement; and effective leadership practices in ECE services. Seven effective leadership practices were also identified: relational leadership; creating the conditions for teamwork; engagement; knowledge expertise and sharing opinions; shared decision making; facilitating and guiding and accountability and organisation. This article contributes to our further understanding of educational leadership practices in New Zealand ECE services.