bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Foresight in Health Using Machine Learning
Authors: Rao A. Ashwik , ManikantaReddy S , Varshitha P , Senthil Dr. P.
Published: March 2024

Abstract: Our aim to "Foresight in Health Using Machine Learning" is an innovative healthcare analytics project that harnesses historical data, advanced analytics, and machine learning techniques to predict significant human diseases. This project employs a variety of machine learning algorithms, including Decision Tree, Random Forest, Logistic Regression, and Support Vector Machine, to forecast diseases such as Diabetics, Breast cancer, Skin diseases, Liver disease and Heart disease based on user-provided data.The system features a user-friendly interface developed with the Flask framework, guiding end users to input essential details for disease prediction. Once the prediction is generated, immediate output is displayed to the end user in our web, facilitating proactive preventive measures to mitigate the risk of serious illnesses. "Foresight in Health" represents a groundbreaking endeavor aimed at leveraging data-driven insights to enhance healthcare outcomes and promote early intervention in disease management
Early Loading of Cast-in-Situ Reinforced Concrete Structures
Authors: Baiburin A. H.
Published: March 2024

The article provides an overview of the existing methods of early loading of monolithic structures. It is shown that keeping concrete up to standard strength without taking into account the stages of loading leads to a significant increase in the cost of work, especially in winter. Based on experimental studies, formulas are proposed for calculating the required strength by the moment of loading of monolithic foundations, walls, columns, ceilings. Instructions are given on the design of early loading technology. The results of full-scale tests of floors under conditions of early loading are given. The technology of tiered heat treatment of monolithic structures is described.
Analysis of Various Damping Models in The Simulation of the Seismic Response of Structures in the STARK ES Software
Authors: Simbirkin V. N. , Panasenko Yu. V. , Kurnavin V. V.
Published: March 2024

When performing structural calculations for dynamic loads including seismic impacts, the STARK ES software package allows to implement various damping models. In this paper, a comparative analysis of three types of the damping models used to increase the calculated seismic resistance of structures is carried out. These are the models of nonlinear viscous dampers, in which the reactive force depends non-linearly on the velocity of the rod movement, equivalent (for an energy dissipated) linear-viscous dampers and equivalent (for a maximum force and an energy dissipated) elastic – perfectly plastic elements. As an example, an analytical model of the structural system of a projected building on a site with a seismicity of more than 8th intensity level is used.
Influence of Concrete Creep on the Bending of a Prestressed Bridge Beam
Authors: Gaidzhurov Petr P. , Iskhakova Elvira R. , Saveleva Nina A.
Published: March 2024

By present time significant experimental and theoretical material on concrete creep has been accumulated. At the same time, the known approaches to calculation of concrete and reinforced concrete structures with regard to creep are oriented mainly to solving problems with relatively simple geometry of the product. Moreover, there are no mechanic-mathematical models of hereditary type oriented to the finite-element method.

The concept of modelling of long-term deformation of reinforced concrete structures in a three-dimensional statement, based on the use of the integral deformation modulus of concrete, does not allow one to carry out designing considering the technological prehistory. Therefore, the problem of developing a finite-element algorithm and corresponding software allowing the modelling of the volumetric stress-strain state of large-span prestressed reinforced concrete structures within the framework of the theory of hereditary aging is relevant.
Effect of Negative Temperatures on the Strength and Deformability of a Reinforced Concrete Element
Authors: Istomin Andrey D. , Petrova Victoria A.
Published: March 2024

One of the main components of the economic development of the Russian Federation is the current trend in the development of the territories of the Far North and the Arctic. The need for such development is enshrined at the state level in various programs. Experiments on the study of the effect of negative temperatures on the operation of reinforcing steel show that with decreasing temperature, an increase in strength and modulus of elasticity is observed. At the same time, there are no unified recommendations on the deformation and strength properties of reinforcement for calculating reinforced concrete structures under conditions of low and ultra-low negative temperatures. RF standards do not take into account the influence of climatic (up to -70°C) and technological (up to -196°C) negative temperatures on the deformation and strength characteristics of reinforcing steel.

The purpose of this work was to experimentally study the effect of negative temperatures (up to -196°C) on the deformation-strength properties of reinforcement, concrete and reinforced concrete rod elements. Concrete prisms 10x10x40 cm, samples of reinforcement of a periodic profile of class A400 and reinforced concrete prismatic rods with a section size of 12x18 cm and a reinforcement percentage of 1.45% were taken as prototypes. At the same time, the negative temperature of the tests varied. As a result of the studies carried out with centrally stretched reinforced concrete elements, it was found that lowering the temperature to -165°С leads to an in-crease in the cracking force by 162%; strength by 85%. Empirical dependencies are proposed to determine the deformation-strength characteristics of reinforcing steel, depending on the negative temperature.
Investigation of the Influence of Local Low Strength Concrete on the Bearing Capacity of Bending Reinforced Concrete Beams
Authors: Tamrazyan A. G.
Published: March 2024

Reinforced concrete beams can experience local low concrete strength under certain conditions, for example, poor construction practices can cause problems such as concrete voids, surface cavities, block cracking, surface sinks and create areas of low concrete strength. This study presents the response of flexural hinge-supported reinforced concrete beams with different local areas of low concrete strength along the span. 

Modified models are adopted to describe the concrete properties and an ideal elastic-plastic model is adopted for the steel properties. The beam was divided into three main parts: one sensitive to bending moment, the second sensitive to shear, and the third sensitive to bond. The variables included two types of concrete strength and one reinforcement diameter. The results show that the most critical region with low concrete strength along the span of the beam is the confluence zone near the supports, which is reflected in the ductility of the load-deflection curves. A new generalized empirical model is developed to predict the effect of bearing capacity reduction from local low-strength concrete.
Kesalahan Berbahasa pada Kolom Liputan Khusus di Media Online LPM
Authors: Saputri Pratiwi Yulia , Markhamah
Published: March 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kesalahan penggunaan afiksasi pada kolom Liputan khusus LPM Pabelan Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode dokumentasi dan metode simak catat. Analisis data dilakukan melalui tahapan reduksi data lalu melakukan penyimpulan. Sumber data diperoleh dari kolom Liputan Khusus LPM Pabelan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kesalahan pada tataran prefiks, sufiks, dan konfiks. Pada tataran prefiks ditemukan 3 bentuk kesalahan yaitu penghilangan unsur prefiks dan terjadinya kesalahan penggunaan prefiks ke-. Kesalahan pada sufiks ditemukan 8 bentuk kesalahan yang memperlihatkan adanya ketidaktepatan dalam menggunakan akhiran –kan dan -i. Pada tataran konfiks ditemukan 2 bentuk kesalahan yaitu kesalahan terhadap penghilangan unsur konfiks dan kesalahan dalam pemakaian konfiks me- -kan.
Framing Pemberitaan Polisi Tembak Polisi pada Media Daring Detik.com dan Kompas.com
Authors: Dewi Risa Aulia Puspita , Budiawan Raden Yusuf Sidiq , Arifin Zainal
Published: March 2024

Peineilitian ini dilatarbeilakangi adanya framing berbeda pada meidia daring Deitik.com dan Kompas.com pada peimbeiritaan polisi teimbak polisi. Peineilitian ini beirtuijuian uintuik meindeiskripsikan framing peimbeiritaan polisi teimbak polisi pada meidia daring Deitik.com dan Kompas.com deingan modeil Robeirt N. Eintman. Jeinis peineilitian ini adalah deiskriptif kuialitatif. Peinguimpuilan data dilakuikan deingan dokuimeintasi dan simak catat. Data peineilitian ini adalah wacana beirita polisi teimbak polisi peimbuinuihan Brigadir J meidia daring Deitik.com dan Kompas.com pada builan Juili – Aguistuis 2022. Teiknik analisis data meingguinakan meitodei padan dan dianalisis deingan modeil Robeirt N. Eintman. Hasil peineilitian meinuinjuikkan bahwa Deitik.com dan Kompas.com meimbeirikan framing yang beirbeida. Deitik.com meimbeirikan framing citra positif keipada keipolisian atas tindakan profeisionalitasnya dalam meinangani kasuis, seidangkan Kompas.com meimbeirikan framing citra neigatif keipada keipolisian kareina tuintuitan dari beirbagai pihak dalam meinguisuit kasuis dan keipada keijahatan Irjein Feirdy Sambo yang teilah meincoreing nama baik keipolisian.
Innovative behaviors of occupational health managers: The mediating role of self-leadership
Authors: Lee Da Ye
Published: March 2024

Occupational health managers independently perform various tasks, such as first aid, health promotion, job management, and work environment management, to protect the health of workers in an organization. Organizations generally have one or two occupational health managers, and their
work environment significantly affects their job performance. Therefore, I explored the relationships among task identity, autonomy characteristics, self-leadership, and innovative behavior. I conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among 180 occupational health managers in South
Korea, and analyzed the data using structural equation modeling. The results showed that task identity and autonomy had a positive association with innovative work behavior and selfleadership; and self-leadership mediated the relationships between task identity, autonomy, and innovative work
behavior. This suggests that it is important to create a work environment that enhances job initiative in consideration of the job characteristics of occupational health managers.
Effects of parental conflict on adolescent academic burnout: A moderated mediation model
Authors: Li Meihui , Ye Hongxia
Published: March 2024

We investigated the relationship between parental conflict and adolescent academic burnout, along with the mediating role of the parent–child relationship and the moderating role of teacher support. We surveyed 886 firstyear secondary vocational school students in Foshan City
using four scales: the Adolescent Student Burnout Inventory, the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, the Parent–Child Closeness Scale, and the Students' Perception of Teachers' Supporting Behavior Questionnaire. The results showed that adolescent academic burnout was
directly and positively associated with parental conflict, and that the parent–child relationship partially mediated this relationship. Teacher support moderated parental conflict and affected adolescent academic burnout indirectly through parent–child relationships. Thus, parents
should try to create an emotionally secure family environment for children and cultivate high-quality parent–child relationships, to prevent or intervene in academic burnout among adolescents. Additionally, schools should consider the role of teacher support in the improvement of parent–child
relationships among students.
The subject and non-subject agreements in the Yemsa relative clauses
Authors: Asrat Mitike
Published: March 2024

This study aims to elucidate the subject and non-subject agreement mechanisms within Yemsa relative clauses, an area not comprehensively covered by existing research. By analysing these agreement forms, the study seeks to bridge the identified gap in the understanding of Yemsa’s syntactic structures. The research questions guiding this study focus on the mechanisms through which subject agreements are manifested in Yemsa's relative clauses and the morphological markers they employ, alongside an examination of how non-subject agreements within these clauses diverge from subject agreements. The data were collected through the elicitation technique through informant interviews about subject and non-subject agreements in the Yemsa relative clauses. The data were analysed using a descriptive approach. The person-marker inventories are suffixes. Siewierska’s Prominence Hierarchy works in Yemsa. The order of the suffixes is modifier > head. Person markers simultaneously indicate masculine and feminine referents and numbers. Siewierska’s Predicate Hierarchy works on Yemsa. The suffix element -nà appears in the relative verbs. The word order in the relative clause is (O)VS. The nominative case is unmarked, whereas the accusative case is marked. The subject argument is expressed in the same manner as an independent clause. The description of the subject and the non-subject agreement in the Yemsa relative clauses has significant implications for developing the general features of Omotic and Afroasiatic languages. The study will serve as an input for the preparation of pedagogical materials in the language.
Dynamics of Qibla Direction of the Great Mosque
Authors: Sakirman Sakirman , A Jamil A Jamil , Ardliansyah Moelki Fahmi
Published: March 2024

Masjid Agung memiliki jam’ah shalat yang cukup signifikan. Ketika jama’ah melaksanakan ritual ibadah shalat di masjid tersebut, menghadapkan muka dan seluruh anggota tubuhnya ke arah kiblat adalah suatu kewajiban. Implikasi dari realitas tersebut, arah kiblat masjid Agung mestinya memiliki tingkat akurasi yang benar. Masjid agung di lampung memiliki tingkat akurasi yang beragam, pentingnya dilakukan verifikasi arah kiblat melalui titik koordinat dalam upaya pendataan tingkat akurasi arah kiblat masjid Agung di Lampung. Penelitian tentang verifikasi titik koordinat geografis arah kiblat masjid Agung adalah penelitian lapangan  bersifat deskriptif kualitatif yang menggambarkan keadaan arah kiblat dan faktor penyebab terjadi penyimpangan, pergeseran, dan ketidakakuratan arah kiblat masjid Agung di Lampung. Data dikumpulkan dengan teknik observasi dan tindakan pengukuran. Tingkat akurasi arah kiblat  masjid Agung di Lampung dapat dikelompokkan menjadi dua yaitu arah kiblat masjid yang diukur menggunakan teknologi dengan menurunkan konsep normatif melalui kaidah sains dan arah kiblat masjid Agung yang diukur atas dasar kesepakatan yang berdasarkan atas pemahaman mitologi yang turun temurun meskipun tingkat akurasi arah kiblatnya rendah tidak dilakukan rekonstruksi arah kiblat masjid agung.
THE PATIENT-PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIP AND ROLE OF EMPATHIC COMMUNICATION IN CONTACT LENS PRACTICE
Authors: Fadel Daddi , Macedo-de-Araújo Rute J , Barnett Melissa
Published: March 2024

Purpose: To assess the relationship between eye care practitioners and contact lens patients and todetermine how empathy is associated with patients’ overall satisfaction.

Methods: Multilingual electronic surveys shared by email and on social media in patients’ and practitioners’ groups. Ratings were converted to a numerical scale. The scores were compared using Wilcoxon rank sum tests.

Results: The survey had 804 responses: 68.4% were over 46 years old, and 58.1% were female. Only 770 reported the type of contact lens worn. Of all patients, 10.6% would not recommend their physician due to feeling excluded from decisions (55.3%), lack of personal interest (63.5%), no written recommendations (84%), and unmet expectations (77%). Scleral lens wearers were highly satisfied. Optometrists excelled in care, ratings, relationships, communication, symptom relief, and prevention.

Discussion: The findings highlight the importance of empathy in eye care and its impact on patient experiences. Factors such as contact lens type, physician recommendation, and physician type can influence the level of empathy perceived by patients. Satisfaction varied based on contact lens type, with soft and scleral lens wearers reporting better experiences. Patients valued physicians who listened, explained treatments, showed empathy, and had patient-centered communication and open-ended questions. Optometrists were scored higher than ophthalmologists in several aspects.

Conclusion: Patients, especially scleral lens patients, were generally satisfied with the services and care. Optometrists scored higher than ophthalmologists. Patients would not recommend their physicians mainly because of a lack of empathy.
Resiliencia climática: el papel del sector privado en la adaptación al cambio climático
Authors: Grajales Hoyos Luisa Fernanda
Published: March 2024

Colombia, aunque contribuye mínimamente a las emisiones globales de gases de efecto invernadero, enfrenta desafíos significativos en la adaptación al cambio climático. Aunque se compromete a reducir las emisiones y lograr la neutralidad de carbono, la financiación se concentra más en mitigación que en adaptación. La falta de inversión en estrategias de resiliencia tiene un alto costo económico, con pérdidas anuales considerables debido a fenómenos climáticos. Es esencial priorizar la adaptación a largo plazo sobre las respuestas reactivas a las crisis climáticas, lo que podría generar mayores beneficios económicos. Se requiere una mayor integración de la adaptación climática en la planificación territorial y estratégica, así como una mayor colaboración entre actores públicos y privados para abordar los desafíos climáticos de manera integral.
Hamlet: between keywords and art
Authors: Guglielmo Battistini
Published: March 2024

This is a test for the Ai KOBI project at Academy of fine arts of Rome.
The exposition "Hamlet: between keywords and art" goes to analyze the differences between two AI, KOBI and Chatgpt.
Starting from excerpts from the scene 4 and 5 of Shakespere’s Hamlet, when Hamlet meets the ghost of his father, who asks him to avenge his death I identified parts of the text from which I then found keywords, chosen on the basis of the text and a brainstorming of ideas
Precisely through these keywords, many times similar to each other by meaning, I tried to explore the KOBI system and its responses diverging from those of Chatgpt.
On the left we found text and images that are proposed by KOBI after the insertion of the keywords, while on the right, the answers of Chatgpt.
The display is four pages plus introduction and conclusion.
Perforación esofágica tardía posterior a la fijación de columna cervical por vía anterior: reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Bautista Parada Ileana Rocío , Rojas Espinosa Angel , Sánchez Gil Andres , Angel Pinzón Alberto
Published: March 2024

El abordaje quirúrgico de la columna cervical por vía anterior puede generar lesiones esofágicas; sin embargo, es una complicación muy infrecuente con una prevalencia que varía entre el 0,02% y el 0,25%. Suelen presentarse en dos zonas de mayor riesgo: el triángulo de Killian y la membrana tirohioidea. Las perforaciones esofágicas tardías usualmente se presentan debido a fricción crónica y suelen tener un curso benigno. La mayoría de los casos de migración tardía se presentan en los primeros 18 meses del procedimiento quirúrgico y la presentación clínica varía entre pacientes asintomáticos en caso de perforaciones tardías y pacientes con disfagia, enfisema subcutáneo y sepsis en caso de perforaciones agudas.
Manejo endoscópico de herida por arma cortopunzante en el esófago: reporte de caso
Authors: Pardo Barbosa Juan Sebastian , García Agudelo Lorena , Sánchez Gamboa Edgardo
Published: March 2024

Introducción: el trauma de esófago resulta un reto porque puede pasar desapercibido. Estas lesiones se asocian a una alta morbimortalidad por el alto riesgo de infecciones locales o sistémicas que evolucionan a sepsis y, finalmente, a la muerte.
Objetivo: describir un caso de manejo endoscópico en una herida causada por arma cortopunzante en el esófago, la cual se corrigió con clips hemostáticos.
Descripción del caso: paciente masculino de 28 años sin antecedentes de importancia; remitido por una lesión penetrante por arma cortopunzante en la región I del cuello a nivel de la horquilla esternal. Tuvo hallazgos imagenológicos sugestivos de neumomediastino, por lo que se decidió intervenir por vía endoscópica con el plan inicial de colocación de prótesis esofágica completamente recubierta. Sin embargo, dada la localización de la lesión y otros factores de riesgo, se realizó un manejo endoscópico con clips hemostáticos, cuya evolución fue satisfactoria y el egreso del paciente se dio sin ninguna complicación.
Conclusiones: la perforación esofágica por trauma sigue siendo una situación clínica que requiere un alto índice de sospecha, por lo que se deben agotar todas las herramientas para un diagnóstico temprano y evitar complicaciones sistémicas como la mediastinitis, dada la alta morbimortalidad a la que se asocia. Así mismo, cada paciente debe ser individualizado, según su estabilidad hemodinámica, para poder determinar la intervención más adecuada, con el fin de disminuir la estancia hospitalaria, y la endoscopia es una excelente alternativa.
Rendimiento diagnóstico del FibroScan en un centro de enfermedades hepáticas en Bogotá durante el 2019 al 2022
Authors: Torres Pabón Diana del Pilar , Velasco Benedicto , Guezguan Pérez Jonathan Alexander
Published: March 2024

Introducción: en el proceso diagnóstico de las enfermedades hepáticas, la historia clínica y el perfil bioquímico hepático son fundamentales. La biopsia hepática es el parámetro de referencia para el diagnóstico, evaluación de la actividad, estado de fibrosis o respuesta terapéutica, pero es invasiva y con riesgos. Para la estadificación de la fibrosis, se han desarrollado pruebas no invasivas de fácil acceso y sin recurrir a la biopsia. Los índices FIB-4 y APRI son útiles, pero no determinan el grado de fibrosis en estadios precoces e intermedios. La fibrosis puede evaluarse mediante elastografía, técnica sensible para diferenciar pacientes sin fibrosis de aquellos con fibrosis avanzada.
Objetivo: describir el desempeño diagnóstico para la detección de fibrosis del FibroScan comparado con los índices APRI y FIB-4 frente a la biopsia de pacientes evaluados en un centro de atención de pacientes con enfermedades hepáticas de Bogotá.
Métodos: estudio de cohorte retrospectivo, transversal, que comparó los índices APRI, FIB-4 y Fibroscan con la biopsia; se describieron las medidas de precisión diagnóstica y un análisis de área bajo la curva (AUROC).
Resultados: la biopsia fue positiva para fibrosis en el 40%, FibroScan mostró un AUROC de 0,90 (intervalo de confianza [IC]: 0,83-0,97), índices APRI de 0,52 (IC: 0,35-0,68) y FIB-4 de 0,52 (IC: 0,37-0,68).
Conclusiones: FibroScan es útil para el diagnóstico y seguimiento de la enfermedad hepática crónica, y debe utilizarse en combinación con otras pruebas y la clínica. FibroScan mostró un excelente rendimiento en la discriminación de pacientes con fibrosis hepática comparado con los índices APRI y FIB-4, y es mejor para detectar estadios avanzados.
Different hypotheses and drivers governing global biogeographic patterns of leaf nutrients
Authors: Xie Yajun , Xie Yonghong
Published: March 2024

Mechanistic interpretation of plant nutrients biogeographic patterns is
necessary to a predictive framework for global biogeochemical cycle.
However, the existed three hypotheses predicting these patterns have not
been verified (especially the causal pathways) using both theoretical
analysis and empirical data. We tested the validities, efficiencies, and
key drivers of three hypotheses for the first time by synthesizing 2344
observations of major nutrients (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and
potassium (K)) in leaf from 1073 species and of supporting indices
(plant traits, climate and soil) at global scale. Structural equation
models proved the validities of each hypothesis at global scale, except
for the prediction of foliar N by Soil Substrate Age hypothesis
(indirect effect via soil nutrient) as soil N affected leaf N by a path
opposite to this hypothesis. Specifically, among three hypotheses,
Species Composition hypothesis (indirect effect via plant functional
type) is the best predictive model for leaf N, while Substrate Age
hypothesis for both P and K in leaf. Soil, climate, and plant functional
type together explained over half variations in leaf nutrient
concentrations. Among all traits, soil nutrient was the strongest
determinant for both P and K in leaf, while plant functional type for
foliar N. Overall, we highlight the fundamentally different mechanisms
and trait controls regarding global patterns of different nutrients in
leaf.
Women are less innovative in business, or are they? A descriptive study on innovations in women and men-owned businesses
Authors: Stosic-Panic Danijela , Jankovic-Milic Vesna
Published: March 2024

Innovation studies do not generally focus on the innovator. Consequently, the
role of gender in a firm?s innovation practice is out of the focus of
research. In order to fill this research gap, the present study explores the
intensity and the type of innovative practice of women and men-owned
businesses operating in production and service sectors in the USA. This
descriptive study?s results show that women- and men-owned businesses differ
in terms of their innovativeness while the nature of these differences is
related to the business sector and to the way in which the innovations are
operationalised. Women owned businesses are more likely to introduce
product/service innovations, both generally and by sector. On the other
hand, women-owned businesses are found to be less innovative in terms of
process improvements, in general and in the service sector. The existence
and the nature of the female-male innovation gap vary depending on the
operationalisation of the innovation variable as well. The paper includes
the gender perspective in examining innovation, thus tackling the
under-researched profile of the innovator. Moreover, it examines the wider
context of innovations by including marginalised forms of innovations, such
as incremental and process innovations, and it covers a range of industries
which are usually neglected in innovation studies.
Application of Paul Collier’s principles within the strategy for overcoming the development challenges of the republic of Serbia as a landlocked country
Authors: Krasic Bogdan
Published: March 2024

This paper explores the economic features and difficulties encountered by
continental nations, with a specific emphasis on the Republic of Serbia, a
landlocked country. The author begins with the assertion that landlocked
countries make up 38 percent of the population of the world?s poorest
billion, and the absence of maritime access alone hinders their economic
growth. British economist Paul Collier suggests a number of strategies that
landlocked countries can implement to overcome these challenges. Even when
the governments of landlocked countries implement all the planned strategies
in practice, this is not a guarantee of their success, bearing in mind that
a good part of them depends on external factors, primarily the will of
neighbouring countries. The research methodology includes the analysis of
existing public and economic policies through the prism of Collier?s
strategies, which include relying on the economic growth of neighbouring
countries, improving economic policies in the region, better access to the
coast, tax incentives, improving air connectivity and developing the digital
economy, encouraging remittances, creating a transparent environment for
investors in the field of natural resources, rural development and
attracting foreign aid, in the form of a case study of the Republic of
Serbia. The aim of the research is to examine how the strategies of Paul
Collier, developed on the basis of his experiences in other landlocked
countries, can be applied in the Republic of Serbia, in order to overcome
these challenges. The results of the research show that, although the public
and economic policies of the Republic of Serbia de facto correspond to
Collier?s strategies to a large extent, there is no single national
strategic framework for overcoming the development challenges that are a
consequence of the lack of access to the sea, and this indicates room for
improving existing and introducing new national strategies in order to find
systematic solutions to the problem of the landlocked status of the Republic
of Serbia.
Hur kan lärare och elever förbättra utbildningen tillsammans? Demokratisk skolförbättring och betydelsen av lärares kollektiva vanor
Authors: Andersson Erik
Published: March 2024

Ett problem inom samhällets institutioner, såsom skolan, är att barn och unga ofta utestängs från beslutsfattande processer och inte räknas som legitima demokratiska deltagare. Skolförbättringsarbete sker undantagsvis tillsammans med eleverna trots att de utgör majoriteten av skolans population och enligt skollag ska ha inflytande i formandet av utbildningen. Med utgångspunkt i skolans uppdrag att utbilda demokratiska medborgare och ett demokratiskt perspektiv på skolförbättring bidrar artikeln med kunskap om hur lärares kollektiva vanor kan hindra och främja lärares och elevers gemensamma försök att förbättra utbildningen. Resultaten indikerar en tydlig potential med elevers delaktighet i skolförbättringsarbete samtidigt som det behövs en förändring av lärares vanor för att få utväxling på denna potential. En slutsats är att det är lång väg kvar innan elevers delaktighet i skolförbättring är organiserad och institutionaliserad i skolan. Artikeln pekar ut vägar framåt för elevers delaktighet i skolförbättring och ger ett förslag på hur det kan se ut när detta är en demokratisk realitet.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT
How can teachers and students improve education together? Democratic school improvement and the importance of teachers’ collective habits
A democratic problem for society’s institutions, such as schools, is that children and young people are often excluded from decision-making processes and not acknowledged as legitimate democratic participants. School improvement work is often conducted without the students, even though they make up most of the school’s population and according to Swedish school law they should influence educational development. Based on the school’s mission to educate democratic citizens and a democratic perspective on school improvement, the article contributes with knowledge about how teachers’ collective habits can hinder and promote teachers’ and students’ joint attempts to improve education. The results indicate a clear potential for students’ participation in school improvement work, while a change in teachers’ habits is needed to benefit from this potential. One conclusion is that student participation in school improvement is far from being organized and institutionalized in the school. The article proposes democratic pathways forward for student participation in school improvement and gives a proposal for what it might look like when this is a democratic reality.
Å gi rom for nye begynnelser: Demokratisering og dekolonisering gjennom arbeid med estetiske læringsprosesser og samiske perspektiver i høyere utdanning
Authors: Eriksen Kristin Gregers , Lund Åse , Bjerknes Anne-Line , Hof Jocelyne Von , Wilhelmsen Terese
Published: March 2024

I denne artikkelen utforsker vi hvordan estetiske læringsprosesser kan bidra til endring i kunnskaps- og læringssyn i høyere utdanning. Det empiriske grunnlaget for artikkelen er kollektive autoetnografiske refleksjoner gjort i forbindelse med arbeid med samiske perspektiver i barnehagelærerutdanninga ved et norsk universitet. De autoetnografiske vignettene løfter fram erfaringene og læringsprosessene våre som undervisere, og setter dem i sammenheng med strukturelle, kulturelle og politiske faktorer. Analysene viser at estetiske læringsprosesser, gjennom å åpne for det uforutsette og gi rom for nye begynnelser, er særlig velegna for å stimulere demokratisering og dekolonisering. Dette kom til uttrykk i arbeidet gjennom emosjonelt engasjement, nedbrytning av asymmetriske maktrelasjoner, økt sjølrefleksjon og kunnskaps- og perspektivutvidelse. Samtidig belyser artikkelen hindre i arbeidet med å fremme slike prosesser i et akademia prega av nyliberalistiske føringer og målbarhetsidealer. 
ENGLISH ABSTRACT
Providing Space for Emergences: Democratization and Decolonization through working with Aesthetic Learning Processes and Sámi Perspectives in Higher Education
In this article, we explore how aesthetic learning processes may contribute towards enabling change in the outlook on knowledge and learning in higher education. The empirical point of departure is collaborative, auto-ethnographic reflections that were made in relation to a development project on Sámi perspectives in early childhood teacher education at a Norwegian university. The auto-ethnographic vignettes highlight our experiences and learning processes as teachers, and connect these to structural, cultural, and political factors. The analyses imply that aesthetic learning processes, through giving space for the unforeseen and enabling new beginnings, are particularly well-suited to stimulate democratization and decolonization. This potential of enabling change was expressed through the work with emotional engagement, deconstruction of asymmetric power relations, increased self-reflexivity and expansion of the understandings of knowledge and learning. At the same time, the article shed light to obstacles encountered when striving to promote such processes in an academic system entrenched in neoliberalist logics and ideals.
KOMITE AUDIT, FINANCIAL DISTRESS, DAN MANAJEMEN LABA: STUDI EMPIRIS PADA BADAN USAHA MILIK NEGARA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Dewi Fajar Gustiawaty , Komalasari Agrianti , Alvia Liza
Published: March 2024

Kondisi financial distress yang dialami oleh beberapa Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN) belakangan ini memotivasi perlunya dilakukan penelitian mengenai faktor anteseden dan konsekuennya.  Komite audit yang telah diwajibkan keberadaannya di semua BUMN menjadi salah satu pilar tata kelola yang baik untuk mencegah terjadinya financial distress. Namun perlu dilakukan evaluasi mengenai peran komite audit mengingat financial distress BUMN masih terjadi. Kondisi financial distress dapat mendorong manajer untuk melakukan manajemen laba agar labanya terlihat bagus dengan menggunakan kebijakan akuntansi akrual. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji model penelitian yang masih jarang dilakukan dengan menempatkan financial distress sebagai variabel pemediasi (mediating) pengaruh  karakteristik komite audit terhadap praktik manajemen laba pada Badan Usaha Milik Negara.  Hal ini diharapkan dapat memberikan jawaban mengapa pada BUMN yang merugi tiba-tiba dapat membukukan laba yang fantastis secara cepat. Penelitian ini akan dilakukan dengan menggunakan metoda kuantitatif untuk menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh aktivitas komite audit, ukuran komite audit, dan kompetensi komite audit dalam menurunkan praktik manajemen laba melalui penurunan financial distress pada BUMN. Penelitian ini menggunakan path analysis.  Sampel penelitian diambil dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa aktivitas dan kompetensi komite audit tidak berpengaruh terhadap financial distress. Ukuran komite audit berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap financial distress. Selanjutnya financial distress tidak berpengaruh terhadap manajemen laba, dan tidak memediasi pengaruh karakteristik komite audit terhadap manajemen laba. Hasil penelitian memberikan bukti bahwa peranan komite audit masih perlu ditingkatkan dalam mengatasi kesulitan keuangan yang dialami BUMN. Demikian pula peranan pemerintah sangat penting dalam membuat regulasi terkait peran komite audit.
Sago and Rice are Ambiguous: Food Security Under the Food Hood of Development Discourse in Mentawai Islands
Authors: Erwin Erwin , Irwandi Ade
Published: March 2024

This article discusses the food polemic that occurs in Mentawai due to development programs. Since the New Order era until now, development programs have enveloped the lives of Mentawai people, disrupting the balance, especially food security issues. Analysis from FSVA (Food Security and Vulnerability Map) shows that Mentawai Islands regency is the only area that experiences food insecurity in West Sumatra province. Through a descriptive approach and elaborating on the results of previous research, it shows the factors of development programs carried out by the government that are fatal to the food security of the Mentawai people, especially the transition from sago to rice. The result shows that the food security of Mentawai people is disrupted through the development process with the mission of 'modernizing' Mentawai people.  Thus, making them far away and even switch from local food, namely sago, taro and banana sourced from the forest to rice. This is due to the government intervention through the 'resettlement program', social assistance, limited forest access and weak economic capabilities that put them under the pressure of development discourse and as if they need help. Whereas it is not what Mentawai people want and need.  As a result, their access to food, which has been sourced from the forest, has been replaced by the rice paddy printing program. However, as an ethnic group that has a culture of gathering and hunting and farming, they do not have the ability to grow crops (agriculture). Therefore, the Mentawai people are still in the poverty line and the dilemma between eating sago or rice, both of which are not easy to obtain.
Pengembangan E-Modul Matematika Interaktif Terintegrasi Kahoot! untuk Mendukung Literasi Matematis Siswa SMP
Authors: Tamur Maximus , Pantaleon Kristianus Viktor
Published: March 2024

In the literature, it is confirmed that there is a strong correlation between technological literacy and students' mathematical literacy levels and that technological literacy influences individual mathematical literacy. The integration of digital games can reduce the decline in student interest due to changes in the learning system, which are thought to support mathematical abilities. Unfortunately, there are not many mathematics teaching materials that specifically integrate technology in promoting mathematical literacy skills. In this regard, this research aims to develop an interactive mathematics e-module that integrates Kahoot! as a learning medium. By using questionnaire, observation and documentation techniques in the form of validation sheets, photo and video documentation, observation sheets and questionnaire sheets, this development research produces a product in the form of an interactive math e-Module integrated with games using the Kahoot! Platform. From the results of development using the Borg & Gall model, it was concluded that the product developed was declared valid and suitable for use in the learning process and was useful and helped students learn both in class and independently outside of class.
Analisis Pengaruh dari Keterikatan Kerja Karyawan, Lingkungan Kerja, Motivasi Kerja dan Kepuasan Kerja Karyawan terhadap Kinerja Karyawan dengan Mediasi Komitmen Organisasi pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Batam
Authors: Fatyandri Adi Neka , Yang Windyana
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dari variable indepen Employee Engagement (EE), Work Environment (WE), Work Motivation (WM) serta Job Satisfaction (JS) dengan mediasi Organizational Commitment (OC) terhadap variabel dependen Employee Performance (EP) pada perusahaan manufaktur di Batam. Bentuk penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif, data yang dikumpulkan 212 responden yang memiliki kriteria penelitian dari yang disebarkan sebanyak 210 orang responden. Teknik pengumpulan data yang disebarkan melalui google form. Analisis menggunakan SPSS dan Smart PLS. Data yang telah dikumpulkan dari pekerja ataupun orang yang pernah bekerja pada perusahaan manufaktur. Hasil dari penelitian ini menyatakan EE, WE, WM, JS yang dimediasi OC berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap EP tetapi ada hasil yang tidak signifikan dari variabel EE terhadap OC
Perjalanan Transformasi Digital untuk Meningkatkan Produktivitas dalam Operasional Bisnis
Authors: Rahmawati Wahyu , Firman Aries F
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana permasalahan di BM Techno untuk mengimplementasikan sistem baru ini dapat memberikan hasil yang optimal untuk digunakan dalam kegiatan bisnis, meminimalkan risiko akibat human error, dan mengusulkan solusi baru bagi BM Techno untuk meningkatkan manajemen operasi. sistem. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan wawancara dan juga diskusi kelompok terarah. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah karyawan perusahaan dari berbagai divisi. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat beberapa faktor penting untuk melakukan perjalanan transformasi Memperkuat produk inti perusahaan untuk bersaing secara global dan berkembang baik secara lokal maupun global, Menata ulang seluruh aktivitas bisnis dalam perusahaan, Memperkuat kerjasama antar divisi untuk saling menguntungkan dan pentingnya penerapan transparansi di dalam perusahaan, dan mengatur rantai pasok di dalam perusahaan agar lebih praktis dan mudah.
Evaluasi Program Gerakan Literasi Sekolah dalam Memperingati Bulan Bahasa Melalui Kegiatan Pojok Baca untuk Meningkatkan Minat Membaca Siswa di SMAN 3 Kota Serang
Authors: Anriani Nurul , Rezaini Mulki Siti Hajar
Published: March 2024

Bulan bahasa dan sastra diselenggarakan tepatnya pada tanggal 28 Oktober diperingati sebagai Hari Sumpah Pemuda. Salah satu isi Sumpah Pemuda adalah menetapkan bahasa resmi Bangsa Indonesia yaitu Bahasa Indonesia. Untuk memperingati bulan Bahasa tahun ini SMA Negeri 3 Kota Serang menyelenggarakan kegiatan Literasi dengan acara yang kreatif yaitu dengan menggelar berbagai kegiatan literasi seperti lomba debat bahasa Indonesia, kuis bahasa Inggris antar kelas dan lomba membuat karya pojok baca di setiap ruang kelas masing-masing. peringatan Bulan Bahasa bertujuan untuk membina dan mengembangkan, bahasa dan sastra Indonesia, serta bertekad memelihara semangat dan meningkatkan peran masyarakat luas dalam menangani masalah bahasa dan sastra. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian evaluatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian evaluatif merupakan suatu desain dan prosedur evaluasi dalam mengumpulkan dan menganalisis data secara sistematik untuk menentukan nilai atau manfaat dari suatu praktik (pendidikan). Metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif biasanya mencakup wawancara dan observasi, tetapi mungkin juga termasuk studi kasus, survei, dan analisis historis dan dokumen. Waktu pelaksanaan bulan bahasa di SMAN 3 Kota Serang dilakukan pada tanggal 25 Oktober 2022 dengan perincian kegiatan yaitu tahap persiapan, tahap pelaksanaan dan tahap evaluasi.
Optimalisasi Mutu Pendidikan melalui Kepemimpinan Inovatif
Authors: Kusumawati Erna
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi adanya penemuan meningkatnya mutu pendidikan karena faktor kepemimpinan yang inovatif dalam pendidikan. Penulisan ini menggunakan jenis metode deskriptif kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, observasi dan studi pustaka untuk menggali informasi dari berbagai sumber di SDN Sudimara 13 Kota Tangerang. Untuk mengetahui jawaban dari permasalahan yang diajukan peneliti di atas maka peneliti sebelumnya melakukan pra-riset dan riset secara mendalam dengan menggunakan metode interview terstruktur guna mendapatkan data-data yang diharapkan. Metode sesungguhnya merupakan cara untuk pengumpulan data atau informasi melalui tatap muka antara pihak penanya (interviewer) dengan pihak yang ditanya atau penjawab (interviewer). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa SDN Sudimara 13 Kota Tangerang telah melaksanakan kepemimpinan inovatif dalam meningkatkan mutu pendidikan.
Analisis Kemampuan Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah dalam Perannya Sebagai Pemimpin Pendidikan di Era New Normal
Authors: Triyanti Dinda Emilia , Gistituati Nurhizrah
Published: March 2024

Kepemimpinan kepala sekolah merupakan faktor kunci keberhasilan sekolah. Kepala sekolah yang kurang mampu menjalankan perannya sebagai pemimpin sekolah, dapat mengakibatkan tidak terkelolanya sekolah dengan baik sehingga tujuan sekolah tidak tercapaia secara efektif dan efesien. Terlebih lagi di era new normal yang menyebabkan setiap satuan pendidikan harus mampu mengadaptasi kebiasaan baru. Hasil analisis studi pendahuluan menunjukkan kepemimpinan kepala sekolah masih belum dijalankan secara optimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kemampuan kepemimpinan kepala sekolah dalam perannya sebagai pemimpin pendidikan di SMK Negeri di Kabupaten Bungo. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh guru SMK Negeri di Kabupaten Bungo yang berjumlah 386 orang. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 98 orang yang diambil dengan teknik Proportional stratified random sampling. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah angket model skala  Likert yang telah teruji validitas dan reliabilitasnya. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan analisis deskriptif dengan membuat tabel distribusi frekuensi, histogram dan menentukan tingkat capaian responden serta memberikan menghitung persentase capaian dan menentukan kriteria capaian. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan kepala sekolah secara umum berada pada kategori cukup mampu dengan persentase capaian 78,68%. Penelitian ini mengimplikasikan bahwa perlunya peningkatan terhadap kemampuan kepemimpinan kepala sekolah sehingga mampu memimpin sekolah secara lebih efektif dan efesien guna pencapaian tujuan sekolah.
Manajemen perubahan dalam peningkatan mutu pendidikan di wilayah perbatasan
Authors: Dimmera Bella Ghia , Salfarini Eligia Monixa , Purnasari Pebria Dheni , Sadewo Yosua Damas
Published: March 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) untuk memahami bagaimana proses perubahan direncanakan, dilaksanakan dan dievaluasi dalam rangka peningkatan mutu pendidikan, (2) untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor pendukung dan penghambat keberhasilan manajemen perubahan serta (3) untuk menganalisis dampak perubahan tersebut terhadap mutu pendidikan tinggi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus dengan analisis kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara mendalam terhadap pimpinan perguruan tinggi, unit penjaminan mutu, dosen, tenaga kependidikan dan mahasiswa, serta menganalisis dokumen terkait implementasi perubahan. Hasil penelitian ini memberikan wawasan penting bagi perguruan tinggi untuk meningkatkan mutu pendidikan. Rekomendasi yang dapat dibuat mencakup perlunya mengadopsi pendekatan yang peka terhadap konteks wilayah perbatasan, memperkuat partisipasi pemangku kepentingan, berinvestasi dalam peluang pelatihan dan infrastruktur, mendukung pengembangan profesional sumber daya manusia, dan menerapkan evaluasi dan adaptasi berkelanjutan terhadap perubahan.