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Local Government Prayers in Australia
Authors: Beck Luke
Published: September 2023

Many local governments in Australia open their council meetings with prayer and have done so for some time. Yet this phenomenon has been largely ignored by the literature examining religion-government interactions in Australia. After outlining the origins of local government prayers, this article goes on to show that approximately one-third of Australian local governments have a prayer practice (rising to more than half of local governments in New South Wales and Victoria), that almost all of those prayer practices are exclusively Christian, and that in some states communities with the smallest Christian populations are more likely to have a council with a prayer practice than communities with the largest Christian populations. This phenomenon does not sit neatly with existing accounts of post-secularism in Australia. The article suggests that local government prayers in Australia also pose a challenge to existing post-secular explanatory accounts of the nature of religion-government interactions in Australia and speak to the need to develop more nuanced accounts that distinguish between the policy realm and institutional issues in developing accounts of the relationship between religion and government in Australia.
Adiaphora
Authors: Jennings Mark
Published: September 2023

In April 2019, athlete Isileli ‘Israel’ Folau was sacked for posting anti-LGBTQ+ social media messages. The ‘Israel Folau case’ was contentious in Australia and internationally. Although Folau claimed to be expressing genuinely held Christian beliefs, he has previously articulated heterodox anti-Trinitarian ideas. Throughout Christian history, orthodox beliefs concerning the Trinity have been central. Conversely, same-sex desire has been variously tolerated or censured, but has mostly been regarded as adiaphora: a matter of marginal importance. I argue that the support Folau received from two conservative Christian bodies—the Australian Christian Lobby and the Anglican Diocese of Sydney—suggests that in Australian conservative Christianity, ‘orthodox’ sexuality is now regarded as central, with orthodox belief now de facto consigned to adiaphora.
Doing the Lord’s Work or Taking His Name in Vain
Authors: Chevalier-Watts Juliet
Published: September 2023

This article considers the relationship between the law, charity and religion, and specifically, the charitable doctrines of the advancement of religion and public benefit. In doing so, it addresses a number of matters, including controversy and morality, from the perspective of some key religious charity law cases. The discussions consider whether or not the Lord’s name may be taken in vain through the works of these charities, and thus require legal reform, or whether charity law is indeed doing the Lord’s work within the constructs of charity law such that the law remains fit for purpose.
Complementarianism, Heteronormativity and the Future of the Anglican Church
Authors: Shorter Rosie Clare
Published: September 2023

Within the Anglican communion tensions surrounding different approaches to sexuality and orthodoxy are not new. Among evangelical Sydney Anglicans, maintaining heteronormativity appears necessary for Christian living, maintaining orthodoxy and doing evangelism. I suggest that orthodoxy, sexuality and evangelism are held together by complementarian discourse. I explore this by focusing on the Sydney Anglican Diocese, reading former Archbishop Davies’ 2019 presidential address as an example of complementarian discourse. My reading primarily follows Sara Ahmed’s work on use and wilfulness. Drawing on interview and survey data collected between July 2019 and December 2020, I listen to the responses of parishioners and staff to the presidential address and the diocesan call to complementarianism, evangelism and heteronormativity. I suggest that complementarian models of ministry, and a concomitant refusal to affirm non-heterosexual intimacies, may actually be a barrier to living and doing Christianity in contemporary Australia.
Anne F. Elvey, Reading the Magnificat in Australia: Unsettling Engagements
Authors: Rayson Dianne
Published: September 2023

Anne F. Elvey, Reading the Magnificat in Australia: Unsettling Engagements. Bible in the Modern World, 75. Sheffield: Phoenix Press, 2020, pp. 214, ISBN: 978-1-910928-79-0 (hbk). £70.00.
Of Fathers and Daughters – Biblical Studies as a Multi-Faith, Pluralist, Multi-Cultural Project
Authors: Carden Michael
Published: September 2023

The essay argues that biblical studies is a unique area for inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue and enrichment. The biblical narratives provide sacred stories for at least three of the world religions. The paper explores Jewish, Christian and Islamic interpretations of the incident in Genesis 19 where Lot offers his daughters to the Sodomite mob and by comparing these interpretations highlights moral failings in the dominant Christian interpretive tradition. The essay argues that by recognising the biblical narratives as a multi-faith shared scripture, biblical studies can become grounded in principles of appreciation and respect for pluralism and diversity. These principles can be applied not only across traditions but also within traditions to ensure all voices have a chance to speak, especially those that might be silenced for not conforming to rigid orthodoxies including those based on gender, class, ethnicity, or sexuality.
The Transmission of a Religious Heritage to Younger Members of Small Ethnic Communities in a Pluralist Society
Authors: De Souza Marian , Rymarz Richard
Published: September 2023

Contemporary Australia has clearly become a multi-faith and multi-cultural society. Even within the mainstream Christian religions there are many new arrivals whose countries of origin are non Euro-centric, and they have brought with them a wide variety of cultural practices that are different from the Anglo-Saxon/Celtic culture that has dominated religious practice in this country. Consequently, the ‘face’ of Australian Christians has been slowly changing. In particular, young Australians have been exposed to a wide range of cultural and religious practices through both community interaction and a highly influential media. Within this framework, the Copts are a small growing ethnic community who are focused on handing on their cultural and religious heritage to their younger members. This paper will explore the transmission of the Coptic religious heritage, and discuss what some school-going Copts say about the various influences on their religiosity and spirituality.
Statistical Approaches to Small Site Diversity
Authors: Erny Grace
Published: September 2023

Over the past fifty years, intensive Mediterranean archaeological surveys have yielded abundant and diachronic archaeological data. Although field methods have been continually debated and refined, the interpretation of survey results has focused primarily on site numbers and site size, with particular interest in reconstructing settlement hierarchies and in tracking episodes of nucleation and dispersal across the landscape. Artifact assemblages are largely used to date sites, while less attention has been devoted to assemblage diversity and site function. This study demonstrates the potential of legacy survey data to frame and answer new research questions via an analysis of 250 small rural sites of the first millennium BC recovered by intensive surveys on Crete from the 1970s through the early 2000s. I show that diachronic patterns of rural settlement in Crete depart strongly from those observed in mainland Greece and also differ between regions. I also reveal pronounced variation in the assemblages present at small sites across the island within Cretan regions and periods. This suggests that we cannot simply interpret all small sites as homogeneous farmsteads. Finally, I discuss the challenges and potential of using diversity measures as an exploratory tool for analyzing legacy survey data. Methods outlined here could be productively applied in other Mediterranean regions.
Sílvia Martínez and Héctor Fouce, eds. 2013. Made in Spain: Studies in Popular Music
Authors: Wheeler Duncan
Published: September 2023

Sílvia Martínez and Héctor Fouce, eds. 2013. Made in Spain: Studies in Popular Music. Routledge Global Popular Music Series. New York and London: Routledge. 240pp. ISBN 978-0-415-50640-3 (hbk)
The Integrated Plurilingual Approach
Authors: Esteve O. , Fernández F. , Martín-Peris E. , Atienza E.
Published: September 2023

This paper presents a formative research project that is still being carried out and which aims to provide guidance to Spanish schools for adopting a new approach in teaching additional languages from a plurilingual, communicative and conceptual perspective (Cummins, 2007; Negueruela, 2008, 2013). To this purpose, a didactic model has been developed, the so-called Integrated Plurilingual Approach, which is to serve as a comprehensible scientific orienting basis for helping teachers to move informedly towards plurilingual education. Furthermore, the resulting formative intervention is based on a sociocultural perspective of teacher development and is carried out through external dialogic mediation (Johnson, 2009). Accordingly, teachers participating in the project find their own conceptions about additional language teaching confronted with the scientific concepts of the new model. As a result, they engage in a reconceptualization process that empowers them to transform their teaching practice, as significantly supported by the data of an exemplary analysis.
Triangulations
Authors: Johnson Henry
Published: September 2023

Japanese film director Nakae Y?ji’s 2009 feature film A Midsummer’s Okinawan Dream: Majir? of the Triangular Mountain (Manatsu no yo no Yume: Sankaku Yama no Majir?) is rooted in the culture, folklore and soundscapes of the Okinawan islands and uses imagery, sound, music and narrative to explore many traits that epitomize Okinawa’s distinct cultural identity in modern-day Japan. This article discusses the film from two main perspectives: (1) how different musical styles operate as distinct elements of the soundtrack (drawing on and embellishing their source contexts and traditions); and (2) how music functions in particular scenes and across the narrative in general. The article identifies the manner in which the film embraces local, national and global musical sources to provide a cultural soundscape that helps show some of the complexities of local identity construction in an era where regional identities are often contrasted against broader national and global influences.
‘Another Day to Swing on Clothes Lines’
Authors: O'Grady Pat
Published: September 2023

A large proportion of overseas-born artists comprise the pop music industries in Australia. Keith Urban, Rick Springfield, members of Cold Chisel, The Angels and Masters Apprentices, for example, not only represent themselves as ‘Australian;’ they are frequently associated with the nation by critics and audiences. The Bee Gees also exemplify this trend. In this article, I wish to bring into focus The Bee Gees’ curious connection with Australia. In order to do this task, I ask a series of questions; first, what is The Bee Gees connection to Australia? Second, how has this connection been constructed and continually reinforced? Third, what forms of discursive resistance against their ‘Australianness’ exist in regard to these constructions? And finally, how might we critically understand the tensions that have emerged regarding their legitimacy as an ‘Australian band’? I argue that their connection to Australia is continually renegotiated due in large part to their incompatibility with dominant performances of masculinity by Australian white male musicians.
Możliwość złożenia wniosku o ubezwłasnowolnienie samego siebie
Authors:   Wydział Prawa i Administracji Wyższa Szkoła Prawa we Wrocławiu, Jeżak Bartosz
Published: September 2023

The purpose of the article is to raise the problem of the possibility of applying for incapacitation by oneself. Currently, the jurisprudence of the General Court clearly allows the application of such a conclusion. In the working article, there is a mechanism of legality of this application in terms of the legal capacity of a mentally ill/disordered person or suffering from some kind of mental retardation.
Dental Implant Treatment in Bruxers: A Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Kutkut Ahmad , Almehmadi Nehal , Mattos Marcelo , Sharab Lina , Al-Sabbagh Mohanad
Published: September 2023

This case report presents a literature review and a case report of a full-mouth implant rehabilitation for a 65-year-old woman with a history of Bruxism. The patient’s oral condition showed dentition with severe occlusal wear, extensive dental work, and missing teeth replaced with bridges and implants. The existing dental work was failing due to recurrent caries and the mechanical failure of long-span bridges. The unique aspect of the treatment presented in this report is the management of existing osseointegrated implants of different systems with different platform designs, which adds to the treatment’s complexity. The existing implants were incorporated into the planned treatment, and other implants were added to support maxillary zirconia and mandibular hybrid full-arch prostheses. After 2 years of function, extensive wear was evident on the milled acrylic, even though an occlusal guard was used. New acrylic teeth were processed using the same milled titanium bar of the mandibular hybrid prosthesis, and the occlusal surfaces of the acrylic teeth were protected with gold onlays. The patient is seen regularly for maintenance every 6 months with no further complications. Careful evaluation, planning, and treatment execution are paramount in managing patients with a history of bruxism. Patients should be prepared and informed about possible mechanical failure and seen regularly for maintenance.
Ludwig Hoffmann's Eclecticism
Authors: Rousset Isabel
Published: September 2023

From 1896 to 1913, the Berlin municipality embarked on an ambitious programme of social reform, constructing over 300 public service buildings, including schools, hospitals, aged care homes, baths, and sporting facilities. Under the direction of Stadtbaurat Ludwig Hoffmann, the architecture of this new social infrastructure came to play a crucial role in conveying the city’s progressive image. While the eclectic historicist lexicon Hoffman drew on troubled many of his critics, he was also lauded for his ability to cast those historicist instincts into a more democratic mould. This article examines Hoffmann’s buildings in the context of changing debate over Berlin’s identity, focusing on those designed for healthcare and physical wellbeing. While Hoffmann’s architecture expressed a powerfully democratic notion of the urban collective, towards the end of his career, critics began to read a distinct paternalism in his designs that they saw as out of touch with social reality.
U Ba Kyi's Neo-Traditionalist Comics Style: At The Crossroads of Myanmar’s Buddhism, Arts and Colonial History
Authors: Verstappen Nicolas
Published: September 2023

During the second part of the 20th century, U Ba Kyi has produced a prolific and unique body of comics narratives which remains ubiquitous in Myanmar up to this day. If he is widely celebrated as one of Myanmar’s finest painters and as the champion of the Neo-traditionalist art movement, his comics work didn’t receive any critical attention. Building from appreciations of his seminal 1951 The Illustrated History of Buddhism which marked a shift in U Ba Kyi’s production as he explored the local wall-painting heritage in the wake of the country’s independence, this paper aims to identify the sources of the signature—yet constantly versatile—style which permeated his comics narratives. Exploring Pagan traditional art, the early days of cartooning in Rangoon and the rise of traditionalist and esoteric Buddhist practices in post-colonial Myanmar, it offers context to U Ba Kyi’s lush and vibrant early comics art which places itself at the service of an unbridled cosmological lore and nation-building myths.
Producción de forraje en híbridos de Urochloa bajo condiciones de sol y sombra de Melia azedarach L.
Authors: Jarillo-Rodríguez Jesús , Castillo-Gallegos Epigmenio , López-Ortiz Silvia
Published: September 2023

Se evaluaron los híbridos de Urochloa CIAT BR02/1752 y CIAT BR02/1794, bajo condiciones de sol y sombra de árboles en una plantación de M. azedarach (1,000 árboles/ha). El estudio se desarrolló en Tlapacoyan (Veracruz, México), a 847 msnm, en un clima (A)C(m)w´(f), con temperatura media anual >18 °C, y precipitación de 1,991 mm/año. Las gramíneas se establecieron en marzo del 2019 usando material vegetativo, a una distancia de 0.5 × 0.5 m, en parcelas de 2.5 × 5 m, en un diseño de bloques completos al azar con tres repeticiones y un arreglo de parcelas divididas con la condición (sombra y pleno sol) en parcelas, los híbridos en subparcelas, las fechas de muestreo en sub-subparcelas y la edad de rebrote en sub-sub-subparcelas. Se midió la producción de materia seca (MS) por hijato y por macolla, así como también el rendimiento de MS total y de sus componentes, cortando a las 8 y 12 semanas de rebrote una muestra de un 1 m2 en el centro de cada sub-sub-subparcela. El material cosechado se separó en hojas y tallos y se secó a 55 °C durante 72 h. La MS/hijato fue afectada por la Edad (P<0.0001) y Grupo × Edad (P<0.0003); con el Grupo definido como la combinación de Condición × Híbrido. El rendimiento de MS/ha fue afectado (P<0.01) por la Condición, Edad, Condición × Edad y otras interacciones (con Híbridos, Fechas y Edades de muestreo). La MS/hijato fue más afectada por la condición de sombrío que por los híbridos. La producción de forraje fue mayor a pleno sol (1026.8±72.6 kg de MS/ha) que bajo sombra (505.3±72.5 kg de MS/ha), y lo mismo sucedió para hojas y tallos. El híbrido 1752 se comportó mejor que el 1794 (1026.9±72.7 and 695.3±72.7 kg DM/ ha, respectivamente). Así mismo, el rendimiento se incrementó con la edad de rebrote.
Nitrogen fertilization effects on forage production and nutritive value of 4 tropical grasses on alkaline soils in Argentina
Authors: Mattera Juan , Romero Luis Alberto , Iacopini María Lorena , Gaggiotti Mónica , Cuatrín Alejandra Lorena , Tomás María Andrea
Published: September 2023

This study evaluated effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization and gypsum application and their interactions on total pasture forage production and nutritive values of Chloris gayana cultivars ‘Santana’ and ‘Finecut’ and Panicum coloratum cultivars ‘Klein’ and ‘Bambatsi’ growing in a moderately sodic soil (Typic Natracualf) in northcentral Santa Fe Province of Argentina over 3 years. Sown pasture forage production differed among cultivars. C. gayana cultivar ‘Finecut’ produced more forage biomass than the other 3 cultivars. P. coloratum cultivars were superior to C. gayana cultivars for nutritive value, showing lower NDF and ADF. N fertilization strongly increased forage production, total biomass and sown pasture biomass with improved crude protein content and improvement in plant N status. Addition of gypsum did not affect forage production and nutritive value. This research showed the feasibility to improve production and nutritive value of tropical pastures in subtropical areas by species/cultivar selection and N fertilization.
Geografía socioeconómica de las finanzas offshore de México
Authors: Tovar-Cabañas Rodrigo , Márquez-Roa Ubaldo , Herrera-Meza Grecia
Published: September 2023

En este artículo se explora la información que contienen los papeles de Panamá, cuya relevancia continúa desde la revelación en 2016. El objetivo es caracterizar la estructura territorial de los principales flujos financieros internacionales que pasaron por México descritos en tales papeles. Se utilizó el análisis de redes socioespaciales para acotar el universo de estudio a un millar de revelaciones. Con la ayuda de las herramientas lógicas del software Gephi, se pudieron visualizar las nubes de puntos que corresponden a la estructura de las finanzas offshore de México. El estudio revela que el 36% de los paraísos fiscales u offshore se lleva a cabo en la alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo de la Ciudad de México; el 8,8% corresponde al municipio de San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, mientras que el 5,3% corresponde a la alcaldía Cuajimalpa de Morelos, de Ciudad de México. Por último, se ubicaron los principales paraísos fiscales con los que interactúa la red de finanzas offshore de México.
On The Blind Denoising Efficiency of Image Denoising Algorithms Through Robustness, Image Quality and Computational Burden
Authors: GENÇOL Kenan
Published: September 2023

The main goal of the image denoising is to recover the original image while attaining the structure of the image as much as possible. When the image denoising task is blind, we have no a priori information about the original image. Thus, we cannot measure the degradation level in the image directly; instead, noise variance can be estimated by the denoising algorithm. According to the estimated value, denoising is performed. Such algorithms are supposed to be robust to varying and high levels of noise interference. Moreover, in time-constrained real-world applications, they must balance the tradeoff between image quality and computation time. In this study, we assess the performance of the image denoising algorithms armored for these goals. We are aimed to determine the optimal performance yielded by such algorithms and the noise bounds wherein each algorithm is superior. After the experimental work, important conclusions are drawn.
Simultaneous Effect of Welding Current with PostWeld T6 Heat Treatment on Corrosion Susceptibility of Al6013 Alloy Joined by GTAW
Authors: TOPUZ Mehmet
Published: September 2023

Al6013 base metals were joined successfully with ER4047 weld metal by using the GTAW method under different welding currents. Post-weld T6 heat treatment effects on corrosion properties were investigated in terms of open circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization (PDS), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests. It was determined that corrosion resistance of the post-weld samples increased with increasing welding current, while T6 heat-treatment only effective on 110A and 140A welding current samples (3.61 to 2.08, 2.95 to 2.40, and 1.38 to 2.15 µA·cm-2 for 110, 140, and 170A welding current before and after T6 heat-treatment). The characteristics of the oxide films on the surfaces are revealed with EIS analysis by a two-constant equivalent circuit model which observed that while the passive film originating from Al is formed on the surfaces, on the other hand, it contains a pittings on the surface. It was determined that the pitting resistance of the T6 heat-treated 110A samples increased (3075 to 4562 Ω). Post-corrosion SEM surface morphologies showed that low welding currents lead to more damage with increased exposure to corrosion.
Characteristics of Buffalo Traders at the Bolu Animal Market, Toraja Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Sirajuddin Sitti Nurani , Rasyid Ilham , Baharudin  , Rosada Ida , Nurhapsa
Published: September 2023

The Bolu animal market in North Toraja Regency is the largest livestock market in Indonesia and even in Southeast Asia.The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of buffalo livestock traders at the Bolu Animal Market, North Toraja Regency, Indonesia. This research was conducted at the Bolu Animal Market, Tallunglipu District, North Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi from December 2022 to January 2023. Research conducted by interview method. The research respondents were 43 buffalo livestock traders who sold on Bolu Animal market days. The results showed the characteristics of buffalo traders, namely the highest age at 39-46 years,  the education of traders was highest at the junior high school level, the most trading experience was 9-12 years.
Modification of Carp (Osphronemus Gouramy) Growth with Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Recombinant Mouse in Vivo
Authors: Restiadi Tjuk Imam , Satyantini Woro Hastuti , Triakoso Nusdianto
Published: September 2023

Osphronemus gouramy consumption is increasing every year, which causes a high number of inquiries for this fish, which cannot be offset sufficiently by the amount of production. The growth rate of O. gouramy is relatively slow, so achieving the required consumption is relatively long. Quality improvement of productivity by improving the ability of cell metabolism to intake fish feed through hormone injection recombinant mouse insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is expected to spur growth so that fish production can be increased. This study aims to determine the effect of the hormone IGF-I recombinant mouse on the increased growth of O. gouramy. The benefits of this research are expected to deliver the benefits of science in the form of scientific information to the public in general and fish farmers, especially about the effect of the hormone recombinant mouse IGF-I on the growth of O. gouramy. The research method is carried out experimentally by using a completely randomized design (RAL); this study uses 80 O. gouramy was divided into 4 treatments P0: without hormone injections of IGF-I, P1: injected with the hormone IGF-I at a dose of 10 ng/ml, P2: injected with the hormone IGF-I at a dose of 20 ng/ml and P3: injected with the hormone at a dose of 40 ng/ml each of 5 replicates each test 4 tail O. gouramy. The hormone IGF-I recombinant mouse is done by injection. The treatment with hormone injection of recombinant mouse IGF-I. The parameters measured were growth. The results showed that the treatment hormone injection of recombinant mouse IGF-I with different doses gave significant differences (p <0.05); weight growth (P0: 0 ng/ml = 7,23 gram ± 0,37-gram dan P3: 40 ng/ml = 26,35 gram ± 1,89 gram.); length growth (P0 : 0 ng/ml = 5,76 cm  ± 0,38 cm dan P3: 40 ng/ml = 7,93 cm ± 0,07 cm). The conclusion is that recombinant mouse IGF-I increased the growth by increasing in weight and length of O. gouramy, and improvement of the growth occurred in the treatment injection of the dose: 40 ng/ml.
Index of Proteolytic Bacterial Activity in Rice-Fish Farming System
Authors: Kasprijo  , Ryandini Dini , Listiowati Emyliana , Anbari Ilham , Murhafid Mohammad , Marnani Sri , Palupi Mustika , Fitriadi Ren
Published: September 2023

Rice-fish farming system cultivation is one of the developments in fisheries cultivation technology that can increase the economic value of society. However, fish farming activities carried out in rice-fish farming system ponds will produce organic waste from metabolic waste and inedible feed. The organic waste in the water is used to grow and reproduce bacteria. This study aimed to determine the number of bacteria and the proteolytic bacterial activity index in the water of rice cultivation ponds. Purposive sampling method was employed in the study, namely by taking water samples in each rice-fish farming system cultivation pond at predetermined points and representing the population. Bacterial isolation was conducted on general bacterial media and skim milk agar media. Then Gram, catalase, and oxidase tests were conducted and the proteolytic activity index was calculated. The results obtained from this study were bacterial counts ranging from 0.18-0.8 x 104 CFU/mL. Pond A's proteolytic bacterial activity index at the inlet point was 0.22, the middle was 1, and the outlet was 0.54. The results of the proteolytic activity index for the Pond E at the inlet point was 0.84, middle, and it was 1.2, and outlet 0.84. Apart from that, the average proteolytic activity index, in Pond A it was 0.5, and in Pond E the average proteolytic activity index was 0.9.
Utilizing Mobility Tracking to Identify Hotspots for Contagious Disease Spread
Authors: Yaw Mei Wyin , Krishnan Prajindra Sankar , Chen Chai Phing , Tiong Sieh Kiong
Published: September 2023

A significant global health problem nowadays is the incidence of serious infectious illnesses. An extraordinary humanitarian crisis has been brought on by the current COVID-19 pandemic, which has spread around the world. The spread of new viruses has put established healthcare institutions under tremendous strain and created a number of pressing problems. It is important to predict the future movement and pattern of the illness in order to decrease infectious instances and maximize recovered cases. This research paper aims to utilize mobility tracking as a means to identify hotspots for contagious disease spread. The study focuses on collecting and analyzing mobility data from UNITEN students using Google Map data over a period of two weeks. The paper describes the data collection process, data pre-processing steps, and the application of the HDBSCAN algorithm for hotspot clustering. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of HDBSCAN in identifying hotspots based on the mobility data. The findings highlight the potential of mobility tracking for disease surveillance and provide insights for public health interventions and preventive measures.
Customer Churn Prediction through Attribute Selection Analysis and Support Vector Machine
Authors: Quek Jia Yi Vivian , Pang Ying Han , Lim Zheng You , Ooi Shih Yin , Khoh Wee How
Published: September 2023

An accurate customer churn prediction could alert businesses about potential churn customers so that proactive actions can be taken to retain the customers. Predicting churn may not be easy, especially with the increasing database sample size. Hence, attribute selection is vital in machine learning to comprehend complex attributes and identify essential variables. In this paper, a customer churn prediction model is proposed based on attribute selection analysis and Support Vector Machine. The proposed model improves churn prediction performance with reduced feature dimensions by identifying the most significant attributes of customer data. Firstly, exploratory data analysis and data preprocessing are performed to understand the data and preprocess it to improve the data quality. Next, two filter-based attribute selection techniques, i.e., Chi-squared and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), are applied to the pre-processed data to select relevant features. Then, the selected features are input into a Support Vector Machine for classification. A real-world telecom database is used for model assessment. The empirical results demonstrate that ANOVA outperforms the Chi-squared filter in attribute selection. Furthermore, the results also show that, with merely ~50% of the features, feature selection based on ANOVA exhibits better performance compared to full feature set utilization.
ВЕЛИКАЯ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА В ЗЕРКАЛЕ ЧЕЛОВЕЧЕСКИХ СУДЕБ
Authors:   Бурятский государственный университет имени Доржи Банзарова, А. Д. Бадмаев
Published: September 2023

В статье, посвященной истории Великой Отечественной войны, прорыву блокады Ленинграда, начавшемуся в январе 1943 года, рассматриваются важнейшие военные операции «Искра» и «Январский гром», сыгравшие ключевую роль в освобождении города на Неве от фашистских захватчиков. История прорыва блокады показана на фоне судьбы двух участников военных действий, родных братьев, выходцев из Бурятии, волею случая оказавшихся в рядах Второй ударной армии с самых первых дней войны, воевавших в непосредственной близости, но так и не встретившихся в ходе военных действий, не узнавших о местонахождении друг друга и погибших при прорыве блокады. Данный пример, по мнению автора, свидетельствует о принципиальной недопустимости разрешения конфликтов посредством военного противостояния, о трагических последствиях военных действий для чело-века и общества, их прошлого и будущего.
Local community participation and volunteerism in wildfire area management: A systematic review
Authors: KETE Sezin
Published: September 2023

Wildfires have caused considerable economic, ecological, and social damage in recent years. For this reason, decision-makers in wildfire management (WFM) have face increasingly difficult challenges. While decision support systems help decision-makers, it is clear that some deficiencies still persist. In this context, it is thought that the active role of local people involved in wildfire management can eliminate these deficiencies because they have experience and direct knowledge about fighting wildfires in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas. Hence, their expertise can be utilized in future wildfire containment efforts. In this study, the author presents some general information about WUI, public participation, and the decision-making process and its relation to wildfires. In addition, the author will also examine previous studies on the participation of local people in wildfire management and investigate the decision-making processes regarding this issue by using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) technique. The results of this study suggest that there should be a widespread adoption of the community-based integrated fire management (CBIFM) approach, instead of the top-down management approach commonly employed in wildfire management. The results strongly suggest that decision-makers should reach a consensus as to how the principle of participation in fire management should work by reviewing the socio-economic interests of the local community.
Ağaç işleri ve mobilya sektörlerinde iş güvenliği kültürüne yönelik bir değerlendirme: Gümüşhane ilinde bir durum çalışması
Authors: KOMUT Osman , YAŞAR Şekip Şadiye , FİDAN Muhammed Said , YAŞAR Mehmet
Published: September 2023

Türkiye’de mobilya endüstrisi sektörü küçük ve orta ölçekli işletme yapısıyla ülke genelinde önemli bir istihdam alanı sağlamaktadır. Diğer yandan sektör, iş sağlığı ve güvenliği hususunda olumsuzlukların fazlasıyla yaşandığı faaliyet alanları arasında yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, sanayi bölgelerinden uzak küçük ve orta ölçekli ağaç işleri ve mobilya endüstrisi işletmelerinde iş sağlığı ve güvenliği koşullarının değerlendirilmesidir. Bu kapsamda toplam 54 çalışan ile yüz yüze görüşme esasına dayalı anket uygulaması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada 5’li likert ölçeğinde hazırlanmış önermeler ile işyerlerinin durumu ve çalışanların konuya ilişkin görüşleri tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Araştırmada, elde edilen veriler üzerinde oransal karşılaştırmaların yanı sıra, iş kazasına maruz kalma değişkenine göre iş güvenliği faktörlerinin analizinde Mann Witney U testi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular, katılımcı işletmelerin %67 oranında faaliyet süresinin 5 yılın altında olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca kişisel koruyucu donanım kullanımı ve periyodik sağlık muayenelerde eksikliklerin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcıların iş kazası maruziyeti %72 olarak belirlenirken, el ve parmakların ağırlıklı yaralanan uzuvlar olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Diğer yandan iş kazası maruziyetinin iş güvenliği faktörlerine yönelik görüşlere ilişkin istatistiksel düzeyde anlamlı farklılıklar (p<0,05) oluşturduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, küçük ve orta ölçekli ağaç işleri ve mobilya işletmelerinde iş sağlığı ve güvenliği kültürünün yeterince gelişmediği söylenebilir.
Shannon entropisi temelli düzeltmeli çeşitlilik ölçümleri ve Pla kestiricisinin üst güven sınır değerini kullanarak gerçek tür çeşitliliğinin hesaplanması
Authors: ÖZKAN Kürşad
Published: September 2023

Bu çalışma Pla kestiricisinin düzeltilmiş üst güven değeri (H ̂_ ^e+1,96σ_H^* ) ve Shannon entropisi temelli düzeltmeli tür çeşitlilik (SDÇ) ölçümleri (Jackknife indisi (JK), düzeltilmiş en büyük olabilirlik kestiricisi (MLEbc), Chao ve Shen düzeltmeli çeşitlilik eşitliği (H ̂_CS ), Özkan düzeltmeli çeşitlilik kestiricisi (H ̂_O ), Bilgi teorisi temelli düzeltmeli çeşitlilik indisi (H ̂_CWJ ), Miller sapma düzeltme eşitliği (H ̂_Miller ) ve Grassberger sapma düzeltme eşitliği (H ̂_ψ )) kullanılarak gerçek tür çeşitliliğinin nasıl hesaplanabileceği bilgisini vermek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda ilk olarak 5 toplumun JK, MLEbc, H ̂_CS, H ̂_O, H ̂_CWJ, H ̂_Miller, H ̂_ψ ve H ̂_ ^e+1,96σ_H^* değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Daha sonra her bir toplum için hesaplanan H ̂_ ^e+1,96σ_H^* değerinin altında kalan indis değerleri kullanılarak örnek toplumların gerçek tür çeşitlilik değerleri belirlenmiştir.
Akdeniz Defnesi (Laurus nobilis L.) üretiminin kırsal ekonomiye potansiyel katkısının ve üretici profilinin, sorun ve beklentilerinin araştırılması (Bursa ili örneği)
Authors: AYHAN Edanur , ERKAN Neşat
Published: September 2023

Ülkemizin önemli tıbbi ve aromatik bitkilerinden olan defne (Laurus nobilis L.), yerel ve ulusal ekonomik değeri yüksek odun dışı orman ürünüdür. Defnenin ihracatta önemli paya sahip olması, kırsal fakirliğin azaltılması ve ekonomik gelişmenin arttırılmasında değerlendirilebilecek bir araç haline gelmesi sonucunu doğurmuştur. Bu çalışmada defne üretiminin yoğun olarak gerçekleştiği Bursa ilinde defne bitkisinin kırsal ekonomiye katkısının ve üretici profilinin araştırılması, defne üretim sürecindeki sorunların belirlenmesi ve orman köylülerinin beklentilerinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Defneden hanelerin sağladığı gelirleri etkileyen değişkenleri belirlemek amacıyla korelasyon analizi yapılmıştır. Hanelerin defne bitkisinden sağladıkları gelirleri, bu gelirleri etkileyen faktörler aracılığı ile kestirmek amacıyla regresyon analizlerinden stepwise yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Defneden sağlanan gelirlerin satıldığı aracıya göre ve köylünün üretiminde rol aldığı aşamaya göre anlamlı fark olup olmadığının ve satış fiyatının aracılara göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının test edilmesi amacıyla tek yönlü varyans analizi uygulanmıştır. Rastgele seçilen 82 orman hanesine uygulanan yüz yüze anket çalışması sonucunda defne üretimiyle ilgilenen orman köylülerinin eğitim seviyesinin düşük, ortalama asgari ücret civarında hane geliri bulunduğu ve hane gelirlerinin yaklaşık %31’ini defneden sağladığı kazancın oluşturduğu görülmüştür. Defnenin 2021 yılında Bursa ilinde, defne ile ilgilenen hanelere yıllık ortalama 10680 Türk Lirası (TL) (1205 $) katkısının olduğu ve orman köylüsüne toplam 6,1 milyon TL (688488 $) ekonomik katkı sağladığı anlaşılmıştır.
Marmara Bölgesi’ndeki doğu kayını ormanlarında gelişim çağlarına göre dökülme miktarının ve bu yolla ölü örtüye giren karbon stokunun belirlenmesi
Authors: KİRACIOĞLU Özgür , KARATAŞ Rıza , GÜNER Şükrü Teoman
Published: September 2023

Bu çalışma Marmara Bölgesi’ndeki doğu kayını ormanlarında gelişim çağlarına göre dökülme miktarlarını ve bu yolla ölü örtüye giren karbon stoklarını ortaya koymak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Denemeler, b (d1,3=8,0-19,9 cm), c (d1,3=20,0-35,9 cm) ve d (d1,3=36,0-51,9 cm) gelişim çağında bulunan, bakı, yükselti, eğim, yamaç konumu ve meşcere gelişimi bakımından farklılık gösteren toplam 18 alanda tesis edilmiştir. Her deneme alanına beş adet 50×50 cm ebadında kapan kurulmuş ve üç yıl boyunca aylık olarak dökülme materyalleri toplanmıştır. Araziden alınan dökülme materyalleri laboratuvarda bileşenlerine (yaprak, dal, kabuk, diğer) ayrılarak 65 °C’de sabit ağırlığa ulaşıncaya kadar kurutulmuş ve tartılmıştır. Daha sonra öğütülen örneklerde karbon analizi yapılmıştır. Kapanlardan elde edilen dökülme bileşenlerine ait kütleler hektara çevirme katsayısı kullanılarak bir hektar alandaki dökülme miktarları elde edilmiş daha sonra bu değerler analizler sonucu elde edilen karbon yoğunlukları ile çarpılarak bir hektar alanda dökülme sonucu ölü örtüye katılan karbon stokları hesaplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler varyans, korelasyon ve aşamalı çoklu regresyon analizleri ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, gelişim çağının ilerlemesine bağlı olarak dökülme miktarı artmış ve toplam dökülme 3959 ile 5698 kg/ha/yıl arasında değişmiştir. Dökülmeye ait ağırlıklı karbon oranı %50,3 olarak belirlenmiştir. Toplam dökülme ile ölü örtüye giren C stoku gelişim çağlarına göre 1988-2857 kg/ha/yıl arasında değişmektedir. Kayın ormanlarındaki toplam dökülme meşcere özellikleri, iklim özellikleri ve fizyografik faktörler ile tahmin edilmiştir. Elde edilen modeller kullanılarak yöredeki ve benzer yetişme ortamlarındaki kayın meşcerelerinde yıllık dökülme miktarı tahmin edilebilir. Bu araştırma ile ortaya konulan bulgular arazi kullanımı, arazi kullanımı değişikliği ve ormancılık sektörünün uzun dönemli hedefleri arasında yer alan modelleme çalışmalarında kullanılabilir.
Ormancılıkta yeşil satın alma niyeti ile yeşil satın alma davranışı arasındaki ilişkide sertifikasyonun aracılık rolü
Authors: TOPALOĞLU Gökhan , ALKAN Hasan
Published: September 2023

Bu araştırma yeşil satın alma niyeti ile yeşil satın alma davranışı arasındaki ilişkide ormancılıkta sertifikasyonun aracılık etkisini tespit etmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin elde edilmesinde anket tekniğinden faydalanılmıştır. Bu amaçla Aydın’da bulunan 319 tüketici ile anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin analiz edilmesinde SPSS 22 ve AMOS programından yararlanılmıştır. Analizde kullanılan yöntemler açıklayıcı faktör analizi, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve aracılık analizidir. Araştırma bulgularına göre elde edilen modelin uyum değerleri SRMR; 0,0605 CFI;0,851 NFI;0,787 TLI;0,827 PNFI;0,679 PGFI;0,689 ve RMSEA;0,0704 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak uyum değerleri kabul edilebilir sınır aralığında yer almış ve model doğrulanmıştır. Bulgulara bakıldığında tüketicilerin yeşil satın alma davranışlarının oluşmasında ormancılıkta sertifikasyon bilgisi ayırt edici bir unsur olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Modelin doğrulanması ile sertifikasyon değişkeninin kısmi aracı değişken olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Yeşil kavramının ormancılıkta sertifikasyon çalışmalarından ayrı düşünülemeyeceği göz önüne alındığında ormancılık açısından oldukça dikkat çekici bir bulgudur.
Exploring illiquidity risk pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic era: Evidence from international financial markets
Authors: Enow Samuel Tabot
Published: September 2023

Research aims: Illiquidity risk is one of the complex issues that institutional investors and market participants continually face over time. It is because the constructs of illiquidity risk are sometimes complicated, robust, and not so evident in secondary markets. Hence, this study aims to empirically explore illiquidity risk before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to understand how much investors were expected to lose if they invested in stock markets during these periods.Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used a GARCH model and the Amihud illiquidity ratio to achieve its objective. Trading volumes and price returns for the JSE, CAC 40, DAX, Nasdaq, BIST 100, and SSE were from June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, and January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021.Research findings: As expected, the findings revealed higher illiquidity risk during periods of financial distress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. During the financial crisis, investors could lose up to $22268.44 a day in less developed markets, such as the JSE, while the average loss in developed markets ranged between $0.22 to $11.53 in the Nasdaq and DAX, respectively. On average, a much lower figure was observed before the financial crisis. The BIST100, CAC 40, DAX, and Nasdaq are excellent options for those seeking lower-risk premiums.Theoretical and Practitioner/Policy implication: Policies such as adequate market microstructure and greater transparency in trading are strongly recommended for less developed markets, especially during periods of financial distress. Also, the findings of this study provide valuable insight into short-term traders and market participants attracted to liquid markets, where they can easily enter and exit their positions with minimal transaction costs. To the author's knowledge, this paper is the first to model illiquidity risk in stock markets.Research limitation/Implication: It is possible that the current study did not accurately capture the cost of illiquidity in the sampled financial markets and cannot be applied to other financial markets.
The determinants of China’s outward foreign direct investment in ASEAN: A panel ARDL approach
Authors: Heriqbaldi Unggul , Mufiidah Naufira Deilya
Published: September 2023

Research aims: This paper aims to examine factors influencing China's outward foreign direct investment (FDI) in ASEAN economies.Design/Methodology/Approach: The Kao panel cointegration approach and the Panel ARDL model were used in this study to estimate the long-run and short-run relationship between variables. This method is deemed superior to other panel models since it is advantageous when dealing with non-stationary variables at the level or I(1).Research findings: The estimation results provide empirical evidence that in the long run, ASEAN market size, exchange rate, import and export levels between China and ASEAN countries, inflation rate, and institutional factors such as the index of corruption control and political stability are the primary determinants of the flow of outward foreign direct investments from China to ASEAN economies. Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study provides additional evidence regarding the factors influencing direct investment flow from the home country to the host country, known as an outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). Previous studies have robustly proven that OFDI flows are influenced by factors such as the resources and market size of the host country, as predicted by location theory. This study further provides evidence that host country trade policy, the level of competitiveness demonstrated by favorable exchange rates, and institutional factors like corruption control and political stability are other important determinants in the context of China’s OFDI in ASEAN countries.Practitioner/Policy implication: Maintaining open trade policy, a competitive exchange rate and significant improvement in law and order would be suitable policies for ASEAN economies to attract more investment from China and other countries.Research limitation/Implication: This study did not cover other variables, such as investment facilities provided by the host government. In addition, economic packages like tax holidays and import-tariff discounts are common policies ASEAN countries provide. Hence, this variable can be considered in future research.
Pranatamangsa agricultural accounting: Regulated fees as guarantees for farmers' income at cost-revenue exchange rates
Authors: Prasetyo Whedy , Sayekti Yosefa
Published: September 2023

Research aims: Pranatamangsa calendar serves as a local wisdom genius to determine agricultural accounting for farmers' income.Design/Methodology/Approach: A qualitative method with an eco-phenomenology approach was used to reveal season markers.Research findings: Agricultural accounting presence through yield calculation embodies Farmer Exchange Value as income, with the use of pranatamangsa to increase harvest. This calculation is based on the calculation of planting costs to make the cost components that can be calculated, namely input and output costs to be managed by farmers as a formulation of farmer income, which is about costs paid (Ib) with prices received (It) added to the season factor as cost-revenue exchange rate determinants.Theoretical contribution/Originality: Agricultural accounting becomes an aspect based on concern for setting seasons. Disclosure or reporting of seasons through pranatamangsa agricultural accounting reports is the cost-revenue exchange rate as farmer income.Practitioner/Policy implication: The formulation that becomes farming income is multiplying the paddy production amount by the selling price of paddy per ton. The formulation considers the season factor as a determinant of harvest production. This formulation produces integrated, relevant agricultural accounting information based on season markers.Research limitation/Implication: It is necessary to further develop the results of public awareness as a form of the presence of agricultural accounting. Furthermore, research methods can use a positivist approach with harvest variable determinants. In addition, descriptive, causal, and qualitative studies can use ethnomethodology or phenomenology based on participant observation as a complete source.