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Buffalo Bill and Patriotism: Criticism of the Wild West Show in the Polish-Language Press in Austrian Galicia in 1906
Authors: Baraniecka-Olszewska Kamila
Published: December 2020

The article juxtaposes two perspectives guiding the perception of ethnographic shows, namely, a contemporary and an earlier one. The article uses the example of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows, staged in 1906 in the Polish territories under Austrian rule. Deriving from present criticisms of ethnographic shows and their interpretation through the prism of colonial studies, the author examines the types of reception of such performances met in places in which the inhabitants did not identify with colonialism. Analyzing reactions to the Wild West shows published in the Polish-language dailies, the author offers an interpretation of these performances as foreign, distant from the local social context, and evoking antipatriotic acts. While presently, criticism of ethnographic shows inspires reflection on human rights and equality, the article looks at how the philippics directed against Buffalo Bill’s performances contributed to the promotion of patriotic attitudes by the intellectual elites of the time.
Impact of Educational Decentralization Through Devolution Power Plan on the Performance of the Educational Personnel in Pakistan
Authors: Shah Syed Manzoor
Published: December 2020

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Proposta de primeres classes de català A1 per a francòfons
Authors: Llansana Martínez Estel
Published: December 2020

Aquest article és una proposta d'activitats per a les dues primeres classes de l'any amb estudiants de nivell A1 de català com a llengua estrangera. L'objectiu és introduir la llengua i la cultura i aprendre a presentar-se, fent que els alumnes siguin actius i s'ajudin entre ells en el procés d'aprenentatge.
Mortality of Russian cosmonauts, 1960–2018
Authors: Betts K. V. , Fateev I. V.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. From 1960 to 2018, 282 people were enrolled in cosmonaut groups in the USSR and Russia. Extreme special training and working conditions could lead to health disorders, which may be reflected in the causes and rates of mortality in the future. The goal of this work is to study the causes and rates of mortality in two cohorts of cosmonauts: those with and without spaceflight experience. The study aim is to research the causes and mortality rates of astronauts who have made and did not fly into space. Methods. A cohort study of mortality of 263 male cosmonauts was conducted, 118 cosmonauts with spaceflight experience formed cohort 1, 145 cosmonauts without it - cohort 2. The follow-up period was 59 yrs. (01.01.1960-31.12.2018) with 8351,4 person-years obtained. The reference group for both cohorts was the male population of Russia, cohort 2 was also the reference group for the cohort 1. Mortality risk was assessed using standardized mortality ratio (SMR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Results. Death risk from all causes (A00-Y98) for each cohort was significantly lower than that for the male population (SMR=0,39, 95% CI 0,28-0,54 for cohort 1; SMR=0,53, 95% CI 0,41-0,69 for cohort 2). Moreover, the risk of death for cosmonauts with spaceflight experience is also lower than for cosmonauts without it (SMR=0,66, 95% CI 0,46-0,91). The most common causes of death in both cohorts were circulatory system diseases, and cosmonauts without spaceflight experience died at a younger age. Conclusion. Further research is required to understand the true influence of extreme working conditions on cosmonauts’ health, especially in the long-term period.
The main directions of scientific and practical research on the problem of occupational health maintaining (scientometric analysis data)
Authors: Budaragin Valerij E. , Zakharova Mariya A.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. In recent decades, to assess the importance of trends in the development of areas of scientific research, various means of expert assessment have been used using the latest developments in the field of information technology, in particular, computer systems for scientometric analysis. The aim of the study is to analyze the dynamics of the formation of scientific directions in occupational medicine. Materials and methods. A scientometric analysis of materials from publications of the largest domestic scientific and practical event - the Russian National Congress "OCCUPATION and HEALTH" was carried out. For the analysis, materials from three different Congresses were taken: the 1st (2002), the 8th (2009) and the 15th (2019), a total of 968 publications were analyzed. During the study, a quantitative calculation of publications was carried out, grouped by topic, keywords and annotations. The main areas of research on occupational medicine covered in publications were divided into 3 thematic groups, in which several subgroups were additionally identified. Results. As a result, the most significant areas of scientific research and the main interests of Russian scientists were identified. The authors additionally compared the topics of the oral reports of ICOH-2018 participants with scientific publications within the framework of the 15th Russian National Congress "OCCUPATION and HEALTH" 2019. Conclusion. In the course of the comparison, the main thematic areas of oral reports of ICOH-2018 participants, popular questions with the largest number of speeches were identified, and the most significant problems were identified, equally addressed by international and Russian specialists.
About the possibility of women work in train driver and train driver assistant profession
Authors: Zakrevskaya Anna A. , Dmitrieva Ekaterina V.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. The article presents the results of a survey of employees of the railway industry and volunteers of various professions on their attitude to the possibility of employment of women as a locomotive driver and assistant driver. The aim of study is to determine the socio-psychological aspects of allowing women to work as a driver and assistant driver of an electric train among employees of various professions, including in the railway industry. Materials and methods. Anonymous online survey conducted among 112 people: 60 women aged 29.9±7.9 years (from 19 to 55 years), and 52 men aged 29.6±8.4 years (from 15 to 53 years). Results. There is an ambiguous attitude to the prospects of allowing women to work as a driver and assistant driver of an electric train. The most urgent problems of an organizational nature that accompany changes in labor legislation are noted: the abolition of allowances "for harm", the increase in the retirement age, inconveniences in holiday homes that are currently designed exclusively for men. There are also positive prospects for these changes: the possibility of healthy professional competition and the emergence of new areas of professional growth for women, as well as increasing the prestige of OAS "Russian Railways" by creating an image of a company that provides candidates with equal rights regardless of gender. Conclusions. The appearance (although it would be more accurate to say "return") of women to work as drivers and assistant drivers is not a forced measure, as it was in wartime, but the result of the modernization of rolling stock and railway infrastructure, bringing to the fore the assessment of professionally important operator qualities, regardless of the gender of candidates. However, gender characteristics cannot be ignored in the socio-psychological context - for example, when recruiting locomotive crews with mixed composition or when creating a favorable psychological climate in a locomotive depot.
Features of the immune and hormonal status of women with uterine leiomyoma under industrial exposure to aromatic hydrocarbons
Authors: Kazakova Olga A. , Dolgikh Oleg V.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. Due to the increase in the last decade in the incidence of female reproductive system pathology, with the subsequent development of miscarriage, the issue of studying the influence of industrial chemical factors on the state of the immune and hormonal systems of working women becomes very relevant. The aim of study was to assess the features of the immune and hormonal status of women with uterine leiomyoma exposed to chronic exposure to aromatic hydrocarbons in the workplace. Materials and methods. 110 fertile female workers of the oil refining and petrochemical industries were examined. The observation group consisted of 79 women (36.8±0.7 years) with a diagnosis of uterine leiomyoma, the comparison group consisted of 31 conditionally healthy women (33.7±1.0 years). Chemical and analytical analysis of the biological media for the content of aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene) was performed by gas chromatography. The immunological analysis included CD-cell regulation indicators (CD3-CD16+CD56+) study by flow cytometry, cell apoptosis (AFP) stimulator values determination, as well as the study of the neurohumoral regulation (serotonin) marker, thyroid function (TSH, T4) markers, and steroid hormones (prolactin, estradiol, cortisol) by ELISA. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Statistica 10.0 software package. Results. Aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene) were found in biological media of patients, which normally should be absent, and the ethylbenzene level in the urine in the observation group was significantly more than in comparison group (6.3 times) (p<0.05). For the observation group, there is a toluene presence in the urine and a slight excess of benzene in the blood by 2.7 times compared to the comparison group. In the group of females with the reproductive system pathology (leiomyoma), there is a significant decrease in T4 (14%, p<0.05) and serum serotonin (1.7 times, p<0.05); not significant reduction of the NK-cells expression level (1.3 times), estradiol (x1,x4) and prolactin (9%); not significant increase of the AFP expression level (3.0-fold) and cortisol (by 1.2 times) relative to healthy women. Conclusions. Chronic industrial exposure of blood with aromatic hydrocarbons leads to an increase in the expression of AFP-a stimulator of cell apoptosis, which inhibits the activity of NK-lymphocytes (the main controller of oncogenic viral infections). Aromatic hydrocarbons can serve as a donor of the CH3 methyl group (toluene) converting estrogens into testosterone. When exposed to high concentrations of aromatic hydrocarbons, serotonin expression and controlling estrogen regulation are suppressed, which simultaneously with insufficient antiviral immunity (CD3-CD16+CD56+) forms a proliferative response in the form of uterine leiomyoma formation, and can lead to infertility under the conditions of benzene-associated masculinization.
Comprehensive hygienic assessment of training conditions in the military institute
Authors: Klimov Vladimir V. , Kalinina Svetlana A.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. Training of highly qualified personnel in a military University is inextricably linked with the health of cadets. Maintaining and strengthening their health is an urgent task during the entire period of training. The aim of study is to conduct a comprehensive hygienic assessment of the conditions of education and training in a military University, followed by determining the risk of influence of a combination of internal factors and the organization of the educational process on the health of cadets. Materials and methods. A comprehensive assessment of the Omsk automobile and armored engineering Institute was carried out using the Sukharev and Kanevskaya methods, based on identifying the correspondence between the actual state of training conditions and hygiene standards. Results. A comprehensive assessment made it possible to classify the conditions of training in a military University as moderately dangerous. The maximum degree of risk was identified by the factors "air-heat regime", "organization of the educational process and professional training". Conclusions. It is necessary to develop a system for preserving the health of cadets, including an assessment of training conditions and ranking of negative impact factors.
Analysis of the relationship of indicators in the system "Environmental factors in a military educational institution — the health of students"
Authors: Klimov Vladimir V. , Merkulova Anastasia G.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. The health care system in modern educational institutions requires a comprehensive approach to analyzing and evaluating the impact of environmental factors on the health of students, which is of priority importance for the personnel potential of military specialists. The aim of study is to research the influence of environmental factors of a Military University on the health of the future personnel potential of specialists in the armored vehicle service. Materials and methods. The study involved 234 cadets in the dynamics of training from 1st to 5th year. Every year, a social survey of students was conducted, daily caloric and energy consumption, training load and performance, extensive and intensive indicators of morbidity were calculated. Results. Changes in environmental factors in the Military University and the deterioration of the quality of life of cadets are significant factors in the formation of negative trends in their health. There is an unevenness in the values of environmental factors in different training courses, as well as a tendency to increase the overall incidence. Conclusions. There is a need for additional measures aimed at reducing the negative impact of environmental factors on the health of cadets, which should be implemented comprehensively at all levels and stages of training.
Influence of means of prevention of adverse effects of space flight on the plasma component of the system of regulation of the aggregate state of human blood
Authors: Kuzichkin Dmitry S. , Kochergin Aleksey Yu.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. It is known that the factors of space flight shift the coagulation balance of blood in the direction of procoagulant. The effect of space flight factors on the hemostatic potential of human blood with the simultaneous effect of preventive measures and compensation for their adverse effects has not been practically studied. The aim of study was to study the effect of physical exertion, electromyostimulation, mechanical stimulation of the foot, and blood-substituting solutions on the main indicators of the human hemostasis system in experiments with 21-hour antiorthostatic hypokinesia, 7-day "dry" water immersion, and 120-day isolation in a hermetic volume. Materials and methods. Concentrations of fibrinogen, plasminogen, soluble fibrin-monomer complexes, D-dimer, antithrombin III, protein C, and α2-antiplasmin were determined in citrate plasma; values of thrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and prothrombin time. Results. It was found that the infusion of blood-substituting colloidal solution "venofundin" prevents the tendency to increase the level of soluble fibrin-monomer complexes observed during 21-hour antiorthostatic hypokinesia. Electromyostimulation leads to increased levels of fibrinogen and D-dimer during 7-day immersion. The complex of physical activities used in the experiment with 120-day isolation helps to reduce the level of D-dimer. Conclusions. The results indicate that when modeling the impact of space flight factors, a favorable hypocoagulation effect is provided by an infusion of venofundin, as well as a complex of balanced physical activities.
Assessment of the risk of health disorders when working in an open area during the cold period of the year
Authors: Polyakova Ekaterina M.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. Oil industry workers are exposed to some work environment factors of specific natural and climatic conditions. The aim of study is to conduct an assessment of the group occupational risk of health disorders in the conditions of working in open territories in cold seasons. Materials and methods. The object of the study was workers who carry out labor operations in an open area during cold seasons: operators of a desalting and dehydrating unit, mechanists of compressor units, mechanists for pumping a working agent into the reservoir and repairmen of the oil producing company located in Western Siberia. The assessment of a priori group risk from the impact of industrial noise, exposure to chemicals in the air of the work environment, while body vibration, factors of the work environment and the climate of cold seasons in the conditions of working in open areas and in unheated rooms was carried out according to the combined model of professional risk assessment developed by A.V. Meltser, A.V. Kiselev. Results. We ranked the workplaces of the studied professional groups according to the degree of health hazard. It has been established that the greatest danger, from the point of view of the methodology of professional risk, is the workplace of an operator of the central tank desalting and dehydrating unit of the oil preparation and delivery unit. The leading factor for the development of occupational and nonspecific pathology within a studied enterprise is industrial noise. At the same time, the climate in cold seasons in the conditions of working in open areas makes a significant contribution to the development of occupational and nonspecific pathology. Conclusions. Assessment of the a priori occupational risk of health disorders among oil company workers engaged in labor operations in an open area during a cold season made it possible to establish priority work place in which it is advisable to carry out priority medical and preventive measures. The implemented system of hygienic assessment of occupational factors should take into account the effect of the climatic and weather conditions on workers’ health in the region of residence.
Social and hygienic aspects of assessment of working conditions and health status of medical workers in the Samara Region
Authors: Sergeev Artyom K. , Belyakova Nadezhda S. , Kucherenko Kirill N.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. Due to the increased psychoemotional load, the emergence of new sources of chemical, physical and microbiological effects on the health of medical workers, the study of the incidence of this category of workers is becoming increasingly important. The aim of study is to study social and hygienic issues related to the assessment of working conditions and health status of medical workers in the Samara Region. Materials and methods. Retrospective analysis of the results of medical and social monitoring of working conditions, health status and occupational morbidity of medical workers in the Samara Region. Results. Based on the analysis of data from the sanitary and epidemiological service and the Ministry of Health of the Samara Region on demographic and socio-economic situations, morbidity, and labor characteristics of medical workers in the Samara Region, a socio-hygienic assessment of working conditions of medical workers at the regional level was carried out. The high informative value of medical and demographic indicators in relation to the assessment of the impact of factors of the production environment on the health of health care workers and social services is shown. It is established that medical organizations generally do not meet the requirements of the current sanitary legislation in terms of ensuring safe working conditions for employees who come into contact with carcinogenic substances. Conclusions. The study of the demographic, socio-economic situation, and morbidity of medical workers with a hygienic assessment of health risk is a priority and serves as the basis for a comparative analysis of their morbidity and material for comprehensive hygiene studies.
The mortality rate of the working age population in the industrial regions of Siberia
Authors: Churanova Anastasia N. , Gorchakova Tatyana Yu.
Published: December 2020

Introduction. The health of the working population is one of the most important conditions for the sustainable economic development of any country. In the industrial regions of Russia, the production activity of enterprises in the extractive and manufacturing industries leads to an increase in mortality rates of the working-age population, an increase in general and occupational morbidity. The aim of study was to study the mortality rate of the working-age population in large industrial regions - Kemerovo and Irkutsk regions with unfavorable environmental conditions and a high proportion of workers employed in harmful and hazardous working conditions. Materials and methods. On the basis of data from Rosstat and the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, socio-economic characteristics, environmental conditions, working conditions were analyzed in the regions, and age-standardized mortality rates of the working-age population were calculated. Results. The performed research showed that in the Kemerovo and Irkutsk regions. compared with Russia, the mortality rates of the working-age population from diseases of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and malignant neoplasms were increased, i.e. from those causes of death that may be etiologically related to the production activities of industrial enterprises. Conclusions. In industrial regions with a high share of the mining and manufacturing industries, workers are exposed to the negative impact of environmental and industrial factors, which is reflected in the causes and mortality rates of this category of the population.
Study for the Key Success Factors of Female Direct Selling Business
Authors: Lin Fang Shin
Published: December 2020

The purpose of this study is to understand the key factors which result in the success of female direct selling businesses. Investigate the reasons why women support most of their performance in the direct selling industry. According to the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission's 2018 direct selling industry survey report, the total direct selling of Taiwan in 2018 was 83.027 billion NTD, with a total of 3.0838 million distributors. There were 2.158 million female distributors, accounting for 3.083 million total distributors. It is a proportion of 69.99 percentage points, an increase of 1.67 percentage points compared with 2017. This proportion is also comparable to 74% of global distributors is female, calculated by the World Federation of Direct Selling Associations(WDSFA)! The number of female distributors is more than twice that of men. The proportion is getting higher and higher! In the literature review, issues such as “female enterpriser” related literature and “gender roles” and “personality traits," “erotic capital” in the “direct selling industry” have been used as the main resource axis for collecting relevant domestic and foreign literature. Based on the literature summary and the expression of the expert's intention, the expert questionnaire will be based on the professors and the female distributors who have been in the top direct selling companies in Taiwan for more than two years in 2018 to find indicators of success factors, and then use the Analytic Hierarchy Process Method (AHP) Design a general questionnaire. The general questionnaire is for the distributors in Taiwan. Expected to recover 100 copies in the web questionnaire, After obtaining the resources, it will be processed and analyzed. The research results show that the influence facets and factors may have: Female Entrepreneur, Gender roles, Personality Traits, and direct selling business. In particular, the female gender role play and erotic capital may have a greater impact on the results of operating the direct selling business. The study includes the following topics are understanding the background of the female direct selling entrepreneurs, explain the challenges and difficulties of female direct selling entrepreneurs, relevant resources related to female direct selling entrepreneurs and research on the key success factors of female direct selling business.Today, female entrepreneurs are very hard and required to play multiple roles. Between family and business, how do female entrepreneurs make a good performance? I hoped that through this study, key factors could be identified in order to minimize entrepreneurial risks and allocate resources effectively.
Effects of Construction Elements on Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction
Authors: Lai Sheng-Ke
Published: December 2020

To respond to continuing global warming and rising environmental awareness, owners in the construction industry, a leading industry worldwide, must possess a greater awareness of energy- saving and carbon reduction construction products and their corporate social responsibilities. Construction industry owners are frequently required to focus on profit as the primary goal of projects for corporate sustainability. This study examined the effects on energy saving and carbon reduction efforts on the use of green construction elements in existing construction projects. The analysis results revealed that applying energy-saving and carbon reduction construction elements improves sales prices and rates substantially, even though it raises construction costs. In response to the evolution of green technology and the increase in consumer environmental awareness, future construction projects should increase the application of new energy-saving and carbon reduction construction materials. The results of this study provide a reference to construction industry owners implementing green construction materials.
The Implementation of School Improvement Program in Ethiopia: Emphasis on Bahir Dar City Secondary Schools
Authors: Yizengaw Jerusalem
Published: December 2020

The main purpose of this research is to
establish an assessment of the
implementation of school improvement program: a comparative study between
government and private secondary schools of Ethiopia in Bahir Dar city
administration. In the city administration there are a total of 17
secondary schools of which 11 schools is public and the rest 6 are private
owned. Based on proximity, this study purposively took 3 public and 2 private
secondary schools. Simple random sampling technique was also used to obtain 85 students
from grade 10th of the entire population. Out of 85 samples, 56
respondents were taken from government schools and the rest 29 were taken from
private schools. Principals, teachers, educational experts and Parent Student
Teacher Association (PSTA) were selected by purposive sampling technique. The
instruments used for data collection were questionnaire, semi
structured-interview and document analysis. The
documents included school improvement policies, strategies and practices; with
particular reference to recent updated in SIP. This instrument used for
analyzing the SIP implementation from inspection checklist, GEQIP reports, and
other related publications. The validity analysis of the respondent was done on
selected respondents that can be representative of the sample population and
also are in a professional level. The respondents of the pilot study have
pointed out the shortages of the original data collection instrument by
rendering critical suggestions, which are incorporated by revising the survey
questionnaire and the calculated Cronbach Alpha for the five Likert-scale items
was found to be 0.86 which indicated the reliability of the instrument. The
study adopted quantitative and qualitative methodology with a descriptive research
design in a comparative perspective.

The present study found out that learning environment domain is the top
most implemented domain in government and private schools; while, leadership and management domain is the
least implemented domain in both government and private schools. There
is significance difference with the implementation of learning environment and community
involvement domain between government and private schools. While, there
is no significance difference in the implementation of leadership and management domain and teaching and learning domain
between government and private schools. It was recommended that, government
should play the leading roles to create conducive environment to undertake
challenges in the implementation of SIP, providing workshops, seminars and
training to orient and train all stakeholders, appointment of school principals
should be better if it is done based on merits, let school principals to work
at one school for some academic years in able to attain consistency of the
program implementation.
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT; AN IMPLEMENTATION MODEL
Authors: Darudiato Suparto
Published: December 2020

The competitions in industries are very intense nowadays, because of that, a system that can easily use and quickly provide information needed. In recent times, ICT is a part of the company's strategy. This paper will discuss the relation of the company's strategies and their ICT implementation, which used to create knowledge for decision-making. Based on the literature research and interview that have been done so far, a Business Performance Management if formulated into a model can easily monitor the achievement of the company
AirQMon: Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System Based on Microcontroller, Android and IoT
Authors: Waworundeng Jacquline , Limbong Walfarid Hermawan
Published: December 2020

Humans were often unaware of the risk of contaminated indoor air quality. Based on this, the researcher designs an Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System based on Arduino which could help to raise the human awareness of air quality. This research is based on the Prototyping method. The system hardware built with Arduino Uno which connected to MQ135 sensor to monitor the air quality and Sound Buzzer to sound an alarm whenever the sensor sensed the air quality in a risky value. The Ethernet Shield is used to connect the Arduino Uno to the internet, which enables the process to upload the data which has been read by the sensor to an IoT platform called ThingSpeak. The air quality data which uploaded to ThingSpeak, then retrieved by AirQmon, a customized Android application developed by the researcher to monitor the air quality which is installed on the smartphone. The data is presented graphically to the user through AirQmon apps. This system results in a form of a device and application which could potentially be used as a monitoring system and raise human awareness of indoor air quality.
Analisis Data Kereta Api dan Stasiun pada Daerah Operasi VIII Surabaya Menggunakan SPARQL dengan Algoritma Betweenness Centrality
Authors: Khakim Muhammad Ainul , Hartono Brilliant , Rakhmawati Nur Aini
Published: December 2020

Kereta api merupakan salah satu moda transportasi massal di Indonesia dan mempunyai karakteristik serta keunggulan khusus, terutama dalam kemampuannya mengangkut baik penumpang maupun barang secara massal. Ada beberapa daerah pengoperasian kereta api, diantaranya yaitu Daerah Operasi VIII yang berbasis di Jawa Timur dengan stasiun utama dan terbesar yaitu Surabaya Gubeng. Namun, dalam pelaksanaan operasional di Daerah Operasi VIII tersebut, terdapat beberapa permasalahan, diantaranya yaitu keterlambatan jadwal dan keluhan terhadap kapasitas penumpang sehingga kepercayaan masyarakat pengguna fasilitas tersebut menjadi berkurang. Hal ini disebabkan karena tingkat pelayanan dan operasional kereta api kurang memuaskan. Padahal moda transportasi kereta api sangat diharapkan masyarakat dalam membantu untuk meningkatkan efisiensi dan efektivitas kegiatan mereka. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut diperlukan suatu upaya untuk mengetahui bagian mana dari kereta atau stasiun yang mempunyai peran penting sehingga perlu dijaga efisiensi dan efektivitasnya dengan menggunakan algoritma Betweenness Centrality. Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan visualisasi persebaran dari kereta pada masing-masing stasiun di Daerah Operasi VIII. Selain itu didapatkan juga 3 kereta dan stasiun  yang mempunyai pengaruh paling tinggi serta 3 kereta dan stasiun  yang mempunyai pengaruh paling rendah. Diharapkan hasil tersebut dapat membantu pemangku kepentingan dalam membuat kebijakan untuk meningkatkan efisiensi dan efektivitas kegiatan operasional kereta api di Daerah Operasi VIII.
Pengembangan Aplikasi E-DUK Dalam Pengelolaan SDM Menggunakan Metode Agile Development
Authors: Pratasik Stralen , Rianto Indra
Published: December 2020

Pengolahan data SDM yang baik akan menyebabkan Peningkatan Performance Organisasi. Saat ini Pengolahan data Daftar Urut Kepangkatan di Universitas Negeri Manado yang masih menggunakan aplikasi pengolah data Microsoft Excel masih banyak Kekurangan. Hal Tersebut dapat dilihat dari adanya data yang tidak sesuai antara data SDM di Bagian Kepegawaian dan data SDM di Fakultas maupun Program Studi. Sehingga Peneliti merancang database dan mengembangkan Sistem Informasi (Aplikasi e-DUK) untuk menangani pendataan SDM di lingkungan Universitas Negeri Manado yang memiliki nilai validitas dan reabilitas data tinggi dengan menggunakan metode Agile Development dalam tahap pengembangan perangkat lunak. Metode Agile memungkinkan tingkat keberhasilan yang lebih besar dibanding metode atau pendekatan terstruktur. Selain itu metode agile development memungkinkan pengembangan perangkat lunak dalam waktu yang singkat. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah perancangan sistem yang didalamnya memuat mengenai usecase diagram yang didalamnya melibatkan tiga aktor yaitu pengelola data, administrator, dan pimpinan; class diagram; dan tampilan perancangan interface dari sistem yang dirancang.
PENGARUH PROFITABILITAS, KEBIJAKAN HUTANG DAN KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Kusumawati Retno Ryani , Suheny Eny , Sholihah Muallimatus
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) Apakah Profitabilitas berpengaruh terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada Indeks LQ45 di Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2015-2018 (2) Apakah Kebijakan Hutang berpengaruh terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada Indeks LQ45 di Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2015-2018 (3) Apakah Kebijakan Dividen berpengaruh terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada Indeks LQ45 di Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2015-2018 (4) Apakah Profitabilitas, Kebijakan Hutang, Dan Kebijakan Dividen berpengaruh terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada Indeks LQ45 di Bursa Efek Indonesia tahun 2015-2018. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan Indeks LQ45 di Bursa Efek Indonesia sebanyak 61 Perusahaan. Metode penentuan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Dengan metode tersebut didapatkan sampel sebanyak 21 perusahaan dengan periode pengamatan 4 tahun (2015-2018), sehingga jumlah sampel ada 84 pengamatan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) Profitabilitas berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. (2) Kebijakan hutang tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. (3) Kebijakan dividen tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap nilai perusahaan. (4) Profitabilitas, kebijakan hutang dan kebijakan dividen berpengaruh positif signifikan secara simultan terhadap nilai perusahaan.
Predicting current voting intentions by Big Five personality domains, facets, and nuances - A random forest analysis approach in a German sample
Authors: Sindermann Cornelia , Mõttus René , Rozgonjuk Dmitri , Montag Christian
Published: December 2020

To understand what is driving individual differences in voting intentions in a large German sample, we investigated the predictability of voting intentions from the Big Five personality domains, facets, and nuances, thereby tackling shortcomings of previous studies.Using random forest analyses in a dataset of N = 4,286 individuals (46.01% men), separate models were trained to predict intentions to i) not vote versus to vote, ii) vote for a specific party, and iii) vote for a left- versus right-from-the-center party from either the Big Five personality domains, facets, or nuances (represented by individual items). Except non-voting vs voting intentions, balanced accuracies to predict voting intentions slightly exceeded those achieved by a baseline learner always predicting the majority class. Using nuances over facets and domains increased balanced accuracies.Results indicate that additional variables should be taken into account to accurately predict voting intentions, at least in German samples.
Retraction of Published Research
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

retractionNOUN1. the action of drawing something back or back in.“The pilot retracted the airplane’s landing gear.”2. a withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking.“The hospital retracted its job offer after learning that the applicant never graduated medical school.”
Literasi, Numerasi dan Survei Karakter
Authors: Sofanudin Aji
Published: December 2020

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan mulai tahun 2021 akan mengganti ujian nasional menjadi asesmen kompetensi minimal dan survei karakter. Asesmen dilakukan pemetaan terhadap dua kompetensi minimum siswa yaitu literasi dan numerasi. Literasi bukan hanya kemampuan membaca tetapi kemampuan menganalisis suatu bacaan dan memahami konsep di balik bacaantesebut. Numerasi berarti kemampuan menganalisis menggunakan angka, dan survei karakter untuk mengetahui data mengenai penerapan asasasas Pancasila oleh siswa (Kemendikbud,2019). Salah satu dampak pandemi Covid19 adalah ujian nasional hilang lebih awal yakni mulai tahun 2020 sudah tidak ada ujian nasional. Melalui SE Nomor 4 Tahun 2020 ujian nasional ditiadakan. Literasi, numerasi dan survei karakter digadanggadang akan menggantikannya.
VESIcal Part I: An open-source thermodynamic model engine for mixed volatile (H2O-CO2) solubility in silicate melts
Authors: Iacovino Kayla , Matthews Simon , Wieser Penny , Moore Gordon , Bégué Florence
Published: December 2020

Thermodynamics has been fundamental to the interpretation of geologic data and modeling of geologic systems for decades. However, more recent advancements in computational capabilities and a marked increase in researchers’ accessibility to computing tools has outpaced the functionality and extensibility of currently available modeling tools. Here we present VESIcal (Volatile Equilibria and Saturation Identification calculator): the first comprehensive modeling tool for H2 O, CO2 , and mixed (H2 O-CO2 ) solubility in silicate melts that: a) allows users access to seven of the most popular models, plus easy inter-comparison between models; b) provides universal functionality for all models (e.g., functions for calculating saturation pressures, degassing paths, etc.); c) can process large datasets (1,000’s of samples) automatically; d) can output computed data into an excel spreadsheet for simple post-modeling analysis; e) integrates advanced plotting capabilities directly within the tool; and f) provides all of these within the framework of a python library, making the tool extensible by the user and allowing any of the model functions to be incorporated into any other code capable of calling python. The tool is presented within this manuscript, which is a Jupyter notebook containing worked examples accessible to python users with a range of skill levels. The basic functions of VESIcal can also be accessed via a web app (https://vesical.anvil.app). The VESIcal python library is open-source and available for download at https://github.com/kaylai/VESIcal.
Assessing the contribution of the Index of Nighttime Offline Distress: an investigation of social media's impact on adolescent sleep quality
Authors: London Mhairi , Scott Holly , Woods Heather
Published: December 2020

Adolescence is characterized by substantial biological, emotional, and, importantly, social change. This has led to interest into the links between adolescent social media use and sleep, which is crucial during this developmental phase. In much research, however, the measures used are inadequate at properly quantifying adolescents’ unique relationship to social media. The Index of Nighttime Offline Distress (iNOD), conversely, is a new self-reporting questionnaire that captures why adolescents feel difficulty trying to engage from social media at night. Scottish adolescents (N>3000) took an online survey that included the iNOD, as well as other measures of social media use that we argue fail to capture its unique affordances. To assess if the iNOD is an effective and relevant measure of social media use, various regression models of the different measures were built and compared. After analysis of goodness-of-fit and predictor dominance, we concluded that inclusion of the iNOD does explain more variance in sleep quality when compared to the other measures on their own. A brief introductory analysis into the effect of age was also conducted, finding that adolescents of various ages use social media for different purposes. We hope that our findings help show that the context of adolescent social media use is important and that there is evident diversity across the population. To best understand adolescent social media use and its impact on sleep, future research and policy should approach this relationship from a holistic, multifaceted direction, rather than viewing social media as solely a quantifiable techno-centric activity.
Shared attention amplifies the neural processing of emotional faces
Authors: Schiano Lomoriello Arianna , Doro Mattia , Sessa Paola , Konvalinka Ivana
Published: December 2020

Sharing an experience, without communicating, affects people’s subjective perception of the experience, often by intensifying it. We investigated the neural mechanisms underlying shared attention by implementing an EEG study where participants attended to and rated the intensity of emotional faces, simultaneously or independently. Participants performed the task in three experimental conditions: 1) alone (unshared), 2) simultaneously next to each other in pairs, without receiving feedback of the other’s responses (shared no feedback), and 3) simultaneously while receiving the feedback (shared with feedback). We focused on two face-sensitive ERP components: the amplitude of the N170 was greater in the shared with feedback condition compared to the unshared condition, reflecting a top-down effect of shared attention on the structural encoding of faces; while the EPN was greater in both shared context conditions compared to the unshared condition, reflecting an enhanced attention allocation in the processing of emotional content of faces, modulated by the social context. Behaviourally, we found a modulation of the perceived intensity for the neutral faces only, with an amplification of perceived neutrality in the shared feedback condition. Taken together, these results suggest that shared attention amplifies the neural processing of faces, regardless of the valence of facial expressions.
Person knowledge shapes face identity perception
Authors: Oh DongWon , Walker Mirella , Freeman Jonathan B.
Published: December 2020

Recognition of others’ identity through facial features is essential in life. Using both correlational and experimental approaches, we examined how person knowledge biases the perception of others’ facial identity. When a participant believed any two individuals were more similar in personality, their faces were perceived to be correspondingly more similar (assessed via mousetracking, study 1). Further, participants’ visual representations of faces belonging to individuals believed to have a more similar personality were found to have a greater physical resemblance (assessed via reverse-correlation, study 2 and 3). Finally, when participants learned about novel individuals who had a more similar personality, their faces were visually represented more similarly (study 4). Together, the findings show that the perception of facial identity is driven not only by facial features but also the person knowledge we have learned about others, biasing it toward alternate identities despite the fact that those identities lack any physical resemblance.
Optimizing motor-timing decision via adaptive risk-return control
Authors: Yao Qirui , Yutaka Sakaguchi
Published: December 2020

Human’s ability of optimal motor-timing decision remains debated. The optimality seems context-dependent as the sub-optimality was often observed for tasks with different gain/loss configurations: people achieved optimality with symmetric gain configuration but not with asymmetric configuration. In the current study, we designed a temporal decision-making task where participants could adjust the sensitivity parameter (i.e., risk-return trade-off) of the gain function, in order to testify whether people could optimize the responses for asymmetric gain configuration by adjusting the sensitivity parameter. Participants were asked to click a point within a certain spatial region at a specified timing, where the click timing determined the reward whilst the click position determined the sensitivity parameter. We prepared three types of gain functions (symmetric, risk-after and risk-before conditions) and tested whether or not the participants achieved Bayesian optimality irrespective of gain structure. Most participants’ performance reached optimality not only in the symmetric condition but also in the asymmetric condition, albeit some discrepancies from optimality observed in the risk-before condition. This confirmed that people could achieve Bayesian optimality even for asymmetric gain configuration. We argued that the adaptive risk-return is beneficial for the performance optimality.
An International Survey of Face-Matching Training
Authors: Moreton Reuben , Strathie Ailsa , Havard Catriona , Pike Graham
Published: December 2020

Face matching decisions in applied settings, such as policing, forensics and immigration services, are typically carried out by two types of professionals; facial reviewers and facial examiners. Studies have demonstrated large individual differences in the face matching accuracy of both facial reviewers and examiners. Whether variances in training between agencies could be in part responsible for these individual differences is not currently known. Despite the existence of high-level training guidelines produced by the practitioner community the content, duration and delivery of face matching training is not widely understood in the academic research community. The current study aimed to address this gap in the scientific literature and to better understand how different agencies train facial reviewers and facial examiners, using results collected from an international survey. At the group level facial examiners received longer durations of training, covering more topics and with greater inclusion of mentoring than facial reviewers. However, the survey revealed large differences in the duration, delivery methods and content of training by individual agencies at both the facial review and facial examiner level and low inclusion of evidence-based training practices. These results should help researchers to better understand the diversity in training practices and durations of training between different agencies and may help explain the individual differences observed in the performance of face matching professionals in the literature.
Combining neurophysiological and psychological indicators to understand individual and team cognition and decision-making
Authors: Sinha Ruchi , Kyriaki Louise , Cross Zachariah Reuben , Weigall Imogen E. , Chatburn Alex
Published: December 2020

This chapter provides an introduction to neurophysiological methods from the field ofcognitive neuroscience, and how they may be applied to address research questions in the field ofmanagerial and organisational cognition. The chapter focuses on electroencephalography (EEG)as an accessible and useful tool to expand the theoretical horizons for research on organisationalcognitive neuroscience. We briefly review the cognitive neuroscience methods that have beenpreviously applied to investigate individual and team decision-making and cognition. We thendescribe contemporary EEG measures that reflect individual cognition and compare them tocomplementary measures in the field of psychology and management. We also discuss how theseneurobiological measures of cognition relate to and may predict both individual cognitiveperformance and team cognitive performance (decision-making). This chapter aims to assistscholars in the field of managerial and organisational cognition in understanding thecomplementarity between psychological and neurophysiological methods, and how they may becombined to develop new hypotheses in the intersection of these research fields.