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Sistem Informasi Kedai Kopi pada Kaltri Kopi Cijantung Jakata Timur Bebasis Java
Authors: Hermanda Meidy Putra , Fitriansyah Aswin , Santoso Budi
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk merancang sebuah sistem informasi Kedai kopi yang terkomputerisasi dengan aplikasi berbasis java sehingga dapat mendukung proses berjalannya kegiatan persediaan bahan baku pada Kaltri Kopi Cijantung Jakarta Timur. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan studi kepustakaan dan studi lapangan. Hasil dari penelitian ini diharapkan dengan adanya sistem informasi yang terkomputerisasi dapat memberikan kemudahan dalam proses pengolahan data pada persediaan bahan baku, mempermudah pencarian data dan meminimalisir risiko kehilangan persediaan data, meningkatkan kinerja dan kualitas karyawan. Kata Kunci: Sistem Informasi, Persediaan, Bahan Baku, Java, MySQL
Perancangan Aplikasi Perjalanan Dinas pada Biro Keuangan Sekretariat Kementerian Pariwisata Berbasis Java
Authors: Puspitasari Novia
Published: February 2021

Penelitian adalah untuk memudahkan pegawai di Biro Keuangan Sekretariat Kementerian dalam membuat surat sebelum melaksanakan perjalanan dinas. Dengan dibuatnya aplikasi ini akan membuat keseragaman dalam pembuatan surat sehingga memperbaiki tata naskah persuratan. Penelitian yang digunakan peneliti adalah metode Grounded Research  yaitu suatu metode penelitian berdasarkan pada fakta dan menggunakan analisis perbandingan dengan tujuan menetapkan konsep, membuktikan teori, mengembangkan teori, pengumpulan data dan analisis data dalam waktu bersamaan, dalam riset ini merupakan sumber teori atau teori berdasarkan data. Adapun pemilihan program aplikasi yang dibuat menggunakan bahasa pemograman Java NetBeans dan MySQL sebagai pengelolaan database, dengan interface yang mudah dipahami user. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa dengan sistem pengelolaan data yang terkomputerisasi dapat menjadikan pekerjaan lebih efektif dan efisien, informasi lebih cepat, tepat dan akurat dibanding sistem manual, dan data proses untuk pengolahan data perjalanan dinas tersimpan dalam sebuah database.Kata Kunci: Perancangan, Perjalanan Dinas, Java
Perancangan Aplikasi Jual Beli Alat Outdoor pada Leuser Adventure Shop Berbasis Java
Authors: Saputra Bagus Adi , Sriyono Sriyono , Mustari Dewi
Published: February 2021

Leuser Adventure Shop merupakan salah satu bidang usaha dibidang penjualan peralatan outdoor dan memerlukan sistem penjualan yang baik. Pada proses penjualan, stok dan laporan yang masih menggunakan microsoft office excel sebagai media untuk melakukan proses tersebut. Maka dari itu peneliti ingin membantu membuat suatu aplikasi yang dapat membantu proses pekerjaan tersebut menjadi lebih mudah dan efisien. Peneliti melakukan pengamatan langsung dan merumuskan masalah dengan bagaimana sistem penjualan yang sedang berjalan dan bagaimana pengujian sistem informasi penjualan dan pembelian yang diusulkan peneliti. Tujuan yang dilakukan dalam perancangan aplikasi ini agar dapat merancang sebuah aplikasi penjualan yang lebih baik dari sebelumnya, melakukan efisiensi dan penerapan teknologi informasi dalam bidang perdagangan dan sebagai media informasi yang lebih komunikatif dan inovatif secara detail. Metode yang digunakan peneliti untuk memperoleh data dan informasi yang diperlukan, peneliti melakukan riset lapangan dengan datang langsung ke tempat untuk mengamati dan melakukan wawancara serta peneliti melakukan riset ke perpustakaan. Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan di Leuser Adventure Shop yaitu, laporan data penjualan maupun pemesanan dan arsip data yang belum maksimal dan membutuhkan banyak waktu.Kata Kunci: Sistem Informasi, Penjualan, Stok dan Laporan.
Rancangan Sistem Penerimaan Siswa Baru pada Yayasan Pendidikan Bintang Mandiri Al-Ghazi
Authors: Wardhana Agung Kusuma , Dhika Harry
Published: February 2021

Yayasan Lembaga Pendidikan Bintang Mandiri Al Ghazi Jakarta Selatan salah satu lembaga pendidikan non formal, sistem administrasi pengelolaan data pendaftaran siswa baru belum menggunakan sistem komputerisasi. Pengolahan administrasi dilakukan dengan dicatat ke dalam buku – buku yang diberi nama sesuai bidangnya. Sehingga, mempersulit bagian tata usaha dalam pengolahan data, terutama mengenai pencarian data tidak dapat dilakukan dengan cepat karena harus memeriksa dalam buku catatan yang sesuai dengan bidang yang dicari. Tujuan penelitian untuk menganalisis penggunaan sistem pendaftaran, pendataan dan membuat sebuah sistem aplikasi pendaftaran pendataan siswa baru menggunakan pemrograman java dalam pengaplikasiannya. Dalam melakukan penelitian ini peneliti yaitu metode grounded (grounded research) yaitu suatu metode penelitian berdasarkan pada fakta dan menggunakan analisis perbandingan dengan tujuan mengadakan generalisasi empiris, menetapkan konsep, membuktikan teori, mengembangkan teori, pengumpulan dan analisis data dalam waktu yang bersamaan. Kesimpulaan dari penelitian ini adalah dengan adanya sistem pendaftaraan siswa yang terkomputerisasi dapat memberikan kemudahan untuk bagian administrasi dalam mengelolah data siswa menjadi lebih akurat, efisian dan cepat.Kata Kunci: Rancangan, Sistem, Pendaftaran, Siswa
Perancangan Sistem Informasi Keuangan pada Toko Kue Ibu Danis Berbasis Java
Authors: Manurung Natanael , Hidayatullah Reko Syarief , Nurullaeli Nurullaeli
Published: February 2021

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mempermudah dalam pengelolaan data keuangan yang terdapat pada Toko Kue Ibu Danis agar pekerjaan menjadi lebih efektif dan efisien, selain itu perancangan ini dapat membantu menyelesaikan permasalahan pekerjaan yang berkenaan dengan pembuatan laporan bulanan sehingga dapat terselesaikan dengan cepat, tepat, akurat guna mengefisienkan waktu pekerjaan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam sistem keuangan ini adalah metode Research and Development (RnD) yang dapat tumbuh dari adanya potensi dan masalah dengan melakukan penelitian dan pengembangan melalui berbagai media yang memuat informasi yang dibutuhkan, menganalisa kebutuhan, perancangan, implementasi, pengkodean, dan pengujian. Setelah melakukan penelitian, peneliti menarik kesimpulan bahwa dibutuhkan suatu sistem yang relevan untuk sistem keuangan di Toko Kue Ibu Danis. Aplikasi keuangan ini tercipta dengan dukungan pemrograman Java serta database MySQL. Kata Kunci: Sistem Informasi, Keuangan, Java, MySQL.
The Influence of Leadership Style on Managerial Performance of Village Governments with Motivation as Mediation
Authors:   Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tahar Afrizal , Abdillah Muhammad Akhid
Published: February 2021

This study aims to understand the leadership style’s influence on the village government’s managerial performance with motivation as mediation. This test used the village government’s managerial performance as the dependent variable, transactional leadership style and transformational leadership style as independent variables, and motivation as a mediating variable. The sample employed was the village government apparatus in Sleman Regency, Indonesia, utilizing a convenience sampling method. The data type used in this study was the primary data. Based on the distributing questionnaires’ process obtained a sample of 102 respondents. Hypothesis testing in this study employed simple regression and multiple regression using SPSS v.15 software applications. The results showed that transactional leadership style, transformational leadership style, and motivation positively influenced the village government’s managerial performance. Meanwhile, motivation could not mediate the relationship between leadership style and managerial performance.
Analyzing Plans of Localizing Professional Development of the Ministry of Education in Kuwait Based on TPACK Model for the Rolling Out Competency-Based Curriculum
Authors:   Gulf University for Science and Technology, Alhashem Fatimah
Published: February 2021

The aim of this study was to investigate the localized training for teachers during the reform of the education system in Kuwait between 2015 and 2017. It focuses on analyzing the professional development plans that were delivered to teachers for four core subjects in elementary and middle public schools. A mixed-method approach was employed, using quantitative one-way ANOVA and in-depth interviews and school visits to collect and analyze data. The results revealed that stakeholders and education leaders lacked clarity of purpose with respect to planning for professional development and did not rely on a cohesive framework for training teachers, resulting in discrepancies among all training plans. The study concludes with recommendations for the adaptation of a national framework for professional development based on educational theory and teachers’ needs.
Perhelatan Seni dalam Bingkai Dinamika Zaman Taman Balekambang Surakarta (1921-2020)
Authors: Herlambang Rudy Wicaksono , Widayat Rahmanu , Pranata Galih
Published: February 2021

Taman Balekambang merupakan salah satu diantara banyak objek wisata yang cukup populer di wilayah Solo. Tidak hanya menyajikan keindahan tamannya, melainkan menyimpan sisi historis yang cukup panjang. Tulisan ini berupaya untuk merekam kilas balik perhelatan seni dari masa ke masa yang pernah terjadi di Taman Balekambang Surakarta. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Taman Balekambang pernah ramai dengan beragam pertunjukkan seni dan animo para penikmatnya sampai di era 80-an sebelum akhirnya tergeser oleh media globalisasi yang membuat Taman Balekambang kehilangan keramaiannya dan mulai ditinggalkan di era 90-an. Padahal sebelumnya, berbagai perhelatan seni seperti WOP, Kethoprak pernah berjaya di era 80-an. Kondisi memprihatinkan semakin terasa dimana Taman Balekambang mulai dipandang dengan stigma negatif dengan berdirinya dunia malam di dalamnya serta sisi gelap lainnya seperti pijat â€˜plus-plusâ€™ dan sebagainya. Upaya revitalisasi kemudian dilakukan oleh Pemerintah Kota Solo dimulai dari revitalisasi oleh Pimpinan Kota Solo Joko Widodo dan FX Rudy di tahun 2008. Selain itu pendirian sarana baru seperti Open Stage menjadi upaya pelestarian Taman Balekambang sekaligus mempertahankan eksistensi perhelatan seni dan budaya yang sejak dulu terselenggara di Taman ini.
Personal Financial Behavior in Surakarta Students
Authors: Susanti Ari , Widiastuti Septiana
Published: February 2021

Personal financial literacy among students is still minimal attention. This study aims to examine financial literacy, financial attitude, and lifestyle towards student financial behavior. Students who became respondents were 730 populations and 88 samples. Respondents are STIE Surakarta students who study at night and, on average, have worked. The analysis used is multiple linear analysis with the SPSS version 21 analysis tool. This study indicates that financial literacy has no significant effect on financial behavior, while financial attitude and lifestyle variables significantly affect financial behavior.
Traffic Flows Analysis in High-Speed Computer Networks Using Time Series
Authors: Millan Ginno , vargas manuel , Fuertes Guillermo
Published: February 2021

This article explores the required amount of time series points from a high-speed traffic network to accurately estimate the Hurst exponent. The methodology consists in designing an experiment using estimators that are applied to time series, followed by addressing the minimum amount of points required to obtain accurate estimates of the Hurst exponent in real-time. The methodology addresses the exhaustive analysis of the Hurst exponent considering bias behavior, standard deviation, mean square error, and convergence using fractional gaussian noise signals with stationary increases.Our results show that the Whittle estimator successfully estimates the Hurst exponent in series with few points. Based on the results obtained, a minimum length for the time series is empirically proposed. Finally, to validate the results, the methodology is applied to real traffic captures in a high-speed network based on the IEEE 802.3ab standard.
Youth Voter Mobilization Through Online Advertising: Evidence From Two GOTV Field Experiments
Authors: Kalla Joshua
Published: February 2021

An increasingly fragmented media environment poses a challenge to campaigns and political organizations trying to persuade young voters, as young people increasingly eschew television for online video streaming and represent a growing cell-phone-only population, which is more costly to reach. As a result, each cycle campaigns are spending more on online advertising. However, the effectiveness of this outreach is an open question with disparate findings in the literature (Bond et al. 2012, Broockman and Green 2012). To test the effectiveness of this outreach for voter mobilization, we partnered with a national organization, Rock the Vote, to conduct a seven-state, 731,568-person GOTV experiment using advertising on Facebook during the 2012 presidential election, which involved nearly four million advertising impressions, and a 14-state, 93,053-person replication during the 2013 general election. Across both experiments, we find no evidence that voter turnout in the treatment group was greater than the control group. While exploratory analysis from the 2012 experiment suggested the ads were effective among those who had a demonstrated a prior history of clicking on online advertising, the follow-up 2013 experiment failed to confirm this finding. These results suggest that while online advertising can reach young voters, it may not be a panacea for encouraging them to vote. This research also underscores the importance of replications of even large-scale experimental findings.
منهج منع النزاع كأحد المناهج الأساسية في حقل دراسات السلام والنزاع
Authors: hussien amjad ali
Published: February 2021

الملخصيمثل منهج منع النزاع أحد المناهج الرئيسية لحقل دراسات السلام والنزاع، لما له من أهمية كبيرة في مواجهة النزاعات في كافة مراحل دورة حياة النزاع، قبل بدء النزاع، وذلك بظهور بعض العلامات التي تدل على أن هناك نزاعاً من الممكن حصوله، وأثناء النزاع ومنع تصعيده، وفي مرحلة ما بعد النزاع، وذلك بإتخاذ بعض التدابير الملائمة من أجل عدم ظهوره مجدداً، عن طريق القضاء على الأسباب الجذرية للنزاع، كما ويتم إستخدام بعض الإستراتيجياتالتي من شأنها منع النزاع، مثل المنع المباشر والمنع الهيكلي والمنع التحويلي (المنهجي)، وذلك على المدى القصير والمتوسط والطويل الأجل، ونتيجة لذلك نجد أن منهج المنع يتداخل مع مناهج أخرى، كإدارة النزاع، حل النزاع، وتحول النزاع، التي تقتصر على بعض المراحل من دورة حياة النزاع.
DR1 is differentially expressed in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that the down-regulator of transcription 1, TBP-binding (negative cofactor 2), encoded by DR1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. DR1 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of DR1 in primary tumors was significantly correlated with patient post-progression survival. Modulation of DR1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Pengaruh Kisah Pada Kitab Baina Yadaika (Arabic Between Your Hands Textbook) Pada Pengembangan Nilai Pendidikan
Authors: Hervina Lola , Kusumah Mada Wijaya , Khatib Ahmed Abdolrazek El
Published: February 2021

أثر القصة الواردة في كتاب العربية بين يديك في تنمية القيم التربوية Pengaruh Kisah Pada Kitab Baina Yadaika(Arabic Between Your Hands Textbook) Pada Pengembangan Nilai Pendidikan
Violence and lie in Vietnamese folktales: some opinions
Authors: Quang-Loc Nguyen
Published: February 2021

Lie and violence transmitted by religions are sensitive topics that catch great attention worldwide. “On how religions could accidentally incite lies and violence: Folktales as a cultural transmitter” is a study that comprehensively analyses culture, traditional values and social contexts in Vietnam. This paper attempts to review its historical shortage, social limitation, and contribution to interpreting Vietnamese society’s complexity.
HIATL1 is differentially expressed in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: February 2021

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that the hippocampus abundant transcript-like 1, encoded by HIATL1, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. HIATL1 mRNA was present at decreased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of HIATL1 in primary tumors was significantly correlated with patient recurrence-free survival. Modulation of HIATL1 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Cultural value in folktales and its representation in real cultural complexity: some personal remarks
Authors: Quang-Loc Nguyen
Published: February 2021

Studying the induced meaning of folktales is a compelling field that catches great attention from scholars and anthropologists. However, there are few in-depth investigations of each story’s message related to the cultural behaviors. Cultural additivity is a concept that significantly contributes to human understanding of how folktales induce cultural lessons to social behaviors. In this paper, I attempt to comment the Cultural additivity: behavioural insights from the interaction of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in folktales in terms of its used dataset construction, equation, modern world application, and limitation.
Catastrophic Health Expenditure, Distress Financing and Impoverishment due to Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Healthcare among Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Cross-sectional Study among Hospitalized Patients in Bangladesh
Authors: Haque Mohammad Farhadul , Islam ANM Shamsul , Pervin Samina , Akter Emily , Hasan Mahmudul
Published: February 2021

Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses for hospitalized patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) poses an economic challenge on affected household in the form of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), distress financing and impoverishment. OOP Expenses data for hospitalized CLD patients from Bangladesh is scarce. This study aimed to estimate the OOP expenses and resulting CHE, distress financing and impoverishment among hospitalized patients with CLD. This cross-sectional study was conducted among conveniently selected 107 diagnosed CLD patients admitted at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) aged 18 years and above. Data were collected from the respondents using a semi-structured questionnaire through face to face interview during discharge from hospital. Out of pocket expenditure for chronic liver disease in selected hospitals was Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) 19,262. Direct medical, direct non-medical and indirect cost was BDT 16,240; 2,165 and 1,510, respectively. Investigation cost and medicine cost contributed to 48.48% and 31.81% of the total OOP expenses, respectively. At 10% threshold level, 29% of the respondents were affected by CHE. 64.5% of the respondents were facing distress financing due to OOP expenses. Among the respondents, 1.9% slipped below the international poverty line of $1.90 (BDT 161.10, in 2019).There was statistically significant (p < 0.05) difference among the mean OOP expenses for different etiological types of chronic liver disease. The study concluded that it requires establishing a more accessible and affordable decentralized health care system for CLD treatment along with the implementation of financial risk protection.
Survey of pluralistic therapy practitioners
Authors: McLeod Julia , Watkins Christopher
Published: February 2021

Pluralistic therapy is a form of psychotherapy integration that emphasis collaboration, flexibility and responsiveness to client preferences. An on-line survey questionnaire was used to invite therapy practitioners influenced by pluralistic principles to report on how they used these techniques, and their suggestions for further development of this approach. Responses were received from 186 participants from eight countries. Pluralistically-oriented practitioners reported that they consistently used pluralistic skills with clients with a range of presenting problems, with good outcomes. Implications for how on-going enhancement and consolidation of a pluralistic community of practice are discussed.
Ra mắt 8 nhóm nghiên cứu mạnh thuộc trường Đại học
Authors: AISDL
Published: February 2021

(Chinhphu.vn) – 8 nhóm nghiên cứu mạnh thuộc Trường Đại học Phenikaa tập hợp đội ngũ các nhà khoa học xuất sắc, hình thành những tập thể nghiên cứu mạnh có khả năng giải quyết các bài toán khoa học và công nghệ lớn, đi từ nghiên cứu cơ bản đến nghiên cứu phát triển và ứng dụng công nghệ.
Mathematically aggregating experts' predictions of possible futures
Authors: Hanea Anca , Wilkinson David Peter , McBride Marissa , Lyon Aidan , van Ravenzwaaij Don , Singleton Thorn Felix , Gray Charles T. , Mandel David R. , Willcox Aaron , Gould Elliot , Smith Eden T. , Mody Fallon , Bush Martin , Fidler Fiona , Fraser Hannah , Wintle Bonnie
Published: February 2021

Experts are often asked to represent their uncertainty as a subjective probability. Structured protocols offer a transparent and systematic way to elicit and combine probability judgements from multiple experts. As part of this process, experts are asked to individually estimate a probability (e.g., of a future event) which needs to be combined, or aggregated, into a final group prediction. The experts' judgements can be aggregated behaviourally (by striving for consensus), or mathematically (by using a mathematical rule to combine individual estimates). Mathematical rules (e.g., weighted linear combinations of judgments) provide an objective approach to aggregation. However, the choice of a rule is not straightforward, and the quality of the aggregated group judgement depends on it. The quality of an aggregation can be defined in terms of accuracy, calibration and informativeness. These measures can be used to compare different aggregation approaches and help decide on which aggregation produces the ``best” final prediction.In the ideal case, individual experts' performance (as probability assessors) would be scored on similar questions ahead of time, these scores translated into performance-based weights, and a performance-based weighted aggregation could then be used. When this is not possible though, several other aggregation methods, informed by measurable proxies for good performance, can be formulated and compared. Here, we develop a suite of aggregation methods, informed by previous experience and the available literature. Next, we investigate the relative performance of these aggregation methods using three datasets. Although the accuracy, calibration, and informativeness of the majority of methods are very similar, a couple of the aggregation methods consistently distinguish themselves as among the best or worst.
A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering seafloor spreading and subduction initiation
Authors: van Hinsbergen Douwe , Steinberger Bernhard , Guilmette Carl , Maffione Marco , Gürer Derya , Peters Kalijn , Plunder Alexis , McPhee Peter , Gaina Carmen , Advokaat Eldert , Vissers Reinoud , Spakman Wim
Published: February 2021

The formation of a global network of plate boundaries surrounding a mosaic of lithospheric fragments was a key step in the emergence of Earth’s plate tectonics. So far, propositions for plate boundary formation are regional in nature but how plate boundaries are being created over 1000s of km in short periods of geological time remains elusive. Here, we show from geological observations that a >12,000 km long plate boundary formed between the Indian and African plates around 105 Ma with subduction segments from the eastern Mediterranean region to a newly established India-Africa rotation pole in the west-Indian ocean where it transitioned into a ridge between India and Madagascar. We find no plate tectonics-related potential triggers of this plate rotation and identify coeval mantle plume rise below Madagascar-India as the only viable driver. For this, we provide a proof of concept by torque balance modeling revealing that the Indian and African cratonic keels were important in determining plate rotation and subduction initiation in response to the spreading plume head. Our results show that plumes may provide a non-plate-tectonic mechanism for large plate rotation initiating divergent and convergent plate boundaries far away from the plume head that may even be an underlying cause of the emergence of modern plate tectonics.
From generative models to generative passages: A computational approach to (neuro)phenomenology
Authors: Ramstead Maxwell James , Seth Anil , Hesp Casper , Sandved-Smith Lars , Mago Jonas , Lifshitz Michael , Pagnoni Giuseppe , Smith Ryan , Dumas Guillaume , Lutz Antoine , Friston Karl , Constant Axel
Published: February 2021

This paper presents a version of neurophenomenology based on generative modelling techniques developed in computational neuroscience and biology. We call this approach computational phenomenology because it applies methods originally developed in computational modelling to phenomenology. The first section presents a brief review of the project to naturalize phenomenology. The second section presents and evaluates philosophical objections to that project, and situates our project with respect to these projects. The third section reviews the generative modelling framework. The following section presents our new approach to neurophenomenology based on generative modelling. We then discuss how this application of generative modelling differs from previous attempts to use it to explain consciousness. In summary, generative modelling allows us to construct a computational model of the inferential or interpretive process that best explain this or that kind of lived experience.
Horse-sized ducks or duck-sized horses? Oddball Personality Questions are likable (but useless) for organizational recruitment
Authors: Zhang Don C.
Published: February 2021

To stand out, some organizations have started asking unorthodox interview questions to uncover unique qualities of the candidates while signaling the playful culture of their organization (e.g., “Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?”). Despite its growing popularity, there is no empirical research on the organizational impact of these unusual questions. In this paper, we introduce Oddball Personality Questions (OPQs) and a theoretical model of its impact on recruitment. We test our theoretical model in two studies. In Study 1 (n = 275), we found that compared to traditional interview questions, people judged OPQs to be less useful, but more likable. The negative effect of decreased usefulness judgments on organizational attraction was offset by the positive effect of increased likability judgments. Participants were not more attracted to organizations that asked OPQs. In Study 2 (n = 266), using a multi-wave time-lagged study, we find job seekers with a greater sense of humor reported more favorable reactions toward oddball personality questions and subsequent attraction to the organization. Despite the double-edged nature of OPQs for recruitment, we believe that its limitations outweigh the benefits. Until the validity of OPQs as an assessment tool is established, its use in employment interviews remains dubious and cannot be recommended.
Individual and Group Differences in Multivariate Domains: What Happens When the Number of Traits Increases?
Authors: Del Giudice Marco
Published: February 2021

The major domains of psychological variation are intrinsically multivariate, and can be mapped at various levels of resolution—from broad-band descriptions involving a small number of abstract traits to fine-grained representations based on many narrow traits. As the number of traits increases, the corresponding space becomes increasingly high-dimensional, and intuitions based on low-dimensional representations become inaccurate and misleading. The consequences for individual and group differences are profound, but have gone largely unrecognized in the psychological literature. Moreover, alternative distance metrics show distinctive behaviors with increasing dimensionality. In this paper, I offer a systematic yet accessible treatment of individual and group differences in multivariate domains, with a focus on high-dimensional phenomena and their theoretical implications. I begin by introducing four alternative metrics (the Euclidean, Mahalanobis, city-block, and shape distance) and reviewing their geometric properties. I also examine their potential psychological significance, because different metrics imply different cognitive models of how people process information about similarity and dissimilarity. I then discuss how these metrics behave as the number of traits increases. After considering the effects of measurement error and common methods of error correction, I conclude with an empirical example based on a large dataset of self-reported personality.
Guidelines for Adapting Mindfulness-Based School Interventions with Youth Who Are Racially and Ethnically Marginalized
Authors: Phan Mary L. , Renshaw Tyler L
Published: February 2021

Youth who are racially and ethnically marginalized in the United States are placed at risk for mental health disparities and inequities. We propose that promoting social-emotional competencies through universal school-based service delivery is one potential solution for improving the accessibility and quality of support for these youth. We further propose that mindfulness-based school interventions may be especially useful as universal supports for promoting social-emotional competencies, as they are broadly effective, low-cost, scalable, and flexible. This work unpacks the empirical and logical proposition driving this proposal, and then provides guidelines to help school-based consultants (e.g., school psychologists, counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals in schools) translate this proposition into practice. Our guidelines have two emphases: first, we offer recommendations for consultants to support implementers in tailoring mindfulness-based school interventions to engage the student population; second, we discuss strategies for consultants to support implementers themselves as they engage with the process of implementing mindfulness-based interventions in schools.
How Powerful Is Unannounced, Sterilized Foreign Exchange Intervention?
Authors: Naef Alain , Weber Jacob P.
Published: February 2021

Though most central banks actively intervene on the foreign exchange market, the literature offers mixed evidence on their effectiveness: particularly for unannounced interventions. We use new, declassified data from the archives of the Bank of England and the institutional features of the Bretton Woods era to estimate the effects of intervention on the exchange rate. We find that a purchase of pounds equivalent to 1% of the money supply causes a statistically significant, 4-5 basis point appreciation in the pound.
Status of Customer Perspective of BSC Approach in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Prarajuli Dilip
Published: February 2021

This paper explores the status of customer perspective of the BSC approach in Nepalese commercial banks and examines the comparative status of customer perspectives in three bank groups (state owned banks, private banks, and joint venture banks). The research design for the study is descriptive. The questionnaire survey has been used as a tool to gather knowledge about the BSC approach's consumer perspective (an indicator of the BSC approach). The research units are considered to be three bank classes (namely, state-owned banks, private banks, and joint venture banks). The result shows that the customer perspective as for the response per respondents is satisfactory. Especially, customer perspective in terms of better brand image, careful service, and staff’s best appearance and friendliness are found good in Nepalese commercial banks.
Status of Hard and Soft HR Approaches: Evidence from Workplaces of Nepal
Authors: Shrestha Prakash
Published: February 2021

Two of the most widely adopted approaches to HR are the hard and soft approaches. These concentrate on opposing views of human existence and methods of techniques for managerial power. In this regard, in the context of Nepalese workplaces, this paper aims to analyze hard and soft HR approaches. For the empirical study, a total of 375questionnaires (15 for each company) were distributed using non-probability sampling to the employees of 25 companies listed on the Nepal Stock Exchange. Among them, 247employees replied to questionnaires (representing 65.87 percent). A self-developed fourpointLikert-like scale has been used. The findings suggest that compensation is the highest priority of all companies as the main component of the Hard HR approach, while human resource planning receives less priority. The findings also suggest that the work environment is a top priority for all companies among the three dimensions (team cohesion, work environment, and communication flow) of the Soft HR approach, whereas employees and managers have a moderate level of communication and interaction in their companies. Team cohesion exists in their companies. Depending on the nature of the individual firm or organization, the approach to managing people canvary. To deal with employee relations issues, there should be a suitable representation of employees.
The Nexus of Training, Employee Commitment and Employee Performance in Nepalese Commercial Banking Sector
Authors: Shrestha Sajeeb Kumar
Published: February 2021

This research attempts to measure the nexus of training, employee commitment, and employee performance in the Nepalese commercial banking sector. Descriptive and causal research design is used to achieve the objectives of the research. Structured questionnaires were made, and the survey was done to collect primary cross-sectional data. Employees of the commercial banks in Kathmandu Valley who have been involved in the training program at least one time are included in the survey. Judgmental sampling was taken. This research confirmed that the training need assessment, mode of training, and training feedback significantly influence employee commitment, and employee commitment influences employee performance in commercial banks. So, bank managers must accept the nexus of training in employee commitment and employee performance.
Foreign direct investment and economic growth of Nepal: An application of bound testing approach to cointegration
Authors: Kunwar Keshar Bahadur
Published: February 2021

This study employed bounds test based cointegration technique using annual time series data from the period 1990/91 to 2015/16 for exploring relationship between RGDP and FDI in Nepal. This paper examines the effect of FDI on RGDP is insignificant at five percent level of significance. The coefficient (0.35) of (FDI) shows that one percent increase in FDI leads to over 0.35 percent increase RGDP in the long-run. There is no causality between foreign direct investment and economic growth.
Suptulung as indigenous knowledge of Kirat Rai people
Authors: Rai Shanti Devi
Published: February 2021

Among the indigenous peoples around the world, Rai people belong to the Kirat community. Mundhum is their religio-cultural philosophy, which is practiced orally in their everyday lifestyle with full of ritual activities. Suptulung composed by three stones that hold spiritual and cultural meanings to the community. According to their belief, the Suptulung as one of the main shrines of the household is the sacred place, from where the development and enhancement of knowledge emanates. All rituals and rites from birth to death conducted herein oral form. Suptulung is their main identity and holds cultural importance too. Their spirituality or supernaturalism is connected to nature, as they are nature-worshippers and nature- protectors. As an indigenous belief system and marginalized cultural practice, Suptulung is on the verge of extinction due to the mainstream socio-cultural pressures as well as marginality.

Although this oral tradition performance at Suptulung has been continuing generation to generation yet, is facing serious hard times. It is so because its educational value as a form of indigenous knowledge system has not been realized in federal, provincial and local level curriculum. In this article, I have used primary data and discussed the knowledge of Suptulung and Mundum, which support to understand Mundumic education.
पठनकला शिक्षण सिकाइको औचित्य Pathankala Shikshan Sikaiko Aauchitya
Authors: ढकाल Dhakal झगिन्द्रराज Jhagindraraj
Published: February 2021

लिपिचिह्नद्वारा प्रकट विचारलाई ग्र हण गर्न े  प्रव्रिmया पठन कला हो । ल े ख्य सामग्रीको भनाइ तथा विचारलाई पढेर बुझ् नुु  पठनबोध हो । यसले थोरै समयमा धेरै सामग्री ग्रहण गर्ने क्षमताको विकास गराउँछ । प्रस्तु त अध्ययन पठनबोध शिक्षणको परिचय, उद्देश्य, आवश्यकता र महत्वका साथसाथै पठनको प्रकारमा केन्द्रित छ । यसमा गुणात्मक ढाँचाको अवलम्बन गरी पुस्तकालीय विधिबाट सामग्रीको सङ ् कलन गरी व्याख्या विश्लेषण गरिएको छ । विषयवस्तुलाई आवश्यकताअनुसार दु्रत, मध्यम र मन्द गतिमा पढ ् न, विचार र सार बुझ ् न, व्याख्या विश्लेषण गर्न, टिपोट र प्रश्नोत्तर क्षमतामा अब्बल सावित गराउन पनि पठनबोध महत्वपूर्ण मानिन्छ । पठनबोधलाई सस्वर पठन, मौन पठन र दु्रत पठन गरी छुट ् याएर हेर्न सकिन्छ । विषयवस्तुलाई  आवाज निकालेर अर्को व्यक्ति तथा समूहले सुन्ने गरी पढ ् नु सस्वरपठन हो भने आवाज ननिकाली मनमनै पढ ् ने काम मौनपठनमा गरिन्छ । त्यसैगरी लिपिबद्घ सामग्रीलाई छिटोछिटो पढेर त्यसमा भएको भाव बुझ ् न सक्नु दु्रत पठन हो । पठनबोधका लागि प्रारम्भिक तथा आधारभूत तहमा सस्वर पठन उपयुक्र्त मानिन्छ भने माध्यमिक तथा उच्च तहहरूमा भने मौन पठन र दु्रत पठनको प्रयोग धेरै भएको पाइन्छ । प्रस्तु त लेखले भाषा शिक्षणसँग सम्बन्धित शिक्षक, विद्यार्थी लगायत पाठ ् यक्रम निर्माता तथा पाठ् यपुस्तक लेखकमा सहयोग पु¥याउने  छ ।
Podstawy biologii molekularnej
Authors: Allison Lizabeth A.
Published: February 2021

Academic textbook presenting topics from the field of molecular biology. The author discusses fundamental concepts and processes from genetics, such as siRNA, genomic imprinting, structures of DNA, RNA, RNA as catalyst, etc. She presents the key methods and techniques of molecular biology. The textbook includes a description of human genetic diseases, which are caused by dysfunctions of particular processes taking place in the cells. The text is illustrated with numerous photographs, diagrams and figures.
Features of circulation of blood and breathing of young swimmers are 7-10 at physical activities of different power
Authors: Balamutova Natalia , Boreiko Natalia , Bloshenko Olena , Shyriaieva Svitlana , Kucherenko Hryhorii
Published: February 2021

Age 7-10 is the key stage in development of child. There is intensive development of organism in a midchildhood. However functional indexes of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems yet are largely lag from teenagers and adults. The aim of this research is a study of adaptation of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems for girls 7-10 to physical activities of different power. Research results testify that loading in the range of 20-30% from maximal power girls have 7-10 characterized effective adaptation reactions in regard to providing with of fabrics oxygen allowing to reconstruct circulation of blood and breathing in accordance with power of loading.
Subjective assessment by students ohigher education institution of their swimming preparation level (on Kherson State University example)
Authors: Hlukhov I. , Pityn M.
Published: February 2021

Given the clear priorities underlying physical education of student youth, it is mandatory for them to mastering the system of applied skills. At the same time, the objectification of the orientation of content of the swimming instruction system for students of free higher education institution should be carried out taking into account the opinions of the subjects of this process, namely students.

Addressing students of different courses, we tried to find ways to optimize swimming preparation of students of higher education institutions and to cover as large a contingent as possible.

Purpose: to determine the subjective opinion of students of Kherson State University on the level of their own swimming preparation.

Methods: theoretical analysis and generalization, study of documentary materials, sociological methods of survey (questionnaire), methods of mathematical statistics.

Organization. There were involved in the survey (during September-October 2020) applicants of higher education of the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) degrees of Kherson State University. In total, there were 1513 respondents, including 646 of first- year students, 458 of second-year students, 164 of third-year students, 213 of fourth-year students, and only 32 of 5-6-year students (expressed a desire to participate in the survey).

Results. The results of a student’s different courses survey on the subjective attitude to their own level of swimming skills points to gradual decrease of particles attributable to various answers, starting with the option "I cannot swim" and as swimming preparation requirements increase.

It was revealed the necessity of the expressed pedagogical influences on a considerable quantity of students of higher education institutions concerning correction of abilities and skills of swimming. Despite a certain hierarchy of answers, for each of the options for the level of swimming skills, we provide a generalized goal and system of tasks for the educational process of swimming in physical education of higher education institution.

It is worth emphasizing the need to differentiate the methodological and organizational parts of the swimming system, because, given the integrity of the student contingent, motivational priorities, the existing level of swimming skills, attracting students, joint involvement of even one academic group in swimming is a complicated process.
Preparation of future teachers for the modern technologies in physical education
Authors: Koriakina I.V. , Kovalchuk A.A. , Shvets O.P. , Dyachenco А.А.
Published: February 2021

Most experts recommend as an alternative to traditional approaches to physical education of preschoolers, to use the modern pedagogical technologies, among which preference is given to various fitness directions, in particular, step aerobics, fitball aerobics, aqua aerobics, the use of modern multimedia in the educational process, innovative methods, etc. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the main recommendations of implementation the modern pedagogical technologies in physical education of preschool children for future teachers. In the process of physical education with preschoolers, the teacher must solve educational and health tasks. For the health effects of fitball-aerobics on the body of preschool children, the teacher must to follow the basic principles of physical education, select the optimal characteristics of the equipment (size, color, elasticity of fitballs) taking into account the age of children, rationally dose the load. One of the promising health technologies for the development of motor skills of older preschoolers is step aerobics. Particular attention should be paid to the selection of musical accompaniment, use the game form of step aerobics, imitation exercises, select different forms for classes, etc., taking into account the age of children. In the process of tourism, it is important to interest children in the use of new equipment for them, a certain story (for example, treasure hunt), the use of interactive methods, game forms and more. To solve educational tasks, focus attention of preschoolers to the need for mutual assistance, discipline, courage, and so on. The outlined recommendations should be used in the process of preparing future teachers for the implementation the modern pedagogical technologies in physical education with preschool children.
Ways to involve passive students in active physical education
Authors: Salamakha O.
Published: February 2021

Learning passive person’s relation to physical culture shows that the dominative factor at person’s motivative sphere is the desire of omitting learning and training process; it is explained with ther help of various reasons conditioned as a rule imperfection of person’s social and psychological relations as well as unknowledge of the more important role of moving activities for a health.

An absence at students of a readiness to moving activities is shown at various forms: motivative refuse from doing tasks because of a pain, fatigue; partititional doing moving activities; an absence of important interests and desires at collective actions (games); domination of individual motives of a behaviour. To overcome these negative nuances a teacher has to know reasons of their appearance.

When learning reasons of appearance of passive relation to moving activities there are such three groups of students: those who has theoretical positive relation to physical exercises; those who is indifferent to moving activities; those who has negative relation to learning and training process and collective actions.

A lot of teachers underline special role of relation of human itself to various kinds of activities. Activities itselves does not promote developing moving activities and not already provide overcoming negative relations to physical exercises. It is possible if all educational work at higher educational establishment and requirements of teacher are directed to positive relation to each person’s action.