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Imperialism and Contemporary Global Capitalism: China, Russia and the US
Authors: Harris Jerry 
Published: August 2024

The nature of imperialism has changed over the past 45 years of globalization. The global capitalist system still retains important aspects of state-centric politics and the Western hierarchy but the vast integration of transnational finance and networked production has reshaped relationships and links the big bourgeoise of all countries. The contradictions between the older imperialist system of states, first articulated by Lenin and others of his generation, and contemporary forms of neoliberal domination has created a complex situation of contending forces and influence. The article explores these questions by examining the US/China relationship, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The nature of imperialism has changed over the past 45 years of globalization. The global capitalist system still retains important aspects of state-centric politics and the Western hierarchy but the vast integration of transnational finance and networked production has reshaped relationships and links the big bourgeoise of all countries. The contradictions between the older imperialist system of states, first articulated by Lenin and others of his generation, and contemporary forms of neoliberal domination has created a complex situation of contending forces and influence. The article explores these questions by examining the US/China relationship, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Effect Of Teaching Basics Of English Morphology On EFL Students' Vocabulary Mastery
Authors: Mayra Musdalifah  , Zaitun Qamariah  
Published: August 2024

This study investigates the impact of introducing the basics of English morphology to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students. Morphology, the study of word formation and structure, is fundamental to understanding and mastering any language. The research focuses on how foundational knowledge of English morphology influences EFL students' language acquisition and proficiency. By incorporating morphological instruction into the curriculum, students can enhance their vocabulary, improve their reading comprehension, and develop a deeper understanding of grammatical structures. The study involved a group of EFL students who received systematic instruction in morphology, including the identification and usage of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Pre- and post-tests were administered to measure the student's progress. The results indicated a significant improvement in the student's linguistic skills, particularly their ability to decode and construct words and overall language comprehension. The findings suggest that integrating morphology into EFL teaching strategies can provide substantial benefits, facilitating more effective language learning and boosting students' confidence in English. This research underscores the importance of morphological awareness in EFL education and offers practical implications for educators aiming to enhance their teaching methods to support student success in acquiring English.
Tantangan dan Solusi Penggunaan Bahasa Indonesia Yang Efektif Dalam Diskusi Akademik Untuk Meningkatkankan Kemampuan Berbahasa Mahasiswa Milenial
Authors: Ade Fransiska Br Barus  , Asima Tiara Agnesia Pasaribu  , Lili Tansliova  
Published: August 2024

This study aims to identify challenges and solutions to the use of effective Indonesian in academic discussions on campus, as well as its implications for improving the language skills of millennial students. The use of effective Indonesian in academic discussions on campus is important for millennial students. However, there are challenges faced in practice, such as inadequate language skills, the influence of trends in the use of foreign languages, and a less supportive campus environment. This study aims to identify challenges and solutions in the effective use of Indonesian in academic discussions on campus. The results show that the main challenges faced are internal factors, such as the lack of Indonesian language skills, as well as external factors, such as the campus environment that tends to encourage the use of foreign languages.
Pengaruh Penggunaan Website UIN KHAS Terhadap Kemudahan Akses Informasi Mahasiswa MPI UIN KHAS Jember
Authors: Manzil Silsa Sabila  , Intan Nurlaili Thoyyibah  , Gesha Ayu Hanafiah  , Qudwatun Hasanah  , Rofiq Hidayat  
Published: August 2024

This study aims to identify and analyze the influence of using the Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember (UINKHAS) website on the ease of access to information for students. Using a quantitative approach with a causal comparative research type, data were collected through online questionnaires from 30 students of the Islamic Education Management (MPI) study program at the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training. The analysis results showed that all items in the questionnaire were valid and reliable. Classical assumption tests indicated no issues of normality, heteroscedasticity, and multicollinearity. Hypothesis testing through multiple linear regression indicated that the use of the UINKHAS website has a significant and positive effect on the ease of access to information, with a determination coefficient of 92.3%. These findings reinforce the importance of utilizing information technology to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of information access in higher education.
Comparative Studies of Hybrid ARIMA and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Techniques for Predicting Exchange Rate in Pakistan
Authors: Perveen Naheeda , Tariq Khadija , Ahmad Hafiz Shabir 
Published: August 2024

For predicting time series data the ARIMA and ANN provides a good technique in the field of research. Time series data often contain both linear and nonlinear patterns. Therefore, neither ARIMA nor neural networks can be adequate in modeling and predicting time series data. When applying the linear models, most existing studies seem to use the same specification for estimation and forecasting, but the dynamic impact of the concerned variables is ignored. In this study combined the ARIMA and Artificial neural network model by adopting both an equal weighted approach and profit weighted approach to capture both th linear and nonlinear components of the exchange rate, and also developed a hybrid techniques by using models of artificial neural network (ANN) and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and their performance were compared to ANN and Hybrid ARIMA models. The Hybrid models are used for forecasting the future exchange rate for dollar, the exports and imports of data The findings showed that combining both ARIMA and ANN models reap the advantage of linear and nonlinear modeling. The capability of the two models are analyzed based on standard statistical measures such as, mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean squared error (MSE). Models effectiveness The effectiveness of the models are analyzed for the foreign exchange rate, imports and exports of the data and concluded that hybrid techniques provided the best forecasting results.
The Value Logic of Digital Technology Empowering the Deep Integration of Culture-tourism in Huaian Section of Grand Canal
Authors: Sun Quanping , Bu Yurong 
Published: August 2024

In response to the problems of weak identification of cultural and tourism products, insufficient driving force of the cultural and tourism industry to economic development, and low level of dissemination and innovation of culture in Huaian section of Grand Canal, it is proposed that value innovation is the internal logical path to promote cultural and tourism integration and achieve sustainable development of products, industries, and culture of cultural and tourism; The empower-
ment of digital technology is an external logical path to promote the deep integration of cultural and tourism and achieve iteration and spiral development of products, industries, and cultural of cultural and tourism. It is revealed that the value logic of the deep integration of cultural and tourism and is used to guide the development of products and industries , the culture utilization of cultural and tourism in the Huaian section of Grand Canal. The aim is to make the cultural-tourism products fresh, the cultural-tourism industry revitalized, and the cultural-tourism spirit survival long-term.
Effect of Managerial Coaching on Employees’ Productivity in Commercial Banks in Calabar, Cross River State
Authors: Effiong, Charles  , Ojie, Mike Peter  , Otiwa, James Obriku  , Ogar, Godwin Wonah  
Published: August 2024

The study examined effect of coaching dimensions (task guidance, task feedback and employee support) on employee in-role and innovative performance, with role clarity mediating the effect of managerial coaching on employee productivity. Descriptive survey design was adopted and data collected from staff commercial banks in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State using structured questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the instrument were ascertained using Cronbach alpha, convergent and discriminant tests. The sample size was 268 staff conveniently sampled from the population of 810. Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were conducted using SPSS 25 and Amos 24 to analyse the data. The test of direct effects of the hypotheses was performed through multivariate regression analyses while the mediating effect was tested using structural equation modelling with Sobel estimations. The findings revealed that task guidance, task feedback and employee support had positive and significant effect on employees’ in-role and innovative performance. Also, role clarity fully mediated the connection between managerial coaching and innovative performance but did not reveal any mediating effect between managerial coaching and in-role performance. The study expanded the extant notion on the results of managerial coaching on employee productivity. The findings provided justification for the inclusion of coaching practices in organisations and suggest direction for understanding the motivation underlying these relationships.
Difference in Laterality of the Dorsal Striatum in Schizoaffective Disorder
Authors: Kaşıkcı Halim Ömer , Gül Özlem , Baykara Sema , Namlı Mustafa Nuray , Öner Turgay , Baykara Murat 
Published: August 2024

Background: Recent research has demonstrated that the dorsal striatum is directly associated with the integration of cognitive, sensory-motor, and motivational/emotional data. Disruptions in the corticostriatal circuit have been implicated in the pathophysiology of psychosis. The dorsal striatum was reported to show lateralized pathology in psychotic disorders. In this study, we aimed to analyze the laterality of the dorsal striatum with texture analysis of T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images from schizoaffective disorder (SAD) patients.
Methods: Twenty SAD patients, met the inclusion criteria and had available cranial MRI data were assigned as the patient group. Twenty healthy individuals were determined as the control group. Texture analysis values were obtained from striatum region of interests (ROI) generated from T2-weighted MRI images. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation. The suitability of the data for normal distribution was analyzed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test (Post Hoc TUKEY) was employed to compare the group data based on test findings.
Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of gender and age. There were differences in the values of texture analysis parameters of both caudate and putamen nuclei in comparison to controls. We identified differences in the left dorsal striatum nuclei in SAD. The differences in the putamen were more and more pronounced than in the caudate.
Conclusions: Texture analyses suggest that the left dorsal striatum nuclei may be different in SAD patients. Further studies are needed to determine the pathophysiology of SAD and how it may affect disease treatment.
Correlations between Immunoinflammatory Factor Levels and Cognitive Functions and Brain Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features among Patients with Primary Schizophrenia
Authors: Pan Xin , Su Wei , Wang Zhenhua , Jin Xilong , Chen Zinan , Jin Haiying , Chen Haizhi 
Published: August 2024

Background: Schizophrenia is associated with significant cognitive impairment. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia remain unclear. Based on the latest concept of cognition, immunoinflammatory factors and structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) features of the brain are considered markers of schizophrenia. This study explored the correlations between cognitive function and immunoinflammatory factors and sMRI in primary schizophrenia patients.
Methods: Non-interventional cross-sectional study was conducted, including 21 patients with primary schizophrenia, who were identified based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) and grouped under the observation group. Thirty healthy volunteers with age, gender, hand dominance, and education duration matched with those of the primary schizophrenia patients were recruited to the control group. All subjects underwent sMRI examination. MATRICS consensus cognitive battery (MCCB) was employed to assess the cognitive functions among patients with primary schizophrenia. The levels of serum amyloid A (SAA), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), and chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40) were measured by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Pearson's correlation analysis was carried out to analyze the correlation between immunoinflammatory factor levels and cognitive functions as well as brain sMRI features.
Results: The scores for all MCCB items and the total score for the observation group were apparently lower than those for the control group (p < 0.001), while the YKL-40 and SAA levels were notably higher in the observation group (t = 3.406, p < 0.05; t = 5.656, p < 0.001). Compared to the control group, the observation group exhibited reduced volumes of left and right insular lobes, left and right anterior cingulate cortexes, left and right hippocampi, right parahippocampal gyrus, right amygdala, left inferior occipital lobe, left superior temporal lobe, left temporal pole, and left middle and inferior temporal lobes (p < 0.001). The levels of YKL-40 and SAA were both negatively correlated with MCCB score (r = –0.3668, p = 0.004; r = –0.8495, p < 0.001). The volumes of right insular lobe, left and right anterior cingulate cortexes, right parahippocampal gyrus, right amygdala, and gray matter in left middle temporal lobe were all negatively correlated with the levels of YKL-40 and SAA (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Cognitive impairment in patients with primary schizophrenia is associated with increased serum SAA and YKL-40 levels and decreased gray matter volume.
The Role of Professionalism, Auditor’s Experience, and Independence in Improving the Quality of Audit Results: Empirical Study on The Government Internal Monitoring Apparatus ITJEN Kemendikbudristek
Authors: Prasetya Budi Agung , Purwana Dedi , Muhtar Saparuddin 
Published: August 2024

The Government Internal Monitoring Apparatus is an important part of government management to realize good governance. This research aims to carry out analysis through the stages of identifying, reviewing, and proving hypotheses, as well as finding variables that influence the quality of audit results. The research method used is a mixed parallel convergent method. This research analyzes data through two analyses: quantitative and qualitative analysis, quantitative data was collected through questionnaires from 201 ITJEN Kemendikbudristek auditors. while qualitative data was obtained through interviews and observation. The analysis technique uses SPSS 26.0, Amos 5, and QSR NVivo 20.2 software. Research results from the quantitative analysis show that the level of professionalism, experience, independence, and quality of audit results at ITJEN Kemendikbudristek is in the sufficient category. The causal relationship between professionalism, experience, independence, and the quality of audit results is not significantly strengthened by the existence of the working time moderating variable. The model with the moderating variable produces a fit model. Likewise, the proposed model without the moderating variable produces a fit model. A model that can not only interpret samples but also interpret the population as a whole. The model without the moderating variable has a much more effective model, namely 15.2%, compared to the model with working time with a model effectiveness level of 15.1%. The research results from the qualitative analysis show that the level of professionalism, experience, independence, and quality of audit results at ITJEN Kemendikbudristek is in the sufficient category. These results are in line with the results of quantitative analysis using arithmetic average calculations. For this reason, increasing the professionalism, experience, and independence of auditors, which is currently considered sufficient, will further improve the quality of audit results when the level of professionalism, experience, and independence increases.
Applying Technology Acceptance Model Theory on Distributing Electronic Money the Role of Intention Power
Authors: Latief Fitriani , Mus Abdul Rahman , Amang Baso , Hasan Sabri , Mahmud Amir 
Published: August 2024

The use of electronic money is currently very massive, but in some areas the use of money This electronic also still encounters many obstacles, this is because there is still a need for education and socialization in the distribution of electronic money. Objective: This study aims to analyze the use of TAM theory in distributing electronic money and its influence on usage decisions through the power of interest as an intervening variable. Research Design, Data, and Methodology: This research is a quantitative research that uses primary data from questionnaires distributed to respondents. Research data is processed through path analysis. Data processing and analysis is carried out using Smart-PLS 04 software. Results: this study proves directly the perception of usability of use and perception of ease of use affects the decision of use, ease of use affects the strength of interest, the perception of the benefits of use does not affect the strength of interest, the strength of interest is proven to affect the decision of use, while indirectly the perception of usefulness of use does not affect the decision of use through strength interest and perception of ease of use influence the decision to use through the power of interest Conclusion: The use of electronic money still requires better socialization and education and in educational efforts to distribute electronic money using TAM theory, it is also necessary to emphasize the level of security and risk so that the usefulness of electronic money can be better understood by the public
On an energy‐latitude dispersion pattern of ion precipitation potentially associated with magnetospheric EMIC waves
Authors: Liang Jun , Donovan E. , Ni B. , Yue C. , Jiang F. , Angelopoulos V. 
Published: September 2014

AbstractIon precipitation mechanisms are usually energy dependent and contingent upon magnetospheric/ionospheric locations. Therefore, the pattern of energy‐latitude dependence of ion precipitation boundaries seen by low Earth orbit satellites can be implicative of the mechanism(s) underlying the precipitation. The pitch angle scattering of ions led by the field line curvature, a well‐recognized mechanism of ion precipitation in the central plasma sheet (CPS), leads to one common pattern of energy‐latitude dispersion, in that the ion precipitation flux diminishes at higher (lower) latitudes for protons with lower (higher) energies. In this study, we introduce one other systematically existing pattern of energy‐latitude dispersion of ion precipitation, in that the lower energy ion precipitation extends to lower latitude than the higher‐energy ion precipitation. Via investigating such a “reversed” energy‐latitude dispersion pattern, we explore possible mechanisms of ion precipitation other than the field line curvature scattering. We demonstrate via theories and simulations that the H‐band electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) wave is capable of preferentially scattering keV protons in the CPS and potentially leads to the reversed energy‐latitude dispersion of proton precipitation. We then present detailed event analyses and provide support to a linkage between the EMIC waves in the equatorial CPS and ion precipitation events with reversed energy‐latitude dispersion. We also discuss the role of ion acceleration in the topside ionosphere which, together with the CPS ion population, may result in a variety of energy‐latitude distributions of the overall ion precipitation.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as Analytical Tool for Crude Plant Extracts
Authors: Bilia Anna R. 
Published: September 2014

Abstract
Authentication, quality control, and stability testing of crude plant extracts are generally achieved and well established through HPLC, HPTLC, and capillary GC, using specific detectors such as UV–vis, RI, and coupled systems (MS), which allow the qualitative and quantitative determination of the composition of the markers or active substances. The major disadvantages of these conventional methods lie in the time consuming for the development of simple and rapid chromatographic separation and for the preparation of samples before measurements. In addition, these techniques are not able to reveal unknown plant metabolites that can contribute to the biological activity.
NMR spectroscopy is nondestructive, selective, and capable of simultaneous detection of a great number of constituents. The identification by NMR provides on both major and minor components, with no restrictions relating to volatility, polarity, or the presence of specific chromophores. Finally, the method can be applied without knowledge of the composition of the sample. NMR spectra contain information about the identity of the molecules in the extracts and are useful to quantify the constituents. NMR spectroscopy coupled with chemometric tools has been successfully applied to the characterization of various herbs and plant extracts for quality control, authentication, determining geographical origin, and detecting adulteration of herbal drugs and extracts.
Analysis of Plant Saponins
Authors: Krzyzanowska Justyna , Kowalczyk Mariusz , Oleszek Wieslaw 
Published: September 2014

AbstractSaponins are naturally occurring secondary metabolites, which can be widely found in a number of plant families. They can be found in different parts of plants usually as multicomponent mixtures. They are composed of the triterpene or steroidal aglycone to which a number of sugars in the form of one, two, or three sugar chains are attached. Depending on the chemical structure, they show different biological activities. The common feature of these compounds is surface activity, so they can be used as emulsifiers, and in the past, they were used as soap substitutes. Some of them have found application in food industry, whereas the others are being considered as antinutritional substances. Owing to the fact that saponins occur in quite complex mixtures, their separation to individual compounds is still a challenge. Also, their determination with chromatographic techniques creates some problems as they are lacking chromophores allowing ultraviolet (UV) detection. Precolumn derivatization, light scattering detection, and liquid chromatography coupled with mass detector are the methods of choice for their determination.