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Methods of Adjudication and Principles for Handling New Types of Cases in the Digital Economy
Authors: Zhong Jianming
Published: December 2023

The digital economy, in the context of the development of digital industrialization and industrial digitization, continues to expand the boundaries from cyberspace to physical space, and promotes the acceleration of the transformation of traditional industries into digitalization and networking. Digital economy cases have broken through the scope of traditional Internet cases, compounding and intersecting with “intellectual property cases” and “Internet cases”. The scope of judicial involvement in the governance of the digital economy is affected by the current ambiguity regarding the meaning and scope of digital economy cases. The purpose of this paper is to examine the connotation and scope of the new types of cases in the digital economy, to sort out the adjudication concepts and adjudication methods of the new types of cases involving the digital economy, and to further explore the path of the people’s courts to participate in the digital economy governance of the dynamic judicial practice.
Analysis of Leverage, Profitability and Interest Rate Ratio on Company Value With Size as an Intervening Variable
Authors: Ibnussoim Mohamad , Suyanto Suyanto
Published: December 2023

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) is a place for transactions of shares of companies that have met the requirements. The incident of the spread of Covid-19 has an impact on stock market instability which also has an impact on company value. Investors are cautious in investing in the IDX including considering the value of the company. According to a number of studies, firm value (PBV) is influenced by leverage (DER), profitability (ROE), interest rates (BI Rate), and company size (SIZE) but inconsistently (positively or negatively). There are other studies that show an inconsistent relationship between DER, ROE, BI Rate and SIZE. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze DER, ROE, and BI Rate on PBV with SIZE as an intervening variable. The research was conducted on companies listed in LQ45 for the 2019-2022 Period using purposive sampling method and based on their annual financial statements. Other data is obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics, and Yahoo Finance. Data processing using SmartPLS with the PLS-SEM method with a 95% confidence level reinforced by the Sobel Test. The results of the study are based on direct influence, namely: 1) Leverage (DER) has a significant positive effect on firm value (PBV), 2) Profitability (ROE) has no effect on firm value (PBV), 3) Interest Rate (BI Rate) has no effect on firm value (PBV), 4) Firm size (SIZE) has a significant negative effect on firm value (PBV), 5) Leverage (DER) has a significant positive effect on firm size (SIZE ), 6) Profitability (ROE) has no effect on firm size (SIZE), 7) Interest rate (BI Rate) has no effect on company size (SIZE). Based on the indirect effect, the results are: 1) Leverage (DER) has a significant negative effect on firm value (PBV) through firm size (SIZE), 2) Profitability (ROE) has no effect on firm value (PBV) through firm size (SIZE), and 3) Interest rates (BI Rate) have no effect on firm value (PBV) through company size (SIZE).  Based on this research, companies need to be wise in managing debt in connection with the significant positive leverage (debt) on firm value. Likewise, with the effect of profitability (ROE) on firm value negatively although not significant, companies need to anticipate/be careful because in real conditions profitability should have a positive effect on firm value. This anomalous condition can occur during Covid-19 and therefore companies must be wiser in running their business effectively and efficiently in order to achieve high profitability and firm value.
Measuring the Root Determinants of Profitability Based on Murabahah Margins and Musyarakah Profit Sharing
Authors: Mulatsih Listiana Sri , Hermiyetti Hermiyetti , Jenita Jenita , Durya Ngurah Pandji Mertha Agung , Hartono Hartono
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this research is to analyze and test the factors that can affect Return on Equity atPT. Bukopin Sharia Bank.These factors include murabahah margin and musharakah profit sharing. This research is included in the category of quantitative descriptive research type with numerical model amd the data sourced from financial reports of PT. Bank Syariah Bukopin from the 2016-2023 period. The data were analyzed with IBM SPSS version 22 and analysis was carried out by several tests such as validity test, reliability test, classic assumption test, linear regression analysis and coefficient of determination test. The results of this study indicate that murabahah margin and musharakah profit sharing have a significant effect on ROE at PT. Bukopin Sharia Bank. The high margin and profit sharing provided by PT. Bank Syariah Bukopin can increase ROE and achieve optimal performance. The findings can be a reference in making policies for companies to increase margin and profit sharing so that customer satisfaction increases.
Estimating Circular Economic Potential of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in Small City
Authors: I Made Gunamantha  , I Gede Astra Wesnawa  , Ni Made Oviantari  , Ni Wayan Yuningrat  , Putu Lilik Pratami Kristiyanti  , Komang Widiadnyana
Published: December 2023

The current waste management paradigm leads to a circular economic approach. To implement it, it is necessary to know the potential for resource recovery from waste, including organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). This research aims to investigate the potential for resource recovery from OFMSW generated in Buleleng Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia. Five technologies were assessed for their potential to transform OFMSW into resources, namely anaerobic decomposition (AD), densification and drying to produce solid fuel, composting, processing with black soldier fly (BSF), and processing for eco-enzymes production. The potential for resource recovery is estimated using a simple linear relationship mathematical model using data available from the literature and secondary data of waste generation in Buleleng Regency. The study estimated 37,489.08 tons OFMSW is generated in Buleleng in 2023. The estimate shows that revenue potential from densification and drying about 9,336 million IDR, followe by composting about 2,471 million IDR, anaerobic digestion about 1,939 million IDR, BSF about 145 million IDR, and eco-enzyme about 13 million IDR. Finally, by estimating the quantity of resources available in OFMSW and their potential market value, it can be taken into consideration in planning and managing the circularity of OFMSW.
A Nonlinear Approach to the Analysis of the Financial Innovation-Money Demand Nexus in Nigeria
Authors: Eyitayo Oyewunmi Ogbaro  , Clement Olalekan Olaniyi  , Oluwasegun Shadrach Eseyin  , Bosede Comfort Olopade
Published: December 2023

This study examines the asymmetric roles of financial innovation in the money demand function in Nigeria using annual data over the period 1981-2020. This is with a view to providing insight into how changes in financial innovation have contributed to the level and stability of the money demand function. The study questions the fundamental assumption of the existing literature that growing trends in financial innovation have symmetric or linear effects on the country’s money demand. Hence, it adopts the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) with bounds testing procedure together with the cumulative sum of recursive as well as the cumulative sum of squares of recursive residuals tests. Results show that the link between financial innovation and money demand is asymmetric and that of the two partial sum variables, only positive changes in financial innovation have significant effects with the sign being positive in both the short run and long run. This shows that assumptions of linearity and no asymmetric structure reported in extant studies for financial innovation are somewhat misleading. Findings also confirm the stability of demand for money in Nigeria on account of the introduction of asymmetric effects of financial innovation. The study concludes that the financial innovation-money demand nexus is asymmetric and that there is stability in the country’s money demand function once asymmetry or nonlinearity is captured in the nexus. Therefore, it recommends the need for monetary authorities to pay attention to positive changes in financial innovation when policies on money demand are formulated for the purpose of enhancing the effectiveness and reliability of monetary policy as a tool for stabilising the economy.
Cloning and Characterization of Rep Gene of the Strain of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus (G: Begomovirus, F: Geminiviridae) Infecting Ridge Gourd in Karnataka and in silico Analysis of Rep Protein
Authors: Ananya  , Nagesha N.  , Mahesha B.
Published: December 2023

Ridge gourd [Luffa acutangula (Roxb.) L.,] is one of the important vegetable crop affected by various diseases particularly viral disease tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV). The ridge gourd plants with leaf curling and yellowing symptoms were collected and used in for the amplification of the of the Rep gene. Cloning, sequencing and bioinformatics analysis of the Rep gene was carried out.  The results revealed the association of this virus isolate with the different host of Cucurbitaceae family. Pairwise identity derived implemented by BLAST identified that the replicator initiator protein gene (Rep) of the bipartite virus showed  maximum 96.90% sequence identity to the corresponding Rep gene of ridge gourd tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus isolate RG3 in ridge gourd - complete genome from Madikari, Karnataka (accession no KT426905). This also showed 97.90% sequence similarities with tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus strain CH7 of Chrysanthemum. Phylogenetic dendrogram of the Rep gene depicted that it grouped with ToLCNDV of different Indian isolates of ridge gourd and with ToLCNDV of potato from Pakistan (LN908936), and with tomato from Bangladesh (KM383738.1) showing 93.12% and 92.94% sequence similarity respectively. This study provides association of the Rep gene infected ridge gourd pants with Cucurbitaceae family crops and other related crops. This will helps in carrying further research in the management of ToLCNDV diseases using different biotechnological applications.
Factores motivacionales y aprendizaje significativo en estudiantes de educación secundaria pospandemia
Authors: Quispe Vargas Edgar , Córdova Ccasa Fanny Paquita , Villano Huamán Flor Lili , Chaccara Huachaca Hermenegildo , Quispe Vargas Romel
Published: December 2023

El objetivo de la investigación ha sido determinar la relación significativa entre los factores motivacionales y el aprendizaje significativo de los estudiantes de secundaria, que se realizó en la Institución Educativa de San Juan de Ayapampa, provincia de Andahuaylas y región de Apurímac, Perú. Esta investigación es de enfoque cuantitativo de nivel relacional y de diseño no experimental de corte transversal. La población y la muestra estuvo compuesta por 56 estudiantes desde primer grado hasta cuarto grado de secundaria en la asignatura de Ciencias Sociales de la institución educativa de San Juan de Ayapampa. Asimismo, para el recojo de los datos se aplicó como técnica la encuesta y como instrumento el cuestionario y para el procesamiento de los datos se aplicó el programa SPSS 26. Los resultados obtenidos muestran un coeficiente de correlación de Spearman igual a 0.755, lo que demuestra que existe una relación positiva considerable entre los factores motivacionales y aprendizaje significativo. Por lo cual, se concluye que existe una relación significativa entre los factores motivacionales y el aprendizaje significativo de los estudiantes de la Institución Educativa de San Juan de Ayapampa.
Exploring the influential figures in the evolution of Shotokan Karate by Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Black Belt 3rd DAN in Karate from the World Karate Federation, Spain
Authors: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav
Published: December 2023

Bodhidharma was a Buddhist priest who is said to have been the transmitter of Zen (Chinese: Chan, Sanskrit: Dhyana, and English: meditation) to China. He was the third child of a Tamil king of the Pallava Dynasty. Bodhidharma is attributed with building up the acclaimed Shaolin School of Chinese Martial Arts which is referred to as Tripitaka Dharma Master. The records vary on the date of his appearance in China.
Aquinas’ Malware: How old theologies can shape the ethical use of new weapons
Authors: Clark Ian
Published: December 2023

Emerging military technologies and weapon systems, such as cyber warfare, increasingly rely on the strategic use of deception for their effectiveness. While deception has long played a central role in armed conflict, ethicists and theologians have historically sought to distinguish between its just and unjust applications. While cyber weapons may represent a uniquely modern warfighting tool, this article argues that longstanding moral and theological frameworks, namely the just war tradition and the foundational thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, remain well-suited for assessing the ethical character of deceptive military practices in the domain of cyberspace.
The Divine Science
Authors: Morris Jeff
Published: December 2023

This paper focuses on and promotes the benefits of interdisciplinary work in systematic theology. First, I argue that theology deals with the broadest features of reality. Next, I contend that because theology is broad, it should incorporate insights from other disciplines, including for example physics and mathematics. Third, I demonstrate this idea by utilizing insights from the study of space to refine our understanding of God’s presence. Specifically, I argue that given our Scriptural commitment to God’s aseity and physicists insights into the nature of space, without creation, God was present, even though he was nowhere. That God can be present without having to be ‘somewhere’ can shed light on how God is omnipresent.
An interdisciplinary approach to the legal history of Northern Ireland (1921 – 1948): Methods and sources
Authors: Lentz-Meyer Molly
Published: December 2023

Approaches from legal scholarship include primary sources such as statutes and case law, as well as legislative histories which legal scholars rarely consider ‘history’ in the same way as historians. Rather, legal scholars often look to legislative histories to discern the intent of the legislature in enacting laws for the sole purpose of interpreting a statute’s meaning. This study utilises the research tools employed by legal scholars – statutory law, case law, and legislative histories – to examine the establishment of the legal system in Northern Ireland. The study will focus on the early period of devolution (1921 – 1948) and explore how a subordinate Parliament at Stormont used the law and the creation of a legal system to solidify Northern Ireland’s identity as a nation-state. //In framing the query of the study, it is apparent that simply tracking the establishment of the legal system in Northern Ireland to understand later legal precedent does not enable key questions to be answered. Branching out from typical sources utilised in legal research, I undertook an interdisciplinary approach by drawing on not only legal scholarship, but also social and cultural history, sociology, and anthropology, as well as the general field of social science. The study was reimagined to answer the question: Is the establishment of a new legal system, upon the bones of Ireland under Union’s system, an act of nationalism? More completely, if nationalism can only exist when the nation-state is firmly established, was the maintenance of the old system a way of maintaining continuity with national identity for the loyalists in Northern Ireland who firmly held Britishness as their identity?
Take a Seat: The high-seat as a dual-gendered space in pre-Christian Scandinavia
Authors: 'Ita Seluvaia
Published: December 2023

Hásæti (“the high-seat”) may represent more of a shared gender space in pre-Christian Scandinavia than previously understood. The connectivity between gender and space has been re-analysed in both archaeology and history, but usually as separate disciplines. This paper approaches hásæti using both archaeological and historical analyses to explore the mingling of authoritative space and gender. Such an approach is paramount in creating a clearer image of pre-Christian Scandinavia, from the people who believed in the Old Norse pantheon to the gods themselves. //The mythological material in both Snorra Edda and Eddukvæði demonstrate cases where a male sits alone in the high-seat position with a female approaching him or the male and female are sitting in conference as equals on hásæti. Further, in Heimskringla, a female and male share hásæti as a means of bond-making. Both the mythological and historical accounts suggest that space transforms as both male and female intermingle on hásæti together. In the archaeological material, the Lejre figurine has been interpreted as masculine or feminine but rarely seen as a conjoining of both, although the image has a dual-gendered expression. With this inter-disciplinary approach, the dual-gendered seated image further suggests hásæti to be a shared gender space, and this shared gender suggests the granting of god-like authority. //With this approach, an expansion of our understanding of hásæti reveals not only that authoritative space was shared by male and female genders, but that it transformed the space and the abilities of individuals when both take seats as equals.
Multimedia Learning to Improve Learning Outcomes and Activity of Students in Culinary Education
Authors: Rahman Luthfi Riyadh
Published: December 2023

This study aims to: (1) produce learning multimedia for culinary education students; (2) determine how far learning multimedia improves student learning outcomes; and (3) determine how far learning multimedia increases student activity. The method used is research and development (R&D), with reference to the development steps of Alessi and Trollip. The test subjects of this study consisted of an alpha test and a beta test. Data collection on learning outcomes was carried out by giving pre- and post-tests, while activeness data was carried out by assessing student activity when using multimedia questionnaires. The results showed that: (1) multimedia products in the criteria were very suitable for use in terms of aspects of material assessment and media assessment; (2) learning multimedia increased student learning outcomes with an achievement percentage from 5% (pre-test) to 91.5% (post-test); and (3) learning multimedia increases student activity by 66.90% with high criteria.
Race, Population Affinity, and Mortality Risk during the Second Plague Pandemic in Fourteenth-Century London, England
Authors: Redfern Rebecca , DeWitte Sharon N. , Hefner Joseph T. , Kim Dorothy
Published: December 2023

We investigate whether hazards of death from plague and physiological stress at a fourteenth-century plague cemetery (Royal Mint, London) differed between populations using N = 49 adults whose affiliation was established using macromorphoscopic traits. Compared to a nonplague cemetery (N = 96), there was a greater proportion of people of estimated African affiliation in the plague burials. Cox proportional hazards analysis revealed higher hazards of death from plague for those with estimated African affiliation. There were higher rates of linear enamel hypoplasia in those with estimated African affiliation, but this finding is not statistically significant. These results provide the first evidence that hazards of plague death were higher for people of estimated African affiliation compared to other affiliations, possibly because of existing inequalities, in addition to migration (free or forced) outcomes. These findings may reflect premodern structural racism’s devastating effects.

Investigamos si los riesgos de la muerte resultando de la peste y estrés fisiológico en un cementerio de la peste del siglo XIV (Royal Mint, Londres) son diferente entre poblaciones de adultos (N = 49) quienes afiliación estuvieron establecido utilizando rasgos macromorfoscópicos. En comparación con un cementerio no asociado con la peste (N = 96), había una proporción más grande de gente estimado tener afiliación africana en los entierros asociados con la peste. Análisis de riesgos proporcional de Cox indicaron que había un riesgo de muerte de la plaga más alto por individuos estimados tener afiliación africana. Había índices más grandes de hipoplasia de esmalte dental en individuos de afiliación africana, pero el nivel estadístico no fue significativo. Los resultados demuestran la primera evidencia que los riesgos de la muerte de la peste fueron más altos por gente de afiliación africana en comparación a otras afinidades, posiblemente como resultado de disparidades sociales en combinación con los efectos de migración (libre o forzada). Los resultados se pueden reflejar las consecuencias devastadoras del racismo estructural premoderno.
Wege zu einer umfassend inklusiveren Bildungsarbeit – und warum der Satz „Störungen haben Vorrang“ nicht reicht
Authors: Hess Jacob , Bosselut Clémence , Stecher Fred
Published: December 2023

In diesem Artikel wird aufgezeigt, inwieweit die Einteilung in „störendes“ und „nicht- störendes“ Verhalten im Kontext der Erwachsenenbildung ableistische Vorstellungen reproduziert. Nach einer Einführung in Ableismus analysieren wir gängige Vorstel- lungen zu „Störungen“ und den Umgang damit in der didaktischen Fachliteratur der Erwachsenenbildung. Auf ein theoretisches Zwischenfazit folgen unsere Visionen für eine inklusivere Praxis: mit den fünf Säulen „Zuschreibungen ablegen“, „Bedürfnisse einladen“, „Transparenz maximieren“, „Unwohlsein Raum schenken“ und „Grenzen aushalten“ stellen wir Ansätze aus behinderten-aktivistischen Communities vor und berichten zugleich aus unserer eigenen Arbeitserfahrung in der Fortbildungsreihe „Multiplikator*in für Globales Lernen“ des evangelischen Forums entwicklungspo- litischer Freiwilligendienste (eFeF). Dabei wird deutlich: von einer inklusiveren Bil- dungsarbeit profitieren alle.
Impact of climate change on the dairy production in Fiji and the Pacific Island Countries and Territories: an insight for adaptation planning
Authors: Bundi Magiri Royford , Sagero Phillip , Danmaigoro Abubakar , Rashid Razia , Mocevakaca Wati , Singh Shivani , Okello Walter , A. Iji Paul
Published: December 2023

Climate change affects weather patterns, leading to changes in average temperatures, increased frequency, variability, and intensity of extreme weather events, especially in the Pacific Island countries. Climate change poses the greatest threats to the sustainability of smallholder dairy farming in Fiji, with the farmers being highly vulnerable, yet their adaptive capacity is low. Additionally, the Pacific’s current and future sustainable livestock development will heavily depend on its ability to cope with climate variability and adapt to future climate changes. Available data indicate that there is high spatial and temporal variability of rainfall over Fiji Island with the mean annual rainfall ranging from 1600 to 3600 mm, with Rotuma station receiving the highest rainfall over Fiji Island. Rainfall in Fiji has shown an increasing and decreasing trend, where both minimum and maximum temperatures have shown a decreasing trend. This will have a great impact on the smallholder dairy farmers who consist of over 95% of the existing farmers. Using available information and drawing from other contexts or countries where data or information is unavailable, we provide an overview of dairy production in Fiji as a prototype to other Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), highlighting smallholder dairy systems in the Fijian dairy sector, challenges, and opportunities of the dairy sector in the PICTs. We conclude that climate change significantly impacts dairy production in Fiji and the Pacific.
Effectiveness of Nonverbal Communicators (CCTV) in Crisis Situations: An Agenda Setting Perspective on the Cameroon Anglophone Crisis
Authors: E.-M. Elonge Martin , L. Ngange Kingsley
Published: December 2023

Relevance of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the Cameroon Anglophone crisis (CAC) (2016–2020) is explored as effectiveness of nonverbal communicators in crisis situations from a qualitative perspective. Findings reveal that nonverbal communicators are effective and strategic in crisis communication and management. Exploration on CCTV, security and crime prevention (deterrence) demonstrate that the technology is used for security, which according to participants (66.6%), CCTV cameras directly deter intentions of criminal activities within the Buea municipality. Participant’s experiences suggest CCTV cameras have the potential to communicate agenda(s) (active and latent). Nonverbal communication/communicators play important roles in crisis development, escalation and resolution. Increasing digitalization and smart living, call for attention on privacy. Understanding the technologies of nonverbal communication, how they are reshaping media surveillance; influencing decision making processes and policy frameworks of governments, and policing in the era of ‘big data’ and ‘big brother,’ is crucial.
Stress Memory and Priming Applications in Plants: Potential for Breeders
Authors: Gümüş Tamer , Aydın Tuğçe , Gündüz Burcu , Meriç Sinan , Ayan Alp , Atak Çimen
Published: December 2023

Humankind interfered in the natural selection of plants in favor of traits such as yield, grain quality, productivity, and flavor principally at the expense of several biotic and abiotic stress tolerance capacities. Plants are subjected to the detrimental effects of the combination of these factors due to their stationary nature. Today, there are various breeding approaches from classical to transgenesis and even genome editing to tame plant genome for our purposes. Additionally, the significance of epigenetic regulation in response to biotic and abiotic stresses has been recognized in the last decade. Acquisition and preservation of stress memory for the progeny to allow them to adapt to similar conditions through methylation, histone modification, and chromatin structure alterations are the focus of attention. Enlightening the cross talk between these components of acquired transgenerational memory may aid to breed more efficient and environmentally friendly crops in current agricultural systems. Priming applications have been extensively studied to induce stress memory of the plant by external stimulus as a warning signal, which may ignite minor activations of stress-responsive gene expression and eventually turn into strong resistance. The present chapter will discuss the basis and the recent advances in plant epigenetic regulation with emphasis on chemical, biotic, and abiotic priming agents.
Populist Foreign Policy of Venezuela and Hungary: Post-Westernism and Its Limitations
Authors: Lehoczki Bernadett
Published: December 2023

The global rise of populism has fuelled academic interest in how populism impacts international relations. The article argues that the post-Western international order as a context and its perceived opportunities strongly guide the foreign policy conduct of populist leaders regardless of their ideological background or geographical situation. The cases examined are Venezuela under Hugo Chávez (1999–2013) and Hungary under Viktor Orbán since 2010 (excluding his first term between 1998 and 2002). The research questions are as follows: (1) how does post-Westernism manifest itself in Chávista and Orbánist foreign policy and (2) what limitations do or did they face in terms of their post-Western foreign policies? The analysis is structured along three interrelated thematic lines of foreign policy making: populists’ conflicts with traditional (Western) powers¸ populists’ search for new partnerships in the non-Western world, and empowerment of regional institutions. Finally, the limitations of post-Westernism are explained on a comparative basis to highlight the contradictory features of populist foreign policy making in terms of loud short-term successes and silent long-term challenges.
Pembacaan Heuristik dan Hermeneutik Ferdinand De Saussure Symbol Ketimpangan Gender Dalam Novel Perempuan di Titik Nol
Authors: Tjalau Cutri , Gazali Indriani , Sarif Suharia
Published: December 2023

The novel is an imitation of the life of the society around it. Literary works such as novels are cultural products that hold value as a means of communication for conveying ideas in the form of texts or stories, providing thousands of meanings within, especially in discussing the reality of social life. "Woman at Point Zero" is a novel by Nawal El Saadawi that serves as a form of critique directed towards the culture ingrained in her country. Feminist ideas are encapsulated within it, prompting researchers to seek signs and symbols of gender inequality arising from biological differences seen through social, political, and cultural aspects. Employing heuristic and hermeneutic readings with Ferdinand de Saussure's semiotic theory, four quotations about symbols of gender inequality stemming from biological differences are derived from the social aspect, two quotations from the political aspect, and two quotations from the economic aspect
Human Extinction, Artificial Womb and Intelligent Machines
Authors: Balistreri Maurizio ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

The theme of human extinction is increasingly at the center of the current debate on moral philosophy and bioethics. We look at space missions and station construction projects capable of accommodating a large population and at the colonization of other planets with great hope. However, solutions are not excluded either, which for now certainly appear to be much more original. One of the most original projects involves launching a spacecraft containing cryopreserved human embryos, which, once they arrive at destination on another planet, must be thawed and birthed by intelligent machines through artificial wombs (ectogenesis). In this paper, I do not intend to analyze whether the embryo space colonization project is indeed feasible. Instead, I will focus on examining the primary moral questions raised by the embryo space colonization project to determine whether, at least prima facie, it can be deemed morally acceptable. I will begin by discussing the objection advanced by Konrad Szocik (2021), according to which any embryo space colonization project is doomed to failure because it cannot offer the hoped-for solution to the problem of the extinction of the human species (second paragraph). In the third paragraph, then, I will ask whether embryo space colonization is able to ensure the people it brings into the world an adequate or at least the morally appropriate quality of life. Finally, in the fourth and last paragraph, I will examine the question of the morality of human reproduction that passes through the guidance and choice of intelligent machines. I will argue that to evaluate the morality of this project we should consider not only the interests and quality of life of the first people who could be born but also the interests of all possible subsequent generations.
Posthuman Wars
Authors: Garasic Mirko Daniel ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: December 2023

Among the various ethical problems associated with the hype surrounding Space Colonization, one that has received little attention concerns the internal tension within the Posthumanist paradigm. While at the core of many of the hyper optimistic portrayals of the departure from Earth towards Outer Space there is the idea that this would represent a key component for humankind to evolve into a Posthuman, better, version of itself, other visions of Posthumanism might paint a direr picture. This paper wants to argue that such a clash would be particularly strong when applied to the different—and contrasting—narratives connected to Posthumanism and the Climate Crisis, deserving urgent attention.
Beheadings and Self-Portraits in Caravaggio’s Work
Authors: Cupșa Augustin ,   Zeta Books
Published: December 2023

The present study aims to investigate the psychological mechanisms beneath the change in the facial expression of some of the beheaded characters in Caravaggio’s works, starting from The Head of Medusa, from the artist’s youth, and reaching David with the Head of Goliath, a mature workpiece, searching the continuity between them through a series of self-portraits/ self-insertions of the artist in his work. The psychodynamic analysis is limited by the constitution of its practice to the study of the process of image production and the artistic imaginary, rather than to the investigation of man or the artist out of reach by means of figurative and symbolic language. This approach aims to highlight the drives of the unconscious, the structures of censorship and the technique of operating of the defensive mechanisms that ultimately could contribute to the production of such masterful images that are both seductive and confusing. The study incorporates and continues the contribution of authors such as Leo Bersani and Ulysse Dutoit who applied Laplanche’s theory of generalized seduction theory in the analysis of Caravaggio’s works, but also the mirror stage of Lacan and the masterful study of Winnicott regarding the reflection of the baby in the mimics of his mother, an unconscious unclear image that will stand forever for the perception of the self. The change of the affective resonance, expressiveness and emotional relating to violence is natural in the course of human evolution. While not even the artist Caravaggio can elude it, his work can illustrate by deflection these transforma­tions of the dynamics of the mind, it can raise new questions and open new perspectives of understanding the artistic drive.
Caravaggio’s Martha and Mary Magdalene in a Post-Trent Context
Authors: Unger Daniel M. ,   Zeta Books
Published: December 2023

In his painting of Martha and Mary Magdalene, Caravaggio depicted the two sisters of Lazarus as engaged in a serious conversation. On the one hand Martha is rebuking Mary Magdalene. On the other hand, Mary is responding in that she turns a mirror towards her older sister. The aim of this article is to elucidate how this reciprocal conversation reflects post-Trent propaganda. Martha represents a group of believers that remained within the Catholic Church but did not embrace the changes implemented by the leaders of the Catholic Reformation. Mary Magdalene represents the reformed church that acknowledged, accepted, and implemented the decisions of the Council of Trent. The difference between the two sisters is not in their faith. They differ in their reaction. For Martha, faith was blind. For Mary Magdalene faith is an outcome of the deeds of Christ. Martha believed in Christ and continued to act according to tradition. Magdalene’s reaction is related to gaining knowledge and change, which is what the Catholic Reformation is all about.
Envisager Méduse. Condensation et métamorphose dans la Tête de Méduse de Caravage
Authors: Dubouclez Olivier ,   Zeta Books
Published: December 2023

Various elements suggest that not only Medusa’s beheading, but also her metamorphosis is present on the parade shield that Caravaggio painted in 1597-1598 and that his patron, Cardinal del Monte, offered to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando de’ Medici. Scholars have recently insisted that the famous rotella shares many features with an engraving by Cornelis Cort, now attributed to Antonio Salamanca, a possible copy of a lost work by Leonardo. Interestingly, this engraving comes with a description of Medusa’s metamorphosis, taken from a passage of Boccaccio’s Genealogy of the Pagan Gods where the Ovidian myth is associated with the legend of the beautiful queen Medusa. Indeed, the Cort-Salamanca’s print shows the metamorphosis in progress: a terrified woman transforming into a monstrous hybrid of humanity and bestiality. While emphasizing the Gorgone’s double nature, Caravaggio pushes her representation in an even more naturalistic direction. Such a naturalization of Medusa, who seems to have lost even her petrifying power, fits with the apotropaic function of the shield as it is exposed in contemporary descriptions of the Grand Duke’s rotella and symbolical interpretations of the gorgoneion.
Workshop Pembuatan Video Pembelajaran Untuk Pengoptimalan Media E-Learning
Authors: Asrofi Buntoro Ghulam , Ariyadi Dwiyono , Puji Astuti Indah
Published: December 2023

The pandemic period requires a change in behavior habits. Not in the learning process in SMK. Interactive learning media will facilitate the delivery of material by the teacher and easily accessible to most students compared to the delivery of text or PowerPoint. To support e-learning content that is already running at SMK Negeri 1 Jenangan, teachers need to be provided with the provision of making learning videos as media to support learning. The training in making video-based learning media is expected to increase teacher competence in independent learning in student learning to learn virtually during the pandemic season. This learning making training video uses the Camtasia application which is easy for all teachers to practice. So the results can add to the content of e-learning that is already used by the school. From the workshops that have been carried out, as many as 20 teachers of SMK Negeri 1 Jenangan Ponorogo who attended the Workshop were able to use Camtasia to make Learning Videos.
Edukasi Pencegahan Covid-19 Dan Pembagian Masker Di Wilayah Kampung Kroyo, Karangmalang, Sragen
Authors: Jamilatun Makhabbah , Nur Mutmainah Aisyah
Published: December 2023

Covid-19 is a disease that develops rapidly and spreading in several countries. Efforts to prevent covid-19 are carried out by the government through the Ministry of Health by instructing awareness and compliance in the use of masks when outdoors. This needs to be done because Covid-19 can be easily transmitted through the respiratory tract and through contact with contaminated surfaces. Based on observations at the beginning of the pandemic, the people around Kroyo Village, Karangmalang, Sragen, have not all understood the prevention of covid-19 and not all people use masks. Therefore, community service activities are carried out with the aim of providing education on the prevention of covid-19 and the distribution of masks in the Area of Kroyo Village, Karangmalang, Sragen. The method of activity used in this community service activity is education to residents about the prevention of Covid-19 and distribution of masks. The result of this community service activity is that people in the Kroyo Village Area, Karangmalang, Sragen understand about the prevention of Covid-19 and understand the importance of implementing health protocols, including using masks as an effort to prevent Covid-19
Maastrichtse industriëlen en het Belgische annexisme in de jaren 1918-1919
Authors: De Beaumont Eddy
Published: December 2023

During and immediately after the First World War the Belgian government developed plans to annex parts of the Netherlands after the war, such as the province of Limburg. How did industrialists in the capital Maastricht respond to these Belgium goals? In this article, I explore the perspectives of an industrialist, a state detective and an economist in this matter. The industrialist was a fierce opponent of annexation, while the state detective was convinced that annexionists, those who were in favour of annexation, should mainly be found among major industrialists. The economist, on the other hand, did not rule out the possibility that some of Maastricht’s traders and industrialists would prefer a connection with Belgium. How did they come to these conclusions and to what extent did their considerations and other sources provide an answer to the research question of this article? Taking both gossip and facts into account, we may conclude that indeed there could have been traders and industrialists who supported the Belgian aspirations and preferred to join Belgium. However, the general claim that, in Maastricht especially, major industrialists were in favour of annexation lacks any factual evidence
Muzieknoten en voetnoten
Authors: Dols Chris
Published: December 2023

This article delves into the cross media project Veurvaajers (Ancestors, 2022), which weaves together family history, pop music, and contemporary photography, while at the same time linking microhistories in the Meuse-Rhine Region (1780-1980) to general historical developments in society. The article explores how dialogues between scholarly research and different forms of art can help us make sense of the past by raising new questions and reaching new audiences. The article dissects the conception and execution of Veurvaajers, shedding light on the project’s blueprint and implementation. Along the way, it highlights both opportunities and limitations of historical fiction as a literary genre, and explores how historical actors, objects, and trends can be ‘auditised’ in a convincing manner. Much attention is directed towards the Industrial Revolution in the city of Maastricht from the 1830s onwards, underscoring its pivotal role in the larger historical context.
Harmony in Learning: Integrating Technology and Tradition in English Pedagogy
Authors: Sugiarto Eko
Published: December 2023

This research explores harmony in English language learning by integrating technology and tradition in pedagogical approaches. Through literature studies, classroom observations, and interviews, this study found that harmony is achieved by balancing the use of modern technology, such as online platforms and applications, with traditional values in learning. The results showed that this integration enriches students' learning experience while maintaining local cultural values. This research provides insight into how English language teachers can create learning environments that combine technological advances with traditional heritage, providing the basis for the development of holistic learning strategies.
Pembelajaran Tahfiz Al-Quran pada Anak Usia Dini di Raudhatul Athfal Habibburrahman Alahan Anggang Kabupaten Agam
Authors: Khairi Miftahul , Mahyuddin Nenny
Published: December 2023

The tahfiz al-Quran activity is an activity of memorizing the Al-Quran. Learning tahfiz al-Quran aims to introduce children to the holy book from an early age and is also an effort to familiarize children with worshiping and preserving the Al-Quran. Learning tahfiz al-Quran consists of aspects of planning, implementation of learning and assessment. This research aims to describe how tahfiz Al-Quran is taught in early childhood at RA Habibburrahman. This type of research is qualitative descriptive research. This research was conducted at Raudhatul Atfhal Habibburrahman Alahan Anggang, Agam Regency. Data collection techniques use observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the research show: 1) the planning for tahfiz Al-Quran learning in the RPPH was not made in detail; 2) Tahfiz activities are carried out every day, every Friday the children repeat and display their memorization. Tahfiz activities are carried out by memorizing repeatedly and using several movements. The tahfiz activity is also repeated in each rak'ah of the dhuha prayer and before returning home from school there are several quizzes regarding memorization; 3) Daily assessment is carried out by observing children when they memorize reading and semester assessment is carried out by testing individual children regarding memorization for one semester and reported in a report card in the form of a checklist.
Persepsi Masyarakat terhadap Tugas dan Fungsi Kepala Lingkungan Studi Kasus Lingkungan Bandar Khalipah, Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan
Authors: Suteja Juliadi , Zulkarnaen Zulkarnaen
Published: December 2023

The problem in this research is that many people in the Bandar Khalipah sub-district still do not know the duties and functions of the neighborhood head in their area, as well as the process for selecting the neighborhood head which is decided and chosen directly by the village head. This research uses qualitative research methods and sociological research whose object is the community in the Bandar Khalipah neighborhood, Percut Sei Tuan District. The results of the research show that the head of Ward VII Bandar Khalipah has a high level of concern for the people in his neighborhood. This can be seen from the performance of the Head of Ward VII Bandar Khalipah, who always prioritizes and prioritizes the needs of the community in various problems, providing easy public administration services to the community, so that the duties and functions of the Head of the Ward are carried out in accordance with applicable regulations. Apart from that, the head of Ward VII Bandar Khalipah is also always active and participates in religious activities held in his neighborhood. Apart from that, as head of the environment, of course he has several work programs that have been and will be realized, including: 1) posyandu activities which are routinely carried out once a month 2) social assistance programs (BLT) which are given to lower economic communities in the environment 3) mutual cooperation activities for cleaning environment which is routinely carried out once a month with the aim of creating a clean environment and strengthening harmony in the community 4) block paving installation program in the alleys in the VII Bandar Khalipah neighborhood. Thus, it can be concluded that in carrying out his duties and functions as head of Bandar Khalipah Environment VII he has been implemented well and in accordance with applicable regulations. However, in carrying out their duties and functions there are certainly obstacles that can hinder the realization of the planned work program.
Editor’s Note: You Can Go Home Again
Authors: Verbeten Sharon
Published: December 2023

I was thrilled to reconnect with old friend, and CCBC librarian, Merri Lindgren, at the library on the campus at UW-Madison.On a crisp Friday in late November, I was supposed to be visiting the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in Madison, WI, to peruse the starred books of 2023. And I did—tables full of them.But two things distracted me; first was the amazing historic collection of books, which includes original books and artwork from Wisconsin native Ellen Raskin, author of the Newbery Award–winning The Westing Game. Her illustrations were bold, with in-your-face colors and funky typefaces—definitely a force ahead of her time.
Leading with Intent: Museums and Libraries and Collaboration, Oh My!
Authors: Jones Kathryn , Killins Stewart Sherri
Published: December 2023

More than two hundred children’s museums in the United States support interactive learning opportunities for young children. In contrast, there are more than 17,400 public libraries, including central, branch, and mobile libraries.However, some families do not benefit from these anchor institutions. Five main factors were found to impact individual use of public libraries alternatives, awareness, and understanding of universally free libraries or understanding them as only providing books, access hours operation, location and transportation, experience or not feeling comfortable, or previous bad experiences and interest.
Where the Wild Things Are: Children’s Book Creators Team Up for Conservation Work with Wild Tomorrow
Authors: Verbeten Sharon
Published: December 2023

Plenty of children’s book authors write about wild things. This past fall, a group of children’s book authors and illustrators put their words into work—taking a collective trek to South Africa, with a purpose.The newly formed Children’s Book Creators for Conservation (CBCC) spent two weeks on a volunteer trip in South Africa with Wild Tomorrow, a nonprofit focused on reconnecting and restoring habitat for threatened wildlife in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.