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'Anything But Conventional' : Faith and Folk Idioms in Dvorak's Biblical Songs
Authors:   , King Erin Lee
Published: November 2021

In the nineteenth century considerable ambiguities arose regarding sacred and secular categories in music. Although such ambiguities have often been discussed in relation to the mass, this study uses the genre of the lied - in particular, Dvorak's Biblical Songs - as a means of examining the interaction between these categories. The problems inherent in the idea of 'sacred lieder' are discussed, including case studies of Schubert's 'Die Allmacht' and Wolf's 'Nun wandre, Maria' from the Spanisches Liederbuch. The Biblical Songs are located within Dvorak's biography, to show the great extent to which they were a reflection of his personal situation. In-depth analysis of the music and texts of the songs, both individually and as a cycle, reveals that they are representative of a point of interaction between secular lieder for concert performance, and devotional lieder for a domestic context. A comparison with Brahms and his Four Serious Songs reveals two very different responses to biblical texts: whereas Brahms's solution places emphasis on secular love, Dvorak's songs show a progression from doubt and confusion about God through to faith and rejoicing. Furthermore, whereas the Four Serious Songs demonstrate a highly individualistic solution to the pessimism expressed earlier in the cycle, Dvork's use of folk idioms at key locations in the Biblical Songs places emphasis on communality and tradition. However, the cycle also reveals a more complex expression of faith than is often assumed of Dvorak.
The Music of Organisations: an Aesthetic Ethnography
Authors:   , Bathurst Ralph James
Published: November 2021

Arts-based expressions are becoming an increasingly important for understanding and improving business practice. More specifically, drama, painting and music are all artistic tools being used as ways of helping leaders gain insights into organisational life. However, there is a gap between art as a consulting practice, and its theoretical underpinning. Organisational aesthetics is a relatively new theory of organisations that endeavours to close the gap between the theoretical underpinnings of art and its application as a consulting practice. This thesis contributes to the theory-building efforts of this rapidly expanding field by exploring and developing a novel research methodology: Aesthetic Ethnography. This method is a means whereby researchers work at the arts-business nexus to investigate the ever-changing landscape of organisational life. In order to show how this occurs, the Auckland Philharmonia is offered as an exemplar. Its developments are observed during a time of governance restructure. As an aesthetic ethnography, the case study positions the orchestra as a work of art and describes how it is intentionally presenced as an artistic piece. Its concretisation is described as a construct by both the researcher and the stakeholders within the enterprise, occurring in three ethnographic movements: Emotional Attachment, Cognitive Detachment and Integrated Synthesis. The thesis concludes that the aesthetic lens can be turned on other artistic enterprises, and indeed beyond these, to the wider organisational world. To do this, further research is proposed into the music of organisations. Specifically, it is suggested that the nature of ensemble be explored and that the artistry of composition be used as a way of further teasing out the musicality of organisational life. Furthermore, music's temporality and its reliance on both fixed structure and sensitivity to the moment make it an apt tool to reflect on management practice.
Pacific People in Parliament: a Case Study of Minority Representation in New Zealand
Authors:   , Cook Helena
Published: November 2021

Analysing the nature of political representation raises questions about the roles of political representatives: who it is they represent and what they do once in Parliament. However, the roles of MPs can be affected by several factors: institutions; political rules; identity; and the norms, values and expectations of the groups they advocate for. This thesis assumes that all of these factors play an important part in shaping the roles of political representatives and are particularly significant in understanding minority political representation. This case study of political representation of the Pacific Island migrant community in New Zealand analyses the roles and perceptions of minority MPs through their own words. Despite a wealth of literature on the wider subject of political representation, very little takes into account the perspective of the MPs themselves, and this thesis uses in-depth interview data to place the narrative of Pacific political representation in New Zealand into a wider context of the roles of minority MPs in advanced liberal democracies. Arguments for the increased political representation of minority groups are often based on the assumption that achieving a 'politics of presence' is essential for democracies, because minority groups need people from within the group to speak on their behalf. Thus only people with a shared history or shared experiences can adequately represent the needs of a minority group. This thesis shows that Pacific political representation is viewed by the MPs as important, because it reflects the multicultural nature of New Zealand society, allows for issues that affect Pacific people to be addressed in a political forum and enables Pacific MPs to bring a more collective approach to New Zealand's Westminster Parliamentary democracy. Political institutions and electoral reform have all affected Pacific representation in New Zealand, demonstrating that these factors should not be overlooked when considering the roles of minority MPs. New Zealand's experience of electoral reform has seen an increase of minority political representation, and the Maori seats in New Zealand's House of Representatives demonstrate how political representation for indigenous minorities can be implemented. This thesis is an exploratory work into the political journeys of New Zealand's Pacific MPs; an area that has previously been overlooked or neglected, but one that is vital to increase understanding of the roles of minority political representatives.
Henry Playford: a Bibliographical Study
Authors:   , Harvey Douglas Ross
Published: November 2021

Henry Playford (1657-1709) was one of the most important London music publishers in the period 1680 to 1710. He was the son of the music publisher John Playford and a member of the Company of Stationers, and his business practices owed much to his father and to his training in traditional methods of book publishing and production. Henry Playford's publishing career is here examined in two ways: as a continuation of his father's methods; and as a response to competition from publishers of engraved music, most notably John Walsh.  The lives and trade practices of both John and Henry Playford are described. Publications are examined in three main categories: musical publications originally established by John Playford and continued by Henry; new kinds of musical publications introduced by Henry; and publications not containing music. Details concerning his career as a bookseller are presented, as is information relating to other activities not directly relevant to publishing or bookselling, most notably his activities in the sale of art works. His relationships with other members of the book trade - printers , partners and apprentices - are described, and documents relating to the lawsuit between Playford and the printer William Pearson are re-examined and re-assessed. His competitors and successors are identified , and their activities described. This section concludes with an examination of previous writings about Henry Playford, and a re-assessment of his place and importance in English music publishing.  The basis of the study is a descriptive bibliography of the publications issued by Henry Playford. It is presented, together with indexes of the works and of book trade members, and with illustrations of some title - pages, printed ornaments, and engravings.
The Synthesis and Characterisation of Nano-Structured Calcium Silicate
Authors:   , McFarlane Andrew James
Published: November 2021

Nano-structured calcium silicate consists of randomly stacked nano-sized platelets that make up an open framework structure of macropores that resembles a house of cards. This structure affords the material the desirable physical properties of a large pore volume and a highly accessible surface area that exceed many other silicas and silicates. The material is possibly related to other disordered calcium silicate hydrates at an atomic level, although it is the macro-structure and the potential of performing chemistry upon its surface that is of great interest. Due to the novelty of nano-structured calcium silicate, little was known about it before this work. The focus of this study has therefore been placed upon characterising the material and determining the conditions that allow the pore volume and surface area to be maximised. The material is prepared through an initial precipitation from the reaction of a calcium salt with monomeric silica, followed subsequently by self-ordering on both an atomic-scale and on a macro-scale to develop the porous framework. The framework of the material has been found to collapse due to forces created from surface tension during the removal of water from the pores upon drying. The result of this collapse is a substantial reduction in both the surface area and pore volume of the material. Three different methods have been developed to maintain the structure with each modification producing a material that is suitable for different applications. A reinforcing process following the development of the open framework whereby additional silica is polymerised upon the structure strengthens the material so that the forces resulting from the removal pore water are unable to cause collapse of the framework. This material is therefore able to be repeatedly re-wet and dried without any detrimental effect to the pore volume or surface area of the material. The replacement of water within the pores with 2-ethoxyethanol, that has a low surface tension, and by modifying the material through treatment with acid have also been found to prevent collapse of the structure. Through the knowledge gained of the development of the nano-structured calcium silicate and of the reaction conditions required for the optimisation of the surface area and pore volume, a semi-continuous process has been devised that has allowed for production of the material on a larger scale. This work also contains details on the formation of nano-structured calcium silicate by using geothermal water from an electricity generation plant as the source of monomeric silica rather than using sodium silicate. Currently, the formation of a scale from supersaturated geothermal water is problematic for the industries that use the fluid and limits the use of the resource. The removal of monomeric silica from geothermal water as a result of producing nanostructured calcium silicate prevents the formation of the scale and therefore allows a greater proportion of the thermal energy in the fluid to be potentially utilised.
Vortex Dynamics and Superconducting Phase Diagrams in Ta x Ge 1-x / Ge Multilayers with Coplanar Defects
Authors:   , Engel Andreas
Published: November 2021

The superconducting phase diagrams of amorphous multilayered Ta x Ge 1-x / Ge thin films have been studied over a large range of temperatures and magnetic fields by means of dc electrical transport measurements. These superconducting films belong to the class of extremely type-II superconductors, for which a multitude of superconducting phases has been predicted and experimentally verified. A thorough understanding of these phase diagrams is indispensable for future successful applications of high-temperature superconductors since some of the observed phases severely limit the zero-resistance current-carrying capacity of these materials. The Ta x Ge 1-x / Ge films in this study were prepared by vapour deposition under high vacuum conditions. The Ta-content varied between x = 0.31 and 0.37 and individual layer thicknesses ranged from about 3 to 15 nm. Tilting the sample substrates during the deposition resulted in coplanar defects with variable orientation and structure depending on the tilting angle. This way it was possible to study the interplay between magnetic flux lines and the material structure and defect morphology, respectively. Films with thin insulating Ge layers and thus strong interlayer coupling showed three dimensional behaviour over the complete range of fields and temperatures. The coplanar defect structure was able to extend the zero-resistance phase to significantly higher fields and temperatures for magnetic fields co-aligned with the defects. Strong support for the existence of a low-temperature glass phase was found in the case of aligned and misaligned magnetic fields. Increasing the insulating layer thickness lead to a cross-over to 2D behaviour depending on temperature and field as well as field orientation with respect to the defects. In the 2D phase regions the low-temperature zero-resistance glass phase may have disappeared entirely. Current-voltage characteristics measured in the low-temperature glass phases showed significant differences between the strongly and weakly coupled films. However the detailed temperature and field dependence of these current-voltage curves at low temperatures cannot be explained satisfactorily with existing theoretical models.
Application and Construction of Microbial Biosensors in Chemical Forensics
Authors:   , Couper Justine
Published: November 2021

Forensic toxicologists are often required to rapidly determine if a suspicious substance, such as a white powder, contain toxins. Preliminary tests usually include screens for a wide range of 'Potentially Toxic Chemicals' (PTCs) such as cyanide, pesticides, herbicides, medicinal and illicit drugs. Subsequent analyses are generally very time-consuming and costly. Any protocol screening for a range of PTC's, prior to more robust chemical analysis, could therefore save significant analytical time. Microbial biosensors are ideal biological tools that can be utilised for these purposes. In vivo bioassays were developed for a range of PTCs using a suite of microbial biosensors, in a variety of complex matrices including water, white powders, soils and vomit to determine the effect of matrix complexities on the biosensors, as well as the toxins. The lux biosensor, Escherichia coli HB101 pUCD607, showed an EC50, (where EC50 is the effective concentration of toxin causing 50% reduction in bioluminescence), of cyanide in water of 20 mg/L. This biosensor still detected cyanide, in talc and flour, at EC50 values of 589 mg/L and 700 mg/L respectively. Vibrio harveyi showed good sensitivity to cyanide in initial water bioassays with an EC50 of 9.66 mg/L. The V. harveyi biosensor did not detect cyanide spiked in talc or flour when tested up to a maximum concentration of 10,000 mg/L. The Mycena citricolor ATCC 34884 fungal biosensor, showed lower sensitivity levels however it detected the presence of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) at a concentration 1000 mg/L. Preliminary investigation of a novel, faster, solid-phase sample preparation method was also undertaken and its potential proven, particularly in PTC spiked white powders. Here the biosensor showed sensitivity to arsenate, arsenite, copper, cyanide and PCP at 1000 mg/L.This project highlighted the inability of current biosensors to reliably detect 1080 and the difficulty in constructing a specific biosensor. The utilisation of a reliable vector and inducible promoter are pivotal in biosensor construction.
Human Culture and Cognition
Authors:   , Gers Matt
Published: November 2021

Human behaviour is largely influenced by culture. Culture evolves cumulatively over time. The origins of culture in our lineage necessitated the evolution of psychological biases so humans could tractably navigate the emerging information environment. I examine the nature of these biases and conclude that they are unlikely to be genetically coded to any significant degree. This is because of the flexibility such biases needed to possess in the face of fluid cultural environments and because of the developmental mechanisms of the brain. I further outline three possible views on what the nature of the information these biases act upon might be. First there is the view that cultural information is constructed and held in individual minds but does not flow in any meaningful replicative fashion between minds. Second is the view that culture is information distributed in a population and cultural evolution is the temporal change of this population level information as a result of low fidelity individual copying events. Finally, I argue that meme theory, which asserts that culture is usefully seen as bits of information that replicate in transmission, is a fruitful model of cultural evolution.
"Desperate Fictions": Space, Identity and Indeterminacy in William Gaddis and Don DeLillo
Authors:   , Garlick Timothy
Published: November 2021

Don DeLillo has frequently acknowledged William Gaddis as a significant influence, particularly in his concern with the vagaries of self-identity. DeLillo's The Body Artist (2001) and Gaddis's Carpenter's Gothic (1985) both thematically explore the relationship between self and space, employing gothic motifs and metafictional devices which intersect with the dramatic content of the novel, in which characters experience disruption to the stability of the known and located. In both, even the most intimate knowledge of relationships and environments is portrayed as a contingent construction, open to radical revision. As has been acknowledged by a number of critics, the transitory nature of postmodern spatiality is a central thematic preoccupation of both writers. The novels of both writers confront postmodern space by the way they complicate processes of identification and communication through a formalist evocation of indeterminacy. However differences become apparent in a careful comparison of their larger works. In Gaddis's J R (1975) Gaddis attempts to govern this indeterminacy in the service of cultural critique; rhetorically manipulating readerly identification in the service of an overall vision of decline. DeLillo's Underworld (1997), on the other hand, destabilizes meaning, and as a result the reader is directed towards a more ambivalent relationship to postmodern existence.
Linked Tree-Decompositions of Infinite Represented Matroids
Authors:   , Azzato Jeffrey Donald
Published: November 2021

It is natural to try to extend the results of Robertson and Seymour's Graph Minors Project to other objects. As linked tree-decompositions (LTDs) of graphs played a key role in the Graph Minors Project, establishing the existence of ltds of other objects is a useful step towards such extensions. There has been progress in this direction for both infinite graphs and matroids.  Kris and Thomas proved that infinite graphs of finite tree-width have LTDs. More recently, Geelen, Gerards and Whittle proved that matroids have linked branch-decompositions, which are similar to LTDs. These results suggest that infinite matroids of finite treewidth should have LTDs. We answer this conjecture affirmatively for the representable case. Specifically, an independence space is an infinite matroid, and a point configuration (hereafter configuration) is a represented independence space. It is shown that every configuration having tree-width has an LTD k E w (kappa element of omega) of width at most 2k. Configuration analogues for bridges of X (also called connected components modulo X) and chordality in graphs are introduced to prove this result. A correspondence is established between chordal configurations only containing subspaces of dimension at most k E w (kappa element of omega) and configuration tree-decompositions having width at most k. This correspondence is used to characterise finite-width LTDs of configurations by their local structure, enabling the proof of the existence result. The theory developed is also used to show compactness of configuration tree-width: a configuration has tree-width at most k E w (kappa element of omega) if and only if each of its finite subconfigurations has tree-width at most k E w (kappa element of omega). The existence of LTDs for configurations having finite tree-width opens the possibility of well-quasi-ordering (or even better-quasi-ordering) by minors those independence spaces representable over a fixed finite field and having bounded tree-width.
The Accountability of Voluntary Organisations: Implications for Government Funders
Authors:   , Cribb Joanne
Published: November 2021

The mechanisms of accountability of government-voluntary sector contracting are problematic for both government agencies and voluntary organisations. If they are to be revised, new mechanisms need to be appropriate for both parties. While the public accountability system has been relatively well described and analysed, the accountability systems of voluntary organisations have not. This research aimed to explore accountability from the perspective of voluntary sector managers and board members asking to whom, for what and why they thought themselves accountable. Four organisational case studies were undertaken involving 34 in-depth interviews with managers and board members. Interview data was triangulated with document analysis and supplemented with field observations. The results showed that respondents thought themselves most accountable to their clients. Clients were prioritised because respondents were focused on maintaining their organisations' legitimacy. Being seen to provide quality services to clients meant that their organisations were viewed in a positive light by key stakeholders, including funders. A group of internal stakeholders (staff, members and the board) were considered second most important. Staff were seen as important because they delivered the organisations' services. The support of members also brought legitimacy. Government agencies were ranked third. Government funding was viewed as a 'means to an ends': an input needed to provide a quality service to clients. An implication of the findings for the reform of the accountability mechanisms of contracting is that the assumptions that the current system is based on - influenced by agency theory - may not be valid. Respondents were found to have similar goals to government agencies: achieving positive outcomes for clients. The goal incongruence assumed by agency theory was not identified.
ETHICAL TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: IDEA-VALUE MOTIVATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: Horokholinska Iryna , Brodetskyi Oleksandr
Published: November 2021

The authors actualize the expediency of studying worldview and axiological disciplines, especially ethics, in the system of higher education, appealing both to specific value challenges of nowadays and to the goals of the system of education and holistic personality formation, which are embedded in the idea of university education in general.
Based on the analysis of the European discourse on the importance of studying ethics by students of different specialties, it is stated that in the Ukrainian realities disciplines designed to form moral decision-making skills (in interpersonal and professional context of communication) are intensively disappearing from the curriculum of many educational programs. Understanding the urgent need to involve students in a meaningful analysis of moral criteria, as well as to study the basics of corporate and professional ethics, the authors substantiate both conceptual and methodological justification for more active return / introduction of the ethical component in educational programs of humanities and natural sciences. The analysis also takes into account the competencies that are programmed by the higher education standards of a number of specialties approved in Ukraine.
QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS A COMPONENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION: CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINE
Authors: Kalinicheva Нalyna
Published: November 2021

The research actualizes problem of ensuring the quality of higher education for the preparation of innovative human capital, which contributes to increasing the global competitiveness of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to identify areas for quality assurance in higher education to create effective mechanisms for improving the quality of human capital in the university environment. The paper pays attention to global challenges, that determined by the development of the digital economy, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the internationalization of the educational space. Author analyzes the problems of inconsistency between the system of higher education and the labor market in Ukraine, the reasons for unemployment of persons with higher education, peculiarities labor and educational migrations.
The need for systematic modernization and advanced development of university education is pointed out. Emphasis is placed on the need for lifelong learning and the formation of new competencies and non-specialized, interprofessional skills (soft skills) to increase the competitiveness of professionals and the quality of human capital. Author proposes the directions of ensuring the quality of higher education in order to optimize the contribution of human capital to the intellectual and innovative potential of the country.
Characterization Studies on Calcium Borate Compound Modified by ZnCO3, CaCO3 and Fructose
Authors: El Damrawi Gomaa , Saad Menna , Amr M. Abdelghany
Published: November 2021

Calcium fructoborate solid materials of formula Ca(C6H10O6BO)2 ·3.5H2O were prepared by chemical wet technique. The neutral trigonal form of boron organic ester with fructose, under the solid form, is prepared and modified in solution in the anionic tetrahedral form; the borate compound is investigated by XRD spectroscopy. An ideal strong amorphous forming material is obtained upon modification with ZnCO3 or CaCO3. 11B NMR solids and solution and Raman spectroscopy were developed to determine different types and the amount of borate derivative present in products. The modifier portion from calcium carbonate and fructose are consumed for boron transformation from three to four coordinated units. Raman spectra of pure B2O3 confirm the presence of the borate boroxol ring as the main structural units. But different borate units are formed upon modification by calcium carbonate and fructose. Modification by ZnCO3 had a few effects on boron transformation. The chemical shift of 11 B NMR spectra is remaining unchanged upon its addition.
Earth’s Temperature Versus the Sun, Water Vapor and CO2
Authors: Lightfoot H. Douglas
Published: November 2021

The IPCC report Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis (AR5) has two opposing claims as causes for an increase in the Earth’s temperature in the decades leading up to 2011. In one claim, the cause is an increase in the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. In the second claim, it is an increase in water vapor measured as specific humidity. The purpose of this study is to determine which claim is correct. Several published studies are brought together to form a coherent picture of the interaction between the Sun, water vapor, and the non-condensing greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Back radiation is the sum of radiation back to the Earth from all GHGs. Warming by water vapor measured as specific humidity is approximately 85.5% to 96.5% of the warming by back radiation. The Sun controls Earth’s temperature through specific humidity. The relationship between air temperature and specific humidity is presented in terms of numerical values. Thus, the portion of a temperature caused by specific humidity can be readily estimated.
Employee performance in Bappeda Palembang as perceived through interpersonal communication and work environment
Authors: Arafat Yasir , Darmawati Tri , Mukminin Harridlil
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of interpersonal communication and the work environment on employee performance in Bappeda Palembang. The sample was 40 employees in Bappeda  Palembang. The survey for this study is based on 40 workers as respondents. Data were gathered and organized into a list of questions. The spss for Windows version 22 was used to analyze the outcomes using simple linear regression analysis, multiple linear regression analyses, t-tests, and f-tests. The interpersonal communication has a partially negative and insignificant effect on employee performance, work environment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Furthermore, obtained interpersonal communication as well as the workplace environment have a significant impact on employee performance.
Teaching game for understanding model: increasing motivation and students’ physical fitness
Authors: Syamsuar Syamsuar , Zen Zelhendri
Published: November 2021

This study aims to describe the effect of Teaching Game for Understanding (TGfU) in increasing the students’ motivation and physical fitness. TGfU is a training concept of sport based on game. It is not only have meaning as strengthening educational praxis in fields of sport-game separately, but rather to develop an educational approach to the problems solving in tactical strategy in a competition of the sport-game, and also about attitude, motivation, responsibility for the task, collaboration, etc. Method of this study uses a qualitative approach with classroom action research. The results of the study reported that method of TGfU can increase students’ motivation and physical fitness especially in the second cycle of teaching and learning in the field. For sport teacher is advised to use this model in order to improve students’ participation, motivation, tactical cognitive and strategy and sport achievement of their physical fitness, especially for the subject matter of sport required the game approach.
Efektivitas pendekatan Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy untuk mengatasi perilaku bullying siswa
Authors: Erismon Erismon , Karneli Yeni
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan efektivitas pendekatan rational emotive behavior threapy dalam mengatasi perilaku bullying siswa. Rancangan penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif eksperimen. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa yang perilaku bullying sebanyak 20 orang. 10 orang untuk pelaksanaan kelompok eksperimen dan 10 orang untuk pelaksanaan kelompok kontrol. Instrument penelitian ini menggunakan skala perilaku bullying siswa yang telah memenuhi syarat instrumen penelitian, kemudian data di analisis dengan menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test dan Uji Kolmogorov Smirnov 2 Independent Samples. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan perilaku bullying peserta didik kelompok eksperimen sebelum dan sesudah mengikuti pendekatan rational emotive behavior therapy format kelompok. 2) Terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan perilaku bullying peserta didik kelompok kontrol sebelum dan sesudah mengikuti layanan bimbingan kelompok tanpa menggunakan pendekatan rational emotive behavior therapy. 3) Terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan perilaku bullying peserta didik kelompok eksperimen yang diberikan pendekatan rational emotive behavior therapy format kelompok dengan peserta didik kelompok kontrol yang diberikan layanan konseling kelompok tanpa pendekatan rational emotive behavior therapy. kelompok eksperimen dan kontrol sama-sama mengalami penurunan, akan tetapi rata-rata penurunan kelompok eksperimen lebih besar pada kelompok kontrol.
Parent support contribution and peer conformity on learning motivation
Authors: Fadilah Anggi , Marjohan Marjohan
Published: November 2021

One that affects the success of student learning is motivation. Less motivation to learn in students will affect the decrease in enthusiasm for learning and learning outcomes. There are several factors that influence the motivation of students in learning, including the support of parents and peers. This research aims to; (1) Describe the contribution of parental support, peer conformity and students' learning motivation, and (2) examine the contribution of parental support and peer conformity together on students' learning motivation. This study uses a quantitative approach with analytical descriptive method. The sample in this study were students of class VII and VIII, a total of 108 students. This research instrument uses a Likert scale model. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistical techniques, then using simple linear regression analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The research findings show that in general; 1) students' parental support is in the high category, peer conformity of students is in the very high category, students' learning motivation is in the very high category, and 2) there is a strong and positive relationship between parental support and students' learning motivation. . This research has implications for the educational process in schools as a contribution to parental support and positive peer conformity which makes students have high learning motivation and are confident in their own abilities.
Analisis hasil belajar tematik siswa dengan strategi pembelajaran berbasis masalah di sekolah dasar
Authors: Hayati Fitri , Firman Firman , Desyandri Desyandri
Published: November 2021

Pelaksanaan penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peningkatan hasil belajar siswa dalam pembelajaran tematik materi tema ekosistem dengan menerapkan strategi Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah di Kelas V SD. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (research action). Dalam penelitian ini digunakan gabungan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas V pada Tahun Ajaran 2019/2020. Perolehan data pada siklus 1 tentang hasil belajar siswa diperoleh skor capaian keseluruhan siswa pada siklus I yaitu 71,8 atau 72%. Perolehan nilai pada  siklus II terhadap ranah kognitif dengan rata-rata 83,91, aspek afektif 82,5 dan aspek psikomotor 84,2, rata-rata nilai dari keseluruhan aspek adalah 83,53. Pada siklus II pertemuan II diperoleh nilai rata-rata aspek kognitif 94,19, aspek afektif 93,7, dan aspek psikomotor 93,3 sehingga rata-rata dari ketiga aspek tersebut adalah 93,73. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa hasil belajar siswa dapat meningkat dengan  penerapan strategi Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah (Problem Based Learning) dalam pembelajaran tema ekosistem muatan IPA kelas V SD.
Self-acceptance of high school students in Indonesia
Authors: Refnadi Refnadi , Marjohan Marjohan , Syukur Yarmis
Published: November 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan kondisi penerimaan diri siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) di Indonesia berdasarkan gender, etnis, jumlah akun media social, dan jumlah pertemanan di sosial media. Jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan sampel penelitian berjumlah 251 siswa yang terdiri dari 31.5% laki-laki dan 68.5% perempuan siswa SMA yang ada di Indonesia. Data dalam penelitian ini berupa data politomi 5-point Likert scale yang dikumpulkan menggunakan instrument self acceptance yang diadopsi dari (Maryam & Ifdil, 2019) yang disesuaikan dengan karakteristik data dan subjek peneltian, instrumen terdiri dari 32 item yang disebarkan secara online. Data penelitian dianalisis mengunakan model Rasch dengan menggunakan variable maps, subtotal specification, and differential item functional. Hasil temuan menunjukkan 18.3% berada pada kondisi penerimaan diri tinggi, 36.6% berada pada kondisi penerimaan diri sedang, dan 45.4% berada pada kondisi penerimaan diri rendah. Selain itu, siswa laki-laki (.58 logit) lebih tinggi penerimaan dirinya dibandingkan dengan perempuan (.51 logit.
Pengembangan Model Evaluasi Pembelajaran Daring di Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan
Authors: Ali Muttaqin Kholis , Sukardi Sukardi
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan media evaluasi pembelajaran daring yang efektif dan memudahkan guru dalam penilaian. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Penelitian dan Pengembangan (Research and Development) berdasarkan teori Borg dan Gall. Model ini meliputi 5 tahap. Subjek uji coba dalam penelitian ini adalah orang-orang yang terlibat dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran daring di SMK Harapan Bangsa Panti Pasaman populasi penelitian berjumlah 25 orang. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh yaitu: Media Evaluasi pembelajaran daring mata pelajaran Administrasi Infrastruktur Jaringan;  Media Evaluasi pembelajaran daring yang valid dengan nilai 0,88 > 0,05; Media Evaluasi pembelajaran daring yang sangat praktis berdasarkan respon guru dengan persentase 87,71%; Media Evaluasi pembelajaran daring yang dinyatakan efektif dapat terlihat dari respon guru dan peserta didik dengan persentase 82,09.
Liberdade e Servidão
Authors: Suess Paulo
Published: November 2021

As primeiras lutas pela justiça na conquista das “índias Ocidentais” pela Espanha estão muito ligadas à Ordem Dominicana. No século XVI, a Ordem dos Pregadores (OP), que desde 1231 era preferencialmente encarregada da Inquisição, já tinha adquirido uma secular experiência missionária e universitária em defesa da fé e na propagação da verdade. Não eram lutas que pretendiam provar a injustiça da conquista como tal. No entender dos frades dominicanos da ilha de Espanhola (hoje, dividida entre o Haiti e a República Dominicana), o título-mor desta conquista – bem descrito nos “Éditos de Vassalagem” de Alexandre VI (1493), erradamente chamados de “Bulas de Doação” – era a dilatação da fé pela catequese dos índios...
A Nova Evangelização, o Ecumenismo e o Diálogo Religioso
Authors: Neefjes Félix
Published: November 2021

Nesta comunicação tentarei refletir sobre a relação entre a evangelização e a causa ecumênica, entre ela e o diálogo religioso, com o objetivo de indicar algumas condições a que a nova evangelização deve responder. Esta apresentação deve ser lida com as comunicações do Pastor Odair Pedroso Mateus e do Rabino Henry Sobel, pois as três foram pensadas como complementação mútua. Os dois temas — evangelização/ecumenismo, evangelização/diálogo religioso — serão apresentados sob três aspectos: histórico, doutrinário, prático.
A Nova Evangelização
Authors: Comblin José
Published: November 2021

A América Latina foi objeto de evangelização. Em parte foi também sujeito, mas apenas em parte. Pois, em outra parte, foi objeto passivo que se submeteu à Igreja cristã sem realmente chegar a ser um sujeito cristão que assimila o Evangelho evangelizando...
Comunidade, Igreja e poder
Authors: Oliveira Pedro A. Ribeiro de
Published: November 2021

O problema da definição sociológica de “igreja” está longe de ser um tema de ordem meramente especulativa. É um problema teórico, sem dúvida, mas de uma teoria sociológica convocada a resolver um impasse empírico: como entender as atuais transformações no interior da Igreja Católica Romana no Brasil? Está em curso uma mudança estrutural na Igreja, ou trata-se de uma renovação aparente para manter o poder clerical sobre as bases leigas? Dados empíricos podem ser invocados para uma e outra tese, mas esta é uma questão teórica que os dados empíricos são incapazes de resolver a contento, pois o que está em questão é saber de que falamos, é saber o que é sociologicamente igreja. Não podemos nos contentar em tomar por empréstimo o conceito teológico de Igreja e dar-lhe um formato sociológico falando de “instituições religiosas”. Precisamos ter coragem para alçar um voo mais alto, de onde possamos ver as “instituições religiosas” como fatos sociais independentemente das autodefinições que seus agentes autorizados fazem delas. É este exercício que proponho aos colegas, tendo em vista chegar um dia a uma teoria sociológica das “instituições religiosas”...
Trend of Economy and Business Development in a Composite Environment
Authors: Chang Anpi
Published: November 2021

The Journal of Business Administration Research has been focusing on the research and development of global business models and management, contributing highly valued information for professionals engaged in scientific research, application innovation, and enterprise operation. The global economy and business development have been facing unprecedented challenges in seeking new economic models and renewing business models and management practices since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Traditional industries are forced to transform the standardized management that has already become an essential condition, into smarter, more simplified, and highly effective management to adapt to an environment with mature applications of the Internet of Things (IoT), shifting from offline to online operations, and focusing more on operations at the user end instead of at the platform end. The goal is to integrate resources and improve operation efficiency more effectively by upgrading industries, lowering human resource requirements, and simplifying management models and production processes.
Thorax imaging of vaccinated and non-vaccinated Covid-19 patients, how are they different?
Authors: M Hanafi  , E Linawati  , W Soewondo
Published: November 2021

Covid-19 is a global pandemic which currently becomes the world's concern. There were various studies to overcome the problem of high mortality due to the infection of the SARS Cov-2 virus. Vaccine is one of the solutions to lessen the global burden. Vaccine is expected to produce immunity for community health. The scientists are investigating the effectiveness of the vaccine. Some vaccinated Covid-19 patients can still be infected by the virus even with moderate or severe symptoms. Chest x-ray is one of the modalities to see clinical progress. This study aims to compare the chest x-ray of hospitalized patients who have been vaccinated and those who have not. There were two groups of 60 hospitalized patients aged 18-50 years, namely the vaccinated and non-vaccinated groups. Patients with type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart failure or autoimmune disease were excluded from the sample. Assessment of severity level through chest x-ray was done by calculating Brixia score. The calculation of Brixia score was carried out by three researchers having parallel levels of competence with a tolerance of differences of less than 5%. Bivariate analysis was conducted to compare Brixia scores between the two groups. A total of 8 male (26,7%) and 22 female (73,3%) patients in the vaccinated group had lower Brixia scores with a mean score of 1,53 + 1,27 compared to 30 patients (60% male, 40% female) in the non-vaccinated group with a mean of 6,0 + 2,61 and p value of 0.001. There were no death cases in all samples. There is a difference in the average Brixia score with a lower tendency of severity in the vaccinated group compared to the non-vaccinated group. Vaccine is useful for raising immunity so that it avoids severe conditions due to the SARS Cov-2 virus infection
Relationship between skin structure and wool traits for Ultrafine and Dohne Merino sheep of Uruguay
Authors: Vallejo Adriana  , Fernández Abella Daniel  , Ramos Zully  , Montossi Fabio
Published: November 2021

The demand in the world market for high quality fine and superfine wool is increasing, responding to greater wool textile industry demands and price incentives. There are few research studies focused on hair follicle population in fine and superfine Merino sheep in Uruguay. This study evaluates the association between wool follicle population and the most relevant economical wool traits. This work was carried out on Ultrafine Australian Merino (UAM) and Dohne Merino (DM) animals (lambs and rams). Phenotypic correlations between the secondary/primary follicles (S/P) and other wool traits (fiber diameter, staple length, clean fleece weight, scoured yield, coefficient of variation of fiber diameter and comfort factor parameter, were performed using histological skin cuts. Two skin samples were extracted from each lamb at two and nine months of age. These were processed at the skin histology laboratory to obtain a histological preparation for further biopsy, being able to differentiate the structures obtained to be evaluated. The results showed in the UAM group, S/P ratio in nine-month-old lambs was greater than two-month-old lambs (31.08 vs 23.12 P< 0.05). For DM group, there were no differences in the S/P ratio between age groups. Phenotypic correlations for wool characteristics obtained were of low to medium or null magnitude in both genotypes.
Rancang Bangun dan Simulasi 3D Printer Model Cartesian Berbasis Fused Deposition Modelling
Authors: Wicaksono Romario A , Kurniawan Eddy , Syafrianto M Khalid , Suratman Ramadhani Fadelandro , Sofyandi M Ridho
Published: November 2021

The process of designing and manufacturing a Cartesian 3D printer model based on Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) is carried out to produce a 3D printer machine that can perform the printing process accurately and quickly. In this research, the process is divided into three stages, namely designing using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software, printing and assembling components of a 3D printer machine, and analysing the mechanical structure of a 3D printer machine. This 3D printer is designed to carry out the printing process with an area of 180x180x150 mm. Some components of 3D printing machines use Polylactic Acid (PLA). The simulation results based on the Finite Element Method show that the 3D printer engine is feasible to produce printing with a mass of 40% of the maximum possible load.
Amministrazioni pubbliche e risoluzione alternativa delle controversie
Authors: Giovannini Michele
Published: November 2021

L’eccessiva durata dei procedimenti giurisdizionali è problema ampiamente noto all’interno degli ordinamenti giuridici contemporanei, così come è noto il livello di insoddisfazione del cittadino, la cui richiesta di tutela ottiene spesso risposta tardiva. Per far fronte a questa distorsione in termini di garanzia ed attuazione del diritto, molti ordinamenti hanno cominciato a sperimentare tecniche di tutela diverse o alternative rispetto a quella di matrice giudiziaria. Il volume, attraverso lo studio di tali tecniche comunemente definite di ADR (alternative dispute resolution, in particolare conciliazione e arbitrato) ricostruisce i principi generali della risoluzione alternativa delle controversie e, analizzando alcuni istituti tradizionali del diritto amministrativo, ad essa riconduce la nozione stessa di amministrazione giustiziale, ridefinendone le caratteristiche ed i confini.
Designing Online Learning Environment: ICT Tools and Teaching Strategies
Authors: Samoylenko Nataliya , Zharko Ludmila , Glotova Aleksandra
Published: November 2021

The authors analyze the capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and e-learning tools applied in the educational process through all levels of Higher Education in Russia: Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree Programmes and Professional Training. The article is based on the data obtained during the study organized at Sevastopol State University, Lomonosov Moscow State University Branch in Sevastopol, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Institute of Foreign Languages (Simferopol) and S.I. Georgievsky Medical Academy in 2019. The participants of the research were undergraduate students, educators and applicants of further Professional Training programmes. The research aimed at the analysis of ICT and e-learning tools used to design online learning environment at university. The study included a survey to identify e-learning tools applied by students and professors in educational process. The authors also specify blended learning peculiarities in Higher Education. The results showed that ICT and e-learning tools are widely used at universities to manage educational process, establish various forms of communication and interaction, to conduct an assessment and evaluate progress, to organize team projects in blended learning. ICT and online educational services are also applied to develop students’ language and professional skills. Keywords: online learning, e-learning tools, blended learning, teaching strategies, autonomy.