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Bureaucratic Reform in an Era of Uncertainty and Change: Relinquish the Bureaucratic Polity Model by Evolving Governance
Authors: Ramadhan Naufal Hanif , Isbandono Prasetyo , Prastyawan Agus , Rahayu Eka Puji
Published: May 2022

“Public policy is intellectual activities in the political process” – Prof. Eko Prasojo The pandemic’s shockwave has reverberated around the world, shocking government agencies at all levels of concern, including health, economics, technology, tourism, and industry. These occurrences signal the start of the VUCA era, which can be defined as the world we live in today, in which change is rapid, unpredictable, and influenced by a variety of difficult-to-control factors, and truth and reality have become highly subjective. In this context, government bureaucrats are confronted with a slew of challenges. Because the legitimacy of government supremacy in politics cannot be avoided, bureaucratic reform is becoming increasingly difficult. After all, the bureaucratic system in Indonesia is still classified as a bureaucratic polity model, according to Karl D. Jackson, in which policymaking is based on political interests and proximity to stakeholders. This is demonstrated by the fact that most seats in government institutions are held by groups with political backgrounds, which will, of course, have an impact on policymaking. To respond to these dynamics, an ideal and measurable special treatment is required. The results of the Government’s evaluation in dealing with the bureaucracy served as the primary source of information in this research for considering the major points of bureaucratic reform. The main proposal developed is to improve state governance by abandoning the bureaucratic-polity model. These efforts can be carried out in the following ways: (1) bad governance will be improved through the development of governance 2.0 with the values of collaborative governance and good governance; (2) Indonesia’s multi-level governance packaged in the regional autonomy system prevents the Central Government from intervening deeply, necessitating a strategy that is evenly distributed in all sectors, namely by implementing minimum policies at the evidence-based policy level; and (3) in the VUCA era, which is characterized by uncertainty and change, this bottom-up transformation must be accompanied by a strategy to establish a communication corridor that connects all parts of the country.
Keywords: bureaucratic reform, VUCA era, governance 2.0, bureaucratic polity, public policy
Implementation of Work from Home Policy at PT. Masaji Tatanan Kontainer Indonesia
Authors: Chrisyanto Nadia Shafira , Noviyanti . , Effendi Isnaini Fitria
Published: May 2022

Policy implementation is the process of putting government regulations into effect. The Government issued a policy regarding working from home (WFH) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The goal of this study was to describe how the Surabaya Mayor’s Regulation Number 16 of 2020 Regarding Guidelines for Large-Scale Social Restrictions in Handling Corona Virus Disease 2019 were implemented in the city of Surabaya. This article used a qualitative approach and descriptive research methods. George Edward III’s theory, which includes indicators such as communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucratic structure, was the focus of this investigation. Primary and secondary data sources were used to inform the analysis of the WFH policies. The findings of this study revealed that policy communication had dimensions of uneven transmissions due to the division head’s inability to provide details related to the WFH schedule. Also, policy implementers had a lack of understanding of the unclear information. Other challenges included appropriate resources for providing facilities and infrastructure; implementing dispositions in the appointment of a Covid-19 Task Force; providing incentives in the form of subsidies for credit, UHT milk and vitamins for all employees; and changes in bureaucratic structure following WFH policy procedures such as standby on-call and filling in attendance through spreadsheets. We therefore conclude that PT. Masaji Tatanan Container Indonesia, in Greges Jaya, Surabaya needs to evaluate its communications and ensure policy implementers develop their understanding to reduce unclear information in each division of the company.
Keywords: policy implementation, work from home, Covid-19
Hybrid Government: Mixed and Hybrid Models of Public Service Delivery in Disadvantaged, Foremost and Outermost Regions
Authors: Aripin Sofjan , Rulinawaty Rulinawaty
Published: May 2022

The realization of public services can be hampered by a lack of resources owned by local governments. In such cases, multi-actor governance or hybrid government has been identified as a critical alternative to improve governance solutions. Hybrid government is difficult to assess. In the market economy, hybrids play a role. We find that, depending on the hybrid government model, providing alternative services in the lagged, frontier and outermost areas can result in an increase or decrease in public services in terms of distribution, procedure and legality. This research examined different types of health services, including the Covid-19 vaccine, mass circumcision, cleft lip correction, and services for stunting. The three types of justice considered were: (1) distributive justice; (2) procedural justice; and (3) recognition justice. According to the findings, the implications of health-care policy for hybrid governments are: 1) transparent decision-making regarding the distribution of costs and benefits; 2) maintain public trust; and 3) use of experts combined with local community mutual assistance to identify the current and future environment.
Keywords: hybrid government, public-private partnerships, hybrid delivery, public service
Exclusion of Smallholders in the Indonesia Palm Oil Industry
Authors: Rahayu Neneng Sri , Nugroho Alih Aji , Yusuf Rima Ranintya
Published: May 2022

Indonesia produces and exports the most palm oil in the world. In practice, palm oil farmers are regarded as one of the most important contributors to the global palm oil industry chain’s trajectory. Farmers were actively involved in the Core-Plasma Plantation mechanism with the Member Primary Credit Cooperative (KKPA) scheme. However, putting this ideal picture into practice proved difficult, resulting in a slew of issues. Conflicts frequently arose as a result of the KKPA in Riau Province, home to Indonesia’s largest palm oil plantation. Community advocacy teams in three villages in Tambang District, Kampar Regency, informed the Regent about the polemics that occurred in the KPPA nucleus-plasma scheme involving village unit cooperatives, the community, and parent companies. The goal of this article was to investigate how the KKPA was implemented, and how it resulted in smallholders being excluded. This qualitative study relied on interviews with cooperative management, farmer groups, PTPN (a state-owned enterprise in the plantation sector) as the core company, plantation officers and farmers in Riau Province. The study was conducted from May to June 2021, and it revealed that the KKPA’s implementation was far from ideal. Farmers were excluded from the development of the palm oil industry. Parties’ rights and obligations were subject to asymmetrical information or bias. Farmers have lost control of their own land as a result of the size of the deduction from their harvest. The data on the debts and total instalments that have been paid must be made public so that the public is aware of the shortfall and timeframe.
Keywords: exclusion of palm oil smallholders, nucleus-people plantations, KKPA
The Role of Transformational Leaders in Implementing Change: A Case Study of Bureaucratic Simplification in the Central and Regional Governments of Indonesia
Authors: Lumban Gaol Porman , Tumanggor Budi Fernando
Published: May 2022

The goal of this study was to look at how an effective leader can ensure that the process of change that occurs within the scope of the Indonesian Central and Local Government agencies as a result of the implementation of echelon III, IV and V shifting policies can be effectively managed. Data were collected through interviews, field observations and document analysis. The role of organizational members could not be separated from that of leaders in the organization in terms of how the leader can provide direction to their subordinates in anticipating the changes and developments that are required. The presence of a leader in an organization is thought to be very important because the leader plays a strategic role in achieving organizational goals. A good leader in an organization or company must be able to carry out his or her responsibilities in accordance with his or her organization’s policies and rules.
Keywords: leader, organization, change
Optimization of Micro Waqf Bank's Ability to Support Micro and Small Businesses
Authors: Rizki Muhammad , Sari Nurmita , Widjayanti Arifiani
Published: May 2022

Poverty and income inequality are the most complex issues we face, and they affect people at all levels of society. Poverty is a global humanitarian issue that continues to be a major concern in all parts of the globe. The percentage of people living in poverty in West Nusa Tenggara is higher than the national average. Waqf is an economic pillar that is expected to help micro and small-scale businesses succeed. Micro Waqf Bank (BWM) is a Sharia microfinance institution formed by OJK and the National Amil Zakat Institution, with a capital scheme that is unique to BWM. The goal of this research was to figure out how to improve BWM’s ability to assist micro and small businesses in Central Lombok. Qualitative descriptive methods were used by the researcher. It was found that strategies to maximize the role of waqf banks for micro and small businesses in the vicinity of Islamic boarding schools can be developed based on the findings of BWM ATQIA’s SWOT analysis of cash waqf management. According to the findings, strategies that can be implemented include increasing the sense of responsibility among members of the customer group, strengthening the support of Islamic boarding schools in conducting marketing while also providing an understanding of the law of usury, developing appealing programs that are in high demand by customers or the public, displaying customers’ products in front of the audience, and decorating the office in a pleasing manner.
Keywords: optimization, Micro Waqf Bank, micro and small enterprises, SWOT
The Business Strategy of the Indonesian Air Transportation Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: ADRIWATI Adriwati
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine the airline industry’s business strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic. This investigation focused on PT Garuda Indonesia. A qualitative approach was used, and the research was descriptive in nature. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with key informants and Garuda Indonesia service users, such as the Senior Manager for Operations and Engineering, Garuda Indonesia ticket sales customer service officers, airport officers, PT Garuda employees, and Garuda Indonesia plane passengers. The data were analyzed using the SWOT method. According to the findings, during the COVID-19 pandemic, PT Garuda Indonesia implemented several business strategies, including providing safe and comfortable facilities for Garuda Indonesia airline passengers by implementing strict health procedures, and expanding the cargo service business through freight forwarding services. Sponsors of other companies who wanted to promote their products on Garuda planes could use the digital KIRIM AJA. It can be concluded that PT Garuda Indonesia is acutely aware of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on its business continuity and has been attempting to implement various strategies to survive the pandemic by first assessing the company’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as the opportunities and challenges it faces.
Keywords: air transportation, COVID-19, business strategy, SWOT analysis
Vertical Collaborative Governance in Corporate University Implementation at a Regional Tax Office
Authors: Purnomo Junaedi , Susanti .
Published: May 2022

A corporate university is an organization that brings together the learning in an organization and capacity development. The Financial Education and Training Agency (BPPK) in the Financial Education and Training Center (BDK) in Yogyakarta is applying lessons within the relevant regional offices of the Directorate General of Tax (Kanwil DJP) of Jawa Tengah II, specifically with account representative officers in the tax office (KPP). The learning process of a corporate university can be achieved with vertical synchronization and collaborative governance between regional offices. The purposes of a corporate university can be achieved through the optimal and sustainable efforts of the Ministry of Finance. Limitations include: the size of the region’s work, the large number of participants (around 400 persons), the annual period of implementation, and changes in the policy and internal organization of the DJP.
Keywords: collaborative governance, corporate university, learning, implementation, limitations
Türk Din Musikisinde Nevbe Formu ve Keyyâlîyye Tarîkindeki İcrasının İncelenmesi
Authors: ERDAŞ Safiye Şeyda
Published: May 2022

Yaklaşık bir asır öncesine kadar icrasının yaygın olarak devam ettiği fakat bugün örneklerine coğrafyamızda pek de rastlayamadığımız nevbe üzerine yaptığımız bu çalışma ile onun farklı mekân ve zamanlardaki icrası hakkında yeni bilgiler açığa çıkmıştır.

Sn. Hasan Sevil’in şahsi gayretleri ile kayıt altına alınan nevbe kaydından ilk kez 2018 yılında haberdar olduk ve 2021 yılı itibari ile yaklaşık bir saatlik bu kayıt üzerinde çalışmaya başladık. 14 kişinin katılımı ile yapılan bu icranın akışını inceledik ve bazı neşîde ve ilâhileri notaya aldık. Güfte eksiklerimiz ve nevbenin icra edilişi ile ilgili ayrıntılı bilgi için nevbe reîsi Şeyh Muhammed Keyyâli ile görüştük.

Keyyâli ailesi, Şeyh İsmail Keyyâlî’den itibaren Halep’te tasavvufi geleneği devam ettirmiştir. 2013 senesinde mücbir sebeplerden dolayı ailenin bir kısmı Türkiye’ye göç etmiştir. Bu şekilde hakkında çok da fazla bilgi sahibi olmadığımız İsmail Keyyâlî, Keyyâliyye tariki ve tasavvufî kültürü hakkında yeni bilgiler edinmiş olduk. Bu çalışma ile Keyyâlîyye örneği üzerinden nevbe formunun genel akışını ve bazı neşîde örneklerini vermeyi amaçladık, kayıt içerisindeki bütün icraların notasyonu makale formatının hacmi için fazla olacağından bunları daha geniş bir çalışmada ele almayı uygun gördük.
¿Existe impacto de las Políticas Europeas de Innovación Regional en las empresas? Análisis del programa FEDER-Innterconecta del Fondo Tecnológico 2007-2013 en Galicia
Authors: Sande Veiga Diego
Published: May 2022

Se efectúa una evaluación del impacto del programa de innovación FEDER-Innterconecta en los principales indicadores de resultados y de crecimiento empresarial en Galicia. La Comunidad Autónoma, clasificada con el Objetivo Convergencia por la Unión Europea, fue beneficiaria del Fondo Tecnológico 2007-2013, siendo este cuantioso recurso parte de los Fondos Estructurales. El análisis propuesto se centra en las dos primeras convocatorias gallegas del programa FEDER-Innterconecta pertenecientes a este Fondo Tecnológico, cuyo período de ejecución se extendió hasta 2015 incluido. El presente estudio valora la participación de las empresas en este programa partiendo de los datos de los indicadores a nivel microeconómico (proyectos, fondos percibidos, redes conformadas, ingresos, resultado del ejercicio, etc.), para lo que se han considerado factores como el sector y el tamaño de las empresas, etc. La evolución de los indicadores observados muestra la falta de eficiencia en el aprovechamiento de los recursos a la hora de promover el empleo y la mejora de los resultados empresariales en un contexto de crisis económica sistémica. Más allá de las conclusiones extraídas, el estudio permitirá enriquecer la planificación, diseño e implementación de las políticas de investigación, desarrollo e innovación en el futuro.

Recibido: 22 noviembre 2021Aceptado: 17 enero 2022
Pilgrimage Penumbras
Authors: Coleman Simon
Published: May 2022

This chapter explores rituals in and around pilgrimage shrines and wider landscapes and presents a new theoretical vocabulary to describe such rituals, including notions of laterality and penumbra. It focuses on ethnographic work at the Catholic and Anglican (Anglo-Catholic) shrines of Walsingham, Norfolk, but also show how the analytical concepts presented can be applied to other contexts, including Medjugorje, English cathedrals, and Puri. The chapter compares the terms with other increasingly important pilgrimage tropes, including notions of porosity and palimpsest, and shows how they relate to such theorists as Michel de Certeau, Maurice Bloch and Alfred Gell.
Enclaving and Entraining
Authors: Coleman Simon
Published: May 2022

This chapter explores articulations between pilgrimage, mobility, and political economy. It compares pilgrimage not just to tourism and heritage but also to forms of migration, refugeehood, and diaspora. The chapter discusses whether and how pilgrimage mobilities link to neoliberal understandings of economy and development, and it contrasts the enclaved mobility of travelers on the Camino to the entrained mobilities of migrants who use pilgrimage as a means of linking to wider civic and public spheres that are normally denied to them. The political role of the Virgin Mary as a dominant symbol articulated across pilgrimage sites is examined and linked to questions of social and cultural recognition. Cases examined include the Hajj, the Cuban shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, and the Guadalupano torch run.
Adopting for God
Authors: Chung Soojin
Published: May 2022

Adopting for God focuses on the role of adoption evangelists in the transnational adoption movement between the United States and East Asia. It argues that both evangelical and ecumenical Christians challenged Americans to redefine traditional familial values and rethink race matters. Evangelical social awareness, ecumenical missionaries’ active anti-racist propaganda, and the latter’s increasing interest in global friendship all contributed to the inauguration and spread of transnational adoptions from East Asia. By challenging the perspective that equates missionary humanitarianism with unmitigated cultural imperialism, this book offers a more complete and nuanced picture of the rise of an important twentieth-century movement. Adopting for God adds to the growing body of literature about how missionary cosmopolitanism changed America by underlining the ways adoption evangelists’ campaign for the adoption of mixed-race children challenged American perceptions of race and family.
Introduction
Authors: Edwards Korie Little , Oyakawa Michelle
Published: May 2022

This chapter introduces the central question of the book, then proceeds to outline how said question will be answered. It begins by contrasting the extensive involvement of black religious leaders in the civil rights movement and the 2012 Ohio voter mobilization effort with their near total lack of involvement in the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020. The question of why black religious leaders have been relatively inactive in the latter movement despite its massive popularity leads into the book’s larger focus: ​​when, how, and why do black religious leaders engage in broad-based mobilization and community activism in the twenty-first-century United States? The remainder of the chapter offers a glimpse into the authors’ arguments, explaining in brief how religious leaders effectively mobilized their congregations in 2012, what factors may be dissuading them from the Black Lives Matter movement, and how they make and act upon decisions more generally.
The Obama Effect
Authors: Edwards Korie Little , Oyakawa Michelle
Published: May 2022

The meaning of Barack Obama’s presidency for race relations in the United States has been analyzed and debated in both scholarly and popular venues. This chapter addresses this topic through the reflections of black religious leaders, capturing their views at a very particular moment in history, when the first black president was in office and the specter of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign had not yet emerged. We explore their thoughts on the Obama presidency to (1) inform how they think about race and racial identity in the United States and (2) understand why they may choose to collectively mobilize.
The Black Protestant Ethic
Authors: Edwards Korie Little , Oyakawa Michelle
Published: May 2022

This chapter addresses black ministers’ perspectives on social issues that negatively affect blacks in the United States. In response to questions asking their thoughts on whether they believed there were social problems unique to blacks and how these problems could be addressed, nearly all said they believed blacks’ socioeconomic disadvantage had to do with structural factors, often citing institutional racism and racial discrimination. This is consistent with other work. However, we found that many black religious leaders adhere to what we call a black Protestant ethic: a moral framework that recognizes systemic black socioeconomic disadvantage but also describes disadvantage as a personal, cultural, or family problem, seeks solutions to this disadvantage in white Western Protestantism, and emphasizes black responsibility.
A Different Ballgame
Authors: Edwards Korie Little , Oyakawa Michelle
Published: May 2022

This chapter explores black religious leaders’ perspectives and histories regarding different types of civic organizations and how they matter for their contemporary mobilization efforts. In three Ohio cities where we interviewed leaders in 2012, black-centered civic organizations were, for the most part, anemic and did not have wide appeal as vehicles for action among black religious leaders. Faith-based community organizing offered an alternative, and there was significant involvement among the people we interviewed. However, there was not consistent investment or satisfaction with the results of organizing with these organizations.
Jute, Class, and Catholicism
Authors: Whelehan Niall
Published: May 2022

The Ladies’ Land League found a receptive environment in Dundee, Scotland. The city’s Irish community comprised twice as many women as men—a highly distinctive gender balance in the Irish diaspora—and many of them worked in the booming jute industry. The visits of traveling agitators and the circulation of newspapers from Ireland and the United States were vital in bringing local supporters into conversation with the wider world of the Irish Land War. These supporters, who collected funds and attended rallies, are too often considered in the plural, as anonymous people grouped together by ethnic or political allegiances. This chapter investigates who they were and provides a textured analysis of diaspora activism with insights into how transnational movements translated into local settings. The picture that emerges challenges existing views of the Ladies’ Land League as a predominately middle-class affair. In Dundee the members were overwhelmingly working-class and their harsh experiences in the jute mills shaped their politicization. Local Catholic networks contributed significantly to the branches, yet clergymen did not direct their activities; rather, the members held considerable agency and the clergy largely responded to their initiatives.
The Mexico–Chicago Heroin Connection
Authors: Carey Elaine
Published: May 2022

With the heightened War on Drugs beginning in the 1970s, drug trafficking organizations embraced new technologies and transportation modalities while constructing cross-class and cross-ethnic alliances that reflected shifting power dynamics. The Herrera family organization was a nexus between old and new United States–Mexico organizations. Operating from Mexico’s Golden Triangle and Chicago, it evaded the attention of law enforcement due to its complex structures and flexible business practices. Even when enforcement agencies focused on taking down the Herreras, the family remained one step ahead by adapting certain practices, diversifying markets, shifting locations, expanding territories, and modernizing money laundering. The policing of the Herreras had a significant impact on the 1984 Comprehensive Criminal Control Act.
Cannabis Culture Wars
Authors: Dufton Emily
Published: May 2022

Over the course of two decades, in the 1970s and 1980s, a new outgrowth of the “cannabis culture wars” was waged in the United States. These were battles over the role and accessibility of marijuana in America, fought not by state actors but by common citizens—concerned parents, magazine writers, and lawyers—who used elements of public discourse, like publications, conferences and lobbying groups, to convince lawmakers and voters of the safety, or danger, of cannabis use. Focusing explicitly on the threat increased access to cannabis posed to adolescents, the cannabis culture wars of late twentieth century brought debates over marijuana’s safety and hazards back to the public stage for the first time since the “Reefer Madness” era of the 1930s. As the two sides wavered between earnest activism and mockery, the movement toward legalization we see today was paved by these important discussions, which ultimately framed legalization as a protective measure for the public health and safety of some of the country’s most innocent and dispossessed populations.
The War on Drugs in Mexico
Authors: Teague Aileen
Published: May 2022

Mexico quickly came into the crosshairs of external interdiction efforts during the US War on Drugs, beginning in the 1960s. Though scholars have often focused on US actions and resources in Mexican drug control, particularly the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), this essay examines how this aspect of the US drug war was shaped by Mexico’s internal politics. This transnational and international analysis of America’s War on Drugs helps to explain the limits of US anti-drug interventions in production countries such as Mexico.
Coping and Treatment
Authors: Fennel Dana
Published: May 2022

Chapters 6 and 7 are about the help-seeking stage of the OCD trajectory. Chapter 6 demonstrates how people have metaphorically formed a marriage with their OCD. They have been using their compulsions and other coping tactics to manage their thoughts—everything from avoiding things related to their thoughts, to seeking reassurance from other people, altering their diets, journaling, and exercising. These are all aspects of what can be referred to as the “daily grind.” While some strategies may be beneficial, others are not. Therefore, professional treatment commonly involves patients attempting to give up aspects of this relationship to form a new one with medication, or taking their thoughts and behaviors to therapy and hoping to revamp the relationship. The chapter explores this process and its difficulties. For instance, popular approaches to treating OCD involve people confronting their fears in therapy and recognizing how certain coping behaviors can reinforce obsessions or compulsions. Family and people close to those with OCD have also formed a relationship with the OCD. This chapter discusses the resulting complexities of treating the OCD.
Fenomenologia przestrzeni turystycznej
Authors: Kowalczyk Andrzej
Published: May 2022

Pojęcie przestrzeni turystycznej, chociaż jest jednym z częściej używanych określeń w badaniach nad turystyką, jest różnie pojmowane. Podobnie, jak termin „przestrzeń geograficzna” jest ono często stosowane intuicyjnie, w bardzo różnych kontekstach. W prezentowanym artykule podjęto próbę poddania analizie określenia „przestrzeń turystyczna” z punktu widzenia geografii, ale z wykorzystaniem ujęcia fenomenologicznego.
Przestrzeń turystyczna – próba nowego spojrzenia
Authors: Więckowski Marek
Published: May 2022

W niniejszym artykule autor próbuje odpowiedzieć na podstawowe pytanie: czym jest współczesna przestrzeń turystyczna w dobie ogromnego wzrostu przepływów, wręcz przesunięcia z przestrzeni miejsc do przestrzeni przepływu (ów)? W pracy szczególny nacisk położony jest na to, w jaki sposób definiować przestrzeń, która obecnie w szczególny sposób jest wielofunkcyjna. Autor podejmuje próbę określenia przestrzeni turystycznej jako nowego bytu opartego na polifunkcjnonalności (różnego funkcjonowania i wykorzystania tej samej przestrzeni w tym samym momencie i w różnych sezonach), wieloskalowości (swoistego overlapingu przestrzeni turystycznych w zależności od rozpatrywanej skali), a także jej wielopłaszczyznowości, oraz na polimotywacyjności kreatorów i użytkowników, a może nawet multirelatywności.
Miejska przestrzeń turystyczna. Metody badań. Ewolucja i jej prawidłowości
Authors: Liszewski Stanisław
Published: May 2022

W prezentowanej pracy, która jest próbą podsumowania cyklu badań prowadzonych nad miejską przestrzenią turystyczną w ramach seminarium magisterskiego z geografii turyzmu w UŁ, autor zweryfikował i uzupełnił dotychczasową definicję tej przestrzeni oraz przetestował metodę analizy treści przewodników w ujęciu dynamicznym. Określił również związki i zależności między strukturą i wielkością form miejskiej przestrzeni turystycznej i zachodzącymi w niej zmianami a liczbą mieszkańców, przeszłością i funkcją miasta.
Wpływ turystyki na rozwój przestrzenny miejscowości nadmorskich. Wybrane aspekty
Authors: Durydiwka Małgorzata , Duda-Gromada Katarzyna
Published: May 2022

W artykule przedstawiono główne trendy rozwoju miejscowości nadmorskich na świecie oraz w Polsce. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na przestrzenne aspekty tego rozwoju. Na podstawie zróżnicowania morfologicznego miejscowości nadmorskich w Polsce można wyróżnić dwie formy tych miejscowości: ośrodki o wyraźnie heterogenicznej strukturze funkcjonalno-przestrzennej, w których obiekty (obszary) o turystycznym wykorzystaniu sąsiadują z innymi obiektami (obszarami), oraz ośrodki o heterogenicznej strukturze funkcjonalno-przestrzennej, w których mamy do czynienia z pewną punktową lub przestrzenną izolacją funkcji turystycznej.
Przemiany struktury przestrzennej wybranych małych i średnich miast Polski centralnej (planowanie jako czynnik rozwoju)
Authors: Hanzl Małgorzata
Published: May 2022

Autorka w swojej pracy poddaje analizie cztery miasta Polski centralnej, które można zaliczyć do miast małych lub średnich. Obok badań stanu istniejącego oraz zapisanych w dokumentach planistycznych kierunków rozwoju, badaczka zwraca uwagę na stopień unifikacji struktury miejskiej i przedmiejskiej oraz najbliższego otoczenia miasteczek. Celem przyjętej perspektywy badawczej jest próba praktycznego sprawdzenia założeń teorii.
Przemiany przestrzenne a tożsamość małych miast w obszarze oddziaływania Krakowa
Authors: Wójtowicz-Wróbel Agnieszka
Published: May 2022

Małe miasta Krakowskiego Obszaru Metropolitalnego to ośrodki intensywnych przekształceń. Ich problemy przestrzenne i funkcjonalne, zapoczątkowane w okresie gospodarki centralnie sterowanej, są szczególnie zauważalne po 20 latach przemian społeczno-gospodarczych. Lokalizacja w Krakowskim Obszarze Metropolitalnym pociąga za sobą z jednej strony możliwości rozwoju opartego na tradycji relacji z Krakowem, z drugiej natomiast stwarza zagrożenie ujednolicania struktury funkcjonalno-przestrzennej małych miast w procesie intensywnych przemian. Przykładem miejscowości, której liczne walory i wieloaspektowa tożsamość miejsca ulega zatracaniu na skutek współczesnych przemian są Niepołomice.
Quality Evaluation of Bread Produced from Wheat Flour (Triticum aevistivum) Fortified with Date Flour (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
Authors: Bolaji Olusola Timothy , Adeyeye Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan , Akinboyo Bukola Esther
Published: May 2022

Background: This study was carried out to evaluate the quality of bread produced from wheat flour (Triticum aevistivum) fortified with date flour (Phoenix dactylifera L.). Methods: Bread samples were produced from blends of wheat flour and date flour at varying proportions of (100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40 and 50:50) respectively. Proximate composition, physical, functional and pasting properties and sensory response were carried out on the bread samples. Result: The results showed that the moisture, protein, fat, fibre, ash and carbohydrate content were in the range of 8.54-16.81%, 12.71-14.59%, 1.00-1.90%, 0.98-1.39%, 3.83-4.62% and 61.59-72.32% respectively. The lightness (L*), redness (a*) and yellowness (b*) ranged 24.41-52.26%, 5.59-51.51% and 23.28-55.76%, respectively. The value for peak, trough, breakdown, final viscosity, setback, peak time and pasting temperature ranged from 1090.50-1690.50 RVU, 622.00-1158.50 RVU, 251.50-651.00 RVU, 1494.50-1816.50 RVU, 343.00-985.00 RVU, 4.29-5.68 min and 80.06-90.39°C respectively. The values of taste, aroma, texture, appearance and overall acceptability ranged from 4.37-6.40, 4.47-6.33, 4.07-6.33, 4.20-6.30 and 4.23-7.37 respectively. Supplementation of 40% date flour into wheat flour gave bread with highest sensory value of 7.37 for overall acceptability. The bread sample produced with 60% wheat flour/40% date flour is recommended to consumers due to its high sensory scores.
Energy Assessment of Manual Transplanting Rice and Dry Direct Seeding Rice Production Systems in Combined Nalgonda District, Telangana
Authors: Venkat Regatti , Mohan S. Sai , Rahaman S. , Vinayak M. , Babu B. Hari , Reddy K.V.S. Rami
Published: May 2022

Background: Rice is the major crop in India in terms of area, production and consumption. Rice occupies about 23% of the gross cropped area and 35% of the total area under food grains in the country. Rice is of one key importance to the economy as well as a staple food for Telangana people, requiring about 50 lakh tons annually to feed the state population. In recent times the area under rice cultivation has been increased and is expected to hit the one crore acre mark by rabi season 2022. In any type of crop production system an accountability of inputs, energy spent, yield and costs must be monitored, by that one can modify it or substitute it for obtaining the better results. Methods: Due to decline in the share of agriculture workers in the country, there is a need to adopt new technologies in rice cultivation. Dry direct seeding of rice refers to direct sowing of rice seeds in the dry field rather than by transplanting seedlings from the nursery. A study was conducted to compute the inputs and energy consumptions in manual transplanted rice production (MTR) and dry direct seeding rice production (DDSR) methods of paddy cultivation in the combined Nalgonda district of Telangana State, during 2020-21. Firstly, the different operations performed in these two methods were listed out, then by using suitable energy equivalents total energy consumed in two methods of operations were calculated. Result: The human energy spent in the manual transplanted rice production and dry direct seeded rice productions were 506 and 92.84 MJ/ha respectively. Specific energy noted for dry direct seeded rice production and manual transplanted rice productions were 2.10 and 2.28 MJ/kg respectively. A total saving of Rs. 16,000/- ha-1 was recorded by practicing the dry direct seeded rice production method over the manual transplanted rice production method. On comparing both the methods for overall energy consumption, manual energy consumption and cost of cultivation DDSR method was found to be more efficient than MTR method in the district.
A Comparative Study of Maternal-Fetal Outcomes in Pregnant Women With Induction of Labor and Spontaneous Onset of Labor in a Rural Tertiary Care Center
Authors: Sangwan Vijayata , Khandelwal Shivani , Upadhaya Manisha , Lakra Pinkey , Sangwan Mukeshkumar , Siwach Sunita , Mahendru Rajiv
Published: May 2022

OBJECTIVE

The present prospective observational study was conducted to study the incidence, indications, and outcomes of induction of labor in a tertiary care center.

MATERIAL AND METHOD

The study group of this prospective cross-sectional study was constituted by all term pregnant women underwent trial of labor. The whole study group was further subdivided in two groups, group 1: Was having all pregnant women with spontaneous onset of labor pains and group 2 was containing all pregnant women underwent induction of labor. For induction only prostaglandins (PGE1 25 microgram tablet and PGE2 gel) were used. The measure of outcome included assessment of the incidence of induction in term pregnant women, major indications of induction of labor, duration of labor, mode of delivery, intrapartum and postpartum maternal-fetal complications and duration of hospital stay. The study group included 3264 pregnant women and was differentiated into group 1 with 2,588 pregnant women and group 2 with 676 pregnant women.

RESULTS

The incidence of induction was 20.71%. Major indications of induction were a fetus who was postdates, premature rupture of membranes, and preeclampsia. The average duration of the induction to delivery interval was 19.13 ± 15.14 hours (hrs.) and admission to delivery interval in the spontaneous labor group was 8.79 ± 07.18 hrs. The incidence of cesarean delivery was 19.52% in the induction group (gp2). Failed induction was the most common indication of lower segment cesarean section (CS). The incidence of CS was 15.99% in spontaneous group (gp1) and fetal distress was most common indication in this group. With this study, we found the importance of rest after the induction process was completed. During this watchful rest period, 51 pregnant women delivered vaginally. The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and neonatal death rate was more in group 1.

CONCLUSION

This study revealed that the incidence and indications of induction of labor among term pregnant women were similar to developed countries in spite of active physical life. The complication rate, operative intervention and hospital stay was more with induction group.
Examination of the Relationship Between Dimensions of Perfectionism, Harm Avoidance and Incompleteness in College Students
Authors: Robinson Anthony , Stasik-O’Brien Sara M. , Schneider Jonathan , Calamia Matthew
Published: May 2022

The present study aimed to examine the relationship between perfectionism, OCD symptom dimensions, harm avoidance, and incompleteness at varying levels (i.e., higher-order/subscale) in college students. College students (n= 548) completed measures of perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, harm avoidance and incompleteness. The results revealed that all five higher-order dimensions of perfectionism were related to incompleteness but only three were related to harm avoidance. Parallel mediation revealed an indirect relationship between concern for mistakes and doubts about actions and checking and cleaning behaviors, respectively, through incompleteness. An indirect relationship between concern for mistakes and doubts about actions with ordering, respectively, through both incompleteness and harm avoidance was found. However, incompleteness played a stronger role than harm avoidance in this relationship. These results suggest that incompleteness might be a stronger motivator than harm avoidance for perfectionistic individuals. Therefore, interventions targeting incompleteness should be implemented to potentially circumvent the development or worsening of obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
The Roles of Adherence and Usage Activity in Adolescents’ Intervention Gains During Brief Guided Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Authors: Hämäläinen Tetta , Kaipainen Kirsikka , Keinonen Katariina , Lappalainen Päivi , Puolakanaho Anne , Lappalainen Raimo , Kiuru Noona
Published: May 2022

Objective:This study investigated the roles of adherence and usage activity in adolescents’ (n= 161) gains during a 5-week web intervention program based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Method:Program adherence was calculated as adherence percentage in relation to intended usage, whereas completion percentage, usage time, and usage weeks were used as indicators for usage activity. Subjective well-being was measured by self-reported life satisfaction and stress before and after the intervention.

Results:First, regression analysis results showed that higher adherence predicted an increase in life satisfaction during intervention. Second, three subgroups of adolescents were identified usingK-means cluster analysis in regard to adherence, usage activity and intervention gains: (1) “Adhered, committed users with relatively large intervention gains” (35%), (2) “Less committed users with no intervention gains” (42%), and (3) “Non-committed users with no intervention gains” (23%). The results showed that the highest gains from the Youth Compass intervention program are most likely obtained when the program is used as intended in its design. In addition, time investment and engagement in doing exercises seem as important as filling the minimum adherence criterion.

Conclusions:The results support the feasibility of ACT-based web intervention programs in promoting adolescent well-being, although more attention should be paid to motivating adolescents to commit to them and invest enough time in them.
Financial Capability, Financial Education, and Student Loan Debt: Expected and Unexpected Results
Authors: Zhang Yu , Fan Lu
Published: May 2022

This study used the 2015 National Financial Capability Study to investigate the relationships among financial capability, financial education, and student loan debt outcomes. Specifically, this study examines four student loan outcomes: delinquency, stress, preparation, and satisfaction among borrowers who obtained loans for themselves. Three forms of financial capability (objective financial knowledge, subjective financial knowledge, and perceived financial capability) and two forms of financial education (formal school/workplace education and informal parental education) were used as potential predictors in the study. The Probit regression results showed that expectedly, several financial capability and financial education factors were positively associated with desirable financial outcomes such as loan calculation and loan satisfaction, and negatively associated with undesirable outcomes such as loan stress and loan delinquency. However, this study also showed several unexpected results. For example, objective financial knowledge was negatively associated with loan calculation and loan satisfaction, and subjective knowledge and formal financial education were positively associated with loan delinquency.
Centers of Excellence in Cancer for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Authors: Scout NFN
Published: May 2022

To date, no centers of excellence (COEs) in sexual and gender minority (SGM) cancer have been founded but the particular challenges facing cancer care for this health disparity population fit well into the model of challenges COEs are usually created to address. This paper will scan the state of research and resources, pipeline development, and quality of care and overlay a common COE model to vision the benefits that might accrue in establishing SGM cancer COEs.
The Potential and Limitations of Domestic Homicide Review: A Response to Hope et al. (2021)
Authors: Rowlands James
Published: May 2022

This article responds to an article by Hope et al. (2021), in which they reported on an analysis of 22 Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) conducted in England and Wales into the domestic-abuse related deaths of men. While the analysis of DHRs individually and in aggregate is an important part of the process of learning from these tragedies, in this response I set out my concerns relating to both the use of DHRs by Hope et al. and also their findings. I highlight the absence of engagement with the literature around DHRs and/or the wider international family of Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFRs), as well as the decision to situate the study design and analysis of these deaths without reference to, or consideration of, the broader context of domestic homicide as a phenomenon. I also argue there is a lacuna in the findings, specifically as to the evidence of (alleged) domestic abuse by many of the men whose deaths were examined by these DHRs, the implications of which are overlooked. I conclude by emphasizing the potential learning from research into DHRs, in this case relating to the domestic abuse-related deaths of men, but also the need to recognize complexity in this endeavor.
Changing Farm Structure and Agricultural Commercialisation: Implications for Livelihood Improvements Among Small-Scale Farmers in Nigeria
Authors: Muyanga Milu , Aromolaran Adebayo, B. , Jayne Thomas, S. , Liverpool-Tasie Saweda , Awokuse Titus , Adelaja Adesoji , Obayelu, Elijah , Issa Fadlullah, O. , Lifeyo Yanjanani
Published: May 2022

Research in several African countries shows the rapid rise of a medium-scale farming (MSF) sector. While national development policy strategies within the region officially regard the smallholder farming sector as an important (if not the main) vehicle for achieving agricultural growth, food security, and poverty reduction objectives, the meteoric rise of emergent farmers warrants their inclusion in efforts to understand the changing nature of farm structure and food value chains in Africa. The main objective of this working paper is to examine MSF1 as a potential pathway toward increased agricultural commercialisation.
Fever in a Patient with a Central Venous Catheter Colonized by Pandoraea pnomenusa
Authors: Ramos Oliveira Susana , Costa Monteiro Isabel , Rodrigues Cristina , Soares Maria João
Published: May 2022

Pandoraea species are a newly described genus of multidrug-resistant, non-fermentative Gram-negative bacilli, mainly isolated from sputum samples of cystic fibrosis patients. In immunocompromised patients or with high antibiotic selective pressure, these pathogens are generally opportunistic and invasive. Although Pandoraea spp. are rare, the true incidence of these infections may be underestimated due to difficulties in microbial identification by phenotypic methods. We present the case of a 51-year-old woman, with new-onset fever after a prolonged hospitalization and multiple courses of antibiotics. Mass spectrometry assays identified Pandoraea pnomenusa in the blood cultures taken from the central venous catheter and in the catheter tip. Fever cessation after catheter removal suggests a catheter-related bloodstream infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first isolation of a Pandoraea spp. in Portugal, which should raise awareness to the emergence of these opportunistic and multidrug-resistant microorganisms, and the importance of its prompt identification.
An improved ViBe-based approach for moving object detection
Authors: Tang Guangyi , Ni Jianjun , Shi Pengfei , Li Yingqi , Zhu Jinxiu
Published: May 2022

Moving object detection is a challenging task in the automatic monitoring field, which plays a crucial role in most video-based applications. The visual background extractor (ViBe) algorithm has been widely used to deal with this problem due to its high detection rate and low computational complexity. However, there are some shortcomings in the general ViBe algorithm, such as the ghost area problem and the dynamic background problem. To deal with these problems, an improved ViBe approach is presented in this paper. In the proposed approach, a mode background modeling method is used to accelerate the process of the ghost elimination. For the detection of moving object in dynamic background, a local adaptive threshold and update rate is proposed for the ViBe approach to detect foreground and update background. Furthermore, an improved shadow removal method is presented, which is based on the HSV color space combined with the edge detection method. Finally, some experiments were conducted, and the results show the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed approach.