bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uji Kinerja Mesin Pencacah Plastik (Studi Kasus Bank Sampah Tasikmalaya (BST) di Kecamatan Singaparna, Kabupaten Tasikmalaya)
Authors: Sugandi Wahyu Kristian , Yusuf Asep , Herwanto Totok , Maulana Sidik
Published: January 2019

ABSTRACTGarbage is solid waste, consisting of organic and inorganic substances or materials that are considered to have no longer beneficial and must be managed properly so as not to endanger the environment. Garbage has been a complicated problem especially in big cities. Singaparna, Tasikmalaya  has been produced 154.72 m3 of plastic waste every day. Plastic waste collected by BST is only sort and sold at low prices to the city. To increase the sale value, the plastic waste needs to be chopped in advance. Therefore, the Laboratory of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery FTIP Unpad had developed a plastic waste counting machine to be applied to the community, especially in BST to produce the desired plastic count. However, this machine not yet performance testing data, so it needs to do research regarding performance tests. The purpose of this study is to examine the performance of the plastic counter machine which includes measuring the capacity of the machine, calculating the rendering yield, calculating the length of the enumeration measuring the engine noise level and measuring the engine vibration level. The research method used had descriptive analysis method, it was measuring and calculating the structural components and engine performance. The results of the study in measuring the performance test showed that the actual capacity of the machine was 19.18 kg / hour, the enumeration chopper was 84%, the percentage of plastic chopping length was 86.89%, the noise level was 104.77dB, and the engine vibration was 18.3 mm / s. Key Note : plastic chopper, performance test, tasikmalaya garbage bank
PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA TERAPAN DENGAN MODEL PETRI NET DAN MATRIKS
Authors: Pertiwi Ruvita Iffahtur
Published: January 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui model petri net dan matriks dari suatu permasalahan yang ada disekitar kita. Salah satunya adalah masalah antrian. Kita dapat memanfaatkan pembelajaran matematika untuk membuat model sistemnya. Petri net merupakan salah satu alat untuk memodelkan suatu permasalahan ke dalam bentuk diskrit. Selanjutnya, dapat diperoleh matriks dari model petri net tersebut untuk mengetahui keadaan selanjutnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif dan desain petri net menggunakan software PIPE v.4.3.0. Pada penelitian ini dibuat model Petri net sistem pelayanan IGD RSUD Kota X dan menghasilkan model Perti net yang terdiri dari 15 place dan 17 transisi. Hasil representasi matriks forward incidence, matriks backward incidence, dan matriks incidence yang terbentuk memiliki banyaknya baris  dan banyaknya kolom 17.
Favela:Paisagem Cultural
Contradições vividas nas favelas da Babilônia e Chapéu Mangueira no contexto de grandes eventos e do Programa Morar Carioca Verde.
Authors: Terry Tatiana
Published: January 2019

Os anos pré-olímpicos no Rio foram intensos e conjugaram uma série de iniciativas de promoção da cidade no contexto do “citymarketing” com enfoque na exaltação da paisagem, reconhecida pela UNESCO em 2012 como patrimônio mundial, e na divulgação de boas práticas em sustentabilidade urbana que vinham sendo implementadas. O artigo busca refletir sobre o papel das favelas cariocas, ou pelo menos parte delas, que a partir da ocupação pelas Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora, passaram por mudanças aceleradas sendo integradas aos circuitos turísticos e culturais da cidade . Vamos utilizar as Favelas da Babilônia e Chapéu Mangueira como referência, pela identificação ecológica e pelas inúmeras iniciativas que ali ocorreram em curto espaço de tempo, chamando atenção para as contradições de uma gestão pública que enaltece suas favelas como ambiente estético e cultural mas que não mergulha, de fato, na solução de seus problemas.

Palavras Chave: Favelas, Paisagem Cultural, Sustentabilidade urbana, Turismo
HUKUM DAN FENOMENA KETENAGAKERJAAN
Authors: Ismail Najmi , Zainuddin Moch.
Published: January 2019

Fenomena ketenaga kerjaan di Indonesia sangat sering terjadi. Terkadang fenomena tersebut mengakibatkan banyak hal terjadi. Fenomena yang terjadi menyebabkan konflik dan jalan keluar. Namun saat ini lebih banyak dilihat konflik dibandingkan jalan keluar. Maka dari itu perlu adanya pengaturan-pengaturan lebih lanjut guna meminimalisir hal-hal tersebut terjadi. Indonesia dengan serius menangani hal ini dengan membuat UU No.13 tahun 2003. Undang-undang ini dikeluarkan guna menjelaskan hak dan kewajiban masing-masing. Dibalik banyaknya fenomena yang terjadi, ada salah satu yang menarik perhatian yaitu K3L. K3L merupakan para pekerja yang bekerja mengurusi tenntang K3. Tugas utama mereka adalah mengupayakan kenyaman daerah yang menjadi tanggung jawab mereka.
REHABILITASI SOSIAL BAGI REMAJA DENGAN DISABILITAS SENSORIK
Authors: Salsabila Nida , Krisnani Hetty , Apsari Nurliana Cipta
Published: January 2019

Salah satu masalah sosial yang dihadapi saat ini adalah permasalahan tentang orang dengan Orang dengandisabilitas, seperti stigma negatif, akses yang terbatas yang membuat orang dengan disabilitas menjadi orang yang tergantung kepada bantuan orang lain, ketidaksamaan kesempatan untuk berpartisipasi di dunia kerja, dan masih banyak lagi. Masalah-masalah tersebut adalah masalah yang umum dihadapi orang dengan disabilitas, termasuk remaja dengan disabilitas. Orang denganOrang denganRemaja merupakan masa pertumbuhan yang rentan karena mereka berada pada posisi yang bukan lagi anak-anak dan bukan juga orang dewasa apalagi remaja Orang dengandengan sensorikdisabilitas sensorik yang kesulitan untuk mengaktualisasikan dirinya. Rehabilitasi sosial merupakan salah satu pelayanan sosial yang dapat membantu perkembangan remaja Orang dengansensorikdengan disabilitas sensorik.
International Volunteers as Strangers in Szeklerland
Authors: Silló Ágota
Published: January 2019

This paper focuses on volunteer tourism, which is approached as a new phenomenon in a Romanian minority region, i.e. Szeklerland. Volunteer tourism has developed very fast in last decades at international level and mostly in the developed societies. As an alternative tourism form, it is very popular among the youth and gap-year students. Volunteer tourism is a kind of international volunteering which offers opportunity for someone to volunteer and travel at the same time in a foreign country. Volunteer tourism makes possible the meeting and collaboration between local community and international volunteers. As a new phenomenon in the case of Szeklerland, volunteer tourism was started here by a foreign person, originated from England, who has established himself in Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita County, Romania. In this region, this event was regarded as a strange action; here, local volunteering is also a new phenomenon. The communist rule had a negative effect on the developing of volunteer culture in Eastern Europe. Therefore, in the 21st century in Romania, volunteering is still a rare phenomenon. On the other hand, the presence of foreign volunteers in Szeklerland is an unusual phenomenon. Volunteer tourists are those who meet with locals and thereby are more close to the local people to whom these people speak in foreign languages, have foreign looks and cultures. Due to their lack of English language skills, local people and organizations do not know how to connect with them. So, international volunteering or volunteer tourism is that phenomenon which allows to meet different foreign cultures, where the common ground could be a commonly spoken language, i.e. the English.
Can stretch sensors measure knee range of motion in healthy adults?
Authors: Poomsalood Somruthai , Muthumayandi Karthik , Hambly Karen
Published: January 2019

Study aim: There are currently limited methods available to access dynamic knee range of motion (ROM) during free-living activities. This type of method would be valuable for monitoring and progressing knee rehabilitation. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the functioning of stretch sensors for the measurement of knee ROM and to assess the level of the measurement error. Material and methods: Nine healthy participants were included in the study. Three stretch sensors (StretchSense™, Auckland, NZ) were attached on the participants’ right knees by Kinesiotape®. A Cybex dynamometer was used to standardise movement speed of the knee joint. Data was recorded through the StretchSense™ BLE application. Knee angles were obtained from the video clips recorded during the testing and were analysed by MaxTraq® 2D motion analysis software. The knee angles were then synchronised with the sensor capacitance through R programme. Results: Seven out of the nine participants presented with high coefficient of determination (R2) (>0.98) and low root mean square error (RMSE) (<5°) between the sensor capacitance and knee angle. Two participants did not confirm good relationship between capacitance and knee angle as they presented high RMSE (>5°). The equations generated from these 7 participants’ data were used individually to predict knee angles. Conclusions: The stretch sensors can be used to measure knee ROM in healthy adults during a passive, non-weight-bearing movement with a clinically acceptable level of error. Further research is needed to establish the validity and reliability of the methodology under different conditions before considered within a clinical setting.
Well-posedness of boundary value problems for reverse parabolic equation with integral condition
Authors: Ashyralyyev Charyyar
Published: January 2019

Reverse parabolic equation with integral condition is considered. Well-posedness of reverse parabolic problem in the Hölder space is proved. Coercive stability estimates for solution of three boundary value problems (BVPs) to reverse parabolic equation with integral condition are established.
Modern Technology for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death – a Clinical Update on Device Therapy in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases
Authors: Casu Aura-Gabriela
Published: January 2019

Sudden cardiac death in children is one of the most devastating conditions that can be encountered in acute cardiac care. Intracardiac device therapy, providing prompt and effective treatment in malignant ventricular arrhythmia or in severe conduction abnormalities, is a promising tool to reduce the incidence of this fatal condition. However, the implementation of device-based therapy in the pediatric population is currently limited by the lack of clinical studies on large number of subjects. As a result, indications for device therapy in pediatric patients are still unclear in many circumstances. There are also several particularities related to device implantation in pediatric age, such as the somatic growth leading to a mismatch between chamber size and lead length, or the difficulties of implantation technique in children with small body weight. This study aims to present an update on the current advantages and limitations of device-based therapy for treating severe malignant arrhythmia or conduction disorders in children at risk for sudden cardiac death.
We are Happy Here and We Will Stay, What about You? The Cross-Level Impact of Employee Loyalty and Performance on Student Loyalty
Authors: Ganic Emir , Babic-Hodovic Vesna , Arslanagic-Kalajdzic Maja
Published: January 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine links between, on the one hand, employee satisfaction, loyalty and performance, and on the other, the relationship between customer satisfaction and loyalty, as well as their inter-relationship. We conducted a study with employees (53 employees) and students (262 students) across seven departments of a private university in a developing European country. In order to test the cross-level effects of employee-level constructs on student-level constructs, a multilevel analysis was conducted using hierarchical linear modeling. The results confirmed the positive effect of employee satisfaction on employee loyalty and employee performance, but not the impact of the employees’ loyalty on their performances. At the same time, the results showed that students’ satisfaction was positively related to loyalty. Finally, the results showed that, unlike employee performance, employee loyalty at the level of the department had a positive and significant impact on the students’ loyalty and also enhanced the effect of students’ satisfaction on student loyalty.
Political and Economic Institutions and Economic Performance: Evidence from Kosovo
Authors: Kryeziu Liridon , Coşkun Recai
Published: January 2019

This study examines Kosovo’s attempts to create efficient political and economic institutions while assuming that if these institutions cannot perform well and the market economy will also fail. Thus, the main aim of this paper is to understand the reasons behind institutional and economic failure. A qualitative research approach that we used is based on a longitudinal perspective and a set of secondary data which are analyzed by using Qualitative Content Analysis technique. Our findings suggest that the state-building period which was administrated by the international organizations created problems such as polarizations in views, duality and imbalance in power distribution and illegitimacy of the governing institutions. These problems are more or less reflected in other institutions in the following independence period. Moreover, due to continuing and deepening political fragmentation and tension amongst the local parties, attempts to create well-functioning and supporting institutions have not yet produced fruitful results. With such institutional performance Kosovo has not yet been able to create a functioning market economy and to overcome economic challenges.
Does the International Tourism Industry Relax Sovereign Credit Ratings: The Case of Countries Most Reliant on Tourism
Authors: Šergo Zdravko , Gržinić Jasmina
Published: January 2019

Sustainable tourism plays a dominant role in the economic well-being of some of the world’s countries, especially small ones. Tourism earnings account for a significant proportion of their GDP, and they have an overwhelming reliance on tourism as a source of service exports. The general trends in tourism earnings and volatilities in country risk ratings often go hand in hand, especially for small touristic countries in that region. The research presented in this paper provides a comparative assessment of the international country risk ratings and highlights the importance of their tourism earnings and tourism export. This study employs the ordered response and Poisson count panel data model for a sample of twenty-two countries most reliant on tourism, including Mediterranean countries. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the tourism determinants of sovereign credit ratings for those countries vary between different rating agencies (Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch’s). The key finding is that an increase in tourism earnings as a proportion of GDP and as the main export share in the total country export impairs the sovereign risk rating and turns out to be robust across the different methodologies.
The Agricultural Deities of Q ’Eqchi’ Mayas, Tzuultaq’as: Agricultural Rituals as Historical Obligation and Avatar of the Cultural Reservoir in Rural Lanquín , Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Authors: Lea Yishan
Published: January 2019

This study, based on fieldwork in rural Lanquín, Guatemala, discusses cultural continuity and the sense of historicity through agricultural rituals and worship of the agricultural deity Tzuultaq’as. The place, Lanquín, and the Q’eqchi’ Maya peasant farmers are situated within a two-fold tension and contradiction. Geographically remote in relation to the economic centers in Guatemala, and marginal in infrastructural development, while their cash crop harvests never fail to be effected by the fluctuations of the global market. From the eclectic stance merging both theories of cultural essentialism and constructivism, by juxtaposing the emblematic event of the anti-Monsanto Law movement in 2014 in Guatemala, and by the calendrical cycles of ritual events, routines, and ceremonials in rural Lanquín, the subsistence practices of milpa (corn field) cultivation emerge as a central theme for cultural survival and continuity. The aggregated clusters of ritual processions and the system of symbolism used manifest the Q’eqchi’ peasant thought and practice of sustainability and conservancy in their construction of a modern cultural identity that maintains congruency with the cultural essence of a nativist identity.
Internationalization of Japanese Business Groups – Literature Review
Authors: Járfás Zsuzsanna
Published: January 2019

The internationalization of Japanese business groups (JBG) have been subject to intense scrutiny since JBG shot to world stage in the 1980’s. Studies on the internationalization of JBG have been fragmented in scope and have mainly focused on specific behaviors e.g. mode of market entry, knowledge creation, knowledge flows between headquarters and overseas subsidiaries, overseas market development and sales strategies, to name a few. Little attention has been paid, however, to explaining the reasons behind these behaviors. This literature review aims to contribute to filling this gap by recognizing the internationalization’s embeddedness in the country’s institutional environment, thus providing a more nuanced understanding of the drivers behind these behaviors as well as the intrinsic obstacles that may hinder the outcomes of these internationalization efforts. This study also hopes to answer the theoretical question called for by (Zaheer, Gözübüyük and Milanov, 2010) in their excellent work “It’s the connections: The network perspective in interorganizational research: “How do organizations balance the benefits of trust and embeddedness with the costs of lock-in and inflexibility with the same set of partners?” The holistic perspective of this review has wide ranging managerial implications in terms of effective intra-organizational dialogue, stakeholder management, organizational knowledge management, among others.
Honey Market Dynamics. The Case of Romania
Authors: Panța Nancy Diana
Published: January 2019

The aim of the present paper is to analyse the evolution of the Romanian honey market in the 2006-2016 period. The analysis, ran over a period of ten years, follows to depict honey’s market dynamics starting from 2006, one year before Romania’s accession to the EU. The used data consisted in empirical data provided by Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations database, European Commission and National Institute of Statistics. Results indicated that Romania covers its honey consumption through production and that the country is a net honey exporter, recording a 30% growth rate in exports from 2006 to 2013. In the 2006-2016 period, Romania has managed to increase its beehives number by 58.81% and its honey production by 16.52%. Honey producer prices also went up by 42.99% in the analysed period.
Management of Microbiological Quality of Meat in the Context of Rapid Tenderization
Authors: Stegarus Diana Ionela , Panaitescu Magda , Lengyel Ecaterina , Simion Aurel
Published: January 2019

This paper focuses on the study of the microbiological load of pork and beef meat, in the context of utilising fast methods of tenderizing them. The study highlights, through both classic and fast methods, the microbial load of fresh, salted and smoked pork and beef meat. It has been established that fresh pork is at around 7,2x104-8,5x104CFU/g, whereas fresh beef sits at around 2,3x103 CFU/g. For salted, smoked and classically tenderized, these values are between 3,3x104 CFU/g and 4,7x104CFU/g for pork and 6,1x102 CFU/g for beef. The method of rapid tenderizing leads to highlighting a decreased microbial load: 2,2x103 CFU/g-5,4x103CFU/g for pork, 2,8x102 CFU/g for beef, which constitute a huge advantage in the value and management of these products. From the point of view of contaminated pathogenic bacteria, the Vidas tests have shown their complete absence. As a conclusion, it can be said that fast methods of tenderization lead to a reduced development of microorganisms, which undoubtedly contributes to their microbiological quality.
Study on Milk and Dairy Products Consumers Behavior and Preferences in Sibiu Country from Romania
Authors: Constantinescu Maria Adelina , Tiţa Mihaela Adriana , Tiţa Ovidiu , Bătuşaru Cristina , Popovici Cristina
Published: January 2019

Milk and dairy products are some of the most popular and consumed food products. They can be eaten from an early age and bring a significant nutritional contribution to the health of the consumer. The main objective of this study was to identify socio-economic and demographic factors that influence consumer preferences for dairy products. The study was conducted using a questionnaire and targeted two types of dairy products: packaged dairy products and unpackaged dairy products.
The National Intangible Resources and Their Importance in the Current Knowledge-Based Economy
Authors: Oprean-Stan Camelia , Stan Sebastian , Pele Antonio
Published: January 2019

In this article, models for assessing national intangible resources are analysed through a lecture in the literature, and the best-known evaluation methods are categorized into academic models and models of international organizations, with the most important differences being identified. The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) and the World Economic Forum annual reports on Global Competitiveness were considered to assess Romania's position in the international context in terms of intangible assets. Despite the importance of intangible resources at national level and the fact that they are an important factor in determining economic growth in the current knowledge-based economy, this article concludes that Romania's position in the international context regarding intangible assets is very weak, with many weak points in research and innovation performance compared to other EU Member States. Therefore, there is a need in our country to re-evaluate the areas where all efforts need to be focused to stimulate innovation performance, to properly manage national intangible resources, a crucial process for improving the quality of life.
Managerial Ownership, Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Corporate Performance
Authors: Agustia Dian , Dianawati Wiwiek , Indah Dwi R. A.
Published: January 2019

The main objective of this study is to prove empirically the impact of good corporate governance on corporate performance with corporate social responsibility disclosure as an intervening variable on manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (ISX) of the 2013-2015. The sample chosen used purposive sampling method and 56 companies were obtained. The path analysis method was used as the analysis technique which was solved by gradual regression analysis, with a significant value of 5%. The results of this study show that (1) managerial ownership effected on corporate social responsibility disclosure. (2). Corporate social responsibility disclosure has an effect on corporate performance. (3) Managerial ownership does not affect corporate performance, and (4) corporate social responsibility disclosure mediates the impacts of managerial ownership against corporate performance.
Direct yellow degradation by combined Fenton-enzymatic process
Authors: Boucherit Nabila , Abouseoud Mahmoud , Adour Lydia
Published: January 2019

The removal of direct yellow 106 (DY106, C.I.40300) by a combined process of Fenton oxidation and enzymatic degradation in a sequential or mixed batch reactor is discussed. Experiments were first conducted with the enzymatic and chemical oxidation processes separately in order to determine the effects of various parameters such as pH, ferrous ion, hydrogen peroxide, dye and enzyme concentrations on the overall yield and kinetics of both processes. Decolourization was followed by UV-visible spectroscopy and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results showed that 89.5 % of DY106 were removed by enzymatic treatment after only 2 min, while 10 min of contact time were necessary to eliminate more than 98 % of 50 mg/L by Fenton’s process. A high performance was achieved under optimized conditions by the mixed combined process with time reduction down to 5 min. The study was also conducted to evaluate the efficiency of combined Fenton’s reaction as a pre-treatment and post treatment process combined with C-peroxidase at different ferrous ions concentrations. The optimal doses of Fe2+ were 2.5 mM, 1m M and 0.8 mM for Fenton, Fenton-enzymatic sequential and mixed processes. Intermediate products absorbing in UV range were detected for single Fenton or enzymatic treatment but were eliminated in all combined enzymatic-Fenton processes. Phytotoxicity tests showed that no toxicity was detected after treatment by combined process.
Rapid estimation of environmental radioactivity surrounding Xiangshan uranium deposits, Jiangxi province, Eastern China
Authors: Gan Nan , Cen Kuang , Ye Rong , Li Ting
Published: January 2019

The surveys of terrestrial gamma dose rate, radon concentration indoor and in water and specific activity of radionuclides of soil were carried out in 14 villages and a town in Xiangshan uranium deposit and surrounding area, Jiangxi province, Eastern China, in 2017-2018, using a scintillator dosemeter, an ionization chamber and a high-purity germanium gamma spectrometer to study radiation status in these places after remediation. A radioactive hot spot was discovered in a village near the mining office, where specific activity of 238U, 226Ra, 232Th and 137Cs of soil was as high as 1433 ± 76 Bq/kg, 1210 ± 62 Bq/kg, 236 ± 13 Bq/kg and 17 ± 1.1 Bq/kg, respectively. The dose rate on a waste rock heap was about 2423 nGy/h. Approximately 50% of the houses in a village near the uranium mining site had radon concentrations that exceeded 160 Bq/m3. There was a significant positive correlation between indoor radon concentration and outdoor gamma dose rate (R2 = 0.7876). The abnormal radon concentration was observed in a rising spring sample providing residents with tap water up to 127.1 Bq/l. Four tap water samples and three of five well water samples exceeded the limit of radon concentration of drinking water in China (11.1 Bq/l). The mean annual effective doses from gamma dose rate data were 0.86 mSv/y and 1.13 mSv/y for indoor radon. The study shows that there are some radioactively contaminated places surrounding the Xiangshan uranium mine. The local outdoor dose rate averages may be used to estimate local indoor radon concentrations.
Spatial and Temporal Diversification of the Income Affordability of Housing in Poland
Authors: Dittmann Iwona
Published: January 2019

The paper presents the results of research aimed at assessing the geographic diversification of the income affordability of flats on both the primary and secondary markets in Poland in the years 2012 - 2016. It analyzes the differences in the income affordability of flats: 1) in voivodeship cities, 2) between voivodeship cities, 3) between voivodeship capitals and other major cities located in counties in the voivodeship. Measures of differentiation and the Shapiro-Wilk, Fisher-Snedecor and t-Student tests were used. The source of the data used to conduct the study was the AMRON system. The results of the study indicate that: 1) changes in the income affordability of flats in voivodeship cities were small during the analyzed period, 2) the average diversification in voivodeship cities in terms of the income affordability of flats was small, however the differences in the extreme values of housing affordability indicators were high, 3) the maximum differences in the income affordability of flats between counties in the same voivodeship were high, 4) in a majority of voivodeships (11 out of 16), the income affordability of flats in a voivodeship city was lower (not always statistically significantly) than in the remaining counties of the voivodeship.
The Suitability of an Orthophotomap in the Process of Approving Local Spatial Development Plans
Authors: Kulesza Łukasz , Florek-Paszkowski Ryszard
Published: January 2019

One of the assumptions of the draft of the Act on Urban Planning and Construction Code is to strengthen social participation in creating spatial policies at all levels of planning. As part of the conducted research, a questionnaire was designed for the purposes of this article. The research was carried out on people who took part in the expositions of Local Spatial Development Plans (LSDP) and public discussions taking place in the communes of Siemianowice Śląskie and Pszów. The conducted questionnaire inquiry pointed to the low level of public awareness regarding procedures, as well as the lack of understanding of these documents due to the illegible form of the presentation of the approved local plans provided by the Act on planning and spatial development. Only 26% of the respondents declared to have good knowledge of the procedures for developing and approving local plans. The draft of the Urban and Construction Code Act, which is to replace the mentioned act, provides for a substantiation of the LSDP that may contain a visualization presenting the local plan regulations in a graphic manner, understandable to people who do not have technical knowledge, including digitally excluded persons. The conducted inquiry has shown that more than half of all respondents admitted that the usage of both a large-scale map and an orthophotomap as a cartographic background for the visualization of LSDP findings was by far the most legible. The proposed solutions can be introduced directly into the regulation on the detailed rules for the preparation of spatial planning acts. The statutory delegation for its issue was included in article 243 of the Act on Urban Planning and Construction Code draft published on 23rd November 2017 on the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction.
Lower Limb Deformity and Total Knee Replacement
Authors: Cretu Bogdan , Panti Zsombor , Nica Mihai , Serban Bogdan , Popa Mihnea , Ene Răzvan , Cîrstoiu Cătălin
Published: January 2019

As the population becomes more active and life expectancy increases, gonarthrosis has proportions of epidemics. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an intervention that decreases pain and gives the patients the possibility of quickly returning to the desired level of activity. It is an intervention with a patient satisfaction rate of about 90-95% with a survival of the implant over 15 years of 90%. When dealing with TKA the following elements should be taken into account: clinical examination (walking analysis), leg deformities and knee alignment (foot deformation management), posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, cavovarus foot, posttraumatic deformity, neuropathic arthropathies, ankle arthrosis, foot deformities and knee arthroplasty. Ankle or foot deformity may be causes of progression of gonarthrosis or a TKA failure. Post-operative alignment of TKA is an extremely important element in the long-term survival of the prosthesis. By improving biomechanical alignment of the complete pelvic limb, TKA survival and patient satisfaction will increase.
Impact of Entertainment-Based Events on the Level of Store Visitors and Retail Sales in Kazakhstan and UAE
Authors: Chung Kim Choy
Published: January 2019

Entertainment-based events are often held in malls across Kazakhstan and United Arab Emirates (UAE), but its crowd pulling power and influence on retail sales were seldom estimated or reported. This study addresses this void by comparing the impact of such event on the level of visitors and retail sales among tenants in MEGA Mall, Kazakhstan and Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, UAE. Data from different store categories in both countries revealed that entertainment-based events do increased the level of store visitors (during the day of the event) compared to the previous weekdays and weekend. Similarly, increased in sales were evidenced among the mall’s tenants in Kazakhstan and UAE (during day of the event). Evidence also suggested that anchor tenants (hypermarkets) are more likely to see sales increased from such event in both countries. In contrast, luxury stores benefited the least from the entertainment-based event in both countries. Overall, this study suggested that the hedonic value of entertainment-based event works well for family- and children-oriented businesses. Recommendations for future are presented.
A Presentation of a Set of Macroeconomic Indicators to Evaluate the Economic Sustainability in Romania
Authors: Ionescu Gabriela
Published: January 2019

The paper examines from an empirical point of view the state of economic sustainability of Romania on the period 2007 - 2017. To this end, a set of macroeconomic indicators for sustainability was used. To be mentioned this set of indicators is elaborated within The Centre for Financial and Monetary Research "Victor Slăvescu", in its annual publication named "Financial stance of Romania". Although the obtained results in the past are coherent with the main macroeconomic dynamics on the analysed period, it seems that these results must be correlated with the so-called cyclical position of the economy, but this analysis will be done in the future. The study puts into evidence the importance of sustainability analyses in addition to the usual descriptive analyses, because they indicate not only the macroeconomic evolution, but also the national economy tendencies from the sustainability perspective.
Showing Up after the Storm: Our "Fickle" Bleeding Heart?
Authors: Neymotin Florence , Jones J. Preston
Published: January 2019

While usually lauded, "empathic giving" may actually lead to suboptimal outcomes due in part to the enhancement of tribal sentiments in individual interactions, as well as by decisions driven more by emotional, rather than rational, considerations in the giving process. This point is linked to recent suggestions that government should reform social safety nets in order to decrease these negative interactions, and increase their efficacy. To this end, we use analyses of the September Supplements to the Current Population Survey in order to explore and find a negative change in individual-level volunteering subsequent to hurricanes Katrina and Ike, but not after hurricane Charley. We also find variations by region, and in particular, in "Deep Blue" states, as well as by whether individuals were located in the hurricane-affected states. Our findings are consistent with the notion that empathy may lead to more problems, including burnout and stratified giving, with implications for a public or private call to action.
Do Investors Mimic Trading Strategies of Foreign Investors or the Market: Implications for Capital Asset Pricing
Authors: Senarathne W. Chamil , Jianguo Wei
Published: January 2019

This paper examines the presence of herding on foreign trading at individual stock level and portfolio level in the Colombo Stock Exchange as a response to a long-standing trading belief that investors mimic the trading strategies of foreign investors. The standard CSAD framework of Chang et al (2000) is extended replacing return on market portfolio with return on market foreign portfolio holding in the model specification. The standard CSAD specification is also used to identify the presence of herding towards the market under high market volatility, bullish market condition, high trading and transaction volume, domestic and global market crisis and up and down market conditions. Except for the evidence on herding towards the market under bullish market condition at portfolio level, the regression results under other market conditions do not provide reasonable evidence for the presence of herding on foreign trading or herding towards the market on average. Further, taking CSAD as a proxy for heteroskedastic residuals following the framework of Banz (1981), the capital asset pricing model of Black (1972) is used to test the specification of CSAD. The findings suggest that the form of herding accounted for by CSAD is a manifestation of residual heteroskedasticity.
Ethno-Centric or Market-Centric Societies? Bilingualism vs Ethnocentrism in the Balkans
Authors: Poshka Agim
Published: January 2019

This paper reflects on the interaction that language and economy have in society versus an ethnocentric approach that sees other languages as challenges instead of an opportunity. The paper analyses the role that bilingualism has in the economy and how economy can impact the promotion of flexible language policies in order to open new markets. Throughout the discourse a strong focus is placed on the dilemma: can language impact and make economy beneficial? The study aims to explore how multicultural societies which often have one dominant language can benefit by opening language diversity to the business habitat with a specific focus on particular linguistic and economic developments in the Balkans after the fall of Yugoslavia. In the second part this global issues are analyzed in the local context. The study brings examples from Macedonia on how the private sector is much more advanced and innovative compared to the state institution. During this discourse few corporations active in Macedonia are analyzed in order to size the positive impact that flexible usage of language has on the economy and how state institutions can replicate this positive model. Other factors such as culture and the neurolinguistics studies have been considered as well.
The Benefits and Risks of Digital Diplomacy
Authors: Rashica Viona
Published: January 2019

As a product of globalization and as a fruit of new public diplomacy, digital diplomacy is considered one of the major trends of the twenty-first century in diplomatic communication. Being under the influence of the extraordinary advances in ICT, the internet and social media, the way of realization and presentation of diplomacy has been radically changed and is increasingly removed from the traditional diplomatic elements. The importance of digital diplomacy is based on the usage of ICT, the internet and social media, which at the same time represent its base, for the strengthening of the diplomatic relations. Therefore, knowledge about the role and importance of digital diplomacy is indispensable. This paper will offer information on the definition, goals, evolution and effectiveness of the digital diplomacy. Meanwhile, the main focus of the research lies in the classification of its benefits and risks. For international actors is more than clear how useful is exploitation of digital diplomacy benefits for achieving their goals in the international arena. However, the process of digitization is unseparated from cyber risks, as well as the freedom of the internet and social media is abused for various purposes that state and non-state actors may have. Although coupled with benefits on the one hand and risks on the other hand, the risks of digital diplomacy are still covered by benefits, making digital diplomacy a key element for the realization of diplomatic activities. Based on all the information over the features of the topic, the primary goal of the paper is to provide sufficient arguments for verifying the abovementioned hypothesis, which is also the general hypothesis of the paper.
Genetic variation in silvicultural traits and carbon stock content in a provenance-progeny test of Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae)
Authors: Menezes Freitas Miguel Luiz , Coleto A. L. , Santos W. , Moraes M. A. , Cambuim J. , Nascimento S. S. , Ferracini J. , Longui E. L. , Moraes M. L. T.
Published: January 2019

The aim of this study was to determine the genetic variation of growth traits, wood basic density, dry mass of crown, leaf, and stem, and carbon stock within and between two Genipa ameri­cana L. provenances. The provenance and progeny test was installed in the Teaching, Research and Extension Farm, located in Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The test was established using a randomized block design with two provenances and 36 progenies, a spacing of 3 x 2 m, four replicates, and six plants per plot. At 11 years of age, height and diameter at breast height (DBH) were measured. To estimate wood basic density, biomass, and carbon stock, 45 plants were thinned. Growth traits for crown, leaf, and stem, as well as wood basic specific gravity showed significant differences. Both provenances pre­sent high carbon storage, demonstrating the potential of this species to be included in carbon credit programs that help to minimize the effects of global warming. In general, heritability values were low, suggesting limited genetic control of the eva­luated traits. However, the traits presented a high coefficient of genetic variation, indicating adequate sampling among popu­lations; these results are promising for ex situ conservation and for future breeding programs.
Investigation of Nailed Timber Connections Using the Laser Interferometry Method
Authors: Savytskyi Mykola , Shekhorkina Svitlana , Kesariiskyi Alexander , Kondrashchenko Valeriy , Dukát Stanislav
Published: January 2019

The paper presents an adapted methodology of laser holographic interferometry for an investigation of the stress-strain state of nailed timber connections. During the study the possibility of detecting local deformations in the connection were verified. The optimum conditions for fixing the samples and the loading ranges to ensure an optimal interference pattern were determined. An investigation of the peculiarities of the interaction between the elements and the stress-strain behavior of nailed timber connections was performed. The experimental data obtained on the stress-strain behavior of a nailed timber connection using the laser holographic interferometry method have sufficient repeatability between different series and can also be used as a criterion verification for a finite-element model.
Unpacking Resilience and Trauma: Examining the “Trump Effect” in Higher Education for Undocumented Latinx College Students
Authors: Muñoz Susana M. , Vigil Darsella , Jach Elizabeth M. , Rodriguez-Gutierrez Marisela M.
Published: January 2019

In response to the “Trump Effect”, or the negative climate in education following President Trump’s election, we examine the ways in which anti-immigration rhetoric from the recent election cycle and the elimination of DACA has influenced college experiences and trajectories of undocumented Latinx students. Using critical race theory, along with literature on trauma and resilience, we based our findings on three focus groups with 16 undocumented student participants, and highlight four emergent themes: (1) citizen fragility seemed pervasive and finding hope was deemed as challenging; (2) students experienced an increase of emboldened racist nativism on their college campuses; (3) the exploitation of undocumented student labor; and (4) shared solidarity was beneficial for student resilience. Findings illuminate how colleges and universities need to reconceptualize the notion of resilience by addressing systemic racist nativism in higher education.
Latinx Education Under Attack: The Implications of Immigration Policy for Education
Authors: López Ruth M. , Matos Yalidy
Published: January 2019

This conceptual article examines the intersection between immigration law enforcement and education. We explore the following questions: How have immigration and education policy intersected in the last decade, and particularly after the 2016 presidential election? To examine this question, we make use of the interdisciplinary nature of our own academic backgrounds as a political scientist and an education policy scholar to ground our article using sociologist Herbert Blumer’s sense of group position theory, Critical Race Theory (CRT), and Latina/o Critical Race Theory (LatCrit). Guided by this theoretical frame, we discuss the notion of education being used as a bargaining tool and a weapon with implications for Latino communities given the current political and anti-immigrant context. We highlight examples that represent various levels of government and that on the surface have a target population of immigrant adults or young adults—however, we argue that regardless of the target population, if a policy has direct implications for adult immigrants and immigration, it will have direct implications for educational institutions and the children of immigrants.
Penerapan Metode Reduksi pada Penciptaan Karya Seni Grafis Cetak Tinggi Cukil Kayu Chiaroscuro
Authors: Ramadhan Mochammad Sigit
Published: January 2019

Chiaroscuro dikenal sebagai salah satu prinsip pencahayaan dalam dunia seni rupa yang mulai berkembang pada masa Renaissance di abad ke-15 yang sangat mempertimbangkan gelap-terang jatuhan cahaya pada suatu objek untuk diaplikasikan pada karyanya. Old Master seperti Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, dan Rembrandt van Rijn merupakan beberapa nama yang menerapkan prinsip ini pada lukisannya. Dalam sejarah perkembangannya, prinsip chiaroscuro ini diaplikasikan juga dalam seni cetak grafis oleh Caravaggio dan beberapa seniman lain yang berasal dari Jerman dan Italia. Selain metode multi-block yang umum digunakan untuk menghasilkan karya grafis berwarna, metode reduksi memiliki potensi untuk menghasilkan visual chiaroscuro pada karya seni grafis cetak tinggi cukil kayu salah satunya dikarenakan adanya relevansi antara penggunaan tingkatan kecerahan (nilai) warna pada karya chiaroscuro yang dapat dibuat dengan tingkatan lapisan cetak pada metode reduksi. Metode reduksi memungkinkan seniman untuk menghasilkan sejumlah tingkatan nilai warna yang berbeda dengan mengacu pada lapisan cahaya yang jatuh pada suatu objek sehingga kesan volume dan kedalaman yang dibuat pada karya seni grafis tersebut akan lebih terlihat. Pada penelitian ini penulis melakukan analisa prinsip pencahayaan chiaroscuro untuk kemudian diaplikasikan pada karya seni grafis cukil kayu dengan menggunakan metode reduksi. Sehingga pada akhirnya akan menghasilkan data analisis aspek teknis serta visual dari metode reduksi yang digunakan pada proses pembuatan karya seni grafis yang dapat menjadi bahan materi pengembangan dan eksplorasi karya maupun materi pembelajaran untuk disampaikan pada khalayak.
Results of the research of the dynamics of individual progress of the students of advanced training while studying the topic of “Expertise of operational planning programs”
Authors: Martynets Mikhail
Published: January 2019

  The article is devoted to some aspects of pedagogical activity. Firstly, the structure and content of this article allow a teacher to identify a recommended algorithm for developing an operational planning program and the criteria for its assessment. This research provides the material for classification of the requirements of educational standard, as well as regional recommendations for developing an operational planning program by the audience. Secondly, the reader of the article reveals the methodology of organizing pedagogical activity aimed at understanding, analysis and assessment of their personal operational planning programs. Contrariwise, the motivated teacher will elucidate the method of organization of students’ actions pertinent to evaluation of their progress in the course of studying one or another topic of school subject in student-centered approach. In the last turn, with respect to their importance, the article contains the results of the research, held within the framework of advanced training of the pedagogues. Some of the conclusions might be valuable for deputy directors for organization of teachers’ work at schools. The practical novelty lies in the author’s attempt to reveal and substantiate the method of qualitative determination of the adequacy of self-esteem of the students based on the reverse dependency between the actual test results and expected appropriateness of performing the tasks by the students of advanced training in terms of continuing professional education.  