bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Egészségtudatos magatartás vizsgálata és a reklámok hatása az egészségre általános iskolás diákok és szüleik körében
Authors: Csizmár Liliána Dóra , Szenderák János
Published: June 2020

Az egészséges táplálkozás kulcsfontosságú az egészségmegőrzésben. Megfelelő termék marketing hatására akkor is nő egy termék fogyasztása, ha annak vélt vagy valós egészségtelen tulajdonságai közismertek. A kutatást általános iskolás gyermekek és szüleik körében végeztük el kérdőíves felméréssel. Az eredmények kiértékelésére statisztikai összehasonlító próbákat használtunk. Az eredményeink alapján a gyermekek fontosnak ítélték a táplálkozás szerepét az egészséges életmódban. Magát az egészséges étkezést főként a zöldség- és gyümölcsfogyasztással azonosították, tehát a klasszikus berögződések jelen voltak a gyermekekben. Összefüggés volt kimutatható a televízió nézés és a reklámok befolyásoló szerepe között, számos diák fogyasztott már egészségtelen terméket a reklámok hatására. Az, hogy a gyermek beleszólhatott-e a vásárlás során a megvásárolt termékek körébe, kapcsolatban állt a szülők életkorával. A szülők esetében az életkoruk és az iskolai végzettségük, valamint az iskolai végzettségük és a jövedelmük között is szignifikáns kapcsolat volt.
The Specifics of the Development of Periodicals in the Ural in 1905-1907
Authors: Leontieva A.A.
Published: June 2020

The article is devoted to the specifics of the development of periodicals in the Ural in 1905-1907. With the emergence of the revolutionary movement in all layers of Russian society, there was a need for knowledge and coverage of the path along which the Fatherland should go to its revival. To fulfill this need, all kinds of periodicals appeared, which put forward different political programs, adhered to different political views and made numerous demands in the construction of national and provincial life. Provincial press followed the capital, tried to reprint for readers the most interesting materials. The study of such literature helps to reveal the struggle of political parties for the masses, to identify the main directions of propaganda and agitation of various political factions, to follow the tense and turbulent internal party life. In the periodical press of the Ural events of the all-Russian and local character were covered. The press was a powerful social institution with extensive experience in publishing newspapers, pamphlets, leaflets of various political bodies and associations. The seal as a mirror, reflected in itself surrounding reality, as echo responded to current events.
Construction of Belovskii Zinc Plant in 1928-1932
Authors: Morozov N.M.
Published: June 2020

The history of Belovsky distillation zinc plant in 1928–1932 — the first child of non-ferrous metallurgy of Soviet Siberia, the scale of construction of which at that time in Kuzbass was inferior only to Kuznetskstroi is considered. The stages of selecting the site of the future enterprise, its economic justification, design and creation of a raw material base in Salair in the form of mines and a enrichment factory have been studied. The difficulties that prevented the construction of production facilities are shown: repeated revision of the cover lists, lack of qualified construction personnel and metal specialists,   shortage of construction materials, months of delay in the supply of metal structures and equipment, lag in the development of the social sphere in comparison with the production sector. The measures that mobilized the first initiative and labor enthusiasm of workers and engineers for commissioning of the plant in the scheduled time frame were considered. It was concluded that the organization of the design and construction of the Belovsky zinc plant did not go beyond the culture of inter-economic relations and intra-production relations characteristic in the USSR for the period of the I five-year plan.
Development of Radio Broadcasting in the Penza Region in the Late 1940s — Early 1950s.
Authors: Simonova I.N.
Published: June 2020

The paper considers the development of broadcasting in the Penza region in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Emphasizes that this period is characterized by active and widespread broadcasting across the country and on the territory of the studied region. Radio infection affected not only regional settlements and working centers of the region, but also remote collective farms. The leader in the development of local radio broadcasting was Kameshkir district, which had its own Studio. It is noted that the radio broadcasting of the Penza region was under strict control of the party and Soviet bodies. For each program, a mandatory verification procedure was introduced, and thematic plans of programs were sent to the places. The quality of local programs directly depended on the level of professional training of editorial staff. The most interesting and operative in content were the programs of the Penza, Kuznetsk and Kamenskaya editions, which actively attracted local party, Komsomol and Soviet workers, leading figures in industry and agriculture, propagandists and agitators to the speeches.

Radio broadcasting in the Penza region in the 1940s and early 1950s was actively developed and had a strong propaganda orientation, which was reflected in the subject matter and the quantitative ratio of radio broadcasts.
Religious Aspect of Colonization of Western Siberia
Authors: Matytsin K.S.
Published: June 2020

The main period of development of new territories of Western Siberia that located outside the borders of the Russian Empire falls on the period from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th centuries. This is due to the Old Believers processes. It was found that the main reasons for the colonization of Western Siberia were: on the one hand, the resumption of repressive policies towards the Old Believers in Altai by the state and the official church, in connection with the transfer of the Kolyvan-Voskresensky factories under the control of the Cabinet; on the other hand, the creation of new dogmatics current of the Old Believers. The latter allowed the Old Believers to reconsider their attitude to historical events, power, and the sacraments of the church. Thus, in the study we identified three interrelated areas ofbespopov's thought: eschatology (the doctrine of the end of the world), ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church), soteriology (the doctrine of salvation). Having established that the confessional composition of the Old Believers, who were the founders of settlements in Western Siberia we came to the conclusion that the development of these territories took place for religious reasons.
Determining Wind Actions in Kenya according to the Eurocodes
Authors: Munyua Muthomi
Published: June 2020

This paper provides guidance on using existing national parameters with the Eurocodes for determination of wind loads on buildings. The current code of practice allows engineers to use
3-second gusts which end up making the structures unnecessarily robust and uneconomical. This paper argues the case for using sustained wind speeds in the Eurocodes as opposed to wind gusts. The use of sustained wind speeds allows a 30% reduction on the magnitude of wind actions applied to a structure during design and consequently, a reduction in construction costs. Next, this paper demonstrates the method in which the current wind speeds given in
3-second gusts are converted to
10-minute wind speeds. The use of sustained wind speeds allows the engineer to come up with economical designs, thus improving the
economic viability of construction projects. This paper provides guidance to applying wind actions on structures according to the Eurocode standard KS EN 1991-1-4.
On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Quantized Space-time
Authors: Liu Yuchen
Published: June 2020

Einstein's theory of relativity revolutionized the view of space-time in physics, and its basic inferences have been continuously verified in the past 100 years. However, the theory of relativity is built on the basis of continuous and smooth space-time, and it cannot be compatible with the concept of discrete space-time in quantum mechanics, which causes many difficulties in the development of modern physics. This paper presents for the first time a heuristic viewpoint in which space-time is considered to be a type of quantized waves propagating at the speed of light. Based on this concept, it re-explains many inferences of special relativity and general relativity, proposes new theory on gravitation and space-time, and provides a preliminary unified framework for explaining dark matter, dark energy, gamma-ray bursts, high energy emission mechanisms in quasar, the origin and evolution of the universe and other difficult problems in modern physics.
Tacrolimus-Induced Acute Esophageal Necrosis
Authors: Wanta Kaitlin , Abegunde Ayokunle T.
Published: June 2020

Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) has been rarely described and has poorly understood pathophysiology although it is thought to be related to mucosal defense barrier disruption. We report a case of AEN in a 71-year-old patient with clinical signs of gastric outlet obstruction along with anemia and sepsis in the setting of a recent kidney transplant. After failing standard supportive measures, tacrolimus was switched to cyclosporin with overall rapid improvement of AEN and concomitant duodenal ulcerations. This case underscores a possible rare adverse effect of a commonly used immunosuppressant agent that, to our knowledge, has not been specifically reported.
TELEVİZYONDA VE DİJİTAL PLATFORMDA DURUM KOMEDİSİ: JET SOSYETE ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: YUMURTACI Gülcan
Published: June 2020

Teknolojik gelişmelerin etkileri medya sektörüne de yansımıştır. Bireylerin eğlence ihtiyacını karşılamak, medyanın amaçları arasındadır. Bu amaçla en çok tüketilen medya ürünlerinden biri dizilerdir. Komedi, izleyicinin eğlence ihtiyacını gideren, talep edilen bir türdür. Gelişen teknolojilerle izleyici, dizi izleme deneyimini televizyondan dijital ortama taşımaya başlamıştır. Televizyon ve dijital platformlarda içerik üretimi ve tüketimi farklıdır. Teknolojik farklılıklara ek olarak değişen mecrayla birlikte yasal mevzuat da farklılaşmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı, televizyonda ve dijital platformda sunulan içeriğin hangi yönlerden farklılaştığını, bir durum komedisi olan Jet Sosyete dizisi örneğiyle ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaçla dizinin televizyonda ve dijital platformda üretilmiş, yayınlanmış bölümlerinden örnekler alınarak nitel desenle içerik analizinden yararlanmıştır. Temelde süre, alkol, tütün ürünleri, cinsellik çağrışımı, dil kullanımı (küfür ve argo) ve reklam konularında farklar gözlemlenmiştir. Araştırma, televizyon ve dijital platformların, farklı medya ortamları olarak dizi üretimine ve tüketimine olan etkilerini ortaya koyması açısından önemlidir. Sonuçta dizide, komediden beklenen eleştirellik düzeyinin mecraya göre değişip değişmediği tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır.
PEMBELAJARAN DARI PROSES PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN PADA USAHA BATIK PESANTENAN PATI
Authors: Sari Dwi Putri Puspa , Esariti Landung
Published: June 2020

Usaha berbasis rumah Batik Tulis Pesantenan merupakan salah satu bentuk pemberdayaan di Kabupaten Pati yang dilakukan secara mandiri oleh masyarakat. Berdirinya usaha ini dilatarbelakangi oleh banyaknya ibu rumah tangga muda yang menganggur dengan suami sebagai perantau dan terbukti mampu memberdayakan lebih dari 200 (dua ratus) ibu rumah tangga sebagai pekerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi pembelajaran dari proses pemberdayaan yang dilakukan oleh lembaga non-pemerintah berdasarkan fenomena yang terjadi di lapangan. Metode yang digunakan adalah campuran melalui kuesioner terhadap 19 responden dan wawancara secara mendalam dengan narasumber kunci yaitu pemilik dan perintis usaha serta 9 perangkat desa asal pekerja. Teknik analisis dengan cara deskriptif baik data kuantitatif maupun kualitatif. Penelitian ini memberikan pembelajaran proses pemberdayaan melalui usaha berbasis rumah sebagai fenomena dalam studi tentang perkotaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemilik usaha merupakan pihak yang sangat berpengaruh dan penting keberadaannya sehingga aktivitas pemberdayaan ada dan berlanjut hingga sekarang. Ia berperan sebagai inisiator, penggerak, dan fasilitator yang merintis terjadinya proses mulai dari nol sehingga memberikan akses pekerjaan bagi ibu rumah tangga yang memiliki keterbatasan waktu dan keterampilan. Enam sifat yang melekat padanya yakni rasa empati, mampu melihat adanya potensi dan kebutuhan, jiwa kepemimpinan, inisiatif yang tinggi, pemikiran maju dan terbuka, berperan sebagai fasilitator. Selain itu, motif utama keberhasilannya yaitu adanya manfaat ekonomi.
Vitex negundo Linn.: phytochemical composition, nutritional analysis, and antioxidant and antimicrobial activity
Authors: Koirala Niranjan , Dhakal Chiran , Munankarmi Nabin Narayan , Ali Shinawar Waseem , Hameed Aneela , Martins Natália , Sharifi-Rad Javad , Imran Muhammad , Arif Atta Muhammad , Hanif Muhammad Shakeel , Basnyat Ram Chandra , Salehi Bahare
Published: June 2020

Vitex negundo (VN) is a widely used plant in folk medicine, namely for the treatment of jaundice, wounds, body ache, toothache, asthma, eye pain, and migraine. These effects have been increasingly attributed to its chemical composition. Here, we assessed the VN chemical and nutritional composition and biological activity, with particular emphasis on antioxidant and antimicrobial effects. VN methanol and hexane extracts revealed the presence of important phytochemical, such as terpenoids, polyphenol, steroids, saponins, phenolic compound and flavonoids. Total phenolic content of VN methanol extract from bark was 1082.473 mg/g GAE and that of leaves was 1382.984 mg/g GAE. The total flavonoids content in VN methanol extract from VN bark was 127.744 mg/g QE and that of leaves was 123.776 mg/g QE. VN methanol extract from bark exhibited high antioxidant effects (IC50=38.47 ppm). The content (%) of ash, moisture, crude fiber, crude protein and fat in VN leaves was, respectively, 7.86%, 18.35%, 6.52%, 9.687% and 6.19%. VN leaves methanol extract revealed antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, with inhibition halos being, respectively, 13 mm and 14 mm, and the MBC values were found to be 1.562 mg/mL and 6.25 mg/mL, respectively. Similarly, VN bark methanol extract led to inhibition halos of 18 mm and 15 mm for B. subtilis and S. aureus, respectively, and the MBC values were found to be 2.372 mg/mL and 0.245 mg/mL. GC-MS analysis of the VN bark methanol extract revealed that monoolein was the major compounds, with an area of 0.57%. Thus, our results encourage the potential use of VN as a medicinal product, with high protein contents, and prominent antioxidant and anti-bacterial effects.
Anxiolytic-like effects of Moringa oleifera in Swiss mice
Authors: Islam Muhammad Torequl , Martins Natália , Imran Muhammad , Hameed Aneela , Ali Shinawar Waseem , Salehi Bahare , Ahmad Ishtiaque , Hussain Ahmad , Sharifi-Rad Javad
Published: June 2020

Moringa oleifera is evident to act against many neurological diseases, including muscle spasm, epilepsy, nervousness, fatigue, memory impairment, convulsion, and epilepsy. Anxiety represents the most common and disabling psychiatric condition, being often associated with depressive symptoms. This study investigated the anxiolytic-like effects of crude organic fractions of M. oleifera leaves in different behavioral paradigms that evaluate anxiety in mice. To this end, mice were administered with crude extracts (500 mg/kg, p.o.) and/or diazepam (2 mg/kg, p.o.), and submitted to behavioral tests. In the open-field test, the number of square field cross, grooming and rearing were calculated, while in light-dark and swing test were, respectively, the time spent in dark portion and number of swings. Each test was performed for 3 min. M. oleifera leaf methanol and n-hexane extracts elicited an anxiolytic-like effect observed by increased total time in the center and decreased number of rearings and groomings responses in the open field and swing tests, and residence in the dark portion in the light-dark box, similar to the diazepam group. A moderate anxiolytic effect was observed in the aqueous fraction group, while insignificant effects were recorded in the ethyl acetate fraction group in all test paradigms. In addition, both extracts potentiate the calming effects of diazepam in experimental animals. Preliminary phytochemical reports suggest that M. oleifera contains alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, steroids, glycosides, saponins, tannin, terpenes, and gums. Of note, the results expand the understanding of M. oleifera effects in central nervous system and suggest that plant metabolites may be helpful for anxiety-related disorders management.
Untargeted profiling of field cultivated bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides DC.) based on metabolite analysis
Authors: Cecilia Mohale K. , Abrha Assress H. , Hlengilizwe Nyoni , Hintsa Araya T. , Umer Muhammad , Nixwell Mudau F. , Ali Shinawar Waseem , Afzal Muhammad Inam , Martorell Miquel , Salehi Bahare , Setzer William N. , Sattar Muhammad Umair , Imran Muhammad , Sharifi-Rad Javad
Published: June 2020

Bush tea (Athrixia phylicoides DC.) is an aromatic South African indigenous plant used for many decades as a health beverage and medicine. Several studies have extensively investigated wild bush tea's secondary metabolites, but the entire profiling of cultivated bush tea's metabolites is limited in the literature. Thus, the objective of this study was to profile cultivated bush tea metabolites using liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS). The 31 metabolites profiled included; benjaminamide, chlorogenate, chrysosplenetin, coumarin, 6Z-docosenamide, naringenin 7-O-Î²-d-glucoside, 5-p-coumaroylquinic acid, integrastatin A, luteolin 7-O-(6-O-malonyl-Î²-d-glucoside), 1,3-dicaffeoylquinic acid, magnoshinin, okanin, (2S)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-6,8-dimethylflavanone, (9Z,12Z,15Z)-octadecatrienoic acid, 2"³-deamino-2"³-hydroxy-6"³-dehydroparomamine, O-butanoylcarnitine, myricitrin, gorlic acid, tetracenomycin X, sakuranin, d-tryptophan, linoleamide, laricitrin 7-monoglucoside, l-Î²-phenylalanine, l-proline, pheophytin A, pheophorbide A, PI(18:0/20:4(8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z), stearidonic acid, and gibberellin A14 aldehyde. These annotated metabolites included phenolics, flavonoids, and quinic acids, indicating that bush tea is rich in metabolites, which have a potential wide range of health benefits.
Potassium channels on smooth muscle as a molecular target for plant-derived Resveratrol
Authors: Rajkovic Jovana , Djokic Vladimir , Gostimirovic Milos , Gojkovic-Bukarica Ljiljana , Martorell Miquel , Sharifi-Rad Javad , Novakovic Radmila
Published: June 2020

Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a phytoalexin present in a variety of plant species. Resveratrol has a wide spectrum of pharmacologic properties, and it exhibits versatile biological effects on different human and animal models. The studies have shown that potassium (K) channels can be potential targets in the mechanism of resveratrol action. K channels play a crucial role in maintaining membrane potential. Inhibition of K channels causes membrane depolarization and then contraction of smooth muscles, while the activation leads to membrane hyperpolarization and subsequently, relaxation. Five diverse types of K channels have been identiï¬ed in smooth muscle cells in different tissue: ATP-sensitive K channels (KATP), voltage-dependent K channels (Kv), Ca2+ - and voltage-dependent K channels (BKCa), inward rectiï¬er K channels (Kir), and tandem two-pore K channels (K2P). The expression and activity of K channels altered in many types of diseases. Aberrant function or expression of K channels can be underlying in pathologies such as cardiac arrhythmia, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, preterm birth, preeclampsia, and various types of cancer. Modulation of K channel activity by molecular approaches and selective drug development may be a novel treatment modality for these dysfunctions in the future. The plant-derived non-toxic polyphenols, such as resveratrol, can alter K channel activity and lead to the desired outcome. This review presents the basic properties, physiological, pathophysiological functions of K channels, and pharmacological roles of resveratrol on the major types of K channels that have been determined in smooth muscle cells.
Phytochemical screening of Alstonia venenata leaf and bark extracts and their antimicrobial activities
Authors: Bagheri Gholamreza , Ayatollahi Seyed Abdulmajid , Ramí­rez-Alarcón Karina , Salehi Bahare , Mohammadi Rojan , Rahmani Afrooz , Martorell Miquel , Sharifi-Rad Javad , Sheibani Mohammad , Amarowicz Ryszard
Published: June 2020

Alstonia venenata is a plant commonly found in South India and used in traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to characterize the phytochemicals present in A. venenata leaf and bark extracts and study their antimicrobial activities. Solvent extractions with Soxhlet apparatus of leaves and bark were obtained using hexane, benzene, isopropanol, methanol, and water. The crude extracts were concentrated and screened for qualitative phytochemical content and analyzed by thin layer chromatography. The antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities of crude extracts were measured by in vitro methods. Alkaloids, carbohydrates, tannins, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides and amino acids were found in the different crude extracts analyzed. Isopropanol extracts showed antifungal activity and it was more pronounced in the bark extract than the leaf extract. Moreover, the isopropanol extract exhibited antibacterial and antiviral activity. In conclusion, the leaves and bark of A. venenata have antimicrobial components which are more present in the isopropanol fraction.
Insights on the anticancer potential of plant-food bioactives: A key focus to prostate cancer
Authors: Salehi Bahare , Tsouh Fokou Patrick Valere , Yamthe Lauve Rachel Tchokouaha , Tali Brice Tchatat , Adetunji Charles Oluwaseun , Rahavian Amirhossein , Mudau Fhatuwani Nixwell , Martins Natália , Martorell Miquel , Rodrigues Célia F. , Setzer William N. , Sharifi-Rad Mehdi , Amarowicz Ryszard , Sharifi-Rad Javad
Published: June 2020

Prostate cancer is an international health problem and represents one of the most encountered malignancies among men. In this complex and heterogeneous disease, androgens and their receptors play a crucial role in both progression and development. Although the search for its effective treatment is still ongoing, among other priorities it requires developing better anticancer agents with greater efficacy and fewer side effects. In this regard, herbal medicines, which have been used in cancer treatment, represent a large source of new and bioactive chemical entities for the development of chemotherapeutic agents, many of them exhibiting favorable side effect and toxicity profiles compared to conventional chemotherapeutic agents. In fact, more than 50% of the current anticancer drugs originate from natural sources. Thus, the present review aims to provide an overview of the past and recent trends in the research, the role of secondary metabolites in urogenital disorders, and phytochemical assays in prostate cancer management.
Biological activities of sinularin: A literature-based review
Authors: Islam Muhammad Torequl , Hossain Rajib , Hassan Shardar Mohammad Hafiz , Salehi Bahare , Martins Natália , Sharifi-Rad Javad , Amarowicz Ryszard
Published: June 2020

Sinularin ((9E)-13-hydroxy-4,9,13-trimethyl-17-methylidene-5,15-dioxatricyclo[12.3.1.0(4,6)] octadec-9-en-16-one) is the soft coral-derived hopeful biologically active lead compound. In this review sinularin biological activities are summarized. For that, an up-to-date (from 1980 to Mar 2020) search was made in the PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, The American Chemical Society, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar databases. Data available suggest that sinularin has interesting anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-fouling and analgesic potential. The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxigenase (COX)-2, tumor growth factor beta 1 (TGF-Î²1) are the most efficient enzymes for interacting with sinularin due to its anti-inflammatory activity, while phosphoinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), Akt and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) for its anticancer effect. In conclusion, sinularin seems to be a promissory lead compound in the treatment of inflammation, cancer and neurological disorders.
Palmatine antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase activities: A pre-clinical assessment
Authors: Chaves Soane Kaline Morais , Afzal Muhammad Inam , Islam Muhammad Torequl , Hameed Aneela , Da Mata Ana Maria Oliveira Ferreira , Da Silva Araújo Lidiane , Ali Shinawar Waseem , Rolim Hercí­lia Maria Lins , De Medeiros Maria das Graças Freire , Costa Emmanoel Vilaca , Salehi Bahare , Martins Natália , Arif Atta Muhammad , Imran Muhammad , Sharifi-Rad Javad , Melo-Cavalcante Ana Amélia de Carvalho , Feitosa Chistiane Mendes
Published: June 2020

There is evidence that palmatine (PA), an alkaloid isolated from the Guatteria friesiana plant, has some important biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and antidepressant effects. In this study, the antioxidant and anti-acetylcholinesterase (AChE) effects of PA were assessed. The antioxidant capacity was evaluated in vitro and in vivo through 7 distinct assays, and the anti-AChE activity was determined in vitro. The standards, trolox and ascorbic acid were used for the in vitro antioxidant test, while hydrogen peroxide was selected as a stressor for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae test. Additionally, PA was also combined with trolox and ascorbic acid to determine the likelihood of synergistic effects occurrence to what concerns to antioxidant potential. PA exhibited a potent and concentration-dependent antioxidant potential, although a stronger antioxidant activity was stated using the PA + trolox combination. PA was also found to inhibit AChE activity when compared to the negative control. Thus, PA may be viewed as a promissory phytotherapeutic agent to manage oxidative stress-mediated neurological diseases, especially the Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
America, Islam, and the 9-11 War
Authors: Singer Peter Warren
Published: June 2020

The 9-11 War will not be won through any territorial conquest or individual's capture. It will only end in the realm of perceptions. …
On Uncertain Ground: Place and Migration in El Mar La Mar
Authors: Navarro Vinicius
Published: June 2020

This essay discusses the experimental nonfiction film El Mar La Mar (Joshua Bonnetta and J.P. Sniadecki, 2017), focusing on the migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. El Mar La Mar is one of several recent films that use unconventional textual strategies to approach the subject of migration. Eschewing exposition altogether, it draws attention to the Sonoran Desert, a vast territory that in the last twenty-five years has become a deadly route for migrants trying to cross the border. Unlike what has often been argued about the film, though, El Mar La Mar does not produce an immersive viewing experience. Nor does it simply rely on observational strategies. Instead, it creates an uneasy sense of place out of unexpected juxtapositions of sound and image. Drawing on human geography and sound studies in documentary, this essay looks at how the film's textual strategies align place and politics in order to evoke the migrant crisis.
Thinking about Watchmen: with Jonathan W. Gray, Rebecca A. Wanzo, and Kristen J. Warner
Authors: Gillespie Michael Boyce
Published: June 2020

Michael Boyce Gillespie leads a roundtable with scholars Jonathan W. Gray, Rebecca A. Wanzo, and Kristen Warner to discuss issues of medium, genre, fandom, and African American history in the highly regarded HBO series Watchmen. Characterizing the HBO series as a disobedient adaptation that modifies, extends, and redirects the world making of its source material—the famed twelve-issue comic-book series of the same name, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons (1986–87)—Gillespie et al. explore the ways in which Watchmen remediates American history, starting with the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 that serves as the historical and ideological trigger that sets the series in motion. In a wide-ranging conversation that encompasses subjects including fan fiction, adaptation, cultural mythology, and black superheroes, the authors argue for Watchmen's significance as some of the most consequential television of the century so far.
Perfect Vision: Sundance 2020
Authors: Rich B. Ruby
Published: June 2020

FQ's B. Ruby Rich files her annual report from Sundance, where the most powerful new dramatic films were by and about women. She singles out Kitty Green's The Assistant (2019) and Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always for their meticulous attention to the hardly matter-of-fact rituals of life for two very different young women, as well as for a style that might be tagged “microrealism.” She also discusses Janicza Bravo's Zola and Pablo Larraín's Ema (2019), two very different enactments of female sexuality with varying degrees of agency. Praising the festival as the mothership of documentary, Rich recounts new favorites including Iryna Tsilyk's The Earth Is Blue as an Orange, Ramona S. Diaz's A Thousand Cuts, David France's Welcome to Chechnya, Hubert Sauper's Epicentro, Anabel Rodríguez Ríos's Once upon a Time in Venezuela, Kareem Tabsch and Cristina Costantini's Mucho Mucho Amor, Maite Alberdi Soto's The Mole Agent, Garrett Bradley's sobering Time, and Shalini Kantayya's chilling Coded Bias.
Documentary Resistance: The Stories of “We Tell” as Collective Political Agency
Authors: Aguayo Angela J.
Published: June 2020

Angela Aguayo reports on “We Tell: Fifty Years of Participatory Community Media,” a touring retrospective of documentary media projects coprogrammed by Louis Massiah and Patricia R. Zimmermann, with archival assistance from the XFR Collective, and featuring forty projects produced by thirty-six nonprofit community organizations and cultural centers. “We Tell” dives into more than fifty years of media as developed by embattled communities with a shared political vision and a focus on advocacy and addressing problems more often excluded from larger public concern. In her review of the exhibition, Aguayo argues that participatory community media presents a critique of representational politics within the larger documentary field and offers a corrective to the tourism tendencies of contemporary documentary-production culture by foregrounding collaborative authorship and collective agency.
Digital Cosmopolitanism: Notes from the Underground
Authors: Ponzanesi Sandra
Published: June 2020

This article interrogates new forms of digital cosmopolitanism(s) by introducing a critical postcolonial framework that allows an investigation of how digital connectivity operates in the everyday lives of migrants. We are talking today not of the disenfranchised but of the “connected migrant” (Diminescu 2008), a new citizen of the world, who is both rooted and routed, and whose global interactions are marked by the use of social networks. This allows physical distance to be bridged by digital proximity, creating new paradigms for the understanding of the affective turn online, which significantly changes the experience of migration and the idea of connectivity. Yet the ubiquity of digital connectivity does not mean an end to social inequalities; it can lead to new forms of isolation and radicalization for subaltern subjects. New forms of datafication, biometric assemblage, and algorithmic culture have intensified the ways in which bodies and identities can circulate across and beyond borders, heightening the speed of connectivity and circulation. Despite and because of these new technological innovations, many bodies remain stuck in space and kept on hold. The undesired effects of function creep, data leaks, and biometric sorting lead to discriminatory practices that put the notion of digital cosmopolitanism in jeopardy, reactivating old, long-standing forms of colonial practices and surveillance, but now in the form of data extraction and biometric categorizations. A postcolonial intervention into the notion of digital cosmopolitanisms is therefore needed in order to chart the reproductions of power asymmetries, by focusing, for example, not only on digital voices from below but also on the everydayness of cosmopolitanism and on the banal ways of engaging with digital connectivity and transnational belonging. This article is part of the Global Perspectives Communication and Media special issue on “Media, Migration, and Nationalism,” guest-edited by Koen Leurs and Tomohisa Hirata.
Narrating Society: Enacting ‘Immigrant’ Characters through Negotiating, Naturalization, and Forgetting
Authors: Boersma Sanne
Published: June 2020

This article scrutinizes how ‘immigrant’ characters of perpetual arrival are enacted in the social scientific work of immigrant integration monitoring. Immigrant integration research produces narratives in which characters—classified in highly specific, contingent ways as ‘immigrants’—are portrayed as arriving and never as having arrived. On the basis of ethnographic fieldwork at social scientific institutions and networks in four Western European countries, this article analyzes three practices that enact the characters of arrival narratives: negotiating, naturalizing, and forgetting. First, it shows how negotiating constitutes objects of research while at the same time a process of hybridization is observed among negotiating scientific and governmental actors. Second, a naturalization process is analyzed in which slippery categories become fixed and self-evident. Third, the practice of forgetting involves the fading away of contingent and historical circumstances of the research and specifically a dispensation of ‘native’ or ‘autochthonous’ populations. Consequently, the article states how some people are considered rightful occupants of ‘society’ and others are enacted to travel an infinite road toward an occupied societal space. Moreover, it shows how enactments of arriving ‘immigrant’ characters have performative effects in racially differentiating national populations and hence in narrating society. This article is part of the Global Perspectives, Media and Communication special issue on “Media, Migration, and Nationalism,” guest-edited by Koen Leurs and Tomohisa Hirata.
Algorithmic Long-Term Unemployment Risk Assessment in Use: Counselors’ Perceptions and Use Practices
Authors: Zejnilović Leid , Lavado Susana , Martínez de Rituerto de Troya Íñigo , Sim Samantha , Bell Andrew
Published: June 2020

The recent surge of interest in algorithmic decision-making among scholars across disciplines is associated with its potential to resolve the challenges common to administrative decision-making in the public sector, such as greater fairness and equal treatment of each individual, among others. However, algorithmic decision-making combined with human judgment may introduce new complexities with unclear consequences. This article offers evidence that contributes to the ongoing discussion about algorithmic decision-making and governance, contextualizing it within a public employment service. In particular, we discuss the use of a decision support system that employs an algorithm to assess individual risk of becoming long-term unemployed and that informs counselors to assign interventions accordingly. We study the human interaction with algorithms in this context using the lenses of human detachment from and attachment to decision-making. Employing a mixed-method research approach, we show the complexity of enacting the potentials of the data-driven decision-making in the context of a public agency.
Chain for Strengthening Work Readiness
Authors: Fataron Zuhdan Ady , Sijabat Rauly
Published: June 2020

This study aimed to empirically examine the work readiness model developed in this study by using a variable approach to training, apprenticeship, self efficacy and locus of control. Data on training variables, apprenticeship, self efficacy, locus of control, and work readiness were obtained through interviews using a questionnaire conducted to the final semester students of the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business of Walisongo State Islamic University (UIN Walisongo Semarang). The sample selection was conducted using a purposive random sampling approach in order to obtain a total of 112 respondents. Testing the research model was done by using SEM as an approach to the analysis technique. The test results showed that training and apprenticeship were proven to be able to explain self-efficacy and locus of control. The results of this study also showed that training, apprenticeship, self efficacy and locus of control were appropriate variables to explain variations in work readiness. Square Multiple Correlation value on work readiness variable was 33.5%. Based on the findings of this study, the suggestion for future research is to develop a research model by testing the self-concept variables and fear of failure to work readiness.
Canvas Model Business as an Innovation of Teaching Factory Learning in the Fashion Department of 27 Public Vocational High School, Jakarta
Authors: Wahjusaputri Sintha , Fitriani Somariah , Syarif Suryadi
Published: June 2020

This research was an attempt to design and enhance the Canvas Model Business of nine blocks in one canvas within teaching factory based learning innovation at the Fashion Department of 27 Public Vocational High School, Jakarta. The research method used qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method, data collection was conducted within a SWOT analysis. This research was conducted in 27 Public Vocational High School, Jakarta, with the respondents were 82 students. The quantitative method with in the matrices of Internal Factor Evaluation (IFE) and External Factor Evaluation (EFE). The result of this research that implementation of the Canvas Model Business: (1) Customer Relationships in strategy 1 was valued of 0.34, was "Increasing product marketing through print and electronic media"; (2) Key Partnership in strategy 2 was valued of 0.31, for "Offering products and having cooperation with several textile producers in Jakarta and outside Jakarta "; (3) Value Propositions in strategy 3 was valued of 0.31, namely "Assuring and improving product quality and adding variant to fashion"; (4) Customer Segment in the strategy 4 was valued of 0.29, entitled "The Development of Out-of-School Fashion Sales"; and (5) Channel on strategy 5 which was valued of 0.27, "Utilizing occasional fashion events to meet market demand".
Utilization of Information Technology and Lecturerâ€™s Role in Accounting Learning on the Conservation Character Values and Academic Performance of "Generation Z" Students
Authors: Kardiyem Kardiyem , Widhiastuti Ratieh , Farliana Nina , Mudrikah Saringatun
Published: June 2020

This study aimed to explain the effect of the utilization of information technology and the role of lecturers in accounting learning on the value of conservation character and academic performance of "Generation Z" students, both directly and indirectly through mediation. The population in this study was selected purposively with a sample of 185 accounting education students in 2015. This research used a mixed methods approach and the type of research was a case study. The test results directly indicated the utilization of information technology and affected the academic performance of Generation Z students. The role of lecturers in accounting learning affected the academic performance of Generation Z students. The utilization of information technology affected the value of conservation character. In addition, the role of lecturers in accounting learning also affected the value of conservation character. There was an effect of the conservation character value on the academic performance of generation Z students. Mediation testing also showed the effect of the utilization of information technology on the academic performance of generation Z students through conservation character values. The role of lecturers in accounting learning affected the academic performance of generation Z students through the value of conservation character. This research is expected to contribute both to practice and in the theoretical realm. For educators and generation Z, it should be wise to use information technology by paying attention to conservation values. For the theoretical realm, it is necessary to continue to develop and study this topic in different sectors.
The Effect of Economic Literacy, Peer Groups, and Parents Socioeconomic Status Towards Studentsâ€™ Consumption Behavior
Authors: Muslimin Fatkhul , Hanum Farida , Septia Alifurriza Qurnia
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this study was to explain the effect of economic literacy towards studentsâ€™ consumption behavior, effect of peer groups towards studentsâ€™ consumption behavior and effect of parents sosioeconomic status toward studentsâ€™ consumption behavior. The research location was conducted in SMAN Selong City, East Lombok, NTB. This research uses a quantitative approach because the research data using statistics and SPSS. The population in this study amounted to 308, and the study sample consisted of 174 students taken by proportional area random sampling. Data on research results obtained through questionnaires and tests, data analysis techniques using quantitative descriptive, testing requirements analysis, and testing hypotheses. The results of this study show that there is positive and significant effect of economic literacy towards studentsâ€™ consumption behavior, there is Â positive and significant effect of peer groups towards studentsâ€™ consumption behavior, and there is significant effect on parents' socioeconomic status towards studentsâ€™ consumption behavior. The conclusion of this study states that there is a positive and significant influence of the variables of economic literacy, peer groups, and parents sosioeconomic status towards studentsâ€™ consumption behavior.
MÜŞTERİ SADAKATİ YARATMADA SADAKAT PROGRAMLARININ OTEL İŞLETMELERİNDE UYGULANMASI
Authors: YAZICI AYYILDIZ Ahu , DİNLER Sami
Published: June 2020

Günümüzün rekabetçi koşulları ile birlikte değişen müşteri istekleri işletmeleri rakiplerinden farklılaştırmak ve rekabet avantajı kazandırmak için yeni pazarlama yaklaşımları geliştirmeye zorlamaktadır. Otel işletmelerinde müşteri isteklerini karşılamak, müşteriyi memnun etmek ve müşteri ile ilişkileri devam ettirebilmek büyük önem taşımaktadır. Müşterinin güvenini kazanarak sadık müşteri haline getirmek ise otel işletmelerinde sadakat programlarıyla mümkün olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Kuşadası’nda faaliyette bulunan 5 yıldızlı otel işletmelerinin sadakat programı kullanımlarını ortaya koyarak, müşteri sadakati yaratma stratejilerinin neler olduğunu otel yöneticileri bakış açısıyla öğrenmektir.  Bu amaçla Kuşadası’nda faaliyette bulunan toplam 12 adet 5 yıldızlı otel yöneticisiyle yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılarak görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşme esnasında katılımcıların vermiş oldukları cevaplar soru formuna yazılarak veriler elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizi için nitel araştırma analiz tekniklerinden betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular kapsamında otel işletmelerinin uyguladığı sadakat programlarının, otellerin hedeflerine ulaşmalarında önemli bir etken olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Buna ek olarak müşterilerin istek ve beklentilerine yönelik kişiselleştirilmiş hizmet ile personelin hizmet kalitesinin önemi ortaya çıkmaktadır.
KATILIM BANKACILIĞININ REEL KESİME ETKİLERİ
Authors: TUNA Yusuf , ŞEKKELİ Feyzullah Esad
Published: June 2020

Çalışmanın amacı, ülkemizde faaliyet gösteren Katılım bankalarının şu ana kadar reel olarak Türkiye ekonomisine verdiği katkıları incelemek ve gelecekte daha çok katkı verebilmesi için yapılması gerekenler hususunda öneriler sunmaktır. Araştırmada nitel yöntemlerden yarı yapılandırılmış derinlemesine mülakat yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Mülakat soruları literatür araştırması ve uzman görüşü doğrultusunda hazırlanmıştır. Mülakat yapılan kişiler katılım bankacılığı, reel sektör, danışma kurulu ve devlet otoritesi başlıkları altında gruplandırılmıştır. Bu bağlamda uzmanlık alanları dikkate alınarak her bir gruba farklı sorular yöneltilmiştir. Mülakatlarda alınan cevaplar kaydedilerek daha sonradan yazıya geçirilmiştir. Yazıya geçirilen cevapların detaylı analizi yapılarak belirli başlıklar oluşturulmuş ve çalışma bu başlıklar altında değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda ise nicel olarak Katılım bankacılığının 2009-2019 yılları arasındaki kredi ve katılım hesapları incelenmiştir. Çalışmada özel sektörün katılım bankacılığına bakışı ve memnuniyeti, katılım bankası ile konvansiyonel banka karşılaştırması, katılım bankalarının reel sektörün ihtiyaçlarını karşılayıp karşılayamadığı, borç temelli (banka) sistemden ortaklığa dayalı finansman sistemine geçiş ve katılım bankalarının gelişimi ile ilgili bulgulara yer verilmiştir. Araştırma, Katılım bankacılığının reel sektörü hem derinlemesine mülakat yöntemiyle incelemesi hem de son 10 yıldaki performansını da dikkate alması bakımından önem taşımaktadır.
ZAMAN YÖNETİMİ BECERİLERİ İLE BİREYSEL PERFORMANS ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ: SİVİL HAVACILIK SEKTÖRÜNDE GÖREV YAPAN PİLOTLAR ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: YİĞİTEL Selçuk , ERTEMSİR Esin
Published: June 2020

Bu çalışmada; sivil havacılık sektöründe görev yapan pilotların zaman yönetimi becerilerinin bireysel performanslarına olan etkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Havacılık sektöründe yapılan en ufak bir hatanın dahi bedellerinin ağır olması ve bu nedenle de zamanın doğru bir şekilde yönetilmesi gerekliliği araştırmanın önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışma, nicel bir çalışma olup nicel araştırma desenlerinden biri olan ‘kesitsel tarama’’ yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada; zaman yönetimi becerileri bağımsız değişkeni oluştururken, görev performansı ve bağlamsal performans boyutlarını içeren bireysel performans ise bağımlı değişkeni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma evrenini Türkiye’de sivil havacılık sektöründe istihdam edilen pilotlar oluştururken, örneklemi ise Türkiye Havayolu Pilotları Vakfı üyesi olan 422 pilot oluşturmaktadır. Anket yoluyla elde edilen veriler SPSS 22 istatistik programı ve LISREL 8.8 programı ile analiz edilmiş olup bu kapsamda keşfedici ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri, güvenilirlik analizleri, korelasyon analizleri ve regresyon analizleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre zaman yönetimi becerilerinin performansı ve performans boyutlarını (görev performansı ve bağlamsal performans) pozitif yönde etkilediği gözlemlenmiştir.
TÜRKİYE’DE BİREYLERİN MADDİ YOKSUNLUK DURUMLARINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN MODELLENMESİ
Authors: ÜNVER Şeyda , ALKAN Ömer
Published: June 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, çok değişkenli probit regresyon modeli ile Türkiye’de yaşayan bireylerin maddi yoksunluk durumlarını etkileyen sosyo-demografik ve ekonomik faktörleri tespit etmektir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu tarafından 2017 ve 2018 yıllarında yapılan Gelir ve Yaşam Koşulları Araştırması’nın mikro veri seti kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucuna göre, bağımlı değişkenler arasında pozitif ilişki vardır ve hepsi eşanlı olarak tek bir modelde ele alınabilir. Model sonuçlarına göre anket yılı, medeni durum, eğitim durumu, sağlık durumu, kronik hastalık, meslek, gelir düzeyi değişkenlerinin maddi yoksunluk durumunda etkili değişkenler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Gelir düzeyi ve eğitim seviyesi arttıkça bireylerin maddi yoksunluğu azalmaktadır. Hiç evlenmemiş bireylerin de daha az maddi yoksunluk yaşadığı tespit edilmiştir.  Bu çalışmada özellikle, eğitim ve gelir düzeyi düşük olan, sağlık durumu kötü olan, evli olan ve çalışmayan bireylerin daha çok maddi yoksunluk yaşadığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuçlar maddi yoksunluk durumunun önlenmesinde politika ve programların oluşturulması için bilgi kaynağı olabilmesi açısından önemlidir.