bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GROWING STUDENTS’ WRITING FLUENCY USING FREE WRITING ACTIVITY
Authors: Dahlia Anum
Published: April 2022

For most EFL students especially novice writers, writing English was hard to do. They were often stuck with a lot of obstacles. The obstacles were not only about students’ knowledge in linguistic elements, such as grammar, structure, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, capitalization but also about students’ attitudes toward writing. Writing was not easy and not fun for students. To solve this hardship, students required a particular activity which helped them improve their writing ability and change their attitudes. Free writing was the activity chosen to overcome this case. It was done in series over five times with time limit, and after that students did reflection on their five results of free writing. The purpose of this study was to examine the beneficial effects of using free writing activity toward students’ writing fluency and writing ability. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative. This method described how effective free writing activity on students’ writing. Data were taken from students’ free writing samples as primary data, and the reflection as the secondary data. There were 75 free writing samples and 60 reflection samples. This study revealed that free writing made students get used to writing, improve linguistic elements, and be confident and comfortable in writing. Finally free writing gave beneficial effects for learners, it could make learners write more, write easier and write better.
FLOUTING MAXIMS BY EFL TERTIARY STUDENTS IN EFL CLASSROOM INTERACTION
Authors: Prabawa Wawa Puja
Published: April 2022

This present study tries to elaborate the area of study particularly conversation principle on EFL area especially in Indonesia EFL context. This study focuses on the identifying different types of conversational implicatures especially flouting maxim found in EFL classroom interaction. Adopting a qualitative approach, it involved lecturer and students dialogue in classroom interaction through observation and video recording. The results show that students flouting maxim of quality and manner in classroom interaction. Students preferred not to tell the truth information and answer the yes-no question using long response answer and ambiguous words.
READING AND ELABORATING LITERARY WORK IN BUILDING GOOD CHARACTERS
Authors: Kusumayanthi Susie
Published: April 2022

Certain disciplines such as civic education and religious education are thought to be able to develop human capital in accordance with character building, while other disciplines - among others English language education- could not be able to fulfill the needs to promote it. In this study, the researcher aims to find out whether or not English language education can help building good characters. In seeking for the answer, as many as one hundred participants from a university were given activities to read and elaborate literary works as one of the efforts that language teachers may do in building good characters from their classes. The method used in this research is descriptive method by collecting, processing, analyzing, interpreting, and concluding data. The data were gathered based on the theory guiding of the reader response, known as The Reader’s Response Strategy, and a questionnaire from six pillars of the establishment of the character, as well as collected through interview.
THE STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES IN TRANSLATING IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS IN THE NOVEL ‘LASKAR PELANGI’: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF TRANSLATION FROM INDONESIAN TEXT INTO ENGLISH
Authors: Martina Mulyani  , Asep Taufik Ardiansyah
Published: April 2022

There are some problems commonly faced by a translator, one of them is culture. This problem usually emerges when translating literary works. So far, many of the researches mostly use texts in which English becomes the source language and only a few takes English as the target language. This research attempts to investigate the challenges in translating Indonesian text into English especially idiomatic expression. 20 juniors in tertiary level education got involved in this research. They were asked to translate a novel from Andrea Hirata entitled Laskar Pelangi. The investigation on the products of their translations revealed that the students encountered some problems concerning accuracy, readability and acceptability. The result from interview showed that the students difficulties arose from students’ lack of understanding of target language grammatical rules, and inability to find a target language equivalent are the main reasons of the student’s difficulties. So as to the strategies to deal with these difficulties, the students employed some strategies such as consulting dictionaries, paraphrasing, and using word-for-word and literal translation. Such strategies seemed to be in adequately cope with the cultural issue, so it is suggested that the students familiarize themselves with their own culture, and English culture by reading more books, and watching Indonesian as well as English series and films. Moreover, being familiar with the adopted strategies, the students can translate literary works more properly.
VERBAL INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
Authors: Susie Kusumayanthi  , Lia Riyani Nuroniah
Published: April 2022

This research was conducted in the tenth grade students in a senior high school in Bandung Barat. The purposes of this study are to identify the types of verbal interaction in the classroom based on Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC) and what is the impact to students’ speaking skill. This research used descriptive qualitative method. More specifically this research was classified as a case study. The instruments of this research used observation and interview. The data from observations were accompanied by Video recording. Then, transcribed into the written form. Observation data were processed into FIAC sheet and calculated to find the dominant type. Interview data were processed using descriptive qualitative. The findings of the research show that all types of verbal interaction based on Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC) were used by the teacher and students in the classroom. The type most often used is asking questions and student talk responses with a percentage of 26.34% at the first meeting and 22.12% at the second meeting. Then the students' talk response with a percentage of 28.14% at the first meeting and 34.62% at the second meeting. The results of the research with interviews stated that verbal interaction can help students develop a little in English speaking skills, especially on elements of pronciation, grammar and vocabulary.
POTRAYING STUDENTS’ LANGUAGE PROBLEMS IN COMPREHENDING NARRATIVE READING TEXT
Authors: Alviaderi Novianti  , Windi Kurniawati
Published: April 2022

This research aimed at recognizing language problems faced by the students in comprehending narrative reading text. The investigation includes the students’ language problems and the teachers’ solution regarding to his students’ language problems while comprehending narrative reading text. This research was carried out in one of Junior High School in Bandung and involved 20 students as research sample. In gaining the research data, the writers used several instruments including observation sheets, semi structured interview questions for both students and teacher, and a set of narrative reading comprehension test. The finding showed the students were poor in vocabulary, pronunciation, difficulties search about character in the text, difficulties search about generic structure in the text, difficulties search a moral value in the text, difficulties in answering the reading comprehension question. In addition, the finding of interview data showed solution for those problems were that teacher used teacher give particularly in reading skill comprehension and do repetition to give the mean of the words and then give the students clues for some information and make the students create map-brain.
STUDENTS’ SPEAKING PERFORMANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APTITUDE
Authors: Indra Sudrajat
Published: April 2022

The language learning aptitude research has become popular again lately after some redefining efforts to include creative and practical language-acquisition abilities. Therefore, this study is designed by involving students’ creativity and part of language acquisition (i. e. speaking performance). Recent works have shown that the discussion on aptitude is very much alive after a relatively silent period of about thirty years. Early studies have shown that the established language learning aptitude tests show high correlations with intelligence and controlled language production, but low correlations with free oral production and general communication skills. The conventional aptitude tests do not tell the whole story of a person’s second-language learning ability. To challenge the old findings, in this research, the students’ language learning aptitude which is measured by an aptitude test is correlated with their speaking performance. It is an extending work to be up-to-date with the present trend of English teaching- learning in classroom which plays an important role in second-language acquisition as well, i. e. free oral production and general communication skills. A well-established test format and instruments by expert involving some relevant elements has been adapted for the selected students and the feasibility of assessing speaking performance in an English course is evaluated empirically. The results showed that the test and the instrument provide a reliable and efficient method of assessing the students’ aptitude and speaking performance. Evidence of validity was obtained from various tasks, and from an analysis of the scores in terms of some aspects, which is known to be associated with different levels of aptitude and speaking performance.
STUDENTS’ RESPONSES TOWARDS SELF-SELECTED READING IN EXTENSIVE READING CLASS
Authors: Novandy Adhitya  , Jeneng Novita
Published: April 2022

Extensive Reading is a method in which the participant engages in the activity by reading more books from a greater variety of genres outside of the classroom to read for pleasure. As a result, pupils may choose the reading content that they are interested in reading. The following were the goals of the research named Students' Responses to Self-Selected Reading in Extensive Reading class, which was conducted: 1) To determine the kinds of reading students choose in Extensive Reading class, and 2) To observe the student's reactions to self-selected Reading in Extensive Reading class, the following research was conducted: By the academic year 2020/2021, the students of the English Education Department at one of Cimahi's colleges were in their third semester, which served as the primary topic of this research. It was decided to utilize a descriptive qualitative approach for this investigation. Document analysis, as well as interviews, were used in the data collection process. The results revealed that students choose various readings for Extensive Reading, including short stories, novels, articles, news, books, biographies, song lyrics, and other kinds of material. Regarding the study second research question, the student's answers to self-selecting for Extensive Reading were consistent, with the following replies: it was easier; the students were happier, and there was no burden in deciding to do it. According to the research findings, the students chose more kinds, and they were pleasant to work with and seemed to enjoy themselves.
IDEOLOGY IN ADVERTISING DISCOURSE: A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS APPROACH
Authors: Agung Farid Agustian
Published: April 2022

The multimodal analysis tries to analyze the practice of semiotic discursive or non-discursive discourse such as language, visual images, materials, and architecture. The tool for analyzing semiotic objects is one of the analytical tools in systemic functional linguistics (SFL). The formulation of the problem in this study is the form of representation of ideas in advertising discourse based on the meaning and function of grammatical semantics. Specifically, the research question is the ideology in advertising discourse in ideational, interpersonal, and textual aspects. This study tries to analyze the multimodal element to explain the choice of linguistics and the object of discourse. This research is descriptive qualitative where takes the inductive paradigm. This research approach is critical multimodal discourse analysis with systemic functional linguistic analysis. The research data is in the form of beauty product advertisements in 2017. The results show that the meaning of beauty product advertisements in terms of physical characteristics is white skin colour, sharp nose, slender body, long hair, and white teeth. The concept of ethnically beautiful identity from the two advertisements is different. The local product advertisements emphasize ethnic captivating identity. Foreign beauty product advertisements representations emphasize fair Caucasian beauty.
AN ANALYSIS OF TEACHER’S QUESTIONING IN READING CLASS
Authors: Susie Kusumayanthi
Published: April 2022

Students of EFL (English Foreign Language) classroom need some tools that facilitate them to develop their reading skills. One of the tools is question. Question belongs to one of the most crucial tools in guiding and extending student’s learning (Gattis, 2002:41, as quoted in Sujariati, Rahman, & Mahmud, 2016). This study is descriptive qualitative research. It investigates about questioning in a reading class in one Islamic Senior High School in Bandung. Specifically, it finds out the teacher’s question types and the students’ opinions towards the questions that asked by the teacher in the reading class. In conclusion, mastering English reading skill can be something difficult for students who learn English as foreign language because they do not use the language in their daily lives. However, a teacher can apply both display and referential questions to students. By applying those question types, the students are encouraged to focus in learning reading material in the class and become familiar with some reading exercises that usually appear in English exam.
THE CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING: AN INSIGHT INTO TEACHERS’ VOICES
Authors: Alviaderi Novianti  , Martina Mulyani  , Putri Febriani
Published: April 2022

This research aimed at revealing teachers’ challenges in teaching reading and their strategies used to overcome those challenges. To fulfil those aims, the researcher used descriptive qualitive as this research method, and collect the data by spreading questionnaire and conduct semi-structured interview. Ten English teachers were involved as research sample. They were not only given questionnaire deal with the challenges in teaching reading, but also interviewed regarding to the strategies their used to overcome those challenges. From the data gathered, it revealed that the challenges mostly originated from students’ lack of vocabulary mastery and their motivation to actively involved in classroom participation. Regarding to those problems, the teacher then used some strategies including brainstorming and pair works. In fact, however, those strategies could help the teacher in engaging the students in teaching reading.
Gestión del talento humano y motivación laboral en trabajadores administrativos de la Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, 2019
Authors: Gusmán Elena
Published: April 2022

La gestión del recurso humano es un factor determinante, para el logro de los fines y objetivos institucionales. En ese sentido el objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la relación entre gestión del talento humano y motivación laboral en trabajadores administrativos de la Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza (UNTRM), 2019; se utilizó el diseño no experimental, transversal y de alcance correlacional, se aplicó el cuestionario a 112 personas que laboran en el área administrativa, con un muestreo estratificado de afijación proporcional, el método utilizado fue analítico sintético e inductivo deductivo. Los resultados indican que de las tres dimensiones de la motivación laboral, las dimensiones autonomía y maestría arrojan valores elevados en el nivel medio con 24.10% y 26.79% respectivamente y la dimensión propósito es la que se ubica en el nivel bajo con 20.54%, respecto a la gestión del talento humano caracterizada como regular; cuya conclusión general indica que existe relación positiva moderada (Rho Spearman de 0.579) entre la gestión del talento humano y la motivación laboral; así mismo, se afirma que existe una relación positiva moderada entre la gestión del talento y las dimensiones de la motivación laboral; autonomía, propósito y maestría (Rho = 0.678, 0.562, 0.522, respectivamente).
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE FINANCIAL DISTRESS OF THE SELECTED STEEL COMPANIES IN INDIA USING THE SPRINGATE SCORE MODEL.
Authors: Gandhi Charmy Rajendrabhai
Published: April 2022

A financially sound firm is capable of paying its obligations in a timely manner; yet, owing to internal and external conditions, the company may experience losses and be unable to pay its debt. As a result, the corporation became financially distressed, insolvent, or bankrupt. In order to take appropriate actions, it is essential to forecast financial difficulties. In this study, the researcher uses the Springate S Score to study financial distress of chosen steel companies operating in India. Secondary data from five of the worst-performing manufacturing steel companies was collected over a five-year period, commencing in 2016-17 and ending in 2020-21. Using Microsoft Excel software, the acquired data was evaluated. According to the Springate Score Model, two firms are financially distressed and three companies are solvent out of five.
Computational Fluid Dynamic Study of the Pharyngeal Airway Characteristics Before and After Mandibular Setback Surgery in Patients with Mandibular Prognathism
Authors: Nur Aqilah Jusoh  , W.M. Faizal W.A. Rahim  , C.Y. Khor  , N.N.N Ghazali  , M.Z. Zainon  , Muhammad Aiman Ismail
Published: April 2022

Mandibular prognathism had been one of the most inconvenienced deformities developed in humans. This type of deformity possesses a protruded mandible jaw, and it can cause inconvenience in talking chewing and affect the aesthetic of the person diagnosed with this problem. However, this problem can be solved through mandibular setback surgery. This surgery will reposition the mandible jaw backward. The main concern of this surgery is, by repositioning the mandible jaw backward, the cross-sectional area of the airway will also be reduced. This condition might induce the iatrogenic of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Thus, this study analyzed the characteristic of the pharyngeal airway in pre-treatment and post-virtual-operative conditions. This analysis simulates the pharyngeal airway with the Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) method. The respondent's data was obtained from computed tomography (CT) scan and was modeled into a 3-dimensional (3D) model. The simulation process takes place using the 3D model, mesh generation, and boundary conditions set-up. The flow pattern, pressure drop, airway wall shear stress, and turbulent kinetic energy were compared between both simulations. The simulations result present that, after the surgery, the pharyngeal airway decreases significantly. The pressure drop, flow pattern, airway wall shear stress (WSS), and turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) seem more significant around the critical plane in the post-treatment condition. However, these factors did not contribute to the OSA as it is not large enough to become the cause of OSA.
LR Electrical Circuit Analysis by Using Some Mathematical Methods
Authors: kulkarni Shilpa , Mahagaonkar Pralahad
Published: April 2022

In this paper we have been discussed the analysis of solving inductance L and resistance R circuit by using first order linear differential equation and also solved numerical methods. Here we have choosen a L-R circuit and assigned the constant values of voltage, inductance and resistance and by assigning the different values for time, the results of current have been studied by the differential equation. Introducing the higher values in the above circuit of first order differential equation, the obtained results were compared with numerical method, RK Method and Taylor’s Series method, the obtained results were in the divergent values.
Cardiovascular complications of anorexia nervosa – a clinical case with transient left ventricular hypertrophy and obstruction in the ventricular outflow tract
Authors: Shivachev Petar , Ganeva Kalina , Krumova Darina , Georgieva Miglena , Petrov Petar
Published: April 2022

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder with a multisystemic nature, affecting female adolescents predominantly. The disease is potentially fatal with cardiac complications being the leading cause. We present a clinical case of a 16-year-old girl with anorexia nervosa after a mental trauma, hospitalized in our Clinic in an extremely severe, pre comatose state with weight 26 kg, BSA – 1.12 m2 and BMI – 10.4. On the background of severe abnormalities in homeostasis, bradycardia with left ventricular extrasystoles in bigeminy and episodes of tachycardia with a frequency of 238/min. Echocardiography revealed reduce in the heart size and the left ventricular muscle mass, MI – I + degree and a small, apical pericardial effusion. During the echocardiographic follow-up, there was signiﬁ cant hypertrophy of the left ventricle with obstruction in the  outﬂ ow tract, with a reduction in ventricular size, without signiﬁ cant change in left ventricular muscle mass. As a result of long-term, comprehensive treatment, with the participation of a team of specialists, the patient achieved true behavioural criticality, improved food tolerance, weight gain up to 46 kg with BMI - 18.4 and normalization of cardiac anatomy. Cardiac complications of anorexia nervosa are common, varied, and potentially lethal and require targeted cardiac monitoring and treatment. Left ventricular hypertrophy with obstruction in the ventricular outﬂ ow tract, ﬁ rst described in 2006, is a rare but potentially fatal cardiac complication in patients with the disease.
Rare case of a mixed type total anomalous pulmonary venous return – benefits of a patient specific 3D model in the preoperative preparation
Authors: Dobrev Dobri , Kaneva Anna , Lazarov Stojan , Velkovski Ivan , Dineva Svetla
Published: April 2022

Accurate imaging of the morphology in a child with a rare and complex congenital heart disease (CHD) is crucial for the surgical planning and, if possible – the minimization of operative risk. We present a case of a 3-month-old child with a rare variant of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) – mixed type – which illustrates the beneﬁ t of additional imaging modalities and techniques for the operative planning. The patient’s anomalous drainage of the pulmonary veins (PV) is as follows: left and right lower PVs drained in the coronary venous sinus, left upper PV drained via a vertical vein into the innominate vein and the right upper PV drained into the superior vena cava (SVC). Clinical ﬁ ndings consist of heart failure (HF), pulmonary venous congestion and mild hypoxemia developing within the ﬁ rst days after birth. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) demonstrates the features of TAPVR, but the modality is unable to differentiate all of the described anatomic details. Accurate morphological diagnosis is obtained via contrast Computed Tomography (CT). The. additional techniques of 3D modelling and 3D printing of a patient-speciﬁ c model, based on the acquired CT, contributed to the planning of the surgical strategy. The patient underwent a radical operation at age of 3 months. The unique aspect of the case is the application of all possible operative techniques for correction of TAPVR – coronary sinus derooﬁ ng, anastomosis of a draining vessel into the left atrial appendage and Warden procedure which involves tunnelling of the right upper PVs from the SVC into the left atrium. Feedback from the surgical team shows that the additional imaging methods and the printed 3D model represent the pathology in detail that completely corresponds to the intra-operative ﬁ ndings
The genus Aridelus Marshall (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae) from Japan, with description of a new species
Authors: Fujie Shunpei , Maeto Kaoru
Published: April 2022

Six Japanese species belonging to the genus Aridelus Marshall, 1898 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) were recorded and photographed. Three species, A. dubius Belokobylskij, A. egregius Schmiedeknecht and A. rufotestaceus Tobias (= Aridelus rufiventris Luo & Chen syn. nov.), are new to Japan, and a new species, A. rutilipoidessp. nov. is described. An identification key to the Japanese species of Aridelus is also provided. In addition, new host records are provided, i.e., A. flavicans Chao reared from Homoeocerus unipunctatus and Riptortus pedestris (Alydidae) and A. rufotestaceus reared from Glaucias subpunctatus (Pentatomidae). The Alydidae is a newly recorded host family of Aridelus.
Colaboración y estructura intelectual de la producción científica peruana y colombiana en Ciencias Sociales (2011 - 2020)
Authors: Beizaga-Luna Vanessa , Navarrete-Pérez Crístel , Ávila-Toscano José Hernando , Limaymanta Cesar H.
Published: April 2022

Los estudios latinoamericanos sobre publicaciones en Ciencias Sociales no son abundantes; estas disciplinas merecen mayor atención en países de la región por parte de los sistemas científicos nacionales. Este estudio analiza la producción científica peruana y colombiana en Ciencias Sociales publicada en Web of Science (2011-2020) con el objetivo de determinar indicadores de colaboración y analizar redes de coautoría entre instituciones y países, además de identificar la estructura intelectual mediante cocitación y acoplamiento bibliográfico de autores. Se analizaron 2888 documentos para Perú y 12747 para Colombia, a partir de los cuales se identificó el patrón de colaboraciones en ambos países con tendencia a constituir mayor cantidad de vínculos internacionales que regionales. Pese a la amplia diferencia en el número de documentos, los indicadores de colaboración siguen dinámicas similares en ambos países; también es común el acoplamiento bibliográfico y la cocitación enfocados en autores clásicos de estas disciplinas y en autores institucionales.
La rivista diventa internazionale
Authors: Fiori Angelo , Sgreccia Elio
Published: April 2022

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La sicurezza dell'ambiente: impegno scientifico e morale
Authors: Magnavita Nicola
Published: April 2022

La tutela dell'ambiente di vita e di lavoro richiede l'impegno congiunto di discipline scientifiche e umanistiche, sostanziate da un forte impegno morale. In questo lavoro ci si propone di chiarire entro quale ambito e con quali limitazioni le discipline scientifiche possano fornire un contributo al dibattito da cui dovranno scaturire le linee guida per il futuro sviluppo e le norme per la salvaguardia dell'ambiente. Si espongono inoltre alcune considerazioni circa l'impegno ecologico che viene richiesto dall'etica cattolica. Vengono infine esemplificati due casi particolari, relativi all'inquinamento da piombo e ai rischi connessi allo sviluppo dell'ingegneria genetica.
Table of Contents Vol 9, No 1 (2021)
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Erratum: The plague of Athens
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Accumulated litter, nutrient stock and decomposition in an Atlantic Forest fragment
Authors: Gomes Júnior Diêgo , Caldeira Marcos Vinicius Winckler , Momolli Dione Richer , Delarmelina William Macedo , Dias Henrique Machado , Paula Ranieri Ribeiro , Bighi Kelly Nery
Published: April 2022

Litter dynamics is one of the fundamental processes for the growth and maintenance of native forest fragments, being considered the main pathway for nutrient cycling in forests. Therefore, studies on accumulated litter and nutrient content provide information for a better understanding of nutrient dynamics. The aim of the study was to evaluate leaf litter and nutrient stock in different seasons and the instantaneous rate of decomposition in an Atlantic Forest Fragment over two years. Litter sampling was carried out in 12 permanent plots with dimensions of 20 m x 50 m. Litter dry mass and nutrient concentration were determined. The average annual accumulation of litter was 5269 kg ha-1. There was no statistically significant difference in the amount of litter between seasons. There was a statistically significant difference in the contents of N, P, K Ca and Mg between the different seasons. Nutrient stocks were 123.3, 92.8, 13.2, 11.8, 9.6, 3.0 kg ha-1 year-1 for Ca, N, Mg, S, K and P respectively. The total of nutrients in the accumulated litter was 253.7 kg ha-1 year-1. The litter renewal time was 281 days. The times required for 50% and 95% litter decomposition were 196 and 850 days. The average litter stocks, nutrients and decomposition are in line with other studies, indicating that the Atlantic Forest fragment seasonal semi-deciduous presents indicators of nutrient cycling. These results show that the ecosystem is sustainable from the point of view of cycling and nutrient release.

Keywords: ecosystem functions, nutrient cycling, secondary succession.
Artificial Neural Network Model for Intrusion Detection System
Authors: Malgwi Yusuf Musa , Goni Ibrahim , Ahmad Bamanga Mahmud
Published: April 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) breakthroughs in the last few years have accelerated dramatically as a result of the industry's vast technological use. Neural Networks (NN) is one of the most vital areas of AI, as they allow for commercial use of features that were previously not accessible via the use of computers. The Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is one of the areas in which Neural Networks are being extensively investigated to provide comprehensive computer network security and data confidentiality. During the realization of this work Artificial Neural Network (ANN) were used to shape the proposed model using a realistic CICIDS2017 dataset retrieved from the Canadian Institute for Cyber-Security (CIC) website. Following implementation and testing, it was discovered that the new model performs exceptionally well, with an average. In addition, the receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) has a 9.999 % area under the Receiver Operator Characteristic Curve (AUC). Finally, it was discovered that the new model is exceptional and has a high level of accuracy. The new model will aid in an improved knowledge of various orders in which IDS research has been conducted. It will be useful for those working on AI-based solutions in IDS and similar domains. It is possible to enhance the new model's detection capabilities to incorporate all other lingering forms of incidents in this actual datasets, which contains all real-time and existing incidents.
The Gravity Separation Mixture Fluid: Detailed Description of the Device and Possible Applications
Authors: Stefano Farné
Published: April 2022

The system Gravity Separation Mixture Fluid (GSMF) is a device designed and patented by Stefano Farnè and Vito Lavanga, described in the scientific paper “The Gravity Separation Mixture Fluid: An Innovative Method and Device to Separate the Components in a Gas, Liquid or Vapour Mixture”. GSMF allows to separate a mixture into its various components with different specific weights, exploiting the stationing of the fluid in the spaces created by each of two packs of honeycomb which, in addition to increasing the surface useful for the separation of the mixture, provides the vertical space useful for eliminate the horizontal motions that would make the gravimetric separation process vain. The flow necessary for the passage inside the device is guaranteed by inlet and outlet draining pipes from which to extract the different phases of the mixture, arranged in an arrangement for three-dimensional reverse return.
Discharge Care Bundle to Reduce COPD 30-Day Readmission Rates in a Hospital Acute Care Unit
Authors:   , Vang Dao
Published: April 2022

Practice Problem: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) readmissions severely impact patients’ health, mortality, and quality of life and increase unnecessary healthcare use and spending. Utilization of a protocol and discharge care bundle to reduce the readmission rate for COPD patients is critical to combat the problem. PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was in adult patients 65 years or older admitted to a hospital acute care unit for acute exacerbation of COPD (P), does a protocol and discharge care bundle (I) compared to no protocol and no discharge care bundle (C) reduce the 30-day hospital COPD readmission rate (O) within 10 weeks (T)? Evidence: A review of the evidence supported the implementation of a discharge care bundle to reduce the COPD readmission rate for this project. Intervention: The evidence-based intervention utilized the implementation of a protocol and discharge care bundle. The bundle included COPD education, action plan, inhaler technique, referral to smoking cessation or pulmonary rehabilitation programs, and a follow-up visit. Outcome: Results showed an 18.2% readmission rate for the pre-intervention group and a 16.7% readmission rate for the post-intervention group; both were lower than the national average of 19.6%. However, data analysis using a two-tailed paired samples t-test found the findings were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The project achieved a COPD readmission rate less than the national average, but the results were not statistically significant. However, the project demonstrated clinical significance in providing a foundation to improve the clinical care process for COPD patients.
Aquaculture, Hydroponics Agriculture and Aquaponics: Presentation of the State of the Art and of their Possible Integration
Authors: Stefano Farné
Published: April 2022

The paper presents a wide literature review on Aquaculture, Hydroponics Agriculture and Aquaponics and their contribution to face issues related to food security, urban population growth, farmland shortages, “food miles”, and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Then a plant for their integration in a unique plant is presented referring the detailed description to a future scientific paper.
Changes in the Occupational Health and Safety Behavior in 21st Century Mining in Turkey
Authors: Arıtan Ali Ekrem , Şensöğüt2 Cem
Published: April 2022

While striving to increase human well-being, new risks will continue to appear in return for this effort.Although, the technology offers innovations, it has also brought new challenges with it. The need for raw materials hasincreased, due to the effort of people to increase their luxury and quality of life. Thus, there have been revolutions inmining and mechanization has increased for more production. Although the number of employees decreased with theincrease in the number of machines, people who started working with the machines met new problems. Increasingmechanization in mining has created new dangers. Every mining activity where precautions are weak has also createdmajor problems for human health. With the emergence of the principles and increase in the application of occupationalhealth and safety, their problems have decreased and people have achieved a healthier living environment.
Fault Control on Groundwater Flow in An Alluvial Aquifer, Chaman and Khojak Basins, Balochistan, Pakistan
Authors: Ullah Noor , Kakar Najeeb Ullah , Kakar Din Muhammad
Published: April 2022

Geological structures such as faults play a critical role in the flow of fluids in a reservoir by affecting itspermeability. This study explores the role of the Chaman Fault in the distribution of hydrological division, groundwaterseparation of the aquifer systems of Khojak and Chaman basins. The Chaman Fault is a left-lateral strike-slip transformplate boundary located at the border city of Chaman, District Killa Abdullah, Balochistan. The Chaman fault plays animportant role in the division of groundwater in the subsurface, accommodating the structural compartment of theaquifer system. The studies showed that the strike-slip movement of the fault made the aquifer impervious along thefault line. This assertion may also be confirmed by the drastic change in the water table across the fault. Sharp changesin the groundwater table and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) were observed during the study. The Karazes which are anindigenous method of irrigation is present in the eastern foothills of Khojak mountains called Khojak basin. Here thewater table is as shallow as ≈ 6 meters in comparison to the western side of the fault, where the water table drops to≈274 meters towards the valley of Chaman basin. The average TDS level on the eastern side of the fault line is 773mg/L and 1361 mg/L on the western side. Therefore, the Chaman fault is acting as a groundwater barrier which isfeeding the Karezes for centuries.
Fracture Pattern Analysis of the Upper Cretaceous-Eocene Carbonates along with the Ghumawan Dome, Hazara Basin
Authors: Miraj Muhammad Armaghan Faisal , Ahsan Naveed , Tariq Hamza , Shahzad Shan , Saleem Rana Faizan
Published: April 2022

Deformational history of the Hazara basin indicates a primitive collision of the two landmasses that undergoes an episodic deformation with NE-SW structural trend. Panjal Thrust (PT) and Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) demarcate the northern and southern extremities of the basin, respectively. The area bounded between these two thrusts is the core consideration of the present research. Different stratigraphic units juxtapose along the Hazara Kashmir Syntaxes (HKS), while the strike-slip component is indicated by imbrication due to thrusts. The study is amied to analyze the paleo-stresses along with developed fracture patterns. Field data were collected via Circle Inventory Method from various localities of the Ghumawan dome, Hazara basin. The zones of upper Cretaceous to Eocene carbonates were mainly targeted during the data collection. Win-Tensor was the key software that helps to analyze the paleo-stresses and fracture pattern of the study area. NW-trending fracture pattern was observed with a highly non-symmetric to dense fracture pattern. The local thrust system lead to severely de-shape the study area. N-S oriented σ1 indicated the compressional tectonic conditionthat prevailed during deformation of this area. Some segments also show extensional features i.e. normal faulting.
Earthquake Hazard in District Ziarat, Baluchistan: Mitigation Measures
Authors: Murtaza Ghulam , Raheem Abdul , Baloch Mumtaz Ali , Akhtar Muhammad Naseem , Riaz Sakina
Published: April 2022

The individual citizen’s preparedness for the impact and mitigation of potentially catastrophic future earthquakes in Ziarat district will depend on their level of understanding of seismic hazards in the region and the collateral damages. It is based on an adequate program of civil defence which includes the measures that must be taken for the protection of people. Present study aims at suggesting mitigation measures to suggest that the respondents’ age, education and occupation are statistically significant with the vulnerability reduction, that is tested on Pearson’s Chi-Square test. For this purpose, a sample of 193 households was surveyed from the four union councils of district Ziarat, with a semi-structured questionnaire using the proportional allocation method. It was found that earthquake hazard mitigation measures were significantly affected by people’s education level and occupation. A number of measures include the need of taking necessary measures in the study area for all age groups of population. Apart from launching essential education and training, awareness dissemination regarding highly hazardous and vulnerable areas/conditions of households at risk is indispensable.
A Case Study of Tariq Road Underpass, Karachi: Environmental Analysis
Authors: Abbasi Haq Nawaz , Khan Rubina , Nasir Imran , Ahmed Waqar
Published: April 2022

The construction projects are rising in Pakistan to overcome the flow of traffic on the main road of big cities. Karachi is the metropolitan city of Pakistan facing uncontrolled growth and urbanization, which leads to an increase in the demand for urban transport facilities. The study focuses on the assessment of the environmental impacts of the Tariq Road underpass construction site. The data was collected with the help of community consultation using analytical methods. It includes public chat, site visits, interviews, questioners, and the samples collection of environmental components. The results show that the most common hazards were related to excavation, working practice variation, and personal protective equipment (PPEs). Faulty and unmaintained machinery with the lack of proper barrier producingnoise and air pollution.
Using XGBoost Model with Feature Selection Techniques for Wind Speed Forecasting
Authors: Hanif Hamza , Tahir Ahmer Shaheem , Sheikh Rimsha , Anjum Dania
Published: April 2022

Renewable Energy Sources have a lot of importance in today’s world to produce an electrical output which explains the main reasons that every government and policy maker now a days prefer Renewable Energy in the wake of global warming and limited availability of fossil fuels (Twidell and Weir, 2021). The Renewable Energy Sources are hazardless, pollution free, ecofriendly, freely available in nature in vast quantities and most importantly, they give a chance to create a carbonfree environment.
Reflective Practice
Authors: Sicora Alessandro
Published: April 2022

Learning from professional errors in social work is vital for successful reflective practice. With plenty of practice examples and questions for reflection, this is essential reading for social work students, practitioners and managers.
Mística
Authors: Forero Illera Elias
Published: April 2022

Una cierta mentalidad intelectual, una cultura académica, un fuerte enfoque en los resultados de los pacientes y un entorno inspirador para los jóvenes talentos son los ingredientes de un hospital de primer nivel que perdura durante décadas". World’s Best Hospitals
Size Structure of Areolate Grouper (Epinephelus areolatus, Forsskal, 1775 ) from the Saudi Coast of Arabian Gulf
Authors: Vicente J.
Published: April 2022

Areaolate grouper, Epinephelus areolatus are one of reef-associated fish species that is highly sought-after in the seafood trade. The high market demand resulted to overexploitation and population decline of the species in the wild. This paper aimed to determine the size structure of E. areolatus from the Arabian Gulf. A total of 355 samples of E. areolatus collected over the 12-month sampling period revealed high proportions of females in the sample were observed throughout the year and in size class. Males (29.3 cm, 358.44 g) are observed to be bigger and heavier than females (28.8 cm, 326.66 g). The “b” values are close to 3, which is an indication of an isometric growth. The relationship between length and weight showed significant positive correlations with p<0.0000 and r2 values ranging between 96.05 - 97.12%.
Pengaruh Profitabilitas, Komite Audit, Ukuran Perusahaan, dan Komisaris Independen terhadap Corporate Sustainability Performance
Authors: Katoppo Yudhistira , Nustini Yuni
Published: April 2022

This research aims to find out the influence of profitability, audit committee, size of company, independent commissioner on corporate sustainability performance. The population in this study was a non financial company registered with the IDX. While the sample in this study was determined using purposive sampling techniques. Data collection techniques use documentation using secondary data in the form of annual reports and non financial company sustainability reports in IDX during the period 2017-2020. Data testing is done using Eviews version 9. The data analysis conducted on this study consists of model estimation tests, classical assumption tests, and hypothesis testing with multiple regression tests using the Eviews statistical application. The results of the study based on data showed that profitability and the size of the company negatively and insignificantly affect corporate sustainability performance. The audit committee has a positive and significant effect on corporate sustainability performance. While independent commissioners have a positive influence but no significant effect on corporate sustainability performance.

Keywords: Corporate sustainability performance, profitability, audit committee, size of company, independent commissioner.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS/MODELS, INTER-ETHNIC CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND THE YOUTH
Authors: Mbutu Paul , Wanjigi Jimi
Published: April 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss the various models/programs used in leadership training in the context of inter-ethnic conflict resolution and how those models can be used by NGOs in training the youth. From their many years of practice and experience in training, both Paulo Freire and John Paul Lederach propose training models that are suitable and effective in leadership training in inter-ethnic conflict resolution situations. The two approaches to training which Lederach (1995) refer to as the prescriptive and the elicitive, should be understood as analytic models, or as Weber would call them, “ideal types” (Weber 1947). Paulo Freire talks about progressive education training. In other words, in real life the exact, pure model of either type may not exist. And that is the premise this paper is built on.

Methodology: Using a quantitative study approach, this study describes the different leadership training programs that have been used with relevance to the culture and needs of the youth in Kenya in inter-ethnic conflict resolution. It presents an overview of ten case studies of leadership training programs and draws from them to illustrate how leadership training programs in inter-ethnic conflict resolution for the youth can be designed and conducted to communicatively transfer knowledge and skills to help the youth in social and behavioral change and become sources of change agents in the communities they live.

Findings: The study attempts to give various definitions of key terms and concepts used in leadership and conflict resolution discourses. Results in the ten cases, demonstrated there was some notable divergence in terms of topics covered in each program, but that means that the difference came about because of the different target needs and issues each program tried to address. Results showed that almost all (80%) of the training programs were evaluated. Some of the training bodies had their own biases in covering topics.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy:The researchers considers these models of leadership training and how they can be communicatively used to transfer knowledge and skills in inter-ethnic conflict resolution and bring about social or behavioral change among the youth. Design theory informs how these training programs are designed, planned, implemented, and evaluated.