bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Developing Virtual Field Trips for Agriculture
Authors: Krishnasamy Suresh , Smith Millicent R. , Naravan Edward , Aziz Ammar Abdul , Hoffman Eleanor W.
Published: September 2023

Field trips play an important role in teaching and learning, from stimulating students’ motivations to allowing students to connect in-class concepts and the real world. Including field trips within an agricultural curriculum is essential as concepts are highly interdisciplinary, and knowledge application to a range of production systems and environments is critical. Despite their importance, many factors, such as high enrolments, present challenges to its successful integration. Virtual field trips (VFT) allow universities to leverage the affordances of technology to mitigate some of the associated challenges while maintaining quality course delivery. In this pilot study, an experiential learning activity was designed around a VFT application, and the student experience and outcome were investigated. The student experience measures indicated satisfaction with multimedia elements, although it is noted that improvements to the user interface would enhance the experience. Students had positive reflections on the learning experience, including an increased interest in the field of study but did not see VFTs as replacing actual field trips. Paired t-tests showed students’ attainment of learning outcomes. This pilot implementation provides an activity design for other courses with similar challenges and highlights the value of VFTs to the curriculum for undergraduate agricultural courses.
Comparative analysis of energy-efficient air conditioner based on brand
Authors:   Politeknik Negeri Padang, Adriansyah Adriansyah , Leni Desmarita , Sumiati Ruzita
Published: September 2023

The availability of numerous air conditioners in the market with various brands and types often leads consumers to be unaware that the purchased air conditioner may be inefficient in terms of energy usage. This research aims to determine the most energy-efficient air conditioner based on the brand of air conditioners available in the market. The research method consists of four stages: data collection, data preprocessing, data analysis, and interpretation of results and conclusions. The data used in this study was obtained from the database of the Directorate General of New, Renewable, and Energy Conservation (EBETKE), which consists of 11 AC brands sold in the market. Data analysis was performed using data distribution analysis techniques, standard deviation calculations, and correlation analysis between variables, such as the Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results of this study show that the AC brand with the highest average efficiency value is Mitsubishi Electric, with a value of 16.36 Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER), while the AC brand with the lowest average efficiency value is GREE, with a value of 5.640 (EER). Each AC brand has a different average efficiency value, with significant variations. From the correlation heatmap results, the AC power does not appear to significantly affect the AC efficiency value, where AC with lower power tends to have higher efficiency values, but there are also AC with high power and high efficiency values. Additionally, the cooling capacity value also appears to have a small effect on the AC efficiency value, where AC with lower cooling capacity tends to have higher efficiency values. However, some AC brands have high cooling capacity values but also have high efficiency values. This study also shows a moderate correlation between the AC efficiency value and the AC's annual energy consumption value, where AC with higher efficiency values tends to have lower annual energy consumption values.
Thermal analysis and thermography observation of stainless-steel ice cubes
Authors:   Politeknik Negeri Lhokseumawe, Luthfi Luthfi , Azhar Azhar , Zuhaimi Zuhaimi , Syamsuar Syamsuar , Sumardi Sumardi
Published: September 2023

Alternative products for water ice cubes have long been sought due to the spread of waterborne diseases and microplastic contamination, as they are often made from unhygienic water sources. Recently, stainless-steel ice cubes have been considered as one of the best alternatives, and they have been very popular in marketplaces, although very few studies found in the literature that have investigated their potential in replacing water ice cubes. In this study, the thermal performance of stainless-steel ice cubes will be explored experimentally using a combination of an Arduino microcontroller equipped with DS18B20 thermocouple sensors and a HIKMICRO B20 thermal camera with the aim to find out how good stainless steel ice cubes for cooling food and beverages. The time evolution of water temperature in glasses filled with stainless-steel cubes of various brands is compared with that of water ice cubes. The temperature field obtained from thermal images is used to further observe the overall temperature of water in the glass. Leeseph stainless-steel ice cubes are found to have thermal performance comparable to water ice cubes, while SSGP ice cubes can retain lower temperatures for a longer time compared with other ice cubes. The effect of the number of ice cubes (N), the volume of water (V), and the average diameter of the glass used (D) are also investigated. At 1 ≤ N ≤ 4, the larger number of ice cubes used are found to lower the minimum temperature, and to decrease the minimum time, while at 150 ml ≤ V ≤ 300 ml, the larger amount of water used are observed to increase the minimum temperature and to increase the minimum time, . At 53 mm ≤ D ≤ 66 mm, larger glass diameter used are found to increase both the minimum temperature, and the minimum time
Grit and academic life satisfaction: Assessment of the mediating role of school engagement
Authors:   Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey, Eroğlu Yüksel
Published: September 2023

This research was planned to reveal whether school engagement is a mediator in the relationship between grit and academic life satisfaction in university students. 487 students, including 316 (65%) males and 171 (35%) females, were recruited. The students were 18 to 33 years old, and the mean age was 20.62. The measures included the Academic Life Satisfaction Scale (ALSS), the Short Grit Scale (GRIT-S), the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student Form (UWES-SF), and a Personal Information Form (PIF). Data analysis included the structural equation model and Pearson’s correlation analysis. A statistically significant positive correlation was observed between grit, school engagement, and academic life satisfaction. In addition, grit and academic life satisfaction were mediated by school engagement. We handled the results considering grit and school engagement in raising the academic life satisfaction of university students.
Exploring the relationship between cognitive flexibility and mindfulness with self-regulation in university students
Authors:   Psychological Counseling and Guidance Application and Research Center, Atatürk University, Turkiye, Ay İsmail
Published: September 2023

Self-regulation is at the center of human behavior and lies at the core of a healthy adaptation to life. Self-regulation refers to individuals’ efforts to modify their thoughts, emotions, desires, and actions in line with the goals they want to achieve. Awareness and flexibility are effective cognitive skills for self-regulation. Although self-regulation is a widely researched subject, the variables it is associated with have not been studied much. However, a detailed examination of these relations will contribute to the development of qualified applications in this regard. So, this study examined the relationships among these three variables believed to be effective in individuals’ problem-solving and adaptation to life. For this purpose, answers to the following questions were sought in the study; is there a significant correlation between mindfulness, cognitive flexibility and self-regulation and are mindfulness and cognitive flexibility significant predictors of self-regulation? This study was conducted using a correlational survey model. The population of the study comprises undergraduate students in 2018 and the study’s sample group consists of 506 students. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Multiple Linear Regression analyses were utilized to investigate relationships between variables. According to the regression analysis results, cognitive flexibility and mindfulness have been found to be significant predictors of self-regulation. Accordingly, cognitive flexibility predicts 20% of the variance in self-regulation, while mindfulness predicts 11% of the variance. Furthermore, the results indicate that together, these two variables explain a substantial portion (46%) of the variance in self-regulation. These findings have been evaluated in the context of the relevant literature.
Analisis Kohesi dan Koherensi dalam Novel Perempuan Berkalung Sorban Karya Abidah El Khalieqt
Authors: Nirwana Nirwana , Ratna Ratna
Published: September 2023

Penelitian mengenai kohesi dan koherensi dalam novel Perempuan Berkalung Sorban bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan; (1), wujud penanda kohesi gramatikal antarkalimat dalam novel Perempuan Berkalung Sorban karya Abidah El Khalieqt; (2), penanda kohesi leksikal antarkalimat yang terdapat dalam novel Perempuan Berkalung Sorban karya Abidah El khalieqt; (3), koherensi antartuturan dalam novel Perempuan Berkalung Sorban, karya Abidah El Khalieqt. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dekristif kualitatif. Sumber data dalam penelitian adalah novel “Perempuan Berkalung Sorban” karya Abidah El Khalieqt yang terdiri atas 316 halaman diterbitkan oleh Arti Bumi Intaran, Yogyakarta pada tahun 2001. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, yaitu balpoin dan buku catatan data. Teknik pengumpulan data pustaka dan teknik catat. Analisis data menggunakan teknik analisis pemahaman pada teks bacaan. Hasil penelitian Analisis kohesi dan koherensi dalam novel “Perempuan Berkalung Sorban” karya Abidah El Khalieqt, yaitu: (1) wujud kohesi gramatikal, meliputi: referensi (pengacuan) persona I, II, dan III tunggal dan jamak. (2) penanda kohesi leksikal, meliputi: sinonim (persamaan kata), antonim (lawan kata), dan repetisi (pengulangan). dan (3) koherensi antartuturan.
Gelenbevi Mekteb-i İdadisi’nin Mimarisi ve Bazı Mekânların İlk Keşfi Evvel İnşaat Defteri
Authors: ÖZTÜRK GENÇ Burcu
Published: September 2023

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu eğitim sistemi içerisinde 1869’da Maarif-i Umumiye Nizamnamasi’nin yayımlanmasıyla birlikte, 18. yüzyılda başlayan eğitimde modernleşme hareketi sağlam bir zemin üzerine oturtulmuştur. Modern eğitime ve Osmanlılık fikrine önem veren II. Abdülhamid (1876-1909) Maarif-i Umumiye Nizamnamesi’nin uygulanmasını sağlamıştır. Bu dönemde rüşdiye, idadi ve sultanilerin açılmasına ve ülke geneline yayılmasına önem verilmiştir. Günümüzde Gelenbevi Anadolu Lisesi olarak anılan Gelenbevi Mekteb-i İdadisi de 1910/11’de kurulmuş ve 1913/14’te Sultanî seviyesine yükseltilmiştir. 1918’ de Sultanselim yangınında etkilenerek harap olan yapı, 1924’te tekrardan inşa edilmiştir. Osmanlı eğitim sistemi içerisinde idadilerin yeri içerik bakımından sıklıkla çalışılan konu-lardan birini teşkil etmektedir. Ancak 19. yüzyıl Osmanlı topraklarında tip proje olarak tanım-lanan bir usul ile yapılan idadi okul binalarının mimarlık tarihi kapsamında araştırılması nokta-sında, az çalışma görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada konu edinilen Gelenbevi Mekteb-i İdadisi’ne ait özgün plan ve cephe çizimleri, yapının mimarı ve inşaat mühendisini belirtirken, idadi binalarının mimarı konusunda da fikir vermektedir. Keşf-i evvel inşaat defteri ise yapının inşaatında kullanılan usuller, teknikler, malzemeler ve mekân tarifleri gibi detaylı bilgiler içermektedir. Ancak bu inşaat defteri yapının tamamını kapsamamakta olup, ana mekânlara sonradan eklenen bahçe birimleri, ıslak hacimler ve bazı tefriş elemanlarıyla kalan bazı ahşap işlerini ele almaktadır. İnşaat defterine ait verilerin incelenmesi Gelenbevi Mekteb-i İdadisi özelinde olduğu gibi aynı dönemde yapılmış olan diğer idadi binalarının inşaat süreçleri ve diğer teferruat hakkında fikir vermesi bakımından da önem teşkil etmektedir. Makale kapsamında ele alınan yapıya ait özgün plan ve cephe çizimleri ile keşf-i evvel inşaat defteri birlikte değerlendirildiğinde Gelenbevi Mekteb-i İdadisi’nin plan kurgusu, yapıda kullanılan malzemeler ve hatta malzemelerin markası, mimarlık ve mühendislik terimleri hakkında bilgi elde edilmesi bakımından önem arz etmektedir.
Assessment of engineering geology and grouting applications in Yalnızardıç Dam Site (Antalya, Türkiye)
Authors: ÇİMEN Ömür , GÜNAYDIN Halil İbrahim
Published: September 2023

The Yalnızardıç roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam, constructed in 2015, is located in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, intended for electric power production. It is approximately 303 m long and 92 m in height. In this paper, it is aimed to determine the performance of the grouting method, conducted to control the water seepage and improve the foundation of the Yalnızardıç dam. The engineering properties of the site were introduced by geological mapping, drilling, and laboratory tests. The seepage of the foundation was determined by the in-situ Lugeon test method, also referred to as a water pressure test, which is estimate the mean hydraulic conductivity of rock mass. As a result of the tests, high-permeable and permeable zones were determined in the dam axis area. To make a barrier layer for these permeable zones, grout curtains were built in the left abutment, thalweg and right abutment with two lines of grouting holes which is proposed according to the Lugeon test and rock quality designation (RQD) results. Consolidation grouts were built to increase the density of the soil which makes the strength of the dam's foundation. After the groutings, check boreholes were drilled and water pressure tests were performed to control the seepage along the foundation and dam site. The results indicated that average Lugeon (LU) values reduced, and the values were within the recommended limit. The process shows considerable accuracy in evaluating grouting efficiency.
Counterface soil type and loading condition effects on granular/cohesive soil – Geofoam interface shear behavior
Authors: KARADEMİR Tanay
Published: September 2023

Soil – geofoam interfaces have been studied through an extensive experimental program by performing multiple series of interface shear tests using two different granular soils (i.e. beach sand and construction material sand) and one cohesive soil (i.e. bentonite clay) as well as a soil mixture containing 75% sand and 25% clay by dry weight at distinct loading conditions (i.e. normal stresses (σ): 25, 100, 250; low, moderate, high loading conditions, respectively). Using the shear stress versus horizontal displacement curves obtained, some important engineering design parameters including peak shear stress, residual shear stress, interface sensitivity (i.e., peak/residual ratio) and displacement required to reach peak stress have been determined and the variations in those interface mechanical properties as a function of loading condition and counterface soil type have been investigated. It was shown that the peak as well as residual shear stresses increased with an increase in normal stress for all the interface systems tested. Further, the granular soil (sand) interfaces demonstrated relatively larger frictional strengths (both peak and residual) as compared to both the cohesive soil (clay) interface and the sand/clay admixture soil interface. Additionally, the higher the angularity of granular soil particles became, the larger the interface shear strengths (peak and residual), when sheared against geofoams, developed in light of experimental results attained as a result of interface shear tests on different material combinations. For comparison, the detected peak strength at average for the construction material sand, the beach sand, and the sand/clay admixture soil interfaces as compared to the bentonite clay interface were improved 59.8%, 43.4%, and 20.3%, respectively. Additionally, the detected residual strength at average for the construction material sand, the beach sand, and the sand/clay admixture soil interfaces as compared to the bentonite clay interface were improved 53.9%, 28.6%, and 15.4%, respectively.
SOCIAL AND MANAGERIAL PRACTICES IN MODERN CHINA
Authors:   Institute for Design-Technological Informatics RAS, Liu J. , Gao Sh. ,   Institute for Design-Technological Informatics RAS, Kirillova E.A. ,   Institute for Design-Technological Informatics RAS
Published: September 2023

The article analyzes the specifics of Chinese business management in a rapidly changing organizational environment. Management practice in China is determined by factors limiting development, authenticity, localization and vertical organization, as well as the choice of non-market management strategies.
A videójáték mint ideológiaszimulátor: Detroit: Become Human
Authors: O. Réti Zsófia
Published: September 2023

A tanulmány a Quantic Dream stúdió 2018-as, Detroit: Become Human című AAA-játéka narratív és ludikus rétegének elemzésével amellett érvel, hogy a játék alkalmas arra, hogy a piaci kapitalizmus ideológiájának működését szimulálja: a felszabadulásnarratíva maga is a kikerülhetetlen, természetesként működő ideológiába marad beágyazódva, a látszólag szabad döntések mind nem irányítható körülmények (a bourdieu-i doxa és habitus formájában) egyenes következményeiként lepleződnek le. Bár a játék felhívja a figyelmet a gondoskodás munkáinak leértékelésére, ennek társadalmi nemi vonatkozásaira vak marad.
Goldbach's problems.
Authors: Khusid Mykhaylo
Published: September 2023

The Goldbach-Euler binary problem is formulated as follows: Any even number, starting from 4, can be represented as the sum of two primes. The ternary Goldbach problem is formulated as follows: Every odd number greater than 7 can be represented as the sum of three odd primes, which was finally solved in 2013.[1]-[8]. In 1995, Olivier Ramare proved that any even number is the sum of no more than 6 primes.[9]
Software that target metadata determine if science is at sea or in a fishbowl
Authors: Elizabeth Abigail
Published: September 2023

Scientists are challenged to share information given the lack of adequate software: Software must enable authors to execute and share investigations with regard to the provenance of physical material. In this work, I outline eight challenges that the scientific community faces to produce software that target the needs of authors to share provenance.
Implementation of Cognitive (Neuropsychological) Interventions for Older Adults in Clinical or Community settings: A Scoping Review
Authors: Pike Kerryn Elizabeth , Li Lily , Naismith Sharon , Bahar-Fuchs Alex , Lee Alessandra , Mehrani Inga , Bentvelzen Adam , Lautenschlager Nicola , O'Connell Megan , Blackberry Irene , Mowszowski Loren
Published: September 2023

Despite compelling evidence that cognitive interventions for older adults improve cognition, mood, and everyday function, few are implemented in clinical or community practice. This scoping review aims to understand the implementation frameworks and methods used and their contribution to implementation success of cognitive interventions for older adults. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-S), and searched CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PSYCINFO databases, using terms related to cognitive interventions, implementation, and older adults. This resulted in 5002 studies, of which 29 were included following an iterative process. Most studies reported on cognitive stimulation for people with dementia. Only four studies used implementation frameworks: three used RE-AIM, and one a process evaluation using complexity theory. The most frequently addressed implementation concepts were Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness, while Cost, Cost-Effectiveness, and Maintenance were rarely reported. Solutions to common barriers included good stakeholder relationships and engagement, a manualised intervention flexible enough to adapt to the context, and ensuring facilitators were well-trained, confident, and enthusiastic.
The abundance of lysine-arginine residues in loops and channel of UCP1 supports the oxygen-centric murburn model for thermogenesis, anion-transport and uncoupling
Authors: Manoj Kelath Murali , Gideon Daniel Andrew
Published: September 2023

The recent paper in Science Advances (May 31, 2023) by Jones et al. revealing the structure of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) cannot be interpreted by the chemiosmotic hypothesis. Rather, the murburn model’s projections regarding this protein has been adequately justified by the structure of UCP1. (Disclaimer: This eLetter was communicated to the aforementioned journal on June 19, 2023 and published online on the portal in the same month. After about two months of it being online, the journal administration removed the eLetter without communicating any formal notification/explanation for this unilateral act. Upon noting this in August, we made multiple queries, and the managing editor of the journal informed us that they found that our eLetter did not merit publication. We urge the reader to see for oneself.)
The murburn explanation for redox-phosphorylative coupling by Complex I
Authors: Manoj Kelath Murali
Published: September 2023

eLetter (July, 2023) on Kampjut & Sazanov’s (2020) Science (AAAS) paper: The coupling mechanism of mammalian respiratory complex I. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abc4209 Abstract: Here, the authors argue for a proton-translocating pathway in Complex I (using cryo-electron microscopy using a structure resolved at ~2.4 Angstroms, when protons are ~0.00002 Angstroms in dimension!). We point out the inapplicability of the chemiosmosis and ETC view of classical approach for understanding Complex I function, which makes the arguments between Sazanov and Hirst irrelevant! Further, we also provide a murburn model for understanding Complex I’s respiratory role.
Đi tìm “carbon assprint” loại CH4
Authors: Gia Lâm Triết
Published: September 2023

Trong bài phiếm luận của mình trên trang The Westwood Enabler, ông Al Gore viết: “The collective foot pollution, caused mostly by Olympic athletes, is killing us slowly, but something else is killing us at an even faster rate. Our assprints. [...] Our feet are big but not as big as our asses.” Ông ấy ám chỉ đến “assprint” thật, ý là ăn nhiều, mông to, rồi đi tập gym cho tăng trưởng cơ mông. Ý ông ấy nói tới sự thực người ta tham gia phát thải oách, do những hoạt động và mong muốn thỏa mãn bản thân. Quá trình ấy có tác động tiêu cực đến môi sinh, chẳng qua là còn thiếu đo đếm chi tiết mà thôi.
Konsep Ibadah Dalam Sapto Darmo
Authors: AZZUHDI RAHID NABIL
Published: September 2023

Di dalam makalah ini saya membahas tentang konsep ibadah dalam aliran sapto darmo
INFLUENCE OF TEACHING METHODS, GENDER AND SCHOOL LOCATION ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS IN DELTA STATE
Authors: Aideloje Peter , Uyouyou Usiwo Sonia
Published: September 2023

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of teaching methods (Discovery and lecture method), gender and school location on the performance of secondary school students in mathematics. A proportionate random sample of 356 senior secondary students was drawn from 34 secondary schools from Ethiope East local government council area of Delta State. The sample was drawn from urban/rural dichotomy and gender wise. The sampled students were put into two groups i.e. experimental and control group. Four different mathematics topics were taught to both groups using discovery and lecture methods for experimental and control group respectively. Pre-test and Post-test were administered on both groups before and after treatment respectively. The results of the data collected from their performance were analyzed using t-test statistic. The results of the study revealed that experimental group performed better than the control group. The results also showed that boys performed significantly better than girls and urban students performed better than their rural counterpart. It was therefore recommended that teachers should adopt the use of discovery method in teaching mathematics. Cultural stigma which relegates female to mere housekeepers should be discouraged in our society. Moreover government should come to the aid of schools mostly in rural areas with necessary teaching materials to facilitate the teaching and learning activities.
Konsep Akal Prespektif Al Kindi (Analisa Konstruksi Etika Dalam Islam)
Authors: Islam Fikri Nur
Published: September 2023

Dalam menanggapi Akal Barat yang menghasilkan nilai relatif dalam ilmupengetahuan, Al-Kindi menjelaskan bahwa akal sebagian dari jiwa manusia yangsaling terkait dengan Tuhan. Karena nilai ilmu pengetahuan subjektif dapatmerugikan diri manusia sendiri dan sekitarnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmenggali akal perspektif Al-Kindi tentang psikologi melalui analisis literatur.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif-analitis dengan mengkajikarya-karya peneliti, jurnal, dan buku primer. Hasilnya mengungkapkan nilai-nilaidalam Etika Islam, menyoroti peran jiwa sebagai pendorong tindakan manusiatanpa memerlukan pemikiran sebelumnya dan wahyu sebagai sumber pengetahuanilahi yang melekat pada manusia.
Control of TCF19 by NOD2.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

We provide evidence here from loss-of-function studies in mice and gain-of-function studies in human cells (1, 2) which demonstrate control of TCF19 expression by the NLR (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor) family protein NOD2.
Control of GK by NOD2.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

We provide evidence here from overexpression-based gain-of-function studies in human cells (1, 2) which demonstrate control of glycerol kinase (GK) expression by the NLR (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor) family protein NOD2.
GCCX : Legend of the Mystical Ninja (Supplement III:26)
Authors: Akmut Camille
Published: September 2023

(Supplement to the History of computer science and technology)
Surprisal effects in priming of phrasal verb construction alternations in native speakers and L2 learners
Authors: Perdomo Michelle , Kaan Edith
Published: September 2023

Production of phrasal verbs (verb-particle constructions; e.g., take out) is particularly problematic for language learners, especially those phrasal verbs that allow for alternations in structural form (e.g., took the trash out, took out the trash). To explore the underlying representations of phrasal verbs in learners from different first language backgrounds, we conducted a priming study. According to prediction-based approaches to processing, phrasalverbs that appear in their less frequent construction should lead to stronger priming effects. Results revealed that Chinese and Spanish learners of English held similar constructional preferences to native speakers of English based on verb-type. We found verb-based surprisaleffects for native speakers for the discontinuous construction (e.g., took the trash out) but no such effects for learners. Our findings are in line with usage-based approaches, which hold that learners take frequency and syntactic associations into account, and resource-based theories, that highlight resource deficits in L2 processing.
Internationalization and Its Discontents: Help-Seeking Behaviors of Students in a Multicultural Environment Regarding Acculturative Stress and Depression
Authors: Nguyen Minh-Hoang
Published: September 2023

Stress and depression can be seen as the major obstacles for sustained education andattainment of foreign students, and in turn, the sustainability of an education system as a whole.However, the mainstream consideration following Berry’s model on acculturation does not takeinto account whether students of the host countries are immune to these problems. This studyaims to examine the prevalence and predictors of help-seeking behaviors among international anddomestic students in a multicultural environment by employing ANOVA and polynomial regression.Some significant results from this study are: (1) Informal sources were the most prevalent sources ofhelp-seeking among international and domestic students, while formal help-seeking was not popular;(2) international students were more likely to overcome emotional difficulties alone and seek helpon the Internet than domestic students; (3) acculturative stress was a positive predictor of formal,informal, and miscellaneous help-seeking behaviors among international students and informalhelp-seeking behaviors or among domestic students; and (4) depression was negatively correlatedwith the willingness of international students to seek help from informal sources. The findings hintat the risk of acculturative stress faced by domestic students in a multicultural environment beingoverlooked and the lack of help-seeking sources for international students. The study also providesempirical evidence for policy-planners to design a sustainable education system better at supportingstudents dealing with depression and acculturative stress.
Inferring depression and its semantic underpinnings from simple lexical choices
Authors: Kruse Line , Wallentin Mikkel , Rocca Roberta
Published: September 2023

Spatial demonstratives are highly frequent linguistic universals, with at least two contrastive expressions (proximal ("this") vs. distal ("that")) indicating physical, emotional or functional proximity of the speaker to the referent. Re- cent evidence based on the Demonstrative Choice Task (DCT), in which participants couple words with a spatial demonstrative, indicates that demonstrative use, in absence of a communicative context, may also be indicative of experienced or emotional proximity to the self in an imagined mental space. As depression is characterized by increased and maladaptive focus on the self, the DCT may be a simple and reliable way to elicit behaviors that enable inference on the presence of severe depressive states, and allow descriptions of the semantic characteristics of altered self-representation in such states. Using a 300-item DCT, this paper presents two studies investigating the extent to which the DCT can be used to detect depression, and describe its semantic markers. In two independent samples, classification models were trained to classify individuals with high versus low depression symptom severity based on DCT responses. Results showed that lexical choices on the DCT reliably predict depression in both studies. Further, the DCT replicated semantic patterns of negative affect previously observed to be associated with depression. The paradigm may provide novel insights into the semantic characteristics underlying depressive states, and potentially individual differences hereof.
Consciousness and its meaning, ontologically
Authors: Zhang Xinyan
Published: September 2023

The author argues that consciousness and its meaning may only be defined and explained within an ontological system. Such a system is proposed in this article, with matter, energy, and life as its components, and with all its components defined as changes. The systematic relations between matter and energy and the semantic relations among all its components together may define and explain what and how consciousness is, why there is consciousness, where and when it may occur, and what is its significance or meaning.
Towards re-unifying the theoretical perspectives on conditioning, category learning, probability learning and economic decisions from experience.
Authors: Schlegelmilch René , Wills Andy , von Helversen Bettina
Published: September 2023

Stimulus classification is an everyday feat (e.g., in medical diagnoses by differentiating ultrasound images). Category feedback, however, is often non-deterministic (e.g., by 25% chance untrue a.k.a. probabilistic feedback) rendering experiences as somewhat unreliable. In probability learning and economic decisions (when humans try to predict which of two outcomes is more rewarding), it is often observed that humans decide non-rational (probability matching, Gamblers Fallacy). Despite shared origins, the research areas of category learning, probability learning, conditioning and economic decisions (experience based) did not arrive at a consensus of what drives such probability matching strategies. Here, we offer a domain-general integrative model that predicts the mixture of behavioral trends when participants learn probabilistic stimulus-outcome regularities. We use the Category Abstraction Learning framework (CAL), implementing the hypothesis, that humans count the streak of events, and generate simple rules and conditional hypotheses with them. We present simulations of four studies, one from each domain, showing that CAL’s learning mechanisms accurately predict systematic and individual differences in category (correlation) learning, reward learning, risky gambles, and fear conditioning, concerning the phenomena of Gamblers Fallacy, positive and negative recency, or win-stay-lose-shift strategies, in a single model. One central novel CAL hypothesis to link learning phenomena under gains, losses and neutral feedback, is that gains and losses differently affect cognitive control during learning (corrective feedback processing), thereby also providing a novel perspective on risk-preferences in experience-based risky gambles. We discuss CAL’s potential as a domain-general account of human learning in experience-based decisions in light of a broader range of theories from multiple domains.
Teacher-Student Relationships and Student Outcomes: A Systematic Second-Order Meta-Analytic Review
Authors: Emslander Valentin , Holzberger Doris , Ofstad Sverre , Fischbach Antoine , Scherer Ronny
Published: September 2023

Teacher-student relationships (TSRs) play a vital role in establishing a positive classroom climate and promoting positive student outcomes. Several meta-analyses have suggested significant correlations between positive TSRs and, for example, academic achievement, motivation, executive functions, and well-being, as well as between negative TSRs that result in behavior problems or bullying. These meta-analyses have differed substantially in TSR-outcome relationships, moderators, and methodological quality, thus complicating the interpretation of these findings. In this preregistered systematic review of meta-analyses plus original second-order meta-analyses (SOMAs), we aimed to (a) synthesize the meta-analytic evidence on relations between TSRs and student outcomes, (b) map influential moderators of these relations, and (c) assess the methodological quality of the meta-analyses. We synthesized over 70 years of educational research across 26 meta-analyses encompassing 119 meta-analytic effect sizes based on approximately 2.64 million prekindergarten and K-12 students. We conducted several three-level SOMAs and found that TSRs had similar large significant relations with eight clusters of student outcomes: academic achievement, academic emotions, appropriate student behavior, behavior problems, executive functions and self-control, motivation, school belonging and engagement, and well-being. The link with bullying was only marginally significant. Our moderator analyses suggested a larger TSR-outcome link for middle and high school students. Although more recent meta-analyses fulfilled more methodological quality criteria, these differences were not associated with TSR-outcome relations. These results map the field of TSR research; present their relations, moderators, and methodologic quality in meta-analyses; and show how TSRs are equally important for a wide range of student outcomes and samples.
Children use disagreement to infer what happened
Authors: Amemiya Jamie , Heyman Gail D. , Gerstenberg Tobias
Published: September 2023

In a rapidly changing and diverse world, the ability to reason about conflicting perspectives is critical for effective communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. The current pre-registered experiments with children ages 7 to 11 years investigated the developmental foundations of this ability through a novel social reasoning paradigm and a computational approach. In the inference task, children were asked to figure out what happened based on whether two speakers agreed or disagreed in their interpretation. In the prediction task, children were provided information about what happened and asked to predict whether two speakers will agree or disagree. Together, these experiments assessed children's understanding that disagreement often results from ambiguity about what happened, and that ambiguity about what happened is often predictive of disagreement. Experiment 1 (N = 52) showed that children are more likely to infer that an ambiguous utterance occurred after learning that people disagreed (versus agreed) about what happened and found that these inferences become stronger with age. Experiment 2 (N = 110) similarly found age-related change in children's inferences and also showed that children could reason in the forward direction, predicting that an ambiguous utterance would lead to disagreement. A computational model indicated that although children's ability to predict when disagreements might arise may be critical for making the reverse inferences, it did not fully account for age-related change.
Evolutionary Phonetics: Review and Synthesis
Authors: Ekström Axel G. , Moran Steven , Edlund Jens
Published: September 2023

Phonetics, the science of human speech sounds, has a rich history informed by both humanistic and natural sciences. Across societies, typically developing humans speak and exhibit universal patterns of speech-centric activity. Paradoxically, however, much of evolutionary language science has excluded or reduced language’s primary medium, often at the expense of significant potential progress. The purpose of this review is twofold: to review major research efforts by phoneticians with bearing on the evolution of spoken language; and to outline future directions for an evolutionary science of communicative acoustics.
Ushering In a New Era of User Rights
Authors: LIHUA TONG
Published: September 2023

As human society rapidly enters into the digital age, the emergence of platform enterprises has disrupted traditional economic development models, profoundly affecting the daily lives and work of individuals, and altering governance structures at both the national and global levels. How to strike a balance among state authority, the digital power of platform enterprises, and fundamental human rights in the digital era is a novel challenge that demands collective consideration and resolution by human society. This paper introduces the concept of “user rights”. It establishes the imperative of constructing a user rights framework in light of the entirely new societal backdrop of the digital age, emphasizing the distinctive features that set user rights apart from existing consumer rights. Furthermore, by demonstrating the severe implications of user rights infringements for citizens’ political rights, as well as economic, social, cultural rights, especially the rights of vulnerable populations, the paper substantiates the legitimacy of establishing a user rights framework. Finally, the paper proposes specific strategies for ushering in a new era of user rights protection, addressing conscientization, global governance, and mechanisms for safeguarding user rights.
Representative Government in Medieval England and France
Authors: Paccione Peter
Published: September 2023

A comparison of the development of representative institutions of medieval England and France.
Effect of Surface Characteristics and Rainfall in Infiltration Rate: A Case Study of Kaligandaki River Basin
Authors: Joshi Janardan
Published: September 2023

Study of infiltration characteristics is crucial for effective watershed management, as it helps determine the water availability for crops, the need of irrigation, groundwater recharge, and surface runoff. This study is aimed at identifying the relation between infiltration rate and surface characteristics as well as rainfall rate in the Kaligandaki River basin of Nepal using Hydrologic Modelling System (HEC-HMS). HEC-HMS is a physically based, semi-distributed model that uses the weather and spatial information of soil and landuse of the basin for deriving the inputs for the model. A hydrological rainfall-runoff model is developed for the Kaligandaki River basin, with outlet at hydrological station 420, Kotgau, of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM). The model was then validated at DHM station 420, Angsing, of Kaligandaki River. Model generated subbasin wise infiltration rates and existing landuse were analysed and it was found that sub-basins with dominant landuse as forest had high infiltration rate among prevailing landuse types. Conversely, low infiltration rate was observed for barren area, snow/glacier and grassland landcover type dominated subbasins. A positive correlation among rainfall rate and infiltration rate was seen with linear increase in infiltration rate for an exponential increase of average rainfall intensity. Infiltration rate was found to have positive correlation with the Hydrologic Soil Group types as suggested by NRCS. Moreover, the study signified a greater impact of landcover over soil types on infiltration rates. Whereas, no significant impact of basin slope on infiltration rate could be identified, which may be due to preclusion of multiple topographic features. Understanding the impacts of rainfall intensity and surface characteristics on infiltration enables proactive measures to mitigate the issues like landslide and reduce flooding and soil erosion by improving infiltration rates through surface condition assessment.
Prospek dan Keterbatasan Acces Reform Berbasis Potensi Wilayah Desa di Kalurahan Sumberarum
Authors: Kurniawan Andhika Fajar , Suharto Eko , Andari Dwi Wulan Titik
Published: September 2023

In its implementation, access arrangement activities do not always run smoothly; several problems are encountered, such as not knowing the capabilities of the subject and the land object; the parties involved are not optimal; and there is no increase in income after carrying out these activities. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a plan based on the potential of the Sumberarum District area, the conditions of economic activities, and the parties involved so that its implementation can be maximized. The research method used is a survey with a quantitative descriptive approach. The results of the preparation of this plan include several strategies that focus on increasing people's income by reducing shopping costs, achieving maximum profits through increasing production aspects, increasing the value of production results, and improving marketing. Meanwhile, several obstacles to implementing access reform in Sumberarum District include the small area of rice fields per farmer (on average, only 0.1 hectares), which is limited for each farmer; the implementation of policies that do not benefit the community; the lack of interest of the younger generation in agriculture; and the absence of action. follow up on the policies that have been implemented, with one result being a minimal budget.
 
Abstrak: Pada pelaksanaannya kegiatan penataan akses tidak selalu berjalan lancar, beberapa permasalahan yang dihadapi seperti ketidaktahuan kemampuan subjek serta objek tanahnya, pihak yang terlibat kurang maksimal dan tidak ada peningkatan pendapatan setelah dilaksanakan kegiatan tersebut. Oleh sebab itu, perlu dilakukan penyusunan rencana berdasarkan potensi wilayah Kalurahan Sumberarum, kondisi kegiatan ekonomi dan pihak-pihak yang terlibat agar dapat maksimal pelaksanaannya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah survei dengan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Hasil dari penyusunan rencana tersebut mencakup beberapa strategi yang berfokus pada meningkatkan pendapatan masyarakat dengan mengurangi biaya belanja, mencapai laba maksimum melalui peningkatan aspek produksi, peningkatan nilai hasil produksi, dan perbaikan dalam hal pemasaran. Sementara itu, beberapa kendala dalam pelaksanaan acces reform di Kalurahan Sumberarum mencakup luas lahan sawah tiap petani rata-rata hanya 0,1 hektar yang terbatas bagi setiap petani, penerapan kebijakan yang tidak menguntungkan masyarakat, kurangnya minat generasi muda dalam bidang pertanian, dan ketidakadaan tindak lanjut terhadap kebijakan yang telah diterapkan, dengan salah satu akibatnya adalah anggaran yang minim.
DAMPAK KELUARGA NARAPIDANA PERSPEKTIF HUKUM ISLAM (STUDI KASUS LAPAS KELAS IIA KENDARI)
Authors: Sofyan Baso Heru , Yaqub Andi , Ridha Ahmad
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini berjudul Dampak Keluarga Narapidana Perspektif Hukum Islam (Studi Kasus Lapas Kelas IIA Kendari), dengan rumusan masalah yaitu: 1. Bagaimana deskripsi keluarga narapidana di Lapas Kelas IIA Kendari?; 2. Bagaimana bentuk-bentuk dampak yang terjadi terhadap keluarga narapidana di Lapas Kelas IIA Kendari?; 3. Bagaimana perspektif Hukum Islam terhadap keluarga narapidana?. Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut maka penulis menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif atau pendekatan penelitian empiris dengan teknik pengumpulan data observasi, interview, dan dokumentasi. Adapun teknik analisis data yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan verifikasi data.  Kemudian, hasil yang didapatkan setelah penelitian ini adalah, jumlah keluarga narapidana yang bersedia memberikan keterangan sebanyak lima pasangan keluarga dengan tingkatan hubungan keluarga yang berbeda yakni harmonis, cukup harmonis, kurang harmonis dan tidak harmonis. Adapun dampak yang dirasakan oleh keluarga narapidana yaitu dampak negatif diantaranya: dampak perekonomian, perubahan tingkah laku anak, istri menjalankan peran suami, dan dampak psikologi. Sedangkan dampak positif diantaranya: suami lebih taat ibadah dan memperbaiki dirinya, istri lebih mandiri. Perspektif hukum Islam terhadap dampak keluarga narapidana tidak sesuai hukum islam karena suami tidak dapat menjalankan kewajibannya dan mengalihkan tanggung jawabnya kepada istri dan memberikan sosial buruk terhadap anaknya sehingga lebih banyak memberikan kemudharatan bagi keluarga.
PERAN KANTOR URUSAN AGAMA DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN KURSUS PRA NIKAH PERSPEKTIF PERATURAN DIRJEN BIMAS ISLAM NOMOR DJ.II/ 542 TAHUN 2013
Authors: Safitri Dhita Amalia , Kamaruddin Kamaruddin , Zainal Muh. Asrianto
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini dilakukan karena melihat tingkat perceraian di Kecamatan Kolaka semakin meningkat, meskipun ditahun 2019 mengalami penurunan, namun angka tersebut masih melebihi batas maksimal. Jenis penelitia ini kualitatif dengn menggunakan pendekatan yuridis normatif. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu observasi (pengamatan), interview (wawancara), dan dokumentasi. Kamudian, hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa menunjukan bahwa yang berutgas menyeleggarakan kursus pra nikah di Kecamatan Kolaka adalah Kantor Urusan Agama. Peran Kantor Urusan Agama Kecamatan Kolaka dalam penyelenggaraan kursus tersebut adalah, mempersiapkan narasumber/ pemateri (penghulu), bahan ajar/materi (silabus/modul), sarana dan pembiayaan, serta sertifikat bagi peserta yang telah dinyatakan lulus pada tahap ujian kursus pra nikah. Faktor yang melatarbelakangi dilaksanakannya kursus pra nikah di Kecamatan Kolaka adalah, adanya faktor substansi hukum, faktor pengetahuan dan pemahaman masyarakat, serta faktor budaya. Sedangkan berdasarkan peratiuran Dirjen Bimas Islam No. II/ 542 Tahun 2013 mengenai pelaksanaan kursus pra nikah di Kecamatan Kolaka belum terlaksana secara maksimal. Dilihat dari beberapa pasangan pengantin yang telah melaksanakan pernikahan namun tidak mengikuti bahkan mengetahui program kursus pra nikah selain itu minimnya kesadaran masyarakat tentang pentingnya kursus pra-nikah. Penelitian ini mengindikasikan bahwa perlu ditegaskannya serta memaksimalkan sosialisasi terhadap masyarakat tentang pentingnya mengikuti program kursus pra nikah.