bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implementasi roadmap reformasi birokrasi dalam rencana pembangunan jangka menengah daerah (RPJMD) Kota SemarangImplementasi roadmap reformasi birokrasi dalam rencana pembangunan jangka menengah daerah (RPJMD) Kota Semarang
Authors: Rahadian Auliansyah
Published: July 2024

Pendahuluan: Implementasi roadmap reformasi birokrasi dalam Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Daerah (RPJMD) Kota Semarang adalah upaya strategis untuk meningkatkan efisiensi dan efektivitas pelayanan publik serta mencapai tujuan pembangunan secara berkelanjutan. Metode: Implementasi dan pemahaman roadmap birokrasi dapat dijalankan melalui penggunaan metode kualitatif. Pemilihan metode ini sejalan dengan keperluan analisis deskriptif pada keseluruhan aturan pemerintahan Kota Semarang. Pemahaman deskriptif diperlukan untuk mengkaji keseluruhan cakupan strategis. Pembahasan: Roadmap reformasi birokrasi ini mencakup sejumlah strategi, antara lain pengembangan SDM birokrasi, penguatan tata kelola, peningkatan kualitas layanan publik, dan penerapan teknologi informasi. Untuk menghadapi tantangan global dan lokal, pemerintah Kota Semarang merngutamakan transparansi, akuntabilitas, partisipasi masyarakat, dan inovasi dalam setiap langkah implementasi. Penguatan tata kelola juga menjadi langkah penting dalam implementasi roadmap. Kesimpulan: Meskipun masih ada beberapa tantangan yang harus dihadapi, seperti alokasi anggaran yang terbatas dan resistensi dari beberapa pihak terhadap perubahan, roadmap reformasi birokrasi dalam RPJMD Kota Semarang menunjukkan keseriusan pemerintah dalam meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan publik dan mencapai pembangunan yang berkelanjutan di masa depan.
Culturally Relevant Music Remedies for At-Risk Students
Authors: Ruiz José Valentino , Shelton Chris
Published: July 2024

This article presents a comprehensive review of the existing literature on the impact of social media on mental health. With the rapid growth and widespread adoption of social media platforms, concerns regarding their potential influence on individuals' psychological well-being have emerged. Drawing from a diverse range of studies, this review explores the various dimensions through which social media can affect mental health, including self-esteem, body image, loneliness, depression, anxiety, and addictive behaviors. The findings reveal both positive and negative outcomes, highlighting the complex relationship between social media use and mental health. Additionally, this article discusses the underlying mechanisms and potential moderating factors that contribute to these effects. Understanding the nuances of this relationship is crucial for developing effective strategies to promote positive mental health in the digital age.
THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP - A BENEFIT OR A CHALLENGE FOR THE MACEDONIAN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Authors: Misheva Kristina ,   Faculty of Law, Goce Delcev University of Stip, Republic of North Macedonia
Published: July 2024

Financing the public health system remains a major challenge for post-transition countries and small economies such as the Republic of North Macedonia. Healthcare PPPs require the setup of complex legal and financial frameworks. They are usually set up to mitigate the fiscal costs and public finance resources needed to build capital infrastructure. Lately, the public enterprises established by the government or the local government in the region have entered long-term purchase agreements that are like PPPs. In practice, PPPs are very popular in the transport, energy, and water sectors (investment in infrastructure in toll roads, electricity networking, water supply and wastewater treatment, etc.). However, when it comes to the PPPs in the public healthcare sector, these models of financing seem to be facing restrictions and don`t enjoy the same popularity as in other sectors for public services. Therefore, this paper will overview the appearance and legal position of the PPPs in the Macedonian public healthcare system and new competences for sustainable public healthcare systems. In addition, it will tackle the question: What are the legal positions of the public and private partners, and what are the financial implications (pros and cons) of using this model of investment in the public healthcare system?
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF GPT-2 MODEL APPLICATION WITH ADAPTED TRANSFER LEARNING ON VARIOUS HARDWARE ARCHITECTURES
Authors: Dodić Dejan ,   The Academy of Applied Technical and Preschool Studies Niš, Department of Vranje, Serbia, Regodić Dušan ,   University MB, Faculty of Business and Law, Department of Advanced Information Technologies, Belgrade, Serbia,   University MB, Faculty of Business and Law, Department of Advanced Information Technologies, Belgrade, Serbia
Published: July 2024

This paper conducts an analysis of the efficiency in implementing the GPT-2 model, one of the advanced artificial intelligence models for text generation, through adapted transfer learning, focusing particularly on the utilization of various GPU architectures. The primary goal of this research is to examine the impact of adapted transfer learning on the performance of the GPT-2 model exclusively on various GPU architectures, assessing how different GPU strengths enhance or influence the model's efficiency. The work relies on an experimental method to evaluate and compare the model's performance in terms of accuracy, processing speed, and energy efficiency on each of the tested platforms. Special attention is given to analysing how different characteristics of hardware architectures, such as processing power and memory capacity, affect the efficiency of the transfer learning process. This study provides important insights into the potential for optimizing the GPT-2 model for specific hardware platforms, which is crucial for its application in a wide range of real-world scenarios. The results of this research offer valuable information for researchers in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning, providing a foundation for further development and improvement of AI technologies.
COLLECTIVE ACTIVISM AND VIRAL NARRATIVES: EXPLORING THE SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN SEVEN JEWISH CHILDREN AND THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE VIA ONLINE MEDIA DECONSTRUCTION
Authors: Yousif Marwan Khaleel
Published: July 2024

The study explores the intricate relationship between Caryl Churchill's renowned play 'Seven Jewish Children' and the Palestinian cause. It particularly addresses collective activism and the increasing impact of viral narratives that influence public opinion regarding the ongoing Palestinian-Israel conflict and the play. Through the lens of a multidimensional approach, the study employs online media interpretations as a main methodological framework to examine the interaction between collective activism, viral narrative, and the historical significance of the play. The study explores how viral narratives inform and impact public perception toward the play and the serious issues it tackles by utilizing the digital realm, online forums, and social networking platforms, Moreover, it explores how social upheavals and online communities mobilize the collective activism, analyzing the different tactics used to magnify their voices and strive for change. By investigating the play's digital circulation, reactions, and reception, the study reveals the mutually reinforcing relationship between the discursive potency of the play and the Palestinian cause. Furthermore, it explores how viral narratives and online activism may question dominant perceptions, raise awareness, and spark debate about the profound socio-political concerns that are presented in the play. This study contributes to the current scholarship by emphasizing the transformational power of social media platforms and providing insights into the way that collective activism and viral narratives interact to shape public perception and promote support for the Palestinian cause. In the light of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it also highlights the value of the play as a historical document that inspires multiple narratives as well as mobilizes unity, opening up new debates about representation, activism, and social transformation.
Detecting viable but non-culturable lactic acid bacteria following spray-drying and during storage
Authors: Bouri Meriam , Simsek Yazici Sibel , Sahin Fikrettin
Published: July 2024

Microencapsulation with various materials has been used as an efficient method to improve the viability of probiotic bacteria in multiple food products and the human gastrointestinal tract. Although plate count agar is the most commonly used method for evaluating the viability of encapsulated bacteria, it is still far from providing reliable information about the intermediate state between viable and dead bacteria. This study optimized a tetrazolium salt-based colorimetric method for the detection of viable but non-culturable state within encapsulated Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus plantarum probiotic strains. The viability of encapsulated bacteria was assessed after different spray-drying conditions and also during two months of storage at room temperature. The ability to reduce tetrazolium salts of two lactic acid bacteria was verified and calibrated according to the experimental conditions (strains, incubation time, and microencapsulation material). The loss of bacterial cultivability was species-specific and more problematic throughout the processing than during the storage period. An outlet temperature of 73-75 °C yielded a higher viable but non-culturable state level than at 68-69 °C, especially in maltodextrin and trehalose powders. Whey protein was statistically the best carrier in preserving viable and culturable encapsulated bacteria after spray-drying and during storage, as compared to sugar-based carriers. The tetrazolium-optimized method was more sensitive and accurate for the evaluation of viable bacteria in microcapsules as compared to the conventional plate count methods available. It showed the high variability of CFU counts on Man–Rogosa–Sharpe (MRS) agar. This colorimetric technique could be considered a real-time, simple, cost-effective, and reliable alternative to culture-based methods in evaluating probiotic microencapsulation efficiency.
Investigation of antiproliferative and antimicrobial activities of carbon nanofiber based aerogels loaded with rutin and krill oil
Authors: Aktas Berkan , Gurboga Merve , Angin Sinem , Rayaman Pervin , Caliskan Salihi Elif , Bingol Ozakpinar Ozlem
Published: July 2024

Cancer, the second-leading cause of death worldwide after cardiovascular diseases, is a deadly disease caused by numerous mutations that affect cell growth and differentiation. While there is no definitive cure for cancer yet, new target molecules are being identified with the help of developing technology, and appropriate treatment protocols are being developed. Since both normal and malignant cells are exposed to cytotoxic effects in traditional treatment methods, the development of less-side-effect and targeted treatment methods has become important. With the development of nanotechnology, the development of various nanodrug delivery systems (DDSs) has been targeted. In our study, we investigated the antiproliferative and antimicrobial activities of rutin-modified carbon nanofiber (ACNFr)-based aerogels loaded with krill oil (KO) (ACNFr-KO). Our results showed that ACNFr-KO aerogels were observed to have a significant anti-proliferative effect on the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. In addition to this, ACNFr-KO aerogels were found to have antimicrobial activity against the gram-positive bacterium E. faecalis ATCC 29212. The results of our study suggest that rutin-modified CNF-based aerogels loaded with KO, which act as a DDS, have the potential to enhance targeted drug delivery and improve therapeutic outcomes in biomedical applications.
Peran Agama Islam dalam Membentukan Karakter Religius Siswa melalui Kegiatan Keagamaan di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Fadholi Amak
Published: July 2024

Masalah pendidikan karakter dalam dunia pendidikan menjadi sangat penting bagi dunia pendidikan. Terkait dengan krisisnya karakter siswa, membuat resah para orangtua. Hal tersebut para orangtua ingin anaknya agar memiliki karakter yang kokoh dengan membentuk melalui karakter religius. Adapun fokus penelitian ini yaitu terbentuknya karakter religious siswa melalui kegiatan keagamaan Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian field research (penelitian lapangan). Adapun teknik penelitian yang digunakan untuk memperoleh data meliputi: wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah reduksi data, penyajian data, dan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan yaitu konsep pembentukan karakter religius siswa melalui kegiatan keagamaan diterapkan melalui memberikan pendampingan, memberi contoh, arahan, semangat pada anak. Strategi pembentukan karakter religius siswa melalui kegiatan keagamaan terdiri dari pemahaman, pembiasaan, dan keteladanan. Implikasi pembentukan karakter religius siswa melalui kegiatan keagamaan memperkuat keimanan siswa, berubahya karakter siswa ke arah yang baik serta berakhlakul karimah.
PENGARUH LKPD BERBASIS DISCOVERY LEARNING TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN LITERASI SAINS MAHASISWA
Authors: Huda M. Misbachul , Miarto Hery , Najih Ahmad Rif'an
Published: July 2024

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of Discovery Learning-based Student Worksheets (LKPD) on students' scientific literacy abilities. The type of research used is a pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest. Data collection was carried out by testing students' literacy abilities. The test instrument was prepared by emphasizing three aspects of scientific literacy, namely concepts, processes, and scientific context. The research sample was students of PGSD STKIPAL Hikmah Surabaya. Hypothesis testing was carried out using a paired sample t-test assisted by the SPSS program. The swimmer test carried out was a normality test using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The research results show that Discovery Learning-based LKPD has an effect on students' scientific literacy abilities. The research results show that aspects of learning, such as learning models, learning resources, and the existence of LKPD, can influence students' scientific literacy abilities
Pengembangan Vlog Pembelajaran Matematika Dengan Konteks Zakat Mal Pada Materi Bentuk Aljabar
Authors: Utami Rini , Agustiani Riza , Septy Liana
Published: July 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses pengembangan video vlog pembelajaran matematika dengan konteks zakat mal pada materi bentuk aljabar, serta menghasilkan media vlog pembelajaran yang dapat memiliki daya tarik terhadap penggunaan media dan memiliki efek potensial terhadap minat belajar siswa. Jenis penelitian ini adalah design research tipe development study yang terdiri dari 2 tahapan yaitu tahap prelimenary dan tahap prototyping menggunakan alur formatif evaluation (self evaluation, expert review, one-to-one, small group dan field test). Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah angket, wawancara dan hasil jawaban siswa. Subjek penelitian yakni siswa kelas VII.6 SMP Negeri 1 Lempuing Jaya. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa media pembelajaran yang dikembangkan sudah layak digunakan dan keterkaitan antar materi dengan konteks sudah sesuai berdasarkan hasil validasi ahli dan mempunyai daya tarik peserta didik terhadap penggunaan media pembelajaran serta media pembelajaran mempunyai efek potensial terhadap minat belajar siswa berdasarkan uji N-gain angket pretest-posttest yang mendapatkan skor 0,649 dan termasuk dalam kategori sedang.
PENERAPAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TERINTEGRASI PENDEKATAN TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Putri Megita Adiska , Soewardini Herva Maulina Dewi , Utami Sri
Published: July 2024

Pendidikan di Indonesia selalu berkembang dari tahun, ke tahun. Hal, ini ditandai dengan, adanya pembaharuan kurikulum, yang selalu berganti. Berlakunya kurikulum merdeka membuat guru bebas memilih model, pendekatan, dan metode pengajaran yang akan dilakukan. Namun, pemilihan model, pendekatan, dan metode harus didasarkan pada kebutuhan belajar peserta didik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan. model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning terintegrasi dengan pendekatan Teaching at the Right Level dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik pada pelajaran matematika di kelas XI-3 SMA Negeri 6 Surabaya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas dengan subjek penelitian 33 peserta didik. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah tes tulis dengan ranah kognitif untuk mengukur hasil belajar peserta didik. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan hasil dari pretest dan posttest peserta didik. Pada pra siklus dapat dilihat bahwa ada 10 peserta didik yang tuntas dengan persentase ketuntasan belajar sebesar 30,3%. Hasil belajar meningkat pada siklus I sebesar 24,2% menjadi 54,5% dengan 18 peserta didik yang tuntas. Pada siklus II terdapat peningkatan sebesar 30,3% dengan 28 peserta didik telah tuntas sehingga persentase ketuntasan belajar menjadi 84.8%.
Being Portuguese in Montreal: Cultural and Traditional Practices as Markers of the Community's Identity
Authors: Scetti Fabio
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT: This article aims to present the cultural practices that mark Portuguese identity  in  the  Portuguese  community  of  Montreal.  This  community,  established  primarily  in  the  district  of  Saint-Louis,  is  an  example  of  an  ethnic  district  where  Portuguese  traditions  thrive,  and  the  Portuguese  language  serves  as  a  vehicle  of  communication.  Portuguese migrants arrived there in the 1950s and created their own space, while also integrating within the urban linguistic landscape of French or English. The research presented  here  is  based  on  an  ethnography  that  illustrates  how  dynamic  the  community  is  and  how  language  practices  in  Portuguese  evolved  and  are  used  within  the  group  mainly during cultural activities and traditions. In addition, discursive analysis is used to examine  elements  relating  to  community  members’  cultural  and  linguistic  awareness  with the process of identity (re)construction. This research shows how the Portuguese language  and  its  representations  may  help  in  understanding  the  complex  process  of  defining the group’s identity through cultural and traditional practices.
KEYWORDS: Cultural  Practices,  Portuguese  Migration,  Montreal,  Language  and  Identity,  Representations and Imaginaries 
RESUMO: Este artigo tem como objetivo de mostrar como a comunidade portuguesa em Montreal mantem-se ativa hoje-em-dia. Esta comunidade, instalada no distrito de SaintLouis, é um exemplo de distrito étnico onde as tradições vivem e a língua portuguesa é um  veículo  de  comunicação.  Os  migrantes  portugueses  chegaram  desde  a  década  de  1950 e criaram um espaço próprio, mesmo integrando mais com a sociedade francófona ou anglófona dentro da paisagem linguística urbana de Montreal. A pesquisa etnográfica que nos serve como base, permite observar como a comunidade é dinâmica e como as práticas linguísticas em português evoluem dentro do grupo, juntamente com atividades  culturais  e  tradições.  Além  disso,  a  análise  discursiva  fornece  alguns  elementos  que relacionam a consciência cultural e linguística dos membros da comunidade com o processo de (re)construção da identidade. A pesquisa mostra como a língua portuguesa e  as  suas  representações  podem  ajudar  na  compreensão  do  processo  de  definição  da  identidade do grupo através de práticas culturais e tradicionais.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Práticas culturais, Migração portuguesa, Montreal, Língua e Identidade, Representações e Imaginários
Audit Sistem Informasi Penjualan Menggunakan Framework Cobit 5 Pada Umkm Cks
Authors: Nazwa Nurul Hafizah Rangkuti  , Elsa Risqi Amalia  , Melani Puspita Sari  , Rahayu Arnanda
Published: July 2024

: This study aims to evaluate the sales information system at UMKM CKS using the COBIT 5 framework. Initial observations revealed several issues, including an unresponsive user interface and a complicated check-out process. The audit results showed an average maturity level of 1.56 or 156%, indicating a Fully Achieved (F) status with a systematic approach. However, on the capability model scale, it is at level 1, which is the Performed Process. The conclusion of this research indicates that although the sales information system has been successfully implemented, there is a need for innovation and enhancement of consumer services, as well as better communication between the company and consumers to improve the effectiveness of the information system.
Perancangan Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Metode SAW Untuk Menentukan Guru Terbaik (Studi Kasus : SDN Langenharjo 01)
Authors: Rafel Fernando  , Muhammad Ilham Aziiz Alfarobi  , Yuliana Dewi Proboningrum  , Nabilah Maimunah  , Karisna Wahyuningtyas
Published: July 2024

Education is an effective way to improve people's quality of life. The quality of education depends on the quality of the teachers who teach. Teachers have an important role in the growth and development of students at school. SDN Langenharjo 01 evaluates teacher performance in teaching students by selecting the best teachers as a form of appreciation for their performance and also as a form of teacher motivation to improve the quality of teaching students at school. The school still carries out manual calculation processes and does not yet use the system. The aim of this research is to develop a decision support system for determining the best teachers at SDN Langenharjo 01 using the web-based Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method. This research uses the Agile System Development method, starting with initial planning, then continuing with the analysis and design stages, and ending with implementation and testing. The SAW method calculation shows that Raharja S.Pd is the best teacher with a preference value of 0.9913. Testing of system functionality shows that all functions in this decision support system work as expected
Penerapan K-Means Clustering Untuk Menentukan Jumlah Pengangguran Berdasarkan Umur
Authors: Andi Diah Kuswanto  , Azumardi Nabil Fadhila  , Paulus Tri Setiawan  , Muhammad Kevin Setiawan  , Dody Renal Syahputra
Published: July 2024

Unemployment is a persistent problem in the labor market, thus hampering economic development and national prosperity. Indonesia, including its capital Jakarta, continues to face significant levels of unemployment compared to neighboring countries. This research focuses on analyzing the structure of unemployment in Jakarta using K-Means Clustering to categorize unemployment data based on age groups (2020-2022) sourced from the Central Statistics Agency. Analysis carried out via RapidMiner revealed three clusters:-Cluster 0: Age 30-60 years and above, Cluster 1: Age 20-24 years, Cluster 2: Age 15-19 and 25-29 years. The findings show that the 20-24 year age group has the highest unemployment rate (399,167 people), while the 30-60 year and above age group shows the lowest unemployment rate (75,560 people). This clustering approach provides insight into the distribution of unemployment by different age demographics in Jakarta, highlighting areas where targeted interventions may be needed to effectively address this socio-economic challenge
Perancangan Media Pembelajaran Pengenalan Hewan Laut Berbasis Multimedia Interaktif
Authors: Latifah Nur Fitriana  , Riyan Abdul Aziz
Published: July 2024

Technology is developing so quickly that it may have a significant impact on the way teaching and learning are done. Interactive multimedia-based learning materials play an important role in the teaching and learning process. The availability of educational media can make teaching easier for teachers and increase students' learning motivation. This research focuses on designing multimedia-based interactive learning media for introducing marine animals. Researchers found the problem that the learning process at TK BA Aisyiyah Grogol 2 still uses the lecture method and does not use technology. This causes students' interest in learning to decrease. The method applied in designing this learning media is the ADDIE method. The result of this research is an interactive learning media design that uses multimedia. It is hoped that this learning media can increase students' interest in learning and the learning process will become easier and more effective.
Rancang Bangun Deteksi Bentuk Wajah Untuk Menentukan Gaya Rambut Menggunakan Algoritma CNN
Authors: Mahardika Yoshi Putra
Published: July 2024

In appearance, hair is an important aspect. In this modern era, hairstyles are becoming more and more varied. So, a lot of teenage men have trouble determining a suitable hairstyle. One factor in determining hairstyles is the shape of their faces. Often, teenagers don't match the haircut they've chosen. It can make you feel less confident and feel less in terms of appearance. Because it requires a system to recognize the shape of the face and determine the appropriate hairstyle. The most common method of grouping is the CNN method. In this study, the recommended hairstyles of male hair models and facial shapes detected are Oval, Box, Long Square, and Round. This study has accuracy with an average presentation of 85%.
Implementasi Item-Based Collaborative Filtering Untuk Rekomendasi Film
Authors: Rayhan Rizal Mahendra  , Fetty Tri Anggraeny  , Henni Endah Wahanani
Published: July 2024

Item-based collaborative filtering is a popular technique in recommendation systems that aims to provide suggestions for films to watch or services to users based on similarities between items. In this approach, the similarity between items is calculated using metrics such as cosine similarity, allowing the prediction of user preferences for items that have never been rated. This research implements Item-based collaborative filtering using datasets from Kaggle. Experimental results show that the resulting model is able to provide recommendations with significant improvements in evaluation metrics such as Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 3.05 and 3.26. This shows that the smaller the value, the better.
Penerapan Siklus DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) dengan Menggunakan Metode Taguchi untuk Meningkatkan Kualitas Bir Pletok dengan Penambahan Cabe Jawa
Authors: Muhammad Izaz Ammar  , Deny Wibisono  , Puji Suharmanto
Published: July 2024

Quality Management has been known since four thousand years ago, when the ancient Egyptians measured the dimensions of the stones used to build the pyramids. In modern times, quality management activities have developed through several activities, namely inspection, quality control, quality assurance, quality management and integrated quality management. The problem currently occurring at Bir Pletok Bang Udin UMKM in quality management is that they do not know the right composition to increase quality and do not know the standard level of factors used, so the author has carried out quality improvements in product manufacture. This research uses the DMAIC cycle (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) with the Taguchi method for quality improvement. The aim of this research is to combine the DMAIC cycle with the Taguchi method to improve the taste quality of beer pletok drinks. The results of this research are that there is a significant change in the DPMO value and sigma value, before the DPMO improvement was 614.092 and the sigma value was 1.21, this value was relatively low, after the improvement the DPMO value became 32, this proves that the number of defects has decreased and the sigma value has increased to 5.50 This proves that there has been a large increase in process capability, so that the improve phase has proven to be very effective in improving quality and process capability.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT TO DETERMINE THE CHARGE OF ELECTRON BY THERMAL EMISSION METHOD
Authors: Grebenev I.V. ,   National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Published: July 2024

The article substantiates the possibility of simplifying the formulation of an experiment to determine the electron charge by the thermal emission method. It is proposed to consider a vacuum diode as an EMF source. The results of an extended version of the experiment are presented.
Financial institutions and developing countries’ debt cancellations: How to get rid of moral hazard?
Authors: Bouchet Michel-Henry
Published: July 2024

The purpose of the paper is to shed light on the looming risk of developing country debt defaults for financial institutions in the wake of the pandemic crisis. There are mounting calls to delink debt relief and conditions on developing countries so that debt cancellations should be delivered immediately without performance criteria or record of accomplishment. To date, however, debt cancellations have not sufficiently distinguished developing country beneficiaries according to their performance in sustainable development policies, neither have cancellations taken into account commitments towards improved governance trajectories, despite the requirements of poverty reduction programmes involving civil society. International financial institutions thus face the risk of large write-offs at a time of portfolio fragility due to an environment of low interest rates, meager profitability and weak economic growth. This paper argues that much of the resistance of private creditors comes from deeply rooted skepticism as to whether debt relief and write-offs lead to sustained improvement in creditworthiness. Accordingly, prudent risk management requires resisting calls for blanket debt relief when there is little scope for improved governance. Financial institutions should insist on strict criteria regarding inclusive development policies. As new legislation to facilitate debt-restructuring agreements, likely at the expense of private financial institutions, is currently being discussed, the insistence on ‘fair burden sharing’ between official and private creditors should be a wake-up call for banks. A range of financial risk management instruments could link debt relief with enhanced governance commitments, including debt swaps, recapture clauses and the monitored recycling of debt-servicing relief into high-priority projects. The pandemic crisis provides financial institutions with an opportunity to transform debt relief into a leverage for improving sustainable development prospects, hence better creditworthiness.
The modern use of data in a property risk context
Authors: Lawson Michael , Winser Graeme
Published: July 2024

The increased use of aggregated data in property risk processing builds on the rapidly evolving economic benefits of automated ‘big property’ solutions in land and property assessment. This trend shadows the evolution of personal credit files as open banking trends making aggregation of people with property far easier in the 1/10thsecond ranges that drive many of today’s ‘decision in principle’ consumer solutions. The organisation of property with known geolocational parameters, unique property identifiers and associated property data attributes has been an accelerating phenomenon over the last decade. Chartered surveyors have not, however, benefitted substantially from these innovations and emerging trends in data organisation and aggregation. Legacy processes in the corporate environment and ‘cost of change’ in the private client sector have combined to stifle real progress in integrating modern data systems, machine learning (ML) and data capture and retention. Existing and new technologies, data availability, data aggregation, data storage and geospatial referencing should significantly improve reporting and recommendations relating to property condition and risk profiling; however, the nature of legacy systems, the differing requirements of large corporate clients versus private clients and the discontinuities in data are all hampering modernisation of approach. This paper looks at the evolution and convergence of big property data and provides a roadmap for the surveying profession and the sectors instructing clients to benefit from modern data processing and innovation in property risk.
Should SIFIs protect themselves from systemic risk?
Authors: Galizia Federico
Published: July 2024

With regulatory action on systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) in the background, we go back to first principles and look at the implications of economic capital models for systemic risk management. Economic capital analysis of SIFIs’ exposure to one another puts into question a number of commonly held assumptions, especially when it comes to the capital absorbed at high confidence levels by bilateral derivatives exposures. We advocate concentration pricing, asymmetric economic capital requirements and a renewed emphasis on economic risk taking as ways in which SIFIs can mitigate their own exposure to systemic risk.
Clarifying MiFID II: Pre-trade transparency for non-equities
Authors: Morad Miranda , Waight Jason
Published: July 2024

The European credit markets are experiencing unprecedented market structure
changes due in part to wide-reaching regulations. The Markets in Financial
Instruments Directive (MiFID) II will bring new levels of pre- and post-trade
transparency for non-equities as well as an increased scope of transaction
reporting for all market participants. These changes will impact all areas of
the trading life cycle, encompassing sales, trading, research and operations,
and will have implications across the market including both investor and
dealer firms. Miranda Morad, General Counsel, and Jason Waight, Head of
Regulatory Affairs & Business Management, MarketAxess Europe and Trax,
provide expert commentary on how these changes will potentially impact the
European fixed income markets. Based on data from MarketAxess and Trax, the
market data analysis conducted offers a truly unique view of the impact of
regulatory change. Trax, a subsidiary of MarketAxess, estimates that it
processes approximately 65 per cent of all fixed income transactions in
Europe as part of its post-trade service offering.
The English planning system, the built environment and preventative mental healthcare: Identifying gaps in alignment and promoting integration
Authors: Mcgowan James , Qi Robert
Published: July 2024

Within the English planning system, there is increasing recognition that the quality of city-spaces and the built environment can have a direct and indirect impact upon the mental health of those who dwell within. It follows that urban planning, regeneration and renewal, and the well-designed places they strive to create, have a central role to play in preventative and rehabilitative mental healthcare. Nevertheless, the integration into planning policy and practice of mental health considerations remains in its infancy. An opportunity, if not an imperative, exists to accelerate and scale the dialogue. In support of this endeavour, this paper identifies the principal ongoing gaps in alignment between the English planning policy, place-making and mental health promotion and care, and signposts priority actions for improved integration.
Social media and collaboration: A board’s eye view
Authors: Nicolaus Madlen , Bayler Michael
Published: July 2024

While few C-suites would dispute the need for acute customer focus, many continue to perceive social media as entertainment, and collaboration as little more than a logical extension to e-mail and enterprise resource planning. In sharp contrast, experts in social marketing see these shifts as fundamentally influencing where the digital budget is allocated. They see service and sales moving towards intelligent, real-time capability where data can be converted into real enterprise value. They see brand equity being built on the frontier of digital media, where loyalty and advocacy can be confidently planned, managed and optimised. Furthermore, they predict that through these processes, businesses can ultimately evolve into ‘customer companies’. Despite development in this direction, there remains a conceptual divide between enterprise and social strategy. It is the cultural impact of social media and collaboration, on both sides of the enterprise wall, that holds the key to bridging this divide. This paper focuses on the shift of IT spend into marketing; clarifies the strategic role of data; and examines the new power dynamics that drive the customer challenge to brands. Finally, it provides a simple framework for action through case studies and insights into eight qualities of successful customer companies.
Digitalisation: The future of securities markets
Authors: Tumanyan Kromvel , Klekchyan Levon
Published: July 2024

Securities markets are going digital, and business processes are transforming. All securities markets participants must partake in this transformation. While clients need online and more available services, securities markets must consider the regulation aspect of transformation, as well as ways to provide services using online solutions. Financial services are going online. This change is bringing big opportunities for developing a wide range of products and services. In this paper, we discuss the importance of digitalisation, the ways to achieve it and the kind of solutions that are comparable with digital trends and expected by customers.
The end of the affair: Abusive partnerships in austerity
Authors: Headlam Nicola , Rowe Mike
Published: July 2024

The dominant governance model of the New Labour years was that of partnerships. For some, the collaborative arrangements that sought to join-up government represented the ideals of innovation, inclusion and efficiency. The extent to which these values outweigh the perceived problems (slow decision making, lack of clear impact) is now being tested in the absence of area- or initiative-based funding. If partnerships were a valuable model for local governance, one might expect to see them survive the withdrawal of funding. If they represented a necessary burden in order to access resources, one might expect to see them disappear rapidly in straightened times. This paper reviews the experience of partnerships as a form of local governance in the current austere climate. It reviews evidence from a range of partnerships, including Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs), their constituent ‘blocks’ and New Deal for Communities (NDC) partnerships. Taking forward the characterisations developed in a previous paper, the authors ask: What has become of the relationships in which so much was invested? Do those relationships endure, perhaps in different institutional settings? Or were they really little more than the ‘temporary suppression of mutual loathing in the interests of mutual greed’?
DocuXperts.SaaS | dBPO network: A decentralised automation platform
Authors: Sarode Prashant
Published: July 2024

This paper analyses the potential of decentralised BPO (dBPO) to revolutionise the business process outsourcing industry. The author argues that dBPO can address the shortcomings of traditional BPO models, such as high costs, low quality and lack of innovation. The paper begins by outlining the problems with traditional BPO models. These models are often centralised, which can make them inefficient and inflexible. They can also be expensive, as businesses have to pay for the overhead of managing a large workforce. Additionally, traditional BPO models often lack innovation, as businesses are reluctant to invest in new technologies. The paper then discusses how dBPO can address these shortcomings. dBPO is a decentralised network of businesses and individuals who can provide BPO services. This means that businesses can access a wider range of providers and services, which can lead to lower costs and higher quality. Additionally, dBPO is more flexible than traditional BPO models, as businesses can easily add or remove providers as needed. The paper then presents a case study of DocuXperts.SaaS, a dBPO platform that is being developed by TheoremLabs.io. DocuXperts.SaaS is designed to provide a variety of BPO services, such as document processing, data entry and customer support. The platform is built on top of Human Protocol, a decentralised protocol for crowdsourcing work. The paper concludes by discussing the potential of dBPO to revolutionise the BPO industry. The author argues that dBPO can make BPO more efficient, affordable and innovative. Additionally, dBPO can help to create a more distributed and equitable economy.
Social media regenerating public spaces : The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cairo
Authors: Bakir Reem A. , Attia Sahar A.
Published: July 2024

In an era characterised by intensive digital and virtual practices, people assumed the end of public spaces. This belief was emphasised with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cairo public spaces, ironically, increased in popularity with the closure of all semi-public and semi-private spaces. Egyptians started using them to practise their daily needs of socialising and exercising, benefiting from the new characteristics offered by them during the lockdown period. This paper examines how social media virtual space regenerates the physical public space, aspiring to alter the understanding of public space and public life dialectics. The methodology relies on documenting changes in the public space during the pandemic, via a mixed approach of virtual and physical methods to comprehend the relation between social media users’ online activity and public space users’ offline activity, highlighting the strong correlation between the virtual and physical spaces. The authors conclude with recommendations for tangible and intangible public space policies, based on the socio-spatial implications of COVID-19, to help prepare communities, policymakers, planners and government agencies to organise, respond and work together during the current and future pandemics.
An alternative methodology for business impact analysis in a service-oriented industry
Authors: Swaroop Shankar
Published: July 2024

Traditional business impact analysis outlines a methodology where analysts work from the top down (from business to IT), documenting the impact to the business when critical processes fail during an unplanned disruption. Information technology is increasingly becoming an enabler of business rather than a support function and this is most apparent in serviceoriented industries. This paper outlines a new bottom-up approach to business impact analysis (from IT to business) in a service-oriented industry, by identifying the business processes that are enabled by IT — the common thread between IT and business. The paper also explains in detail how the processes outlined in this paper can help the enterprise to meet the service continuity requirements suggested by ITIL and other IT service continuity standards. The author would welcome feedback from fellow business continuity management professionals regarding this new approach to business impact analysis.
A model of decentralised oversight for the digital asset industry with an example antimoney laundering/know-your-customer standard
Authors: Van Vliet Ben
Published: July 2024

The financial industry makes wide use of data standards for both subjects — people and firms — and objects — digital assets and messages. Having the correct data is critical for achieving operational and compliance goals. Rarely employed, however, are management standards that define the obligations of subjects. In traditional finance, the need for such standards is supplanted by compliance with rules-based regulations. Decentralised finance presents a new paradigm that is not necessarily optimally overseen in the traditional way. This paper explores the potential usefulness of industry-defined ISO management standards for decentralised oversight of the digital asset industry. ISO standards are known to promote the diffusion of norm-driven practices and responsible innovation, and to potentially reduce costs and facilitate global trade. The paper includes a simple, theoretical model to verify a firm’s adherence to such standards as a way to establish trust when needed. The appendix presents an example management standard for anti-money laundering/ know-your-customer procedures, which defines obligations with respect to customer onboarding and transaction monitoring, similar to traditional banking regulations, as well as the travel rule. It follows the structure and style of ISO 27001. Firms could potentially be audited against such a standard (potentially alongside others) as a way of signalling their trustworthiness.
How is risk management contributing to financial stability? The perspective of a European-GSII
Authors: De Mailly Nesle Alban
Published: July 2024

By giving an overview of the progress made on risk-based capital frameworks over the last decade, notably in Europe through Solvency II, this paper sheds light on the operational consequences it has had on the insurance sector in Europe. This notably consists of improving the entire risk management framework, starting with pure calculation enhancement (as part of pillar 1), the use of the risk appetite framework and the implementation of the own risk and solvency assessment process. Having described the main features of the regulatory requirements put forward by the Financial Stability Board and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors for globally systemic insurers (G-SIIs) and the requirements, this paper explains the role of the Solvency II framework with regard to the recent designation of a list of G-SIIs. In conclusion, as economic capital modelling (including Solvency II) and the documentation part of the systemic risk management framework have already led to a strong reinforcement of insurance groups, there is no evidence that new regulation on the capital front is needed to protect the financial system, especially one targeted only at the largest institutions which already benefit from advanced risk management frameworks (such as the higher loss absorption capacity).
Property flood resilience: Insights into the CIRIA code of practice
Authors: Emonson Phil
Published: July 2024

Flooding is one of the UK’s biggest risks, and changes to our climate with predictions of warmer, wetter and stormier winters will increase the risk further. The Environment Agency’s National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England (2020) sets out ambitions to create climate resilience places and infrastructure for today’s and tomorrow’s climate. It works to the vision of ‘a nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change — today, tomorrow and to the year 2100’. Among many objectives set out, the strategy commits risk management authorities to mainstream the use and take-up of property flood resilience (PFR) — that is, those measures that aim to reduce the amount of water entering a property, and those adaptations that can be made to reduce damage if it does enter. The PFR sector has evolved over the last decade with varying success, limited uptake and perceptions of ‘failure’ through poor workmanship and an absence of guidance. In 2021 a new Code of Practice (CoP) was published, providing guidance on six standards: hazard assessment, property survey, options development, construction, commissioning and handover, and operation and maintenance. This paper explores the objective of the Code, its benefits and limitation, highlighting that while the Code remains voluntary, growing awareness and application by risk management authorities such as the Environment Agency (EA) and lead local flood authorities will help drive up standards. Consistent delivery to acceptable standards will meet homeowner and insurer needs, thereby building a body of evidence of successful delivery and outcomes.