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Symbols of apple and pomegranate in the films by Sergey Paradzhanov in the the aesthetics context of the soviet Cinematographer
Authors: Chernoivanova Vadim Semenkov Anna
Published: May 2021

В статье рассматриваются символы яблок и граната в фильмах Сергея Параджанова. Авторы статьи указывают, что на символ граната режиссер Сергей Параджанов вышел по ходу своей творческой эволюции не сразу. Он начинал свою самостоятельную творческую деятельность на киностудии в Киеве, и в его первых больших работах заметна метафора яблока. В данном случае очевидна преемственность видеоряда с фильмом классика украинского кинематографа Александра Довженко «Земля». Символ яблок активно использовали в своих фильмах и иные советские кинорежиссеры: Тарковский, Хуциев. Во второй половине 1960-х гг. Сергей Параджанов нашел новый образ – гранат. В 1968 году Сергей Параджанов снимает фильм «Цвет граната», и именно в этом фильме он окончательно обрел свое авторское лицо. У Сергея Параджанова было тонкое чувство символов. В своих поздних работах он вводит двойной режим символов, то и дело чередуя модернистские и домодернистские символы. Домодернистские символы ближе к аллегории, к чувственному образу, выражающему общее понятие и обладающему более универсальным значением. Модернистский символ, в свою очередь, амбивалентен и субъективен. Возможно предположить следующее: символика яблок в фильмах Параджанова, по преимуществу, домодернистская, а символика граната – модернистская. Сергей Параджанов, будучи гражданином мира, был очень чувствителен к локальному колориту и традициям. Он чувствовал уместность, логичность того или иного символа в контексте национального кинематографа: яблоки – для украинского кино, гранаты – для грузинского и армянского кинематографа. В данной работе предлагается существенно новый взгляд на работы режиссера. Ключевые слова и словосочетания: символы яблок и граната, авторская позиция, преемственность видеоряда, конструирование архаики, символизм в кино.
The first academic journal in the Russian Far East
Authors: Khisamutdinova Natalya
Published: May 2021

Статья посвящена первому научному изданию на российском Дальнем Востоке – «Записки Общества изучения Амурского края», выпускаемые с 1888 года по сей день. Задуманный для распространения сведений о работе краеведов-любителей и популяризации знаний о крае журнал вобрал в себя результаты исследований членов Общества в геологии, биологии, гидрографии, археологии, этнографии и других областях знаний. Анализ публикаций позволяет понять, как менялись содержание и состав авторов в разные периоды выпуска журнала. Для раннего, досоветского, периода характерны публикации исследователей-любителей, изучавших край в свободное от служебных обязанностей время. Их заметки и наблюдения не только сообщали ранее неизвестные сведения, но и намечали направления новых исследований, имевших большое значение для развития региона. В середине 20-х гг. с развитием на Дальнем Востоке высшей школы и отраслевой науки изучение края приобрело более предметный характер, тогда среди авторов преобладали научные работники. После 1936 г. издание журнала прервалось почти на 30 лет из-за политических факторов и внутренних проблем Общества. В 1965–1969 гг., когда ОИАК работало под патронатом Академии наук СССР, удалось выпустить нескольких томов, отражавших в основном тематику академических институтов, открытых к этому времени. Выпуск журнала, преимущественно как краеведческого издания, возобновился на регулярной основе в 1992 г. Делается вывод о большом значении «Записок» разных лет как платформы для материалов по изучению Дальнего Востока. Ключевые слова и словосочетания: «Записки Общества изучения Амурского края», научные журналы, российский Дальний Восток, краеведение, исследователи-любители.
Assessing Diversity Policy at Service Ontario
Authors: Chan Rachel
Published: May 2021

Canada’s official Multicultural policy is often perceived as a leader for its commitment to equality and diversity. The Canadian government has commitments to promoting diversity and fostering inclusive environments in public service, but personal experiences of discrimination continue. The purpose of this study is to interrogate the disjuncture between intended policy goals and lived manifestations of inequality. The existing literature demonstrates that racism persists in Canadian society. However, the scholars in this field have not adequately addressed the efficacy of such policies and their substantive impact. It is integral to interrogate this gap in knowledge because of its impact on the lived experience of minority populations. This study intends to see when and why some policy initiatives work and others do not. A genealogical analysis of Canada’s multiculturalism policy will be implemented to understand the context of diversity policy. This historical view will be contrasted with multiculturalism in practice with Service Ontario as a case study, using interviews with current staff and quantitative data from the 2014 Service Ontario employee survey. Furthermore, perspectives from the emerging field of the sociology of emotions will be employed, as emotion is a fundamental dimension of discrimination. It is argued that the existence of diversity policy and departments can paradoxically lead to oppression by hiding more covert manifestations of racism. The language of diversity is often injected into policy, which provides a veneer of commitment to diversity issues without achieving substantive change.
Relating Land-Use Change to Soil Properties in a Seeley’s Bay Silt-Loam Soil: A Critical Role for Sustainable Soil Management
Authors: Lightle Maddy , Ong Vanessa
Published: May 2021

Soils are highly complex systems where the intersection of physical, chemical, and biological properties provides ecosystem services critical to society.  In this study, we explore the impacts of land-use change and management on soil properties from a Seeley’s Bay silt-loam soil, northeast of Kingston, Ontario. These soils are characteristically fertile, used to produce corn, grains, hay, and soybeans.  The study sites include a control site with no known history of cultivation (Forest 1) and two farms using different crop-rotation systems.  Farm 1 uses minimal tillage and chemical fertilizer in a “traditional” corn-soybean-hay rotation – there is a history of extensive tillage.  Farm 2 employs minimal to no-till practices and a more complex rotation.  Barley, a short-term cover crop, helps to conserve nutrients, and alfalfa helps to build soil nitrogen supply. Only manure is used as a fertilizer in this system.  We measured differences across the farms in: bulk density, pH, soil-water content and water-holding capacity, particle size distribution, soil colour, organic matter content, and microbial activity. Our results show that forest conversion to agriculture leads to a loss of soil organic matter, reduced pH, and increased surface sand content.  We also found significant differences attributable to management.  Soil bulk density and organic matter were lower at Farm 1 than Farm 2, likely due to tillage impacting soil structure and decreased soil-carbon availability to microorganisms.  Our findings suggest an important role for the development of more sustainable soil management techniques that maintain, if not enhance, the quality of our finite soil resources.
The Vosper Fonds: Exploring Glass Plate Negatives and Kingston Photography at the turn of the 20th Century
Authors: Baptista Jessica
Published: May 2021

When 250 glass plate negatives were donated to the Historical Society of Kingston and then to the University Archives, the only information available regarding the photographs included the donor’s name and the Frontenac Club as the location where they were found. The photographer’s identity, the location of the photographer’s studio (if he or she owned one) and why these photographs were taken remain a mystery. From the research gathered and conducted at the Queen’s University Archives, it is possible to impose a history upon the glass plates. The lack of contextual information allows creative investigation to occur and also allows for future historians to learn how to expand upon the research of others. More importantly the glass plate negatives represent an aspect of the local and cultural history of Kingston. While local history is often criticized as obscure and irrelevant to the larger cultural narrative of a people’s history, these glass plates offer future historians the opportunity to re-evaluate the importance of social history and its role in creating a cultural identity.
A So-Called Culturally Impoverished Region: Analysing Theatre New Brunswick’s First Decade of Theatrical Entertainment
Authors: Brown Luke
Published: May 2021

In the late 1960s, the theatre life of Fredericton, New Brunswick was bustling. Theatre New Brunswick, founded in 1968 by Walter Learning, was producing high-quality work with renowned local and national theatre artists. In almost every year of its first decade, the company toured extensively, performing plays for people who never otherwise would have seen an actor set foot on a stage. In the later years of the ‘70s that reputation began to dwindle. My research study, using materialist methodology described by Ric Knowles (Reading the Material Theatre), aims to uncover the specifics of how Theatre New Brunswick began to crack under financial pressure, and what effect that had on the framing of the province’s theatrical culture. In looking at documents of their first ten years (budgets, contracts, programmes, posters, advertising, media reviews), I will investigate why the company’s success faded, and extrapolate lessons for the future theatre ecology of professional theatre in New Brunswick. To date, very little scholarship has been done on the province’s theatrical professional practices. This research will attempt to explain the reasons behind the collapse of TNB, and propose further questions regarding the overall value system in New Brunswick theatre. After government issued The Massey Report in 1951, art and culture was taken “from the Centre to the supposedly culturally impoverished regions” (Knowles, 129). Do we see echoes of this centrist attitude instilled in Theatre New Brunswick? How might New Brunswick successfully support its local artists, and begin to find its own unique theatrical voice?
Golden Expectations: Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance in South Africa's Mining Industry
Authors: Orr David
Published: May 2021

South Africa has the strictest corporate social responsibility (CSR) legislation in Africa, requiring mining firms to comply with stringent requirements in order to secure and retain their mining licenses. This presentation explores how firms have responded to the complex network of governance initiatives that exist to encourage mining firms to engage with communities through CSR.  However, mining companies operating in South Africa face three distinct challenges. The rise of a second mining union has caused unrest among mine workers; second, South African gold and platinum mines face low mine life expectancies; third, the commodity slump has left mining companies hurting with razor-thin profit margins and diminished capital expenditure opportunities.  Yet despite these three challenges, firms continue to operate in the South African sphere and moreover, match and often exceed the CSR obligations demanded by the state to redress the inequalities of apartheid. This is a scholarly and policy-oriented puzzle, for if one imagines a corporation to be a rational, profit-seeking entity, then it would be natural for the company to meet the CSR legislation in order to retain their license to operate in South Africa, but it is unexpected that a firm would exceed it.  Understanding this phenomenon forms the crux of this investigation and will facilitate a stronger understanding of how mining firms operating in South Africa have responded to the legislated CSR norms and the effect that they have had on both their governance strategies and their engagement/identities with the state and civil society. The presentation will also include the results of my interviews with stakeholders undertaken in South Africa between January and February 2016.
Characteristics of Early Analgesia in Adults Presenting with Acute Trauma to a Level 1 Trauma Centre
Authors: Petrie Casey
Published: May 2021

Background: Acute pain is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients following trauma, yet under two-thirds receive analgesic medication when presenting to the emergency department.  Although this may be a result of physician concern about masking symptoms or exacerbating hemodynamic instability, it is unclear if there are any patient or injury features associated with oligoanalgesia.  Our study looks to examine the characteristics of analgesic administration to trauma patients in the ED of a level 1 trauma center.Methods:  This is a retrospective chart review of 300 sequential patients requiring trauma team activation at our level 1 trauma center.  We included patients that were 18 or older and who had a complete record of their visit.  We recorded details of any analgesic medication that was delivered within 120 minutes of their presentation to the ED.Results: 346 charts were reviewed, 46 were excluded due to incomplete data or age <18.  69% of patients received some form of early analgesia.  The most frequently administered medication was fentanyl.  Patients were more likely to receive analgesia with an ISS > 15 than those with an ISS of 15 or lower.  The higher a patient’s GCS on arrival, the more likely they were to receive analgesia, and the longer they would need to wait for first administration.Conclusions:  Trauma patients with severe injuries were more likely to receive analgesia in the ED.  While patients with higher GCS were more likely to receive analgesia, they would also wait longer for it to be administered.
Disentangling the Speciation of Crowned-Sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla and Z. leucophrys)
Authors: Bramwell Ashley
Published: May 2021

The question of how species arise is fundamental to evolutionary biology and our understanding of every known species’ origins.  If speciation occurs too slowly to study in real time, we can look for traces of an organism’s evolutionary past in their DNA.  Evolutionary trees can then be used to visualize relationships between species.  However, the arrangement of these trees’ branches can be called into question when genes evolve along seemingly different trajectories.  Although this can occur for any number of reasons, two processes are particularly challenging to tease apart; when different species mate to produce hybrid individuals, vs. when ancestral genes haven’t finished sorting into descendant lineages.  At least one of these two processes is believed to be responsible for the close-relatedness of white-crowned (Zonotrichia leucophrys) and golden-crowned (Z. atricapilla) sparrows.  Despite having distinct plumages, songs, and behaviours, they can often be nearly impossible to distinguish genetically.  It’s even been suggested that their DNA sequences are so undifferentiated that they could easily be mistaken for a single species.  Is this due to hybridization, or have their genes not had enough time to sort themselves appropriately?  I concluded that both of these were important in shaping relationships within and between white- and golden-crowned sparrows.  I also found strong support for their statuses are true species.  Given the importance of Zonotrichia sparrows as model organisms, these results could be used to draw widely applicable conclusions about the history of other organisms, and contribute to a greater overall understanding of avian evolution.
La représentation de la mort dans L’Écume des jours
Authors: Dawan Neal
Published: May 2021

Boris Vian n’aurait pas pu choisir un titre plus approprié pour son roman L’Écume des jours, écrit en 1947. Ce roman, c’est en effet l’histoire de la vie de Colin, vie dont les jours s’enchainent et se ponctuent peu à peu de malheurs puis finissent par la mort inévitable du protagoniste.  Colin vit à Paris après la Seconde Guerre mondiale : c’est un homme riche, célibataire et apparemment heureux qui mène une vie simple. Après avoir découvert que son meilleur ami, Chick, avait trouvé une petite amie, Colin tombe également amoureux d’une jeune fille prénommée Chloé lors d’une fête organisée par un de ses amis. Mais très vite Chloé tombe malade à cause d’un nénufar qui pousse dans un de ses poumons : le seul remède est la couvrir de fleurs, alors Colin se ruine pour les lui offrir et sauver son amour.  Je propose de présenter l’analyse littéraire de ce roman à partir de la manière dont Boris Vian utilise un processus de décomposition dans le monde des personnages principaux, Colin et Chloé, pour représenter la présence de la mort dans le roman. Je vais tout d’abord me concentrer sur les indices du texte qui dévoilent la dégradation physique de Chloé. Ensuite, j’examinerai la détérioration de la vie de Colin au niveau émotionnel. Finalement, je discuterai de la manière dont l’appartement de Colin matérialise la maladie de Chloé dans l’espace et la façon dont il se transforme.
Expanding the Scope of Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution with a Nitrile Anion
Authors: Tom Mai-Jan
Published: May 2021

In chemistry, a pair of molecules that have the same connectivity, but are non-superimposable mirror images, much like the human hand, are called enantiomers. In nature, enzymes are able to catalyze the selective synthesis of one of these forms. However, in the laboratory, we currently rely on metal-catalysts to fulfill this role.  The efficiency and side effects of a drug can be drastically changed depending on which enantiomer is present. As a result, the pharmaceutical industry is interested in the selective synthesis of one enantiomer of a drug over the other. Furthermore, crucial drugs in the pharmaceutical industry contain a nitrile functional group (-C≡N), which are largely found on aromatic or fully-substituted carbons to prevent the release of toxic cyanide. This research involves the use of a chiral rhodium catalyst to direct the formation of one enantiomer over another in the synthesis of fully-substituted nitriles. Hence, the synthetic utility of this reaction is especially beneficial to the pharmaceutical industry. For example, one of the top 200 drugs in 2015, verapamil, is a nitrile containing compound. Verapamil is a calcium channel blocker prescribed to treat high blood pressure by relaxing the blood vessels to allow for easier blood flow. The presentation will describe the development and evaluation of the scope of this novel reaction and our efforts to develop a synthesis of (S)-verapamil.
Knowledge, Indigenous Peoples, and Film: A Critical Analysis of Planting Stories, Feeding Communities
Authors: Aarssen Jon
Published: May 2021

The findings of academic study too often remain sequestered within academia itself, virtually inaccessible to people who could potentially benefit from them.  Academics are becoming increasingly aware and disturbed by the “disconnect” between the studies they undertake, and the people in them.  Through trends in Community-Based Participatory Research, participatory visual research, and documentary film, research ‘subjects’ are increasingly becoming partners in the process, with access and control of the results.  I first met then doctoral candidate Paul Chaput in the spring of 2014. He had a vision of returning his masters findings to the Indigenous community from which they originated. Not only did he want to return his findings, he wanted to do it in a format that was more culturally appropriate than an online dissertation, one more closely associated to oral traditions that would ‘plant’ a story in the community. He wanted to make a film.  My thesis project is a critical analysis of a 22 month long research and creative journey, which culminated in the Documentary film Planting Stories Feeding Communities; the story of the Indigenous creation of Native Studies courses in Ontario high schools.  I served the project as videographer, sound technician, editor, director of photography, and co-producer throughout the research and production process, drawing on my previous experience as a semi-professional videographer and photographer.  My thesis combines this experience with the deconstruction of the entire film making process in order to offer practical ideas for improving and streamlining the use of participatory film-making within geographical research.
The Effects of Affectionate Contact on Theory of Mind and Mental State Talk in Parent-Child Dyads
Authors: Chow Holly
Published: May 2021

Theory of mind (ToM) is the understanding that the actions of others are influence by their mental states: desires, emotions, beliefs and intentions.This study tested 46 parent-child dyads with children ages 3.5-4.5 years old to examine the effects of affectionate contact (i.e. cuddling) on parental use of mental state words (words that describe emotions, beliefs and desires) and child ToM task performance. Dyads were placed in one of two conditions, cuddling and no cuddling, while reading a wordless story about a snowman. Children were then instructed through a series of tasks designed to measure their ToM and executive functioning skills, the ability to switch between rules, a foundational skill for ToM development. Results showed that no significant differences were found between conditions on ToM task performance or use of mental state words. Differences amongst conditions on executive functioning task performance began to approach significance. Additionally, a significant positive correlation was found between the use of mental state words and ToM task performance, as well as a significant positive correlation between mental state words and executive functioning task performance.
ТЕАТРАЛЬНЕ ЖИТТЯ ЛЬВІВСЬКОЇ ГРЕКО-КАТОЛИЦЬКОЇ ДУХОВНОЇ СЕМІНАРІЇ КІНЦЯ XVIII ПЕРШОЇ ПОЛОВИНИ ХІХ СТ.
Authors: Циганик Мирослава
Published: May 2021

У статті проаналізовано театральну діяльність у стінах Львівської духовної семінарії греко-католицького обряду в 1794–1848 рр., зазначено тогочасні суспільно-політичні умови, в яких перебувала освіта греко-католицької семінарії у Львові кінця XVIII першої половини ХІХ ст. Вказано на основні принципи естетичного виховання семінаристів засобами сценічного мистецтва. Названо видатні постаті, які під час навчання в семінарії розвинули свої мистецькі здібності та відіграли важливу роль у розвитку українського професійного театру в Галичині.
МЕТОД ГЕОМЕТРИЧНИХ ФІГУР ЯК ЗАСІБ РОЗВИТКУ КРИТИЧНОГО МИСЛЕННЯ СТАРШОКЛАСНИКІВ
Authors: Калінін Вадим , Калініна Лариса
Published: May 2021

Статтю присвячено розгляду формуванню одного з ключових умінь XXI ст. – вміння критичного мислення.
На основі аналізу вітчизняної та зарубіжної літератури, що стосується розглянутого нами питання, у статті представлені основні характерні риси цього виду мислення, визначені цілі і завдання формування критичного мислення у старшій школі. Також стверджується, що вікові особливості учнів старшої школи, їх мовленнєвий досвід та достатній мовний інвентар свідчать про можливості формування вмінь критичного мислення.
Автори  пропонують метод геометричних фігур як засіб формування критичного мислення, обґрунтовуючи використання кожної геометричної фігури, виходячи з певного вміння цього типу мислення, яке та чи інша фігура формує.
Використання деяких геометричних фігур як засобу формування критичного мислення старшокласників є авторськими, адаптованими та зміненими варіантами вже використовуваних технологій.
Проведене дослідження підтверджує, що використання геометричних фігур викликає інтерес в учнів, мотивує їх до пошуку альтернативних розв’язків проблеми, і призводить до прийняття самостійних рішень.
ЗНАЧЕННЯ ПОЗАКЛАСНОЇ РОБОТИ З ФІНАНСОВОЇ ГРАМОТНОСТІ ДЛЯ ФОРМУВАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ АКТИВНОСТІ УЧНІВ
Authors: Кирилюк Cвітлана , Бендерець Наталія , Примаченко Наталія
Published: May 2021

У статті розкриті особливості формування фінансової грамотності та соціальної активності учнів у закладах загальної середньої освіти. Авторами обґрунтовується необхідність проведення заходів з фінансового виховання у позаурочній та позакласній діяльності. Акцентується увага на фінансовій грамотності як складовій соціальної активності особистості. Описуються зміст, методи та технології проведення заходів з формування фінансової грамотності учнів у закладах загальної середньої освіти.
АКАДЕМІЧНА ДОБРОЧЕСНІСТЬ В СИСТЕМІ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ОСВІТИ
Authors: Воронова Світлана
Published: May 2021

У статті проаналізовано поняття “академічна доброчесність” в науково-педагогічних дослідженнях. Здійснено порівняльний аналіз нормативних документів України, що регламентують діяльність закладів загальної середньої освіти з дотримання академічної доброчесності. Описано алгоритм самооцінювання дотримання академічної доброчесності учасниками освітнього процесу в закладі освіти. Встановлено залежність якості дотримання академічної доброчесності від ступеня оприлюднення діяльності закладу освіти. Визначено перспективні шляхи впровадження академічної доброчесності в закладах загальної середньої освіти.
АНАЛІЗ НОРМАТИВНО-ПРАВОВОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ КОЛЕДЖУ В УМОВАХ ПОЛІКУЛЬТУРНОСТІ
Authors: Маргітич Агнета
Published: May 2021

У статті здійснено аналіз нормативно-правових актів щодо регулювання організаційної культури коледжу в умовах полікультурного середовища. Визначено основні положення законів “Про освіту”, “Про вищу освіту Закон “Про громадянство”, “Про національні меншини в Україні”, “Стратегія національно-патріотичного виховання дітей та молоді на 2016–2020 роки” (2015), “Національна стратегія у сфері прав людини” (2015). Підкреслено, що організаційна культура – це філософські та ідеологічні уявлення, цінності, переконання, вірування, очікування, норми, які поєднують організацію в єдине ціле і приймаються її членами. Схарактеризовано, що визначення конкретних кроків на шляху формування громадянських цінностей в Україні, план заходів щодо зміцнення національної єдності, консолідації українського суспільства та підтримки ініціатив громадськості були представлені у положеннях документа “Про пріоритетні заходи щодо сприяння зміцненню національної єдності та консолідації українського суспільства, підтримки ініціатив громадськості у цій сфері” (2018).
ПЕДАГОГІЧНІ УМОВИ ФОРМУВАННЯ ДИРИГЕНТСЬКО-ХОРОВОЇ КУЛЬТУРИ У ПРОЦЕСІ ПІДГОТОВКИ СТУДЕНТІВ ПЕДАГОГІЧНИХ ВУЗІВ
Authors: Сіка Юрій
Published: May 2021

У статті розглянуто педагогічні умови, що визначають, специфіку і організацію педагогічного освітнього процесу диригентсько-хорової культури студентів педагогічних ЗВО. Уточнено поняття “педагогічні умови”. Проаналізовано сучасні праці щодо визначення педагогічних умов майбутніх учителів музичного мистецтва. Наведено характеристики визначених умов навчального процесу диригентсько-хорової культури майбутніх фахівців, які підвищують рівень навчального процесу з формування диригентсько-хорової культури у процесі підготовки студентів педагогічних ЗВО.
MODEL PREDIKSI JUMLAH PENDERITA PENYAKIT MENULAR DENGAN LAJU PERTUMBUHAN KONSTAN
Authors: DWI NASTITI ANJAR , BAHRI SUSILA , HUSNA RADHIATUL
Published: May 2021

Model matematika penyakit menular dengan laju pertumbuhan konstan dikonstruksi. Model dikonstruksi melalui pendekatan teori graf dengan mengganggap bahwa titik-titik pada graf merupakan himpunan orang yang terinfeksi dan himpunan orang yang rentan terinfeksi sedangkan sisi menyatakan terjadinya proses menginfeksi. Model kemudian diaplikasikan ke kasus penderita penyakit menular untuk memprediksi jumlah penderita penyakit tersebut untuk beberapa periode (hari) ke depan. Komputasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan program Matlab.Kata Kunci: Penyakit Menular, Model Matematika, Prediksi Jumlah Penderita.
PENYELESAIAN SISTEM PERSAMAAN DIFERENSIAL FRAKSIONAL LINIER ORDE BERBEDA MENGGUNAKAN TRANSFORMASI LAPLACE
Authors: AZIZAH NUR , RUDIANTO BUDI
Published: May 2021

Dalam makalah ini diselesaikan sistem persamaan diferensial fraksional linier orde berbeda menggunakan metode transformasi Laplace. Teorema utama yang menyajikan bentuk umum sistem didiskusikan serta beberapa contoh yang mengilustrasikan teorema utama dipaparkan.Kata Kunci: Sistem Persamaan Diferensial Fraksional Linier Orde Berbeda, Transformasi Laplace
HIMPUNAN KOMPAK PADA RUANG METRIK FUZZY
Authors: AIWA PRATAMA SENDY , JENIZON JENIZON , HARIPAMYU HARIPAMYU
Published: May 2021

Himpunan kompak adalah suatu himpunan yang setiap selimut bukanya memiliki subselimut berhingga. Pendefinisian ruang metrik fuzzy dapat menggunakan pendefinisian oleh George dan Veeramani, yaitu dengan menggunakan bantuan norm-t kontinu. Pada tulisan ini ditunjukkan pendefinisian dan sifat himpunan kompak pada ruang metrik fuzzy serta hubungan himpunan kompak dan barisan pada ruang metrik fuzzy.Kata Kunci: Subselimut Berhingga, Himpunan Kompak, Ruang Metrik Fuzzy, Norm-t Kontinu, Selimut Buka
EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE PARA PREVENÇÃO DA RAIVA HUMANA
Authors: Merlo Deyrdre Nunes , Silva Rebeca Larissa Castro , Rocha Vitória Elizabeth de Souza , Oliveira Bianca Cristina Rocha de , Firmino Fabíola Pereira , Santos Jomel Francisco dos
Published: May 2021

A raiva é uma antropozoonose viral que se desenvolve de forma progressiva e aguda podendo apresentar até 100% de letalidade. O seu agente etiológico é o vírus rábico do gênero Lyssavirus pertencente à família Rhabdoviridae. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo divulgar informações acerca da ocorrência da raiva em humanos em virtude da sua expressiva importância para saúde pública e analisar a percepção da população sobre a raiva humana, de forma a obter dados relacionados a conhecimentos básicos sobre a doença. Para isso, foi criada uma página informativa denominada “@contraraiva_” na rede social Instagram para a realização de postagens interativas sobre o tema abordado, e uso de um questionário criado a partir da plataforma Google Forms em diferentes mídias sociais para a obtenção e coleta de dados. Foram obtidas 1.075 respostas, provenientes de diferentes localidades. O questionário alcançou todas as regiões brasileiras, todos 26 estados e o Distrito Federal. As informações publicadas pela página criada ajudaram a sanar dúvidas relacionadas aos principais aspectos da doença. Os dados obtidos a partir do questionário contribuem para o planejamento de ações voltadas para a educação em saúde de forma mais estratégica, visando contribuir para os pontos em que a população tem menos conhecimentos.
Corporate governance mechanism and firm performance in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Bazhair Ayman Hassan
Published: May 2021

The intention of this study is to examine the relationship of board size with firm performance among the health care equipment and services listed firms in Saudi Arabia for the period ranging from 2010 to 2019. The pooled ordinary least square (POLS) regression findings mention that the board size was positively associated with firm performance in both return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) models. This shows that better governed companies tend to attain better firm performance. This study results mention that in perspective of Saudi Arabia, enforcing a voluntary ‘comply or explain’ CG regime has, so far, a good effect on firm performance. The results documented by this study are important for market levels, decision makers and the company.
Brand Loyalty in The Smartphone User’s: The Role of Brand Credibility and Consumer Convenience
Authors: VIKALIANA RESISTA , PANJAITAN ROYMON , ADAM ECHAN , FASA MUHAMMAD IQBAL , ROSLAN ASTIL HARLI
Published: May 2021

This study analyzes consumer loyalty from attitudes on credible knowledge sources and the emotional experience due to the first perception   Data was collected from 107 smartphone users through questionnaires and interviews. The SEM-PLS compound technique was used to analyze the data with a pathway mediated by the comfort decision of credibility on brand loyalty. The results show that there is a positive correlation between a consumer's attitude and brand credibility. Furthermore, experiential marketing positively influences the brand hallo effect and consumers attitude, which directly impacts decision convenience, brand credibility and loyalty. However, there is a negative relationship between decision convenience and brand loyalty. Similarly, a decision convenience relationship has not processed credibility in brand loyalty. This study shows that customer loyalty can be influenced by their attitude, which provides a positive signal to brand credibility. The examined Model helps managers understand how the branding process investment may provide confidence in brand loyalty based on comfortable brand decisions.
Sustainable Affordable Housing Strategies For Solving Low-Income Earners Housing Challenges In Nigeria
Authors: Sunday Dania , Shukor Lim Nor Hasanah Abdul , Mazlan Ain Naadia
Published: May 2021

Globally, several studies have affirmed that the population of those who are displaced with respect to housing is on the rise. Developing nations in the continent of Africa to include Nigeria are reportedly not spared of this development. Similarly, the low-income earners have been reported as the worst hit of this global menace. Shanty dwellings, squatter settlements and informal settlements have similarly been reported to be homes to low-income earners who constitute over 90% of the population of Nigeria. This study therefore presented sustainable affordable housing strategies as an emerging concept through which low-income earners housing challenges in Nigeria can be eliminated. The study relied on a systematic review of literature to arrive at its findings. Findings from the study revealed that sustainable affordable housing strategies through which Nigerian low-income earners housing challenges can be addressed can best be explored from the social, economic, environmental, institutional and technological components of sustainable affordable housing. The study calls on the government, stakeholders, policy makers as well as private developers to adopt sustainable affordable housing strategies for low-income housing provision in Nigeria. The study’s outcome will contribute to existing body of knowledge in that it will provide useful information with respect to low-income housing provision and equally re-direct research interest on low-income housing in Nigeria and other developing nations.
THE DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN MALAYSIA: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Authors: CHIPFUNDE DOROTHY , CHIPFUNDE DOROTHY , Yahaya Siti Norbaya , OTHMAN NORFARIDATUL AKMALIAH , OTHMAN NORFARIDATUL AKMALIAH
Published: May 2021

There is no doubt that the number of women entrepreneurs continues to increase globally. Women entrepreneurs in Malaysia are experiencing a drastic decline in performance and result in shutting down business ventures. The purpose of this study examined the factors affecting the performance of women entrepreneurship in Malaysia. The phenomenal growth of women entrepreneurs and the gap in the current performance literature have necessitated this study. Due to lack of individual characteristics, inadequate family support, access to loan and finance, gender inequality, and mentorship has created huge challenges in Malaysia SMEs for women entrepreneurs and this has created a performance’s reduction of women entrepreneurs. The expected results will help to affirm the relationship between individual characteristics, family support, access to loan and finance, gender inequality, lack of mentorship, and women entrepreneurs’ performance. This study would help women entrepreneur to create platforms to increase performance, improve the management skills, strategize easy ways to access loan and finance, build a strong tie for family support, create job opportunities as well as promote the economy of Malaysia.
Integrated Reporting and Firm Performance in Malaysia: Moderating Effects of Board Gender Diversity and Family Firms
Authors: Yee Huei Lok , Lian Kee Phua
Published: May 2021

Recently, COVID-19 pandemic crisis attacks business activities globally and it has brought significant impact on the world economy. As the pandemic continues, many companies have increased their corporate report disclosures so that stakeholders can have a comprehensive view on how the companies create value as well as impacts faced beyond the companies. It is expected that integrated reporting is able to provide relevant information to stakeholders. Integrated reporting produces financial and non-financial information into a single report which is much better than the traditional corporate reporting. Content analysis using published annual reports will be applied on Malaysian public listed companies to examine the relationship between integrated reporting and firm performance. This study proposes that firm performance of companies can be improved with the adoption of integrated reporting disclosures. Furthermore, the moderating effects of board gender diversity and family firms could also impact on the integrated reporting disclosures as well as firm performance. This study also provides a clear picture on the level of integrated reporting practices on Malaysian public listed companies. Therefore, integrated reporting is a precious approach to aid the company management team to enhance company’s information disclosure. Regulatory bodies could also use the result of this study to plan effective policy to promote integrated reporting.
Challenges and obstacles facing SMEs in the adoption of e-commerce in developing countries; A case of Saudi Arabia
Authors: AL-TAYYAR RAED SAUD D , ABDULLAH ABDUL RASHID BIN , RAHMAN AZMAWANI ABD , ALI MASS HAREEZA
Published: May 2021

E-commerce has been proposed as the new driver of the growth of any country’s economy. The SME sector plays an important role in contributing to the economy nationally as far as wealth creation by employees is concerned. SMEs in Saudi Arabia represent a significant portion of the productive units in the Saudi economy, and the government policies propose means to improve SME capabilities. Most Saudi Arabian SMEs have had reservations adopting aspects of their enterprises that are electronically delivered. Very few Saudi SMEs, mostly from manufacturing have implemented e-commerce. The results show that some of the hindrances to e-commerce in Saudi include cultural issues, business factors, and technical aspects. Among the facilitators were e-commerce awareness programs, government support for e-commerce adoption, a strong IT infrastructure, and programs for enlightening people. Although studies reveal that government promotions have very little influence on online trade in many countries, this paper has indicated that promotions from the government have boosted e-commerce in Saudi Arabia. This paper studies the challenges and obstacles facing Saudi Arabian SMEs in the adoption of online trade.
Analysis Of M-REITs Performance Based On Financial Factors and The Degree Of Specialization
Authors: Hashim Haniza , Shafee Nur Baiti , Suhaimi Shadia , Huda Mohd Siti Nurul
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this research is to analyse the Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs) performance based on Financial Factors and Property Characteristics. M-REITs is a relatively new investment vehicle in Malaysia which is slowly soaring. As a developing nation in Asia, Malaysia is currently undergoing vast developments. In this regard, in line with the perpetual development of the Malaysian economy, the significance of M-REITs as a form of investment is also growing, but still far from the establishment state of bonds and stocks. This is attributable to the lack of awareness of the drivers and performance of M-REITs. Previous research on the performance of M-REITs had considered the expected returns as the measure of performance, factoring in financial determinants as well as the property characteristics. Nevertheless, due to the relatively new establishment of M-REITs, only a small sample with limited time series data is available for the examination of the M-REITs. This study seeks to rectify these flaws by employing the latest data of the listed M-REITs to test for the significance of the fir specific determinants of the performance of M-REITs, measured using another proxy termed the funds from operations, of which is a specific measure of M-REITs. The results would then offer inferences about the significance of the firm specific factors on the performance of M-REITs
Activating Power of the Phosphopantetheine Arm in α-Oxoamine Synthase Catalysis
Authors: Ackenhusen Sarah , Wang Ye , Chun Stephanie W. , Narayan Alison
Published: May 2021

PLP-dependent enzymes are attractive biocatalysts due to their ability to perform complexity building transformations on amine-containing, readily available substrates from the chiral pool such as amino acids. Although many classes of PLP-dependent enzymes are routinely employed in synthesis, select families remain underutilized due to limitations in practical scalability. For example, some PLP-dependent enzymes act on prohibitively expensive substrates such as coenzyme A-bound substrates. To address this challenge, we have investigated the mechanism of action of coenzyme A in gating catalysis of one α-oxoamine synthase, SxtA AOS. Through investigation of the reactivity of SxtA AOS with panels of substrates and in the presence of various coenzyme A mimics as well as monitoring PLP absorbances and the behavior of SxtA AOS variants, we have determined that activity is gated through the binding of the eastern phosphodiester group by the residue Arg142 that is located in a tunnel that leads to the active site. To circumvent this gating mechanism, a synthetic CoA mimic additive was designed that allows for enhanced reactivity with non-CoA substrates. These findings outline a strategy for employing AOS enzymes without the need for cost-prohibitive coenzyme A substrates.
People we trust (a novel) and The enemy within: Fictionalising the Marcos regime (a critical study)
Authors: Macansantos Monica
Published: May 2021

This PhD thesis comprises two projects. The first is a novel, People We Trust, and the second is a critical study of two representative novels belonging to a genre that the critic Gerald T. Burns has called “Martial Law Literature”, or literature that creatively engages with the Marcos dictatorship.

I begin my critical study by discussing the tradition of resistance literature in the Philippines, tracing this back to Jose Rizal’s Spanish-language novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. I then discuss how the Filipino historical novel developed out of this tradition of resistance writing, and how most, if not all, Filipino novels depict moments in Philippine history in which Filipinos have risen against those who threatened their sovereignty as a people. After the Philippine nation gained its independence, Filipino novelists utilised the genre to take charge of the nation’s narrative, and to continuously engage with the question of national identity. The Martial Law novel occupies a particularly interesting place within this tradition, in that it grapples with the nation’s inability to liberate itself from a legacy of oppression left behind by its colonial rulers as shown in its selection of a repressive, totalitarian ruler from within the national community.
My discussion draws on two novels: Ninotchka Rosca’s State of War, and Gina Apostol’s Gun Dealer’s Daughter. They belong to opposite ends of an era in which Martial Law writing grew and developed: State of War having been published in 1988, two years after the Marcoses fled the Philippines, and Gun Dealer’s

Daughter having been published in 2012. Taken together, they chart what Gerald T. Burns, in his essay “Philippine Martial Law Fiction: Phases in the Early Evolution of the Genre”, calls an “evolution” in Martial Law fiction and its increasing ambivalence towards social commitment and nationalism. Both novels explore the fissures associated with the emergence of the oppressor from within. My analyses correspond with my own novel’s examination of how certain individuals, or societies, are more than willing to relinquish their individual freedoms in favour of what Erich Fromm would call an “escape from freedom”.

The critical component of my thesis engages with postcolonial theory in addition to studies on Martial Law writing, the Philippine historical novel, and Philippine postcoloniality.
Research on the Reform of College Entrance Examination Content under the Background of New College Entrance
Authors: Bai Ying
Published: May 2021

Since the reform of the new college entrance examination, the reform of the college entrance examination content has achieved certain results, but there are still problems in the connection of basic education and higher education, the relationship between school teaching and the college entrance examination, knowledge selection and ability examination. The reform of the content of the college entrance examination can solve the problems in the reform by clarifying the educating nature of the content of the college entrance examination, improving the guidance of the content of the college entrance examination, and enhancing the scientificity of the content of the college entrance examination.
Memetics: A Practical Translation Theory in Business Environment-Take Safeguard as an Example
Authors: Yuan Lu , He Xiangting , Quan Qianying
Published: May 2021

Brand name translation plays an important role in foreign trade. From the perspective of memetics, this paper analyzes the sales and popularity of Luxury and Safeguard in China, discusses the persistence of Memetics and the cross-language transmission of brand memes, which is helpful for translators to translate authentic brand names, so as to speed up the reproduction and dissemination of brand names, increase the probability of becoming a strong meme, and enhance the international popularity of brands.
The Effectivity of Problem Based Learning with Scaffolding on Creative Thinking Ability of Senior High School Students in Terms of Gender
Authors: Andi Herman Jufri , Umamah Chairatul , Suana Wayan
Published: May 2021

This study aims to explain how the effectiveness of problem based learning with scaffolding on creative thinking abilities of senior high school students in terms of gender on the subject of Static Fluid. This type of research is quasi experimental using nonequivalent control group design. There are two classes in this study, namely the control class just with problem based learning and experimental class using problem based learning with scaffolding. The test instrument used was essay question. Conclusions are drawn based on results of data processing and analysis using T-test and two-way anova with SPSS 24.0. Based on the results of analysis and discussion, in this study the following conclusions were obtained: (1) Students creative thinking ability a taught using problem based learning with scaffolding were better than students' creative thinking ability taught using only problem based learning; (2) There are not differences in students' creative thinking abilities in terms of gender; (3) There is no an interaction between problem based learning with scaffolding with gender on students' creative thinking abilities. (4) Using problem based learning with scaffolding of students' creative thinking abilities in physics is more effective with an effect size value of 0.645 with a medium category.