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Juan Pablo Roncone. Hermano ciervo. Santiago: Libros del laurel, 2016, 126 pp.
Authors: Pizarro Roberts Sergio
Published: March 2020

Los ocho cuentos que componen Hermano ciervo, de Juan Pablo Roncone están cruzados por un halo de muerte común. El primero se titula precisamente “Muerte del canguro”; el segundo cuento “Niños” describe, entre otras cosas, las sesiones de espiritismo de un grupo de personas que invocan a sus hijos muertos; “El hijo de mi peluquero” trata de un sujeto al que le atropellan a su hijo enfermo y que planea, en son de venganza, la muerte de los hijos del conductor victimario; en “Gansos”, se narra el episodio de un hijo que decide conocer a su padre moribundo, sin concretarlo; “La muerte de Raimundo” no requiere explicación; en “Cazador de patos” el cuento inicia informando que “[E]l padre de Cristóbal murió hace dos semanas” (p. 91); “Hermano ciervo” trata del suicidio del hermano homosexual del narrador y, finalmente, en “Hombres que caminan solos junto al mar”, al narrador se le murió su hija Camila...
A campo abierto: Walter Benjamin y la naturaleza
Authors: De Luelmo Jareño José María
Published: March 2020

Si bien el interés del filósofo Walter Benjamin por el espacio urbano viene motivando desde hace tiempo estudios y análisis exhaustivos, no sucede otro tanto con sus numerosas reflexiones sobre el espacio natural. Tratando de suplir esta carencia, el artículo toma como núcleo un corpus de escritos del autor que dan cuenta de ese interés –fragmentos ensayísticos, relatos breves, diarios, correspondencia– con el fin de evaluar las variables filosóficas que se manifiestan en el contacto del pensador alemán con el paisaje y la manera en la que los escenarios naturales acogen y determinan su talante y su trayectoria personal.
Effects Of Coupon, Maturity, Liquidity, And Bond Rating On The Yields Of Banking Bonds
Authors: Putri Rizavia Mardhika , Siregar Hermanto , Andati Trias
Published: March 2020

Bank sebagai penerbit obligasi harus dapat menawarkan yield obligasi yang menarik kepada Investor. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh karakteristik obligasi seperti kupon, maturity, likuiditas dan rating obligasi terhadap yield obligasi. Selain itu pada penelitian dilakukan juga peramalan atas yield obligasi perbankan satu tahun kedepan. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah obligasi Bank BUKU 3 yang aktif diperdagangkan di pasar obligasi Indonesia, dengan teknik purposive random sampling maka terpilih sampel 14 obligasi diterbitkan dari 7 Bank. Teknik analisis data menggunakan regresi data panel dengan model fixed effect. Hasil menunjukkan kupon dan jatuh tempo memiliki pengaruh signifikan positif, selanjutnya pada  variabel rating obligasi memiliki pengaruh negatif terhadap yield obligasi. Sedangkan pada variabel likuiditas tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap yield obligasi. Hasil peramalan yield obligasi dengan menggunakan model peramalan hubungan deret waktu yaitu dari 14 obligasi dalam sampel terdapat 13 obligasi menunjukkan tren yield menurun dan hanya 1 obligasi yang menunjukkan tren yield meningkat.
Determinasi Kinerja Bank Umum Konvensioanal Di Indonesia
Authors: Soekapdjo Soeharjoto
Published: March 2020

Purpose of this research is to determine the performance of conventional commercial banks in Indonesia. Using monthly time series data from 2014-2018 taken from OJK, BPS, and BI. With regression method a analysis tools and ROA as dependent variable, and independent variable for bank internal factors using CAR, LDR, BOPO, NPL, DPK and macroeconomic factors using inflation, exchange rate, GDP. Result shown that BOPO, inflation, exchange rate have a negative and significant influence to ROA, while LDR, DPK have a positive and significant influence to ROA. For CAR, NPL, Exchange rate and GDP variable, do not have effect to ROA.
PENGARUH PROFITABILITAS TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN PERHOTELAN DAN PARIWISATA DENGAN STRUKTUR MODAL SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING
Authors: Robiyanto Robiyanto , Nafiah Ilma , Harijono Harijono , Inggarwati Komala
Published: March 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of profitability on firm value with capital structure as an intervening variable. The population of this study is hotel, restaurant and tourism firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), during 2012-2016, with 75 samples selected by using purposive sampling. Analysis of this study using panel regression analysis. This study of the research show that (1) profitability as measured by ROA and ROE has a negative and significant effect on firm value as measured by PBV and profitability as measured by ROA and ROE has a negative and insignificant effect on firm value as measured by Tobin's Q, (2) profitability has a negative and significant effect on the capital structure, (3) the capital structure as measured by DER has a positive and significant effect on firm value as measured by PVB and the capital structure as measured by DER has a positive and insignificant effect on company value as measured by Tobin's Q and (4) capital structure as an intervening variable negatively influences the effect of profitability on firm value.
The Roles of Community Engagement and Brand Community Types in Building Brand Trust on Social Media Based Brand Communities
Authors: Prastowo Kurniadi
Published: March 2020

This study aims to understand the influence of the four elements of the relationship or customer- centric model in the online brand community (relationship between customer-product, customer-brand, customer-company, and customer-other customers) on brand trust in the realm of social media, by measuring moderation effects of community engagement and brand community types. The respondents are 220 respondents, coming from two types of brand community: consumer-initiated and company-initiated brand community. In general, the measurement is done by using structural equation modeling method. The results obtained from the analysis of this study are from the four elements of existing relationships in the online brand community (customer relationships with product, brand, company, and other customers), only customer-brand relationships that significantly affects brand trust. The results are different from previous studies, so it is interesting to investigate further. Furthermore, this research also found moderation effect of community engagement and community types in the relationship between online brand community and brand trust.
Penerapan Metode Abc (Activity Based Costing) Dalam Menentukan Harga Jual Kamar Hotel “X” ( Studi Pada Salah Satu Hotel Berbintang Di Surabaya )
Authors: Kurniawan Widiar Onny
Published: March 2020

Increasing competition in the hospitality industry, making hotels should increase the advantage in competing. An important part of improving the competitive advantage of hotels is to set, measure and allocate accurately the costs to be efficient. Cost efficient will help managers to make decisions so as to increase the occupancy rate of hotels that ultimately impact on profit.

Researchers conducted research on the Hotel "X" located in the city of Surabaya where this hotel is one of the oldest four-star hotel in the city of Surabaya. Determination of the cost as the cost of room rental at Hotel "X" is still using the traditional method of the cost of renting each room on the same "X" Hotel. The purpose of this study is to know the application of Activity Based Costing (ABC) method in the calculation of service fee and the determination of the hotel room rental price "X". The technique of data analysis performed is to analyze the traditional method that is being used by Hotel "X" and compare with ABC method.

The results of this study is the calculation of the cost of room rental using ABC method is more accurate when compared with traditional methods. Hotel "X" should consider undercost in the cost of room rental so that the hotel does not suffer long-term losses resulting in earnings.
Jak zarządzać kryzysem, by obrócić go w wizerunkowy sukces na przykładzie marki KROSS
Authors: Borzdyńska Monika Maria
Published: March 2020

Artykuł zawiera analizę sytuacji kryzysowej, z którą zmagała się marka KROSS w mediach społecznościowych w 2019 roku. Cel: Ocena skuteczności strategii komunikacji w sytuacji kryzysowej. Metoda badawcza: Analiza materiałów pozyskana z mediów społecznościowych oraz desk reaserch od analizowanej firmy. Wyniki i wnioski: Artykuł ukazuje schemat działań komunikacyjnych podjętych przez opisywaną markę w sytuacji kryzysowej. W opracowaniu zostały przedstawione poszczególne etapy kryzysu wizerunkowego oraz narzędzia użyte do jego zniwelowania. Jednym z kluczowych elementów jest analiza oświadczenia marki i tego, jak elementy w nim zawarte przyczyniły się do zamknięcia sytuacji kryzysowej, a następnie obrócenia jej w sukces wizerunkowy. Dowodem na to, że postawa marki została zauważona i doceniona są publikacje medialne pojawiające się po wydaniu rzeczonego oświadczenia. W analizie zostały wskazane także błędy popełnione przez markę w sytuacji kryzysowej. Wartość poznawcza: Artykuł zawiera analizę poszczególne etapów sytuacji kryzysowej od jego rozpoczęcia, po zamknięcie oraz ocenę zastosowanych narzędzi i metod.
An Early-age Evaluation of Thermal Cracking Index of Heavy Concrete Applying for Airport Pavement
Authors: Nguyen Trong-Chuc , Tang Van-Lam , Huynh Trong-Phuoc
Published: March 2020

Industrial waste management has been an integral part of many countries in the world, including in Vietnam. In which, bottom ash (BA) has been used as a pozzolanic additive in compositions of the heavy concrete applying for airport concrete pavement (ACP), which allows reducing the hydration heat, the cost, and the thermal cracking of the concrete during the construction process. The purpose of this study is to summarize the experimental laboratory results of the heavy concrete samples containing 35 % BA sourced from a thermal power plant in Vietnam. The mechanical and thermal properties of the heavy concrete samples were determined at different curing ages. Besides, the heat of cement hydration during the preparation of the heavy concrete in the laboratory was measured using a "TAM AIR" isothermal calorimeter. Moreover, the Midas civil computer software based on the finite element method was used to analyze the temperature field and thermal cracking index of the ACP at the early ages. As the results, the heavy concrete had the respective thermal conductivity and the average of specific heat of 1.1 W/(m.°C) and 878.35 J/(kg.°C). Moreover, the value of thermal cracking index indicates that no cracking occurred on the ACP at the early ages. Furthermore, the results of the present study can be considered as a useful reference source for future projects that are associated with the construction of the ACP.
The Relationship of the Duration of Social Media Instagram Usage and Student's Eating Behavior in University of Sumatera Utara, 2019
Authors: Selvi Karmila  , Evawany Y. Aritonang  , Etti Sudaryati
Published: March 2020

The development of technology and culinary tourism has led to the high enthusiasm of social media users to bring up various Instagram culinary accounts that promote food. Food recommendations provided by food bloggers can be information, references in choosing food. The average duration of social media usage in Indonesia in 2018 is 3 hours 23 minutes a day. Exposure to food information on Social media instagram raises problems in choosing foods for students who are not concerned with the nutritional content of food that causes changes in eating behavior. This study aims to analyze the relationship of the duration of social media Instagram usage and student's eating behavior in University of Sumatera Utara. This study was an observational study using a cross-sectional design. The population in this study were undergraduate students at University of Sumatera Utara, with sample of 344 students. The data collection tool uses a questionnaire. Bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed that the duration of social media Instagram usage among respondents was categorized high (≥3 hours / day) as much as 55.8 percent. Bivariate analysis shows that there is a significant relationship of the duration of social media Instagram and eating behavior (p <0.05). Students are expected to be able to limit themselves in using social media Instagram and are advised to consume balanced food. We recommend that the media such as Instagram culinary accounts can insert health messages as a food reference.
A Literary and Cultural Stare of the Red Thread Eka Kurniawan
Authors: Herdi Sahrasad  , Muhammad Ridwan
Published: March 2020

This study is a literary and cultural stare of the red thread Eka Kurniawan. As a young writer, Eka Kurniawan successfully spawned three novels that brought her name increasingly known in international literature. His works are also considered capable of inheriting a 'moving' literary tradition, in which the literary notions of socialist realism are echoed. As a results The language of Eka in Beauty, an elegant wound, and the wealth of his imagination provided excitement, like joy when he saw the snow falling for the first time. Ben Anderson even mentioned Eka as Pramoedya's replacement. He also mentioned Eka as the novel writer and the most original short story in Indonesia. Eka claimed to imitate Pram's discipline in making story details. Eka's comment? "I'm still far from Pram," Eka said in response to her comparison with Pramoedya. But it was precisely there that was the challenge for Eka to continue working as Ben Anderson and Pramudya had hoped for him.
Influence of plant growth regulators on vegetative growth, sex expression and yield of summer bottle gourd
Authors: Moniruzzaman M , Khatoon R , Moniruzzaman M , Qamruzzaman AKM
Published: March 2020

Field experiments on bottle gourd variety ‘BARI Lau -4’ were conducted at the Plant Physiology field of Horticulture Research Center, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur during two consecutive summer seasons of 2015 and 2016 to investigate the effect of plant growth regulators on growth, sex expression, yield and yield components of the crop. The experiment consisted of different concentrations of Gibberellic acid (GA3), Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), Maleic hydrazide (MH) and single concentration of cycocel (CCC) viz., GA3 @ 10 ppm, GA3 @ 30 ppm, NAA @100 ppm, NAA @ 150 ppm, MH @ 50 ppm, MH @ 150 ppm and CCC @ 500 ppm along with distilled water considered as control. All growth regulators were sprayed to the seedlings at two-leaf stage and 4 days after the first spray. Growth regulator treatments had significant effect on primary branches/plant, node number of 1st male and female flower appearance, number of days to 1st male and female flower appearance, number of male and female flowers, sex ratio (male:female flower) number of fruits/plant, individual fruit weight and fruit yield. Spraying of MH @ 150 ppm gave the highest primary branches/plant (17.0 and 18.0 in first and 2nd year, respectively) and induced maximum female flowers (37.3 and 40.0 in first and 2nd year, respectively) at lower nodes followed by CCC @ 500 ppm (36.3) in the first year and MH @ 50 ppm (40.0) in the 2nd year. Application of MH @ 150 ppm caused early appearance of female flowers on the nearest node (from bottom). Application of MH @ 150 ppm gave the lower number of male flowers (81.7 and 96.0 in first and 2nd year, respectively) and the highest number of female flowers/plant, thereby producing lower male:female sex ratio (2.2 and 2.5 in first and 2nd year, respectively) and the maximum number of fruits/plant (12.0 and 14.0 in first and 2nd year, respectively). The maximum fruit weight/plant was obtained from the application of MH @ 150 ppm (29.3 and 35.8 in first and 2nd year, respectively) followed by CCC @ 500 ppm (26.0 in the 1st year and 29.0 in 2nd year). The highest fruit yield per hectare was recorded significantly with the application of MH @ 150 ppm (97.6 t/ha and 89.6 t/ha in first and 2nd year, respectively) closely followed by CCC @ 500 ppm (88.5 t/ha in 2015) and GA3 @ 30 ppm (75.3 t/ha in 2016), as compared to other treatments. The highest mean yield over the years was also recorded at MH @ 150 ppm (93.6 t/ha) followed by CCC @ 150 ppm (80.6 t/ha) and GA3 30 (74.1). Application of MH @ 150 ppm gave the maximum gross return and net return with the highest BCR of 5.24 followed by CCC 500 ppm (4.15) and GA3 30 ppm (3.86).

Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(4): 577-590, December 2019
Moisture level and storage container effects on seed quality of soybean genotypes under ambient condition
Authors: Ali MR , Rahman MM , Asaduzzaman M , Khan MAH , Rahman J
Published: March 2020

The experiment was conducted at the Seed Laboratory, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Jamalpur in 2013 to study the effect of seed moisture content and storage containers on seed quality of soybean genotypes. Three genotypes of soybean (AGS 191, ASET 93 and Shohag), four initial seed moisture content (6, 8, 10 and 12%) and two types of storage containers (polythene bag and glass jar) were included in the experimental treatment. Seeds of soybean genotypes was stored at ambient condition were temperature ranged from 15.97 to 29.37 0C, relative humidity ranged from 75.21 to 86.23% and rainfall ranged from 0.00 to 425mm during the whole storage period. Seed moisture content (%), germination (%) and vigour index were recorded at 50, 100, 150 and 200 days after storage (DAS). Result showed that final seed moisture content increased with the increase of initial seed moisture content. Genotype AGS 191 showed the highest germination (%) and vigour index. Seeds stored in polythene bag or glass jar showed similar performance for germination (%) and vigour index. Highest seed moisture content significantly reduced the germination and vigour index errespective of containers. The results indicate that soybean seed can be stored safely for at least 200 days maintaining >80% germination and high vigour when stored in polythene bag or glass jar with 6-8% initial moisture content at ambient room temperature and relative humidity.

Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(4): 631-640, December 2019
Determinants of household food security in rural Bangladesh: an imperial analysis of farm level data
Authors: Rahman KS , Hasan MK , Hasan M
Published: March 2020

The study endeavors to estimate the food security status and identify the determinants of food security among households in Hakimpur Upazila in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. it was found that households of Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district were food insecure during the period of the survey. Number of dependents, income of household head, age of household head and level of education were found to significantly influence household head food security in the study area positively. It is recommended that social security measures must ensure that the benefits of public efforts to improve food security and nutrition are universal. Human rights based practices are preferable.

Bangladesh J. Agril. Res. 44(4): 649-658, December 2019
The 1944 Warsaw Uprising
Authors: Kmeťová Marianna , Syrný Marek
Published: March 2020

After the German campaign at the beginning of World War II (1939), Poland was divided between nazi Germany which occupied the west and center of the country, and the Soviet Union which occupying the Eastern regions. The controversial relationship with Moscow has seen several diametrical breaks from a positive alliance after the invasion of the Soviet Union by the Axis powers in 1941, to a very critical relationship with the USSR after the revelation of the so-called Katyn massacre in 1943. With the approach of the Eastern Front to the frontiers of pre-war Poland, massive Polish Resistance was also activated to get rid of nazi domination and to restore of pre-war Poland. The neutralization of possible claims by the Soviets on the disputed eastern areas (Western Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania), respectively to prevent the crushing sovietization of Poland, it was also intended to serve a clear and world-wide resistance act in the sense of liberating at least Warsaw from the German occupation. This was to prevent the repeat of the situation in the east of the country, where the Red Army and the Soviet authorities overlooked the merits and interests of the Polish Resistance and Polish authorities. The contribution will therefore focus on the analysis of the causes, assumptions, course and consequences of the ultimate outcome of the unsuccessful efforts of the Armia Krajowa and the Warsaw inhabitants to liberate the city on their own and to determine the free post-war existence of the country.
Socio-professional structure of the Belarusian-Russian-Ukrainian border area rural population on the eve of the Second World War
Authors: Starovoitov Mikhail I.
Published: March 2020

The article comprehensively examines the original archival materials of the 1939 census and analyzes the social structure and professional composition of the rural population of the Belarusian-Russian-Ukrainian border region, the development of which for «strategic reasons» was not a priority in the plans of the Soviet mobilization modernization. It highlights main reasons and stages of gender imbalance development, changes in rural population of the region dynamics, in which the titular ethnic groups absolutely dominated and more than half were women. The historical and comparative analysis allowed us to establish a number of specific features of rural population socio-professional structure in the Belarusian part of the border region, which is emphasized in the article. The share of the titular ethnic group among specialists, education workers, service workers, new professions related to maintenance of machinery and mechanisms, planning and selection work, and professional activities requiring high qualifications and education was lower in the Belarusian regions compared to Russian and Ukrainian ones. The author concluded that technical and socio-cultural modernization in agriculture in Belarusian village took place more slowly than in neighboring border regions, as evidenced by the socio-professional appearance of its rural population on the eve of the Second World War, which interrupted this progressive process.
İktidarın Dinsellik Temsili: Dinsel İktidar Kurumu Olarak Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı’nın Alevilik Temsili
Authors: COŞKUNER Murat , ASLAN Seçil
Published: March 2020

Temsil kavramı, toplum içerisindeki siyasal bir bölünmeyi ifade eden yöneten ve yönetilenler arasındaki mesafenin bir sonucu olarak görülmektedir. Bu kavramı dinsel alan içerisindeki siyasal süreçlerin bir ürünü olarak ele alacak olan çalışma, bu alanda yöneten konumunda bulunanların dini nasıl tanımlayıp, hangi süreçlerin ürünü olarak ortaya çıkardıklarını ve bu vesileyle onu nasıl temsil ettiklerini tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı’nı (Diyanet) Türkiye’de kurumsallaşmış dinsel iktidar organı olarak tanımlayan çalışma kapsamında onun Aleviliği nasıl temsil ettiğinden bahsedilecektir. Bundan dolayı, bu Alevilik temsilinin Diyanet ve günümüz Alevi otoriteleri ile arasında ortaya çıkardığı gerilimin siyasal yansımaları ele alınmaktadır. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı’nın bu temsilini kendini net bir şekilde gösterdiği Diyanet Aylık Dergi’nin 1992 Ocak-Şubat sayıları ile dönemin Alevi otoritelerinin bu dergiye cevaben kaleme aldıkları çalışmalara odaklanılmaktadır. İlgili dergiyi ve Alevi otoritelerin kitap, makale ve röportajlarının metin analizini gerçekleştiren çalışma; deformasyondan, manipülasyona kadar pek çok sürecin kurumsal iktidar ve Alevi otoriteler arasındaki bu siyasal mücadeleye damgasını vurduğunu göstermeyi denemektedir.
Thesabab-khāṣṣ—ʿāmmProcess as an Instructional Technique within Qur'anic Rhetoric
Authors: Harvey Ramon
Published: March 2020

In his al-Itqān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān, al-Suyūṭī (d. 911/1505) draws attention to a Qur'anic rhetorical device by which an extra-scriptural occasion of revelation ( sabab) causes the placement of a verse with a specific ( khāṣṣ) intent, shifting the composition to a general ( ʿāmm) verse on a related theme. This feature had been previously discussed in texts such as al-Burhān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān by al-Zarkashī (d. 794/1392) and al-Ibhāj fī sharḥ al-minhāj by Taqī al-Dīn al-Subkī (756/1355) and his son Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī (771/1370). The idea appears to have emerged from a connection Ibn al-ʿArabī (d. 543/1148) draws between an address with a specific intent in Q. 4:51 and a general expression in Q. 4:58 enjoining the keeping of trusts ( al-amānāt). This article re-examines the historical development of the sabab- khāṣṣ— ʿāmm process within tafsīr, uṣūl al-fiqh, and ʿulūm al-Qurʾān, and assesses its theoretical and practical viability for use in the analysis of Qur'anic rhetorical patterns. By drawing attention to other apparent occurrences of this device within Sūrat al-Nisāʾ for such themes as inheritance and marriage, it is argued that it can be reclaimed as one of the Qur'an's instructional techniques and deserves consideration in contemporary discussions of scriptural rhetoric and composition.
Prophetic Clarity: A Comparative Approach to al-Ṭabarī's Theory of Qur'anic Language, Rhetoric, and Composition
Authors: Mårtensson Ulrika
Published: March 2020

The article is a comparative study of Muḥammad b. Jarīr al-Ṭabarī's (d. 310/923) concepts of Qur'anic language, rhetoric, and composition. Al-Ṭabarī identified the Qur'an semantically and generically with the Biblical scriptures, as prophecy, and with Arabic rhetoric ( balāgha and khaṭāba). At the same time, he claimed that the Qur'an superseded them all in terms of how its forms convey God's intended message about Covenant, through its clarity of distinctions between universals and particulars, its persuasive proof, and innovative composition. Based on a comparative analysis of al-Ṭabarī's concepts, I conclude that he theorised Qur'anic language, rhetoric, and composition in ways that offer new insights into their relationship to the Biblical scriptures and Arabic rhetoric. His theory confirms and adds to parts of current research, opening up new paths for further research, also of a comparative theoretical kind. The study consists of four parts. Part 1 surveys recent research into theories of language and rhetoric in the Qur'an, as a necessary background to al-Ṭabarī. The survey will also show the relevance of Greek paradigms for the Qur'an. Developing the outcomes of this survey, Part 2 describes theories of language and rhetoric in Plato, Aristotle, the Biblical scriptures, and the Qur'an, and models the relationship between language, rhetoric, and scripture with reference to covenant and the concept of ‘belief’. Part 3 applies the model to al-Ṭabarī's theory of Qur'anic language, rhetoric, and composition. In Part 4, I develop al-Ṭabarī's definition of al-Fātiḥa (Q. 1) as a paradigm of covenantal terms that suffuses the entire Qur'anic canon, into a framework for analysing composition as the level of sura structure and genre, intertextual references and concepts, and overarching meaning.
Leroi-Gourhan and the Field of Ethnology
Authors: Johnson Christopher
Published: March 2020

The work of French ethnologist and prehistorian André Leroi-Gourhan (1911–86) represents an important episode in twentieth-century intellectual history. This essay follows the development of Leroi-Gourhan's relationship to the discipline of ethnology from his early work on Arctic Circle cultures to his post-war texts on the place of ethnology in the human sciences. It shows how in the pre-war period there is already a conscious attempt to articulate a more comprehensive form of ethnology including the facts of natural environment and material culture. The essay also indicates the biographical importance of Leroi-Gourhan's mission to Japan as a decisive and formative experience of ethnographic fieldwork, combining the learning of a language with extended immersion in a distinctive material and mental culture. Finally, it explores how in the post-war period Leroi-Gourhan's more explicit meta-commentaries on the scope of ethnology argue for an extension of the discipline's more traditional domains of study to include the relatively neglected areas of language, technology and aesthetics.
Imagining the Emergence of the Human: Reflections on Chris Johnson's Late Work
Authors: Cave Terence
Published: March 2020

This paper offers a series of commentaries and reflections on certain of Christopher Johnson's lines of argument as perceived from the perspective of cognitive studies, with particular reference to the notion of embodied cognition. It opens with a brief outline of his work on the evolution of human intelligence in the context of the conceptually parallel question of the evolution of cognition. Subsequently, it raises questions about what this account does not include — notably an anthropological view of the role of literature — and what difference that absence might make. It further proposes that a spectrum view of the relationship between ‘body’ and ‘mind’ might helpfully supplement a view which is by implication oppositional and hierarchical. The overall concern of the paper is to reflect on what it might mean to ‘mediate thought’, and more specifically on the economy of such (cognitive) mediation.
‘Give us back our eleven days’: Brexit or Breaksit?
Authors: Hobson Marian
Published: March 2020

A major adjustment to the British calendar occurred in 1752. This was the passage from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian, inaugurated in the sixteenth century by command of Pope Gregory XIII in the papal dominions, and swiftly followed by much of the rest of Europe. The consequent loss of eleven days in the ‘new style’ British calendar seems to have provoked a riot. The alternative calendars had been the source of complication in trade and trade agreements and had led to friction in everyday exchange. Within the United Kingdom, the contention about jurisdiction over time and its measurement was momentarily as live as the wars over space. Brexit is a contention about who has the power to regulate the laws of the geographical unit that is the island of Great Britain, and whether authority may be devolved to a larger political entity. Thus, at least in part, it is a dispute as to whether this administrative authority may be extended in ever finer detail. The measurement of time is an infinite approximation, as knowledge of the movements of the heavenly bodies becomes ever more precise and the ability to time these more exact with finer and more accurate methods.
On (Not) Translating Lacan: Barbara Cassin's Sophistico-Analytical Performances
Authors: Syrotinski Michael
Published: March 2020

Barbara Cassin's Jacques the Sophist: Lacan, Logos, and Psychoanalysis, recently translated into English, constitutes an important rereading of Lacan, and a sustained commentary not only on his interpretation of Greek philosophers, notably the Sophists, but more broadly the relationship between psychoanalysis and sophistry. In her study, Cassin draws out the sophistic elements of Lacan's own language, or the way that Lacan ‘philosophistizes’, as she puts it. This article focuses on the relation between Cassin's text and her better-known Dictionary of Untranslatables, and aims to show how and why both ‘untranslatability’ and ‘performativity’ become keys to understanding what this book is not only saying, but also doing. It ends with a series of reflections on machine translation, and how the intersubjective dynamic as theorized by Lacan might open up the possibility of what is here termed a ‘translatorly’ mode of reading and writing.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PRESTASI AKADEMIK MAHASISWA
Authors: Santika
Published: March 2020

Academic achievement is an indicator of the success of students at the higher education level. Because of the importance of academic achievement, it is important to conduct research on the factors that affect student academic achievement. The main purpose of this study is to identify the factors that influence student academic achievement. There are three independent variables, namely: seat position, learning facilities and achievement motivation. A total of 181 respondents were included in this study. The sample is chosen randomly by distributing questionnaires online using Google form. Data analysis was performed using binary logistic regression. The logistic regression model is to describe the relationship between some independent variables that are continuous, categorical, or binary. The results showed that: (1) seating position significantly influenced academic achievement. (2) Learning facilities have no significant effect on academic achievement. (3) Achievement motivation influences academic achievement. (4) There is a joint effect of independent variables on academic achievement.

Prestasi akademik merupakan indikator keberhasilan mahasiswa di level pendidikan  tinggi. Karena pentingnya prestasi akademik, maka penting untuk melakukan riset tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi prestasi akademik mahasiswa. Tujuan utama dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi prestasi akademik mahasiswa. Terdapat tiga variabel bebas yaitu: posisi tempat duduk, sarana pembelajaran dan motivasi berprestasi. Sebanyak 181 responden dilibatkan dalam penelitian ini. Sampel di pilih secara acak dengan menyebarkan angket secara online menggunakan google form. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan regresi logistik biner. Model regresi logistik bertujuan untuk menggambarkan hubungan antara satu atau lebih variabel independen yang bersifat terus menerus, kategoris, atau biner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) posisi tempat duduk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap prestasi akademik. (2) Sarana pembelajaran tidak berpengaruh sgnifikan terhadap prestasi akademik. (3) Motivasi berprestasi berpengaruh terhadap prestasi akademik. (4) Terdapat pengaruh secara bersama-sama variabel bebas terhadap prestasi akademik.
Multidimensional Group Recommendations in the Health Domain
Authors: Stratigi Maria , Kondylakis Haridimos , Stefanidis Kostas
Published: March 2020

Providing useful resources to patients is essential in achieving the vision of participatory medicine. However, the problem of identifying pertinent content for a group of patients is even more difficult than identifying information for just one. Nevertheless, studies suggest that the group dynamics-based principles of behavior change have a positive effect on the patients’ welfare. Along these lines, in this paper, we present a multidimensional recommendation model in the health domain using collaborative filtering. We propose a novel semantic similarity function between users, going beyond patient medical problems, considering additional dimensions such as the education level, the health literacy, and the psycho-emotional status of the patients. Exploiting those dimensions, we are interested in providing recommendations that are both high relevant and fair to groups of patients. Consequently, we introduce the notion of fairness and we present a new aggregation method, accumulating preference scores. We experimentally show that our approach can perform better recommendations to small group of patients for useful information documents.
Model of Multi-branch Trees for Efficient Resource Allocation
Authors: Oyamaguchi Natsumi , Tajima Hiroyuki , Okada Isamu
Published: March 2020

Although exploring the principles of resource allocation is still important in many fields, little is known about appropriate methods for optimal resource allocation thus far. This is because we should consider many issues including opposing interests between many types of stakeholders. Here, we develop a new allocation method to resolve budget conflicts. To do so, we consider two points—minimizing assessment costs and satisfying allocational efficiency. In our method, an evaluator’s assessment is restricted to one’s own projects in one’s own department, and both an executive’s and mid-level executives’ assessments are also restricted to each representative project in each branch or department they manage. At the same time, we develop a calculation method to integrate such assessments by using a multi-branch tree structure, where a set of leaf nodes represents projects and a set of non-leaf nodes represents either directors or executives. Our method is incentive-compatible because no director has any incentive to make fallacious assessments.
Evaluating Dry Matter Production and Grain Yield of Dual-Purpose Winter Wheat Using Field Experiment and Modelling
Authors: Zeleke Ketema Tilahun
Published: March 2020

The potential of a winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Wedgetail to provide grazing and grain yield under different sowing times, grazing times, and watering regimes, under current and future climate, was investigated using field experiment and simulation modelling. For the field experiment, there were two watering treatments (unirrigated (D) and irrigated (I)) and four simulated grazing treatments (ungrazed, simulated grazed at growth stage (GS) 25, simulated grazed at growth stage (GS) 32, and grazed at both GS 25 and GS 32). These were designated as D0, D1, D2, and D3, respectively, for the unirrigated treatment and I0, I1, I2, and I3, respectively, for the irrigated treatment. It was found that the soil water depletion was significantly higher (p < 0.05) for the irrigated/ungrazed treatment than that for the simulated grazed treatment. The crop simulated grazed at GS 25 recovered quicker than the crop grazed at GS 32, especially for the unirrigated treatment. As the sowing time is delayed, above-ground dry matter (AGDM) production decreases. For D2 and D3, the amount of simulated grazed AGDM was 3.46 t ha−1 and 3.55 t ha−1, respectively. For I2 and I3, the amount of simulated grazed AGDM was 4.73 t ha−1 and 4.34 t ha−1, respectively. For D1, simulated grazing increased grain yield by 7%, while for D2 and D3, it increased by 18% and 24%, respectively. For I1, simulated grazing reduced grain yield by 16%, while for I2 and I3, it decreased by 42% and 42%, respectively. Simulation using the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) showed that, for winter wheat sown in the second week of March, the maximum AGDM expected one in two years at the ends of May, June, and July is 4.5 t ha−1, 5.8 t ha−1, and 6.8 t ha−1, respectively. If the crop is sown mid-April, these values are 0.8 t ha−1, 2.2 t ha−1, and 4.3 t ha−1, respectively. Yield did not show response to times of sowing from March to early April. The maximum value reached was about 4.5 t ha−1 when sown in the fourth week of March, after which it started decreasing and reached the lowest value of about 4.1 t ha−1 when sown by the end of May. The total above-ground dry matter (AGDM) obtained by grazing earlier during the feasible grazing period and again towards the end of this period was not significantly different from grazing only once towards the end of this period. The simulation results showed that winter wheat Wedgetail flowering date was less sensitive to sowing time and that yield did not show a significant response to times of sowing, with the maximum occurring for the fourth week of March sowing and the lowest for the fourth week of May sowing.
Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Are Involved in the Protective Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid Against Heat Damage in Chicken Testes
Authors: Xiong Yongjie , Yin Qirun , Li Jing , He Shaojun
Published: March 2020

Heat stress (HS) causes testicular injury, resulting in decreased fertility. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is a well-known antioxidant. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of ALA on HS-induced testicular damage in chickens. Histological changes; biomarkers of oxidative stress, including glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA); markers of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, including glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP); apoptosis-related modulators, including Bax, Bcl-2, and caspase 3, in testicular tissue and serum testosterone levels were evaluated in chickens under heat stress. Heat stress induces spermatogenic cell abnormalities in chicken testes. Compared to the HS group, the histomorphological abnormalities in testicular tissue were visibly ameliorated, with significant increases in the enzyme activities of GPx, SOD, and CAT, increased serum testosterone concentration, and decreased MDA levels in the ALA + HS group. Consistent with these results, compared with the HS group, the protein levels of GRP78, CHOP, caspase 3, and Bax were significantly decreased, whereas Bcl-2, StAR, and 3β-HSD protein levels were increased in the ALA + HS group. Collectively, these findings suggest that ALA significantly ameliorates the heat-induced histomorphological abnormalities in the testes and decreased testosterone production by potentiating the activities of anti-oxidative enzymes (GPx, SOD, and CAT), inhibiting ER stress-related apoptotic pathways (Bax, Bcl-2, and caspase 3), and increasing steroidogenic gene (StAR and 3β-HSD) expression in chickens.
Consumers’ Concerns and Perceptions of Farm Animal Welfare
Authors: Alonso Marta E. , González-Montaña José R. , Lomillos Juan M.
Published: March 2020

In this paper, we explore the evolution of consumers’ perceptions and concerns about the effects that intensification of production systems could have on the welfare of farm animals. Despite the differences in definitions of animal welfare that make perceptions about this complex subject extremely variable, there is a growing perception that farm animal welfare should be protected and improved. There is an increasing appreciation of animal welfare parameters over other quality attributes, and animal-friendly products are considered healthier, safer, tastier, more hygienic, authentic, environmentally friendly, and traditional by many consumers. The willingness to pay for the increases in price that higher levels of farm animal welfare could produce could be promoted by means of adequate information about management and housing conditions of the different farming species. Welfare-friendly products that are properly labeled with clear information provided by an internationally accepted, transparent, and traceable monitoring system will increase consumers’ confidence in the food chain participants. Both consumers and citizens have the opportunity to improve the welfare of millions of farmed animals now and in the future, consumers by assuming their responsibility at the buying point, purchasing welfare-friendly products, and citizens by driving legislation to achieve some minimum standard of welfare conditions that could meet animals’ needs.
Performance and Meat Quality of Dual-Purpose Cockerels of Dominant Genotype Reared on Pasture
Authors: Englmaierová Michaela , Skřivan Miloš , Taubner Tomáš , Skřivanová Věra
Published: March 2020

The culling of layer cockerels due to economic inefficiency is an ethical problem. Organic or free-range fattening of these cockerels or dual-purpose genotypes breeding is a possible solution to this problem. The aim of the study was to assess the differences in performance and meat quality characteristics in dual-purpose cockerels Dominant of three genotypes (Dominant Sussex D 104, Dominant Brown D 102 and Dominant Tinted D 723, 100 cockerels per genotype) with access to pasture. The cockerels were housed in mobile boxes on the pasture herbage from the 50th to 77th day of age (stocking density: 0.108 m2/bird). The highest body weight on the 77th day of age (p < 0.001) and the nonsignificantly lowest feed conversion was achieved by Dominant Brown D 102 cockerels (1842 g and 2.79, respectively). Non-significantly higher pasture herbage intake on the 70th day of age was recorded in genotype Dominant Brown D 102 (7.41 g dry matter (DM)/bird/day) and Dominant Tinted D 723 (7.52 g DM/bird/day). The pasture herbage contained 56.9 mg/kg DM α-tocopherol, 170.3 mg/kg DM zeaxanthin and 175.0 mg/kg DM lutein and had a favourable n6/n3 ratio (0.26). The boiled meat of cockerels Dominant Tinted D723 showed the highest tenderness based on both the sensory evaluation (p = 0.022) and the value of shear force (p = 0.049). This corresponds with a higher (p < 0.001) cross-sectional area and muscle fibre diameter in these chickens. The highest content of n3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic, clupanodonic and docosahexaenoic acids) in breast meat were found in Dominant Sussex D104 chickens (p < 0.001). In contrast, a significantly higher α-tocopherol content (p < 0.001) and higher oxidative stability (p = 0.012) were found in Dominant Brown D102 (4.52 mg/kg and 0.282 mg/kg) and Dominant Tinted D 723 chickens (4.64 mg/kg and 0.273 mg/kg) in comparison with the Dominant Sussex D104 genotype (3.44 mg/kg and 0.313 mg/kg). The values of the atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes were the lowest (p < 0.001) in meat from Dominant Brown D102 chickens. Moreover, a lower cholesterol content (p < 0.001) was recorded from the genotypes Dominant Brown D102 (396 mg/kg) and Dominant Tinted D723 (306 mg/kg) chickens, contrary to the Dominant Sussex D104 cockerels (441 mg/kg). It can be concluded that cockerels Dominant Brown D102 are a suitable genotype for free-range rearing due to higher performance and higher pasture herbage intake, which positively influences meat quality, whereas the meat of Dominant Sussex D104 cockerels shows higher amounts of n3 fatty acids and lower n6/n3 ratios.
Common Feeding Practices Pose A Risk to the Welfare of Horses When Kept on Non-Edible Bedding
Authors: Baumgartner Miriam , Boisson Theresa , Erhard Michael H. , Zeitler-Feicht Margit H.
Published: March 2020

During the evolution of the horse, an extended period of feed intake, spread over the entire 24-h period, determined the horses’ behaviour and physiology. Horses will not interrupt their feed intake for more than 4 h, if they have a choice. The aim of the present study was to investigate in what way restrictive feeding practices (non ad libitum) affect the horses’ natural feed intake behaviour. We observed the feed intake behaviour of 104 horses on edible (n = 30) and non-edible bedding (n = 74) on ten different farms. We assessed the duration of the forced nocturnal feed intake interruption of horses housed on shavings when no additional roughage was available. Furthermore, we comparatively examined the feed intake behaviour of horses housed on edible versus non-edible bedding. The daily restrictive feeding of roughage (2 times a day: n = 8; 3 times a day: n = 2), as it is common in individual housing systems, resulted in a nocturnal feed intake interruption of more than 4 hours for the majority (74.32%, 55/74) of the horses on shavings (8:50 ± 1:25 h, median: 8:45 h, minimum: 6:45 h, maximum: 13:23 h). In comparison to horses on straw, horses on shavings paused their feed intake less frequently and at a later latency. Furthermore, they spent less time on consuming the evening meal than horses on straw. Our results of the comparison of the feed-intake behaviour of horses on edible and non-edible bedding show that the horses’ ethological feeding needs are not satisfied on non-edible bedding. If the horses accelerate their feed intake (also defined as “rebound effect”), this might indicate that the horses‘ welfare is compromised. We conclude that in addition to the body condition score, the longest duration of feed intake interruption (usually in the night) is an important welfare indicator of horses that have limited access to roughage.