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The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has changed most routines for the global population. Central and regional governments need to synergize policies to prevent further spread. Therefore, government and other agencies as well as other elements of the community are important factors in the implementation of working programs for disaster management. This study investigates the efforts of the local government and society in protecting women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java Province. In this case, the units involved include Development Planning Agency at Sub-National Level, Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning Office, and various community organizations that focus on women's empowerment and child protection. The approach used in this study was qualitative with critical research endeavoring to understand the particular context and interactions. This brief study of the institution in the West Java Area in the provincial and district offices was conducted within one week. The results of the study showed that there are no specific policies set by the government concerning the handling of COVID-19 for women and children by the three local government institutions mentioned above. Policies created by the local government are still general in nature. There have been several strategic steps taken by government agencies regarding the protection of children and women. Government funds have been reallocated to help stop the transmission of the virus by disseminating information to the public via television, video conferencing, and other media. These programs should also be implemented asynchronously to maintain their continuity in the future. Non-governmental organizations have the flexibility to implement protection programs for children and women according to the problems and needs in the community. During the pandemic period, innovative programs for gender mainstreaming, women's empowerment, and child protection can be conducted by changing the format of existing programs to follow social-distancing health protocols but still maintain the sustainability of the programs for the long term. Keywords: Child Protection, Governmental Policies, COVID-19, Gender Mainstreaming, Women's Empowerment, Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has changed most routines for the majority of the global population (Widiawaty et al., 2022). The transmission and spread of [...]

Kerinci (a group of related Malayic isolects) developed agreement-like registration of nominal complements--realized phonologically as ablaut: for example, banti 'pillow' (basic form) versus bantm (secondary form). As we showed in earlier work, this new morphology led to radical changes in Kerinci grammar: for example, the occurrence of morphologically licensed null pronouns, which allow apparent extraction from island environments. What has, until now, remained mysterious is how Kerinci became so different from other Malayic languages. Until recently, it was believed that Kerinci was unique in manifesting stem ablaut. We show that phonological alternations similar to those in Kerinci exist in previously undescribed non-Kerinci Sumatran varieties, yet these alternations are not accompanied by the radical grammatical changes seen in Kerinci. By comparing Kerinci and non-Kerinci varieties, we show that parallel phonological changes driven by structural pressures shared by Malayic languages contributed to ablaut developing independently in several regions. In Kerinci, however, phonological opacity, due to overlapping environments in two previously distinct phonological alternations, led to the reanalysis of the environment for ablaut as morphosyntactic, thereby resulting in a major structural shift., 1. INTRODUCTION. (1) Morphophonological changes can culminate in the emergence of a new, general morphological pattern that has far reaching effects on the syntax. This study compares the diachronic development [...]

This study aims to find out what information is needed by scientific journal publishers. The method of this study was a questionnaire and interview to the participants of the ISSN workshop held by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The answers of the question are processed and analyzed as the research data. The results of the study showed that the information which is needed by scientific journal managers are not only about the national accreditation but also the basic information needs regarding the use of ISSN, there are still many scientific journal publishers who published their works without any guidance or in accordance with the publishing standards such as naming, subtitling, writing the editions, article page writing, frequency of publication, publishing agencies, electronic journal sites and barcodes. Keywords: Information Needs; Scientific journals; Journal Managers; Publisher; ISSN., INTRODUCTION Management of periodical publication in the form of scientific journals can run well and smoothly if the information possessed by the manager of the issue is adequate. The information [...]

ASEAN's Engagement of Civil Society: Regulating Dissent. By Kelly Gerard. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Hardback: 196pp. As ASEAN moves towards the goal of an ASEAN Community by 2015, civil [...]