bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Students’ evaluation of a classroom bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy
Authors: Thomas Simon
Published: May 2020

A bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy advocates student’s unrestricted classroom access to their own technology devices to assist in the completion of learning objectives. Literature illustrates that implementing byod can cause trepidation at the administrative and teaching levels due to the potential negative consequences and distractions that it can cause, despite the benefits that can be claimed. Investigations into the use of BYOD in university level second language education in Japan are limited. Similarly, it is also largely unknown whether students can make the tangible shift to using their own devices in the classroom to assist in completing tasks while remaining task focused. This study illustrates student’s evaluations of a BYOD policy in a two-semester Academic English report writing and presentation focused program. It reveals, through a detailed categorization and illustration of qualitative comments, that students made a meaningful and positive shift in opinions. At the conclusion of the program, students placed a high value on the ability to use their own devices to achieve positive task outcomes. This study can build reassurances amongst teachers that student’s use of their own devices in the classroom can be targeted, beneficial and motivating.
Learning through participation: A case study on the affordances of making YouTube tutorial videos
Authors: Chen Cheryl Wei-yu
Published: May 2020

The Internet has offered many opportunities for interactions and participation. The current study positioned YouTube as a possible affinity space (Gee, 2003, 2004) for students to showcase their personal talents and develop media literacy skills. The participants were recruited from a group of senior students in a Taiwanese university who volunteered to participate in this study. In their three-minute tutorial videos, students needed to teach the global audience something they were good at and then responded to the comments they might receive. Data were collected from students’ reflective essays and transcripts of their group interviews. An inductive data analysis process revealed that this “learning-through-participation” (Merchant, 2009, p. 110) approach was found to provide students with authentic audiences and an engaged learning opportunity (Dabrowski, 2018) for personal expression. Taking the role of a YouTuber was found to be conducive to the participants’ learning on technological, educational and social dimensions. Playing the role of content creators and responding to online comments also allowed students to develop a more cautious and responsible attitude towards online speech and etiquette. This paper ends with a few suggestions for continuing related research on help students to become more capable and responsible citizens of the twenty first century.
“Soy estudiante de ingles :)” – A telecollaborative approach to intercultural and ethnographic engagement in a Hong Kong university course
Authors: Fuchs Carolin
Published: May 2020

This ethnographic case study explores intercultural and ethnographic engagement by undergraduate Hong Kong students enrolled in an Intercultural Communication course at a public research university. Ethnographic projects originated from virtual exchanges with undergraduates in a professional writing course at a private research institution on the East Coast in the U.S. Using a discourse approach as taught in the course, Hong Kong teams explored, analyzed, and reflected on intercultural communication topics as experienced in social networking sites. Hong Kong teams elicited from their U.S. partners information on their personal, institutional, and professional contexts. Online interactions took place on Facebook over 10 weeks, and Hong Kong teams were encouraged to analyze their online interactions for an ethnographic project, a course requirement. The author investigates Hong Kong students’ prior experiences and expectations, and if and how Hong Kong students engaged with counterparts in the U.S. on Facebook to collect information on their topic, and if Hong Kong teams analyzed their Hong Kong-U.S. exchanges. Data triangulation includes a pre- and post-project survey, Facebook interactions, and ethnographic projects. Findings indicate that the majority of Hong Kong teams used their online exchanges for analysis in relation to course themes (e.g., politeness, face systems, corporate ideologies) as well as commented on the cultural exchange as a learning outcome.
Examining the Psychometric Properties and Validating the Multi- Dimension Ethical Leadership Instrument in Banking Sector of Pakistan
Authors: Pahi Munawar Hussain , Shah Karim Bux , Mushtaque Tania
Published: May 2020

This study examines the psychometric properties and validation of the multi-dimensional instrument of ethical leadership encompassing orientation, fairness, power-sharing, ethical guidance, role clarification and integrity dimensions in the banking sector of Pakistan. For the data collection purpose, five hundred questionnaires were distributed to the employees of banks in the province of Sindh, Pakistan based on multi-stage cluster sampling. A total of one hundred ninety-one usable questionnaires were received. The Partial Least Squares (PLS) path modeling was adopted to analyze the data using Smart-PLS 2.0. The findings revealed that all the ethical leadership dimensions considered in the study were highly relevant. The results of the study also demonstrate an adequate level of internal consistency, reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity for each of the dimensions. This study has confirmed that the ethical leadership instrument could be useful in measuring ethical leadership construct in the service sector. The study findings established that ethical leadership dimensions demonstrate adequate psychometric properties in the banking sector of Sindh, Pakistan.
High Performance and Abusive Supervision: Comparison Between Organic and Mechanistic Work Structures
Authors: Usmani Sania
Published: May 2020

Individuals are the intellectual capital of an organization and the driving force of a company. It is their treatment which is of the prime importance that leads to their retention for long time. Thus, management should focus on improving the relationships between managers and their respective subordinates. This research investigates the factors which lead to abusive behavior of managers. One such factor is the high performance of subordinates which posits a threat to their hierarchy, thus managers involve in abuse. Furthering the study, the role of mechanistic and organic work structures has also been measured. This study was carried out in Karachi, Pakistan and a comparison was made between the mechanistic work structure of a government agency and organic structure of a software house. Total of sixty employees and their respective supervisors were taken as sample of the study. It was found that organic structures are more conducive for abuse as compared to mechanistic structures, where managers are socially dominant and exert power over resources. From this study the human resource professionals can gain insight into the effect of work structures on employees’ performance. It is important for organizations to highlight and identify abuse even if it is subtle or done indirectly by the supervisors for the wellbeing of employees and goodwill of companies. The paper corroborates results from previous studies. A novelty in the study is its attempt to use the work structure as a moderator and the findings highlight the likely impact of organic versus mechanistic structures which have not been addressed previously.
Competition among BRICS Companies for Cleaner Production Strategies
Authors: Hussain Talib , Wang Dake , Ali Sajjad
Published: May 2020

Cleaner production is a universally defined policy ascertained by of the United Nations for countries worldwide. Multinational companies diligently emphasize the cleaner production strategy while setting their organizational goals. Keeping in view the importance of cleaner production in the world; this study investigates the vision and mission statements of selective multinational companies working in the BRICS countries. Top five multinational companies from each BRICS country; listed in the stock exchanges were taken and their vision and mission statements were analyzed via content analysis methods. The results of the study indicated that the Russian multinational companies were found to be most focused on the cleaner production strategies in their vision and mission statements. Moreover, the results reveal that the South African companies gave the least attention to the cleaner production as compared to other BRICS countries. This study opened the door for future studies and suggested the researchers to investigate more ineptly while focusing more countries and to expand the topic to know the universal implementation of cleaner production policies.
Individual Level Generational Differences in the Development of Psychological Contract: The Case of Pakistan
Authors: Hyder Shoaib , Syed Sumaya , Memon Salman Bashir
Published: May 2020

Individuals in changing generations are different; aiding in explanation of the same, citations of 18-interviews of white-collar personnel working in discrete organizations in Pakistan helped the researchers explore and endorse individual level generational differences for encoded factors of Psychological Contract (PC). The study entails extensive discussion in PC development with a meticulous focus on three generational clusters: Baby Boomers, Generation-X and Generation-Y. It is endorsed throughout the generated themes that the development of psychological contract varies in different generations. In the case of Pakistan, the career stages of the job play an intersecting role during employment timeline depending upon the organization's nature as public or private. The association has shown meaningful and extremely influencing role in PC development. The findings show that the organizations in Pakistan display poor conditions of nationwide employment theory and practice, which are worsening the context of PC development, and the recruitment houses would soon be realizing the significance for PC as per their growing 3600 survival needs to become multinationals. Thus, the study postulates that it is indispensable for organizations to execute its implementation in the organizational context.
Role of Leadership in Organizational Development: A Study of Bank Alfalah Limited, Pakistan
Authors: Zeb Irfan
Published: May 2020

The following study is aimed to examine leadership and its role in organizational development at Bank Alfalah Limited. The purpose of the study is to investigate the role of leadership; to find the measures/performance criteria of the leadership, and its application in the organizational development in conjunction with determining the antecedents of organizational development. The study has incorporated quantitative research design for which the primary data collection method has been used to collect information from employees of Bank Alfalah Limited in Pakistan. The probability sampling has been used to conduct the study using multistage sampling, with a sample size of 260 respondents selected for the study. The entire analysis of this research is done through SPSS and Smart PLS statistical softwares. The results showed that the relationship between leadership and organizational development is strong, positive, and significant. The model for the study was appropriate and the instrument is valid and reliable for conducting the study. The study findings postulate that restructuring should be executed for improvisation among leaders for better organizational development, which will also contribute to technological development, employee performance, and organizational profitability on an overall basis which is determined through the leadership style.
Factors Affecting Growth of Logistics Outsourcing: A Perspective of Third-party Logistics Providers in Pakistan
Authors: Shaiq Mohammad , Hassan Masood
Published: May 2020

Logistics outsourcing markets are globally expanding at a breakneck pace. Like other industries, the demand and supply forces of the logistics service industry are also affected by external determinants. The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the behavior patterns of Logistics Outsourcing Market (LOM) in Pakistan in contrast to global demand and supply patterns of the logistics industry and find out the major factors, drivers and obstacles which impact the growth of logistics outsourcing in Pakistan. For statistical analysis, this study solely relied upon the perspective of logistics service providers. A sample of 180 logistics service providers was surveyed to gather information through a semi-structured questionnaire. Results confirmed that the behavior of the logistics outsourcing market in Pakistan is tilted towards local business needs and customer demands. Statistical analysis also proved that, as far as the growth of logistics market is concerned, the internal industry factors along with national business environment have more impact on the growth of logistics outsourcing than global drivers and challenges.
Evaluation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Glued Bamboo: A Review
Authors: Yang Guosong , Ye Chunle , Ye Honghong
Published: May 2020

The use of glued bamboo (GB) in structural engineering is growing interest in the construction industry, as it is a kind of natural material with strong regenerative ability. In addition, the utilizing of GB can reduce the demand for concrete, a possible way to decrease the destruction to natural environment and the consumption of fossil energy. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis on the properties of GB based on the experimental data available in the published researches. Some important physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of GB are discussed. It can be concluded that, at present, more emphasis has been given to study the mechanical property and gluing performance of GB. By analyzing existing research results, this paper provides some recommendations for future research.
Competition and Profitability of Banks: Empirical evidence from the Middle East & North African (MENA) Countries
Authors: Moudud-Ul-Huq Syed , Halim Md. Abdul , Biswas Tanmay
Published: May 2020

This paper uses generalized method of moments (GMM), Least Squares (LS) and Generalized Linear Model (GLM) to examine the impact of competition on profitability of banks and Stochastic Frontier approach (SFA) is used to estimate of cost efficiency. We have used an unbalanced panel dataset from a sample of emerging economic MENA countries over the period between 2011 and 2017. We find out that have a significant and negative impact of competition on profitability of banks. The empirical findings of this study suggest that MENA banks should more improve the process of managing and monitoring the loan segment business ; the result which reducing in the level of credit risk which leads to higher profitability  ii) MENA banks should shrink higher level of banking sector development. iii) MENA banks should make full conduct of available funds to engage in various natures of businesses; if there is an issue of insolvency, robust government support would give protection to MENA banks. Finally, it also provides some compulsory policy implications which will be very beneficial for a wide range of stakeholders.
Nexus Between Financial Liberalization, Balance Of Payment And Economic Growth In Nigeria
Authors: Dastu Danladi Jonathan , Vincent Faweya Kolapo
Published: May 2020

The objectives of this paper are to examine the nexus between financial liberalization, balance of payment and economic growth in Nigeria. The scope of this study due to data availability, especially on measures of balance of payment, covers the period of 1986-2017. This study adopts econometrics techniques of analysis by using Panel Unit Root Tests and Co-integration analysis which is used to determine the long run relationship among economic variables. To test the co-integration relationship this study followed the methodology proposed by Pedroni (1991) who extends the Engle and Granger (1987) two step procedure to heterogeneous panel data framework. The study adopts annual time series secondary data for the period of 1986 to 2017. Balance of payment, Official Exchange Rate, Inflation rate (%), Balance of trade, Trade openness, Real Gross Domestic Product growth, and Term of Trade, all data used were obtained from the World Development Indicators. The findings of this study revealed that an increase in exchange rate,interest rate, inflation rate, and trade openness have negatively affect economic growth. Hence, changes or movements in these variables do not necessarily prompt the liberalization decision in the real sector. Therefore, the need to address balance of payment is important, in accordance with the low rate of development in Nigeria. We therefore, recommend that government should monitor both Fiscal and Monetary policies’ variables that can signiﬁcantly inﬂuence economic growth in Nigeria.That is, adequate balance of payment that can encourage appropriate financial liberalization should be put in place with, Official Exchange Rate, Inflation rate (%), Balance of trade, Trade openness.
Stock Market Measures and Market Performance
Authors: Liyanapathirana B. J. , Ranasinghe R.P.K. C.M.
Published: May 2020

Sri Lanka is considered a highly fluctuating economy in the South Asian region. It is vital to understand the behavior of economy in order to obtain the maximum benefit. Stock market can be considered as one of the key influencers to the economy whereas the behavior of the stock market would highly define the behaviors of the overall economic system. It is required to identify the stock market measures and their contribution for the market development in order to identify the influence of stock market.The immense importance of its actions on the market performance leads to find more about the stock market’s measures. This research contains the evidence of the study conducted to identify the development of the stock market along with the behavior of the stock market measures such as all share price index, market capitalization, dividend yield, price to earnings ratio and shares traded equity.  All of these variables were used to obtain a model to describe and predict performance of stock market over the time.This study is based on the secondary data obtained from the CSE (Colombo Stock Exchange). A trend analysis was conducted for each series of data and results were used for the analysis carried on from there. Unit root test was performed to ensure the stationarity of the data. Then, a time series regression model and Granger causality tests were used to identify the relationship between the measures of stock market. Major finding of the study depicts that all the measures of the stock market have influences on the stock market development except for the dividend yield. These findings are useful in the process of decision making in many aspects.
Antecedents of Microblogging Users' Purchase Intention Toward Ce-lebrities' Merchandise: Perspectives of Virtual Community and Fan Economy
Authors: Yang Aoyi , Shim KyuJin
Published: May 2020

Over the last few decades, cross-fertilization between marketing and fan-dom studies in a mediated world has been rare, hindering the knowledge development for marketing practitioners in the Chinese fan economy context. The purpose of this study is to find and establish a conceptual framework that includes Online Interaction (OI), Parasocial Relationships (PSR) and virtual fan communities on Weibo, and how these contributory factors embedded in the interplay process of digital fandom practices in terms of enhancing fans’Purchase Intention (PI) and media consumption behaviours toward the celebrities’ merchandise. Using an online survey instrument, this research collected 294 completed responses from fans who had online interactions with celebrities and engagement of virtual fan communities on Weibo. Key results and findings provided a clear framework of four antecedents based on the conceptual model and indi-cated that the high intensity of OI led to higher levels of the perception of PSR and the Sense of Virtual Community (SOVC). Increased PSR and the SOVC can be seen as significant positive predictors of the PI (a part of consumer identity construction as a fan) also. This study revealed the underlying mechanism of an emerging marketing genre, also provide use-ful implications of audiences’digital marketing practices for marketers, celebrities and policymakers.
Solving the Problem of Silicon Dioxide Melting Based on Deviation Model
Authors: Sun Yuhan , Huang Na , Yu Jie
Published: May 2020

In order to reveal the dissolution behavior of iron tailings in blast furnace slag, we studied the main component of silica in iron tailings. First, edge contour features need to be established to represent the melting process of silica. We choose shape, perimeter, area and generalized radius as objects. By independently analyzing the influence of these four indexes on the melting rate, the area and shape were selected as the characteristic parameters of the edge contour of the silica particles. Then, the actual melting rate of the silica is estimated by the edge contour feature index. Finally, we can calculate the melting rate of the first second of three time periods of 0.00010312mm3/s, 0.0002399mm3/s, 0.0000538mm3/s.
Bio-fuel Production From Carbondioxide Gas Using S. elongatus PCC 7942 from Cyanobacteria
Authors: Sponza Delia Teresa , Doğanx Cansu
Published: May 2020

The scope of this study, is  1-butanol production from CO2 with S. elongatus PCC 7942 culture. The yields of 1-butanolproduced/CO2utilized have been calculated. The maximum concentration of produced 1- butanol is 35.37 mg/L and 1-butanolproduced/CO2utilized efficiency is 92.4. The optimum operational conditions were  30°C temperature, 60 W intensity of light, pH= 7.1, 120 mV redox potential, 0.083 m3/sn flow rate with CO2 and 0.5 mg/l dissolved O2 concentration. Among the enzymes on the metabolic trail of the production of 1-butanol via using S. elongatus PCC 7942 cyanobacteria. At maximum yield; the measured concentrations are 0.016 µg/ml for hbd; 0.0022 µg/ml for Ter and 0.0048 µg/ml for AdhE2. The cost analyses necessary for 1-butanol production has been done and the cost of 1 litre 1-butanol has been determined as maximum 1.31 TL/L.
Effects of canopy closure on photosynthetic characteristics of Ilex latifolia Thunb. in Phyllostachys pubescens forests
Authors: Gao Jianshuang , Zhuang Shunyao , Qian Zhuangzhuang
Published: May 2020

Plantation under the forest is a good way of agroforestry, but the canopy closure has a great influence on understory herbs’ growth. In the study, different canopy closures of Phyllostachys pubescens forests were set up to explore its influence on the growth of Ilex latifolia Thunb. The photosynthetic characteristics of Ilex latifolia leaves under different canopy closures were determined by Li-6400 portable photosynthetic system. The results showed that the net photosynthetic rate curve of Ilex latifolia leaves of T1 (canopy closure of 0.56) was bimodal with an obvious "midday depression" phenomenon, while the net photosynthetic rate curves of T2 (canopy closure of 0.72) and T3 (canopy closure of 0.86) were unimodal. The results of light response curve showed that the photosynthetically active radiation and transpiration rate reduced with the increasing of canopy closures. The photosynthetically active radiation, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and net photosynthetic rate of Ilex latifolia leaves of T2 were higher than those of T3. Although the net photosynthetic rate of T2 was lower than that of T1, it had no obvious photo-inhibition which affected plant growth. Overall, the canopy closure of 0.72 was more suitable for the growth of Ilex latifolia. The herb plantation in the bamboo forest should be considered with the canopy closure for a better growth.
Insect Pests Control of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) by Using Plant Aqueous Extracts in Korhogo Area (Northern Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa)
Authors: Kone Mouhamadou , Coulibaly Drissa , Tuo Yalamoussa , Ginette Able Marie Charlene
Published: May 2020

In this study, we monitored for the impact of three aqueous extracts of plants (Azadirachta indica, Hyptis suaveolens and Solanum lycopersicum) on insect pests abundance in okra (Albermochus esculentus L.) crop, compared to a synthetic chemical « SAUVEUR 62 EC », having as active ingredients, acetamiprid 32g/l and Lambda-cyhalothrin 30g/l. Foliar applications by these extracts were done using manual sprayers. After treatment, the insects were caught using two methods (pitfall traps and colored bowls traps). A total of 6505 insects belonging to nine orders were recorded in four plots. The plot 1 (9 orders) was the most diverse, followed by the plot 3 (8 orders), the plot 2 and 4 (7 orders respectively). Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Orthoptera and Hemiptera were the most frequents. The chemical treatment has impacted significantly the number of orders (p < 0.05) but, the insect abundance was impacted significantly by the different biological treatments (p < 0.05). This study showed that the aqueous extract of Solanum lycopercicum was more effective on the abundance of pests belonging to Hemiptera, while the aqueous extracts of Azadirachta indica and Hyptis suaveolens were effectives on the abundance of pests belonging to Coleoptera. The chemical treatment was effective on the pests belonging to both orders.
Urban Design Embracing the Wind Environment: Bezigrad Neighbourhood Case Study in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Authors: Lavtižar Kristijan
Published: May 2020

Urban climate is considered one of the most important environmental criteria in urban planning, since it significantly affects the project and its placement in the space. Climate conditions are central to the study, with winds in the urban environment, their direction, intensity and changes taken into consideration designing the new interventions in space. The results of the case study were applied to the project with the intention of supporting and guiding the urban design in order to improve the comfort and quality of the environment. In this article, I explore the question of how individual morphological models affect the micro- and macroclimate conditions.The initial urban solution of the Novi Bezigrad neighbourhood is presented as a realistic model project responding to the existing urban and architectural practices and legal provisions. The project was tested in a computer model and was analysed in terms of the positive and negative effects of its impact on the wind in the planning area and the wider area in the surrounding area. The final urban design derives from the results of wind analysis.
Human Development from the Perspective of Ecology
Authors: Zhao Guiying
Published: May 2020

The pursuit of the liberation of all mankind and the comprehensive development of human freedom is the theme of all marxist theories.Marx in the criticism of classical political economics "abstract", to the whole history of the definition of "general", found the abstract "general" of the people behind the objective existence and state of development, so as to clearly indicate the relationship between man and nature of human development has experienced on the basis of the nature of the dependence on one stage, gradually from natural objects depends on the stage and with the natural fusion of freedom comprehensive stage, and the concrete connotation of man's free overall and implementation path.
Penerapan Metode Smart Dalam Menentukan Obat Demam Terbaik Di Kota Pematangsiantar
Authors: Maulana Ahmad , Solikhun S , Lubis Muhammad Ridwan
Published: May 2020

Fever is a condition when body temperature exceeds 37° C caused by disease or inflammation. And usually people from the lower middle class who have a fever, will look for a cure for fever in the nearest warung, pharmacy or minimarket. But still confused to know which brand of fever medicine is right. This study aims to help users of cold medicine brands in ranking which drug brand is the best. The method used in this research is Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique. With this algorithm can optimize the problems that exist in my thesis assignment.
Aplikasi Mobile Wallet Menggunakan Teknik Personal Financial Management (PFM) Pendukung Kecerdasan Bisnis
Authors: Nasution Rahmad Syah, M. K. M , Nababan Erna Budhiarti , Efendi Syahril
Published: May 2020

Technology plays an important role so that the education system continues to move dynamically and innovatively. In this research, Fintech uses personal financial management (PFM) which can provide analysis of personal financial analysis, personal financial health assessment, and financial product recommendation services consisting of investment products, insurance and tools to monitor and control the level of expenditure to match planning. target customer finances, and provide online payment services that can help in the payment process that is easier, more flexible, and faster. Fintech is presented in the form of Android-based cellular payments.
STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATING NARRATIVE TEXT FROM ENGLISH INTO INDONESIA AT GRADE VIII OF SMP NEGERI 9 PEMATANGSIANTAR
Authors: Pasaribu Basariya , Herman Herman , Hutahaean David Togi
Published: May 2020

This research was intended to find out kinds of students difficulties in translating narrative text from English into Indonesia of SMP Negeri 9 Pematangsiantar. Therefore, the researcher formulated a question as the problem. As follows: “What are the students difficulties in translating narrative text from English into Indonesia of SMP Negeri 9 Pematangsiantar?” The researcher was used qualitative design. To answer the problem, the researcher used grade eight students of SMP Negeri 9 Pematangsiantar as the population and used 31 students as the sample, they were VIII-1. The instrument of the research of this research was narrative text. The data were collected by using record video of mobile phone then to be analyzed the result of students’ translation and correction. The research finding showed that students were difficulties in translating narrative text from English into Indonesia. The highest number of students’ difficulty is tense (32%). The second most difficulties faced by students is sentence (25,4%). The third difficulty is phrase (16,6%). The fourth is clause (15,4%). The fifth difficulty is attribute (8,2%). And the last is indefinite article (2,4%). It can be conclude that students have difficulties in translating narrative text from English into Indonesia is tense, not sentence, phrase, clause, attribute, and article indefinite.
MOBILE ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING: INCREASING STUDENTS’ READING INTEREST TROUGH E-BOOK
Authors: Narulita Mahendra Faradilla Fatich
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this article is to review theories and previous studies about the potential offered by e-Book to increase students’ interest in reading. In Indonesian context, where English serves as a foreign language, the problem is the students tend to have low reading habits. According to PISA, by the level of literacy in Indonesia ranks the second lowest from 61 countries. Another fact shows that Indonesia is the country with the fourth largest active smartphone users in the world after China, India and America.one of the alternative ways to deal with this problem is that students must be directed to read text on the screen through online application like e-Books. This article then will discuss deeper about the theory of reading and e-Book, the reason why using e-Book as media of learning reading and how to use e-Book in reading class. Some previous research highlighting the effect of e-Book on the students’ reading interest and how e-Book can increase students’ reading interest will be the next discussion. This paper finally presents conclusion and pedagogical implication as the closing remarks.
GAMIFICATION TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING ENGLISH
Authors: Nikmah Hadirotun -
Published: May 2020

ABSTRACT

This paper aim to review some theories and previous studies on the application of game-based learning platform to improve students’ engagement in learning English. Learning English is crucial and is not negotiable in an Industry 4.0 era to communicate and to collaborate globally. In fact, not a few students find it difficult and lack of enthusiasm in learning English. One of the major problems is the teaching method which is less interesting and tends to be boring. Therefore, one of the solutions to resolve this problem is through the implementation of gamification. One of the most well-known employed gamification tools is Kahoot. Kahoot is one of the most used application to impove students’ engagement in learning English. Kahoot is a free game-based learning platform that can be used by teachers and students. Hence, this paper will describe at first the challenges in teaching English language in digital era. Further, it discusses the theory of gamification in education, advantages of gamification, the description of Kahoot, advantages of using Kahoot and how to apply Kahoot in English classroom. Some previous research highlighting the effect of using Kahoot on the students’ engagement in learning English is the main point covered next. The last part of this paper will present conclusion and pedagogical implication as a closing note.

Keywords : gamification, Kahoot, students’ engagement
Integrating Peer – Teacher Corrective Feedback in Writing Instruction in a Private Teachers College in Nagekeo – East Nusa Tenggara
Authors: Kita Ngatu Simon Petrus
Published: May 2020

This article aims at describing the process of applying the model of integrating peer-teacher corrective feedback in order to improve writing instruction in one of private teachers colleges in Nagekeo – East Nusa Tenggara. The research was designed by employing a Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was conducted within two cycles. The process of the research embraced a preliminary reflection, planning, actions, observations, and reflections. The research was conducted in one of the private teachers college in Nagekeo – East Nusa Tenggara and the participants of the study were the second semester students of English Study Program. They consisted of six students. The data were collected through a preliminary observation, interviews, writing tests, and field notes.  The research was guided by several prominent studies under the issues of corrective feedback. Based on the data obtained, this study has identified that the implementation of peer – teacher corrective feedback improved the writing instruction in one of the private teachers college in Nagekeo – East Nusa Tenggara.
Bossting Indonesia's Tourism Sector to be Competitive
Authors: Joanita Regina
Published: May 2020

Tourism is one of the main sectors expected by the government to be a source cover for the country's deficit. Even though the role play is big, it is still difficult to reach the target of tourists visiting Indonesia, both domestic and foreign tourists. This is because of the lack of promotion, the price of domestic admission tickets and the limited number of airline tickets.
Antivirals against human and animal Coronaviruses: different approach in SARS-CoV-2 treatment
Authors: Santos Igor Andrade , Grosche Victória Riquena , Sabino-Silva Robinson , Jardim Ana Carolina Gomes
Published: May 2020

Coronaviruses (CoVs) is a group of viruses from Coronaviridae family which are able to infect human and animals, causing mild to severe disease. The recently emergence of SARS-CoV-2, worldwide classified as a pandemic disease represent a threat to global public health. Associated with the high transmissibility, the lack of vaccine and antivirals drugs demonstrates the need to develop novel therapies to treat infected patients. This review aims to summarize compounds from 2005 up to now with already described antiviral activity in vitro and in vivo to human and animal CoVs. These compounds may present as a source of molecules with potent biological activities which could be further investigated for their use as novel approaches against SARS-CoV-2.
Remote Viewing with and without controlled Out-Of-Body Consciousness
Authors: Pederzoli Luciano , Prati Elena , Ballati Arianna , Tressoldi Patrizio
Published: May 2020

Four participants, chosen for their experience in reaching an Out-of-Body state of consciousness via hypnotic induction, were asked to describe five different and unknown locations, at first using Remote Viewing conditions in an ordinary state of consciousness and then again using Remote Viewing in Out-of-Body state of consciousness. According to an assessment by two independent judges, the average percentages of information obtained in Remote Viewing were 55% for those correct and 35% for those wrong, while in Out-of-Body they were 54% and 35% respectively. The average percentage of identical information to both conditions was 14%. Furthermore, three out of four participants obtained a higher percentage of correct answers and a lower percentage of incorrect answers in the OB-RV condition.This study illustrates the possibility of also using Remote Viewing in an Out-of-Body state of consciousness that is induced and controlled via hypnosis to obtain accurate information about unknown locations in an unconventional way.
Standardized Measurement Error: A Universal Measure of Data Quality for Averaged Event-Related Potentials (v_r1)
Authors: Luck Steven J , Stewart Andrew X , Simmons Aaron Matthew , Rhemtulla Mijke
Published: May 2020

Event-related potentials (ERPs) can be very noisy, and yet there is no widely accepted metric of ERP data quality. Here we propose a universal measure of data quality for ERP research—the standardized measurement error (SME)—which is a special case of the standard error of measurement. Whereas some existing metrics provide a generic quantification of the noise level, the SME quantifies the data quality (precision) for the specific amplitude or latency value being measured in a given study (e.g., the peak latency of the P3 wave). It can be applied to virtually any value that is derived from averaged ERP waveforms, making it a universal measure of data quality. In addition, the SME quantifies the data quality for each individual participant, making it possible to identify participants with low-quality data and “bad” channels. When appropriately aggregated across individuals, SME values can be used to quantify the combined impact of the single-trial EEG noise and the number of trials being averaged together on the effect size and statistical power in a given experiment. If SME values were regularly included in published papers, researchers could identify the recording and analysis procedures that produce the highest data quality, which could ultimately lead to increased effect sizes and greater replicability across the field.
An Invitation to Act on the Value of Self-Care: Being a whole person in all that you do
Authors: Fiebig Julia H. , Gould Evelyn R. , Ming Siri , Watson Rebecca A.
Published: May 2020

The emergence of COVID-19 resulted in a sudden, unprecedented change in context that impacted the way behavior analysts live and work worldwide. Any rapidly shifting context requires behavioral flexibility, in addition to the acquisition of new skills and access to resources that foster resilience in the face of practical challenges and uncertainty about the future. Behavior analysts (particularly novice practitioners) may already be vulnerable to burn-out (Plantiveau et al., 2018), and in need of greater support to adopt protective self-care practices. Such practices will enable them to continue providing effective services to distressed families, while navigating their own challenges. This paper seeks to offer behavior analysts some tools and practices drawn from the work of contextual behavior scientists that can promote well-being and resilience. This includes strategies for clarifying and committing to an overarching value of self-care, acting congruently with personal and professional values across many domains of living, and practicing self-compassion in the process.
Large bowel obstruction due to splenic flexure volvulus: a case report
Authors: Adhikari Shankar , Thapa Bikas , Maharjan Narendra , Ghimire Bikal , Singh Yogendra Prasad
Published: May 2020

Splenic flexure volvulus is rare and results from congenital or postoperative laxity of splenic attachments. A 34 year old female presented with features of large bowel obstruction due to splenic flexure volvulus. She underwent laparotomy with detorsion and colopexy of the volvulus.
Macroscopic visual displacement of a polymer solution for enhanced oil recovery: Hele-Shaw cell experiments and computational simulation
Authors: De Santiago S. , Olivares-Xometl O. , Likhanova N. V. , Lijanova I. V. , Arellanes-Lozada P.
Published: May 2020

Numerous laboratory studies and field application tests have shown that polymer flooding is an effective method to improve the oil recovery by displacing residual oil after water flooding. In this work, a series of visual model displacement experiments was conducted in Hele-Shaw cells to determine the effectiveness of polymer flooding in homogeneous and fractured media with a fracture parallel or perpendicular to the flow direction. The matrix with parallel fracture to the flow direction presented a delay in the oil production process during water and polymer flooding with respect to the homogeneous medium and the one with perpendicular fracture, where the highest recovery numbers during waterflooding and polymer flooding were achieved for the medium with perpendicular fracture to the flow direction, reaching 56 % of cumulative oil recovery. The displacement results and multiphasic simulation show that the homogeneous medium is an attractive candidate for additional recovery application with polymer flooding after water ﬂooding when the oil production reached almost zero, although the production rate is lower than the one obtained for a porous medium with a fracture perpendicular to the flow direction.
A 1D kinetic model for cosmic microwave background comptonization
Authors: Sandoval-Villalbazo A.
Published: May 2020

This work presents a novel derivation of the expressions that  describe the distortions of the CMB curve due to the interactions between photons and the electrons present in dilute ionized systems. In this approach, a simplified a one-dimensional evolution  equation for the photon number occupation is applied  in order to describe the aforemationed interaction. This methodology allows to emphasize the physical features ot the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect and suggests the existence of links between basic statistical physics and complex applications involving radiative processes.
Synchronization of fractional-order Lü chaotic oscillators for voice encryption
Authors: García-Sepúlveda O. , Posadas-Castillo C. , Cortés-Preciado A. D. , Platas-Garza M. A. , Garza-González E. , S. Sanchez Allan G.
Published: May 2020

In this paper, the encryption improvement via modulation of the fractional order chaotic oscillators state variables, is presented. A network of N-coupled fractional order Lü chaotic oscillators, is synchronized. A voice message is encrypted via additive encryption, by using a state variable of the synchronized network. The selected state variable is modulated and used to encrypt the message again. The results are compared.
May 1968 and its Legacy
Authors: Steinmetz-Jenkins Daniel
Published: May 2020

Scholars, politicians and intellectuals continue to debate the meaning and legacy of 68 for today, as evidenced by the numerous conferences that took place in 2018 in light of the fiftieth anniversary of the May events. This special discussion in The Tocqueville Review emerged from such a conference, which took place on June 9, 2018 through the Center for Critical Democratic Studies at the American University of Paris. Four contributions by Wim Weymans, Dick Howard’s, Daniel Zamora, and Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins presented in this issue sought to reflect on the importance of the May events for democracy in Europe and North America fifty years after the fact.
Deepening Democracy Through Contestation? Lefort and Gauchet on May 1968 and its Legacy
Authors: Weymans* Wim
Published: May 2020

Which forms of contestation are beneficial for democracies, and which are not? This essay responds to this question by looking at writings on political contestation during 1968 by the French political theorist Claude Lefort. Although Lefort is now seen as a major theorist of democracy, I show that in 1968 he made almost no reference to democracy. Only from the 1970s onwards did he develop an elaborate theory of democracy that allowed him to better explain the role democracy and its symbolic principles could play in fostering contestation and also changed what he saw as proper forms of contestation. While in 1968 he had been enthusiastic about self-management and was critical of traditional structures, in the 1970s almost the reverse was true. This essay ends with a brief comparison with Gauchet, which shows that Lefort, unlike Gauchet, continued to believe that democracies need contestation to flourish. In spite of all the changes in his theory post-1968, Lefort thus held on to 1968’s spirit of contestation.
New Welfare Narratives in Italy: Risks and Supposed Virtues
Authors: Cataldi Laura , Cappellato Valeria
Published: May 2020

In Italy, for some years, a series of new terms, such as ‘Civil Welfare’, ‘Community Welfare’, ‘Welfare Society’, ‘Generative Welfare’, and ‘Second Welfare", have appeared in public discourse. These labels have different origins and traditions. However, all of them are reform narratives promoting ‘new’ welfare-mix solutions to ensure the sustainability of the social protection system in the face of the permanent austerity (Pierson 1998, 2001) and the crisis of the public welfare. Moreover, all of them are presented as recalibration strategies betting on coordination, integration, networking, and synergy’s capabilities of formal and informal components of the welfare system, reinforcing the role, not of the state, but of the other points of the so-called ‘welfare diamond’ (Ferrera, 2006): individuals and families, third sector, but also companies and market. The contribution aims to critically present the different narratives, highlighting their similarities and differences, and—above all—to discuss their implications. For this purpose, the promises to provide sustainable, flexible, and plural welfare solutions (Osborne, 2006), as well as the presumed advantages and the risks of what appears to be a strategy of delegation to the private sector, will be subject of careful evaluation.
Media Konsultasi Penyakit Kulit Pada Balita Menggunakan Metode Certainty Factor
Authors: Utari Sudi , Yudatama Uky , Pujiarto Bambang
Published: May 2020

The skin, which is the largest part  of the human body, is the body's first defense against bacterial and virus attacks. When the skin is exposed to the sun, dry weather, or bacteria, the reaction will spread to other parts of the body, and can even result in death if it is too late to be handled especially if the sufferers are children who are very vulnerable to disease. In this study an expert system was implemented to diagnose skin diseases in infants using the certainty factor method. certainty factor method is very suitable for expert systems that diagnose something that is uncertain. This system makes a diagnosis based on the symptoms felt by the user and then calculates certainty factors based on existing symptoms. Based on the test results by making comparisons between manual calculations and the one carried out by the system it is known that 90.22% of the diagnosis results get the same results so that the system is said to be suitable for use.