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A Cross-National Evaluation of a Value-Based Measure of Political Orientation (POS)
Authors: Decker Hannah , Cetinkaya Nur Efsan , Krämer Nicole
Published: June 2023

To measure political orientation (PO), a bipolar scale is commonly employed to assess whether people lean towards the political left or right. This allows for a quick and general description of an individual’s political orientation but is less reliable in multiparty democracies or when a precise understanding of underlying values when making voting decisions is desired. Theoretical assumptions regarding political reasoning processes suggest that prior beliefs or attitudes shape the processing of political information. However, measures of political attitudes come with limited generalizability as they often focus on a certain issue, country, and time. Based on Schwartz’s theory of personal values (1992), this research builds on eight theoretically derived broad topics to extend the measurement of political orientation dimensions and capture political orientation across different democratic systems and cultural contexts. In an online survey (N = 962) including data from Germany, the USA, the UK, and South Africa, we tested 96 items that represent the derived eight political or societal value-based topics. The outcome is a 28-item questionnaire that includes five factors: sustainability, economic and personal security, tradition, anti-immigration, and equality. First results show that the Political Orientation Scale (POS) dimensions are related to voting intentions for the main parties in all four countries and improve predictions of voting intentions in all countries but the UK. Therefore, the new scale might be a first step towards enhancing the understanding of PO.
An Adversarial Collaboration on the Rigidity-of-the-Right, Rigidity-of-Extremes, or Symmetry: The Answer Depends on the Question
Authors: Bowes Shauna Marie , Clark Cory J , Conway Lucian Gideon , Costello Thomas H , Osborne Danny , Tetlock Phil , van Prooijen Jan-Willem
Published: June 2023

In an adversarial collaboration, two preregistered U.S.-based studies (total N = 6,181) tested three hypotheses regarding the relationship between political ideology and cognitive rigidity (i.e., less evidence-based belief updating): rigidity-of-the-right, symmetry, and rigidity-of-extremes. Across both studies, general conservatism and social conservatism were associated with rigidity (|b|~.05), and Republicans were more rigid than Democrats (Cohen’s d~.05). Rigidity had null associations with economic ideology, social political attitudes, and economic political attitudes. In Study 1, general extremism (but not social and economic extremism) predicted rigidity, but all three extremism measures were significant in Study 2 (overall |rs|~.07), and extreme rightists were more rigid than extreme leftists (60% of quadratic relationships). Given these weak and semi-consistent results, broad claims about strong associations between ideology and cognitive rigidity are likely unwarranted. Rather, psychologists may wish to turn their focus to examining the contexts where ideologies correlate with rigidity.
A Positive Empathy Intervention to Improve Well-being on Instagram
Authors: Depow Gregory John , de Mello Victoria Oldemburgo , Inzlicht Michael
Published: June 2023

With more than half the global population on social media, there is a critical need to understand how to engage it in a way that improves rather than worsens user well-being. Here, we show that positive empathy is a promising tool. Participants who received brief positive empathy instructions before 10 minutes of browsing their own Instagram feed showed greater affective well-being (Studies 1-4) and life satisfaction (Study 4) at post-test relative to participants who were instructed to browse as usual. The positive empathy intervention showed an average effect size on well-being of about a quarter of a standard deviation (mean Cohen’s d = 0.25). We included unique active-control groups in each study. We found using positive empathy on social media was about as beneficial to well-being as watching a nature video (Study 1, N = 298) and was better than instructions to focus on positive content (Study 2, N = 302), empathize with all emotions (Study 3, N = 301) or reappraise one’s own emotions (Study 4, N = 426). We used structural equation modeling to demonstrate the effect of the intervention on subjective well-being is mediated by changes in positive emotion sharing, appreciative joy, and self-compassion. These experiences form a latent factor we term positive empathy. Our results show that a brief intervention successfully manipulates positive empathy on Instagram, which increases well-being.
Examining the role of self-reported somatosensory sensations in body (dis)ownership: a scoping review and empirical study of patients with a disturbed sense of limb ownership.
Authors: Moro Valentina , Scandola Michele , Gobbetto Valeria , Bertagnoli Sara , Beccherle Maddalena , Besharati Sahba , Ponzo Sonia , Fotopoulou Aikaterini , Jenkinson Paul Mark
Published: June 2023

Patients with a disturbed sense of body ownership (DSO) offer a unique window of insight into the multisensory processes contributing to the sense of body ownership. A limited amount of past research has examined the role of sensory deficits in DSO, and even less is known regarding the role of patient self-reported somatosensory sensations in the pathogenesis of DSO. To address this lack of knowledge we conducted a systematic scoping review following PRISMA-SR guidelines, examining current research into somatosensory deficits and patient self-reported somatosensory sensations in patients with DSO. We identified 79 studies including 276 DSO patients, where the assessment of sensory deficits was generally limited in scope and quality, and deficits in tactile sensitivity and proprioception were most frequently found. The assessment and reporting of self-reported somatosensory sensations was even less frequent, with instances of parasthesia (pins-and-needles), stiffness/rigidity, numbness and warmth, coldness and heaviness amongst the deficits recorded. In a second empirical study we sought to directly address the lack of evidence concerning patient self-reported somatosensory sensations, by developing two questionnaires focused on: 1) a new and sensitive assessment of DSO (the Disturbed Sense of Ownership Questionnaire), and 2) a Somatosensory Sensations Questionnaire which assesses a wide range of patient-reported sensations. We applied these two new measures to a large (n = 121) sample of right-hemisphere stroke patients including N = 65 with DSO and N = 56 hemiplegic controls. Using these novel measures, we found that DSO was associated with greater self-reported somatosensory sensations, including feelings of heaviness, stiffness, coldness and numbness. Our findings provide the first direct evidence of the impact of aberrant somatosensory sensations in DSO and suggest an important role for these subjective sensations about the felt body in the sense of body ownership.
Anger about climate inaction: The content of eco-anger shapes emotional and behavioral engagement with climate change
Authors: Stanley Samantha , Leviston Zoe , Hogg Teaghan , Walker Iain
Published: June 2023

Action on societal issues is often precipitated by feelings of anger. This has been demonstrated reliably for responses to social inequality, but less for other issues. We build on nascent research documenting the links between climate anger, pro-environmental action, and psychological distress, by focusing on the contents of ecoanger. Using a sample of 5244 Australians, we found that 48.6% reported being at least ‘somewhat’ angry about climate change. Content analyses of the focus of this anger revealed diverse reasons for people’s anger. The most common focus was others’ inaction and apathy on climate change, followed by anger directed at deniers, and at big polluters. Altogether, we identified 13 major categories of anger in our corpus of data. In further exploratory analyses, we examined the correlations between anger forms, self-reported pro-environmental behaviour, collective action intentions, and distress. Our findings suggest that behavioural engagement with climate change could depend, in part, on why people are angry.
Where is Mania in the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology: Internalizing, Thought Disorder, or Novel Spectrum?
Authors: Jonas Katherine
Published: June 2023

Objectives: The nosology of mania has long been a conundrum. Prior studies have alternatively concluded it is an internalizing disorder, a thought disorder, or a unique psychopathology. It is possible that mania is distinguished from internalizing and thought disorder by course, or that the structure of mania varies as a function of whether data is collected by self-report or interview. We test the influence of these factors on mania’s placement in the context of internalizing and thought disorder spectra. Methods: We tested four models of mania in sample of 337 individuals assessed 20 years after their first admission for psychosis. Models included data on course of episodes over the 20 years of illness, as well as self-report and interviewer-rated measures of current symptoms. Results: Self-reported mania, interviewer-rated mania, and course of mania formed independent factors. Structural models indicated self-reported symptoms fall on internalizing, interviewer-rated symptoms fall on thought disorder, and the course of mania formed a separate factor. Most of the classic correlates of mania—including family history, genetic risk, early age of symptom onset and neuropsychological function—were associated only with course. Limitations: Limitations include the ascertainment of participants from inpatient facilities, which may not capture less severe mania, and attrition over the 20-year course of the study.Conclusions: Including markers of illness course in structural models of psychopathology reveals that mania is distinguished from internalizing and thought disorder factors by its longitudinal course. These data support a separate mania spectrum, defined by the lifetime pattern of episodes.
An Idiographic Paradigm for Research on Cues to Deception: An Urgent Proposal
Authors: Mac Giolla Erik , Luke Timothy John
Published: June 2023

We introduce a novel individual-focused paradigm to the scientific study of deception cues. Past research on deception cues compares the behavior of truth tellers and liars at the group level, suitable for answering the question how the behavior of truth tellers and liars differ on average. However, unless two conditions are met, that the statistical models do not vary (i) across individuals or (ii) across occasions in time, group-level findings cannot accurately describe the behavior of individuals. We present theoretical arguments and empirical data that show that these conditions are unlikely to be met for deception cues. In other words, the current paradigm can say how truthful and deceptive messages differ on average, but it cannot describe how particular individuals will behave when they are lying or telling the truth. As such, in order to draw meaningful conclusions about the individual, the field needs a wholly different research paradigm, based on repeated measures designs. We outline a proposal for such an idiographic research agenda. Without the development of an idiographic approach to research on deception cues, fundamental questions in deception research will remain unanswered, theories of deception will be incomplete, and practitioners, whose focus is always on the individual case, will continue to find limited value in traditional research conducted at the group-level.
Beyond simple laboratory studies: developing sophisticated models to study rich behavior
Authors: Maselli Antonella , Gordon Jeremy Raboff , Eluchans Mattia , Lancia Gian Luca , Thiery Thomas , Moretti Riccardo , Cisek Paul , Pezzulo Giovanni
Published: June 2023

Psychology and neuroscience are concerned with the study of behavior, of internal cognitive processes, and their neural foundations. However, most laboratory studies use constrained experimental settings that greatly limit the range of behaviors that can be expressed. While focusing on restricted settings ensures methodological control, it risks impoverishing the object of study: by restricting behavior, we might miss key aspects of cognitive and neural function. In this article, we argue that psychology and neuroscience should increasingly adopt innovative experimental designs, measurement methods, analysis techniques and sophisticated computational models to probe rich, ecologically valid forms of behavior, including social behavior. We discuss the challenges of studying rich forms of behavior as well as the novel opportunities offered by state-of-the-art methodologies and new sensing technologies, and we highlight the importance of developing sophisticated formal models. We exemplify our arguments by reviewing some recent streams of research in psychology, neuroscience and other fields (e.g., sports analytics, ethology and robotics) that have addressed rich forms of behavior in a model-based manner. We hope that these "success cases" will encourage psychologists and neuroscientists to extend their toolbox of techniques with sophisticated behavioral models – and to use them to study rich forms of behavior as well as the cognitive and neural processes that they engage.
Revitalisation - A Framework for Mental Health based on the Evolutionary-Mismatch Paradigm
Authors: Damm Jakob
Published: June 2023

There is a high prevalence of mental disorders in modern society. Upon further evaluation, it will be argued that the state-of-the-art therapies for mental diseases, psychotherapy and drug therapy, which do not have an explanation for this phenomenon, might not be sufficient in counteracting it. This comes as they are neglecting environmental aspects, are overall limited in efficacy, and their theoretical foundations seem to lack validity. Therefore, in order for the field of clinical psychology to advance, a paradigm shift is proposed. One to a paradigm that gives an explanation for the high prevalence of mental disease, one that takes environmental and lifestyle factors into account and one that employs evidence-based techniques. The evolutionary-mismatch hypothesis is proposed as the ideal candidate for this paradigm. In this concept, mental disorders are understood as consequences of an environment and lifestyle that are mismatched with the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA), which refers to the environment to which human genetics are adapted. A framework for mental health, called revitalisation, will be presented that is based on this paradigm of evolutionary-mismatch. In this framework, mental disease will be understood as a result of an organism whose vitality, that is, the ability of an organism to survive and thrive under the conditions it is placed upon, is diminished. The re-establishment or enhancement of the vitality of an organism shall therefore be the aim in mental health promotion. By trying to close the discrepancy between the EEA and the modern lifestyle and environment in implementing elements that appeared in the EEA and by incorporating strategies to effectively cope with unmodifiable mismatches and reduce their negative impact. The article closes with the consideration of aspects that might be of especial importance for mental health from the evolutionary-mismatch perspective.
Class Origin, Intergenerational Transfers, and the Gender Wealth Gap
Authors: Trinh Nhat An
Published: June 2023

This study pursues two objectives: First, to describe how gender disparities in wealth levels vary by parental class and second, to examine the contribution of intergenerational transfers to these differences. It thereby sheds light on the hitherto neglected interplay between family background and gender in shaping wealth inequality. Using representative survey data from Germany, I find pronounced absolute and relative gaps in personal net wealth to the disadvantage of women. The largest wealth gaps are observed between men and women from the most advantaged backgrounds, for whom parental transfers of business and financial assets are strongly gendered. For these individuals, gender gaps would be reduced by around 40 per cent if transfers were allocated equally. For those from lower class origins, equalising transfers would not reduce gender gaps despite observed differences in the allocation of real estate and cash. Intergenerational transfers thus emerge as driver of gender wealth inequality at the very top of the class origin hierarchy.
Discourses and Politics of the far-right on social media
Authors: Afouxenidis Alex , Petridis Petros
Published: June 2023

This paper presents the relationship between the far-right and digital media in the European and American contexts. The article is a synthesis of key positions in the relevant literature examining this relationship and includes some research observations concerning the Greek condition. Far-right rhetoric on issues such as nation, race, gender and sexuality is not new, but it has been communicated in new ways through using social media. Digital technologies have not only provided opportunities for far-right networks to come together and publicize their message to larger audiences but have also contributed to the internationalization of far-right positions and made their message more popular, resulting in an anti-systemic profile with a significant impact on counter-activism in public spaces. In that sense, social media have essentially become accelerators, amplifying far-right ideologies and neo-fascist political projects.
Editorial Vol.13(1)
Authors: Jha Ashok Kumar
Published: June 2023

No abstract available.
Resistance Dynamics of Gendered Subalterns in Yug Pathak's Urgenko Ghoda
Authors: Rai Bidur
Published: June 2023

This paper explores how Mhendo resists the dominant culture and hegemonic ideology in Yug Pathak’s “Urgenko Ghoda”, published in 2066 BS, using a perspective of resistance as a theoretical framework. The objectives of the study are to examine how marginalized people oppose the dominant culture by participating in the armed revolution. The central character, Mhendo in the novel has a firm belief in the glories of the Tamang history. She learns that the ruling class conquered the Tamang warriors and subjugated them.  They have become victimized on their own land.  She figures out the reasons behind the misrepresentation of the people and the community as she has grown up with the Tamang myth in Ichong.  This provokes her ethnic consciousness and prepares her to resist in an attempt to regain the lost history.  Her decision to recruit herself in the decade-long civil war is a form of resistance to cultural hegemony. The paper writer uses here the concepts of influential critics such as Margaret S Archer, Kasper Masse, Miguel Tamen, Jocelyn A. Hollander and Rachel L. Einwohner and Gayatri Chokravorty Spivak as a theoretical framework. Spivak interrogates the concept of the colonial subject in postcolonial discourse and limits the ability to relate with diverse cultures, Similarly, Miguel Tamen believes that the attempt to critique and interpret is to express resistance.
Overcoming Intercultural Obstacles in Translation
Authors: Timalsina Ramji
Published: June 2023

One major obstacle in the process of translation is the transfer of culture from the source text to the translated one. The source text’s language naturally carries the culture where it is used both in life and writing.  So is the case of the language used in the translated text. Here lies the problem of cultural transfer from the source to the translated text. This article deals with the same problem in general and the transfer of Nepali text into English in particular. Currently, available theories of translation and their focus in regard to the obstacles of transferring the culture through translation and their possible solutions have been reviewed as the theoretical support for the discussion. The examples have been supplied from different languages and their translation with a major focus on the translation of Nepali text into English and vice-versa. This article will be useful for the researchers of Nepali translation into English and other languages.
Social Consequence of Inter-caste Marriage: A Case Study of Itahari, Sunsari
Authors: Poudel Tanka Mani
Published: June 2023

Marriage is typically understood to be a sexual and financial relationship that is socially accepted, considered to be more or less permanent, and that implies rights and obligations for the married couple and any children they may have. The Eastern Development Region's urban area serves as the basis for this study. For this study, a total of 30 couples were purposefully chosen as respondents. Eight couples were asked to participate in a thorough study using the case study technique in order to obtain qualitative information about inter-caste marriage and its effects on the personal, professional, and social lives of couples. My research has demonstrated that non-Dalit families are more likely to accept a son-in-law than a daughter-in-law. Because of the family's weak familial network, exposure to the outside world, and the presence of power and status in a very important family, which could overshadow the violation of societal standards? Non-Dalit women who were not able to visit their birth homes on special events like Teej, Bhaitika, and Dasahin felt a loss of kinship relationship because hypogamous marriages are not approved by the natal family.
संस्कृत व्याकरण शिक्षणका अधुुनातन विधिहरू
Authors: भट्टराई भवानीशङ्कर
Published: June 2023

संस्कृत व्याकरणमा मूलतः रूपसिद्धि, व्याकरण दर्शन र समालोचना गरी तीन प्रकृतिका पाठ्यसामग्री पाइन्छन् । तिनीहरूलाई मुख्यतः आगमन–निगमन, प्रदर्शन, व्याख्याविश्लेषण तथा प्रश्नोत्तर विधिबाट बुझाउन सहज हुन्छ । यसमा परम्पराप्राप्त निगमन, प्रवचन, सूत्र, पारायण लगायतका विधिहरू सहायक हुने छन् । संस्कृत व्याकरणको प्रक्रिया शिक्षणार्थ मुख्यतः आगमन–निगमन र प्रश्नोत्तर विधि उपयोगी हुुने देखिएका छन् । निगमनको उल्टो आगमन विधि रूपसिद्धि प्रक्रियाका लागि उपयोगी सिद्ध हुँदै आएको पनि छ । त्यसबाट शिक्षण गर्दा रहने केही कसरमसर निगमनबाट सफा गर्न सकिने भएकाले आगमन–निगमनको मिश्रण सिकारुका लागि अपेक्षाकृत बढी लाभदायी हुने छ । यद्यपि यो बहुशः शिक्षकबाट उपेक्ष्य छ । संस्कृत व्याकरणको दार्शनिक ग्रन्थ र समालोचना व्याख्याविश्लेषण, प्रश्नोत्तर र छलफल विधिबाट शिक्षण गर्न सकिने भएकाले त्यसमा उक्त विधि प्रयोग गर्नु राम्रो हुनेछ । अतः संस्कृत व्याकरणका ती सामग्री उपर्युक्त विधिबाट पढाउन सिफारिस गर्नु यस लेखको सार हो । प्रस्तुत लेख तत्कालीन महेन्द्र संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालयले २०५५–०५७ सालमा निर्माण गरेको शास्त्री र आचार्य तहको पाठ्यक्रम तथा हालको नेपाल संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालयले २०७८–०७९ सालमा निर्माण गरेको शास्त्री प्रथम र द्वितीय वर्षको पाठ्यक्रममा अपूर्णतः निर्धारित शिक्षणविधि पूर्ण बनाउनमा केन्द्रित छ । २०७८ सालपछि परिष्कृत र परिवद्र्धित वर्तमान पाठ्यक्रममा पनि अपेक्षित आधारभूत अङ्ग अपूर्ण छन्, पूरा गरिएका अङ्ग पनि आधारभूत मानकभन्दा धेरै तल रहेको निष्कर्ष यस लेखले निकालेको छ । अतः भविष्यमा त्यस्ता अङ्गहरूको अक्षरशः परिपूर्ति होस् भन्ने राय यसले प्रस्तुत गरेको छ । यस अध्ययनमा पुस्तकालयीय द्वितीयक सामग्री र युु ट्युबका सामग्री प्रयोग गरिएका छन् । संस्कृत व्याकरण अध्यापनका विधिहरूमात्र प्रस्तुत गरी भविष्यका लागि सम्भावित विधिको सिफरिस गर्नु यस लेखको सीमा रहेको छ ।
Ecotourism, Environmental Impacts and Sustainability in the Himalayan Settlements: Study of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal
Authors: Bhatta Kishan Datta , Roger C.K Chan
Published: June 2023

Nepal has advocated for ecotourism as a strategy to support community development vis-a-vis environmental protection in the Protected Area settlements. In this context, considering the case of settlements along the Everest trail in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, this paper aims to critically examine the environmental impacts of ecotourism, local community’s perceptions towards ecotourism development and its contribution towards achieving sustainability in the region. It has adopted case study as a research strategy and used qualitative approach for detailed investigation. It adopted multiple sources of data collection such as key informants interview, household’s survey, participant observation and archival research. This study concludes that current approach of tourism development and planning does not satisfy the objectives of ecotourism development. It has neither equitably benefitted local residents nor significantly reduced the use of forest resources, environmental degradation, and deterioration of cultural and built heritage. It will further continue inducing impacts on local environment, culture, and communities heading tourism and the destination towards unsustainability. A sustainable approach to ecotourism is needed that integrates local knowledge, skills and cultural values that support conservation agendas, and encourage inclusive participation of communities, stakeholders and promote sustainability.
Rethinking Madhesi Politics of Recognition
Authors: Pandey Nirodh
Published: June 2023

A gradually emerging dissension in the micro politics of the Madhesi community has not received the attention it deserves in scholarly discourse. This article makes an effort to understand the contexts and processes that made pan-Madhesi identity intrinsically problematic and seemed to be rife with internal conflicts. Drawing on the lived experiences collected through ethnographic interviews with the Madhesi people who belonged to the low-caste groups and admitted to being poor, it is argued that while overemphasizing the socio-cultural recognition of the Madhesi community, Madhesi politics of recognition undermined the issues of economic inequality prevailing within it for a long time. As a consequence, over time, the ties of low-caste groups with the elitist leadership of high and middle-caste groups in terms of socio-cultural and economic aspects resulted in certain fissures or divisions in the Madhesi community. This prompts us to rethink the Madhesi politics of recognition and to argue that pan-Madhesi identity was not a cohesive identity that guaranteed parity of participation of the Madhesi population irrespective of their caste and class position.
Exploring the Fundamental Cause of Social Crime: A Study of Sexual Violence, Mass Murder, Burglary, and Corruption
Authors: Gurung Raj Kumar
Published: June 2023

There are effective police mechanisms administered by the governments in each country, for instance, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of Nepal Police in Nepal. The authority claims its mechanism is intact and highly alert to find convicts, but they appear to be walking out in the street freely. This indicates that the police mechanisms have been unable to control the crimes despite their high alerts. This article explores the fundamental causes of social crimes that are increasing alarmingly. The study shows that the fundamental cause of crime is the inherent weakness of a person who cannot control emotions of jealousy and anger. The uncontrolled anger of a person leads them to the stage of crime. The criminal may also have psychological disorder leading to accidental crime. Several types of social crime are prevalent, but this study discusses the causes of sexual violence, mass murder, burglary, and corruption. The study has applied the psychoanalytical approach to investigate the issue.
From Rescue Mission to Colonial Ambitions: A Reading of Stanley's My African Travels
Authors: Upadhyay Toya Nath
Published: June 2023

This study examines Henry Morton Stanley's My African Travels through a post-colonial lens in order to explore how Stanley’s mission of rescuing a missing explorer turns into his colonial ambitions in the interior of Africa. Primarily with a project of finding the missing missionary and explorer David Livingston by name, Stanley sets out on his African journey in 1871. But after finding Livingston, Stanley’s eyes fall upon the plenitude of natural resources and backwardness of the native people that instantly stimulate in him a sense of the possibilities of commerce and Christianization of the natives. Consequently, he makes more explorations, draws maps and fills them with names, fights the locals, and establishes stations at different locations that ultimately turn into European colonies. This study analyzes and interprets his My African Travels as a colonial discourse in that it operates as a tool for the European colonial enterprise. The study employs conceptual terms related to colonial discourse for analysis and interpretation.
A Story of an Untamed Woman Hero: A Book Review of Parijaat’s Shirish Ko Phool
Authors: Paneru Pragya
Published: June 2023

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Theology of Canon Law According to Professor Remigiusz Sobański
Authors: Gałkowski Tomasz
Published: June 2023

Remigiusz Sobański (†2010) was highly appreciated in the world of post-Council canon law studies. His research was published in many languages. Most of his scientific achievements were presented in the Polish language. For this reason, I reach for studies unknown to a wider community of canonists in order to present Professor Sobański’s views on theology of canon law, whose subject matter was a predominant topic of his scientific interests. I present the thematic scope of theology of canon law, its role in reference to fundamental issues of canon law, but also its inadequacy. Sobański thought that in order to fully illustrate the basic issues of canon law, theological approach should coexist with the legal one within one theory of canon law.
ANALISIS PERENCANAAN PENGGUNAAN PAGU ANGGARAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN EFEKTIVITAS KEGIATAN DI BIDANG PARIWISATA PADA DINAS KEPEMUDAAN OLAHRAGA DAN PARIWISATA KOTA SUKABUMI
Authors: Kanias Gia
Published: June 2023

ABSTRAK

Gia Kanias (2030615001) Planning Analysis on the Use of Budget Ceilings in Increasing the Effectiveness of Activities in the Tourism Sector at the Sukabumi City Sports and Tourism Youth Service.

 

The Sukabumi City Youth, Sports and Tourism Office is an institution that plays a role in assisting the Mayor in carrying out government affairs in the Youth, Sports and Tourism Sector which are the regional authority and Assistant Tasks assigned to the Region. This study aims: (1) To explain how budget planning is passed down to SKPD. (2) To explain how the budget ceiling is used in the tourism sector for one year. (3) To explain how the effectiveness of budget planning in the field of tourism. This research method is descriptive qualitative, namely by going directly to the field which was carried out at the Sukabumi City DISPORAPAR. Data obtained by conducting observations, interviews and Documentation Studies. The steps taken for research purposes (1) conduct research on how the budget ceiling can fall to each SKPD/Dinas. (2) Conduct research on how budget ceilings are used in the tourism sector. (3) calculating effectiveness by looking at the data in the 2020-2021 Tourism Sector budget realization report.

 

The results of the research conducted concluded that: (1) The process of preparing the regional income and expenditure budget in the Disporapar of Sukabumi City, especially the Tourism Sector, is all in accordance with Permendagri Number 21 of 2011. (2) The budget ceiling used in the tourism sector has followed the correct flow that has been determined by the head of planning and finance disporapar. (3) The implementation of the budget at the Disporapar City of Sukabumi for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year has been effective. It was found that the percentage ratio for 2020 is 98% which can be said to be effective and for 2021 is 100% which can be said to be very effective. In the government, especially in the tourism sector, it has carried out a maximum effectiveness of 100% because if more than 100% it is considered a waste of the budget and inefficient.

 

Keywords: Use of Budget Ceilings in Increasing the Effectiveness of Activities in the Tourism Sector at the Sukabumi City Youth, Sports and Tourism Office
Implementasi Software Akuntansi ABSS Accounting V25 Untuk Menghasilkan Laporan Keuangan Pada Toko Komputer
Authors: Syaripah Syaripah , Permana Rifky
Published: June 2023

Tingkat perekonomian indonesia saat ini cukup baik, terbukti dengan banyaknya perusahaan yang baru berdiri, semua perusahaan pada umumnya memiliki sistem yang dapat mempermudah pelaksanaan proses bisnis yaitu melalui pemanfaatan teknologi. Dikarenakan masih banyak proses pembuatan laporan keuangan dilakukan secara manual menggunakan media kertas sehingga mengakibatkan kesalahan dalam proses pencatatan,pengolahan dokumen transaksi dan kesalahan dalam perhitungan maupun pencatatan laporan keuangan. Frekuensi transaksi yang cukup banyak setiap harinya membuat toko komputer membutuhkan pencatatan akuntansi yang cepat dan tepat dengan menggunakan teknologi komputer untuk mendukung kegiatan usaha yang berkaitan dengan pengolahan data akuntansi keuangan, Dalam kasus ini menggunakan aplikasi ABSS Accounting Versi 25 yang nantinya dapat memudahkan perusahaan mengelola data akuntansi keuangan menjadi lebih efektif, efisien dan dapat mengurangi terjadinya kesalahan dalam pencatatan sehingga menghasilkan laporan akuntansi yang lebih akurat serta analisa laporan keuangan yang nantinya akan sangat berguna untuk perkembangan perusahaan di masa yang akan datang.
A Theoretical Discourse based on Major Perspectives in Sociology
Authors: P.M. Suresh Kumar
Published: June 2023

Sociology is the science of the study of society. It studies man and social phenomena, his institutions, systems, processes, culture, and every aspect of man's social life. In attempting to theorize sociology few prominent perspectives come in handy. Such for example the Functionalist approach, Conflict model, and Interactionist perspective. The influence of social change has led to many structural changes and newer structures emerged to perform the same functions. But the social order maintained its balance. Unequal distribution of resources, power, privilege, status, and rewards give way to conflicts in modern societies. Such conflicts create rivalries among economic, religious, professional, and cultural groups. As a result, the divide in society emerges deeper to threaten the social order. A conflict model explains the discomfort affecting various segments of the population and the dynamics of confrontation, control, and resilience. The aggregate of interactions expressed in roles, relationships, positions, and processes points to an interactionist perspective. Roles determine the type and quality of interactions. Interactions are transformed into systems. This paper attempts to analyze the perspectives adopted for theorizing sociology. Areas chosen for analysis namely Marriage, Family, Religion, Faith, Politics, and Governance demonstrate their application in theorizing sociology from a broader context of evolution and change.
Evaluation of morphological changes of the pancreas in the conditions of experimental action of sodium glutamate
Authors: Litvak Yu. V.
Published: June 2023

Sodium glutamate, also known as monosodium glutamate (MSG), is frequently used as a flavor enhancer in the food industry. Excessive consumption of sodium glutamate can be harmful to human health. The aim of this study was to investigate the morphological features of the exocrine part of the pancreatic gland under experimental conditions with prolonged exposure to sodium glutamate in the diet. In the experimental study on rats after modeling the action of monosodium glutamate (sodium glutamate) at a dose of 70 mg/kg body weight, the exocrine part of the pancreatic gland was examined using light and electron microscopy after 2, 3, and 5-7 weeks. The experimental study was conducted on white male laboratory rats of reproductive age with an average weight of 168.0±5.0 g. The animals were randomized into two groups: group 1 (n=6) included intact rats and group 2 (n=15) consisted of animals receiving sodium glutamate in their diet. Histological specimens were stained with hematoxylin, eosin, and azan, and electron microscopy samples were stained using the Reynolds method. The results were statistically analyzed using ANOVA analysis with Statistics 20.0.0.2 software. At the early stage of the experiment, changes were observed in the acini with the formation of small clusters comprising 2-3 acinar cells exhibiting increased accumulation of zymogen, which is an early important sign of pancreatitis. Swelling and replacement of the pancreatic gland with connective and adipose tissue progressed over the study period and were accompanied by structural alterations in the pancreatic gland. Round-cell infiltrates appeared in the areas where ducts and vascular bundles were located starting from the 5th week of observation, indicating the development of an inflammatory process. Histopathological changes at the 6th and 7th weeks following prolonged administration of sodium glutamate were similar to the pattern of pancreatitis in humans. Atrophy, degenerative changes, and inflammation were observed in the exocrine part of the pancreatic gland after 6-7 weeks of prolonged oral sodium glutamate intake. Thus, prolonged inclusion of sodium glutamate at a dose of 70 mg/kg body weight in the diet leads to irreversible destructive, degenerative, and inflammatory changes in the pancreatic gland.
Desenvolvimento de novo modelo para bloco de concreto estrutural com foco no comportamento térmico
Authors: Rosa Laura de Castro , Da Rocha Luize França , Spinelli Rodrigo
Published: June 2023

Tendo em vista o crescimento na utilização da alvenaria estrutural e o aumento no uso de blocos de concreto estrutural, o presente estudo propõe uma melhoria nas características térmicas a partir do desenvolvimento de um novo modelo de bloco. O design proposto leva em conta as normas de desempenho térmico NBR 15575 (ABNT, 2013) e a NBR 15220 (ABNT, 2005), bem como a normativa usada na fabricação de blocos de concreto - NBR 12118 (ABNT, 2013). O programa experimental deste trabalho consistiu na caracterização dos materiais, concretagem dos blocos, análise da resistência mecânica obtida e simulação matemática do produto final, comparando-o com outros materiais que proporcionam melhor isolamento térmico que o concreto. Através do ensaio de resistência à compressão, verificou-se que o modelo de bloco proposto atende às características de resistência mecânica e pode ser classificado como classe A, elemento com função estrutural. Por meio de simulação matemática, concluiu-se que a adição de câmaras de ar contribuiu para uma melhora no isolamento térmico do bloco, melhorando a transmitância térmica em relação ao bloco de concreto convencional.
Lima Barreto: literatura e experiência urbana na crônica carioca
Authors: Huapaya Raoni Schimitt
Published: June 2023

Este livro problematiza os efeitos do diálogo entre a linguagem literária das crônicas de Lima Barreto (1881 – 1922) e a experiência urbana no Rio de Janeiro durante o início dos 1900. A obra considera a reelaboração que o escritor carioca realiza de recursos do jornalismo e o manejo das técnicas de imagem como formas que assumiram o diálogo entre a técnica literária do autor e a realidade das grandes cidades no início do século XX. Trata-se de uma prosa ensaística que, ao problematizar a cidade e as diversas alterações vividas na percepção, defende que a crônica de Lima Barreto se abriu a novos padrões de experiência. Em especial, a análise aprofunda de maneira complementar a relação entre a literatura do cronista e os novos padrões perceptivos das grandes cidades modernas.
The Chaouch of Marseille
Authors: Beaujon Danielle
Published: June 2023

In 1928, the French government created a bureau in Marseille to both control and help North African migrants, an organization eventually called the Bureau des Affaires Musulmanes Nord-Africaines (BAMNA). Throughout the BAMNA's many name changes and structural reorganizations over the years, Mohamed Ben Hadj remained constant as the bureau's only North African employee. This article traces Ben Hadj's career within the BAMNA, using his professional trajectory to explore the mechanisms and disfunction of colonial governance in the metropole. Ben Hadj created his own role as an urban, metropolitan intermediary, leveraging his personal connections to build a sphere of influence in Marseille's North African community. Ben Hadj's rise to power within the BAMNA reveals the importance of this type of intermediary for understanding imperial control in the metropole.
Modern types of modulation with extended spectrum in multiservice telecommunication networks
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Diskant O. O.
Published: June 2023

An analysis of the prospects for the development of MIMO standards is presented. It is shown that the MU-MIMO specification is one of the most significant technological improvements to MIMO. At present, the standardization of mobile communication technologies to lay the foundations of wireless networks 5G, there is a general view of the need to replace the fundamental OFDM technology at the expense of more efficient, which can better operate in 5G conditions. For this purpose, a number of new forms of modulation have been introduced. It should be noted that at the same time, these methods have a basic principle of OFDM technology. The main idea of OFDM technology is to divide the frequency selective channel into a number of narrowband sub-channels. In these subchannels or subcarriers, orthogonal narrowband signals are transmitted in parallel. Since each of these signals undergoes shallow fading, then a fairly simple scalar correction of the channel. The main methods of promising technologies UF-OFDM, FBMC, and GFDM are described, which are logical continuation of OFDM-modulation development. In many ways, FBMC has much in common with CP-OFDM and OFDM, which use a cyclic prefix as a security signal. GFDM is a flexible multi-carrier transmission method, which is largely similar to OFDM. UF-OFDM uses filtering to provide its unique characteristics.
Investigation of the influence of the collision domain on the efficiency of the wireless communication
Authors:   State University of Telecommunications, Hnidenko M. P.
Published: June 2023

The data channel in the wireless network is essentially a collision domain of the 802.11 standard. In networks with a very high density of VHD subscribers, one of the best strategies to increase the total airtime is to achieve spatial reuse. Spatial reuse of a radio frequency resource is extremely difficult to achieve in practice in very high density zones due co-channel interference CCI and adjacent-channel interference ACI. To understand how to mitigate the effects of interference, the mechanisms by which they impair system performance should be explored. The investigation shows that there is a significant impact on reducing the performance of high-density wireless networks due to suboptimal radio frequency resource planning, which leads to an increase in the impact of co-channel interference CCI and adjacent-channel interference ACI as the number of subscribers increases. The transmissions rate can be reduced by increasing the number of clients to 100. At the same time, there is the potential to increase the performance of a high-density VHD wireless network through good frequency resource design and best configuration practices combined with cell size reduction to limit co-channel interference CCI and adjacent-channel interference ACI.
Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk by Framingham Score in a Cross-sectional Sample of Schizophrenia Inpatients
Authors:   Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, MOGA Cosmin-Ioan , MICLUTIA Ioana Valentina ,   Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CRISAN Catalina Angela ,   Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Published: June 2023

The lifespan of schizophrenia (SCZ) patients is considered 25 years shorter compared to the general population, primarily due to cardiovascular (CV) disease. This study aims to assess the CV profile of the SCZ inpatients from Psychiatry Clinic I and II of Cluj-Napoca between 2018-2019. Methods: The following indicators were documented from interview and laboratory data: arterial hypertension (AHT), smoking, dyslipidemia, obesity, metabolic syndrome (MS), medication adherence (MA), Framingham score (FS), and CV diagnosis (CVd). The sample was separated into two groups based on FS and CV diagnosis: high-risk/CVd and medium/low-risk. Results: 50 SCZ patients were included in the study. 58% had AHT and 10% were prediagnosed, 90% had lipids perturbations of which 26.7% were prediagnosed, 66 % met the criteria for MS from which one prediagnosis, 12% had a CVd and the average FS was 12.7% corresponding to intermediate risk category. MA subjects had a lower risk to be in the high risk/CVd group (OR=1/0.22, p=0.02) and no association was found for the gender-CV risk categories (p=0.08). Conclusion: 1. The known CV risk factors are underdiagnosed in SCZ patients 2. SCZ might attenuate the gender CV risk stratification; and 3. MA might decrease the CV risk in SCZ.
Prevalencia y características sociodemográficas de malaria urbana en la comuna 5 de San Andrés de Tumaco-Nariño. Año 2019
Authors: Perdomo Andrea , Martínez Sandra , Carrasquilla Gabriel , Jiménez Mónica
Published: June 2023

Objetivo: Conocer la prevalencia de malaria y las características sociodemográficas de la población en el área urbana del municipio de Tumaco – Nariño.

Métodos: Estudio de corte transversal descriptivo, en San Andrés de Tumaco-Nariño Colombia, entre el 1 de julio y el 30 de septiembre del 2019. Fueron incluidas 1.504 personas. Se realizaron pruebas de gota gruesa (GG) y diagnóstico rápido (PDR) para determinación de prevalencia y un cuestionario que indagó por condiciones de las viviendas y factores sociodemográficos relacionados con la presentación de malaria.

Resultados: La prevalencia general de malaria fue de 0,73% (IC 95%:0,36-1,30%), lo que corresponde a 11 casos por GG y 0,53% (IC 95%: 0,22-1,0%), 8 casos por PDR; todos los casos detectados por GG, lo fueron también por PDR. La muestra de la población estuvo conformada 1.504 personas, de las cuales el 64,69% (973) fueron mujeres, población negra o afrodescendiente el 95,68% (1.439), con ingresos menores a 1 SMLV el 81,05% (1.219). El material de construcción de las viviendas fue ladrillo o bloque 55,97 % (295) y madera burda 29,60% (156). Amplia cobertura de energía eléctrica 99,24% (523), gas 96,96% (511) y acueducto 77,04% (406), inexistencia de alcantarillado y sistemas de eliminación de excretas.

Discusión: Identificar los factores asociados a la dinámica de la enfermedad permite priorizar las necesidades de eliminación y proponer estrategias coherentes de prevención y gestión. Es necesario fortalecer la capacidad técnica y la oportunidad en la aplicación de pruebas de diagnóstico rápido. El área urbana de San Andrés de Tumaco continúa siendo hipoendémica para malaria y presenta factores sociodemográficos que pueden dificultar su eliminación.