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The Potential Role of ACEi and ARBs in COVID-19; A Perpsective
Authors: Hassan Ahmad Hammad
Published: April 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality around the world. The disease severity ranges from mild upper respiratory infection to severe lower respiratory and cardiac illness. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most serious complication and results in diffuse inflammatory alveolar damage, respiratory failure, and death. Components of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone-System (RAAS) are involved in an inflammatory reaction in the lungs. Various studies have shown that blocking RAAS peptides in the lungs especially angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and type-1 angiotensin receptor (ATR1) reduces lung injury, improves respiratory function, and is associated with better clinical outcomes in the COVID-19 patients. We suggest that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) – drugs that block RAAS peptides – be considered for a repurposed use in COVID-19 induced lung injury.
Review : The Importance of Positive Organization in Industrial Era 4.0
Authors: Setiadi Gabrielle Vania
Published: April 2020

Perkembangan zaman menuntut para pebisnis untuk dapat bersaing di pasar. Kunci bisnis di era industrial 4.0 bukanlah terletak pada teknologi, namun pada sumberdaya manusianya. Untuk dapat bersaing, pebisnis perlu membangun organisasi mereka dengan positif, sehingga keterlibatan karyawan dapat berjalan secara lancar. Karyawan yang dibutuhkan tentunya yang memiliki pola pikir global serta mampu menghasilkan karya yang bermanfaat bagi masyarakat luar, melalui pengembangan kekuatan individu, tim, dan organisasi.
Makalah lompat jauh
Authors: Napitupulu Nelly Astiana
Published: April 2020

Kami panjatkan puji dan syukur kehadirat Allah Yang Maha Esa yang telah melimpahkan rahmat serta hidayah-Nya kepada kami sehingga kami dapat menyelesaikan tugas yang diberikan.
Tugas kuliah
Authors: shabira nadila
Published: April 2020

Hardware secara fundamental mempunyai bagian non-fisik yang disebut firmware. Firmware berfungsi sebagai penyedia instruksi dasar yang dapat dilakukan sebuah hardware. Firmware disimpan dalam chip memori khusus pada suatu hardware yang dapat berupa ROM atau EEPROM. Firmware berupa sebuah perangkat lunak kecil (software) yang biasanya ditulis dalam bahasa pemrograman rendah untuk menghasilkan instruksi dasar yang dapat digunakan oleh hardware bersangkutan secara cepat.
BUKU BIMBINGAN
Authors: murni sri
Published: April 2020

Manusia merupakan mahluk sosial karena itu kehidupan manusia selalu ditandai dengan pergaulan antarmanusia. Hubungan manusia dengan manusia merupakan hakekat hidup masyarakat.
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Authors: murni sri
Published: April 2020

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Makalah Perangkat Keras Pada Komputer
Authors: aulia Luthfi
Published: April 2020

Sistem operasi komputer adalah perangkat lunak (software) yang mengatur semua sumber daya dalam komputer. Sumber daya ini dapat berupa perangkat keras (hardware) maupun program aplikasi. Sistem operasi dapat juag didefinissikan sebagai kumpulan dari beberapa perintah atau instruksi dari program penbgendalian komputer yang sudah dibuat oleh penarik komputer. Sistem operasi bagaikan nyawa bagi komputer. Tanpa system operasi, kinerja komputer akan kacau. Komputer tidak akan dapat mengerjakan tugas yang diberikan. Sistem operasi terdiri atas perangkat lunak (software) yang berfungsi untuk mengendalikan system komputer, serta sumber daya ini lah yang disebut perangkat keras (hardware).
Reasons to avoid z-scores in graphs displaying profile or group differences
Authors: Moeller Julia
Published: April 2020

This article summarizes reasons why z-standardized scores should be avoided in graphs that display profiles or mean score differences between groups. It provides examples showing why and how the use of z-scores in such group comparisons can be misleading and concludes with proposing alternative methods that avoid such risks of misinterpretation.The reasons why z-standardized scores should be avoided when displaying differences between groups of profiles are: (1) The ratio of the difference between two groups is distorted in z-scores.(2) The ratio of the difference between two variables is distorted in z-scores.(3) Information about item endorsement and item rejection is lost.(4) The psychological meaning a given z-score cannot be compared across samples and variables.(5) People may end up in a group they do not belong to if z-scores are used to assign individuals to groups.(6) The group size and group frequency may be affected if z-scores instead of raw scores are used to assign individuals to groups.(7) Group differences in further outcome variables can change if z-scores instead of raw scores are used to assign individuals to groups.(8) Alternative transformations perform better than z-standardization in cluster analyses.Alternatives to using z-scores in graphs displaying profiles and group differences are using raw scores or using scale transformations that do not lead to the aforementioned problems, such as the POMS transformation. The latter can be combined with the formula used to calculate the item difficulty to relate to larger audiences, or with outlier removal techniques to make it less susceptible to the influence of outliers.
Loss and assimilation: Lived experiences of Brexit for British citizens living in Luxembourg
Authors: Knight Stephanie Maria , Fido Dean , Lennon Henry William , Harper Craig A.
Published: April 2020

Inconsistent political realities are associated with mental health issues such as hopelessness, anxiety, and depression. The psychological impact of Brexit is clearly an important and timely issue, but hitherto has been understudied. This study uses a critical realist approach to qualitatively explore the lived experiences of British citizens living in Luxembourg during the Brexit era. The study reports on semi-structured interviews conducted with 6 British citizens aged 18-65. An experientially-focused Thematic Analysis was conducted, exploring two main themes: Loss (with psychological and broader social implications) and Integration (contrasting the mover's community with the receiving community). This study demonstrates the psychological impact of Brexit and highlights the urgency for future researchers and mental health practitioners alike – both in the UK and overseas – to consider the human consequences associated with political upheaval. Open access materials for this project can be viewed here: https://osf.io/38rg7/?view_only=b8c04dfc3fe5474f9aff4897e370b3e6.
Personal relative deprivation negatively predicts engagement in group decision-making
Authors: Rotella Amanda Modesta , Mishra Sandeep
Published: April 2020

Inequality has been linked with numerous negative consequences at the societal and individual levels. The detrimental effects of inequality are proposed to operate at the individual level through social comparisons, where perceived unfair disadvantage leads to the experience of personal relative deprivation (i.e., subjective feelings of anger and resentment), which in turn causes psychosocial stress. To date, little empirical work has investigated how individual differences in personal relative deprivation influences group dynamics. In a simulated high-pressure hypothetical scenario, first-year business students (n = 150) in groups of four to six were tasked to reach a consensus decision despite being assigned roles with competing interests, then they individually completed a survey. Greater feelings of personal relative deprivation were associated with reduced group engagement. Personal relative deprivation explained 9% of variance in group exercise engagement over and above demographic and situation-related variables (e.g., stress, perceived competition, role fit), and the overall regression model accounted for 58% of total variance in group. These findings suggest that such negative socioemotional comparison reactions as personal relative deprivation have important implications for group-based decision making and small group dynamics.
La Psicología Social ante el COVID19: Monográfico del International Journal of Social Psychology (Revista de Psicología Social)
Authors: Moya Miguel , Willis Guillermo B. , Paez Dario , Pérez Juan A. , Gómez Ángel , Sabucedo Jose Manuel , Alzate Monica , Hur Domenico , Rodríguez Armando , Extremera Natalio , Ferrer Victoria A. , Rodriguez-Bailon Rosa , Aragonés-Tapia Juan Ignacio , Sevillano Verónica , Martin-Aragón Maite , del Carmen Terol María , Salanova Marisa
Published: April 2020

En este monográfico se presentan 10 propuestas teóricas sobre la forma en que la Psicología Social puede —potencialmente— ayudar a afrontar la pandemia del COVID-19. En concreto, en estas propuestas se discute: a) cómo se podrían utilizar distintos modelos teóricos para entender mejor la pandemia, sus consecuencias y cómo afrontarlas; b) la importancia de considerar variables —como la clase social o el género— al examinar las causas y consecuencias de la pandemia; c) los retos y las preguntas de investigación que se podrían abordar desde algunos ámbitos de aplicación psicosociales, como la Psicología Ambiental, la Psicología Organizacional y la Psicología Social Comunitaria.
Are Dimensions of Gender Inequality Uniformly Associated with Human Values?
Authors: Stefani Serena , Prati Gabriele
Published: April 2020

Gender inequality is an articulate and multidimensional phenomenon that affects various domains of existence. We started from this multidimensionality to understand how the relative importance of human values varies through the different dimensions of gender inequality - namely work, money, knowledge, time, power, and health. Through a cross-sectional design that includes 18 European countries and the use of Bayesian correlational analysis, the findings seemed to outline three groups of values: (1) universalism, benevolence and self-direction are strongly and positively correlated to gender equality; (2) security, power and achievement are strongly and negatively correlated to equality while (3) conformity, tradition, stimulation, and hedonism have weak/non-significant correlation coefficients with gender equality. Relevance to cultural values and ideologies that support social equality are discussed. Furthermore, the specificities of some values find an explanation in relation to certain dimensions. The widening of the perspective on gender equality rectifies the previous findings by outlining a more complex scenario than the one previously identified, where the results included only two groups of values.
Moving towards a multidimensional dynamic approach to nature and health: A bioavailability perspective. Theoretical paper with full literature review.
Authors: Sumner Rachel Clair , Cassarino Marica , Setti Annalisa , Dockray Samantha , Prof Diane CRONE
Published: April 2020

The benefits of exposure to nature for health and wellbeing have been demonstrated across multiple disciplines. Recent work has sought to establish one “dose” or type of nature exposure that is universally beneficial, which has proven difficult. We use the principles of psychopharmacology to look beyond the use of dose as a concept for prescribing nature. Instead, we posit a multidimensional model of bioavailability of nature to shift the focus beyond universal effects, and instead consider the relationship between health and nature as dynamic, changeable, and heavily contextual. We propose that the bioavailability of nature interactions is constructed through understanding route of administration, dose, and concentration. By delineating the mechanisms of health benefit derived from the type of behavioural interaction (through being, doing, living), the route of administration of nature interactions may be highly variable not just between, but also within, individuals. We propose concentration as being a meeting between the subjective aspects of the individual and the subjective qualities of the nature at that specific time and place. We use a “green equation”, for mapping the processes and pathways that belie the interaction between the person and their environment. Here, the nature/health association as a dynamic interaction, and we operationalise this within a multidimensional construct of bioavailability. We provide an overview of this testable model, and summarise with preliminary evidence as well as a research agenda for the future.
Local Structural Equation Modeling for Longitudinal Data
Authors: Olaru Gabriel , Robitzsch Alexander , Hildebrandt Andrea , Schroeders Ulrich
Published: April 2020

In this chapter, we discuss how a combination of longitudinal modeling and local structural equation modeling (LSEM) can be used to study how students’ context influence their growth in educational achievement. LSEM is a nonparametric approach that allows for the moderation of a structural equation model over a continuous variable (e.g., socio-economic status; cultural identity; age). Thus, it does not require the categorization of continuous moderators as applied in multi-group approaches. In contrast to regression-based approaches, it does not impose a particular functional form (e.g., linear) on the mean-level differences and can spot differences in the variance-covariance structure. LSEM can be used to detect nonlinear moderation effects, to examine sources of measurement invariance violations, and to study moderation effects on all parameters in the model. We showcase how LSEM can be implemented with longitudinal of the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) using the R-package sirt. In more detail, we examine the effect of parental education on math and reading competence in secondary school across three measurement occasions, comparing LSEM to regression based approaches and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. Results provide further evidence of the strong influence of the educational background of the family. This chapter offers a new approach to study inter-individual differences in educational development.
sketcher: An R package for converting a photo into a sketch style image
Authors: Tsuda Hiroyuki
Published: April 2020

Line drawings have been useful stimuli for visual perception, cognition, and related fields, because edges play an important role in the visual system. Although there are many datasets of line drawing stimuli available for research, we often need a new set of stimuli for specific research purposes. Here I provide an R implementation of image processing effects where a photo is converted to a line drawing image. Drawing style, such as lineweight, texture smoothness, and the inclusion of shading can be controlled by adjusting the parameters of this algorithm. With this tool, line drawing stimuli can easily be created with just a few lines of script, and will be useful for various research applications.
Did Social Connection Decline During the First Wave of COVID-19?: The Role of Extraversion
Authors: Folk Dunigan Parker , Okabe-Miyamoto Karynna , Dunn Elizabeth Warren , Lyubomirsky Sonja
Published: April 2020

In two pre-registered studies, we tracked changes in individuals’ feelings of social connection during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both studies capitalized on measures of social connection and well-being obtained prior to the COVID-19 pandemic by recruiting the same participants again in the midst of the pandemic’s upending effects. Study 1 included a sample of undergraduates from a Canadian university (N = 467), and Study 2 included community adults primarily from the United States and the United Kingdom (N = 336). Our results suggest that people experienced relatively little change in feelings of social connection in the face of the initial reshaping of their social lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploratory analyses suggested that relatively extraverted individuals exhibited larger declines in social connection. However, after controlling for levels of social connection prior to the pandemic (as pre-registered), the negative effect of extraversion reversed (Study 1) or disappeared (Study 2).
Parallel parsing in a Gradient Symbolic Computation parser
Authors: Cho Pyeong Whan , Goldrick Matthew , Smolensky Paul
Published: April 2020

In many cognitive domains, comprehenders construct structured, discrete representations of the environment. Because information is distributed over time, and partial information may not unambiguously identify a single representation, multiple possible structures must be maintained during incremental comprehension. How can the continuous-time, continuous-state neural cognitive system address these challenges? We propose a neural network approach, building on previous research in the Gradient Symbolic Computation framework in the domain of sentence processing. We introduce brick roles, a neurally- plausible, scalable distributed representation encoding binary tree structures. The appropriate structure is computed via an optimization process implementing a probabilistic context-free grammar. In the face of structural uncertainty encountered during incremental parsing, optimization yields conjunctive blends: states where multiple possible structures are simultaneously present (vs. disjunctive representations such as probabilistic mixtures). The degree of blending is controlled via a commitment parameter which drives local parsing decisions. We introduce a novel training algorithm for learning optimization parameters, and an improved policy for controlling commitment over a range of grammars. This provides a computational foundation for developing proposals integrating continuous and discrete aspects of sentence processing.
Consensus meetings and statements are flawed by design: A narrative review with suggestions for improvements
Authors: Shrier Ian
Published: April 2020

Consensus statements from the sport and exercise medicine community are now fairly common. More recently, the statements appear more prescriptive, strongly recommending particular approaches to research or treatment. The most recent statement on methods for reporting sport injury surveillance studies included an extension to the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) reporting guidelines; STROBE guidelines are now official requirements for many journals. This suggests that investigators who use methods outside of these guidelines may have difficulty publishing their results. The challenge is that by definition, consensus is not unanimity. Therefore, consensus recommendations are sometimes considered flawed at a later date. This is expected if we gain new knowledge. However, the consensus methods themselves may also inadvertently lead to a suppression of contrary but valid opinions. The purpose of this narrative review it to propose a different model for consensus meetings and statements that embraces dissenting opinions, leading to increased transparency. In brief, the method is based on how Supreme Courts functions, allowing for both majority and one or more minority opinions. I illustrate how a consensus statement might be written using examples from four previous sport and exercise medicine consensus statements between 2005 and 2020. Such an approach will help ensure that clinicians, researchers and journals are not inappropriately influenced by recommendations from consensus statements, where experts continue to have important disagreements about the strength and interpretation of the evidence.
The Role of Google Classroom Accompanied by YouTube Media in Efforts to Improve The Quality of Microteaching Lectures in The Biology Department of IAIN Kerinci
Authors: Juita Dewi , M Yusmaridi
Published: April 2020

This research is motivated by the unavailability of video recorder that serves to provide feedback on student performance in microteaching lectures. The purpose of this study was to obtain a description of student responses to the use of google classroom with youtube media in microteaching lectures and how the role of google classroom accompanied by youtube media in improving the quality of microteaching lectures. The researcher recorded the student’s performance, uploaded it to the youtube channel, and displayed it via google classroom. The method used is descriptive methods. The results showed that 94% of students agreed that the use of Google Classroom along with YouTube media could provide constructive feedback to students, 100% of students agreed with the use that could be an introspection material for students' teaching skills, and 90.6% of students agreed that through the use of it can improve the quality of microteaching lectures, which is characterized by an increase in students' teaching skills. The intended teaching skills are opening lessons, explaining material, questioning, giving reinforcement, making variation, using media, class management, and closing lessons. The improvement of the quality of microteaching lectures is in the medium category with  value of students by 0.54.
Development of Learning Device Based on 21st Century Skill with Implementation of Problem Based Learning to Increase Critical Thinking Skill of Students on Polyhedron for Grade 8th Junior High School
Authors: Afdareza Melva Yola , Yuanita Putri , Maimunah Maimunah
Published: April 2020

This research aims is to produce a learning device based on 21st century skills with the implementation of problem-based learning to increase the critical thinking skill of students on polyhedron for grade 8th junior high school. The type of this research is development research using Plomp’s model, there are (1) preliminary research phase; (2) the prototype phase; and (3) assessment phase. The results of this research are a learning device based on 21st century skill with the implementation of  problem-based learning to increase the critical thinking skill of students on polyhedron for grade 8th junior high school. The results of the syllabus, RPP, LKPD validation and critical thinking skills show valid and very valid criteria with values of 3.19; 3.32; 3.26; and 3.13. In the final product test phase, learning devices were used through pre-experimental research to see the increase in critical thinking skills and there was an increase in the critical thinking skill of students using learning devices. This means that the learning device based on 21st century skill with the implementation of problem-based learning to increase the critical thinking skill of students on polyhedron for grade 8th junior high school has been valid, practical, and effective.
Development of Interactive Learning Media using Autoplay Studio 8 for Hydrocarbon Material of Class XI Senior High School
Authors: Fitriani Okta , Susilawati Susilawati , Linda Roza
Published: April 2020

Improving the quality of education can take advantage of technology that is currently increasingly advanced. The expected result, the education world is no longer awkward in using technology to improve its quality. One of the lessons that requires learning media technology is chemistry. This study aims to develop interactive learning media using Autoplay Studio 8 for Hydrocarbon material and conducting some tests to determine the response of educators and students as well. The media created were tested, including testing the feasibility based on expert validation and the responses of educators and students to the developed media. The research method used in the development of instructional media that used a research and development (R&D) approach. Overall the interactive learning media Autoplay Studio 8 developed was declared valid by a validator consisting of three material experts and three media experts with an average percentage value of media experts being 94.15%, and an average percentage of material experts 93 7%. The response of chemistry teachers and students with an average percentage score was 94.6% and 92.33% categorized as very practical. It can be concluded that media is ready to use in the real learning process.
The Analysis of Early Childhood Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Authors: Novianti Ria , Febrialismanto Febrialismanto
Published: April 2020

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is the essential need of teaching and every teacher had to prioritized it for their teaching preparation. For early childhood education teacher, it is not only about knowledge of curriculum, instructional strategies and content, but also knowledge of students understanding. Teachers need to pay attention for all aspect in learning activities. With the awareness of PCK, teacher will have good performance while teaching and it will affect children understanding towards the subject. This research use descriptive quantitative methode to describe pedagogical content knowledge of 135 early childhood education teacher’s in Pekanbaru City that has been chosen by purposive sampling technique. Data collection and processing using google form. From four indicators of PCK, knowledge of student understanding score is the highest at 3,25,  knowledge of instructional strategies score is 3,15, content knowledge score is 3.07 and knowledge of curriculum is the lowest with score 2,89. Emphaty and the ability to understand children comprehension in learning is pivotal for early childhood teacher. Young children don’t always express thought and emotion verbally, so teacher should also observed non verbal language and be thoughtful in order to help them understanding the subject. Early childhood teacher should gain more practiced and learn to enhance their knowledge of curriculum.
Outcome of Lumbar Drain in Delayed Communicating Hydrocephalus Secondary to Traumatic and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Authors: Roka Yam Bahadur
Published: April 2020

Introduction: Delayed hydrocephalus is one of the common complications in traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and post aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. This study aims to study the role of lumbar drain in its management.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of cases of delayed hydrocephalus which were managed with lumbar drain between March 2009 to February 2019. Computed tomogram or Magnetic Resonance Imaging was used in the diagnosis of delayed hydrocephalus and lumbar drain was inserted. A repeat Computed tomogram scan was performed, and the absence of delayed hydrocephalus was the indication for removal.

Results: A total of 40 cases of delayed hydrocephalus were managed with lumbar drain during the study period. Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage was the cause of delayed hydrocephalus in 16 cases and the remaining 24 cases were due to post aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The most common Fischer grade was III in aneurysm and II in trauma. Delayed hydrocephalus occurred within two to four weeks in aneurysm cases and after four weeks in traumatic cases. All aneurysm was managed with clipping whereas craniotomy or decompressive craniectomy was done in traumatic cases. 92.5% of cases improved after lumbar drainage of the hydrocephalus.

Conclusion: This study reports the use of lumbar drain to treat delayed post subarachnoid hemorrhage hydrocephalus in a clinically-cost-effective way with minimal complications. Randomized studies to compare methods to treat delayed hydrocephalus will overcome the limitations of this study. Till then lumbar drain remains a safe alternative in communicating delayed hydrocephalus secondary to subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Improving Turkish EFL Learners’ Lexical Knowledge through Topic Interest-Based Reading
Authors: DEMİRAY AKBULUT Fatma
Published: April 2020

ABSTRACT: Vocabulary
acquisition in terms of lexical knowledge is one of the basic elements of
second language acquisition. Interesting reading studies presented in the
classroom positively affects the learners’ acquisition of new words. In this
context, this study aims to demonstrate that Turkish EFL learners have a
positive effect on the vocabulary knowledge by the help of topic interest-based
reading passages. This study, which was carried out experimentally in the
context of pre-test and post-test, was conducted with 52 Turkish EFL learners who
were divided into two groups as experimental and control. While the
experimental group was exposed to reading components for 10 weeks, the control group
was trained with traditional reading passages. According to the results,
vocabulary knowledge of the students who were exposed to topic interest-based
reading passages increased significantly when they were compared to the other
group. Consequently, interesting reading activities increase vocabulary
knowledge of the students incidentally.

Keywords: Lexical
Knowledge, reading skill, topic interest-based reading, incidental vocabulary
acquisition
A Critical Review on the Equivocal Definition of Comprehensible Input and the Misleading Use of the Term “Acquisition”
Authors: PEKER Hilal , OZKAYNAK Onur
Published: April 2020

ABSTRACT: Stephen Krashen has been one of the prominent figures in the field of second language acquisition. His Input Hypothesis and Monitor Model can be considered as his most noteworthy work. Specifically, his principal proposition that emphasizes the importance of comprehensible input for language acquisition sheds light on linguistic competence. Krashen claimed that languages could be easily acquired as long as the acquirer is provided with natural bits of language. Despite the high acclaim they have received, Krashen’s ideas have also been harshly criticized by certain linguists as his claims failed to clarify certain issues related to the second language acquisition. In this respect, the authors of this paper critically review his Input Hypothesis and Monitor Model focusing on the insufficiency of the input for language acquisition, absence of an operational definition of comprehensible input, and misleading use of the term acquisition. In addition, the authors also adopt a satirical language to pinpoint the aforementioned insufficiencies and misleading components, while supporting their claims with recent empirical studies that were rarely conducted in the field.
Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretimi Politikası Bağlamında İran İslam Cumhuriyeti
Authors: BAŞAR Umut
Published: April 2020

Türkçe yurt dışında birçok ülkede gerek Türkoloji bölümlerinde gerekse de özel dil merkezlerinde yabancı dil olarak öğretilmektedir. Nitekim İran da Türkçenin geniş bir hedef kitle tarafından yabancı dil olarak ilgi gördüğü ülkelerin başında gelmektedir. Ancak İran ve Türkiye arasındaki köklü tarihî ilişkiler ve iki ülkenin yumuşak gücünün etkili olduğu coğrafi hinterlandın örtüşmesi yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretimi bağlamında İran’a diğer ülkelerden farklı kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Türkçenin yabancı dil olarak ilgi gördüğü ülkelerden biri olan İran İslam Cumhuriyeti’nde uygulanabilecek yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretim politikasının çerçevesinin çizilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Nitel bir araştırma olan çalışmadaki verilere araştırmacının sahadaki gözlemleri ve doküman analiziyle ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca çalışma İran İslam Cumhuriyeti özelinde yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi politikasının gerçekçi ve bütüncül biçimde ortaya konulmasını sağlayacak verilerle yapılandırılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda “İran İslam Cumhuriyeti’nde yabancılara Türkçe öğretimi politikası nasıl geliştirilmelidir?” sorusuna yanıt aranmış ve çalışmanın sonuç bölümünde yabancı dil öğretim politikası için eylem planı niteliğinde bazı öneriler sunulmuştur.
Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Söz Varlığını Geliştirmeye Yönelik Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Nil Didem
Published: April 2020

Bu çalışma, ortaokul öğrencilerinin söz varlığını geliştirmeye yönelik tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmada betimsel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında İstanbul’daki bir ortaokulda eğitim gören 233 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın nicel verileri, kişisel bilgi formu ve Söz Varlığını Geliştirmeye Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği ile elde edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde t testi, Tek yönlü (One way) Anova testi kullanılmıştır. Anova testi sonrasında farklılıkları belirlemek üzere tamamlayıcı post-hoc analizi olarak Scheffe testi kullanılmıştır. Bu araştırmada ortaokul öğrencilerinin söz varlığını geliştirmeye yönelik tutumlarıyla cinsiyet, okul türleri, ailenin eğitim ve maddi düzeyi, sosyal medya araçları kullanıp kullanmamaları gibi değişkenlerle aralarındaki ilişki yordanmıştır. Öğrencilerin sözcük öğrenmeye, sözlük kullanmaya ve söz varlığını geliştirmeye yönelik tutum puanları yaş, sınıf seviyesi, evde kütüphane olması ve sözlük kullanma durumlarına göre anlamlı farklılık gösterirken; anne-baba eğitim düzeyi, kardeş sayısı, anne-baba mesleği, ailenin aylık geliri ve okul türüne göre anlamlı farklılık göstermemektedir. Bu sonuçlar ışığında ortaokul öğrencilerinin söz varlığını geliştirmeye yönelik tutumlarını artırmak için önerilerde bulunulmuştur.
Yenilenmiş Bloom Taksonomisine Göre Güncel Türkçe Öğretim Programları
Authors: KARAGÖL Efecan
Published: April 2020

Dil öğretimi, öğreniciyi dil becerileri açısından yetkin kılmayı amaçlar. Bu yetkinlik, 21. yüzyıl becerileri doğrultusunda hazırlanmış öğretim programlarıyla mümkündür. Söz konusu beceri ve hedeflere sağlıklı biçimde ulaşmak için öğretim programlarındaki kazanımların yapısı önemlidir. Bu yapılara yönelik ilkeler ortaya koyan taksonomik yaklaşımlardan biri de yenilenmiş Bloom taksonomisidir. Yenilenmiş Bloom taksonomisi, kazanımları ad ve fiil merkezli yapılandırarak alt basamaktan üst basamağa doğru (hatırlama, anlama, uygulama, çözümleme, değerlendirme, yaratma) bilişsel olarak sınıflandırmaktadır. Araştırmanın amacı güncel Türkçe öğretim programlarındaki kazanım fiillerini bilişsel stratejiler açısından değerlendirmektir. Araştırma nitel bir durum çalışması olarak planlanmıştır. Araştırmanın inceleme nesnesini Türkiye Maarif Vakfı 2019 Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretim Programı ile 2018 Türkçe ve Türk Kültürü Dersi Öğretim Programı (MEB) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın sonucunda üst düzey bilişsel becerileri (çözümleme, değerlendirme, yaratma) içeren kazanımlara programlarda az yer verildiği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca incelenen programlardaki kazanımların -üst düzey bilişsel stratejilere az yer verilmesi nedeniyle- CEFR’in (2018) işaret ettiği eylem odaklı yaklaşıma uygun olmadığı saptanmıştır.
Історична пам’ять і конфлікти «пам’яті» у романі у віршах Анатолія Шкуліпи «Берест»
Authors: Biliatska Valentina
Published: April 2020

У статті порушено проблему історичної пам’яті та конфлікту суспільної й індивідуальної «пам’яті», їх впливу на осмислення подій минулого й особистого вчинку героя в романі у віршах Анатолія Шкуліпи «Берест» (2011). Головним героєм роману є реальна особа, Олексій Берест, уродженець Сумщини, який здійснив героїчний подвиг в роки Другої світової війни – підняв прапор Перемоги над рейхстагом, але був викреслений із списку нагороджених через те, що він українець. Художньо інтерпретуючи біографічні дані про героя, автор відтворив на психологічному рівні наслідки суб’єктивних та історичних факторів, які не можна ні вилучити, ні забути, подав картини пережитого, зв’язки з позатекстовою реальністю й реальним героєм.

Роман у віршах А. Шкуліпи визначено як історично-філософський, він має складну, своєрідну образно-структурну й композиційно-поетичну будову: замість прологу «Історія проростання Берестом», епілогу «Чого не відбереш», п’ять частин, які автор означив блискавками, поділено на вісім, дев’ять підрозділів – вихри, у назвах яких філософські роздуми, мудра й трагічна доля Олексія і його народу.
Лірика дисидентів Василя Стуса й Тараса Мельничука як опозиція тоталітаризму
Authors: Zelenenka Iryna
Published: April 2020

Основа поетичного світу поетів-дисидентів Василя Стуса й Тараса Мельничука, в’язнів Зони 36, лавреатів Шевченківської премії, – це гострі межові переживання на ґрунті втрати індивідуальної свободи й державності. Роздуми поетів навколо табірної безвиході, долі руху опору, переломних, героїчних моментів історії України знаходяться на межі модерністської та постмодерністської практик, почасти завдяки вдалим опозиціям образів-символів життя і смерті, батьківщини та чужини, честі й безчестя, тюрми та свободи, котрі збільшують амплітуду експресії, творів в’язнів концентраційних таборів СРСР, наближаючи її до глобальності політичного катастрофізму ХХ століття й самі твори – до статусу документів доби.
Мовна метафора та її функції у поетичних творах Івана Гнатюка
Authors: Volanyuk Inna
Published: April 2020

У статті висвітлено питання про функціональні особливості метафор як різновиду тропів у поетичному доробку письменника-шістдесятника, лауреата Національної премії України ім. Тараса Шевченка Івана Гнатюка. На основі опрацювання лінгвістичної літератури визначено, що метафора як мовна одиниця вторинної номінації розкриває зміст або призначення невідомого предмета через властивості й дії відомого, є потужним засобом розвитку та збагачення семантики і функцій слів.

На конкретних прикладах нами виявлено, класифіковано та проаналізовано мовну метафору як різновид художньо-образного засобу поетичних творів Івана Гнатюка. Визначено функції метафоричних перенесень у віршах автора – номінативну та експресивну; схарактеризовано композиційну роль метафор як засобів інтеграції поетичного тексту: ці лексичні елементи поєднують різні рівні тексту – логічний, емоційно-образний та конотаційний, створюючи неперевершені художні образи.

За результатами проведеного аналізу, доведено, що метафора є одним із своєрідних прийомів поезії І. Гнатюка, тому дослідження метафоричних перенесень у творах митця дозволяє значною мірою оцінити своєрідність його поетичної майстерності. Цей художній засіб сприяє найбільш повному розкриттю як оригінальності поетичного тексту, так і специфіки метафори як основи мовної його образності.
Гендерні особливості англомовної Інтернет-комунікації
Authors: Vorotniak Liudmyla
Published: April 2020

У статті виявлено та проаналізовано основні гендерні характеристики англомовної мережевої комунікації. Встановлено, що мережева комунікація має ґендерну маркованість, яка виражається у приналежності до категорій фемінності та маскулінності. Диферентні особливості чоловічої та жіночої мережевої комунікації проявляються на лексичному, фонетичному, стилістичному та синтаксичному рівнях.
Макроструктура англомовних фахових текстів сфери освіти
Authors: Zakrenytska Liudmyla
Published: April 2020

У статті вивчаються засоби когезії англомовних фахових текстів сфери освіти, визначаються характеристики макроструктури фахового тексту за жанром. Виявлено граматичні, лексичні, стилістичні та логічні засоби зв’язності фахових текстів, визначено їх кількісні параметри та особливості використання з огляду на тип тексту.
Дескриптивний аналіз лінгвокультурного типажу з соціальною домінантою «чиновник» у художньому дискурсі
Authors: Sukalenko Tetyana
Published: April 2020

У статті проаналізовано поняттєві та образно-перцептивні характеристики канцелярських, судових і поштових чиновників, представлених в українській літературі ХІХ ст. Класифіковано чиновництво за такими групами: канцелярські чиновники (канцелярист, секретар, реєстратор, столоначальник, письмоводитель, секретар, писар); судові чиновники – суддя, підсудок, писар в земському суді, секретар суду; поштові чиновники. Встановлено, що в описі канцелярських чиновників релевантними є зовнішні, внутрішні моральні, мовні та релігійні характеристики. Акцентовано увагу на внутрішніх моральних характеристиках судових чиновників ХІХ ст., провідними рисами яких були схильність до доносів і хабарництво. Закцентовано увагу на описі поштових чиновників, представлених у творах підавстрійських письменників, які зображені як активні учасники виборів, політичного життя.
Семантико-граматичні особливості англійської терміносистеми когнітивної лінгвістики
Authors: Fanenshtel Nataliia
Published: April 2020

У статті досліджено логічну системність англійської термінології когнітивної лінгвістики. В результаті аналізу матеріалу дослідження, котрим слугували терміни, взяті із словника, встановлено, що англійська терміносистема когнітивної лінгвістики, хоча ї є частиною словникового складу мови, має істотні відмінності від загальновживаної лексики. Ці відмінності виявляються передовсім у протіканні лексико-семантичних процесів, які мають загальний характер, але є індивідуальними в тому розумінні, що семантичні зв’язки завжди об’єднують конкретні терміни, а їхні наслідки призводять до появи полісемічних термінів, термінів-синонімів, термінів-антонімів тощо.В результаті дослідження морфологічної структури термінів було встановлено, що найбільш продуктивним способом номінації в сфері англійської термінології когнітивної лінгвістики є термінологічні словосполучення. Аналіз словотворчих засобів виявив, що найпродуктивнішим способом творення англійських термінів когнітивної лінгвістики є афіксальне термінотворення, яке, на відміну від загальнолітературного, має строгішу семантичну спеціалізацію словотворчих морфем і моделей. Встановлено, що на понятійному рівні найчисленнішою в англійській термінології когнітивної лінгвістики є група субстанцій, оскільки досліджувані терміни номінують поняття когнітивної лінгвістики.
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED WITH METACOGNITIVE REGULATION APPROACH TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ MASTERY AND CREATING EFFECTIVE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS
Authors: Bakar Mohamad Ariffin Abu , Norulhuda Ismail
Published: April 2020

This study aims to look at the effectiveness of mathematical learning through a metacognitive regulation approach with the technology integrated through modules, kits and interactive activities. The objective of this study was to look at the impact of using the Meta-Seller Tutoring module and mathematics learning kit on the metacognitive regulation skills and mastery of student mathematics concepts. Based on a quantitative approach using experimental design, the present study involved 159 students from three secondary schools in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. The results show that the use of modules combined with technology and metacognitive regulation strategies has the greatest impact on the metacognitive regulation skills and students’ mastery of mathematics concepts and significantly in shaping effective learning. The implications indicate that teachers can use the module as an intervention in mathematics learning
Evaluation of E-hailing Driver’s Welfare: An Analysis on Driver’s Revenue and Expenses
Authors: GOH HONG LIP , Dorothea Chee Ke Jing  , Emily Chow Yan Chi
Published: April 2020

This study estimates the economics of e-hailing drivers by analysing the results from a survey conducted on 254 drivers focused on their revenue and also expenses. Revenue includes basic fares and tips they collected while driving, while expenses can be further dived into operational expenses, taxes and social security packages (socso, epf, insurance). Results estimated that drivers averages 120 trips per week and average yearly revenue can up to MYR 59,184 inclusive of tips. However, factoring the operational expenses, their net profit per year can drop to MYR 10,107 - 13,983 subject to taxes, insurance and social security commitments. The net profit of driver is way less than the Malaysia minimum wage policy. Social securities were perceived as secondary for most drivers when it comes to welfare concerns. Policy implication were discussed with concerns of over-regulations will diminish the e-hailing industry and  the welfare of drivers indirectly.
Investigating the Dynamic Empirics between Outflow of Remittances and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Salahuddin Taseer , Awais Muhammad , Raza Asif
Published: April 2020

To meet the developmental goals and fulfill the domestic labor demand of Saudi Arabia, more than 9.5 million skilled, semi-skilled and highly skilled workers from across the world are imported. After the United States of America (USA), it is the second-largest which is responsible for the larger outflow of remittances. This study is an empirical investigation to explore the impact of remittances outflow on the economic growth activity of Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, it also tests whether this outflow causes inflation in the Saudi economy. For the sack of empirical investigation, this study utilized annual time series data ranging from 1970 to 2017. Before estimating the shortrun and long-run estimates by the application of the AutoRegressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method, time-series properties of data are explored using the Augmented Dicky Fuller (ADF) test.
Islamic Microfinance Credit for Women Entrepreneurship Development and its Obstacles in Pakistan
Authors: Ellahi Nazima , Awais Muhammad , Raza Asif
Published: April 2020

Women entrepreneurs suffer from various obstacles, such as gender gap or discrimination, few years of business experience and limited access to financing. The first part of this study explains the theoretical base of the Islamic microfinance, going through religious and ethical principles and financial contracts related to these principles. By using these theoretical aspects, the present study tried to evidence the main reasons for the “feminization of microfinance” in Pakistan. This study tries to answers, why, Islamic microfinance is an answer to improvement in women entrepreneurship. The second part of this study highlights social and environmental factors acting as a hindrance to female-entrepreneurship development. The primary data set is collected through field surveys from major administrative units of Pakistan to make sample more representative of Pakistan, where major Islamic micro-financing institutions are in operation.
Effect of Rumination and Worry, Test Anxiety, and Academic Procrastination on Academic Achievement of Pakistani University Students
Authors: Khan Sarfaraz Syed , Shah Syed Afzal , Elahi Habib
Published: April 2020

This study was performed to discover the influence of rumination and worry, test anxiety and procrastination on the educational attainment of the students of the university. The descriptive survey research method was used for conducting the research. The technique of stratified random sampling was used to select 400 students from the 7th and 8th semesters of fall, 2018 from four public sector universities of the Hazara Division. The ruminative responsive scale developed by Treynor, Gonzalez and Nolen-Hoeksema, (2003), Test anxiety developed by Nest and Diehl (1990), and Abu Ghazal (2012) scale of academic procrastination was adopted as data collection instruments. Regression analyses, coefficient of correlation, mean, and standard deviation was applied for the analysis of data. The results of the study found that test anxiety is greater among students of the university. It was established that rumination and worry, academic procrastination and test anxiety has a significant positive relationship among each other. Further, it was indicated that test anxiety and academic procrastination has significant impact on educational attainment.
Use of an abdominal reapproximation anchor system in the closure of large, open myelomeningoceles
Authors: Jowdy Patrick K. , Perry Robert J. , Reynolds Renee M.
Published: April 2020

Open neural tube defects are complex congenital abnormalities of the nervous system in which nervous tissue is exposed on the patient’s back at the time of delivery. These malformations require surgical correction, and although replacement of the neural placode internally is fairly standard, providing skin closure can be very challenging especially in large defects. An abdominal reapproximation anchor (ABRA) device may be of value in attaining skin closure in these large, open myelomeningocele defects in which primary closure cannot be accomplished surgically. In a study period during which 65 patients underwent surgical closure of open myelomeningocele defects, 5 of them underwent ABRA-assisted closure.

The average surgical intervention for myelomeningocele repair occurred on day 2.2 of life (range 2–3 days). The average defect size was 37 cm2 (range 16–56 cm2), and the average time to formal closure was 30.8 days (range 8–63 days). One of the patients had natural closure with just ABRA approximation. The remaining 4 patients underwent formal delayed primary closure when the skin edges became approximated. Use of the ABRA system in the closure of a large, open myelomeningocele may be valuable in select patients but requires further follow-up and comparison to identify truly significant differences with traditional techniques.