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PAULO FREIRE E A TRANSFORMAÇÃO SOCIAL: REFLEXÕES SOBRE O PAPEL DA EDUCAÇÃO CRÍTICA
Authors: Garcia Alex de Melo , Cavalcanti Robson Silva , De Toledo Marcelo Penteado , Araújo Lílyan Manasseias Romeiro Dantas , De Assunção Neto Henrique Pereira , Magalhães Janaina Alves , De Araujo Sheila Karolaine Rodrigues Barros , Vieira Maurício Aires , De Mello Mikel Eduardo , Da Silva Edivan Oliveira , Jardim Roberta Bellilo , Dias Jodailton Nunes , Alves Fernando de Assis
Published: February 2025

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar as contribuições da pedagogia de Paulo Freire para a transformação social por meio da educação crítica, explorando como seus princípios são aplicados na prática pedagógica contemporânea. A pesquisa, de natureza descritiva e qualitativa, contou com a participação de 22 profissionais da educação, incluindo professores, coordenadores pedagógicos e diretores de escolas, sendo a coleta de dados realizada por meio de entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Os resultados revelaram que, embora a maioria dos participantes reconheça o potencial transformador da pedagogia freiriana, a aplicação efetiva dessa abordagem enfrenta desafios, como a resistência a mudanças nos métodos tradicionais de ensino e as limitações impostas pelos sistemas educacionais. Além disso, a pesquisa apontou que, quando aplicada corretamente, a educação crítica de Freire pode promover o empoderamento dos alunos e contribuir para a formação de cidadãos mais conscientes e críticos, capazes de agir em prol da transformação social. A conclusão destaca a importância da formação contínua dos educadores e a necessidade de contextualizar os princípios de Freire às realidades contemporâneas, visando uma educação mais democrática, inclusiva e transformadora.
Labs for social innovation
Authors: Papageorgiou Kyriaki , Vilalta Fargas Ariadna , Navarro Sánchez Sonia
Published: February 2025

This publication is offered as a resource to all those interested in how to best address the challenges we are facing in systemic and sustainable ways. It gives an overview of the social innovation labs movement that has developed in recent years, and a review of the key material it has generated – including method guides and critical reflections. As the social innovation lab ecosystem further expands and diverges, we hope that this report becomes a reference point for the accumulation of knowledge so that efforts are not replicated, lessons are learned, and the full potential of labs is realised. We also hope that it becomes a source of inspiration for joined action across sectors, particularly between higher education institutions, foundations, and businesses that want to make a positive social impact.
Caring Model Development in Improving Quality of Nursing Services in Tasikmalaya
Authors: Suprapti Betty , Herliana Lia , Yuningsih Aneng
Published: February 2025

Background: Caring is needed to improve services for consumers, in this case, patients. The development of caring behavior models in hospitals is essential in improving the quality of nursing services so that it impacts the number of patients treated.
Purpose:  to identify the need for a caring model in improving the quality of nursing care at the Tasikmalaya Islamic Hospital, Indonesia
Method: The research method uses a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach involving elements of management, nurses, and patients being treated. There were 13 participants consisting of 8 nurses as critical participants and five patients currently treated as validators. Data retrieval through in-depth interviews and focus discussions is then analyzed through content analysis.
Results: The results obtained were four major themes and two sub-themes related to hospital development and the required caring model. A model of serving with "HEART" is obtained from the hospital's vision, nurse's, and patient's expectations of caring behavior.
Conclusion: Nurses perceive caring behavior as serving wholeheartedly, prioritizing patient comfort, and communicating effectively and ethically. The caring model of serving with "heart" can be presented and implemented to improve nursing care services..
Applications of Artificial Polyploid Induction for Genetic Improvement of Plants
Authors: Gyani Prem Chand , Mahato Rekha , Yadav Pooja , Patidar Om Prakash , Kushwaha Nitesh , Prajapat Rakesh Kumar , Roy Amitava , Gayan Priyasa , Maity Akash , Pakhira Rishita
Published: February 2025

Polyploidy is the presence of more than two homologous sets of chromosomes. It has been one of the strong driving forces for higher plant evolution and also significant transforming tool for plant breeding programs. The review deals with the involvement of natural and artificial polyploids in enhancing traits and diversifying the species of plants. Artificial polyploidy induction (APPI) is mainly done using antimitotic agents like colchicine, trifluralin, and oryzalin. This has been very highly utilized for improving yield and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Besides, it has been utilized in aesthetic and economic traits in crops, medicinal, and ornamental plants. In many cases, polyploid organisms show better vigor, bigger organs, more biomass, and higher primary and secondary metabolite production. Ornamental plants tend to produce bigger flowers with better fragrance, color, and vase life. The chromosome doubling alters the phytochemical profile and increases the content of desired compounds in medicinal plants. Tissue culture methods for polyploid induction are efficient, and direct (chromosome counting, flow cytometry) and indirect (morphological and anatomical markers) techniques are available for ploidy determination. However, optimizing the type, dosage, and duration of antimitotic agents is critical for successful polyploid breeding. Reduced fertility, a frequent consequence of polyploidy, facilitates the production of seedless fruits, while genome doubling in hybrids restores fertility for further breeding applications. This paper reports recent advances in polyploidy research and its application in creating custom-designed plants with higher marketability, thus emphasizing the economic potential of APPI. Genetic diversity and advanced protocols in polyploidy manipulation provide great opportunities for improving plant yield, quality, and stress tolerance, which will ensure its place as a cornerstone of modern plant breeding.
Conocimiento y prácticas del personal de enfermería en la identificación temprana, prevención y manejo de infecciones asociadas a la atención de la salud en el Hospital General de Zona # 6 de Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua
Authors: Fernandez Estrada Ma. Del Carmen , Montaño Delgado Adriana Patricia , Chacón Rodríguez Silvia Yolanda , Villanueva Romero Martha Leticia
Published: February 2025

La salud pública se ve afectada gravemente en los centros hospitalarios debido a la presencia de infecciones asociadas a la salud, el conocimiento y las prácticas seguras del personal de enfermería son esenciales para mitigar la propagación de las infecciones y mejorar los resultados clínicos. Objetivo: Analizar el conocimiento y las prácticas del personal de enfermería en la identificación temprana, prevención y manejo de infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal y cuantitativo. Se aplicó un cuestionario estructurado tipo CAP compuesto por 25 ítems, evaluados mediante una escala Likert a 265 enfermeras/os del IMSS No.6 de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México. Resultados: Se identificó que el personal cuenta con un alto conocimiento global con un 86.03% con respecto a las IAAS. Conclusiones: El alto grado de conocimiento de los trabajadores es un reflejo positivo de su competencia y habilidades frente a las infecciones asociadas a la atención de la salud.
Studi Kelayakan Bisnis Es Teler Candu Sentul
Authors: Wahyuni Nenny , Asmawih  , Reza Imani Syawal  , Ni Made Dwiyana Rasuma Putri  , Thasya Ayunda Putri
Published: February 2025

Tujuan penelitian ini ntuk mengetahui tingkat kelayakan pengembangan usaha Es Teler Candu Sentul apabila dilihat dari aspek keuangan. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah melalui wawancara, kuesioner, studi tabel, dan data historis dari laporan keuangan perusahaan. Menganalisis pasar dan segmen pemasaran menggunakan Kekuatan, Kelemahan, Peluang, Ancaman (SWOT), Segmen, Target dan Analisis Pasar. Analisis aspek hukum, Analisis aspek manejemen, Analisis aspek lingkungan, Analisis aspek keuangan, dilakukan dengan menentukan lokasi, struktur, peralatan dan SOP. Analisis aspek manajemen dan sumber daya manusia, yaitu struktur organisasi dan pengelolaan sumber daya manusia. Kemudian menganalisis aspek finansial yaitu kebutuhan investasi awal, analisis laporan keuangan dan analisis investasi menggunakan PP, NPV, IRR, dan analisis skenario. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rencana pengembangan perusahaan Es Teler Candu Sentul dinyatakan layak untuk di jalankan atau di kembangkan jika mempertimbangkan aspek penjualan dan pemasaran, aspek hukum, aspek teknis dan teknis, manajemen dan sumber daya manusia, serta aspek finansial. Hasil analisis kelayakan pada aspek pasar dan pemasaran, aspek teknik dan teknologi dan aspek manajemen dan operasional menunjukkan bahwa usaha Es Teler Candu Sentul ini layak untuk dilaksanakan. Berdasarkan analisis aspek finansial menunjukan nilai NPV positif Rp.3.139.000.- Nilai IRR 1,05% dimana nilai ini lebih besar dari nilai investasi perbankan, Net B/C 1,05%, BEP Produk sebesar 9.082 cup atau BEP nilai sebesar Rp. 60.547.- dan PBP 3,72 yang berarti usaha ini sudah dapat menutup biaya investasi awalnnya sebelum umur usaha berakhir selama 3 tahun 8 bulan 7 hari. Semua hasil perhitungan pada analisis finansial juga menunjukan bahwa usaha ini layak untuk dijalankan.
Enhancing Go Mandalika Promotion Program
Authors: Salman Alam  , I Made Darma Oka  , I Ketut Budarma  , I Ketut Suja
Published: February 2025

Tujuan kegiatan ini mengevaluasi efektivitas program Go Mandalika dalam mempromosikan pariwisata di Lombok Tengah, Indonesia, melalui lima platform media digital. Tujuan akhir dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kunjungan wisatawan ke Lombok Tengah melalui strategi digital yang dioptimalkan. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan juga menampilkan data kuantitatif seperti kunjungan wisata dan jumlah postingan selama tiga tahun terakhir. Program Go Mandalika dirancang untuk meningkatkan kunjungan wisatawan, memberikan informasi destinasi wisata, dan mendokumentasikan kegiatan Dinas Pariwisata Lombok Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia. Namun, jadwal postingannya tidak terjadwal; interaksi dengan pengikut masih kurang; penggunaan iklan berbayar tidak ada; dan kolaborasi dengan influencer pariwisata masih jarang. Diperlukan model pengelolaan yang lebih baik pada program Go Mandalika, dan keaktifan serta kebermanfaatan program ini harus terus ditingkatkan.
Pengaruh Karakter Strength Apresiasi Keindahan terhadap Relasi Positif pada Mahasiswa Perguruan Tinggi
Authors: Qaniah Fadhilah Ahmad , Yutapratama Nicki , Ismail Reska Putri
Published: February 2025

Perguruan tinggi merupakan tempat di mana seseorang mampu menghayati kepelbagaian yang begitu beragam. Mahasiswa sebagai pembelajar mandiri dengan budaya, adat istiadat, dan latar belakang berbeda tersebut berkolaborasi bersama untuk menjadi pribadi yang unggul. Selain aspek kognitif, mereka dituntut berbudi pekerti dan memiliki nilai humaniora. Hal ini akan membantu mereka memiliki relasi positif yang berdasarkan riset sebelumnya, relasi positif mampu meningkatkan keseluruhan well-being. Adapun kesatuan dalam keberagaman atau unity-in-diversity merupakan prinsip dari keindahan secara filosofi dan riset. Artikel ini bertujuan melihat pengaruh dari apresiasi keindahan terhadap relasi positif. Studi ini mengambil data 190 partisipan mahasiswa usia 18-25 tahun dengan analisis regresi. Hasil penelitian menjelaskan kontribusi yang kuat dan signifikan apresiasi keindahan terhadap relasi positif. Dengan koefisien korelasi R sebesar .802 dan R2 sebesar .643 yang cukup tinggi pada model regresi. Saran untuk penelitian selanjutnya adanya intervensi penguatan traits apresiasi keindahan untuk memelihara relasi positif mahasiswa selama mereka belajar di perguruan tinggi.
Efektivitas Metode Demonstrasi Dalam Pembelajaran PAI Di Kelas V SD Negeri 104188 Desa Medan Krio
Authors: Arlina Arlina , Harahap Intan Insyani , Nasution Ade Khoirina Anasta , Sitompul Syaiful Bahri
Published: February 2025

Metode demonstrasi cocok untuk peserta didik Sekolah Dasar usia 7 hingga 11 tahun. Pada usia ini, peserta didik wajib menggunakan pengalaman langsung, konkret, untuk memahami dunia mereka. Seperti yang terjadi pada penelitian yang menunjukkan bahwa "kemampuan anak pada usia ini (7-11 tahun) masih pada bentuk nyata, mereka belum bisa berpikir secara abstrak. Oleh karena itu, peneliti ingin menguji efektivitas metode demonstrasi di kelas V Sekolah Dasar Negeri 104188 pada desa Medan Krio dengan memakai metode observasi untuk mengetahui tingkat pemahaman siswa dan metode kajian pustaka sebagai landasan teori.Dan hasil dari kegiatan penerapan strategi pembelajaran demonstrasi yang telah peneliti lakukan pada kelas V SDN 104188 dapat dikatakan efektif dalam memberikan pemahaman mengenai materi pelajaran yang disampaikan oleh pendidik.
THE IMPACT OF AUDIT QUALITY ON FIRM’S PERFORMANCE OF LISTED CONSUMER GOODS FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Authors: Giwa Fatima Shehu , Gugong Prof. Benjamin Kumai , Dachomo Gloria Pam
Published: February 2025

Abstract The study examines the relationship between audit quality and firm’s performance of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria, it used both the agency theory and credibility theory. The data used was extracted from secondary source using the annual reports and accounts of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria for the period of ten years, 2012 to 2021 from 16 consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Multiple linear regression technique is used to analyze the data, using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation with the help of STATA, as a statistical tool of analysis. While, return on equity and economic value added were used as measures for firm’s performance. The finding from the study indicates that audit firm independence, joint audit, audit firm experience and audit firm partner tenure all have a positive and significant impact on firm’s performance of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria, only audit firm reputation indicates a negative impact. Hence, shareholders are advised to ensure that their firms are audited by good audit firms that provides more independent, accurate and efficient audit services.
Imaging the Great Puerto Rican Family
Authors: Lloréns Hilda
Published: February 2025

In Imaging The Great Puerto Rican Family: Framing Nation, Race and Gender during the American Century, Hilda Lloréns offers a ground-breaking study of images—photographs, postcards, paintings, posters, and films—about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans made by American and Puerto Rican image-makers between 1890 and 1990. Through illuminating discussions of artists, images, and social events, the book offers a critical analysis of the power-laden cultural and historic junctures imbricated in the creation of re-presentations of Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans by Americans (“outsiders”) and Puerto Ricans (“insiders”) during an historical epoch marked by the twin concepts of “modernization” and “progress.” The study excavates the ways in which colonial power and resistance to it have shaped representations of Puerto Rico and its people. Hilda Lloréns demonstrates how nation, race, and gender figure in representation, and how these representations in turn help shape the discourses of nation, race, and gender. Imaging The Great Puerto Rican Family masterfully illustrates that as significant actors in the shaping of national conceptions of history image-makers have created iconic symbols deeply enmeshed in an “emotional aesthetics of nation.” The book proposes that images as important conveyers of knowledge and information are a fertile data site. At the same time, Lloréns underscores how colonial modernity turned global, the conceptual framework informing the analysis, not only calls attention to the national and global networks in which image-makers have been a part of, and by which they have been influenced, but highlights the manners by which technologies of imaging and “seeing” have been prime movers as well as critics of modernity.
The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde
Authors: Rego Márcia
Published: February 2025

The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde: Slavery, Language, and Ideology is an ethnographic study of language use and ideology in Cape Verde, from its early settlement as a center for slave trade, to the postcolonial present. The study is methodologically rich and innovative in that it weaves together historical, linguistic, and ethnographic data from different eras with sketches of contemporary life—a homicide trial, a scholarly meeting, a competition for a new national flag, a heterodox Catholic mass, an analysis of love letters, a priest’s sermon, and a death in the neighborhood. In all these different contexts, Márcia Rego focuses on the role of Kriolu (the Cape Verdean Creole) and its relation to Portuguese—that is, on the way people live through speaking. The Dialogic Nation of Cape Verde shows how, through the dialogic give-and-take of the two languages, Cape Verdeans wrestle with deep-seated colonial hierarchies, invent and rehearse new traditions, and articulate their identity as a sovereign, creole nation.
The Last Hurrah
Authors: Sinisi Kyle
Published: February 2025

In the late summer of 1864, Confederate General Sterling Price led a last ditch attempt to liberate Missouri from Union occupation and brutal guerrilla warfare. Price’s invading army was like few others seen during the Civil War. It was an army of cavalry that lacked men, horses, weapons, and discipline. Its success depended entirely upon a native uprising of pro-Confederate Missourians. When that uprising never occurred, Price’s rag-tag army marched through the state seeking revenge, supplies and conscripts. It was a march that took too long and ultimately allowed Union forces to converge on Price and badly defeat him in a series of battles that ran from Kansas City to the Arkansas border. Three months and 1,400 miles after it had started, the longest sustained cavalry operation of the war had ended in disaster. The Last Hurrah is the story of Price’s invasion from its politically charged planning to its starving retreat. The Last Hurrah is also the story of what happened after the shooting stopped. Even as hundreds of Missourians followed Price out of the state and tried desperately to join his army, elements of the Union army visited retribution upon Confederate sympathizers while still others showed little regard for the lives of the prisoners they had captured. Many more would have to suffer and die long after Sterling Price had fled Missouri.
The Encyclopedia of Epic Films
Authors: Santas Constantine , Wilson James M. , Colavito Maria , Baker Djoymi
Published: February 2025

Soon after film came into existence, the term epic was used to describe productions that were lengthy, spectacular, live with action, and often filmed in exotic locales with large casts and staggering budgets. The effort and extravagance needed to mount an epic film paid off handsomely at the box office, for the genre became an immediate favorite with audiences. Epic films survived the tribulations of two world wars and the Depression and have retained the basic characteristics of size and glamour for more than a hundred years. Length was, and still is, one of the traits of the epic, though monolithic three- to four-hour spectacles like Gone with the Wind (1939) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962) have been replaced today by such franchises as the Harry Potter films and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although the form has evolved during many decades of existence, its central elements have been retained, refined, and modernized to suit the tastes of every new generation.

The Encyclopedia of Epic Films identifies, describes, and analyzes those films that meet the criteria of the epic—sweeping drama, panoramic landscapes, lengthy adventure sequences, and, in many cases, casts of thousands. This volume looks at the wide variety of epics produced over the last century—from the silent spectacles of D. W. Griffith and biblical melodramas of Cecil B. DeMille to the historical dramas of David Lean and rollercoaster thrillers of Steven Spielberg. Each entry contains:

Major personnel behind the camera, including directors and screenwriters

Cast and character listings

Plot summary

Analysis

Academy Award wins and nominations

DVD and Blu-ray availability

Resources for further study

This volume also includes appendixes of foreign epics, superhero spectaculars, and epics produced for television, along with a list of all the directors in the book. Despite a lack of overall critical recognition and respect as a genre, the epic remains a favorite of audiences, and this book pays homage to a form of mass entertainment that continues to fill movie theaters. The Encyclopedia of Epic Films will be of interest to academics and scholars, as well as any fan of films made on a grand scale.
The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia
Authors: King Lynnea Chapman
Published: February 2025

Joel and Ethan Coen have written and directed some of the most celebrated American films of the last thirty years. The output of their work has embraced a wide range of genres, including the neo-noirs Blood Simple and The Man Who Wasn’t There, theabsurdist comedy Raising Arizona, and the violent gangster film Miller’s Crossing. Whether producing original works like Fargo and Barton Fink or drawing on inspiration from literature, such as Charles Portis’ True Grit or Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, the brothers put their distinctive stamp on each film.

In The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia, all aspects of these gifted siblings as writers, directors, producers, and even editors—in the guise of Roderick Jaynes—are discussed. Entries in this volume focus on creative personnel behind the camera, including costume designers, art directors, and frequent contributors like cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Carter Burwell. Recurring actors are also represented, such as Jeff Bridges, Steve Buscemi, George Clooney, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand, and John Turturro. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of published sources, both in print and online.

From Blood Simple to Inside Llewyn Davis, The Coen Brothers Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference on two of the most significant filmmakers of the last three decades. An engaging examination of their work, this volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and fans interested in this creative duo.
A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist
Authors: Ellsworth Jane
Published: February 2025

Titles in Dictionaries for the Modern Musician series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key information designed to convey the field of study and performance for a major instrument or instrument class, as well as the workings of musicians in areas from conducting to composing. Unlike other encyclopedic works, contributions to this series focus primarily on the knowledge required by the contemporary musical student or performer. Each dictionary covers topics from instrument parts to playing technique and major works to key figures. A must-have for any musician’s personal library!

The clarinet has played an important role in all kinds of music, ranging from classical to jazz to the traditional music of varying ethnicities and traditions. A beloved band instrument to thousands of school children, the clarinet is also capable of capturing some of the most sublime musical moments in the hands of professional artists. It has found a home in any number of venues, from the great symphonic concert halls to local jazz clubs, from the streets of New Orleans to the film studios of Hollywood.

In A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinet, scholar and musician Jane Ellsworth offers lovers of the clarinet the premiere reference book for information about this remarkable instrument. Containing over 400 terms, Ellsworth covers the clarinet's history (including both modern and historical instruments, common and rare), acoustics, construction, fingering systems and mechanisms, and techniques, as well as its more important performers, makers, and scholars.

A Dictionary for the Modern Clarinetist will delight clarinet aficionados at all levels. For knowledgeable professionals it will serve as a quick and handy reference guide, useful in the high school or college library and the home teaching studio alike; students and amateurs will find it accessible and full of fascinating information about the world of the clarinet.
Hope for the Oppressor
Authors: Oden Patrick
Published: February 2025

The liberating work of God calls the oppressed out of oppression and the oppressor out of oppressing. The challenge in seeking a thorough liberation of oppressors is to help them understand their need for freedom and how to seek this freedom in their own contexts. Patrick Oden provides a holistic biblical, historical, and theological analysis that diagnoses the underlying motivations and inclinations that lead to oppression. Part one addresses the context of oppression, in which most participants in oppression do not actively seek to harm others but are caught up in systems that tend toward the diminishment of others. Part two examines the biblical and early Christian response to oppression, discovering a thread that avoids condemning participation in society generally while also cautioning the people of God about being co-opted by society. Part three discusses how oppressors can withdraw from oppression, through a constructive analysis of four contemporary theologians—Wolfhart Pannenberg, Jürgen Moltmann, Sarah Coakley, and Jean Vanier—each of whom contributes to a widening vision of liberated and liberating life in which the once-oppressed and former oppressor can find peace together in community.
Silenced
Authors: Mesaros-Winckles Christy
Published: February 2025

In Silenced: The Forgotten Story of Progressive Era Free Methodist Women, Christy Mesaros-Winckles delves into the gender debates within the Free Methodist Church of North America during the Progressive Era (1890-1920). This interdisciplinary work draws on narrative research and gender studies to reconstruct the lives of forgotten women who served as Free Methodist evangelists and deacons, examining their writings and speeches to illustrate how they promoted and defended their ministries. Mesaros-Winckles argues that the history of Free Methodist women is a microcosm of the struggle for recognition and acceptance faced by women across numerous evangelical traditions, especially amidst rising fundamentalism at the turn of the twentieth century. This book provides an important contribution to the fields of American history, theology, media studies, and gender studies, and will also be of interest to rhetorical history and communication theory scholars.
How AI Tools are Accepted and Utilized in Academia: A Mixed Methods Study
Authors: Fabia Jose Noel , Napoles Vanessa , Goh Joselito Eduard , Borbon, Jr. Mateo
Published: February 2025

This mixed methods study investigates the factors influencing the acceptance and utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools among students and associates in a Philippine higher education institution, using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model. The study reveals that both groups exhibit high familiarity with AI and utilize it for various academic tasks, with performance expectancy and facilitating conditions identified as the primary drivers of acceptance. The study employed a cross-sectional design with an embedded parallel mixed-methods approach. An online survey questionnaire was used to investigate the usage and acceptance of AI tools among students and associates. The findings underscore the importance of comprehensive training, transparent AI governance, and ethical guidelines to foster responsible AI integration in academia. The study also discusses the ethical considerations surrounding AI's use in education, emphasizing the need for responsible implementation to maximize its benefits while minimizing potential risks.
Flexible Work Arrangements and Performance of Constitutional Commissions in Kenya: Moderating Effect of Demographic Characteristics
Authors: Gateru Caroline Wanja , Simiyu Alice N , Omondi Mary
Published: February 2025

Aim: The study aimed to determine the relationship between flexible work arrangements and Constitutional Commissions’ performance in Kenya.
Methods: The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was 5,679 employees working in the 13 Constitutional Commissions in Kenya. A purposive sampling technique was used to obtain the respondents. A sample size of 195 managers was selected from the Constitutional Commissions in Kenya. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire and structured personal interviews.  A drop-and-pick method was used to administer copies of the questionnaire. Secondary data was obtained through document analysis. Descriptive statistical tools including frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used. Qualitative data was analyzed using themes based on the study's objectives. Inferential statistical tools such as chi-square, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used. ANOVA test was done to determine the statistical significance of each variable. The findings were presented in tables.
Results: The findings indicated that there was a moderate and positive relationship between flexible work arrangements and performance. This shows that flexibility in working arrangements will result in improved performance of Constitutional Commissions. It was revealed that Constitutional Commissions do not provide teleworking and other flexible working options.
Conclusion: The study concluded that demographic characteristics moderated the relationship between flexible work arrangements and the performance of Constitutional Commissions.
Recommendation: The study recommends that commissions should adopt work arrangements including flexible working options, part-time working, teleworking, compressed work weeks, job sharing, and flexible start and finish times. Constitutional Commissions should also invest in technology that will ensure real-time conversation with the office, this will facilitate initiatives such as teleworking.
A Crohn-betegséghez társuló sipolyok kialakulása
Authors: Sarlós Patrícia
Published: February 2025

Crohn-betegségben a bélfal tartós, transmuralis gyulladása sipoly kialakulásához vezethet, amelynek kezelése az egyik legnehezebb kihívást jelenti gyulladásos bélbetegségben. A sipolyképződés a Crohn-betegek kb. 25–40%-ában fordul elő, illetve kezelés ellenére a már záródott sipolyok egyharmada újra kinyílik. Jelenleg a patomechanizmussal kapcsolatos ismereteink korlátozottak, az elfogadott in vitro szövetmodellek hiánya és a korlátozott in vivo modellek száma miatt. Ebben az áttekintésben a szerző összefoglalja a szöveti átépülésre és a sipolyképződésre jellemző szövettani, immunológiai, sejtes, genetikai és mikrobiális ismereteket Crohn-betegségben, érintve az epithelialis-mesenchymalis tranzíciót, a mátrix-metallo-proteázok és invazív molekulák túlzott expresszióját. A fisztulakialakulás mechanizmusának alaposabb megértése elősegítheti a jövőbeni célzott kezelések fejlesztését.
Neuroweapon Proliferation, Sixth Domain of Warfare, and IHL
Authors: Muhammad Sohail Asghar  , Hafsa Naz
Published: February 2025

The battle for power originates and concludes in our minds, where actuality is perceived and preserved. The constant pursuit of power and influence has led us towards a scientific race to decipher human brain. The evolving arena of neuroweapons has already stared to defy the traditional perceptions as to war. This paper debates on the emergence of sixth domain of warfare – the mind, and how is it likely to alter the military operations and fundamentally change the conflict and warfare. The development and deployment of neuroweapons is expected not only to create unprecedented dangers arising from their misuse but also to disrupt the foundational principles of armed conflict under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). On the basis of the available literature, this paper attempts to access the legality of the future uses of neuroweapons under contemporary framework of IHL.
Hybrid genre in persuasive communication
Authors: Chernyavskaya Valeria E. , Gorschkova Natalia E.
Published: February 2025

This paper discusses the notion of hybridity as related to text genres. The study pinpoints a particular kind of hybrid genres referring to texts that mix and combine in their structure the features of two or more different genres but maintain their primary genre identity. This kind of genre mixing results inter alia in an advertisement that is shaped as a chat in internet, private talk or recipe but sustains its genre status as an advertisement. The analysis is based on advertisement texts functioning as hybrid genres in modern Russian socio-cultural prac­tice. The theoretical framework of the study is in line with modern investigations in text lin­guistics, text typology, theory of speech genres, persuasion conceptions. The paper discusses the central issues and trends in the study of text genres and indicates related terms that have mainly been used in research on text hybridity and genre blending. It is shown that hybridi­zation of the genre becomes a communicative tool in the persuasion strategy of the communi­cative agent, which aims at influencing a person's or group's attitude or behaviour towards some idea and encouraging to perform post-communicative actions.
Fraud Hexagon Dalam Mendeteksi Aktivitas Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Authors: Fathmaningrum Erni Suryandari , Maharani Oktiana Dugita
Published: February 2025

Latar Belakang: Laporan keuangan yang dimanipulasi dapat merugikan berbagai pihak. Financial statement fraud terjadi akibat asimetri informasi dan tekanan manajerial. Dengan menggunakan Fraud Hexagon Model, penelitian ini menganalisis faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi fraud di sektor perbankan Indonesia.
Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh financial target, external pressure, ineffective monitoring, change in auditor, chage in director, CEO duality, dan proyek pemerintah perusahaan perbankan di Indonesia.
Metode Penelitian: 135 perusahaan perbankan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda. Data diperoleh melalui laporan keuangan periode 2020 hingga 2022.
Hasil Penelitian: External pressure, change in auditor, chage in director, CEO duality, dan proyek pemerintah secara positif mempengaruhi terjadinya financial statement fraud perusahaan perbankan di Indonesia. Namun demikian, variabel financial target dan ineffective monitoring tidak menujukkan pengaruh.
Keaslian/Kebaruan Penelitian: Penelitian ini menghadirkan faktor kolusi dengan menggunakan proksi proyek pemerintahan sehingga dapat memberikan gambaran yang lebih luas dan mendalam terhadap faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan terjadinya fraudulent financial reporting.
Expand your Bluesky network with R (repost)
Authors: Turner Stephen
Published: February 2025

This is reposted from the original at https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/expand-your-bluesky-network-with-r.

---I’m encouraging everyone I know online to join the scientific community on Bluesky.Bluesky for Science Stephen Turner·Nov 16Read full storyIn that post I link to several starter packs — lists of accounts posting about a topic that you can follow individually or all at once to start filling out your network.I started
After agents, part 2 – Agents and the Agora
Authors: Csefalvay Chris von
Published: February 2025

If you spend any time on LinkedIn, it’s almost a certainty that you have come across a bevy of alleged ‘agentic AI architectures’. They all look something like this: All very neat, but the audience might be forgiven for asking what exactly is agentic about this, except for relabeling subprocesses in what is a run-of-the-mill RPA workflow as ‘agents’. And the audience is, this once, perfectly right.
Royalties in the Spotlight: The Significance of the Oracle Decision in Australian Tax Law
Authors: Stamoulos A.
Published: February 2025

In Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd v. Commissioner of Taxation (Stay Application) [2024] FCA 1262, the Federal Court denied an application by Oracle Group for a temporary stay of domestic tax proceedings pending the conclusion of a MAP pursuant to the double taxation treaty between Ireland and Australia. It was held by Perram J that the submissions in favour of granting a stay of domestic proceedings were outweighed by the need for a final appellate determination on what constitutes a “royalty” under Australia’s numerous double taxation agreements.
Building with Jelly, or, Concrete as the Concretion of the Abstract
Authors: Díaz Alva Alan
Published: February 2025

In his recent book titled *Béton: arme de construction massive du capitalisme*, Marxist thinker Anselm Jappe presents a critique of the emergence and ongoing centrality of reinforced concrete as a hegemonic building material. In this slim volume, Jappe traces its historical trajectory, analysing the economic pressures propelling its hegemonic consolidation, examining the central role it played in political projects of various stripes, and critiquing the social, cultural, and environmental consequences of the latter. What is interesting and novel about his contribution, however, is the conceptual framework deployed for this purpose. Unlike most Marxist critiques of architecture which usually focus on questions of class or ideology, Jappe focuses on matter and abstraction. Value-form theory (and the tradition of German *Wertkritik* which Jappe is part of), reads Marx’s theory of value as a theory of the abstract domination of human life and social practice by the abstract forms set in motion by the capitalist mode of production.
What I propose is to write a review of Jappe’s book which attempts to read it in conjunction with the question of cosmotechnics. One of Yuk Hui’s central concerns is the decline of technodiversity as a result of the globalisation of Western technological monoculture throughout capitalist modernity. As the call for contributions rightly points out, the fields of architecture and urbanism have not yet properly addressed their implication in this process. I argue that the homogenization of building practices and the unanimous popularity of reinforced concrete is a major aspect of this process which ought to be examined more closely.
While Hui’s project provides us with conceptual tools useful to critique this foreclosing of alternative cosmotechnics and to imagine how modern technologies could be rechannelled towards future divergent trajectories, he does not delve into the precise mechanisms through which this monoculture has been established in the first place. To explain this, I argue, Marxist theory is crucial. Expanding Jappe’s value-critical analysis of reinforced concrete with Moishe Postone’s account of how the peculiar social ‘self-mediating’ character of abstract labour in capitalism explains the transformation of labour into pure means and of its tools and products in mere objects, I intend to complement the question of cosmotechnics with an explanation of the decline of technodiversity grounded on the abstract logic of capital.
PERLINDUNGAN HAK ANAK PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM DAN HUKUM POSITIF INDONESIA
Authors: Dalilatun Fitri , Amania Nila
Published: February 2025

Perlindungan hak-hak anak sering dikaitkan dalam hukum Islam dengan kewajiban etis dan spiritual orang tua dan masyarakat. Misalnya, orang tua mempunyai kewajiban untuk memastikan bahwa anak-anak mereka menerima pendidikan yang berkualitas dan dibesarkan dalam lingkungan yang aman dan penuh perhatian. Sebaliknya, perlindungan hak-hak anak dalam hukum positif Indonesia terutama terfokus pada komponen hukum dan administratif, menekankan perlunya prosedur penegakan hukum yang jelas dan hukuman bagi mereka yang melanggar hak-hak anak. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan menggunakan metodologi analisis deskriptif-komparatif merupakan metodologi penelitian yang digunakan.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peraturan perundang-undangan positif Indonesia dengan peraturan hukum Islam yang berkaitan dengan perlindungan hak- hak anak. Berbagai ajaran tentang perlindungan anak, termasuk yang berkaitan dengan hak untuk hidup, hak atas pendidikan, hak untuk aman dari kekerasan, dan hak atas kesejahteraan, dapat ditemukan dalam hukum Islam.  Di sisi lain peraturan perundang-undangan seperti undang-undang Perlindungan Anak Nomor 35 Tahun 2014 telah diatur oleh peraturan perundang-undangan positif di Indonesia, memberikan perlindungan yang berbeda terhadap hak-hak anak.
Dengue Risk Map of Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Kishan Raju K. Hari , Elango Ayyanar
Published: February 2025

Dengue fever is rapidly spreading in many parts of the world and has emerged as a significant public health issue with potential fatal consequences. Information on the spatial distribution and state of dengue risk is necessary for any dengue prevention strategy and for defining the areas for control actions. As a result, an effort was made to map the dengue risk zones based on the geo-environmental and man-made factors that could affect the disease's potential transmission. The GIS platform was used to identify and customise the potential geo-environmental and man-made risk factors that affect dengue transmission. In addition, they contained particular ranges of values, which are said to be favourable for the spread of disease. A standardised dengue transmission risk index (SDTRI) was calculated using appropriate weighted scores for these factors to produce the risk map. In the study area, the SDTRI values varied from 8 to 19. With the rising value of SDTRI, the potential risk rises. A higher risk of dengue transmission in that area is indicated by the risk map's high index values. The correlation between this risk map prediction and past dengue outbreaks was strong (p 0.001), and it was discovered that the disease mostly affects areas with SDTRI values more than or equal to 13. Therefore, this dengue risk map will be helpful for spatial delimitation and for planning the appropriate interventions.
Perancangan E-Commerce Untuk Penjualan Menggunakan Media Sosial
Authors: Putri Nathania , Agustina Asri Widya , Sinulingga Raja Ingata , Efendi Safri , Pratama Armyka , Fadli Muhammad Bagus , Karim Abdul
Published: February 2025

Perkembangan teknologi digital telah mendorong transformasi dalam dunia perdagangan, salah satunya
Pemahaman Keamanan Dan Perlindungan Privasi Menurut Pandangan Generasi Milenial
Authors: Rafi Muhammad , Pane Siddik , Wilson Eric , Awfa Qifari , Karim Abdul
Published: February 2025

Media sosial memberikan kemampuan bagi masyarakat untuk menjangkau khalayak global serta menyediakan sarana untuk mencari informasi, bersosialisasi, dan mempengaruhi. Namun, keberadaan media sosial juga membuka peluang terjadinya pelanggaran privasi dan keamanan data pribadi pengguna. Generasi milenial, yang dikenal sebagai generasi yang “selalu terhubung,” menjadi target utama terhadap rendahnya kesadaran akan pentingnya keamanan dan privasi. Karakteristik khas mereka, seperti kebiasaan berbagi data melalui berbagai perangkat online, menambah risiko ancaman digital. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi literasi digital pengguna media sosial di kalangan generasi milenial. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini meliputi survei, wawancara, dan observasi. Analisis literasi digital pada generasi milenial dilakukan menggunakan Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lamanya penggunaan media sosial tidak mempengaruhi tingkat literasi media sosial. Pengguna yang pernah mengalami ancaman cenderung lebih sadar akan pentingnya keamanan akun media sosial dan lebih waspada dalam memberikan akses pada perangkat pribadi. Individu yang memiliki kesadaran lebih tinggi terhadap pengaturan kata sandi menunjukkan niat untuk berperilaku aman dalam menggunakan media sosial. Kesimpulannya, pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang ancaman keamanan siber dapat meningkatkan literasi digital generasi milenial dalam penggunaan media sosial.
FGD Pengembangan UMKM Pada Masyarakat Desa Mekarpohaci Kabupaten Karawang
Authors: Pratama Fajar Herlambang , Aulia Fionita , Afriyenti Lenny Utama
Published: February 2025

Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberdayakan UMKM di desa Mekarpohaci, Kabupaten Karawang, melalui pelatihan dan pendampingan berbasis teknologi digital. Metode Focus Group Disussion (FGD) digunakan untuk menggali tantangan utama yang dihadapi pelaku UMKM, seperti keterbatasan modal, rendahnya literasi digital dan hambatan administrasi. Hasil FGD menunjukkan bahwa keterbatasan modal merupakan hambatan utama yang memengaruhi opearsional bisnis dan kondisi psikologis pelaku usaha. Dukungan sosial dari keluarga dan komunitas menjadi faktor kunci dalam mengatasi kendala ini. Program ini juga menyoroti pentingnya peningkatan kapasitas kewirausahaan dan resiliensi untuk keberlanjutan UMKM. Kesimpulannya, pendekatan berbasis teknologi dan penguatan jejaring sosial dapat membantu UMKM menjadi lebih mandiri dan kompetitif, mendukung penbangunan ekonomi desa yang inklusif.
Pengujian Keamanan Website JDIH Kab.Tegal Menggunakan Acunetix dengan Standar ISO/IEC/27001:2013
Authors: Fitriasih Fitriasih , Ainurrohman Muhamad , Fahrudin Fahrudin , Nurasri Yuli
Published: February 2025

Pengujian penetrasi pada website Jaringan Dokumentasi dan Informasi Hukum (JDIH) bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi dan meningkatkan keamanan sistem guna melindungi informasi hukum yang sensitif dari potensi ancaman siber. Kegiatan ini dilakukan sebagai bagian dari pengabdian masyarakat yang berfokus pada pemberdayaan kelembagaan di bidang teknologi informasi, khususnya dalam penerapan standar keamanan informasi ISO/IEC 27001:2013 menggunakan Acunetix. Metode pengujian meliputi analisis kerentanan, simulasi serangan, dan pemantauan akses sistem. Hasil dari pengujian menunjukkan adanya tingkat kerentanan rendah hingga sedang, yang memerlukan peningkatan pada pen gelolaan hak akses, pengamanan layanan aplikasi jaringan publik, serta kontrol terhadap kode sumber program. Rekomendasi perbaikan meliputi penerapan kebijakan keamanan yang lebih ketat, pembaruan sistem secara berkala, dan pelatihan teknis kepada tim pengelola JDIH. Dengan implementasi tersebut, diharapkan website JDIH dapat berfungsi secara optimal dalam menyediakan akses hukum yang aman dan terpercaya bagi Masyarakat.
Ijtihad Dan Ifta Dewan Syariah Nasional Majelis Ulama Indonesia (DSN MUI): Pengertian, Metode Dan Klasifikasi
Authors: Dinar Ashari Seribu , Hilal Syamsul , Bahruddin Moh.
Published: February 2025

Ijtihad dapat difahami bahwa usaha seseorang dengan bersungguh-sunggu dalam menggali sumber hukum dari dalil dzam melalui jalan istinbath, sedangkan adalah ifta’ dalam konteks Islam  adalah proses memberikan penjelasan hukum berasarkan dalil syar’i. Dalam konteks ekonomi syariah DSN MUI merupakan lembaga dibawah naungan MUI yang mengatur, mengawasi serta mengeluarkan fatwa yang berkaitan dengan ekonomi syariah. Peneliti ini menggunakan metode statistik deskriptif dengan  kajian literatur dari berbagai sumber dengan janis data sekunder. Sumber data yang didapat dari berbagai literatur seperti artikel,buku, laporan serta jurnal ilmiah. Hasil temuan dalam penelitan ini adalah dasar hukum terkait ijtihad dan ifta’ serta klasifikasi fatwa yang telah dikeluarkan oleh DSN MUI.