Principal Director Research Articles

Implementation of Corporate Brand Architecture in Entrepreneurship-Based Islamic Schools

The existence of a brand is important in line with the organization/company's business in introducing, developing and strengthening. Islamic schools as entities operating in the services sector, require a brand name as an identity and promotional media to attract prospective students as the level of competition between schools becomes increasingly competitive. This research aims to determine and explain the implementation of brand architecture strategies for Islamic schools affiliated with company names. The research method used was qualitative through a case study approach at the Qur'anic LeaderPreneur (QLP) Middle School (SMP) Rabbani Bandung with research informants namely the Principal and Deputy Director of Education at the Rabbani Asysa Foundation. Data collection techniques in this research were through observation, interviews and literature study. The research results show that the brand architecture formed at QLP Rabbani Bandung Middle School uses the name "Rabbani" as a monolithic strategy which is implemented in the visual appearance of the logo and school artifacts which function as the main identity of the entrepreneurship-based Islamic school trademark element. The implementation of the monolithic strategy of the name "Rabbani" can be an added value that can attract public attention regarding the Islamic education services provided by the Rabbani Holding Company. The research conclusions show that the QLP Rabbani Middle School brand architecture intersects with the Rabbani Holding Company brand positioning which represents the company's values so that the "Rabbani" brand equity that is formed in society becomes more easily recognized and liked by prospective parents and new students.

Crisis Communication Management In Restructuring Programs

One of the company's heavy burdens is being inefficient with an excessive number of employees, who ultimately become unproductive because they exceed the company's capabilities, namely both organic and non-organic employees/outsourcing. The research aims to analyze the role and efforts made by the PTKS Corporate Communication Division in the Restructuring program. The theories used are co-orientation theory and adaptive structural theory (AST). The method used is a case study, with data collection techniques through observation and interviews with several credible informants who know and are involved in this problem. The research results show that the role of PTKS Corporate Communication in managing crisis communications tends to be limited by the principal director of PT Krakatau Steel in terms of communication and publication to the public, especially to the media, to ensure that restructuring program information is released from one door. In this case, the leadership of the PTKS President Director was very dominant; at that time, only a few employees were allowed to speak to the public. It shows that in this restructuring program, the role of the Corporate Communication Division is different from the task description set by the company.

In Conversation in Apocalyptic Times

Undoubtedly one of the most prominent and most important Russian directors of the past two decades, Yury Butusov here refers to several landmarks of his artistic trajectory, gradually revealing a sense of oeuvre, of a body of work connected by a distinctive worldview. Not all of his productions of exceptional significance are cited here, and Flight (2015), at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, not having found its rightful place here, appears separately at the end. This Conversation, while intentionally taking a wide perspective, nevertheless focuses on production details so as to foreground various artistic qualities that distinguish his approach. Butusov discusses at some length what constitutes his directorial method and methodology, stressing, above all, the primacy of creative freedom for his actors and himself from which emerge complex and highly charged theatre constructions. Butusov, who is against war as such, speaks of his position on the Russian-Ukrainian war, which led to his resignation in 2018 from the artistic directorship of the Lensoviet Theatre in St Petersburg. He became Principal Director of the Vakhtangov, alongside the acclaimed Rimas Tuminas, Artistic Director of this theatre. Tuminas resigned from his post in spring 2022. Butusov and his family left Russia for Paris, and Butusov resigned from the Vakhtangov in November 2022. His production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is to be premiered at the Russian- and Lithuanian-speaking Vilnius Old Theatre in September 2023. This conversation took place on 23 March and 27 April 2023 on Zoom, and was translated from the Russian and edited by Maria Shevtsova.

Editorial introductions.

Editorial introductions.

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Chronicles of Untold Reality: Mother’s Mental Imbalance and Prejudice of Relations in an African Society

Mental health remains a concealed subject in African society, veiled by taboo and prejudice. Families coping with the burden of mental imbalance often endure social ostracization, entangled in a web of fear as hereditary concerns cast an ominous shadow on future generations. This narrative delves into the lived experience of a daughter whose mother’s unexpected diagnosis of mental imbalance upends their lives, unveiling the harsh realities of societal perceptions and the resilience required to navigate the unknown. Drawing upon the methodology of Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the research unearths the essence of the protagonist’s experience and how they attribute meaning to their existence. This phenomenological approach allows for a deeper exploration of the emotional turmoil faced by the family at the onset of the mother’s sickness and how they cope with the profound challenges that follow. As the story unfolds, the protagonist’s mother, an accomplished school principal and district education director, grapples with memory loss and impulsive behavior, leading to vulnerability and victimization. The emotional upheaval faced by the family is captured vividly, as they navigate the complexities of their mother’s deteriorating mental health. The search for a cure becomes an arduous battle, involving medical institutions, alternative treatments, and unwavering familial support. In the face of prejudice and stigmatization surrounding mental illness, the family’s resilience shines through, uniting them in their pursuit of understanding and compassion. The narrative also explores the protagonist’s internal struggle with faith and their quest for solace amidst the challenges posed by their mother’s condition. Through this narrative and the application of IPA, the profound impact of mental health on individuals and families within African society is revealed. The research sheds light on the urgent need for a more compassionate societal response, breaking down barriers of prejudice, and fostering empathy and support for those facing mental health challenges. The combination of lived experiences and interpretive analysis brings to the fore the unspoken pain and unresolved questions endured by the protagonist, her mother, and their family. The hope of the protagonist lies in envisioning a future where understanding and dignity prevail, empowering individuals to walk their journeys with compassion and empathy.

Appreciating Teachers, Asking for Your Help

Editorial| May 01 2022 Appreciating Teachers, Asking for Your Help: A Commentary from a Public Health Practitioner Anne Schuchat Anne Schuchat ANNE SCHUCHAT (schuchata@gmail.com) is former principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2022) 84 (5): 263–264. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.5.263 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Anne Schuchat; Appreciating Teachers, Asking for Your Help: A Commentary from a Public Health Practitioner. The American Biology Teacher 1 May 2022; 84 (5): 263–264. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.5.263 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search For biology teachers, perhaps more than most other educators, these may be the best and worst of times. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption, death, and despair of a magnitude the nation has not experienced since last century’s world wars or the 1918 influenza pandemic. Teachers themselves have endured personal illness and hospitalization while attempting to teach with various strains of virtual and hybrid instruction all while adapting to frequent shifts in protocols for in-person classrooms. Teachers have weathered these professional demands while coping with their own families’ economic, physical, and emotional hardships. But the content of biology itself has never been so relevant and will very likely prove to be crucial to strengthening our nation’s preparedness for future public health emergencies. Biology teachers and students are living and breathing the subject of this pandemic. The metrics of contagion and epidemiologic patterns are now household words. Mutations and the emergence... You do not currently have access to this content.

Sharpless Stepping Down as NCI Director.

After 4 ½ years on the job, NCI Director Norman "Ned" Sharpless, MD, announced that he will step down at the end of April. Douglas Lowy, MD, the institute's principal deputy director, will take the job on an interim basis until a successor is found.

Digital drama of the first quarter of the XXI century. Experience of performative projection of modern times

This article is devoted to new forms of organization of dramatic and stage text associated with the digimodern culture. It provides a brief excursion into the history and theory of digimodernism in America. Moreover, there have been considered modern Russian-language examples of digital stage text adapted to our reality. The experience of the director Dmitry Volkostrelov and his numerous theatrical practices are analyzed as a hero / protagonist of the story. As the hero of the story, the experience of director Dmitry Volkostrelov and his numerous theatrical practices are explored.The text of the article explores step by step the problem of adapting the dramatic genre to the digital reality of the Internet and analyzes the very possibility of such adaptation. The key question is asked: What is virtual reality becoming in the theatrical environment today? The background or content of the story, the reason for the development of new theater directors matrices.Through the retrospective of Dmitry Volkostrelovs directorial work, a hypothesis is built about the possible influence of the surrounding space on the texts of the play by Pavel Pryazhko (drama in the life of this principal director) and the language of Volkostrelovs mise-en-scene.

German Camejo (1936–2021)

German Camejo (1936–2021)

Lawrence Tabak named acting head of the NIH

Lawrence Tabak has been named acting director of the US National Institutes of Health. Tabak took over Dec. 20 from Francis Collins , who retired as director after holding the position for over 12 years. The NIH director is nominated by the US president and confirmed by the Senate. Tabak has been principal deputy director of the agency since 2010 and serves as its deputy ethics counselor. He was head of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research from 2000 to 2010. “Dr. Tabak’s long tenure and broad experience at the NIH will ensure that the agency is in capable hands and serve it well during the search for Dr. Collins’ successor,” Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, says in a press release announcing the appointment . HHS oversees the NIH. “Dr. Tabak has a deep grasp of the most pressing scientific issues confronting

Historian of Technology N. K. Laman: Surprising Discoveries in the History of the “Elektroprovod” Plant

The future historian of technology N. K. Laman became a graduate student at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1954 after he graduated from M. I. Kalinin Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals and Gold and worked at the “Elektroprovod” (“Electric wire”) plant in Moscow for three years. The history of this plant became a theme of a number of Laman’s research works. The Elektroprovod plant emerged from its predecessor, a gold thread factory that belonged to the Alekseev family of merchants and manufactured products that enjoyed a ready market both in Russia and internationally. A young K. S. Alekseev, who years later won renown as a theater practitioner and reformer K. S. Stanislavsky (also spelled Stanislavski), began to work at this factory in 1882. Alekseev / Stanislavsky’s engineering and organizational efforts in the field of gold thread manufacturing were described by Laman in a monograph and several articles. In 1892, Alekseev visited a number of plants in Western Europe to study international practices, after which he made a significant contribution to the reorganization of gold thread production at the Moscow factory. When he became the principal director and manager of the Moscow Art Theater in 1898, he was relieved from the responsibilities of directly supervising the work at the factory but retained his position of the chairman of the board of directors of the Gold Thread Factories Company (“Tovarishchestvo”). The article analyzes Laman’s studies on the history of the Alekseevs’ factory / Elektroprovod plant and, first and foremost, his monograph “The History of the Elektroprovod Plant”, coauthored with Yu. I. Krechetnikova (1967).

Bioengineer Laurie Locascio tapped to lead NIST

President Joe Biden has picked interdisciplinary researcher and innovator Laurie E. Locascio for the top spot at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Locascio is currently the vice president for research at the University of Maryland, where she oversees research, technology commercialization, and strategic partnerships on the College Park and Baltimore campuses. In that role, she has connected scientists with entrepreneurs to help them launch businesses based on laboratory discoveries. She is also a professor of bioengineering at UMD and a professor of pharmacology at its medical school. Locascio is no stranger to NIST. She previously served as the agency’s acting principal deputy director and associate director for laboratory programs, after a decades-long research career at NIST that included several other leadership positions. She holds a PhD in toxicology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, an MSc in bioengineering from the University of Utah, and a BSc in

Phase diagram of a model melt of bent--core molecules

ABSTRACT The Landau theory of phase transitions with single-order parameter (second rank alignment tensor) has been applied to study the formation of modulated nematic phases in a melt of the symmetric V-shaped molecules. The arms of V-shaped molecule are modelled by rod-like segments composed of monomer units. Molecular architecture is determined by an external angle between arms. The coefficients of the Landau–de Gennes free energy of melt have been found from microscopic model of V shaped particle. The phase diagram of the system contains regions of stability of the isotropic (), uniform nematic , and modulated nematic phases ( and ). Principal director (the eigenvector of the alignment tensor, which corresponds to the eigenvalue with the largest absolute value) in the phase moves along the helix and forms a fixed acute angle with the helix axis. For the modulated phase the principal director is orthogonal to the helix axis while one of the two remaining directors is parallel to helix axis.

Shaping the future of cancer research at NCI.

Norman E. ‘Ned’ Sharpless became director of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2017. From April 2019, he served as acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and he returned to the NCI in November. Douglas R. Lowy has been the principal deputy director of the NCI since 2010, having also served as acting director twice, most recently in 2019. Nature Cancer spoke with both last fall to learn more about what makes NCI and its leadership tick.

Sergei Aleksandrovich Alimov: An Incredible Artist and Creator

Sergei Aleksandrovich Alimov: An Incredible Artist and Creator Alina Lazareva (bio) Translated by Ismail Amirov Sergei Alexandrovich had a beautiful and wonderful life, which began on April 25, 1938. The first thing that Sergei Aleksandrovich Alimov recalled when asked about his childhood was a house on Zubovsky Boulevard, Mum and Dad, a children’s room, the smell of paint, games with his brother, adult conversations, a French nanny, and homework. His mother, Natalya Yakovlevna Gembitskaya, was an illustrator of children’s books. Her illustrated alphabet book was devoured by all first graders of the country. She brought up Sergei and his brother Boris according to all the rules of good form. His father, Alexander Sergeevich Alimov, was an architect and often worked at home. When Sergei was four years old, his father read to him Gogol’s Viy. From that moment, Russian literature entered his life as a source of imagination and creativity and became his eternal love. Click for larger view View full resolution The artist’s grandfather, Sergei Semenovich, was an extremely gifted painter. He taught drawing and sketching at a Bryansk gymnasium and commercial school. In 1919, he swapped the city for rural life. Grandchildren often stayed with their grandfather, who worked a lot. He was the first art teacher to little Seryozha. Click for larger view View full resolution An extraordinary role in the artistic perception of Sergei Alimov was played by his grandaunt, the puppet artist Maria Yakovlevna Artyukhova, a student of Konstantin Korovin. Her magnificent dolls were born in front of her grandchildren, to then “perform” in Leningrad at the famous Demmen Puppet Theater. The dolls have survived to this day and are hanging in the Alimov workshop as his dearest childhood memorabilia. It is not surprising that Seryozha, having absorbed the atmosphere of art from early childhood, dreamed of studying art. He entered the Moscow Secondary Art School, and five years later he was on VGIK’s faculty. VGIK is the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, where Alimov taught animation. Animated cinema-tography was for him a “treasure trove of metaphors,” an opportunity to realize fantasies, to work with literature “imaginatively.” At VGIK, Sergei Aleksandrovich met a galaxy of talented painters, artists, cameramen, and directors. The director of the Soyuzmultfilm, [End Page 84] Fedor Khitruk, invited the twenty-four-year-old student Sergei Alimov to work on The Story of a Crime in 1962. Then there was Toptyzhka in 1964 and Man in the Frame in 1966. But it was the cartoon Boniface’s Vacations (1965) that brought Alimov real fame. It is remembered, known, and loved by millions of children and adults. Click for larger view View full resolution Sergei Alexandrovich was an outstanding illustrator. He illustrated more than one hundred works of Russian and world classics by E. Hoffmann, N. V. Gogol, M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, A. P. Chekhov, M. A. Bulgakov, and others. He had a preference for masters of the satirical grotesque. Similarly, his illustrations were grotesque and unexpected. In 1999, Sergei Alexandrovich became the principal art director of the S. V. Obraztsov Puppet Theater. Oddly enough, his fate “came full circle” as at the Obraztsov Theater, Alimov became the production designer of Gogol’s Christmas Eve, Pushkin’s The Queen of Spades, Gulliver’s Travels, and many others. Recently, the artist worked hard on sketches of scenery for the immortal Don Quixote. Alimov devoted much time to his students at the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio and at VGIK. He was a strict and caring teacher, and students loved him and treasured his every remark and advice. “Our profession is unique. We are on an equal footing to screenwriters, directors, and cameramen in creating a film or a performance.… What is made by an artist never becomes obsolete.” Sergei Aleksandrovich Alimov supported this assertion with his life and work, leaving an impressive number of works, performances, illustrations, and students. Sergei Alexandrovich passed away on December 17, 2019, after a long illness. This was a tragic loss. But his works, sketches, cartoons, and students persist. The rich legacy of the remarkable artist and person Sergei Aleksandrovich Alimov is an invaluable contribution to Russian culture and art. [End Page 85...

Immersive Collaboration on Data Science for Intelligence Analysis

In 2013, the National Security Agency (NSA) founded the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) at North Carolina State University (NCSU) to help the Intelligence Community (IC) address the growing complexity of big data challenges. The goal of LAS is to partner experts and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to create tools and techniques that help intelligence analysts provide better information to the decision makers who need it. This interview of Alyson Wilson, the principal investigator of LAS from NCSU, and Matthew Schmidt, the LAS technical director from NCSU, is conducted by Lara Schmidt, the principal director for Strategic and Global Awareness at the Aerospace Corporation, and Brent Winter from University Relations at NCSU. It provides an overview of the LAS collaboration model and describes projects conducted at LAS.Keywords: anticipatory thinking, collaboration, innovation, intelligence community, structured analytic techniques

<em>Counterproductive: Time Management in the Knowledge Economy</em> by Melissa Gregg

Gregg, the Principal Engineer and Research Director for Client Computing at Intel, has written an interesting and perhaps controversial book that attempts to recast the narrative on productivity away from the individual to the group. In four chapters, using both a feminist perspective as well as the work of German political philosopher Peter Sloterdijk, Gregg elucidates the problems that an obsession with time management and productivity have created for the modern worker. Her intent is to cause readers to rethink the advice being offered in such titles as Alex Genadinik’s 20 Principles of Productivity: Focus, Motivation, Organization, Habit Building, Time Management, Apps, Psychology, Goal Setting, Procrastination and More (2017), and David Allen’s Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (2015).

First person profile: Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD: In bridging the gap between biology and the behavioral world, this psychologist is pushing research on cancer disparities in new directions.

First person profile: Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD: In bridging the gap between biology and the behavioral world, this psychologist is pushing research on cancer disparities in new directions.

The concept of ‘reputation’ in the moral right of integrity

... International copyright law, by virtue of Article 6bis of the Berne Convention,1 mandates that a moral right of integrity be granted to the authors of literary and artistic works. In the UK, this right is granted to authors of works and the principal director of a film by section 80 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA).2 Crucial to the scope of the integrity right is the concept of prejudice to the author’s ‘honour’ or ‘reputation’. Yet, there has been limited exploration by courts3 or commentators4 of what ‘honour’ or ‘reputation’ means. This article will focus solely on the meaning of ‘reputation’ as it relates to an author’s right of integrity and specifically ask: what can the law of defamation teach us about the possibilities for this concept?5 It will argue that we can legitimately borrow from the law of defamation and that, if we do so, it is possible to conceive of a different approach to prejudice to the author’s reputation. In particular, rather than limiting derogatory treatment to an objective test of actual prejudice to the reputation of the author, it is argued that defamation jurisprudence supports a test of either an objective potential harm or a subjective approach, guided by the author’s views.

Fostering Formal Learning in the Food Dignity Project

First paragraph: This short essay summarizes our formal higher education work in the Food Dignity project, with some initial reflections and questions that this work raised for me, and for many of our collaborators.[1] Food Dignity was a five-year action research collaboration dedicated to building community food systems that provide food security, sustainability, and equity. It was proposed and funded as an integrated program of research, extension, and education, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grant program for food security. Five food justice community-based organizations (CBOs) and four institutions of higher education collaborated on this project in California, Wyoming, and New York (see, for example, Porter, 2018, this issue). We had nearly US$5 million over five years, which we extended to seven (2011–2018), to complete our proposed blend of action research. We used about 17–20% of our total effort and budget to invest in higher education programs centered around sustainable food systems (Porter & Wechsler, 2018, this issue). [1] Unless otherwise specified, the “we” in this essay is collaborators in the Food Dignity project and the “I” is myself, the author of the essay and the Food Dignity principal investigator and project director.