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Inovação Tecnológica e Empreendedorismo Acadêmico: O Selo de Inovação SBC como Impulsionador
Authors: Wangham Michelle , Solis Priscila , Silva Bruno Siqueira da , Silva Marcelo Martins da
Published: February 2025

O Selo de Inovação SBC, promovido pela Sociedade Brasileira de Computação desde 2019, tem como objetivo estimular a inovação e o empreendedorismo no ambiente acadêmico. Este artigo discute a importância do empreendedorismo acadêmico, destacando o papel das universidades na promoção da inovação tecnológica e na criação de startups. Ao apresentar casos de sucesso, como a plataforma ORBIO, o texto ilustra como a colaboração entre academia e indústria pode gerar soluções inovadoras com impacto significativo no mercado. O artigo também explora a relevância dos Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica (NITs) e destaca os resultados de projetos inovadores conduzidos com o suporte do INOVE, Núcleo de Inovação e Empreendedorismo da UFC em Quixadá. A análise dos dados revela desafios e oportunidades para o empreendedorismo acadêmico, reforçando a importância de iniciativas que conectem pesquisa e mercado.
Rumo à Excelência na Qualidade com MPSBR: Insights Preliminares de Implantação e Práticas
Authors: Costa Heitor
Published: February 2025

MPSBR é um modelo de melhoria de processos de software, oferecendo uma alternativa acessível aos modelos internacionais. Estruturado em sete níveis de maturidade, MPSBR busca aumentar a qualidade do produto, a produtividade e a satisfação dos clientes. O sucesso de sua implantação depende da conscientização da equipe e de mudança cultural da organização. Os benefícios incluem maior qualidade e competitividade, mas a implantação pode enfrentar desafios como resistência à mudança e recursos limitados. Para superá-los, é essencial capacitar continuamente a equipe, envolver a liderança e utilizar ferramentas para monitorar e aprimorar os processos. Neste artigo, são apresentados alguns insights preliminares de implantação e práticas para apoiar organizações desenvolvedoras de software a iniciar a implantação da qualidade de processos de software
Effect of Annealing Temperature and Time Over the Microstructural, Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Deformed Al Wires (A6)
Authors: CHEN Lin , OU Meigui , LIANG Yilong , LIANG Yu
Published: February 2025

Al wires with different deformation were obtained by cold-drawing and annealing treatment. The microstructure, mechanical, and electrical properties of the wires annealed at different temperatures and times were studied using SEM, universal testing machine, and DC resistance tester. The results indicate that as the annealing temperature and time increase, the UTS of Al decreases, while the EL and EC increase simultaneously. During the annealing procedure, recrystallization is observed to begin at 300 ℃ and complete at 350 ℃. Compared with the beginning of recrystallization, the recrystallized grain diameter increases from 11.34 μm to 20.59 μm, while the UTS decreases by 24.1 %, the EL increases by 74 %, and the EC increases by 3 %. When annealed at 315 ℃ for 1h, the recrystallization begins in the samples with 90 % deformation, and completes when the annealing time is increased to 4.5 h, the grain diameter increases from 7.67 μm to 20.71 μm; though the tensile decreases by 24.3 %, the EL and EC increase by 97.5 % and 2.8 %, respectively.
Intellectuals and the Communist Idea
Authors: Cabada Ladislav , Benedikt Zdenek
Published: February 2025

Intellectuals and the Communist Idea describes how the Communist ideology penetrated into Czech culture and politics from the dawn of the twentieth century into the late 1930s, just before the outbreak of WW II in Europe. Based mainly upon the research of contemporary primary sources, the analysis examines the complex issue of personal reasons and individual motivations, appealing slogans, and ideological and power peripheries connected with the formation of the relationship between the newly-founded Communist Party in Czechoslovakia and the left-wing artists and intellectuals declaring themselves Marxists. The work follows two main paths: the first is marked by the melting of the pre-war (meaning WWI) libertarian communism and radical left-wing stream in Czech politics into the Czechoslovak Communist Party, established in 1921 and becoming a strong and relevant political subject soon after its foundation. The second path follows the left-wing art front involvement in the Communist Party and its activities within. This concise insight into the world of Czech Communist intellectuals uncovers the ideological bigotry and intolerance of the Communist class-defined ideology, together with pointing out the unprincipled pragmatics of the ideological flops committed by the members of the interwar Communist movement under Lenin's and later Stalin's ward. The book illustrates clearly how the initial enthusiasm of the Czech Communist intellectuals eventually changed either into disillusionment resulting in their disaffiliation with Communism, or into permanent fear and obedient loyalty, which later became the base for establishing the Communist system in post-WW II Czechoslovakia.
Property Ownership and Private Higher Education in China
Authors: Su Spring
Published: February 2025

Recent decades have witnessed the proliferation in China of huge numbers of private universities and colleges in response to a wide-ranging spectrum of socio-economic and political demands under the country's flourishing market economy and its wholesale pursuit of decentralization. This book explores the issue of property ownership, an area which is regarded as an essential element in the attraction into the sector of local private institutions and foreign partnerships, as well as in facilitating the future development of the country's existing institutions. The focus throughout this book is primarily on the legal, economic, managerial and financial aspects of the relevant issues, as well as other related topics, such as consumer protections and fund-raising activities. A feasibility analysis and discussion is also provided on 'for-profit' universities and their potential market niches in China, in recognition of the fact that the current regulations-which allow private universities to maintain a non-profit status whilst actually enjoying profit returns-clearly provides some legitimacy to the phenomenon of 'for-profit in disguise.' It is argued in this book that such quasi-profit regulations may further exacerbate profiteering behavior, whilst it is also noted that, in the short term, there is a clear need to provide adequate protections within the apparent hybrid version of an ownership system-a system characterized by a mix of capitalism and socialism-through the adoption of a definitive legal framework within which economic actors can coordinate their efforts through a mutually understood framework of action. Finally, it is clear that in the transition from the 'rule-of-the-people' to the 'rule-of-law,' legislation, practices and compliance do not always go hand-in-hand in China; thus the healthy development of the educational sector will undoubtedly require some time, as well as the introduction of complementary mechanisms, for such legislation to be fully enforced in practice. This book concludes with policy recommendations on the existing property ownership system in China to address both the profitability and altruistic concerns of private institutions, and provides suggestions for areas which might be explored to facilitate ongoing sector development.
Prisoner Reentry and Social Capital
Authors: Hattery Angela J. , Smith Earl
Published: February 2025

If you do the crime you gotta do the time.' This adage reflects the overall attitude most Americans have about crime and the criminal justice system. Implicit in this adage is the notion that once 'the time' is done, the individual is free to re-enter society and resume a normal life. In Prisoner Re-entry and Social Capital, authors Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery challenge this myth. Prisoner Re-entry and Social Capital takes as its starting point interviews with twenty-five men and women during the summer of 2008 about their experiences with re-entering the 'free world' after a period of incarceration. By analyzing the experiences of these men and women, Smith and Hattery look in depth at the factors that inhibit successful re-entry and illustrate some successes and failures. The book examines individual characteristics that inhibit successful re-entry such as addiction and sex offender status as well as the unique challenges faced by women. Uniquely, Smith and Hattery focus on the role that social capital plays as one of the most important factors that shapes the re-entry experience. Today, one of the most pressing issues facing scholars, those who work in the criminal justice system, and the citizenry as a whole is the extraordinarily high rate of recidivism. These interviews and analyses provide a deeper and more precise understanding of the biases faced by re-entry felons in the labor market and work to address the key barriers to re-entry in hopes to aid in their elimination.
An American Stand
Authors: Crouse Eric R.
Published: February 2025

Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman in American history elected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the first politician to take a public stand against McCarthyism, and the first woman of a major political party to run for president of the United States. An American Stand: Senator Margaret Chase Smith and the Communist Menace, 1948-1972 explores her engagement with the 'masculine' issue of national defense. An unyielding foe of global communism, this Republican senator was the first female Cold Warrior. During the Korean War, she voiced strident anti-communist rhetoric in her newspaper column. Her energetic support for nuclear superiority in the fifties and sixties caused Nikita Khrushchev to describe her as 'Satan in the guise of a woman.' In the face of growing opposition to America's involvement in Vietnam, Smith remained committed to a clear stand against violent communist expansion. This book examines the exposition of the communist 'menace' and the Cold War as a fight between good and evil without sanitization of communist leaders' ruthless actions. For Smith and many others, America's fight against global communism, despite appalling sacrifices of lives and money, made sense because they believed that communism was a vicious, expansionist system with little respect for human life and freedom.
Negotiating Development in Muslim Societies
Authors: Lachenmann Gudrun , Dannecker Petra
Published: February 2025

Negotiating Development in Muslim Societies explores the negotiation processes of global development concepts such as poverty alleviation, human rights, and gender equality. It focuses on three countries which that are undergoing different Islamisation processes: Senegal, Sudan, and Malaysia. While much has been written about the hegemonic production and discursive struggle of development concepts globally, this book analyzes the negotiation of these development concepts locally and translocally. Lachenmann and Dannecker present empirically grounded research to show that, although women are instrumentalized in different ways for the formation of an Islamic identity of a nation or group, they are at the same time important actors and agents in the processes of negotiating the meaning of development, restructuring of the public sphere, and transforming the societal gender order.
Know Thyself
Authors: Buford Thomas O.
Published: February 2025

Know Thyself: An Essay in Social Personalism proposes that social Personalism can best provide for self-knowledge. In the West, self-knowledge has been sought within the framework of two dominant intellectual traditions, order and the emerging self. On the one hand, ancient and medieval philosophers living in an orderly hierarchical society, governed by honor and shame, and bolstered by the metaphysics of being and rationalism, believed persons gain self-knowledge through uniting with the ground of their being; once united they would understand what they are, what they are to be, and what they are to do. On the other hand, Renaissance and modern thinkers such as Pico della Mirandola, Copernicus, Descartes, Locke, and Kant shattered the great achievement of the high middle ages and bequeathed to posterity an emerging self in a splintered world. Continuing their search for self-knowledge, the moderns found themselves faced with the dualism of the emerging self of the Renaissance and the natural world as understood by modern scientists. New problems spun out of this dualism, including the mind-body problem; the other minds problem; free will and determinism; the nature and possibility of social relationships; values, moral norms and their relationship to the natural and social worlds; and the relationships between science and religion. Finding self-knowledge among these splinters without a guiding orientation has proven difficult. Even though luminaries such as Spinoza, Berkeley, and Hegel attempted to bring order to the sundered elements, their attempts proved unsatisfactory. We contend that neither order nor the emerging self can adequately provide for self-knowledge. Since those culturally embodied “master narratives” lead us to an impasse, we turn to social Personalism.

Self-knowledge developed in this book shows how persons in relation to the Personal learn who they are, what they are to become, and what they must do to achieve that goal. It also shows that the achievement of self-knowledge is supported by a natural, social, and cultural environment rooted in trust. In this humane and timely discussion, Thomas O. Buford offers a personalist understanding of self-knowledge that avoids the impersonalisms that erode the dignity of persons and their moral life which characterize modern life.
African Diaspora Identities
Authors: Arthur John W.
Published: February 2025

African Diaspora Identities provides insights into the complex transnational processes involved in shaping the migratory identities of African immigrants. It seeks to understand the durability of these African transnational migrant identities and their impact on inter-minority group relationships. John A. Arthur demonstrates that the identities African immigrants construct often transcends country-specific cultures and normative belief systems. He illuminates the fact that these transnational migrant identities are an amalgamation of multiple identities formed in varied social transnational settings. The United States has become a site for the cultural formations, manifestations, and contestations of the newer identities that these immigrants seek to depict in cross-cultural and global settings. Relying mostly on their strong human capital resources (education and family), Africans are devising creative, encompassing, and robust ways to position and reposition their new identities. In combining their African cultural forms and identities with new roles, norms, and beliefs that they imbibe in the United States and everywhere else they have settled, Africans are redefining what it means to be black in a race-, ethnicity-, and color-conscious American society.
God and the Public Square
Authors: Dann G. Elijah
Published: February 2025

In God and the Public Square, Elijah Dann discusses the central issues on the forefront of ethical debate among Christian conservatives in North America. He discusses the hot-button issues of the day, including same-sex marriage, abortion, stem cell research, euthanasia, and the role of religion in politics. Dann offers a calculated response to the conservative Christian right's viewpoint and discusses the various obstacles that stand in the way of using religious values as the basis for public policy and legislation.
Israel and the European Union
Authors: Pardo Sharon , Peters Joel
Published: February 2025

Israel's relations with the European Union stretch back to the early days of the European Community and the signing of the Treaty of Rome in 1957. From that point onward, Israel and Europe have developed an increasingly strong network of political, economic, scientific, and cultural ties. These relations have, however, consisted of a number of conflicting trends. Indeed, even while the EU has become Israel's most important trading partner, the political relationship has been marked by disappointment, frustration, and, at times, even anger.

Israel and the European Union: A Documentary History, by Sharon Pardo and Joel Peters, traces the history of these complex relations by bringing together over two hundred documents in one volume. The documents contained in this book are divided into five time periods: i) 1957–1966, Israel Looks to Europe; ii) 1967–1979, Between War and Peace; iii) 1980–1991, From Venice to Madrid; iv) 1992–2003, From Oslo to Barcelona; and v) 2004–2011, A Renaissance Cut Short?. Each section is preceded by a short essay outlining the major themes of Israeli-European Relations during those years. The authors have not added any commentary to the documents themselves and instead have allowed the documents to speak for themselves.

The aim of this book is to offer a public record for future researchers and students of the dynamics of European-Israeli relations—as well as of Europe's relationship with the Middle East—over the past fifty years. Israel and the European Union: A Documentary History is designed to serve as a companion volume to Pardo and Peters' Uneasy Neighbors: Israel and the European Union (Lexington Books, 2010).
What People Believe When They Say That People Believe
Authors: Jones Todd
Published: February 2025

In modern life, we often hear people say things like, 'Catholics don't believe in using birth control.' There are many reasons that we want to know what groups of people (such as Catholics) are thinking and doing. But it's hard to understand which social situations are being described by such statements. It's also difficult to understand what speakers believe when they make such statements (even when the speakers are social scientists.) In this work, cognitive scientist and philosopher Todd Jones looks at the different things that social scientists and ordinary speakers mean when they make statements ascribing beliefs or actions to groups, rather than individuals. Such statements are often denigrated as mere stereotypes or generalizations. Yet they are also used by people to strategize about what actions to take, and even for social scientific explanations. In this work, Jones takes a detailed look at the different things these kinds of statements about groups can mean, and the various social structures they correspond to. He also looks at how such statements can and can't be used to successfully explain the behavior of individuals or groups. While many people broadly dismiss such statements about groups, Jones gives a careful discussion of the problems and possibilities such statements have.
Plato Versus Parmenides
Authors: Roecklein Robert J.
Published: February 2025

Plato versus Parmenides investigates the concept of genesis, or coming into being, a problem that has absorbed the greatest philosophical thinkers. Robert J. Roecklein explores two philosophical giants who tackled this issue: Plato and Parmenides from Elea. Particularly interesting to Roecklein is how the respective arguments of reality, or lack thereof, of coming into being functions as a political barometer: how Plato and Parmenides sketch foundations for political regimes. Plato and Parmenides, philosophers of immeasurable respect and influence, represented two sides of a fierce debate. On one side, Parmenides gives the famous argument that coming into being cannot possibly be a reality in nature. The other side, Plato proves in his dialogue the Parmenides that coming into being is a very real thing in nature. He argues that perception does indeed provide accurate information about the external world. In Plato versus Parmenides, Robert J. Roecklein presents the great debate between these two schools, and examines the disposition of other PreSocratic philosophers who were influenced by these great intellectual rivals.
Beyond Equality in the American Classroom
Authors: Shyman Eric
Published: February 2025

Beyond Equality in the American Classroom: The Case for Inclusive Education addresses the basis of inclusive education for students with exceptionalities from the perspective of social justice and scholarship-activism. Drawing on historical, legislative, and philosophical references, this book builds the case for including individuals with exceptionalities in general education classrooms as a matter of social justice and civil rights. Providing a comprehensive foundation for exploring the concept of inclusive education scholastically, Shyman provides a well-organized and clearly-structured treatise for both the philosophy of inclusive education as well as a means of putting inclusive education into practice in American schools. With pointed critiques of the current trend of standardization and traditionalization in the current educational climate, a new philosophy for addressing inclusive education is put forth. The book is both readable and scholastically legitimate, and can be adapted for personal academic use or as a teaching tool for undergraduate or graduate classes in the areas of education, philosophy and sociology.
Mentoring at-Risk Students Through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education
Authors: Smith Buffy
Published: February 2025

Mentoring At-Risk Students through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education reveals how the institutional culture and social networks of universities influence the academic success of underrepresented students. This book is based on a qualitative study that integrates a sociological and higher education theoretical framework to examine the impact of mentoring programs on students’ acquisition of institutional cultural capital and social capital during their college experience.

This book offers an innovative mentoring model that illuminates how students can navigate the hidden curriculum of higher education. In addition, the book provides practical strategies on how to avoid academic mine fields in order to thrive in college. This book is written for administrators, faculty, student affairs professionals and students to promote retention, academic success, and create a more transparent, inclusive, and equitable higher education system.

See here for an article by the author on mentoring programs in colleges and universities published in Inside Higher Ed: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/04/book-argues-mentoring-programs-should-try-unveil-colleges-hidden-curriculum

To learn about a recent presentation by the author, see here: http://diverseeducation.com/article/66772/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=82772667e2334157934731fc05a8fe9c&elqCampaignId=358
Predatory States
Authors: McSherry J. Patrice
Published: February 2025

This powerful study makes a compelling case about the key U.S. role in state terrorism in Latin America during the Cold War. Long hidden from public view, Operation Condor was a military network created in the 1970s to eliminate political opponents of Latin American regimes. Its key members were the anticommunist dictatorships of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil, later joined by Peru and Ecuador, with covert support from the U.S. government. Drawing on a wealth of testimonies, declassified files, and Latin American primary sources, J. Patrice McSherry examines Operation Condor from numerous vantage points: its secret structures, intelligence networks, covert operations against dissidents, political assassinations worldwide, commanders and operatives, links to the Pentagon and the CIA, and extension to Central America in the 1980s. The author convincingly shows how, using extralegal and terrorist methods, Operation Condor hunted down, seized, and executed political opponents across borders. McSherry argues that Condor functioned within, or parallel to, the structures of the larger inter-American military system led by the United States, and that declassified U.S. documents make clear that U.S. security officers saw Condor as a legitimate and useful 'counterterror' organization. Revealing new details of Condor operations and fresh evidence of links to the U.S. security establishment, this controversial work offers an original analysis of the use of secret, parallel armies in Western counterinsurgency strategies. It will be a clarion call to all readers to consider the long-term consequences of clandestine operations in the name of 'democracy.'
Critical Education in the New Information Age
Authors: Giroux Henry A. , Flecha Ramón , Freire Paulo , Macedo Donaldo , Castells Manuel
Published: February 2025

Essays by some of the world's leading educators provide a revolutionary portrait of new ideas and developments in education that can influence the possibility of social and political change. The authors take into account such diverse terrain as feminism, ecology, media, and individual liberty in their pursuit of new ideas that can inform the fundamental practice of education and promote a more humane civil society. The book consolidates recent thinking just as it reflects on emerging new lines of critical theory.
Empty Cages
Authors: Regan Tom
Published: February 2025

This shocking expose dispels the negative image of animal rights advocates portrayed by the media, unmasks the fraudulent rhetoric of human treatment favored by animal exploiters, and explain why exisiting laws function to legitimize institutional cruelty.
Der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt
Authors: Metzner Rainer
Published: February 2025

[Man proposes, God disposes. The Proverbs of the Bible] Proverbs are largely stable, traditional, popular sentences that express a universal rule of life or wisdom briefly and concisely. They reflect mentalities and points of view, explain, instruct, confirm, convince, admonish and warn. The Bible contains a number of well-known proverbs that are still in circulation today. These include »Der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt«, »Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall« and »Der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach«. In German, the popular Luther Bible in particular contributed to the spread of proverbs. This work presents 150 proverbs from the Luther Bible. It explains their meaning in the context of the biblical text and illustrates their influence on the German language with examples from literary works (fiction, song poetry, philosophy, and history).
The Effectiveness of Using the Action Learning Method in Increasing Student Learning Motivation in Islamic Religious Education Subjects at State Junior High School 7 Pamekasan
Authors: Maulidatul Laily  , Moh. Afiful Hair
Published: February 2025

Student learning motivation in Islamic Religious Education subjects at Pamekasan 7 State Junior High School. To determine the effectiveness of using the Action Learning method and also to determine the increase in learning motivation in Islamic Religious Education subjects. There are two main problems in this research, 1) What is the effectiveness of using the Action Learning method in increasing students' learning motivation in Islamic Religious Education subjects at Pamekasan 7 State Junior High School? 2) What are the supporting and inhibiting factors for using the Action Learning method in increasing students' learning motivation in Islamic Religious Education subjects at Pamekasan 7 State Junior High School? The research method used in this research is a qualitative method where the research results obtained are in the form of descriptive data, the data sources for this research are the school principal, PAI subject teachers, and also students. The data analysis was carried out using a qualitative descriptive method by reducing the data, presenting the data, and verifying the data obtained. The results of the research that the researchers have carried out are that in the learning process an experienced (professional) teacher is needed, in this case an experienced teacher is a teacher who is good at choosing a learning method and the effectiveness of using the Action Learning learning method in increasing students' learning motivation in Islamic Religious Education subjects at Pamekasan 7 State Junior High School which is used by teachers in teaching, is effective because it makes students feel enthusiastic, not bored, and also not bored. This is proven by the students' sense of activity and high levels of enjoyment and enthusiasm in participating in learning and little by little there is improvement, this is proven from the results of observations and interviews with teachers and students. Meanwhile, the supporting factors and inhibiting factors in increasing learning motivation using the Action Learning method, seen from the supporting factors, can also be seen from adequate learning media (facilities and infrastructure), teacher motivation, and high interest in learning from students, while the inhibiting factors are lack of student awareness, students' tiredness, and lack of enthusiasm for learning from students.
Integration of Moderation Values in Islamic Education as an Effort to Prevent Radicalism
Authors: Madhar Amin
Published: February 2025

The integration of moderation values in Islamic education is an important concern in the context of efforts to prevent radicalism. Education that prioritizes moderation can shape the character of students who are more tolerant, open-minded, and able to appreciate differences. Such education serves as a bulwark against the influence of radical ideologies that often utilize the loopholes of narrow and fanatical religious understanding. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The result of this study is that with a coordinated and comprehensive approach, and the values of moderation can be effectively integrated into the Islamic education curriculum, it can form a more tolerant and inclusive generation, and can contribute to the prevention of radicalism, especially among young people.
The United Kingdom’s House of Lords and Baroness Trixie Gardner (1927-2024).
Authors: Gelbier Stanley
Published: February 2025

Few in the UK, let alone foreigners understand the British Parliamentary system and the nobility. T his paper outlines the origins and roles of the Houses of Commons and Lords. It discusses the hereditary system and an important development, Life Peerages. In particular it showcases the life of a Australian dentist who became a Life Peer, Baroness Gardner of Parkes.
Technology Acceptance Model to Assess the Adoption of Online Banking: Evidence from Bangladesh
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, Bangladesh., Barua Dhiman
Published: February 2025

Developments in electronic banking technology, especially in the area of online banking, have opened up new avenues for managing routine banking activities. Worldwide, the use of online banking services is growing at a very quick pace, including in underdeveloped countries like Bangladesh. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this study examines how consumer acceptability of online banking is determined. Specifically, it examines how perceived trust, perceived usability, perceived risk and perceived utility relate to users' behavioural intention to use online banking. A straightforward judgmental selection procedure was used to pick a sample of 181 respondents from the Chittagong region for the study. A systematic questionnaire and in-person interviews were used to collect the data. Pearson correlation, Regression analysis and factor analysis were used to look at the relationship between the variables and test the hypothesis. The findings showed that customers' intentions to use online banking in Bangladesh are significantly impacted by perceived trust and perceived ease of use. Perceived usefulness and perceived risk were found to be insignificantly influence the customers' intentions to use online banking services.
Religious Presentation in Pakistani TV Dramas: A Comparative Discourse Analysis of Pakistan Television and Hum Television Dramas
Authors: Dr. Deeba Shahwar  , Dr. Abida Ashraf
Published: February 2025

This study examines the discourses, its treatment and dimension in Pakistani television dramas regarding the representation of religion which is considered as the most important phenomenon among all the societies. PTV and HUM TV dramas are selected for exploring the representation of religion and the discourse being constructed by this portrayal. As a quantitative research methodology, the data is collected with the help of content analysis. The researcher draws the sample on the basis of two stage sampling techniques. The stratified sampling technique was considered as sample unit 1 (SU1) while the simple random sampling technique was denoted as sample unit 2 (SU2). The framing analysis (Modigliani, 1989) of religion suggested that most of the dramas were based on social issues rather than religious topics. Furthermore, the postulates of narrative analysis (Riessman, 2005) helped researchers in the construction of coding categories. The results of this research study show that the role of religion as a code of life is very infrequent. Additionally, this project explores the ideological implication of the religious discourses constructed in the dramas within the Pakistani society in the post 9/11 context.
Fatigue damage model of neoprene rubber sandwiched with bi-directional carbon fabric
Authors: Nair Krishna , Chavda Shrutva , Choudhary Pooja , Patel Pinkal , Chavada Anil , Rathod Jashvant D. , Shah Rajesh C.
Published: February 2025

Fatigue is a phenomenon that occurs in materials when they are subjected to repetitive or cyclic loading, which can lead to the accumulation of damage over a time. The purpose of the present study is to develop a fatigue damage model incorporating experimental test results of axial tension and fatigue that utilizes the principles of continuum damage mechanics (CDM) to predict the damage accumulation in composite. Experimental testing in axial tensile tests involves dumbbell specimens of neoprene rubber sandwiched with bi-directional carbon fabric to constitute a composite material with the help of which material constants C10, C20, and C30 parameters are evaluated by the curve-fitting method. Fatigue tests were conducted for different displacements, from which constants s0 and S0 were figured out using a linear regression method. A mathematical model is developed, and MATLAB is used to relate stress and strain in Yeoh’s strain energy function to describe the nonlinear elastic behavior of elastomers incorporating material parameters evaluated by axial tensile tests and fatigue tests. The MATLAB script was run in ANSYS with this modified Yeoh hyperelastic model for evaluation of damage in composite and compared with damage evaluated by image processing software in scanning electron microscope (SEM) images for validation purposes.
Multiple capable guardianship and workplace cyberbullying: A mediating moderating study in Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Anh Tu , Doan Tin , Lan Nguyen Anh Thi
Published: February 2025

Purpose – This study investigated the impact of multiple capable guardianship to academic staff’s workplace cyberbullying under the mediation of emotional intelligence and moderation of power and control.Design/methodology/approach – 406 questionnaires from academic staffs working in different universities in Vietnam were collected. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data.Findings – Results indicate that cyberbullying in the university workplace can be reduced by implementing mechanisms of multiple capable guardianship. Furthermore, the mediation role of emotional intelligence and moderation roles of power and control were statistically confirmed by an empirical study, as recommended by previous authors.Originality/Value –The study found that multiple capable guardianship has positive impact in preventing workplace cyberbullying, unethical online routine activities of employees. This relationship is changed significantly when academic staffs have strong emotional intelligence and perceived power and control.
Opponensi vélemény Falusi Márton Jog és irodalom, haza és haladás a magyar eszmetörténetben című doktori értekezéséről
Authors: Nagy Tamás
Published: February 2025

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Az önrendelkezési jog és az állam konstitutív elemeinek viszonya
Authors: Kiss Adrienn
Published: February 2025

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Önkormányzatokra irányuló jogszociológiai vizsgálatok Magyarországon
Authors: Nagy Zsolt
Published: February 2025

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The Widespread Corruption in Indonesia: Legal Challenges and Solutions for Effective Eradication
Authors: Hamid Abdul , Maksum Maksum , Putra Doni Eka , Purba Tumian Lian Daya , Maranjaya Abdul Kahar
Published: February 2025

Corruption remains a pervasive issue in Indonesia, significantly undermining governance, economic development, and social trust. This article explores the multifaceted nature of corruption in Indonesia, focusing on the legal challenges that impede effective eradication efforts. Utilizing a qualitative methodology, this study employs library research to analyze existing literature, legal frameworks, and case studies related to corruption in the country. The findings reveal that despite the establishment of anti-corruption laws and institutions, such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), systemic issues, including bureaucratic inefficiencies, lack of political will, and insufficient public awareness, continue to hinder progress. Furthermore, the study identifies the role of cultural factors and societal norms that may perpetuate corrupt practices. To address these challenges, the article proposes a multi-pronged approach that includes strengthening legal frameworks, enhancing the capacity of anti-corruption agencies, fostering public participation, and promoting a culture of integrity. By implementing these solutions, Indonesia can move toward a more transparent and accountable governance system. This research contributes to the ongoing discourse on corruption eradication in Indonesia and offers practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders committed to fostering a corruption-free environment.
Where Is Our Outcry?
Authors: Feichtner Isabel
Published: February 2025

Two universities – the LMU Munich and the Freie University Berlin – cancelled events featuring Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967. Isn’t this the moment when we should finally speak up, even if we have not done so before for fear of taking a wrong step in the minefield that is the Israel/Palestine debate? Francesca Albanese is our colleague. The holder of a mandate by the Human Rights Council. A globally well-respected scholar of international law who speaks at universities around the world.
Information sources regarding common cold medicines in Latvia
Authors: Salmane-Kulikovska Ieva , Mezinska Signe , Dobelniece Signe , Rungule Ritma
Published: February 2025

Changes regarding patient empowerment are taking place nowadays. Users of medicines are becoming more educated, confident and want to be involved in their healthcare issues. Cases when users of medicines do not consult medical specialists but take decisions based on their own knowledge or other sources show the global tendency of self-medication. Self-medication is easy to be implemented in cases when illness symptoms are not heavy, e. g., conventional common cold.A quantitative study in Latvia, examining information sources during the previous common cold episode and the opinion about the availability of non-commercial information for medicine users, showed that “friends and relatives” were consulted most often. Medical specialists took the fourth and the sixth place, respectively. The research data have shown that people feel they lack independent (non-commercial) informationabout medicines for treating or relieving symptoms of common cold as only less than one fifth of the population consider such information fully available in Latvia.The global tendency of self-medication needs to be supported by healthcare professionals offering consumers good quality information about medicines. Medical nurses involved into patient consultations about common cold related issues can considerably facilitate the work of physicians. A non-commercial source about healthcare-related issues, including medicines, has to be established.
Nusikalstamumo augimo Lietuvoje prognozė įvertinant jo erdvinę sklaidą ir sąsają su registruotu nedarbu
Authors: Eismontaitė Agnė , Beconytė Giedrė
Published: February 2025

Straipsnyje nagrinėjama 2002–2008 m. Lietuvoje užregistruotų nusikalstamų veikų priklausomybė nuo nedarbo lygio šalyje. Pasirinktiems savivaldybių junginiams buvo apskaičiuotas nagrinėjamų kintamųjų koreliacijos koeficientas įvertinant atsiliekantį nusikalstamumo rodiklių svyravimą ir palyginant su nedarbo rodiklių svyravimais. Aptariamas galimas gautų reikšmių priežastingumas. Remiantis didžiausia sąsaja tarp nedarbo irregistruoto nusikalstamumo, sudarytas prognostinis nusikalstamumo grafikas Lietuvoje iki 2011 m., o pagal 2008 m. nedarbo rodiklius sudarytas žemėlapis, kuriame akcentuojamos užregistruotų nusikalstamų veikų tendencijos 2010 m. savivaldybių lygiu.
Valdžios institucijų suvokimas ir politiniai veiksmai: parama demokratijai ar masinis protestas?
Authors: Imbrasaitė Jūratė
Published: February 2025

Demokratijos stabilumas ir efektyvus funkcionavimas priklauso nuo piliečių noro pripažinti demokratijos taisykles ir jas palaikyti. Piliečiai gali pasirinkti, kaip paveikti politinį procesą, tačiau ne visi dalyvavimo būdai yra lygiaverčiai demokratinės santvarkos konsolidacijos aspektu. Išanalizavus Lietuvos gyventojų apklausos duomenis, nustatytos trys Lietuvos gyventojų grupės (nepasitikintys neaktyvūs, nepasitikintys aktyvūs, santūrūs optimistai), kurios tarpusavyje statistiškai reikšmingai skiriasi profesija, asmeninės ekonominės padėties iki Nepriklausomybės vertinimu, pasitenkinimu gyvenimu, požiūriu į individo galimybes kontroliuoti savo gyvenimą ir procedūrinio teisingumo vertinimais sveikatos sektoriuje.
A manager or a leader? Analysis of managerial and leadership competences in Lithuanian civil service
Authors: Butkevičienė Eglė , Vaidelytė Eglė , Šnapštienė Rasa
Published: February 2025

The article is focused on a discussion of civil servants’ managerial and leadership competences. By presenting empirical evidence from a research on leadership in the Lithuanian Civil Service, funded by Civil Service Department under the Ministry of the Interior, the article discusses the concept of civil servant-leader. The discussion leads to the analysis of two models – “civil servant as a manager” and “civil servant as a leader”. The paper seeks to analyze leadership dimensions in civil service and is based on the management notion relevant to a new type of manager. Empirical research is focused on the challenging opportunity to compare “ideal” and “real” models of civil servant: features, competencies, skills, and value orientations. On the basis of the obtained results, the main civil servant manager / leader types are discussed.
Work Notifications and Work-Life Balance: What TPS Supervisors Experienced in the 2024 Elections?
Authors: Sutopo Arya Budi
Published: February 2025

The 2024 simultaneous regional elections involve various stakeholders in the oversight process, including Polling Station Supervisors or Tempat Pemungutan Suara (TPS) supervisors. However, the high workload caused by constant work notifications can affect the balance between work and personal life (work-life balance). This study aims to analyze the impact of work notifications on the work-life balance of TPS supervisors in Bruno District. Using a quantitative approach, data was collected through questionnaires completed by 94 TPS supervisors. A simple linear regression analysis was conducted to identify the relationship between the intensity of work notifications and the level of work-life balance. The results indicate that work notifications have a significant impact on work-life balance, with higher notification frequency contributing to a decline in life balance. This study provides valuable insights for election organizers in designing a more humane work system to improve the well-being of TPS supervisors. These findings are expected to serve as a foundation for more effective policymaking to support the sustainability of the electoral system in the future.
From Waste to Resource : Advances in Wastewater Treatment for Agricultural Reuse
Authors: Krishna Namitha , M.A. Nishan , Sasikumar Parvathy , S. Ganesh
Published: February 2025

The burgeoning population of India is projected to surpass 1.5 billion by the year 2050. The growing pace of urbanization and industrialization, is expected to significantly increase water demand and wastewater generation. Currently, domestic and industrial use account for 15% of water reserves of India, by 2050 this percentage is expected to increase to 30%. Treated wastewater has gained significant importance as a resource for peri urban agriculture. However untreated wastewater poses serious environmental and health risks due to the presence of toxic metals, micro contaminants and pathogens. To address these challenges advanced wastewater treatment technologies are crucial. Conventional methods include sequential wastewater treatment stages that can remove solids, organic matter and other pollutants, improving the water quality for safe agricultural reuse. Advanced treatment technologies can target specific contaminants like xenobiotics and persistent organic pollutants. These tailored and innovative strategies are crucial for optimizing treatment efficiency. The review examines latest developments in wastewater treatment for agricultural use, highlighting their role in improving agricultural resilience and livelihoods of millions of Indian farmers.
Multi Season Evaluation of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) Genotypes for Forage Yield Stability at the Nagaland Ecosystem
Authors: Rao D. Purushotama , Chaturvedi H. P. , Sharma Vaibhav
Published: February 2025

Foxtail millet is a significant crop for the ethnic tribes of Nagaland, playing a major role in their traditions. In Nagaland, most farmers cultivate foxtail millet for forage and grain purposes to maintain sustainable agriculture. Developing hybrids in foxtail millet is challenging due to the small flower morphology and the self-pollinating nature of the crop. Therefore, identifying stable forage elite variants from pure lines is a priority in foxtail millet breeding. Genotypic stability analysis conducted in this region will help to identify stable performance genotypes, which can be incorporated into crop improvement programs for developing elite lines. The current study was conducted from July 2022 to May 2023, with four different sowing dates considered as four environments. Two environments were maintained under rainfed conditions, and the other two were irrigated. Analysis of variance showed a significant (p<0.05) difference among genotypes and genotype-environment interactions, while replications showed non-significant differences. Three genotypes, namely G1, exhibited constant mean performance in fodder yield across the four environments, followed by G18 and G23. AMMI biplot 1 revealed that genotypes G1, G25 and G18 exhibited stable performance among 30 foxtail millet genotypes and these results were confirmed by AMMI stability values for G18 and G25, which exhibited the lowest AMMI stability values.