Complex Matter Research Articles

Kolaborasi Model PBL Dan Model STAD dalam Pembelajaran Ekonomi

Economic learning had a complex subject matter and high relevance in daily life. The output of economic learning was that students had good critical thinking skills as demanded by 21st century skills. However, during this time economic learning seem too bored because the learning only based on the theory without connected to contextual activities. This research used literature study method with the purpose to reviewed the collaboration model of PBL and STAD theoretically in improving student’s critical thinking skills in economic learning. The implementation of collaboration model of PBL and STAD could be done in six steps there are class presentation, team formation and work in group, identified the problem that provided by teacher then students find information from any resources in solving problem, organizing quiz, scoring and team recognition.

How institutional quality and renewable energy interact with ecological footprints: do the human capital and economic complexity matter in the Next Eleven nations?

Changes in the economy and human conduct have contributed to one of today's most urgent challenges: environmental pollution. This study's overarching objective is to evaluate the following Next Eleven nations (N-11) ecological footprints (EF) with their natural resources (NR), economic complexity (EC), renewable energy (RE), and foreign direct investment (FDI). The data from 1995 to 2018 are used with the panel data estimations. The complexity of an economy is found to influence the EF. For this purpose, the cross-sectional autoregressive distributed lag method is appropriate. The analysis shows that a higher degree of economic complexity was associated with a larger ecological impact. Moreover, this correlation was the highest among all the variables considered. However, the consumption of natural resources and the economies' complexity enhance environmental conditions. The key recommendation from the study's conclusions is to improve R&D activities to build environmentally friendly technology and clean energy infrastructures and to change to a clean industry pattern. Meanwhile, strategic initiatives are offered to legislators depending on the stability of institutional quality.

Review: The putative role of Progesterone Receptor membrane Component 1 in bovine oocyte development and competence.

Acquisition of developmental competence is a complex process in which many cell types cooperate to support oocyte maturation, fertilisation, and preimplantation embryonic development. In recent years, compelling evidence has shown that Progesterone Receptor Membra Component 1 (PGRMC1) is expressed in many cell types of the mammalian reproductive system where it exerts diverse functions. In the ovary, PGRMC1 affects follicular growth by controlling cell viability and proliferation of granulosa cells. PGRMC1 has also a direct role in promoting a proper completion of bovine oocyte maturation, as altering its function leads to defective chromosome segregation and polar body extrusion. Strikingly, the mechanism by which PGRMC1 controls mitotic and meiotic cell division seems to be conserved, involving an association with the spindle apparatus and the chromosomal passenger complex through Aurora kinase B. Conclusive data on a possible role of PGRMC1 in the preimplantation embryo are lacking and further research is needed to test whether the mechanisms that are set in place in mitotic cells also govern blastomere cleavage and subsequent differentiation. Finally, PGRMC1 is also expressed in oviductal cells and, as such, it might also impact fertilisation and early embryonic development, although this issue is completely unexplored. However, the study of PGRMC1 function in the mammalian reproductive system remains a complex matter, due to its pleiotropic function.

MARILYN CHIN’S REVENGE OF THE MOONCAKE VIXEN AS TEXTUAL SYSTEMIC DESIRING MACHINE

Marilyn Chin’s one and only novel, Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen (2009), presents highly fragmented narratives that revolve around the lives of three female Chinese Americans of two different generations in the process of reaching their immigrant American dreams. Such narrative characteristics prompt an analysis conducted in this article which parallels the series of maneuvers of the trio with Deleuze & Guattari’s systemic procedure of coup et flux (cut and flow). The aim is to show that the idea of assimilating American dream with the immigrant’s is a complex matter as it involves series of actions that compromise the two. The trio’s mode of action, the presence of textual divine intervention in the narrative fragments, and epigraphs from classical to popular texts encourage an analysis using narrative studies, focusing mainly on plot structure. In the context of negotiating Chinese American culture, this article argues that within the frame of tale of revenge, the process of reaching the immigrant American dream undergoes a series of endless systemic procedure of coup et flux. The negotiation process presented via uncertainty and series of transits in the novel thus causes endlessness that leads to an idea that the dream, the happiness, would never actually reach its definite ending point; it is merely a series of transits.

Analysis of price setting process and pricing decision art object: A case study in art contractor industry

Price setting s a very complex matter and can bring profits and losses to the business if it is wrong in making pricing decisions. Art objects have different standards in determining their prices so that they do not have a definite price standard. This research focuses on how to determine the price of art objects through the pricing process and the value brought by the art objects. This research is a case study research using a qualitative approach. The company studied is an art contractor located in Bali. Researchers conducted field observations, studied company data and conducted interviews. The results of this study show pricing decision-making process in the art contracting industry has several stages to estimate project costs as a basis for making decisions to determine the final price. Each stage of the process correlates with one another and will reveal the costs of the project. The valuation of the art object is added to the project cost based on the artist's skill in making the art object. Each project will have a different value that is tailored to the artist who made the work on the project.

The art of role-switching–positioning practices and the relational roles of OSH coordinators in the Danish construction industry

The occupational safety and health (OSH) coordinator is an important figure for improving OSH in the construction industry. Working as an OSH coordinator is complicated, and coordinators must attend to many different roles to improve OSH. Recent research has even questioned the effectiveness of OSH professional practice. This points to a need to understand how OSH coordinators position themselves in relation to different roles when performing effective OSH coordination. This study aims to expand upon this question by analyzing how OSH coordinators position themselves in situations leading to the implementation of OSH measures. In the study, practices of OSH coordinators in the Danish construction industry are analyzed by “zooming in” on micro-sociological positioning practices observed during 107 days of ethnographic fieldwork, e.g. speech acts, and by “zooming out” on the links between these positioning practices and the implementation of OSH measures. The study contributes to OSH research and practice in several ways; firstly, the study conceptualizes a typology of practices connected to the relational roles of OSH professionals. Secondly, it expands upon how negotiating for the implementation of OSH measures is a relationally complex matter in which OSH coordinators switch between positioning themselves as alliance builders, authorities, challengers, experts, influencers, and champions. Improving attention and education to accommodate this knowledge may contribute to the creation of more tangible borders around the OSH professional practice, and more impactful OSH practice in terms of implementing measures.

The Emotional Bonds Aspect of Religious Tourism Development in Baiturahman Grand Mosque

Tourism is highly dependent on the attractiveness and interest of tourists and local people to visit these destinations. When tourism is linked to the success of a city in supporting its economy, questions will arise about who has an emotional attraction to tourist destinations and what is the comparison between the levels of visits by local and foreign tourists to tourist destinations, especially religious tourism. The existence of an emotional bond between tourists and tourist destinations will help the level of visits that occur in the future. By using an emotional bond approach between visitors and religious tourism destinations, a comparison of the level of visits by local and foreign tourists will arise, so this problem becomes a complex matter to discuss. One of the tourist destinations that is experiencing regional development is the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh City, which is better known as religious tourism. In addition, this area has a very high level of visits, caused by changes and developments in the region. Therefore, this study aims to find the level of comparison of the number of visits by local and foreign tourists through the emotional ties of visitors and what factors can encourage tourists' desire to visit. The method used in this study is a mixture of qualitative and quantitative data obtained from literature studies, distributing questionnaires, field observations, and interviews; distributing questionnaires to 100 respondents, namely tourists and the surrounding community; conducting field observations at the research location; and conducted in-depth interviews with eight key informants, namely local community leaders, tourism practitioners, government officials, and academics. It will be analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method to produce comparative findings through the data obtained. This literature review can be applied by stakeholders as an evaluation tool in developing tourism, especially religious tourism in an area.

Cultural Capital: Reflections from a Latin Americanist

<i>Cultural Capital</i>: Reflections from a Latin Americanist

Do green innovation, I.C.T., and economic complexity matter for sustainable development of B.R.I. economies: moderating role of higher education.

The research intends to enlarge the environmental economics literature by displaying the probable mechanisms between green innovation, higher education, and sustainable development. In the context of a new era, sustainability faces challenging obstacles. Many studies have looked at fundamental factors affecting CO2 emissions, while the impact of green innovation and higher education is essential but mostly ignored. This study looked at 60 Belt and Road Initiative (B.R.I.) economies to see how factors, including green innovation, economic complexity index, I.C.T., and higher education, affect carbon emissions in the presence of sustainable development using annual data from 2000-2020. In order to calculate the persistence of the connection between the factors, this research uses the CS-ARDL. The results' robustness and reliability were examined using PMG estimation. The results indicate that the economic complexity index and urbanization positively impact carbon emission (CO2). Higher education (E.D.U.) has a significant positive impact in the short run and a negative effect in the long run-on carbon emissions. Similarly, information and communication technology (I.C.T.) and green innovation have a negative impact on carbon emission (CO2). Moreover, the results indicate that the moderate effect of green innovation with economic complexity index, information and communication technology, and higher education has a negative impact on carbon emission. The estimated coefficients also provide significant policy implications for the chosen and the other developing markets in designing an adequate route ahead to a sustainable environment.

Conflict Mitigation in Papua through a Criminal Policy Approach with the Aim of Social Welfare

Papua, which is located in the easternmost region of the archipelago, was included in the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia on November 19, 1969 through UN Resolution no. 2504. This is also at the same time the basis for recognition of Papua's integration with the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia according to international law. The handling and handling of the Papuan conflict is treated in various ways, including through a criminal policy approach, where criminal policy itself is a criminal policy, namely a concept of the existence of community protection to achieve community welfare. Thus, it can be said that criminal politics is also an integral part of social politics. Now what then becomes a number of problems is how the rationale and principles that form the basis for Indonesia as a rule of law make Criminal Policy as one of the approaches that can resolve conflicts in Papua in the Supremacy of Law, which in general provide guarantees for human rights, what is the history of the Papua conflict and its impact on Indonesia, what is the right model for tackling the Papua conflict through a criminal policy approach (Criminal Policy) within the Indonesian rule of law, in an effort to improve the welfare of society (Social Welfare). Research on the problems above was carried out using qualitative methods. The type of research used is normative (normative legal research) by using an approach with legal interpretation methods, with the object of study being an inventory of laws and regulations related to Papua conflict management through a criminal policy approach and applicable positive laws related to law enforcement. on Conflict Management by promoting the concept of Social Welfare. Based on the results of the research on the problems above, the handling of the conflict in Papua, the Government of Indonesia continues to prioritize the concept of criminal policy or Social Welfare, this has been proven, until now those who carry out agitation are still considered as armed criminal groups and not referred to as as separatist movements and terrorists. That apart from that, there are a number of things that need to be considered where the Papua conflict is a complex matter and requires an efficient and wise resolution, and the need to improve public understanding to increase the level of quality human resources in order to prevent conflicts from occurring.

Prophylactics of postural deformities in children and youth carried out within the teaching environment – experts recommendations

&lt;b&gt;Introduction.&lt;/b&gt; The Minister of Health, aware of the need to draw up a uniform study, based on up-to-date medical knowledge, which would provide guidelines for educational workers concerning the prophylactics of postural deformities in children and youth, addressed a group of specialists to help arrive at the aforementioned document. All abnormalities of human posture are generally termed postural deformities, although this term is not clearly defined and is rather ambiguous. The issue of postural deformities has already been analysed within numerous publications of various natures; still, however, it remains unsolved. The reasons for postural deformities are ample. Apart from the cases when their aetiology stems from congenital deformities or specific diseases, postural deformities usually develop without any evident reasons. Factors which lead to adopting an improper posture of the body certainly play a significant role. In time they result in the formation and retention of the habit of adopting an improper posture and thus contribute to the development of deformities. The incidence of postural deformities at the developmental age is assessed approximately at 50–60% of the population, depending on the region. Usually, these are habitual deformities, which to a large degree then contribute to the increase of the number of individuals with postural deformities in the population. Providing care for children and youth with developing or already developed postural deformities is a complex matter. Deformities developed due to a specific cause or those which are much more advanced require specialist treatment, which is beyond the sphere of interest and duties of the teaching environment. The basic tasks of this environment include primary prophylactics, i.e. eliminating these factors which may contribute to the development of deformities as well as promoting a proper body posture. &lt;b&gt;Aim.&lt;/b&gt; The aim of this study was to draw up a uniform and up-to-date document which would provide guidelines concerning the prophylactics of postural deformities in children and youth. &lt;b&gt;Methods.&lt;/b&gt; Prophylactic activities within the teaching environment are carried out by: director of the teaching institution, teacher/form tutor, physical education teacher, nurse working within the teaching environment/ school hygienist. &lt;b&gt;Conclusions.&lt;/b&gt; The aforementioned document drawn up by the specialists is forwarded by the Minister of Health to the Minister of National Education, with the hope that it will prove useful for educational workers in undertaking activities that promote healthy habits amongst children and youth.

ChatGPT: the future of discharge summaries?

ChatGPT: the future of discharge summaries?

Adopting Dashboard Solution Reporting Mechanism: A Case of ABC Legal Advisory Department

In the wake of the new norm due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many industries are affected with the new approach in doing business and operation when online and virtual platforms become ubiquitous. ABC legal advisory department is a department established under a statutory body in Malaysia. The officers under the legal advisory department are facing challenges in form of technological barriers to overcome workloads, pressures from critical deadlines, and complex matters requiring immediate response but thorough legal analysis. Currently, the rise of technology often brings innovation and benefits to an organisation. The objective of this study is to examine the implementation of dashboard solution reporting mechanism to the legal advisory department. The methodology for this study involves quantitative method where distribution of questionnaire is employed. This study enabled the legal advisory department to overcome obstacles to meet the ever-increasing appetite of the organisation and provided the management with opportunities to have an overview of the operational activities. The results show that dashboard is a good solution as a reporting mechanism for the department. It is recommended for the dashboard solution to be utilised to achieve real-time update and enable the management to make strategic and informed decisions in a swift manner.

Luteimonas galliterrae sp. nov., isolated from poultry farm soil.

Strain SX5T was isolated from the soil of a poultry farm in Shanxi Province, PR China. The isolate was a Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-flagellated, and yellow bacterium. Growth occurred at 20-37 °C (optimum, 28 °C), pH 6.0-10.0 (optimum, pH 8.0) and 0-1 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain SX5T was related to members of the genus Luteimonas, and close to Luteimonas gilva H23T (97.9 %), Luteimonas cucumeris Y4T (97.9 %), Luteimonas aquatica RIB1-20T (96.8 %), Luteimonas notoginsengisoli SYP-B804T (96.4 %) and Luteimonas panaciterrae Gsoil 068T (96.1 %). The major cellular fatty acids of strain SX5T were iso-C16 : 0, iso-C17 : 1 ω9c, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C11 : 0 3OH. The sole isoprenoid quinone was ubiquinone Q-8, and the major polar lipid profile contained diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. Genome analyses revealed that strain SX5T had a genome size of 3.6 Mbp with a G+C content of 65.7 mol% and contained abundant carbohydrate-active enzyme genes and three putative distinct biosynthetic gene clusters, suggesting that it may have great potential to degrade and utilize complex biological organic matter and produce special secondary metabolites. Comparative genomic analyses clearly separated strain SX5T from the known species of the genus Luteimonas based on average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values below the thresholds for species delineation. Based on its phenotypic, genotypic properties and phylogenetic inference, strain SX5T represents a novel species in the genus Luteimonas, for which the name Luteimonas galliterrae sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is SX5T (=GDMCC 1.2162T=KCTC 82443T=JCM 34401T).

Diving into the Resolution Process: Parent's Reactions to Child's Diagnosis.

This research presents an in-depth observation of parental resolution regarding a child's diagnosis with special needs to help counsellors understand the complexities of parental coping. Sixty-two parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder/Intellectual Developmental Delay participated in a Reaction to the Diagnosis Interview and a semi-structured interview. Categorical analysis revealed that 59.7% of the parents had reached resolution, with approximately 40% emotional orientation, 40% cognitive orientation, and 20% proactive orientation. Content analysis revealed three themes: emotions-feelings of guilt, shame, and emotional breakdown; thoughts-fear of stigma and concern for the child's future; actions-concealment, seeking support, and attempts to reject the results of the diagnosis. Whereas most parents were diagnosed as having reached resolution, the content analysis still found complex subject matter suggesting lack of resolution. Research findings show that counsellors should identify the intricate emotional dynamics of parents coping while being cautious of premature coping categorization.

Complexity matters: Polymyxins and the E. coli cell envelope.

We present a computational study of the effects of biomolecular crowding on the behaviour of the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) polymyxin B1 (PMB) and polymyxin E (PME) within the periplasm of E. coli. We have employed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to explore the nature of the interaction between these AMPs and both Braun's lipoprotein (BLP) and the peptidoglycan (PGN) cell wall in models of the periplasm that are crowded to different extents. The most crowded model of the periplasm contained a range of osmolytes as well as crowding proteins (ubiquitin) in addition to the peptides, cell wall and Braun's lipoprotein. All systems also included a model of the E. coli outer membrane. Overall, three x 250 ns replicates of each system were performed (with both just neutralising ions and also 150 mMol concentration of NaCl); giving a total simulation time of 10.5 microseconds. Our results show the importance of D-phenylalanine to the primarily hydrophobic interaction between PMB and BLP; we characterise the change in this interaction with increased molecular crowding and highlight how the replacement of this moiety by D-leucine in PME altered the balance of interactions. A similar analysis of the interactions between the peptides and the cell wall highlight the prevalence of electrostatic interactions between the specific (DAP) residues of the cell wall and both polymyxins. Finally, the impacts of both polymyxins on the dimensions of the ‘mesh’ of the cell wall are discussed. Our results highlight the importance of considering the full biological complexity of a system when attempting to characterise details about the function and behaviour of antimicrobial peptides in vivo; as evidenced by an increase in the range of observed behavioural states of polymyxins as the complexity of the system increased.

Phase transitions in complex functional liquid crystals—The entropy effect

Liquid crystal design and synthesis are being driven towards always more complexity. The self-assembly of poly- and shape-amphiphiles allow tailoring the soft material structures with double and even triple nanosegregation of functional building blocks. Alignment of the anisotropic liquid crystal is crucial, in order to generate a full control over the material’s function and performance. This procedure often needs an isotropic phase at accessible temperatures without decomposition. The impact of thermodynamic factors, such as cohesive energy density difference and entropy contributions, is discussed in this perspective paper using selected examples. In the process of molecular design such considerations can help to adjust transition temperatures and subsequently, to achieve aligned, complex liquid crystalline matter. This will allow access to new fields of liquid crystal applications.

Quantum Tic-Tac-Toe - learning the concepts of quantum mechanics in a playful way

Quantum mechanics is a complex matter. Nonetheless, given the impending arrival of quantum computers and the necessity for quantum programming abilities, more students should get acquainted with this subject. We provide a game-based learning approach based on Tic-Tac-Toe in a quantum modified version as a result of our study. We created a prototype to demonstrate and evaluate our assumptions using the design science research technique. Qualitative user feedback provided us with vital insights and shown that this game-based method helps to cope with quantum physics in a fun way. A majority of those who took part in the study stated that their interest in the subject had increased. However, for novices, it is necessary to follow them during the initial period of their training. The comments were quite helpful in optimizing the prototype. We found that our strategy, which included the use of a virtual opponent as well as the presentation of extra information about the quantum circuit, was more effective in helping participants comprehend quantum physics than earlier Tic-Tac-Toe-based learning settings.

The heterogeneous impact of the environmental policy stringency on premature indoor and outdoor deaths from air pollution in the G7 countries: Do economic complexity and green innovation matter?

This study investigates the effect of green innovation initiatives, environmental policy stringency, and economic complexity on mortality from air pollution. The G7 countries during 1990–2019 and the moments' quantile regression econometric method were applied. The results support that CO2 emissions per capita and economic complexity positively impact the death rates from indoor and outdoor air pollution. Furthermore, green innovation initiatives, environmental policy stringency, real GDP per capita, renewable energy consumption per capita, and urbanization mitigate/reduce the deaths caused by indoor and outdoor air pollution. The impact of green innovation initiatives decreases as quantiles go up, but only the 10th, 25th, and 50th quantiles are statistically significant. Likewise, environmental policy stringency decreases as quantiles go up, but only the 25th and 50th quantiles are statistically significant. Finally, economic complexity increases as quantiles go up and are statistically significant except for the 10th quantile. The results support that policymakers should wisely consider the strength of environmental policy stringency and stimulate efficient green innovation initiatives to reduce mortality by air pollution. They also should monitor economic complexity evolvement, identify the activities that most contribute to the mortality caused by air pollution, and intervene accordingly.

Colloquium : Hydrodynamics and holography of charge density wave phases

Hydrodynamics is an old example of an effective description of complex matter, which describes the system's behavior at large length and timescales and lumps microscopic details into transport coefficients. A combination of hydrodynamics and the gauge-gravity duality, which was first explored in the context of string theory, has proven promising for a description of strongly correlated electron fluids. This Colloquium explains how to apply these techniques to strongly correlated materials where the electron fluid crystallizes, and in particular to the strange metal phase of high-temperature superconductors.