Ideal Pattern Research Articles

Measurement and Analysis of Antenna Pattern for MIMO HF Surface Wave Radar

The Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) is a popular technology applied in radar field for its ability to generate virtual elements, which ensures radar miniaturization in the case of obtaining a large array aperture especially for high frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR). Antenna pattern distortions caused by environmental obstacles seriously conta-minate the manifold of MIMO synthesized array, resulting in inaccurate direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation. In this letter, MIMO antenna patterns including transmitters and receivers are initially measured by shipborne transponder and their effect on static beam patterns are analyzed. The comparison between ideal beam patterns and actual beam patterns reveals that the transmit antenna pattern distortion has an obvious impact on weakening the effect of MIMO synthesized array. Moreover, the expe-rimental results using multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm demonstrate that the measured antenna patterns (MAPs) are effective for MIMO DOA estimation improvement.

The Impact of the Addition of a Physical Therapy Assistant to the Treatment Team for Management of Neck Pain: A Retrospective Analysis of Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics.

Introduction The impact of physical therapy assistants (PTAs) on patient outcomes, mostly in the acute and subacute setting, is well known in the literature. However, no study to date has examined the impact of using PTAs as part of a treatment team in the outpatient setting for common musculoskeletal conditions. The purpose of this study is to determine if physical therapy team composition, either physical therapists (PTs) only or a team consisting of PTs and PTAs, has a significant impact on patient outcomes in adult patients with musculoskeletal neck pain to help investigate an ideal practice pattern for outpatient physical therapy. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study analyzing the impact of physical therapy treatment team composition (PTs only, or team consisting of PTs and PTAs) on pain, active range-of-motion (AROM), and disability outcomes via the Neck Disability Index (NDI) in the conservative treatment of neck pain. All patients were treated with usual physical therapy care. Inclusion criteria involved patients with a diagnosis of neck pain (M48.2), older than 18 years old, a physical therapy evaluation procedure code (97161, 97162, 97163), and at least two visits per bout of physical therapy. Primary outcome measures were pain, bilateral rotation AROM, disability, and number of visits. Results Included patients (n=195) had an average age of 60.8 years ± 16.1 years with an average number of total physical therapy visits of 7.4 visits ± 4.3 visits (range, 2 visits - 22 visits) with 120 patients (61.5%) treated by a PT only (PT-only group) and 75 patients (38.5%) treated by a team consisting of a PT and a PTA (PTA group). The PT-only group had significantly fewer visits than the PTA group (p<0.001). The PT-only group had a pain improvement of 2.1 points ± 2.3 points whereas the PTA group had a pain improvement of 2.2 points ± 2.4 points with no significant difference between the two groups (p=0.573). The PT-only group (n=46 patients) had an average rotation AROM improvement of 20.0 ± 17.4 degrees whereas the PTA group (n=40 patients) had an average rotation AROM improvement of 16.8 degrees ± 23.0 degrees with no significant difference between the level of rotation AROM improvement between the two groups (p=0.408). Furthermore, there was also no significant difference in the amount of NDI improvement seen in both groups (p=0.594). Conclusion There was no significant difference in patient outcomes for pain, AROM, and disability when PTAs were added to the physical therapy treatment team in the conservative management of neck pain in the outpatient setting. However, patients treated with a treatment team consisting of PTAs had significantly more visits, despite no significant change in outcomes. Randomized controlled trials are needed as the reasons for these findings can be many and require further research.

Evaluating the Release of Different Commercial Orally Modified Niacin Formulations In Vitro.

To evaluate the release profile of different modified-release oral formulations of niacin, such as immediate-release (IR) powder and tablets, timed-release (TR) caplets, extended-release (ER) capsules, and controlled-release (CR) tablets, to assure their defined release pattern and correlate this release with their matrix polymers. Niacin is used to manage hyperlipidemia by reducing cutaneous flushing and hepatotoxicity adverse events. The release profiles of different types of modified-release dosage forms depend on the types of coating materials (polymers) used in the matrix formation. Although different types of niacin formulations exist, none of the niacin dissolution profiles have been evaluated and compared in the literature. Four commercial orally modified-release niacin brands were collected from a local CVS pharmacy retail store, in Miami, FL, USA. The in vitro release study was conducted in simulated gastric fluid (SGF) and simulated intestinal fluid (SIF) conditions. The results of the release patterns of four niacin-modified dosage forms (IR, ER, TR, and CR) were aligned with their release definitions. However, the CR dosage form did not follow an ideal release pattern. The release rate of niacin in vitro was pH dependent, which was confirmed by the similarity factor (f2) results. All the f2 comparison values were below 50 in both the SIF and SGF media, while all the comparisons were below the f2 values for all brands in the SIF media.

Islamic Boarding Schools' Foreign Language Goals: A Dual-Language Sinking Model

&lt;p&gt;This study was motivated by the failure of language learning from traditional methods. This method does not provide a chance for students to practice the language that makes the alinated from the target language. On this basis, Dual-Language Sinking model was developed for language learning which will bridge learning with the daily lives of students to achieve the expected language competencies.This literature review will try to explore what language competencies are needed by students to be said as language competent users and what are the ideal patterns of language learning to develop their language competencies. Finally, the Dual-Language Sinking model will be explained as a offered model to develope language competencies and how to implement the model. The results of this study indicate that competent language users are those who are able to function their language skills and knowledge in their daily activities. To develop students who are competent in language, the learning conditions must be designed as naturally as possible as students' first language environment. This can be achieved by implementing a dual-language sinking as bilingual program. This model uses the target language as the language of instruction in learning and students' daily lives, so that students will develop their language competence through their daily habits.&lt;/p&gt;

A Unified Description of the Electrical Properties with Complex Dynamical Patterns in Metal Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics

One of the most promising emerging photovoltaic technologies is represented by perovskite materials essentially due to their outstanding performance. However, the complex fundamental understanding of relevant device physics is challenging, making it harder to obtain correlations with efficiency and long-term stability, and thus definitely transforming the landscape of solar energy. In electrical terms, perovskite solar cells often show different types of experimental behaviors at long timescales (light-enhanced capacitance and chemical inductor) in separate voltage domains, but with permanent deviations from the ideal pattern (Cole–Cole relaxation processes, fractional dynamics, and beyond). Here, we reevaluate the dynamical behavior of a photovoltaic perovskite model that leads to the two versions of constant-phase element behavior in the impedance response. Our general theory is, therefore, able to explain naturally the vast majority of results concerning the nonlinear polarization mechanisms of perovskite solar cells, extending the mathematical framework from the perspective of fractional-order electrical circuits. In this context, we discover a novel property that reveals the anomalous electrical coupling of memory effects in photovoltaic perovskites. We hope that this work can provide a useful tool for modeling experts and device physicists belonging to the photovoltaic community, moving forward toward addressing the outstanding challenges in this fast-developing field.

Achievements and Challenges of Human Rights Protection Policy in Realizing Good Governance in Indonesia and China

The protection of human rights in public service institutions faces challenges in its effectiveness to achieve maximum protection. This is because there are many units and ranks of the bureaucracy that need to be given oversight and protection. A regional head cannot be given the entire burden of supervising the protection of human rights. This study aims to explore the policies of the Ombudsman Institute in Yogyakarta, Indonesia regarding the Protection of Human Rights, their relation to the achievements and challenges so as to realize good governance. The research is compared with the policies to protect human rights in Beijing, China. This quantitative research analyzes the legal gap from the problem of protecting human rights in work units with the principles of good general governance and the supervisory model in the institution. Finally, this research finds the effectiveness and success of the role of the Ombudsman Institute in Indonesia in protecting human rights in maintaining good governance. To address the problem of protecting human rights, the pattern of oversight by the Indonesian Ombudsman Institute uses an ideal pattern, namely extra-parliamentary synergy, parliamentary oversight, a social audit system and the use of technological facilities so that good governance is realized. Meanwhile, China still gets notes from the international world for human rights violations. Even so, reform of the Ombudsman bureaucracy in China is expected to resolve existing human rights protection issues.

An Application of the Input Hypothesis to the Teaching Design of English Reading Class in Senior High School

Reading as a form of input can provide students with a good foreign language environment, allowing them to improve their vocabulary, master fixed expressions, use grammar rules flexibly and appreciate the beauty of cultural differences without having to leave home.To maximize the benefits of the English reading, this study is expected to explore the distinguished teaching design based on the author’ s own experience in the competition because there is still a long way to go given the fact that nothing is consummate. Krashen’s “input hypothesis” are chosen to be the theoretical basis of the study for its sweeping impact on the area of second language acquisition and foreign language teaching. By clarifying the internal relationship between Krashen’s “input hypothesis” and English reading teaching design, reflecting and summarizing the actual situation of English reading teaching in senior high school, the study tries to put forward the ideal pattern of English reading teaching design in senior high school and gives some inspirations to teachers-college students majoring in English.

Enhanced light extraction for red organic light emitting diodes via PDMS convex lens based on breath figure method

To inhibit the light loss of substrate mode at the substrate/air interface in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), regular porous polystyrene (PS) template was fabricated via the “Breath figure” method. The structure of porous mold was optimized by adjusting the PS solution concentration from 10 to 60 mg/ml and relative humidity from 60% to 80%. The optimal porous PS mold was achieved at 50 mg/ml PS solution under 70% relative humidity. Then, elastic micro-lens arrays based on transparent elastomer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) were obtained via a two-step transferring process from the porous PS mold. The projection experiment exhibits excellent focusing effect of the PDMS convex lens relative to the planar PDMS film. These PDMS micro-lens films were in situ fabricated onto the external face of the red OLED device to extract substrate mode light. By using the PDMS micro-lens array with a height of 1.2 μm and a diameter of 6.7 μm, the OLED device demonstrates an enhancement of 32.7%, 35.6%, 46.5%, and 27.6% for maximum luminance, current efficiency, power efficiency, and external quantum efficiency, respectively, without changing its color purity. The device with PDMS micro-lens exhibits a higher intensity than an ideal Lambertian emission pattern, especially at viewing angles from 30° to 60°. It suggests that the introduction of external micro-lens structure significantly improves the light outcoupling efficiency.

Integrated Gradient Cu Current Collector Enables Bottom-Up Li Growth for Li Metal Anodes: Role of Interfacial Structure.

3D Cu current collectors have been demonstrated to improve the cycling stability of Li metal anodes, however, the role of their interfacial structure for Li deposition pattern has not been investigated thoroughly. Herein, a series of 3D integrated gradient Cu-based current collectors are fabricated by the electrochemical growth of CuO nanowire arrays on Cu foil (CuO@Cu), where their interfacial structures can be readily controlled by modulating the dispersities of the nanowire arrays. It is found that the interfacial structures constructed by sparse and dense dispersion of CuO nanowire arrays are both disadvantageous for the nucleation and deposition of Li metal, consequently fast dendrite growth. In contrast, a uniform and appropriate dispersity of CuO nanowire arrays enables stable bottom Li nucleation associated with smooth lateral deposition, affording the ideal bottom-up Li growth pattern. The optimized CuO@Cu-Li electrodes exhibit a highly reversible Li cycling including a coulombic efficiency of up to ≈99% after 150 cycles and a long-term lifespan of over 1200h. When coupling with LiFePO4 cathode, the coin and pouch full-cells deliver outstanding cycling stability and rate capability. This work provides a new insight to design the gradient Cu current collectors toward high-performance Li metal anodes.

Tillage intensity by organic fertilization interaction on sunflower performance and some soil properties

Abstract A field trail was performed to study the impacts of soil tillage system and some organic and inorganic fertilizers treatments on sunflower performance and soil characteristics in the semi-arid region across 2015–2016 growing season. The tillage systems were (T1) conventional tillage, and (T2) reduced tillage while the fertilizer treatments were (F1) control, (F2) 20 t ha−1 farmyard manure, (F3) 40 t ha−1 farmyard manure, (F4) 20 t ha−1 farmyard manure plus 50:25:25 kg ha−1 NPK, (F5) 100:50:50 kg ha−1 NPK. The two-way entry (treatment) by tester (trait) biplot tool, described 84 % of the observed variability (68 % and 16 % by the first two principal components, respectively). The which-wins-where pattern, showed six vertex treatment (tillage system × fertilizer type) as: T1-F1 which had the highest values for bulk density; T1-F3 which had the highest values for days to maturity, organic matter and root depth; T1-F5 which had the highest values for soil phosphorus and harvest index; T2-F1 which had the highest values for mean emergence time; T2-F3 which had the highest values for soil potassium and achene yield; and T2-F4 which had the highest values for soil nitrogen. The ideal treatment pattern indicated that T2-F4 was the best treatment combination. We found that the best performance for sunflower achene yield was obtained with using reduced tillage system plus F3 or F4 fertilizer treatments. Finally, application no fertilizer or using only chemical fertilizers could not improve sunflower performance in both tillage systems.

Developing Foreign Language Communicative Competence of Senior Students on Basis of Web-quests Technology at the Pedagogical University

The article deals with the problem of developing communicative competence in a foreign language in a pedagogical university for undergraduate students. The stages of work on a web quest are analyzed from the point of view of communicative interaction of students in the context of digitalization of the educational process. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the effectiveness of the use of the educational technology of web quests in the educational process in order to form a foreign language communicative competence of student teachers in the senior courses of a pedagogical university. Methodology and research methods. The study was carried out as part of the introduction of a project-based learning system into the program of the discipline “Foreign Language” / “Practice of Oral and Written Speech” at the senior courses of the Institute of Childhood and the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University in order to expand interactive methods for the formation and improvement of the communicative competence of students. The methods used were the analysis of methodological, psychological-pedagogical and special scientific/professional literature on the research problem, pedagogical observation of the students’ communicative activity, analysis of experimental data obtained during the survey. Research results. The article describes the communicative actions of students in a foreign language in stages in accordance with the logic of building a web quest. They are also correlated with the “ideal pattern”– the teacher’s communicative culture. Some features of foreign language communication of students– future teachers– the use of high tones at the phonetic level are named. The predominance of imperative speech at the grammatical level. At the lexical level– the exploitation of the same language clichés in various communicative situations instead of various language formulas. A number of web quests on the topic “Man and the Environment” were developed and tested at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and the Institute of Childhood for specialties with a specialized foreign language. Conclusion. The problem of developing foreign language communicative competence is one of the key ones for teachers teaching a foreign language. In the context of the digitalization of education, higher education teachers are turning to methods of teaching a foreign language, combining the intensive development of language competence and the use of the Internet. Such a synthesis allows them to achieve high results in the involvement of students in communicative activities and, as a result, the development of foreign language communicative competence.

Deployment and Robust Hybrid Beamforming for UAV MmWave Communications

We deploy an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a large-scale uniform planar array (UPA) to serve multiple ground users in millimeter-wave band. Particularly, the practical UAV jitter is carefully considered, which may affect the beam gains and impact the communication quality. To provide a stable service, we first model the attitude change of the UPA caused by UAV jitter. Then, an optimization problem is formulated to maximize the minimum achievable rate of the users by optimizing the position and robust hybrid beamforming of the UAV. To solve the non-convex problem with highly coupled variables, a two-stage optimization strategy is developed. The first stage aims to decouple the beamforming from the original problem and design the UAV deployment under the assumption of an ideal beam pattern. The second stage aims to design robust hybrid beamforming with the obtained UAV position. Specifically, we first design analog beamforming for wide beams to cover the potential jitter angle range for each user via a chirp sequence-inspired method. Then, with equivalent channel estimation, we design digital beamforming by combining zero-forcing and water-filling power allocation algorithms. Extensive simulation results show the performance superiority of the proposed solution compared to the benchmark algorithms.

The arrangement patterns optimization of 3D honeycomb and 3D re-entrant honeycomb structures for energy absorption

In the design of lattice structures for energy absorption, arrangement pattern optimization has not been investigated in 3D space previously. In this work, a systematic method is proposed to optimize the arrangement pattern for 3D honeycomb and 3D re-entrant honeycomb structures. A new sample multiplication method is proposed as a supplement technique to gather sufficient training data while reducing time consumption by 93.75%. Simulations and experiments show that the ideal arrangement pattern proposed by this method increases the energy absorption capacity by 43% in equivalent lateral deformation. Further investigation demonstrates that the combination of different lattice structures in particular local arrangement pattern can alter their local mechanical behavior, thereby improving global performance. This optimization further unleashes the design potential of lattice structures and could provide some reference for future engineering application.

HUMAN RIGHTS CONSTITUTION ON HEALTH PROTECTION OF INDONESIAN CITIZENS

This study examines the protection of health rights in Indonesia from the perspective of human rights and the Indonesian constitution. The study aims to analyze relevant regulations and articles on health rights protection and propose an ideal pattern in health protection for citizens within the framework of human rights and the Indonesian constitution. The methodology used in this study is a descriptive-analytic approach with a focus on normative legal research. The results show that the right to health is a fundamental human right and must be guaranteed by the state following the constitution and human rights law. The study also identifies various aspects of health rights protection, including the right to quality and affordable health services, health insurance, and eliminating discrimination in health services. Moreover, the study proposes an ideal pattern for health protection for different vulnerable groups, including women, children, people with disabilities, elderly people, and people with HIV/AIDS. The proposed ideal pattern includes policies and regulations to support reducing maternal mortality, strengthening child health programs, realizing disability-friendly health facilities, providing long-term care services for elderly people, and eliminating stigmatization and discrimination against PLHIV. Overall, this study highlights the importance of fulfilling the health rights of all citizens in Indonesia and provides recommendations to achieve this goal.

FORMATION OF SOVIET IDENTITY BY MEANS OF DOMESTIC CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THE 1920–50S: TO THE PROBLEM STATEMENT

The article substantiates the need for a comprehensive study of the processes of the formation of Soviet identity by means of cinema in the 1920–50s. The article analyses the possibilities of feature films as a special instrument of influence, as an important semantic technology that helped to consolidate the postulates and principles of a new era in the public consciousness, and to model an impeccable image of the country. Cinema constructed a new social reality, laid the basic values of the emerging Soviet reality, formulated a civilisational super-task, created ideal behavioural patterns, gave birth to socio-cultural stereotypes and guidelines that determined the worldview, ideological, political, economic, economic, aesthetic content of the new living space; all the said instead of reflection of numerous realities of the Soviet era. The article substantiates the choice of the chronological framework of the study and gives a historiographical analysis of the problem. It reveals the cross-cutting themes of the Soviet cinema of the 1920–50s, the period that influenced the formation of a new identity. It also formulates possible approaches to the scientific understanding of the proposed topic and outlines a circle of the most promising research tasks. In particular, it notes the need for a systematic study of the methods, techniques and forms of representation of Soviet reality and everyday life by cinema in its key sociocultural models (family, everyday life, school, work, leisure, holiday, etc.) and concepts (“peoples’ friendship”, “happy Soviet Motherland”, “labour feat”, “public enemy”, “proletarian solidarity”), which acquired the qualities of the life coordinates of a Soviet person and largely determined its world outlook. The conclusion is made about the complexity, multidimensionality and multi-level nature of the proposed topic, which covers different aspects of life – everyday, historical, ideological, socio-cultural, artistic and creative ones. The choice of an interdisciplinary approach is substantiated as the optimal methodological basis for research, which combines the cognitive arsenal of history, social philosophy, cultural anthropology and history of arts.

How to Realize the Ideal Life of LGBT: Based on Field Observation of Mainland China

In this paper, the ideal life patterns of Chinese lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) are investigated. The ideal life includes the views of educational, policy environments, and LGBT-related organizations. The method employed is a semi-structured interview with questions about coming out experience, victimization, support networks, and demands. By the principle of identifying problems and seeking solutions, the inconveniences of LGBT life lead them to find their ideal objective environment by reviewing experience. Key results indicate that plebification outweighs explicit stipulations of anti-discrimination for LGBT people in Mainland China, which addresses the entrenched stigma from a demand perspective. These findings highlight the needs and expectations of living conditions in daily life occasion for LGBT people. Findings also have implications for LGBT-specific laws and regulations regarding suggestions for sex education and plebification in workplaces or schools in Mainland China.

Analysis of 3D crack patterns in a free plate caused by thermal shock using FEM-bifurcation

Damage to components made of brittle material due to thermal shock represents a high safety risk. Predicting the degree of damage is therefore very important to avoid catastrophic failure. An energy-based linear elastic fracture mechanics bifurcation analysis using a three-dimensional finite element model is presented here, which allows the determination of crack length and crack spacing for a defined thermal load in a free plate. It is assumed that a hierarchical crack pattern is formed due to cooling penetration. The constant growth of the ideal regular pattern of hexagons can change into a pattern with a different symmetry by slightly changing the cooling conditions. This bifurcation point is determined by the second derivative of the mechanical potential with respect to the geometry of the crack front. The very high computational effort for the second derivative is reduced by describing the three-dimensional crack front with a limited number of Fourier coefficients. A one-dimensional transient temperature field at a sufficient distance from the plate edge is assumed. For alumina, the crack length and crack spacing curves are computed for different quenching temperatures and heat transfer coefficients. The corresponding final crack lengths are also calculated as a measure of damage. Comparison with a two-dimensional model confirms the expected 1/2 difference in crack spacing. Data from thermal shock experiments are also presented. However, due to the cracks caused by the strong cooling at the edge, these correspond to the results of the two-dimensional model.

MODERN APPROACHES TO VOIT DIAGNOSTICS AND VOJT THERAPY

The article evaluates the use of Vojt diagnostics and Vojt therapy during rehabilitation in modern conditions for adults and children.&#x0D; Reflex-locomotor therapy was developed by Vaclav Vojta as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool. At the very beginning of the study, V. Vojta described two different motor complexes, reflex crawling and reflex turning, which are triggered by adequate location and stimulation of the corresponding trigger zones. Due to this activation, a global reflex response is triggered, which contains innate motor programs associated with locomotion patterns in human ontogeny (rolling, crawling, walking).&#x0D; To date, neurokinesiology according to Vaclav Vojta allows to diagnose impaired motor development in children from the newborn period, even before the absence of clear neurological symptoms during a classic examination, and to prescribe early therapy.&#x0D; The essence of Vojt diagnostics is not only passive observation of the child, but also an active examination method using appropriate functional tests (loads, provocations). And Vojta therapy is a neurophysiological method used to obtain reflex responses in muscles after stimulation of certain activation zones. Such therapy stimulates the brain through selected areas of the body, activating stored innate motor programs that are exported as coordinated movement and contraction of trunk and limb muscles.&#x0D; The novelty of V. Vojt contribution in this field lies in the strict focus on genetically determined, species-specific movement development programs. The existence of ideal patterns of movements as a basic characteristic of human motor behavior to date is practically not reflected in the problems of motor rehabilitation in general, that is, the standard given "by nature" or determined by evolution still remains largely unknown, therefore the purpose of this study is to assess the impact the approach of Vojt diagnostics and Vojt therapy in the rehabilitation of children and adults in modern conditions.&#x0D; Vojta described 10 different zones that are available for stimulation of movement patterns of reflex locomotion. Light pressure on a specific stimulation zone (muscle or bone) and resistance to the current movement is used to induce an involuntary motor response from the patient and to perform certain movement patterns.&#x0D; The best results of Vojt therapy are achieved when the patient has not yet developed and established any so-called replacement movement patterns. In patients with established "substitute motor activity", the goal of treatment is to activate and maintain physiological movement patterns, as well as to reduce unestablished abnormal movement patterns and integrate them into normal movement processes, until the mastery of conscious movement activity is completed.&#x0D; In the beginning, Vojta therapy was used to rehabilitate children with movement disorders and infants at risk of developing cerebral palsy. Years later, this method was successfully applied to adults with neurological and movement problems.&#x0D; Today, Vojta therapy is used for various pathologies and in different age groups, from infants to adults, and is a safe and effective conservative alternative method of rehabilitation.

Partnership Pattern of Desiccated Coconut Value Chain in North Sulawesi

Partnerships in the value chain are critical to assisting businesses, increasing partner group resources, and expanding business scale to increase income and prosperity. The issue is that North Sulawesi’s coconut farmers have low bargaining positions and shared knowledge of market networks, making it easier for farmers to develop their farming activities, so cooperation or cooperation is required. This study aims to determine (1) the implementation of partnerships between the desiccated coconut industry and coconut farmers and (2) the pattern of partnerships between coconut farmers and the desiccated coconut industry. The stages of the research are as follows: (1) determining the location and research respondents, namely farmers and the desiccated coconut industry; and collecting data ( leaders and managers); (2) developing and testing research instruments, (3) data collection through simple random sampling methods (farmers), purposive sampling (company leaders and managers), and expert surveys; (4)data tabulation, (5) data analysis, namely AHP analysis. According to the study, the current partnership pattern between coconut farmers and desiccated coconut companies is KOA (Agribusiness Operational Cooperation). As a result, experts propose that a plasma nucleus pattern is the ideal partnership pattern for coconut farmers and desiccated coconut companies In North Sulawesi.

Folklore-based value profile of the Slovak culture: use of folktales in cultural studies

The article describes the use of folktales in courses on intercultural communication. It is based on the idea that globalisation has made intercultural competence a highly needed competence. Students can benefit from studying in courses focused on theories about culture and their application in practice. Folktales are an excellent source of texts originally transmitted in oral tradition through history. They reflect the values and practices of the cultural community. The heroes/heroines represent the ideal patterns of behaviour while the villains are their opposites. Analysing these stories, the students can learn a lot not only about their own culture but others as well. We provide a list of possible tasks that help them understand the various layers of cultures and implement their knowledge of theory in a practical way. Whether practising in seminars, doing home assignments, or proving their understanding in tests, folktales provide an enjoyable and effective mode of learning.