bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT
Authors: AMIRUDDIN
Published: August 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelaksanaan prinsip-prinsip good governance terhadap kinerja pelayanan publik pada harus lebih berorientasi pada tujuan paradigma pemerintahan yang didasarkan pada pendekatan manajemen baru, baik secara teori maupun praktis. Secara bersamaan, paradigma dari tujuan pemerintahan diharapkan dapat menghilangkan praktek bahwa birokrasi Weberian adalah negatif seperti struktur birokrasi hierarkhikal yang menghasilkan biaya operasional lebih mahal (ekonomi biaya tinggi) daripada manfaat yang diperoleh, prevalensi birokrasi, kurangnya inisiatif dan kreativitas aparatur, pertumbuhan mediokratis budaya (sebagai lawan dari budaya meritokratis) dan in-efisiensi. Oleh karena itu, institusi pelayanan publik dapat dilakukan oleh pemerintah dan organisasi non-pemerintah. Jika pemerintah, organisasi birokrasi pemerintah adalah garis depan organisasi (jalan birokrasi tingkat) terkait dengan pelayanan publik. Jika non-pemerintah, kemudian membentuk organisasi partai politik, organisasi keagamaan, lembaga swadaya masyarakat dan organisasi masyarakat sipil yang lain. Siapapun pelayanananya bentuk kelembagaan, hal yang paling penting adalah bagaimana memberikan bantuan dan kemudahan kepada masyarakat dalam rangka memenuhi kebutuhan dan kepentingan.
Cargo, wish you were here
Authors: Le Tam-Tri
Published: August 2022

The value recognition in the cases of cargo cults is subjectively rational and driven by survival desires.
PERAN BIROKRASI DAN DEMOKRASI TERHADAP PELAYANAN PUBLIK
Authors: Afdal Eka Anugrah
Published: August 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperdalam wawasan tentang Birokrasi dan Demokrasi dalam Pelayanan Publik Pemerintah. Akan cukup rumit jika subjeknya berkaitan dengan birokrasi dan berkaitan dengan demokrasi, sehingga perlu dipikirkan secara serius untuk mempertimbangkan dan mengevaluasi akibat yang terjadi dan diakibatkan oleh tindakan pejabat dalam konteks ini, demokrasi perlu ditingkatkan. Apapun bentuk negaranya, pelayanan publik menjadi alat pemerintah dalam mewujudkan wellfare state atau kesejahteraan warganya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survey kepustakaan. dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengaruh Birokrasi dan Demokrasi dalam pelayanan publik cukup kompleks dan cukup rumit
PARTISIPASI BIROKRASI POLITIK TERHADAP UPAYA PEMBERANTASAN KORUPSI DI INDONESIA
Authors: Ilmi Nur
Published: August 2022

Operasionalisasi pemberantasan korupsi harus dilakukan secara komprehensif, integral, dan holistik. Komitmen penegak hukum dalam menjalankan penegakan hukum dengan tegas, konsisten, dan terpadu merupakan langkah penting agar mampu menghasilkan penegakan hukum yang berkeadilan, memberikan kepastian hukum, dan kemanfaatan bagi masyarakat. Langkah-langkah tersebut dapat ditempuh melalui pengenaan sanksi yang yang terberat bagi pelaku korupsi, baik sanksi pidana, denda, uang pengganti, pembuktian terbalik diakumulasikan dengan tindak pidana pencucian uang (tppu), dibarengi dengan pemberian sanksi sosial. Hal ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kepercayaan masyarakat, investor, harga diri bangsa, serta menimbulkan efek jera, mencegah calon koruptor, mengoptimalkan pengembalian uang negara atau rakyat serta memberikan dampak positif lainnya
Obituary: Zoltán Dörnyei (1960–2022)
Authors: Al-Hoorie Ali H. , Hiver Phil
Published: August 2022

Professor Zoltán Dörnyei (1960–2022) was a Hungarian-born applied linguist who had an immense impact on the field of second language acquisition including individual differences and motivation and attitudes. Besides these substantive contributions, he also educated generations of applied linguists about research methodology through his now classic research methodology books Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methodologies (Dörnyei, 2007) and Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and Processing (Dörnyei, 2010). This impact saw him deservedly listed as one of the most important and influential leaders in applied linguistics (de Bot, 2015).
MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS VI SD SHINNING STARS TIMIKA TAHUN PELAJARAN 2021/2022 PADA MATERI LINGKARAN DENGAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN CTL (CONTEXTUAL TEACHING and LEARNING
Authors: Ali Johanis Pao
Published: August 2022

Puji syukur saya panjatkan kehadirat TUHAN YESUS KRISTUS yang telah melimpahkan rahmat dan karunia-Nya, sehingga penulisan Laporan Penelitian dan pengabdian masyarakat dapat diselesaikan tepat pada waktunya.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan (1) bagaimana meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa kelas VI sd shinning stars timika tahun pelajaran 2021/2022 pada materi lingkaran dengan model pembelajaran ctl (contextual teaching and learningPada kesempatan ini, peneliti menyampaikan penghargaan setinggi-tingginya dan mengucapkan terima kasih yang sebesar-besar kepada Yth. Ketua Lembaga Penelitian STKIP Terang bangsa Timika. dan Ketua STKIP Terang bangsa berserta segenap pimpinan STKIP Terang bangsa yang telah memberi masukan dan saran Sebagai Pembahas Utama dalam Penelitian pengabdian masyarakat dan Hasil Penelitian yang diselenggarakan oleh Lembaga Penelitian STKIP Terang bangsa Timika.Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat memberikan masukan kepada segenap stakeholder tentang solusi atas permasalahan yang berkembang di Kabupaten Mimika
Language Network Dysfunction and Formal Thought Disorder in schizophrenia
Authors: Palaniyappan Lena , Homan Philipp , Alonso Sanchez Maria Francisca
Published: August 2022

BackgroundPathophysiological inquiries into schizophrenia require a consideration of one of its defining features: disorganisation and impoverishment in verbal behaviour. This feature, often captured using the term Formal Thought Disorder, still remains to be one of the most poorly understood and often understudied dimensions of schizophrenia. AimIn this review, we consider the various challenges that need to be addressed for us to move towards mapping FTD (construct) to a brain network level account (circuit). This construct-to-circuit mapping goal is now becoming more plausible than it ever was, given the advent of tools providing objective readouts of human speech. ConclusionsWe suggest that any comprehensive pathophysiological model of schizophrenia must satisfactorily account for the onset and persistence of FTD and address the nature of Language Network dysfunction in this illness. To this end, we consider the need for phenotype refinement, robust experimental designs, informed analytical choices and suggest specific steps that can be taken towards the deciphering the neural mechanisms underwriting FTD, and the translational promise of improved interpersonal communication and reduced social disability.
Application Areas of Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors: Sehar Amna , Kiran Huma
Published: August 2022

Application Areas of Wireless SensorNetworks
A Survey on Machine Learning Approaches For IOT Device Security
Authors: Lulwani Mumta
Published: August 2022

A Survey on Machine Learning Approaches For IOTDevice Security
Penerapan reinventing government(kewirausahaan birokrasi) di indonesia
Authors: MENTARI DESI
Published: August 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperdalam wawasan tentang penerapan reinventing government (kewirausahaaan birokrasi) di indonesia. Pemerintah di daerah dituntut untuk bisa mandiri, usaha tersebut dapat diterapkan agar produktivitas dan efisiensi kerja Pemda bisa dioptimalkan. Oleh karena itu, pemahaman atas cara-cara mewirausahakan birokrasi Pemerintahan Daerah harus dikuasai oleh aparat birokrasi. Reinventing Government yang sering disebut juga dengan Mewirausahakan Birokrasi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode studi kepustakaan.
Macron'un Avrupa Siyasi Topluluğu Kurma Teklifi Ve NATO'nun Koruyucu Melek Kanatları
Authors: Tulun Teoman Ertuğrul
Published: August 2022

Fransa Cumhurbaşkanı Emmanuel Macron, Avrupa Birliği’nin [AB] Avrupa Parlamentosu’nda 9 Mayıs 2022 tarihinde Avrupa Günü vesilesiyle düzenlenen Avrupa’nın Geleceği Konferansı’nın kapanış töreninde yapmış olduğu konuşmada, Avrupa Kıtası’nın siyasi haritasının yeniden çizilmesine dair bir teklifte bulunmuştur. Fransa Cumhurbaşkanı, hem AB üyelerini hem de üye olmayanları kapsayacak yeni bir “Avrupa Siyasi Topluluğu”nun (AST) kurulmasından söz etmiştir. Bu noktada, bu önerinin, bütünüyle bir aldatmaca olup olmadığını anlamak için şu soruların net bir şekilde yanıtlanmasını beklemek gerekmektedir: Avrupa'da Avrupa Güvenlik ve İşbirliği Teşkilatı (AGİT) gibi örgütler ve tüm bu ülkeleri kapsayan kıtasal ölçekli Avrupa Konseyi varken, amacı belirsiz bir yapı için neden çaba sarf etmek gerekiyor? Sayın Macron ve Fransa'yı öne çıkarmaya çalışmanın dışında, Avrupa güvenliği ve istikrarı için böyle bir yapı oluşturma önerisinin katma değeri nedir? Emmanuel Macron, son konuşmasında AST önerisinin "siyasi ve güvenlik işbirliği için yeni bir alan" yaratacağını ileri sürmüştür. Hatırlanacağı üzere, Emmanuel Macron, Kasım 2019 tarihinde, kibirli bir şekilde NATO’nun beyin ölümünün gerçekleşmiş olduğunu ve Avrupa’nın uçurumun kenarında durduğunu öne sürmüştür. Macron’un bu öngörüsü gerçekleşmemiştir. Yaşanan gelişmeler, söz konusu iddianın tam tersini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Uzun zamandır NATO üyeliği konusunda kuşku duymuş olan AB üyeleri İsveç ve Finlandiya, şimdi NATO üyeliği hazırlıklarını, Türkiye’nin üyeliklerine yönelik koşullu onay vermesi sayesinde yürütmektedir. Macron'un, varsayımsal bir “Avrupa Siyasi Topluluğu” teklifinde bulunarak, Ukrayna'da devam eden savaşın Avrupa'da güvenlik ve istikrarı kökten sarstığı uygunsuz bir dönemde, Fransa hükümetlerinin Avrupa için görkemli, görünüşte soyut fikirler önerme alışkanlığını sürdürdüğünü söylemek mümkündür. İçinde bulunduğumuz zaman, hayali projelerin peşinden koşmanın değil, gerçeklerle yüzleşmenin zamanıdır. Sadece Macron'un Fransa'sı için değil, tüm AB üyeleri için geçerli bu gerçeklerden biri, Türkiye'nin Avrupa'nın stratejik bir bileşeni olarak kabul edilmesi ihtiyacıdır.
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT
Authors: AMIRUDDIN
Published: August 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelaksanaan prinsip-prinsip good governance terhadap kinerja pelayanan publik pada harus lebih berorientasi pada tujuan paradigma pemerintahan yang didasarkan pada pendekatan manajemen baru, baik secara teori maupun praktis. Secara bersamaan, paradigma dari tujuan pemerintahan diharapkan dapat menghilangkan praktek bahwa birokrasi Weberian adalah negatif seperti struktur birokrasi hierarkhikal yang menghasilkan biaya operasional lebih mahal (ekonomi biaya tinggi) daripada manfaat yang diperoleh, prevalensi birokrasi, kurangnya inisiatif dan kreativitas aparatur, pertumbuhan mediokratis budaya (sebagai lawan dari budaya meritokratis) dan in-efisiensi. Oleh karena itu, institusi pelayanan publik dapat dilakukan oleh pemerintah dan organisasi non-pemerintah. Jika pemerintah, organisasi birokrasi pemerintah adalah garis depan organisasi (jalan birokrasi tingkat) terkait dengan pelayanan publik. Jika non-pemerintah, kemudian membentuk organisasi partai politik, organisasi keagamaan, lembaga swadaya masyarakat dan organisasi masyarakat sipil yang lain. Siapapun pelayanananya bentuk kelembagaan, hal yang paling penting adalah bagaimana memberikan bantuan dan kemudahan kepada masyarakat dalam rangka memenuhi kebutuhan dan kepentingan.(Usman, 2011)
PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT PADA FORMAT-FORMAT PEMERINTAHAN (Otoritarianisme Birokrasi,Politik Birokrasi,Korporatisme Negara,Politik teknokratis)
Authors: Agus Muhammad Rahmat
Published: August 2022

Dalam merumuskan suatu kebijakan dilakukan suatu proses analisis kebijakan yaitu serangkaian aktivitas intelektual yang dilakukan di dalam proses kegiatan yang pada dasarnya bersifat politis. Dalam rangka terselenggaranya proses pemerintahan yang baik,birokrasi ini memliki peran dalam menjalankan roda kepemerintahan. Melalui pemerintah, negara memiliki kewenangan dalam menetapkan suatu kebijakan melalui perangkat regulasi. Teknik penulisan ini menggunakan metode studi kepustakaan ,dengan memenfaatkan jurnal dan buku sebagi bahan referensi.Partisipasi masyarakat sendiri diartikan sebagai bentuk keterlibatan masyarakat yang memiliki tujuan dan kebutuhan yang sama dalam pengambilan keputusan yang mempengaruhi kehidupannya. Pengertian partisipasi sendiri sangat beragam. Dalam konteks ini, partisipasi di artikan sebagai keterlibatan masyarakat secara aktif dalam setiap tahapan pembangunan mulai dari perencanaan hingga pelaksanaan. (Mustanir, Dema, et al., 2018) Selanjunya hasil analisis yang menunjukkan pada partisipasi masyarakat tidak selamanya berjalan dengan partisipasi masyarakat yang diharapkan, yang dimana pada otoritarime birokrasi mengambil sudut pandang yang perfokus pada penekanan kekuasaan hanya pada negara atapun mementingkan diri sendiri tanpa melihat derajat dan kebebasan masyarakat.Tersebut juga sangat melemahkan masyarakat dengan memaksakan control terhadap masyarakat,dan menyalahi partisipasi masyarakat.
Dampak Korupsi terhadap politik dan demokrasi di Indonesia
Authors: Nurhaeni
Published: August 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memperdalam wawasan tentang dampak korupsi dalam politik dan demokrasi di Indonesia. Korupsi di Indonesia terus menunjukkan peningkatan dari tahun ke tahun. Tindak pidana korupsi telah meluas dalam masyarakat, baik dari jumlah kasus yang terjadi dan jumlah kerugian negara, maupun dari segi kualitas tindak pidana yang dilakukan semakin sistematis serta lingkupnya yang memasuki seluruh aspek kehidupan masyarakat. Oleh karena itu, dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi kepustakaan.
Machine Learning Approaches to Detect Unauthorized IoT Devices
Authors: Hussain Shafiq , Gull Huda
Published: August 2022

Machine Learning Approaches to Detect UnauthorizedIoT Devices
POLITISASI HUBUNGAN BIROKRASI DAN DEMOKRASI
Authors: Rismayani
Published: August 2022

Diskusi tentang hubungan antara birokrasi dan demokrasi sebenarnya telah berlangsung lama. Kemajuan masyarakat dalam rangka meningkatkan Kemampuan Pembahasan masalah ini lazim diwarnai oleh keinginan memisahkan fungsi politik dan fungsi administrasi pemerintahan. Fungsi politik terkait dengan kegiatan pembuatan kebijakan untuk mengatasi pelbagai masalah atau menjawab kebutuhan masyarakat, Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi kepustakaan Kekuasaan birokrasi menimbulkan pertanyaan yang menyebabkan para ilmuan mulai berpikir. Adil dan perlakuan yang sama bagi seluruh penduduk ternyata membutuhkan seperangkat hukum yang kompleks da peraturan-peraturan administratif, untuk dapat berfungsi,setidak-tidaknya masyarakat harus memberikan pengertiannya karena pada kenyataannya jumlah polisi tidak cukup banyak di dalam melakukan kontrol atas penerapan hukum, dengan demikian keadaan menjadi sulit bila masyarakat cendrung tidak mematuhi hukum. Berdasarkan uraian –uraian dan pembahasan pada bab sebelumnya,maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa dalam sejarah perkembangan birokrasi, penggunaan cara-cara dalam menyediakan pelayanan publik terdiri dari dua cara,yaitu pertama, cara yang otoritatif, sentralistik,dan hirarkis dalam penyediaan pelayanan publik.Dalam cara ini semua kebutuhan masyarakatditentukan oleh pimpinan birokrasi, sedangkan masyarakat tidak mempunyai hak untuk menentukan kebutuhannya. Ini yang disebut dengan konsep birokrasi otoritatif?sentralistik.
Estimating the Occurrence of Slow Slip Events and Earthquakes with an Ensemble Kalman Filter
Authors: Diab-Montero Hamed Ali , Li Meng , van Dinther Ylona , Vossepoel Femke
Published: August 2022

Our ability to forecast earthquakes and slow slip events is hampered by limited information on the current state of stress on faults. Ensemble data assimilation methods permit estimating the state by combining physics-based models and observations, while considering their uncertainties. We employ an Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) to estimate shear stresses, slip rates, and the state theta acting on a fault point governed by rate-and-state friction embedded in a 1D elastic medium. We test the effectiveness of data assimilation by conducting perfect model experiments. We assimilate noised shear-stress and velocity synthetic values acquired at a small distance to the fault. The assimilation of uncertain shear stress observations improves in particular the estimates of the shear stress at the fault of slow-slip events, while assimilating observations of velocity improves their slip-rate estimation. Both types of observations help equally well to better estimate the state theta. For earthquakes, the shear stress observations improve the estimation of shear stress, slip rates and the state theta, while the velocity observation improves in particular the slip-rate estimation. Data assimilation significantly improves the estimates of temporal occurrence of slow slip events and to a large extent also for earthquakes. The latter is reduced due to large, abrupt changes in velocity and shear stress during earthquakes, which lead to non-Gaussian priors for subsequent assimilation steps. These challenge, but do not undermine the effectiveness of the EnKF. In fact, the forecastability for earthquakes for the same alarm duration is very similar to slow slip events, having a very low miss rate with an alarm duration of just 10% of the recurrence interval of the events. These results confirm that data assimilation is a promising approach for the combination of uncertain physics and indirect, noisy observations for the forecasting of both slow-slip events and earthquakes.
Within the subducting Nazca Plate: The 2020 Mw 6.8 Calama earthquake and its similarity with the surrounding inslab seismicity
Authors: Herrera Carlos , Pasten-Araya Francisco , Cabrera Leoncio , Potin Bertrand , Rivera Efrain , Ruiz Sergio , Madariaga Raul , Contreras-Reyes Eduardo
Published: August 2022

We study the 2020 MW 6.8 Calama earthquake sequence that occurred within the subducting oceanic Nazca plate. The mainshock is modeled via waveform inversion using a dynamic rupture model, while detection and location techniques are used to better characterize its aftershock sequence. We analyze the local seismotectonic and thermal context of the subducting Nazca plate to understand the trigger mechanism of this earthquake and how it compares with other significant earthquakes in the vicinity. The stress drop and the related dynamic rupture parameters of the Calama mainshock are similar to those of the nearby 2007 MW 6.8 Michilla and 2015 MW 6.7 Jujuy inslab earthquakes, which occurred to the west (trenchwards) and to the east (under the back-arc) of the Calama earthquake, respectively. The sequences of these three events were located using a 3-D tomographic velocity model. While the Michilla earthquake sequence occurred within the oceanic crust at temperatures of ~250°C, the Calama sequence occurred within the upper oceanic mantle at ~350°C and exhibited a smaller aftershock productivity than Michilla. Additionally, the 3-D tomographic model shows intermediate Vp/Vs ratios in the region of the Calama earthquake. This indicates a less hydrated environment that would be responsible for the smaller aftershock productivity of the Calama earthquake.
Automated stratigraphic correlation and model building using chronostratigraphic principles
Authors: Sylvester Zoltan
Published: August 2022

Stratigraphic correlation of geophysical well logs is one of the most important - and most time-consuming - tasks that applied geoscientists perform on a daily basis. Using the dynamic time warping (DTW) algorithm, automated correlation of two wells is a fairly simple task; DTW can also be used to correlate a large number of wells along a single path. However, errors accumulate along a path and loops cannot be closed. To create a three-dimensionally consistent correlation framework, we use a Python implementation of the Wheeler and Hale (2014) approach, which is based on the idea of stretching-an-squeezing all logs into a chronostratigraphic diagram that has relative geologic time (RGT) on its y-axis. The depth shifts needed for the RGT transformation are computed by translating the outputs of a large number of pairwise DTW correlations into a least-squares optimization problem that is solved through the conjugate gradient method. The resulting chronostratigraphic diagram provides an overview of the overall stratigraphy and its variability. To create geologically intuitive well-log cross sections, we use a multi-scale blocking method that relies on the continuous wavelet transform to identify stratigraphic units of a certain scale in one well and then propagate these boundaries to all the other wells. We demonstrate the usefulness of this approach on a dataset with close to 700 wells from the Permian Basin, West Texas. Linear channel bodies in the deepwater Spraberry Formation are easily detected and clearly highlighted in maps and cross sections. The methodology is robust enough for mapping subtle stratigraphic details, previously considered feasible only through manual interpretation. More importantly, it can be used to quickly build three-dimensional stratigraphic models for large segments of sedimentary basins where enough log data is available.
Sexual Literacy in Relation to Sexual Satisfaction and Relationship Satisfaction
Authors: Newland Amanda , Meng Aelita , Willis Jarryd , Nelson Anita
Published: August 2022

Promoting sexual literacy (SL) through sex education is important for the health and wellness of the public as it allows people to reduce their risk of experiencing the harmful consequences of engaging in sexual activity. In the present study, a Qualtrics survey was used to collect data of college students’ SL, romantic and sexual satisfaction, and demographic information. Consistent with past research, SL was higher for straight women than straight men, higher for bisexual women than straight women, and higher for gay men than straight men. Consistent with past research, a significant positive correlation was found between sexual satisfaction and romantic satisfaction. No correlation between SL and romantic satisfaction was found. It is possible that the differences in SL among groups is due to them having different risk factors associated with sex (e.g., different behaviors) and in how they acquire sexual health information (i.e., sex-ed is generally tailored to heterosexuals).
Effects of Bottom-up and Top-down Factors on Automatic Imitation
Authors: Wilt Hannah , Wu Yuchunzi , Trotter Anthony , adank patti
Published: August 2022

Behavioural, neuroimaging, and neurostimulation evidence shows that observing others’ actions evokes a covert imitative response that automatically activates neural substrates associated with executing that action. This covert response, or automatic imitation, is measured behaviourally using the Stimulus Response Compatibility (SRC) task. In an SRC task, participants are generally presented with compatible and incompatible prompt-distracter pairings (e.g., an instruction to lower one’s index finger paired with a video recording of someone lowering their middle finger as an example of an incompatible pair). Automatic imitation, or the compatibility effect, is the difference in response times (RT) or accuracy between incompatible and compatible trials. Past results suggests that an action’s biological status affects the compatibility effect: human-produced actions evoke enhanced effects compared to computer-generated actions. Automatic imitation is predicted to be reduced for actions that share fewer features with the prompted action. We conducted an online SRC task that presented participants with human and computer-generated manual stimuli that varied in their visual clarity. Participants responded faster to compatible than to incompatible trials, showing a compatibility effect. Yet, the human-generated and computer-generated vocal stimuli evoked the same automatic imitation response, therefore showing no effect of attentional, top-down, factors. Yet, automatic imitation was decreased for stimuli that were visually blurred, thus showing a bottom-up effect. A follow-up experiment showed that the compatibility effect was manipulated parametrically depending on the level of visual blurring: the effect decreased for higher levels of blurring and reversed for the two most extreme blurring levels. The results are discussed in the context of current theories on imitation processing.
Seeing the past in a new light: Change in reports of childhood abuse and neglect before and after inpatient psychotherapy and its relevance for change in depression symptoms (Postprint)
Authors: Ernst Mareike , Beutel Manfred E. , Zwerenz Rüdiger , Krakau Lina
Published: August 2022

Objective: As changes in mental representations have been discussed as mechanisms of change in psychotherapy, the question arises whether recollections of childhood abuse and neglect are altered as well and how they relate to symptom changes.Method: Individuals in psychosomatic inpatient treatment (N = 488, 60.5% women) filled out the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Changes in both were investigated with correlations and t-tests. Linear regression analysis was used to test whether CTQ changes predicted symptom changes. Network analysis was performed to ascertain structural connections between somatic and emotional-cognitive depression symptoms and CTQ subscales before and after treatment.Results: After treatment (duration in days: M = 52.83, SD = 20.94), patients reported fewer depression symptoms (d = 0.84), while CTQ scores increased slightly (d = 0.11). Changes in the CTQ predicted recovery from depression symptoms in a statistically significant way (β = .133, p = .001). We did not observe changes in the overall network structure between baseline assessment and discharge.Conclusion: The findings suggest that the evaluation of past experiences can change over multiple weeks of psychotherapy. Further, these updated mental representations, indicating a greater recognition of past adversity, may contribute to symptom relief.
Virtual Reality Heals My Reality: The Effect of Virtual Reality Self-Counseling with the Intimate Other Avatar
Authors: Yamashita Yuko , Yamamoto Tetsuya
Published: August 2022

Virtual reality self-counseling (VR-SC) is considered effective in addressing mental health problems. Previous studies have shown the effectiveness of VR-SC using Sigmund Freud’s avatar. However, considering the characteristics of virtual reality (VR) of perspective-taking of another person, VR-SC with the avatar of a person who cares about us (intimate person) is considered effective because it is assumed that warm behavior toward ourselves is exhibited. In this study, 60 undergraduate and graduate students were classified into VR-SC with intimate persons, VR-SC with Freud, and control groups, and the intervention effects were compared. Results showed that VR-SC with an intimate person was most effective in improving anxiety symptoms. These results may be attributed to accepting and affirming oneself from the perspective of the intimate person’s avatar and counseling with oneself. Our study showed that the same VR-SC method could have different effects depending on the avatar of the counseling partner.
Efficiency of spoken word recognition slows across the adult lifespan
Authors: Colby Sarah Elizabeth Margaret , McMurray Bob
Published: August 2022

Spoken word recognition is a critical hub during language processing, linking hearing and perception to meaning and syntax. Words must be recognized quickly and efficiently as speech unfolds to be successfully integrated into conversation. This makes word recognition a computationally challenging process even for young, normal hearing adults. Older adults often experience declines in hearing and cognition, which could be linked by age-related declines in the cognitive processes specific to word recognition. However, it is unclear whether changes in word recognition across the lifespan can be accounted for by hearing or domain-general cognition. Participants (N = 107) responded to spoken words in a Visual World Paradigm task while their eyes were tracked to assess the real-time dynamics of word recognition. We examined several indices of word recognition from early adolescence through older adulthood (ages 11 – 78). The timing and proportion of eye fixations to target and competitor images reveals that spoken word recognition became more efficient through age 25 and began to slow in middle age, accompanied by declines in the ability to resolve competition (e.g., suppressing sandwich to recognize sandal). There was a unique effect of age even after accounting for differences in inhibitory control, processing speed, and hearing thresholds. This suggests a limited age range where listeners are peak performers.
Body dissatisfaction, ideals, and identity in the development of disordered eating among adolescent ballet dancers
Authors: Ohashi Yuri-Grace Bridges , Wang Shirley B , Shingleton Rebecca , Nock Matthew
Published: August 2022

Little is known about how female adolescent ballet dancers—a group at high-risk for the development of body dissatisfaction and eating disorders—construct body ideals, and how their social identities interact with body ideals to confer risk for disordered eating. Using a novel body figure behavioral task, this study investigated (1) whether degree and valence of body dissatisfaction corresponded to severity of disordered eating thoughts and behaviors, and (2) how ballet identity corresponded with ideal body figure size among adolescent ballet dancers. Participants were 188 female ballet dancers ages 13–18 years who completed self-report measures of study constructs and the behavioral task. Piecewise linear models indicated that there were significant differences in disordered eating thoughts and behaviors between those whose ideal body figures were smaller, larger, or the same as their current perceived body figures (p<.001), with individuals desiring smaller bodies endorsing significantly more binge eating (p=.01) and purging (p=.002), and less muscle building (p<.001), than those desiring larger bodies. We also found that identifying more strongly as a ballet dancer was correlated with having a smaller ideal body size (p=.017). Findings from this study suggest desire to achieve smaller body sizes is correlated with more severe disordered eating endorsement and stronger ballet identity. Instructors and clinicians may consider assessing the extent to which individuals identify as a ballet dancer as a risk factor for disordered eating and encourage adolescent dancers to build and nurture other identities beyond ballet.
The Effect of Explicit Training of Metacognitive Reading Strategies on Online Reading Comprehension
Authors: Babashamasi Parastoo , Kotamjani Sedigheh Shakib , Noordin Nooreen Binti
Published: August 2022

Few studies have investigated the detailed procedure of systematically delivering and teaching metacognitive strategies in higher education. This study investigates whether explicit training in metacognitive strategies could improve undergraduates’ online reading comprehension over the pandemic. The results of this study contribute to teacher education programs to teach and apply regularly metacognitive reading strategies. In a quasi-experimental design, the experimental group and control group underwent 14 sessions of training. Semi-structured interviews and a Metacognitive Reading Awareness Strategy Assessment were conducted among experimental students. The data were collected using the reading test, Metacognitive Reading Awareness Strategy inventory, and semi-structured interviews in Malaysia. The results of Repeated Measure ANOVA showed the mean scores of students in the metacognitive group were significantly higher than the mean score of the students in the conventional reading group (F= 1.3,82.3) = 215.973. p <0.001). The results of the Metacognitive Reading Awareness Strategy Assessment showed that students had more awareness of global reading strategies (M= 3.511), followed by supporting reading strategies (M=3.468) and problem-solving strategies (M= 3.427). The thematic analysis result supported that students were moderate users of planning and monitoring strategies while evaluative ones were less frequent. The results also revealed that students perceived that lack of vocabulary knowledge, heavy dependence on their teachers, and lack of strategy training were the main causes of their reading difficulties. The findings implied that EFL teachers should introduce metacognitive reading strategies through appropriate and systematic instructions to enable the students to implement them in their academic reading.
Taking the Wave of Digitalization: Reflection on the Psychological Readiness of Teachers in Using Information and Communication Technologies
Authors: Souheyla Benmansour , Nassima Benmansour
Published: August 2022

Considering the brainwave of the psychological approach for the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), collaboration, expectation, and motivation have been identified as the aspects of readiness for integrating technology into the teaching strategies. Studies have investigated the integration of ICTs in the teaching/learning process; still there is a lack of research probing the significance of the psychological readiness of teachers on their perceptions about utilizing ICTs in the Algerian EFL context. The research, between hands, aspires to bridge the gaps, reveal the significant obstacles; and barriers encountered while exploring ICTs, and investigate the following query: What are the significant psychological obstacles that might prevent the effective implementation of ICTs? A mixed-method design was used in this research, employing a survey questionnaire and semi-structured interview to collect data from thirty- five EFL teachers at the University of Mohammed Ben Ahmed in Oran; Algeria. Participant teachers reveal a satisfactory willingness for using education technologies. Lack of training, insufficient ICT skills, technology anxiety, resistance to change, and no perception of benefits were the major psychological obstacles reported by the informants. To perk up the digital proficiencies of teachers, to train them to utilize ICTs, and to explore the potential of ICTs were highly recommended to rouse in teachers, the emotional readiness to implement Information Technologies.
Analyzing the Impact of a Growth-Mindset Grading System on Academic Performance
Authors: Sriram Keshav
Published: August 2022

A new educational grading style known as the growth-mindset method has been gaining popularity in academia as a potential alternative to the popular weighted method of grading. The growth-mindset approach prioritizes reducing academic stress while increasing motivation, effort, and understanding. From its conception in 1998 by Carol Dweck and her team of psychologists, the growth mindset approach has been researched in lower levels of learning but has yet to be applied to upper-level education. This study aims to explore this gap in research by analyzing the impact of the growth-mindset grading system on academic performance.To assess the impact of the growth-mindset grading system on academic performance, a quantitative questionnaire was administered to the target population of AP mathematics students at an Ohio High School (OHS).From this, it was concluded that perceived stress did not have any relationship with the growth-mindset grading method, while understanding and motivation to increase effort had a strong, positive correlation with the growth-mindset grading system, while the same characteristics (understanding and motivation to increase effort) showed lower levels of correlation with the standard weighted grading system.
An Exploration of Students’ Willingness to Communicate in Thai EFL Online Classroom
Authors: Punyaporn Patthaya , Soontornwipast Kittitouch
Published: August 2022

This study aims at exploring the level of Thai EFL undergraduate students’ willingness to communicate in English language online classrooms. The crucial evidence from students’ voices was investigated through the mixed-methods paradigm, called exploratory sequential research design which employed a qualitative, followed by a quantitative approach to answer the main research question that investigated the levels of Thai EFL undergraduate students’ willingness to communicate in English language online classrooms. In the first phase, qualitative data was collected and analyzed from focus group interviews to elicit the rich data in deep detail and explain some outstanding points of view from the participants at the university level. Then, the results from the qualitative phase were used as a guideline to develop the questionnaires which were relevant to the willingness to communicate in online classrooms. One thousand one hundred and nineteen participants (N=1,119) responded to the questionnaires. Results showed that the salient factors that influenced the level of students’ willingness to communicate in online classrooms were communication channels, students’ beliefs, peer influence, teachers’ characteristics, teaching methods, and online classroom atmosphere. The findings of this study can create teachers’ awareness when teaching online and can be used to seek out how to improve themselves and adjust their own teaching approach to enhance their students’ online language learning outcomes in the future. Recommendations for further research are addressed in the end.
EFL Students’ Attitudes towards Using Online Learning during Covid-19: Applying Technology Acceptance Model
Authors: Mizher Rabab , Amoush Kholoud , Alwreikat Asma
Published: August 2022

This study examined the attitudes toward online learning of EFL students by applying technology acceptance model (TAM) constructs along with the characteristics of the online learning system and the experience of online learning as external independent variables. The study used a quantitative approach. The researchers collected data by administering a questionnaire using Microsoft’s online form to the tertiary students who were studying for their Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in the English Language and Literature Department at Al-Balqa Applied University – Jordan. . One hundred eighty-five students out of 602 responded to the questionnaire. The researchers used SPSS and Structural Equational Modeling (SEM – Smart PLS) to analyze the data. Among the findings, the characteristics of an online learning system significantly affected perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitudes, and the behavioral intentions (BIs) of EFL learners. In contrast, EFL learners’ PEOU negatively affected their attitudes towards online learning and BIs. Finally, the attitudes of students who studied online for four semesters or more were negative compared to those who took less than four semesters online. These findings could be attributed to the supposedly temporary and rapid shift to online learning due to Covid-19 lockdown measures. This study is significant because it develops an understanding of tertiary EFL attitudes towards online learning. It also reflects on their behavioral intentions to utilize online learning after the pandemic. The researchers believe that this is the first study to examine EFL learners’ attitudes and BIs on using online learning during/after the pandemic in Jordan using TAM.
Computational Social Sciences in China: A Decade of Development
Authors: Zhou Yisu
Published: August 2022

This short piece reviews the development of computational social science (CSS) in China. I compiled several data sources to show that how CSS as a field really emerged in the past decade and its meaning for research practices.
Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde baş boyun ve kafa tabanı bölgesinde uyguladığımız tümör cerrahisi deneyimlerimiz
Authors: BİLGİN Ergin , BAKLACI Deniz , DALGIÇ Mustafa , KESKİN Emrah
Published: August 2022

Procedures requiring surgery in the head and neck region are very risky in terms of COVID-19 transmission due to the proximity of the surgical team to the upper respiratory tract. The rapid progress of the COVID-19 pandemic and the disease becoming a healthcare priority have resulted in changes in the health systems of countries. This situation has negatively affected patients with head and neck tumors In addition, there have been some delays in patient admissions, diagnosis, and treatment due to the pandemic. This paper discusses the major head and neck surgical operations performed at our clinic between March 11, 2020, and March 11, 2022. Among the total 134 operated patients, the diagnosis was malignancy in the pathological examination of 79 patients and a benign tumor in 55 patients. This number does not include patients who received chemotherapy and radiotherapy without surgery after diagnosis, or biopsy procedures. The polymerase chain reaction test for COVID-19 was performed in all the patients at 24-48 hours before surgery, and none of our healthcare personnel was infected. In this study, we assess our experience in head, neck and skull base tumors during COVID-19 pandemic.
ON THE ISSUE OF CREATING SOLAR DRYING PLANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING DRIED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Authors: Archvadze Ketevan , Chachava Ilia , Liparteliani Riva , Khotenashvili Nanuli , Chubinishvili Zurab , Tabukashvili Zurab
Published: August 2022

Three solar drying plants are offered – convective, large-sized, and sheet solar drying plants. The advantages of using solar devices for drying agricultural products compared with natural drying in the open air are shown. Products dried in a solar dryer have high consumer properties, the vitamin composition is preserved as much as possible in dried products, enzymes and microorganisms are inactivated, and they are also stored longer than products dried by natural drying in the open air. The high air temperature in the solar dryer significantly reduces the drying time of raw materials by 2.5-4.5 times compared to traditional drying in the sun. Solar dryers are located on any site oriented to the south in order to maximize the radiant flow of solar energy. Convective and sheet solar dryers are easy and convenient for transportation, during the day they can be moved and rotated to the sun. A large-sized helio drying device is offered mainly for small peasant farms. The proposed dryers are simple to manufacture and can be used on farms and private farms.