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DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKHIDNYTSIA TOURISM BRAND IN WARTIME CONDITIONS
Authors: PANKIV Natalia , MOTUZ Oksana ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the tourism brand of Skhidnytsia in the conditions of the war and the prospects for its development in the post-war period. The work analyzes the essence of the concepts of “brand” and “city branding” and their theoretical and methodological aspects. The history of the formation of the Skhidnytsia tourist brand has been studied. An assessment of the effectiveness of the tourist brand formation of the resort was carried out and the competitive situation in the tourism market in Skhidnytsia was analyzed. The article also examines the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the tourism brand of Skhidnytsia. Proposals have been submitted regarding the positioning of the resort in the future, in particular, the development of rehabilitation and inclusive tourism in Skhidnytsia in the post-war period. Since the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, the resort has become a humanitarian headquarters and shelter for internally displaced persons, which can significantly affect its positioning in the future. However, Skhidnytsia managed to adapt well to new realities and continues to support charitable activities to support Ukraine’s victory in the war. The resort, with its healing mineral waters, has great tourist potential for developing its attractiveness in the tourist market, providing quite high-quality services and services to its visitors. Skhidnytsia has a developed infrastructure for conducting rehabilitation and inclusive programs, as well as highly qualified medical personnel and experienced specialists in the field of tourism. In the past, Skhidnytsia has already functioned as a rehabilitation center for victims of the Chornobyl disaster, and in the future, there may be new buildings for the rehabilitation of military and civilian victims of a full-scale invasion. This can change the identification and positioning of Skhidnytsia in the future, providing opportunities not only for physical but also for spiritual and psychological healing. In general, the development of the Skhidnytsia brand is a complex and long-term process that requires joint efforts on the part of local authorities, businesses, and the community, but with the help of the right development strategy, control, and support from state authorities, it is quite possible to achieve success in this field and ensure the sustainable development of the territory and development.
Presentación
Authors: Quesada Victor Michelle
Published: June 2023

Desde la Facultad de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad de La Salle celebramos la publicación de esta nueva edición de la Revista REDpensar “Aproximaciones investigativas: entre Administración de Empresas, ambiente y complejidad.”, del volumen 12, número 1. Esta nueva publicación se centra en varios núcleos temáticos de investigación, los cuales trazan la ruta investigativa de la Facultad, mismos que, orientan el camino de nuestros docentes y aprendientes, quienes se encuentran comprometidos con el Modelo Educativo y Pedagógico de la Universidad.

Los temas que se abordan tienen como propósito difundir ideas que permiten plasmar las experiencias investigativas de cada persona autora, quienes, desde su diario vivir, promueven en comunidades de aprendizaje la producción de conocimiento continuo y transformador.

La Universidad De La Salle Costa Rica en general y la Facultad de Administración de Empresas en particular, con esta publicación nos invita a comprender la importancia que tienen los procesos investigativos en la formación académica, profesional y personal.
A praat-based stuttering analysis of the main character in the king’s speech movie: a neuropsycholinguistic study
Authors:   Universitas Andalas Padang, Indonesia, Kharismadewi Yonnie , Revita Ike ,   Universitas Andalas Padang, Indonesia, AS Rina Marnita ,   Universitas Andalas Padang, Indonesia
Published: June 2023

Stuttering is a speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetitions or prolongations of words or syllables, or by involuntary interruptions in the flow of speech, known as blocks. Stuttering can happen due to genetics and environmental factors or psychogenic. This research aims to identify the types of stuttering that occur and to explain the factors that contribute to stuttering and the effect on the main character's speech fluency in the movie "The King's Speech." The data for this research comes from The King's Speech movie. The descriptive qualitative approach was used in this study in which the method and technique used in collecting the data were the observation method and the technique consists of observing, recording using Praat as a speech analyzer, and noting. The data were analyzed using the referential and distributional methods. Based on the result of the data analysis, the number of data for the type of stuttering is 286 data, each of them consisting of 158 data for repetition, 124 data for blocking, and 4 data for prolongation. In analyzing Bertie’s utterance, Bertie, as the main character, found a problem in producing consonants that cause stuttering, the consonants consist of /m/, /k/, /b/, /p/, /y/, /ch/, /th/, / c/, /g/, /w/ , /h/, /f/, /n/, /d/, and /s/ with repetition of sounds in words starting with phonemes /m/, /p/, /k/ and /b/ predominates when stuttering occurs. Meanwhile, the repetitions of vowel sounds that often occur are /a/, /i/, /o/, /e/ and the vowel sounds /a/ and /i/ dominate each repetition sound. Besides the problem in producing consonants and vowels in utterance, psychological factors are also the main factors in the occurrence of stuttering, such as feelings of depression, anger, and anxiety that trigger the main character to produce speech-blocking. Therefore, the type of stuttering experienced by the main character is psychogenic stuttering.
Analysis of English lecturer assessment using academic information system (SIAKAD) institution
Authors:   Institut Teknologi Bisnis AAS Indonesia, Indonesia, Fitria Tira Nur
Published: June 2023

This research describes the English lecturer’s assessment by students in odd semesters in the 2022/2023 academic year using Academic Information System. This research is descriptive qualitative research. This research uses data from questionnaire results from SIAKAD or Sistem Informasi Akademik Institut Teknologi Bisnis AAS Indonesia at siakad.itbaas.ac.id. The finding shows that ITB AAS implements monitoring of lecturers in carrying out their teaching duties by allowing students to fill out questionnaires “Lecturer Assessment by Students” by filling in SIAKAD, especially in the odd semester of 2022. Students must fill in a value, which ranges from 0-4, each questionnaire consisting of 43 questions. The questions used for obtaining lecturer assessments by students in the form of a checklist regarding lecturer performance in daily lecture activities in odd semesters 2022/2023 include aspects of lectures including planning, implementation, evaluation, and lecturer’s personality. There are 32 students from S1 Accounting study program fulfill the questionnaire. From the questionnaire, it is obtained an average rating of 3.83 on a scale of 0-4 or with “Very Good” criteria. It also shows that most dominant students choose the score (4) which shows the students perceive positively about English lecturers in the teaching and learning process. The further research needs to be implemented to know more classes and students about their ‘perception’ toward the English Language Teaching (ELT) process during one semester.
Peer-feedbacks based application in teaching speaking and students’ perception towards peer-feedbacks
Authors:   Universitas PGRI Ronggolawe Tuban, Indonesia, Triassanti Risa , Panggabean Christina Innocenti Tumiar ,   Universitas PGRI Ronggolawe Tuban, Indonesia, Mansur Mansur ,   Universitas PGRI Ronggolawe Tuban, Indonesia
Published: June 2023

Most of the students in EFL classes have less exposure and chances to speak with friends and colleagues in English. In the present study, students were situated on video. The peer feedback-based application was employed for guiding students to provide comments on peers' speaking performance. In order to investigate peer feedback, an online observation was conducted in the English education study program, online class. The online questionnaire was also done to recognize the students’ perceptions of peer feedback. The study results reveal some steps done in doing the peer-feedback-based application in terms of the learners' speaking aspects including pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, and fluency. Moreover, it was found that the students can give feedback comprehensively to their peers. The perception of students toward peer feedback is positive and significantly helps students to improve their speaking ability. In conclusion, students have to think about their feedback before sending it to their peers. Future research should find the effectiveness of teacher feedback-based application and the correlation with the type of feedback.
Ecology in Transition: Fernando González Bernáldez, Scientific Modernisation and Environmental Advocacy in Late Francoist Spain, 1960–1980
Authors: CASADO SANTOS
Published: June 2023

The final years of Franco’s dictatorship and the subsequent transition to a democracy saw the unfolding of parallel processes of economic and scientific modernisation in Spanish society. An unexpected interference between both processes occurred in the fields of ecology and the environmental sciences, when environmentally minded scientists defended threatened ecosystems, rural landscapes and traditional land-use systems. At the time, prevailing discourses and policies considered these ecosystems and landscapes backward remnants of an undeveloped Spain, ready to be transformed by irrigation plans, afforestation schemes and urban development. From the early 1970s onwards, ecologist Fernando González Bernáldez consciously chose to take on a dual role, combining and mutually reinforcing two distinct yet associated personae: a highly respected scientist and an outspoken defender of the environment. This paper examines González Bernáldez’s various strategies to strike the right balance between both identities, and how his aims were challenged by the changing political context at the time.
Topical issues concerning hygiene of girls and adolescent girls (literature review)
Authors:   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federatio, Milushkina O.Yu. , Sibirskaya E.V. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation,   Russian Children's Clinical Hospital, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation,   A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russian Federation, Kurbanova P.F. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: June 2023

Hygiene of children and adolescents is an area of preventive medicine, the tasks of which are to maintain and strengthen health, support the optimal level of functions and favorable body development. Teaching proper hygiene skills should begin from childhood, in which the involvement and awareness of parents plays an important role. With the formation of a woman's reproductive function, the hormonal background and the vaginal microbiom are actively changing. Non-compliance with the rules of personal hygiene is a predisposing factor in the development of inflammatory diseases, including vulvovaginitis. In order to prevent the occurrence of these diseases, reproductive education is of key importance not only for young people, but also for all segments of the population. Targeted formation of a conscious attitude to one's health, understanding and ability to use personal hygiene products remains an important aspect in the development of the female body. Hygienic education as a way of informing children, adolescents and their parents is one of the elements in state policy regarding the health maintenance of the younger generation. It is ensured by the implementation of educational programs at the level of secondary general education, secondary and higher professional education, including through the development of competencies in professional standards of medical profile. KEYWORDS: personal hygiene, girls, inflammatory diseases, vulvovaginitis, hygienic education. FOR CITATION: Milushkina O.Yu., Sibirskaya E.V., Kurbanova P.F. Topical issues concerning hygiene of girls and adolescent girls (literature review). Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2023;6(2):119–125 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2023-6-2-119-125.
The use of vitamin D in endometriosis treatment
Authors:   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Dobrokhotova E.Yu. , Sofronov A.V. ,   N.I. Pirogov City Clinical Hospital No. 1, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: June 2023

The article reviews the literature on the use of vitamin D in endometriosis treatment. Endometriosis, one of the most common health problems in the female population, is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory disease. Endometriosis affects 10-15% of all women of reproductive age and 35–50% of women with chronic pelvic pain and/or infertility. Despite multiple studies in all aspects of endometriosis, the selection of the most effective individualized combination treatment options for each patient is still considered as a pressing issue. Animal experiments and clinical trials have demonstrated multiple immune system changes in endometriosis occurring at different levels, from aberrant cytokine signaling to alterations of the immune system cell populations. There is a growing number of recent reports in the international and domestic literature describing the impact of vitamin D on the clinical course of endometriosis and the options of its use in this disease. There is a pathogenetic rationale for involving vitamin D in combination therapy of endometriosis in view of its immunomodulatory, anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic properties. However, it is suggested that further studies are needed to determine an optimum therapeutic dose of vitamin D for different endometriosis types. KEYWORDS: vitamin D, colecalciferol, calcitriol, endometriosis, ectopic endometrium, vitamin D deficiency. FOR CITATION: Dobrokhotova E.Yu., Sofronov A.V. The use of vitamin D in endometriosis treatment. Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2023;6(2):126–129 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2023-6-2-126-129.
The use of neodymium laser in the treatment of vulval dystrophies
Authors:   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Dobrokhotova Yu.E. , Azimova A.Yu. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Borovkova E.I. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Il'ina I.Yu. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Ibragimova D.M. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Grishin I.I. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Platova E.S. ,   N.I. Pirogov City Clinical Hospital No. 1, Moscow, Russian Federatio, Komagorov V.I. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: June 2023

Aim: to assess effectiveness of the Aerolase Neo neodymium laser with a 1064 nm wavelength and 650 ms pulse duration in the treatment of patients with chronic vulvar dystrophies. Patients and Methods: the study included 60 patients with lichen sclerosus and vulvar leukoplakia. Patients with the verified diagnosis of early-stage vulvar lichen sclerosus were randomly assigned to 2 groups. Group 1 consisted of 45 patients who were treated with the Aerolase Neo laser and group 2 consisted of 15 patients who applied topical clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment over the vulvar area for 2 months: two times per day before the symptoms relieved and then — once per day, depending on the intensity of clinical manifestations, for 6 months. A comprehensive medical exam of patients was performed before and after treatment. Results: histological examination revealed that the group 1 patients had a brighter red staining of the stromal collagen fibers demonstrating a pronounced collagenization of the stroma after the treatment. In the group 2 patients the examination results did not demonstrate any significant changes. The number of complaints associated with vulvar dystrophies significantly decreased among the group 1 patients who received laser therapy, and they also reported a higher satisfaction with the quality of sexual life. Those patients who used topical glucocorticoids noted the recurred itching in the vulvar area which required the continuation of maintenance therapy for up to 6 months and suggested that glucocorticoids provided a short-term effect. Conclusion: the obtained results prove the effectiveness of neodymium laser therapy for patients with vulvar dystrophies thus providing a rationale for using this method of treatment. KEYWORDS: lichen, leukoplakia, chronic vulvar dystrophies, neodymium laser, laser therapy, sexual life. FOR CITATION: Dobrokhotova Yu.E., Azimova A.Yu., Borovkova E.I. et al. The use of neodymium laser in the treatment of vulval dystrophies. Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2023;6(2):138–144 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2023-6-2-138-144.
Hemostasis functioning in neonates: normal condition and condition in preeclampsia (literature review)
Authors:   Kazan State Medical Academy — Branch of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Kazan, Russian Federation, Yupatov E.Yu. ,   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Kurmanbaev T.E. ,   S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Mustafin I.G. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Nabiullina R.M. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Safina N.A. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Frederiks E.V. ,   Maternity Hospital No. 13, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Leonova M.D. ,   Maternity Hospital No. 13, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Khaertdinov A.T. ,   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Fattakhova N.I. ,   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Starikova V.D. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation
Published: June 2023

Preeclampsia is one of the so-called major obstetrical syndromes and a cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity worldwide. In addition, preeclampsia increases the risk of maternal and neonatal cardiovascular disorders and cerebrovascular diseases in the future. During pregnancy, the pregnant mother undergoes significant changes in the functions of various organ systems to accommodate the developing fetus. The onset of preeclampsia can cause dysfunction of multiple organs and systems, including the homeostasis system. Its dysfunction is associated with the most serious thrombohemorrhagic complications (premature detachment of normally situated placenta, thrombosis, embolism, and bleeding). It is important to understand the relationship between the maternal and fetal homeostasis system functioning. The homeostasis system functioning in the fetus and newborn infant has specific characteristics expressed not only in the quantitative composition and the level of activity of its main links, but also in the qualitastive composition, as well as in the functioning mechanisms which differ from those in adults. The above specific characteristics help to achieve an important balance in the homeostasis system functioning. Preeclampsia, associated conditions and complications can disturb the existing balance and homeostasis system functioning in the fetus and newborn infant with the development of thrombohemorrhagic complications. KEYWORDS: homeostasis system, newborn infants, preeclampsia, specific characteristics of functioning, preterm newborn infants, pregnancy. FOR CITATION: Yupatov E.Yu., Kurmanbaev T.E., Mustafin I.G. et al. Hemostasis functioning in neonates: normal condition and condition in preeclampsia (literature review). Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2023;6(2):199–205 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430- 2023-6-2-199-205.
INOVASI DESAIN PEMASARAN DENGAN PETANI MUDA MUHAMMADIYAH IPM CANDI
Authors: Eviyanti Ade , Abror M , Arifin Saiful
Published: June 2023

Pimpinan cabang Ikatan Pelajar Muhammadiyah mempunyai program petani milenial yang disebut dengan Petani Muda Muhammadiyah. Program yang dilaksanakan yaitu budidaya tanaman  urban farming, hidroponik, organic, vertikultur dan tabulampot. Dalam upaya meningkatakan angka penjualan membutuhkan inovasi untuk memperluas pemasaran. Petani Muda Muhammadiyah perlu mengadopsi teknologi supaya pemasaran secara cepat dan sesuai dengan sasaran. peneliti bermaksud mencari solusi dari permasalahan berkaitan dengan model design serta platform yang digunakan supaya pemasaran produk pertanian petani muda muhammadiyah lebih tepat sasaran guna meningkatkan hasil penjualan. Kegiatan pelatihan desain inovasi desain pemasaran dapat meningkatkan profitabilitas produk petani muda Muhammadiyah. Dibuktikan dengan beberapa hasil desain produk pertanian.
PENDAMPINGAN PERHITUNGAN HARGA POKOK PRODUKSI PEMPEK PADA UKM PEMPEK CEK NIA PALEMBANG
Authors: Masnoni Masnoni , Suroso Imam , Irwadi Maulan , Handoko Dimas Try , Pratisila Mareta , Sari Rafika Adelia , Sundari Ayu
Published: June 2023

Pengabdian masyarakat ini berupa perhitungan harga pokok produksi pempek pada UKM Pempek Cek Nia Palembang. Kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat membantu UMKM khususnya Pempek Cek Nia Palembang untuk dapat menghitung harga pokok produksi pempek sehingga dapat dengan benar menentukan harga jual pempek sehingga membantu kelancaran usaha dan dapat meningkatkan omzet penjualan perusahaan. Dengan harga jual yang sesuai diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pendapatan dan laba usaha sehingga usaha dapat bertahan dan beroperasi secara berkesinambungan. Hasil pengabdian berupa pendampingan harga pokok produksi pempek pada UKM Pempek Cek Nia Palembang berdasarkan total biaya produksi tersebut dapat diperoleh biaya pokok produksi pempek dengan asumsi 1 kg pempek dapat menghasilkan 100 produk pempek kecil. Adapun harga pokok produksi pempek per produk adalah  Rp. 1.500 per satuan produk atau pempek. Harga yang diberlakukan oleh UKM Pempek Cek Nia Palembang saat pengabdian ini adalah Rp. 1.200 per satuan produk pempek. Berdasarkan perhitungan harga jual UKM Pempek Cek Nia Palembang lebih murah dari biaya produksi. Jadi berdasarkan perhitungan tersebut Pempek Cek Nia Palembang belum tepat dalam menetukan harga jual hal ini dapat mengakibatkan usaha mengalami kerugian.
KETERKAITAN NILAI-NILAI ADAT UPAH-UPAH TONDI DENGAN BIMBINGAN KONSELING ISLAM PADA ETNIS BATAK MANDAILING
Authors: Sari Laina , Tanjung Muaz
Published: June 2023

Adat is an idea in which there are values. Each community usually has customs that can reflect the soul and personality of the community. One of them is the people of Kuala Bangka Village who have upah-upah tondi. Upah-upah tondi are ceremonies whose purpose is to restore the spirit of individuals who feel threatened by their lives. This study aims to examine the customs of upah-upah tondi. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods with interviews, observations, documentation and literature studies as data collectors. Upah-upah tondi are considered to have a relationship with Islamic counseling guidance because in the upah-upah tondi there is a value of advice or guidance, social value, spiritual value and there is the same meaning of aqidah as counseling guidance. However, there is a difference where guiding in the custom of upah-upah tondi is carried out by the family or community. While in counseling guidance, guidance is given by an expert to the individual and can be done in the short term or long term called follow-up
IMPLEMENTATION OF FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING AFTER ONLINE LEARNING AND LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING IN SOCIOLOGY LEARNING
Authors: Utami Farhana Atmayani , Astutik Dwi , Nurhadi Nurhadi
Published: June 2023

Implementing face-to-face learning after online and face-to-face learning is limited to causing obstacles when learning sociology. This study aims to describe the implementation of face-to-face learning after online and face-to-face learning is limited to sociology learning at SMA Negeri 1 Kartasura. The type of research used in research is descriptive qualitative with a case study approach. The results of this study show that the implementation of face-to-face learning after online and face-to-face learning is limited to three stages. The three stages are the preparation stage, the implementation stage, and the evaluation stage. The three stages are then analyzed using the perspective of Functional Structural theory with four prerequisites: Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, and Latency. Based on the theory analysis, each figure has its own role in learning sociology. Implementation of learning, face-to-face learning, and sociology learning.
A Pragmatic and Theological Evaluation of Management by Objectives in Seventh-day Adventist Conference Administration
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Birch Alfred
Published: June 2023

Since the mid 1970s the Seventh-day Adventist Church has become increasingly involved in management by objectives and has adapted and applied it with varying degrees of success in conferences and churches. Very little overt pragmatic and theological motivations have accompanied the promotion of this movement toward the use of management by objectives in the church. Leaders have simply proceeded with it on the apparent assumption that since it is an effective leadership approach in secular organizations it would be equally effective in an ecclesiastical situation . While the thesis of this study contends that management by objectives is compatible with a Seventh-day Adventist understanding o f the nature and mission of the church, it seeks to identify the pragmatic and theological foundations on which it may be allowed to stand. An investigation of the application of management by objectives in the Wisconsin Conference o f Seventh-day Adventists demonstrates how needful it is for conference leaders to build on these foundations in order to allow it to serve its purpose with integrity . The most important dynamics of management by objectives are identified as missional intentionality , responsible democracy, a wise use of authority , and accountability. These concepts are examined in the light o f Scripture and integrated with a Seventh-day Adventist understanding of church leadership. A conclusion that is reached at this point suggests that a more theologically precise modification of management by objectives would be ministry by objectives. Such a designation seems to be more in keeping with the biblical perspective of servanthood and service in Christian leadership, yet does not require that management by objectives become untrue to the intent of its pragmatic design. Regarded in this manner it is altogether compatible with the most important principles of Christian leadership that are brought to view in Scripture. As a safeguard against the development o f objectives for the sake of objectives, an attempt is also made in this study toward the development of a Seventh-day Adventist ecclesiology by means of the construction of certain models: The church as a Matrix of the New Humanity, as an Apocalyptic Movement, a Servant, and Organization. These models suggest a broad scope o f inreach and outreach ministries that ought to be re fle cte d in the objectives of the church. This approach to churchmanship provides for theology to inform our goal setting instead of the reverse. Theology is retained in its commanding place in the church. Management by objectives functions in an "afterward" and subservient capacity as an adaptable medium through which the theology of the church might be reflected in its structures. When kept in this relationship, and viewed from boll; a pragmatic and theological point of view, management by objectives and the nature and mission o f the Seventh-day Adventist Church are compatible.
Retention of New Members Into the Caffin Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Hinds David
Published: June 2023

This study attempted to identify the reasons why new members stop attending church one to six months after they are accepted into membership of the Caffin Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church and to find ways to reduce the number of individuals who drop out. The introduction analyzes the biblical and theological basis for a higher retention of new converts. It considers principles found in the book of Acts and concerns for lost membership. A review of relevant literature on the assimilation of new members was done to provide an overview of the problem and to gain insights into reducing the number of dropouts. For this study, ten established members were selected to be trained as mentors with the intention that they would develop the skill and commitment necessary to help train other established members as leaders in the assimilation training program within the Caffin Avenue Church. Ten new members were also selected as participants in this study. Two manuals were prepared for this training: one for training established members and one for training new members. The loss of 50 percent of the new members in the Caffin Church over a ten-year period necessitated this study. Between 1989-1999, 515 new members joined the church: 437 non-Adventist, and 30 Adventist children by baptism, 15 persons by profession of faith, and 33 by letters of transfer from other SDA churches. Church records show that 288 of these 515 persons have stopped attending or no longer consider themselves members. The assimilation program was a thirteen-week process with two components: (1) a mentor training program and (2) a new-members class. The mentors were enlisted, trained, and supervised as they provided assistance to new members. The new-members class consisted of four sessions during the Sabbath School hour on Sabbath mornings. The assimilation of new members is tentatively evaluated through reports from the mentors and closing interviews with the new members. While the process for this project has been fully developed and tested, long-term results are not yet available. Hopefully, the process will greatly reduce the number of new members who terminate their membership or who simply stop attending the Caffin Church.
Moving towards a sustainable world with the circular economy practices concerning the SMEs in Visakhapatnam’s ice-cream industry
Authors: Kondala Mukesh , Nudurupati Sai Sudhakar , Riwayadi Eko , Chavan Abhijeet , Asif Shaik Rajah , Gupta Nimit
Published: June 2023

The Circular Economy (CE) is getting its attention these days, which has a massive impact on the industries, particularly in the manufacturing segment. The countries worldwide started believing in CE, and its practices got the benefits after thoroughly implementing it to their current practices. The concept is not new, but it came up with a new ideology and new techniques already proven by countries like China and the UK. Different industries show their innovativeness by adapting to the change for the future. We found that the Ice Cream Industry is one of them that adopt change quickly. The paper discusses the introduction of the CE, the current trends, the comparison of the olden style with new style after implementing CE practices, the challenges and barriers in implementing, and the benefits of implementing CE Practices in Visakhapatnam’s dairy industry. We followed a personal interview method for getting first-hand and rich information from the CEOs and operational managers of the company. Also, we followed the case study method to extract how they shifted from traditional manufacturing practices to the current and latest trends in manufacturing. In their manufacturing practices, we aimed to get factual information on the changeover from linear to circular.
DETERMINAN PEMEKARAN WILAYAH DAN FRAGMENTASI PEMERINTAHAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Zulyanto Aan
Published: June 2023

The phenomenon of making new autonomous local government is increasingly widespread in line with the policies of regional autonomy and fiscal decentralization in Indonesia. Many literatures show the local government proliferation in Indonesia is one of the fastest and largest in the world. This study aims to examine the determinants of local government proliferation and government fragmentation in Indonesia. Using panel data from 32 provinces in Indonesia for the period 2001-2013 with fixed effect model (FEM) analysis techniques. The study found that population density, per capita income level, and political aspects are factors that significantly affect territorial splits and government fragmentation in Indonesia. Meanwhile, fiscal capacity, ethnic diversity and income inequality have not been shown to significantly affect the level of fragmentation. The impetus for territorial splits is seen to increase in areas with low population density, high per capita GRDP levels, and high percentage of votes for political parties winning legislative elections. The level of Government Fragmentation in Indonesia is also higher after the implementation of the direct election system for local government head.
ANALISIS HUBUNGAN KAUSALITAS PENGANGGURAN, INFLASI DAN PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI DI INDONESIA (DATA TIME SERIES 2010-2019)
Authors: Pakri Pakri
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this study is to determine the causal relationship between inflation and economic growth in Indonesia for the 2010-2019 period. The analytical method used in this study is quantitative using the VAR test with the Granger causality test method. The data collection technique used is secondary data obtained from the publication of the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency. Processing data in this study using the program views. The results show that there is a two-way causality relationship between movement and economic growth, then there is a one-way causality relationship between inflation and economic growth where only inflation affects economic growth, then there is a one-way causality relationship between inflation and inflation where only inflation has an effect. significant to economic growth.
Pengaruh Metode Akupresur terhadap Lamanya Persalinan: A Systematic Review
Authors: Hannun Rima Labiibah , Kundarti Finta Isti , Rahmawati Rahajeng Siti Nur
Published: June 2023

Duration of the birth process can be a factor in the emergence of complications in the mother and fetus if the fetus has not been born after 12 hours since the active phase of labor. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the effect of the acupressure method on the duration of labor. The search for articles was carried out on the PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, and Wiley Library databases from January 2012 to January 2022 with the inclusion criteria of maternity mothers. The keywords used “Acupressure” AND “Duration of Labor”; “Acupressure” AND “Labor Duratin”. The results obtained 8 articles that match the inclusion criteria with 961 respondents. A total of 4 articles stated that acupressure could reduce the duration of the active phase of labor, 3 articles stated that acupressure could not reduce the duration of the active phase of labor, and 1 article stated that ear acupressure could reduce the duration of the active phase of labor, but body acupressure could not reduce the duration of the active phase of labor. The acupressure method can reduce the duration of the active phase of labor, so that it can be used as an alternative for women giving birth in the future. Further research can be carried out to develop research on the most effective type and duration of massage at one acupressure point to speed up the duration of labor.
The role of IL-6 in pathogensis of covid -19
Authors: Noorulhuda F. Khalaf  , W. Mohammed Sinai , Ahmed Y. Hanoon
Published: June 2023

Dissimilar to all other pandemics in the past five decades, the humanity has been ravaged by the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Starting from its outbreak, the disease's understanding has advanced quickly; multi-organ involvement is the key factor affecting the prognosis of the disease. Mortality and morbidity are closely related to acute respiratory distress syndrome, renal failure, cardiac failure, liver damage, multi-organ failure, and shock. In the initial phases of viral infection, detecting and controlling pro-inflammatory responses are essential. Throughout patient monitoring, it's crucial to consider the COVID-19 treatment's unknowable response. It has been discovered that IL-6 is causally linked to greater mortality. It is a reliable indicator regarding the progression of clinical profile as well as the prognosis of the disease. A highly important cytokine, after the activated macrophages, is it. As a result, a measure for COVID-19 could be the control regarding systemic IL-6 levels in the individuals that have been infected by SARS-CoV-2. This study has demonstrated the significance of IL-6 in COVID-19's immunopathology
An Effect entomopathogenic fungi in control Culex pipiens
Authors: Waheeb Mohammed Qasim
Published: June 2023

Culex pipiens mosquitos are thought to be vectors for many arboviruses, including West Nile virus and encephalitis virus, which have a global impact on human health. The natural management of this pest's aquatic stages is critical for sustaining an insecticide-free environment. The current study focused on the biological and biochemical effects of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma harizanium on Culex pipiens laboratory colony 3rd instar larvae.             The results showed that B. bassiana had the highest larval mortality (22%) with the concentration 1x106 spore/ml and the period exposure recorded (36.6% )shortest lethal time (120 hrs), followed by T. harizanium (17.3%) with concentration 1x107 spore/ml and the period exposure recorded (29.1%) shortest lethal time (120 hrs), and had the lowest percent mortality (16%) with the concentration 1x103 spore/ml and period exposure with (6%) longest (24 hrs) for B. bassiana and had the lowest percent mortality (4%) with the concentration 1x103 spore/ml for T. harizanium and period exposure with 24 hrs  (12.5%).
„Więcej bajki niż bajronizmu”. Karol Irzykowski, Stanisław Przybyszewski i egotyczna historia literatury w dwudziestoleciu pisana
Authors: Jauksz Marcin
Published: June 2023

Celem artykułu jest przypomnienie wybranych tekstów krytycznych Karola Irzykowskiego o kluczowej postaci młodopolskiego ruchu na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia – Stanisławie Przybyszewskim. Na tle innych zmian zachodzących w latach dwudziestych w podejściu Irzykowskiego do krytykowanych wcześniej literatów można obserwować złagodzenie tonu w wystąpieniach o Przybyszewskim, co wynika z rozpoznania pokoleniowych powinowactw i fundamentalnych podobieństw w artystycznych programach datujących się na czasy sprzed ćwierćwiecza (związanych z uczuciami osamotnienia, rozczarowania i niepokoju). Irzykowski rozpoznaje bezpośredniość oraz autentyczność wspomnień Przybyszewskiego, jego dramatu Mściciel, eksploruje sztukę starszego kolegi, a także jego uwagi krytyczne poczynione podczas spisywania faktów z zakresu historii polskiej literatury najnowszej.
Review of Consuming Joyce: 100 Years of Ulysess in Ireland, by John McCourt
Authors: Bolfarine Mariana
Published: June 2023

Review of Consuming Joyce: 100 Years of Ulysses in Ireland, by John McCourt (London, New York, New Delhi, Sydney: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022), 304 pp., ISBN: 9781350205826, $24.25 (paperback)
Introduction
Authors: Brazeau Robert , Sydora Laura
Published: June 2023

RISE 6.1 is the second of a two-volume themed issue dedicated to the study of sexual liberation and its literatures in Ireland in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries that extends the line of scholarly and historical inquiry first begun in RISE 5.1. The essays collected there examined the social and cultural politics that attended the historical rise of the heteropatriarchal state and interrogated the durability of conservative notions of Irishness, especially in terms of the sexual politics of the nation. While mindful of the ways in which this important historical paradigm continues to assert itself in Irish culture and the politics of the nation state, the current volume also seeks to put analytical pressure on the idea of ‘liberation’ central to counter-hegemonic ideas of sexual morality and revolution, and how it can be applied to the work of contemporary writers and social thinkers in Ireland. Adumbrating the ways in which the heteronormative social order asserts itself (the gaze, temporality and sociospatial formations), these essays collectively interrogate the dialectical tension that conjoins conservative and insurgent practices and ideologies in the still unfolding landscape of Ireland’s changing codes around sexual morality and identity.
DISCOURSES AND DIALOGUES ABOUT VIOLENCE
Authors: Rodríguez Barraza Adriana , Crippa Méndez Mariamne
Published: June 2023

In this article we analyze the notion of violence using Johan Galtung’s theory of direct, structural, and cultural violence as a conceptual framework. This lens, triangulated and enriched with concepts from other authors, by also emphasizing the historical and geopolitical characteristics of the Mexican context, will help overcome some of the limitations of said theory. By emphasizing the complexity of this phenomenon, we reinterpret it from an interdisciplinary approach to elucidate some areas that otherwise remain unseen and open the debate of the underlying power mechanisms and the way it acquires internal efficacy, producing concealed consequences, such as adapted subjectivities. The objective of our analysis is to highlight its’ multiple dimensions and forms, and a critical examination of its’ invisibility and normalization. This theoretical dissertation is essential, because a deeper comprehension is a prerequisite to develop means of prevention and elimination from the core, which is unresolved conflict.
Metodología de la ciencia económica y crisis. La teoría del derrumbe marxista
Authors: González González José Luis
Published: June 2023

El presente trabajo es una guía metodológica marxista para bordar la crisis global actual. Abordamos en primer término la teoría del conocimiento y la aplicamos al proceso de Carlos Marx como pensador científico de su tiempo. Enseguida hacemos un repaso general de la desviación de las ciencias sociales en cuanto a su objetivo humano cuando el investigador desestima su compromiso científico y delimita la reflexión a las formas y los conocimientos establecidos. Habiendo delimitado el proceso del conocimiento en sí, pasamos a reflexionar sobre los conceptos, modelos y esquemas de “equilibrio” de la economía teórica, pasando por los postulados clásicos, los keynesianos, así como neoliberales; un repaso histórico general de las grandes características en las diferentes etapas en que ha evolucionado el capitalismo hasta nuestros días desde una perspectiva teórica marxista. El artículo finaliza con una descripción muy general del capitalismo de principios del siglo xxi y propone algunas hipótesis a comprobar empíricamente.
Вибір і обґрунтування способів термічної утилізації радіоактивно забрудненої деревини
Authors: Klius V.
Published: June 2023

Значні об’єми горілої та сухостійної деревини, які утворилися останніми роками внаслідок масштабних лісових пожеж на території Чорнобильської зони відчуження несуть потенційну загрозу вторинного забруднення чистих територій. Для усунення цієї загрози необхідно вирішити проблему утилізації великих об’ємів радіоактивно забрудненої деревини.

У статті виконано аналіз способів термічної утилізації радіоактивно забрудненої деревини. Метою утилізації є максимальна концентрація радіонуклідів у золі для її захоронення та зменшення міграції радіонуклідів в атмосферу з димовими газами.

Розглянуто основні методи термічної утилізації деревини: спалювання, піроліз та газифікація. У разі традиційного фільтраційного спалювання радіонукліди відкладаються на частках леткої золи розміром 0,3‑0,5 мкм і виносяться в атмосферу з димовими газами, що потребує високоефективного очисного обладнання. Натомість у разі сухого піролізу деревини винос активності 137Cs з піролізним газом становить не більше 10 %. Близький результат отримано і у разі газифікації деревини. Оскільки об’єми піролізного і генераторного газів менші за об’єм димових газів від спалювання, то навантаження на систему газоочищення буде значно меншим.

Зроблено висновок, що для промислової утилізації великих об’ємів забрудненої деревини варто використовувати сучасні технології газифікації. Генераторний газ придатний для виробництва електроенергії в газових турбінах або газопоршневих агрегатах. Електроенергія може подаватися в існуючу енергосистему Чорнобильської зони відчуження.

Запропоновано переробляти низькоактивну деревину способом окиснювального піролізу для виробництва біочару. Питома активність біочару повинна відповідати гігієнічному нормативу ГН 6.61‑120‑2005. Враховуючи міжнародний досвід використання біочару, передбачається проведення комплексних досліджень щодо ефективності сорбції радіонуклідів біочаром.
ESG Performance of a Company and Stock Price Synchronicity
Authors:   Korean Association Of Computers And Accounting, Hwang Seong-Jun
Published: June 2023

In this study, the effect of the level of ESG activity of companies, which is receiving worldwide attention, on stock price informativeness, is to be confirmed through empirical analysis. Specifically, in this study, the effect of ESG activity on stock price informativeness was empirically analyzed through stock price synchronicity to determine how the ESG activity performance of an individual company had an effect on the volatility of market returns and industrial returns.
If investors judge a company’s ESG activities and performance as useful accounting information for forecasting future prospects, they will make investment decisions with more weight on the company’s ESG information when forming future earnings expectations. In this case, the level of stock price movement will be low due to the high explanation of the company’s ESG information. On the other hand, ESG activities and performance will facilitate the use of future vision and information for investors, which will improve the flow of information to the market, and increase information efficiency, which will improve stock price information. The research sample was December settlement companies in the KOSPI market and KOSDAQ market from 2018 to 2021, targeting non-financial listed corporations, and ESG, the main independent variable, was subjected to empirical analysis targeting KOSPI 200 ESG constituents. As a result of empirical analysis, a company’s ESG activity showed a significant positive(＋) correlation with stock price movement. This shows that ESG-active companies have high information efficiency because the unique information of individual companies is sufficiently reflected in the stock price. In other words, it can be judged that companies that actively engage in ESG activities have a high level of information environment and that sufficient information is reflected in their stock prices. The implication of this study is that it will be helpful for creditors and investors to make investment decisions by considering ESG management activities and performance information of companies as ethical management and transparency based on the results of this study. And it is expected that it will be able to induce ESG management activities of companies.