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PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN INTERAKTIF BERBASIS ANDROID PADA MATERI HIDROKARBON
Authors: Kartini Ketut Sepdyana , Putra I Nyoman Tri Anindia
Published: February 2022

Kimia menjadi salah stau mata pelajaran yang tidak disenangi oleh siswa karna dianggap sulit serta kegiatan pembelajaran yang terkesan.Kegiatan pembelajaran yang cenderung dilakukan dengan metode ceramah menjadi siswa lebih cepat bosan.Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan suatu media berbasis android untuk siswa SMA kelas XI, khususnya pada materi Hidrokarbon.Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian pengembangan yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode R&D. Metode R&D terdiri atas 3 tahapan yang terdiri dari tahap perencanaan, tahap perancangan, dan tahap pengembangan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 5 orang ahli  yang teridiri dari 3 ahli materi dan 2 ahli media dengan objek penelitian adalah media pembelajaan interaktif berbasis android pada materi Hidrokarbon. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah alpha testyang kemudian dianalisis menggunakan skala guttman. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh dari pengujian media dengan instrument alpha test I dihasilkan presesntase rata-rata sebesar 73,67 %, pada alpha test II mendapatkan presentase rata-rata sebesar 95,81 % dan alpha test III mendapatkan presentase rata-rata sebesar 100%. Adanya hasil penelitian tersebut menunjukkan bahwa media yang di hasilkan dapat dikategorikan sangat baik dan dapat digunakan sebagai media dalam penunjang kegiatan pembelajaran.Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis android layak digunakan dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar sehingga diharapkan dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa.
EFEKTIVITAS E-MODUL LARUTAN ELEKTROLIT DAN NONELEKTROLIT BERBASIS GUIDED DISCOVERY LEARNING TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X
Authors: Kristalia Azizah , Yerimadesi Yerimadesi
Published: February 2022

Materi larutan elektrolit dan nonelektrolit merupakan salah satu materi kimia yang bersifat abstrak dan sulit dipahami oleh siswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menganalisis efektivitas e-modul larutan elektrolit dan nonelektrolit berbasis guided discovery learning terhadap hasil belajar peserta didik. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan eksperimen semu dengan desain penelitian nonequivalent control group design. Populasi terdiri dari siswa kelas X MIPA dengan X MIPA 1 sebagai kelas eksperimen dan X MIPA 4 sebagai kelas kontrol. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara purposive sampling sehingga kelas sampel ditentukan oleh guru. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian berupa tes dalam bentuk pilihan ganda terdiri dari 20 butir soal dan 5 pilihan jawaban yang valid, reliabel dan  daya pembeda soal serta indeks kesukaran dengan kriteria baik. Tingkat efektivitas e-modul dianalisis dari hasil uji n-gain. Hasil n-gain yang diperoleh pada kelas eksperimen 0,6 sedangkan pada kelas kontrol 0,5 namun keduanya dalam kategori sedang. Sehingga e-modul larutan elektrolit dan nonelektrolit berbasis guided discovery learning efektif terhadap hasil belajar dengan kriteria tinggi dan efektif digunakan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik. Implikasi penelitian ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk mendapatkan pengalaman langsung bagi siswa.
EFIKASI DIRI DAN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR KOGNITIF PESERTA DIDIK DI SMA
Authors: Chairunnisa Wa Ode Chahyani , Murtihapsari Murtihapsari , Larasati Christiana Niken
Published: February 2022

Pandangan siswa yang menganggap bahwa pelajaran kimia sulit menyebabkan motivasi siswa dalam belajar kimia tidak ada, hal ini disebabkan karena karakteristik ilmu kimia yang bersifat abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis efikasi diri dan kemandirian belajar secara parsial dan stimulan terhadap hasil belajar kognitif peserta didik khususnya pada materi kesetimbangan ion dalam larutan garam. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei yang didasarkan pada analisis regresi linear berganda. Sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 24 (dua puluh empat) responden yang diambil dengan menggunakan teknik sampling jenuh. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan berupa angket efikasi diri, angket kemandirian belajar, dan tes hasil belajar kimia. Analisis data pada penelitian ini menggunakan analisis statistik deskriptif dan analisis statistik inferensial dengan bantuan program IBM SPSS Statistics 21. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai Signifikansi yang didapat yaitu 0,000, ternyata lebih kecil dari 0,050 (Sig. = 0,000 < 0,050), sehingga dapat diambil keputusan berarti efikasi diri dan kemandirian belajar memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan secara stimulan terhadap hasil belajar kognitif peserta didik kelas XIIPA pada materi kesetimbangan ion dalam larutan garam. Implikasi penelitian ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan efikasi dan kemandirian belajar agar dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar yang baik.
DAMPAK MEDIA VIDEO BERBASIS POWERPOINT PADA PEMBELAJARAN MATERI LARUTAN ASAM-BASA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Fhonna Sarah Nadya , Gani Abdul , Nasir Muhammad
Published: February 2022

Rendahnya keterampilan berpikir siswa dapat disebabkan oleh strategi yang diterapkan guru dalam pembelajaran belum berorientasi pada pemberdayaan berpikir tingkat tinggi, dan hanya menekankan pada pemahaman konsep. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak penerapan media video berbasis powerpoint pada materi larutan asam-basa untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik di SMA. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jenis pre-eksperimen menggunakan desain one group pre-test post-test design. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh peserta didik kelas XI yang berjumlah 130 peserta didik yang terbagi ke dalam 5 kelas. Sampel dalam penelitian ini di pilih dengan teknik purposive sampling yaitu peserta didik kelas XI MIA 1 yang berjumlah 15 orang. Instrumen penelitian ini yaitu tes hasil belajar dalam bentuk 14 soal pilihan ganda, lembar observasi aktivitas dan angket tanggapan peserta didik. Data hasil belajar dianalisis menggunakan uji-t dua pihak setelah uji prasyarat terpenuhi. Hasil analisis data diperoleh 20,073 dengan α=0,05 dan dk=14 maka diperoleh=2,14 sehingga disimpulkan terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar peserta didik sebelum dan sesudah dibelajarkan melalui penerapan media video berbasis powerpoint pada materi larutan asam basa. Data aktivitas dan tanggapan peserta didik diolah secara deskriptif sehingga diperoleh hasil bahwa 85,95% peserta didik melakukan aktivitas yang diharapkan serta tanggapan peserta didik terhadap penerapan media video berbasis powerpoint diperoleh sebesar 93,17% yang tergolong dalam kategori sangat baik.
MEDIA PADLET BERBANTUAN PHET SIMULATION PADA MATERI ATOM TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR KOGNITIF DAN RESPON SISWA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Afifah ST , Nurhidayanti Ani , Jumadi Jumadi , Aznam Nurfina
Published: February 2022

Masa pandemi Covid-19 pada saat ini sangat bergantung pada Kemajuan teknologi. Pembelajaran secara online menyebabkan suatu masalah kecemasan, ketidaksetaraan antara anak-anak karena akses, beresiko kecanduan internet, tidak memiliki disiplin belajar yang diperlukan dalam pendidikan individu Sehingga pada penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hasil belajar dan respon siswa setelah pembelajaran menggunakan media padlet berbantuan phet simulation. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimental desain dengan desain penelitian one group pretest and posttest. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelas IX. Teknik analysis data menggunakan uji paired sample t test . Hasil uji normalitas pretest dan posttest di peroleh nilai hasil pretest sebesar 0,053 dan hasil postest 0,056. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa data terdistribusi normal. Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa nilai siginifikansi 2 arah yaitu 0,000<0,05 yang menunjukkan bahwa H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa hasil belajar siswa antara tes pretest dan tes posttest setelah menggunkaan media padlet berbantuan phet simulation meningkat adapun respon siswa menyatakan baik terhadap penggunaaan media padlet berbantuan phet simulation ketika pembelajaran online. Jadi penggunaan media padlet berbantuan phet simulation cocok digunakan ketika proses pembelajaran online.
Struktur, Unsur, dan Tipe Teks dalam Teks Cerita Fantasi Karya Peserta Didik
Authors: Novita Erina , Nursaid Nursaid
Published: February 2022

Fantasy story text is one of the narrative texts that contains events or events that happened to a character being told. The series of events has a plot that starts from orientation, complications, to resolution. Fantasy stories actually also feature realistic events and actions, but there are also things that are hard to accept. Even so, the overall development of the storyline is still subject to the law of cause and effect or the law of the plot that applies in writing that is generally agreed upon. This study aims to determine the tendency of students in making fantasy story texts and this research focuses on elements, structures, and types in fantasy story texts. This research uses qualitative research with descriptive method. The results obtained are that students tend to make fantasy story texts based on examples that have been given. In addition, the structure used tends to be incomplete. In the orientation section is often not used. The type of fantasy story text used tends to cross time. The written message tends to be implicit
El trabajo docente en una Universidad del Bicentenario: ámbitos y estrategias de enseñanza para el fortalecimiento de las trayectorias académicas estudiantiles
Authors: Petrelli Lucía
Published: February 2022

Este artículo avanza en la caracterización del trabajo docente en una Universidad del Bicentenario: la Universidad Nacional de José C. Paz. Desde un enfoque socioantropológico o etnográfico se documentan las formas en que se desarrollan las interacciones, los climas y los modos en que los docentes convocan al trabajo con los contenidos en dos ámbitos institucionales diferenciados: un Taller de Metodología de estudio de carácter optativo y una materia troncal que forma parte del plan de estudio de la Lic. en Trabajo Social. La descripción analítica de los procesos de enseñanza en esos espacios, del cómo del hacer, permite advertir una interesante dinámica de producción situada de compromisos y legitimidades que estaría potenciando las estrategias docentes en términos de generar una inserción cada vez más plena de los estudiantes en la vida universitaria.
Að læra íslensku sem annað mál: Markviss orðaforðakennsla í útinámi
Authors: Þorsteinsdóttir Harpa Sif , Oddsdóttir Rannveig
Published: February 2022

Börnum af erlendum uppruna hefur fjölgað mikið í íslenskum leikskólum á undanförnum árum. Rannsóknir sýna að staða þessara barna í íslensku er fremur slök og meiri þekkingu og úrræði vantar innan leikskólanna til að geta sem best stutt við máltöku íslenskunnar hjá þeim. Markmið þessarar rannsóknar var að leita leiða til að vinna á markvissan hátt með íslenskan orðaforða leikskólabarna sem læra íslensku sem annað mál. Fimm tvítyngd börn fengu markvissa orðaforðakennslu með námsefninu Orðaleik í sjö vikur. Kennslan fór fram í útikennslu og var lögð áhersla á að kenna orð sem tengjast útiveru og umhverfi. Orðaforði barnanna var metinn fyrir íhlutun, strax að lokinni íhlutun og tveimur mánuðum eftir að henni lauk. Niðurstöður voru þær að öll börnin bættu við orðaforða sinn meðan á íhlutuninni stóð og viðhéldu þeim orðaforða tveimur mánuðum síðar. Framfarir einstakra barna voru þó mismiklar og draga má þá ályktun af gögnum rannsóknarinnar að virkni barnanna í málörvunarstundunum og samskiptum innan leikskólans hafi áhrif á hve miklum framförum þau ná. Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar sýna að orðaforðakennsla sem er fléttuð inn í daglegt leikskólastarf getur skilað góðum árangri en huga þurfi að virkni einstakra barna í slíkum stundum og samskiptum innan leikskólans almennt.
Central and Eastern Europe: An Invisible Sewing Shop
Authors: Dobos Emese
Published: February 2022

Developed countries started to outsource labour-intensive production processes to lower-cost countries decades ago such as the ones belonging to Central Eastern Europe, where subcontracting became significant from the 1950s. During the past few years, tendencies of relocation came to the fore and received a fresh boost because of the economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The growing need for shorter supply chains creates a noteworthy situation in the region’s fashion industry. But we have to make a difference between the ‘headquarter’ country of the brand and the actual country of origin: even if luxury products are made here, the relations in production remain hidden.
Dobruja’s Public Administration and Its Role in the Romanian Nation- and State-Building Process (1878–1926)
Authors: Szabadi Ernő-Loránd
Published: February 2022

The paper is devoted to providing a schematic presentation of the evolution of Dobruja’s administrative-territorial system as part of Romania, presenting and highlighting the factors that contributed to the Romanian nation- and state-building process. As its primary objective, the study describes the evolution and conscious development of the abovementioned region as part of Romania between the years 1878 and 1926. Also, it formulates as a secondary goal the impact of Dobruja’s numerous administrative-territorial reorganizations on the fate of the multicultural community living in the region. At the same time, the aim is also to list and emphasize the strategies, procedures of assimilation, integration, and colonization of the region.
Vertex stress related parameters for certain Kneser graphs
Authors: Kok Johan
Published: February 2022

This paper presents results for some vertex stress related parameters in respect of specific subfamilies of Kneser graphs. Kneser graphs for which diam(KG(n, k)) = 2 and k ≥ 2 are considered. The note establishes the foundation for researching similar results for Kneser graphs for which diam(KG(n, k)) ≥ 3. In addition some important vertex stress related properties are stated. Finally some results for specific bipartite Kneser graphs i.e. BK(n, 1), n ≥ 3 will be presented. In the conclusion some worthy research avenues are proposed.
Lucian Blaga, Dinspre „Alegoriile Naţionale” Spre World Literature
Authors: Bako Alina
Published: February 2022

Whether we refer to Lucian Blaga’s inclusion in a hyper-canon, or we choose to focus on his relationship with European cultures or his incursions into the realm of philosophy, the contextualization of his work can only be achieved by going down a two-way street; can we refer to Blaga as a German author of Romanian expression, as he was considered to be by some of his contemporaries, or can we refer to him as Romanian Goethe, as he was named upon the release of his translation of Faust? These are just a few lines of thought the present study is based on.
Frământările Omului Creator În „Tinda Înfăptuirii”. Meşterul Manole La Lucian Blaga Și Valeriu Anania
Authors: Andercău Florina-Maria
Published: February 2022

For a vast period of the human history, the whole universe has been perceived as creation. In a created cosmos people create following the example of divinity and “any creation has a model: the way in which gods created the Universe” (Eliade, Sacrul şi profanul 25). Lucian Blaga illustrated this fact in one of his poems in his unique manner: “Through all eras/ what a clod in torment!/ Under all spheres/ Everything begets” (Through all eras, t. n.). Creation is the wonderful constant of existence through aeons. This paper will analyse how the creator’s condition is unfolded in two dramatic texts which belong to different literary periods of Romanian literature: Meşterul Manole by Lucian Blaga and Meşterul Manole by Valeriu Anania.
Ipostaze Ale Lui Ulise În Lirica Lui Blaga, Voronca Și Sorescu
Authors: Murgu Rebeca
Published: February 2022

This study is based on the analysis of the ancient Greek myth of Ulysses, which has been reproduced in various reinterpretations over time. However, the purpose of this paper is to highlight the myth of Ulysses in the vision of three important Romanian writers: Lucian Blaga, Ilarie Voronca and Marin Sorescu. To be more specific, the work will focus on the hypostases in which the protagonist of the Odyssey is outlined in the verses of these writers. We will notice during the research that, in the case of each writer mentioned above, Ulysses acquires personal nuances with an impressive note of originality.
Varia Cum Vă (Mai) Place Shakespeare? Dramaturgi Români Sub Semnul Bardului: Marin Sorescu, Matei ViȘniec, Olivia Negrean
Authors: Petcu Ioana
Published: February 2022

Three plays, three styles, three testimonies about the artist and the space of art of performance, from the ‘80s until today, three decentralizing visions, but also tangents. Vărul Shakespeare (Cousin Shakespeare) is one of Marin Sorescu’s lesser-known and hardly-edited texts. Beyond the inter- and metatextual juggling, beyond the playful discourse and the theatrical effects, the Romanian writer emphasizes the encounter between the language of Elizabethan poetry and the local comic. Richard III visits director Vsevolod Meyerhold in Richard al III-lea se interzice (Richard III is forbidden) by Matei Vişniec. Like a self-portrait, perhaps, of the author slipped into Meyerhold’s character, the play returns - through paradoxes, theatricality, intersections between times, cultures and authorial voices - to a message as clear as possible about the artist’s freedom, a message that (proof being the current global situation) the aforementioned aspects are of a continuous topicality.
Eastern/Western Place and Placelessness in Salman Rushdie’s “At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers”
Authors: Ciocoi-Pop Ana-Blanca
Published: February 2022

Written in 1994, Salman Rushdie’s story “At the Auction of the Ruby Slippers”, part of the volume suggestively entitled East, West, perfectly thematizes and predicts the East-West cultural conflict which would dominate most of 20th and 21st century politics, economy, and discourse. The story deliberately blurs the dividing line between real and fictional in a magical realist text which masterfully narrates Rushdie’s lifelong identity struggle. With much irony and wit, the multicultural author dwells on what he perceives as obvious shortcomings of both the Eastern and the Western culture. The cultural discourse is permanently intertwined with the one related to ethical versus immoral behavior, and our cultural conditioning which makes us have obviously biased views towards both, as well as with the importance of spatial and cultural paradigms and senses of belonging. Rushdie’s story transposes historical and cultural realities into the realm of the fictional, drawing heavily on nowadays’ global understanding of the terms “home” and “identity”, which have become painfully fluid concepts. Place and placelessness thus beome the central axes around which the story’s culturally tinged narrative evolves.
Recenzie
Authors: Sporiş Valerica
Published: February 2022

The Dictionary of Grammar Interpretations. Little words, Great difficulties continues the series of works of modern Romanian grammar (The Grammar of Romanian, The Basic Grammar of Romanian, The Grammar of Romanian for Gymnasium).

The purpose of this collective work is to inventory, describe and solve some of the grammatical difficulties. Thus, the dictionary is a list of „little” words, namely lexemes whose phonetic/graphic body is (very) small, but which raises major problems of interpretation from a morphosyntactic point of view.
Industry 4.0 — policy-based approaches to efficient implementation in SMEs
Authors: Łabędzka Joanna
Published: February 2022

Industry 4.0 (I4.0), driven by the need to access real-time insights and information across the manufacturing process, creates a disruptive impact on industries. Large-scale machine-to-machine communication, virtual reality (VR), the Internet of Things (IoT), simulation technologies and network management are integrated for increased automation, machine learning, self-controlled social and technical systems (Smart Factories). The uptake of advanced manufacturing solutions represents a challenge for businesses and SMEs in particular. SMEs possess neither the organisational capability nor financial resources to systematically investigate the potential and risks of introducing Industry 4.0. However, the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution is a matter of technology and cooperation between European regions to share knowledge concerning alternative regional and national approaches to reinforcing the I4.0 uptake. Therefore, this paper primarily aims to analyse practical experience on how European policies related to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) can unlock the full potential of Industry 4.0 and overcome the fragmentation of Industry 4.0 solutions. Case studies of successful transfer of I4.0 to SMEs in Europe and supporting regional policy instruments presented in the paper could inspire and enable the potential of digitalisation by dealing with main challenges hampering their diffusion into the business ecosystem.
Competences of innovation brokers - experiences of the GoSmart BSR project
Authors: Dyhdalewicz Anna , Grześ-Bukłaho Justyna
Published: February 2022

The paper attempts to create a universal model of competences for international innovation brokers combining knowledge, skills and attitudes in the context of tasks aimed at internationalisation and development of innovation in SMEs. The article reviews the relevant literature, uses a bibliometric study identifying the brokers’ attributes, innovation and competences using the VOSviewer tool, and presents qualitative research — a case study of the GoSmart BSR project. The paper resulted in a synthetic model of competences for international innovation brokers, taking a holistic approach to defining competences. The presented model is a synthesis of previous experiences with formulating competences for international innovation brokers. The elements of the model of competences and their components are equally significant for accelerating the internationalisation of SMEs and implementing innovations. This model is practical and universal, so it can be used in various organisations working towards the internationalisation and innovation of SMEs. Lessons learned from the GoSmart BSR project can be an inspiration to experiment and introduce new ideas and concepts. The identified competence elements can be considered universal and key in the work of an international innovation broker, but neither their list nor competence components are exhaustive. Therefore, the issues discussed in the article may form the basis for further research in this area.
Barriers related to the implementation of intelligent transport systems in cities - the Polish local government’s perspective
Authors: Tomaszewska Ewelina Julita
Published: February 2022

Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are undoubtedly an opportunity for the sustainable development of smart cities today. ITS is based on advanced transport technologies that help minimise the emission of harmful substances to the environment. Smart mobility and ITS are related to the use of ICT. The implementation of technologically advanced ITS is associated with several benefits, barriers and difficulties. However, transport, ITS and smart mobility (as a component of a smart city) are indicated as the most desirable option for sustainable urban transport systems. The article aims to identify barriers related to the implementation of ITS in cities from the point of view of people responsible for the organisation of urban transport representing the local government of selected voivodship cities in Poland. The goal formulated in this way allowed to identify the following research question: what are the problems and barriers of implementing ITS in the city from the local government’s perspective? To achieve the paper’s aim, the author based their analysis on a qualitative technique of collecting empirical data. Ten individual in-depth interviews were conducted with representatives of local governments (vice-mayors and members of urban transport organisers) in voivodship cities, which represented six Polish macro-regions. Research results and findings indicate the main categories and subcategories of barriers related to the ITS implementation. The identified barriers are grouped into the following categories: economic, social, organisational, technological and legal. The contribution is twofold: first, in the presentation of the theoretical and practical barriers to ITS in juxtaposition; and second, in identifying the intelligent transportation impact, which affects the provision of being a smarter city. The findings can positively influence as important factors for local governments to focus on intelligent transport.
Systemic Treatment of Ewing Sarcoma: Current Options and Future Perspectives
Authors: Moreno Jose Duran , Papageorgiou Georgios , Gazouli Ioanna , Kyriazoglou Anastasios
Published: February 2022

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm, mostly affecting young adults and adolescents. Surgical excision, irradiation, and combinations of multiple chemotherapeutic agents are currently used as a multimodal strategy for the treatment of local and oligometastatic disease. Although ES usually responds to the primary treatment, relapsed and primarily refractory disease remains a difficult therapeutic challenge. The growing understanding of cancer biology and the subsequent development of new therapeutic strategies have been put at the service of research in recurrent and refractory ES, generating a great number of ongoing studies with compounds that could find superior clinical outcomes in the years to come. This review gathers the current available information on the treatment and clinical investigation of ES and aims to be a point of support for future research.
An exploration of Chinese students’ perceived barriers to effective intercultural communication
Authors: Zhang Xiaotian , Zhou Mingming
Published: February 2022

Chinese students nowadays have more opportunities to engage in interactions with people from different cultures, but meanwhile, their performance in authentic intercultural communications may be impeded by a variety of barriers. In this study, we qualitatively explored and summarized various types of barriers of intercultural communication as perceived by 40 Chinese students, based on Rozkwitalska’s (2010) model. The findings revealed a series of universal barriers that coincided previous studies (e.g., lack of confidence, shyness, feelings of remoteness, nonproficient use of functional language), and enriched Rozkwitalska’s (2010) model with newly identified barriers (e.g., lack of stress tolerance, self-centered communication, protection of face, discrepant performance concerning SES and age). Our study examined intercultural communications in a more comprehensive manner and made an attempt to develop a well-established, coherent frame of theory-building in international education research. Practical implications for educators and schools are discussed.
A model of subtitling training in university education
Authors: Ukušová Jana , Zahorák Andrej
Published: February 2022

The aim of the paper is to propose a model of subtitling training in the university education of future subtitlers in the study programmes French Language and Culture and German Language and Culture. The authors briefly define the tradition of training in audiovisual translation (AVT) in Slovakia (Perez, 2017; Paulínyová & Perez, 2018) compared to the international development of training in AVT (Díaz-Cintas, 2008), including the presentation of the French and German courses on audiovisual translation currently proposed at the Department of Translation Studies at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. The proposed model is based on the constructivist concept emphasizing the principles of cooperation, interaction, and social learning (Mraček, 2015; Mračková Vavroušová, 2017; Kiraly, 2000), while using simulated translation (subtitling) assignments which seem to be an effective tool in the training of future subtitlers in accordance with the needs and requirements of the real translation market. Authors describe individual phases of teaching subtitling which they applied in the French and German courses on audiovisual translation, and subsequently evaluate the quality of student subtitles by analysing their error rate according to the FAR model (Pedersen, 2017). The presented model can serve as a didactic tool applicable in teaching other types of translation as well (dubbing, literary translation, specialized translation etc).
Colour idioms in linguocultural comprehension of implicit meaning in the English and Azerbaijani languages
Authors: Yusifova Pustakhanim
Published: February 2022

The article deals with the comprehension of colour idioms in English and Azerbaijani in the linguacultural world. Above all, the paper covers the definition of idioms and various approaches by prominent English and Azerbaijani linguists; presents classification of idioms namely, semantically and structurally. Furthermore, syntactical study of constituents comprising colour idioms is being considered in the compared languages.

This article also discusses the implicit nature of colour idioms in English and Azerbaijani. As the title of the paper suggests, the term “implicit meaning” – the meaning that may not be obvious for the speakers of foreign languages - is also being considered in the article. The research work mainly analyses common colour idioms found in the English and Azerbaijani languages. The collected data are being studied on two aspects: analysis of colour idioms that coincides structurally and semantically both in English and Azerbaijani, as well as analysis of colour idioms that do not have semantic or structural equivalents in the compared languages.
Resilience of beginning and advanced teachers in managing various changes in their profession
Authors: Deutscherova Beata
Published: February 2022

The paper is devoted to obtaining information on the resilience of kindergarten and primary school teachers. In the research, special attention was paid to beginning teachers, who we thought were more likely to be less resilient than teachers with longer experience. The research sample consisted of teachers of selected kindergartens and primary schools throughout the Czech Republic. The aim of the research was to find out whether there are differences in resilience between selected groups of teachers due to the current pandemic situation that each teacher had to deal with. Analysis of the data in the research revealed that beginning teachers have different rates of resilience compared to advanced teachers. No statistically significant differences were found in resilience between kindergarten and primary school teachers.
Solar Microwave Emission Associated with Coronal Mass Ejections (CME)
Authors: Kallunki J.
Published: February 2022

The connection between Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and radio burst has been discovered especially at lower frequencies (< 2 GHz). The aim of the study is to investigate possible connection between CMEs and variability of radio brightenings at 37 GHz (8 mm) within the time frame of four days. The millimetre radio observations have been made on RT-14 radio telescope at Metsähovi Radio Observatory of Aalto University, Finland. In addition, 11.2 GHz (2.7 cm) total solar flux information is included in the analysis. The radio observations were made between March 2011 and September 2017, totally including 24 events. The results demonstrate that in most of the cases the radio brightening intensity achieves its maximum before CME occurs. Time of 11.2 GHz intensity appearance matches with time of CME appearance with difference of two to three hours. However, in most cases a maximum of 11.2 GHz intensity appears before CMEs. The study investigates a possibility of predicting CME appearance based on milli- and centimetre radio observations. The study also proposes a scenario connection between CMEs and solar microwave events.
A Survey of Polish Consumers’ Views on Health and Nutrition Claims Made on Food Packaging
Authors: Majcher Sylwia
Published: February 2022

Goal: To examine the impact of nutrition and health claims on Polish consumers’ buying attitudes and intentions.

Design/methodology/approach: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted with a group of 200 Polish consumers using the CAWI method, selected by means of purposive, “snowball” sampling. The survey form consisted of 4 parts: A — evaluation of photos of sample products with nutrition claims, health claims, both type of claims, or no claims (control group); B — answering questions about food labelling and the use of nutrition claims; C — opining on health and nutrition claims presented as separate, non-product-specific messages.

Findings: The perception of the health and nutrition quality of products with health and nutrition claims was found to be strongly dependent on the consumer’s attitude towards a given type of food. The presence of claims seems to have a neutral effect on the perception of the taste of products connoted with healthy eating, but a negative influence in the case of products considered unhealthy. Despite the great interest in the information contained in the labels of food products and healthy eating, Polish consumers still display only a slight degree of knowledge about such claims. At the same time, they seem to be skeptical of the reliability of the health and nutritional- related information on the packaging of food products, which is not correlated with their level of knowledge on the subject. The presence of claims is not decisive for consumers in terms of making purchasing decisions, and claims are less important to them than the use-by-date or the price of the product. Also, claims do not mean the product is perceived by consumers as less caloric.

Practical implications: In order to meet the expectations of modern consumers, food producers should consider placing both types of claims on labels, as well as undertaking other promotional activities that draw consumers’ attention to the health and nutrition benefits of their products. Due to the fact that a good knowledge of and interest in healthy eating does not translate into a better understanding of nutrition claims, it is necessary to increase consumer awareness of food law. Due to consumer skepticism about health and nutritional-related information, food producers should ensure that the information on their product labels is as consistent as possible.

Originality and value: This is one of the few studies conducted among Polish food consumers that examine how the presence of health and nutrition claims on food labels affect perceptions and purchasing intentions regarding food products.
Application of the Design Thinking Method in Customer Experience Management
Authors: Prorok Michał , Kosicka Izabela
Published: February 2022

The aim of this paper is to conceptualize Design Thinking and customer experience management (CEM), to situate the use of the Design Thinking method in customer experience management processes and to present its practical application based on a case study from the financial services industry — the trade credit insurer, Euler Hermes Poland, Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A. This article is an attempt to identify actionable Design Thinking process elements and tools and their intersections with the components of the Customer Experience Management processes.
Influences on Urban Competitiveness Development from the Perspectives of Business and Local Authorities
Authors: POPESCU Ruxandra-Irina , CORBOȘ Răzvan-Andrei , BUNEA Ovidiu-Iulian
Published: February 2022

This paper aimed at identifying factors that could support increasing urban competitiveness or on the contrary, which may have negative effects on the level of urban competitiveness. The work highlighted a series of viable actions through which Bucharest could maintain a satisfactory level of urban competitiveness. This was accomplished through an empirical research on the urban competitiveness of Bucharest, which included the analysis of the questionnaire results applied on three large employers in Romania in order to test the hypotheses and to capture the factors that could increase the urban competitiveness of Bucharest. Also, the paper revealed the role of local actors regarding the factors that influence competitiveness and what caused Bucharest's decline in terms of urban competitiveness in 2018 compared to 2017.
Food Waste from the View of Circular Economy: A Systematic Review of International Literature
Authors: Ouro Salim Omar , Guarnieri Patrícia , Leitão Fabrício
Published: February 2022

The limit of the linear economic model increased the interest in developing a new economic model based on a closed circle. The circular economy (CE) emerges as a model of sustainable, regenerative and restorative development, whose focus is to maintain products, food waste and natural resources at their highest level of usefulness and value over time. This paper aims to discuss the issue of food waste and how to preserve it through CE. The methodological procedure was the Systematic Literature Review (SLR), based on the protocol by Cronin, Ryan & Coughlan (2008), using the time frame of the last ten years, 2009 to 2019, considering papers published in international journals. It was clear that there is an accumulation of articles published in European countries, focused on attempts to implement circular models that aim to mitigate food waste, and that the transition to this model is essential due to the depletion of natural resources and negative socio-economic externalities. This work highlights the CE processes and benefits of food waste. In addition, it provides suggestions, management, and policy contributions for future research. The valorization and treatment of food waste could contribute to the mitigation of acute hunger in developing countries and the creation of value in food supply chains (FSC).
Responsabilidade e Consciência Ambiental: Uma Análise da Atuação do Governo e da Comunidade em um Município Alagoano
Authors: Macêdo Dartagnan Ferreira de , Moura Elton Oliveira de , Santos Diego da Guia , Ribeiro Ricardo Luís Alves de Oliveira
Published: February 2022

O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever a responsabilidade e a consciência ambiental, considerando a atuação de dois atores sociais: os governantes municipais e a comunidade local. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, por meio de um estudo de caso no município de Viçosa, Alagoas. Para tanto, foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores municipais responsáveis pela área ambiental e também foram aplicados 385 questionários com membros da comunidade. Os resultados demonstraram que muitos cidadãos não possuem consciência da necessidade de cuidar do meio ambiente, sendo apontadas algumas facilidades e dificuldades nesse processo. Quanto ao setor público, descreveu-se o papel da gestão municipal e sua atuação, enfatizando-se alguns pontos a serem aprimorados. Conclui-se que a responsabilidade ambiental deve ser compartilhada entre ambos os atores sociais, de modo a garantir que o meio ambiente seja preservado para a atual e as futuras gerações. Os resultados desta pesquisa têm potencial de contribuição para a formulação de políticas públicas de meio ambiente, sobretudo a nível municipal, que busquem desenvolver ações de conscientização dos diferentes atores responsáveis pela preservação do meio ambiente.
Sociotechnical Transitions Towards Sustainability in a Multilevel Perspective: overview and future perspectives
Authors: Marcon Nora Gabriela Almeida , Alberton Anete
Published: February 2022

The theory of socio-technical transition emerged as a conceptual framework to examine and understand changes towards sustainability. Mapping the relevant intellectual territory to specify a research question is essential to deepen the studies and expand the frontier of knowledge. In this sense, this paper aims to explore the state of the literature about socio-technical transitions and MLP, trying to trace an evolution of the existing studies and characterize the multilevel perspective as a framework to further analysis. From there, it will be possible to validate the framework and outline future perspectives on the theme. The review methodology is based on PRISMA recommendations. Due to the relevance to the area and availability of indexed journals, the ISI, Science Direct, Emerald, Willey, and Scopus databases were searched, considering only papers published in peer-reviewed journals. A portfolio of 65 papers was gathered for analysis. It was performed a descriptive analysis of the papers. Afterward, a critical synthesis of the material was underlined. It demonstrates a tendency to combine models and theories to account for the complexity of current socio-technical transition studies. From that, it was possible to draw a few perspectives for future studies about the theme. It concludes that MLP is a valuable framework for addressing socio-technical change and qualitative approaches are still essential to elaborate the theory. Regarding future studies, we suggest that strategy and organizational theories could be brought to the field of socio-technical transitions.
Focused Cardiac Assessment in Kidney Care
Authors: Veitla Vineet , Bhasin Bhavna
Published: February 2022

Point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) is considered to be a very useful and informative extension of the bedside physical exam. The information obtained from POCUS allows for real time assessment for expedited decision making to improve efficiency in patient care and management. Many programs across the country are now incorporating POCUS into their training schedules to allow their residents, fellows, and faculty to gain competence in the techniques and varied clinical uses of POCUS [1-3]. In nephrology, POCUS has been used at the bedside for access planning, dialysis catheter placement, and to guide kidney biopsies to mention a few applications [4]. There is a wide scope for POCUS in nephrology in addition to kidney and bladder assessment. This includes focused cardiac ultrasound to evaluate the heart for structural and functional abnormalities and lung ultrasound as well. These bedside ultrasound assessments help with point of care management decisions pertaining to volume assessment in acute and chronic kidney disease, adjustment of ultrafiltration goals in dialysis patients, and evaluation of hypotension and dyspnea.
Point of Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pseudoaneurysm of an Upper Extremity Arteriovenous Dialysis Graft
Authors: Lindsay-McGinn Forrest , Reisinger Nathaniel C.
Published: February 2022

We describe the rapid diagnosis with point of care ultrasound (POCUS) of two acute pseudoaneurysms of a bovine arteriovenous dialysis graft with superimposed cellulitis in a 44-year old male patient who presented with pain over his upper arm graft site. POCUS evaluation decreased the time to diagnosis and vascular surgery consultation.
Point of Care Ultrasound of the Hemodialysis Vascular Access
Authors: Kruger Gomes Larissa , Patel Het , Agrawal Nikhil , Vin Yael
Published: February 2022

The effectiveness of hemodialysis is completely dependent on the quality of the patient’s vascular access; thus, appropriate assessment of ateriovenous fistulas and grafts is of critical importance. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be an additional useful skill at the bedside for assessment of the hemodialysis vascular access. In this paper we discuss the basic terminology and techniques that can be employed in the POCUS exam of vascular accesses. We also delineate the current recognized criteria for access maturation and common issues that can be diagnosed with the support of POCUS.
A New Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Multi Chaotic System
Authors: Abdallah Azhaar Akram , Farhan Alaa Kadhim
Published: February 2022

In recent years, encryption technology has been developed rapidly and many image encryption methods have been put forward. The chaos-based image encryption technique is a modern encryption system for images. To encrypt images, it uses random sequence chaos, which is an efficient way to solve the intractable problem of simple and highly protected image encryption. There are, however, some shortcomings in the technique of chaos-based image encryption, such limited accuracy issue. The approach focused on the chaotic system in this paper is to construct a dynamic IP permutation and S-Box substitution by following steps. First of all, use of a new IP table for more diffusion of all image pixels based on a 1D logistic map to build IP table. Secondly, a new S-Box based on 2D-Henon chaos was created using more confusion to replace G-channel image data. Finally, design of a modern image encryption approach. This approach uses the key process confusion and diffusion operation and depend on IP and S-Box proposals in the encryption process and several shuffling operations using the 3D- Lornez chaos theory. Theoretical research and simulation suggest that starting sensitivity value of this method is high, has high protection, and encryption speed. Moreover, it also holds the value of the neighboring RGB close to zero. The studies show that the information security capabilities would be both safer and more efficient, as a result of our image quality assessment study. Number of Differential Pixel Rate Change Attacks (NPSR), Unified Average Altered Intensity (UACI), are quality and strength of encryption processing are proved by pixel correlation, Entropy to be good results.
Food Security: Agricultural Innovation to Increase Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries
Authors: Bertomeu Pardo María , Durán-Romero Gemma
Published: February 2022

After the 1996 World Food Summit, the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 and the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, food security has become a priority in the international agenda. The high incidence of undernutrition in developing countries calls attention to the need for adopting effective measures towards achieving zero hunger by 2030. In line with the alarming statements, experts highlight the seriousness of the influence of climate change on agriculture in the developing countries of Africa and Asia, and therefore, on food security (IPCC 2014, 2019a, 2019b). This paper demonstrates the influence of climate change on food security by examining the impact of climate change on the agricultural systems in the regions most affected by climate change and with the highest proportion of undernourished people - Asia and Africa - to expose and advocate the use of climate-smart agricultural practices adapted to regional vulnerabilities in order to strengthen resilience to climate change and contribute to food security.
New records of the skin beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from Russia, Central Asia and Caucasus, with description of a new species from Kazakhstan
Authors:   Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Stachki Str., 194/1, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia, Khachikov E.A. , Háva J. ,   Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Strnady 136, CZ-252 02 Praha 5 - Zbraslav, Czech Republic, Poushkova S.V. ,   Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chekhov Str., 41, Rostov-on-Don, 344006, Russia
Published: February 2022

Phradonoma beskalensis sp. n. is described from Kazakhstan. New species is similar to P. villosulum but differs from latter in the shape of antennae and in the structure of male genitalia. Thorictus koenigi Reitter, 1887 is recorded from Turkmenistan for the first time, Phradonoma villosulum (Duftschmid, 1825) is new for the fauna of Uzbekistan, Ph. nigrum Háva, 2006 is recorded for the first time from Iran, and two species, Attagenus cyphonoides (Reitter, 1881) and Der¬mestes erichsoni Ganglbauer, 1904, are new for the Rostov region of Russia.