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Traditional Shadow Theater of Northeastern Thailand (Nang Pramo Thai). Hardy Transplant or Endangered Species ?
Authors: Brereton Bonnie , Yencheuy Somroay
Published: July 2021

Traditional Shadow Theatre of Northeastern Thailand

(Nang Pramo Thai).

Hardy Transplant or Endangered Species ?

Bonnie Brereton and Somroay Yencheuy.

Shadow theatre is a relatively new phenomenon in northeastern Thailand (where it is known as nang pramo thai)— probably dating from no earlier than the first quarter of the twentieth century. This article explores the status of this dramatic form in the central provinces of the region and contrasts it with that of the traditional shadow theatre of southern Thailand. Unlike its southern counterpart, nang pramo thai is a little-known and relatively minor form of entertainment, found mainly in villages, with a limited repertoire confined mostly to scenes from the Ramakian and the Sin Sai story.

Yet, despite its low profile, nang pramo thai in many ways embodies the essence of the local culture of the Northeast. This can be seen not only in its robust music, high-spirited puppetry and inclusion of women puppeteers ; but also in the performers' ingenuity in adopting an "imported tradition" and transforming it into a local one when faced with financial hardship.
The Tai Polities in the Upper Mekong and Their Tributary Relationships with China and Burma
Authors: Grabowsky Volker
Published: July 2021

In the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries Ming China established so-called “ Pacification Commissions” of different ranks— such as xuanwei si and xuanfu si— in Cheli (Moeng Lue or Sipsong Panna), Babai (Lan Na), Laowo (Lan Sang) and Menglian (Moeng Laem). The rulers of these polities were expected to regularly send tribute missions to the Ming court. The recognition of Chinese overlordship, however, did not mean that the Tai polities had lost their capacity to conduct their own foreign policies ; they sometimes even went against Chinese interests. The geopolitical situation in the whole region changed dramatically with the rise of the Toungoo dynasty in Burma. Most of the Tai polities in the upper Mekong and Salween basins submitted to King Bayin-naung (r. 1551– 1581) and became Burmese vassal states. During the following three centuries, a pattern of power relations emerged with China and Burma sharing joined overlordship in many of these states, such as Sipsong Panna and Moeng Laem. Based mainly on Tai and Chinese sources, this paper examines the nature and the strength of the dual vassalages, which varied from region to region and fluctuated over the centuries, depending to a large extent on the geopolitical configurations. Much emphasis is given to the exchange of tribute and to the question of how the Tai elites perceived their own political status. This paper also discusses how the Chinese and Burmese perceived the tributary relations and how the local Tai elites tried to manipulate them for their own needs.
Ideals and Architects: Khmer Temple Pyramids (Eighth to Eleventh Century)
Authors: Polkinghorne Martin
Published: July 2021

The Khmer temple pyramid— a worldly manifestation of Mount Meru, abode of the gods— is unique to medieval Khmer architecture and among its most intriguing architectural forms. A comparative analysis of the proportions of nine temple pyramids built between the eighth and eleventh century has revealed a remarkable and thus far unrecognised similarity. The operation of a proportional schema, applied across four hundred years to the design and construction of such temples, indicates a distinct Khmer spatial patterning that is unlikely to be consistently bound to declared Indian texts or to fixed conceptual ideals. Rather, Khmer temples and their idiosyncratic pyramids can be assessed in terms of the political, economic, social and environmental context of the Khmer architects and builders who created them.
Développement économique et relations interethniques dans deux villages du nord du bassin de Vang Vieng au Laos. Ban Phatang (village lao) et Ban Somsavath (village yao)
Authors: Charlet-Phommachanh Marieke
Published: July 2021

Autrefois village de vallée et village de montagne, l’un lao et l’autre yao, Ban Phatang et Ban Somsavath se retrouvent pris dans une même dynamique de développement propre au bassin de Vang Vieng au Laos. Leurs relations, à la fois économiques et sociales, établies de longue date, se sont transformées et consolidées entre amitié, complémentarité et concurrence. Cet article montre d’abord comment les conditions politiques ont amené les deux villages à se côtoyer dans la vallée. Dans un second temps il analyse les différentes stratégies de développement économique qu’ils ont élaborées. Enfin dans une troisième partie, il étudie l’évolution actuelle des liens interethniques anciens tissés entre ces deux villages.
Identité tai lue et résurgence du culte bouddhique dans les Sipsong Panna du Yunnan (République populaire de Chine)
Authors: Formoso Bernard
Published: July 2021

Affiliation to Theravāda Buddhism is for the Lue of the former Sipsong Panna principalities (mainland China) a major criterion of civilization, which distinguishes them from their neighbours, either Han Chinese or hill tribes. The considerable amount of energy the Lue expended, following the liberalization of the cult in the early 1980s, to reinstate the local clergy, which had been repressed in the 1950s and banned in 1966, provides evidence of their strong identification with Buddhism. On the basis of fieldwork conducted in 1993 and 1997, the author relates the main features of the revival of Lue Buddhism in the Sipsong Panna, a generation (twenty years) after it started.
Affiliation religieuse et appartenance ethnique à Bali ou comment les Balinais en sont venus à adopter l'hindouisme comme marqueur identitaire et ce qui s'en est suivi
Authors: Picard Michel
Published: July 2021

Cet article retrace les circonstances au cours desquelles les Balinais en sont venus à faire de l’hindouisme le marqueur diacritique de leur identité ethnique, tout en cherchant à saisir en quoi ce qu’ils appellent leur «balinité » (Kebalian) s’en est trouvée affectée. Il se trouve que c’est précisément du moment où ils se sont identifiés le plus explicitement comme une enclave hindouiste dans un environnement islamique perçu comme hostile que l’on peut dater les prémisses d’une disjonction entre l’affiliation religieuse des Balinais et leur appartenance ethnique. Car cette identification entre ethnicité et religion n’allait pas tarder à se voir contrariée par un double facteur : d’une part, l’affiliation d’autres groupes ethniques indonésiens à l’hindouisme va conduire à le dissocier de l’identité ethnique balinaise ; et d’autre part, le fractionnement du paysage religieux à Bali va rendre le lien entre identité ethnique et identité religieuse de plus en plus controversé.
From Champasak to Cambodia: Ya Chao Tham (Chao Thammatheva), a Wily and Influential Ethnic Lao Leader
Authors: Baird Ian G.
Published: July 2021

Ya Chao Tham, or Chao Thammatheva, was the son of the ninth king of Champasak, Chao Boua, and the grandson of the fourth king of Champasak, Chao Nou. He played an important role in shaping the political circumstances in the Laos-Cambodia border region for almost half a century, from the 1880s until his death in the early 1930s. Born to the Champasak royal family in present-day southern Laos, he travelled to the Sesan River Basin in present-day northeastern Cambodia in the 1880s, where he allegedly used his magical powers to suppress the highlanders who lived there and to establish Veun Say on behalf of Champasak and their Siamese mentors. Later, after the French gained control of the east bank of the Mekong River in 1893, Ya Chao Tham continued to wield considerable power within the French Lao administration. In late 1904 Stung Treng— including Veun Say— became a province of the French protectorate of Cambodia. Ya Chao Tham adapted to the circumstances, becoming the first governor of Stung Treng. He fell in and out of favour with the French from then onwards, but retained considerable influence in the region right up until the time of his death. This article traces Ya Chao Tham’s personal history in the context of the broader political and sociocultural circumstances of which he was a part, especially of the establishment of the ethnic Lao population along the Sesan River. The account relies

on both archival and oral sources. I examine how this wily and influential ethnic Lao leader became entwined in the sociopolitical life of the region, while explaining the overriding recent history of the Sayakouman line of the royal family of Champasak, of which Ya Chao Tham was a key member.
Détruire ou consolider les digues du delta du fleuve Rouge. Un débat au sein de la haute bureaucratie vietnamienne au XIXe siècle
Authors: Poisson Emmanuel
Published: July 2021

En près d’un siècle (1802-1883) sont réalisés au Viêt-nam nombre de travaux visant à développer la production agricole. Ainsi des lais de mer sont mis en valeur dans le Nord. Dans le Sud des canaux sont creusés et la région de Châu Đốc est bonifiée. Les réalisations dans le Nord — dragage, construction de digues — sont considérables. Pourtant les ruptures de digues dans le delta du fleuve Rouge sont plus nombreuses et plus graves que dans le reste du pays. En quels termes la question hydraulique se pose-t-elle à l’orée du XIXe siècle ? Comment les Nguyễn tentent-ils de résoudre ce problème ? Comment caractériser le débat sur la destruction ou la consolidation des digues ? Telles sont les questions que cet article se propose de traiter.
Être malais de part et d’autre du détroit de Malacca. Approche transfrontalière
Authors: Fau Nathalie
Published: July 2021

Nowadays, the definition of being “ Malay” differs from state to state throughout what we customarily consider as the “ Malay World,” and sometimes the various definitions can be utterly contradictory. However, at the same time, one can also perceive a strong will to re-establish a common Malay space through transnational networks. In this paper, the author will try to understand the links that exist between territory and identity, not in an attempt at defining a “ new Malay World,” but at analysing the relationship to space that is constitutive to this very identity. The study will focus on the Malacca Strait, which used to be, in pre-colonial times, a bond between two Malay shores, before becoming a rift between two colonial empires and later a frontier between two nation states. Restricting this study to the eastern coast of Sumatra and to the Malay Peninsula offers the advantage of focusing on the very heart of the Malay World and of allowing a historical comparative approach of the process of the definition of a Malay identity during the pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary eras. The author makes use of literary, administrative and legal documents as well as of direct contemporary evidence.
Autour de l’identité bugis. Entre pays d’origine et diaspora, généalogie d’un imaginaire ethnique
Authors: Hamonic Gilbert
Published: July 2021

This article is an attempt at deconstructing the notion of ethnic identity through an analysis of the genealogy of Bugis identity (as defined by members of this group themselves) and of the various transformations this concept underwent both in their country of origin (South Celebes) and throughout their diaspora. The paper further focuses on the transformation of the ethnic identity of the Bugis in the context of the city-state of Singapore, where it was reworked— one might say was reinvented— in the process of the elaboration of the national myth of multicultural society.
Level of Neolithic Occupation and 14c Dating at Ywa Gon Gyi, Samon Valley (Myanmar)
Authors: Pautreau Jean-Pierre , Maitay Christophe
Published: July 2021

Nous présentons ici les toutes premières observations de vestiges néolithiques sur le site de Ywa Gon Gyi, près de Thazi (Mandalay). Ces recherches de terrain ont été réalisées par une équipe franco-birmane avec l’aide du ministère français des Affaires étrangères. Associées à des datations absolues, elles jettent les premières bases d’une étude de la période néolithique dans la vallée de la Samon.
Note sur l’ « ordination » sans ordre des arbres et des forêts
Authors: Gabaude Louis
Published: July 2021

L’ « ordination » des arbres et des forêts semble être devenue un des nouveaux lieux communs de la science sociale du bouddhisme. Toutefois, si en thaï l’histoire du terme buat permet de légitimer son utilisation à propos des arbres dans les expressions buat tonmai ou buat pa, en langues occidentales, l’histoire des termes «ordonner » ou «ordination » ne permet pas de les utiliser pour traduire buat. En conséquence, parler d’ «ordination » d’arbres, de forêts, ou d’êtres humains d’ailleurs, n’a aucun sens. Il faudrait plutôt parler, faute de mieux, de «consécration ».
Investigating the relationship between the long-term exposure to air pollution and the frequency of depression in Shiraz during 2010-2017
Authors: Keshtgar Leila , Shahsavani Samaneh , Maghsoudi Ahmad , Anushiravani Amir , Zaravar Foroozandeh , Shamsedini Narges , Rayatpisheh Maryam , Dehghani Mansooreh
Published: July 2021

Background: Exposure to environmental pollutants which have entered the atmosphere due to human and industrial activities results in harmful and unwanted effects on human health. The undesired effects of air pollution on mental disorders, mortality, and psychological disorders have been proven. Depression is a common mental health problem in today’s societies which impacts the quality of life. The objective of this study was to determine the relation between exposure to air pollution and frequency of depression in Shiraz (Southern Iran). Methods: Archived documents of 2658 patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) from a psychiatric university hospital were reviewed. The concentrations of five air pollutants including CO, NOX, O3 , PM10, and NO2 were determined daily in two air quality monitory stations in downtown Shiraz (Imam Hossein Square) and Kazeroon Gate. The data relevant to these five pollutants were gathered every day for 83 months, from 2010 to 2017, and for more precision, the mean values were used. The relationship between the concentration of each pollutant in the air and the number of patients referring to hospital was determined using the Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Results: There was a direct and significant relationship between all pollutants and the number of hospital admissions in each month (P<0.05) except for CO which did not show a significant relationship with hospital admission due to depression (P>0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study indicated a positive relationship between air pollution and depression. Of course, to prove this relationship, it is essential to conduct a number of studies with appropriate methodology and design.
Optimizing the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using persulfate activated with nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI) supported by reduced expanded graphene oxide (rEGO)
Authors: Soubh Alaa Mohamad , Abdoli Mohammad Ali , Ahmad Lorin Ali
Published: July 2021

Background: To remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions, nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) predicated on reduced expanded graphene oxide (rEGO) was used as the activator of persulfate. Methods: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses were used to investigate the surface morphology and to examine the surface elemental composition. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to determine the chemical compositions of the synthesized compound. In this study, the effects of pH (3-9), activator dose (0.4-1.6 g L-1), persulfate concentration (0.192-0.768 g L-1), and reaction time (0-60 minutes) on the removal of 10 mg L-1 MB were studied by nZVI -reduced expanded graphene oxide/persulfate (nZVI@rEGO/PS) process. Results: The maximum removal efficiencies of MB at optimum operational conditions (pH 3, activator dose = 1.2 g L-1, persulfate concentration = 0.576 g L-1, and reaction time = 20 minutes) by nZVI@rEGO/PS process was 96%. The chemical method was used to prepare expanded graphene. The volume of natural flake graphite increased about 25 times after the process. SEM image of the nZVI@rEGO showed the presence of nZVI placed on the EGO surface in chain structure with a diameter about 100 nm. The EDS analysis of the activator indicated the existence of Fe element to an amount greater than 50%. Conclusion: According to the results, nZVI@rEGO is considered as a promising activator of persulfate.
Azo dye removal via surfactant-assisted polyvinylidene fluoride membrane
Authors: Darbandi Fatemeh , Mousavi Azadeh , Bagheri Lotfabad Tayebe , Heydarinasab Amir , Yaghmaei Soheila
Published: July 2021

Background: Recently, concerns have been raised regarding the environmental and public health safety of azo dyes, the most widely used synthetic dyes. The membrane technique has been introduced as one of the efficient methods for dye removal treatments. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane manipulated by surfactants was studied for removal of the azo dye, carmoisine. Methods: PVDF membrane was prepared via non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) and used to remove the azo dye, carmoisine. Three nonionic surfactants including Tween 20, Tween 60, and Tween 80 were used individually as additives in casting solutions to improve PVDF membrane properties. Results: Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) demonstrated the presence of functional groups of carbonyl (C=O) and hydroxyl (OH), assigned to Tween molecules, in the membrane chemical structure. All Tween species caused a decrease in the surface hydrophobicity of PVDF membranes illustrated by the reduced contact angles. Each Tween at a 2% concentration in the dope solution led to an increase in the pore-size of PVDF membranes, which was estimated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). However, this impact was reversed at Tween concentrations of 4%. Membranes were assessed for dye removal efficiency and permeate flux in a cross-flow system. Permeability of PVDF membranes improved (~78%) with adding Tween 80 at a concentration of 2%. Tween 60 at a 2% concentration resulted in a ~45% increase in dye removal efficiency of PVDF membranes. And, atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed that Tween 60 increased membrane surface roughness. Conclusion: Surfactant-mediated changes in the surface properties of PVDF membrane improved dye removal efficacy.
Evaluation of antimicrobial activities of powdered cuttlebone against Klebsiella oxytoca, Staphylococcus aureus, and Aspergillus flavus
Authors: Yazdanpanah Ghazal , Javid Neda , Honarmandrad Zhila , Amirmahani Najmeh , Nasiri Alireza
Published: July 2021

Background: The presence of medicines in the environment is considered as a serious threat to the human health. The entrance of these substances into the water sources causes soil pollution, which eventually leads to the environmental pollution and it creates some problems for the public health. Also, increasing antibiotic resistant bacteria has attracted the attention of researchers to the use of natural resources such as marine products, for producing new antibiotics. The aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial activities of powdered cuttlebone against Klebsiella oxytoca, Staphylococcus aureus, and Aspergillus flavus. Methods: At first, cuttlebones were washed, dried, and powdered. Then, the powdered cuttlebone was characterized. In the next step, its antimicrobial activities were evaluated using agar well diffusion technique, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was calculated. Results: The powdered cuttlebone was found to be effective against K. oxytoca (24 mm, MIC: 10-1 mg/mL), but no antimicrobial response was found against S. aureus. Also, the powdered cuttlebone antifungal activity and MIC against A. flavus were recorded 23 mm and 10-1 mg/mL, respectively. Conclusion: The obtained results suggest antimicrobial activities of powdered cuttlebone, which are concentration dependent. Furthermore, cuttlebone can be used as an accessible natural source to provide novel, low cost, and safe antimicrobial agents.
MGMT methylation alterations in brain cancer following organochlorine pesticides exposure
Authors: Yousefi Fatemeh , Asadikaram Gholamreza , Karamouzian Saeid , Abolhassani Moslem , Moazed Vahid , Nematollahi Mohammad Hadi
Published: July 2021

Background: Alterations in the methylation levels of tumor suppressor genes are considered as one of the essential aspects of malignancies. The present study explored the association of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene promoter methylation, as a tumor suppressor, with some organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in primary brain tumor (PBT) patients. Methods: The present study was conducted on a total of 73 PBT patients. The patients’ serum was analyzed using gas chromatography for seven OCP derivatives. The methylation-specific PCR (MSP) method was also used to determine the methylation status of the MGMT promoter. Results: The current findings demonstrated that the methylation of MGMT promoter occurred in 22 out of 34 glioma cases (64%), but in only one out of 35 meningioma cases. No MGMT promoter methylation was observed in other PBT, hemangioma, and anaplastic medulloblastoma stages. Besides, there were significant associations between MGMT methylation and γ-HCH (odds ratio [OR]: 1.50; 95% CI: 1.03- 2.40, P=0.04), 4,4DDE (OR: 1.44; 95% CI: 1.01- 2.05, P=0.02), 2,4 DDT (OR: 1.23; CI: 1.04- 1.45, P=0.03), and 4,4DDT (OR: 1.46; CI: 1.23- 2.15, P=0.02) in glioma patients. Conclusion: The results of the study suggested that the hypermethylation of the MGMT promoter in glioma patients is associated with increased OCPs in their serum, especially γ- HCH, 4,4DDE, 2,4DDT, and 4,4DDT. Moreover, it may lead to the hypermethylation of the MGMT promoter gene. Hence, it can be concluded that exposure to OCPs may potentially induce glioma.
Synthesis, characteristics, and photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles stabilized on the stone surface for degradation of metronidazole from aqueous solution
Authors: Alibeigi Amir Nasser , Javid Neda , Amiri Gharaghani Majid , Honarmandrad Zhila , Parsaie Fatemeh
Published: July 2021

Background: The presence of antibiotics such as metronidazole in wastewater even at low concentrations requires searching for a suitable process such as advanced oxidation process (AOP) to reduce the level of pollutants to a standard level in water. Methods: In this study, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized by thermal method using zinc sulfate (ZnSO4 ) as a precursor, then, stabilized on stone and was used as a catalyst, in order to degrade metronidazole by photocalytic process. Effective factors on the removal efficiency of metronidazole including the initial metronidazole concentration, contact time, pH, and 0.9 gL-1 ZnO stabilized on the stone surface were investigated. Results: The X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies showed that the synthesized nanomaterials have hexagonal Wurtzite structure. Also, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed that the average crystalline size of the synthesized ZnO particles was in the range of 1.9-3.2 nm. The spectra represented a sharp absorption edge at 390 nm for ZnO nanoparticles corresponding to band gap of 3.168 eV. The BET-BJH specific surface area of the synthesized ZnO nanoparticles was 25.504 m2 /g. The EDS spectrum of ZnO nanoparticles showed four peaks, which were identified as Zn and O. The maximum removal efficiency was 98.36% for the synthetic solution under a specific condition (pH = 11, reaction time = 90 minutes, ZnO concentration = 0.9 gL-1, and the initial concentration of metronidazole = 10 mgL-1). The photocatalytic degradation was found to follow pseudo-first-order degradation kinetics. Conclusion: Therefore, the ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by thermal decomposition are suitable and effective photocatalytic materials for degradation of pharmaceutical contaminants.
Pengaruh Karakteristik Komite Audit terhadap Penghindaran Pajak dengan Kualitas Audit Eksternal sebagai Variabel Moderasi
Authors: Ziliwu Dela Benita , Surbakti Lidya Primta , Mashuri Ayunita Ajengtiyas Saputri
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji bagaimana pengaruh dari karakteristik komite audit terhadap penghindaran pajak pada perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode tahun 2016 hingga tahun 2018. Pada penelitian ini, pengukuran karakteristik komite audit akan menggunakan komponen karakteristik anggota komite audit menurut size, expertise, dan tenure. Untuk variabel kontrol yang digunakan adalah leverage, size, net operating loss, dan variabel moderasi yang diujikan adalah kualitas audit eksternal. Penentuan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling, sehingga sampel penelitian perusahaan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode tahun 2016 hingga tahun 2018 adalah sejumlah 151 perusahaan. Pada penelitian ini, diperoleh sampel sejumlah 113 perusahaan, dengan total pengamatan sejumlah 339 yang sesuai dengan kriteria variabel penelitian. Teknik analisis dibantu dengan program STATA, dan analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi linier berganda dengan tingkat signifikansi sebesar 10%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, terdapat pengaruh positif karakteristik komite audit terhadap penghindaran pajak.
Is Performance-Based Budgeting Only a Mirage?
Authors: Firmansyah Rizky
Published: July 2021

The aim of this paper is to describe reality of performance-based budgeting in Indonesia. Bureaucratic reform still becomes important issue in the government area, especially in developing countries, including Indonesia. One part in bureaucratic reform is the change in government budgeting system. In many countries, this case seems to be imposed, thus the implementation is inappropriate to its truly concept. Critical theories become paradigm used in this paper. Critical theory of Habermas selected as methodology in achieving goal towards the writing of this paper, because Habermas’s thought is very suitable to the issue raised in this paper, which is consensus path that replaces revolution path as offered by Marx. The importance of interaction emphasized on Habermas’s thought becomes basic of analysis due to the interaction or communication based on norm, inter-subjective, demanding role internalization, demanding maintenance of social institution, and action in order to achieve understanding. Performance-based budgeting that should become solution in achieving people welfare still not optimally implemented yet. Physically, the resulted budget has been in performance-based budgeting; however, in fact, indicators of budgeting benefit to the fulfillment of public service still ignored. The incremental system, planning that not based on performance, budget inefficiency to the useless expenditure for public, high political interference, also less budgeting control keep involved in regional budgeting in Indonesia. Contradiction between politics and budgeting culture that implemented recently is obstacle for maximal implementation of performance-based budgeting system. This is the reason why the implementation of performance-based budgeting system in developing countries, including Indonesia, cannot be the same with developed countries. There are many research opportunities that can be followed up from this paper such as study about budgeting culture using ethnography perspective and in-depth research about philosophical aspect from performance-based budgeting ideology with state ideology.
Do Family and Institutional Ownerships Influence the Corporate Dividend Policy?
Authors: Santoso Christheana , Salim Richenda Feily , Pranoto Titin , Adelina Yang Elvi
Published: July 2021

The difference of interests among shareholders in the middle of ownership structure that is dominated by majority shareholders enlarges the possibility of deprivation towards the minority shareholders' rights. Therefore, a dividend is considered as a tool to reduce conflict of interests between both parties with the assurance of pro-rata distribution of the company's resources. Family and institutional ownerships have unique characteristics that are frequently found in Indonesian firms. Thus, this study intended to analyze the impact of majority ownership owned by family and institution to dividend policy in nonfinancial firms listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) during 2013-2017. The samples are chosen with the purposive sampling method resulting in 373 firms and 1.484 observations obtained. The data used in this study was secondary data from firms' annual and financial reports along with data extracted from Capital IQ. According to the regression results using the fixed-effect model, this study confirms the negative impact of majority ownership owned by families towards firms' dividend policy. Whilst, majority ownership owned by institutions shows that it has no significant impact on dividend policy. Otherwise, profitability, size, and leverages are proven to impact firms’ dividend policy. However, growth indicates no significant impact.
Rasio Keuangan sebagai Pendeteksi Indikasi Tindak Kecurangan Laporan Keuangan
Authors: Wijaya Jessica , Mulyaraqwani Sahiradaffa , Rinaningsih Rinaningsih , Budhijono Fongnawati
Published: July 2021

Kecurangan laporan keuangan menyebabkan reliabilitas laporan keuangan menurun dan membuat kepercayaan publik dan pihak berkepentingan lainnya berkurang. Tujuan dilakukannya penelitian ini yaitu untuk melihat signifikansi rasio keuangan yang dapat mendeteksi indikasi kecurangan laporan keuangan dalam perusahaan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan perusahaan non-keuangan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia yang diseleksi berdasarkan nilai Beneish M-Score untuk menentukan perusahaan yang terindikasi melakukan kecurangan. Tahun 2018 ditetapkan sebagai tahun dasar atau tahun adanya indikasi kecurangan dan tahun 2014-2017 dipilih untuk melihat tanda-tanda indikasi kecurangan di empat tahun sebelum. Hasil regresi di tahun 2018 menunjukkan bahwa rasio debt to equity, receivables to revenue, dan current ratio dapat digunakan untuk mendeteksi indikasi kecurangan dalam pelaporan keuangan. Sementara itu hasil regresi tahun 2014-2017 menunjukkan bahwa current ratio dapat digunakan untuk mendeteksi indikasi kecurangan pada satu tahun sebelum terjadinya indikasi kecurangan. Implikasi pada penelitian adalah rasio debt to asset, receivables to revenue, dan current ratio dapat mendeteksi kemungkinan kecurangan, sehingga dapat bermanfaat bagi pemegang saham, regulator, dan kreditur.
Fast tracking approach to cancer early detection in Sri Lanka
Authors: J Vidanapathirana , D Wijewardana , K.D Wijewardana
Published: July 2021

The National Strategic Plan (2020-2024) of the National Cancer Control Programme, Sri Lanka directed the establishment of island wide Cancer Early Detection Centers (CEDC) in all provincial hospitals, aiming to avoid some of the delays for diagnosis of cancer patients in all age groups in Sri Lanka. These one-stop centers provide cancer diagnosis to detect, confirm and refer without long a referral pathway to a treatment center. The services provided these centers are consult a doctor to discuss cancer related issues, identify and education on risk factors and obtain guidance on the need to screen and prevent common and preventable cancers including individual counseling for risk factor reduction and post diagnosis. Further, it facilitates screening for Breast Cancer which includes clinical-breast examination, ultrasound scanning and mammography depending on the clinical assessment. The clinical oral examination for all high-risk target groups and educated on self-mouth examination. Screening for cervical cancer for necessary women via pap test and the HPV DNA test is carried out depending on the clinical assessment. These centers provide fast track method for early detection of cancers.
A SIMULATION MODEL FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NOISE LEVEL AT THE AMPLIFIERS OUTPUT AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
Authors: БАХМУЦКАЯ А.В. , КАЩЕНКО И.Е. , ПАВЛОВ А.П.
Published: July 2021

Представлена имитационная модель, позволяющая оценить уровень шума на выходе усилительного тракта от температуры окружающей среды. Модель построена для усилительного тракта, выполненного как на одном, так и на двух усилительных каскадах, и основана на известных аналитических выражениях, что позволяет с высокой долей вероятности получать достоверные результаты в ходе моделирования. Определена зависимость спектральной плотности шума на выходе усилительного тракта от температуры окружающей среды, изменяющейся от 213 до 333 K
(± 60 оС).

The article presents a simulation model that allows estimating the dependence of the noise level at the output of the amplifier path on the ambient temperature. The developed model is built for the amplification path made on both one and two amplification stages and is based on well-known analytical expressions, which makes it possible to obtain reliable results with a high degree of probability during the simulation. The dependence of spectral noise density at the output of the amplification path on ambient temperature varying from 213 to 333 K (±60oC) is determined.
ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ НОВОГО МЕТОДА ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЯ СОСТОЯНИЯ РАДИОКАНАЛОВ СИСТЕМ 4G И 5G
Authors: PESTRYAKOV A.V. , KONSTANTINOV A.S.
Published: July 2021

Analysis of the performance of promising methods of radio channel state prediction was carried out. The statistical significance of the obtained results is estimated by the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. The effectiveness of the new predictive framework developed on the basis of several artificial neural networks is investigated. Its effectiveness is confirmed.

Проведен анализ производительности перспективных методов прогнозирования состояния радиоканалов систем связи 4G и 5G. Выполнена оценка статистической значимости полученных результатов по методу Уилкоксона. Исследуется эффективность нового прогнозирующего фреймворка, разработанного авторами на основе нескольких искусственных нейронных сетей (ИНС). Подтверждена эффективность его применения.
TRAFFIC OFFLOADING METHOD FOR V2X/5G NETWORKS BASED ON THE EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEM
Authors: ВЛАДЫКО А.Г. , МУТХАННА А.С. , КУЧЕРЯВЫЙ А.Е.
Published: July 2021

Разработана структура системы V2X(Vehicle-to-Everything), позволяющей на базе сети 5G организовать взаимодействие между объектами дорожной инфраструктуры, беспилотными и высокоавтоматизированными транспортными средствами, пешеходами и другими сетями. Для производительной работы в условиях плотного трафика транспортных средств в системе V2X использованы технология мобильных граничных вычислений MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) и алгоритм выгрузки трафика, позволяющий управлять нагрузкой данных на граничные и облачные серверы. Результаты моделирования для различных сценариев показали, что предложенные структура и алгоритм выгрузки могут значительно снизить задержки в передаче данных и энергопотребление системы.

The V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) system structure has been developed, which allows, based on 5G network, to organize interaction between road infrastructure objects, unmanned and highly automated vehicles, pedestrians, and other networks. For efficient operation in conditions of dense vehicle traffic, the V2X system uses the mobile edge computing technology and a traffic offloading algorithm, which allows managing the data load on the edge cloud servers. Simulation results for various scenarios showed that the proposed structure and offloading algorithm can significantly reduce data transfer delays and system power consumption.
THE METHOD OF SUBSTANTIATING A RATIONAL NUMBER OF BACKUP COMMUNICATION CHANNELS IN AN INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Authors: БАГРЕЦОВ С.А. , ЛАУТА О.С. , МИХАИЛ И.И. , ИВАНОВ Д.А.
Published: July 2021

Рассмотрена методика обоснования рационального количества резервных каналов связи в информационно-телекоммуникационной сети ИТКС. Сформулирована задача определения структуры резервных каналов. Определены условия оптимального выбора каналов из множества допустимых. Приведен пример решения задачи безотказной работы ИТКС. Разработана методика решения комплексной задачи структурного резервирования ИТКС.

A method of substantiating a rational number of backup communication channels in the information and telecommunications network (ITCN) is considered. The problem of determining the structure of backup channels is formulated. An example of solving the problem of failure-free operation of ITCN is given. A method for solving the complex problem of structural redundancy of the ITCN has been developed.
DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDS VDL MODE 4 AND 1090ES FOR CIVIL AVIATION. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: МИРОШНИЧЕНКО А.В. , ТАТАРЧУК И.А. , ШАВРИН С.С. , ФАЛЬКОВ Э.Я.
Published: July 2021

Внедрение стандартов цифровой радиосвязи в гражданской авиации происходит практически без взаимодействия с международными организациями по стандартизации в области телекоммуникаций. При этом цифровая связь используется в первую очередь для обеспечения безопасности полетов воздушных судов. По радиоканалу в вещательном режиме каждое воздушное судно передает информацию о своем местоположении, обеспечивая таким образом ситуационную осведомленность экипажей других судов и диспетчеров. Поскольку число пассажирских и грузовых судов растет, а кроме того, в последнее время многократно возросло число беспилотных судов,которые должны быть интегрированы в общее воздушное пространство, то назрела необходимость рассмотреть существующие стандарты цифровой авиационной связи и провести сравнительный анализ их параметров. В данной работе выполнен сравнительный анализ физического и канального уровней стандартов VDL mode 4 и 090ES,а также представлены критерии качества передачи данных с помощью технологии автоматического зависимого наблюдения-вещания. Сравнение проведено по результатам моделирования работы стандартов в условиях высокой загруженности воздушного пространства.

Digital communication standards implementation in civil aviation is now performed practically without collaboration with international telecommunications standardization organizations. At the same time, digital communication is primarily intended to ensure the safety of aircraft flights. Each aircraft transmits its position report messages over a radio communication channel in a broadcast mode, thus providing situational awareness for other aircrafts and the air traffic control staff. Since the number of passenger and cargo aircrafts grows, and in addition, the number of unmanned aircraft that must be integrated into the common airspace has recently multiplied, it is time to consider the existing digital aviation communication standards and perform a comparative analysis of their parameters. In the article, a comparative analysis of the physical and link levels of the VDL mode 4 and 1090ES standards was carried out. The ADS-B data transfer quality evaluation criteria are proposed. The VDL mode 4 and 1090ES standards modeling results in conditions of high airspace congestion are compared.
PENDAMPINGAN PEDAGANG DALAM PRAKTEK GARANSI (KHIYAR) PADA TRANSAKSI BAIâ€™ AL - MUSAWAMAH DI PASAR TRADISIONAL WADUNG ASRI WARU SIDOARJO
Authors: Majid Toyyibi Abdul
Published: July 2021

Khiyar adalah meminta yang terbaik dari dua pilihan yakni melanjutkan atau membatalkan transaksi jual - beli. Tujuan dilakukan pengabdian yakni untuk para pedagang Pasar Wadungasri bahwa dalam bertransaksi jual beli untuk menerapkan akad khiyar. Hal ini merupakan bagian kecil dari strategi penjualan untuk menjadikan pembeli merasakan nyaman dan puas membeli barangnya. Sehingga barang barang yang di transaksikan mempunyai nilai barokah pada income yang diperoleh penjual. Adapun metode yang dilakukan adalah ada beberapa tahap mulai pelatihan hingga pendampingan dalam praktek khiyar/garansi tersebut.
MODEL KEWIRAUSAHAAN SOSIAL PADA KOMUNITAS MUSLIM RUMAH HARAPAN KARANGPATIHAN BANGKIT
Authors: Safira Nur Izza , Roseta Charolin Indah
Published: July 2021

Pengembangan masyarakat Islam merupakan sebuah proses peningkatan kualitas hidup manusia dalam masyarakat untuk dapat mengembangkan diri dalam rangka meningkatkan kesejahteraan mereka sendiri. Dalam hal ini Islam mengajarkan prinsip keadilan sosial kepada setiap insan termasuk kepada kaum tunagrahita yang oleh karena keterbatasannya memerlukan suatu program kesejahteraan sosial yang dapat mengangkat derajat hidupnya salah satunya dengan program Kewirausahaan sosial. Tulisan ini mendeskripsikan tentang model kewirausahaan sosial RHKB yang sukses diterapkan pada kaum tunagrahita dengan indikator kemandirian ekonomi dan peningkatan status sosial di masyarakat. Studi terdahulu tentang tema pemberdayaan RKHB telah banyak dilakukan, namun belum ada yang membahas model kewirausahaan sosial yang sukses diterapkan dengan konteks khusus seperti kaum disabilitas intelektual muslim di Karangpatihan. Metode yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah kualitatif dengan jenis kajian pustaka. Temuan yang dihasilkan adalah Keberhasilan RHKB tidak terlepas dari model kewirausahaan yang dipilihnya yaitu cenderung sama seperti hybrid social entreprise namun tetap memiliki karakteristiknya sendiri terutama pada indikator revenue stream dan goal organization karena adanya penyesuaian dengan kondisi tunagrahita itu sendiri.
Accesibilidad, feminismo y Derechos Humanos,
Authors: Sotera Lisandro , Chaves Dulce Daniela
Published: July 2021

Entrevista a María del Rosario Badano, Coordinadora Ejecutiva de la RIDDHH.
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Use of Metaphor in Online Car Advertisements
Authors: Hartati Rita , Panah Ebrahim , Matsom Hafizan
Published: July 2021

The objectives of the current study are threefold: a) to investigate what types of metaphors are used in Arab and Western car advertisements and why they use them, b) to explore how metaphors are used in Arab and Western car advertisements, and c) to explore how cultural attributes are used along with metaphors in Arab and Western car advertisements. The study adopted a descriptive approach through content analysis using three models: cultural (Hofstede, 2005), metaphorical (Lankoff & Johnson, 1980), and contrastive discourse analysis (Farclough's, 2001), approaches to analyze the data. The study sample comprised 30 car advertisements from Holland, France, Germany, Italy, the US, and Arab countries, each with five advertisements published online in 2016. The findings of the study show that car advertisements frequently use metaphorical strategies. In addition, the study revealed differences between Arab and Western advertisements in terms of the employment of cultural attributes. Finally, the study also indicated that even within the Western context, there is a different use of metaphorical strategies with subtle differences.
Analisa Kelayakan Ekonomi Proyek Pembangunan IPAL Kota Palembang ( Studi Kasus Pada Jalan RE Martadinata Kelurahan II Ilir )
Authors: Osfaldo Osfaldo , Noviarti Delli
Published: July 2021

Pemerintah telah melaksanakan pembangunan jaringan IPAL untuk membantu meningkatkan kesehatan dan produktivitas masyarakat Kota Palembang. IPAL atau Instalasi Pengolahan Air Limbah merupakan suatu sistem untuk mengolah air limbah (domestik maupun industri) yang dilakukan secara terpusat sehingga ketika dibuang ke lingkungan sudah tidak mencemari lagi. Berdasarkan survey, wawancara dan analisis yang telah dilaksanakan, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa dampak dari pembuangan limbah cair domistik di lingkungan masyarakat kelurahan 2 Ilir ternyata sangat berbahaya bagi kesehatan, serta banyak meinimbulkan kerugian, terutama dapat menyebabkan banjir pada setiap datangnya hujan, menyebabkan kerusakan infrstruktur jalan, rumah penduduk beserta isinya, serta bahaya pada kesehatan masyarakat. Berdasarkan analisa perhitungan maka diperoleh nilai BCR > 1 pada tahun 2030 atau 10 tahun dari sekarang, NPV > 0 juga pada tahun 2030 atau 10 tahun dari sekarang. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa life time nya bisa untuk 10 tahun. Juga didapat nilai IRR 9,88 % di atas suku bunga 8%, sehingga proyek ini memang layak untuk dilaksanakan. Tujuan proyek ini kedepannya untuk mengelola air limbah sehingga dapat digunakan kembali (reuse), maka tentu benefit yang akan didapatkan ke depannya akan lebih banyak.

Kata Kunci: IPAL, Kelurahan II Ilir, Kelayakan ekonomi
PENILAIAN KINERJA DAERAH IRIGASI RAWA KARANG AGUNG HILIR KECAMATAN KARANG AGUNG HILIR KABUPATEN BANYUASIN
Authors: Rajela Amelia , Sahbar Robi
Published: July 2021

Penilaian kinerja jaringan reklamasi rawa bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran umum kemampuan kerja jaringan irigasi reklamasi rawa berdasarkan kondisi fisik dan fungsinya dalam mengatur tata air atau pengelolan air pada suatu daerah reklamasi rawa atau satu jaringan primer. Penilaian kinerja jaringan reklamasi rawa ditetapkan berdasarkan hasil penilaian kinerja saluran dan bangunan air serta tanggul pelindung. Penilaian Kinerja Jaringan Irigasi Rawa di laksanakan dengan tahapan: inventarisasi data dan indentifikasi jaringan irigasi, penilaian kondisi saluran, penilaian kondisi bangunan air dan penilaian kondisi saluran dan bangunan air jaringan irigasi rawa Iilir. Hasil Penilaian kinerja jaringan irigasi DIR Karang Agung Hilir Kec. Karang Agung Hilir studi kasus Blok Primer1, Primer 3, Primer 7 dan Primer 8 adalah: nilai Indeks saluran = 1,69; nilai kondisi fungsi saluran = 57,84%; nilai Indeks bangunan= 2,31; nilai kondisi fungsi bangunan= 38,72%; nilai keterkaitan Indeks saluran dan bangunan= 1,79 dan keterkaitan nilai kondisi fungsi saluran dan bangunan= 55,31%; dengan rekomendasi tindakan yaitu pemeliharaan berkala  

Kata Kunci: Penilaian Kinerja Jaringan Irigasi, nilai indeks saluran, nilai kondisi fungsi saluran, nilai indeks bangunan air, nilai kondisi fungsi bangunan, pemeliharaan berkala.
ANALISIS SISTEM JARINGAN PIPA DISTRIBUSI AIR BERSIH KELURAHAN PLAJU DARAT DENGAN METODE HARDY CROSS
Authors: Hamdan Yunan , Ilmiaty Reini Silvia
Published: July 2021

Jalan Talang Petai merupakan daerah atau jalan yang ada di Kelurahan Plaju Darat dengan luasan ± 115 Ha dengan jumlah penduduk ± 4528 jiwa pada tahun 2019. Daerah Jalan Talang Petai merupakan daerah/kawasan yang cukup berkembang, baik berkembang dalam pertumbuhan jumlah penduduk serta sarana dan prasarana yang terus meningkat dari tahun ke tahun, dengan demikian meningkat pula kebutuhan akan air bersih, namun dalam penyediaan air bersih yang ada sekarang masih kurang terlayani dengan baik. Untuk itu diperlukan adanya perencanaan tentang sistem jaringan distribusi air bersih, yang bertujuan mengetahui berapa besar debit air yang harus dialiri pada wilayah tersebut, sehingga kebutuhan air bersihnya terpenuhi secara merata. Dari hasil perhitungan proyeksi jumlah penduduk terlayani di daerah Jalan Talang Petai diperoleh 5.319 jiwa pada tahun 2030. Total debit kebutuhan air bersih tahun 2020 sebesar 7,7499 liter/detik dan total debit pada tahun 2030 sebesar 10,1959 liter/detik. Dengan demikian perlu dilakukan penambahan debit sebesar 2,446 liter/detik untuk mencapai kebutuhan air bersih sampai tahun 2030, serta juga dibutuhkan tekanan air pada jaringan awal pipa yang masuk ke Jalan Talang Petai agar maksimal adalah 1,1 atm sehingga tekanan air di ujung pengaliran terjauh masih diatas standar minimal

Kata Kunci : Jaringan Distribusi Air, Metode Hardy Cross