bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Local Perception of Vegetation Dynamics and Its Drivers in Community-Managed Forest: A Case Study from Senegal
Authors: Faye Laurice Codou , Damnyag Lawrence , Sambou Simon , Kyereh Boateng
Published: October 2022

Knowledge on deforestation and forest degradation (DFD) in managed forest is widely available. However, the way local people perceive DFD and its drivers are not well understood. This study aimed at assessing local perception of vegetation dynamics and factors driving DFD in a community-managed forest. Data were collected by means of interviews conducted with 136 respondents from 5 communities. Non-parametric tests were used to analyze the data. The results show that 67% of respondents perceived DFD to be occurring in the forest. The perception of the level of forest degradation among the age groups in the communities was significantly related. The tree species cited as declining were those used for fuelwood and food as well as (Sterculia setigera Delile and Parkia biglobosa Jacq. R. Br. ex G. Don) and species of high timber value (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir and Cordyla pinnata Lepr. ex A. Rich). An overlapping was found between local estimate of species decline and those found to be decreasing with vegetation inventory confirming the reliability of local knowledge. Charcoal production, bush fire, seasonal migration of cattle, and illegal logging, were identified as the main drivers of vegetation dynamics by more than 50% of the respondents. Main economic activities and community location significantly affected the ranking of the perceived drivers of vegetation dynamics, while age group did not.
Online Supportive Conversations and Reflection Sessions (OSCaRS): A Feasibility Pilot with Care Home Staff during the Pandemic
Authors: Johnston Lucy , Hockley Jo , Watson Julie , Shenkin Susan D
Published: October 2022

Care homes care for people with complex needs, supporting them to the end of life and are now being seen as the ‘de facto’ hospice. Reflective debriefing for care home staff has been found to help support staff and provide an educative and communicative function when a resident dies. Pre-COVID-19, one of the authors had been conducting reflective debriefings face-to-face with care home staff but when COVID-19 struck, face-to-face sessions were impossible. An online format was developed with the aim of providing emotional support and practice-based learning in relation to death and dying through reflection. This study assessed the acceptability and feasibility of delivering online supportive conversations and reflective sessions (OSCaRS) on palliative and end of life care to care home staff during the pandemic. A mixed methods study design was undertaken in April to September 2020. Qualitative data comprised of digital recordings of sessions and semi-structured interviews with OSCaRS participants, managers and session facilitators. An online survey was sent to all staff and had a response rate of 12%.  Eleven OSCaRS were conducted over ten weeks. Thirty-four staff members attended one or more sessions. Three overarching themes were identified from the data: pressures of working in a pandemic, practicalities of delivering online support and, practice development opportunities. Engaging care home staff in online structured supportive conversations and reflections in relation to death and dying is acceptable, feasible and valuable for providing support with the pressures of working in a pandemic.  There is value for OSCaRS to continue as online sessions as they provide care home staff access to practice-based learning and support from professionals and allows specialists based in a range of settings to in-reach into care homes in an efficient way. Future implementation must consider the availability of sufficient devices with cameras to aid participation, timing and frequency of sessions to accommodate staff workflows, the engagement and support of managers and post-session support.
Absurda lex, sed lex? Public value and the decay of the Rule of Law: A conceptual perspective
Authors: Behar-Villegas Erick
Published: October 2022

The Rule of Law serves, under a broadly accepted notion of justice, the enforcement of property rights and a relative predictability of citizen affairs, i.e. it fosters Public Value. However, it is subject to risks that materialise in weakened institutions, uncertainty and transaction costs. The connection between Public Value and the Rule of Law becomes salient when understanding how the latter degenerates at the expense of the former. This article provides two theoretical frameworks that explain the connection between the two concepts, as well as three manifestations of the Rule of Law’s decay. These comprise the excess of legal-formalism, the excess of discretion in enforcement and the instrumentalisation of the law, i.e. when it embodies injustice. Although they vary depending on the legal system, these aspects build a conceptual body that illustrates how contingent legal outcomes affect society, developing Daly’s (2019) concept of democratic decay in the economics and business literature.
Effectiveness of environmental policies on carbon emissions: A panel threshold analysis
Authors: Akbulut Hale
Published: October 2022

The aim of this study is to test the possible non-linear effect of environmental policy stringency on carbon emissions and thus make policy recommendations for emission reduction. For this purpose data for the period 1995–2015 for selected emerging countries were used. According to the findings obtained from fixed-effects panel threshold regressions environmental policy stringency has no significant effect on the relationship between gross domestic product per capita and carbon dioxide emissions. However, it has statistically significant effect if the share of the service sector and the foreign direct investment are taken as regime-dependent variables. Accordingly, in the high policy stringency regime an increase in the share of the service sector and the foreign direct investment reduce emission levels. In the case of using market-based environmental regulations the threshold effect faced by foreign direct investment is much more pronounced. In order to reduce carbon emissions it is recommended to increase environmental policy stringency, especially in market-based tools.
Marriage, divorce and coronaviru - theoretical analysis of the influence of COVID-19 on family capital
Authors: Malaczewska Paulina , Malaczewski Maciej
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this paper is to provide the framework to analyze the impact of shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of divorce. The model takes into account family/marriage capital with its depreciation, investments in this capital and the costs of divorce. The problem faced by the agent is analyzed and formulas for the optimal division of income between consumption and investments in family capital are derived. Comparative statics is performed by calculating the signs of all derivatives of all variables with respect to all parameters. The analysis shows that a change in economic conditions has the least effect of any factor influenced by COVID-19 in changing the probability of a divorce. To the best of the authors’ knowledge this is the first mathematical model in the literature that covers the issues of the impact of a lockdown on the durability of marriages.
The Yuga Cycle in the Mahābhārata
Authors: Brodbeck Simon
Published: October 2022

Chapter 2 initiates discussion of the cycle of four yugas. The Manusmṛti passage on this topic is presented and discussed, as are the various Mahābhārata passages. Chapter 2 is a long chapter because the yuga cycle is peculiar in various ways, and resists easy conceptualisation. One section discusses the fact that many parameters – notably lifespan, goodness (dharmicness), and length of yuga – are part of one complex variable, which is shifted down through levels and up again. One section differentiates this sawtooth cycle of levels (from 4, to 3, to 2, to 1, then right back up to 4 again) from the smooth sine-wave alternations within the diurnal, lunar, and annual cycles. A final section differentiates the Mahābhārata’s (and the Manusmṛti’s) yuga scheme from the longer yuga scheme found in various Purāṇas.
Transition to the Kṛtayuga
Authors: Brodbeck Simon
Published: October 2022

Chapter 6 takes a different tack on the title problem, by focusing on the dvāpara–Kaliyuga transition as a point just 1,200 years before the great dharmic reboot. This chapter follows the text as it tracks forwards in time from the Kurukṣetra war, thinking about location within the yuga cycle. In relation to the title question, the third section of Chapter 6 focuses on Vyāsa’s non-messianic account of the transition from kaliyuga to kṛtayuga. It is suggested that the Mahābhārata, as an ongoing prompt for excellence via the new religious orientation, might eventually cause or constrain that transition to occur. The final section of Chapter 6 discusses the location of the Mahābhārata’s ancient audience (and the poets) within the yuga cycle, and the drama, for them, of the relative imminence of the kṛtayuga.
Des voyages infernaux à l’art du scandale chez August Strindberg
Authors: Larangé Daniel S.
Published: October 2022

Scandale et voyages vont de pair dans l’imagination d’August Strindberg, artiste plus que sulfureux qui débarque à Paris en délaissant sa famille pour plonger dans les cercles infernaux afin de lutter avec l’ange et de retrouver ainsi la foi perdue de son enfance. Il déçoit son public en se faisant alchimiste et peintre pour lutter contre les menaces du positivisme et de l’esthétisme académique. Sa quête est motivée par la figure du Christ que la sécularisation d’une fin-de-siècle vendue à l’industrialisation et au capital tourne en ridicule. Sous le masque de l’artiste-fou, il s’engage à renverser toutes les institutions établies, prônant un art de la fugue, affranchi des frontières de l’objectivité et de la subjectivité. Il perturbe, dérange, choque de sorte que son étrangeté le rejette du monde, lui assurant ainsi de suivre, par imitatio Christi, son propre chemin de croix. Il s’approprie le voyage pour ainsi l’intérioriser et arpenter les voies erratiques, convaincu que seul celui qui se perd se retrouve un jour.
Improving pre-service chemistry teachers’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills using project-based learning
Authors: Wahyudiati Dwi , Irwanto Irwanto , Ningrat Hadi Kusuma
Published: October 2022

Studies confirmed that students’ critical thinking skills (CTS) and their problem-solving skills (PSS) tend to be low. Thus, this quantitative study aims to improve students’ CTS and PSS using Project-Based Learning (PjBL). In a quasi-experimental design, a total of 50 pre-service chemistry teachers from a public university in Indonesia were recruited as participants. To collect data, the Critical Thinking Skills Test (CTST) and the Problem-Solving Skills Test (PSST) were pre- and post-tested. Paired and independent samples t-tests and Cohen’s d were executed to explain the difference in CTS and PSS scores before and after treatment. The results indicated that there was a significant increase from pre- to post-test in terms of CTS and PSS scores. In addition, there is a significant difference in the CTS and PSS scores between the two groups in favor of the experimental group. It can be concluded that PjBL is an effective method to promote CTS and PSS in the General Chemistry course. As a powerful method, we recommend that lecturers implement PjBL to promote CTS and PSS as an alternative to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Critical thinking, pre-service teachers, problem-solving skills, project-based learning, general chemistry
Trend of mobile, web, E-learning research in 2002-2021: Contribution to physics learning
Authors: Prahani Binar Kurnia , Jatmiko Budi , Pristianti Mila Candra , Amelia Tan
Published: October 2022

The existence of a research topic can be seen from the research trend. Analysis that can map data to determine the trend of a study is using bibliometrics. The purpose of this study is to compare trends of mobile, web, and e-learning research and their contribution to physics learning in the last twenty years. The data was obtained from Scopus which was processed using Ms. Excel and VOSviewer. The three topics show a steady increasing trend in the last three years. The highest average citation per paper per year is in 2020. The most widely used keywords are mobile learning, web-based learning and e-learning. The contribution of the three topics to physics learning includes increasing motivation, learning outcomes, etc. Future research can be carried out to compare the contribution of the three topics to other learning systems such as STEM, STEAM, etc. using databases other than Scopus.
Keywords: Bibliometrics; E-Learning; Mobile Learning; Physics Learning; Web Learning.
Learning management system based on virtual reality technology in elementary school
Authors: Herwin Herwin , Shabir Achmad , Asriadi Asriadi
Published: October 2022

The main problem faced by teachers both during the pandemic and post-pandemic is the interest and learning performance of elementary school students who are still not in line with expectations. This study aims to develop a learning management system based on virtual reality technology to increase the effectiveness of learning in elementary schools. This research is a design and development study. The subjects of this study were teachers and elementary school students. Data collection in this study was carried out through focus group discussions, interviews, observations and questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is the descriptive quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis through interactive analysis. The research findings indicate that the product developed can have a positive impact on both students and teachers. Students feel more motivated to participate in learning activities and learning feels more interesting. Students find it easier to understand the subject matter so it has an impact on mastery of the material and better learning outcomes. In addition, through this product, teachers can present learning efficiently, confidence in teaching will be better and the effectiveness of teaching activities will be better.
Keywords: Learning management system, virtual reality, elementary school.
Poetry Education in the Universities at Korea, Its Reality and Possibilities: Rethinking the Dilemma and Force of Poetry
Authors:   The Korean Society For Teaching English Literature, Chung Eun-Gwi
Published: October 2022

This article focuses on two points: first of all, it goes back to the history of English poetry education here in Korea, how poetry education has been done in the university classroom for the past 30 years. To reach the goal, this article revisits the 26 years of The Journal of Teaching English Literature. Reading the major achievements and endeavors of the earlier generations in poetry education, this article diagnoses the realities, changes, transformations, and dilemmas, which English poetry education here in Korea has faced for the past 30 years. Secondly, based on scanning the history, this article invites readers to rethink the possibility and responsibility of poetry education in this era when the discourse of the crisis of humanities and universities narrows down the realm of literary education. I argue that the crisis in poetry is not a newly-coined word. Rather, poetry, taking the critical edge of languages in its forms and content, becomes an efficient tool to guide students to various points such as history, culture and to nurture literacy. Presenting some interesting examples and practices in a classroom, this article concludes that poetry education needs to go into planting the seeds for creative and critical thoughts that lead students to construct something new in its force of making.
Toni Morrison’s Remembering as an Action for Regeneration or Healing
Authors:   The Korean Society For Teaching English Literature, Lee Young Cheol
Published: October 2022

This study discusses Toni Morrison’s remembering in view of the action for regeneration or healing. In Beloved and Home, Morrison shows that remembering not only relives African Americans’ racial identity and consciousness through the reactivation of past experiences but also plays a crucial role in the psychoanalytic cure. In Beloved, when 124 is cut off from its neighbors, Denver needs to go out into the black community to independently change the fragmented world of 124 into a communally holistic world, However, she can not walk down even the steps of their porch because she lacks any defense against the outside world. Then, her remembering of Baby Suggs’s advice encourages her not only to construct her active self but also to move outward beyond her restricted world of 124. Also, it leads Sethe to regenerate friendly relations with the black community. Meanwhile, in Home Frank Money has terrible flashbacks to his childhood and the Korean war. In this context, it is ‘remembering’ that leads Frank to find a healing way. After escaping from a veteran’s mental hospital in Seattle, Frank moves to Atlanta where his sister Cidra is faced with an existential crisis. This journey of his own is one with paradigmatic images directing him to the past that holds the key to his regeneration. Reliving his traumatic experiences throughout the journey, he weans himself off the alcohol he used to numb his emotional and conscious identity. Finally, at the novel’s end, he achieves a whole identity by a return to parental and traditional knowledge through community mothering and by the reburial of a dead black fighter that echoes his successful movement toward black masculinity.
Effectiveness and Value for Money of Technical Assistance Approaches: In-house vs Contracting
Authors: Megersa Kelbesa
Published: October 2022

In the development field, technical assistance (TA) broadly refers to support for a specific project or country programme in the form of technical advice, research and data sharing, and skills training, among other activities. As a result, TA may be more valuable as a development tool than the amount of funding received. The primary areas of focus for TA include developing a project pipeline, de-risking investments, and assisting TA beneficiaries in their efforts to improve business standards, as well as supporting policy reforms by developing country. Because TA recipients may face a variety of issues, effective TA programmes can take many forms. TA programmes must be established to address beneficiaries’ primary concerns. The goal for both TA recipients and donors should be to determine the main objective of the TA and to select from a variety of technical adviser, taking into account the limitations and enabling conditions for each approach (Nastase et al., 2020). Some useful principles (or good practices) when designing and implementing TA (through in-house or external contracting) include: • Importance of local ownership: • Partnerships and inclusivity: • Effectiveness: • Value-for-money (VFM): TA can be delivered in-house or by contracting out TA to other firms or suppliers. However, each approach has certain merits (VFM and other factors) and shortcomings. There is a very limited evidence base regarding an explicit discussion of the merits of in-house vs commissioned TA programming. Much of the available evidence simply describes TA programme elements – rather than the VFM behind business cases for in-house or contracted TA design and delivery.
World Bank’s Financial Intermediary Funds
Authors: Megersa Kelbesa
Published: October 2022

Financial Intermediary Funds (FIFs) are a type of trust fund that provide large-scale funding for broad, coordinated interventions that are typically focused on specific themes (see section 5) and aimed at achieving Global Public Goods (GPGs). FIFs provide the global development community with multilateral platforms that are independently governed (see section 3) and support multiple implementing entities. FIFs add unique value and strength to the development finance toolkit – especially when there is a global call for collective action for a GPG requiring large-scale additional pooled funds; closely coordinated decision-making; joint implementation at scale across a significant number of multilateral organisations, when no existing instrument can fulfil these functions (World Bank, 2019a).
Key Considerations: Social Science Perspectives for Emergency Response to the Conflict in Northern Ethiopia
Authors: Abebe Heran , Belaineh Getachew
Published: October 2022

Ethiopia is currently experiencing several intersecting humanitarian crises including conflict, climatic shocks, COVID-19, desert locust infestation and more. These intersecting crises are affecting nearly 30 million people and resulting in food insecurity, displacement and protection risks. As of February 2022, over 2.5 million people were estimated to have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict-driven humanitarian crisis in the Northern Ethiopian regions of Tigray, Amhara and Afar that began in November 2020. As of May 2022, 9.4 million were in need of humanitarian aid in the region. Private and public assets have been destroyed, already fragile livelihoods damaged, and communities left in dire need of support. This brief outlines important contextual factors and social impacts of the Northern Ethiopian crisis and offers key considerations to improve the effectiveness of the humanitarian response. It is based on a rapid review of existing published and grey literature and conversations with relevant stakeholders, including people from affected regions and humanitarian responders. This brief is part of a series authored by participants from the SSHAP Fellowship and was written by Heran Abebe and Getachew Belaineh from Cohort 2. It was reviewed by Ezana Amdework (Addis Ababa University), Kelemework Tafere (Mekelle University), and Yomif Worku (independent humanitarian advisor), and was supported by Tabitha Hrynick from the SSHAP team at the Institute of Development Studies. The brief is the responsibility of the SSHAP.
BIODIVERSITY OF FISH FAMILY OSPHRONEMIDAE IN SWAMP WATERS IN BAGAN BILAH VILLAGE, DISTRICT OF PANAI TENGAH LABUHANBATU REGENCY
Authors: Astriani Yayuk , Khairul Khairul
Published: October 2022

One of the swamp waters is located in Bagan Bilah Village, Panai Tengah District, Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra Province. These swamp waters store a lot of fish diversity that has been used by the surrounding community. Among them are fish from the Osphronemidae family. This study aims to determine the biodiversity of fish of the Osphronemidae family in the swamp waters of Bagan Bilah Village. Fish sampling was carried out for 3 months, starting from October to December 2021. Fish are caught using traditional fishing gear called tangkol. The caught fish are collected, counted in number and then identified by species. The research data is calculated for its ecological index using the 2010 version of the Microsoft Excel application, then the data is displayed in tabular form. Based on the results of this study obtained 5 species of fish family Osphronemidae (Belontia hasselti, Betta imbellis, Trichogaster trichopterus, Trichopodus pectoralis, and Trichopsis vittatus). The Diversity Index (H') of Station 1 (0.78), Station 2 (0.76), and Station 3 (1.26). Uniformity Index (E) for Station 1 (0.43), Station 2 (0.42), and Station 3 (0.70). Dominance Index (C) for Station 1 (0.13), Station 2 (0.16), and Station 3 (0.28).
EFFECT OF FEED COMPOSITION ON SPONSTIC PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION, SURVIVALITY AND LARVA GROWTH Tenebrio molitor L.
Authors: Subchan Wachju , Putri Lintang Mutiara , Wahyuni Dwi , Winarso Sugeng
Published: October 2022

Sponge plastic is one of the plastic wastes that is difficult to degrade. Recently research reported that Tenebrio molitor L larvae have the potential capability to degrade plastic waste. But still a lack information according to the effect of feed composition on survival, and growth of T. molitor L larvae. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of plastic feed composition on the rate of degradation of sponge plastic waste, survival, and growth of T. molitor L larvae. The method used in this study was an experimental laboratory using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) and using controls and six treatments with 3 repetition times. The parameters measured in this study were survival (%), body length growth (cm/week) and body biomass (gram/week), and degradation rate (gram/week). The data obtained from the research results will be analyzed using ANOVA which is then tested by Duncan. The results showed that feed composition had a significant effect (p=0.001) on the rate of degradation of plastic sponge waste, survival (p=0.000), and growth (p=0.001) of T. molitor L larvae. degradation, survival, and growth of T. molitor L. larvae.
Strategi Pengembangan Tabungan Qurban Pada Lembaga Amil Zakat Infaq dan Shadaqah Muhammadiyah (Lazismu) Jember
Authors: Viphindrartin Sebastiana , Ardhanari Margaretha , Sari Ritna Ilmala , Kusuma Ahmad Ahsin
Published: October 2022

This research aims to find out the Tabungan Qurban development strategy at LAZISMU Jember. Development strategies are needed to formulate the right alternative strategies to be applied to Tabungan Qurban LAZISMU Jember. This research uses descriptive analytical research methods. Data collection methods are interviews with questionnaires, observations and documentation. The data analysis method used is to use SWOT analysis through three stages, identification of internal factors and external factors, input stage and matching stage. The results of the analysis showed that the development of Tabungan Qurban LAZISMU Jember by using SWOT analysis include: strengths-opportunities (maintaining the image of the institution in the eyes of donors and building a positive image in the community and increasing loyalty to donors, while maintaining the quality of qurban meat by maximizing the empowerment of qurban breeders, maximizing cooperation with Islamic banking, determining brand positioning statements), weaknesses-opportunities  (forming a special deviation to handle and manage savings programs, promote on social media in an orderly manner), strengths-threaths (increasing the competitiveness of more institutions than other institutions), weaknesses-threaths (utilizing LAZISMU human resources to improve the quality of Tabungan Qurban).

Keywords:  Tabungan Qurban, SWOT Analysis, Development Strategy
Perbedaan Praktik Manajemen Laba pada Perusahaan Berbasis Syariah dan Non Syariah
Authors: Abdilah Hamijaya Nur Muhammad , Ainy Rintan Nuzul
Published: October 2022

Investment interest from the public from year to year continues to increase, not only those who have a lot of capital but people who have limited capital make investments. Various conveniences of investors in investing can be seen from the various existing application platforms. Investors in seeing the company's performance, one of which uses financial statements. However, there is a behavior of the company's management not displaying actual performance such as earnings management, it is based on individual interests and harms other parties who have a tendency not to comply with sharia principles.

This study uses a quantitative approach with secondary data in the form of financial statements of Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector companies registered with ISSI and those not registered with ISSI in 2018-2020. The measurement of variables uses a modified jones model analysis in measuring the amount of profit management carried out by the company. The results of this study showed that there was no difference in earnings management practices in Consumer Non-Cyclicals sector companies registered with ISSI and those not registered with ISSI. Although there are differences on average, the differences do not occur significantly in statistics.

Keywords: Earnings Management, Modified Jones Model, Consumer Non Cyclicals
PLASTICITY PROPERTIES OF ADVANCED HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL WELD CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORT MEANS – SIMULATION BY THE MESH-FREE METHOD
Authors: SZCZUCKA-LASOTA Bożena , UŚCIŁOWSKA Anita , WĘGRZYN Tomasz , ŁAZARZ Bogusław , PIWNIK Jan
Published: October 2022

Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) is being used increasingly often in the structure of means of transport. Welds made of these steels can crack in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) and have inferior mechanical properties compared to the base material. The goal of this paper was to solve the technological and material problem of obtaining high-strength thin-walled welded structures of AHSS steel designed for heavily loaded elements of transport means. The novelty of the article is its presentation of a modified welding process which enables a high-strength structure of the obtained joint to be obtained without welding defects and incompatibilities. Copper backing was selected as an effective method of heat dissipation in the process, and, using the basic solutions method, the leverage of a heat flow process in the weld method deposit (WMD) was checked after cooling down the substrate. The fundamental solutions method was used to determine the optimal shape of the backing. It has been shown that the new backing affects the structure and mechanical properties of welds. In order to verify the newly developed method, tensile tests of the obtained joint were carried out, the hardness was assessed, the metallographic structure was analyzed, and non-destructive tests were performed. The developed material and technological solution were used, for example, for the construction of the arm element of the mobile platform.
THE IMPACT OF ROADSIDE TECHNICAL INSPECTIONS ON TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Authors: HUDEC Juraj , ŠARKAN Branislav , CZŐDÖROVÁ Renáta , CABAN Jacek , DROŹDZIEL Paweł
Published: October 2022

Road transport safety, apart from environmental protection, is one of the most important tasks for the contemporary world. Annually, about 50 million people are injured in road accidents around the world, of which nearly 1.5 million die as a result. Transport safety consists of many activities and includes various initiatives, including legal changes, training, preventive actions, building safe road infrastructure, and the production of safe vehicles and control systems. This article deals with the issue of performing roadside technical inspections in the Slovak Republic. Specifically, it analyses the results of these roadside technical inspections in individual counties of the Slovak Republic and examines their possible impact on transport and logistics systems in these counties. The correlation analysis showed that the number of checks under the technical roadside inspections is weakly related to the number of logistics centres, but the number of such inspections is moderate in relation to the number of failed vehicles (correlation coefficient = 0.44079). In addition, due to the age of the vehicles, the number of serious and dangerous faults found on them during maintenance inspection increases.
PROBLEM WITH DETERMINING THE VEHICLE IMPACT VELOCITY FOR CAR BODIES BREAKING APART
Authors: ALEKSANDROWICZ Piotr , ALEKSANDROWICZ Iwo , KUKIEŁKA Krzysztof , PATYK Radosław , STANOWSKI Piotr
Published: October 2022

This article investigates the impact of a passenger car on a tree, which resulted in the car body breaking apart. A side impact of the car on a tree at high driving speeds is not a standard test in the provisions of the applicable Directives of the European Economic Community, even though the impact poses a serious threat to the driver and the passengers. The threat comes from a deep impaction of the barrier into the body which damages the safety cage. For such impacts, it is very difficult for the vehicle speed to be reconstructed. In practice, expert witnesses and appraisers usually disregard the body-breaking-apart-related energy due to a difficulty in establishing the data for such calculations, which leads to simplifications and speed underestimates. Performing the right simulation of such impacts with accident reconstruction programs without determining the adequate input data for calculations is also impossible to calculate. This paper presents a range of studies and calculations for such incidents and for identifying the input parameters for collision simulations. The approach presented in this article should be used by expert witnesses and researchers. Therefore, this paper provides insights into theory and practice.
EVALUATION OF THE RATIOS OF THE MAIN INDICATORS OF THE DRY SEALING OF THE CYLINDER-PISTON GROUP OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES USING A SOLID LUBRICANT
Authors: NURALIN Beket , KUANYSHEV Murat , MURZAGALIEV Akhmet , KAUKAROV Altynbek , UTEBAYEV Isatai
Published: October 2022

This article presents the results of a study of an alternative method for reducing friction losses in the cylinder-piston group of internal combustion engines based on an experimental installation, taking into account changes in the real state of the working surfaces of the mating parts of the piston ring-cylinder pair depending on the operating time. The factors with a progressive effect on the operation of engine friction units as they wear out are studied, and the degree of their influence on wear is estimated. A model of the friction unit of a cylinder-piston group (piston-piston ring pair) of an internal combustion engine based on a solid antifriction material operating without the use of a lubricating fluid is developed and investigated. Comparative results of determining the wear indicators of sealing rings by various methods of wear control are presented. A method for predicting the resource and the real state of the engine is proposed.
Foreign direct investment and economic growth nexus in ECOWAS: The leveraging effect of anti-corruption
Authors: Asante Grace Nkansa , Kamasa Kofi , Bartlett Myles Patrick
Published: October 2022

Purpose ― This paper sought to investigate the interactive effect of corruption and FDI on economic growth in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region empirically.
Methods ― With panel data spanning 2000–2019 across 15 ECOWAS countries, this paper estimates its results by employing the system-GMM estimator, which combines a system of regressions in difference and in levels to resolve the problem of endogeneity.
Findings ― Results reveal that while FDI independently spurs economic growth, control of corruption has no direct effect on growth in the region. The interactive effects reveal the complementarity between FDI and control of corruption in promoting economic growth in the ECOWAS region. The growth effect of FDI is larger and stronger given an improvement in the control of corruption across the 1st, 5th, 10th, and 25th percentiles.
Implication ― To improve investor confidence, bolster FDI inflows and optimize its beneficial impacts on economic growth, this paper calls for measures to increase transparency and stronger political commitment to strictly investigate, prosecute and punish corruption in the ECOWAS region.
Originality/value ― Although foreign direct investment (FDI) to host countries have been shown in the literature to be a crucial driver of economic growth, little is known about how anti-corruption measures affect the FDI-growth relationship. This paper contributes to policy by providing empirical evidence to bridge this gap.
Tanggung Jawab Hukum Notaris Yang Bekerjasama Dengan Pihak Lain Ditinjau Dari Undang-Undang Jabatan Notaris Dan Kode Etik Notaris
Authors: Heptasari Chika Anissa
Published: October 2022

Due to the growing number of the Notary profession in the globalization era, it requires the Notary profession to be skilled, so that many Notaries build relationships with financial institutions or banks and also cooperate with individuals in finding customers. This makes the Notary no longer an independent official because of the dependence on the parties and contrary to the rules of the Notary Position Act and also the rules in the Notary Code of Ethics. The problems studied are: What are the sanctions against Notaries who cooperate with other parties in terms of the Law on Notary Positions and the Notary Code of Ethics and what are the driving factors that influence Notaries to cooperate with other parties. The research method uses an empirical approach as well as primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials. The conclusion in this study is that a Notary who cooperates with financial institutions by sending a letter of application for cooperation is not in accordance with the Law on Notary Positions in Article 16 paragraph (1) letter a on the independency of a Notary and the rules in the Notary code of ethics in Article 4 paragraph (3) on prohibitions of marketing activities that are included in self-promotion in the form of printed medias. Meanwhile, in the event that a Notary cooperates with an individual, it is not in accordance with the UUJN in Article 16 Paragraph 1 letter a and letter m, namely the deed must be read to the applicants unless the applicants wish otherwise because the applicants have read it themselves.
Implementasi Kode Etik Profesi Jabatan Notaris Terhadap Notaris Yang Bekerjasama Dengan Bank
Authors: Agnia Karina Darojatun
Published: October 2022

Notary as a profession has an association, namely the Indonesian Notary Association (INI), INI Congress stipulates a Notary Code of Ethics that regulates the behavior of Notaries in carrying out their positions. The Law and the Code of Ethics do not include prohibitions for Notaries to enter into agreements with any party, but in practice there are many cooperation agreements between Notaries and Banks which result in Notaries being dependent. The formulation of the problemd taken are First, how is the implementation of the Notary Code of Ethics for notaries who cooperate with banks. Second, how is the responsibility of the notary in upholding independence in making deeds. This is an empirical juridical research. The data used is primary data, which is supported by secondary and tertiary data through interviews, literature studies, and studies of legislation. The results of the study conclude tjat the role of a notary is very much needed by banks, this is related to the legal risk of assets pledged by debtors as credit collateral. The responsibilities of a Notary as a public official include the responsibilities of the Notary profession itself related to the deed.
Akibat Hukum Terhadap Minuta Akta Sebagai Protokol Notaris Yang Musnah Dalam Penerbitan Salinan Akta
Authors: Taslim Yanti
Published: October 2022

This study aims to determine the validity of copies of the deed issued from the perished Minute of the Deed and the legal consequences of the perished minutes in the issued copies of the deed. This is a normative legal research which uses statutory and concept approaches. The data collection was done through literature study and the secondary data were analyzed in an interpretative, deontic, and qualitative way. The results of the study concluded that, a copy of the deed remains valid if it is issued a day before the Minutes of Deed are perished and if the copy is published after the Minutes of Deed are perished through a court decision. A copy of the Deed which is issued a day after the Minutes of Deed is perished without going through the court is considered invalid. If the Minutes of Deed are destroyed due to force majeure, such as a building fire or flood, the Notary cannot be held responsible as it is beyond their control. If the Minutes of Deed are destroyed due to negligence or mistakes of the Notary, the Notary must compensate the losses incurred to the parties and/or receive administrative sanctions. A notary can take legal action to request a court order or suggest the parties to make a new deed whose contents also explain the revoking of the old deed that was destroyed
Implementasi Kewenangan Notaris Memberikan Penyuluhan Hukum Sehubungan Dengan Pembuatan Akta Di Kota Mataram
Authors: Nurjanah Nurjanah
Published: October 2022

This study discusses the implementation of a notary's authority to provide legal counseling in connection with the making of a deed in the city of Mataram. The problems formulated in this study are, firstly what is the urgency and relevance of providing legal counseling by Notaries to clients when making deeds, and secondly how to implement the authority to provide legal counseling by Notaries to clients in Mataram City. This research is juridical empirical with sociological juridical approach, statutory approach, and conceptual approach and analyzed using qualitative methods. The results of this study conclude that first, the urgency and relevance of providing legal counseling by a notary to clients is a moral obligation for a notary to provide legal knowledge to clients in order to create legal order in the community, legal counseling is very important to be given to clients to support the smooth process of making a deed and is a precautionary measures for a notary in order to prevent future disputes involving the parties as well as the notary himself. Second, the implementation of providing legal counseling by Notaries in Mataram City, that in its implementation notaries in Mataram City provide legal counseling in different ways according to the understanding and ability of each notary, legal counseling is given according to the client's needs for the deed making process, there are There are two ways of legal counseling carried out by Notaries in the City of Mataram, namely direct legal counseling by interacting directly with clients at the Notary's office and indirectly through electronic media.
Hak Imunitas Notaris Dalam Menjalankan Tugas Yang Tidak Dibebankan Mencari Kebenaran Materiil
Authors: Taufik Taufik
Published: October 2022

This study aims to discuss the right of immunity of the notaries in carrying out their duties and responsibilities who are not charged with seeking material truth. The problems to be answered are: what is the basis for the judge's consideration (ratio decidendi) in the decision against a notary who is qualified to commit a crime and how is the right of immunity against a notary in carrying out their office without having to seek material truth. This study uses a normative legal research method using case study and statutory approaches. Data collection techniques in this study are in the form of literature and document studies. The results of the study conclude that firstly, the Judge's Consideration of a notary who is qualified to commit a crime in Decision Number; 336/Pid.B/2017/PN.Smn. refers to the fulfillment of the elements of article 266 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code so that the notary is qualified to commit a crime. In the Judge's Decision, it is more inclined to the Criminal Code (KUHP) without paying attention to the Notary Position Act (UUJN). Second, the task of a notary in making a deed is to establish what the parties want without further investigating the veracity of the data provided. The provision that the notary does not have to seek material truth from the appearers has not guaranteed the notary from legal snares. So the need for immunity rights against notaries
Tanggung Jawab Notaris yang Memalsukan Akta Perjanjian Pengikatan Jual Beli dan Kuasa Menjual (Studi Atas Putusan Pengadilan Negeri Denpasar Nomor 89/Pid.B/2020/PN.Dps)
Authors: Salamah S. Putri Ayu
Published: October 2022

This research examines the responsibility of a Notary who falsifies the Deed of Sale and Purchase Agreement and Authorization to Sell by conducting a study on the Denpasar District Court Decision Number 89/Pid.B/2020/PN.Dps. The problems formulated in this research are first, how is the responsibility of the Notary who falsifies the Sale and Purchase Binding Agreement and Sales Authorization Deed and second, how is the implementation of the responsibility to the Notary who falsifies the Sale and Purchase Binding Agreement and Selling Authorization Deed. This is a normative legal research with a statutory approach and analyzed using qualitative analysis methods. The results of this study conclude that first, responsibility of the Notary who falsifies the Deed of Binding Sale and Purchase Agreement and the Power to Sell is to provide sanctions, both administrative sanctions for violating several provisions in the Notary Position Act, civil sanctions due to the falsification of the deed has been cause harm to the owner of the original Certificate of Ownership, and criminal sanctions because the actions of the Notary have fulfilled the elements of a criminal act as regulated in Article 264 paragraph (1) Letter a of the Criminal Code jo. Article 88 of the Criminal Code. Second, the implementation of these responsibilities is not fully in accordance with what is regulated in the law. If it is based on the provisions of Article 13 of the Law on Notary Positions and Permenkumham Number 16 of 2016 concerning Procedures for Imposing Administrative Sanctions Against Notaries, the sanction given to notaries is dishonorable dismissal which causes the notary to have to submit the protocol and can no longer accept work in whatever form, but in reality the notary is still practicing in his position as a notary which can be concluded that the administrative sanctions given to the notary are not dishonorable dismissal. While the civil and criminal sanctions given are in accordance with what is regulated in the law, namely by giving a prison sentence of 2 months to a Notary.
Dethroning the Planetary Perspective: Dealing with Actually-Occurring Transformations Using Dialogical Sense-Making and Critical Phenomenology
Authors: Woroniecki Stephen , Wibeck Victoria , Zeiler Kristin , Linnér Björn-Ola
Published: October 2022

Transformation studies have been leaning towards the more practical aspects of change processes and have not yet dealt sufficiently with their personal and political dimensions. They are arguably constrained in doing so if they are either overly focussed on systems and how to control them or on individualistic values and behaviours. In this study we show how the actually-occurring societal transformations that people face can be usefully approached through the lenses of dialogical sense-making and critical phenomenology. While distinct, these approaches share a concern with aspects missed when transformation is abstracted and alienated from people’s lives; namely people’s lived experiences during times of change, and the conditions of possibility for these experiences. Dialogical sense-making explores how people create meaning around transformations, through interactions with other people, with different lines of arguments, and as part of broader public discourse. Critical phenomenology engages with subjectivity and lived experience, and with the role of foundational as well as socio-culturally dominant yet contingent structures in shaping our ways of perceiving, experiencing and knowing the world. Through a discussion of insights from these approaches, we show how they offer tools that enable new questions about transformative change as it is experienced and made sense of. Situating analyses of tranformation from within a focus on experience brings us closer to understanding the significance of change processes in people’s lives, and allows for an inquiry into the conditions of experience, including transformative experiences.