bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drone CO2 measurements during the Tajogaite volcanic eruption
Authors: Ericksen John , Fischer Tobias P. , Fricke G. Matthew , Nowicki Scott , Pérez Nemesio M. , Hernández Pérez Pedro , Padrón González Eleazar , Moses Melanie E.
Published: August 2024

Abstract. We report in-plume carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations and carbon isotope ratios during the 2021 eruption of Tajogaite volcano, island of La Palma, Spain. CO2 measurements inform our understanding of volcanic contributions to the global climate carbon cycle and the role of CO2 in eruptions. Traditional ground-based methods of CO2 collection are difficult and dangerous, and as a result only about 5 % of volcanoes have been directly surveyed. We demonstrate that unpiloted aerial system (UAS) surveys allow for fast and relatively safe measurements. Using CO2 concentration profiles we estimate the total flux during several measurements in November 2021 to be 1.76±0.20×103 to 2.23±0.26×104 t d−1. Carbon isotope ratios of plume CO2 indicate a deep magmatic source, consistent with the intensity of the eruption. Our work demonstrates the feasibility of UASs for CO2 surveys during active volcanic eruptions, particularly for deriving rapid emission estimates.
Detection of Fast-Changing Intra-seasonal Vegetation Dynamics of Drylands Using Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF)
Authors: Wen Jiaming , Tagliabue Giulia , Rossini Micol , Fava Francesco Pietro , Panigada Cinzia , Merbold Lutz , Leitner Sonja , Sun Ying
Published: August 2024

Abstract. Dryland ecosystems are the habitat supporting two billion people on the Earth planet and strongly impact the global terrestrial carbon sink. Vegetation growth in drylands is mainly controlled by water availability with strong intra-seasonal variability. Timely availability of information at such scales (e.g., from days to weeks) is essential for early warning of potential catastrophic impacts of emerging climate extremes on crops and natural vegetation. However, the large-scale monitoring of intra-seasonal vegetation dynamics has been very challenging for drylands. Satellite solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) has emerged as a promising tool to characterize the spatiotemporal dynamics of photosynthetic carbon uptake and has the potential to detect intra-seasonal vegetation growth dynamics. Yet, few studies have evaluated its capability for detecting fast-changing intra-seasonal vegetation dynamics and advantages over traditional, vegetation indices (VIs)-based approaches in drylands. To fill this knowledge gap, this study utilized the vast dryland ecosystems in the Horn of Africa (HoA) as a testbed, to characterize their intra-seasonal dynamics inferred from satellite SIF. HoA is an ideal testbed because its dryland ecosystems have highly dynamic responses to short term environmental changes. The satellite data based analysis was corroborated with a unique in-situ SIF dataset collected in Kenya – so far, the only ground SIF time series collected in the continent of Africa. We found that SIF from TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) with daily revisit frequency identified highly dynamic week-to-week variations in both shrublands and grasslands; such rapid-changing vegetation dynamics corresponded to the up- and down- regulation by the fluctuations of environmental variables (e.g., air temperature, vapor pressure deficit, soil moisture). However, neither reconstructed SIF products nor near-infrared reflectance of terrestrial vegetation (NIRv) from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), which is widely used in literature, was able to capture such fast-changing intra-seasonal variations. The same findings hold at the site scale, where we found only TROPOMI SIF revealed two separate within-season growth cycles in response to extreme soil moisture and rainfall amount and duration, consistent with in-situ SIF measurements. This study generates novel insights on the monitoring of dryland vegetation dynamics and evaluation of their climate sensitivities, enabling development of predictive and scalable understanding of how dryland ecosystems may respond to future climate change and informing future design of effective vegetation monitoring systems for dryland vegetation.
TAMS: a tracking, classifying, and variable-assigning algorithm for mesoscale convective systems in simulated and satellite-derived datasets
Authors: Núñez Ocasio Kelly M. , Moon Zachary L.
Published: August 2024

Abstract. The Tracking Algorithm for Mesoscale Convective Systems (TAMS) is a tracking, classifying, and variable-assigning algorithm for mesoscale convective systems (MCSs). TAMS was initially developed to analyze MCSs over Africa and their relation to African easterly waves using satellite-derived datasets. This paper describes TAMS, an open-source MCS tracking and classifying Python-based package that can be used to study both observed and simulated MCSs. Each step of the algorithm is described with examples showing how to make use of visualization and post-processing tools within the package. A unique and valuable feature of this MCS tracker is its support for unstructured grids in the MCS identification stage and grid-independent tracking of MCSs, enabling application across various native modeling grids and satellite-derived products. A description of the available settings and helper functions is also provided. Finally, we share some of the current development goals for TAMS.
A large-scale validation of snowpack simulations in support of avalanche forecasting focusing on critical layers
Authors: Herla Florian , Haegeli Pascal , Horton Simon , Mair Patrick
Published: August 2024

Abstract. Avalanche warning services increasingly employ snow stratigraphy simulations to improve their current understanding of critical avalanche layers, a key ingredient of dry slab avalanche hazard. However, a lack of large-scale validation studies has limited the operational value of these simulations for regional avalanche forecasting. To address this knowledge gap, we present methods for meaningful comparisons between regional assessments of avalanche forecasters and distributed snowpack simulations. We applied these methods to operational data sets of 10 winter seasons and 3 forecast regions with different snow climate characteristics in western Canada to quantify the Canadian weather and snowpack model chain's ability to represent persistent critical avalanche layers. Using a recently developed statistical instability model as well as traditional process-based indices, we found that the overall probability of detecting a known critical layer can reach 75 % when accepting a probability of 40 % that any simulated layer is actually of operational concern in reality (i.e., precision) as well as a false alarm rate of 30 %. Peirce skill scores and F1 scores are capped at approximately 50 %. Faceted layers were captured well but also caused most false alarms (probability of detection up to 90 %, precision between 20 %–40 %, false alarm rate up to 30 %), whereas surface hoar layers, though less common, were mostly of operational concern when modeled (probability of detection up to 80 %, precision between 80 %–100 %, false alarm rate up to 5 %). Our results also show strong patterns related to forecast regions and elevation bands and reveal more subtle trends with conditional inference trees. Explorations into daily comparisons of layer characteristics generally indicate high variability between simulations and forecaster assessments with correlations rarely exceeding 50 %. We discuss in depth how the presented results can be interpreted in light of the validation data set, which inevitably contains human biases and inconsistencies. Overall, the simulations provide a valuable starting point for targeted field observations as well as a rich complementary information source that can help alert forecasters about the existence of critical layers and their instability. However, the existing model chain does not seem sufficiently reliable to generate assessments purely based on simulations. We conclude by presenting our vision of a real-time validation suite that can help forecasters develop a better understanding of the simulations' strengths and weaknesses by continuously comparing assessments and simulations.
A physics-based Antarctic melt detection technique: combining Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2, radiative-transfer modeling, and firn modeling
Authors: Dattler Marissa E. , Medley Brooke , Stevens C. Max
Published: August 2024

Abstract. Surface melt on ice shelves has been linked to hydrofracture and subsequent ice shelf breakup. Since the 1990s, scientists have been using microwave radiometers to detect melt on ice shelves and ice sheets by applying various statistical thresholding techniques to identify significant increases in brightness temperature that are associated with melt. In this study, instead of using a fixed threshold, we force the Snow Microwave Radiative Transfer model (SMRT) with outputs from the Community Firn Model (CFM) to create a dynamic, physics-based threshold for melt. In the process, we also combine our method with statistical thresholding techniques and produce microwave grain-size information. We run this “hybrid method” across the Larsen C ice shelf as well as 13 sites on the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Melt and non-melt days from the hybrid method and three statistical thresholding techniques match with the surface energy balance within 94 ± 1 %; the effect of melt on the passive microwaves is mostly binary and thus largely detectable by statistical thresholding techniques as well as physics-based techniques. Rather than always replacing statistical thresholding techniques with the hybrid method, we recommend using the hybrid method in studies where the melt volume or grain size is of interest. In this study, we show that the hybrid method can be used to (a) model dry-snow brightness temperatures of Antarctic snow and (b) derive a measure of grain size; therefore, it is an important step forwards towards using firn and radiative-transfer modeling to quantify melt rather than to simply detect melt days.
More severe comorbidities, advanced age, and incomplete vaccination increase the risk of COVID-19 mortality
Authors: Pradhevi Lukita , Soegiarto Gatot , Wulandari Laksmi , Lusida Michael AP. , Saefudin Rendra P. , Vincent Agustinus
Published: August 2024

Numerous studies have stated that comorbidities are risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality, but few have considered the severity or stage of these comorbidities. The aim of this study was to determine the association between the severity of comorbidity, age, and number of COVID-19 vaccinations with COVID-19 mortality. This case-control study was conducted from July 2021 until December 2022 at the Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia. The patients were divided into non-survived patients (case group) and survived patients (control group). The inclusion criteria for cases were adult patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19, based on reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing of nasopharyngeal swabs. Using total sampling, 1,046 confirmed COVID-19 patients, which consisted of 450 (43%) non-survived patients and 596 (57%) survived patients, were included. The most common comorbidity was diabetes mellitus (DM) (82.7%), chronic kidney disease (CKD) (43%), hypertension (25.7%), and obesity (23.6%). Our multivariate analysis indicated that older age (aOR: 1.03; 95%CI: 1.02–1.04, p<0.001), male sex (aOR: 1.29; 95%CI: 1.11–2.00, p=0.007), severe COVID-19 at first admission (aOR: 3.13; 95%CI: 2.08–4.73, p<0.001), having pneumonia (aOR: 1.99; 95%CI: 1.21–3.33, p=0.005), poorly controlled DM with HbA1c≥9% (aOR: 2.90; 95%CI: 1.72–4.89, p<0.001), severe obesity with body mass index (BMI)≥30 (OR: 2.90; 95%CI: 1.72–4.89, p<0.001), hypertension stage 2 (aOR: 1.99; 95%CI: 1.12–3.53, p=0.019) or stage 3 (aOR: 6.59; 95%CI: 2.39–18.17, p<0.001), CKD stage 3 (aOR: 2.50; 95%CI: 1.36–4.59, p=0.003), stage 4 (aOR: 5.47; 95%CI: 2.18–13.69, p<0.001) or stage 5 (aOR: 1.71; 95%CI: 1.04–2.81, p=0.036), and having chronic lung disease (aOR: 3.08; 95%CI: 1.22–7.77, p=0.017) significantly increased the risk of COVID-19 mortality. In contrast, COVID-19 vaccination reduced the risk of COVID-19-associated death. This study highlights that more severe comorbidities, advanced age, and incomplete vaccination were associated with COVID-19 mortality.
Doing drama in action: Students’ inquiry process investigation
Authors: Hidayat Hendi , Nursabrina Rina , Sumadi
Published: August 2024

This study was intended to investigate the students’ inquiry process reflected in doing drama activity. The study applied classroom ethnography. The writer spent seven weeks making ethnographic observations and field notes related to doing drama activity, noting what the students do before, during and after the activity. An in depth interview was conducted to 3 participants. The criteria of chosen participants was their performance during the project. They were considered to have more information. The interview aims to know how each phases fit into the overall context of the inquiry process. The findings show that the inquiry process in doing drama activities are reflected in group formation, selection of drama’s title, making synopsis, devision of roles, rehearsal, costume and propery preparation, and drama performance.
Translation techniques in the video subtitles of Knorr (Royco) advertising “ The flavor of home”
Authors: Atika Puspasari
Published: August 2024

Even though nowadays technological developments have contributed a lot to the ease of translation, problems in translation will always be encountered due to differences between the source language and the target language. This article aims at identifying techniques of translations used in a Youtube ad. In analyzing the data, the writer applied a content analysis method with a qualitative approach. The findings show that there are 8 categories of translation techniques namely literal translation, transposition, modulation, amplification, established equivalence, generalization, linguistic compression, and adaptation with modulation as the most common translation technique used.
The development of Project-Based Learning Model of the English ability of International Business Administration students at Darussalam Polytechnic Palembang
Authors: Agustin Ariya
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this research is to develop and implement learning models in order to be useful in the learning process. It can make students more active in learning because of the variation in teaching. Development research is used in this research that aims to produce the development of a “Project Based-Learning Model” plus DVD to improve the Students' English Ability in International business administration student of Darussalam Polytechnic. The model of development is adopted by  Borg and Gall Model starting from collecting information,   development of an initial product, 1st expert validation, 1st   product revision, 2nd expert validation, 2nd product revision, tryout, and final product. The Experts’ English Material validation concludes that formulation of learning objective, content, material selection for development of “Project Based- Learning Model”  have got a category of  Excellent. The validation of the Expert of Media concludes that the final product of  DVD has been appropriated with the aspects of learning media that are feasible to be applied.
OBSERVING TEACHER’S STRATEGIES IN TEACHING READING NARRATIVE TEXT FOR THE TENTH GRADERS
Authors: Fitriana Yeni , Wardani Happy Kusuma
Published: August 2024

Reading is crucial for students’ academic endeavors because it helps students in getting knowledge. With the increasing demand for reading proficiency, students often encounter difficulties in comprehending English texts. This study aims to investigate the teaching strategies employed by an English teacher in reading narrative text for the tenth graders of MA Ma’arif NU Assa’adah Bungah Gresik and the student's responses to the strategies. An English teacher who taught in the tenth grade along with 24 tenth graders of MA Ma’arif NU Assa’adah Bungah became the subjects of this research. By employing a mixed-method research design, the observation sheet was utilized as a qualitative instrument to note down the results of observation in the teaching-learning process, whereas the questionnaire was utilized as a quantitative instrument to find out the students’ responses to the teacher’s strategies in teaching reading Narrative Text. Descriptive qualitative and descriptive statistics in the form of percentages were used to analyze the data. Through three sessions of observation, it revealed that the teacher employed various strategies in teaching reading of narrative text including Scanning, Skimming, Guessing, Silent Reading, Question and Answer Relationship (QAR), Think Aloud, and Jigsaw strategy. Meanwhile, the results of the questionnaire depicted positive responses from students. It indicated that the students perceived benefits from the teacher’s strategies in facilitating comprehension and engagement.
The Clinical Effect Modified Halo-Pelvic Traction in the Patients with Severe Spinal Deformity accompanied by Respiratory Disorder
Authors:   Spine Surgery, Beijing Dawang Lu Emergency Hospital, Beijing 100122, China., Yunfei Yang , Lijun Huang ,   Spine Surgery, Beijing Dawang Lu Emergency Hospital, Beijing 100122, China., Qingfu Xia ,   Spine Surgery, Beijing Dawang Lu Emergency Hospital, Beijing 100122, China.
Published: August 2024

Objective: To explore the clinical effect of one-staged modified Halo-pelvic traction combined with two-stage surgery for severe spinal deformity accompanied by respiratory disorder.
The Incidence and Treatment of Electrical Injuries during 20 Years in the Clinic of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery of Kosice-Saca Hospital, Slovakia
Authors:   Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Hospital Kosice-Saca, AGEL Academy, Slovak Republic., Lengyel Peter , Orsag Ján ,   Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Hospital Kosice-Saca, AGEL Academy, Slovak Republic., Rácz Oliver ,   Institute of Pathological Physiology, Medical Faculty, Safarik University, 1 SNP Avenue, SK 04001 Kosice, Slovak Republic., Hyseniova Sylvia ,   Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Hospital Kosice-Saca, AGEL Academy, Slovak Republic., Elias Erik ,   Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Hospital Kosice-Saca, AGEL Academy, Slovak Republic., Gazdova Michala ,   Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Hospital Kosice-Saca, AGEL Academy, Slovak Republic.
Published: August 2024

Retrospective analysis of patients with electrical injuries hospitalized during 20 years in the Clinic of Burns and Reconstructive Surgery of Kosice-Saca Hospital, Slovakia. From 4674 patients 147 were admitted with elecrical injury (3,14%). Most of them were men (103/70.1%) followed by children (38/25,85%) and 4 women (6/4,05%). The distribution of low/high tension injury was 98/49. Children younger than 6 years suffered mostly from low, older from high tension injury. The average TBSA was the highest in men (9,15%), followed by women (6,66%) and children (1,06%). Surgical treatment (necrectomy, skin grafting, flap plasty, amputation) was necessary in 66 men (64%), 32 children (84,2%) and in all 6 women. The need of hospital stay the longest in men as compare with children and women 26,04; 19,3 and 11,66 days respectively. During this period only 3 fatal outcomes occured, all in men as results of high voltage injury combined with polytrauma. In two cases cardiac arrest was the immediate cause of death. The results of this study according to causes, complications and treatment modalities are in accordance with most of similar studies carried out in several regions of the world.
Carboxyhemoglobin in Critically Ill Septic Patients
Authors:   Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia., Phongphithakchai Atthaphong
Published: August 2024

Background: Sepsis-associated prognostic biomarkers are potentially useful for patient selection and stratification into sepsis trials. An elevated Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) reflects heme degradation and, indirectly, red cell injury and is readily and freely available with Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) measurements.
Association between Immune-Inflammatory Biomarkers and Disorder of Consciousness Prognosis after Severe Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors:   Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chifeng Municipal Hospital, Chifeng, 024000, China., Sun Meiyue , Liu Yanyan ,   Department of Electroencephalogram Room, The Second Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou,450002, China., Xu Yiyuan ,   Department of Electroencephalogram Room, The Second Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou,450002, China.
Published: August 2024

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between peripheral Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR), Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI) and recovery from severe acute ischemic stroke-induced consciousness disorder.
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation as a Tool for Therapeutic Modulation of Neurological and Mental Disorders
Authors:   Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), Madrid, Spain., Borrego-Ruiz Alejandro , Borrego Juan J ,   Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga and Nanomedicine Platform-IBIMA, BIONAND Platform, Málaga, Spain.
Published: August 2024

Neurological, psychiatric, and psychological disorders are highly prevalent in the world population, but available pharmacological treatments cause numerous side effects, and also there is an elevated rate of treatment-resistant patients. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome is implicated in several neurological and mental disorders and, consequently, restoring the imbalance of the gut microbiome can improve the symptoms associated with these conditions. One method of achieving the gut homeostasis is through fecal microbiota transplantation. This approach has been successfully applied in the treatment of microbial pathogens, such as Clostridioides difficile, and as a therapeutic tool in various gastrointestinal diseases. However, its application for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and psychological disorders has been largely unexplored. This review aims to present a summary of studies that have used fecal microbiota transplantation in order to treat neurological and mental disorders; therefore, the mechanisms underlying this particular technique are reviewed, and its influence on the recipient intestinal microbiome is also analyzed.
ÇİFTE VERGİLENDİRMEYİ ÖNLEME ANLAŞMALARI KAYNAKLI İHTİLAFLARIN ÇÖZÜMÜNDE TAHKİM: TÜRK HUKUKU PERSPEKTİFİNDEN BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Authors: Çömlekçioğlu Ahmet
Published: August 2024

Gelişmekte olan ülkeler çifte vergilendirmeyi önleme anlaşmalarından kaynaklanan ihtilafların çözümüne dair sistemlerini iyileştirmeye çabalarken önemli zorluklarla karşılaşmaktadırlar. Bu ihtilaflarda bazen akit devlet yetkili makamlarının çabaları, bir karşılıklı anlaşma elde etmekte yetersiz kalmaktadır. Karşılıklı anlaşma usulü tahkimi ise kesin çözüm sağlayan bir yöntem olarak ekseriyetle gelişmiş ülkeler tarafından kabul edilmektedir. Buna karşılık gelişmekte olan ülkeler karşılıklı anlaşma usulü tahkimini kabul etmekle aleyhe sonuçlara maruz kalabilirler. Türkiye, bir gelişmekte olan ülke olarak, karşılıklı anlaşma usulü tahkimini kabul etmekle aynı aleyhe sonuçlara maruz kalabileceğinden bu konu hakkında bir çözüm aranmalıdır. Çalışmamızda karşılıklı anlaşma
usulünün kesin çözüm sunmadaki eksikliğini gidermeyi ve diğer zorlukları hafifletmeyi hedefleyen bir ulusal vergi tahkimi önerisi geliştirilmektedir.
Binge watching and mental well-being: Study on emerging adults
Authors:   Punjabi University, Hans Amrit Kaur , Kaur Harprit ,   Punjabi University
Published: August 2024

With the advent of video on demand streaming services such as Netflix, Disney Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, Sony Liv, binge watching has become a common media behaviour among the emerging adults, particularly aged 18 to 34. Binge watching, habit of watching TV shows or movies consecutively on internet driven platforms at one’s own discretion, is a double-edge sword it could enhance viewer’s well-being through perceived autonomy whereas excessive indulgence in binge watching could reduce well-being through negative emotions such as guilt and regret. The purpose behind the present study was to determine the relationship between binge watching and mental well-being. In this study, data were collected with help of questionnaires such as BWESQ (Binge watching engagement and symptoms questionnaire) and MHC-SF (Mental Health Continuum-Short Form) while correlation, t-test and regression were employed to analyse the data. It was found that binge watching was significantly and negatively related to mental well-being and problematic binge watching significantly and negatively predict mental well-being. Further, results showed that males tend to engage in binge watching more than females and that males generally exhibit better mental well-being compared to females. This study highlights that complex relationship between user’s mental health and binge watching behaviour, which ranges from recreational to addictive on a continuum.
Rezension von: Sohn, Andreas, (Hrsg.), Benediktiner als Gelehrte
Authors: Flachenecker Helmut , Sohn Andreas
Published: August 2024

Andreas Sohn (Hg.), Benediktiner als Gelehrte. St. Ottilien: EOS-Verlag 2023. 408 S., zahlr. Abb. sowie Orts- und Personenregister. ISBN 978-3-8306-8096-3. € 39,95
Rezension von: Dieterich, Susanne, Impulsstadt Stuttgart
Authors: Bickhoff Nicole , Dieterich Susanne
Published: August 2024

Susanne Dieterich, Impulsstadt Stuttgart – Eine andere Stadtgeschichte. Ubstadt-Weiher: verlag regionalkultur 2021. 264 S., 100 Farbabb. ISBN 978-3-95505-310-9. € 24,80
Rezension von: Grau, Bernhard u.a. (Hrsg.), Festschrift für Margit Ksoll-Marcon
Authors: Schöntag Wilfried , Grau Bernhard
Published: August 2024

Bernhard Grau / Laura Scherr / Michael Unger (Hg.), Festschrift für Margit Ksoll-Marcon (Archivalische Zeitschrift, Bd. 99 [2022]). Wien/Köln: Böhlau Verlag 2022. 2 Teilbände 1120 S. ISBN 978-3-412-52661-0. Geb. € 110,–
Cholecystitis causing rupture of the cystic artery and massive hemoperitoneum
Authors: Klein Nulend Rowan , Tse Andrew , Pollitt Timothy
Published: August 2024

Introduction: Cholecystitis is a common surgical pathology; however, it is uncommonly associated with hemorrhage. Cases of hemoperitoneum secondary to cholecystitis are usually in the context of cystic artery pseudoaneurysms; however, no reports describe rupture of a non-aneurysmal cystic artery.

Case Report: We present a case of hemoperitoneum and hemorrhagic shock secondary to cholecystitis, with resultant rupture of a branch of the cystic artery, in the absence of a pseudoaneurysm. The patient was a middle-aged man who presented with severe right upper quadrant pain on a background of biliary colic. Imaging was consistent with cholecystitis, and significant volume free fluid in the right upper quadrant. The patient became shocked and was taken for laparoscopy, with conversion to laparotomy. 1.6 liters of hemoperitoneum was evacuated, and a cholecystectomy was performed. It appeared that a gallbladder perforation has caused rupture of a branch of the cystic artery, with resultant intraperitoneal hemorrhage. No pseudoaneurysm was identified. The patient made a complete recovery.

Conclusion: This was a previously unreported, yet life-threatening complication of cholecystitis. This report aims to present a novel case and promote awareness of this dangerous complication.
Upaya Guru Akidah Akhlak Dalam Membina Akhlak Siswa Di Mts Raudlatus Syabab Sumberwringin Sukowono Jember
Authors: Asiyah Siti , Hasibullah Muhammad Umar
Published: August 2024

Penelitian ini difokuskan untuk mendiskripsikan upaya guru akidah akhlak dalam membina akhlak siswa di MTS Raudlotus Syabab Metode penelitiannya menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) upaya Guru Akidah Akhlak Dalam Membina Akhlak Siswa di MTs Raudlatus Syabab Sumberwringin Sukowono Jember Upaya yang dilakukan yaitu dengan pembiasaan yaitu sebelum memulai pelajaran dilakukan pembacaan do’a dan ayat suci Al-Qur’an  kurang lebih 15 menit, secara bersama-sama oleh peserta didik. Dan juga sholat duhur berjamaah dan disi dengan sedikit ceramah.Perilaku manusia banyak ditentukan oleh kebiasaannya, bila seseorang terbiasa melakukan kebaikan maka dengan mudah pula dia melakukannya, begitu pula sebaliknya. Karena itu seorang anak sejak dini sudah dibiasakan diberikan kebiasaan baik sehingga kebiasaan itu menjadi pribadi pada dirinya. Kebiasaan adalah bagian dari metode pembentukan kepribadian dalam islam. Proses pembiasaan berawal dari peniruan, selanjutnya dilakukan pembiasaan dibawah bimbingan orang tua, dan guru maka peserta didikakan semakin terbiasa; 2) Upaya Guru Akidah Akhlak Dalam Membina Akhlak Siswa Pada Allah di MTs Raudlatus Syabab Sumberwringin Sukowono Jember Upaya guru Akidah Akhlak dalam membina akhlak siswa pada Allah yaitu dengan cara pelaksanaan sholat berjamaah dan kemudian ada sedikit ceramah tentang cara bertaubat dari kesalahan yang diperbuat, menjadi pribadi yang selalu bersabar dalam hal apapun , menjadikan orang yang selalu bersyukur atas nikmat yang telah diberikan oleh Allah, menjadi orang yang selalu tawakkal pada Allah  dan  ikhlas. Dengan adanya kegiatan tersebut menjadikan siswa istiqomah dalam melaksanakan kegiatan dan menjadikan pribadi- pribadi yang bisa mendekatkan diri pada Allah.Dalam hal ini semua siswa wajib mengikuti sholat berjamaah tersebut; dan 3) Upaya Guru Akidah Akhlak Dalam Membina Akhlak Siswa Pada Sesama Manusia di MTs Raudlatus Syabab Sumberwringin Sukowono Jember Guru Akidah Akhlak di MTs Raudlatus Syabab Sumberwringin dalam hal memberikan teladan di dalam pembinaan akhlakul karimah peserta didik sudah baik. Karena beliau telah melaksanakan pembiasaan-pembiasaan yang baik
Key Words: Guru akidah akhlak, Akhlak Siswa
Upaya Meningkatkan Motivasi Belajar Siswa Dengan Penggunaan Metode Video Bassed Learning
Authors: Chusniah Uyunul
Published: August 2024

Penelitian yang berjudul “Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa Dengan Penggunaan Metode Video Bassed Learning” ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan informasi sejauhmana peningkatan pemahaman siswa dengan metode Video Based Learning.  Adapun masalah dalam penelitian ini yakni “apakah dengan menerapkan metode Video Based Learning dapat meningkatkan Motivasi belajar siswa”. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri 2 Jember yang berjumlah 23 siswa, terdiri dari 10 siswa laki- laki dan 13 siswa perempuan. Berdasarkan penelitian yang peneliti lakukan, maka dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa Penerapan metode Video Based Learning Pada Kelas V cukup berhasil. Peneliti mengharapkan untuk penelitian berikutnya agar memilih metode yang tepat dan menggunakan alat peraga yang mendukung terhadap materi pembelajaran untuk meningkatkan pemahaman siswa.
Counselling Psychology training: Implications for ‘Self’
Authors: Lewis Yvette
Published: August 2024

It is widely accepted that Counselling Psychology is underpinned by both Humanist and Post-Modern epistemologies, and that it holds the practitioner’s ‘use of self’ in the service of the therapeutic relationship to be paramount in the therapeutic encounter. Although Humanism and Post-Modernism can both provide theoretical pretexts for the use of self, these stances to knowledge can be experienced as in conflict with each other, and so generate ambiguity and conflict for trainees. The academic (University) contexts of training courses can feed into aspects of these epistemological conflicts in that they uphold individualist-objectivist stances to knowledge/evidence and styles of communication. In this paper psychological literature is drawn upon to explore how trainees are positioned by the discourses of ‘self and ‘development’ that are available to them, with particular reference to the discourse of ‘reflective-practice’. The concept of a plural and dialogical self is used to suggest augmenting the manner in which personal and professional development is conducted and assessed.
Phenomenological research: The case of Empirical Phenomenological Analysis and the possibility of reverie
Authors: Gee Joanna , Loewenthal Del , Cayne Julia
Published: August 2024

Content and Focus:
This article will discuss phenomenology and phenomenological research methods, and through an exploration of the case of Empirical Phenomenological Analysis (EPA) will explore the possibility of a phenomenological approach to research through reverie. With regard to the relationship between phenomenology and ‘phenomenological research’, Husserlian phenomenology implies ‘research’, therefore, making the term ‘phenomenological research’ redundant and a misnomer. However, there exists an abundance of ‘phenomenological research methods’, which despite claiming to focus on the lived experienced of the participant, stand contrary to phenomenology in that they are broadly empirical, systematised and psychologise the notion of phenomenology. The case of EPA, which is a phenomenological research method, empirical in nature and mediated in line with ‘scientific practices’ will be discussed in depth. In turn, through the critical analysis of EPA, we see the need for an alternative approach to research, which is apposite with phenomenology’s philosophical aims. As a result, reverie, which includes abstract musings, ruminations and wonderings, will be discussed as an approach to research through phenomenology. It is argued that reverie, contrary to traditional phiinomenolhgijiall research methods’, facilitates access to the participants’ concerns through an attendance to subjective and intersubjective experience in the research process, enabling the relational to emerge in and through research.
Feminist teaching on scientific epistemology, objectivity and truth: A student’s perspective and an instructor’s response
Authors: Carolan Louise A. , Zeedyk M. Suzanne
Published: August 2024

While literature on feminist pedagogy is growing, there remains a gap with regard to the insights it offers about student experiences. This paper aims to address that disparity by tracking the changes that occurred in one student’s perspective over the 13 weeks of a psychology course on the epistemology of science. The weekly reaction papers written by the student were treated as data, and analysis of this data set identified eight ‘stages’ through which the student’s intellectual orientation and emotional state moved over the duration of the course. The student’s initial epistemological position was that science could offer truth, but by the end of the course the student had developed an alternative view of science, which was more contextualised and less grounded in the concept of objectivity. The paper highlights the influence of both feminist theory and feminist teaching practices on student learning. It is argued that feminist pedagogy is more effective than mainstream didactic teaching practices because it aims to empower students, according them an active role in the construction of knowledge. The paper is co-authored by the student and the course instructor, structured so that the instructor offers a response to the student’s self-reflection. This dialogic approach yields insights about the possible points of correspondence and disjunction that exist between an instructor’s pedagogical aims and a student’s learning experience.
The medicalisation of rape: A discursive analysis of ‘Paraphilic Coercive Disorder’ and the psychiatrisation of sexuality
Authors: Tosh Jemma
Published: August 2024

In 2010 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) proposed revisions for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5). These revisions included criteria for ‘Paraphilic Coercive Disorder’ (PCD), which state that the individual ‘…has sought sexual stimulation from forcing sex on three or more non-consenting persons on separate occasions’ (APA, 2010a). This proposed revision represents current attempts of psychiatry to medicalise ‘sadistic’ rape and normalise what the APA calls ‘opportunistic’ rape (APA, 2010b). Rape has always been a feature of the DSM nomenclature in various forms, however, this particular diagnosis has continually been proposed since the 1980s and the DSM-III. Despite vigorous protests from feminists, LGBTQ communities and forensic psychologists from the 1980s onwards, the DSM Work Group continues to push for its inclusion. This calls into question those positioned on the DSM Task Force, the lack of transparency in their selection (e.g. Zucker, 2009) and their own controversial work and ‘treatments’ (e.g. Zucker, 2006). This paper uses discourse analysis (Parker, 1992) to critically interrogate the construction of rape as a mental disorder using online texts. The APA encouraged comments on the proposed revisions on its website, but these were not accessible and the DSM Task Force criticised negative comments made outside of the APA (e.g. Zucker, 2010c; Aboraya, 2010). Therefore, data was collected from online blogs and the DSM-5 website regarding this proposed disorder and then analysed.
MEMBUMIKAN LITERASI BUDAYA DENGAN ANJUNGAN KEARIFAN LOKAL DI SMP SWASTA PUTRI CAHAYA MEDAN
Authors: Sinurat Mualdin , Ayu N Angelia Dhara , Siregar Felicia Rebecca
Published: August 2024

Literasi budaya adalah kegiatan literasi untuk meningkatkan kemampuan memahami, menghargai, menganalisis, dan menerapkan pengetahuan tentang kebudayaan. Kegiatan ini dapat dilakukan untuk mengatasi masalah rendahnya kecintaan dan pemahaman para siswa terhadap budaya daerahnya serta budaya daerah lainnya di Indonesia. Untuk itu perlu dilakukan penelitian yang memberikan salah satu metode alternatif yaitu membumikan literasi budaya  menggunakan anjungan kearifan lokal dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat partisipasi dan perkembangan literasi budaya siswa di sekolah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui angket dan pengamatan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat partisipasi siswa 95,8% dengan kategori sangat baik serta perkembangan literasi budaya berdasarkan respon siswa untuk aspek ketertarikan terhadap model, keinginan membaca, keinginan mencari bahan, penguasaan materi budaya daerah dan kebutuhan berkelanjutan memiliki rata-rata 86,8 % dengan kategori sangat baik. Dari hasil penelitian tersebut maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa literasi budaya menggunakan anjungan kearifan lokal memberikan tingkat partisipasi siswa sangat baik dan perkembangan literasi budaya siswa sangat baik. Dengan demikian metode pelaksanaan literasi ini layak digunakan untuk literasi budaya siswa di sekolah.
PENGEMBANGAN PENUNTUN PRAKTIKUM KIMIA BERBASIS KONTEKSTUAL TERINTEGRASI NILAI-NILAI KARAKTER PADA MATERI SISTEM KOLOID
Authors: Manalu Ester Trisna
Published: August 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan penuntun praktikum kimia berbasis kontekstual terintegrasi nilai-nilai karakter dan uji coba penuntun praktikum yang telah dikembangkan dilakukan SMA Cahaya Medan. Penelitian dimulai dari analisis penuntun praktikum kimia di sekolah, pengembangan, validasi, revisi dan uji coba penuntun praktikum yang telah dikembangkan. Hasil penelitian diperoleh (1) Berdasarkan hasil analisis buku penuntun praktikum kimia pada materi sistem koloid penerbit Erlangga, Pudak Scientific, Duta Nusantara dan Laskar Aksara belum sesuai dengan BSNP, (2) Berdasarkan BSNP penuntun praktikum yang dikembangkan lebih valid dibandingkan dengan penuntun praktikum kimia yang digunakan di sekolah, (3) Terdapat perbedaan peningkatan hasil belajar siswa ditinjau dari aspek kognitif, menggunakan penuntun praktikum yang dikembangkan 0,73, dengan penuntun praktikum kimia yang digunakan sekolah 0,63, (4) Terdapat perbedaan hasil belajar siswa ditinjau dari aspek psikomotorik menggunakan penuntun praktikum yang dikembangkan sebesar 91 dengan penuntun praktikum kimia yang digunakan sekolah sebesar 85 dan ditinjau dari aspek afektif menggunakan penuntun praktikum yang dikembangkan sebesar 92 dengan penuntun praktikum kimia yang digunakan sekolah sebesar 81.
UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN ANAK DALAM MENGENAL KONSEP BILANGAN 1-20 MELALUI MEDIA GAMBAR PADA SISWA KELAS B TK FAJAR MEDAN
Authors: Sinaga Elverida , Aritonang Martha
Published: August 2024

Penelitian tindakan kelas ini berjudul “Upaya untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Anak dalam Mengenal Konsep Bilangan 1-20 Melalui Media Gambar di Kelas B TK Fajar Medan”. Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah  bagaimana upaya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan anak dalam mengenal konsep bilangan 1-20 melalui media gambar di kelompok B TK Fajar Medan? Tujuan penelitian ini adalah meningkatkan kemampuan anak dalam mengenal konsep bilangan dengan menggunakan media gambar melalui kegiatan pemberian tugas di TK Fajar Medan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas. Manfaat penelitian tindakan kelas sebagai pengembangan keilmuan dan pengembangan profesi pendidik. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kemampuan anak dalam mengenal konsep bilangan 1-20 melalui media gambar diperoleh berdasarkan hasil observasi terhadap aktivitas siswa yang dapat dipersentasekan pada siklus I 56,25%,  dan siklus II naik lagi menjadi 93,75%. Kegiatan mengenal konsep bilangan melalui media gambar dapat meningkatkan kreativitas terutama pada kreativitas di bidang kognitif maupun melalui pemberian tugas serta dapat meningkatkan rasa percaya diri kemampuan pada diri anak sehingga dapat membantu perkembangan atau pertumbuhan bagi anak TK.
PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI EDIT VIDEO DALAM MATERI SENI MUSIK PADA PEMBELAJARAN SECARA DARING
Authors: Hutabarat Novalin Melissa
Published: August 2024

Karya tulis ilmiah ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aplikasi edit video apa yang paling banyak digunakan dan penerapannya dalam pembelajaran praktik materi seni musik pada pembelajaran secara daring. Hal ini dikarenakan pelaksanaan pembelajaran praktik dalam materi seni musik secara daring sering terkendala secara teknis diakibatkan kondisi jaringan peserta didik yang tidak sama kualitasnya sehingga diharapkan aplikasi edit video tersebut dapat menjadi solusi sekaligus masukan untuk menggunakannya terutama dalam pembuatan video untuk pembelajaran praktik materi seni musik yang semenjak pembelajaran daring ditampilkan secara virtual.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE GROUP INVESTIGATION (GI) TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN KONSEPTUAL SISWA DI SMP ST. IGNASIUS MEDAN
Authors: Tamba Paian
Published: August 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI terhadap pengetahuan konseptual siswa pada materi listrik statis. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuasi eksperimen. Populasi penelitian ini adalah semua siswa kelas IX SMP Swasta St. Ignasius Medan T.P. 2022/2023 yang terdiri atas 4 kelas. Pemilihan sampel dua kelas dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik cluster random sampling. Kelas pertama adalah kelas IX-1 sebagai kelas eksperimen yang diajarkan dengan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI dan kelas kedua adalah kelas IX-2 sebagai kelas kontrol yang diajarkan dengan pembelajaran konvensional. Instrumen terdiri dari tes pengetahuan konseptual. Data dalam penelitian ini dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan konseptual siswa yang diajar menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe GI lebih baik daripada pembelajaran konvensional
IMPLEMENTASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE PETUALANGAN GRUP MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA PANTASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA
Authors: Sinurat Mualdin
Published: August 2024

Karya tulis Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Petualangan Grup menggunakan Media PANTASI adalah model pembelajaran kooperatif dengan pendekatan petualangan secara grup dan menggunakan media Papan Transformasi. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah : (1) untuk meningkatkan partisipasi keaktifan siswa dalam proses pembelajaran, (2) meningkatkan motivasi belajar, dan (3) meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika siswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan metode eksperimen semu. Perolehan data dilakukan dengan mengunakan tes awal (pretes) sebelum materi disampaikan dan tes akhir (postes) dilakukan pada pertemuan ke 5. Pengolahan data  dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rumus N-gain.  Berdasarkan hasil analisis data diperoleh bahwa implementasi Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif tipe Petualangan Grup dengan menggunakan media PANTASI dapat meningkatkan keaktifan siswa  yang ditunjukkan persentase melakukan aktivitas berdiskusi/bertanya antara siswa dengan temannya dan antara siswa dengan guru mencapai 29,17% dari waktu yang tersedia, peningkatan motivasi belajar siswa diperoleh rata-rata 74,29% dengan kategori tinggi serta dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika siswa dengan rata-rata kelas 87.83 dengan persentase 100% siswa mecapai nilai diatas KKM KD. Peningkatan kemampuan hasil belajar matematika siswa dilihat dari N-gain diperoleh hasil peningkatannya sebesar 0,71 . Dari data tersebut di atas maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa: Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif tipe Petualangan Grup Menggunakan Media PANTASI dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar matematika siswa dengan kategori tinggi.
THE EFFECT OF WORK ETHOS ON THE TEACHERS PERFORMANCE OF SMP ST. IGNASIUS MEDAN
Authors: Tamba Paian , Simaremare Aman
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of work ethic on teacher performance at St. Junior High School. Ignatius Medan. The type of research used in this research is quantitative research. The population in this study were all teachers and employees at SMP St. Ignasius Medan numbered 32 people. The sampling technique in this study used the saturated sample method where all members of the population were used as samples. Based on the results of research and data processing conducted by researchers, it can be concluded that work ethic has a significant influence on teacher performance at SMP St. Ignatius Medan
PENERAPAN MODEL PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DALAM MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK UNTUK MEMAHAMI MATERI BUNUH DIRI DAN EUTHANASIA DI KELAS XI MIPA 2 SMA CAHAYA MEDAN TAHUN PELAJARAN 2021/2022.
Authors: Sembiring Eni Roni Sari
Published: August 2024

Penelitian Tindak Kelas ini bertujuan mengetahui peningkatan hasil belajar pembelajaran pendidikan agama Katolik siswa setelah diterapkannya model pembelajaran problem based learning dalam memahami materi Bunuh diri dan Euthanasia pada pelajaran agama katolik untuk menyempurnakan pelaksanaan pembelajaran Pendidikan agama Katolik dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar pada siswa dan menjadikan siswa-siswa mampu memahami materi yang diajarkan dengan baik. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian tindakan (action research). Penelitian ini bertempat di SMA Swasta Cahaya Medan, dilaksanakan pada bulan April Semester Genap TP.2021/2022, dengan subyek penelitian adalah siswa SMA Cahaya Medan kelas XI MIPA 2. Penilitian merupakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) yang terdiri dari dua siklus yaitu Siklus I yang dimulai dengan perencanaan (planning), tindakan (acting), pengamatan (observasi) dan refleksi (reflecing). Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan dalam poses pembelajaran yang telah dilakukan didalam kelas, masih ada peserta didik yang kurang aktif dalam proses pembelajaran. Saat post test siswa yang lulus hanya 15 (lima belas) orang siswa, 21 (dua puluh satu) orang siswa tidak lulus. Sehingga penelitian harus dilanjutkan ke tahap selanjutnya (Siklus II) dengan tahap yang sama. Peneliti menggunakan tes tertulis lembar observasi, wawancara bebas, catatan lapangan dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian terjadi peningkatan hasil belajar peserta didik dengan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning pada siklus I (36,01%) dan pada siklus II menjadi (88,64%). Dari data yang diperoleh terjadi peningkatan pada semua aspek yang dinilai dan diamati. Selama pelaksanaan penelitian terjadi peningkatan yang signifikan dari hasil belajar peserta didik, mulai dari siklus satu dan siklus dua.