bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA TEKNIK MESIN TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN DARING PADA MATA KULIAH GAMBAR TEKNIK
Authors: Rahmah Asy Syifa , Ambiyar Ambiyar , Mulianti Mulianti , Prasetya Febri
Published: November 2021

Gambar Teknik adalah salah satu mata kuliah yang sulit dipahami dibanding mata kuliah lainnya terutama praktikum. Kondisi pandemi menyebabkan pembelajaran dialihkan pada sistem pembelajaran berbasis daring yang artinya mata kuliah Gambar Teknik tidak diajarkan secara langsung (tatap muka) dan tentunya akan lebih sulit lagi. Tujuan pada penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui persepsi mahasiswa teknik mesin angkatan 2020 pada pembelajaran daring mata kuliah gambar teknik dengan jumlah populasi 237 mahasiswa dengan menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif. Teknik purposive sampling, ialah pengambilan sampel yang ditetapkan peneliti secara sengaja dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 134 mahasiswa. Data didapatkan dengan menyebarkan angket kepada mahasiswa jurusan teknik mesin FT UNP angkatan 2020. Uji coba instrumen dilakukan terhadap mahasiswa diluar sampel yang berjumlah 80 mahasiswa, tujuannya untuk menentukan validitas angket yang diperoleh dengan bantuan program SPSS versi 26 dengan taraf signifikan 5%. Dari 36 item pernyataan yang ada diperoleh valid semua,sedangkan untuk menentukan reliabilitas instrumen menggunakan aplikasi SPSS versi 26, yaitu dengan melihat nilai cronbach’s alpha yang diperoleh dengan nilai 0,989 untuk variabel persepsi terhadap pembelajaran daring ini menunjukan bahwa alat yang digunakan untuk melakukan penelitian sudah dikatakan reliabel. Hasil analisis data penelitian terhadap 134 responden menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata skor total indikator untuk persepsi terhadap pembelajaran daring adalah 3,25. Diketahui persepsi mahasiswa teknik mesin terhadap pembelajaran daring mata kuliah Gambar Teknik adalah cukup.
PERSEPSI SISWA TENTANG KEMAMPUAN MENGAJAR MAHASISWA PPL UNP TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR TEKNIK MESIN KELAS XI DI SMK NEGERI 1 SUMATERA BARAT
Authors: Rahmat Rahmat , Mulianti Mulianti , Purwantono Purwantono , Nabawi Rahmat Azis
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara persepsi siswa tentang kemampuan mengajar mahasiswa PPL dengan hasil belajar di SMK Negeri 1 Sumatera Barat. Dengan asumsi bahwa semakin positif persepsi kemampuan mengajar mahasiswa PPL, maka semakin tinggi Hasil Belajar siswa. Sebaliknya semakin negatif persepsi kemampuan mengajar mahasiswa PPL, maka semakin rendah hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini ialah penelitian ex-post facto dengan pendekatan kuanttatif, karena data yang diperoleh dari lapangan dan pembuatan datanya berupa angka. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 79 siswa yang diperoleh dengan menggunakan rumus Slovin. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah angket dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan korelasi productmmoment dan regresi linear sederhana. Teknik analisis data menggunakan SPSS 26. Hasil perhitungan analisis data diperoleh koefisienr r sebesar = 0,595 Terlihat > atau 0,595 > 0.220 Artinya ada hubungan positif antara persepsi siswa tentang kemampuan mengajar dengan hasil belajar.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif antara persepsi siswa tentang kemampuan mengajar mahasiswa PPL dengan hasil belajar siswa di SMK Negeri 1 Sumatera Barat dengan hubungan variabel perspsi(X) dan variabel Hasil belajar(Y) adalah 0,354. Dapat dilihat konstribusi Variabel persepsi siswa tentang kemampuan mengajar mahasiswa PPL (X)ddengan hasil belajarrpraktik (Y)aadalah 35,4% dan sisanya 64,6% disebabkan dari pengaruh lain yang bukan menjadi fokus dari penelitian ini.
A theoretical and analytical framework to the inquiry of sustainable land management practices
Authors:   Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, Ashagrie Ermias
Published: November 2021

The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical and analytical framework by explaining the sustainable livelihoods framework and farming system model from a sustainable point of view. The author studied over 200 publications downloaded using the electronic database search of EBSCO through UNISA online library in June 2018. Keyword combinations of ‘land’, ‘tenure’ and ‘sustainable use’ were used to search for peer-reviewed journal articles published in English from January 1980 to May 2018. The article examines most relevant literature to consolidate the necessary theoretical and analytical foundation in analysing individual and group motivations towards sustainable land management practices. The literature review affirmed that a comprehensive theoretical and analytical framework is scant to empirically analyze the determinants of sustainable land management practices. To partially fill this knowledge gap, the paper provided a generic analytical framework that gives insight not only on pre-decisional processes, but also on post-decisional processes of continued and sustained use of conservation technologies. The analytical framework is developed by combining the sustainable livelihoods framework with the farming system model. It is concluded that the economic theory of property rights may not be adequate as a model to guide land tenure studies and policy. It is recommended that a holistic approach and comprehensive analytical framework is vital for research and development endeavours to ensure sustainable land management practices.
Kostenrechnung für öffentliche Apotheken
Authors: Daumann Frank , Esipovich Lev
Published: November 2021

Seit Jahren wächst der Wettbewerbsdruck auf öffentliche Apotheken – besonders durch den zunehmenden Online-Handel mit Medikamenten. Das konsequente Anwenden betriebswirtschaftlicher Methoden kann Apothekerinnen und Apothekern dabei helfen, sich unter den gegebenen Rahmenbedingungen trotzdem erfolgreich auf dem Markt zu behaupten.

Frank Daumann und Lev Esipovich bieten hierfür das notwendige Handwerkszeug: Sie vermitteln praxisnah und leicht verständlich die Grundlagen der Kostenrechnung und zeigen die Charakteristika der Voll- und Teilkostenrechnung auf.

Zahlreiche Abbildungen und Fallbeispiele helfen beim Verständnis. Durch Kontrollfragen lässt sich das Erlernte auf einfache Art und Weise festigen.

Das Buch richtet sich gleichermaßen an Studium und Praxis.
Mitarbeitergespräche und Motivation
Authors: Prollius Gunter
Published: November 2021

Überall, wo Arbeitsverhältnisse existieren, entstehen betriebliche und menschliche Probleme. Aus unterschiedlichen Gründen kommt es immer auch zu Fehlverhalten und Leistungsmängeln seitens der Arbeitnehmer. Diese Probleme können durch Mitarbeitergespräche und gezielte Motivation gelöst werden.

In diesem Buch werden diese Gespräche praxisnah und fallbezogen aufgezeigt. Es geht dabei um Gesprächstechniken, aber auch um die entsprechenden arbeitsrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen, die Rolle des Betriebsrats sowie um die etwaige Vermittlungsposition des Personalbereiches.
Konzepte der Strategie
Authors: Kvint Vladimir L.
Published: November 2021

Von der Philosophie zur handfesten Strategie

Sie wollen eine handfeste Strategie entwickeln? Dann müssen Sie dieses Buch lesen. Vladimir L. Kvint beschreibt zu Beginn die philosophischen Wurzeln der strategischen Theorie und geht im Zuge dessen auch auf prägende Denker, Feldherren und Anführer ein. Darauf aufbauend beschreibt er den strategischen Denkprozess und differenziert dabei zwischen drei Ansätzen des strategischen Denkens. Außerdem stellt er 15 Regeln auf, die bei der Strategiefindung helfen und erklärt, wie sich Strategien im Wettbewerb mit anderen Strategien verhalten. Auch auf das Konzept und die Funktionen der strategischen Managementsysteme geht er ein.

Grafiken und Beispiele veranschaulichen den Stoff.
Diffuse melanosis secondary to metastatic melanoma in a Nelore bull
Authors:   Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), de Jesus Jacqueline , Bortolini Andrieli ,   Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), de Almeida Gabriela ,   Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), de Oliveira Bárbara ,   Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), Bruzamarelo Artur ,   Médico Veterinário autônomo, Rech Raquel ,   Texas A&M University, de Barros Claudio ,   Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Alves Carlos ,   Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Elias Fabiana ,   Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS)
Published: November 2021

We report a case of diffuse melanosis secondary to metastatic malignant melanoma in a Nelore bull. Clinical signs included isolation from the herd, epistaxis, hyperthermia, pale ocular membranes, mucoid diarrhea and dark urine. Despite anti-inflammatory and antibiotic therapy, the bull died 45 days after the onset of the clinical signs. The most striking lesion was diffuse black discoloration to the visceral organs including liver, spleen, lungs, lymph nodes, and kidneys; all these affect organs were moderately enlarged”. The urine was black. Histologically, 50-80% of the parenchyma of the liver, spleen and lymph nodes was obliterated by aggregates of melanin-loaded neoplastic melanocytes. Those neoplastic cells also occurred within capillaries of the liver, spleen, lymph nodes, urinary bladder, lungs and kidneys. Immunohistochemistry of neoplastic melanocytes was positive for Melan A and PNL2 markers. Abundant brown to black pigment was found in melanophages in the lungs, confirmed by IBA1 immunohistochemistry.
Theory of Learning Humanism and Its Implications in Arabic Language Learning
Authors: Robbani Abdullah Syahid , Haqqy Ahmad Muzayyan
Published: November 2021

Learning is a process/effort/activity carried out by the individual to obtain a change in personality or behavior. The current learning process seems like a teacher filling an empty glass, or like a mother feeding her child food. The theory of learning humanism arises with the aim that learners can become responsible individuals, attentive to their environment, and have emotional and spiritual maturity. This article is a literature study and uses qualitative descriptive methods and tries to examine the theory of humanism learning and its implications in Arabic language learning. The results showed that humanism learning theory can be applied by formulating clear learning objectives, working on the active participation of learners, encouraging learners to think critically and dare to express opinions, and how a teacher in the learning process tries to understand the learner's way of thinking and give them an opportunity. And with the implementation of the theory of humanism learning, students are expected to be individuals who have good academic ability and morals so that in the future will reduce the problems and social deviations that exist; able to develop their abilities both in terms of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor as well as being responsible individuals and having emotional maturity and being able to actualize themselves; students become more motivated to acquire new skills, skills and wider knowledge in Arabic language learning.
The Implementation of Literary Works for Promoting Student Involvement in Learning English Grammar
Authors: Aniuranti Asfi , Faiza Dinar , Wulandari Yasinta
Published: November 2021

Nowadays, every teaching and learning process is supposed to apply a student-centered concept in which the pupils are the center of the process, and they are encouraged to participate actively in the process. Therefore, all education levels have implemented this concept, including the university level. Unfortunately, many pupils are still passive during the teaching process. This phenomenon also appears in the English Language Teaching Department of Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Purwokerto. The low participation of the students happens in all classes, including grammar class. Based on the pre-observation process in a grammar class, the average score of student participation was only 58.82%. From seven categories of student participation, two indicators were still 0% called asking a question and giving constructive or positive comments to the teacher or other students. There was also one category that only achieved 41.18%. Besides, the atmosphere was not conducive since some students talked to their classmates and looked quite bored. Based on this condition, the researchers decided to do action research. After doing a literature study, we agreed to use literary works to overcome the problem.

The research was done in one cycle that consisted of three meetings. The instruments used for collecting the data were an observation sheet of student participation and a teacher observation sheet. The data gathered were analyzed using simple statistics like percentage and average score, then the analysis presented through diagram and words. The literary works used in this study were a short story, a film script, and a novel. This action research is successful if the percentage of student involvement can achieve 65%. 

The result reveals that student participation was getting better after the implementation of literary works in the teaching and learning process. In the first action, the average percentage was 69.29 %, then it became 75.89% in the second meeting. In the third act, the student involvement achieved 78.15%. The most impressive finding appeared in the third meeting. Three students asked questions. Asking questions as one of the indicators of participation did not appear in the first and the second meeting. The atmosphere was getting conducive since the implementation of the literary works in the grammar class. In short, this action research is successful in boosting student involvement in grammar class.
Need Analysis on Writing Skill: What Do The Students Really Need for Writing Course?
Authors: Ma'rufah Desi Wijayanti , Muflihah Muflihah , Awaliyah Ulil
Published: November 2021

This study aims to investigate the needs of students in writing skills. In particular, this research attempts to explore the present situation, the target, and the learning needs for the writing course. Need analysis is conducted for deciding the goals and the objectives of the upcoming curriculum and for ensuring that the curriculum content ties the studentsâ€™ needs. A descriptive method was employed in this study. A questionnaire was used for collecting the data which then analyzed and described qualitatively. The respondents of this research were 176 students of English Education Department students who are mostly in the second semester. The results show that; firstly, in the present situation analysis, most of the students admitted that they were in the intermediate level of English; specifically, most of them have fair proficiency in writing. Next, in the target situation analysis, writing skill is the secondary need of the students in which grammar is the most priority needed by the students to be improved. Next, the studentsâ€™ purposes in learning English are to be a teacher/lecturer, translator, and tourism guide. Most of the students are more enjoyable for learning in the classroom that should be consisted of not more than 30 students. Thirdly, in the learning needs analysis, the students were interested to learn writing using discussion. For doing the writing task, the students require to have individual work. The learning media that is the most needed is PowerPoint presentation. In addition, the most important learning source that the students need is a hand-out and the topics of the material are about issues in Indonesia. Finally, the results of this research are expected to contribute to the curriculum development at the English Education Department of UIN SAIZU.
Poverty rate indicator and measures to reduce it (case of the Astrakhan region)
Authors: Abdulova Svetlana Yurievna
Published: November 2021

As a result of the crisis, spread of coronavirus infection, growth of inflation for a number of years in Russia there has been registered a decrease in real incomes of the population, as well as the persistent poverty rate. Despite the unprecedented measures taken by the State to provide social support to the population, the fight against poverty is one of the strategic tasks for the state. The poverty rate indicator is included in the performance indicators of state authorities and regional leaders. Methods of assistance to the most vulnerable segments of the population should be comprehensive (include educational programs, retraining, psychological support, employment, social benefits, support measures for beginning and existing entrepreneurs and the self-employed, social contracts, social treasury), but at the same time they should be targeted and personalized.
Importance of ethnoanthropology and theory of interethnic relations in discussing regional identities (Astrakhan region)
Authors: Victorin Victor Mihaylovich
Published: November 2021

The paper highlights the main problems and aspects of ethnology, anthropology, the theory of interethnic relations in Russia and the CIS using the materials presented by the researchers and practitioners of the Astrakhan region. The regional specific features and conditions impact the theory of ethnos and ethnicity, the doctrine of tradition, the concept of identity. A new (since 2015) global discussion on “multiculturalism” and “interculturalism”, “ethnospecificity” and “interethnicity”), as well as the provision on “ethnonics” as “applied ethnology” are added to the list. There have been analyzed the latest works, in which the uncoordinated actions, shortcomings in the conceptual apparatus and haste of conclusions are stated. The development of ethnic issues in the region has entered a new stage. A new level of research support will be required by involving both heterogeneous sources and young researchers of different nationalities. Today the Astrakhan scholars need to declare themselves more actively at the all-Russian level revealing the peculiarities of their native region and the experience of practical work on its territory. It has been stated that the all-Russian population census of 2021 will play a significant role after processing and publishing the results about Astrakhan.
Entre Pensamiento y Acción. Carlos Varsavky y la puesta en marcha de la empresa ALUAR
Authors: Corvalán Carro María Noelia , Niembro Andrés
Published: November 2021

Se analiza la perspectiva tecnológica inicial de la empresa ALUAR durante su puesta en marcha entre 1974 y 1976 y el papel de Carlos Varsavsky y su estrategia tecnológica, que permitió enfrentar los desafíos técnicos de la producción de aluminio primario en Argentina. En el marco del Pensamiento Latinoamericano en Ciencia, Tecnología y Desarrollo (PLACTED), se muestra cómo, en una estrecha relación entre pensamiento y acción, la propuesta pragmática de Varsavsky de combinar tecnología extranjera con recursos humanos altamente formados en el sistema científico argentino y un plan de desarrollo interno para modernizarla con los años permitió generar un estilo y sendero tecnológico propio en ALUAR. A pesar del temprano alejamiento de Varsavsky, las capacidades endógenas gestadas en ALUAR durante sus primeros años madurarían en la década siguiente en una serie de innovaciones y mejoras incrementales de gran envergadura.
Nanotecnologías en Argentina: un balance de su agenda tras dos décadas
Authors: Carrozza Tomás Javier
Published: November 2021

A casi veinte años de la aparición en la agenda de políticas de ciencia y tecnología, las nanociencias y nanotecnologías han logrado constituir un nombre propio. Poseen programas, proyectos e institutos y carreras de grado y posgrados que le han permitido constituir un “ecosistema” y han logrado trascender diferentes gestiones. En este trabajo, se analiza su devenir, los mecanismos de financiamiento con los que se impulsó este campo y el impacto que tuvieron en su desarrollo las distintas políticas implementadas en los últimos 10 años. Como resultado se observa una cierta inconsistencia entre las políticas explícitas, representadas por el discurso y la relevancia otorgada al campo a nivel político, en el marco del complejo de CTI argentino y las políticas implícitas, expresadas en el financiamiento y alcance de los proyectos implementados. Se propone que este tipo de análisis sobre las dinámicas de un campo de conocimiento considerado estratégico a nivel estatal, debería tenerse en cuenta en términos de aprendizaje para el diseño de las políticas de Ciencia y tecnología que se implementan en el país.
Sobre la propuesta preliminar del Plan Nacional de CTI 2030 de Argentina
Authors: Mariángela Nápoli , Naidorf Judith
Published: November 2021

En este artículo se analiza el documento preliminar del Plan de Ciencia y Tecnología 2030 elaborado por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Argentina, así como diversas consideraciones y conceptos expresados al respecto por las máximas autoridades del organismo y por un interlocutor calificado. Sobre esta base se concluye que el objetivo primordial del Plan es impulsar un desarrollo científico-tecnológico orientando la producción de conocimientos a cubrir demandas estratégicas, sociales y productivas con participación y perspectiva federal. El plan se propone además fortalecer interconexiones con otros organismos del Estado y con sectores estratégicos de la producción, el trabajo y el desarrollo, para la conformación de agendas conjuntas.
The scope and limits of combatting violent extremism in the United Kingdom
Authors: Abbas Tahir
Published: November 2021

This article situates the debate on the United Kingdom’s Prevent policy in the broader framework of the global paradigm for countering violent extremism (CVE), which appeared at the end of 2015. It argues that omission of a nuanced focus on the social, cultural, economic, and political characteristics of radicalised people has led to a tendency to introduce blanket measures which, inadvertently and indirectly, have had harmful results. Moreover, although Prevent has been the fundamental element of the British government’s counterterrorist strategy since 2006, it confuses legitimate political resistance of young British Muslims with signs of violent extremism, thus giving credence to the argument that Prevent is a form of social engineering which, in the last instance, pacifies resistance by reaffirming the status quo in the country’s domestic and foreign policy.
E o mar virou sertão?
Authors: Rosaneli Caroline Filla , Brotto Aline Maran , Pieri Lucas Guimarães , Fischer Marta Luciane
Published: November 2021

A natureza multifatorial da mobilidade implica na geração de vulnerabilidades tanto no local de origem, quanto no de chegada. Este estudo analisou as vulnerabilidades, motivações e as violações dos direitos humanos relacionados os migrantes internos no Brasil, através de uma revisão integrativa nos conteúdos científicos e populares veiculados nas mídias digitais. Os dados indicaram que a compreensão da terminologia refugiados ambientais no Brasil se refere a deslocados internos do semiárido nordestino do país, e que estes, saem de seu local de origem devido às questões relacionadas a seca, calor, falta de recursos, trabalho, trabalho digno, falta de oportunidades, preconceito e fome. Dificilmente o refugiado ambiental encontra acolhimento na chegada, e sofre com preconceito e condições de sobrevivência instáveis. Assim, buscou-se caracterizar a representação científica e popular sobre a vulnerabilidade dos migrantes da seca nordestina brasileira.  
Palavras-chave: Refugiado. Refugiado ambiental. Migrante. Deslocamento. Migrante econômico.
Outdoor Air Quality Index of Biomass Combustion in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: A Health Impact Perspective
Authors:   Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Izah Sylvester Chibueze
Published: November 2021

Background: Pollutant gases such as Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) are released during certain anthropogenic activities including cooking with biomass. This study evaluated the air quality index of CO, NO2 and SO2 emissions during outdoor biomass combustion in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Triplicate sampling was carried out at 3 distances in 4 different states for one Calendar year across the two distinct seasons viz: dry (November, January and March) and wet (May, July and September) in the Niger Delta. A portable multiprobe AEROQUAL meter with head-probe of varying detection range of 0 - 100 ppm for CO and NO2, and 0 - 10ppm for SO2 was used. Result: The results showed that CO, NO2 and SO2 ranged from 0.00 - 1.58 ppm, 0.00 - 0.08 ppm and 0.00 - 0.06 ppm, respectively. There was statistical variation p<0.05 across the different months for CO and SO2, locations for NO2 and distances for all the gases, and most of their interactions. The concentrations of the pollutant gases decreased as distances away from the emission source increased. The concentration of CO, NO2 and SO2 were ≤ Nigerian Ambient air quality guidelines. The air quality index showed slight to severe contamination at 10ft distances in both seasons of study. Conclusion: The air quality index indicates deleterious health impacts at 10ft emission source. Hence there is need for routine monitoring of these gases in the ambient air to obtain indices that are relevant in preventing risks related to human exposure.
Hope and Hopelessness through the Lens of Myths. A Comparison Based on Short Texts by Kafka and Camus
Authors: Mihály Vilma-Irén
Published: November 2021

Not only do myths stand at the beginning or represent the birth of literature, but they have been present all along ever since. In times of havoc caused by natural catastrophes, wars or pandemics, people look for answers to the uncertainties that surround them. While often presenting such chaotic states themselves, myths can give an answer or offer a solution to these problems. The aim of the present paper is to compare and analyse short texts mainly by Kafka and Camus that deal with ancient myths (e.g. that of Prometheus, Odysseus, or Sisyphus) focusing on the type of answer they bring to the questions raised amidst and after the two world wars. The paper mainly focuses on the connection between hope and hopelessness.
An Image of Korean Women during the Japanese Occupation of the Peninsula, as It Emerges from Literary Masterpieces
Authors: Buja Elena
Published: November 2021

This paper1 aims to offer a picture of the darkest period in the history of the Korean women, namely that of the Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). The only advantage Korean women enjoyed as a result of their country’s annexation to Japan was access to institutional education, even if this was done in Japanese and from Japanese course books. But this came with a price: many of the Korean teenaged females were turned into comfort women (sex-slaves) for the Japanese soldiers before and during the Pacific War. Not only did these girls lose their youth, but they also lost their national and personal identity, as they were forced to change their Korean names into Japanese ones and to speak Japanese. To build the image of the fate of the Korean women during this bleak period, the research method I have used is a simplified version of content analysis, “an analysis of the content of communication” (Baker 1994, 267). I have explored the content of fragments from a couple of novels authored by Korean or American-Korean authors, which cover the historical events in the peninsula leading to the end of WWII (Keller’s Comfort Woman (2019) and Bracht’s White Chrysanthemum (2018), to mention just a few) and which are focused on the topic of comfort women,2 i.e. young women that were sexually exploited by the Japanese military. The results of the analysis indicate that many of the surviving victims became “unpersons” and led a life of solitude and misery until their death.
In Dystopian Retrospect of a Crisis Mood: My Life as a Spy by Katherine Verdery
Authors: Peiu Anca
Published: November 2021

My essay bears a deliberately oxymoronic title as it offers, on the one hand, a reminiscence of 1984, as a most depressing year in the actual history of Romania and likewise in my own earliest career memories. On the other hand, it proposes a contemplation of George Orwell’s British postmodern dystopia Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Last but not least, it presents certain 1984 aspects as rendered by the following exceptional book, a great challenge for any scholar of my homeland and my generation: My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File (2018). Distinguished Professor Katherine Verdery, its author, a contemporary American scholar, belongs now also to our Romanian academic elite. Yet this book testifies to her darkest experience in our country, just before the Iron Curtain fell down. Although the parallel between these two books may seem risky at first sight, they share much more than meets the eye; and my claim endeavors to go beyond this visible pretext of the new COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis which has intruded upon all our lives – just like a spy.
Algerian Nuthatch (Sitta ledanti Vielliard, 1976): Current challenges of an endemic species
Authors: Hamitouche Souad , Bougaham Abdelazize Franck
Published: November 2021

The Algerian Nuthatch (Sitta ledanti) is the emblematic bird species of Kabylia of Babors. It is a medium-sized passerine bird species of the Sittidae family. Jean-Paul Ledant discovered this species in October 1975, on the Babor Mountain. Twelve other forests in North-East Algeria has been discovered as breeding sites. These are the forests of the Babors region, in Kabylia. The Algerian Nuthatch was observed mainly in oak, cedar and pine habitats. It is mainly granivorous in winter and an insectivorous in spring/summer or breeding season, which starts in March and can last until July. The incubation period lasts from 14 to 17 days, with clutches of six eggs. The Algerian Nuthatch is listed as an endangered species by IUCN and is protected by the Algerian laws. However, many threats to the environment, such as tree felling and fires, are threatening the species.
The Performativity of State Non-Recognition in Sports: The Case of Spain over Kosovo
Authors: Gutiérrez-Chico Fernando , González-Fuente Iñigo
Published: November 2021

This article focuses on the use of sport by the Spanish Government to perform its non-recognition of Kosovo’s statehood. Our main goal is to analyse the practices and narratives through which Spain’s public authorities have carried out this policy in the sporting arena. Likewise, we set two specific objectives: to examine the administrative measures adopted by the Spanish government when a Kosovan team has participated in an event hosted in Spain; and to describe the policies and discourses regarding the display of Kosovo’s national symbols in these competitions. The study is based on a qualitative approach of five major tournaments that have taken place (or due to) in Spain between 2018 and 2019. The documentation has been mainly gathered through desk-research. The three major data sources have been media press releases, Spanish Government’s communiqués and sporting federation’s statements. We underline that the policies adopted by the Spanish authorities respond to a systematic strategy to give no room for a potential understanding of Kosovo as a sovereign state. Likewise, we highlight that Madrid’s attitude towards the Balkan country must be understood keeping in mind its own internal politics, specifically the nationalist claims from Catalonia and the Basque Country.
SITUS-SITUS BERSEJARAH DI KECAMATAN SAROLANGUN
Authors: Izza Nainunis Aulia , Wardoyo Ari Mukti , Mahanani Nugrahadi
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membahas situs-situs dari masa Klasik, Islam, dan Kolonial yang ada di Kecamatan Sarolangun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan wilayah Kecamatan Sarolangun sebagai tempat berlangsungnya aktivitas manusia sejak masa Klasik yang terus berlanjut masa Islam-Kolonial hingga sekarang menjadi ibukota Kabupaten Sarolangun. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan, situs-situs klasik di Kecamatan Sarolangun dimanfaatkan kembali sebagai situs sakral (langgar dan makam) pada masa Islam. Pada masa kolonial Belanda, Kecamatan Sarolangun adalah wilayah yang dianggap strategis. Posisi strategis ini ditandai dengan pembangunan berbagai sarana dan prasarana untuk kepentingan kolonial.
POTENSI ARKEOLOGI DI GUA-GUA SEKITAR SONG PEDANG, KABUPATEN GUNUNG KIDUL
Authors: Purnamasari Rizka
Published: November 2021

Song Pedang merupakan sebuah ceruk yang secara administratif terletak di Dusun Karang, Desa Girikarto, Kecamatan Panggang, Kabupaten Gunung Kidul. Penelitian yang dilakukan oleh Balar Provinsi DIY di Song Pedang menunjukkan bahwa Song  Pedang merupakan hunian pada Masa Prasejarah. Hasil temuan ekskavasi di Song Pedang diantaranya adalah alat tulang, serpih batu, gerabah, sisa-sisa tulang vertebrata, fragmen-fragmen cangkang kerang dan fragmen-fragmen tulang manusia. Kondisi geografisnya menunjukkan bahwa di terdapat gua-gua kecil yang terletak pada bukit-bukit di sekitar Song Pedang. Selain dari temuan ekskavasi, untuk menentukan fungsi dari Song Pedang juga diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut pada gua-gua di sekitarnya. Artikel ini akan membahas hasil survei dari gua-gua di sekitar Song Pedang yang memiliki potensi arkeologis.
Eye-tracking based quantification of the safety of human-machine interfaces of complementary protective system functions
Authors: Zehetner Julian , Häring Ivo , Weber Ulrich , Riedel Werner
Published: November 2021

Complementary protective measures are of increasing importance with rising degree of automation. As free robots become part of our daily life in industry, on shop floors and beyond, the overall safety of persons has to be ensured. However, assessing the reliability of complementary safety functions remains a challenge, particularly when humans are in the loop. The paper shows how to use the eye-tracking methodology to gain data for assessing the reliability of the human interaction with machine interfaces for complementary protective measures. The paper first identifies factors relevant for eye-tracking, then selects related eye tracking test parameters and finally provides a systematic procedure to assess both, in particular regarding visibility and susceptibility. The methodology is applied and the parameter selection is validated. It is found that in particular the identified and measured parameters fixation count for area of interest (AOI) and the associated average visit duration can be used to assess the factor perceptibility. The parameter deviation of fixation can thereby be used to assess usability. Based on this, a full-scale eye-tracking assessment is proposed for the reliability of the interaction of humans with the machine interfaces of supplementary protective measures. In summary, the preliminary test run execution shows that eye-tracking technology is a promising method for measuring and quantifying the human reliability when interacting with safety-related human-machine interfaces.
The informational component of corporate social responsibility assessment: Results of empirical research
Authors: EFIMOVA Ol'ga V. , ROZHNOVA Ol'ga V.
Published: November 2021

Subject. We consider completeness and quality of social information disclosure for systematic presentation of corporate social responsibility of organizations in financial and public non-financial reporting. Objectives. The aim is to present a comprehensive research of information component of social responsibility of Russian large business enterprises, based on the analysis of their financial and non-financial reporting information. Methods. We employed methods of logical, statistical, comparative, and linguistic analysis. We also analyzed financial and public non-financial reports of Russian metallurgical companies. Special attention was paid to the availability and completeness of presented social disclosures. The study investigates annual financial statements and public non-financial statements for 2018–2020. Results. We offer a systems approach to the study and assessment of social responsibility, based on the analysis of the content of selected indicators, formulate recommendations that are necessary to increase the social responsibility of companies through improving the quality of content of reporting information and its orientation to solving global social problems. The findings enabled to reveal the areas of social information disclosure that are most significant for increasing the validity of investment decisions. Conclusions. The identified top social problems are in the focus of attention of economic entities; the dynamics of the quality of disclosures in corporate reports over the past three years has been positive. The trend in the development of non-financial reporting standards in terms of completeness and comprehensive nature of social disclosures enables to count on gradual overcoming of existing problems.
Analysis of labor resources based on the typology of peasant (farmer) households and agricultural organizations
Authors: DASHIEVA Bayarma Sh.
Published: November 2021

Subject. The article investigates the system of statistical indicators of agricultural labor resources, and considers three subjects of the Russian Federation with different agro-climatic conditions (the Republic of Buryatia, the Lipetsk Oblast and the Stavropol Territory).
Objectives. The aim is to develop the typology of peasant (farmer) households and agricultural organizations, according to the All-Russian Agricultural Census, and to obtain detailed characteristics of labor resources by selected type.
Methods. I employ the cluster analysis and the variance analysis. The depersonalized data of the All-Russian Agricultural Census of 2016 served as an information base of the study.
Results. The paper unveils a strong differentiation of peasant (farmer) households and agricultural organizations in terms of size, specialization, and production intensity. This indicates the need to develop their typology and to study labor resources by selected type. Based on the developed methodology, I identify three groups from each category of farms (small, medium and large) in the said subjects of the Russian Federation. Within the categories, there are significant differences in terms of the number of employees and supply of labor. In general, in regions with more favorable natural conditions, the proportion of full-time farm laborers is higher.
Conclusions. The findings can be used by federal, regional and local authorities for developing measures to increase employment in agriculture and rural areas.
Assessing the spillover effects of investment in transport infrastructure in the subjects of the Russian Federation
Authors: SAVRUKOV Aleksei N. , SAVRUKOV Nikolai T.
Published: November 2021

Subject. We consider economic relations and problems within the framework of spatial development of settlements and constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
Objectives. We focus on the development of a methodology for assessing the spacial spillover effects of investments in transport infrastructure and their monetization, considering the network and spillover effects, socio-economic characteristics, geographical location, and the level of connectivity of territories.
Methods. The study employs methods of economic, statistical analysis and synthesis, and comparison. The works of economists on the problems of transport accessibility, spatial development and the impact of transport infrastructure on the dynamics of economic growth serve as the theoretical basis of the study.
Results. We tested the proposed methodological toolkit, presented the results of assessing the spillover effects of investments in transport infrastructure based on the materials of the Central Federal District according to data for 2020. We determined the secondary effects of infrastructure investments, assessed the size of ‘exports’, ‘imports’ and the real size of investments in transport infrastructure, considering the secondary effects for the subjects of the Central Federal District.
Conclusions. The numerical estimates of the spillover effects of investments in transport infrastructure for the subjects of the Central Federal District obtained in the work can be used in practice, when planning the development of territories and assessing the socio-economic effects of regional and interregional transport projects.
Assessing the quality of budget risk management of the subjects of the Russian Federation
Authors: SUKHOVA Alena Yu.
Published: November 2021

Subject. The article explores indicators for budget risk management in the subjects of the Russian Federation.
Objectives. The aim is to develop a system of indicators to assess the quality of budget risk management, to create a methodology for quality management assessment and test it on the case of 85 subjects, to build a rating for the quality of budget risk management in 2020.
Methods. The study rests on creating a model for assessing the quality of budget risk management on the basis of 18 mathematical and statistical criteria and their testing on budget data from 85 federal subjects for 2020, and the deductive approach.
Results. I formulated and justified indicators of analysis that demonstrate the level of readiness of the budget of Russian subjects to accept budget risks. The proposed indicators are logically structured into groups and detailed by data source for evaluation. The system of indicators is incorporated into the existing methodology created by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. The results of the analysis are presented as a rating of subjects of the Russian Federation based on the aggregate assessment of the quality of budget risk management.
Conclusions. The offered methodology may serve as a supplement to the methodology for assessing the quality of regional finance management created by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. It may also help evaluate decisions on proactive risk management and mitigation of consequences of risk events in regional budget utilization.
ЛЕКСИЧНІ ЗАСОБИ ВЕРБАЛІЗАЦІЇ ПОНЯТТЄВОГО КОМПОНЕНТУ КОНЦЕПТУ ‘AUSSIE’ В АВСТРАЛІЙСЬКОМУ СЛЕНГУ
Authors: НАУМЕНКО Людмила
Published: November 2021

Стаття присвячена проблемі віднаходження лексичних засобів вербалізації поняттєвого компонента концепту ‘Aussie’ в австралійському сленгу (тж. strine, Ozspeak), яка не була ще предметом розгляду. Мета статті – дослідження поняттєвого компонента концепту ‘Aussie’ та віднаходження лексичних засобів його вербалізації в австралійському сленгу. Завдання дослідження полягають у вивченні семантики лексеми Aussie, виявленні когнітивних ознак концепту, що сформувався на базі значення ‘an Australian’ / ‘Australian people’, у диференціації когнітивних ознак на ядерні та периферійні, розгляді способів словотвору віднайдених лексичних номінацій концепту в австралійському сленгу. Ілюстративний матеріал представлений сленговими назвами у формі іменників та іменникових словосполучень різних типів. Методологічним підґрунтям дослідження послугували останні публікації в галузі лексикографії, теоретичні праці з лексичної семантики, семасіології та лінгвоконцептології. У роботі застосовані: метод словникових дефініцій, порівняльний, морфологічний, лексико- семантичний та лінгвоконцептуальний аналізи. Результати наукових пошуків допомогли зробити обґрунтовані висновки про те, що концепт ‘Aussie’ є одним з ключових для носіїв австралійського сленгу, що підтверджують його численні номінації в дослідженому матеріалі (170 лексичних одиниць). Ядро когнітивного компонента концепту формує когнітивна ознака ‘inhabitant’, похідні від неї когнітивні ознаки ‘gender’, ‘age’, ‘appearance’, ‘mental capabilities’, ‘social status’, ‘behaviour’, ‘kinship and relashinship’ становлять його периферію. Номінації концепту ‘Aussie’, представлені метафоричною, метонімічною, перифрастичною, семантично мотивованою, римованою та звуконаслідувальною лексикою, засвідчують його образність та високий емотивно-оцінний потенціал.
Implications of the New EU Carbon Border Tax for the EAEU
Authors: Murashko M. M.
Published: November 2021

The article focuses on the interaction of the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union in the context of green technological transformation. The European Union is actively pursuing a policy of transition to a carbon-neutral economy. In this regard, it intends to implement a special tax mechanism, which may significantly limit export opportunities for the EAEU. Moreover, the EU is one of the key partners of the EAEU and plays a major role in the economic development of individual countries that are members of the integration association. The article further discusses the projected risks for the EAEU member states, and provides measures that can ensure trade security of the Union’s countries on the European markets. In particular, measures should be aimed at the development own environmental legislation, harmonization of the legislation of EAEU member states, and the creation of permanent negotiation mechanisms to bring together the positions of EAEU countries in the context of the climate policy pursued by the European Union.
Elections of Deputies of the State Duma of the Second Convocation (1995-1999): the Success of the Anti-reform Opposition, the Failure of the “Party of Power” and the Defeat of the Democrats (to the 30th Anniversary of the Russian Federation)
Authors: Nisnevich Yu. A.
Published: November 2021

The article is devoted to the political and historical analysis of the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the second convocation in 1995. The political context of these elections is assessed as a confrontation between the “party in power” and the anti-reform opposition. To counteract the opposition, the “party in power” created its own political structure to participate in the elections — the movement “Our Home-Russia” (NDR), headed by Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. An analysis of the process of creating the PDR movement, which took place under the auspices of the Presidential Administration, confirms the use of the administrative resource of the presidential and executive powers in this process. The creation of the NDR movement led to the erosion of the reformist-democratic wing. The weakening of this flank was also facilitated by the fact that the political organizations forming it could not unite. Two leading political organizations with a reformist-democratic orientation — Yegor Gaidar’s Democratic Choice of Russia party and Grigory Yavlinsky’s Yabloko public association did not create a common electoral bloc, although there were objective prerequisites for this. A significant aspect of the 1995 election campaign was the fact that Russian industry corporations and financial and industrial groups began to show an active interest in the elections of deputies. They began to incorporate lobbyists of their interests into the parliamentary corps. At the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the second convocation in 1995. success accompanied the anti-reform opposition and, above all, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, failure befell the “party of power” represented by the NDR movement, and the reformist democrats who failed to unite suffered a crushing defeat. The State Duma of the second convocation had a pronounced anti-reform and oppositional character to the incumbent president and the executive branch, but at the same time it was a fairly independent political institution, which retained certain opportunities for competitive legislative activity and the search for compromises in crisis situations. The 1995 elections cannot be assessed as completely fair and free, and, starting with these elections, the bacillus of electoral corruption was introduced into the organism of Russian politics.