bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Awareness of the Tourism Brand Name of Plateau State Among Tourists
Authors: Gonap E. G , Gontul T.  K , Iirmdu T. O.
Published: February 2019

Brand naming is a potent marketing strategy/mechanism. Its awareness precedes consideration and trial which are all quite central to the success of any marketing outfit. They follow each other sequentially: awareness leads to consideration and consideration is later followed by trial or purchase/patronage. The goal of the study was to assess the awareness of tourists about the tourism brand name of Plateau State. The tourism slogan of Plateau State is ‘Home of Peace and Tourism.’ The study was undertaken in nine purposively selected tourist sites in the state in which 1,023 tourists were sampled and interviewed using both convenience and availability procedures. The study confirmed that Plateau State is very rich in tourist attractions, which if adequately planned, developed, managed and promoted will make her one of the leading tourist destinations in Nigeria. The state in her marketing strategy has coined an enchanting brand name as her tourism brand name. The result shows that the brand name is popular among tourists who saw meaning and sense in it from their experiences. They applauded the brand name, but a good number pointed to the fact that peace is too fragile and elusive in Plateau State. This should be addressed holistically to ensure that the brand name and its input are sustainable. It was surprisingly pointed out that the phenomenon of logo or symbol design and development which altogether goes with brand naming is completely ignored and there is need to do just that to make the branding of Plateau State as tourism destination holistic and complete.
The Place of Traditional Artists in the Preservation of Nigerian Art
Authors: Osuagwu Victoria N
Published: February 2019

Human beings have always left signs of their activities behind them. These signs take both tangible and intangible forms, including buildings, sites, sculptural works, antiquities, rock art paintings, belief systems, and traditions. The people of this millennium have recognized the remains of our fore-bears namely archaeological, architectural monuments, sites, and cultural works as an integral part of the cultural heritage of all humanity. They also recognized the fact that heritage is an invaluable source of information about the lives and activities of human beings and their artistic and technical capabilities over the centuries. The Nigerian Ancient Art Tradition which spans eight thousand years is a product of diverse artists from Dufuna, Nok, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Owo, Benin, Tada, etc. Also remarkable are the sculptural works created by late Susanne Wenger (an Austrian) and her New Sacred Art Movement in Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, which gave meaning to open spaces within the grove. This paper examines the role played by these artworks to project Nigeria to the global art world. The benefits to Nigeria and the global art traditions and recommendations on how to revive this dwindling economic resource will also be examined. The approach used was to study the artworks produced by some of these artists. Some of the findings were that the works were carefully done with suitable materials that have withstood climate change.
Insecurity in Agrarian Communities: Threats to Food Security in Nigeria in the 21st Century
Authors: Ezinwa Vincent Chi , Oguamanam Chidinma Chris
Published: February 2019

This paper examined how the herdsmen/farmers clashes across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria have grown, spread and intensified over the past decade and today poses a threat to food shortage and national survival. In the recent history of Nigeria, so many people have been killed, communities have been destroyed, and thousands of farmers and pastoralists have lost their lives and properties in the brutal and barbaric act of killings, massacre and attempt at ethnic cleansing and destruction. The evil act is not only continuously destroying livelihood but is also affecting and causing hunger, crisis, and posing challenges to agriculture, Agric-business, and small farmers, who are the drivers of the nation’s agricultural value chain. Herdsmen/farmers clash hinders government ability to provide training, chemicals and other products needed to improve crop yield. Farmers need peace and stability for them to go back to their farmlands. The study adopted the descriptive design. It drew upon primary and secondary sources. Primary sources include oral information and testimonies. Newspapers and magazines reports were also used in conjunction with official records in government publications. Secondary sources include relevant books. The researchers made use of the direct observation method. All the pieces of information so gathered were subjected to critical historical analysis.
ACTIVITY, IMBALANCE AND ADAPTATION RESPONSES OF FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF ORGANISM OF FOREIGN STUDENTS OF PEOPLES’ FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA IN MEGAPOLIS CONDITIONS
Authors: Kirichuk A A , Radysh I V , Chizhov A Ya
Published: February 2019

The identification of causation and incidence between the impact of environmental factors and changes in the human adaptive potential is one of the urgent tasks of ecological and biological monitoring. The aim: a comparative assessment of the state activity of functional systems, imbalance and the nature of adaptation reactions of the body in foreign students, students from Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Methods. The activity of the functional systems and the imbalance were determined by the method of electropuncture diagnostics (EPD) according to Y. Nakatani. 180 men-students (aged 18-22) of PFUR from Russia, CIS, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa were examined (30 people in each group). The nature of the adaptive reactions of the body was evaluated in 916 students by the method of L.H. Garkavi et al. To determine the adaptation reactions, 200 peripheral blood cells were analyzed. Results. It was found that the lower the average current and the higher the degree of imbalance in EPD in foreign students from different climatic and geographical zones, the more the percentage of unfavorable adaptation reactions is noted - correlation coefficients r = -0.9048 and r = +0.8989, respectively. Unfavorable adaptation reactions - acute stress, chronic stress and reaction of re-activation (AS, ChS, REA), to a greater degree reaction of extra activation, were more often observed in students from Africa and Latin America. Conclusions. The change in climatic, ecological, chronobiological and social conditions in foreign students is accompanied by a significant decrease in the energy potential, expressed by an imbalance in the activity of the body's functional systems and, accordingly, to a greater extent, by manifestations of adverse adaptive reactions-stress and reaction of re-activation. Revealing the dependence in change of climatic-ecological and social living conditions with a reliable deterioration in the indicators of the functional state of young people most clearly indicates the need for a purposeful correction of the adaptation potential in foreign students coming to study in the Moscow megapolis.
ANALYSIS OF CATEGORICAL VARIABLES USING R
Authors: Egoshin V L , Ivanov S V , Savvina N V , Kapanova G Z , Zhamaliyeva L M , Grjibovski A M
Published: February 2019

The article presents basic algorithms categorical data analysis using R package. Algorithms for the analysis of independent and non-independent nominal and ordinal data are presented.
Olasılıksal Yöntemler ile Türkçe Metinlerin Anlamsal Benzerliğinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: YILDIZTEPE Engin , Uzun Volkan
Published: February 2019

Text mining is the
process to deriving useful information from unstructured text data. During this
process, text mining uses statistical and mathematical methods. Major text
mining tasks include text categorization, text clustering, concept extraction,
document summarization, semantic similarity and author identification. In this study,
semantic similarity issues have been examined. Semantic similarity analysis
aims to determine semantic similarity between texts. Probabilistic latent
semantic analysis and latent Dirichlet allocation are probabilistic methods to
determine semantic similarity between texts. In this study, semantic analysis
using probabilistic latent semantic analysis and latent Dirichlet allocation
methods is examined. Also, an application which is conducted to analyze
semantic similarity and classify Turkish textual data chosen from different
news agencies is discussed. R statistical programming language and Matlab are
used in the application.
PENGARUH KEMAMPUAN VERBAL DAN PENYESUAIAN DIRI TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR FISIKA SISWA BERKEPRIBADIAN SANGUINIS DAN KOLERIS DI SMAN 1 BARAKA
Authors: SARDIA SARDIA , Saharuddin Andi
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ekspost fakto bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kemampuan verbal (X1) dan penyesuaian diri (X2) secara bersama-sama maupun secara parsial terhadap prestasi belajar Fisika (Y) pada masing-masing tipe kepribadian sanguinis dan koleris. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMAN1 Baraka . Instrumen yang digunakan adalah tes kepribadian, tes kemampuan verbal dan tes penyesuaian diri, serta dokumentasi nilai rapor semester yang telah dilalui. Untuk melihat pengaruh antara variabel-variabel bebas dan variabel terikat digunakan statistik regresi ganda. Selanjutnya analisis data digunakan bantuan SPSS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan verbal (X1) dan penyesuaian diri (X2) secara bersama-sama berpengaruh terhadap prestasi belajar Fisika (Y) pada masing-masing tipe kepribadian sanguinis dan koleris. Pada tipe kepribadiam sanguinis secara parsial kemampuan verbal berpengaruh positif terhadap prestasi belajar Fisika, sedangkan secara parsial penyesuaian diri tidak berpengaruh terhadap prestasi belajar Fisika. Pada tipe koleris secara parsial kemampuan verbal berpengaruh positif terhadap prestasi belajar Fisika begitupun juga dengan kemampuan penyesuaian diri.
PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN KONTEKSTUAL TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR PKN SISWA KELAS VIII SMP NEGERI 1 ULAWENG KABUPATEN BONE
Authors: Hasnidar Hasnidar
Published: February 2019

Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen yang terdiri dari dua kelompok dengan perlakuan yang berbeda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui (1) Hasil belajar siswa yang diajar menggunakan pembelajaran ekspositori, (2) Hasil belajar siswa yang diajar menggunakan pembelajaran kontekstual, (3) Pengaruh pembelajaran kontekstual terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Populasi penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII SMPN 1 Ulaweng   pada semester genap tahun ajaran 2015/2016 dan dipilih 2 kelas sebagai sampel dengan metode cluster purposive random sampling. Data penelitian dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis statistika deskriptif dan inferensial. Hasil analisis statistika deskriptif sebagai berikut: (1) Hasil belajar PKn  siswa yang diajar menggunkana pendekatan kontekstual berada pada kategori tinggi dengan rata-rata adalah 87.11 dengan standar deviasi adalah 3,19 dari skor maksimal 100, (2) Hasil belajar PKn siswa yang diajar menggunakan pendekatan ekspositori berada pada kategori sedang dengan rata-rata adalah 75.81 dengan standar deviasi adalah  4,65 dari skor maksimal 100.  Dari hasil analisis statistika inferensial, Fvalue < Ftable (2.494 < 3,98) sehingga H0 diterima atau tidak ada pengaruh secara signifikan pembelajaran kontekstual terhadap hasil belajar PKn  siswa. Observasi menunjukkan, ada beberapa faktor yang membuat pendekatan kontekstual tidak berjalan optimal yaitu guru tidak terbiasa  menggunakan pendekatan kontekstual dalam pembelajaran khususnya dalam menerapkan komponen pembelajarn pendekatan kontekstual. Guru mengalami kesulitan dalam mengelola waktu sehingga pelaksanaan komponen pendekatan kontekstual menjadi tidak maksimal. Hambatan dari faktor siswa yaitu siswa tidak terbiasa mengikuti proses pembelajaran yang menerapkan pendekatan konstekstual menyebabkan rendahnya partisipasi aktif siswa dalam pembelajaran.
The Contribution of English Gossip Magazine on Students’ Enthusiasm in Speaking Ability
Authors: Ismail Ismail
Published: February 2019

This current study sought to reveal the impacts of corpus-based activities on verb-noun collocation learning in EFL classes. This study was carried out on two groups – experimental and control groups- each of which consists of 15 students. The students were preparatory class students at School of English Department, STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. Before the treatment, a pretest was administered to both groups. The results of the pretest demonstrated that there was not significant difference between the control and the experimental group. Throughout the study, the experimental group was taught speaking through English Gossip Magazine materials taken from webzines, and the control group was taught through a conventional method. The results demonstrated that there is a statistically significant difference between experimental and control group in terms of the type of treatment, which signifies that English Gossip Magazine as a resource of learning material activities has a significant contribute on speaking development  in EFL classes.
Transformasi Sosial dalam Nilai-Nilai Pendidikan Islam di Kabupaten Sidenreng Rappang
Authors: Elihami Elihami , Firawati Firawati
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perubahan sosial dalam nilai-nilai pendidikan Islam. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif yang bersifat kausalitas. Populasi penelitian ini adalah masyarakat kabupaten Sidenreng Rappang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: Nilai atau sistem nilai yang dianut seseorang atau suatu masyarakat mempunyai beberapa karakteristik. Pertama, nilai merupakan hasil dari suatu proses intraksi manusia daslam kehidupannya. Dalam proses tersebut banyak faktor yang mempengaruhinya, baik faktor internal maupun eksternal. Kedua, nilai selalu berkaitan dengan kepentingan yang bersangkutan. Dengan demikian, nilai merupakan respon yang dibuat seseorang atau suatu masyarakat dengan bertitik tolak dari kepentingan masing-masing. Ketiga, nilai yang diyakini tersebut tidak selalu berada dalam tataran yang sama. Nilai memiliki hirarki. Ada nilai yang tertanam dalam pada pribadi seseorang, tapi ada pula yang tidak begitu dalam diyakininya. Karakteristik nilai yang ketiga ini ditentukan oleh karakteristik nilai yang pertama dan kedua. Keempat, nilai-nilai yang ada dalam sisten nilai tidak selamanya sejalan. Dalam situasi tertentu seseorang atau suatu masyarakat berhadapan dengan nilai yang bertolak belakang yang sama-sama dianutnya. Dalam posisi demikian, nilai mana yang dipilih itu ditentukan oleh karakteristik nilai pertama, kedua dan ketiga yang dimilki oleh subyek pengambil keputusan tersebut.
PENERAPAN TEKNIK MANAJEMEN DIRI DAPAT MENGURANGI KEBIASAAN PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK MAHASISWA STKIP MUHAMMADIYAH ENREKANG
Authors: Muliyadi Muliyadi , Yasdar M. , Sulaiman Fitriyani
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini dilakukan di STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang  dengan jumlah 8 orang. Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah Mahasiswa yang memiliki prilaku prokrastinasi akademik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) Gambaran  pelaksanaan teknik manajemen diri untuk mengatasi prokrastinasi akademik Maha Mahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. (2) Untuk mengatahui gambaran kebiasaan prokrastinasi Mahasiswa sebelum dan sesudah pelaksanaan teknik manajemen diri MahaMahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. (3) untuk mengetahui Penerapan teknik manajemen diri dapat mengurangi  kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik Mahasiswa MahaMahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. Subjek penelitian ini diberi perlakan untuk mengetahui bagaimana tingkat prokrastinasi akademik Maha Mahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang . Diakhir penelitian ini akan diberikan perlakuan untuk mengetahui penerapan teknik manajemen diri untuk mengurangi kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik MahaMahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. Instrumen pengukuran prokrastinasi akademik Mahasiswa ini berupa angket dan observasi. Teknik analisis  data statistik deskriptif. Hasil penelitian diperoleh (1) kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik Mahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang sebelum diberi penerapan teknik manajemen diri berada dalam kategori tinggi, namun setelah diberi teknik manajemen diri yang terdiri dari 4 sesi, maka tingkat prokrastinasi akademik Mahasiswa mengalami penurunan yaitu pada katagori rendah. (2) terdapatnya perbedaan tingkat kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik Mahasiswa sebelum dan sesudah diberi teknik manajemen diri menunjukkan bahwa penerapan teknik manajemen diri dapat mengurangi kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik Maha Mahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. (3) Melalui Penerapan teknik manajemen diri dapat mengurangi kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik Mahasiswa karena strategi ini dapat membantu Mahasiswa untuk membuat manajemen dalam dirinya sehingga para Mahasiswa dapat dengan mudah mengatur waktunya. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa penerapan teknik manajemen diri dapat mengurangi kebiasaan prokrastinasi akademik Maha Mahasiswa STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang.
IMPLEMENTASI KURIKULUM PAI 2013 PADA ANAK BERKEBUTUHAN KHUSUS DI SMPLB BHAKTI KENCANA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Muchtar Achmad Dahlan
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMPLB Bhakti Kencana Berbah Yogyakarta. Permasalahan yang dihadapi adalah berubahnya kurikulum menjadi kurikulum 2013. Saat ini hampir semua sekolah menerapkan Kuikulum 2013 baik itu sekolah pada umumnya, sekolah inklusi, bahkan sekolah luar biasa yang notabene mereka adalah anak-anak yang memerlukan perlakuan khusus dalam pembelajaran, Dengan demikian, penerapan kurikulum 2013 pada siswa berkebutuhan khusus perlu dikaji untuk memaksimalkan potensi peserta didik melalui perubahan Kurikulum 2013. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian lapangan (field research) yang bersifat kualitatif. Subyek penelitian adalah orang yang mampu memberikan informasi secara akurat serta terlibat lagsung dalam kegiatan penelitian dalam hal ini, Kepala Sekolah, Koordinator Bagian Kurikulum, dan Guru Mata Pelajaran PAI. Hasil Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: Pertama, SMPLB Bhakti Kencana telah menerapkan Kurikulum 2013 sejak tahun 2014, meskipun dalam penerapannya terdapat perubahan atau modifikasi pada beberapa aspek seperti, penyesuaian pada materi, metode, media, dan penilaian. Kedua, implementasi Kurikulum 2013 pada Mata Pelajaran PAI di SMPLB Bhakti Kencana dilihat dari beberapa aspek seperti, perencanaan (planning), pelaksanaan (actuating), dan penilaian (controlling). Pada aspek perencanaan yang digambarkan melalui RPP sudah sesuai dengan kurikulum 2013. Pada aspek pelaksanaan dilihat dari skenario pembelajaran, media pembelajaran, metode pembelajaran, dan penilaian hasil belajar. Pada aspek pelaksanaan dilihat dari skenario pembelajaran, semua prosedur seperti bertanya, mengamati dan menyimpulkan sesuai dengan Kurikulum 2013. Pada aspek media pembelajaran, beberapa media yang ditawarkan Kurikulum 2013 bisa diterapkan pada siswa berkebutuhan khusus seperti penggunaan smartphone, dan lain-lain. Tetapi untuk klasifikasi Tunagrahita penggunaan media untuk satu siswa bisa berbeda dengan siswa yang lain. Pada aspek metode pembelajaran, sebagian bisa diterapkan pada siswa berkebutuhan khusus meskipun mengalami penyesuaian. Pada aspek penilaian hasil belajar, beberapa bentuk penilaian seperti tes tertulis tidak bisa diterapkan pada siswa klasifikai tunagrahita. Ketiga, Problematika dalam implementasi Kurikulum 2013 di SMPLB Bhakti Kencana meliputi, cakupan materi yang belum dikhususkan bagi siswa berkebutuhan khusus, tawaran media dan metode belum dikuhususkan bagi siswa berkebutuhan khusus, dan pembuatan silabus dan RPP yang begitu banyak sehingga menyita waktu guru yang akan berimplikasi pada pembelajaran. Solusi yang dapat ditawarkan adalah, membangun komunikasi pada pihak penyelenggara dalam hal ini kemendibud, dan mengadakan pelatihan-pelatihan bersama dengan beberapa sekolah SLB.
Penerapan Teori Belajar Bloom dan Krathwohl dalam Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Kesebangunan pada Peserta Didik Kelas IX.A SMP Negeri 1 Duapitue
Authors: S Rustiani , Djafar Suarti
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (Classroom Action Research) yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar kesebangunan pada peserta didik kelas IX.A SMP Negeri 1 Duapitue Kabupaten Sidrap melalui Teori Belajar Bloom dan Krathwohl. Subjek penelitian ini adalah peserta didik kelas IX.ASMP Negeri 1 Duapitue Kabupaten Sidrap, yang berjumlah 20 orang yang terdiri dari 1 laki-laki dan 19 perempuan. Prosedur penelitian tindakan kelas ini dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Prosedur kerja penelitian setiap siklus berlangsung empat tahap, yaitu: (1) perencanaan, (2) pelaksanaan tindakan, (3) observasi, dan (4) refleksi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan memberikan tes dan pengamatan melalui lembar observasi. Data yang dikumpulkan dianalisis dengan analisis deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan hasil belajar kesebangunan padapeserta didik kelas IX.ASMP Negeri 1 Duapitue Kabupaten Sidrap setelah dilakukan proses pembelajaran melalui Teori Belajar Bloom dan Krathwohl yang ditandai dengan: (1) Meningkatnya skor rata-rata hasil belajar kesebangunan peserta didik yaitu 75,25 pada siklus I meningkat menjadi 90,25 pada siklus II, atau meningkat sebesar 15%. (2) Meningkatnya persentase ketuntasan hasil belajar peserta didik dari siklus I ke siklus II yaitu 65% menjadi 100% (tuntas secara klasikal). (3) Meningkatnya rata-rata persentase aktivitas peserta didik yang sesuai dengan proses pembelajaran dari siklus I sebesar 58,67% menjadi 67,67% pada siklus II, dan menurunnya aktivitas peserta didik yang tidak sesuai dengan pembelajaran yaitu sebesar 6,66% dari 23,33% pada siklus I menjadi 16,67% pada siklus II. Hal ini sejalan dengan semakin meningkatnya kemampuan guru dalam mengelola pembelajaran.
PENGARUH KECEMASAN BELAJAR MATEMATIKA, PERSEPSI SISWA TENTANG KETERAMPILAN MENGAJAR GURU, DAN IKLIM KELAS TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA MELALUI MOTIVASI BELAJAR PADA SISWA KELAS VIII SMP NEGERI DI TANA TORAJA
Authors: Djafar Suarti
Published: February 2019

The study aims at investigating the description and the influence of learning anxiety, students’ perceptions on teacher’s teaching skills, classroom climate, and learning motivation on learning outcomes of Mathematics. The study is an ex post facto with causality. The sample were 239 students of class VIII selected by employing proportional stratified random sampling. Data were collected using several instruments : (1) questionnaire of learning anxiety, (2) questionnaire of students’ perception on teacher’s teaching skills, (3) questionnaire of classroom climate, (4) questionnaire of learning motivation, and (5) test of learning outcomes. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics with SEM method. The results of the study reveal that (1) class VIII students at SMP in Tana Toraja have medium learning anxiety, students’ perception on teacher’s teaching skills is in high category, the classroom climate is in high category, learning motivation is in high category, and learning outcomes is in medium category, (2) the learning anxiety gives positive and significant influence (p = 0,379) on learning outcomes, (3) students’ perception on teacher’s teaching skills give positive and significant influence (p = 0,473) on learning outcomes, (4) classroom climate gives negative and significant influence (p=0,519) on learning outcomes, (5) learning anxiety gives positive but insignificant (p=0,9317) on learning outcomes through learning motivation, (6) students’ perception on teacher’s teaching skills give positive and significant influence (p=0,9447) on learning outcomes through learning motivation of students, (7) classroom climate gives negative and insignificant influence ((p=0,9015) on learning outcomes through learning motivation of students.
Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis Masalah dengan Pendekatan Saintifik Pada Pokok Bahasan Geometri untuk Peserta Didik SMA Kelas X
Authors: S Rustiani , Hafsyah Hafsyah , S Putriyani
Published: February 2019

This study was a research and development which aimed at developing and producing mathematics learning tool for Geometry learning which was valid, reliable, objective, and practical.The product expected from this study was the learning tools on the topic of Geometry which was valid (R>85%), practical ( observe = 2) , and effective (THB = 85,7%, students activity > 80%, and positive response 98,7%). The product was consisted of 8 components, namely (1) Lesson plan; (2) Text book; (3) Worksheet; (4) Evaluation test of learning tools; (5) Observation sheet of students activity; (6) Observation sheet on implementation of learning tool; (7) questionnaire of students respons; and (8) validation sheet. The development process of authentic evaluation instrument used the modification of 4-D Model from Thiagarajan.The tried out was conducted at SMAN 1 Enrekang to grade X students. The result of the study revealed that the development of authentic evaluation instrument for Geometry learning which was valid, reliable, objective, and practical. Suggestion for this study are (1) other researchers who are interested in developing this study should learn the limitation of this study and (2) the development of authentic evaluation instrument for Geometry learning should also develop other subject materials to assist teachers in evaluating student’s based on their competence.
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR BIOLOGI POKOKPEMBAHASAN SISTEM REPRODUKSI MANUSIA BERBASIS KONSTRUKTIVISME PADA SISWA KELAS XI SMA NEGERI 1BARAKA KABUPATEN ENREKANG
Authors: Aminullah Aminullah
Published: February 2019

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan (research and development) yang  mengacu pada model pengembangan  4-D atau model Thiagaraja yang terdiri dari empat tahap  yaitu tahap define (fendefenisian), design (perancangan), develop (pengembangan) dan desseminate (penyebaran. Dengan tujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran bagaimana cara pengembangan bahan ajar yang valid dan efektif. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI IPA2 SMA Negeri 5 Baraka tahun ajaran 2017/2018 yang berjumlah 33 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data penelitian dibagi atas dua yaitu instrumen pengujian kevalidan yang berupa angket dan instrumen pengujian keefektifan berupa lembar tes hasil belajar siswa, lembar observasi dan aktifitas siswa. Data yang telah diperoleh kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis data deskriptif. Berdasarkan uji coba kevalidan buku ajar yang dikembangkan berada pada kategori valid dengan nilai rata-rata semua aspek penilaian 3,14. Sedangkan penilaian untuk  hasil belajar siswa menunjukkan nilai rata-rata 87,18 %, jumlah siswa yang tuntas  pada proses pembelajaran adalah 29 orang atau sekitar 88% dan yang tidak tuntas sebanyak 4 orang atau sekitar 12%. Hal ini menandakan buku ajar yang dikembangkan efektif digunakandalam proses pembelajaran. Respon siswa lebih dari 50% memberikan respon positif terhadap buku ajar yang dikembangkan  serta berminat untuk mengikuti pembelajaran dengan pendekatan konstruktivisme. Sedangkan pengamatan Aktivitas siswa selama kegiatan pembelajaran sudah cukup baik. Dari hasil penelitian tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa buku ajar yang dikembangkan memenuhi kategori valid dan efektif.
Perbandingan Motivasi Belajar dan Hasil Belajar Biologi Materi Sistem Indera Melalui Strategi Pembelajaran Tandur dan Strategi Pembelajaran Ekspositori pada Siswa Kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar
Authors: Firdiani Dian
Published: February 2019

Perbandingan Motivasi Belajar dan Hasil Belajar Biologi Materi Sistem Indera Melalui Strategi Pembelajaran Tandur dan Strategi Pembelajaran Ekspositori pada Siswa Kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk 1)Mengetahui motivasi belajar melalui strategi pembelajaran TANDUR dan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar; 2) Mengetahui hasil belajar melalui strategi pembelajaran TANDUR dan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar; 3) Mengetahui perbedaan tingkat motivasi belajar melalui strategi pembelajaran TANDUR dan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu (Quasy Experiment). Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas XI IPA4 dan XI IPA5 SMA Negeri 8 Makassar semester ganjil tahun ajaran 2017/2018 yang berjumlah 71 orang, diperoleh dengan menggunakan Simple Random Sampling, kelas XI IPA5 diajar melalui strategi pembelajaran TANDUR dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 38 orang, sedangkan  kelas XI IPA4 diajar melalui strategi pembelajaran ekspositori dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 33 orang. Data yang telah diperoleh selanjutnya dianalisis dengan menggunakan teknik analisis deskriptif dan inferensial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan motivasi belajar kelas yang diajar melalui strategi TANDUR untuk kategori sangat rendah 7.89%, rendah 7.89%, sedang 57.89%, tinggi 26.33%, sedangkan motivasi belajar kelas yang diajar melalui strategi ekspositori untuk kategori rendah 51.53%, sedang 18.18%, tingg 18.18%, sangat tinggi 12.12%. Hasil belajar biologi materi sistem indera yang diajar melalui strategi TANDUR  untuk kategori amat baik 18.42%, baik 81.58%, sedangkan hasil belajar kelas yang diajar melalui startegi ekspositori unutk kategori amat baik 15.15%, baik 84.85%. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada perbedaan motivasi belajar melalui strategi pembelajaran TANDUR dan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar, dimana motivasi belajar siswa melalui strategi TANDUR lebih tinggi dibanding dengan strategi ekspositori dan ada perbedaan hasil belajar biologi materi sistem indera melalui strategi pembelajaran TANDUR dan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori siswa kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 8 Makassar, dimana hasil belajar dengan menerapkan strategi TANDUR lebih tinggi dibanding dengan penerapan strategi ekspositori.
Analisis Kemampuan Literasi Matematika dan Keterampilan Berpikir Mahasiswa Ditinjau dari Level Kemampuan Matematika dalam Pisa
Authors: Samsul Putriyani , Djafar Suarti
Published: February 2019

This research was a descriptive qualitative research which aims to describe the characteristics of the level of mathematics literacy skills and students' thinking skills in terms of the level of mathematical ability in PISA. Data collection methods used in this study were written tests and interviews. The main instrument of this study was the researcher himself who was assisted with assistive instruments in the form of PISA mathematics questions, and interview guidelines. The results showed that all subjects met the indicators of level 1 PISA math ability and were the highest level for Subject 2. So that the level of mathematical literacy ability in Subject 2 was at level 1 and thinking skills were in Low Order Thinking. Indicator of PISA mathematics ability level 6 was fulfilled by Subject 3 and Subject 4. So that the level of mathematics literacy ability in Subject 3 and Subject 4 was level 6 and thinking skills were at the High Order Thinking level.
Bilgi Sosyolojisi Açısından İstihbarat Kaynaklarının Tasnifi ve Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: AKMAN M. Kubilay
Published: February 2019

Genel anlamda bilgi sosyolojisi sosyolojinin doğuşu ve tarihi kadar geriye gider. Spesifik olarak bilimsel bilginin sosyolojisi (BBS) ise nispeten daha yeni, güncel bir alt-disiplindir. Bilgi sosyolojisi insan bilgisinin en geniş anlamda toplumsal olarak üretilmesi, korunması ve aktarılması üzerine odaklanır. BBS bilimsel araştırmaların, çalışmaların ve bilginin sosyolojik boyutlarını araştırır. Tarihsel ve toplumsal olarak yaşanan dönüşümler, coğrafi ve kültürel etkenler bilimsel faaliyetleri doğrudan veya dolaylı olarak etkiler. İstihbarat bir yönüyle özel, nitelikli bir bilgi türüdür. Öte yandan istihbarat çalışmaları güvenlik çalışmalarının bir alt disiplini olarak bilimsel bir metodolojiye sahiptir ve bilimsel bilgi üretir. Bu açılardan “istihbarat kaynakları” ve “istihbarat edinme yöntemleri” üzerine yapılacak olan bir analiz hem geniş anlamda bilgi sosyolojisinin hem de spesifik olarak BBS'nin konusu olacaktır.
İsrail'in Ulus-Devlet Yasası
Authors: ÇAKMAK Diren
Published: February 2019

Çalışmada, devletin karakterini Yahudi halkının ulus-devleti olarak belirleyen İsrail'in ulus-devlet yasası incelenmektedir. İsrail Parlamentosu'nun 19 Temmuz 2018'de kabul ettiği yasa hem takdir hem eleştiri ile karşılanmıştır. Kamuoyu yoklamalarına göre, İsrail toplumunun %60'ı yasayı desteklemektedir. İsrailli Araplar, yasanın ırkçı olduğunu ve azınlıklara karşı ayrımcılık içerdiğini ileri sürmektedirler. Muhalefet partisi liderleri yasanın İsrail Bağımsızlık Bildirgesi ile bağdaşmadığını savunmaktadırlar. Bildirgede İsrail topraklarında Yahudi Devletinin yeniden kurulmasının Yahudi halkının doğal hakkı olduğu ve İsrail Devletinin ülkesinde yaşayan herkese, din, ırk veya cinsiyet ayırt etmeksizin, sosyal ve siyasal haklarda eşitlik sağlayacağı ve İsrail Devletinin ülkesinde yaşayan herkesin din, vicdan, dil, eğitim ve kültür özgürlüğünü güvence altına alacağı yazılıdır. İsrail muhalefet partisi liderleri, Bildirge ile İsrail'in hem Yahudi hem demokratik bir devlet olarak kurgulandığını savunmakta ve İsrail hükümetini devletin Yahudi ve demokratik karakterleri arasındaki dengeyi bozmakla suçlamaktadırlar. Hükümet, yasanın muhaliflerinin Anti-Siyonist olduklarını savunmaktadır. İsrail ulus-devlet yasasının anlaşılmasının, Siyonizm ve demokrasi arasındaki ilişkiye dair tartışmaları yorumlamak bakımından önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Çalışma üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde yasanın içeriği açıklanmakta, ikinci bölümde yasanın Bildirge ile bağdaşıp bağdaşmadığı ele alınmakta ve üçüncü bölümde yasaya dair takdir ve eleştiriler değerlendirilmektedir. Çalışmanın İsrail siyasal hayatını anlamaya katkı sunması amaçlanmaktadır.
Zamansal Dilde Dışsal Referans
Authors: SEVİN Ayda
Published: February 2019

Referans çerçeveleri, nesneler arasındaki uzamsal ilişkileri belli bir perspektiften belirlemeye, tanımlamaya ve hesaplamaya yarayan zihinsel ve/ya dilsel koordinat sistemleridir (Bender vd., 2010, s.286; Bender vd., 2012, s.1; Bennardo, 2004, s.1; Majid vd., 2004, s.108). Bunun için sağladıkları temel strateji, uzamda konumlanmak istenen bir nesneden belli bir uzaklıkta bulunan ve ortamda öne çıkan diğer bir nesne seçmek, daha sonra da bu referans nesne üzerinden bir açı tanımlayarak bir arama alanı oluşturmaktır. Böylelikle, bir nesnenin konumu, diğerininki üzerinden belirlenebilmiş olur (Levinson, 2003, s.67) Evrensel olarak üç referans çerçevesi bulunduğu kabul edilmektedir (Levinson, 1996, 2003; Levelt, 1996; Tversky, 1996): Göreli referans çerçevesi, konuşucunun bakış açısını ve yönelimini temel almaktadır ve başına-ayaklarına, vücudunun önüne arkasına, sağına-soluna göre üç farklı doğrultuda olabilmektedir. İçsel referans çerçevesi, belli bir nesnenin ön-tanımlı içsel özelliklerini temel almakta ve eksenler bunlar üzerinden tanımlanmaktadır. Dışsal referans çerçevesinde ise, içinde bulunulan ortama ait belirgin özellikler eksenin doğrultusunu belirlemekte kullanılmaktadır (Carlson-Radvansky ve Logan, 1997, s.412). Temelde uzam alanıyla ilişkili olan 'referans çerçevesi' kavramını zaman alanına da uyarlayan çalışmalara alanyazında gittikçe daha çok rastlanmaktadır. Ancak bu çalışmalarda verilen dilsel örnekler son derece kısıtlıdır. Bu yazıda, söz konusu kısıtlılığın 'dışsal referans' alt türü için ne türden sorunlar ortaya çıkardığı ele alınmakta ve alternatif bakış açıları tartışılmaktadır.
PROCESS MAPPING AND FEASIBILITY OF IT´S PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Authors: MÚČKA MAREK ARENDARČÍK
Published: February 2019

This article deals with the process mapping which is applied as a tool improving the effectiveness of public administration. The aim is to summarize the theoretical learning and to propose the recommendations improving the existing status. The author summarizes the gained theoretical knowledge from the field where he focuses mainly on process classification and process management. Author performed a pilot NPS survey and analyses the key outcomes. As well he formulates the recommendations with the aim to drive the process improvement and optimization in the public sector.
Species at War? The Animal and the Anthropocene
Authors: Mussgnug Florian
Published: February 2019

Environmental politics has become inextricably entwined with planetary deep time. This article calls for a reconceptualization of the relation between humans and nonhuman nature. It rejects the ontological singularity of the human, either as a biological species (Homo) or as a planetary super-agent (Anthropos) and argues for a perspective centred on companionship and shared vulnerability. Animal philosophy serves here to counter a growing tendency to generalize and address the human species at large, in the singular. The cultural force of the animal, it is suggested, stems from a productive tension between the abstract singular (‘the Animal’) and the unique specificity of each particular nonhuman other. In the context of Anthropocene Studies, references to Anthropos follow a similar logic. The planetary future of humans cannot be deduced from any specific geopolitical context or expressed through universalizing categories. It must be understood, against the vertiginous backdrop of geological time, as a process of becoming: a complex set of material and semiotic practices shaping open-ended, transformative trajectories
High-Resolution Multisensor Remote Sensing to Support Date Palm Farm Management
Authors: Mulley Maggie , Kooistra Lammert , Bierens Laurens
Published: February 2019

Date palms are a valuable crop in areas with limited water availability such as the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, due to their hardiness in tough conditions. Increasing soil salinity and the spread of pests including the red palm weevil (RPW) are two examples of growing threats to date palm plantations. Separate studies have shown that thermal, multispectral, and hyperspectral remote sensing imagery can provide insight into the health of date palm plantations, but the added value of combining these datasets has not been investigated. The current study used available thermal, hyperspectral, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and visual Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images to investigate the possibilities of assessing date palm health at two “levels”; block level and individual tree level. Test blocks were defined into assumed healthy and unhealthy classes, and thermal and height data were extracted and compared. Due to distortions in the hyperspectral imagery, this data was only used for individual tree analysis; methods for identifying individual tree points using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) maps proved accurate. A total of 100 random test trees in one block were selected, and comparisons between hyperspectral, thermal and height data were made. For the vegetation index red-edge position (REP), the R-squared value in correlation with temperature was 0.313 and with height was 0.253. The vegetation index—the Vogelmann Red Edge Index (VOGI)—also has a relatively strong correlation value with both temperature (R2 = 0.227) and height (R2 = 0.213). Despite limited field data, the results of this study suggest that remote sensing data has added value in analyzing date palm plantations and could provide insight for precision agriculture techniques.
Development of Sakon Nakhon Rice Variety for Blast Resistance through Marker Assisted Backcross Breeding
Authors: Srichant Nawaporn , Chankaew Sompong , Monkham Tidarat , Thammabenjapone Petcharat , Sanitchon Jirawat
Published: February 2019

The Sakon Nakhon (SKN) rice cultivar is non-photosensitive, rich in aroma, and an excellent choice for cooking quality; which adapts well to both upland and lowland conditions. Furthermore, it has been adopted by Thailand’s sugarcane growers, as it has proved fit for an upland crop preceding the sugarcane cropping system. However, SKN is very susceptible to blast disease caused by Pyricularia oryzae. The purpose of this study was to breed SKN for blast resistance, using marker-assisted backcrossing, together with phenotypic selection. The breeding population was constructed by crossing the SKN (recurrent) with the RD6 introgression line (donor), which contained four blast resistant quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Franking microsatellite markers for blast resistance QTLs on chromosomes 1, 2, 11 and 12 were used for selection through BC2F2. Thirteen BC2F3 selected lines were evaluated under greenhouse conditions, and seven lines of BC2F4 were evaluated against blast, along with their agronomic traits, under field conditions (upland and lowland). SKN 39-10-19-29-12 and SKN 39-10-19-29-13 presented high resistance to leaf and neck blast; and were non-photosensitive, with the same agronomic traits as the SKN. This study successfully demonstrates the improvement of the recommended SKN variety blast resistance, while maintaining similar agronomic traits.
Antibiotic Resistance Can Be Enhanced in Gram-Positive Species by Some Biocidal Agents Used for Disinfection
Authors: Kampf Günter
Published: February 2019

Some biocidal agents used for disinfection have been described to enhance antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative species. The aim of this review was therefore to evaluate the effect of 13 biocidal agents at sublethal concentrations on antibiotic resistance in Gram-positive species. A MEDLINE search was performed for each biocidal agent on antibiotic tolerance, antibiotic resistance, horizontal gene transfer, and efflux pump. Most data were reported with food-associated bacterial species. In cells adapted to benzalkonium chloride, a new resistance was most frequently found to ampicillin (seven species), cefotaxime and sulfamethoxazole (six species each), and ceftazidime (five species), some of them with relevance for healthcare-associated infections such as Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis. With chlorhexidine, a new resistance was often found to imipenem (ten species) as well as cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and tetracycline (seven species each). Cross-resistance was also found with triclosan and ceftazidime (eight species), whereas it was very uncommon for didecyldimethylammonium chloride or hydrogen peroxide. No cross-resistance to antibiotics has been described after low level exposure to glutaraldehyde, ethanol, propanol, peracetic acid, octenidine, povidone iodine, sodium hypochlorite, and polyhexanide. Preference should be given to disinfectant formulations based on biocidal agents with a low or no selection pressure potential.
Liver Antioxidants in Relation to Beak Morphology, Gizzard Size and Diet in the Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Authors: Møller Anders Pape , Laursen Karsten , Karadas Filiz
Published: February 2019

Antioxidants in the liver are particularly abundant in capital breeders that rely on stored resources for egg production. Capital breeders like eider (hereafter common eider) Somateria mollissima have disproportionately large livers with low levels of coenzyme Q10 when compared to other bird species. Concentrations of total carotenoids and vitamin E in the livers of eiders were smaller than predicted for similarly sized bird species. Eiders with high body condition estimated as body mass relative to skeletal body size had high levels of total carotenoids and low levels of coenzyme Q10. The concentration of total carotenoids per gram of liver increased with age, and vitamin E and total carotenoids accumulated during the winter onwards from February to peak at the start of incubation in April. Total vitamin E, total carotenoids, and coenzyme Q10 per gram of liver decreased with increasing beak volume. The size of the empty gizzard increased with increasing liver mass but decreased with total carotenoids and coenzyme Q10. The main components of the diet were blue mussels Mytilus edulis (40%), draft whelk Nassarius reticulatus (27%), and periwinkle Littorina littorea (10%). The concentration of vitamin E increased with the number of razor clams Ensis sp. and draft whelks in the gizzard and the concentration of total carotenoids increased with the number of beach crabs Carcinus maenas. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that eiders are limited in their levels of antioxidants through food limitation. Furthermore, they imply that diet and morphological characters involved in food acquisition and processing are important determinants of the level of antioxidants in the liver.
Coded Excitation for Crosstalk Suppression in Multi-line Transmit Beamforming: Simulation Study and Experimental Validation
Authors: Tong Ling , He Qiong , Ortega Alejandra , Ramalli Alessandro , Tortoli Piero , Luo Jianwen , D’hooge Jan
Published: February 2019

(1) Background: Multi-line transmit (MLT) beamforming has been proposed for fast cardiac ultrasound imaging. While crosstalk between MLT beams could induce artifacts, a Tukey (α = 0.5)-Tukey (α = 0.5) transmit-receive (TT-) apodization can largely—but not completely—suppress this crosstalk. Coded excitation has been proposed for crosstalk suppression, but only for synthetic aperture imaging and multi-focal imaging on linear/convex arrays. The aim of this study was to investigate its (added) value to suppress crosstalk among simultaneously transmitted multi-directional focused beams on a phased array; (2) Methods: One set of two orthogonal Golay codes, as well as one set of two orthogonal chirps, were applied on a two, four, and 6MTL imaging schemes individually. These coded schemes were investigated without and with TT-apodization by both simulation and experiments; and (3) Results: For a 2MLT scheme, without apodization the crosstalk was removed completely using Golay codes, whereas it was only slightly suppressed by chirps. For coded 4MLT and 6MLT schemes, without apodization crosstalk appeared as that of non-apodized 2MLT and 3MLT schemes. TT-apodization was required to suppress the remaining crosstalk. Furthermore, the coded MLT schemes showed better SNR and penetration compared to that of the non-coded ones. (4) Conclusions: The added value of orthogonal coded excitation on MLT crosstalk suppression remains limited, although it could maintain a better SNR.
Publicly Verifiable Spatial and Temporal Aggregation Scheme Against Malicious Aggregator in Smart Grid
Authors: Zhang Lei , Zhang Jing
Published: February 2019

We propose a privacy-preserving aggregation scheme under a malicious attacks model, in which the aggregator may forge householders’ billing, or a neighborhood aggregation data, or collude with compromised smart meters to reveal object householders’ fine-grained data. The scheme can generate spatially total consumption in a neighborhood at a timestamp and temporally a householder’s billing in a series of timestamps. The proposed encryption scheme of imposing masking keys from pseudo-random function (PRF) between pairwise nodes on partitioned data ensures the confidentiality of individual fine-grained data, and fends off the power theft of n-2 smart meters at most (n is the group size of smart meters in a neighborhood). Compared with the afore-mentioned methods of public key encryption in most related literatures, the simple and lightweight combination of PRF with modular addition not only is customized to the specific needs of smart grid, but also facilitates any node’s verification for local aggregation or global aggregation with low cost overhead. The publicly verifiable scenarios are very important for self-sufficient, remote places, which can only afford renewable energy and can manage its own energy price according to the energy consumption circumstance in a neighborhood.