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The Constitutional Reform in Russia: Relevancy, Implementation, Prospects. Part 2. Amendments to the Constitution: Unsolved and New Issues and the Further Reformation Vector
Authors:   Teaching Assistant of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of the Law Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) Associate Professor of the Department of Municipal Law of the Law Institute of the Peoples` Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) PhD (Law), Boldyrev Oleg Yu.
Published: February 2021

The seriousness of the flaws in the 1993 Constitution of Russian Federation is a weighty argument in favor of its reform. However, it is important to answer the question whether the constitutional reform eliminated the main defects of the existing Constitution. The article shows that the Law on the amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation of March 14, 2020 No. 1-FKZ does not provide solutions to the most pressing problems, including those that justified its adoption, and, in addition, creates new problems and risks. Accordingly, the relevance of further constitutional reforms remains. A number of proposals have been formulated concerning their directions and forms.
Implementation of the Transformed Constitutional Model of Local Self-Government in Russia: First Steps
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of the Law Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) PhD (Law), Bazhenova Olga I.
Published: February 2021

The paper contains an analysis of the key amendments to Chapter 8 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The author emphasizes the fact that the constitutional foundation for the establishment of municipal government in the state is based not only on the principle of the unity of the public government system, which is now directly consolidated by the Constitution (Part 3 of Article 132), but requires a combination with the principle of independence of local self-government (Articles 3, 12 of the Constitution); this combination leads to building of a new system of interrelations between the state and local self-government. An important role in building of these interrelations within the framework of the transformed constitutional model of municipal government is allocated to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the legal positions it has expressed earlier, during the pre-reform period.
The Institution of Revision of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in the System of the Constitutional Law Branch
Authors:   Degree-Seeking Student of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of the Law Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Malofeev Konstantin V.
Published: February 2021

The article considers the issue of the place of the institution of the revision of the Constitution of the Russian Federation in the system of the constitutional law industry. In the absence of a special federal constitutional law on the Constitutional Assembly of the Russian Federation, the institutionalization of the revision of the Constitution is a difficult but urgent task.
Moral Ignorance as a Basis for State Deviant Activities
Authors:   Expert of the Legal Initiative Research Association PhD (Law), Trofimova Galina A.
Published: February 2021

The state of legal regulation of certain social relations often leads to the violation of the rights of citizens or even to their encouragement of illegal activities. The reason for this situation is the moral ignorance of legislators (other lawmakers), who choose, often purposefully, deviant behavior. The development and implementation of constitutional and legal offense, which determines the punishment for moral ignorance of state (municipal) authorities, that is, the use of an unlawful goal or unlawful methods of regulating legal relations, according to the author of the article, can create an effective barrier for offenses.
Modern Technologies in the Electoral Procedure: Peculiarities and Development Prospects
Authors:   Head of the Department of State and International Law of the Law Faculty of the Kuban State Agrarian University LL.D., Professor, Savchenko Marina S. , Likholatov Grigoriy S. ,   Chairperson of the Youth Public Council under the Electoral Commission of the Krasnodar Territory
Published: February 2021

This article discusses the possibility of using modern technologies in the organization and conduct of elections in Russia. The advantages and disadvantages of electronic voting are analyzed.
The Transformation of the Institution of Citizenship of the European Union in the FRG Laws
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Legal Regulation of Economic Operations of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation PhD (Law), Iksanov Ilya S.
Published: February 2021

The article studies the institution of citizenship in the Federal Republic of Germany (the “FRG”) and analyzes the constitutional provisions of the FRG laws regulating the institution of citizenship. The FRG institution of citizenship is also reviewed in this article from the European law standpoint. Special attention is paid to the correlation of the following concepts: “citizen of Germany”, “German” and “citizen of the European Union”. The concept of “German” is broader than the concept of a “citizen of Germany”, and not only the belonging to the German race is of importance for referring to “Germans”, but also the effective procedure for acceptance of interested parties in Germany.
Comparison of the outcomes of ‘component separation with mesh’, ‘component separation without mesh’ and ‘primary prosthetic repair’ methods in complex abdominal wall reconstruction
Authors: ARSLAN Ufuk , ERDOGDU Umut Eren
Published: February 2021

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the results of different surgical methods used in giant midline incision hernias.
Methods: The records of 90 patients operated on for a midline abdominal incisional hernia were reviewed retrospectively. The patients were divided into three groups based on the surgical method used primary prosthetic repair (PPR), component separation with mesh (CSM) and component separation without mesh (CS). Two-year follow-up results were compared.
Results: A statistically significant difference was noted between the groups in the transverse diameter measurement of the defect (p = 0.003). Subgroup analyses revealed that the median transverse diameter was higher in the CSM group than in the CS group (p = 0.003). There was also a statistically significant difference in the duration of surgery (p < 0.001), with a subgroup analysis revealing that the duration of surgery was longer in the CSM group than in the PPR and CS groups (PPR-CSM; p = 0.008, CSM-CS; p < 0.001). Recurrent incisional hernia, smoking and postoperative morbidity development were found to be statistically and significantly associated with recurrence (p = 0.005, p = 0.002, p < 0.001; respectively).
Conclusions: The use of the CSM method for the repair of giant incisional hernias may reduce recurrence.
Integrated Management of Metropolitan Areas in Romania
Authors: Danielewicz Justyna
Published: February 2021

The rapid urbanisation of the world leads, among others, to dynamic development of metropolitan areas. The functional relationships between territorial units which make up a metropolitan area mean that the preparation of economically, spatially and environmentally coherent strategies needs to be coordinated at the metropolitan level in order to prevent negative effects of metropolisation and to ensure sustainable development of such an area. This in turn requires that the approach towards managing development shifts in favour of governance and integrated strategies. The paper aims at assessing whether the integrated planning and management is used in metropolitan areas in Romania. The desk research method was applied to analyse Romanian legislation for metropolitan areas, integrated strategies for the development of metropolitan areas and reports on their implementation. Interviews with representatives of selected associations of metropolitan areas provided additional valuable insight.
Circling the square: Governance of the circular economy transition in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Authors: Heurkens Erwin , Dąbrowski Marcin
Published: February 2021

Circular economy (CE), the new ‘buzzword’ in urban and regional studies and policy debates, is about shifting from a linear production process towards a circular one in which the generation of waste is minimised, materials circulate in ‘closed loops’, and waste is not considered a burden but rather a resource that brings new economic opportunities. However, while there is a consensus on the need to facilitate a transition towards a circular economy, the governing of this endeavour remains extremely challenging because making a circular economy work requires cutting across sectoral, scalar, and administrative boundaries. Drawing on the sustainability transitions literature and the case of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, arguably one of the frontrunners on the strive towards a circular built environment and economy, the paper seeks to identify and understand barriers for CE transition at a regional scale. The findings underscore the multi-faceted nature of the challenge and offer lessons for the governance of emerging regional circular spatial-economic policies.
Waste material flow analysis in the Łódź Metropolitan Area
Authors: Czapiewski Konrad , Mazurek Damian , Traczyk Anna , Wójcik Marcin
Published: February 2021

The main sources of waste generation are: industry, municipal sector, and agriculture. Municipal waste is solid and liquid waste that arise in households, public utilities (trade, services, handicrafts) and municipal services (e.g. street cleaning and maintenance of green areas). The main aim of this paper are the analysis of the flow of municipal solid waste in Łódź Metropolitan Area, its composition, presentation of the process towards a more selective waste system, and the extraction of biodegradable waste from the MSW. The article is based on a report prepared within the Horizon 2020 project REPAiR “Resource Management in Peri-urban Areas: Going Beyond Urban Metabolism”.
Analisis Pelaksanaan Asesmen Perkembangan Anak
Authors: Nuralita Fajri Delia , Yuliati Nanik , Putu Indah Budyawati Luh
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan tentang analisis pelaksanaan asesmen perkembangan anak pada anak kelompok A2 di TK Dharma Wanita Tegal Gede Tahun Ajaran 2018-2019. Informan dalam penelitian ini yaitu guru kelas kelompok A2 dan kepala sekolah. Penelitian yang dilakukan menggunakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil identifikasi pelaksanaan asesmen di TK Dharma Wanita Tegal Gede, adalah: guru telah melakukan kegiatan asesmen dengan baik dari perencanaan hingga proses dilakukannya asesmen di kelas. Sebelum memasukkan nilai pada buku bantu harian anak didik, guru setiap hari membuat catatan kecil dengan lingkaran hitam untuk anak mampu dan lingkaran putih untuk anak tidak mampu. Anak yang mampu mendapat huruf B dan yang tidak mampu mendapat huruf C, dalam hal ini asesmen yang digunakan memiliki kelemahan berupa huruf B dan C, yang kurang spesifik digunakan untuk mengetahui perkembangan masing-masing anak. Hasil asesmen harian belum digunakan sebagai informasi perkembangan anak selama di sekolah kepada orang tua

 

Kata Kunci : Assesmen perkembangan, kelemahan asessmen
Penerapan Metode Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Bercerita Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Hotimah Husnul
Published: February 2021

Tugas utama seorang guru adalah bertanggung jawab membantu anak didik dalam hal belajar. Dalam proses belajar mengajar, gurulah yang menyampaikan pelajaran, memecahkan masalah-masalah yang terjadi dalam kelas, membuat evaluasi belajar siswa, baik sebelum, sedang maupun sesudah pelajaran berlangsung. Permasalahan yang ingin dikaji dalam makalah ini adalah apakah metode problem based learning dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam bercerita, sedangkan tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah: Untuk mengetahui bahwa metode problem based learning dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam bercerita. Kesimpulan dari makalah ini adalah pembelajaran dengan menggunakan metode problem based learning dapat meningkatkan kemampuan siswa dalam bercerita khususnya pada siswa tingkat dasar

 

Kata Kunci : kemampuan bercerita, metode problem based learning, siswa tingkat dasar.
The Relationship between Demographic Characteristic and Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Authors: Santoso Teguh , Suhartini Suhartini , Sujianto Untung , Susilawati Dwi
Published: February 2021

Background: coronary artery disease is one of non-communicable disease that leading cause of death in the global, which can disturb physical, psychological, and social aspects on the quality of life (QoL). The perception of QoL are difference among patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between demographic characteristics and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study surveyed patients with coronary artery disease. Participants were 124 (96 males and 28 females) with purposive sampling. Quality of life was measured with (SF-36) questionnaire. Spearman rho correlation coefficient were used to examine the relationships between the independent and dependent variable. Results: Spearman rho correlation coefficient analysis indicated that demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, and alcohol consumption) were not correlated significantly, but education level, occupation, income, and exercise were correlated significantly with quality of life. Conclusion: There were statistically significant the relationship between demographic characteristics and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease.
Factors Influencing Nurses' Compliance with Patient Safety Policies in Hospital
Authors: Hastuti Yuni Dwi , Chasani Shofa , Ardani Muhammad Hasib
Published: February 2021

Patient safety is a global issue and a top priority in hospitals. Incidence of unexpected events varies significantly in Indonesia. Nurses’ compliance is an essential factor in the successful implementation of patient safety policies in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the factors influencing nurses’ compliance with patient safety policies in inpatient units of Dr. Kariadi general hospital, Semarang. This study employed a descriptive correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. The samples were 220 staff nurses recruited using a proportional random sampling technique. The data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers and analyzed using the univariate analysis, Chi-Square test, and multivariate multiple logistic regression test. Results of the bivariate analysis showed that there were effects of supervision (p=0.038; OR=1.828), the character of authority figures (p=0.001; OR=2.648), and non-compliant colleagues (p=0.0001; OR=2.899) on nurses’ compliance with patient safety policies. However, gender (p=0.691), working environment (p=0.891), and contradictory orders (p=0.243) were found to have no effects on nurses’ compliance with patient safety policies. Results of multivariate analysis using a multiple logistic regression analysis showed that non-compliant colleagues were the most influential factor of nurses’ compliance with patient safety policies in the hospital. There were effects of supervision, the character of authority figures, and non-compliant colleagues on nurses’ compliance with patient safety policies. In contrast, gender, working environment, and contradictory orders showed no effects on nurses’ compliance. Non-compliant colleagues had the most effect on nurses’ compliance.
Frequency and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern of Candida Species Causing Candidemia in Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
Authors: Dr. Wajid Hussain  , Saira Bashir  , Prof. Irfan Ali Mirza  , Dr. Anam Imtiaz  , Dr. Umar Khurshid  , Prof Humaira Zafar  , Dr Mariam Sarwar
Published: February 2021

To determine the frequency and antifungal susceptibility pattern of Candida species causing candidemia or blood stream infections (BSI) in immunocompromised patients of a bone marrow transplant unit. The study was conducted at the Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi in collaboration with Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Center (AFBMTC), Rawalpindi, from 1st June 2019 to 31st December 2019. A total 256 paired blood culture samples from patients of all ages, irrespective of gender were collected during a period of seven months. The samples were processed as recommended Clinical & Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) guidelines. Antifungal susceptibility by break point MICs was performed through VITEK® 2 system (version: 08.01) for Fluconazole, Itraconazole and Amphotericin B.  Of the total 256 blood cultures, 46 (17.97%) were positive for Candida species. The susceptibility of C. albicans was 100% to Amphotericin B, 90% to Fluconazole and 10% to Itraconazole, while C. tropicalis showed sensitivity of 92%, 88% and 0% against Amphotericin B, Fluconazole and Itraconazole, respectively. C. parapsilosis was found sensitive to Amphotericin B while resistance to Fluconazole and Itraconazole.Frequency of candidemia among immunocompromised patients is 17.9%. C. tropicalis and C. albicans are the two most common Candida species involved in blood stream infections in our setup. Fluconazole and Amphotericin B, both were found susceptible and can be used as empirical therapy.
ANALISIS BESARNYA FUEL RATIO PADA KEGIATAN PENGUPASAN OVERBURDEN DI PT SIMS JAYA KALTIM
Authors: Syapariadi Hadjeri , Nurhakim Nurhakim , Hakim Romla Noor
Published: February 2021

ABSTRAKBerdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilaksanakan di lokasi studi terdapat perbedaan kondisi unit hauling saat loaded travel, sehingga penggunaan bahan bakarnya juga berbeda. Gambaran keseimbangan antara penggunaan bahan bakar dan produksi. dapat terlihat pada nilai fuel ratio, dari nilai tersebut dapat diperkirakan apakah bahan bakar yang digunakan telah sesuai dengan produksinya. Oleh karena itu, peneliti tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian mengenai faktor mana yang lebih dominan mempengaruhi besarnya fuel ratio diantara kedua faktor tersebut.Dari hasil perhitungan didapat fuel ratio alat angkut terbesar pada lokasi I terbesar adalah 0.52 liter/bcm dan fuel ratio terkecil adalah 0.41 liter/bcm. Pada lokasi II, fuel ratio terbesar adalah 0.63 liter/bcm dan fuel ratio terkecil adalah 0.60 liter/bcm. Berdasarkan hasil analisa, diketahui perubahan fuel burn terhadap fuel ratio lebih dominan daripada pengaruh produksi terhadap fuel ratio.Dari pembahasan di atas diketahui bahwa fuel burn merupakan faktor dominan yang mempengaruhi nilai fuel ratio, baik pada lokasi I maupun pada lokasi II, dimana hal yang berkaitan dengan fuel burn antara lain adalah grade jalan dan kondisi alat angkut itu sendiri. Untuk menganalisis pengaruh grade jalan terhadap besarnya fuel ratio adalah dengan membagi data grade jalan ke dalam kelas data (yang bisa dilihat pada lampiran), termasuk membuat interval kelas yang selanjutnya data tersebut dianalisis dengan metode regresi linear, untuk memperoleh persamaan garis, dimana nilai grade jalan sebagai sumbu x dan nilai fuel ratio sebagai sumbu y. Kemudian dari seluruh persamaan regresi tadi kemudian dilakukan simulasi perubahan pada grade jalan.Berdasarkan simulasi yang telah dilakukan rata-rata perubahan nilai fuel ratio setiap perubahan 1% grade jalan adalah 0.000205 liter/bcm. Pada lokasi II, berdasarkan simulasi yang telah dilakukan rata-rata perubahan nilai fuel ratio setiap perubahan 1% grade jalan adalah 0.00061 liter/bcm.  Kata kunci: Bahan Bakar, Grade, Fuel Ratio
EVALUASI PRODUKTIVITAS ALAT GALI MUAT TERHADAP PENCAPAIAN TARGET PRODUKSI OVERBURDEN DI PT RIMAU ENERGY MINING, SITE DESA PUTUT TAWULUH, KECAMATAN DUSUN TIMUR, KABUPATEN BARITO TIMUR, PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TENGAH
Authors: Firdaus M. Azhari , Saismana Uyu , Annisa Annisa
Published: February 2021

Produktivitas merupakan kemampuan alat melakukan kegiatan produksi berdasakan waktu efektif dalam satuan waktu (1 jam). Produktivitas alat gali muat dipengarahui oleh beberapa parameter yaitu cycle time, bucket fill factor, swell factor, effective utilization. Target produktivitas alat gali muat PC 800 SE sebesar 265 BCM/jam dan target produksi dalam 1 shift adalah 1432,71 BCM.Metodologi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah observasi pada kegiatan pemindahan overburden. Observasi dilakukan baik pada alat mekanis (waktu siklus, waktu tunda, dan bucket fill factor) maupun pada sifat material (kepadatan dan swell factor). Data yang dikumpulkan dari pengamatan kemudian diolah menggunakan komputer untuk mendapatkan hasil produksi aktual.Berdasarkan pengamatan dan hasil pengolahan didapatkan bahwa rata-rata produksi 1001,44 BCM, rata-rata produktivitas 223,5 BCM/jam, rata-rata cycle time 0,43 menit, rata-rata effective utilization (EU) 54%, rata-rata waktu efektif dalam 1 shift 3,46 jam. Nilai effective utilization (EU) dipengaruhi oleh hambatan yang dapat dihindari dan hambatan tidak dapat dihindari. Kata-kata kunci: effective utilization, produksi, produktivitas
Penanaman Nilai-Nilai Karakter Terhadap Anak Sebagai Pendidikan Dasar Berdasarkan Kisah Luqman Dalam Al-Qur’an
Authors: Al Zam-zami Mutaqin
Published: February 2021

Bagi para pendidik dan orangtua hendaknya melakukan pengajaran sesuai prioritas, karena dalam pendidikan agama Islam tidak hanya mementingkan segi kognitifnya saja, melainkan sesi afiktif justru lebih utama. Dari kisah Luqman itulah dapat diambil contoh bagaimana membentuk nilai-nilai karakter. Maka dengan mengetahui metode yang tepat, diharapkan akan lebih baik hasil yang didapat. Terdapat tiga metode yang digunakan Luqman dalam pembentukan nilai-nilai karakter: 1). Pemberian Mauizah (untuk kebaikan, kelapangan hati, kelembutan hati dan menghilangkan kerasnya hati), 2). Pengajaran dengan Kasih Sayang, seperti panggilan lembut Luqman kepada anaknya (yaa bunayya), 3). Pengajaran Bertahap (Pendidikan Aqidah, Pendidikan Syari’ah, Pendidikan Akhlak).
Efektifitas Sistem Tutoring Pembelajaran Akhlak Terpuji Menghargai Karya Orang Lain
Authors:   SMKN 2 Pengasihan Bantul, sujarwati siti
Published: February 2021

Efektivitas sistem tutoring pada pembelajaran PAI akhlak terpuji menghargai karya orang lain maksud dari Penelitian Tindakan Kelas ini adalah untuk mengetahui metode pembelajaran dengan sistem tutoring pada mata pelajaran PAI akhlak terpuji menghargai karya orang lain efektif atau tidak, dalam meningkatkan motivasi, perhatian dan prestasi belajar siswa kelas II SMK Negeri 2 Pengasih. Penulis berpendapat bahwa untuk memotivasi dan menghidupkan suasana kelas, perilaku menghargai karya orang lain perlu ditingkatkan melalui metode yang tepat dalam proses pembelajaran Sebagai alternatif pembelajaran Sistem Tutoring dimungkinkan bisa menjadi media agar minat dan perhatian siswa terhadap pembelajaran PAI akhlak terpuji menghargai karya orang lain lebih meningkat sehingga pembelajaran itu akan lebih menarik serta menyenangkan Dalam penelitian ini penulis merumuskan masalah sebagai berikut “Bagamana efektivitas penerapan sistem tutoring dalam pembelajaran PAI akhlak terpuji menghargai karya orang lain ? Metode yang penulis gunakan untuk pengumpulan data diantaranya, observasi, interview, percobaan metode mengajar dengan sistem tutoring,hasil dari pre tes dan post tes.Sementara dalam menganalisa hasil penelitian penulis menggunakan analisa data statistik kualitatif dan deskriptif dari model tabel lembar penilaian observasi,hasil nilai pre tes dan post tes.
The Role of Sustainable Technological Innovations in the Relationship between Freight Pricing and Environmental Degradation: Evidence from a Panel of 39 R&D economies
Authors:   School of Public Administration, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710000, China., Anser Muhammad Khalid , Ali Sajid ,   School of Economics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan, Khan Muhammad Azhar ,   Department of Economics, University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haripur, Pakistan, Nassani Abdelmohsen A. ,   Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, PO Box 71115, Riyadh, 11587, Saudi Arabia., Askar Sameh E. ,   Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, PO Box 71115, Riyadh, 11587, Saudi Arabia., Zaman Khalid ,   Department of Economics, University of Haripur, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan., Qazi Abro Muhammad Moinuddin ,   Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, PO Box 71115, Riyadh, 11587, Saudi Arabia., Kabbani Ahmad ,   Department of Management, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria.
Published: February 2021

This study is in line with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to evaluate the post-Paris Agreement (COP21) through technological innovations and carbon pricing in a panel of 39 R&D economies from 1995 to 2018. The results show that sustainable technological innovations and smart applications of insurance and financial services help decrease GHG emissions in the lowest to highest quantile distribution. In contrast, air transportation freight, air freight pricing, and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows escalate GHG emissions due to unsustainable logistics activities, inefficient freight pricing, and dirty production, which confirmed the ‘pollution haven’ hypothesis across countries. The impact of air freight revenues has a differential impact on GHG emissions in the different quantiles’ distribution, as in the lowest quantiles (i.e., τ0.2 to τ0.4), air freight revenues increase GHG, whereas, at the highest quantiles’ distribution (i.e., τ0.9) emissions decrease. Thus, the viability of air freight revenues is further assessed using Panel Granger causality and panel innovation matrix. The results show the bidirectional causality between i) air freight pricing and GHG emissions, ii) air transportation freight (and freight pricing, freight revenues, FDI) and technology innovations, iii) FDI and air freight revenues, while there is a unidirectional causality running from i) insurance and financial services to GHG emissions, ii) GHG emissions to technological innovations and FDI inflows, and iii) air transportation freight to FDI inflows.
Economic Sustainability of Small-Scale Hydroelectric Plants on National Scale – The Italian Case Study
Authors: Raimondi Anita , Bettoni Filippo , Bianchi Alberto , Becciu Gianfranco
Published: February 2021

The feasibility of hydroelectric plants depends on a variety of factors: water resource regime, geographical, geological and environmental context, available technology, construction cost and economic value of produced energy. Choices about the building or renewal of hydroelectric plants should be based on the forecast of the future trend of these factors at least during the project life of the system. Focusing on the economic value of the produced energy this paper examines its influence on the feasibility of hydroelectric plants. Analysis, referred to Italian case, were based on three different phases: i) the economic sustainability of small-scale hydroelectric plants under a minimum price guaranteed to the hydroelectric operator; ii) the estimate of the incentives to reach the thresholds of "acceptability" and "bankability" of the investment; iii) the analysis of results obtained in the previous phases using a model of the evolution of the electricity price in the period 2014-2100.
Stochastic Behavior of a Two-Unit Parallel System with Dissimilar Units and Optional Vacations under Poisson Shocks
Authors: El-Sherbeny Mohamed S. , Hussien Zienab M.
Published: February 2021

This article examines the impact of some system parameters on an industrial system composed of two dissimilar parallel units with one repairman. The active unit may fail due to essential factors like aging or deteriorating, or exterior phenomena such as Poisson shocks that occur at various time periods. Whenever the value of a shock is larger than the specified threshold of the active unit, the active unit will fail. The article assumes that the repairman has the right to take any of two decisions at the beginning of the system operation: either a takes a vacation if the two units work in a normal way, or stay in the system to monitor the system until the first system failure. In case of having a failure in any of the two units during the absence of the repairman, the failing unit will have to wait until the repairman is called back to work. We suppose that the value of every shock is assumed to be i.i.d. with some known distribution. The length of the repairman’s vacation, repair time, and recall time are arbitrary distributions. Various reliability measures have been calculated by the supplementary variable technique and the Markov’s vector process theory. At last, numerical computation and graphical analysis have been given for a particular case to validate the derived indices.
Effects and Risk Assessment of the Polycyclic Musk Compounds Galaxolide® and Tonalide® on Early Life Stages of Marine Organisms
Authors: Ehiguese Friday Ojie , González-Delgado M. Judit , Garrido-Perez Carmen , Araujo Cristiano V.M. , Martin-Diaz Laura
Published: February 2021

The current research investigated the environmental risk of the polycyclic musk compounds, Galaxolide® (HHCB) and Tonalide® (AHTN), in the marine environments. These substances are lipophilic, bioaccumulated and potentially biomagnified in aquatic organisms. To understand the toxicity of HHCB and AHTN, we performed acute toxicity tests by exposing marine microalgae (Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Tretraselmis chuii and Isochrysis galbana), crustaceans (Artemia franciscana), echinoderms (Paracentrotus lividus), bivalves (Mytilus galloprovincialis), fish (Sparus aurata) and a candidate freshwater microalga (Raphidocelis subcapitata) to environmentally relevant concentrations (0.005 - 5 µg/L) following standardized protocols. The effects of both substances on microalgae growth were incipient and only I. galbana was sensitive to HHCB and AHTN, with IC10 values of 5.22 µg/L and 0.328 µg/L, respectively. Significant (p < 0.01) concentration dependent responses were measured in P. lividus and M. galloprovincialis larvae developments as well as S. aurata mortality tested with HHCB. The effect of HHCB on P. lividus larvae development was the most sensitive endpoint recorded, producing an EC50 value of 4.07 µg/L. Our results show that HHCB represents a high risk to P. lividus larvae development for early life stages in marine environments.
Cyber Threats to Industrial IoT: A Survey on Attacks and Countermeasures
Authors: Tsiknas Konstantinos , Taketzis Dimitrios , Demertzis Konstantinos , Skianis Charalabos
Published: February 2021

In today’s Industrial IoT (IIoT) environment, where different systems interact with the physical world, the state proposed by the Industry 4.0 standards can lead to escalating vulnerabilities, especially when these systems receive data streams from multiple intermediaries, requiring multilevel security approaches, in addition to link encryption. At the same time taking into account the heterogeneity of the systems included in the IIoT ecosystem and the non-institutionalized interoperability in terms of hardware and software, serious issues arise as to how to secure these systems. In this framework, given that the protection of industrial equipment is a requirement inextricably linked to technological developments and the use of the IoT, it is important to identify the major vulnerabilities, the associated risks and threats and to suggest the most appropriate countermeasures. In this context, this study provides a description of the attacks against IIoT systems, as well as a thorough analysis of the solutions against these attacks, as they have been proposed in the most recent literature.
Применение сеточно-операторного подхода для эффективной реализации явных разностных схем
Authors: Краснов Михаил Михайлович , Krasnov Mikhail Mikhailoivch , Балашов Владислав Александрович , Balashov Vladislav Aleksandrovich , Савенков Евгений Борисович , Savenkov Evgenii Borisovich
Published: February 2021

Настоящая работа посвящена описанию применения сеточного-операторного подхода к программированию, который позволяет, с одной стороны, кратко записывать математические формулы над сеточными функциями в текстах программ за
счeт использования программных сеточных операторов, аналогичных математическим операторам, а с другой стороны, легко, практически простой перекомпиляцией, переносить программы на графические ускорители CUDA.
Сеточно-операторный подход к программированию широко использует шаблоны
выражений (expression templates), основанные на метапрограммировании шаблонов
языка C++, для программной реализации сеточных операторов. Сеточные операторы могут быть применены к сеточным выражениям для создания новых сеточных
выражений. Такой подход позволяет рекурсивно строить сеточные выражения любой сложности. Фактически вычисления запускаются только при присваивании сеточного выражения сеточной функции, до этого цепочка вычислений просто запоминается в сеточном выражении. Таким образом, реализуется концепция отложенных вычислений.
В данной работе показывается, как данный подход может быть использован для
реализации достаточно сложного алгоритма, использующего сеточные функции на
разных элементах сетки (ячейках, вершинах, гранях). За счeт использования сеточных операторов программная реализация достаточно сложных формул становится
на столько же прозрачной, как соответствующие математические выражения.
Моделирование тепловых потоков при обтекании баллистической модели на основе гиперболической квазигазодинамической системы
Authors: Четверушкин Борис Николаевич , Chetverushkin Boris Nikolaevich , Борисов Виталий Евгеньевич , Borisov Vitaly Evgenyevich , Давыдов Александр Александрович , Davydov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich , Луцкий Александр Евгеньевич , Lutsky Alexander Evgenjevich , Ханхасаева Яна Владиславовна , Khankhasaeva Yana Vladislavovna
Published: February 2021

На основе компактного варианта гиперболической системы квазигазодинамических уравнений проведено численное моделирование сверхзвукового обтекания
баллистической модели (HB-2) вязким теплопроводным газом для различных углов
атаки $\alpha = 0, 8, 16^\circ$ и температурных факторов поверхности модели.
Исследованы трехмерные аспекты течения и зависимость теплового потока от угла
атаки и температуры стенки. Наличие угла атаки приводит к образованию двух
продольных вихрей на подветренной стороне модели у плоскости симметрии. Эти
области отрыва существенно влияют на распределение теплового потока на подветренной поверхности.
Численное решение обратной задачи Стефана при анализе искусственного замораживания породного массива
Authors: Семин Михаил Александрович , Semin Mikhail Aleksandrovich , Зайцев Артем Вячеславович , Zaitsev Artem Vyacheslavovich , Левин Лев Юрьевич , Levin Lev Yur'evich
Published: February 2021

Рассмотрена проблема параметризации модели теплопереноса в породном массиве в условиях его искусственного замораживания. Для уточнения параметров модели по данным измерений температуры породного массива в контрольно-термических скважинах предлагается решать коэффициентную обратную задачу Стефана. В работе рассмотрена постановка обратной задачи, предложен и реализован численный алгоритм ее решения. Численный алгоритм основан на итерационной минимизации сглаживающего функционала рассогласований измеренных и вычисленных температур в контрольно-термических скважинах. Исследованы свойства сглаживающего функционала в фазовом пространстве теплофизических свойств породного массива и особенности выбора параметров сглаживающего функционала.
Internal Factors of Improving Organization Quality as Efforts to Improve the Quality of Higher Education Management (Empirical Study on Universities in Surakarta)
Authors: Putra Fajar Yulaiman , Setiawan Ahmad Ikhwan
Published: February 2021

This research aims to examine what orientation needs to be considered by the college study program in improving the quality of the organization. The survey method is used in this research, where data collection is done using a questionnaire method. The variables measured are understanding benefits of quality, incentive support, work discipline, continuous improvement, and implementation of quality management certification. Data were obtained from 100 chairmen of higher education study programs in Surakarta City who were accredited with A & B. Sampling was using purposive sampling method where the retrieval technique used certain considerations. Validity test is done by the outer loading technique and reliability testing is done by composite reliability technique. Hypothesis testing uses path analysis where the t test is used as a statistical test. The entire test was carried out with the help of SmartPLS 3 software. The results showed that each hypothesis tested in this study showed a positive influence. Understanding the benefits of quality positive influence on work discipline and continuous improvement. Incentive support has a positive effect on continuous improvement. Work discipline has a positive effect on continuous improvement and implementation of quality management certification. Continuous improvement has a positive effect on the implementation of quality management certification.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Financial Performance in Islamic Commercial Banks and Islamic Business Units in Indonesia
Authors: Ritantri Cantika Aurelia , Trinarningsih Wahyu
Published: February 2021

This study aims to examine the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and financial performance in islamic commercial banks and islamic business units in Indonesia over period 2011-2016 . CSR disclosure in this study uses the Islamic Social Reporting (ISR) index and financial performance measures using Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE), with source of the data coming from the annual reports of each bank. This study uses a control variable such as the number of directors, number of Sharia Supervisory Boards (SSB), bank size, and bank age. This research aims to find out whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) affects financial performance or financial performance that affects corporate social responsibility (CSR). The result of this study show that financial performance affects corporate social responsibility. ROA has a positive effect on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and ROE has a negative effect on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The limit number of the sample become a lack in this study.
Manajemen Dakwah Pesantren Berbasis Daring: Studi pada Kanal Youtube AlamienTV
Authors: Hakim Moh. Lukman
Published: February 2021

Rapid development in the area of information and communication technology has attracted most organization to move into the digital world. In the world of education, not only contemporary schools but also Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) have also begun to migrate to the digital realm. One of the aspects of Islamic boarding schools that has begun to penetrate the online world is the process of preaching. In the past, Islamic boarding schools was only known as institutions to study classical books and religious laws internally, but nowadays many Islamic boarding schools have started to develop media to expand the reach of their da'wah, one of which is the Al-Amien Prenduan Islamic Boarding School with its Youtube channel called AlamienTV. This study aims to find out how Al-Amien Prenduan uses AlamienTV as an online-based da'wah tool. Using a qualitative approach with framing analysis, this article finds that AlamienTV is a place for Al-Amien Prenduan to preach about religion, education, and culture. Keywords: Management, Da’wah, Online, Boarding School
Evaluasi Nilai Heterosis dan Heterobeltiosis Pada Persilangan Dialel Tanaman Jagung Madura (Zea mays L.)
Authors:   Universitas Trunojoyo Madura, Amzeri Achmad
Published: February 2021

Identifikasi heterosis dan heterobeltiosis pada persilangan dialel diantara galur inbrida Madura sangat dibutuhkan sebagai dasar untuk merakit varietas jagung hibrida yang sesuai untuk dikembangkan di Madura. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi kombinasi persilangan yang menunjukkan nilai heterosis dan heterobeltiosis terbaik untuk karakter kegenjahan, penunjang produksi dan produksi per hektar. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Trunojoyo Madura. Bahan tanaman yang digunakan adalah 6 genotip galur inbred jagung madura (UTM 2, UTM 7, UTM 14, UTM 14, UTM 15, UTM 18, dan UTM 22), dan 30 hibrida hasil persilangan dialel penuh (full diallel cross) antar 6 genotip galur inbred. Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah rancangan kelompok lengkap teracak (RKLT) faktor tunggal, yaitu genotipe dengan tiga ulangan sehingga terdapat 108 satuan percobaan. Karakter yang diamati adalah umur berbunga, umur panen, diameter tongkol, panjang tongkol, bobot 100 biji, dan produksi per hektar. Persilangan yang menghasilkan nilai heterosis dan heterosbeltiosis terbaik untuk umur genjah adalah UTM14 x UTM18, UTM15 x UTM2 dan UTM18 x UTM2. Hasil persilangan untuk karakter diameter tongkol, panjang tongkol dan berat 100 biji sebagian besar menghasilkan nilai heterosis dan heterobeltiosis bernilai positif. Pada karakter produksi per hektar nilai heterosis dan heterobeltiosis tertinggi pada persilangan UTM2 x UTM14 (214,742%) dan UTM2 x UTM18 (171,585%).
Mapping of land potentially for maize plant in Madura Island-Indonesia using remote sensing data and geographic information systems (GIS)
Authors:   Universitas Trunojoyo Madura, Suhartono Suhartono , Soegianto Agoes , Amzeri Achmad
Published: February 2021

Maize productivity in Indonesia was still low (5.241 tons/ha) compared to the average of the ten largest maize producing countries in the world (6.179 tons/ha). The potential for maize on the island of Madura is approximately 360,000 hectares. The potential for maize cultivation in Madura continues to decrease in land quality due to improper land clearing and land-use change. The purpose of this research was to make a map of land suitability for maize using Remote Sensing Data and Geographic Information System (GIS). The land suitability method for maize plants used satellite imagery as a data source, supported by fieldwork and secondary data. Data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The results of the analysis of land suitability modeling based on agroecosystem potential found that most of the Madura area was suitable for maize cultivation. Madura island had a land area of 456,622.3ha for maize cultivation, where 170.379.5 (15.4%) was very appropriate, 211.412.3 ha (46.3%) was appropriate, 160,098.6 (35.1%) was less appropriate, and 14,732.0 ha (3.2%) was not appropriate.
COMBINING ABILITY AND HETEROTIC STUDIES ON HYBRID MELON (Cucumis melo L.) POPULATIONS FOR FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS
Authors:   Universitas Trunojoyo Madura, Badami Kaswan , Daryono Budi Setiadi ,   Universitas Gadjah Mada, Amzeri Achmad ,   Universitas Trunojoyo Madura, Khoiri Syaiful ,   Universitas Trunojoyo Madura
Published: February 2021

In different crop plants, combining ability and heterosis are used as important diagnostic tools for assessing the performance of parental genotypes and their hybrids. This research aimed to evaluate heterotic and combining ability effects in the diallel crosses of melon (Cucumis melo L.) for yield- and quality-related traits. Seven melon (C. melo L.) genotypes were grown and crossed in a complete diallel fashion to produce F1 hybrids. During the 2019 crop season, 49 melon genotypes (7 parents + 42 F1 hybrids) were grown in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Observations were made for seven characters. Analysis of variance revealed significant (P ≤ 0.01) differences among the melon genotypes for harvest age, fruit flesh thickness, fruit total soluble solids, fruit length, and fruit diameter and merely significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) for fruit weight. Combining ability analysis revealed that mean squares due to general combining ability (GCA) were significant for fruit diameter but were nonsignificant for all other traits. However, mean squares due to specific combining ability (SCA) were significant for all traits. The parental genotypes PK-165, PK-464, and PK-669 exhibited the highest and desirable GCA effects for yield and quality traits. Hence, these genotypes could be used to generate high-yielding hybrid/open-pollinated cultivars. GCA:SCA ratios further revealed that the traits of harvest age, fruit flesh thickness, fruit total soluble solids, fruit length, and fruit weight were controlled by dominant gene action, whereas fruit diameter was managed by additive and dominant genes. The majority of the traits were controlled by nonadditive gene action, verifying that the said breeding material could be efficiently used for the production of hybrid cultivars on the basis of heterotic effects.
Foreword
Authors: Kift Sally
Published: February 2021

This Special Issue, devoted to micro-credentials and qualifications for future work and learning in a disrupted world, is a welcome and critically timed contribution to educational theorising and practice internationally. COVID-19 has accelerated Industry 4.0’s pervasive labour market disruption. Digitisation’s efficiencies have been rapidly embraced and broadly up-scaled as a matter of necessity. Many industries and professions have fast tracked digitalisation to transform pre-pandemic business models for current and future sustainability. We have seen all education sectors – Kindergarten to Year 12 (K-12), vocational education and training/ further education (VET/FE) and higher education (HE) – digitise and digitalise to varying degrees in their rapid move to emergency remote teaching (Hodges et al., 2020). Robust evaluation will be needed to assess the efficacy of that pedagogical triaging – our well-intentioned ‘panic-gogy’ (Kamenetz, 2020) – to inform the quality and fitness-for-future-purpose of that online pivot. In the meantime, HE’s students and graduates emerge from 2020 wanting to support and apply their studies in a challenging job market that was already weakening pre-pandemic and has now worsened (for example in the Australian context, Social Research Centre, 2020), especially for young people. If that was not enough, significant and underlying issues of climate change, reconciliation with First Nations, demographic change and globalisation continue to have implications for equal and equitable participation in the full range of life opportunities, including in meaningful paid work. In brief, the context for this Special Issue is an international grand challenge writ very large.
An integrative literature review of the implementation of micro-credentials in higher education: Implications for practice in Australasia
Authors: Selvaratnam Ratna Malar , Sankey Michael
Published: February 2021

Micro-credentials research, which includes digital badges, is a relatively new field of study that seeks to inform the implementation, portability and sustainability of the ecology of meaningful delivery. This paper reviews literature relevant to understanding connections between universities’ intent to offer micro-credentials and the environment that is needed to do so. From this integrated study, the paper distils a number of core concerns and identifies some gaps in the literature. One of its primary goals is to clear the ground for the construction of a technical model of micro-credentialing implementation that can be used by the various stakeholders involved in the design and evaluation of new micro-awards. A closely related goal is to help those participating in micro-credentialing research to locate and understand each other’s contributions, as fragmentation in research related to micro-credentials makes progress in the field slow. Hence, this review draws together research in the field to identify research foci and gaps, and then also capture some work by micro-credentialing researchers that directly attempts to model the main relationships in the field. The paper ends with a summary of implications for practice, especially for the Australasian higher education context