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Lo dulce y amargo del azúcar: el caso de las condiciones laborales de los trabajadores de caña de azúcar de Valle del Cauca (Colombia)
Authors: Castaño Alen , Castillo Cubillos Mónica
Published: May 2023

El modelo económico neoliberal ha transformado el mundo rural, a través de la implementación de la agroindustria y nuevas relaciones técnicas y sociales de producción que conllevan a la precariedad, desregulación y flexibilización del trabajo asalariado rural. El siguiente artículo se propone describir dichas transformaciones para el caso de los corteros de caña de azúcar del Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Encontrando que, los trabajadores durante el 2008-2010 desarrollaron mecanismos de resistencia y confrontación, para reivindicar condiciones dignas de trabajo, que ponen de manifiesto las contradicciones con el modelo político-económico colombiano.
De testaferros, caciques y electores; cultura política en las elecciones de la gobernación del Guaviare de 2015
Authors: García Romero Julián Esteban
Published: May 2023

Este artículo tiene como fin analizar la cultura política durante los comicios electorales de 2015 para la gobernación del departamento del Guaviare. Siguiendo a Spencer (1994), concibo los comicios electorales como rituales de participación y legitimación, sucesos culturales que tienen una fuerte carga moral que paraliza y moviliza a la población. La pregunta que guía esta investigación es: ¿cómo se da el proceso de construcción y producción de significados en la cultura política durante el período de elecciones regionales? Dentro de los hallazgos más importantes se encuentra que, la cultura política tiene asidero en una serie de prácticas institucionalizadas de forma histórica, una de ellas es el clientelismo el cual lejos de ser un intercambio extraoficial de favores a cambio de apoyo electoral, debe entenderse como un complejo de prácticas materiales y discursivas que se reproducen continuamente en y a través de la operación cotidiana de la maquinaria política (no sólo cuando hay campañas y elecciones). La observación participante y las entrevistas semi-estructuradas fueron las técnicas usadas para recabar información, en un período de tiempo de seis meses.
Grabadores de sonidos en la cuenca del río Vaupés: sinergias epistemológicas para el estudio de los puntos de escucha tecnológicos y etnográficos en el noreste amazónico de Colombia
Authors: Castrillón Vallejo Juan Carlos
Published: May 2023

Este artículo examina la producción de grabaciones de audio durante el Siglo XX en el Vaupés, con el fin de analizar los puntos de escucha a partir de los cuales viajeros, antropólogos y misioneros católicos caracterizaron los mundos audibles indígenas renderizándolos en grabaciones de audio. La gran mayoría de estas grabaciones fueron producidas por Theodore Koch-Grünberg, Alcionilio Brüzzi Alves da Silva, Brian Moser, Donald Tayler, Irving Goldman y Manuel Elorza. Este artículo propone pensar el archivo musical y sonoro acerca de la población tukanohablante del Vaupés desde una perspectiva genealógica.
Apuntes etnográficos acerca de la investigación antropológica en el diseño de servicios
Authors: Aguirre Cortés Anderson , Muñetones Rico Mateo
Published: May 2023

La intersubjetividad ligada al paradigma de la posmodernidad ha generado intersticios en los que se han abierto nichos para la interdisciplinariedad de las ciencias sociales. Este artículo, que se perfila como revisión de tema, aborda esta cuestión desde la relación que existe en la actualidad entre  la antropología y el diseño de servicios, a través de la implementación de metodologías provenientes de las ciencias sociales como herramientas para el sustento creativo; principalmente el uso de la etnografía aplicada a la investigación para el diseño, y su relevancia dentro de la constitución del espectro de la experiencia de usuario.
Una propuesta integral para la región desde los emprendimientos y las organizaciones en torno a la gestión de proyectos
Authors: Quinchoa Cajas Walter Julián , Sotomayor Quinchoa Maria Paula
Published: May 2023

El presente artículo describe un ejercicio continuo de reflexión e investigación en torno a las experiencias académicas y profesionales en torno a la gestión de proyectos con organizaciones y emprendimientos del departamento del Cauca. Dichas reflexiones abordan referentes teóricos, conceptuales y metodológicos relacionados a la antropología de las organizaciones, el diseño visual y los estudios organizacionales en aras de generar una propuesta de estructura metodológica para organizaciones y emprendimientos, el cual considera de vital importancia generar lazos de trabajo interdisciplinar por un mutuo beneficio.
EXTRACTIVISMO MINERO Y SUS EFECTOS SOBRE EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO EN EL CHOCÓ BIOGEOGRÁFICO COLOMBIANO
Authors: Ayala Helcias
Published: May 2023

El artículo presenta un análisis de los enfoques conceptuales que definen el cambio climático, procurando la interpretación contextualizada de los efectos de este fenómeno en la ecorregión del Chocó biogeográfico, la cual contiene valiosos activos naturales y culturales, y destacada presencia de población con ascendencia étnica, asentada en territorios colectivos de comunidades negras e indí[1]genas que son reconocidos legalmente por el Estado colombiano. Esta situación reivindica derechos a estos grupos poblacionales, entre ellos el de la consulta previa, aspecto que frecuentemente se vulnera por las empresas e instituciones que promueven los proyectos extractivistas, y que no solo detonan los factores asociados a la estimulación del cambio climático, sino que perturban los derechos ambientales y colectivos, y la seguridad humana, además de alterar la dinámicas económicas y productivas con enfoque endógeno que desarrollan las comunidades ancestrales.
Discapacidad y calidad de vida después de un accidente de tránsito en Medellín y su área metropolitana. Estudio de cohorte
Authors: Lugo Agudelo Luz Helena , Silva Alzate Julián Andrés , Pinto García Álvaro Enrique , Payares Álvarez Kelly , Salinas Durán Fabio , Cano Blanca Cecilia , Hernández Herrera Gilma , Vera Giraldo Claudia Yaneth , García García Héctor Iván
Published: May 2023

Objetivo: Comparar al año, el funcionamiento, calidad de vida (CV), dolor y depresión entre adultos menores y mayores de 60 años que tuvieron lesiones moderadas y graves en accidentes de tránsito ocurridos en Medellín y su área metropolitana.
Métodos: Análisis secundario de dos cohortes de pacientes con lesiones moderadas y graves ocurridas en Medellín y su área metropolitana en 2009-2010 y 2015-2016. Se hizo evaluación para el funcionamiento, la CV, depresión y el dolor, con instrumentos validados para ello. Las diferencias entre las cohortes 12 meses después del accidente se compararon con t-Student. Se hizo un análisis de regresión lineal múltiple para determinar los factores explicativos de discapacidad y CV.
Resultados: Se incluyeron 837 pacientes, de los cuales el 84,8 % completó el seguimiento. La motocicleta fue el principal vehículo involucrado (86,1 y 60,7 %). Se observó mejor funcionamiento en mayores de 60 años en cuidado personal, y mayor compromiso en las actividades de la vida diaria, laborales y funcionamiento global. La CV fue significativamente mejor en menores, en desempeño emocional, desempeño físico y función física. En el análisis multivariado, el mayor compromiso en el funcionamiento fue explicado por ser mujer, tener más edad, lesión más grave, mayor dolor y depresión. La mejor CV fue explicada por ser hombre, menos edad, menor gravedad de la lesión, dolor y síntomas depresivos.
Conclusiones: La edad, el sexo, la gravedad de la lesión, el dolor y la depresión explican la discapacidad y las dimensiones de la cv 12 meses después del accidente de tránsito.
Öğretmenlerin Tükenmişlik Nedenlerine ve Tükenmişliğin Etkilerine Yönelik Nitel Bir Çalışma
Authors: KAZAK Ender , GÜNDOĞDU Güvenç
Published: May 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin tükenmişlik duygusu yaşamalarının nedenlerini belirlemek ve tükenmişliğe neden olan değişkenlerin ortadan kaldırılması/azaltılması için yapılabilecekleri tespit etmeye çalışmaktır. 2021-2022 eğitim öğretim yılında Düzce ilinde çalışan on iki öğretmen, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden biri olan maksimum çeşitlilik örneklemesi yaklaşımı ile belirlenmiştir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden olgu-bilim çalışması şeklinde planlanmıştır. Veriler, yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılarak ve yüz yüze görüşmeler yapılarak toplanmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin işlenmesinde betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, öğretmenlerin tükenmişliklerine etki eden okul içi ve okul dışı faktörler, öğretmenlerin tükenmişlik duygularının bireysel ya da örgütsel etkileri ve öğretmenlerin tükenmişliklerine etki eden faktörleri ortadan kaldırmak ya da azaltmak içi yapılabilecekler olmak üzere üç tema altında gruplandırılmıştır. Öğrencilerin amaçsız oluşları, derse karşı ilgisizlikleri ve disiplinsiz davranışları öğretmenlerde tükenmişliğe neden olmaktadır. Öğretmenlerin çalışmakta oldukları okullardaki meslektaşları ile iletişim eksiklikleri, uyumsuzluk durumları ve işbirliğinden yoksun tutumlar sergilemeleri de tükenmişliğe neden olan durumlardır. Öğretmenlerin tükenmişliklerine etki eden okul dışındaki etkenlerden ailevi problemlere başat rol biçilmekle birlikte, ekonomik ve sağlık sorunlarının da oldukça baskın olarak katılımcılar tarafından dile getirildiği görülmüştür. Öğretmenler, tükenmişlik yaşamaları halinde çalışmalarında düşük verim sağlayacakları konusunda görüş birliği içerisindedirler. Tükenmişliğe etki eden faktörleri ortadan kaldırmak/azaltmak için eğitim yöneticilerinin yapabilecekleri, diğer meslektaşların yapabilecekleri ve politika yapıcıların yapabilecekleri olarak üç alt tema elde edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları bağlamında önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
Дар и донорство в медицине: от альтруистических практик к этической пропасти
Authors: Попова Ольга Владимировна
Published: May 2023

В статье рассматриваются явления дара и донорства в контексте развития современной медицины. Показано их переплетение с технократической тенденцией и трендом коммерциализации. Идея донорства органов и тканей находится на пересечении двух важных тенденций: с одной стороны, коммодификации тела и его биоматериалов, с другой, защиты его личностной воплощенности. Как только стоимость «телесных» активов достигает своего предела, ценность человека способна трагически обнулиться.Рассматривается вопрос о том, как в условиях возрастающей коммерциализации человеческого тела обеспечить защиту соматических прав индивида. Также поднимается проблема принуждения к дару, когда давление определенных этических принципов (например, автономии), соединенных с идеей дара (донорства), начинает оказывать влияние на всю систему моральных координат и порождает находящиеся в серой этической зоне практики, подобные донорству после эвтаназии. Показано, что скрытые формы принуждения к дару могут усиливаться сетевыми цифровыми эффектами, меняя сознание потенциальных доноров.Кроме того, было обращено внимание на принцип анонимности, присущий системе менеджмента донорства, и показано, что проблема обезличивания, определяющая специфику развития дарения в биомедицине, требует серьезного обсуждения в связи с проблемой коммодификации.
The Effect of Nationwide Lockdown in India on the Epidemiology of Injuries During the First Wave of COVID-19
Authors: Zacharia Balaji , Udupa Harshitha Hayavadana , Chandran Rahul , Prakas Arun
Published: May 2023

Background. The pattern of hospital admissions and medical care changed during the COVID pandemic.
The aim of the study to describe the nature of patients attending the orthopedic emergency department of a level 1 trauma center in terms of number and proportion based on demographic characteristics and the nature of the injury before the lockdown, during the lockdown, and during the unlocking period of the nationwide lockdown for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Methods. We conducted a longitudinal study from 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020. Patients attending the orthopedic emergency were grouped based on cause, type, and site of injury. The median number observed each day with IQR. The distribution of the same was compared between the prelockdown with lockdown period and the lockdown period with a phased unlocking period.
Results. A total of 10513 patients were included. There was a statistically significant reduction in the proportion of patients needing inpatient care between the prelockdown phase and lockdown phase (p = 0.008). However, this was not seen between lockdown and postlockdown periods (p = 0.47). The proportion of road traffic accidents dropped from 26% to 15% during this time (p0.001). The proportion of contusions was reduced and that of soft tissue injuries increased (p0.001). The proportion of lower limb injuries decreased from the prelockdown phase to the lockdown phase, and that of spinal injury patients increased (p = 0.007). The proportion of patients with contusions increased and soft tissue injuries decreased during this period (p0.001). Lower limb injuries and road traffic accidents increased, and spinal injuries were reduced (p0.001).
Conclusion. The lockdown for controlling the spread of the pandemic affected the demographic and epidemiological aspects of injuries attending the orthopedic emergency department of a level 1 trauma center in a developing country. There was a decrease in the proportion of females and children attending the ED during the lockdown. The number of road traffic accedents s decreased during the lockdown. The number of patients with contusions attending the trauma center during the lockdown decreased, but there was an increase in the number of patients with spine injuries. We suggest that improvement in triage facilities, wider use of telemedicine, and increasing the stock of PPEs are essential for tackling such situations in the future.
Control of resection margins after neoadjuvant systemic therapy in breast-conserving surgery in breast cancer patients
Authors: Krivorotko Petr V. , Bondarchuk Yana I. , Donskih Roman V. , Zhiltsova Elena K. , Amirov Nikolay S. , Bagnenko Sergey S. , Chernaya Antonina V. , Pesotskiy Roman S. , Emelyanov Alexander S. , Mortada Viktoria V. , Tabagua Tengiz T. , Gigolaeva Larisa P. , Yerechshenko Sergey S. , Komyakhov Alexander V. , Nikolaev Kirill S. , Zernov Konstantin Yu. , Enaldieva Diana A. , Bessonov Alexsander A. , Artemyeva Anna S. , Busko Ekaterina A. , Semiglazov Vladislav V. , Semiglazova Tatiana Yu. , Semiglazov Vladimir F. , Belyaev Aleksey M.
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of breast cancer plays a major role in the combined and complex treatment of patients. The purity of the examined edges of the resected breast tissue is the main indicator of the reliability of the breast-conserving surgery and one of the main factors in the development of local recurrence. Neoadjuvant (preoperative) systemic therapy allows evaluating the effectiveness of therapy in vivo and reducing the size of the initial formation, both in locally advanced and resectable forms of breast cancer. The main advantage of this treatment is the ability for surgeons to perform breast-conserving surgery to improve patients quality of life and aesthetic outcomes without compromising disease-free and overall survival.
AIM: To study the clinical and pathological characteristics and analyze of the breast-conserving surgery in patients with breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: 156 performed breast-conserving surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy were analyzed. Breast-conserving resection implied radical removal of the residual tumor node within healthy breast tissues with the achievement of negative resection margins. If pathologists detected stained invasive cells/cancer in situ in a formalin-fixed preparation, a second surgical intervention was performed.
RESULTS: Of the 156 studied anatomical preparations after breast-conserving surgery, a positive margin was found in 4 (2.56%) cases. In 4 patients, positive margin was represented by ductal carcinoma in situ. According to the results of trephine biopsy, no intraductal component was found before neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The greatest length of the ductal carcinoma in situ section is 2.2 mm. In 3 cases, the distance to the stained resection margin of the micropreparation was 1 mm. As a result of repeated pathomorphological examination of pre-cut margins after surgical intervention, cancer in situ was not found.
CONCLUSIONS: The ongoing neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer with a partial or complete response of the tumor increases the percentage of breast-conserving surgery performed in patients who initially belong to the group of radical mastectomy, but who want to save breast tissue.
Evolution of precancerous changes in the gastric mucosa. A case report
Authors: Tryapitsin Alexander V. , Malkov Vladimir A. , Gasanov Emil M. , Belyakov Ilya A.
Published: May 2023

To present the experience of long-term observation of a patient with atrophic and dysplastic measurements of the gastric mucosa, to try to analyze the correctness of treatment, dynamic observation.

The analysis included the period from 2008 to 2022. 19 esophagogastroduodenoscopies were performed. A histological study was conducted according to the Operative Link for Gastritis Assessment. Neoplastic changes were evaluated according to the World Health Organization classification of gastrointestinal tumors of 2019. The evolution of changes was observed under conditions of limited possibility of eradication of Helicobacter pylori due to intolerance to antibacterial drugs.

During 14 years of follow-up, the endoscopic picture did not demonstrate significant changes. In each study, atrophy of the gastric mucosa was noted; in most cases no intestinal metaplasia and hyperplasia, erosion, ulcers, and neoplasms of the examined segments were detected. According to the histology, atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and hyperplastic changes in the gastric mucosa, Helicobacter pylori were constantly present from 2008 to 2013. Unsuccessful attempts of eradication were made. In 2013 low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia was detected, and in 2014 local high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia. Due to the small-scale nature of the changes, the observation tactics were continued. In 2015, against the background of persistent intraepithelial neoplasia of an indeterminate nature, an attempt was made to eradicate Helicobacter pylori. In 2016, a regression of neoplastic changes to low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia was recorded. From 2016 to 2022, there was a stabilization of inflammatory and atrophic changes. Intraepiteal neoplasia of the gastric mucosa and Helicobacter pylori did not recur.

The observation is notable for the fact that for 7 years it was impossible to carry out Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. There was no negative dynamics for 5 years. In the period from 2013 to 2015, high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia of gastric mucosa was formed. The situation changed with the introduction of antibacterial therapy, after which neoplastic changes regressed and a stable picture was observed over the next 6 years. Despite the observations of various specialists, the availability of objective and reliable information, and the decisions made on its basis allowed to prevent the development of stomach cancer.
Peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity of the eyes
Authors: Tarutta Elena P. , Kondratova Svetlana E. , Milash Sergey V. , Tarasova Natalia A.
Published: May 2023

AIM: To develop a method for evaluating peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity and to use it in comparative studies of peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity in children with myopia under correction conditions with glasses with a highly aspherical lenslet (HAL) and single vision lenses (SVL).
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A method for evaluating peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity was developed, in which visual control was carried out with the patients gaze fixed in the forward direction using a remote binocular autorefractometer, and the test image was sent to the selected area of the retina periphery. The SVL values were evaluated in three ranges of spatial frequencies, namely, low (0.52.0 cycle/deg), medium (4.0 to 8.0 cycle/deg), and high (11.3116.0 cycle/deg). Peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity was examined descriptively in 20 patients with low and moderate myopia. The age of the patients ranged from 8 to 13 (average, 11.41.5) years, and the degree of myopia ranged from 1.0 to 3.75 (average, 2.661.5 D). The patients were examined in glasses with HAL and in a trial frame with SVL correction.
RESULTS. In HAL, which induces volumetric myopic defocus on the periphery of the retina, the peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity was lower than that in the SVL. This decrease was most pronounced at medium and high spatial frequencies, where it reached 3050%. The revealed differences in the peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity at high frequencies (8; 11.31 and 16 cycles/deg) were statistically significant: 7.5 and 10.8 at the frequency of 8 cycles/deg, 5.8 and 9.05 at the frequency of 11.31 cycles/deg, and 4.4 and 9.2 at the frequency of 16 cycles/deg, respectively.
CONCLUSION: The peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity in glasses with rings of HAL, compared with the peripheral spatial contrast sensitivity in SVL, is significantly reduced at high spatial frequencies.
Efficiency of combined therapy of cystoid macular edema in children with inflammatory and noninflammatory retinal diseases
Authors: Shefer Kristina К. , Shilov Alexander I. , Pavlova Yulia A.
Published: May 2023

AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of combined anti-inflammatory and local dehydration therapy for CME in children with retinitis pigmentosa or uveitis of different etiologies.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included two groups of children with cystic macular edema. In Group 1 CME developed against the background of retinitis pigmentosa, in group 2 against the background of uveitis. All children underwent subtenon injection of a prolonged steroid and instillations of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors 4 times a day. The results were evaluated after 1 month.
RESULTS: As a part of the ongoing therapy, all children received subtenon injections of long-acting corticosteroids and 4-times/day instillation of a carboanhydrase inhibitor for 1 month. Based on the present results, a tendency to increase the BCVA by 12 lines was noted in children with CME because of retinitis pigmentosa and in those with CME with uveitis. When assessing the thickness of the macular zone using optical coherence tomography, a significant difference was recorded relative to children with CME because the uveal process responded significantly better to the therapy. Thus, a significantly higher rate of resorption was demonstrated in macular edema.
CONCLUSION: The present results emphasize the importance of understanding the etiology of CME. The treatment of such children should be strictly pathogenetically directed. The combination of topical anti-inflammatory and dehydration therapy is the preferred choice of treatment for children with CME due to uveitis. This approach helps reduce cytokine inflammatory reactions, the activity of the inflammatory process, and the amount of fluid in the retina. In retinitis pigmentosa, the effect of photoreceptor decay products is weakly affected by anti-inflammatory therapy, and the dehydration therapy is short-term. Therefore, it is worthwhile to search for other ways to normalize the profile of the macular zone.
Social Responsibility in the Area of Labour Practices in the Context of Employer Branding
Authors: Gołaszewska-Kaczan Urszula
Published: May 2023

Theoretical background: In an environment of ever-increasing competition, companies are looking for proven ways to gain competitive advantage. This translates into an increased interest in goodwill and the factors that allow its value to be raised. Goodwill is the differentiating ability of a company, compared to others or an average company, to make a profit. One of the factors that can build goodwill is the company’s image as an employer. Therefore, it is very important for companies to undertake employer branding activities. Employer branding is company’s activities aimed at achieving a positive image and becoming the so-called employer of choice. Among these activities, the company’s implementation of the concept of corporate social responsibility has an important place. Certainly, a company’s activity in any CSR area translates into the way the company is perceived by employees, but activities in the area of employee practices are of primary importance. Enterprises can take a wide variety of measures in relation to employees, tailored to their specific characteristics, capabilities and competencies, as well as the needs reported by employees. Purpose of the article: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the concept of employer branding and then present one of the areas of CSR – the area of employee practices – and show how activities in this area can help build an employer brand. Another goal is to assess the level of activity of Polish companies in this CSR area. Research methods: To achieve such goals, the method of analysis of the literature on the subject and reports on the issue in question was used. Main findings: Based on the considerations, it can be concluded that employee practice activities are an important instrument in employer branding. The survey also showed that these activities are popular among Polish companies. It can also be predicted that interest in these practices will continue to grow, primarily due to the demographic situation in the labour market and the increasing difficulty in attracting good employees.
Has the Stabilizing Nature of Deposits Changed after the Crisis? Impact of Funding Structure on Bank’s Risk
Authors: Penczar Marta , Kujawski Lech , Liszewska Monika
Published: May 2023

Theoretical background: The global financial crisis (GFC) has shown the importance of the funding model for the bank’s stability. In this context, deposits were of particular importance as they proved to be a stable source of funding during market turmoil. As a result, many banks have changed the funding model, paying greater attention to financing obtained on the deposits market. Purpose of the article: In this paper, we analyze the impact of funding models on the EU banks’ risk after GFC, i.e. in 2011–2018. We put particular emphasis on the funding structure measured by the deposits to total assets ratio and changes that take place according to the type of institution (i.e. listing status, specialization, and funding model). Research methods: In our research, we use panel data models together with a set of tests that allow us to deduce about properties of proposed models and allow us to analyze the significance of the impact of the bank-specific, macroeconomic, and dummy variables on the bank’s risk. We apply “within”, “fixed time effects” estimator from plm R package. Main findings: We confirm the stabilizing function of deposits, but also the non-linear nature of the impact of the funding structure on the bank’s stability, depending on the bank’s specialization. This means that the stabilizing role of deposits for the bank’s stability is just as important in the post-crisis period as it was during the outbreak of GFC in 2008, although the excessive growth of deposits in some types of banks may, however, lead to an increase in the risk level.
Rudiments of Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the Digital Age
Authors: Urbanek Grzegorz
Published: May 2023

Theoretical background: Progressive digitalization fundamentally changes companies’ strategies, business models, and operational activities directed to the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage and maximization of long-term company value. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has spurred even further an unprecedented acceleration in the development of digitalization processes in virtually all areas of the economy. The changed competitive reality requires modification of existing and development of new rules and tools of strategic management that will help contemporary companies to cope with the challenges associated with the new competitive landscape. The views on the ways of building a competitive advantage dominating in the literature on the subject become questionable in the light of changes related to the digitalization of the economy. In this context, the issue of defining the term “competitive advantage” in new conditions and its sources, first of all, the role of knowledge in shaping it, is of particular importance. Purpose of the article: This article aims to define sustainable competitive advantage and identify its sources in the digital economy. It also refers to the issue of new tools and areas of strategic analysis that companies should implement to formulate their strategies. Research methods: The considerations in the article are presented on the background of the extensive integrative literature review. The article uses the method of critical analysis and synthesis of opinions of other authors as well as logical inference. Main findings: The progressive digitalization of the economy fundamentally changes how modern organizations pursue competitive advantage as part of the implemented strategy. A sustainable competitive advantage should be equated with creating and capturing value rather than beating competitors. A prerequisite for sustainable competitive advantage is the development and application of innovative knowledge that creates essential value for customers in the long term. Strategic analysis in the digital age should embrace consumer needs, the organization’s network connections and data flow, the structure of platforms and digital ecosystems, the revenue streams in networks, the types of a network, and learning effects.
Relations Between Dimensions of Organizational Trust and Activities Strengthening the Value of Enterprises
Authors: Bylok Felicjan
Published: May 2023

Theoretical background: Contemporary enterprises functioning in conditions of international competition search for factors that help the growth of their value on the market. One of these may become trust as it is based on shaping the skills of interpersonal cooperation within employee groups and organizations with the aim of the realization of common interests. Purpose of the article: The aim of this paper is the identification of relations between organizational trust and activities that have an impact on the growth of value of enterprises on the market. Research methods: In our research, a singular survey method on an unweighted sample was applied with the aid of the following mixed techniques: CATI phone survey and CAWI Internet survey. The sampling frame was a database of 500 of the largest companies in Poland (according to the ranking of the portal of Rzeczpospolita newspaper). On the basis of the method of random selection, a research sample which consisted of 179 enterprises was built. Main findings: As a result of the research conducted, the factors of the growth in value of enterprises on the market were identified. The impact of the attributes of organizational trust on the growth of the value of the analysed enterprises was indicated, in which incidentally the most significant impact occurred in the case of trust between employees, while subsequently trust towards the organization and trust towards the department heads. The attributes of organizational trust significantly influence the enhancement of the resources of an enterprise, while also the implementation of new technologies, the emergence of new investments and the increased client portfolio. However, no significant impact was indicated in terms of the growth of R&D activities, nor an increase in the level of competitiveness of enterprises on the local market, nor an increased intensification of activities on the market. The research findings provide knowledge on the subject of the use of the attributes of organizational trust in terms of creating value on the market, which may help an organizational culture based on trust in enterprises.
History as a Factor Creating the Value of a Luxury Brand
Authors: Dryl Wioleta
Published: May 2023

Theoretical background: The attributes of a luxury brand include both the physical characteristics of the product and the symbolic values that the brand provides to the consumers. Symbolism is interpreted as prestige, beauty, charisma, the creation of which requires larger and more time-consuming efforts than just producing a unique, expensive, high-quality product. An important aspect of a reliable, trustworthy image is the history of the brand and its creators. In the opinion of many authors, it is an important element of the brand’s value, not only shaping its luxurious image, but also providing psychological values. Although history is not always indicated directly among the attributes of luxury brands, it is the basis of other values ascribed to them. The luxurious nature of the brand is often defined in the literature through the prism of its symbolism, an important element of which is history, along with heritage and country of origin. A prestigious heritage is built and maintained in time and culture by brands that are embedded in historical notions of luxury. As a result of associations with the heritage, brand is perceived as the highest quality, unique and authentic one. Symbolism, heritage and the history of a luxury brand are related to emotional qualities of personal indulgence and self-expression. Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to verify the importance of the history of the brand in the process of shaping the value of a luxury brand in the perception of consumers. Research methods: A total of 203 valid responses were collected from wealthy respondents declaring monthly income over PLN 20,000 gross. An analysis of the results of the study was carried out, as well as an analysis of the literature. Main findings: In the era of dynamic development of new technologies, unpredictable changes in consumer expectations towards companies and their offers, it turns out that history, heritage and attachment to tradition are highly valued by consumers of luxury goods. They shape a higher level of trust, both in the company’s brand and its products, and increase the consumers purchase willingness. Companies that can boast of long history should undoubtedly communicate it intensively and care about providing consumers not only with basic values related to the product itself, but also symbolic values, which are particularly important for consumer of luxury goods. History and the heritage of a luxury brand constitute one of the essential elements of the brand’s value and should also be treated as such by companies.
The Capacity to Forecast Enterprise Insolvency on the Polish Market Using the Precursory Altman Z-Score Model (1968)
Authors: Antonowicz Paweł , Antonowicz Alicja
Published: May 2023

Theoretical background: Many years have passed since the publication of the first multidimensional model (Z-score) of early bankruptcy warning by E.I. Altman in 1968. New models have since emerged in different countries. In this research stream, the share of econometric modelling based on the assumptions of discriminant analysis, i.e. MDA – Multiple Discriminant Analysis – one of the multidimensional classification methods categorised as empirical-induction methods, plays a particularly important role. Purpose of the article: The article assesses the capacity of the Altman Z-Score to forecast (1 year ahead) insolvency of enterprises on the Polish market. Research methods: Due to the sample size (i.e. over 2,700 bankrupt entities in Poland), the study constitutes one of the broadest studies carried out so far on the assessment of the predictive capacity of early warning models in Polish economy. Main findings: The authors, conducting research in this area, put forward a hypothesis that the variables that were well identified and introduced to discriminatory models in one economy work equally well in other countries. Despite the economic differences in these countries and the phases of the business cycle, the financial-analysis indicators that allow effective forecasting of enterprise bankruptcy are valid for different economies. The discriminant-function variability ranges that are characteristic of failing and healthy economic entities change but the variables themselves are good predictors.
Karakteristik Sensoris Daging Ayam Kampung Unggul Balitnak (KUB) yang Diberi Tepung Daun Katuk (Sauropus androgynus) dalam Ransum
Authors: Anggraeni Anggraeni , Wahyuni Dewi , Cahya Indry
Published: May 2023

ABSTRACT. Ayam KUB merupakan unggas lokal hasil inovasi breeding yang dilakukan oleh Balitnak. Karakteristik daging ayam KUB menyerupai daging ayam lokal atau kampung pada umumnya yaitu agak alot. Faktor kealotan atau keempukan seperti halnya aroma dan warna sangat memengaruhi penerimaan di masyarakat. Daun katuk (Sauropus androgynus) mengandung PUFA, flavonoid dan vitamin C. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji kualitas sensoris daging ayam kampung unggul balitnak (KUB) yang diberi tepung daun katuk (Sauropus androgynus) dalam ransum. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) yang terdiri dari 4 perlakuan dan 4 ulangan. Perlakuan pada penelitian ini yaitu R0= 0% tepung daun katuk, R1= 1% tepung daun katuk, R2= 2% tepung daun katuk, R3= 3% tepung daun katuk. Peubah yang diamati dalam penelitian ini adalah uji hedonik dan mutu hedonik yang terdiri dari aroma, keempukan, warna, rasa dan juiciness. Data dianalisis menggunakan perhitungan Kruskal Wallis. Hasil uji organoleptik menunjukkan bahwasanya tepung daun katuk yang diberikan sebagai feed additive dalam ransum tidak berbeda nyata (P0,05) terhadap aroma, keempukan, warna, rasa, dan juiciness. Kesimpulannya adalah ransum yang mengandung daun katuk hingga 3% tidak mengubah karakteristik sensoris daging ayam KUB.  (Sensory quality of Kampung Unggul Balitnak (KUB) chicken fed on the katuk leaf meal (Sauropus androgynus) in ration) ABSTRAK. KUB chickens are local poultry resulting from breeding innovations carried out by Balitnak. The characteristics of KUB chicken meat resemble local or village chicken meat in general, which is a bit tough. Toughness or tenderness factors such as aroma and color greatly affect acceptance in society. Katuk leaves (Sauropus androgynus) contain PUFAs, flavonoids and vitamin C. This study aimed to test the sensory quality of superior-grade native chicken (KUB) meat fed with katuk leaf flour (Sauropus androgynus) in the diet. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 4 treatments and 4 replications. The treatments in this study were R0 = 0% katuk leaf flour, R1 = 1% katuk leaf flour, R2 = 2% katuk leaf flour, R3 = 3% katuk leaf flour. The variables observed in this study were hedonic test and hedonic quality, which consisted of aroma, tenderness, color, taste, and juiciness. The data were analyzed using Kruskal Wallis calculations. The organoleptic test showed that katuk leaf flour given as a feed additive in the ration was not significantly different (P0.05) in aroma, tenderness, color, taste, and juiciness. The conclusion was that rations containing katuk leaves up to 3% did not change the sensory characteristics of KUB chicken meat.
Effect of Using Black Garlic Instead of Fresh Garlic in The Ration on The Performances and Blood Cholesterol Properties of Quail
Authors: Berliana Berliana , Nurhayati Nurhayati , Nelwida Nelwida , Muthalib Raden Abdul , Alwi Yun
Published: May 2023

ABSTRACT. This study aimed to determine the effects of using black garlic (BG) instead of fresh garlic (FG) in the ration on the performances and quail blood cholesterol properties. Two hundred 3-week-old female quails were fed five experimental diets for 8 weeks. Each treatment was repeated four times with ten quails each. The treatment diets were: T0= commercial feed (CF) without FG and BG supplementation, T1= CF + 3% FG, T2= CF + 2% FG + 1% BG, T3= CF + 1% FG + 2% BG, and T4= CF + 3% BG. The parameters measured were feed consumption, egg production, egg weight, egg mass, feed conversion ratio, meat quality, and blood cholesterol properties. This study found no significant (P0.05) difference among treatment groups on feed conversion, egg weight, egg mass, total cholesterol, LDL, and HDL. Meat fat decreased significantly (P0.05) by increasing levels of dietary black garlic. A diet with black garlic supplementation significantly increased feed consumption, egg production, and meat protein (P0.05). It is concluded that substituting 100% garlic with black garlic in the diet could increase quail performance without adverse effects on blood cholesterol properties.  (Pengaruh penggunaan bawang hitam sebagai pengganti bawang putih dalam ransum terhadap performa dan kadar kolesterol darah puyuh)  ABSTRAK. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan bawang hitam (BG) sebagai pengganti bawang putih (FG) dalam ransum terhadap performa dan kolesterol darah puyuh. Dua ratus ekor puyuh betina berumur 3 minggu diberi pakan perlakuan selama 8 minggu dan diulang sebanyak empat kali. Setiap unit perlakuan terdiri dari sepuluh ekor puyuh. Pakan perlakuan adalah: T0= pakan komersial (CF) tanpa suplementasi FG dan BG, T1= CF + 3% FG, T2= CF + 2% FG + 1% BG, T3= CF + 1% FG + 2% BG, dan T4= CF + 3% BG. Parameter yang diukur adalah konsumsi pakan, produksi telur, berat telur, massa telur, rasio konversi pakan, kualitas daging, dan sifat kolesterol darah. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa tidak ada pengaruh yang nyata (P0,05) antar kelompok perlakuan terhadap konversi pakan, bobot telur, massa telur, kolesterol total, LDL, dan HDL. Lemak daging menurun secara signifikan (P0,05) dengan peningkatan kadar bawang hitam dalam ransum. Pakan yang disuplementasi dengan bawang hitam nyata meningkatkan konsumsi pakan, produksi telur, dan protein daging (P0,05). Disimpulkan bahwa penggantian 100% bawang putih dengan bawang hitam dalam pakan dapat meningkatkan performa puyuh tanpa memberikan efek negatif terhadap kolesterol darah.
Apilikasi Matematika Linear Dalam Penyusunan Formulasi Optimum Pencampuran Kopi Arabika Gayo (Coffeea Arabica. L)
Authors: Hasni, S.TP., M.Sc Dian , Nazawi Muhammad , Widayat Heru Prono , Muzaifa Murna , Abubakar Yusya'
Published: May 2023

Coffee is an Indonesian commodity that has a high selling price. Gayo Highland is known for arabica coffee plantation site in Aceh, where commonly three local cultivars are cultivated. These are Timtim or Gayo 1, Borbor or Gayo 2 and Ateng Super. All three cultivars complied as specialty coffee with cuptest score 84,50 (Timtim), 85.25 (Borbor) and 85.50 (Ateng Super) and each cultivar has distinctive aroma and flavour. Blending is one common practice before coffee brewing in order to optimize the cupping quality of coffee. This study aims to optimize the total cup test of blended coffee from three local cultivars of arabica coffee over 85 by using simple linear mathematics models. The hypotheses was a predicted cuptest score is equivalent with the laboratory cuptest score. Based on previous research, seven formulations were set up by using three local cultivars. Then two linear models were created based on specific constraints such as attribute score and cultivar ratio. The seven formulations are calculated in two assigned linear models as two replications. First model produced predicted score in between 84,15-85,38 and mean 84,88 whilst second model has a score range 84,07-85,13 with mean 84,80.  From all seven formulation, in these two linear models R3 and R7 has predicted cuptest score over 85. By using t-test, there is not significant difference available within the laboratory score and predicted score. It can be said the hypotheses is accepted and these two linear models could be used separately and or intentionally to predict cuptest score of blended coffee before blending is performed.
Pemanfaatan Tepung Biji Labu Kuning Dalam Pembuatan Pie Susu Sebagai Alternatif Camilan Sumber Zink
Authors: Iswahyudi Iswahyudi , Arindani Selva Mahlinasha , Muhdar Izna Nurdianty
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine the chemical and organoleptic properties of milk pie substituted with pumpkin seed flour as a snack SOURCE of zinc. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with 1 factor and 2 replications. The factor in this study was the addition of pumpkin seed flour as a substitute for wheat flour which consisted of 3 levels, namely F1 (50% : 50%), F2 (40% : 60%), F3 (30% : 70%), and F0 (100% : 0%) as control. Analysis of physical and chemical properties includes water content, ash content, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, total energy, and zinc content. The best milk pie formula was selected based on the hedonic test and the hedonic quality test using 50 untrained panelists. The results showed that the addition of pumpkin seed flour as a substitute for wheat flour in milk pie formulation had a significant effect on ash content (p=0,000), fat (p=0,000), carbohydrates (p=0,000), zinc (p=0,000), and energy total (p=0,001). The results hedonic and hedonic quality test showed that the addition of pumpkin seed flour as a substitute for wheat flour in milk pie formulation had a significant effect on hedonic texture (p=0,005), hedonic color (p=0,000), hedonic taste (p=0,002), overall (p=0,022), quality of texture (p=0,003), and quality of color (p=0,000). F1 (50% : 50%) become the selected milk pie formula with nutritional content per 100 g, 454 kcal energy, 11 g protein, 25,8 g fat, 44,3 g carbohydrate, and 2,05 mg zinc. The nutritional content of selected milk pie in one serving size is 140 kcal of total energy, 3 g of protein, 8 g of total fat, 13 g of total carbohydrates, 7 g of sugar, and 4% of zinc from the RDA.
Kajian Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Pada Tahap Pasteurisasi II Susu ISAM Di PT Industri Susu Alam Murni
Authors: Hasna Shafiyyah Dzakirah , Ardiansah Irfan
Published: May 2023

Milk is a food source that contains essential nutrients for the human body so it cannot be reduced or added to its natural content. Milk can be processed into several products, namely food, beverages, cheese, butter, yogurt, and so on. Therefore, the milk processing industry has considerable opportunities in the industrial sector because milk is one of the many food ingredients that are used as basic needs by people in all walks of life. In processing, the HACCP system is used as a tool that can maintain food safety and improve product quality. One of the stages of the milk processing process that has the potential to be dangerous is the pasteurization process. The studies of HACCP is needed to identify hazards using the 7 HACCP principles that have been issued by the Indonesian National Standard. The conclusion obtained from the study is that the pasteurization process 2 is designated as CCP because it is a sterilization process that has the potential to be dangerous, so supervision and control must be carried out. The verification process has an important role in that it can demonstrate the effectiveness of the implementation of HACCP. With HACCP, the products produced are expected to be of high quality and food safety is guaranteed