bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SEGREGAÇÃO URBANA E IDENTIDADE CULTURAL: UMA CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA O ENFRENTAMENTO DA INEFICÁCIA DO DIREITO À MORADIA
Authors: Barcelos Gabriela Macedo de Oliveira , Arruda Gerardo Clésio Maia
Published: August 2021

Este artigo apresenta a segregação urbana enquanto fenômeno complexo e real no Brasil. É possível ver nas cidades brasileiras contrastes socioeconômicos e culturais na ocupação do espaço urbano. Tem-se como objetivo analisar a formação da identidade dos grupos vulneráveis a partir de sua interação interna e com outros grupos sociais. A metodologia adotada apoiou-se em análise bibliográfica e, também, a partir dos relatos da autora Carolina Maria de Jesus, moradora da favela do Canindé, em São Paulo, autora do livro “Quarto de Despejo”. Concluiu-se que a construção falseada da identidade funciona como obstáculo para o exercício de uma cidadania ativa.
INTRODUÇÃO AO DIREITO COMO CIÊNCIA SOCIAL 50 anos depois: em homenagem aos 90 anos de Cláudio Souto
Authors: Ribeiro Emmanuel Pedro
Published: August 2021

O objeto de investigação foi o livro Introdução ao Direito como Ciência Social, de 1971. A hipótese foi a de que esse trabalho foi um divisor na obra do autor estudado. O livro contém as pesquisas anteriores e, ao mesmo tempo, projeta as investigações posteriores. Essa é uma razão, entre outras possíveis, que justifica nossa escolha. O objetivo geral consistiu em mostrar a que tradição sociológica Souto se alinha e, em que medida, o autor deu continuidade de modo original ao procurar determinar qualitativamente ou substantivamente o conteúdo de algo que pode ser chamado direito vivo ou simplesmente direito.
DISCRIMINAÇÃO ESTRUTURAL E INSEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR NO BRASIL: ANTISSUBORDINAÇÃO E APORTES NO CONCEITO DE DISPOSITIVO DE SEGURANÇA E DE GOVERNAMENTALIDADE
Authors: VERNES-PINTO RODRIGO DA SILVA
Published: August 2021

A insegurança alimentar atual no Brasil, potencializada pela pandemia por Covid-19, pode ser constatada em estruturas de subordinação. Para além da recorrente análise centrada na dicotomia igualdade formal e igualdade material, o avanço na dogmática constitucional antidiscriminatória requer outras perspectivas a subsidiar o direito da antidiscriminação, como é o caso da antissubordinação. A pesquisa se dá através da coleta de dados e do referencial teórico de Michel Foucault, no que toca aos conceitos de dispositivo de segurança e de governamentalidade em uma metodologia em abordagem dialética (interpretação dinâmica, totalizante, considerando contextos sociais, políticos e econômicos) e uma posição metodológica jurídico-científico.
DESIGUALDADES NO ACESSO E USO DA INTERNET POR CRIANÇAS E DIREITO FUNDAMENTAL À EDUCAÇÃO NA PANDEMIA COVID-19
Authors: Cardozo dos Santos Sônia Maria , Wenczenovicz Thaís Janaina
Published: August 2021

Este artigo objetiva analisar o direito ao acesso e ao uso da internet por crianças em cotejo com o direito fundamental à educação, diante da desigualdade social em tempos da pandemia Covid-19. Além de proteger as crianças no uso da internet, é necessário garantir acesso a ela. Justifica-se este estudo pela importância do reconhecimento da indivisibilidade e interdependência entre os direitos humanos. Com a pandemia, acentuou-se a necessidade do uso da internet para efetivação do direito fundamental à educação, bem como de vários outros direitos. Utiliza-se procedimento metodológico bibliográfico-investigativo, buscando-se dados estatísticos oficiais.
REFLEXÕES SOBRE A CULTURA JURÍDICA DESDE O PENSAMENTO DE RAYMOND WILLIAMS, JÜRGEN HABERMAS E PIERRE BOURDIEU.
Authors: Do Nascimento Carlos Eduardo , Lixa Ivone Fernandes Morcilo
Published: August 2021

Considerando a cultura jurídica como conjunto de representações normativas elaboradas historicamente desde as relações de poder que expressa e legitima pensamentos hierarquicamente dominantes e elegendo a opção metodológica indutiva, o presente trabalho pretende, desde o pensamento de Raymond Williams acerca do conceito de cultura, de Jürgen Habermas sobre cultura jurídica e o de Pierre Bourdieu como possibilidade de aproximação entre ambos, discutir o direito e sua linguagem como expressão cultural que expressa significantes e significados que consolidam estruturas de dominação. Desde tal perspectiva, acredita-se ser possível visibilizar um horizonte crítico capaz de desvelar um fértil campo jurídico de reflexão.
Value Guidelines and social Well-being of Young People as a Factor in the Transformation of National-state Identity in Russia
Authors: Titov V. V.
Published: August 2021

This study is devoted to the topic of changes in the national-state identity of Russians under the inﬂuence of the transformation of value orientations and the social well-being of young people The work methodology is built through a comparative analysis with secondary processing of this sociological research by the POF and RPORC The hypothesis put forward by the author is based on the assumption that the key factor in changing the value and behavioural attitudes of Russian youth is not the perception of the globalising culture but the quality of social well-being of the younger generation According to the data of sociological studies, the latter is primarily characterised by the presence of depressive elements that form unfavourable conditions for the development of in-group favouritism and out-group discrimination As the data of mass polls show, the image of the collective past is built mainly on the idealisation of the Soviet period, the legacy of which is largely denied by the Russian elites (since this is required to legitimise the existing political and economic model) A positive image of the future in the mass consciousness is either absent or, presumably, replaced by ideas about borrowing the Western European model or reconstructing the Soviet system The image of a signifcant other in the face of the West, despite the presence of confrontation between it and Russia, is seen as a more positive model from the point of view of ensuring social justice.
Civilisational Foundations of Inter-elite Interaction in Modern Russia
Authors: Sperkach A. I.
Published: August 2021

In this article, the author emphasised the absence of stable ideological foundations in the functioning of the Russian elites and the consequences of such a situation both in general and in particular issues of the socio-political life of our country The everyday interaction of the ruling and non-ruling elites (the subordinate and in many respects even the  powerless position of the latter) is viewed as traditional for Russia, having historical positive and negative consequences In particular, the weakening of the political, administrative power and will of the political centre almost invariably provokes an open revolt of local and non-ruling elites against it An increase in friction at the present stage between the federal centre and regional elites is noted, which can potentially have serious negative political consequences The idea is rejected that bring to the fore the achievement of certain economic indicators within the framework of tactical pilot projects devoid of integral ideological foundations The conﬂict between Russia and the West (the ideology of globalism) the author interpreted as ideological; its material aspects are of a secondary nature In the author’s opinion, this or that form of ideocracy will deterministically prevail in Russia; the only question is what ideology and values will be the basis for it.
Etiquette and Tasks of Translators Working in the Political and Diplomatic Fields
Authors: Kheyrandish M. S. , DJolandan N. Sh. , Hosseini A.
Published: August 2021

The article is devoted to determining the correct behaviour, role and tasks of translators working in the political and diplomatic sphere The translator, according to scientists, plays an essential role in communication between people, the development of various scientifc felds from culture to diplomacy and communication This article focuses on the role of an interpreter in the political and diplomatic sphere A translator working in the diplomatic feld has several tasks, and following these tasks, he must comply with certain standards of conduct The article deals with the necessary moral and ethical standards of behaviour and the social and cultural task of the translator in this area This socio-cultural task is essential when communicating with local colleagues, the population, politicians and diplomats As for the social task, the translator contributes to the dissemination and development of social phenomena of one society in another and helps to bring together the views of different peoples by translating their literary and socio-cultural works and creating the necessary prerequisites for establishing political contacts The article focuses on the role of the translation profession in bilateral negotiations, interpretation, and the challenges that professional diplomatic translators face During their investigation, the authors used observation methods, generalisation, interpretation of results, and various articles written on this topic.
Formation of sovereign Power systems in the “Young” Central Asian Republics in the Period 1991–2000
Authors: Osinina D. D.
Published: August 2021

In 1991, with the collapse of the USSR, ffteen independent republics were formed At the same time, the processes that took place in the late Union inﬂuenced the further formation of sovereign power systems in the “young” states Among them are ideological and apparatus factors As a result, having different attitudes towards the collapse of the Union and the parade of sovereignties, all ffteen republics faced the task of fnding their own identity, both national and state-apparatus, and the need to form a personnel policy and build “power vertical” The Central Asian republics were no exception, where, in addition to the above tasks, the question of the inﬂuence of the tribalist factor was acute.
Post-migration acquisition of HIV: Estimates from four European countries, 2007 to 2016
Authors: Yin Zheng , Brown Alison E , Rice Brian D , Marrone Gaetano , Sönnerborg Anders , Suligoi Barbara , Sasse Andre , Van Beckhoven Dominique , Noori Teymur , Regine Vincenza , Delpech Valerie C
Published: August 2021

Background

The assumption that migrants acquire human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) before migration, particularly those from high prevalence areas, is common.

Aim

We assessed the place of HIV acquisition of migrants diagnosed in four European countries using surveillance data.

Methods

Using CD4+ T-cell count trajectories modelled to account for seroconversion bias, we estimated infection year of newly HIV-diagnosed migrants residing in the United Kingdom (UK), Belgium, Sweden and Italy with a known arrival year and CD4+ T-cell count at diagnosis. Multivariate analyses identified predictors for post-migration acquisition.

Results

Between 2007 and 2016, migrants constituted 56% of people newly diagnosed with HIV in the UK, 62% in Belgium, 72% in Sweden and 29% in Italy. Of 23,595 migrants included, 60% were born in Africa and 70% acquired HIV heterosexually. An estimated 9,400 migrants (40%; interquartile range (IQR): 34–59) probably acquired HIV post-migration. This proportion was similar by risk group, sex and region of birth. Time since migration was a strong predictor of post-migration HIV acquisition: 91% (IQR: 87–95) among those arriving 10 or more years prior to diagnosis; 30% (IQR: 21–37) among those 1–5 years prior. Younger age at arrival was a predictor: 15–18 years (81%; IQR: 74–86), 19–25 years (53%; IQR: 45–63), 26–35 years (37%; IQR: 30–46) and 36 years and older (25%; IQR: 21–33).

Conclusions

Migrants, regardless of origin, sex and exposure to HIV are at risk of acquiring HIV post-migration to Europe. Alongside accessible HIV testing, prevention activities must target migrant communities.
Health Perceptions Between College Studentes From Pernambuco From Diferents Knowledge Areas
Authors:   1,2,4,5UFPE,   3FUNESO
Published: August 2021

OBJECTIVE: to verify the association between general health perceptions with a focus on sleep quality, eating activities and concentration areas of the course after university admission. METHOD: Cross-sectional study approved by ethics committee (n°2,581,563), with a sample of 432 undergraduate students from the Federal Public University, divided into three groups: Group 1: Humanities Students; Group 2: Health Students; Group 3: Exact Science students. For the collection, we used: vivências Acadêmicas’s questionnaire in the reduced version, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used for analysis, considering a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: In the general sample, all general health perceptions were impaired after entering the University. In the analysis of the groups, it is noticed that Group 1 presented more negative rates of health perception (47.3% p (1) = 0.016), with significant and significant sleep-related impairments (68.2% p (1) = 0.002). On the other hand, the students in Group 3 presented the worst perceptions about the quality of food and difficulties in performing leisure activities (p (1) = 0.005). CONCLUSION: There was a significant association between university admission and negative health perceptions. In addition, it was found that the students in the humanities and exact areas were the most vulnerable. Thus, it can be considered that academic experience can contribute negatively to the promotion of the health of young people, and, in this sense, it is recommended the implementation of educational programs aimed at self-care, prevention of academic stress and its negative effects on health.
TREATMENT OF SPOROTRICOSE IN THE WORLD, WITH EMPHASIS IN BRAZIL: WHAT’S NEW?
Authors:   ¹UFRPE,   ²DMFA: Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal – UFRPE
Published: August 2021

Objective: To evaluate the in vitro and in vivo results of works already published on the use of traditional and alternative medicines in the treatment of sporotrichosis, both in humans and in animals. Methods: The bibliographic research was developed from the analysis of publications found in the scientific literature, with emphasis mainly on Brazil in the period from 2015 to 2020. Updated bibliographies of the medical and veterinary literature were available on MEDLINE, through PubMed, Science direct, Scielo and academic Google, with a total of 28 studies that met the specific work requirements. Results: From the analysis of the reviewed papers, conventional treatments, mainly the use of itraconazole, Amphotericin B and Terbinafine, showed good results in the studies. In addition, the use of alternative treatments, either as the main treatment or support, against sporotrichosis, have shown promise in vitro results, requiring more tests for a possible alternative treatment in the future. Conclusion: The use of alternative treatments is important, since they can be effective against sporotrichosis, becoming a viable means when the animal is resistant to conventional methods.
Derivatives from Aceh Qanun Number 04 of 2014 concerning Ikhtilath in Improving the Performance of Wilayatul Hisbah (WH) Lhokseumawe City
Authors: Yani Ahmad , Muryali Muryali , Arinanda Arinanda
Published: August 2021

Ikhtilath is an act of intimacy between a man and a woman who is not an open criminal. This has been regulated in Aceh Qanun Number 6 of 2014. In realizing Social Ecology based on Islamic Sharia values in Bandar Lhokseuamwe there are still problems where implementation is far from what is expected, as evidenced by the Ikhtilath incident in Lhokseumawe City, this shows a low level of compliance with communities and implementers who fail to realize social ecology. The problem studied is the use of Qanun Jinayat Number 6 of 2014 in Case 1 Point 25 regarding Ikhtilath in the Kingdom of Bandar Lhokseumawe. In theory, he assessed the Islamic Sharia Officer, Wilayatul Hisbah in improving organizational performance in the kingdom of Lhokseumawe. Methods of qualitative investigation and descriptive analysis approach. Techniques for collecting data by observing, interviewing and documenting.
Ecuación determinística para el diseño hidráulico de sistemas de riego por salidas múltiples
Authors: González-Quirino José Guadalupe Guadalupe , Fortis-Hernández Manuel , Preciado-Rangel Pablo , Yescas-Coronado Pablo , Barrios-Díaz Juan Manuel , Reyes-González Arturo
Published: August 2021

En el diseño de sistemas de riego de multisalidas es necesario calcular las pérdidas de energía por fricción en tuberías y determinar el diámetro más económico y óptimo, para ello existen las ecuaciones de Manning, Hanzen & Williams y Darcy & Wesbach. De acuerdo con lo anterior el objetivo de este trabajo fue realizar un análisis físico matemático a las ecuaciones de pérdidas de energía por rozamiento en tuberías y accesorios para generar al menos una ecuación determinística basada en la ecuación de Manning y Darcy & Wesbach para el diseño hidráulico del riego por multisalidas y reducir altos costos en la operación de los equipos de riego agrícola. El estudio se llevó a cabo en primavera de 2021, en el Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón. Se fusionaron algebraicamente las ecuaciones de pérdidas de energía localizada y por rozamiento (Darcy & Wesbach y Manning) y se obtuvieron tres ecuaciones determinísticas para el diseño de salidas múltiples con un rango de error relativo de -0.009 a 0.209% con relación a la ecuación propuesta por la SARH 1979 (CENAMAR).
Examen de una revista pedagógica-escolar (Argentina, inicios de siglo XX)
Authors: Mosso Agustina
Published: August 2021

El presente escrito abre líneas de reflexión sobre maestras que utilizaron sus habilidades referentes a la lectoescritura, que la formación en el magisterio les brindó, para dar a conocer sus pensamientos pedagógicos en publicaciones educativas. Enmarcado en los estudios que implican hacer historia de la educación con/de mujeres bajo una perspectiva de género, el artículo se conforma en una fracción perteneciente a un conjunto de pesquisas que, en unidad, le vinculan al tema de investigación doctoral de la autora que gira en torno a maestras escritoras de sus prácticas didácticas y analiza una publicación perteneciente a la creación de una escuela normal, de Coronda, Santa Fe, Argentina, dirigida y organizada por educacionistas de inicios de 1900. El estudio pormenorizado de esta revista, a modo de tipo documental  principal, permite determinar no solo el desempeño docente sino además el referente a la escritura de las prácticas educativas de un grupo de mujeres de la docencia argentina de principios de siglo XX.
Data Driven Customer Segmentation for Vietnamese SMEs in Big Data Era
Authors: Tam Pham Thi , Son Duong Minh , Tan Trinh Le , Ha Hoang
Published: August 2021

Almost Vietnamese big businesses often use outsourcing services to do marketing researches such as analysing and evaluating consumer intention and behaviour, customers’ satisfaction, customers’ loyalty, market share, market segmentation and some similar marketing studies. One of the most favourite marketing research business in Vietnam is ACNielsen and Vietnam big businesses usually plan and adjust marketing activities based on ACNielsen’s report. Belong to the limitation of budget, Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often do marketing researches by themselves. Among the marketing researches activities in SMEs, customer segmentation is conducted by tools such as Excel, Facebook analytics or only by simple design thinking approach to help save costs. However, these tools are no longer suitable for the age of data information explosion today. This article uses case analysing of the United Kingdom online retailer through clustering algorithm on R package. The result proves clustering method’s superiority in customer segmentation compared to the traditional method (SPSS, Excel, Facebook analytics, design thinking) which Vietnamese SMEs are using. More important, this article helps Vietnamese SMEs understand and apply clustering algorithm on R in customer segmenting on their given data set efficiently. On that basis, Vietnamese SMEs can plan marketing programs and drive their actions as contextualizing and/or personalizing their message to their customers suitably
Discussion on the Construction of Ecological Water Network in Guangxi Province of China
Authors: Shao Jinhua , Huang Kai , Tang Wei , Liang Xinyue , Wu Weixiong , Huang Guoqin
Published: August 2021

The water network plays an important role in maintaining the stability of regional water resource and ecological environment. It is also affecting the harmonious development between environment and economy. Guangxi is one of the provinces with relatively rich water resources in China, while the ecological water network exists deficiencies and faces challenges. The current situation and defects of ecological water network in Guangxi province will be discussed. By studying the experience of the establishing and the preserve of ecological water network in various regions at home and abroad, some suggestions and targeted measures will be mentioned for a better ecological water network in Guangxi.
Overview of Coronaviruses in Veterinary Medicine
Authors: Compton Susan R
Published: August 2021

Coronaviruses infect humans and a wide range of animals, causing predominantly respiratory and intestinal infections. This review provides background on the taxonomy of coronaviruses, the functions of viral proteins, and the life cycle of coronaviruses. In addition, the review focuses on coronaviral diseases in several agriculturally important, companion, and laboratory animal species (cats, cattle, chickens, dogs, mice, rats and swine) and briefly reviews human coronaviruses and their origins.
Влияние комплексной оценки экстерьера вымени коров на коррелятивные признаки коров разных пород
Authors: Санова Зоя Сергеевна
Published: August 2021

Проведена морфофункциональная оценка вымени коров холмогорской, голштинской и черно-пестрой пород в племенных репродукторах Калужской области. Доказана высокая доля генетического влияния быков на селекцию экстерьера вымени коров изучаемых признаков. Коэффициент корреляции удоя коров холмогорской и черно-пестрой пород и категорией комплексной оценкой вымени составил по стадам 0,30 ± 0,025; 0,41 ± 0,134; 0,18 ± 0,008 и т.д. Коэффициент регрессии удоя на 1 % снижения удельного веса коров с недостатками вымени составлял 0,8 – 30 кг/%. У коров холмогорской породы с наивысшей комплексной оценкой (I категория) по экстерьеру вымени отмечено превышение удоя первотелок на 1670 кг и по молочному жиру на 66,7 кг в сравнении с коровами, получившими худшую экстерьерную комплексную оценку (III категория). У коров черно-пестрой породы с лучшей экстерьерной оценкой (I категория) удой и молочный жир были выше на 1151 и 33,7 кг соответственно по сравнению с коровами, получившими при комплексной оценке вымени III категорию. Создание селекционных групп может осуществляться отбором сибсов и полусибсов по матери, когда мать оценена по вымени дочерей. При этом в сравнении с отбором «мать – дочь» величина селекционного сдвига почти удваивается.
Reaktualisasi Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan bagi Generasi Milenial
Authors: Putri Salsa Berliana , Dewi Dini Anggraeni
Published: August 2021

Pendidikan kewarganegaraan bagi suatu negara-bangsa merupakan proses pembinaan, penanaman, dan pewarisan nilai-nilai kebangsaan dan kenegaraan yang diselenggarakan dalam lingkungan pendidikan, karena pendidikan dipandang memiliki peranan penting dan strategi dalam pembangunan bangsa. Dalam perkembangannya di Indonesia, Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan mengalami perubahan dan penyempurnaan sejak zaman Orde Lama (1950-1966), Orde Baru (1966-1998), dan Orde Reformasi (1998-sekarang). Artikel ini membicarakan pentingnya dilakukan reaktualisasi dalam Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan bagi generasi milenial. Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan dirumuskan secara luas mencakup proses penyiapan generasi muda guna mengambil peran dan tanggung jawabnya sebagai warga negara, dan secara khusus, peran pendidikan termasuk di dalamnya sekolah, pengajaran dan belajar, dalam proses penyiapan warga negara tersebut. Generasi milenial sebagai bagian dari anak bangsa Indonesia diharapkan dapat memahami pendidikan kewarganegaraan dan menjadi warga negara yang memiliki komitmen yang kuat dan konsisten untuk mempertahankan Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia (NKRI). Karena Hakikat negara kesatuan Republik Indonesia adalah negara kebangsaan modern. Negara kebangsaan modern adalah negara yang pembentukannya didasarkan pada semangat kebangsaan atau nasionalisme yaitu pada tekad suatu masyarakat untuk membangun masa depan bersama di bawah satu negara yang sama, walaupun warga masyarakat tersebut berbeda-beda agama, ras, etnik, atau golongannya.
Analisis Kesiapan Guru Kelas Dalam Mengimplementasikan Pembelajaran Tematik Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di SD Pahlawan
Authors: Kusuma Yanti Yandri
Published: August 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan penilaian dalam mengimplementasikan pembelajaran tematik di Masa Pandemi Covid- 19 di kelas Dua Pahalwan Di Desaaa Ridan Permai. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian fenomenologi. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah guru kelas dua, siswa kelas dua, dan kepala sekolah. Objek penelitian ini berupa bentuk untuk kesiapan guru kelas dalam mengimplementasikan pembelajaran tematik di Masa Pandemi Covid- 19. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan reduksi data, display data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Uji keabsahan data menggunakan triangulasi teknik, sumber, dan waktu. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa guru kelas dua sudah membuat perencanaan pembelajaran berupa RPP. Pelaksanaan pembelajaran guru kelas satu sudah menggunakan pendekatan saintifik walau tidak urut 5M dan sudah mengacu kepada rambu-rambu dan prinsip pembelajaran tematik. Guru kelas satu menggunakan penilaian autentik yang menilai aspek sikap dengan observasi, aspek pengetahuan dengan tes tertulis serta penugasan, dan aspek keterampilan dengan unjuk kerja hasil pengamatan observasi yang peneliti lakukan, menemukan beberapa hal yang menjadi kendala dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran tematik diantaranya dalam penyusunan RPP, karena format RPP kurikulum 2013 berbeda dengan kurikulum yang sebelumnya, kesulitan lain yang dialami oleh guru yakni dalam pelaksanaan proses pembelajaran tematik, dimana pada saat proses pembelajaran yang pada masa Pandemi Covid -19 banyak siswa yang tidak dapat secara keseluruhan mengikuti pembelajaran karna berbagai macam kendala seperti jaringan dari tempat mereka yang susah dapat jaringan dan kendala yang lain
Analisis Motivasi Belajar Mahasiswa Pendidikan Matematika Universitas PGRI Madiun di Masa Pandemi
Authors: Y Fitria Rizqi , Nuriya Rahma Fadhila , Fantriadi Muhammad Ridho , I Febby Widyastuti
Published: August 2021

Pandemi covid 19 telah berlangsung sejak pertengahan Maret 2020 sampai sekarang. Selama masa pandemi pelaksanaan pembelajaran matematika berubah dari sistem konvensional (tatap muka) menjadi sistem online (daring). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh motivasi belajar matematika di masa pandemi terhadap indeks prestasi kumulatif mahasiswa pendidikan matematika. Penelitian ini dilakukan kepada mahasiswa semester 6 program studi pendidikan matematika Universitas PGRI Madiun. Jenis penelitian adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa angket motivasi belajar dan wawancara. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah motivasi belajar mahasiswa jurusan matermatika terbagi menjadi empat kelompok yaitu, motivasi belajar sangat tinggi, motivasi belajar tinggi, motivasi belajar cukup dan motivasi belajar sangat rendah. Mayoritas mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan matematika memiliki motivasi belajar yang cukup. Beberapa hal yang mempengaruhi motivasi belajar mereka adalah tempat belajar yang tenang dan sepi dan ketika akan ujian atau pada saat situasi tertentu. Selain hal itu, mayoritas mahasiswa mempunyai lingkungan sekitar rumah yang mendukung situasi belajar untuk menumbuhkan motivasi belajarnya.
Penerapan Pembelajaran Kontekstual Dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematika di MTs Ma’arif Bandar
Authors: Melasevix Elzra , Asnawi Haidar Ali , Alami Jam Jalani Nur , Masynuah Ika Hidayatul , Putra Ridho Arianto Nanda , Darmadi Darmadi
Published: August 2021

Pendidikan adalah hal yang utama yang menjadi peran penting bagi kehidupan anak di Indonesia. Dengan adanya pendidikan dapat meningkatkan kualitas sumber daya manusia yang dimiliki oleh seorang siswa. Namun beberapa hal masih menjadi penghambat tercapainya tujuan pendidikan yang diantaranya adalah

kurangnya pemahaman terhadap materi-materi yang tidak disukai oleh siswa. Pelajaran matematika masih menjadi pembelajaran yang kurang disukai oleh siswa sehingga dalam proses pembelajarannya siswa kurang mampu memahami konsep dan pemecahan suatu masalah matematika. Untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut diperlukan suatu proses pembelajaran yang dapat meningkatkan pemahaman siswa terhadap pemahaman dan pemecahan soal matematika. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk meningkatkan

kemampuan pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematika siswa dengan menerapkan metode pembelajaran kontekstual. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas MTs Ma’arif Bandar sebagai subjek yang akan menerima tindakan. Dalam memperoleh data, peneliti menggunakan dua cara yaitu tes tulis pada siswa dan melakukan wawancara. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran kontekstual kepada siswa kelas VII SMP Negeri Bandar sangat mempengaruhi pemahaman dan pemecahan masalah matematika.
Civilização Barbárie em Conan, de Robert Howard - Vol. II
Authors: Collares Marco Antônio
Published: August 2021

The book discusses the representations of civilization and barbarism considering the narratives of Conan Cycles by Robert Ervin Howard. The adventures of the character Conan the Barbarian were produced between 1932 and 1936. There are twenty-one literary and fictional texts that are part of a specific genre called “Sword and Witchcraft”. Such literary genre approaches fabulous worlds cha racterized by the presence of the superna tural, where fantastic characters venture into action and fantasy plots. Conan’s adventures were published in the so-cal led pulp magazines (or pulp fictions), low-quality graphic magazines — usually processed from paper pulp — that were very popular in the US between the 1920s and 1950s. Despite Howard placed his great famous character in the “Sword and Witchcraft” genre, he drew philosophical aspects in his plots, insofar as the central theme of these narratives is linked to the opposition between civilization and barbarism. Conan usually represents a violent, bloodthirsty, and crude human conduct, but honest and honorable in the face of the corrupt and greedy actions of civilized men, so an expression of barbarism would be somewhat necessary in his creator eyes, especially in the face of a Civilizational crisis. In addition, Conan and other characters have traces of the so-called western frontier men: the men who would represent the Ame rican trailblazers, so much worshiped by the creator of the character, largely because their rusticities were considered to be the basis for the formation of the country. Howard, a Texan native, was very concerned about the historical context of the economic and social crisis of the twentieth century, and more specifically, the Great Depression of the 1930s. Conan, therefore, expresses some aspects of a more rustic and truthful conduct, closer to the idealized manners of the men who made the West and the US, meaning that the narratives of the Conan Cycles are part of so-called fron tier literature. This is not just a study of civilization and barbarism, but it is also about the conception of the US border in Robert Howard’s own historical context
Attitudes towards LGBT individuals after Bostock v. Clayton County: Evidence from a quasi-experiment
Authors: Thompson Jack
Published: August 2021

Do United States Supreme Court decisions on LGBT rights shape attitudes towards LGBT individuals among the mass public? In this paper, I conduct an empirical test of the effect of quasi-random exposure to the announcment of \textit{Bostock v. Clayton County} - a landmark case which held that that an employer who fires their employee because of their sexual orientation or gender identity violates Section VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act - on favorability towards LGBT individuals. Relying on data from Phase 2 of the Democracy Fund/UCLA Nationscape survey, I find that quasi-random exposure to the announcement of \textit{Bostock} engendered increases in favorability towards LGBT individuals among the wider American public. Subgroup analyses also indicate that the largest increases in favorability were among Democratic partisans and the religiously unaffiliated, while minimal changes in favorability were detected among those who are among the most likely to oppose LGBT rights, including Republicans and Evangelical Protestants. The findings speak to the validity of the legitimacy model and highlight the limitations of the backlash model in the post-\textit{Obergefell} era of public opinion towards LGBT rights.
Evaluating CloudResearch’s Approved Group as a Solution for Problematic Data Quality on MTurk
Authors: Hauser David , Moss Aaron J , Rosenzweig Cheskie , Jaffe Shalom Noach , Robinson Jonathan , Litman Leib
Published: August 2021

Maintaining data quality on Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) has always been a concern for researchers. CloudResearch, a third-party website that interfaces with MTurk, assessed ~100,000 MTurkers and categorized them into those that provide high- (~65,000, Approved) and low-(~35,000, Blocked) quality data. Here, we examined the predictive validity of CloudResearch’s vetting. Participants (N = 900) from the Approved and Blocked groups, along with a Standard MTurk sample, completed an array of data quality measures. Approved participants had better reading comprehension, reliability, honesty, and attentiveness scores, were less likely to cheat and satisfice, and replicated classic experimental effects more reliably than Blocked participants who performed at chance on multiple outcomes. Data quality of the Standard sample was generally in between the Approved and Blocked groups. We discuss the implications of using the Approved group for scientific studies conducted on Mechanical Turk.
An EEG study of the combined effects of top-down and bottom-up attentional selection under varying task difficulty
Authors: Rashal Einat , Senoussi Mehdi , Santandrea Elisa , Hamed Suliann Ben , Macaluso Emiliano , Chelazzi Leonardo , Boehler C. Nico
Published: August 2021

This work reports an investigation of the effect of combined top-down and bottom-up attentional control sources, using known attention-related EEG components that are thought to reflect target selection (N2pc) and distractor suppression (PD), in easy and difficult visual search tasks.
A Cognitive Linguistic Study of the Persuasive/Attention Strategies Used in Selected American English E-Advertisements
Authors: Ali Saba Kamil , Al-Bahrani Rana H.
Published: August 2021

The present paper aims to examine the use of the persuasive rules in texts and images to determine the role of these visual modes in recalling or adding what they mention. Such a study helps set clearly which visual mode is much more convincing, the image or the text. Scholars generally agreed that the visual mode is more persuasive. However, such a statement is general as it does not state exactly which type of visual mode is more convincing. Accordingly, the research questions highlighted here are: What are the persuasive strategies invested in any of these two visual modes, texts and images? And, what is the role these visual modes play to enhance the sense of persuasion? To achieve the objectives, the researchers will adopt the cognitive linguistic theory of frame semantics by Fillmore (1995). Since the study is qualitative, the study’s data will be limited to four randomly selected American English advertisements posted on Facebook. Findings have revealed that the number of the evoked frame units is unlimited and subjective, reflecting, as a result, a person’s imagination power, his needs, and desires. The study has concluded that the visual, written text is more persuasive than the pictures and photos. The text reflects a bricolage of various persuasive strategies that help pull the attention. Besides, the images provided played a vital role, though secondary to the texts, supporting the textual information and flavor it realistically.
Examining Saudi EFL University Students’ Readiness for Online Learning at the Onset of Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ghobain Elham Abdullah , Zughaibi Abdullah Ahmed
Published: August 2021

Nowadays, especially after the COVID-19 crisis lockdown, the heavy reliance on technology and online platforms led to a greater expectation of more learning autonomy among English learners in EFL contexts such as Saudi Arabia. The sudden shift to online learning requires an investigation into students’ readiness and willingness for such a mode of learning. This can provide educators with many prospects about learning outcomes achievement and assessment, test performance, and interaction during classes. Therefore, the current study seeks to contribute to the well-known area of learner autonomy research, which is still lacking in the context of the study, by exploring the readiness of Saudi first-year undergraduate English learners towards online education. Participants’ level of readiness is identified according to their autonomous behaviors and activities. The study will also assess the investigated concept considering the influence of gender and field of study of the participants on their autonomy levels. A total of 802 students participated in this study. It was found that Saudi first-year university students are moderately autonomous, that both males and females have similar levels of aptitude and readiness for taking responsibility for their learning, and that English-major and non-English-major groups showed comparatively similar levels across different learning autonomy dimensions. Yet interestingly, English-major participants displayed a relatively lower autonomy level than students of other majors.
Designing ESP Online Course for Personnel of Law-Enforcement Agencies of Ukraine
Authors: Bloshchynskyi Ihor , Balendr Andrii , Dolynskyi Yevhen , Hrishko-Dunaievska Valentyna , Herasimova Oksana
Published: August 2021

The article reveals ESP distance learning course for foreign language training of the law-enforcement agencies personnel. Topics and stages of ESP online language learning course have been considered. The training of personnel of border security units is an integral part of the system of ensuring Integrated Border Management; it is necessary to provide coherence of units for the skillful organization of their operational and service activity. The authors focus particular attention on the structural and logical scheme of ESP distance learning course according to the separate modules. The purpose of the article is to reveal developed the ESP online course in the framework of border guards training in Ukraine. The purpose set required performing a thorough needs analysis of the target audience (border guard officers serving at the border). It has been determined that it is more efficient for border guards to study the English language without leaving their professional duties at the border. The results of the development and implementation of the English language distance learning course for foreign language training of the Border Guard Agency personnel allowed us to conclude that it is necessary and effective for border guards to obtain professional language skills for performing everyday tasks, organizing operational and service activity and during border control at checkpoints across the state border. The teacher during ESP online course acts as a catalyst for communication, provides feedback, takes into account a variety of learning styles, and pays considerable attention to the development of not only intellectual but also moral qualities of border guards. The developed online ESP course for Border Guard Agency personnel effectively functions in the system of professional training, providing an opportunity for border guards at the workplace without interrupting their main activity to improve their level of professional English proficiency. The course can be implemented in other law-enforcement educational institutions for independent learning of personnel in order to form foreign language competence, especially for officers who plan to participate in joint international programs and trainings
EFL Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Google Forms as a Digital Formative Assessment Tool in Saudi Secondary Schools
Authors: Alharbi Alhanouf Saleh , Alhebshi Amal Abdullah , Meccawy Zilal
Published: August 2021

This study highlights students’ and teachers’ perceptions on using Google Forms as a formative assessment tool in EFL classrooms. The study implemented a mixed methods approach where a questionnaire was administered to students and interviews were carried out with English teachers in public secondary schools in two cities in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire received 354 responses (32 males and 322 females) while in the structured interviews, 24 female English teachers provided their opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of integrating Google Forms into their classrooms. The purpose of this study is to explore students’ perceptions of online formative assessment via Google Forms in terms of perceived usefulness, perceived risk of cheating, and perceived self-efficacy. It also aims to analyze the positives and challenges faced by EFL teachers while using Google Forms as an online formative assessment tool. The results showed that both students and teachers believe that using Google Forms positively impacts students’ learning despite the risk of cheating and demonstrated several limitations with using Google Forms for teachers and students. However, English language teachers are recommended to engage all students in online formative assessment to monitor their progress over the course and design interventions to reduce cheating in online assessment. The present study helps increase the awareness of the positives and negatives of English online assessment in Saudi Arabia.
Interactive Online Teaching of Phonetic Skills: Introductory Phonetic Course
Authors: Azarova Inessa , Ivanytska Iuliia , Nykyforenko Iryna , Vasylchenko Olena
Published: August 2021

This paper aims to develop a methodology for forming communication skills (specifically phonetic skills) through a virtual learning environment involving online learning platforms, online tools, and mobile applications, which determines the relevance and timeliness of the study. The authors present their experience of effective use of modern online resources and mobile applications to develop phonetic and communication skills in first-year students studying German as the first and second foreign language at the Department of German Philology at Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Ukraine. According to the survey, modern digital tools and applications help students reveal interest and, more importantly, increase motivation in learning a foreign language. They enable students to keep in touch with their teachers, who provide them with feedback and support, creating the effect of social presence which is so vital in a distance learning environment. The significance of the research is to establish the background for the formation of students’ self-development and self-education skills, encourage the students to take responsibility for their learning process, and motivate their learning activities with the most effective tools and technologies that do not only complement traditional teaching methods, but also contribute to the learning process improvement and enhancement. Consequently, the research findings can apply to the development of communicative competence, which is the main goal in teaching any foreign language.
Development of English Writing Skills through Blended Learning among ESL Learners in Malaysia
Authors: Hassan Isyaku , Rahman Ayuni Madarina Abdul , Azmi Mohd Nazri Latiff
Published: August 2021

Developing writing proficiency is complex as students need to master specific rules and acquire certain skills. This complexity often obstructs students’ interest and eventually affects their comprehension and performance in language learning. Research has highlighted the significance of English as a Second Language (ESL), particularly in the Malaysian context. This study, therefore, aims to evaluate the effectiveness of blended learning in developing English writing skills, particularly among ESL learners at a Polytechnic in Malaysia. The study adopted quasi-experimental analysis in which pre-test and post-test were used as data-gathering instruments. The data were gathered from a purposive sample of 60 ESL students separated into an experimental group and a control group. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test via the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings showed that blended learning is significantly effective in developing writing performance among ESL students in the selected institution. Further analysis revealed a slight improvement among students who learned through the traditional approach. This study highlights useful findings that could be useful in designing English curriculums, particularly in higher institutions. However, this experiment focuses on students’ performance, further research may explore instructors’ practices in Malaysian higher intuitions.
Automated Complexity Assessment of English Informational Texts for EFL Pre-service Teachers and Translators
Authors: Parashchuk Valentyna , Yarova Laryssa , Parashchuk Stepan
Published: August 2021

Automated text complexity assessment tools are of enormous practical value in solving the time-consuming task of analyzing English informational texts for their complexity at the pre-reading stage. The present study depicts the application of the automated text analysis system the TextEvaluator as an effective tool that helps analyze texts on eight dimensions of text complexity as follows: syntactic complexity; academic vocabulary; word unfamiliarity; word concreteness; lexical cohesion; interactive style; level of argumentation; degree of narrativity, with further summarizing them with an overall genre-dependent complexity score. This research examines the complexity dimensions of English informational texts of four genres – legal, linguistic, news, and medical – that are used for teaching reading comprehension to EFL (English as a foreign language) pre-service teachers and translators at universities in Ukraine. The data obtained with the help of the TextEvaluator has shown that English legal texts are the most difficult for reading comprehension in comparison to linguistic, news, and medical texts. In contrast, medical texts are the least challenging out of the four genres compared. The TextEvaluator has provided insight into the complexity of English informational texts across their different genres that would be useful for assembling the corpora of reading passages scaled on specific dimensions of text complexity that predict text difficulty to EFL pre-service teachers and translators.
Stigmergy Leadership: Indirect Digital Coordination for Social Change Based on Autonomous, Reproducible, and Scalable Individual Acts
Authors: Starominski-Uehara Marvin
Published: August 2021

This study investigates digital leadership traits observed in recent and relevant political events. It does so by resorting to stigmergy theory on how collective activities are regulated and coordinated based on single decisions that are autonomous, reproducible, and scalable. Case studies selected for this theoretical analysis are political events that gathered international media attention from 2019 and 2021. The main argument emerging from this literature review is that digital platforms connecting like-minded people challenge conventional understandings of leadership.