bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Segmentul fonetic inițial ‘pie-’ în pieptene și denumiri pentru pieptene, pe baza ALRR. Sinteză, vol. I
Authors:   Institutul de Lingvistică „Iorgu Iordan – Alexandru Rosetti” al Academiei Române, Geană Ionuț ,   Universitatea din București,   Arizona State University / Institutul Limbii Române
Published: February 2024

This paper takes a look at the palatalization of initial pie- in pieptene ‘comb’ (noun) based on the answers synthetized in ALRR. Sinteză, vol. I. Twenty-three individual map headers are included in the phonetic map, based on respondents’ first answer given in the regional atlases, added by different variants given as second and/or third answers. While the collocation “palatalization of the labials” may not be the most accurate in describing the discussed phenomena (see cited works), it has been used by virtue of Romanian linguistic tradition. As far as names for the notion of pieptene ‘comb’ are concerned, the entire Daco-Romanian territory (today’s Romania and the Republic of Moldova, where regional atlases have been published) favours the inherited term pieptene, from the Latin accusative pectinem (Lat. pecten, pectinis) over words with different etymologies. Of course, the word pieptene (which is the literary form) shows a great deal of variation both phonologically, and morphologically (change of declension).
Corina Ciocârlie, Andreea Răsuceanu, Dicționar de locuri literare bucureștene, cu hărți originale de Rareș Ionașcu, Editura Humanitas, București, 2020, 395 p.
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Dumitrescu Laura
Published: February 2024

Harta și teritoriile unui oraș sunt uneori consecințe ale unor proiecții fictive. Marja irealizabilului, frizând utopia, a fost atinsă în idealurile de reconstrucție urbană renascentistă: în fervoarea reconfigurării unei lumi care să găzduiască ambițiile expansioniste ale noului umanism și odată cu vraja călătoriilor din epoca marilor descoperiri geografice, ideea de oraș devine un concept deschis, în interiorul căruia se întretaie năzuința și pragmatismul. Prin natura sa amestecată, compusă din mozaicuri și din arabescuri, orașul poate funcționa ca un tip aparte de cabinet de curiozități, fie prin strângerea capitalului de imaginație a celor care participă concret la constituirea arhitecturii și a decupajelor sale comunitare, fie prin ficțiunea ce însoțește proiectarea unor idealuri stinse înainte de a se concretiza.
KARYA MURAL: KEBEBASAN BEREKSPRESI SENIMAN JALANAN YANG DILINDUNGI HAK CIPTA
Authors: Dewi Cok Istri Dian Laksmi
Published: February 2024

Mural merupakan media komunikasi yang dilakukan dengan lukisan di dinding. Seni mural kini menjadi salah satu bentuk perlawanan populer terhadap kebijakan pemerintah, kritik kepada penguasa dan reaksi terhadap permasalahan sosial. Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 28 Tahun 2014 Tentang Hak Cipta tidak secara tegas memasukkan mural sebagai objek perlindungan hak cipta. Dalam penelitian ini akan dibahas mengenai Mural Sebagai Suatu Ciptaan dan perlindungan hak cipta atas mural. Mural merupakan karya intelektual di bidang seni yang dihasilkan atas inspirasi, kemampuan, pikiran, imajinasi, kecekatan, keterampilan, atau keahlian yang diekspresikan dalam bentuk nyata. Dengan demikian, mural dapat diintepretasikan sebagai ciptaan yang mendapatkan perlindungan hak cipta berupa hak ekonomi dan hak moral.
TINJAUAN RELASI KUASA PADA KEKERASAN SEKSUAL DALAM HUBUNGAN PERSONAL
Authors: Aryana I Wayan Putu Sucana
Published: February 2024

Kekerasan seksual  dapat dilakukan oleh siapa saja, termasuk dalam hubungan personal. Kekerasan seksual yang dilakukan dalam hubungan personal dapat ditinjau dari relasi kuasa. Dalam penelitian ini akan membahas mengenai relasi kuasa antara pelaku dengan korban serta perlindungan hukum bagi korban kekerasan seksual dalam hubungan personal. Dalam konteks relasi kuasa, korban adalah kelompok rentan yakni perempuan dan anak. Pelaku memiliki power yang lebih tinggi sehingga dapat menindas korban. Kekerasan seksual dalam hubungan personal, mencakup pula kekerasan yang dilakukan oleh pacar. Perlindungan hukum merupakan kewajiban negara untuk melindungi korban. Ketentuan terbaru yang dimiliki oleh Indonesia adalah Undang-undang Penghapusan Kekerasan Seksual. Ruang lingkup kekerasan seksual yakni pelecehan seksual;eksploitasi seksual; pemaksaan kontrasepsi; pemaksaan aborsi; perkosaan; pemaksaan perkawinan; pemaksaan pelacuran; perbudakan seksual; dan/atau penyiksaan seksual.
PENGATURAN KEWENANGAN PENGAWASAN LEMBAGA PERKREDITAN DESA (LPD) PEKRAMAN DESA ADAT DI BALI
Authors: Fajar Ni Made Anggia Paramesthi
Published: February 2024

Masyarakat di Bali dalam menjalankan kehidupan sosial masih sangat kental dengan adat dan budaya, bahkan dalam menjalankan pemerintahannya, masyarakat di Bali masih menggunakan otonomi sesuai dengan desa pekraman adat masing-masing. Seluruh urusan pemerintahan dalam desa adat diatur dan dijalankan sesuai dengan awig-awig yang ada didesa adat itu masing-masing. Hampir semua desa adat di Bali memiliki tata kelolanya masing-masing menjalankan pemerintahan dalam lingkup terkecil yaitu desa adat dengan otonomi sendiri, dari urusan sosial masyarakat, keagaamaan, pertanian, hingga kegiatan perekonomian. Salah satu bentuk dari otonomi desa adat dalam mengurus kegiatan perekonomiannya adalah pembentukan LPD. LPD atau Lembaga Perkreditan Desa merupakan Lembaga keuangan yang tujuan pembentukannya adalah untuk membantu perekonomian krame desa adat dan juga meningkaykan potensi desa dari bidang perekonomiannya, selain itu LPD juga diharapkan dapat menjaga budaya dari desa adat itu sendiri. Sehingga dibutuhkn sebuah sistem pengawsan yang dapat mewujudkan cita dari pembentukan LPD itu sendiri.
PROYEKSI PENGATURAN NEO BANK DALAM MASA DEPAN PERBANKAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Swetasoma Cokorda Gede
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran umum mengenai konsep neobank yang hadir sebagai inovasi dalam dunia perbankan yang berbasis digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode yuridis normatif dan pendekatan perundang-undnagan dan pendekatan konseptual. Hasil penelitian ini menujukkan bahwa secara regulasi di Indonesia belum mengakomodir keberadaan neo bank baik dalam tataran undang-undang perbankan maupun peraturan yang sifatnya implementatif. Implikasi ke depan jika neo bank menjadi salah satu alternatif bank masa depan maka akan timbul pengeseran penggunaan layanan bank konvensional menjadi bank digital. Iklim produk pelayanan perbankan akan semakin kompetitif dan variatif. Sejalan dengan berkembangannya neo bank akan berimplikasi pada kebutuhan kepastian atas perlindungan data pengguna layanan neo bank sebab bank yang berbasis digital akan sangat rentan terhadap modus kejahatan dunia maya sehingga penguatan sistem keamanan menjadi salah satu elemen penting untuk memberikan kepercayaan kepada pengguna neo bank.
HAK-HAK PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL (PNS) DAERAH PADA MASA PENSIUN DALAM PERSPEKTIF HUKUM KEPEGAWAIAN
Authors: S.Sos, SH.MH Adrie
Published: February 2024

Pensiun merupakan salah satu bentuk manajemen Pegawai Negeri Sipil sekaligussebagai penghargaan atas jasa Pegawai Negeri Sipil selama mengabdi pada negara. Hakpensiun diberikan kepada Pegawai Negeri Sipil yang saat purna berpredikat “DiberhentikanDengan Hormat”.Tujuan penulisan karya ilmiah ini untuk mengetahui jaminan kepastian hukumterhadap hak-hak Pegawai Negeri Sipil daerah pada masa pensiun dan untuk mengetahuihak-hak yang diterima Pegawai Negeri Sipil daerah saat pensiun menurut hukumkepegawaian, menggunakan metode penelitian hukum normatif atau metode penelitianhukum kepustakaan.Adapun kesimpulannya antara lain: (1) Jaminan kepastian hukum terhadap hakhak Pegawai Negeri Sipil Daerah pada masa pensiun hingga saat ini masih ditanggungoleh Pemerintah Pusat sesuai Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 1969 tentang PensiunPegawai dan Pensiun Janda/Duda Pegawai hingga sampai ada keputusan lebih lanjutdari Kementerian Keuangan mengenai pemisahan pembayaran pensiun Pegawai NegeriSipil (PNS) pusat dan daerah, (2) Hak-hak yang diterima Pegawai Negeri Sipil Daerahsaat pensiun menurut hukum kepegawaian adalah sesuai Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor18 Tahun 2019 tentang Penetapan Pensiun Pokok Pensiunan Pegawai Negeri Sipil danJanda/Duda yang tidak hanya akan mendapatkan pensiun pokok, ASN purnabakti jugamendapatkan penerimaan lainnya berupa tunjangan keluarga dan tunjangan pangan perbulannya.
DISKRESI PEMERINTAH DALAM KEDARURATAN KESEHATAN AKIBAT PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Suardita I Ketut , PRATAMA I PUTU ANDIKA
Published: February 2024

Pandemi COVID-19 memaksa pemerintah untuk mengambil tindakan diskresiguna keselamatan masyarakatnya. Apabila persoalan ini tidak diperhatikan, maka akanmenimbulkan lebih banyak korban jiwa. Adapun rumusan masalah dalam penelitian iniyaitu: (1) Pengaturan terkait diskresi pemerintah di Indonesia; dan (2) Diskresi pemerintahakibat Pandemi COVID-19.Penelitian ini menggunakan tipe penulisan Doctrinal Research dengan menggunakanbahan hukum berupa bahan hukum primer, sekunder dan tersier. Teknik pengumpulanbahan hukum dilakukan dengan sistem kartu (card system) dan menggunakan pendekatanperundang-undangan, pendekatan fakta, dan pendekatan analisis konseptual.Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu: Pertama, Pemerintah dalam fungsinya menjalankanpemerintahan, tindakan organ administrasi negara pada dasarnya dilakukan berdasarkanaturan yang dibentuk oleh organ administrasi negara tersebut dengan merujuk padaundang-undang. Namun dalam menyangkut beberapa hal, organ administrasi mempunyaikeleluasaan bertindak atas dasar kebijaksanaan yang disebut diskresi sebagaimana diaturdi dalam Pasal 1 Angka 9 Undang-Undang Nomor 30 Tahun 2014 tentang AdministrasiPemerintahan. Kedua, Diskresi dibenarkan dalam upaya penanganan persoalan yangmendesak dan membahayakan kepentingan umum, seperti misalnya kedaruratan kesehatanakibat pandemi. Pemerintah dalam hal ini lebih mengutamakan pencapaian tujuan ataumanfaat (doelmatigheid) daripada sesuai dengan hukum yang berlaku (rechtmatigheid)
REKONTSRUKSI BUDAYA HUKUM MASYARAKAT DALAM MENANGGULAGI INVESTASI ILLEGAL
Authors: Bunga Dewi , Putra Ida Bagus Sudarma , Aryana I Wayan Putu Sucana
Published: February 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menjawab permasalahan yaitu menganalisisbudaya hukum masyarakat yang melakukan investasi ilegal dan menganalisis serta menemukanpenegakan hukum terhadap investasi ilegal. Kebebasan finansial (financial free) dapat dicapaidengan berinvestasi. Berbagai bentuk investasi dalam masyarakat ditawarkan oleh para pelakuusaha. Ekspektasi untung besar justru memicu tumbuhnya investasi ilegal. Padahal, ada hal yangsangat mudah yang bisa membedakan investasi aman dengan investasi ilegal, yaitu investasiilegal, keuntungan yang dijanjikan di luar kewajaran. Namun, keuntungan besar tersebut justrumembuat banyak orang tergiur untuk menginvestasikan dananya. Investasi ilegal menggunakanskema money game atau skema Ponzi yaitu dengan menggunakan dana yang didapat dari nasabahbaru untuk membayar bonus kepada nasabah lama. Kerugian yang ditimbulkan dari praktekinvestasi ilegal tidak hanya kerugian materiil tetapi juga kerugian immateriil.
Sensory properties of white bread enriched with lemon juice, corn flour and baking soda
Authors: SUHA MARIYAM , HUMAINA AISHATH , NAFUHA NIYAZ HAWWA , NAILA AISHATH
Published: February 2024

Bread is one of the most common food staples highly consumed by Maldivians. Food additives such as anticaking agents (baking soda), thickener (corn flour) and chelator (lemon juice) were used to enrich bread and introduced to the Maldivian market in order to determine how these anti-caking agents changed the overall acceptability including taste, aroma, appearance, texture and colour by consumers as a healthier and tastier alternative for normal white bread. The aim of the study was to determine how the addition of corn flour, lemon juice and baking soda to bread changed the overall acceptability including taste, aroma, appearance, texture and colour by consumers. Enriched bread and white bread (control) samples were sliced into equally sized pieces and served separately for each participant. The sensory evaluation of the bread samples was studied using a 9-point Hedonic scale with 30 random participants to determine the overall acceptability and the mean score for taste, appearance, texture and color. Using Microsoft Excel and SPSS software, the data was analyzed and graphs were generated. The enriched bread had overall acceptability of 6.97±0.89 and the mean values of taste (6.2±1.19), appearance (7.13±0.70), texture (7.07±0.98) and colour (7.2±0.85). The aroma of the lemon soda bread was found less favorable (5.47±1.17) compared top the enriched bread. The overall acceptability of enriched bread was rated ‘like moderately’ by 43.3% participants although 70% of the participants rated ‘like very much’ for normal white bread. The new formulation could be improved to increase the consumer likeness to the taste, particularly variating the formulation of lemon and corn flour.
Risk communications in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Maldives’ experience
Authors: USMAN THASLEEMA , MOOSA SHEENA
Published: February 2024

Risk communication strategies and modalities are at the heart of the pandemic response containment and mitigation. As the pandemic unfolded across the world, a small island country like the Maldives in democratic transition and highly dependent on other economies perceived risks beyond that of health effects to the economic and political spheres. In this context, the multi-media approach adopted in communicating risks and response interventions were effective in building confidence in the national response towards transmission of COVID-19 specific knowledge and prevention behaviour. Despite best efforts, shortcomings were experienced in reaching vulnerable segments such as migrants and persons with disabilities. The prolonged pandemic demands re-focussing risk communication towards empowering institutions for providing low risk modalities for individuals returning to work and daily life with preventive behaviours
COVID‑19: A boost for telemedicine
Authors: YASIR AHMED IBRAHIM
Published: February 2024

With the continuously expanding pandemic of COVID‑19 and the need for attending non‑COVID patients in a lockdown state, most healthcare institutions in the Greater Male’ area chose telemedicine as a route to consult patients. Being a necessity in the time of this crisis; this is the first time in the history of the Maldives that teleconsultations were conducted comprehensively. Although most healthcare institutions were not ready for such an endeavour, they were quick to use available social media tools to introduce teleconsultations. Aasandha; the National insurance scheme; gave this approach a boost when it accepted teleconsultations as a covered form of consultation. Medica Hospital, to find out the feasibility and resultant patient satisfaction of teleconsultations, conducted a patient satisfaction survey on patients accessing their services in May 2020. From the 706 consultations done among eight specialities, ninety patients were contacted for this survey. Sixty‑three per cent were very satisfied with the service, and all participants were happy to continue utilising teleconsultations from Medica Hospital after the COVID‑19 pandemic is over. It is apparent from this survey that patients accept telemedicine as a viable technology for responding to patient needs during emergencies, and is likely to remain acceptable as a way of consultation in the new norm as well.
Automatic assessment of Java code
Authors: ADAM KHALID
Published: February 2024

In this study a tool was developed which marks automatically computer programs written by novices in Java. Existing open source static analysers were evaluated in the development. Metrics and marking schemes were developed to mark and grade the programming assignments automatically. A sample of 59 first-year programming students’ projects was selected for marking. The projects were marked manually and automatically. The results showed that there is a high correlation between manual and automatic marking for all criteria. The mean Kendall’s tau is over 0.75 indicating a very high level of correlation between manual and automatic marking. However, depending on the marking criteria, non-systemic variations were found.
Remote Online Teaching (ROT) in response to COVID‑19 pandemic: Exploring instructors’ experience
Authors: SHAKEEB SHIMNA
Published: February 2024

Background: Due to COVID‑19 pandemic, the whole world has experienced a rapid, mass university closure and a forced transition to online teaching to minimise disruptions to the academic year. The quick transition from in‑person to online teaching is presumed to be a challenging endeavour for many novice online instructors, and it is a ‘grand experiment’ that needs to be explored. Purpose and Research question: The aim of this research was to explore the Maldivian instructors’ experience of the COVID‑19 forced transitioning to remote online teaching. The research was guided by five central questions intended to gauge information focusing on teaching and learning and assessment strategies, support received, challenges and concerns, students’ reactions to the new learning experience, and recommendations from the instructors. Methodology: The study followed a qualitative multiple‑case study approach exploring the emergency remote online teaching experience of 7 instructors from three different higher education institutions that adopted a remote online learning strategy to allow educational continuity. Participants were selected through purposive convenience and snowball sampling method. The source of data for this research was a completed semi‑structured interview questionnaire and a phone interview conducted to confirm the information provided when deemed necessary. Manual thematic coding was applied to analyse open responses, and precoded aspects adopted from literature were analysed for its absence or presence in each of the cases. Cross and within case and institution analysis was performed to enable a coherent discussion. Findings: The findings of the study revealed that many instructors adopted a variety of strategies fit for an emergency online learning context and the main form of support was focused on technology integration rather than online pedagogy. The mains concerns identified related to student disengagement, instructor and student readiness and scepticism around online teaching influenced by traditional pedagogy. Conclusion and recommendations: Going forward, online teaching has to be carefully planned, systematically designed, to be effective. Instructors need to be supported to reformulate their teaching philosophy and develop competencies necessary for online teaching.
A Comparative Study of India and China’s Economic Assistance to Maldives
Authors: MOBIN
Published: February 2024

This study aims to assess the comparative analysis of India and China’s economic assistance to Maldives. Maldives is smallest country in South Asia. The republic of Maldives, so far, is one of the least known country in the international community. Maldives, a group of 1200 islands spanning around 90,000 square kilometres in the Indian Ocean Region, has been in the limelight for the last decade. It has population around 5 lakhs. The archipelago country is strategically important for both India and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The Maldivian economy is primarily driven by tourism and fish exports, and for decades India has been an important trade partner. At present, strategic significance of the Indian ocean region has been increased due to its location, vital for trade and defence. In the Indian Ocean and South Asia, China and India are gaining a dominant role. Both nations are striving for influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. The Maldives and Indo-China have a significant diplomatic relationship. The Maldives’ potential for self-development has been strengthened and their social and economic growth has been accelerated due to China’s consistent assistance. Both countries provide economic and humanitarian assistance to South Asian countries, and Maldives is one of them. This paper is divided into three parts: Firstly, to evaluate financial help provided by China and India to the Maldives. Secondly, to assess the Maldives response to this assistance provided by China and India to the Maldives. Thirdly, to explore problems and prospects associated with the help providing by China and India to the Maldives.
The antibacterial properties of stingless bee honey in Malaysia and its effects as food preservative
Authors: W. N. JULIKA  , A. AJIT  , NAILA AISHATH , N.F. NABILAH  , N. A. ALIYAH  , A. Z. SULAIMAN
Published: February 2024

Nowadays consumers are more anxious about the usage of artificial preservatives as it poses a number of serious health risks. Thus, the demands of using natural preservatives in food are on the rise. The knowledge on the preservative effect of Malaysian stingless bee honey is limited. Hence, the objectives of this research are to evaluate the ability of stingless bee honey to inhibit the growth of bacteria and to investigate the effectiveness of stingless bee honey as a natural food preservative. This research was conducted by characterizing honey based on physicochemical analysis including pH, moisture content and sugar profile (glucose, fructose and sucrose), and examining the antimicrobial properties of stingless bee honey. The antibacterial property of stingless bee honey and commercial honey was examined by agar well diffusion where the commercial honey demonstrated a lower antibacterial property [Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)] due to processing and storage conditions. Three samples of food which are milk, bread and commercial sambal hitam (spicy black sauce mainly made from bilimbi, Averrhoa bilimbi) were selected to evaluate the preservative nature of honey by comparing the microbial growth in all food samples with and without the presence of honey. By evaluating the turbidity of food samples at 550nm, the result showed that microbial growth count of samples with stingless bee honey is lower compared to samples with commercial honey and without honey. Besides that, stingless bee honey successfully inhibited 53% of bacterial growth and it was discovered that stingless bee honey was more effective against the gram - negative bacteria. Thus, due to the antibacterial properties, stingless bee honey can be used as a natural food preservative.
A different experience: Maldivian healthcare workers during COVID‑19 pandemic
Authors: HASSAN SALMA
Published: February 2024

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) is caused by a new coronavirus reported from Wuhan City, China. On 31st December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) China office was informed of cases of pneumonia of an unknown etiology which was detected in Wuhan city in Hubei Province, central China. By early January 2020, WHO released a statement regarding a novel coronavirus identified in patients admitted with pneumonia. This highly infectious disease spread at an alarming rate in many countries and became a global pandemic. It was declared as a pandemic by the WHO on 12th March 2020. The global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) has affected different people in many ways. According to Health Protection Agency (HPA) of the Maldives, the government has been preparing for this pandemic from the 5th of January 2020 when WHO initially announced the outbreak of this deadly disease. Since then the government has taken a range of preventive measures and continues to do it. HPA has been advising people regarding the importance of infection preventive measures at an individual and a community level.
Teaching for Conceptual Change
Authors: HASSAN HAMEED
Published: February 2024

Conceptual change has proven to be a popular and fruitful area of science education research in the past forty years. Three meta-analyses published in the past two years have shown that intervention studies on conceptual change are most successful when they utilize cognitive conflict as the remediation strategy. This review draws on the meta-analyses to argue that conceptual change interventions remain essential for improving student learning.
Dynamics of Import of Pharmaceutical Products into Maldives: A policy perspective analysis
Authors: FAZEEL NAJEEB
Published: February 2024

This article analyses some of the import dynamics of pharmaceutical products imported into Maldives. The objective is to inform policy discussion and development in this area. The analysis relied on import statistics and relevant regulatory authorities’ data. The research finds that Maldives is heavily dependent on a single country for access to medicine (importing pharmaceutical drugs), and concludes that it is desirable to reduce this dependence as a matter of policy aimed at ensuring access to medicine and medicine security.
Nowcasting the COVID‑19 epidemic in the Maldives
Authors: MOOSA SHEENA , KAWSAR USMAN SOFOORA
Published: February 2024

The novelty of COVID‑19 prompted reliance on mathematical modelling to guide decision making and planning pandemic response. The compartment model using suspected, infected recovered and death (SIRD) as used in the Maldives to forecast the epidemic which was nowcasted (adjusted in real‑time) to produce parameters on epidemic progression in the Male’ area to allow for quick decision making. Deriving the model input parameters were challenging and introduced a greater level of uncertainty in model output parameters. Recognition of the data limitation in presenting model outputs allowed for quick decision making in the COVID‑19 early phase towards control of the epidemic.
Investment Climate in Georgia and Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Authors:   International Black Sea University, Gursoy Faruk
Published: February 2024

This paper focuses on the levels of foreign direct investments coming to Georgia. The main areas addressed by this study include: how to create a favorable investment climate in Georgia and on the possible means of encouragement of FDI inflows in the Georgian economy. This paper aims to fill the knowledge gap in the area of foreign direct investment (FDI) research in Georgia. Various dimensions of FDI were analyzed from a comparative perspective drawing on the case studies of investors in Georgia. The analysis first focused on major obstacles that investors face while performing. Then, attractive features of business climate of Georgia were investigated. Finally, performance issues confronting FDI firms were analyzed. The study results indicated that reasons to invest in Georgia are geopolitical situation and having empty market, and incentives to improve the investment climate of Georgia were State guaranties, tax holidays, political stability, development of infrastructure and advertisement. Another result of the study was that Georgian Government does everything to have free market conditions and do not intervene to the economy. Although the issue of safety affects foreign investors, it does not act as a major deterrent of FDI inflows. The most serious problem influencing the performance of FDI firms were found to be not enough skilled and educated local labor force, economic and political uncertainty. In general, however, it was found that foreign investors have been satisfied with their performance largely due to the relatively smooth competition and the availability of several market niches in country market.
Déterminants d’acceptation des états financiers a la centrale nationale de bilan (CNB) en RdCongo
Authors: MVUNZI BUEYASYA Alpha , KITU NGEBI Eureka , NKAWA TENUKA Dérol
Published: February 2024

Résumé Les Etats Financiers ont pour vocation de présenter la situation et la performance financières de l’entité ainsi que ses flux de trésorerie. Ils revêtent chacun la même importance sans aucune distinction de hiérarchie et sont établis sur base des principes comptables. En effet, pour être acceptés à la CNB, ces documents doivent être habillés de l’équilibre du bilan et de la conformité entre le montant du résultat repris dans le compte de résultat et celui inscrit dans un bilan. Ainsi, après investigation, l’étude a relevé que36 sujets enquêtés, soit 72% ont soutenu que les EF déposés à la CNB ont été acceptés à l’ordre de 75%, soit ¾ du total déposé au CPCC, de 2016 à 2020. Mots clés : Etats Financiers, Centrale Nationale des Bilans, Conseil Permanent de la Comptabilité au Congo, Entité, Equilibre du Bilan, Acceptation, RD Congo…
RELATIONSHIP OF LEARNING MOTIVATION TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUBJECT OF ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Authors: Dandi Damara  , Muhammad Rizal  , Ratu Dinny Fauziah  , Abdul Kodir  , Yal Robiyansyah
Published: February 2024

This research is a type of quantitative research that uses a correlation approach. Data collection techniques use observation, questionnaire, and documentation methods. Questionnaires are used to obtain data about Learning Motivation (X), and student achievement results, namely report cards to obtain data about student achievement (Y). The sample in this study amounted to 53 samples using the probability sampling method and sampling calculations using the proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between learning motivation and learning achievement in Islamic Religious Education subjects at SMK Nurul Hidayah 1 Bogor. Based on the results of hypothesis testing with a significance value of 0.002 < 0.05, it can be concluded that the hypothesis in this research states that there is a relationship between learning motivation (X) and student achievement (Y) in Islamic Religious Education subjects at SMK Nurul Hidayah 1 Bogor. The magnitude of the influence can be seen in the Model Summary table, namely the R square value of 0.179 (17.9%). The magnitude of the relationship between learning motivation and student learning achievement is 0.423. The R value (0.423) is in the range 0.40 – 0.599 with a medium level of relationship. Therefore, the conclusions from this research can be stated as significant and there is a relationship between learning motivation (X) and student achievement (Y) in Islamic Religious Education subjects at SMK Nurul Hidayah 1 Bogor.
Sensory-based transmethodology in practice research
Authors: Nielsen Anne Maj
Published: February 2024

In this article, I present a sensory-based transmethodological research approach based on body-phenomenological conceptualizations of embodied memory and lived experiences, and on cultural-historical conceptualizations of modes of socializing behavior and mediating means as the nexus for personal learning and development. The transmethodology combines sensory methods to study individual research participants’ lived experiences and describe them in detail, and methods to study how these same individuals use sociocultural mediating means in communication and to make meaning of their lived experiences as participants in social communities of practice.  The particular methodology was developed during practice research, where we as a research team engaged in embodied and contemplative practices together with student teachers in Denmark to explore how they experienced the effects of contemplative practices on their encounters with students, colleagues, or parents in challenging situations during their education and in school practice as newly educated teachers. The practices of the sensory-based transmethodology created a corpus of qualitative data with the potential to transform our ideas about relationship-building and education.
Narrative of the Disaster
Authors: Baghban Moshiri Niloufar , Aalizad Ismail
Published: February 2024

Society's understanding of “suffering” and disaster determines how it will be encountered. In the present study, we apply a constructivist approach and study the understanding of November 12, 2017 earthquake in Zahab at the context of the traumatic history of the region. Applying critical ethnography, oral history, field research and in-depth interviews, we found out that the event is understood in the continuation of a history of irrationality and injustice. Narrators share a common fear among marginalized groups: fear of betrayal, to be forgotten and to be ignored. There exists a vital need for creating collective narratives and identities, hearing them, recognizing them and establishing a meaningful relationship between them.
Archival fiction: Archival poetics in American multimodal literature
Authors:   , Ivansson Elin Anny Caroline
Published: February 2024

This thesis demonstrates how archival poetics permeates contemporary American multimodal literature thematically, visually, and structurally. Whilst recent scholars have noted the archive’s influence on contemporary literature, my project extends this observation by offering a methodology for analysing archival fiction. This study approaches archival fiction with the perspective of literary multimodality studies and with an understanding of the archive and archival studies. To account for the unique reading experience of archival fiction, I also synthesise narratological and stylistic approaches to multimodal literature with cognitive poetics. By analysing Hodgson’s Hippolyte’s Island (2001), Shapton’s Important Artifacts (2009), and Luiselli’s Lost Children Archive (2019), I show how the novels’ codices become archives; how they play with ontological ambiguity; and, foremost, how the reader becomes a researcher. To capture the archival potential of books, I build on Pressman’s concept of the aesthetics of bookishness (2009) and introduce the concept of ‘archival bookishness.’ Across the three case studies, I demonstrate how the reader is positioned as a researcher in archival fiction. I identify three different types of reader/researchers: the oscillating reader/researcher in Hippolyte’s Island, the interrelating reader/researcher in Important Artifacts, and the descending reader/researcher in Lost Children Archive. Each analytical chapter develops and refines my synthesised multimodal cognitive methodology: To account for the effect of ontological ambiguity in Hippolyte’s Island, I combine concepts by Gibbons (2012a) and Ryan (2018) to capture how the reader is positioned to oscillate between ‘bistable reading modes.’ To analyse the reading experience of Important Artifacts, I add schema theory and Mason’s (2019) cognitive Narrative Interrelation framework. To capture the reading experience of archival gaps, I introduce the concept of ‘interreferential lacuna.’ To address the reading experience of archival material in Lost Children Archive, I use Deictic Shift Theory. I also add to Leech and Short’s speech and thought (and writing) presentation model (1981/2007) and introduce the category of Reading Presentation. As a result, this thesis not only offers insightful analysis of three works of archival fiction, but it also provides a methodology that can be implemented to analyse both past and present works of archival fiction.
Anaesthetic Management for Charcot Joint Surgery in a Previously Operated Meningomyelocele Patient: A Case Report
Authors: Dessai Saiesh Narayan Raut , Ninave Sanjot , Bele Amol , Shiras P
Published: February 2024

Charcot joint, a degenerative condition characterised by bone and joint destruction, often requires surgical intervention to alleviate pain and prevent complications. However, when this condition coexists with a history of meningomyelocele repair, additional considerations are necessary to ensure patient safety. The anaesthesia management for Charcot joint surgery in a meningomyelocele patient who has previously undergone surgery presents a unique challenge. Preoperative assessment should involve a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s medical history, including previous surgical procedures, neurological status, and associated co-morbidities. Given the possible problems such as scarring, adhesion, and altered anatomy that may affect the choice of anaesthetic approach and airway management, particular attention should be paid to the site of the meningomyelocele repair. Here, the authors report a case of failed spinal anaesthesia in a 20 years old male patient with a history of operating meningocele who underwent surgery for Charcot’s joint. Charcot’s joint is a rare complication of syringomyelia or meningomyelocele, which can cause severe neurological deficits and deformities. Surgery is often required to correct the deformity and relieve the symptoms. Spinal anaesthesia is a commonly used technique for surgeries involving the lower limbs. This abstract highlights anaesthetic management in patients with Charcot joint and a history of meningomyelocele repair.
Spontaneous Rupture of the Gravid Uterus in a Multigravida Women with a Previous History of Caesarean Section: A Case Report
Authors: Natarajan Shriram , Perumal Sundara Raja , Aiyyappan Senthil Kumar , Thiruselvam Shubhashree
Published: February 2024

Spontaneous uterine rupture is a rare obstetric complication that has catastrophic effects on both the mother and foetus, resulting in significant morbidity and 80 to 90% foetal mortality. Rupture of the uterus through a previous lower uterine segment scar is the most common cause in developing nations. However, factors such as lack of antenatal care, inappropriate obstetric interventions, obstructed labour, grand multiparity, unbooked status, limited access to emergency obstetric care, and low socioeconomic status play a crucial role in uterine rupture in developing countries like India. Hereby, the authors present a case report of a 31-year-old pregnant patient at 19 weeks of gestation with sudden severe lower abdominal pain. An ultrasound revealed the absence of foetal cardiac activity, placenta located outside the uterus, an empty endometrial cavity, and minimal free fluid in the pelvis. Further, an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the pelvis showed a rupture of the anterior and right lateral uterine wall, through which the foetus and most of the placental tissue had passed into the peritoneal cavity. After confirming the diagnosis, the patient underwent emergency laparotomy, during which the uterine wall defect was closed with appropriate haemostasis. The patient recovered without any untoward complications.
Postoperative Outcomes in Patients undergoing Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair versus Lichtenstein’s Repair for Inguinal Hernia: A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Kollampare Shankar Gururaj , Philip Abhay M , Rai Rakesh A
Published: February 2024

Introduction: Transabdominal Preperitoneal (TAPP) and Lichtenstein tension-free repair are well-established methods for inguinal hernia treatment. There is a need to establish the short-term outcomes of both procedures. Aim: To determine the short-term outcomes of Lichtenstein and TAPP hernia surgery. Materials and Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in the Department of Surgery at Father Muller Hospital, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India from November 2020 to May 2022. A total of 30 male patients underwent TAPP and 30 male patients underwent Lichtenstein repair. Polypropylene mesh (Trulene macropore, Healthium Medtech, India) was used in both groups. Postoperative pain, early ambulation, number of days stayed in the hospital postoperatively, time taken to return to work, cost-analysis, and operating time were assessed between the groups using mean, percentage, Student’s t-test for continuous data, and Pearson Chi-square test for categorical variables. Results: The mean age of patients was 60.83±13.84 years in the TAPP group and 56.67±13.99 years in the Lichtenstein group, respectively. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score at 24 hours was higher in the Lichtenstein group (p-value <0.001). Ambulation occurred on Postoperative Day 1 (POD1) in the TAPP group whereas it was on POD2/3 in the Lichtenstein group (p-value <0.001). The Length of Stay (LOS) in the hospital was higher in the Lichtenstein group (p-value 0.063). A total of 50% of the patients in the TAPP group returned to work by POD5, whereas 33.3% and 43.3% of patients in the Lichtenstein group returned to work by POD10 and POD11, respectively, with a p-value of 0.016. The cost was in the range of 30,000-45,000 rupees for the TAPP group (86.7% of patients) and 15,000- 30,000 rupees for the Lichtenstein group (63.3% of patients) respectively, with a p-value <0.001. Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery (TAPP) is superior to Lichtenstein repair despite higher fixation device costs because it is associated with shorter hospital stays, less pain, and earlier return to regular activities.
Apert’s Disease: Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Authors: Ourrai A. , Halimy B. , Hassani A. , Abilkassem R. , Agadr A.
Published: February 2024

Apert's disease is an acrocephalosyndactyly, which is part of the craniofaciostenosis group. It is characterized by craniofacial dysmorphia and syndactyly of the hands and feet. It is a rare autosomal dominant condition, but sporadic cases are common. The pathogenesis is poorly understood. It is due to premature welding of the coronal sutures.

Presently described are cases of three infants diagnosed with Apert syndrome based on symptomatic association with the help of medical imaging.

Alpert syndrome requires treatment by a multidisciplinary team. The priority of treatment is to combat brain compression in children and to manage cardiorespiratory problems. Facial anomalies most often require several surgical interventions at different ages of life.
Biology of Fall Armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) on Maize under Laboratory Conditions
Authors: Devi Ragni , Chandra Umesh , Rajak Ravi Kumar , Kumar Pankaj , Singh Sameer Kumar , Veer Ram
Published: February 2024

Maize is a important cereal harvests developed for food, fodder and raw material throughout the country. It is rich source of proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins. Corn production is decreasing day by day due to attack of more than 353 insect species and mites. Among insect pests, Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda is best destructive pest for corn production. The rearing of Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda was conducted under laboratory conditions in Department of Entomology, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, U. P. during 2023. The complete metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa and adult) was certified in Spodoptera frugiperda. The average fecundity was 2.59 ± 0.40 days. There were 6th instar larval of Spodoptera frugiperda and total larval period was 15-20 days. The growth period of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th larval instar was 2-3, 2.5-3, 2.2-3, 2-2.5, 2.5-3, 4-6 days respectively on corn leaves. The average period of pupa was 10.33 ± 1.07 days. The female was long lived than male. The total evolved period from egg to adult was 45-47 days.
Change Point Detection of Temperature in Karnataka State in India During the Period 1979-2019
Authors: Rani Seedari Ujwala , Kumar Pramod , Singh Naveen P. , Srivastava S. K. , Paul Ranjit Kumar , Padaria R. N. , Tadigiri Sirisha , Kishore M. Ravi , Rani N. Sri Vidya
Published: February 2024

This paper deals with study of exposure of Karnataka state to climate change for a period 1979-2019. The Mann Whitney Pettit’s homogeneity test (MWP) was analysed for 240 data sets for monthly data of minimum (MTmin) and maximum temperature (MT max) across ten agro climatic zones) to estimate the year of structural break or year of shift in mean monthly temperature from one level to next higher level during the forty years of study period i.e., 1979-2019. About 77 data sets were identified to show year of structural break The annual mean temperature recorded anupward shift in all the agro climatic zones of Karnataka except in hilly zone. The break year was chosen based on its frequent occurrence in data sets of minimum and maximum temperature.  It is observed to be 1998 for North Eastern Transition Zone and is 1997, 1994, 1996, 1995, 1996, 1999, 1999, 1999 and 1997 for North Eastern Dry Zone, Northern Dry Zone, Central Dry Zone, Eastern Dry Zone, Southern Dry Zone, Southern Transition Zone, Northern Transition Zone, Hilly Zone and Coastal Zone respectively. Therefore, it is a evidential picture reflecting the increase in temperatures across the zones. Researchers should develop crop varieties that are insensitive to temperature changes and should develop packages of practices which will mitigate adverse effect of fluctuations in climate parameters on crop productivity.
The Role of the Family Support in the Quit Smoking Decision: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Kristina Santy Dwi , Handayani Lina , Djannah R. Sitti Nur
Published: February 2024

Cigarettes are still a source of health problems in Indonesia. Several non-communicable diseases, which are increasing in number, are mostly caused by smoking behavior. Diseases caused by smoking include prolonged cough, lung disease, pregnancy disorders, atherosclerosis infertility, and several types of cancer. The contribution of smoking to the occurrence of cardiovascular disease is also quite large. The role of the family in supporting the decision to stop smoking is very important. Families can provide the emotional and practical support needed to achieve smoking cessation goals. This study aims to disseminate research results related to the theme of the Role of the Family in Supporting the Decision to Stop Smoking. In addition, it also conducts an analysis of what family roles are needed to support smokers to quit. This research is a systematic review using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) method. Research is carried out systematically by following the correct research steps or protocols. A search for research articles relevant to the topic of this study was carried out using the keywords: role, family role, family, support, decision support, smoking, smoking cessation, family in decision support, and supporting smoking cessation decisions, which were obtained from Google Scholar and PubMed. In this Study the total of twenty one article were included and the several indicators in supporting smoking cessation included an environment that supports smoking cessation decisions, the role of the family in supporting smoking cessation decisions, enforcement of family rules, and barriers to quitting smoking.