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Using Data Mining Techniques to Develop Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Nigeria
Authors: Uchechukwu Nwafor Gideon
Published: February 2024

Climate change is a severe and growing challenge facing Nigeria, with significant impacts on the country's economy, environment, and society. To cope with this challenge, there is a need for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies that are evidence-based and tailored to the country's unique vulnerabilities and opportunities. This study aimed to develop such strategies using data mining techniques. A range of climate and non-climate data sources were explored to identify key drivers of climate change in Nigeria and their associated impacts on different sectors, such as agriculture, water resources, and energy. Subsequently, data mining algorithms, including decision trees, clustering, and association rule mining, were applied to model and analyze the complex relationships between these drivers and their impacts on the sectors. The study found that a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures could be effective in reducing the severity of climate change impacts in Nigeria. These measures include promoting the use of renewable energy sources, improving water-use efficiency, and developing climate-smart agricultural practices. The data mining techniques used in this study proved useful for identifying these measures and for predicting their effectiveness under different scenarios. The results of this study provide important insights to policymakers and practitioners in Nigeria and other countries facing similar climate change challenges. It also highlights the potential of data mining techniques for developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies that are evidence-based, effective, and tailored to specific local contexts. Overall, this study contributes to the growing body of literature on leveraging data mining and machine learning techniques for addressing complex environmental and societal challenges.
Beyond Reading
Authors: Heigl Antonia
Published: February 2024

What does it mean to encounter a literary work of art? When we talk about them, we refer to literary works as characterizable entities. In a genuine encounter with a literary work, instead, our focus shifts to “what it is about”: we bring to mind the intentional objects it invites us to direct our attention to, typically through reading. If what we encounter is a work of art, however, we are invited to do something beyond that even, namely to attune ourselves to disclose something more profound. Through shifting our focus from the individual to the typical and affectively responding to a work’s characteristics, we disclose a qualitative character that presents itself as of general relevance insofar as it characterizes a specific kind of thing potentially experienced in the world. Our focus shifts from individual intentional objects, such as a character’s view of her partner as standing in need of salvation, to the kinds of values and things manifested therein, such as the peculiar kind of ambiguity inhering a specific kind of commitment. To encounter a literary work of art, I conclude, means to follow the invitation to disclose value essentials, and thus to find a specific kind of truth.
Aesthetic Value of Immoral Fictions
Authors: Paganini Elisa
Published: February 2024

Can one have an aesthetically valuable experience of fiction that takes an immoral perspective? Some have argued that one can. However, some important objections have been raised against this idea. Two objections are: that the immorality involved is confined to fictional reality, and that the aesthetic value of immoral fiction is dictated by a pluralistic attitude that not everyone accepts. My aim is to respond to these challenges and to argue, on the basis of two examples, that even an unlimited immoral perspective can enhance a widespread aesthetic value.
The Dark Side of Cultural Sensitivity
Authors: Barchana-Lorand Dorit
Published: February 2024

In their discussion of the interpretation of the literary work of fiction, Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen explain that: “Literary appreciation is the appreciation of how a work interprets and develops the general themes which the reader identifies through the application of thematic concepts. […] The thematic concepts are, by themselves, vacuous. They cannot be separated from the way they are ‘anatomized’ in literature and other cultural discourses” (Lamarque and Olsen: 399). The subtle unravelling of the work’s thematic concepts relies on the context of its reception, with its idiosyncratic sensitivities and cultural sensibilities of that time and place. However, cultural sensitivity also has a dark side as it may occasionally ignite a sort of allergic reaction to a work, identifying it as a threat that must be eliminated. My paper examines the case of literary censorship in Israel. Three partially banned works of fiction reflect three aspects of the Israeli right-wing anxiety concerning the Israeli-Palestinian confl ict: The futility of sacrificing Israeli soldiers’ lives, the acknowledgement of the Palestinian perspective, and, fi nally, the possibility of deflecting the animosity between the two nations to a point of allowing for mutual love.
Multi-Step Maceration Extraction and Pharmacological Evaluation of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik
Authors: Purnama Tirta Ardina , Solihat Imas , Nandang Roziafanto Achmad , Nurhasanah Nurhasanah , L Djanis Ratnawati , Mapiliandari Inda
Published: February 2024

A study has been conducted on the phytochemical profile and pharmacological activity of Gedi (Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik) using a multistage maceration method. The results of the phytochemical screening test showed that the crude extract of Gedi leaves gave a positive reaction to the presence of alkaloids, tannins, phenols, flavonoids, unsaturated steroids and saponins. The total phenolic analysis showed that the total phenolic concentrations of Gedi leaf extracts in methanol, ethyl acetate, and hexane extracts were 1.70, 1.44, and 0.85mg GAE/g extract, respectively. The results of the antioxidant activity assays obtained an IC50 value for methanol, ethyl acetate, and hexane extracts of Gedi leaves, which were 40.77, 155.50, and 25.84mg/L, respectively. The antimicrobial activity results showed that all three Gedi leaf extracts had activity in inhibiting microbial growth. The inhibitory values for methanol, ethyl acetate, and hexane extracts of Gedi leaves were 7.0, 13.5, and 9.5mm, respectively, for Escherichia coli, and 21.5, 15.0, and 13.0mm, respectively, for Bacillus. The toxicity test results showed that the LC50 values of Gedi leaf extracts for methanol, ethyl acetate, and hexane extracts were 500 ppm, 736ppm, and 2249ppm, respectively.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication of Antibiotics: Medical Vs Dental students at AIMST University
Authors: Kai Xin Tion , Zhao Qi Tow , A.P. Maniyarasan Vallarmathy , Hui Xuan Wong , Wei Xuen Woon , Vedam Vaishnavi
Published: February 2024

Objective: Pharmacological management have been used to treat self-diagnosed ailments in the human body since many decades. Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) refers to unacceptable usage of antibiotics and is considered inappropriate. Considering antimicrobial resistance, this study evaluated the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of self-medication of antibiotics use among Year 1 to Year 5 Medical versus dental students in this University. Methods: Self-administered questionnaire with thirty questions of both multiple choices and closed ended questions were provided in English for this cross-sectional survey. The questionnaire had sections assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication of antibiotics in addition to the regular demographic data. Results: Both faculties have similar knowledge but different attitudes and thinking toward antibiotics which have been elicited in our study. There were only 27 students out of 385 students who experienced self-medication with antibiotics according to data collected. On the whole, the students did not practice self-medication of antibiotics and both faculties of students possess proper usage and handling of antibiotics. Conclusion: This questionnaire serve as a useful tool in research to measure KAP of the general population towards self-medication with antibiotics, and can help government agencies/healthcare professionals toward the development of an effective educational intervention to improve general public health wellbeing and overcome antibiotic resistance.
Novel biomarkers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Authors: Kaur Chahal Simerjeet , Kabra Atul , Kaur Sodhi Rupinder
Published: February 2024

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an alarming gynaecological endocrine disorder affects women of reproductive age. Hyperandrogenism contributes for a cluster of cardio-metabolic risk factors characterized by reproductive dysfunction, polycystic ovaries, anovulation, and cosmetic dysfunctions. Although during the past decades, substantial research efforts tried to uncover the exact aetiology and pathogenesis of PCOS but owing to the complex etiology, the patho-physiological mechanisms of PCOS remains in doubt. To develop potential and highly efficient therapeutic strategies, there are many proteins which can act as potential biomarkers for PCOS. These biomarker proteins and enzymes may involve in the early detection and handling of this condition and mitigate the risk of long-term problems.
The Role of Saliva in Examining for SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Arundina Ira , Sjuhada Oki Aqsa , Indah Budhy Theresia , Adira Moelyanto Azzahra Salsabila , Marcha Ramaniasari Sheryn , Lussiana Ferdinandus Ekarista , Afif Dzulfikar Ahmad , Prasetyo Irfan , Diva Firstiana Arvia , Rahmaputry Tytania , Pradana Arya
Published: February 2024

SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19 (Corona Virus Infection Disease-19), an infectious disease (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2)virus which was first confirmed on December 2, Wuhan, China, in 2019 and very quickly world-wide. World Health Organization (WHO) declared it on March 11th, 2020,fever, cough, and breathing difficulties are all common symptoms. The gold standard for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection is the real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)by detecting viral RNA using nasopharyngeal swabs and other respiratory specimens. However, this process necessitates the use of specialist medical staff, centralized laboratory facilities, and a lengthy period of time for results to be obtained. Besides that, the possibility of virus transmission is not negligiblefor procedure's operator. Due to this reason, several investigations have shown that other bodily fluids, like as saliva, could be used to identify SARS-CoV-2. Saliva is used as a diagnostic sample has many advantages: it is easy to collect samples by the patient themselves with a fairly comfortable procedure, does not require health personnel with special expertise to manage it, and reduces the risk of transmitting the virus to the operator. Currently, there are several alternative tests for SARS-CoV-2 which have simpler and more efficient procedures, such as antigen based rapid diagnostic tests, antibody based rapid diagnostics, and RT LAMP tests. This examination is suitable for screening and mass examination, but cannot be used as a primary diagnostic tool because the sensitivity and specificity are not as high as rRT-PCR.
Punica granatum and Ellagic Acid in Health Care Functional Fruit: Unique Bibliography
Authors: Rao U.S. Mahadeva , Bhattacharya Deepak , Maiya Basukala Junu , Sekhar Tripathy Chandra
Published: February 2024

Background: The pan global narrative regarding Covid-19 combat is sans any focus on ‘Functional Food’ and or any fruit or any simple physiologically compatible acid moiety. Objective: To bring to light that (i) Punica granatum –Linn is an peerless functional food candidate and its sole active moiety (Ellagic Acid –EA) is anti-viricide (ii) Either along with many another aspects have been extensively studied world-wide more specially following our initial reports. There is also no tabulated monograph on any such topic. Methods: Search the scholastic domain from various perspectives and set the citations in chronological manner. Results: There are more than 175 published scientific documents dated between 1957-2023. Less known. Conclusion: An unique histographic monograph comprised of 178 citations is presented with Punica and EA as the candidate pair. Never before like ground breaking. A fresh new way of distilate packed ‘review presentation’. Excellent for data mining with ease.
Earnings Management Before, During and After Covid-19 Period in the Hotels and Tourism Subsector Subsector Listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange
Authors: Syahputri Widia Dwi , Midiastuty Pratana Puspa , Suranta Eddy , Putra Danang Adi
Published: February 2024

Covid-19 has an impact on the decline in firms performance. Several previous studies have found that companies strive to sustain performance through earnings management practices. Earnings management that can be performed in a company includes accrued earnings management and real earnings management. Previous studies have only focused on the differences in earnings management during the pandemic using accrual earnings management. So that in this study, apart from using accrual earnings management, it also adds real earnings management. This study aims to offer empirical insight into variations in earnings management during the Covid-19 period. This duration is divided into three distinct phases: pre, during, and post-Covid. Focusing on the 2017-2022 timeframe, this study specifically examines companies in the hotels and tourism subsector. The hypothesis was tested with a paired sample t-test. The findings showed no disparity in accruals earnings management in the pre, during, and post-Covid periods. However, the analysis showed significant differences in abnormal real earnings management related to production and discretionary factors before, during, and after the Covid-19 outbreak. Notably, abnormal real earnings management in production remains consistent before and after, as well as during and after the pandemic. In addition, discretionary abnormal real earnings management shows no difference before and during Covid-19 or during and after the pandemic. The practical implication is that post-Covid-19 pandemic firms actually carry out higher real earnings management as an effort to maintain or as a result of the decline in firms performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Carbon Tax Research Trend
Authors: Bima Muhammad , Setiawati Rhisma Indah , Agustin Dwi Apriliana , Djasuli Mohamad
Published: February 2024

This research focuses on mapping articles that discuss carbon tax published through sinta 1 and 2 accredited journals and scopus quartile 1 and 2. The purpose of this research is to explore more deeply about carbon tax research with a focus on business management and accounting in the 2015-2023 period. The method used in this research is a quantitative method with a bibliometric approach. This bibliometric approach is used to determine the development of research topics related to carbon tax research trends. Research samples, journal names, publication years, research methods, types of research variables and research data sources are the basis for mapping in this study. This research also visualizes carbon tax keywords using VOSviewer software. The results found that the search for articles that discuss carbon tax research found 8 articles published from accredited journals Sinta 1 and Sinta 2 and 50 articles from journals indexed by Scopus quartile 1 (Q1) and quartile (Q2) . This study contributes to knowing the trend of scientific publications on carbon tax, and provides an opening for researchers in conducting future research by conducting deeper calculations related to the amount of carbon emissions and carbon tax involving subjectivity in disclosure assessment.
Financial Reporting and Audit Quality Impact on Investment Efficiency in Indonesian Transport and Logistics Companies
Authors: Chinhayu Aziza , Saiful
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of financial statement quality and audit quality on companies in the transportation and logistics sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period 2018 to 2022, especially in the transportation and logistics sector. Based on the issues of investment inefficiency in the company, research is conducted to provide managers with insights to consider investment decisions based on several variables influencing investment efficiency. The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of financial reporting quality and audit quality on investment efficiency on companies in the transportation and logistics sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period 2018 to 2022. By applying the purposive sampling method as a sampling technique, the data used in this research is 24 companies. The total data used in this research included 120 observations based on certain criteria. The analysis method applied is multiple linear regression analysis. And the results show that the quality of financial reporting and audit quality have a positive and significant influence on the company's investment efficiency decisions.
The Influence of Earning Management, Dividend Policy, and Free Float Ratio on Stock Returns
Authors: Alifi Alfin , Kurniawati Lestari
Published: February 2024

Analysis of company performance is one of the considerations for investors in making investment decisions. Several issues related to earnings management arise due to the flexibility in accounting standards application becomes an investor’s special concern in analyzing financial statements. On the other side, investors’ attention to dividend distribution has various effects on several studies.  Another issue that also attracts the investors’ attention is the new rules of minimum free float ratio for companies listed on the IDX to be 7.5% in 2019. Based on this phenomenon, this study aims to examine the effect of earnings management, dividend policy, and the ratio of free float to returns stock. The sample used is the property and real estate sector companies. This study uses the Fixed Effect Model with control variables in the form of profitability and firm value. The results show that earnings management significantly negatively affects returns, while dividend policy and free float have no significant effect on returns stock. Simultaneous research results also show a significant effect on returns with a coefficient of determination of 36.5%. As an implication, the results can be a reference for early identification of earnings management using existing financial report data. In terms of dividend policy, this research shows that dividend policy does not have a significant influence. However, considering the data in the research, investors can consider the pattern of dividend distribution amounts for each sector in making their investment decisions. The free float ratio variables show an insignificant effect on stock returns. However, research on the free float ratio in Indonesia is still limited.
The Influence of Tax Exclusion Policies and Other Factors on the Value of Dividends Paid by Public Companies in Indonesia
Authors: Rizal Mohamad Nor , Supriyadi  , Fachrudin Mohammad
Published: February 2024

This research aims to determine the effect of the dividend exclusion policy as a tax object as regulated in the Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja and its derivatives on dividends paid by companies. It is hoped that dividend payments can become a source of investment in Indonesia so that an increase in the amount of dividends paid will increase investment in Indonesia. This research also wants to know the effect of net profit, return on assets (ROA), free cash flow (FCF), and debt-to-equity ratio (DER) on the dividends paid by the company. The data used in the research is data from 2017 – 2022 which comes from 30 companies with the largest market capitalization on the IDX. The analysis was carried out using multiple linear regression on panel data using the Stata application version 16. Based on the research results, it is known that the policy of excluding dividends as a tax object does not have a significant effect on the dividends paid by companies. Meanwhile, net profit, ROA, and FCF have a significant and positive effect on the dividends paid by the company. DER is also known to have a significant and negative effect on the dividends paid by companies. The implication of this research is that to increase the dividends paid by the company, the policies implemented must be able to be utilized by the majority shareholders and there will be an increase in the company's net profit, ROA, and FCF as well as a decrease in DER.
The Effect of the Implementation of Environmental Accounting on Profitability in Mining Sector Companies Listed on the Efek Indonesia Exchange
Authors: Rejeki Dewi , Nurlatifah Siti
Published: February 2024

Mining sector companies have an important role for the country, because the contribution given is very significant and affects economic growth in Indonesia. This mining sector company has an impact on the continuous use of natural resources, even though the available natural resources are very limited to meet human needs and take a long time to renew. Based on the development of profitability of mining sector companies in Indonesia for four years, from 2019-2022 there was a decrease in profitability in 2019-2020. This decrease was caused by several factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, contract delays and cancellations, the company's awareness of environmental activities decreased resulting in a decrease in company awareness of social and environmental which included environmental costs, environmental disclosure, and environmental performance. The reason of this observe is to prove the impact of the implementation of green environmental costs, environmental disclosure, and environmental performance on profitability in mining sector companies listed on the company's Indonesia Stock Exchange as well as the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The approach used is a quantitative technique using secondary statistics in the shape of reports and annual reports on mining area corporations indexed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) the duration ofc2019-2022 as many as 32 samples. The data analysis techniques used are descriptive statistical tests and multiple linear regression tests. The outcomes of this observe prove that partly environmental costs have a negative and significant impact on profitability, environmental disclosure has no impact on profitability, environmental performance has a positive have an effect on profitability. Simultaneously, environmental expenses, environmental disclosure, and environmental overall performance concurrently or collectively have an significant impact on profitability.
The Moderating Effect of Sustainability Reporting on the Influence of Tax Avoidance on Firm Value
Authors: Hendi  , Pramesti Desinta , Harsono Budi
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this research is to obtain empirical evidence supporting the hypothesis that sustainability reports can reduce shareholders' negative reactions to tax avoidance. The selected research sample consists of non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange over a period of five years (2018-2022). The research data were tested using panel regression methods. The results of the test on 1.690 observation data indicate that only 40% of the samples engage in sustainability reporting. This suggests that a considerable number of publicly listed companies in Indonesia do not engage in sustainability reporting. The results of the analysis indicate that tax avoidance does not have a significant impact on the company's value. Sustainability reporting as a moderating variable has a positive effect on the relationship between tax avoidance and the company's value. Several control variables have a significant impact on firm value, namely leverage, profitability, and plant assets. This study contributes to the analysis of the impact of tax avoidance on the value of companies in Indonesia, moderated by sustainability reporting.
Understanding The Role of Psychological Characteristics in Retirement Planning Among Employees Working in Delhi NCR.
Authors: Dr. Manika Garg Ms. Sanam Sharma,
Published: February 2024

The transition towards retirement needs coping and adapting, both of which provide challenges to psychological health. Notably, the transition into retirement sheds light on the core definition of psychological ageing, which may be summed up as the capacity to adapt not only to internal biological changes but also to changes in the external environment, which can have an impact on psychological health. The ability to adapt not only to internal biological changes but also to changes in the external environment that can have an impact on psychological health is central to the concept of psychological ageing. Since people are becoming more conscious that having financial security in retirement is only one of many crucial factors, there has been a rise in interest in the psychological aspects of retirement. It is highly likely that retirees will struggle with at least some psychological disorders, the severity of which will vary. For instance, a married couple whose ages are widely different but who both work full-time could wonder if they should retire at the same time or wait until one of them reaches a certain milestone age. While one person worked, the other might retire and spend their time relaxing at home by themselves. When faced with such a situation, retirees are prone to have psychological issues, which, in order to achieve their highest possible level of life satisfaction, need to be addressed. The purpose of this study was to investigate how psychological factors influence the retirement planning behaviour of employees in the Delhi National Capital Region. This article examines the challenges that many leaders face when it comes time for them to step down from their positions. It analyses the physical and psychological aspects of ageing and discusses a number of the obstacles that stand in the way of a graceful exit, including financial, social, and psychological factors. In addition to this, it delves into a variety of mental processes that come into play during retirement.
Towards A Framework for Performance Management and Machine Learning in A Higher Education Institution
Authors: Dr. Priya J Dr. Shaik Balkhis Banu, Dr. K. Suresh Kumar, , Dr. Priyanka Rana Mohammed Rizvi, Shailendra Kumar Rai,
Published: February 2024

Performance management is a process that helps an organisation to manage its performance. Therefore, there are three stages of performance management such as coaching, corrective action, and then termination. A proper performance management process is very important for the development of a higher education institute. Apart from that, machine learning is another important process that is based on software technology. Therefore, machine learning helps to predict the outcomes of learning. There are a total of four types of algorithms of machine learning such as unsupervised, supervised, semi-supervised, and reinforcement. Furthermore, the use of performance management helps to enhance the productivity of the students of higher education institutions. In addition to that, the use of machine learning in higher education institutions is also helpful to enhance the productivity of the students. As both of the processes are efficient to gain knowledge about several things, therefore it helps to enhance the productivity of the students of higher education institutions.

On the other hand, the purpose of this particular research study is to create a framework for machine learning and performance management in a higher education institution. Therefore, the framework is efficient and effective to understand the concept of research topics. Furthermore, the Framework for machine learning and performance management will help the students of higher education institutions to understand the impacts of these processes on their productivity. Apart from that, the researcher has used several types of methods and techniques for collecting and analysing all the data about the particular research topic. Thus, the researcher has adopted secondary methods for gathering more information and data about the research topic. Along with that, the researcher has used qualitative techniques for analysing all the data in this particular research study.
Optimizing the Role of Teacher-Training Programs: Measuring Teachers’ Motivation Toward Professional Development
Authors: Habibullah Pathan Et. al
Published: February 2024

This study examines how in the academic environment of Sindh, Pakistan, in-service training sessions contribute to the professional skill development and motivation of instructors. The study has two primary aims. The first involved examining how teacher training programs affected instructors' willingness to continue in the classroom and to enroll in training programs. The second involved examining how these sessions affected teachers' ability to advance their careers and develop their confidence and self-efficacy. Data for the study were gathered using a survey research approach. To gather information from 450 instructors in Sindh, Pakistan—both private and public—a structured questionnaire was created. The information gathered from the survey was examined using statistical analysis. The study's findings demonstrate that in-service teachers are not as motivated or proficient in their professional development as they should be by training sessions. The main motivators for the instructors to attend these workshops are their financial and social advantages. According to the study, several essential elements of successful teacher preparation are absent from these in-service training sessions. As a result, the research suggests that training programs abandon their conventional methods and modernize to better meet the demands of teachers today. More than merely formal meetings, training sessions should be scheduled to prepare instructors for actual learning objectives. Future academics of teacher training programs may find value in the study's conclusions.
METAJOGO DA ECOLOGIA: UMA PROPOSTA DE ABORDAGEM LÚDICA SOBRE A DINÂMICA DE POPULAÇÕES
Authors: De Oliveira Tabosa Nascimento Lorena , Tabosa Carlos Henrique Nascimento , Melim Leandra Marques Chaves
Published: February 2024

Temas ecológicos são amplamente trabalhados em sala de aula, mas normalmente, com conceituação de processos. Com isso, faz-se assim necessário que as abordagens ecológicas sejam trabalhadas, além das aulas teóricas, para uma melhor aprendizagem. Uma metodologia que pode ser utilizada para abordar temas em Biologia são os jogos didáticos. O objetivo desse trabalho é apresentar um jogo como proposta para o ensino sobre dinâmica de populações chamado Metajogo da Ecologia. Para isso, foram elaboradas fichas com situações-problema, sorte ou azar com base em situações naturais ou causadas pelo ser humano que estejam envolvidas nos parâmetros populacionais (nascimentos, mortes, emigração e imigração). Além disso, foram abordados termos importantes para o entendimento da dinâmica de metapopulações, como dispersão e variabilidade genética e também, a capacidade de suporte de uma área. Conclui-se, portanto que esse jogo pode ser uma ótima ferramenta para o aprendizado sobre a dinâmica populacional e de Metapopulação.
Hyperconcentrated floods cause extreme gravel transport through the sandy rivers of the Gangetic Plains
Authors: Quick Laura
Published: February 2024

The Gangetic Plains comprise steep gravelly river channels that transition to low gradient sandy channels 10-40 km downstream of the mountain front. This “gravel-sand transition" is characterized by an abrupt greater-than-one-order-of-magnitude drop in both gradient and sediment grain size, suggesting a degree of long-term stability. However, the stratigraphic record of the gravel-sand transition in the Miocene Siwalik Group demonstrates intermittent transport of coarse gravels tens of kilometres downstream of the transition; such events in contemporary channels would drive channel avulsion(s) and increase flood risk, devastating communities across the plains. We combine sedimentological analysis of Siwalik deposits with entrainment calculations which demonstrate that hyperconcentration is required to transport coarse bedload over low-gradient plains. Transport conditions are attainable when intense monsoon precipitation (a 200- to 1000-year event) is combined with increased suspended sediment concentrations in channels. Predicted climate change and ongoing seismicity increase the likelihood of such extreme events within this century.
Antonio Sandu, Bogdan Popoveniuc (coordonatori), Etică și integritate în educație și cercetare
Authors: NEACȘU Adriana
Published: February 2024

Antonio Sandu, Bogdan Popoveniuc (coordonatori), Etică și integritate îneducație și cercetare
Pierre Gassendi, Despre atomi și libertate
Authors: RADUICĂ Ionuț
Published: February 2024

Despre atomi și libertate (traducere de Adrian Niță), de Pierre Gassendi, abordează teme majore ale secolului al XVII-lea, îmbinând atomismul cu viziunea teologică într-o manieră foarte profundă și originală. Filosof și matematician important, Gassendi, tradus pentru prima dată în limba română, propune în această lucrare trei unghiuri de abordare (logic, fizic, moral), prin care analizează subiecte precum spațiul, timpul, raportul dintre suflet și corp, sufletul (natura, pasiunile), virtuțile sau fericirea.
Ion Militaru, Viața elementelor. Trei exerciții de căutare a fericirii
Authors: STANCIULESCU Catalin
Published: February 2024

Între ontologie și hermeneutică se presupune adesea că există un fel de incompatibilitate, cel puțin pentru că prima, cu pretențiile sale de normativitate, ar fi mai restrictivă, în timp ce hermeneutica ar fi mai permisivă, ar îngădui mai multă libertate, o atitudine mai relaxată față de principii, oricare ar fi aceste. Exercițiile de ontologizare din Viața elementelor par să arate că cele două pot merge împreună.
CONCEPTE FUNDAMENTALE PENTRU O FENOMENOLOGIE A TRANSFORMĂRII EXPERIENȚEI
Authors: VISOȚCHI Vasile
Published: February 2024

In this paper, I aim to phenomenologically analyze the transformation of experience, which can be epitomized both by religious conversion and phenomenological reduction. In so doing, I propose a definite set of concepts such as: self-dislodgement and relodgement (dislocare-relocare), open and closed experience, consolidation of experience, hierarchy of relevance and others. I show the clarifying potential of this terminology by putting it at work in a phenomenological reading of some excerpts from Augustine’s Confessions. Moreover, I argue that this conceptuality is deeply rooted both in the medieval tradition of self-understanding of the believer—such as Hildegard of Bingen—and in the Romanian phenomenological tradition, exemplified by Alexandru Dragomir.
Laurențiu Staicu, Socrate în blugi sau Filosofia pentru adolescenți, București, Editura Trei, 2020, 366 pp
Authors: STUPARU Lorena
Published: February 2024

A philosophical novel for teenagers, an introduction to philosophy friendly, appealing through the author's narrative style that exposes in a most accessible way problems that have troubled the minds of scholars since ancient times.
ARISTOTLE’S EMENDATION OF ONTOLOGY
Authors: PERIC Zdravko , SEGALERBA Gianluigi
Published: February 2024

In our inquiry, we investigate elements of the foundations of Aristotle’s ontology. We concentrate our attention on aspects of the substance and the universal: we analyse the features which belong to substance qua substance and to universal qua universal, on the one hand, and the features which cannot belong to substance and universal, on the other hand. The mutual incompatibility between substance and universal and between the features which are respectively connected to substance and to universal are the central interest of our investigation. We furthermore inquire into the consequences of a wrong interpretation of the universal. The texts of Aristotle on which we base our study are Metaphysics Zeta 13, Zeta 14, and Zeta 16.
LE RAPPORT ENTRE L’ÂME ET LE CORPS CHEZ PLOTIN ET PORPHYRE
Authors: NEACȘU Adriana
Published: February 2024

This article analyzes the conceptions of Plotinus and Porphyry, his disciple, concerning the relationship between soul and body. It points out that although the metaphysical framework of the two philosophers is the same, it having been established by Plotinus, the way in which Porphyry approaches certain aspects of this relationship is different from that of Plotinus, which gives him a distinct philosophical personality. Analysis of the two philosophers' positions on the relationship between souland body shows that, though, they are not incompatible, but complementary, which highlights the richness, depth, and force of attraction of Neoplatonism.
MODELAREA COGNITIV-EVALUATIVĂ A DOUĂ INTERPRETĂRI DIFERITE ALE UNUI EVENIMENT ISTORIC
Authors: OLTEANU Florin , STANCIULESCU Catalin
Published: February 2024

How can one explain the success or persistence of an interpretation of a historical event, such as a military conflict? How can it be changed or replaced? Thesenquestions, to which historians tend to answer punctually and empirically, have in Paul Thagard's theory of evaluative coherence a possible normative answer: the success of an interpretation depends on the evaluative coherence of its relevant concepts, and its replacement by another interpretation is possible when the evaluative coherence of the latter is superior to the evaluative coherence of the former. Illustrating the use of these theses by modeling two different interpretations of the attack on Pearl Harbor is the purpose of this material.
Marin Bălan (coord.), Filosofie, Educație, Distanță. Lucrările conferinței naționale online de filosofia educației
Authors: STUPARU Lorena
Published: February 2024

The philosophical and didactic-pedagogical value of this volume is doubled by its documentary value, referring to the continuity of the education process through online education (despite the disadvantages regarding the reduction of direct socialization and the negative effects of excessive digitization on the intellect), given that the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools and universities.
Motives and pathways for joining outlaw motorcycle gangs
Authors: Voce Isabella , Boland Dominic , Morgan Anthony , Dowling Christopher , Chiu Yi-Ning , Lowe Roger , Webster Julianne
Published: February 2024

We analysed 39 interviews with former outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members in Queensland to explore how and why they joined OMCGs. OMCG members were usually recruited through existing social networks. Screening was key to the recruitment process, and typically involved current and aspiring OMCG members getting to know one another and establishing rapport and trust. Recruitment was usually a lengthy process, supported by formal mechanisms including sponsorship by existing members and the enforcement of prospect or nominee periods. While a handful of more recent recruits were motivated by notoriety and profit, the brotherhood and camaraderie of affiliating with like-minded peers was the dominant motive for joining. Often this intersected with feelings of social isolation and disconnection from other family and peer networks. Findings highlight the importance of intervening with men early in their recruitment process, targeting high-risk settings for recruitment and reducing the attraction and visibility of OMCGs to prevent recruitment.
American Literary Noir?: Donald E. Westlake’s Ordo
Authors: Snyder Robert Lance
Published: February 2024

Donald E. Westlake’s novella Ordo (1977) does not exhibit most of the traits usually associated with literary noir, yet Jean-Patrick Manchette who coined the term néo-polar (neo-detective story) chose it for translation into French for a Rivages edition of 1995. Presumably he did so because the text addresses a complex ontological issue related to the American “melting pot” paradigm of identity and the Hollywood subculture of simulacra. Protagonist Ordo Tupikos wrestles with the conundrum of how Estelle Anlic, to whom he was briefly married in 1958, actually became Dawn Devayne, touted in tabloids as “The World’s Next Sex Goddess.” In the course of an extended visit with the film star in Los Angeles, Tupikos discovers the rhizomatic nature of the American Dream—namely, self-invention—a theme that harks back to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925).
El repunte inflacionario en España entre 2021 y 2023: evidencia con microdatos
Authors: Gutiérrez Chacón Eduardo , Roldan Blanco Pau
Published: February 2024

Motivación

El análisis de los microdatos de precios a partir de los cuales se construye el índice de precios de consumo (IPC) permite entender en qué medida el repunte inflacionario registrado en España entre 2021 y 2023 se debió a cambios en el número de establecimientos que ajustan precios (la denominada «frecuencia de ajuste»), frente a cambios en el tamaño de los ajustes de precios.

Ideas principales

•El aumento de la tasa interanual del IPC durante el período 2021-2023 vino marcado por incrementos notables del número de establecimientos que subieron sus precios de un mes a otro, mientras que el tamaño de estos ajustes de precios se mantuvo básicamente constante.

•Se encuentra evidencia de asimetrías en el ajuste de los precios al alza o a la baja realizado por los establecimientos: dada una misma brecha entre el precio vigente y una estimación del precio óptimo, el número de establecimientos con precio inferior al óptimo que lo aumentan supera al de establecimientos con precio superior al óptimo que lo bajan. Esta asimetría se ha vuelto más pronunciada durante el reciente período inflacionario.
PERILAKU SOSIAL MASYARAKAT BUDDHIS DI JAWA TENGAH
Authors: Novianti Novianti
Published: February 2024

Hubungan erat antar umat Buddha sebagai kelompok minoritas seperti rasa saling memiliki karena manusia pada dasarnya hidup tidak bisa sendiri dan selalu membutuhkan orang lain. Perilaku sosial dalam masyarakat Buddhis dapat mendukung keberlangsungan kelompok umat Buddha di masyarakat terutama di Jawa Tengah. Metode penelitian deskriptif dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberi gambaran tentang perilaku sosial masyarakat Buddhis di Jawa Tengah khususnya di Kabupaten Jepara dan Kabupaten Pati sebagai lokus penelitian. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah gambaran perilaku sosial masyarakat Buddhis Jawa Tengah diantaranya mengikuti kegiatan anjangsana (kunjungan ke rumah-rumah), puja bakti, Dhammadesana, kegiatan urun rembug (musyawarah) atau diskusi, saling membantu dalam kegiatan keagamaan, kepedulian terhadap sesama, toleransi antar umat beragama. Beberapa kebiasaan di masyarakat yang juga tergambar sebagai bentuk perilaku sosial masyarakat Buddhis diantaranya adalah menjabat dan mencium tangan yang dilakukan remaja Buddhis ketika bertemu dengan anggota masyarakat Buddhis yang usianya lebih tua sebagai bentuk rasa hormat, mengucap salam Namo Buddhaya jika bertemu dengan sesama umat, kebiasaan menjabat tangan sambil mencium pipi saat perempuan bertemu dengan perempuan, serta para sesama laki-laki yang bertemu sambil berpelukan dan menepuk pundak.
STUDI KUALITATIF REPRESENTASI ISLAM PADA AKUN MEDIA SOSIAL MASJID DI INDONESIA
Authors: Fahmi Muhammad , Harahap Lukman , Al Fatah Muhammad Husin
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini merupakan studi kualitatif yang bertujuan untuk mengksplorasi dan mengetahui bagaimana Islam dan ideology direpresentasikan dalam akun-akun sosial media masjid-masjid di Indonesia dan bagaimana konten dakwah diproduksi. Objek penelitian ini adalah akun media sosial masjid sebagai objek formal dan konten-konten yang muncul di dalam akun media sosial masjid dalam kaitannya dengan ajaran Islam sebagai objek material. Penelitian ini juga melibatkan informan yang merupakan pemilik atau admin dari akun  media sosial masjid. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa representasi ideology seperti ideology Islam radikal, transnasional khilafah, dan moderat memiliki irisan yang berkaitan dan berlawanan antara satu dengan yang lainnya. Dengan demikian irisan-irisan gerakan radikal ini perlu diperjelas dikarenakan ada beberapa hal prinsip kelompok lain yang tidak diterima oleh kelompok lain. Bahkan beberapa diantara mereka menghukumi kelompok lain sebagai kelompok yang sesat dan laknat sebagaimana kelompok Salafi melabeli kelompok Hizbut Tahrir dan Tarbiyah Ikhwanul Muslimin. Dan dalam mendakwahkan apa yang menjadi propaganda kelompok mereka, kelompok-kelompok ini memiliki kesamaan gaya penyampaian, yakni Gaya Inclusion dengan membuat actor yang berbeda saat memberitakan hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan kelompok mereka, dan menggunakan teknik eksklusion untuk menyerang kelompok-kelompok atau pihak luar Islam yang menyerang mereka. Penelitian lanjutan diperlukan untuk menjabarkan dan menganalisa mengapa kelompok radikal yang cenderung keras dan intoleran ini mendapatkan ruang dimasyarakat. Terlebih disituasi komunikasi digital yang sangat mudah menjadikan sebuah berita hoax menjadi sebuah kebenaran baru. Penelitian ini juga diharapkan memiliki kontribusi terhadap pemerintah untuk sebagai acuan peta ideologis masjid-mesjid di Indonesia, sehingga dapat dijadikan sebagai bahan untuk mendasari kebijakan terkait dengan pencegahan ajaran radikal dan ideologi trans-nasional yang disebarkan lewat media sosial.

 

Keywords: Representasi Islam, Akun Media Sosial, Masjid, Konten Radikal, Gerakan Transnasional Khilafah
STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI DALAM MENINGKATKAN PUBLIC SPEAKING PADA KARYAWAN ALFADH PARFUM
Authors: Ariftha Annisa
Published: February 2024

This research investigates effective communication strategies in improving the public speaking skills of Alfadh Parfum employees. In the competitive business world, public speaking ability is a very important skill for companies like Alfadh Parfum. This study uses a qualitative and quantitative approach, collecting data through in-depth interviews and structured surveys from employees who took part in the company's public speaking training program. The research results show that an integrated approach involving intensive training, simulation practice sessions, and direct feedback from trainers and colleagues is very effective in improving public speaking skills. Additionally, the implementation of communications technology such as video conferencing platforms enables remote training, allowing employees to participate without geographic restrictions. This approach not only helps overcome public speaking anxiety but also strengthens self-confidence and the ability to convey messages clearly. This research underlines the importance of targeted and integrated communication strategies in improving public speaking, producing Alfadh Parfum employees who are more confident, effective and charming in communicating with various parties, which ultimately improves the company's reputation.
Peran Kampanye Media Sosial dalam Perilaku Pemilih Muda di DKI
Authors: Tuty Mutiah Mutiah , Rahtika Diana
Published: February 2024

Media sosial tidak hanya dapat memengaruhi perilaku pemilih, tetapi juga menjadikannya sarana komunikasi politik alternatif. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi bagaimana penggunaan media sosial sebagai alat kampanye politik memengaruhi perilaku pemilih. Penelitian ini meneliti bagaimana penggunaan media sosial sebagai alat komunikasi kampanye politik dapat memengaruhi perilaku pemilih muda di DKI Jakarta selama Pemilihan Presiden 2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif, dengan 100 remaja yang tersebar di seluruh DKI Jakarta sebagai responden. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa koefisien regresi variabel peran kampanye sosial media adalah positif (0,792) dan signifikan. Pengujian variabel peran kampanye sosial media terhadap perilaku pemilih muda menghasilkan nilai Fhitung sebesar 120,636, lebih besar dari Ftabel (2,96), dan signifikansi adalah 0,000 kurang dari 0.05. Dengan demikian, H0 ditolak. Ini menunjukkan bahwa perilaku pemilih muda sangat dipengaruhi oleh kampanye sosial media.