bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fruit Fly Maggots as Alternative Feed to Improve Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) Fecundity, Eggs Hatchability and Fry Survivability
Authors: Tan Sze Huey  , KV Chua , JY Liew , CH Hasnita
Published: August 2022

Siamese fighting fish or bettas are highly favoured for their aesthetical value and kept as ornamental fish. They are widely bred to satisfy the market demands. However, large-scale production of bettas is hampered by the relatively high rate of mortality compared to the number of eggs laid. The nutrition intake literally influences the reproductive performance and eggs quality. Therefore, it is plausible to improve the survivability of betta fry through dietary manipulation. Bettas can be fed with a variety of feeds. Bloodworms and  commercially available pellets are commonly used. Fruit fly maggots emerged as potential anti-infective agents and have been used as alternative fish feed. Therefore, this study aims to harness the beneficial properties of maggots to enhance reproductive performance and increase the survivability of the bettas. The effects on fecundity, eggs hatchability and fry survivability of maggot feed were compared with the other common feed, namely bloodworms and commercial pellet. The results showed that maggots can serve as an alternative feed for bettas whereby it gave an average hatchability rate of 65% and survivability rate of 69%. Although the mean hatchability and survivability rate did not differ significantly from the other two feeds, this study suggests the attainable yet economic feeding material, has the potential to inaugurate further studies to enhance the production of bettas on large scale.
Foreign Aid and Dutch Disease: The Case of Vietnam
Authors: Sakurai Hiroaki
Published: August 2022

Abstract

This study examines whether foreign aid from 1986 to 2019 caused the Dutch disease effect in Vietnam using a VAR model and Granger causality test. In this context, “Dutch disease” refers to the weakening of manufacturing processes as a consequence of the appreciation of a local currency due to capital inflow. Since foreign aid is considered a type of capital inflow, it is among the reasons for the appreciation of a local currency, which may offset the impact of foreign aid on economic growth. Although Vietnam experienced rapid economic growth, along with a large amount of foreign aid and appreciation in the real exchange rate, after Doi Moi (economic reform) in 1986, few studies have yet been conducted. The estimation results show that foreign aid does not cause an appreciation of the local currency in Vietnam. Based on this result, the Dutch disease did not occur due to foreign aid in Vietnam.

JEL classification numbers: F35, O53.
Keywords: Foreign Aid, Dutch Disease, Vietnam.
IMAGERY ANALYSIS IN SEVEN SELECTED POEMS BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Authors: Suyudi Suyudi
Published: August 2022

ABSTRACT

This research analyzes imagery in seven selected poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The seven selected poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow are as follow “ The Rainy Day, Prelude, the light of stars, a Dutch picture, a summer day by the sea, afternoon in February, the arsenal at Springfield.” Descriptive qualitative method and structural approach are used to find out types of imagery that are used in seven selected poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The researcher then collected the data from the seven poems mentioned. The technique of analyzing data is by reading the poem and using structural approach to find types of imagery that are used in poems “ The Rainy Day, prelude, the light of stars, a Dutch picture, a summer day by the sea, afternoon in February, the arsenal at Springfield”. This research on the imagery analysis in seven selected poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has found five types of imagery. This research found 114 words of visual imagery, 36 words of auditory imagery, 7 words of tactile imagery, 7 words of kinesthetic imagery, 13 words of organic imagery. The most dominant types of imagery in this research is visual imagery.

Keywords: Poetries, imagery, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
ANALISIS UNSUR INTRINSIK DALAM KUMPULAN PUISI GORESAN PENA ANAK MATEMATIKA
Authors: Septiani Eka , Sari Nur Indah
Published: August 2022

Perkembangan aktivitas sastra semakin ramai menjamur di berbagai kota. Kegiatan baca, lomba, pembuatan antologi, bedah buku, peluncuran buku dll. Kegiatan ini ada yang berskala lokal maupun nasional. Di masa mendatang diharapkan akan banyak lagi masyarakat menyukai dunia sastra termasuk puisi terutama di kalangan milenial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa menciptakan karya sastra berupa puisi, (2) mengumpulkan karya sastra puisi mahasiswa menjadi sebuah antologi puisi, (3) menganalisis unsur intrinsik dari puisi yang dibuat oleh mahasiswa. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Kegiatan ini sebagai upaya membangkitkan semangat generasi milenial menciptakan karya sastra berupa puisi dan mengumpulkannya menjadi sebuah buku antologi puisi.
 

Kata kunci: Unsur Intrinsik Puisi, Kumpulan Puisi

 

Abstract: The development of literary activities is increasingly crowded in various cities. Reading activities, competitions, making anthologies, book reviews, book launches etc. These activities are local and national in scale. In the future, it is hoped that many people will like the world of literature, including poetry, especially among millennials.This study aims to (1) improve the college students ‘ability to create literary works in the form of poetry, (2) collect students’ literary works of poetry into an anthology of poetry, (3) analyze the intrinsic elements of poetry made by the college students.This study uses a qualitative descriptive analysis method. This activity is an effort to raise the spirit of the millennial generation to create literary works in the form of poetry and collect them into a poetry anthology book.

 

Keyword: The Intrinsic Element Poetry, Poetry Collection

 
PEMBAHASAN TOPIK PERLUASAN KALIMAT DALAM BUKU TATA BAHASA BAKU BAHASA INDONESIA DAN TATA BAHASA PRAKTIS BAHASA INDONESIA: ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN
Authors: Widiatmoko Bambang , Sukarto Kasno Atmo
Published: August 2022

 

ABSTRAK

 

Sejak penerbitan buku Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesiaedisi perdana tahun 1988, dari sisi ideal, buku ini merupakan referensi acuan dalam penyusunan buku-buku tata bahasa  pedagogis dalam konteks pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di sekolah. Melalui keseragaman ini diharapkan pengembangan gramatika baku bahasa Indonesia akan semakin kuat landasan filosofis maupun teoretisnya.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan perluasan kalimat dalam  Tata Bahasa Praktis Bahasa Indonesia  karya Abdul Chaer dan membandingkannya dengan Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesia. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif kualitatif.  Data diambil dengan teknik catat yaitu mencatat dan membandingkan data buku yaitu: (a) Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesia karya Hasan Alwi dkk. edisi ketiga tahun 2010, (b) Tata Bahasa Praktis Bahasa Indonesia  karya Abdul Chaer edisi revisi tahun 2011. Kerangka teori yang diterapkann dalam penelitian ini mengacu kepada perluasan kalimat dalam Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesia  karya Hasan Alwi dkk. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembentukan kalimat dalam Tata Bahasa Praktis Bahasa Indonesia diperinci dalam sebelas bagian, yaitu: (a) kalimat sederhana, (b) kalimat luas rapatan, (c) kalimat luas bersisipan, (d) kalimat luas setara, (e) kalimat luas bertingkat, (f) kalimat luas kompleks, (g) kalimat elips, (h) kalimat berita, (i) kalimat tanya, (j) kalimat perintah dan kalimat larangan, (k) kalimat seruan. 

 

Kata kunci:,kalimat, perluasan kalimat, analisis perbandingan
A spelling lesson plan model to Indonesian young learners using peer-tutoring approach
Authors: Diana Saraswati , Seok Engliana , Tiwiyanti Leni
Published: August 2022

The article is conceptualized a lesson plan for teaching English spelling to young learners at primary school. The underlying strategy is pairing student and another peer student instead of teacher-student. Previous and present studies have shown that teaching spelling to learners can enhance other language skills, to name a few, i.e., reading and listening. Thus far, little to be found a practical lesson plan provided in the Indonesian context. Having this article is hoped to be a trigger for a new idea to consider student-student activity into the material design and its methods of teaching in the EFL context. The plan will be particularly helpful for the educators who seek perspectives in teaching and researching spelling to young learners.
ANALISIS ASPEK KELISANAN PADA HIKAYAT PERANG PANDAWA JAYA
Authors: Mustofa Sheila Amalia , Wirajaya Asep Yudha
Published: August 2022

The manuscript studied in this study is the story of the Hikayat Perang Pandawa Jaya. This manuscript is themed on one of the great epics of India, namely Mahabharata. In this study, philological work steps are used to explain the description of the manuscript. In addition, this study will also present an analysis of oral aspects according to Walter J. Ong. Oral aspect analysis is used to determine the oral elements contained in the story of the Hikayat Perang Pandawa Jaya. The results of the analysis show that the Hikayat Perang Pandawa Jaya contains several oral aspects expressed by Walter J. Ong. These include additive, aggregative, close to everyday life, conservative, participatory, and homocentric. The steps of philological work are appropriate when used to study the Hikayat Perang Pandawa Jaya which is a type of old Malay manuscript.
TYPE OF HEROISM OF MAIN CHARACTER AND THE CAUSE OF EMERGENCE OF HEROISM IN THE MOVIE ‘PERCY JACKSON : SEA OF MONSTERS.’
Authors: Yuliasari Ria , Virtianti Rika
Published: August 2022

The research aims at analyzing the types of heroism of the main character and the cause of the emergence of the heroism in the movie ‘Percy Jackson Sea of Monster’. The research method used is descriptive qualitative to analyze the type of heroism of the main character and the cause of the emergence of the hero in the book. Analysis of the type of heroism is carried out using the Morison and Labiak’s theory, while analysis of the cause of emergence of the hero is carried out using Restivo and Cherry’s theory. Observations show that the hero in the book is the main character, Percy Jackson, and the type of heroism belongs to the type of perfect hero and epic hero. The observations also show that there are two factors that cause the emergence of the heroism which are bad situation, injustice and self-sacrifice.

Keywords: type of heroism, main character and cause of the emergence of the heroism
BAHASA DAN KEBUDAYAAN DALAM PERCIKAN DAN PEMIKIRAN SUTAN TAKDIR ALISJAHBANA
Authors: Sukarto Kasno Atmo
Published: August 2022

Percikan dan Pemikiran  Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana tentang pemodernan bahasa Indonesia dan kebudayaan telah dibuktikan melalui karya-karyanya baik dalam karya sastra maupun bentuk buku-buku dan artikel yang   membicarakan tentang bahasa Indonesia menuju bahasa modern. Tujuan  penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk memaparkan  pandangan dan pikiran Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana  terhadap bahasa Indonesia sebagai bahasa modern dan  ikhwal ke-(budaya)-an Indonesia. Adapun metode yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif, yakni memaparkan ikhwal percikan  dan pandangan dalam karya-karyanya, serta pandangan para  pakar bahasa dan para kritikus sastra, sastrawan, dan  pakar kebudayaan. Teori yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah pandangan para pakar bahasa, sastra, dan kebudayaan yang memaparkan percikan dan pandangan Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, baik tulisan yang telah diseminarkan maupun hasil-hasil polemik kebudayaan.  Adapun hasil yang dicapai adalah berupa pandangan dan pikiran Sutan Taksir Alisjahbana, tentang bahasa dan kebudayaan ke-Indonesia-an yang tercakup dalam karya sastra termasuk buku-buku dan artikelnya yang membicara ikhwal bahasa dan kebudayaan.

Kata kunci:  percikan dan pemikiran  STA, bahasa, kebudayaan  
POLITENESS IN BUGINESE WEDDING CEREMONY
Authors: Dirham Ulfah Ridhwan
Published: August 2022

One of the cultural elements of communication that must be considered is politeness.  Politeness is indispensable in communication, especially in Southeast Asian cultures, which have degrees of politeness. As cultural aspects affect the communicative language, politeness would be expected in society. One of the politeness implementations is the polite language used in the Buginese traditional wedding ceremony. In order to reveal politeness and its strategies in the traditional Buginese wedding ceremony, the study employed a qualitative method with observation and analytical descriptive approach by examining the politeness strategies and conversational language used in the Buginese wedding ceremony processions. The data were obtained from the video recordings of the wedding ceremony and the interviews with four newlyweds. The result showed that positive politeness strategies were predominantly used in the Buginese wedding ceremony. The study also revealed that the positive politeness strategies were closely connected to the cultural values of South Sulawesi, which showed a strict sequence of the traditional wedding ceremony that must be followed. The sequence symbolizes the tie that binds two human beings in goodness and beneficence, which must be conducted religiously. The study concludes that the language used during the traditional Buginese wedding ceremony adhered to the positive politeness principle, although the nature of the language was conversational.

 

Keywords: politeness, politeness strategy, polite conversational language, Buginese wedding ceremony.
Programa ProJovem Campo-Saberes da Terra: diálogos com o pensamento freiriano e expressões de resistências das populações campesinas na longa transitividade para a democracia
Authors:   , Lima Lucas Gabriel Borges de
Published: August 2022

Nesta dissertação realizamos uma análise do Programa Educacional ProJovem Campo-Saberes da Terra, voltado para os jovens campesinos, que foi criado no ano de 2005, sendo o resultado da expressão de resistência dos movimentos do campo na longa transitividade brasileira para a democracia, intentando construir as aproximações teóricas e práticas entre o Programa ProJovem Campo-Saberes da Terra e o pensamento Freiriano. O ProJovem Campo-Saberes da Terra é um programa educacional de nível fundamental que se insere no contexto de políticas públicas para a Educação do Campo, integrando a qualificação social e profissional, com perspectivas, para contribuir no desenvolvimento das populações campesinas, com o objetivo de criar uma educação que represente a realidade dessas populações, que faça sentido a esses educandos, que contribua em relação ao trabalho, à geração de renda e a permanência dos jovens campesinos em suas comunidades. Para isso, desenvolvemos uma pesquisa qualitativa com ênfase na análise documental, considerando a legislação referente ao Programa, ou seja, o documento do Projeto Base do Programa, a legislação referente a Educação do Campo, o Documento da Política Nacional da Juventude, a proposta curricular da Educação Do Campo, os cadernos formativos do Programa, as cartilhas e dados do Ministério da Educação (MEC), da Secretaria de Educação Continuada, Alfabetização e Diversidade (SECAD/MEC). Verificamos que o Programa possui grande influência dos fundamentos freirianos, há várias ideias e conceitos articuladas ao seu pensamento e à sua obra “Educação como Prática da Liberdade”. Estão presentes no PJC-ST, os conceitos freirianos da Educação Popular, Educação do Campo, Profissionalização, Educação e conscientização, Cultura, Ensino a partir da realidade, Método de leitura de mundo. Além disso, vale destacar no Programa o seu currículo integrado, em um processo de articulação entre os saberes científicos e os saberes populares, através da alternância (Tempo Escola e Tempo Comunidade), na referência a formação humana e o modo de reprodução da vida, ou seja, as relações sócio-históricas, políticas e culturais das comunidades do campo, onde, o foco do Programa é o jovem agricultor familiar.Palavras-chave: ProJovem Campo-Saberes da Terra. Educação do Campo. Pensamento Freiriano. Educação Popular.
A construção da homossexualidade nos espaços escolares: vivências e descobertas
Authors:   , Silva Patrick dos Santos
Published: August 2022

Compreendendo o cotidiano escolar como espaço privilegiado para encontro da diversidade e baseando-se na perspectiva metodológica do movimento de pensamento pós-estruturalista nos estudos teóricos de gênero, saúde e educação, este trabalho teve como objetivo problematizar as vivências de estudantes homossexuais matriculados no ensino médio na Escola Estadual Raimundo Alves Torres (ESEDRAT), nos anos de 2000 a 2021, localizada na cidade de Viçosa, MG. Por meio da técnica de pesquisa conhecida como Snowball, foram selecionados quatro estudantes homossexuais e três estudantes heterossexuais para participarem de dois grupos focais. No primeiro grupo, os estudantes homossexuais produziram narrativas sobre vivências da homossexualidade no ambiente escolar. Já o segundo grupo, formado por estudantes heterossexuais, o objetivo foi compreender sua percepção sobre a homossexualidade na escola. Os sujeitos que compõem as tessituras escolares tendem a legitimar os princípios heteronormativos e, desta maneira, contribuem para a produção da homofobia. Assim sendo, os estudantes homossexuais apresentaram narrativas de bullying homofóbico, exclusão, silenciamento, discriminação e agressões físicas e psicológicas. A fim de amenizarem essas situações, diversas estratégias de resistência foram elencadas, como enfrentamento, amizades homoafetivas, organização de redes de solidariedade, isolamento, ajuda psicológica, negação da homossexualidade, participação no grêmio da escola, entre outros. Os estudantes apresentaram também narrativas de acolhimento e amparo por parte da comunidade escolar, tornando a escola um espaço propício para negociações, transgressões e produção de práticas emancipatórias. Logo, mesmo que narrem adversidades, os alunos sentem-se seguros na escola em questão para expressarem suas identidades. A educação para sexualidade é percebida como estratégia eficaz para o combate a práticas machistas, sexistas e homofóbicas na escola. É necessário, por conseguinte, atenção especial na elaboração de políticas públicas e formação docente para lidarem com questões de gênero e sexualidade nos ambientes escolares, com propostas que visem atender toda a comunidade escolar, desde alunos até funcionários, professores e responsáveis. Palavras-chave: Homossexualidade. Cotidiano Escolar. Educação Básica.
EFFECTS OF OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES ON PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
Authors: Mutunga Mutunga , Wamitu Susan
Published: August 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of operational strategies on the performance of commercial banks in Makueni County in respect to banking services. The specific objective of this study was to investigate the influence of debt recovery, promotional strategies, employee training, the quality of bank services and products on the performance of commercial banks in Makueni County.

Methodology: The study used cross-descriptive research design and data was collected using a questionnaire. The target population of this study was bank employees with managerial roles and responsibilities; the bank managers and their assistants. The bank managers and their assistants were targeted because they are familiar and are actively involved in the development of operational strategies of commercial banks. Since the population was small census was used to select all the bank managers and their assistants to form a sample size of at least 130 study participants. The data collected was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of SPSS version 21.

Findings: Both the correlation and regression results revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between debt recovery, promotional strategies, quality of services and products and employee training and performance of commercial banks in Makueni County. The theories tested in this paper included; resource based view, theory of constrains and contingency theory.

Recommendations: The study recommends that the bank managers should keep on developing and implementing policies which improve on their operational strategies. The quality of their products as it is likely to impact on their performance positively. The government of Kenya should develop strategies to ensure that loans given by commercial banks are paid off to ensure commercial banks remain competitive just like all the other financial institutions in the country. More research needs to be conducted on the specific operational strategies so as to obtain in depth information on how each operational strategy influence performance of commercial banks.
SOCIAL SUPPORT RECEIVED BY DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II PATIENTS ATTENDING A COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN KENYA.
Authors: Lugaya Wilson , Mwenda Mutunga , Syombua Catherine , Washika Esther
Published: August 2022

Purpose: Diabetes Mellitus Type II is a condition where the patients present with increased receptor resistance to adequately or normal amount of insulin production and reduced or inadequate amount of insulin produced. Worldwide the approximated burden of DM Type II is at 366 million people in 2011. The objective of the study is to determine the level of social support received by Diabetes Mellitus Type II patients attending a County Referral Hospital in Kenya.

Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at a County Referral Hospital Outpatient Diabetic Clinic. Researcher administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Data analysis was manual for qualitative data and for quantitative data, descriptive statistics were used to analyze aided by the statistical package for social scientists (SPSS) version 22.

Results: Majority 67.91% of the total participants reported not to be socially supported by their family and peers in specific aspects of their self-care management of Diabetes Mellitus Type II that contributed to the sub-optimal self-care practices attributed to the participants.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: Study found close relationship between adequate Diabetes Mellitus Type II self-care by DM Type II patients and social support. The researcher recommends in-cooperation of the patient’s social circles in Diabetes Mellitus Type II self-care patients’ education so as to promote understanding which will enhance social support hence optimal practice and adherence.
PENGARUH VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN TERHADAP ANTUSIASME SISWA KELAS X TKJ PADA MATA PELAJARAN SIMULASI DAN KOMUNIKASI DIGITAL DI SMK KHAMAS ASEMBAGUS
Authors: Kholiqin Kholiqin , Yuliana Dyan , Jaya Firman
Published: August 2022

This study aims to determine whether or not there is an influence of learning videos on the enthusiasm of class X TKJ students in Simulation and Digital Communication subjects at Khamas Asembagus Vocational School. This study uses quantitative methods of observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. Based on data analysis using validity tests, reliability tests, normality tests, correlation coefficients and the results of the hypothesis (t-test) resulting in a questionnaire with 20 respondents, it is declared valid because Rcount > Rtable (0.444) and the residual value is normally distributed because the significance (0.200) > 0 ,05. Thus, learning videos are very influential with evidence at a high level of influence on student learning enthusiasm because they are able to provide motivation for students so that they do not feel bored and are not always monotonous in the teaching and learning process.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN BLENDED LEARNING DALAM MEMBANGUN KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Mutini Mutini , Trisnantari Hikmah Eva , Hairunisya Nanis
Published: August 2022

Pembelajaran daring  dan luring dengan menggunakan strategi Blended Learning merupakan sebuah solusi yang efektif dalam pembelajaran pada masa pandemi Covid- 19. Metode penelitiannya adalah penelitian  kualitatif. teknik pengumpulan datanya dengan menggunakan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data digunakan rancangan multi situs yaitu analisis data situs individu dan analisis data lintas situs.   Hasil penelitiannya:  1) Perencanaan model pembelajaran Blended Learning dalam Membangun Kemandirian Belajar siswa   di SDN Pulosari 03 dan SDN Kromasan Kecamatan Ngunut Kabupaten Tulungagung  dilakukan dengan  membuat RPP, Promes,  Prota, silabus dan perencanaan-perencanaan lain yang dibutuhkan untuk melakukan proses pembelajaran misalnya menerapkan metode pembelajaran Online dan metode demonstrasi.   2) Pelaksanaan model pembelajaran Blended Learning dalam membangun kemandirian belajar siswa, yang dilakukan secara  dengan menggunakan aplikasi moodle group WA, classroom,  google form,   ataupun dipadukan dengan Google Fom atau You Tube. Pelaksanaan pembelajaran secara luring dilakukan dengan   menggunakan metode diskusi dan metode ceramah.   3) Evaluasi model pembelajaran Blended Learning dalam Membangun Kemandirian Belajar siswa    di SDN Pulosari 03 dan SDN Kromasan Kecamatan Ngunut Kabupaten Tulungagung dilakukan dengan:  penjadualan penggunaan   pembelajaran, pembuatan catatan kemajuan belajar siswa, pengelolaan motivasional  dan kontrol belajar. Selain itu dilakukan evaluasi proses, evaluasi penilaian tengah semester dan penilaian akhir semester.
Testicular Cancer - The Great Masquerader
Authors: Victor Abhulimen , Okigbeye Danagogo
Published: August 2022

Purpose:  Testicular cancer is rare with increasing incidence worldwide. Testicular cancer can mimic many other diseases leading to delay in diagnosis. Delays in diagnosis and management of testicular cancer are associated with advanced stage, increased morbidity and poor prognosis. This case report aims to highlight a case of testicular cancer who presented with metastasis due to delays in testicular cancer diagnosis and ways to improve diagnosis.

Methodology: The study focused on a 17-year-old boy presented with severe intermittent abdominal pain for a month. He was reviewed by the general physicians, internists, haematologists, radiologists, general surgeons and urologists. He was given several diagnoses before he was correctly diagnosed as advanced right testicular cancer. It took a total of 31 days in a tertiary institution to reach this diagnosis.

Findings: The boy had a radical right inguinal orchidectomy. He had 4 courses of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin chemotherapy. He made remarkable recovery after treatment. A follow up was recommended closely with abdominal CT, and serum tumour markers (reverted to normal after treatment).

Recommendations: Prompt diagnosis of testicular cancer can reduce treatment delays. Physician education, adequate patient evaluation, investigations, and a high index of suspicion would aid diagnosis. Health awareness campaign, testicular self-examination, and good health insurance schemes would reduce patient-related factors which result in delays. Reduction in diagnostic delay is expected to improve outcome and reduce cost of management of the disease.
How COVID-19 has Reset Business Activities in Organizations around Africa
Authors: Bukusi Allan D M
Published: August 2022

Purpose: The global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus forced governments across Africa to impose major health, travel and trade restrictions at home to protect their citizens from the pandemic. These measures caused a dampening impact on conventional social and business activity forcing organizations to rethink, redraw and reset their operations to remain functional, viable and sustainable. The aim of this study was to show that the pandemic driven changes in the business environment, though disruptive in nature, essentially enabled businesses to acquire a new set of survival and success competencies to thrive in the foreseeable future.

Methodology: This study used paper reviews, research journal findings, academic papers, and online business publications that tracked business responses to the pandemic. The author used a thematic analysis of text and descriptive statistics to analyze data on the major changes businesses have made in response to the pandemic.

Findings: The results indicated that business activities were severely affected by the onset of the pandemic. The pandemic also disrupted conventional business strategy and forced companies to review their operations in the light of challenges of continuing business in the COVID-19 environment. While short term survival measures included laying off staff and cutting back on overhead costs, business quickly embarked on medium plans to re-engineer business operations using online service technology to reach consumers under lockdown conditions. However, businesses have gone further to invest in digital transformation not only to survive the pandemic, but also to ensure their profitability and long-term success. In the light of these developments businesses have reset their activities under five themes; structure, strategy, staffing, service and sustainability. The author argues that reset changes are likely to become institutionalized as businesses carry forward their learning experience into their culture. The business community is also expected to pursue the opportunities created by the pandemic to critically define and differentiate between core business activity and non-essential engagements. Society has undergone substantive transformation over the pandemic season and expects organizations to respond and adapt accordingly.

Recommendations: Operational and start up organizations should attune their business to the mental and experiential reset in customer expectations brought about by the pandemic. Businesses need to provide meaningful consumer value without over dependence on high cost overhead infrastructure such as expansive corporate offices, centralized staffing and profit draining procurement and distribution.
Ўзбекистонда маҳалла институти фаолиятини ташкил этишнинг ҳуқуқий асослари
Authors: Teshaboyev Abbos
Published: August 2022

Ушбу мақолада маҳалла институти фаолиятини ташкил этишнинг ҳуқуқий асослари, жамиятдаги ўрни ва роли ҳамда Давлатимиз раҳбари томонидан ушбу институтга берилаётган эътибор ҳақидаги фикрлар баён этилган.
The content, concept and procedural aspects of the institution of reorganization as a legal category
Authors: Rakhmonov Otabek
Published: August 2022

This article analyzes the methods of reorganization and the improvement of legislation governing the relationship with their application, the substantive problems in the application and implementation of the principles, methods and forms of reorganization. As well as the fact that the judicial (compulsory) liquidation of legal entities is carried out on the grounds directly provided by law, the peculiarity of the compulsory liquidation of legal entities, which is not the will of the legal entity, but in accordance with or in accordance with the legislation non – compliance is analyzed. It also takes into account the compliance of the activities of the legal entity with the principles of honesty, reasonableness and fairness.
THE CORRELATION OF MATERNAL AGE AND GESTATIONAL AGE WITH ANEMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN AT PUSKESMAS MERAURAK, TUBAN, EAST JAVA, INDONESIA
Authors: Wijayanti Erna Eka Wijayanti , Qonitun Umu Qonitun
Published: August 2022

Anemia is an indicator of poor nutrition and poor health. Anemia in pregnant women is strongly associated with maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, including the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity, and low birth weight. This researsh was to analyze The Correlation Of Maternal Age And Gestational Age With Anemia In Pregnant Women At Puskesmas Meraurak, Tuban, East Java, Indonesia. The research was an observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach. This research data collection tool is secondary data by looking at medical records. The time this research began in May - July 2021 at the Meraurak Health Center, Tuban.  The population in this study were all pregnant women, whether anemic or not, who visited the Merakurak Tuban Health Center in 2021. The sampling technique used in this study was total sampling. The sample in this study was 30 respondents.. Data analysis in this study used Contingency Coefficient with the help of SPSS. Significant limitation if p-value < 0.05. There is a correlation between maternal age and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women and there is no correlation between gestational age and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women. Pregnant women are advised to consume at least 90 iron tablets during pregnancy.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE WITH COMPLIANCE OF FE TABLET CONSUMPTION IN ANEMIA OF THE THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANT WOMEN
Authors: Sari Dwi Kurnia Purnama , Masrufah
Published: August 2022

Anemia in pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight, bleeding after delivery. Anemia can be prevented by consuming a balanced nutritious diet and giving 90 tablets of Fe during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a correlation between knowledge and attitude with adherence to Fe tablet consumption in pregnant women with anemia in the third trimester in the working area of ​​Merakurak Health Center. The research design used an observational analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique was simple random sampling. The population was 21 pregnant women with Third Trimester anemia in the working area of ​​the Merakurak Health Center and a sample of 20 people. The contingency coefficient test using SPSS 21 obtained a value of 0.036 (p<0.05) meaning there was a correlation between knowledge and compliance and the contingency coefficient test is 0.264 (p>0.05) meaning there was no correlation between attitude and compliance. So it was suggested for more intensive socialization and supervision by families with a control card for Fe tablet consumption in pregnant women with anemia in the  third trimester.
SERVICE QUALITY OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES WITH MIDWIFE BEHAVIOR
Authors: Wardani Ratih Kusuma , Ratna Feti Wulandari  , Vide Bahtera Dinastiti
Published: August 2022

Midwifery services are an effort to reduce maternal mortality. In Indonesia, there are still high obstetric complications due to the low number of ANC visits caused by pregnant women who are not satisfied with the services provided by midwives who provide services. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the service quality of the assurance dimension and the behavior of midwives in ANC services.

The research design used was correlational analytic with a cross sectional approach. The subjects studied were pregnant women in February – July  as many as 30 respondents. The instruments used are questionnaires and check lists, data analysis using the Spearman rho test. The results of the study obtained was a relationship between the quality of service in the assurance dimension and the behavior of midwives in ANC services. The conclusion is that the better the quality of service, the better the behavior of the midwife. With many clients who are still not satisfied with ANC services at Polindes, it is necessary to improve the quality of services that must be provided to consumers in midwifery services by way of midwives being more active in participating in training and training.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Care of Elderly Among Health Workers in Tertiary Health Facilities in Uyo Metropolis
Authors: Udo Helen Ime , Udofia Nsikan-Abasi Monday , Jona Ini Nka
Published: August 2022

Elderly care emphasizes the social and personal requirements of senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities and health care, but who desire to age with dignity. With increasing rate of elderly in the society, there have been insufficient healthcare services for the elderly. Most health workers have very poor knowledge of health conditions which are common with the elderly and this lack of adequate knowledge triggers negative attitude towards the care of the elderly likely to result in serious problems in our society in the near future. This study was conducted to examine the knowledge, attitude and practice of care of elderly among health workers in tertiary health facilities in Uyo Metropolis. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive research design. The population of study consisted of 394 health workers. The sample of 241 health workers comprising of 27 doctors, 190 nurses, 10dentists and 14 Physiotherapist was determined using Taro Yamane and selected for the study using stratified sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire titled “Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Care of Elderly Questionnaire (KAPCEQ)”. The instrument yielded the reliability coefficient of 0.84. The data were collected by the researcher and four trained research assistants. Frequency and percentage were used for the answering of the research questions while chi-square was used for testing of null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. Findings of the study indicated that health workers had adequate knowledge of care of elderly, exhibit good attitude toward care of elderly and sometimes practice care of the elderly in tertiary health facilities in Uyo Metropolis. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher recommended among others that Hospital Management Board should develop a system of periodical health workers evaluation to determine strategies of upgrading health workers knowledge and enhancing practice of care of the elderly. Furthermore, Professional bodies in the health sectors should develop a follow up courses and in-service training programmes to maintain efficient performance of individuals previously trained in the care of the elderly.
An Exploratory Study of Epistemic Modal Verbs in Results and Conclusions Sections of the Three Sub-corpora of Humanities & Social Sciences: Implications for L2 Academic Writing
Authors: KARAHAN Pınar
Published: August 2022

In this study, the use of epistemic modality in the category of modal verbs was comparatively examined in the results and conclusions sections of journal articles written in the discipline of Humanities & Social Sciences. For this purpose, the Corpus of Journal Articles (CJA) 2014, which is a collection of 760 articles from high-impact journals in 38 disciplines, was used. The articles written in the discipline of Humanities & Social Sciences have further been divided into three sub-corpora: Research articles, Review articles and Theoretical articles. The CJA 2014 corpus consists of 6,015,063 words in total. The aim of the study was to explore professional academic writers’ versatility and overall rhetorical awareness with regards to the use of epistemic modal verbs for academic argumentation in the three sub-corpora. In line with this aim, this study investigated in quantitative terms the frequency analysis of the modal verbs “could, may, might, should, will, would, couldn’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t” for the above-stated three sub-corpora in the Humanities & Social Sciences discipline. Log-likelihood tests were also performed to determine any significant differences among the three sub-corpora. Findings of the study indicated that the most frequently used modal verbs in the results and conclusions section of the Research Articles sub-corpus are “may, would, could”, respectively; while the most frequently used modal verbs in the Theoretical sub-corpus are “will, would, may”, respectively. Lastly, the most frequently used modal verbs in the Review Articles sub-corpus are “may, will, would”. Qualitative examples from the corpora were also provided in the manuscript. This study is expected to have important implications for academic writing in English for different research disciplines and different types of articles.
A METODOLOGIA E O PLANEJAMENTO DE AULA NO ENSINO SUPERIOR
Authors: Moraes Delgado Junior Calmindo
Published: August 2022

O atual momento vivido pelos profissionais da educação e os desafios das metodologias a serem aplicadas no ensino superior motivaram este trabalho científico que investiga a metodologia de ensino e a o planejamento de aula na docência do ensino superior. Isto posto, percebe-se um índice muito grande de profissionais que foram inseridos no mercado de trabalho sem terem um preparo acadêmico adequado para que possam exercer suas funções de forma eficiente, fato esse que pode ser percebido pelos decepcionantes dados relativos ao desempenho dos estudantes em todas as etapas de ensino. Em contrapartida, nesse quadro, observa-se que um dos objetivos primordiais aqui citado remete a um bom planejamento para melhor aproveitamento do conteúdo pelo estudante, objetivando uma melhoria na docência do ensino superior, buscando melhorar os procedimentos do ensino acadêmico com planejamento e foco para superar suas dificuldades tanto no quadro discente quanto no docente. Entretanto, a qualidade do ensino revela uma real necessidade de melhoria e de propósito e merece ser bem aplicada, restando apenas ser bem planejada. São diversas as possibilidades, tanto para professores como para alunos, pois ambos os profissionais têm o dever de acompanhar melhor o que exige o mercado de trabalho, bem como no âmbito da educação para sua melhor preparação profissional.
Cadmium(II) Schiff base Complex Containing 5-Fluoroisatin Moiety: Synthesis, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity and Structural Studies
Authors: Manan Mohd Abdul Fatah Abdul , Cordes David Bradford
Published: August 2022

The Schiff base ligand, HSB5FISA (H1), obtained by the condensation of S-benzyldithiocarbazate with 5-fluoroisatin, has been employed to synthesize a new cadmium(II) complex, Cd(SB5FISA)2 (2) (SB5FISA = monoanionic form of H1). The complex has been characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The crystallographic study of Cd(SB5FISA)2×2DMSO (2a) (DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide) was conducted using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure of 2a confirmed the presence of 6-coordinated cadmium in a distorted octahedral environment. Ligand H1 behaves in a tridentate monoanionic fashion, coordinating to a cadmium(II) metal centre through the thiolate sulfur, azomethine nitrogen and carbonyl oxygen. The antibacterial activity of both H1 and 2 was examined against 4 different bacterial strains using the disc diffusion method. Complex 2 showed significant inhibitory effect against Bacillus subtilis with an inhibition zone of 14 mm, comparable to the standard antibiotic streptomycin.

HIGHLIGHTS 

Cd(II) complex of 5-fluoroisatin Schiff base was synthesized

Structural studies of compound determined via single crystal X-ray diffraction

Compound exhibited significant antibacterial activity towards Bacillus subtilis

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Humor e negritude
Authors: Pranzetti Paul Gruda Mateus , Bonadio Silva Leonardo
Published: August 2022

Ao observarmos as condições sócio-históricas e culturais de formação da sociedade brasileira, podemos apontar a escravidão como uma das principais dimensões para sua constituição e o racismo consequente disso como algo estruturante da realidade, das relações e dos processos de subjetivação. As formas de perpetuação do racismo são variados atos e tipos de mensagens e representações direcionadas às minorias raciais a fim de desprezá-las e segregá-las. Neste ensaio, nos debruçamos sobre o discurso humorístico, desdobrando o quanto ele pode ser reforçador de um chamado “racismo recreativo” – tal como conceitua Adilson Moreira -, mas, também pode servir a criticar a ordem racista quando inverte o alvo da zombaria e escarnece de pessoas brancas preconceituosas. Nossas considerações se fundamentam nas noções de um “humor politicamente incorreto crítico” e de um “humor do discurso reverso” correlacionadas com um recorte bastante panorâmico do humorismo praticado por comediantes brasileiros negras e negros.
Coberturas informativas de la prevención y del acontecer de catástrofes a través de los “Manuales institucionales” dirigidos a los periodistas
Authors: Lozano Ascencio Carlos Horacio , Franz Amaral Marcia
Published: August 2022

Los organismos nacionales e internacionales que tienen el cometido de investigar, vigilar e intervenir en situaciones de riesgo y catástrofe cuentan con una guía de instrucciones para orientar a los periodistas. Son contrapesos a las coberturas informativas de los medios de comunicación, pues se alejan de los criterios de noticiabilidad. La falta de preparación específica en el periodismo de catástrofes limita a los profesionales de la información a posicionarse, interpretar y relatar en esta clase de situaciones excepcionales. Se destacan los mejores consejos para contrarrestar la simplificación periodística frente a la complejidad del acontecer de catástrofes y las mejores propuestas para que los periodistas puedan utilizar los medios de comunicación en favor de una cultura universal de la prevención.
La historiografía ambiental en la provincia de Buenos Aires, Región Metropolitana y Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Authors: Miraglia Marina
Published: August 2022

Este documento se desprende del interés generado por  la exposición realizada en la mesa redonda sobre Impactos de la Historiografía Ambiental en la Disciplina Histórica en América Latina durante la III Escuela de Posgraduación de la Sociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Historia Ambiental (SOLCHA) en la Unievangélica (Goias - Brasil). Allí se presentó una reseña sobre la historiografía ambiental en Argentina y fue publicado un artículo con esta temática en el último número de la Revista Brasileira de Geografía. Retomando esta línea, el presente artículo se organiza en torno a la historiografía ambiental en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Región Metropolitana y Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, autores e instituciones y se realiza una reseña de aportes académicos seleccionados.
Conflictividad ambiental y planteos territoriales en Argentina
Authors: Castro Hortensia , Arqueros Ximena
Published: August 2022

En las últimas décadas en América Latina la conflictividad ambiental viene en aumento, en gran medida vinculada al giro neoliberal en la región y los procesos de extractivismo y urbanización asociados a él. Ello también se debe a la creciente interiorización por parte de ciertos colectivos sociales acerca del deterioro de las condiciones ambientales y la disponibilidad de una serie de herramientas organizativas y legales, entre las cuales las argumentaciones territoriales vienen cobrando un peso cada vez mayor. Desde una perspectiva espacial crítica, en este trabajo se busca reconocer y analizar variantes del discurso territorial en base a la producción académica reciente sobre conflictividad ambiental en Argentina y el relevamiento propio en el marco de docencia-investigación en que nos inscribimos.
Decolonizing Environments. Aproximaciones Metodológicas y Aplicación a Modelos Extractivistas en China (Segunda Mitad del Siglo XX)
Authors: Ortega Santos Antonio
Published: August 2022

Esta propuesta nace de una necesidad epistemológica radical: mirar la continuidad de los procesos de colonialidad más allá de las salidas descolonizadoras. Para ello proponemos una primera matriz epistemológica de aplicabilidad de la teoría decolonial al estudio del mundo asiático, radicando el trabajo en los principales teóricos (Walsh, Quijano, Mignolo, Grosofoguel, Dussel) para desestructurar y desarticular la eurocentralidad de muchas miradas historiográficas Asia. El segundo eje de la matriz de trabajo es el estudio de casos historia ambiental en situaciones histórico temporales diferentes: el caso de la política ambiental de Mao en el siglo XX, nos va a facilitar un estudio intuitivo sobre la continuidad de la práctica de colonialidad de las formas de poder, saber y hacer territorial.