bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The teaching of history in the unified middle school between tradition and innovation
Authors: Romano Livia
Published: August 2023

This paper reconstructs the debate that, from 1950s to the institution of the unified middle school, created a crisis of the traditional model of teaching history for the overcoming of a transmissive teaching and for a new laboratory didactic. The aim is to reflect on the reasons for some constant phenomena concerning the teaching of history: its subordinate position with respect to other literary subjects, its ideological and political exploitation, its autonomy with respect to historiographical research, an encyclopedic study, centrality of the lesson and of the manual, a mnemonic and uncritical learning, an inadequate teacher training. These are the problematic nodes that emerge from the comparison between the texts of the ministerial history programs, especially between the programs of 1963 and those of 1979, that testify to the presence in the unified middle school of a dialectic between tradition and innovation. In fact, if the 1979 programs expressed the urgency to insert innovative elements for a democratic society, that had been neglected in the previous programs, the 1963 text suggested to reconsider some indispensable elements both for the contents and for the methodology of a teaching of history that should have been declined as historical education.
EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF PM – KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI INSTALMENTS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH
Authors: Saloni  , Archna Singh  , Ravindra Kumar
Published: August 2023

This study examined whether the amount received under the instalments of PM-KISAN is used as per the target and expectations of the scheme, by estimating the expenditure pattern of the beneficiaries concerning the instalments received, using primary data. Further the adequacy of disbursed fund is studied by considering monthly average consumption expenditure of households, monthly average income and annual rate of inflation. The expenditure pattern is not found much in the accordance with the expectations of the scheme. The analysis revealed that, approximately 50% of the farmers utilized this money to cater their general domestic expenses and nearly 40% of the beneficiaries for the agriculture and farm related activities, inadequacy of the fund is found to be reason for this spending pattern. Regular disbursement of fund and relooking into the criteria to find targeted beneficiaries are a few recommendations of this study.
KEYWORDS: PM-KISAN samman nidhi, farmers, expenditure pattern, agricultural activities, inflation, fund disbursement
MANAJEMEN LITERASI HABIT FORMING PADA ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Sri Lestari Dian Wahyu , Ardy Wiyani Novan
Published: August 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menganalisis strategi manajemen literasi habit forming yang diterapkan di lembaga RA Rumah Kreatif Wadas Kelir, Kabupaten Banyumas, Jawa Tengah. Pada dasarnya kegiatan literasi bisa dilakukan melalui kegiatan pembiasaan. Sehingga ketika berbicara tentang literasi maka akan dibicarakan pula aspek pembiasaannya atau habit forming. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif artinya hasil dari penelitian ini disajikan dengan memaparkan data yang diperoleh dari hasil identifikasi tentang manajemen sekolah terkait literasi habit forming untuk peserta didiknya. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan cara reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan atau verifikasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada empat poin dalam manajemen literasi habit forming yang dilakukan di RA Rumah Kreatif Wadas Kelir, yaitu 1) perencanaan (tas literasi, tas yang digunakan untuk membawa buku-buku bacaan yang dipinjam dari sekolah; pojok literasi, kegiatan literasi yang dilakukan pagi hari sebelum kegiatan pembelajaran inti dimulai dari literasi huruf, angka, iqro, suratan pendek, dan problem solving; reading aloud time, membacakan buku selama 15 menit secara rutin sebelum kegiatan inti dimulai; aktivitas literasi, mencakup enam literasi dasar yang dikemas dalam bentuk permainan yang disesuaikan dengan tema dan materi belajar; 2) pengorganisasian, melalui POMG dan parenting; 3) pelaksanaan; dan 4) pengawasan, melalui Lomba Gerakan Nasional Baca Buku (Gernas Baku) dan reward Duta Baca. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa program literasi habit forming sangat penting untuk dilakukan sejak dini agar anak usia dini mampu menjadi generasi yang “melek literasi”.

 

Kata kunci – anak usia dini; literasi; manajemen
EKSPLORASI ESTETIK BERBASIS OUTING CLASS MODELS
Authors: Sunardiyah Maria Adventina , Supriyoko  , Susanto Moh. Rusnoto
Published: August 2023

Wonosari sebagai kota Kabupaten Gunung Kidul sebagai bagian dari daerah penopang keistimewaan Yogykarta yang dikenal sebagai daerah multikulturalisme merupakan landscape kawasan yang tengah berkembang progresif pada pengembangan destinasi wisata budaya, kuliner, dan wisata pantai dalam beberapa dekade ini mencuri perhatian wisatawan domestik maupun mancanegara, salah satunya kaswasan Kampung Batik Siberkreasi di Wonosari, Gunung Kidul Yogyakarta. Tujuan dari penelitian diantaranya; (1) untuk mengeksplanasi pengaruh kegiatan eksplorasi estetik berbasis outing class multikulturalisme dan hasil pembelajaran peserta didik untuk menumbuhkan minat menciptakan kreasi batik bagi pengunjung khususnya peserta didik Sekolah Dasar di Kampung Batik Siberkreasi Wonosari Yogyakarta, (2) Menganalisis hasil kegiatan eksplorasi estetik berbasis outing class models multukulturalisme di Kampung Batik Siberkreasi Wonosari Yogyakarta dalam meningkatkan ketrampilan membatik bagi peserta didik Sekolah Dasar. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan penelitian kwalitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif analisis proses kreatif. Adapun tahapan pelaksanaan outing class ini dimulai dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, refleksi, dan evaluasi. Pada tahap perencanaan, peneliti membuat perancangan perangkat pembelajaran. Pada pelaksanaan peserta didik dibimbing oleh narasumber (mentor dan exspert serta tutor sebaya) melakukan kegoatan workshop dan pendampinga selama proses membatik bebasis outingclass models berlangsung. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa; (1) Melalui penerapan model outing class, pembelajaran membatik menjadi lebih menarik dan menyenangkan karena peserta didik dapat langsung praktik membuat batik di Kampung Batik Siberkreasi Wonosari Yogyakarta. (2) Kegiatan sinergitas antara pengunjung, expert, tutor, mentor, dan guru pendamping) menjadi pengalaman empiris bagi peserta didik dengan outing class models mampu menghasilkan produk batik.
REPRESENTASI BUDAYA URBAN PADA SKENOGRAFI TEATER KAJIAN : PEMENTASAN PESTA PARA PENCURI
Authors: Susanto Edy , Siregar Junian R , Ekawati Ery , Hafianti Dewi , Dewi Citra Smara
Published: August 2023

Artikel ilmiah ini fokus pada kajian karya Skenografi pada Pertunjukan Teater yang memiliki karakteristik budaya Urban. Pemilihan skenografi dengan pertimbangan bahwa fungsi skenografi adalah menunjukan identitas tempat terjadinya peristiwa. Keurbanan juga nampak pada peristiw yang terjadi di café tersebut, disamping itu kajian tentang scenografi yang fokus pada budaya urban masih sangat terbatas. Studi kasus kajian ini adalah pertunjukan teater berjudul Pesta Para Pencuri karya Jean Anouilh hasil adaptasi Rachman Sabur, yang mengangkat fenomena sosial abad 20. Kajian terdahulu dengan judul “Tata Artistik (Scenografi) dalam Pertunjukan Kesenian Tradisi Berbasis Kerakyatan” yang ditulis oleh Heny Purnomo, di vol. 2 No. 2 (Oktober): 2018; mengetengahkan bahwa berbagai tayangan hiburan berbasis industri seni popular, seperti tayangan media televisi, sudah didukung penataan artistik dengan teknologi canggih, sementara kesenian tradisi berbasis kerakyatan seperti pertunjukan ludruk Irama Budaya Surabaya, yang diselenggarakan di panggung proscenium sudah ketinggalan zaman dan tidak memberi keuntungan pasar. Caranya adalah dengan memanfaatkan dukungan penataan skenografi secara maksimal; sedangkan metode penelitian yang digunakan penulis pada penulisan jurnal ilmiah ini adalah kualitatif yang bersifat laporan deskriptif argumentatif. Hasil Kajian menunjukan, peran scenografi dalam pertunjukan teater ini sangat besar, baik  dalam representasi kehidupan kaum urban, memperkuat karakter  para aktor dan menegaskan makna sehingga pesan dan nilai yang hendak disampaikan menjadi semakin jelas ditangkap  penonton.
PENGEMBANGAN E –LKPD BERBASIS APLIKASI QUIZIZ PADA MUATAN IPA MATERI EKOSISTEM DI KELAS V SD NEGERI 149/VIII MUARA TEBO KABUPATEN TEBO
Authors: Fitriyani  , Amril  , Antik Estika Hader
Published: August 2023

This research is motivated by the low scor in Natural science of students and the previous use of thematic books es a learning media, especially in the subjet Ecosystem, therefore, there is a need for an improvent in the learning process  to anhance student’s learning outcomes by using a teaching media the can make student’s active and interactive during the learning proscess. This research adopts the ADDIE model. The ADDIE model consists of five stages of Developmen: Analyze, Desing, Development, Implementation, and evaluation. The first stage is the Analyze stage, where the need for development is analyze,the nex stage is the where a product to development is desinged. The com development stage, aimed t, producing the privously desingd product. The implementation stage follows, where devlopment productsis implemented. Lastly, the evaluation stage involves evaluating, the development product. The assesment results of the quizizz learning media, validated by there validators, yielded an average score 96% categorized as hing valid . of the quizizz learning media is considered by teachers resultes a precentage 90,5%, categorized as hinghly practical in terrms of ase of use anf time efficiency. The particlity tes involving 32 students who used the development fot topic 1 showed a completion rate 87,2% students, topic 2 had a completion rate of 94,4% had a complection rate of 94,2% media was categori as hingky pratical in trems of ase of use and time effcienci. It was also deemed hingly effectife.
Analisis Pemborosan Dalam Departemen Coating Pada PT. NRZ Prima Gasket Surabaya
Authors: Permatasari Prahesti Jihan
Published: August 2023

Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pemborosan paling tinggi yang terjadi pada proses produksi dalam area coating pada PT NRZ Prima Gasket. Pada perusahaan tersebut ditemukan waste dalam area coating. Untuk mengurangi waste tersebut menggunakan lean dengan metode value stream mapping (VSM). Metode VSM bertujuan untuk menggambarkan aliran proses mulai dari masuknya bahan baku hingga produk jadi. Untuk memperbaiki pemborosan tersebut dilakukan berdasarkan presentase yang berdasarkan diagram pareto, yaitu proses pemindahan, proses berlebih, waktu menunggu dan Gerakan.
Análisis morfológico y funcional de las puntas óseas “lengüetas de pájaro” de los contextos Goya-Malabrigo del Nordeste de Argentina
Authors: Loponte Daniel , Ottalagano Flavia
Published: August 2023

Las puntas “lengüetas de pájaro” son artefactos óseos frecuentes en los contextos Goya-Malabrigo del Nordeste. Para su manufactura se emplearon preferentemente tibias de Myocastor coypus cuyos extremos proximales fueron aserrados y ahuecados con el fin de insertar un astil, mientras que los extremos distales fueron aserrados y aguzados mediante abrasión. Su morfología y proceso de manufactura son similares al resto de las puntas ahuecadas de la región, siendo en consecuencia, una variante de estas. Las características morfométricas y los patrones de microdesgaste observados son compatibles con su uso en actividades cinegéticas. Algunas de las características de su diseño, tales como el espesor de las paredes, los ápices extendidos muy agudos y áreas de encastre poco robustas, sugieren que tuvieron una vida útil relativamente corta y altas tasas de reemplazo. Los umbrales de fractura y/o descarte parecen haber estado en el rango 4-5 cm de longitud total. Es esperable que estas puntas estén subrepresentadas en los conjuntos arqueológicos debido a la dificultad analítica para identificar los pequeños fragmentos fracturados de estos artefactos.
Effectiveness of Clients’ Involvement in Projects Management Life Cycle and Tertiary Institutions Project Delivery in Southwest, Nigeria
Authors: Alake Y. F , Ojo O.J , Lawal A. F.
Published: August 2023

Determining the effectiveness of the relationship between clients’ involvement and tertiary institutions building projects particularly in the Southwest region, is a crucial challenge as there have not been tangible attempts to empirically demonstrate how such involvement affects successful projects implementation. This study assessed effectiveness of clients’ involvement in projects life cycle of tertiary institutions projects delivery in South-West Nigeria. the study is aimed at improving the level of clients’ involvement in pre- construction, construction and post construction stages of tertiary institutions projects delivery. 405 copies of questionnaires were self-administered to construction projects stakeholders involved in the administration of tertiary institution projects in the South-West Nigeria while 290 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved representing 71.6%. The collected data were analysed using both descriptive (Mean Ranking and Relative importance Index (RII)) and inferential statistics (Partial Least Square in Structural Equation Modelling- PLS-SEM) with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and SMART-PLS. The study classified client involvement into time, cost and quality involvement. From the result of the study, timely provision of comprehensive control information at each stage of implementations process by the client leads to successful project delivery. Company's reputation (dCIPLC8) was ranked highest from quality involvement group while accuracy of project cost estimates (DCIPLC 13) was ranked first in the cost involvement group. Timely provision of comprehensive control information at each stage of implementations process by the client leading to successful project (dCIPLC 10) was adjudged first by all the respondents. Ability to handle unexpected crises and deviations from the plan which affects the duration of the project (dCIPLC 12) was ranked second. The result of the multivariate analysis revealed that the exogenous construct of timely involvement group had a positive significant relationship with all of the endogenous variables of pre-construction, post- construction and construction phases of the project at 95% level (β= 0.435, t = 3.197; β = 0.524, t = 4.857; β = 0.482, t = 4.526). The study also records a negative significant relationship between quality involvement groups and the endogenous variables of construction phase: (β = - 0.222, t= 1.875); post construction phase (β = -0.202, t = 1.977) and Pre construction phrase (β = -0.273, t = 3.015). The study concluded that involvement of client at each stage of tertiary institutions project will leads to successful project delivery.
Estimación de indicadores de rendimiento y costos para el manejo del sombrío en Sistemas Agroforestales con Café
Authors: León-Burgos Andrés Felipe , Salazar Hugo Mauricio , Rendón José Raúl , Jaramillo-Jiménez Alexander
Published: August 2023

Este Avance Técnico se presenta información de referencia de los indicadores de rendimiento de mano de obra y de la estimación de costos de implementación, como una herramienta para que el caficultor apoye las decisiones vinculadas con el mantenimiento del sombrío.
Recomendaciones para el mes de Agosto
Authors:   Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café
Published: August 2023

Agosto hace parte de la segunda temporada de menos lluvias del país. En la región cafetera se estiman precipitaciones cercanas a la climatología de referencia 1991-2020. Algunas áreas de las regiones cafeteras de Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Cauca y Huila presentarán disminuciones en la precipitación entre el 20% y el 30%. Se estima que la temperatura media del aire presentará aumentos entre 0,5°C y 2,0°C. Las variables oceánicas y atmosféricas son consistentes con el desarrollo de las condiciones de El Niño.
O, Ne, Mg, and Fe Abundances in Hot X-Ray-emitting Halos of Galaxy Clusters, Groups, and Giant Early-type Galaxies with XMM-Newton RGS Spectroscopy
Authors: Fukushima Kotaro , Kobayashi Shogo B. , Matsushita Kyoko
Published: August 2023

Chemical elements in the hot medium permeating early-type galaxies, groups, and clusters make such objects an excellent laboratory for studying metal enrichment and cycling processes on the largest scales of the universe. Here, we report the analysis by the XMM-Newton Reflection Grating Spectrometer of 14 early-type galaxies, including the well-known brightest cluster galaxies of Perseus, for instance. The spatial distribution of the O/Fe, Ne/Fe, and Mg/Fe ratios is generally flat in the central 60″ regions of each object, irrespective of whether or not a central Fe abundance drop has been reported. Common profiles between noble gas and normal metal suggest that the dust depletion process does not work predominantly in these systems. Therefore, observed abundance drops are possibly attributed to other origins, such as systematics in the atomic codes. Giant systems with a high ratio of gas mass to luminosity tend to hold a hot gas (∼2 keV) yielding the solar N/Fe, O/Fe, Ne/Fe, Mg/Fe, and Ni/Fe ratios. Contrarily, light systems in a sub-keV temperature regime, including isolated or group-centered galaxies, generally exhibit supersolar N/Fe, Ni/Fe, Ne/O, and Mg/O ratios. We find that the latest supernova nucleosynthesis models fail to reproduce such a supersolar abundance pattern. Possible systematic uncertainties contributing to these high abundance ratios of cool objects are also discussed in tandem with the crucial role of future X-ray missions.
Interstellar Conditions Deduced from Interstellar Neutral Helium Observed by IBEX and Global Heliosphere Modeling
Authors: Swaczyna P. , Bzowski M. , Heerikhuisen J. , Kubiak M. A. , Rahmanifard F. , Zirnstein E. J. , Fuselier S. A. , Galli A. , McComas D. J. , Möbius E. , Schwadron N. A.
Published: August 2023

In situ observations of interstellar neutral (ISN) helium atoms by the IBEX-Lo instrument on board the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission are used to determine the velocity and temperature of the pristine very local interstellar medium (VLISM). Most ISN helium atoms penetrating the heliosphere, known as the primary population, originate in the pristine VLISM. As the primary atoms travel through the outer heliosheath, they charge exchange with He+ ions in slowed and compressed plasma, creating the secondary population. With more than 2.4 million ISN helium atoms being sampled by IBEX during ISN seasons 2009–2020, we compare the observations with the predictions of a parameterized model of ISN helium transport in the heliosphere. We account for the filtration of ISN helium atoms at the heliospheric boundaries by charge-exchange and elastic collisions. We examine the sensitivity of the ISN helium fluxes to the interstellar conditions described by the pristine VLISM velocity, temperature, magnetic field, and composition. We show that comprehensive modeling of the filtration processes is critical for interpreting ISN helium observations, as the change in the derived VLISM conditions exceeds the statistical uncertainties when accounting for these effects. The pristine VLISM parameters found by this analysis are the flow speed (26.6 km s−1), inflow direction in ecliptic coordinates (255.°7, 5.°04), temperature (7350 K), and B − V plane inclination to the ecliptic plane (53.°7). The derived pristine VLISM He+ density is 9.7 × 10−3 cm−3. Additionally, we show a strong correlation between the interstellar plasma density and magnetic field strength deduced from these observations.
The energy-rush and insulin model of obesity
Authors: Jia Hangxing
Published: August 2023

Obesity has been a global health problem since the twentieth century. Despite the intensive research, there is no scientific consensus on the onset of obesity. The energy balance model (EBM) and the carbohydrate-insulin model (CIM) are two competing obesity theories, each with supporting and conflicting evidence. In this essay, I propose a new model, the energy-rush and insulin model (ERIM) which integrates not only the energy intake and expenditure, but also the food composition and digestibility, to explain how the high energy-rush and insulin secretion contribute to the development of obesity. The ERIM offers a novel framework to explain how obesity occurs and proposes new recommendations which may reverse the obesity epidemic in the future.
Uniform boundedness of solutions to linear difference equations with periodic forcing functions
Authors: Miyazaki Rinko , Kim Dohan , Shin Jong Son
Published: August 2023

In this paper we give criteria on the uniform boundedness of the solutions to linear difference equations (LEs) with periodic forcing functions. First, we give a necessary and sufficient condition that the sequence $ \{L^n\} $ of a square matrix $ L $ is bounded, from which a criterion on the uniform boundedness of the solutions to LEs is obtained. Second, a criterion on the uniform boundedness of the solutions for LEs with periodic forcing functions is given by applying a certain representation of solutions. In connection with LEs with delay, we give the characteristic equation of a matrix under the commuting condition.
Fresh, hardened and thermal properties of coating mortars containing mineral additions and vermiculite
Authors: Dos Santos K. , Figueirêdo A. , De Paiva D. , Maia F.L. , Da Silva J.A. , Da Silva I.M. , Costa I.
Published: August 2023

Efforts are made to alleviate thermal problems in buildings. The use of thermal mortars for coating with vermiculite as aggregate is used for this purpose, but the use with mineral additions is still scarce, especially the rheology through squeeze-flow. Thus, it was aimed to evaluate the behavior in fresh, hardened state and in the thermal conductivity of these mortars. Mortars containing Portland cement, lime, vermiculite, sand, and additions of metakaolin or ceramic brick waste, in the proportion of 1:1:6 (Cement: Lime: Sand), were evaluated. The sand was replaced by vermiculite in 40%, and the additions added in the proportion of 20% to the cement mass, and the water content determined with the spread obtained on the consistency table. Mixtures containing 20% mineral addition and 40% vermiculite proved to be feasible, reaching minimum values according to the respective standards.
Difficulties in Treating Ethnic Minority Children with ADHD and the Role of Mobile Applications
Authors: Doulou Aikaterini , Drigas Athanasios , Skianis Charalampos
Published: August 2023

There is proof that kids and teens from ethnic minorities get less health care than theirnon-minority peers, despite the fact that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ismore common in these populations. Minority children might not receive timely, adequateADHD intervention because of the low socioeconomic position of minority parents, their lackof awareness regarding ADHD, and the available remedial techniques. People are looking tothe digital world for answers to challenges in their daily lives as the number of mobile applicationsgrows. People with impairments now have equal access to learning opportunitiesbecause to technological advancements. The majority of their time is now spent on mobiledevices by kids. As a result, using mobile applications to solve their problems would be quitesuccessful. Mobile learning, also known as e-learning programs that utilize mobile devices,can be employed as a form of therapy to enhance both executive functioning and generalwell-being. Also, by practicing cognitive and metacognitive task abilities more frequently, theyincrease motivation in kids and teenagers. Also, the understanding and retention of the presentedinformation might be aided by the audiovisual stimuli offered through smartphoneapplications. They may therefore serve as crucial learning aids for kids with ADHD. The currentstudy examines the function and efficacy of mobile applications in enhancing the qualityof life of children from ethnic minorities who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD), as well as the barriers that may impede or delay their access to treatment services.
SMART Chatbots in the E-learning Domain: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: El Azhari Khadija , Hilal Imane , Daoudi Najima , Ajhoun Rachida
Published: August 2023

Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies implied significant growth in variousdomains. Furthermore, many companies integrate AI technologies into their products toenhance the quality of their services. Chatbots are among the AI technologies widely used inseveral areas, especially E-learning. Chatbots support learners in their learning processes byhelping them to find the appropriate answers to their questions. We aim to conduct a systematicliterature review (SLR) to uncover the use of AI chatbots to offload teachers from repetitive andmassive tasks. This article surveys the literature over the period 2016–2022 on the use of AIchatbots in the E-learning domain as they automatically answer learners’ questions. Thus, weidentify, collect, and synthesize multiple research studies on the application of AI chatbots in theE-learning field. Based on the renowned frameworks, PRISMA and PICO, we have succeeded in(1) Developing our research questions and (2) Automatically implementing a solution based onPython language to analyze selected papers, highlighting research gaps, and opening new windowsto guide our future works. Our study shows that chatbots effectively interact with learners.However, there are some drawbacks: (1) Educational chatbots are still limited in their localKnowledge Base (KB), which makes them unable to answer students’ questions correctly. Thus,Chatbot’s KB needs to be extended through external sources, enabling the chatbot to update itsKB over time, making it rich and saving time. (2) Lack of reliable external sources to enrich thechatbot’s KB and make it up to date. (3) Lack of educational chatbots with smart services suchas speech recognition and sentiment analysis to boost the user experience and make learningeasier. In our SLR, we discuss these limitations and propose some solutions to fill the gap.
Enhancing Information Literacy for Spotting Fake News: A Study on the Efficacy of a Serious Game for M-Learning Across Different Age Groups
Authors: Sureephong Pradorn , Chernbumroong Suepphong , Sangamuang Sumalee , Sirasakamol Orasa , Intawong Kannikar , Puritat Kitti
Published: August 2023

With so many online information sources in recent years, it has become increasingly difficultto determine if the content is based on facts, half-truths, or lies. As a result, the goal of thisresearch is to propose a serious game design for learning to evaluate sources using the CRAAPtest. In the game, players take on the role of librarians who must evaluate news from socialmedia and newspapers, determine whether it is fake or true, and then inform the people ofthe city. During their efforts to make the correct decision, the players are able to observe andlearn about the impact of fake news on the community and the city as a result of their decisions.To evaluate the game, we did a randomized online field study, including quantitativeresearch based on pre-posttests involving 351 participants. The results revealed that using aserious game of “How to Spot Fake News” can improve the knowledge of information literacyneeded to evaluate online sources of information. Finally, we provide preliminary evidencethat gaming improves people’s ability to recognize and resist misinformation.
Introduction de la philosophie de Bergson en Corée et son développement actuel : Reconstruire la durée comme un cercle vertueux
Authors: Hwang Su-Young
Published: August 2023

This article traces the history of introduction and research on Bergson’s philosophy in Korea, and examines the current development of research on Bergson in Korea through the case of Su-Young Hwang. Duration as change discovered and defined by Bergson in the Essay on the immediate data of consciousness is redefined in Matter and Memory as conservation of the past, then in Creative Evolution as self-creation. According to Su-young Hwang, these three characteristics are already visible in the first book, and are described with a fairly consistent logic. The author reconstructs the main characteristics of duration from the concept of "self-reference" and shows the process of clarification and progressive enlargement of the concept of duration by the figure of the virtuous circle. Then she asserts that duration, through openness to the material present, forms a certain creative circular causality, not only in consciousness, but also in life and matter.
Assistive Technology Integration
Authors: Kamran Mahwish , Siddiqui Sohni
Published: August 2023

The quality of life of children with special education needs can not only be facilitated but also contribute to their overall well-being when technology is available and accessible to them. Given the goals of the study, this chapter emphasizes the importance of accessibility and availability of assistive technology for all developing and underdeveloped countries. This chapter examines how assistive technology can support children with special education needs and how assistive technology relates to achieving sustainable development goals. Findings show that assistive technology interventions support all types of physical and intellectual disabilities. However, in developing and underdeveloped countries, there are significant barriers to technology integration, including availability and accessibility of devices. This systematic literature review has provided important guidelines for future researchers and possible ways in which educational institutions need to think about incorporating assistive technologies into the teaching and learning process of students with disabilities.
Integration of Technical Teaching and Assessment Based on the Four E Framework
Authors: Wu Tao , Chang Maiga , Ye Xiaofen
Published: August 2023

In higher education, the evaluation of students' academic performance has always been a very challenging task. The lecturer's summative evaluation of the students is often carried out at the end of the semester or after the phased study. Throughout their studies, students will encounter challenging tasks that require supervision and helpful intervention. Through empirical cases, we found that students' academic performance is closely related to their intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy. Our suggestion after empirical research is to embed assessment metacognition into some courses as a basis for designing course content. Some of our research on intrinsic motivation includes 1) adding game-based reward strategies to the curriculum, 2) proposing some collaborative group projects to encourage active participants, 3) encouraging interaction with different cultural backgrounds.
Educational Technology
Authors: Kiru Elisheba , Abuya Benta
Published: August 2023

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become ubiquitous and integral in daily living. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed educational technologies to the centre of teaching and learning in an unprecedented fashion, as governments launched them in an effort to ensure continuity of learning. The overwhelming adoption of technologies in different environments, including education, commerce, and work, offers stakeholders (e.g., designers, users, curriculum developers) an opportunity to rethink various aspects of the technology ecosystem, which increase inclusion, equity, and promotes agency for individuals, especially individuals with disabilities (Bricout et al., 2021; Courtenay & Perera, 2020). These aspects may focus on design features, content, representation, and supports that facilitate access. Additionally, there is a heightened need for critical consideration of the ways that educational technologies exacerbate inequalities and identify ways to address these realities.
Integrating Educational Technology to Advance Health Equity
Authors: Zheng Jinjie , Howse Mark , Sutton Erica
Published: August 2023

Educational technology has played an increasingly important yet often-debated role in medical education. The global COVID-19 pandemic forced a rapid transition to technology-dependent online/hybrid medical education, which revealed the potential shortfalls of educational technology in medical education delivery. As vaccination rates increase and life resumes a more familiar cadence, it is time to reflect on the role of educational technology and how to implement it constructively in delivering quality medical education. The purpose of this chapter is to review and reflect on an HBCU medical school's educational technology investment journey, experiences, and expectations, given its social mission to create and advance health equity.
Technology for Inclusion
Authors: Carruba Maria Concetta
Published: August 2023

Technology is now an integral part of daily life and also in educational context; first of all to support students with special needs, secondly to overcome the “specific need for teaching” of those who, as experts in education, are pre-occupied to “design” teaching processes that can reach all learners, not one less. In recent years, attention to technological innovation has been directed by a desire to make technology increasingly able in simulating the abilities that distinguish us as humans: cognition and the ability to direct action through thought. We are increasingly committed to making technology “smart.” There is more focus on “things” than on “people.” The technique was born as a tool for humans, the result of human intelligence. It's necessary to refocus the tension of technological innovation to support people, especially people with disabilities, and promote social equity. A civil society, in fact, in order to be defined as civil, should take care of the most fragile humanity so that accessibility translates into real promotion and enhancement of human capital.
The Use of Augmented Reality to Promote Equity and Inclusion
Authors: Sibiya Mlondi Thlokomelo , Mtshali Thokozani Isaac , Ramaligela Manto Sylvia
Published: August 2023

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has impacted the educational sector, thus providing an array of digital technologies, which have become effective, efficient, and innovative media for transmitting knowledge and skills in contemporary times. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of technology teachers on the use of augmented reality when teaching graphic communication and graphic techniques. This study used a qualitative research approach using semi-structured and observation as data sources. It purposively sampled five teachers who were interested in the use of augmented reality to teach, as such, TPACK was used as its framework. The findings revealed that technology teachers, to a great extent, cannot integrate augmented reality tools during the teaching and learning of graphical communication and graphic techniques. This chapter recommends that the Department of Education should create more opportunities that will expose teachers to these technological advances that are substantive to graphical communication and graphic techniques of learning.
Mastery of Content Representation (CoRe) by Engineering Graphics and Design Teachers
Authors: Mtshali Thokozani Isaac
Published: August 2023

Engineering graphics and design teachers need a pedagogically viable teaching approach that can assist with planning and implementation procedures. This chapter explore EGD teachers' mastery of content representation (CoRe) when teaching civil drawing. A qualitative research approach was employed, and descriptive research design was used for this case study. Furthermore, Loughran notion of content representation guided this chapter through data collection and analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews. This chapter found that EGD teachers demonstrated low levels of mastery of content representation when teaching civil drawings. This was drawn from the disproportionality of their written and verbal responses. As a result, teachers could not perceive civil drawings as a means to advance equity and inclusion. This study recommended the use of a multi-user CAD (MUCAD) system which is virtual and allows for real-time collaboration with the potential to expand the learning outcomes and teaching methods for teaching civil drawing using CAD.
Rifampicin induced acute interstitial nephritis in a patient with tuberculosis: A case report
Authors: Sureshkumar S. , Jayanaga A. , Karunathilaka H. , Selvarajah M. , Wijegunarathna C. , Rathnayaka R. M. P. M.
Published: August 2023

Interstitial nephritis is a rare complication of anti-tuberculosis treatment, most commonly rifampicin. This case report describes a 65-year-old woman with diabetes who presented with loss of consciousness due to a major hypoglycemic episode precipitated by severe acute kidney injury, one month after initiating anti-tuberculous therapy. The presence of active urinary sediments, subnephrotic proteinuria and normal sized kidneys prompted performing a renal biopsy which showed interstitial inflammatory cell infiltration suggestive of acute interstitial nephritis, possibly drug induced. The reversal of renal impairment on cessation of rifampicin confirmed the diagnosis. As this is a reversible cause of acute kidney injury, awareness of this association and early identification is vital to prevent deterioration.
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to COVID-19 infection presenting as anaemia-induced unstable angina
Authors: Samarasinghe P. , Janya J. , Balachandren S. , Jayawardene H. , Jayanaga W. W. L. A.
Published: August 2023

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) is a condition characterised by antibody mediated haemolysis. COVID-19 infection has been associated with multiple extra pulmonary complications of autoimmune origin, including AIHA. We report a case of a 72-year-old man who presented with unstable angina induced by severe anaemia secondary to autoimmune haemolysis. His direct antiglobulin test was positive with lgG, C3d and lgM positivity denoting a mixed type AIHA. After exclusion of other known associations of AIHA, a possible diagnosis of COVID-19 infection presenting as mixed Al HA with severe symptomatic anaemia, was made. He was managed successfully with oral prednisolone and cautious blood transfusions.
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Authors: Hettiarachchi N. M. , Manilgama S. R. , Liyanage A. D. M. D.
Published: August 2023

Artificial Intelligence (Al) has emerged as a transformative force in various fields, and its potential in medicine is particularly remarkable. The application of Al in healthcare holds immense promise, as it has the ability to revolutionise medical practice and the delivery of healthcare services. Over the past decade, Al has made significant strides in numerous medical specialties, presenting opportunities to enhance patient care, diagnostics, personalised treatment plans, and administrative processes within healthcare organisations. However, despite the tremendous opportunities presented by Al in medicine, there are also significant challenges to overcome.
Treatment and follow-up of genital lichen sclerosus in male children: multidisciplinary management at a tertiary care center
Authors: Paganelli Alessia , Fabbri Paolo Viscardo , Ghidini Filippo , Bigi Laura , Lasagni Claudia , Ceccarelli Pier Luca
Published: August 2023

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90CAPE HATTERAS piston core analyses, Gulf of Maine, U.S.A. and Nova Scotia, Canada
Authors: Belknap D F , Todd B J
Published: August 2023

From 1988 through 1995, geoscientists from the Department of Geology (now the School of Earth and Climate Sciences) of the University of Maine, and their scientific partners, undertook geoscientific studies in the Gulf of Maine in territorial waters of the United
States of America and Canada. Within this eight-year period, the 1990 expedition onboard the RV Cape Hatteras was originally identified by the University of Maine as CH-10-90. This expedition was renamed by the Geological Survey of Canada Atlantic (GSCA) as 90CAPE HATTERAS to conform to that latter
organization's naming standards. During 90CAPE HATTERAS, thirteen piston cores were collected in the Gulf of Maine. The analytical data for these cores is presented here.
The appearance and significance of Rastafari cultural aspects in South Africa
Authors: Chawane Midas
Published: August 2023

This article explores the presence and importance of Rastafari cultural features in South Africa. These cultural aspects include symbols and language that have become popular in South Africa from 1997 when the movement was formalised.1 The symbols include religious signifiers employed in Rastafarianism such as the colours of Marcus Garvey, which are displayed in the attires worn by both Rastafarians and non-Rastafarians. While practices of symbolic investment include the growing of dreadlocks, and the use of “ganja” (marijuana) as a sacrament – these practices are frequently distilled into visual signifiers such as equating dreadlocked person with a lion and a “ganja” sign that appears on T-shirts and car stickers. Rastafarians have also coined a new language (“iry talk or dread language”) as their means of communication. In the wake of the democratic transition in 1994, both the language and symbols of the Rastafarian movement have gained increasing popularity in South Africa. By analysing specific examples of symbolic practice and visual signification within a historical framework, the article explores the meanings of Rastafarian language and symbolism for post-apartheid South Africa. While Rastafarian symbols have been adopted by various people for different reasons, their language has become popular among people outside the movement.
Bakgomong: The Babirwa’s transboundary pastoralist identity and social change in late 19th century Botswana
Authors: Molosiwa Phuthego
Published: August 2023

To follow is a critical narrative on the intersection between identity production and transformations in the indigenous herding systems of the Babirwa of pre-colonial Botswana. The production of the Babirwa’s pastoralist identity rested on the adaptability of their cultural practices, language and social systems to socio-ecological influences. This emerging pastoralist identity was embedded in organic or loan words and concepts, which were continually reconstituted to negotiate social and environmental change. From the 1850s, the Babirwa of the eastern Botswana gradually transformed into cattle herders. The assimilation of cattle led to a symbolic shift in the Babirwa’s social identity from the Banareng (people of the buffalo) to the Bakgomong (people of the cow). This shift was crucial in the production of a cattle-based identity in an area where crop production, hunting and the herding of caprines (goats and sheep) had been the primary ways of life since the first settlement of the Babirwa in the eastern Botswana a century earlier.
Constitutionalism and coloniality: A case of colonialism continued or the best of both worlds?
Authors: Heydenrych Pieter W.
Published: August 2023

This article deals with the concept of constitutionalism in relation to colonialism and modernity, with a specific emphasis upon South Africa and South African constitutional development. The Republic of South Africa transitioned from an authoritarian regime to a democratic regime in 1994 and adopted a constitution that is to contribute in the consolidation of its young democracy. However, amidst continued struggles within the South African polity and an emphasis upon de-colonisation, it is necessary to afford attention to aspects of South African constitutionalism.This article relates a discussion of constitutionalism with coloniality and modernity, and considers the nature of the South African Constitution and constitutionalism in this respect. Attention is afforded to unpacking these concepts and the consideration of alternatives, in order to transform or decolonize South African constitutionalism.In this regard reference is made to the nature of constitutionalism, the context of the South African Constitution and the discussion of three approaches to South African constitutionalism that might be helpful in addressing the contested nature thereof. These three approaches are: transformative constitutionalism, progressive constitutionalism and Ubuntu.The article concludes that no definitive or final solutions can be offered, except to suggest that the continued emphasis of these understandings of constitutionalism could perhaps contribute to the actualization and recognition of a deeper and fuller democratic constitutionalism for South Africa, that will also entail finding a balance between modernity and coloniality, because it is suggested that, in the end, there cannot be a complete divorce between these two worlds. Only in this way, it is suggested, can be moved to a South African constitutionalism that embraces the best of both worlds.
Die swart loongeskil van 1926 in Bloemfontein
Authors: Haasbroek Hannes
Published: August 2023

Early in 1926, the agitation for higher minimum wages for unskilled workers once again flared up in the black community of Bloemfontein. This battle for higher wages, however, was bowed down by warring black factions that had an obvious negative effect on it. On the one hand, there were the supporters of the moderate local Native Advisory Board and on the other that of the radical national Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU). The city council and other employers were caught between these two poles. Through difficult and patient negotiations between the white and black role players, an acceptable interim minimum wage was determined, but not before the ICU withdrew from the negotiations and attempted to bring the settlement into disrepute. From the ranks of the considerably more moderate black circles, the adjustment achieved through negotiations instead of violent agitation was considered a big enough victory for the time being.
Editorial Vol 77 (2016)
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: August 2023

No abstract available.
Evaton and a quest for economic independence: A new dimension to entrepreneurship, 1940-1949
Authors: Khumalo Vusumuzi
Published: August 2023

In South Africa, commercial activity such as entrepreneurship was one of the socio-economic institutions manipulated by the white government to develop and maintain an unequal society. The aim of this article is to locate African entrepreneurship within the wider theme of social, political and economic change that impacted on African economic independence in Evaton. Its main objective is to question whether the white government presented a favourable political environment for Africans to be economically independent in the 1940s. If so, what form of official support did they provide? If not, what type of policy measures were implemented by the government to discourage Africans from operating businesses? The article also examines how these policies met resistance from local traders.