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Local R&D Capacity Building Strategies in the Two Decades Prior to the Great Recession of 2008: The Case of ICTs in Spain
Authors: Calvo Angel
Published: March 2020

This article analyses the standardisation of business R&D in a technologically dependent country -Spain-, in a high technology sector -telecommunications and electronics -and in a key stage of its journey, marked by a double process of rapid technological change and intense liberalisation. Focused on the key telecommunications company - CTNE/Telefónica - but attentive to the general framework, its purpose is to explore from a business perspective whether the semi-public telecommunications monopoly company -Telefónica- strengthened the predominant R&D model in Spain or contributed to correct it, in a context of modernization and growth of the Spanish economy and with an eye on the foreign market. It seeks to explore, in this way, the effects of strategies to boost local R&D capabilities in telecommunications and in some of the explanatory causes of the difficulties encountered. The article, with a clear interdisciplinary approach and descriptive orientation, is based primarily on exceptional primary sources, which allow both to verify results and reveal the gestation of policies.
In This Issue
Authors: Briggs David
Published: March 2020

In this issue we start with an editorial that addresses the Corona virus COVID-19, a difficult task given the fast-moving nature of this pandemic. The editorial attempts to draw some lessons for us to consider from our experience of this event..... and the 6 articles included.....
Corona Virus (COVID – 19)
Authors: Briggs David
Published: March 2020

It is difficult while writing an editorial, at this time, to ignore the extensive impact of the Corona virus (COVID-19) and it is probably important for us, as health professionals to give it some considered thought, outside the immediacy of current activity. I say this as someone recently returned from work related overseas travel, with my travel not meeting the government-imposed return deadline by some seven hours. This required my quarantine and/or isolation for some two weeks. After my first week of exclusion from most of my family, friends and working remotely and online it seems that the rest of Australia has caught up with my circumstance, many stood down from work, many businesses closed, a massive effort by the health system and economic rescue or support packages being implemented by government. It seems that I will have little opportunity to relax and celebrate with others at the end of this week.....
Conquer and Score: A Word Formation Game for Language Learners
Authors: Aziz Hussin Anealka , Syed Ahmad Tuan Sarifah Aini
Published: March 2020

Engaging students in language activities can sometimes be challenging for language educators. One of the ways to engage students in language activities is through language games. Language games can motivate students to communicate, strengthens their ability to comprehend the language and enhance their problem-solving and cognitive skills. Language games also have a vast potential to increase engagement of the students, thus lead to the creation of the Conquer & Score: The Derivational Island. It is a word formation enrichment game catering to students learning lexicology and linguistics. The topic was chosen based on the result of an online quiz on the types of morphemes. The game focuses on the derivational morphemes used to form the English language words. The game requires knowledge of morphology as well as basic lexical analysis skills. The game provides educators a fun and engaging reinforcement activity for the students. Gamification elements used in the game such as rewards, flexible learning path and progress indicator offer a safe environment for competition, which can motivate students to outdo each other to win the game. This paper also highlights some important aspects of games in learning.
Mastering Mandarin Endocentric Phrases: A Five-Step Technique
Authors: Sim Mok Soon , K. Sankaran S. Suchithra A/P , Khin Lau Suk
Published: March 2020

Mandarin Endocentric Phrases (MEP) is a type of Mandarin phrase which is classified according to its internal structure. It is formed by two components which share a [modifier-head word] relationship. The modifier component precedes the head word it modifies. The role of the modifier is to describe or limit the head word. The Five-Step Technique is a simplified method of arranging words to form MEP. It helps non-native speakers to master the process of sequencing MEP. This technique is informed by findings from research on error analy-sis in the use of MEP among Malay students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam campus in 2019. UiTM Malay students are influenced by their mother tongue which is the Malay language when they learn the MEP, thus they often make mistakes in the construction and translation of MEP. This Five-Step technique delineates the cor-rect sequence of MEP into five parts, starting from the demonstrative pronouns, followed by the measure word, modifier or adjective, parti-cle “de” and finally the noun or object. This technique will enable stu-dents to produce error-free MEPs and instinctively build their motiva-tion to master the language. Ideally, Mandarin teachers can use this innovative teaching approach to create an interactive and collabora-tive learning partnership in the Mandarin classroom.
Who Cheats More?
Authors: Ahmad Kamil Maisarah , Druckman Zachariah Aidin , Rahmat Noor Hanim , Amir Johan Syafiqah Johan
Published: March 2020

Academic dishonesty (AD) is a significant problem in tertiary institutions worldwide, including Malaysia. The self-presentation theory suggests that AD may be committed in order to make or preserve a favourable image to others. Past studies have made the generalization that male students commit more AD compared to female women, however, few studies have looked into the actual differences in the instances and methods of AD across gender. Hence, the authors conducted a questionnaire to examine whether gender is a significant indicator of AD and whether there are differences in the types of AD committed. The results show that the male students outnumbered their female counterparts in all categories except crediting absent partners in group tasks. Findings of this study suggests that assessments should be designed to reward the quality, not the quantity, of output.
Employing Personal Reading Logs through Short Stories to Enhance Students’ L2 Reading Comprehension Achievement
Authors: Sulaiman Mohandas Eliyas , Nik Ismail Azlan Nik Mastura , Othman Salwa , Azhari Muhammad Aizat
Published: March 2020

This study aims to investigate whether the use of six selected short stories throughout the duration of a 14-week course could enhance students’ reading comprehension achievement at the end of the semester. Out of the six short stories read, three were chosen as in-class assignments known as ‘Personal Reading Logs’ (hereafter, PRLs). One group of semester two Diploma students taking a reading skills course was selected through a convenience sampling method. A pre-test was conducted by having the students answer a past semester reading quiz of which the results would then be compared to their post-test (final reading exam) results. A paired samples t-test revealed no significant difference in the reading scores of the pre-test and the post-test, t (17) = -.265, p > .05. Since the p-value was bigger than 0.05, this indicated that the mean reading score of the post-test (M = 50.556) was not significantly higher than the mean reading score of the pre-test (M = 49.722). Therefore, the null hypothesis which stated that there was no difference in the mean score of the pre-test and post-test was retained. Overall, the result refuted the findings of other studies promoting the effectiveness of using short stories to enhance L2 reading comprehension achievement.
The Error Analysis of Learning Mandarin Endocentric Phrases among the Malay Students in Malaysia
Authors: Sim Mok Soon , Khin Lau Suk , K. Sankaran S. Suchithra A/P
Published: March 2020

The Mandarin language has gained currency in the Malaysian education landscape. Particularly in tertiary educational settings in Malaysia, it is common to find Malay students learning the Mandarin language. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is the largest university in Malaysia and it has the most number of Malay students learning Mandarin as a third language in the country. Almost all of the Malay students who study the Mandarin language at the university have no background in Mandarin. They are inevitably influenced by their mother tongue which is the Malay language. This paper aims to analyze Endocentric Mandarin phrasal errors commonly made by Malay students while studying Mandarin in UiTM. In addition, some teaching methods are also recommended to guide those involved in teaching and learning Mandarin. This study is conducted using a mixed method approach. Two research instruments were used in this study, that is question papers and interviews. 40 Malay students who were taking Introductory Mandarin Level II course in UiTM Shah Alam campus were chosen as the survey respondents. The results of the research revealed that there are 4 types of errors commonly made by Malay students in learning the Mandarin Endocentric Phrases, namely: (i) Omission of Measure Words, (ii) Reversed string order of Endocentric Phrases, (iii) Errors in Using Demonstrative Pronouns and (iv) Excess of the particle “de”. The most obvious mistake is the Omission of Measure Words and the Reversed string order of Endocentric Phrases due to the first language disruption. These errors have often resulted in structural and morphological inaccuracies.
POTENSI PENGEMBANGAN DESA MEKARWANGI SEBAGAI AGROWISATA PANDANWANGI DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN POTENSI UMKM MELALUI PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT
Authors: Jamilah Nur , Chan Arianis , Arifianti Ria
Published: March 2020

One of the villages that was developed as a tourist village is the Pandanwangi tourist village which is equipped with Jl. Jambudipa, Mekarwangi, Warungkondang, Cianjur Regency, West Java 43261. Pandanwangi tourist village also has procedures for environmental management, spatial concepts, and strong traditional rules, environmental development, food diversification patterns, food, and other activities that it strictly adheres to. Based on this, the research aims to explore the potential development of Pandanwangi Tourism Village in Tegalega Village, Warungkondang Sub-District as a location for agricultural education, based on studies of preparation aspects and demand aspects that provide support for the development of the future Pandanwangi tourism village. The information used in this study is a mixed method, including qualitative methods to assess aspects of stocks (inventory), community characteristics and policies, and quantitative methods to assess aspects of tourism demand. The results of the study indicate that the pandanwangi tourist village has the potential to be developed as a tourist village for nature and educational culture. However, the pandanwangi tourism village needs to be optimized to become a tourist village, namely in the field of stocks that require repairs and development, namely on the elements of accessibility, convenience, information and protection. Salah satu desa yang dikembangkan sebagai kampung wisata adalah Desa Wisata Pandanwangi yang berlokasi Jl. Jambudipa, Mekarwangi, Warungkondang, Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat 43261. Desa Wisata Pandanwangi juga memiliki tata cara pengelolaan lingkungan, konsep tata ruang, dan aturan adat yang cukup kuat, khususnya dalam pembangunan kawasan, pola diversifikasi pangan, makanan pokok, dan kegiatan lainnya yang ditaatinya secara ketat secara turun temurun. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, maka penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi potensi pengembangan Desa Wisata Pandanwangi di Desa Tegalega Kecamatan Warungkondang sebagai lokasi edukasi pertanian, berdasarkan kajian aspek sediaan dan aspek permintaan sehingga mampu memberi rekomendasi bagi pengembangan Desa Wisata Pandanwangi ke depan. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode campuran, meliputi metode kualitatif untuk mengkaji aspek sediaan (supply), karakteristik masyarakat dan kebijakan, serta metode kuantitatif untuk mengkaji aspek permintaan (demand) wisata. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Desa Wisata Pandanwangi memiliki potensi untuk dikembangkan sebagai desa wisata alam desa budaya dan edukasi. Akan tetapi, Desa Wisata Pandanwangi perlu dioptimalkan untuk menjadi sebuah desa wisata yakni dalam aspek sediaan yang memerlukan perbaikan dan pengembangan, yakni pada elemen aksesibilitas, amenity, informasi dan kelembagaan.
Respons pertumbuhan tanaman kelapa kopyor (Cocos nucifera L.) belum menghasilkan terhadap pemberian pupuk anorganik yang dikombinasikan dengan pupuk organik cair
Authors: Risandi Fatwa Halimah , Ariyanti Mira , Soleh Mochamad Arief
Published: March 2020

Sari. Kelapa kopyor merupakan salah satu plasma nutfah yang ada di Indonesia dan potensial untuk dikembangkan. Upaya peningkatan produktivitas kelapa kopyor dapat  melalui pemupukan, yaitu dengan pemberian pupuk anorganik dan pupuk organik cair. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemupukan yang tepat untuk tanaman kelapa kopyor belum menghasilkan dengan kombinasi pupuk anorganik dan pupuk organik cair. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Lahan PT. Mekar Unggul Sari (Taman Buah Mekarsari), Cileungsi, Bogor, Jawa Barat, pada bulan Juli sampai dengan Desember 2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK), yang terdiri dari 16 perlakuan dan masing-masing perlakuan terdiri dari 2 tanaman dan diulang sebanyak 2 kali. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kombinasi dosis 50% pupuk anorganik dengan 25% dosis pupuk organik cair dari dosis anjuran cenderung berpengaruh baik pada parameter pertambahan tinggi tanaman, lilit batang, dan  jumlah daun, sementara kombinasi dosis 75% pupuk anorganik dan 125% dosis pupuk organik cair cenderung meningkatkan rata-rata luas daun.Kata kunci : Pupuk anorganik ∙ Pupuk organik cair ∙ Kelapa kopyor Abstract. Kopyor coconut is one of the germplasm from Indonesia and potential to be developed. Efforts to increase the productivity of kopyor coconut can be through fertilization, by providing inorganic fertilizers and liquid organic fertilizers. This study aimed to understand the right fertilization for young kopyor coconut plants that applied by combination of of inorganic fertilizer and liquid organic fertilizer. This research was conducted at the PT. Mekar Unggul Sari (Mekarsari Fruit Garden), Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java, from July to December 2018. It used a Randomized Block Design (RBD), that consisted of 16 treatments and each treatment consisted of 2 plants and repeated 2 times. The results showed that the combination of 50% dosage of inorganic fertilizer with 25% dosage of liquid organic fertilizer had a trendto give better effect on plant height, stem diameter, and leaf number, while 75% dosage of inorganic fertilizer with 125% dosage of liquid organic fertilizer tend to gave better effect on leaf area.Keywords : Inorganic fertilizer ∙ Liquid organic fertilizer ∙ Kopyor coconut
Optimasi teknik sterilisasi dan induksi tunas tanaman durian (Durio zibethinus Murr) ‘Kamajaya’ lokal Cimahi Secara in vitro
Authors: Rahmadi Agung , Wicaksana Noladhi , Nurhadi Bambang , Suminar Erni , Pakki Siti Rakhmah Tenrisui , Mubarok Syariful
Published: March 2020

Sari. Durian ‘Kamajaya’ merupakan salah satu jenis durian lokal yang keberadaanya hampir punah sehingga perlu dilakukan konservasi, salah satunya yaitu dengan perbanyakan menggunakan kultur jaringan. Permasalahan yang muncul dalam kultur jaringan durian ini salah satunya adalah metode sterilisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh metode sterilisasi yang tepat untuk perbanyakan tanaman durian ‘Kamajaya’ secara in vitro. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Laboratorium Kultur Jaringan Teknologi Benih, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran, sejak bulan Mei sampai September tahun 2019. Eksplan yang digunakan adalah tunas muda dari tanaman durian ‘Kamajaya’ yang berasal dari Cimahi. Sterilisasi untuk inisiasi dengan teknik kultur jaringan menggunakan kombinasi air mengalir, detergen, fungisida, bakterisida, alkohol 70%, antiseptik PCMX 10%, surfaktan polysorbate 3 tetes per liter, antiseptik povidone-iodine, clorox (10% dan 20%)  dan HgCl2 0,1%. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa Sterilisasi tunas muda durian ‘Kamajaya’ dengan menggunakan air mengalir, perendaman dalam detergen selama 10 menit, perendaman dalam fungisida selama 10 menit, perendaman dalam clorox 20% + surfaktan polysorbate 3 tetes per L selama 20 menit, perendaman dalam clorox 10% selama 10 menit, serta perendaman dalam HgCl2 0,1% selama 1 menit memiliki presentase kontaminasi terendah yaitu 20 % dan presentasi hidup tertinggi yaitu 80 %.Kata kunci:  Durian ‘Kamajaya’ ∙ Kultur jaringan ∙ Sterilisasi Abstract. Durian 'Kamajaya' is a type of local durian that is almost extinct. Tissue culture is one of the methods that can be used as a plant conservation. However, many problems arise in Durian tissue culture, one of which is the sterilization method. The objective of this study was to obtain an appropriate in vitro sterilization method for the multiplication of Durian 'Kamajaya'. The research was conducted at the Laboratory of Tissue Culture, Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, from May to September 2019. The durian buds were used as plant explant sterilized for initiation with tissue culture techniques using different sterilization methods as following running water, detergent, fungicides  , bactericide, alcohol 70% , PCMX antiseptic 10%, polysorbate surfactant 3 drops per L,  clorox (10% and 20%), and  HgCl2 0.1%. The results showed that the sterilization of Durian 'Kamajaya' using water flow + soaking in detergent for 10 minutes +  fungicide for 10 minutes + Clorox 20% and polysorbate surfactant 3 drops per L for 20 minutes + Clorox 10% for 10 minutes + HgCl2 0.1% for 1 minute gave the lowest percentage of contamination (20%) and the highest life presentation(80%).Keywords: Durian 'Kamajaya' ∙ Tissue culture ∙ Sterilization
Infrastructure investment in Portugal and the traded/non-traded industry mix
Authors: Pereira Alfredo Marvao , Pereira Rui Manuel
Published: March 2020

Using a newly-developed data set for Portugal, we analyze the industry-level effects of infrastructure investment. Focusing on the divide between traded and non-traded industries, we find that infrastructure investments have a non-traded bias, as these shift the industry mix towards private and public services. We also find that the industries that benefit the most in relative terms are all non-traded: construction, trade, and real estate, among the private services, and education and health, among the public services. Similarly, emerging trading sectors, such as hospitality and professional services, stand to gain. The positive impacts on traded industries are too small to make a difference. These results highlight that infrastructure-based strategies are not neutral in terms of the industry mix. Moreover, with most of the benefits accruing to non-traded industries, such a development model that is heavily based on domestic demand may be unsustainable in light of Portugal’s current foreign account position.
Conhecimento popular sobre plantas medicinais utilizadas no município de Mafra, SC, Brasil
Authors: Humenhuk Thais , Leite Daniela Regina Buch , Fritsch Mário
Published: March 2020

O conhecimento popular sobre plantas medicinais, apesar de ser bem disseminado no Brasil, está sendo perdido devido à globalização. Além disso, e apesar de apresentar vantagens, o uso de plantas de maneira errônea pode causar danos à saúde dos usuários. O presente estudo teve como objetivo apontar algumas plantas utilizadas no município e resgatar uma pequena parcela do conhecimento popular, comparando as informações do senso comum com o conhecimento científico sobre essas plantas. O levantamento etnobotânico ocorreu entre maio e junho de 2019, através de entrevistas semiestruturadas com a população do município de Mafra (SC). Após a coleta dos dados, foram realizadas buscas na literatura sobre as espécies mencionadas pelos entrevistados. Dos 22 entrevistados, foi observado a prevalência de entrevistados do sexo feminino (86,36 %). Além disso, a maior parte dos participantes possuem mais de 60 anos de idade (36,36%) e ensino fundamental incompleto (22,72%). A fonte principal do conhecimento popular sobre o uso das plantas foi transmitida pelos seus antepassados. Alguns informantes (18,18%) relataram o aparecimento de efeitos adversos com o uso de algumas espécies. Foram mencionadas 87 plantas distribuídas em 49 famílias, sendo as famílias dominantes Asteraceae (11,5%), Lamiaceae (10,3%). As plantas mais citadas foram: babosa (Aloe sp.), camomila (Chamomilla sp.), capim-limão (Cymbopogon sp.), gervão (Stachytarpheta sp.), hortelã (Mentha sp.) e penicilina (Alternanthera sp.). Com esses resultados, foi possível mapear o uso e levantar dados acerca de algumas plantas medicinais utilizadas pela população de Mafra e concluir que a maioria das espécies do uso popular apresentam a mesma indicação encontrada na literatura científica.

Palavras-Chave: Etnomedicina. Etnobotânica. Espécies terapêuticas. Medicina popular.
De Wittgenstein a Kant, 200 años después: El retorno analítico hacia el «noumeno» kantiano, según Karl Otto Apel
Authors: Ortíz de Lanzáduri Carlos
Published: March 2020

RESUMENSe reconstruye el retorno analítico al noumeno kantiano a través de Wittgenstein 200 años después, siguiendo a Karl-Otto Apel y a otras cuatro interpretaciones actuales.PALABRAS CLAVEGIRO SEMIÓTICO, TRASCENDENTALISMO, JUEGOS DEL LENGUAJE, OBJETIVIDAD, INTERSUBJETIVIDADABSTRACTThe analytical return to kantian noumena through Wittgenstein two hundred years later is reconstructed, according to Karl-Otto Apel and other four present interpretations.KEYWORDSSEMIOTIC TURN, TRANSCENDENTALISM, LINGUISTIC GAME, OBJECTIVITY, INTERSUBJECTIVITY.
Hegel y el neo-hegelianismo francés: una nueva identidad
Authors: Binetti María José
Published: March 2020

RESUMENLejos de romper con el idealismo absoluto de Hegel, la filosofía francesa contemporánea parece asegurar su continuación. En efecto, el nuevo concepto de identidad mediante el cual la especulación hegeliana superó la rigidez inmóvil de la sustancia y la lógica bipolar del pensamiento representativo, ha sentado las bases especulativas de lo que el pensamiento francés reinscribe hoy bajo las categorías de diferencia, repetición, diseminación, imposibilidad, exceso, paradoja, instante, etc. El eterno retorno de lo mismo, el acontecimiento que sobreviene a la finitud y la aporía de una contradicción realizada son otros tantos nombres con los cuales la «escuela de la diferencia» reclama la racionalidad de una Aufhebung, que desborda y contiene toda discriminación abstracta.PALABRAS CLAVESIDENTIDAD, DIFERENCIA, OPOSICIÓN, MEDIACIÓNABSTRACT Far from breaking with Hegel’s Absolute Idealism, French Contemporary Philosophy seems to ensure its continuity. In fact, the new concept of identity through which the Hegelian speculation overcame the immovable rigidity of substance and the bipolar logic of representative thought, has settled the speculative base of what nowadays French Philosophy includes again under the categories of difference, repetition, dissemination, impossibility, excess, paradox, instant, etc. The eternal return of the same, the event that happens to finite and the aporia of an actual contradiction are different names through which the «school of difference» claims the rationality of Aufhebung, which overflows and contains all abstract discrimination.KEY WORDSIDENTITY, DIFFERENCE, OPPOSITION, MEDIATION
Modalidades espectrales: vínculos entre la justicia y el derecho en la filosofía derridiana
Authors: Balcarce Gabriela
Published: March 2020

RESUMENEl siguiente artículo intenta pensar un modo de articulación de la relación aporética entre la justicia y el derecho presentadas por la filosofía derridiana de los últimos años, bajo la exigencia de pensar una justicia que posea el carácter de la incondicionalidad, una justicia irreductible al derecho. A nuestro juicio, el énfasis del filósofo franco-argelino por establecer tal distinción concluye en un hiato problemático, en la medida en que dicho concepto quedaría relegado al estatuto de la trascendencia, cuando no al de una idea regulativa en el sentido kantiano del término. Para evitar este hiato, propondremos un posible vínculo entre el derecho y la justicia entendido como una forma de contacto entre lo posible y lo imposible. Para ello, nos valdremos de la categoría de espectro y de la modalidad de existencia que esta figura presenta, a saber, la del asedio.PALABRAS CLAVEJUSTICIA, DERECHO, ESPECTRO, ASEDIOABSTRACTThe following article attempts to find a way of articulating the aporethic relationship between justice and law presented by Derridean philosophy in the last years, where justice must be regarded as bearing the character of unconditionality and being therefore irreducible to law. To our minds, the French-Algerian philosopher’s emphasis on substantiating such distinction reaches a problematic hiatus, insofar as such concept of justice would be relegated to the statute of transcendence, if not to the extent of a regulative idea in the Kantian sense of the term. In order to avoid this hiatus, we propose a possible link between law and justice being it understood as a form of contact between the possible and the impossible, and we use both the category of spectre and its modality of existence, i.e., haunt.KEY WORDSJUSTICE, LAW, SPECTRE, HAUNT
Los criterios de textualidad en la hermenéutica de Paul Ricoeur. Un análisis crítico
Authors: Bertorello Adrián
Published: March 2020

RESUMENEl trabajo examina críticamente la afirmación central de la hermenéutica de Paul Ricoeur, a saber, que el soporte material de la escritura es el rasgo determinante para que una secuencia discursiva sea considerada como un texto. La escritura cancela las condiciones fácticas de la enunciación y crea, de este modo, un ámbito de sentido estable en el que se puede validar una concepción de la subjetividad que está implicada en las dos estrategias de lecturas (el análisis estructural y la apropiación), esto es, un sujeto pasivo que se constituye por la idealidad del significado. Asimismo, el trabajo intentará precisar una serie de ambigüedades en el uso que Ricoeur hace del «ser en el mundo» para sostener la referencialidad del discurso.PALABRAS CLAVETEXTO, ESCRITURA, REFERENCIA, SUBJETIVIDAD, MUNDOABSTRACTThis paper critically examines the main assertion of Paul Ricoeur´s hermeneutics, i.e., that the material base of writing is the determining feature to consider a discursive sequence as a text. Writing cancels the factual conditions of enunciation and creates, in this way, a background of stable meaning where it is possible to validate a conception of subjectivity implicated in the two reading strategies (the structural analysis and the appropriation), i.e., a passive subject constituted by the ideality of meaning. Likewise, this paper aims to clarify some ambiguities in the way Ricoeur uses the «beings in the world» to support the discourse referentiality.KEY WORDSTEXT, WRITING, REFERENCE, SUBJECTIVITY, WORLD
La concepción de la religión en la obra de La Mothe Le Vayer
Authors: Gómez Rodríguez Carlos
Published: March 2020

RESUMENEl presente artículo examina el análisis efectuado por La Mothe le Vayer acerca del hecho religioso y su problemática en su obra Dialogues faits à l´imitation des anciens. Desde un acusado escepticismo, presenta la religión como una construcción cultural y convencional. La filosofía, en tanto ejercicio de análisis escéptico, ofrecerá una visión de la moral y la religión alejadas por completo de toda sacralizad. Serán, sin embargo, instrumentos muy útiles para el Estado y, si se administran bien, redundarán en la cohesión social y en la pax politica.PALABRAS CLAVEESCEPTICISMO, CONVENCIÓN, RAZÓN DE ESTADOABSTRACTIn this paper we examine the analysis carried out by La Mothe le Vayer of the religious matter and its problems in his work Dialogues faits à l´imitation des anciens. From a marked scepticism, he presents religion as a cultural and conventional entity. Philosophy, as an exercise of sceptical analysis, offers a view of morality and religion totally removed from any sacredness. Both are, however, very useful instruments for the State and, when well administered, beneficial to social cohesion and pax politica.KEY WORDSSCEPTICISM, CONVENTIOM, REASON OF STATE
An analysis of illocutionary acts in a fantasy movie
Authors: Fitriani Siti Sarah , Achmad Diana , Rasmita Fitria
Published: March 2020

This study aims to find out the types and the most dominant illocutionary acts used by the main character in a fantasy movie, ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret’. A descriptive qualitative study was done by observing the utterances spoken by the main character in the movie. The spoken utterances were then analysed based on the types of illocutionary acts, namely: representative, directive, commissive, expressive and declarative.  The results of the study showed that out of the five, only four types of illocutionary acts were found in the movie, they are representative, directive, expressive, and commissive. The most frequently illocutionary act used is directive (47.64%), while the least frequently used is commissive (4.19%). The directive forces used by the main character are varied. Directives are used get the hearers to do something, where in the movie, he often used asking and ordering. Meanwhile, declarative is not employed by the main character since performing declarative act needs authorities and status; this act is used to change the world through utterances. But the main character in this movie do not have any certain status or authority in any position at the magic school he attended, he is a student, still new with the magic world and do not have much power. This is why declarative was not found in the utterances of the main character.
Revisiting the implementation of active learning pedagogy in EFL classrooms
Authors: Devira Merina
Published: March 2020

The present study investigated the current development of active learning pedagogy implementation, focusing on the English subject, at high school classrooms in Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia. It focused on English teachers’ pedagogical practices undertaken at the classrooms during the lessons and the factors impeding the construction of active learning methodology. A qualitative method was used, which employed the instruments of classroom observations, interviews, and lesson plan reviews. It was conducted in four lessons at three different high schools located in eastern Aceh, Langsa. The participants of this study were four English teachers and eleventh grade students who were actively involved in the observed English lessons. The findings showed that the dominant teachers’ role and students’ engagement in the class teaching-learning practices were not yet incorporated as active learning principles. Then, there was a lack of teachers’ understanding on the concept of active learning pedagogy, less provided trainings on active learning methodology, no provision of teaching-learning media at classrooms, and individual students were considered as influential factors in implementing an active learning pedagogy in these classrooms. Hence, future researchers are recommended to conduct an adaptation or re-evaluation to the active learning methodology that has been used all these times in order to be more practical and appropriate with Indonesian classroom contexts.
Portfolio assessment: Learning outcomes and students’ attitudes
Authors: Sulistyo Teguh , Eltris Katharina Poptrisia Nona , Mafulah Siti , Budianto Suhartawan , Saiful Saiful , Heriyawati Dwi Fita
Published: March 2020

This paper is aimed at (1) investigating whether the implementation of portfolio assessment had an impact on students’ writing ability, and (2) obtaining the students’ attitudes towards portfolios. The method used in this study was quasi-experimental research design, and the data were collected through a set of writing tests (pre-test and post-test) and a questionnaire. The results show that the implementation of portfolio assessment increased the students’ writing ability. It was also found that the students’ knowledge of global issues (content and organization) also increased more significantly than the local issues (grammar, vocabulary, and mechanics). In addition, the results of the questionnaire proved that the secondary level students had positive attitudes towards the implementation of the portfolio assessment. Therefore, it is suggested that the portfolio assessment should be implemented in the teaching-learning process especially in English writing since it could give regular feedback, and help the students in monitoring their writing progress.
Social practice on Facebook: Critical discourse analysis in the process of text production
Authors: Triana Hetti Waluati , Wirman Eka Putra , Kustati Martin , Reflinaldi Reflinaldi , Rahmi Awliya , Nelmawarni Nelmawarni
Published: March 2020

The study aims to identify the ways to produce text production process by Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN, or State Islamic University) students in Padang on Facebook. Documentations, observations, and in depth-interviews were used to collect data. There were 1,214 discourses found on group and personal accounts of 27 informants, and 400 discourses were taken as data of the research. The analysis was conducted by following Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis, (CDA), with the Critical Linguistics approach. The research findings show that the text production process by UIN students on Facebook were done in three ways, namely producing their own text, spreading other people’s texts that are shared from the site, and producing text as a result of consumption of other texts. Producing text itself is a way of producing text by creating its own status as a form of expression of thoughts, feelings, and experiences, without referring to other texts or texts that have been published on other walls. The form of production by spreading text from other website is the most common form of text production. Production status is a form of the author’s reaction to the text he or she understood.
Industrial trainees learning experiences of English related tasks at the workplace
Authors: Singh Amreet Kaur Jageer , Raja Harun Raja Nor Safinas
Published: March 2020

This study aims to examine (a) the needs and usage of English language by Industrial Trainees at their workplace, (b) the challenges they faced, and (c) the relevance of Diploma in English courses in a public university in Malaysia to their language and communication needs at the workplace. The sample consists of 55 final year Diploma in English students who had just completed their three months of industrial training at various organisations. The data was collected by means of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The findings of the study indicated that English was widely used in the organisations and all the four language skills were required in conducting various tasks at the workplace. However, most of the trainees experienced difficulty in making online ticketing and online hotel reservations, holding briefings, attending to clients’ concerns and complaints, negotiating with clients to make a deal, making oral presentations, contacting with other firms, preparing the filing system, preparing flyers/brochures/posters/advertisements and preparing accounts. It is thus suggested that the essential courses especially concerning public speaking and interpersonal communication skills to be taught before the students underwent their internship. The findings of the study have some pedagogical implications. Higher education institutions that offer similar courses can make use of these findings in revising the program in line with current demands of education and the workforce. Besides, the lecturers can also rethink the way how specific courses should be taught to meet the students’ needs and allow them to explore meaningful learning through experiential learning.
Alterabilidade e comportamento geomecânico de rochas no AHE simplício
Authors: Martins Lopes Patrícia , Coutinho Saliba Eduardo , Lopes da Silva Nunes Anna Laura
Published: March 2020

A alteração de rochas e juntas provoca variações nas características geotécnicas do maciço rochoso, reduzindo a sua resistência e a segurança das obras de engenharia. O processo de alteração química introduz modificações do material, alterando o comportamento geomecânico originalmente previsto no projeto. A previsão do comportamento das rochas ao longo do tempo é de grande importância para que seja elaborado o plano de manutenção ou de reforço do material rochoso. Este artigo apresenta um estudo detalhado sobre a variação do comportamento mecânico das juntas e dos maciços de rocha gnáissica que compõem o circuito hidráulico do Aproveitamento Hidrelétrico Simplício, em função da alteração natural ao longo do tempo. Foram realizados ensaios com Martelo Schmidt no campo, em rocha nos estados alterado e inalterado e em juntas alteradas, e em laboratório, em rochas e juntas nos estados alterado e inalterado. Os ensaios com Martelo Schmidt mostraram inúmeras vantagens de seu uso na prática, tais como custo reduzido, rapidez, e facilidade de execução. Além disso, o ensaio com martelo mostra versatilidade de aplicação em amostras diversas, com restrições mínimas de área, volume e qualidade da superfície. A análise de outros estudos com o mesmo material de Simplício possibilitou a proposição de relações empíricas para a previsão de comportamento do material em função do tempo de alteração, do valor de rebote do martelo e da resistência à compressão uniaxial.
Farmers’ Capacity for Jatiluwih Agrotourism Management and Its Effects on Tourists’ Satisfaction and Intention to Revisit
Authors: Patricia Tien Cathy , Suryawardani I Gusti Ayu Oka , Suamba I Ketut , Wiranatha Agung Suryawan
Published: March 2020

Capacity is the main element for farmers in achieving their goals. Farmer’s Capacity consists elements of knowledge, attitude, and skills. With the increasing number of visits in Bali, especially Jatiluwih Agrotourism, farmers should be the subject of management so that they can fully enjoy the benefits of the visit. With the existence of agrotourism, agriculture and tourism can be a pair of harmonious sectors. Tourist’s feedback on the satisfaction and intention to revisit can be an input in the effort to increasing the farmer’s capacity in agrotourism management for its sustainability. This paper analyzes Farmer’s Capacity for Jatiluwih Agrotourism Management and Its Influence toward Tourist’s Satisfaction and Intention to Revisit. Primary and secondary data were obtained through interviews and filling out questionnaires with the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis method. The results of Partial Least Square (PLS) analysis show that farmer’s capacity has a significant effect on tourists’s satisfaction, which leads to tourists’s intention to revisit. it is expected that higher capacity of agroutourism management among farmers will increase tourist’s satisfaction which affects tourist’s intention to revisit hence, improving the welfare of the community, especially farmers in Jatiluwih Agrotourism.

Keywords: Farmers’ Capacity, Satisfaction, Revisit, PLS
MOLECULAR APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE HOT AND COLD TEMPERAMENTS IN PLANTS ACCORDING AVICENNA CONCEPTS, THE ROLE OF MAGNESIUM
Authors:   Laboratory of Biotechnology, Research Center for Innovative Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sharofova Mizhgona , Aldybiat Iman ,   University of Sorbonne Paris Cité-Paris 7, Lariboisière Hospital, Sagdieva Shoista ,   Research Center for Innovative Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Burkhonova Nigora ,   Laboratory of Biotechnology, Research Center for Innovative Technologies, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Nuraliev Yusuf ,   Central Scientific-Research Laboratory, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Rahimi Farhod ,   Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mirshahi Massoud ,   University of Sorbonne Paris CitéParis 7, Lariboisière Hospital
Published: March 2020

Objective: The molecular approach of millenary notion about hot and cold temperaments (mizaj) in plants according to Avicenna concepts is not investigated. The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation between mizaj property of plants from the Tajikistan area and their amount/quality of metal. Methods: We analyzed the presence of several metals that implicated in body’s homeostasis integrity, such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium, in several edible plants (n=23) from different regions in Tajikistan. Samples (n=43) of plant’s parts including seeds, flower, leaf, stem and root were analyzed for their elements’ composition using Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) which incorporates Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Results: We didn’t find any correlation between the area of the collected samples and the amount of metal absorbance by the plants. The metals distributions of plant’s parts varied from one to the other. In this study, we found strict correlation between the amount of magnesium and the temperament properties of the plants reported by Avicenna. The magnesium was detected in high amount in Achillea millefolium L., Rosa canina L., Coriandrum sativum L., Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Nigella sativa L. Conclusion: The presence of high concentration of magnesium in the edible plants can be considered as a metal contribution (factor) in hot mizaj property and may lead to energy regeneration and wellbeing after consumption. Keywords: Metal, hot and cold nature, plants, Avicenna, magnesium, Tajikistan.
CURRENT ISSUES OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OF PASSENGER VEHICLE DRIVERS IN THE CONDITIONS OF HOT CLIMATE
Authors:   Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Nushervoni Biloli Khaliliyon , Babaev Abdunaim Babaevich ,   Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
Published: March 2020

The article contains data on the impact of factors of the working environment and labour process on the health status of drivers of passenger vehicles and incidence rates with a temporary disability. Based on the research, the authors note that drivers of buses and trolleybuses are exposed to various physical and chemical factors in combination with factors of the labor process. It is noted that drivers perform very intense work, depending on the degree of traffic intensity in large cities. In addition, they must, according to the schedule, abide by a rigid mode of time around the city. Drivers are responsible for the safety of passengers, and other road users, which leads to a significant psychological stress. Many drivers complain about an overtime work, increasing to 10-11 hours a day. At the same time, in the air of workplaces the content of carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide is noted, the number of which in many cases exceeds their maximum permissible concentration. Analysis of the literature suggests that the features of the labour of drivers of passenger vehicles when working in hot climates and congestion of urban highways are not well understood. Keywords: Driver, motor transport, working conditions, production factors.
ESTRATÉGIAS PARA RESOLUÇÃO DOS PRINCIPAIS DESAFIOS DA LOGÍSTICA DE PRODUTOS AGRÍCOLAS EXPORTADOS PELO BRASIL
Authors: Kawano Bruno Rógora , Mores Giana de Vargas , Da Silva Roberto Fray , Cugnasca Carlos Eduardo
Published: March 2020

O Brasil é um dos maiores produtores e exportadores de produtos agrícolasdo mundo. Este artigo buscou identificar e sugerir ações corretivas para os principaisdesafios que impactam na competitividade das cadeias brasileiras de produtosagrícolas voltados para a exportação. Alguns desafios foram identificados na literatura,considerando a necessidade de: análise das cadeias agrícolas; coordenação entre os elosde cada cadeia; melhoria nas metodologias utilizadas para a otimização das cadeiasagrícolas; existência de sistemas de rastreabilidade satisfatórios que englobem toda acadeia; e considerações em relação à infraestrutura do atual agronegócio brasileiro.Algumas ações foram propostas para auxiliar na eliminação desses gargalos, como:separação dos produtos por categorias de acordo com o equipamento de transporteutilizado; fomento da coordenação entre os elos das cadeias; utilização de softwaresespecíficos; elaboração de sistemas de rastreabilidade; utilização de parcerias públicoprivadaspara melhorar a qualidade da atual malha viária; e a consequente redução doscustos com transporte dos produtos agropecuários.
PREFERÊNCIA POR ALIMENTOS SEGUROS: ESTUDO DE CASO DO CONSUMO DE MORANGO EM UM MUNICÍPIO DE MINAS GERAIS
Authors: Barbosa Júnior Djalma Adão , Amorim Airton Lopes , De Faria Franciane Rocha , Priore Silvia Eloiza , Maciel Gomes Marília Fernandes
Published: March 2020

Apesar do esforço governamental em monitorar resíduos de agrotóxicos emfrutas e hortaliças, alguns produtos, como o morango, continuam apresentando níveisacima do permitido por lei. Desta forma, este estudo se propôs avaliar a preferênciados consumidores, estimada por meio da disposição a pagar (DAP), por morangosproduzidos sem a utilização de agrotóxicos, além de analisar o efeito da informaçãoa respeito dos malefícios à saúde decorrentes da ingestão de agrotóxicos sobre aDAP. Foram aplicados dois questionários semiestruturados, um contendo informaçãoacerca dos efeitos adversos à saúde ocasionados pela ingestão de agrotóxicos e outrosem essa informação. Estimou-se a DAP individual por meio da técnica de referendosimples, ou pergunta fechada. Utilizou-se o método de valoração contingente naobtenção dos dados primários da pesquisa e na análise estatística, o modelo Logit. Osresultados mostraram que os consumidores deste município estão dispostos a pagar,aproximadamente, duas vezes mais pelo morango produzido sem agrotóxico, isto é,R$ 6,68, quando não informados dos malefícios da ingestão de agrotóxicos. Já a DAPdos consumidores que tiverem acesso a essa informação aumentou aproximadamente16%, chegando a RS 7,76. Demonstra-se, assim, a preferência dos consumidores daregião por produtos sem agrotóxicos.
A POBREZA NO BRASIL E AS ESTRATÉGIAS DE SUPERAÇÃO
Authors: Dos Santos Luciano Balbino , Miranda Rogério Boueri , Silva Moreira Tito Belchior
Published: March 2020

O presente trabalho busca investigar a sensibilidade da pobreza frente àspolíticas públicas atualmente adotadas pelo governo brasileiro, destacando quatrovertentes centrais: a educação superior, a renda per capita, o desemprego e o ProgramaBolsa Família. Nos últimos anos, o governo brasileiro tem mostrado uma opção porpreferencialmente combater a pobreza por meio de políticas de transferência de rendaaos mais pobres. Apesar das fragilidades evidenciadas pelo Bolsa Família, os resultadossinalizam que o Programa tem apresentado um efeito positivo sobre os índices depobreza no Brasil. Além disso, as estratégias que buscam interromper a reprodução dopauperismo na história do desenvolvimento social brasileiro, tais como o crescimentodo PIB, a ampliação do acesso ao ensino superior, a diminuição do desemprego e aspolíticas de transferência de renda, não podem ser tomadas como contraditórias eexcludentes, mas sim como complementares e essenciais, em função da gravidade doproblema, que há décadas assola nossa sociedade.