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Filosofi Dan Perwujudan Prinsip-Prinsip (Mabdi) Hukum Ekonomi Syariah; Tahidullah, Al-‘Adalah, Al-Amr Bi Al-Ma’ruf Wa Nahy ‘An Munkar, Dan Al-Birr Wa Al-Taqwâ Dalam; Bagi Hasil (Mudhârabah Dan Musyârakah)
Authors: Rohmatulloh Bagus , Jahidin
Published: February 2023

Artikel ini menjelaskan  filosofi dan prinsip perwujudan Tauhȋdullah, Al-Adalah , Al-Amr Bi Al-Ma’ruf Wa Nahy ‘An Munkar, dan Al-Birr Wa Al-Taqwâ  Dalam; Bagi Hasil (Mudhârabah dan Musyârakah). Pada pasal tersebut membahas Tauhȋdullah dan Al-'Adalah, Penjelasan Al-Amr Bi Al-Ma’ruf Wa Nahy ‘An Munkar, dan Al-Birr Wa Al-Taqwâ  serta Mudhârabah dan Musyârakah dalam bagi hasil. Dan disimpulkan bahwa asas Tauhȋdillah merupakan asas yang memberikan aturan yang mengikat antara manusia dengan Tuhannya, dan Al-Adalah merupakan asas yang berdampak harmonis bagi umat, karena  nilai keadilan tidak  ada pihak yang merasa dirugikan atau dibohongi. Keempat prinsip ini merupakan landasan dari pelaksanaan transaksi tersebut sehingga terjalin hubungan baik dan kemerataan antara pelaku usaha Untuk memahami manifestasi Tauhȋdillah, Mudhârabah dan Musyârakah tersebut merupakan salah satu penerapan hukum syara’. Sehingga salah satu tujuan pelaksanaan kedua akad tersebut adalah pengimplementasian dari salah satu Maqashid Al Syari’ah, dengan tujuan tegaknya Al Amar Ma’ruf dan Anahy An Munkar. Yang sudah seharusnya diterapkan dengan benar menurut hukum Islam.
The Who in VR/AR for Education: A Scoping Review from IEEE Publications
Authors: Kadriu Arbana , Abazi Bexheti Lejla
Published: February 2023

HEIs have continuously been the vanguard of novel technologies, pushing progress and establishing the afterward generation of scientists, businesspersons, and engineers. Virtual and augmented reality technologies are on the borderline of enlargement nowadays. To better understand who are essential actors in this new research area, we have extracted metadata of all published papers by IEEE, dating from 1990 to 2021, using keywords VR, AR, and Education. For each publication, we have extracted the list of all the authors, creating a co-authorship dataset. This dataset is then further processed using social network analysis metrics. The results are discussed to understand research publications' main actors driving VR/AR/Education trends.
Project Management Tools for the Fashion and Apparel Industry
Authors: Ćirković Matea , Čubrić Goran , Salopek Čubrić Ivana
Published: February 2023

When managing any commercial, professional, scientific, or other project, it is necessary to plan all segments to integrate the various components and achieve the set plans. Nowadays, tasks such as drawing Gantt charts, network diagrams, and creating project reports are unthinkable without computer programs. The development of project management programs simplifies this work, allowing project team members to focus on project tasks, develop plans and strategies, and assess risk. In addition to project management computer programs that can be used for various projects, some programs have been developed specifically in the fashion and apparel industry. This paper focuses on the comparative analysis of programs developed specifically for project management in the fashion and textile industry and presents their specific features.
Women Entrepreneurship Development in Kosovo: Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: Jusaj Yvesa , Abazi-Alili Hyrije
Published: February 2023

Business leadership by women is a special challenge in Kosovo, as, until the 90s, it was almost taboo. In this context, from 2000 onwards in Kosovo, there have been many businesses run by businesswomen, which is a great contribution to the emancipation of modern society. Women's businesses in Kosovo face many challenges and barriers; thus, this research study aims to address this issue. The purpose of this study is to investigate and find out the challenges and obstacles faced by women entrepreneurs in their business activities. The empirical investigation will be conducted using a questionnaire-based survey of 213 women entrepreneurs in the Republic of Kosovo in 2021. The data were collected through a questionnaire with closed questions. A total of 213 female entrepreneurs from all regions of Kosovo participated in the research. Based on the results achieved through Factorial analysis, one of the main challenging factors of women-led businesses are the instability of doing business that is directly related to high taxes and high loans, bureaucracy, lack of support, lack of modern technology, and access to the market, with statistical significance at 5% level of significance. Business leadership by women needs to be supported by the Government by enabling lower interest rates and granted loans, investments in terms of staff and products, as well as technology modernization.
Project Management in Digital Disruption: Emergence of Digital Project Management Office
Authors: Vukadinović Danko , Fabac Robert
Published: February 2023

This review paper has been prepared to provide an overview of multidisciplinary research that combines recent findings in the fields that support digital transformation development. The potential impact of digital technologies on organizational performance is the leverage that enables changes in common elements of organizational design; such are strategy, structure, processes, or workforce. According to reports by various authors, choosing an approach to digital transformation potentially includes an emphasis on strategy, processes, a structural approach, a project approach, and other performances. Such transformation is often performed through a portfolio of interrelated projects that change the organization. Most contemporary organizations establish a project management office (PMO) as an organizational entity responsible for implementing digital transformation initiatives. In this article, PMO is highlighted as an element of organizational design that promises success in meeting the demands of digital transformation initiatives, such as digital agility or innovation project management, by introducing new digital competencies into its professional domains. Such extensions of PMO domain expertise may lead to the transformation of “traditional” PMOs into digital PMOs. The paper analyses the cases of application of structural elements of digital PMO and their characteristics in three Croatian companies.
Industrial and Organizational Mutations in the Medical and Pharmaceutical Sectors impulsed by Open Innovation during the Pandemic
Authors: Adatto Laurent , Aouinaït Camille , Le Son Thi Kim , Mongo Michelle
Published: February 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic tragically emphasized severe failures of health systems. In particular, the saturation of hospital infrastructures and the lack of medical devices is crucial for respiratory ventilators. The medical and pharmaceutical sectors had to find urgently new ways to innovate efficiently in R&D, to produce devices, therapeutic trials, and vaccines, and make them available on a large scale. Our work will analyze that these innovations related to Covid-19 have been largely based on Open Innovation. For that purpose, exploratory case studies will be shown that exemplify the value of implementing Open Innovation in the pandemic context. These case studies concern the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, the biotechnology company BioNTech, and the respiratory ventilator open development coalition OxyGEN (from design company Protofy. xyz to the hospitals' network of Barcelona and manufacturer SEAT). Methodologically, these case studies build on a full referencing and systematic analysis of articles, scientific documents, and published reports related to the Open Innovation involvement of these organizations since the start of the pandemic. Based on the operative contributions from these revelatory case studies, we can show that Open Innovation is a highly efficient vector for extended partnerships for accelerated R&D and operational production contextually to pandemic emergencies.
Study on students' satisfaction with using Chatbot on Facebook's messenger platform to learn Chinese vocabulary
Authors: Dinh Bich Thao , Ung Thuy Linh , Nguyen Nhan Ha , Nguyen Thi Ha Thuy
Published: February 2023

In the context of the ever-evolving scientific and technological revolution and the strong globalization trend, proficiency in foreign languages ​​becomes extremely important because this is the bridge between countries in all areas of life. Currently, using some technological applications in learning foreign languages is becoming a new trend in the digital edge. A chat box product (Chatbot) integrated into Facebook's Messenger platform helps students majoring in Chinese language review vocabulary in Boya Chinese textbooks at elementary and intermediate levels, including three main functions: learning vocabulary, checking an online dictionary and reviewing vocabulary. This research is conducted in order to assess students' satisfaction with the functions of Chatbot with the participation of 101 students majoring in the Chinese language at Hanoi University of Industry. The result indicates that Chatbot stimulates students' interest with user-friendly configuration to improve students' academic performance. The higher Chinese proficiency learners have, the more stringent requirements they have for study methods and the capacity to provide vocabulary from Chatbot. This application's preface significantly impacts learners' emotions during their learning progress.
A Survey Paper on E-Learning Platform for Professionals
Authors: Bansod Aman , Sharnagat Vishal , Shahare Shubham , Kaware Shivam
Published: February 2023

This project is a web- based application for English teachers all over Maharashtra. Through this web application, end- her users can access training courses and learn at their own pace. You can enter her web application as an administrator, moderator or teacher who is an end user of this system. After successfully logging in as a moderator, you have access to upload/delete courses, create exams, and administer exams. She has one moderator in her district. He has access to see end-user activity. Teachers are end users of the system. Register as a teacher to access training courses, take exams, and update your profile. After logging in as MER (Admin), he has access to manage the activities of moderators and teacher. This his web application allows users to ask questions from his 24/7 helpline his chat box. Key Words: Moderator, MER, Teacher
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PRODUKSI PANEN IKAN MAS DI DESA WUTLARIN KECAMATAN ABENAHO KABUPATEN YALIMO
Authors: Tanudy Ayub
Published: February 2023

Ikan mas merupakan komoditas unggulan yang banyak diminati masyarakat karena dapat memberikan keuntungan. Desa wutlarin kecamatan abenaho kabupaten yalimo merupakan salah satu sentra produksi ikan mas. Namun produksi ikan mas di daerah tersebut masih mengalami fluktuasi dan produksi ikan mas dengan kualitas yang tinggi masih rendah, sehingga perlu dilakukan penelitian tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi produksi ikan mas. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi produksi ikan mas di desa wutlarin kecamatan abenaho kabupaten yalimo. Model fungsi produksi dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda, Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh nyata terhadap produksi ikan mas adalah bibit ikan, pakan ikan dan tenaga kerja.
PENGARUH PAJAK HOTEL DAN PAJAK RESTORAN TERHADAP PAJAK DAERAH KOTA JAYAPURA
Authors: Latuheru Anita
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh pajak hotel, pajak restoran dan pajak daerah di kota jayapura periode 2013-2017 baik secara persial ataupun simultan. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah jumlah pajak hotel, pajak restoran dari tahun 2013-2017. Teknik analisis data yang di gunakan adalah regresi linear berganda. Hasil dari penelitian ini pajak hotel tidak berpengaruh secara parsial terhadap pajak daerah di kota jayapura periode 2013-2017. Pajak restoran berpengaruh secara parsial terhadap pajak daerah di kota jayapura periode 2013-2017. Dan kesemua variable berpengaruh secara simultan terhadap pajak daerah.
La puissance de la folie dans "La Folle de Chaillot" de Jean Giraudoux
Authors: Modrzejewska Krystyna
Published: February 2023

La Folle de Chaillot  de Jean Giraudoux permet à l’auteur de présenter par une simple histoire de sauver le monde par la folle le message très important. Les enjeux et les ménaces du monde contemporain, consommation gigantesque et manque de respect de la nature, mènent tout droit vers une grande catastrophe.
Roberta Desnosa marzenia senne
Authors: Kuta Małgorzata
Published: February 2023

Sen był punktem wyjścia surrealizmu i swoistej filozofii tego kierunku awangardowego. Surrealiści zapisywali swoje sny, wierząc, iż w ten sposób uda im się uchwycić autentyczny, niczym nieskrępowany głos nieświadomości. Niniejszy artykuł podejmuje próbę analizy marzeń sennych poety Roberta Desnosa, który zapisał się w historii surrealizmu jako jego najważniejszy „śniący”. Okazuje się, iż zapiski owe zawierają wiele elementów charakterystycznych dla całej późniejszej twórczości poety, przesiąkniętej oniryzmem.
Les professeurs ont leur propre destinée (scientifique, professionnelle, artistique)
Authors: Kraszewska Agata
Published: February 2023

Le texte présente la personne du Dédicataire – Monsieur le Professeur Wacław Rapak, romanisant et spécialiste en littérature, ainsi que ses réalisations scientifiques, sa carrière universitaire et, en particulier, son travail à l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Enseignement Professionnel de Tarnów. Ses intérêts artistiques ainsi que sa propre création artistique ont également été signalés.
Polskie słownictwo przyrodnicze w "Dictionarii variarum rerum […]" J. Murmeliusza
Authors: Cygal-Krupa Zofia
Published: February 2023

Tematem artykułu jest polskie słownictwo botaniczne w słowniku J. Murmeliusza z 1526 r. Łacińskie terminy botaniczne w Dictionario […] stanowią podstawę materiałową dla polskich nazw roślin, które powstały jako rezultat tłumaczenia łacińskiego oryginału. Materiał polski został uporządkowany i opracowany w formie alfabetycznego Słowniczka polskich nazw przyrodniczych, a także opatrzony krótkim komentarzem na temat znaczenia poszczególnych leksemów oraz struktury całego makropola, jakie tworzą owe nazwy.
Persistence of Beta-Cyfluthrin and Imidacloprid Residues in Cashew
Authors: Selvi C. , Bhuvaneswari K. , Karthik P. , Thangachamy P. , Muralitharan V. , Suganthi A. , Tamilarasi N.
Published: February 2023

The QuEChERS analytical method in combination with GC and LC-MS/MS was validated to quantify the insecticide residues in immature kernel, mature kernel, cashew apple and in the field soil. The method performance was satisfactory with the LOQ, recovery and RSD values. Residue persistence of betacyfluthrin and imidacloprid on cashew was carried out after foliar spray of the combination formulation, betacyfluthrin 90 g -1 + imidacloprid 210 g -1 OD (Solomon) at recommended (2.5 ml 10 -1) and double the recommended (5 ml 10 -1) doses. The residues of betacyfluthrin and imidacloprid were at below LOQ of 0.05 mg kg-1 in all the samples at recommended and double the recommended dose. Soil sample collected at the time of harvest did not show betacyfluthrin and imidacloprid residues at their detection limit of 0.05 mg kg−1. The analytical method standardized for the extraction of betacyfluthrin and imidacloprid residues in cashew matrices offers advantages such as simplicity and also, less time consuming.
Sentimental Analysis on Quick Commerce Platform Based on Customer Reviews in Google Play Store
Authors: Kumar Dr. P Madhan , R Jeswanth A , J Joseph Vishwah , M Dhanush Babu , Manani Jinal
Published: February 2023

Quick commerce, commonly referred to as q-commerce, is a distinctive and developing business model in which the time between placing an order and receiving it is less than with e-commerce. This study aims to analyse the customer emotions using sentiment analysis among quick commerce users. The study found six major sentiments of the customers, they are constraining, litigious, negative, positive, superfluous, uncertainty. Data for this study has been extracted from google play store with the help of web scrapping, reviews of 3027 were gathered for this study. The results of this study demonstrate the value of review for analytics and demonstrate the power of sentiment analysis in deriving business value and competitive advantage.
Gender Performativity in Inter-Caste Relationship in the Indian Hindu Culture: A Postcolonial Gender Study in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable and Arundhati Roy’s the God of Small Things
Authors: Jarin Tasnim , Rahaman Zahin Aftab Ur
Published: February 2023

This paper evaluates the inter-caste gender performativity in Indian Hindu Culture by analyzing the texts, Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable and Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things through Judith Butler’s concept of gender performativity. In Indian Hindu culture, inter-caste relationship is dogmatically and traditionally antagonistic whereas some autobiographical documents kept evidences of consensual and ‘non-theatrical inter-caste relationship’ crossing the margin of untouchability. Women, the gender subalterns in inter-caste consensual relationship, never inherently belong to any caste of them; rather, they are tagged off the caste of the men whoever touch them. The non-consensual inter-caste physical relationship does not determine women’s rank whereas consensual inter-caste relationship determines or modifies women’s rank. It is a double standard and both contexts are dominated by upper caste elites. The most theatrically maintained doctrine of ‘untouchability’ is the after-life punishment through reincarnation of upper caste people due to the impure touch of the lower caste. Both discourses of ‘untouchability’ and ‘impurity’ are nothing but elitist constructions and practices led by upper caste elites, that is proved in this paper. Such inter-caste relationship reveals that the theatrical notion is nothing but a bourgeois-political weapon of the upper caste to oppress the lowers. It is a qualitative research done by closed textual reading method. This paper brings out the conditions of fluidity and stability of the position of men and women among castes, and the influence of traditional gender performativity on both the writers.
The Nexus between the Somali Customary Law, Traditional Leaders and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from Somaliland
Authors: Abdi Nimo
Published: February 2023

This article examines the traditional leaders in Somaliland and their role in building peace and the state. The study questions if the traditional system existing in Somaliland is a tool for conflict resolution as used before or a dilemma on governance and endeavors to strengthen state institutions to provide social services and security to the citizens in general. The study doesn’t undermine the positive role of the traditional leaders within the Somali society has been organized for centuries in clan line structure in which every and each clan has its own leader, literally called ‘Chief Aqil’ and basically fabricates the bonds between the adjacent and neighboring clans. The study employed both primary and secondary data in which were analyzed qualitatively. The study argues that the current hybrid system existing in Somaliland cannot bring good governance and development, unless the traditional elders abandon the politics, thus produce stable and good governance, which in return brings legitimate, socially inclusive, respect human rights based on the rule of law and the division of power which are imperative in modern state institutions.
DAERAH ADMINISTRATIF SEBAGAI TAHAP PERSIAPAN PEMBENTUKAN DAERAH OTONOM
Authors: Junaedi Edy
Published: February 2023

Pembentukan suatu Daerah Otonom merupakan wilayah perdebatan antara 2 mazhab pemikiran yaitu : Mazhab responsif yang menyatakan bahwa pembentukan daerah otonom baru merupakan satu-satunva solusi untuk meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan kepada masyarakat dengan Mazhab efisiensi yang mengutamakan perbaikan system, mekanisme, prosedur dan kualitas aparat pemberi pelayanan ketimbang membentuk daerah otonom baru Artikel ini mencoba memberikan jawaban dan mencari jalan tengah diantara keduanya melalui konsep pembentukan daerah administratif sebagai fase transisi sebelum daerah tersebut ditetapkan menjadi Daerah Otonom, dimana selama 5-7 tahun Calon Daerah Otonom tersebut diberikan kesempatan untuk mempersiapkan segala sesuatunya sebelum nanti dilakukan evaluasi apakah daerah tersebut sudah layak atau tidak menjadi Daerah Otonom, dengan konsep ini dapat meminimalisir ongkos politik dan ongkos ekonomi yang dikeluarkan apapun hasil dari evaluasi tersebut ketimbang penggabungan daerah atau mengembalikan daerah yang telah terlanjur dibentuk ke daerah indukya, sehingga hakikat dari otonomi daerah yaitu : 1. Memperbaiki kualitas pelayanan kepada masyarakat serta meningkatkan derajat kesejahteraan masyarakat, 2. Membentuk Masyarakat yang Mandiri sekaligus juga Daerah yang Mandiri yang tidak tergantung kepada Pemerintah Pusat, 3. Memperkuat ikatan kebangsaan dan kesatuan pada suatu Negara sehingga Negara tersebut akan semakin kokoh dan kuat dapat terpenuhi.
KAPITALISME BIROKRASI
Authors: Widodo Erna S.
Published: February 2023

Birokrasi adalah organisasi yang memiliki rantai komando dengan bentuk piramida, dimana setiap posisi tanggung jawab kerjanya dideskripsikan dengan jelas, memiliki aturan dan prosedur ketat. Sedangkan Kapitalisme adalah suatu paham yang meyakini bahwa pemilik modal bisa melakukan usahanya untuk meraih keuntungan sebesar-besarnya. Kapitalisme di AS sangat mewarnai birokrasi di Indonesia. Bila di AS kapitalisme mendorong kompetisi global sehingga memacu semangat kewirausahaan untuk berkompetisi dengan pihak swasta dalam melakukan pelayanan publik. Namun, di pemerintahan Indonesia terlihat dari besarnya pengaruh pejabat dalam memberi warna kepada negara dan masyarakat, di mana ada orang-orang tertentu dimasukkan sebagai salah satu  elemen penting dalam kelompok-kelompok strategis. Tidak hanya berbentuk harta benda, juga dapat berupa kekuasaan, prestise, ilmu pengetahuan atau tujuan keagamaan. Oleh karena itu sangat diharapkan bahwa pemimpin tidak hanya mencari kebenaran, tapi juga harus mempertimbangkan kepantasan. Pemimpin harus mewujukan diri sebagai tokoh pemikir tentang pengarti-arti dari kebenaran dan arti kepantasan itu  sendiri sebagai dogma yang harus ditanamkan dalam pikirannya, perasaannya dan perilakunya.
OPTIMALISASI PERANAN PROVINSI PERBATASAN DALAM KERJASAMA EKONOMI AFTA : STUDI KASUS PROVINSI SULAWESI UTARA
Authors: Rukmo Jogjo Endi
Published: February 2023

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JUGJANG KARAWAT SUATU STRATEGI KEPEMIMPINAN PAMONG PEMERINTAHAN DI ERA DEMOKRATISASI
Authors: Hamim Sofyan Safari
Published: February 2023

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Towards the Responsible Use of Available Tools on the Internet
Authors: Mejos Dean Edward
Published: February 2023

Not too long ago, the internet has been primarily used by people as a means of accessing information which they use for various fields and applications. Traditionally, persons acted as consumers of information available on the internet thanks to its speed and ease of access. With the advent of blogging and the booming of social networking sites, the way the internet has been used has started to change as well. People are no longer merely consumers of information, but they also become producers of information which they share in a virtual community, linked together in a web site of a social networking platform. While before, people were content with “listening” to what others had to say, now people are more enthusiastic about “speaking” their opinions on the internet. Freedom of speech has found a new home on the internet and this has certainly been good, because it has given everyone an almost equal opportunity with the rest of the world. This freedom has an inherent risk, because the right to free speech also opens up the possibility for it to be used in ways that are deemed harmful and hurtful to others. Taking it from the cue of Pope John Paul II, the question about the just use of freedom must be given consideration. While people have a right to speak and be heard, is this right devoid of any ethical responsibility? Given that social networking sites are instruments created by man, does it have a purpose other than the mere extension of one’s freedom? This paper seeks to reflect on the current situation of man and his use of the internet vis-à-vis Pope Benedict XVI’s message for the 45th World Communications Day by focusing on the moral dimension on the use of the internet.
Cybersex, Human Sexuality and Degeneration
Authors: Reyes Raniel
Published: February 2023

In this paper, the author will explicate the complex phenomenon of cybersex. As one of the innovations of contemporary man, the emergence of cybersex has radically transformed our existential eyeglasses in perceiving reality. More importantly, it poses revolutionary challenges to subjectivity, human sexuality, and social responsibility. Firstly, the nature of cybersex will be discussed. As a virtual engagement between persons, the cyber language processed, and anonymity and gender-play practiced in the cyberspace, engender sexual gratification and transcendence from socio-moral norms. Secondly, critical issues on cybersex involving the human person such as debasement of the person and degeneration of values, will be explained. Lastly, an ethical evaluation of cybersex will be elucidated. In line with this, the author will exemplify that cybersex, in rendering the totalization of the person, obstructs his/her self-fulfillment and authentic relations hence obliterating the very essence of community formation.
Towards an Animal Welfare policy for 21st Century Science: An Opportunity for Asia
Authors: James A. E. , Richards Cameron
Published: February 2023

Animal based scientific research has increasingly been outsourced by big western pharmaceutical companies to Asia on the basis of government policies and indigenous programs in Asia which emphasise economic development priorities. As a result of this the quality of laboratory animal care in Asian contexts of science has also come under increasing scrutiny from the major stakeholders in the international bio-medical research community. Of particular concern to stakeholders with a specific interest in sustainable laboratory animal welfare is the absence of effective legislation and a culture that recog- nizes the value of animals or the importance of their welfare. This paper will explore the idea that the growing challenge of coming up with an appropriate animal welfare policy in Asian contexts of science also represents an opportunity to consider the requirements of a globally applicable animal welfare policy for the 21st century. It will do so in terms of also reviewing how concepts of dominion and stewardship have given way to that of duty of care in modern Western contexts. On this basis it will propose that the concept of duty of care linked together with Singer’s contemporary adaptation of utilitarian philosophy might form the basis of a more sustainable 21st century animal welfare policy that could put Asia’s new bio-medical research players in the vanguard of animal welfare policy.
St. Bonaventure on God and Philosophy
Authors: Angeles Moses Aaron
Published: February 2023

St. Bonaventure, an intellectual in the 13th century whose ideas are formed by Augustinian principles and whose Franciscan vocation defined his sanctity, is regarded as a mystic of first rank. Declared by Pope Leo XIII as the “Prince of Mystics,” his writings have influenced prominent spiritual writers across the ages. Considering these things, can we really consider St. Bonaventure a philosopher? Was he able to contribute something in the progress of the philosophical sciences? It is the purpose of this paper to lay out St. Bonaventure’s understanding of what philosophy is and how it is essentially grafted to faith, particularly to the Christian faith. My intention is fairly a simple one, to present the arguments of the Seraphic Doctor and offer a viable interpretation palatable in our own time. Indeed, it is my objective to prove that St. Bonaventure’s philosophy is a reflection of the mind’s progressive mental exercise leading towards the knowledge of God. It is not a cold philosophical speculation, rather, it is a loving contemplation which, if it has the rigor of philosophic reasoning, also have the warmth of mystical contemplation. The truth is sought by the intellect and further strengthened by the anxiety of love to embrace with intensity the object known. Only under this condition that knowledge brings us closer to God, only in this way that the mind is truly on a journey towards God. A man may have the clearest ideas about God and still be far from Him. St. Bonaventure insists that knowledge of God is incomplete unless it is also founded on admiration and authentic love.
Liberating Dialogue: Religion, Science and integral Development
Authors: Punsalan-Manlimos Catherine
Published: February 2023

The dominant religion and science discourse has been shaped by the challenge to religious faith presented by scientific knowledge of the world as it has unfolded in scientific cultures of the West. Where science is not yet established, religious faith remains a key cultural force, and the reality of poverty and maldevelopment are the realities that shape theological discourse, what might a meaningful engagement in the discourse look like? This article presents the concrete situation of the Philippine context and looks to the works of liberation theologians for direction to reflect on religion and science in the context of work towards integral development.
Thomas Aquinas on the Emotions
Authors: Lombardo, OP Nicholas
Published: February 2023

Despite its enormous historical influence, Thomas Aquinas’s account of the emotions has been neglected since the early modern period. Recently however, it has been drawing renewed attention from scholars in a number of disciplines. This paper gives an overview of Aquinas’s account of the emotions and the state of contemporary scholarship. It describes his fundamentally positive attitude toward desire and emotion, and then it shows the centrality of his theory of the emotions to his ethics and his understanding of virtue. In the course of its argument, the paper examines the relationship between reason and emotion, the inseparable link between emotion and virtue, the influence of Christology on Aquinas’s understanding of the emotions, and the moral normativity of unspecified passion. It also compares Aquinas to David Hume. Finally, it proposes a tentative explanation for why Aquinas was motivated to give more attention to emotion in his writings than any previous philosopher or theologian, and it discusses Aquinas’s hidden influence in contemporary philosophy and theology of emotion.
The Gaping Split of the Subject in Politics and Tradition
Authors: Canceran, OP Delfo
Published: February 2023

This article delves into the uneasy relationship between tradition and politics. This relationship is explained by the prevailing binary logic that operates in the framework of the institutional church. To address this relationship, liberation theology attempts to bridge the gap that separates them in its engagement with the world. However, this solution is inadequate because it glosses over the subject of engagement. Thus, this article attempts to offset that inadequacy by returning the analysis to the subject. Through psychoanalysis, Lacan posits the subject as deeply split and marked by insatiable desire. This understanding of the subject is applied to the theologian in trying to represent the poor in her/his theologizing. The theologian should accept her/his vulnerability and inability to represent the real in its attempt to interpret the other. In this case, the theologian avoids the pitfalls of comprehending the real by enclosing it.
Canonical Issues in Pope Benedict XVI’s Letter to The Catholic Church in China (2007): Review, Analysis and Commentary – Part One
Authors: He, OP Hyacinth
Published: February 2023

Pope Benedict XVI’s Letter to the bishops, priests, consecrated persons and lay faithful of the Catholic Church in the People’s Republic of China, issued in 2007, is primarily theological and pastoral in nature. However, it contains also some important canonical issues, such as, the (Chinese) state control over bishops and the so-called Bishops’ Conference; the issue of the independence of the Catholic Church in China from political power, with the background of the open and underground groups; the appointment and ordination of Bishops; the formation of the clergy, the religious and the lay faithful; the work of evangelization; religious freedom and the continuous search for “dialogue” with the government, the impending review of ecclesiastical circumscriptions and provinces, the abolition of the extraordinary faculties or privileges conceded to date to the Church in China, etc. In the present study, these issues are systematically analyzed vis-à-vis the provisions of the Code of Canon Law and the current situation in China. The reader may find in these pages not only valid insights towards the solution of actual conflicts between the two polarized sides confronting the Catholic Church in China today – the so-called “open” and “underground” communities, but also some key elements to uncover hidden elements of the Letter and thus contribute to a better understanding of it.
AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE AS A COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND ADVERSE
CLINICAL EFFECTS MANIFESTED BY PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Authors: PUHLE Josiano G. , HOFFMANN Alessandra Y , WEBER Pâmela L. , SILVA Keroli E. T. , DALAGNOL Angela M. K. , CORRALO Vanessa S. , RESENDE Débora T. S.
Published: February 2023

Auricular acupuncture is a technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine, widely used
as an auxiliary treatment in several diseases, aiming at the improvement of symptoms and
clinical condition, being applied as a complementary alternative to drug treatment. The
present study is an investigation of the results of research on the effects of auricular
acupuncture on chronic kidney disease, considering hemodialysis treatment. Considered a
global health problem due to the high number of incidence and deaths, chronic kidney
disease has hemodialysis as a treatment method, which aims to supply compromised kidney
function in more advanced stages of the disease. During and after hemodialysis sessions,
patients commonly experience adverse symptoms, such as pain, headache, cramps, and
hypotension/hypertension, which are associated with treatment conditions and which
generally affect their perception of quality of life. Regarding the use of auricular
acupuncture as a complementary non-pharmacological treatment tool for the control and
reduction of adverse hemodialysis symptoms, good and promising results can be expected,
considering the modulation of markers involved in inflammatory processes.
Pest város epreskertjei nyomában
Authors: Nagy János
Published: February 2023

A Terézváros központjában található, 1883-tól képzőművészeti mesteriskolával és műteremlakásokkal beépült és részben felparcellázott Epreskert nevében máig őrzi Pest szabad királyi város egykori epreskertjének emlékét. A Mária Terézia és II. József gazdaságpolitikája jegyében a selyemtermelés alapanyagául szolgáló selyemgubó készítéséhez elengedhetetlen és országszerte telepített eperfák a XX. század közepéig a magyar tájkép elmaradhatatlan elemének számítottak, mára viszont teljesen eltűntek köztereinkről, kertjeinkből. Jelen írás a Pest város gazdálkodásában marginális szerepet játszó, de városképi és városszépítési szempontból annál jelentősebb, 1771-ben létrehozott és többször áthelyezett pesti epreskertek történetébe enged bepillantást.
Budapest Székesfőváros értékpapír-kibocsátásai (1897–1946)
Authors: Garami Erika
Published: February 2023

Budapest világvárossá válása nagyléptékű beruházásokat igényelt, amelyhez a szükséges forrásokat részben kölcsönfelvétel útján teremtette elő. Kölcsönök felvétele nem szükségszerűen jár együtt értékpapírok kibocsátásával: a rövid lejáratúak jellemzően értékpapírok kibocsátása nélkül (pl. kövezőkölcsön útburkolásra, Szent Istvántemplom építésére), a hosszú lejáratú, törlesztéses kölcsönök jellemzően értékpapírok kíséretében jelentek meg. Jelen írás ez utóbbi kötvények, kötelezvények útját kíséri végig, amelyek Budapest Székesfőváros 1945 előtti adósságának mintegy kétharmadát tették ki.
THE UNIFICATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE ARMY DURING THE RULE OF ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA (1859-1866)
Authors:   The Academy of Romanian Scientists, CIORBEA Valentin
Published: February 2023

The double election of Colonel Alexandru Ioan Cuza as ruler of the United Principalities of Moldova and Wallachia also opened for the army the process of unification, modernization and progress. New structures were created, new weapons, the army broadened. Military legislation strengthened order and discipline. The training and preparation of the army changed. The military service became compulsory. It was a beneficial stage for the country's army, on the basis of which the army was prepared to cover itself with glory in the War of Independence in 1877-1878.
THE TREATY OF TRIANON BETWEEN LEGEND AND REALITY
Authors: SCURTU Ioan
Published: February 2023

The Paris Peace Conference introduced a new international juridical concept as a decisive factor in their decisions: the right of all nations to selfdetermination. The Treaty of Trianon from June 4th 1920 was not a bilateral one (Hungary-Romania) as it was signed by Hungary along 22 other states from all the continents. The Treaty does not contain the word Transylvania, and the border between Hungary and Romania was established based on the will of the majority. The Treaty came into effect on July 26th 1921 after its ratification by Romania and Hungary along the other signatory states.
BUZAUL IN THE TIME OF TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU – GHEORGHILAŞ PANDUR, THE OUTLAW FROM THE CURVE OF THE CARPATHIANS
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, NICOARĂ Marius-Adrian ,   Center for Historical Sciences and Archeology of the European Institute for Multidisciplinary Research
Published: February 2023

Through his activity, Tudor Vladimirescu left a strong impression on his contemporaries from Buzau and their descendants. Because they were at the crossroads connecting Muntenia, Moldova, Transylvania and Dobrogea, the people of Buzau suffered deeply from the chaotic confrontations between Arnauts, Etherists and Turks. However, aware of the importance of the ideas promoted by Theodor from Vladimiri, beyond the immediate failure of these principles, the inhabitants of Buzău honored the great hero, attributing his name to schools and boulevards, mentioning him in official historical speeches and popular ballads. Pandurul Gheorghilaş, who became an outlaw, continued the spirit of actions covered by the need for justice and fairness of Tudor Vladimirescu's social program, in the mountain area of Buzău county.
NICOLAE IORGA ON THE DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF ROMANIAN NATIONALISM
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, DRECIN Mihai D. 
Published: February 2023

Known for his research on the elements of national unity which rose and developed in the minds of all Romanians and which eventually led to the establishment of Greater Romania, the great historian Nicolae Iorga identifies the stages through which the national sentiment of Romanians on both sides of the Carpathians had evolved from the Middle Ages to the modern era. After having researched the published works of Romanian humanists and Enlightenment writers in the archives and libraries of Romania, Bucovina and Transylvania, Nicolae Iorga identified the following stages of Romanian nationalist manifestations: primitive nationalism (9th to l0th century), enduring nationalism - the foundation of modern nationalism (17th century), definitive nationalism (18th century), and modern nationalism (the 1848/1849 generation). While Transylvanian nationalism was petitionary in nature, the nationalism that manifested south and east of the Carpathians was labelled as political, as it was accompanied by concrete own achievements. "Romanian nationalism" is seen as cultural and democratic, based on the traditional hospitality of the Romanian peasants and the sentiment of unity. These are the features of the Romanian national sentiment defined by Nicolae Iorga in 1922, which were used as a foundation for the Nationalist Democratic Party, the party he established in 1910 and whose leader he was until 1938.
LUCIAN BLAGA: THE HUMAN BEING DESTINED FOR MYSTERY, CREATIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE
Authors:   Academy of Romanian Scientists, ȘERBAN Henrieta ,   Institute of Philosophy and Psychology ”Constantin Rădulescu-Motru” of the Romanian Academy,   Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

Lucian Blaga (May 9, 1895 – May 6, 1961) is a Romanian philosopher of knowledge, history and anthropology with a “metaphysical vision of the totality of existence” (as he explains in 1938, aged 43, in his work entitled The Sketch of a Philosophical Self-Presentation) was influenced since his youth by Kant, Schopenhauer, Bergson, in structuring his antireductionist and anti-positivist perspective in philosophy. The main concepts of his philosophical system are the mystery, the style, the culture, the metaphysical and creative being, the Great Anonymous, the unconscious and the abyssal categories. We are going to address here mainly the historicity of the human being and the concept of mystery. This philosophical investigation is guided by the metaphysical principle, the problem of mystery and the problem of style, correlated in specific manners with the concept of a creative human being destined for mystery and capable of knowledge, dynamic, as well historical as spiritual, becoming onto being. The study addresses briefly the similarities and differences of the philosophical categories employed by Lucian Blaga against the Kantian categories. Also, we approach the relation of Lucian Blaga’s philosophy to Rortian philosophy and to certain ideas expressed by Michael Polanyi. The thesis of this paper is the idea that human expression overlaps human existence (and historicity), with her manifestations of knowledge through creativity; fashioned by the “stylistic matrix”, generated by the “abyssal categories,” with “ontological functions” correlated to the structure of the unconscious human spirit. Although not a personalist, Lucian Blaga emphasizes to such an extent the ontological difference of spiritual and creative nature between the human beings and other beings, that the perspective described is close to the area of personalist studies.
INTERACTION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS WITH CERAMIC MATERIALS – A REVIEW
Authors:   Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry, 11 Arany Janos Str., RO 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, PALTINEAN Gertrud-Alexandra , Tomoaia Gheorghe ,   "Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 47 General Traian Mosoiu Str., RO 400132, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientist, 3 Ilfov Str., District 5, RO 050044, Bucharest, Romania ", RACZ Levente-Zsolt ,   Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry, 11 Arany Janos Str., RO 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, MOCANU Aurora ,   Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry, 11 Arany Janos Str., RO 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Tomoaia-Cotisel Maria ,   Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Research Centre of Physical Chemistry, 11 Arany Janos Str., RO 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Academy of Romanian Scientist, 3 Ilfov Str., District 5, RO 050044, Bucharest, Romania
Published: February 2023

This review examines the interaction between silymarin (SIL) and other plant-based bioactive compounds such as curcumin (CCM), piperine (PIP), resveratrol (RES), and icariin (ICA). Their combination revealed synergistic effects on colon (HCT116), breast (T47D) tumor cells, hepatocellular carcinoma, and periodontal disease. The review also addresses the interaction between these plant extracts with ceramic materials such as hydroxyapatite (HAP) and carotenoids with concrete examples of biomedical applications. Silymarin’s interaction with chemotherapeutic drugs (doxorubicin-DOX, paclitaxel-PCT and 5-Fluorouracil-5-FLU) and gold nanoparticles-GNPs and silver nanoparticles-SNPs is also debated. All these combinations can form composites of major importance in the biomedical field and to contribute significantly to orthopedic surgery where materials are needed for implants that face severe infections. This short review highlights the variety of multifunctional nanoparticles that open new opportunities in cancer treatment and the need to use the Langmuir Blodgett Technique that mimics the biological membrane and provides rich medical information.
Response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) to foliar application of micronutrients under low cost protected structure in acidic soil of Meghalaya
Authors: VERMA VEERENDRA KUMAR , JHA ANJANI KUMAR , VERMA B C , BABU SUBHASH , PATEL R K
Published: February 2023

In North eastern states of India, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is grown as a spring-summer in open field condition, hence availability is scarce, beside this, acid soil of this region are deficient in some of the important nutrients especially calcium and boron which limit the productivity and quality of the produce. However, there is a lot of scop to grow tomato under protected condition from October to February. To overcome this problem, an experiment was conducted to assess the impact of foliar application of micronutrients on the growth, yield and quality of tomato Megha Tomato-3 variety grown in nutrient stress acidic soil under low cost polyhouse during October-February, 2012-13 and 2013-14.The results showed the significant increase in plant height (162.05 cm), branches per plant (12.27), fruit setting (87.23%), fruits per plant (42.22), fruit weight (75.89 g), yield (76.87 t/ha), shelf life (22.0 days), lycopene content (8.87 mg/100 g) and ascorbic acid (58.06 mg/100 g) under the foliar feeding of mixture of Ca, B, Zn and Cu (100 ppm each) + Mo (50 ppm) nutrients over the treatments having either Ca, B, Zn, Mo, Cu alone or multiplex without calcium as well as control.
Irrigation schedule for maximum corm yield and water productivity in elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)
Authors: SUNITHA S , GEORGE JAMES , SUJA G , RAVI V , HARIPRIYA S , SREEKUMAR J
Published: February 2023

Field experiments were carried out on elephant foot yam [Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson] during 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 to study the effect of different irrigation schedules in order to arrive at an optimum schedule for attaining maximum corm yield and water productivity. Two methods (Drip and Flood methods ) and two levels of irrigation (75% and 100% pan evaporation) were applied at different stages of growth as first 12 weeks, 13-24 weeks, 1-24 weeks, 75% during first 12 weeks and 100% during 13-24 weeks after planting and vice versa. Whole corm size of 500 g each of the variety 'Gajendra' was uniformly used as the planting material. Pooled analysis of the data showed superiority of drip irrigation over flood irrigation. Among the treatment combinations, drip irrigation at 100% pan evaporation during 13-24 weeks after planting resulted in the maximum corm yield (40.59 t/ha). However, this was at par with drip or flood irrigation given during the entire period of 1-24 weeks at 75% and 100% levels. Drip irrigation at 100% pan evaporation during 13-24 weeks resulted in maximum water productivity (4.57 kg/m3). Under flood irrigation, maximum water productivity recorded was 3.87 kg/m3. Irrigation during 13-24 weeks after planting coinciding with corm development stage was found to be more critical than irrigation given during the initial stages of planting. The study revealed that drip irrigation at 100% pan evaporation during 13-24 weeks after planting is the most ideal for attaining maximum corm yield and water productivity in elephant foot yam.