bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Standards of living in Ukraine, Georgia, and Poland: identification and strategic planning
Authors: Kharazishvili Yurii , Grishnova Olena , Kamińska Bożena
Published: April 2020

The article determines the list of indicators of the standard of living of the population as a component of social security, including shadow indicators without which the assessment of living standards is inadequate in reality. The authors substantiate the limits of safe existence through the definition of the vector of the indicators’ threshold values. The paper identified the current state of the standards of living in Ukraine, Georgia and Poland through the integrated assessment from the standpoint of security, as well as outlined the most important threats. The researchers also scientifically substantiated the strategic benchmarks for the indicators of the standards of living considering three development scenarios that provide the fulfilment of the established sustainable development goals by means of adaptive regulation methods available in the control theory.
Challenges facing management practice in the light of Industry 4.0: The example of Poland
Authors: Miśkiewicz Radosław
Published: April 2020

The article outlines selected challenges brought by Industry 4.0 as well as consequences for Polish businesses in the modern process of their management. The concept is based on a close connection between physical objects and information network. Sophisticated networks of businesses are being created, connected with smart resources communicating via the Internet. This means cooperation within implemented cyber-physical systems affecting a company's environment, its production model, value-added chain of business processes and organisational structure.
The merger of natural intelligence with artificial intelligence, with a focus on Neuralink company
Authors: Miśkiewicz Julia
Published: April 2020

Human development is connected with permanent action to be better, to overcome nature, to build something that has so far been able to occur without its participation. The emergence of concepts such as artificial infertification, artificial blood, artificial organs, artificial eye retina, artificial brain or artificial intelligence suggests the desire to take control of man, the control which has so far been attributed to nature, To God the Creator, fate or chance. The dynamic development of science, modern tools and research methods make the thought of artificial intelligence becoming more and more real. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by business people.  Its development involves numerous groups of high-class specialists, using the most modern IT tools. Before the creation of the first "intelligent" machines, its idea lasted in the imagination of many people. The films and books of science fiction presented the future in which man was replaced by a machine, and the phenomenon of this reality were robots. Today, for the modern man, it is not a surprise robot, or a "smart" computer program. Thanks to the rapid development of electronics and computer science, we are able to create what was once only a topic of science fiction. AI is currently being used in various fields of science, such as medicine, economics and management. But it is also worth remembering that these processes are accompanied by numerous questions and doubts related to the ethics of its use. The aim of the articles is to inspire the discourse on the example of Neuralink – the search for answers to emerging doubts.
The Islamic Finance Industry and Grand Potential for Growth in the Contemporary Economy: Arousal for Dual Finances in Nigeria
Authors: Ahmad Nura , Sabo Bello Hashim , Jibril Hassan Yunus
Published: April 2020

The paper focuses on evaluating and comparing the justification of Islamic and conventional modes of finance in Nigeria. This study also intends to inspire the adoption of alternative ethical finance to harness its benefits in Nigeria. The acclaimed one hundred billion Sukuk bond launched by the Federal Government of Nigeria is just one of the critical plus Nigeria as a nation can benefit from Islamic finance. A structured questionnaire was distributed to the respondents in the Bauchi metropolis; thereby, the convenience sampling technique was used. Results were analyzed with Chisquare employed to test the hypothesis at a confidence level of 95% (0.05), that is, confidence and significance level, respectively. This study believed that Nigerians are quick to concern about their state of the economy. Therefore it’s suggested that there is an urgent need for everyone including the students of business and finance, the product developers for the emerging industry and banking personnel to have proper knowledge of the principles of Islamic finance vis-a-vis conventional finance about the essential requirements of different modes of finance and how they can be applied to various operations and services of banks and financial institutions in the dual economy. This paper further recommended that, when Islamic finance is properly instituted and practice as alternative ethical finance in the country, and more people apply for it, Nigeria economy would stand to be rejuvenated, boosted and made to be robust, embracing the Islamic financial system will present the best way the country’s economy can witness rapid improvement.
Employee Job Satisfaction at Organized Retails - An Analysis
Authors: Sumathi K , Khanum Rina , Supriya G K
Published: April 2020

Employee job satisfaction is speaking about the happiness of employees towards their job. In the present competitive business scenario, the organizations are considered as a major strategy to attract and retain the employees. However, employee job satisfaction is very important to the service sector industry like organized retails, as the employees are regularly in touch with the customers. Moreover, many of the factors affect employee job satisfaction. Therefore the present study is an attempt to analyze policies and practices framed by the organized retail organizations to make their employees satisfied and the level of satisfaction of employees regarding those policies and practices. Also, the study exhibits the relationship between the demographic profile and job satisfaction of employees in the retail sector in the study area.
A Study on Customer Perception of Online Marketing in Pondicherry
Authors: Poorani D , Vidhya J
Published: April 2020

The Internet has changed the traditional way of customers shopping and buying goods and services. Selling products and services directly to the consumer through the internet is online retailing. The usage of the internet in Pondicherry is growing high and usage of online purchasing is also high. This study focuses on the factors that online buyers take into consideration while shopping online. This study is to determine whether internet marketing will be beneficial and to examine the parameters for choosing the particular seller for the purchase of any product. Due to online shopping, it identifies the issues faced by the users while marketing through the internet and to analyses the attitude of customer towards internet marketing. This takes a look to know the customer’s interest in online purchasing and to know the opportunities for online shopping. Thisresearch will help in finding the impact of online marketing on customers’ purchasing patterns and how their security and privacy concerns about online marketing influence their online buying behavior.
Post-Merger Financial Performance of ICICI Bank
Authors: Gandhi Vandana , Mehta Vishal , Chhajer Prashant
Published: April 2020

India has witnessed Mergers and Acquisitions across sectors and the most talked about mergers are those in the Banking sector. The banking sector attracts more attention because of the wide geographic spread and the scattered spectrum of stakeholders. Post liberalization banking sector has grown by leaps and bounds and has also seen a lot of mergers and acquisitions. ICICI bank is one of the biggest players among the private sector banks, adopted the merger and acquisition route for expansion. It witnessed four mergers and the same have been studied in this paper. Evaluation of the mergers has been done using the CAMEL model. For the study, three years’ pre-merger data and three years’ post-merger data have been taken into consideration. It was found that there was no significant improvement in the financial performance of ICICI Bank post these mergers.
Особенности выращивания сеянцев семенных подвойных форм груши в Крыму
Authors: Plugatar Y.V. , Sotnik A.I. , Tankevich V.V.
Published: April 2020

Приведены результаты изучения влияния сроков посева семян груши обыкновенной (Pirus communis L.), лохолистной (Pirus elaeagrifolia Pall), иволистной ( Pirus salicifolia Pall) и груши Бретшнейдера (Сян-Ли, Мин-Юэ- Ли, Цзы- Ли, Чан-Бай- Ли) на всхожесть и рост сеянцев в школе сеянцев в условиях предгорной части Крыма. Определено, что оптимальным сроком посева семян груши лохолистной и иволистной является третья декада октября груши Бретшнейдера первая половина ноября семена груши обыкновенной лучше сеять в февральские окна, которые присущи погодным условиям полуострова. При выполнении сроков посева всхожесть семян составляет 45 53 6772 85 соответственно, при этом большая часть растений соответствует стандартам, т.е. диаметр условной корневой шейки составляет 410 мм.

The paper summarizes study findings on the influence of seeding time on germination and seedlings growth in a nursery in the conditions of piedmont part of Crimea for common peer (Pirus communis L.), oleaster pear (Pyrus elaeagnifolia Pall), willowleaf pear (P. salicifolia Pall) and Bretshneider pear (Syan-Li, Min-Yue-Li, Tsy-Li, Chan-Bay-Li).The study determined the third decade of October to be the optimal planting time for Pyrus elaeagrifolia Pall and Pyrus salicifolia Pall for Bretshneider pear, the best planting time is the first decade of November for Pyrus communis L. the best planting timeframe is February windows (a period of warm weather in February typical for the climate of the peninsula). The timeliness of the seeding ensures seed germination at45 53 6772 85, respectively. Furthermore, the majority of the plants develop up to standard, specifically: the diameter of the nominal root collar makes 410 mm.
Исследование пенообразующей способности виноматериалов, произведенных из селекционных сортов винограда
Authors: Drozdova T.A. , Biryukov A.P.
Published: April 2020

В статье приведена оценка виноматериалов, произведенных из селекционных сортов винограда, по показателю пенообразующая способность. В результате проведенных исследований установлено, что технические сорта винограда Рисус, Кристалл, Цитронный Магарача, Бейсуг перспективны при производстве виноматериалов и могут быть использованы для расширения сырьевой базы производства игристых вин.

The paper assesses foaming capacity of base wines produced from grapevine cultivars obtained by breeding. The study confirmed the potential of base wines produced from Risus, Crystal, Citronniy Magaracha, and Beisug winemaking grape varieties to enhance the raw source base for sparkling wines production.
Apresentação
Authors: Durand Alain Philippe , Pinheiro-Mariz Josilene , Soares da Silva Maria Rennally
Published: April 2020

Apresentação
AN EFFICIENT SPEECH GENERATIVE MODEL BASED ON DETERMINISTIC/STOCHASTIC SEPARATION OF SPECTRAL ENVELOPES
Authors: Taha M. , Azarov E. S. , Likhachov D. S. , Petrovsky A. A.
Published: April 2020

The paper presents a speech generative model that provides an efficient way of generating speech waveform from its amplitude spectral envelopes. The model is based on hybrid speech representation that includes deterministic (harmonic) and stochastic (noise) components. The main idea behind the approach originates from the fact that speech signal has a determined spectral structure that is statistically bound with deterministic/stochastic energy distribution in the spectrum. The performance of the model is evaluated using an experimental low-bitrate wide-band speech coder. The quality of reconstructed speech is evaluated using objective and subjective methods. Two objective quality characteristics were calculated: Modified Bark Spectral Distortion (MBSD) and Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ). Narrow-band and wide-band versions of the proposed solution were compared with MELP (Mixed Excitation Linear Prediction) speech coder and AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate) speech coder, respectively. The speech base of two female and two male speakers were used for testing. The performed tests show that overall performance of the proposed approach is speaker-dependent and it is better for male voices. Supposedly, this difference indicates the influence of pitch highness on separation accuracy. In that way, using the proposed approach in experimental speech compression system provides decent MBSD values and comparable PESQ values with AMR speech coder at 6,6 kbit/s. Additional subjective listening testsdemonstrate that the implemented coding system retains phonetic content and speaker’s identity. It proves consistency of the proposed approach.
SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING OF NEUTRONS ON Sr2FeMoO6–δ SAMPLES WITH DIFFERENT-DEGREE SUPERSTRUCTURAL ORDERING OF Fe/Mo CATIONS
Authors: Hurski L. I. , Kalanda N. A. , Yarmolich M. V. , Bobrikov I. A. , Zhaludkevich A. L. , Kireev P. N. , Krivchenya D. A.
Published: April 2020

Single-phase Sr2FeMoO6-δ samples with different-degreesuperstructiral ordering Fe/Mo cations superstructural ordering (P, 76, 86 and 93 %) were obtained by the solid-phase technique. Based on the results of measuring the magnetic characteristics in the samples, we found that an increase in magnetization (26.41, 32.36 and 42.66 A·m2·kg–1), magnetic moment (1.33, 3.07 and 3.58 μB/f.u.) and Curie temperatures (422, 428 and 437 K) withparameter P (76, 86 and 93 %) can be explained by the presence of antistructural defects, as well as antiferromagnetic inclusions. This determines the redistribution of electron density, which is accompanied by the change in electronic configuration of a part of Fe/Mo cations. Based on the temperature dependences of the magnetic moment of the samples measured in ZFC and FC modes, and on small-angle polarized neutron scattering (SANS), we found that the samples are in a magnetically inhomogeneous state. An important result to mention is that we detected the difference between the slope of the SANS curves of samples with different oxygen content, which demonstrates a different microstructure of inhomogeneities. The main inhomogeneities are magnetic inclusions with the dimensions depending on the superstructural ordering of Fe/Mo cations. According to the Porod law, it was shown that the Sr2FeMoO6-δ samples with wave vector values 0.1 > q > 0.002 Å–1 contain polydisperse grains with a smooth surface. For q > 0.1 Å–1 a deviation from the Porod law is observed, confirming the presence of magnetic inhomogeneities with a diameter < 6 nm in the grains.
METHODOLOGY AND HARDWARE FOR DETERMINING THE FORCE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE PLUNGER ROD OF A DISPOSABLE SYRINGE
Authors: Kiselev M. G. , Gabets V. L. , Monich S. G. , Petrov V. A.
Published: April 2020

The purpose of the article is to describe the methodology and hardware for determining the force required for the movement of the plunger rod of a single-use syringe. The measurement method is used to obtain new experimental data. We first-ever obtained the oscillograms of force variation required to move the plunger rod of test syringes and found that, compared to a two-component, three-component syringe is characterized by significantly smaller values of the effort required for the plunger rod to move. So, when it moves without using water, the F value at the beginning of the suction stage is 1.5 times less than that of a two-component syringe and 2.4 times less at the extrusion stage. The use of water increases the force required to move the rod-piston of the test syringes. Thus, for a two-component syringe the force at the suction stage without using water was 4.5 N and 5.5 N – at the extrusion stage, and with the use of water, the values of these forces, respectively, increased to 6.5 and 6 N. For a three-component syringe without water, the plunger rod displacement force at the suction stage was 2.9 N and at the extrusion stage – 2.3 N, and with water the values of these forces increased to 3.7 and 2.9 N, respectively. The device developed makes it possible to conduct comprehensive studies of the effect of the type of syringe, its capacity, the speed of movement of the plunger rod, the duration of the stop between liquid suction and extrusion stages and other parameters on the amount of forces required to move the plunger rod of the syringe. This will allow you to justify the conditions and the normalized value of the force (or forces) required for the movement of the plunger rod when testing syringes by this indicator.
CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON ZAKAT MAL MUSTAFAD IN KEDAH
Authors: Shuib Mohd Sollehudin , Ishak Suhaimi , Mohamad Nor Mohamad Naimi , Osman Amirul Faiz , Raja Hisham Raja Rizal Iskandar , Mohamad Mohammad Taqiuddin , Zaini Faizi
Published: April 2020

The potential for charity zakat is high for zakat institutions based on local employment and wage data. Despite the highest zakat collection, there are still groups that have little involvement with this type of charity. This study explores the perception of the workers' community on zakat mustafad zakat. Government and private workers throughout the State of Kedah are the samples of this study. Descriptive analysis of aspects of understanding, attitudes and social norms was used to assess their perception of zakat. The findings show high scores on these three sides. The working community is very aware of this zakat obligation but the potential for collection has not reached the expected level.
High-Performance Industrial Wireless: Achieving Reliable and Deterministic Connectivity over IEEE 802.11 WLANs
Authors: Aijaz Adnan
Published: April 2020

Communication for control-centric industrial applications is characterized by the requirements of very high reliability, very low and deterministic latency and high scalability. This paper proposes a novel solution for providing reliable and deterministic communication, through Wi-Fi, in industrial environments. The proposed solution, termed as HAR2D-Fi, adopts hybrid channel access mechanisms for achieving deterministic communication. It also provides temporal redundancy for enhanced reliability. HAR2D-Fi implements different medium access control (MAC) designs that build on the standard physical (PHY) layer. Such designs can be classified into two categories: (a) MAC designs with pre-defined (physical) time-slotted schedule, and (b) MAC designs with virtual time-slotted schedule. Performance evaluation, based on analysis and system-level simulations, demonstrates the viability of HAR2D-Fi for control-centric industrial applications.
Improvised learning for pre-primary students using augmented reality
Authors: Deshpande Sagar , kank tanmay , Armanyous Mina , Singh Simranjeet , Kalita Madhusmita
Published: April 2020

In this age of digital advancements, where
technologies are changing in a fraction of time. From the
abacus which made tutoring math easy millennia back, to
word processor which changed the way research paper is
being written and presented. After every era, with the
advancements in the technology has not only given shaped the
education but also transformed it. There was a time when the
education world of black on white changed to projected
presentations. However, now in this paper, we believe to go
beyond the two-dimensional space and create a whole new
educational world for children. Augmented Reality (AR) has
successfully made classroom learning more interactive and
engaging for students as well as for teachers to deliver their
lectures. AR is the combination of the real-world with
computer- generated world. It is one of the most emerging
fields in computer science. The conventional approach for
learning can be stressful and to a certain extent less effective
for some students. So, we propose a system in which students
use smart devices like tablets, mobile, etc. that act as an
alternative to boring supportive textbooks. Also, we plan to
develop an application consisting of two modules like
interactive learning and fun examination, a hybrid of the
traditional approach and innovative practical illustrations of
complicated concepts leading education in another dimension.
Perkembangan Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Melalui Pemanfaatan Teknologi pada Pt. Prodia Diacro Laboratories
Authors: Pratama Bayu
Published: April 2020

The use of information technology for problem-solving approach associated with accounting will be able to simplify the processes - processes associated with the processing of information data, in this case the accounting transactions. Problem solving approach using accounting information system using hardware (hardware) in the form of computer devices, and using software (software) that is applications that support an accounting information system itself.The current emerging technology in PT. Prodia Diacro Laboratories plays a major role in accounting information systems. The use of information technology systems in accounting information systems include information system functions, end-user computing (end user computing), and rapid response technology. Development of accounting information systems are professionally conducted both internally and externally. Acumatica System The Cloud ERP that is in use PT. Prodia Diacro Laboratories can minimize weakness.
Pengaruh Struktur Kepemilikan Institusional, Ukuran Perusahaan dan Dividen Terhadap Manajemen Laba pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2010-2014
Authors: . Krisnando
Published: April 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of ownership structure, company size and dividend to earnings management in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, partially and simultaneously. The population in this research is manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2014. List of companies listed at this time amounted to 141 companies. Based on the sampling criteria obtained a total of 18 sample companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2010-2014. The data analysis method used is Testing Assumptions Classical (Normality Test, Multicollinearity Test, Heteroskedastisity Test and autocorrelation test), Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, Hypothesis Testing (Statistic t test and F test), as well as the Test Coefficient of Determination.From the results of the study concluded that 1) The ownership structure no significant effect on earnings management in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, so ha1 not proven, 2) The size of the company a significant effect on earnings management in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, so that Ha2 proven, 3) dividends significant effect on earnings management in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, so HA3 proven, 4) the ownership structure, company size and dividend significantly influence earnings management in companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, so that ha4 proven.
Analisis Pengaruh Harga, Produk, Perilaku Konsumen Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Telon Lang
Authors: Sari Bida , Mahanani Estu
Published: April 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of variable price (X1), product (X2) and consumer behavior (X3) on buying decisions (Y). The method used is the interactive-associative research. This research population is all of the people who live at RT.13 and RT.14 RW.07 North Utan Kayu, East Jakarta.The sampling technique is done by Accidented Sampling of 67 respondents who attendCSR event “Kunjungan Posyandu Telon Cap Lang” PT. Eagle Indo Pharma at Posyandu RW.07.Data collection is using observation, interviews and questionnaires. Analysis of the data used is quantitative analysis, including correlation analysis, determination analysis and multiple linear regression analysis (simultaneously), and hypothesis testing using t-test and F-test.The results of data processing performed with SPSS 19.0 forwindows. The value of correlation coefficient (R) is 0.950.The value of determination coefficient is(R2) = 0.903. It means that 90.3%variation of dependent variable (decision of buying) could be predicted from the combination of variables (pricing, product and consumer behavior)and the remaining 9.7% is influenced by other factors. The regression equation was obtained Y = 1,291+ 0.289 X1 + 0.476 X2 + 0.205 X3.  For the F test obtained F value is calculated at 142.689, greater than F-table (2.807) with α = 5%, so the conclusion:  reject Ho and Ha is accepted. It means there is significant influence of variable price (X1), product (X2) and consumer behavior (X3) together on decision of buying(Y).
Analisis Faktor–Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Investment Opportunity Set Dan Implikasinya Terhadap Return Saham
Authors: Kusumawati Dian , Anhar Muhammad
Published: April 2020

Abstrak- Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji struktur modal, ukuran perusahaan, pertumbuhan penjualan, profitabilitas, likuiditas, investment opportunity set dan return saham.  Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 30 perusahaan properti dan real estate yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada periode pengamatan 2013-2017 dengan jumlah sampel 150 perusahaan properti dan real estate. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode dokumentasi di situs resmi bursa efek indonesia dan yahoo finance. Data penelitian ini menggunakan data panel, dan untuk menguji variabel intervensi dengan Structural Equation Model (SEM). Hasilnya adalah struktur modal tidak memiliki pengaruh pada investment opportunity set; ukuran perusahaan tidak memiliki pengaruh pada investment opportunity set; pertumbuhan penjualan tidak memiliki pengaruh pada investment opportunity set; profitabilitas memiliki pengaruh pada investment opportunity set; likuiditas memiliki pengaruh pada investment opportunity set; dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi investment opportunity set mampu meningkatkan pengaruh investment opportunity set terhadap return saham. Hal ini digambarkan dengan hubungan profitabilitas, investment opportunity set dan return saham yang berpengaruh signifikan dan hubungan struktur modal, investment opportunity set dan return saham yang berpengaruh signifikan.
Analisis Pengaruh Kinerja Keuangan Terhadap Tingkat Bagi Hasil Deposito Mudharabah Pada Bank Umum Syariah Di Indonesia Tahun 2012–2018
Authors: Sulfiani Nia , Mais Rimi Gusliana
Published: April 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Retun On Asset (ROA), Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Biaya Operasional terhadap Pendapatan Operasional (BOPO), dan Non Performing Financing (NPF) terhadap Tingkat Bagi Hasil Deposito Mudharabah pada Bank Umum Syariah di Indonesia Tahun 2012–2018. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) berpengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap Tingkat Bagi Hasil Deposito Mudharabah yang berarti sebesar apapun nilai CAR perusahaan Bank Umum Syariah (BUS) maka mengakibatkan semakin rendah pula Tingkat Bagi Hasil Deposito Mudharabah. Retun On Asset (ROA), Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR), Biaya Operasional terhadap Pendapatan Operasional (BOPO), dan Non Performing Financing (NPF) tidak berpengaruh terhadap Tingkat Bagi Hasil Deposito Mudharabah, yang berarti sebesar apapun ROA, FDR, BOPO, dan NPF tidak akan mempengaruhi investasi keuntungan, penyaluran jumlah kredit, biaya operasional dan pendapatan, pembiayaan bermasalah terhadap tingkat bagi hasil deposito mudharabah.
Book review: Burke, PJ, Crozier, G and Misiaszek, LI. 2017. Changing Pedagogical Spaces in Higher Education: Diversity, Inequalities and Misrecognition. London: Routledge.
Authors: Simpson Zachary
Published: April 2020

South African researcher Zach Simpson of the University of Johannesburg reviews the book Changing pedagogical spaces in Higher Education: diversity, inequalities and misrecognition by Penny Jane Burke, Gill Crozier and Lauren Ila Misiaszek. This book was published by the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE), in partnership with Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, for the SRHE Book Series.

 

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SIMPSON, Zachary. Book review: Burke, PJ, Crozier, G and Misiaszek, LI. 2017. Changing Pedagogical Spaces in Higher Education: Diversity, Inequalities and Misrecognition. London: Routledge. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 114-116, sep. 2017. Available at: . Date accessed: 12 Sep. 2017.

 

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Book review: Jansen, J. 2017. As by Fire: The End of the South African University. Cape Town: Tafelberg.
Authors: McDonald Jared
Published: April 2020

Dr Jared McDonald, of the Department of History at the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa, reviews As by fire: the end of the South African university, written by former UFS vice-chancellor Jonathan Jansen. 

 

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MCDONALD, Jared. Book review: Jansen, J. 2017. As by Fire: The End of the South African University. Cape Town: Tafelberg.. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 117-119, Sep. 2017. Available at: . Date accessed: 12 Sep. 2017.

 

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Practice makes perfect: a WID approach for Human Resource Management Honours students at a South African university
Authors: Arnold Laura
Published: April 2020

Little is known about how postgraduate students should be taught to write in their discipline. This research explores how a research preparation module supported Human Resource Management Honours students to write their research reports at a South African university. The module incorporated a ‘Writing in the Disciplines’ (WID) approach, because students, who worked in groups, wrote a series of developmental assignments marked according to rubrics that made the conventions of the report explicit. Many of the developmental assignments were rewritten as components of the research report. In order to determine if rewriting the assignments improved the students’ writing, the assignments from four groups were evaluated against the students’ rubrics. The redrafted assignments met more of the criteria in the marking rubrics. Since all group members spoke English as an additional language, this approach might benefit postgraduate students in similar contexts. The findings suggest that academic staff who want to offer developmental assignments prior to the submission of a larger research text should ensure that students are supported in two ways. Firstly, the design of the assignments should provide students with the opportunity to practice writing all the components of the larger piece of research writing. Secondly, supervisors and academic literacies practitioners should collaborate more effectively so that they can use what they learn from each other to better support students to write for their disciplines.

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ARNOLD, Laura. Practice makes perfect: a WID approach for Human Resource Management Honours students at a South African university. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South, v. 2, n. 1, p. 42-59, Apr. 2018. Available at: http://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=25

 

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Implementing a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Workshop at Aga Khan University: reflections on the implementation and outcomes of an Instructional Skills Workshop in the context of Pakistan
Authors: Rodrigues Sherwin , Bhutta Sadia Muzaffar , Salim Zeenar , Chauhan Sahreen , Rizvi Naghma
Published: April 2020

The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Workshop (TLEW) is an indigenous name for the Canadian-based Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW). TLEW is a teaching development workshop aimed at enhancing faculty members’ stances towards student-centred teaching and reflective practice at the higher education level. This short paper discusses the initiation, implementation and institutionalisation of the TLEW at Aga Khan University (AKU) across entities in Asia and Africa. In total, 77 faculty members drawn from different entities of AKU participated in the workshop in 2016-2017. Empirical evidence collected from TLEW graduates through a survey and interviews suggests that the intense episode of planning, teaching and receiving peer feedback during TLEW helped participants in sensitising them to effective planning for teaching in order to engage and enrich students’ learning. Furthermore, the repertoire of pedagogical strategies has permeated graduates’ classrooms. Nevertheless, for sustainability a mechanism needs to be in place for providing faculty with institutional support and recognition for their contribution in teaching and learning. A need is advocated for TLEW to evolve as a mandatory component for all teaching staff at the university to help serve as a fundamental base for initiating and sustaining change through ongoing professional development opportunities and establishing a community of practice.

 

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RODRIGUES, Sherwin; BHUTTA, Sadia Muzaffar; SALIM, Zeenar; CHAUHAN, Sahreen; RIZVI, Naghma. Implementing a Teaching and Learning Enhancement Workshop at Aga Khan University: reflections on the implementation and outcomes of an Instructional Skills Workshop in the context of Pakistan. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 3, n. 1, p. 100-110, Apr. 2019. Available at: https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=78&path%5B%5D=42

 

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University education in the ‘global South’: issues, challenges, opportunities and musings on the future
Authors: Breit Rhonda
Published: April 2020

In this editorial, issue editor Rhonda Breit introduces the five peer-reviewed articles and three thoughtful and engaging reflections in the sixth issue of the SOTL in the South journal. These papers provide insights into how universities in the 'global South' are claiming a unique space in tertiary education: a space that responds to context, a space that is responsive to dynamic change and a space that values diversity and tradition. In addition, the editorial asks what sort of university leadership is needed in order to bring the global South in from the margins. Breit includes three reflections on leadership from academic leaders working in the global South that discuss how its universities are responding to disturbances and adapting to changing ecologies. 

 

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BREIT, Rhonda Alain. University education in the ‘global South’: issues, challenges, opportunities and musings on the future. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 3, n. 2, p. 1-9, Sept. 2019.  Available at:  

https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=118&path%5B%5D=43

 

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Appraising understandings of a social justice-infused pedagogy: Adinkra symbols as probes
Authors: Mchunu Khaya
Published: April 2020

This article explores understandings of a social justice-infused pedagogy whilst inspiring new approaches to design. Drawing on the work of Giroux (2004), hooks (2003) and Leibowitz and Bozalek (2016), amongst others, this paper offers a case study of a student project in a Department of Fashion at a Durban-based University of Technology (UoT), in which students partnered with community stakeholders on a collaborative handbag design project. The project involved using traditional Ghanaian Adinkra symbols as probes to explore how students and their community partners understand the concept of social justice pedagogy. Group interviews, photographs and thematic content analysis are used to collect and analyse data on understandings of social justice pedagogy. Consequently, three themes are discussed about the groups’ understanding of a socially infused pedagogy. Beyond their role in understanding this pedagogy, these historical symbols are noted by the groups as providing a new approach to their design process.

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MCHUNU, Khaya. Appraising understandings of a social justice-infused pedagogy: Adinkra symbols as probes. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 3, n. 2, p. 68-83. Sept. 2019. Available at:  https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=85&path%5B%5D=47

 

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Online journalism education in Rwanda: students find value in the Experiential Learning Approach
Authors: Njuguna Joseph , Jjuuko Margaret
Published: April 2020

The digital age is reshaping media industries locally and globally, forcing media firms and media producers to master new media tools in order to remain competitive and employable. This technological revolution has had a marked impact on the structures and economic viability of media, necessitating media training institutions to rethink how they prepare future media professionals for work in the twenty-first century. In order to keep pace with these rapid technological changes, educational institutions have had to adjust journalism curricula to integrate online or multimedia journalism courses that build online competencies and the technological skills needed for graduates to flourish in digital media domains. Despite these efforts, industry players still decry the apparent unpreparedness of graduates, largely attributing this to the learning approach taken by universities.Quality skills training has been argued to ensure that learners can relate with real work life. However, in countries like Rwanda, little is known about whether these new strategies are fostering the knowledge, skills and professional dispositions needed to work in a country that is undergoing rapid technological and economic change. Drawing from experiential learning theory, this study uses five focus-group discussions from five Rwandan journalism schools to glean the views of final-year students on how trainers employ practical pedagogy to cultivate students’ online skills in readiness for employment. Findings reveal that students consider the experiential learning approaches to be essential to their perceived online readiness. These enhanced skills were achieved using digital scenarios relating to students’ future work environment. However, the perceived quality of this experience varied from trainer to trainer, based on a range of factors including their how students perceived the trainers’ attitudes towards new media, their perceived ability to teach the digital skills and the learners’ own digital experience and competence.

 

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NJUGUNA, Joseph; JJUUKO, Margaret. Online journalism education in Rwanda: students find value in the Experiential Learning Approach. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. v. 3, n. 2, p. 84-101, Sept. 2019. Available at:

https://sotl-south-journal.net/?journal=sotls&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=91&path%5B%5D=48

 

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Barragens para irrigação: aspectos jurídicos e ambientais da sua construção, operação e remoção
Authors: Maffra Marcelo , Souza Diego
Published: April 2020

A garantia da manutenção de água em quantidade e qualidade para a atual e as futuras gerações deve ser encarada pela humanidade como um dos principais desafios contemporâneos. Porém, no Brasil, são constantes as ações de uso dos recursos hídricos de maneira insustentável e em desacordo com as normas legais vigentes. Em muitas regiões brasileiras tem crescido a quantidade de barragens de irrigação irregularmente construídas nos corpos d’água naturais. Essas barragens provocam significativas alterações na estrutura, dinâmica e funcionamento dos ambientes aquáticos e ripários, podendo, até mesmo, causar a completa desestabilização desses ecossistemas. Neste contexto, o presente estudo visa a apresentar os principais impactos ambientais das barragens, os procedimentos legais para a sua construção e as medidas que devem ser adotadas em relação aos barramentos irregulares. Objetiva-se ainda demonstrar a viabilidade ambiental das ações de remoção de barragens irregulares e a sua efetividade na restauração dos ambientes aquáticos e ripários alterados. Por fim, considerando a essencialidade do uso da irrigação para o desenvolvimento da agricultura em diversas regiões brasileiras, são apresentadas alternativas às barragens e ações para a melhoria da eficiência do uso da água na irrigação.
Planejamento urbano e o direito ao acesso à água
Authors: Donato Laryssa
Published: April 2020

O presente artigo tem por objetivo avaliar a relevância do planejamento urbano como ferramenta necessária para a concretização do direito universal de acesso à água potável. Sabendo-se que o acesso à água, como Direito Humano ao Desenvolvimento, não se resume apenas à solução de demandas presentes, mas também de questões futuras, dependentes do aumento demográfico natural ou por fluxos migratórios, é natural que os planos diretores urbanos se preocupem com a gestão dos recursos hídricos, no tocante à sua sustentabilidade, impondo-se mensurar até que ponto o planejamento urbano influencia no acesso democrático à água. De fato, com o advento da Constituição Federal de 1988, os recursos hídricos passaram a receber tratamento mais específico como bens públicos, comuns e finitos, passando, a gestão das águas, a constituir elemento essencial para uma gestão urbana eficaz. Até então, o planejamento urbano não conciliava o seu desenvolvimento com as questões ambientais e com o Estatuto da Cidade (Lei nº 10.257/01), a proteção das águas passou a constituir elemento essencial para uma gestão urbana eficaz, devendo os municípios editar seus Planos Diretores com políticas que integrem o desenvolvimento das cidades com os recursos naturais, na pretensão de cidades sustentáveis asseguradas mediante o desenvolvimento urbano integrado à gestão das águas. Neste diapasão, o presente ensaio objetiva analisar como é abordada a gestão dos recursos hídricos nos planos diretores de desenvolvimento urbano. Neste estudo, será utilizada a metodologia de pesquisa de caráter bibliográfico, dedutivo, descritivo e qualitativo. Buscar-se-á esclarecer, sem perspectiva de esgotar o estudo acerca do tema proposto.
NATIVE SPEAKER AND CULTURAL AUTHENTICITY IN EFL CLASS: A LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Budiarta I Komang
Published: April 2020

In Bali, there are many schools that combine national and international curriculum, English is used as a medium of instruction. Moreover, English as a foreign language (EFL) is considered an important subject. Thus, these schools try to design the teaching-learning process that emphasizes language and its culture. After doing the library research by reviewing some related textbooks and research articles, this conceptual article figured out that the ideas of involving a native speaker and cultural authenticity in teaching EFL classes should be based on the learning objective. Both are important if the focus of the EFL class is put toward giving students a contextual experience of EFL use. However, if it is primarily intended to make the students experience the real cultural contexts of English, the ideas of involving the native speaker and cultural authenticity might be irrelevant. This might happen because teaching nowadays is intended to provide students to deal with the 21st century so that they should experience different cultural contexts that enable them to collaboratively work. To summarize, a native speaker and cultural authenticity are important in EFL class; however, they should not be used as a basic assumption of the success and failure of EFL class.
Contemporary tendencies of the development of spatial pattern on the local level in Czechia: towards higher fragmentation of the spatial pattern?
Authors: Blažek Jiří , Netrdová Pavlína
Published: April 2020

The aim of this article is to contribute to the existing body of literature on regional development in two main spheres. First, due to limited availability of data, most of the existing studies dealt with regional development trends only upon regional level. However, regions can hide important intraregional differences. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to analyze the development trends of spatial pattern on local level. Secondly, the authors argue that analyses of development trends on local and regional level should not rely exclusively on various measures of variability, but these measures should be accompanied by an application of measures of spatial autocorrelation, which are able to capture the character of spatial pattern and its changes. Combination of these two types of statistics allows a more comprehensive analysis of development trends, especially at the local level. The results show that despite unclear trends of variability on local level, the spatial pattern has become much more fragmented, during the investigated 10 years period.
Twilight of the North // Crepúsculo del norte
Authors: Arnason Thorvardur
Published: April 2020

The Northern Nature that I know is currently in a constant state of flux. Part of this is due to its inherent dynamism—the diversity of interacting ecological and geomorphological processes, the dramatic seasonal changes, the ever-changing light, both diurnal and nocturnal, and occasional volatile phenomena, such as big storms or volcanic eruptions. Another part, however, has anthropogenic origins, either directly or indirectly. These latter changes are most clearly evidenced in the rapidly shrinking glaciers in the area where I live and work. I feel drawn to glaciers in part because of their strange beauty, but also because I have seen and witnessed these changes taking place. Working with film and photography under such circumstances becomes less an act of documenting or remembering than something that might be called active hindsight. The only thing you can be really sure of is that the glacier you saw yesterday will not be the same one you will see tomorrow. Attached to these filmic acts there is both an exuberance—that of being constantly exposed to new forms of beauty—and a growing sadness, caused by experiencing the slow death of this glacial beauty. Resumen      La naturaleza nórdica que conozco está constantemente cambiando  en la actualidad. En parte, esto se debe a su dinamismo inherente: la diversidad de procesos ecológicos y geomorfológicos que interactúan, los drásticos cambios estacionales, la siempre variable luz, tanto nocturna como diurna, y los inestables sucesos ocasionales como las grandes tormentas o las erupciones volcánicas. Sin embargo, los cambios también tienen origen antropogénico, directa o indirectamente. Estos últimos se demuestran en la rápida reducción de glaciares en la zona donde vivo y trabajo. Me siento atraído hacia los glaciares por su extraña belleza, pero también porque he visto y he sido testigo de los cambios. Trabajar con película y fotografía en tales circunstancias deja de ser un acto de documentación y recuerdo para convertirse en algo que puede llamarse retrospectiva activa—lo único de lo que puedes estar seguro es de que el glaciar que viste ayer no será el mismo que veas mañana. Conectada a estos acos fílmicos existe tanto exuberancia, por estar constantemente expuesto a nuevas bellezas, como una gran y creciente tristeza, provocada por experimentar de formar regular y a largo plazo esta lenta muerte de la belleza glacial.