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This paper examines how The Picture Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde marks a critical turn in which he critiques late-Victorian upper-class privilege and moral immunity. While previous scholarship has predominantly analyzed the novel as a moral allegory or aesthetic treatise, this study employs cultural materialism as a theoretical framework to demonstrate how Wilde uses Dorian’s isolation of his portrait and subsequent hedonistic experimentation as symbolic representations of the aristocracy’s ability to shield him from moral and social consequences. Wilde’s text reveals how the English aristocracy could embody ideals of beauty and reap princely treatment while committing debauchery without reproach. Through Culler’s close reading method toward this novel, especially chapters eight and nine, this analysis reveals how Dorian’s act of hiding the portrait symbolizes social denial, while his obsessive aesthetic consumption reflects the practices of the leisure class. This shows that Wilde hints Dorian’s social circle accepts his sensual life simply because his appearance remains unmarred–a commentary on class privilege. By examining the specific textual elements and historical context of—especially—chapters eight and nine of this novel, this study contributes to the understanding of how Wilde’s novel serves as both a product of and commentary on the class structures and moral hypocrisy of late-Victorian England.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Talking Stick Learning Model on Student Learning Activity in the Subject of Christian Religious Education and Character Education for class VIII at SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency in the 2024/2025 Academic Year. The research hypothesis is: "there is an effect of the Talking Stick Learning Model on Student Learning Activity in the Subject of Christian Religious Education and Character Education for class VIII at SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency in the 2024/2025 Academic Year". The population was all students of class VIII of SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency in the 2024/2025 Academic Year who were Protestant Christians totaling 173 people. The research sample was determined using a purposive sampling technique, namely 30 students of class VIII B. This research method uses a quantitative research method with a pre-experimental design type in the form of "one shot case study". The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire item for variable Y totaling 18 items. Based on the experiments that have been carried out, the results obtained before treatment produced an average of 48.10 and after treatment 57.53. The research data for the questionnaire were analyzed using the One-Shot Case Study t-test formula. From the calculation results, the t-value = 3.599> t-table (α = 5%) = 2.042 was obtained. The t-value is in the area of ​​the H0 rejection curve and Ha acceptance. Thus, it can be concluded that with the difference between before and after treatment and t-value> t-table, the research hypothesis is accepted, namely that there is an influence of the Talking Stick Learning Model on Student Learning Activity in Christian Religious Education and Character Education subjects for class VIII at SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency, in the 2024/2025 Academic Year.

Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum burmannii) is known to contain antibacterial active compounds such as cinnamaldehyde and eugenol. However, as a natural material collected from open environments, it can become a habitat for various microorganisms, including bacteria. This study aimed to isolate and observe bacterial growth found on cinnamon bark originating from Kerinci. Samples were collected from a local market and processed using serial dilution, then cultured on Nutrient Agar (NA) and incubated for 24–48 hours at room temperature. The results revealed the growth of bacterial colonies with diverse morphological characteristics, such as round shape, smooth edges, and cream to cloudy white colors. Gram staining indicated the presence of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Preliminary biochemical tests showed both catalase-positive and catalase-negative isolates. These findings suggest that despite the antibacterial properties of cinnamon bark, certain microorganisms are capable of surviving. The detected bacteria are likely to be either endophytic or environmental contaminants that have adapted. These results provide an initial insight into the local microbial diversity and open opportunities for further exploration of bacteria with biotechnological potential, while also supporting post-harvest quality control of spice products.

Contemporary church organizations in Indonesia face a phenomenon of volatility characterized by fluctuations in congregation membership, persistent internal conflicts, external pressures from changing times, and a crisis of trust in its leaders. There is a significant gap between the theological idealism of servant leadership as taught in Mark 10:42-45 and the reality of leadership practices in the field, which often tend to be authoritarian, conflict-driven, and underserved. This study aims to analyze the application of the principle of servant leadership based on Mark 10:42-45 as a solution to face the challenge of the volatility of contemporary church organizations in Indonesia. The goal is to identify volatility challenges, analyze leadership practice gaps, and formulate effective servant leadership implementation models to restore trust and achieve sustainable congregation growth. This study uses a qualitative research method with a library research approach. Data from various literature sources were analyzed in depth to synthesize the theological concept of servant leadership with organizational management theory and the practical context of the church in Indonesia. The results of the study show that servant leadership is an effective solution to the volatility of the church. It was found that the main challenges in its implementation were hierarchical organizational culture and resistance to change. As a solution, this study formulates a model of servant leadership integration built on four pillars: strong spiritual foundations, adaptive leadership, collaborative governance, and continuous learning. The implementation of this model is through practical strategies such as transparency, empowerment of the congregation.

This study explores the philosophical and theological implications of John Dewey's pedagogical thought, particularly his emphasis on reflective practice and experiential learning, within the context of Contemporary Christian Religious Education (PAK). Despite its potential to foster active, student-centered learning, a significant gap exists in deeply examining how Dewey's principles align with or challenge PAK's theological aim of faith formation. This qualitative library research, employing Miles and Huberman's data analysis model, addresses this gap by synthesizing Dewey's pedagogical concepts with the Christian theology of spiritual growth, particularly informed by 1 Corinthians 3:6, which posits that God gives the increase. The findings reveal that Dewey's experiential learning framework can profoundly enrich PAK by shifting the teacher's role from a primary knowledge dispenser to a facilitator who guides students in applying biblical truths to real-life experiences. This approach encourages holistic development encompassing cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. However, the implementation necessitates a robust theological filter, maintaining that biblical truth is final and acknowledging God's sovereignty in true spiritual growth. The study concludes that while Dewey's pedagogy provides practical strategies for student engagement and character development, its successful integration into PAK hinges on a clear understanding of its theological boundaries, ensuring that pedagogical flexibility is balanced with doctrinal integrity. This research offers a theoretical foundation for transformative PAK practices, aiming to cultivate knowledgeable Christian students with deep and active faith.

This study aims to examine the impact of test variations on students’ motivation and academic achievement in Christian Religious Education subjects. Traditional evaluations that focus only on cognitive aspects often fail to capture students' full spiritual and character development. Using a qualitative descriptive approach through literature review, this article emphasizes the importance of varied assessmentssuch as written tests, oral exams, practical applications, service projects, portfolios, and personal faith reflectionsin creating meaningful, contextual, and transformative evaluations. The findings indicate that diverse testing methods enhance students’ learning motivation by accommodating different learning styles and have a positive effect on academic achievement, not only in knowledge mastery but also in the application of Christian values in daily life.

Educational supervision serves as a key instrument in improving educational quality; however, its implementation in elementary schools often faces systemic challenges that affect teacher performance and learning quality. This study aims to analyze the implementation of educational supervision by school principals to improve the performance of Catholic Religious Education (CRE) teachers in enhancing educational quality at Inpres Natarita Elementary School. The research employs a descriptive qualitative approach with the school principal and CRE teacher as research subjects. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation. Data analysis used the interactive model of Miles and Huberman with stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.The findings reveal significant disparities between the implementation of administrative supervision and academic supervision. Administrative supervision is consistently implemented but remains procedural-mechanistic in nature, while academic supervision experiences systematic deficits with minimal frequency (once per semester). This condition impacts the competence-performance gap phenomenon in CRE teacher performance, characterized by the dominance of lecture methods, limited learning innovation, and minimal professional initiative. Educational quality shows acceptable achievement in graduation rates but has not been optimal in potential realization and educational value-added.Educational supervision at SDI Natarita has not achieved optimal effectiveness due to a paradigm that remains compliance-oriented rather than development-oriented. A fundamental reorientation toward holistic and transformative supervision is needed to optimize teacher performance and educational quality.

This study aims to analyze the implementation of audio-visual media in Catholic Religious Education learning to enhance learning motivation among third-grade students at Inpres Jongwolor Elementary School. The research employed a qualitative approach with descriptive design. Research subjects consisted of one Catholic Religious Education teacher and five third-grade students selected purposively. Data were collected through unstructured interviews, participatory observation, and documentation, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. The results indicate that audio-visual media usage in Catholic Religious Education learning remains suboptimal due to limited internet access, high data costs, and insufficient teacher technology competence. However, when implemented, audio-visual media significantly increases learning motivation, reflected in enhanced enthusiasm, interest, attention, and active student participation during learning activities. Audio-visual media proved effective in visualizing abstract concepts of spiritual and moral values, making them more concrete and comprehensible. This research provides empirical evidence that optimizing audio-visual media usage can serve as an effective strategy to improve Catholic Religious Education learning quality at the elementary school level.

This study aims to determine the effect of asset structure, sales growth, and firm size on capital structure at PT Martina Berto Tbk during the period 2014–2023. The data used in this research is secondary data, namely the financial statements of PT Martina Berto Tbk over the past ten years, obtained from the company's official website (www.martinaberto.co.id), in the form of balance sheets and income statements. The analytical methods used include classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression analysis, and hypothesis testing, conducted using SPSS version 20. The results show that asset structure, sales growth, and firm size each have a significant partial effect on capital structure. Furthermore, asset structure, sales growth, and firm size simultaneously have a significant effect on the capital structure of PT Martina Berto Tbk..

PT Unilever Indonesia’s strategic application is examined through the Balanced Scorecard framework, focusing on four key perspectives: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth. The analysis reveals that while the company demonstrates strong financial performance, such as high ROI and ROE, challenges like declining annual profits and increasing liabilities signal the need for improved cost management and risk mitigation. Unilever's strategy emphasizes innovation and customer relationships, leveraging Total Quality Management (TQM) and continuous product enhancements. However, internal issues such as employee work culture, inadequate facilities, and employee satisfaction remain significant obstacles to organizational performance. The findings suggest a need for stronger employee engagement and workplace improvements, alongside enhanced financial sustainability strategies. Future research could explore how external factors, such as shifting market trends and government regulations, influence Unilever’s strategic decisions and overall success.

This study aims to determine the influence of work discipline, workload, and work environment on employee performance at the Mranggen village office.The method used in this study is a quantitative approach. The population in this research consists of employees working at the Mranggen village office, with a sample of 40 respondents selected using Saturation Sampling  technique. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis.The results of the study show that, based on the t-test and F-test, work discipline and work environment have a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Meanwhile, workload has a negative and significant effect on employee performance. Furthermore, work discipline, workload, and work environment simultaneously have a significant effect on employee performance.This study supports various theories that highlight the significant role of work discipline and work environment in shaping employee performance. The implication of this research is expected to contribute to the improvement of employee performance.

This study aims to evaluate business development strategies by applying the SWOT analysis method (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) as a tool in the strategic planning process. The method used is a literature review, in which data were obtained by examining various academic sources such as books, journals, and relevant research reports. The findings of this review indicate that SWOT analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of a business's internal and external conditions. By leveraging strengths and opportunities while identifying weaknesses and threats, business actors—especially MSMEs—can design more focused and realistic strategies, such as SO, WO, ST, and WT strategies. SWOT analysis is not only theoretical but has also proven effective in various business development contexts. Therefore, the application of this method is highly recommended as a foundation for formulating sustainable business development policies and directions.

The rapid development of information technology has an impact on the development of financial services with the presence of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending Financial Technology. The presence of P2P Lending has created its own legal complexities in relation to the legal relationship between lender and borrower and risk mitigation efforts, especially the risk of default without specific collateral. This research aims to analysis the legal relationship between Lender and Borrower and the legal protection for Lender in the event of default risks in the implementation of P2P Lending in Indonesia using a normative legal approach. The results of the research indicate that the legal relationship between lender and borrower is a general loan agreement involving a P2P lending platform as an intermediary between lender and borrower. POJK No. 10/POJK.05/2022 plays an important role as a regulation that ensures risk mitigation in the implementation of P2P lending, including the obligation of operators to transfer funding risks to third parties, which has been implemented by PT Amartha Mikro Fintek in collaboration with PT Jaminan Kredit Indonesia (Persero) to provide guarantee facilities for P2P Lending services to ensure legal protection for Lenders.

Women's political involvement is an important aspect in promoting equitable social change, but unfortunately, political involvement in Indonesia is still relatively low due to a patriarchal culture and a lack of political party support. This study aims to analyze the forms of political involvement carried out by 'Aisyiyah in promoting social advocacy. The main focus of this study includes strategies, actors, and political participation spaces used by 'Aisyiyah in fighting for the interests of society, especially vulnerable groups. This research method uses a qualitative approach through a literature review of various relevant journals, reports, and articles. The data analysis technique in this study uses coding the results of the article review analysis, then grouped based on research variables and continued with drawing conclusions based on the data analysis variables used. The research findings show that 'Aisyiyah is actively involved in social advocacy through formal and informal political channels, and utilizes the power of organizational networks and religious values to strengthen its influence. 'Aisyiyah's political participation not only reflects women's collective awareness but also serves as an instrument in shaping social policies that are responsive to community needs. This study is expected to contribute to broadening understanding of the strategic role of women's organizations in the political and social arena.

This study aims to determine the effect of Islamic branding and Islamic service quality on customer loyalty at PT Bank Muamalat Indonesia, Tbk, Medan Balai Kota Branch, with customer satisfaction as an intervening variable. This is a quantitative study. Data collection used a questionnaire with a sample size of 100 respondents using a random sampling technique. The obtained data were then processed using SPSS 25. Instrument tests used included validity and reliability tests. The classical assumption tests used included normality, multicollinearity, and heteroscedasticity. Hypothesis testing used t-tests, f-tests, and coefficient of determination tests. Data analysis used path analysis. The results of the first t-test indicate that Islamic branding, Islamic service quality, and customer satisfaction have a positive and significant effect on customer loyalty. The results of the second t-test indicate that Islamic branding and Islamic service quality have a positive and significant effect on customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction can mediate the relationship between Islamic branding and service quality.

The proposed research will focus on defining the effects of the strategic audit aspects instrengthening the institutional performance of the Iraqi General Cement Company. The research targetedfour important dimensions that are strategic position of the institution, the internal environment, theexternal environment, and the stakeholder, and how these dimensions would be associated with variousdimensions of performance such as learning and growth, internal operations and customer satisfaction,financial performance, and environmental performance. The research methodology employed adescriptive and analytical approach, utilizing statistical methods such as SPSS V.25 and AMOS V.23 totest the study's hypotheses. The findings indicated that both the external environment and the involvementof the stakeholders had the most significant positive impacts on both the financial and the environmentalperformance of the company, whereas the internal environment was found to have solid effects oninternal activities and on customer satisfaction. The average effect on learning and development was alsorecorded on the strategic position. The findings of the study indicated that as a way of sustaininginstitutional performance, a combined consideration of strategic alignment, overall institutional processadvancement and the partnership with stakeholders should be implemented.

The rapid growth of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Tabanan Regency has been driven by economic development, digitalization, and changes in consumer behavior following the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the continuous increase in the number of MSMEs each year, business owners face significant challenges, such as limited adoption of digital technologies, increasing market competition, and restricted access to working capital. This study aims to analyze the effect of QRIS usage, e-commerce, and capital on MSME income both simultaneously and partially in Tabanan Regency. A quantitative method was employed using multiple linear regression analysis. The sample was determined using a non-probability sampling method with an accidental sampling approach. The results show that QRIS, e-commerce, and capital simultaneously have a significant effect on MSME income in Tabanan Regency. Partially, QRIS usage and capital have a positive and significant effect on income, while e-commerce does not have a significant partial effect. This indicates that although e-commerce can expand market reach, intense competition and limited technological literacy among the local population hinder its impact on MSME income in the region.

The profitability of Village Credit Institutions (LPDs) is influenced by their ability to collect and manage Third-Party Funds (TPF) optimally. However, economic dynamics such as market risk and inflation may weaken the effect of TPF on profitability. This study aims to examine the effect of Third-Party Funds on profitability with market risk and inflation as moderating variables. The research was conducted on LPDs operating in Denpasar City during the 2021–2023 period using 92 financial report observations obtained through purposive sampling. Profitability is measured using Return on Assets (ROA), market risk is proxied by the Net Interest Margin (NIM), and inflation is proxied by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This study employs a quantitative approach using the Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA) technique. The results show that Third-Party Funds have a positive and significant effect on profitability. Market risk significantly weakens the relationship between Third-Party Funds and profitability, while inflation is not proven to be a moderating variable in this relationship.

Firm value is a crucial indicator that provides information to investors for making investment decisions. Today, investors also consider a company’s commitment to environmental issues, especially in the energy sector, which significantly contributes to carbon emissions. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of carbon emission disclosure and green investment on firm value. The theoretical framework employed includes signaling theory and legitimacy theory. Firm value is measured using the Tobin’s Q ratio. Carbon emission disclosure is measured through content analysis based on the GRI 305 standards, while green investment is measured using the PROPER rating issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. This study also includes three control variables: firm size, leverage, and profitability. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression, with secondary quantitative data collected from companies’ annual reports and sustainability reports. The sample consists of 69 companies with a total of 271 observations. The findings reveal that carbon emission disclosure has a positive effect on firm value, while green investment does not have a significant effect on firm value. This research is expected to contribute to the development of signaling and legitimacy theories and serve as a practical reference for investors in considering environmental aspects when making investment decisions.

This study aims to analyze the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, on the Indonesian capital market, particularly on the stocks listed in the LQ45 index, as well as on exchange rates and cryptocurrency trading volumes. The research employs a quantitative approach using an event study method, focusing on a 15-day observation window—comprising 7 days before, the day of, and 7 days after the invasion event. The variables analyzed include abnormal return (AR), trading volume activity (TVA), exchange rates, and cryptocurrency transaction volume. The research sample consists of issuers listed in the LQ45 index and the three largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization—Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether (USDT)—selected through purposive sampling. The findings indicate that the Russian invasion of Ukraine had a significant impact on abnormal returns and trading volume activity of LQ45 stocks, as well as on exchange rates and cryptocurrency trading volumes. This geopolitical event emerged as an external factor contributing to market uncertainty, prompting investors to adjust their investment strategies in both stock markets and digital assets. These findings confirm that global conflicts are closely linked to the dynamics of domestic financial markets.