bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Marketing and Cultural Representation in Awinja Nyamwalo's Viral TikTok Ad 'A Family that Flies Together’
Authors: Nyangena Obed , Kitoo Emmanuel
Published: September 2023

There is little that has been done in examining the techniques comedians use in the rapidly digitalizing Kenyan ad space and motivation for their rich ideas. Digital media, especially TikTok content mimics the constellations of folklore and cultural sensitivity among African communities and their means to connect while meeting consumer needs and wants, and at the same time, entertainment. Analysis of TikTok data reveals close connection of viewers with Awinja Nyamwalo’s ad. Technique, twists and wits used, are captivating and transcend ad’s promotional role. Amid concerns on safety of digitally mediated tools, artificial intelligence can be used so that more informative, culturally-embedded content can be developed.
GSDMB is differentially expressed in central nervous system metastasis in human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2023

Metastasis to the brain occurs in a significant fraction of patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published RNA-sequencing and microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that gasdermin B, encoded by GSDMB, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. GSDMB mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of GSDMB in primary tumors was correlated with patient overall and distant metastasis-free survival. Modulation of GSDMB expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Homelessness and ideas of persecution: A mixed-methods questionnaire study examining persecutory beliefs and the role of safety behaviours in unstable housing
Authors: Teale Ashley , Lovell Amy , Heard Lucy , Krawczyk Marta , Burgess-Barr Susanna , Jacobsen Pamela Charlotte
Published: September 2023

Purpose: Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in homeless populations. Fears of harm from others (persecutory beliefs) may contribute to, perpetuate, and result from people’s difficulties with unstable housing. We aimed to examine whether persecutory beliefs contained housing concerns, assess the use of safety behaviours, and begin to explore the impact of such experiences on homelessness. We further aimed to investigate whether this group wanted to be asked about persecutory worries and supported with them. Method: Twenty-three people with experience of both homelessness and at least moderate-severe persecutory beliefs completed a mixed-methods questionnaire. Results: Persecutory worries explicitly related to previous (stable) living situations in eleven participants, with seven citing fearing harm from landlords or neighbours. An additional six participants reported persecutory beliefs that specifically related to homelessness. All participants reported using avoidance strategies and at least six different behaviours to stay safe. There was also evidence of links between unstable housing, persecutory beliefs, and safety behaviours, with fifteen participants stating a clear association between these factors. Most participants reported that they would have wanted support with their persecutory beliefs. Conclusion: The results of this study provide evidence that for some individuals the content of persecutory beliefs specifically relates to their living situation. Such beliefs, understandably, prompt avoidance and safety behaviours. Participants described a desire to be supported with persecutory worries, though noted barriers to accessing services. These findings have clinical implications for improving support available for people experiencing persecutory fears relating to their housing.
Theories of Consciousness
Authors: Rayudu Posina Venkata
Published: September 2023

Drawing parallels between the contrasting Dehaene vs. Tononi theories and Einstein's theory of general relativity vs. Newton's gravitational theory (Reardon, 2019) is, I'm afraid, disrespectful of not only the gravity of the theories of Newton and Einstein, but also of the very notion of theory.
Children as cultural explorers: How imitation, pedagogy, and selective trust prepare children for learning in the cultural niche
Authors: Gelpi Rebekah , Buchsbaum Daphna
Published: September 2023

Human societies have developed over millennia to living in a variety of different social and physical environments, accumulating adaptations too complex and interdependent to be developed independently within the span of a single generation. Thus, every child, as a new member of their culture, must be able to learn from others in order to acquire the knowledge necessary to succeed—and every culture requires its children to be successful social learners for tools, technologies, and beliefs to be transmitted to the next generation. In this chapter, we examine the range of social learning abilities that children are equipped with, and how these capacities facilitate making inferences when faced with ambiguous and complex in- formation. In particular, by combining their capacity for high-fidelity imitation and for understanding others’ intentions and goals, children can not only learn about a variety of physical causal relationships but also about a society’s norms, traditions, and rituals. Children can also form sophisticated and nuanced beliefs about when to trust others’ testimony, and balance the epistemic and normative value of imitating others when their sources disagree on what to believe or how to act. These characteristics, we argue, reflect children’s adaptation to learning within a cultural context, and prompt consideration about the unique role that children may play in cultural learning.
Investigating solitude as tool for downregulation of daily arousal using Ecological Momentary Assessments
Authors: Nguyen Thuy-vy Thi , Konu Delali , Forbes Samuel H.
Published: September 2023

This research explored arousal levels as a motivating factor for solitude-seeking. We hypothesized that solitude becomes more desirable when high-arousal emotions are heightened and individual differences in extraversion and neuroticism would moderate this pattern. We tracked individuals' hourly experiences throughout a day. We assessed their high-arousal positive (e.g., excitement) and negative emotions (e.g., tension), whether they were alone or with others, and their preferred situation at the time of the signal. We gathered 4338 surveys from 362 participants, with 103 participants completing all hourly surveys.
Who is the perfect match? Effects of algorithmic learning group formation using personality traits
Authors: Bellhäuser Henrik , Konert Johannes , Müller Adrienne , Röpke René
Published: September 2023

Using digital tools for teaching allows to unburden teachers from organizational load and even provides qualitative improvements that are not achieved in traditional teaching. Algorithmically supported learning group formation aims at optimizing group composition so that each learner can achieve his or her maximum learning gain and learning groups stay stable and productive. Selecting and weighting relevant criteria for learning group formation is an interdisciplinary challenge. This contribution presents the status quo of algorithmic approaches and respective criteria for learning group formation. Based on this theoretical foundation, we describe an empirical study that investigated the influence of distributing two personality traits (conscientiousness and extraversion) either homogeneously or heterogeneously on subjective and objective measures of productivity, time investment, satisfaction, and performance. Results are compared to an earlier study that also included motivation and prior knowledge as criteria. We find both personality traits to enhance group satisfaction and performance when distributed heterogeneously.
Disentangling direct and indirect genetic effects from partners and offspring on maternal depression using trio-GCTA
Authors: Bjørndal Ludvig Daae , Eilertsen Espen Moen , Ayorech Ziada , Cheesman Rosa , Ahmadzadeh Yasmin Iona , Baldwin Jessie , Ask Helga , Hannigan Laurie John , McAdams Tom , Havdahl Alexandra , Nes Ragnhild Bang , Røysamb Espen , Ystrom Eivind
Published: September 2023

Maternal depressive symptoms are highly prevalent and can negatively impact affected individuals and family members. Understanding aetiological influences on maternal depression, such as genetic liability, is key to inform treatment and prevention efforts. In the present study, we quantified direct and indirect genetic effects (i.e., when genetic variants in other individuals influence risk of maternal depression through the environment) from partners and offspring on maternal depressive symptoms at multiple timepoints using genome-wide complex trait analysis with parent-offspring trios. We used data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child cohort study, including up to 21,000 genotyped parent-offspring trios. Models with indirect genetic effects had best fit at three of five timepoints (3, 5, and 8 years after birth). The variance in maternal depressive symptoms explained by direct genetic effects ranged from 5-14%, while indirect genetic effects explained 0-14% of variance across timepoints. Heritable traits in family members contribute to maternal depressive symptoms through the environment at several timepoints after birth.
Advancing the science of consciousness: from ethics to clinical care
Authors: Farisco Michele , Evers Kathinka , Annen Jitka , Blandin Veronique , Camassa Alessandra , Cecconi Benedetta , Charland Vanessa , Deco Gustavo , Gosseries Olivia , Laureys Steven , Berengué Arnau Manasanch , Massimini Marcello , Muckli Lars , Panda Rajanikant , Pennartz Cyriel , Pigorini Andrea , Torao Melody , Sanchez-Vives Maria V. , Goldman Jennifer , Zamora-Lopez Gorka
Published: September 2023

Significant advances in the scientific investigation of the neurobiology of consciousness have been slow to be translated into clinical settings, limited by factors of conceptual (e.g., what is consciousness?), methodological (e.g., how to identify reliable indicators of consciousness?), and technical (e.g., how to improve sensitivity and specificity of the technological identification of consciousness?) nature. In the present paper we aim at reducing the gap between research, clinical practice, patients’ and their caregivers’ needs regarding disorders of consciousness. By implementing a multidisciplinary and multidimensional approach, the paper focuses on disorders of consciousness: it starts from the review of some of the most promising measures of consciousness from brain activity (i.e., spectral measures, measures of functional connectivity, complexity-based measures). Next the paper introduces brain responses to illusions as a new indicator of consciousness (i.e., a feature that facilitates the attribution of consciousness), and illustrates the clinical operationalization of the indicators of consciousness through the case of virtual reality. Finally, the paper analyzes a set of urgent ethical issues and describes a model for assessing and dealing with those issues, concluding by elaborating key recommendations for improving the clinical treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness through a better translation of research into clinics.
Sociosexuality and incel ideology: Does a mismatch between sexual practice and sexual intentions predict extreme misogynist views?
Authors: Selmer Steffen Borch , Lindekilde Lasse , Petersen Michael Bang
Published: September 2023

The role of extreme misogyny as a driver of violent extremism is attracting growing academic and popular interest. This link is perhaps most clearly expressed at the fringes of the so-called “incel” (i.e., involuntary celibate) online subculture where extremely demeaning and dehumanizing language spreads hate against women and in some instances justifies and advocates violence against women. The core of incels’ own narratives and of the emerging research on the incel movement is a mismatch between sexual desires and actual sexual behavior (more precisely the lack of sexual activity). In this study, we put this idea to the test. In a pre-registered survey of 748 young American males with validated measures of sociosexuality and a novel composite measure of extreme misogyny, we investigate whether a mismatch between sexual intentions (i.e., how many sexual partners a person would like to have) and actual sexual practice (i.e., how many sexual partners a person has had) predicts extreme misogynist views. Contrary to the incel narrative, we do not find support for this overall claim. Rather, the findings show that extreme misogynistic views are driven by a psychology of status-seeking and dominance-orientation, which correlates with having many, not few, sexual partners. This suggests that a perceived mismatch between one’s sexual intentions and sexual experiences is not related to extreme misogyny.
Children infer the meaning of novel verbs through morphological bootstrapping
Authors: Golan Miran , Shkara Malakk Abo , Havron Naomi
Published: September 2023

Children are incredibly efficient at detecting and extracting structure from input. Such skills are evident in the efficiency with which children learn language; for example, children in their second year of life already rely on syntactic context to infer the meaning of words, i.e., syntactic bootstrapping. However, the syntactic bootstrapping hypothesis was originally developed using data from English-learning children, and tested mostly on Indo-European languages. Yet, languages vary in how they mark information. Here, we expand the idea of bootstrapping words’ meaning to include morphology - a linguistic feature which is lean in English but substantial cross-linguistically. Hebrew-speaking 3- to-4-year-olds (N = 29) viewed dialogues containing novel verbs constructed in familiar morphological templates: an intransitive template (hitCaCeC), and a template that tends to be transitive (CiCeC). Each dialogue was followed by a test phase, in which children viewed side-by-side a transitive video (a child performing a novel action on an adult), and an intransitive video (the child performing a novel action alone) - and heard a sentence containing the novel verb. Children looked more than chance towards the transitive video in transitive trials, but not on intransitive trials, suggesting they were able to use the transitive but not intransitive template to infer word meaning. This is consistent with previous results on syntactic bootstrapping. We discuss possible reasons why children might not have succeeded in the intransitive condition, and suggest that children rely on distributional information, instead of only hard rules, to infer word meaning.
Mothers’ Employment in a High- and Low- Maternal Employment Regime – a comparison between France and Germany
Authors: Filser Andreas , Achard Pascal , Frodermann Corinna , Müller Dana , Wagner Sander
Published: September 2023

France and Germany, the two biggest EU economies with relatively similar welfare states differ profoundly in how childbirth affects the careers of mothers. Building on newly harmonized administrative data we document differences in mothers’ employment trajectories, show how these differences evolved between 1997-2019, and analyse whether the influence of individual and firm-level characteristics on maternal employment are similarly structured in two countries with such different post-maternal employment regimes. Our results show that previously employed mothers in Germany reducing their employment by over 2.3 years more than their French counterparts in the six years including and following birth. Part-time work increases by over 40% among those continuing to work in Germany and by about 25% in France. We document a common trend towards increased post-maternal employment and increased part-time work in later cohorts in both countries. Individual- and firm-level factors have a much more stratified effect on post-maternal employment in France, with low-income and low-education mothers faring comparatively worse. While mothers’ employment is reduced to a much greater extent in Germany, the high maternal employment French model seems to particularly disfavour the return of mothers with low human capital into the labour market.
Application of Training Skills in Nepali Classrooms
Authors: Adhikari Narayan Prasad
Published: September 2023

This study aims to explore the application of training skills in Nepali classrooms. The study is conducted through secondary resources, such as websites, document analysis, and evaluating interrelated publications, articles, and journals, to examine one's own insight and sensory experience. Many problems and issues arise when transferring teacher training into classroom practice, including the lack of teachers, inefficient strategies and approaches to training, obsolete curricula, poor supervision services, insufficient empirical research, profit-driven education, etc. Applying teacher training skills in the classroom in Nepal appears to be especially unsuccessful, according to studies with a fifty percent success rate. However, a survey of the literature on teacher training in Nepal that is currently available reveals that not much has been accomplished in this area during the past few decades. This study focuses on theoretical applications, the current situation of teacher preparation, and integrating that knowledge, skill, and attitude into classroom activities.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND OUTER SPACE – TODAY’S LAW CHALLENGES
Authors: Polkowska Małgorzata
Published: September 2023

Space security means safe and permanent access to space and limiting threats coming from there. This definition also includes the security aspects of man-made devices sent into space and of ground stations. Space infrastructure can be described as a network of space and ground systems connected by communication channels and allowing access to space. Today, the largest space powers have begun to consider space as an operational domain of warfare. Space more and more often appears to be a field for competition, which might become an arena of conflict. The aim of this article is to present today’s many law challenges to the security of space infrastructure, such as unintentional threats (space debris, geomagnetic and solar storms, and other random disturbances), intentional threats (ASAT anti-satellite weapons, malicious interference, and cyber-attacks), the growing problems of Earth orbit congestion, and the increasing amount of space debris from devices launched into space. The article also presents the role of international organizations (such as the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer space) in making laws that are intended to observe and react to all changes necessary in the outer space environment and to be proactive to help outer space to be safe and secure for all mankind. The conclusion is, however, not optimistic. Space security is a sensitive issue, mainly during conflicts or wars. States are not inclined to bind themselves by international law in this matter. Thus, due to the absence of hard international law (treaties), bilateral and multilateral agreements as well as the best practices from countries that organize space flights must apply. Space monitoring systems, such as the Situational Awareness System (SSA), the code of conduct in space, the UN Long Term Sustainability, or the space Traffic Management rules are legal tools to manage the above challenges in space today.
A Guidebook of Group Guidance Services with Role Play ContainsWelas Asih to Prevent Verbal Bullying
Authors: Rahmawati Septia , Setiyowati Arbin Janu , Eva Nur
Published: September 2023

The act of verbal bullying is a feeling harsh, the impacts can be generated such are problem of social, psychological and academic problems, from those impacts it is necessary to have a comprehensive prevention effort. This research and development seek to construct a group counselling guideline book using role-play techniques with welas asih to prevent verbal bullying in Junior High School (JHS). This study uses the ADDIE model research and development approach (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation). Based on the results of the analysis of research data, validation of guidance and counselling material experts, validation of cultural experts, validation of learning media experts, and potential product users as well as effectiveness tests, it can be concluded that the group counselling guideline book use role play technique with welas asih to prevent verbal bullying in Junior High School (JHS) is in the very good category according to the aspects of product acceptability (accuracy, usability, convenience, and attractiveness). Based on the results of limited field tests, it shows that a group counselling guideline book using role-play techniques with welas asih is effective in preventing acts of verbal bullying in Junior High School (JHS).
Meaning in Language: A Contemporary Philosophical Review
Authors: Lahay Srisna J. , Kumala Sonya Ayu , Manggarani Zweta
Published: September 2023

This research aims to describe the position of meaning in language in the realm of philosophy; describes the thoughts and focus of language philosophy on meaning in language in the 20th century; and describes the impact of philosophy on research in contemporary linguistics. Literature study and text analysis methods were carried out to elaborate on the relationship between language and philosophy, the thoughts and focus of the philosophy of language, as well as the implications of the philosophy of language for contemporary linguistics research. There are four stages of activity in this research, namely (1) preparing the tools needed; (2) preparing a working bibliography; (3) arranging working time; and (4) reading and taking notes on research materials. The data collected is information and facts from various scientific works on the contemporary philosophy of language & linguistics. The data analysis phase was carried out when recording the information and facts and grouping them based on the problem unit under study and its contents. After that, data verification was carried out by testing the validity of the source of information and the content in the text. It was found that philosophy is closely related to language, which is the result of human cognition and has a function to convey the results of this cognition, and that contemporary philosophy argues that language is closely related to reality and has its own form, rules and uniqueness and states that meaning in language has forms, structure, and substance as well as empirical characteristics. This thinking influences the search for meaning in language and determines research trends on language, including research on the meaning of language in discourse, in names, and in natural speech. These studies consider aspects of form, substance, and also meaning in language. Research on meaning is needed to answer problems about language in this digital era.

Keywords: meaning, language, philosophy of language, contemporary philosophy
Towards an Understanding of Digital Nomadic Mobilities
Authors: Hannonen Olga
Published: September 2023

This paper instigates a discussion on the applicability of a mobility lens to digital nomadism. Digital nomadism defines the lifestyle of highly mobile professionals, known as digital nomads, who work while traveling on a (semi)- permanent basis. Digital nomads encompass the mobility changes that have taken place both at a personal and at a societal level and serve as an example of the mobility changes brought about by “the mobilities turn.” This article outlines how mobility and immobility are present in digital nomadism, and how mobility regimes shape the digital nomadic lifestyle. It further discusses digital nomadism in relation to work and travel to examine how this phenomenon challenges and broadens our understanding of and perspectives on mobilities.
Impact of subthalamic nucleus stimulation on urinary dysfunction and constipation in Parkinson’s disease
Authors: Askari Asra , Zhu Brandon J. , Lam Jordan L. W. , Wyant Kara J. , Chou Kelvin L. , Patil Parag G.
Published: September 2023

OBJECTIVE

The effect of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) on urinary dysfunction and constipation in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is variable. This study aimed to identify potential surgical and nonsurgical variables predictive of these outcomes.

METHODS

The authors used the Movement Disorder Society–Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part I to assess urinary dysfunction (item 10) and constipation (item 11) preoperatively and at 6–12 months postoperatively. A multiple linear regression model was used to investigate the impact of global cerebral atrophy (GCA) and active electrode contact location on the urinary dysfunction and constipation follow-up scores, controlling for age, disease duration, baseline score, motor improvement, and levodopa-equivalent dose changes. An electric field model was applied to localize the maximal-effect sites for constipation and urinary dysfunction compared with those for motor improvement.

RESULTS

Among 74 patients, 23 improved, 28 deteriorated, and 23 remained unchanged for urinary dysfunction; 25 improved, 15 deteriorated, and 34 remained unchanged for constipation. GCA score and age significantly predicted urinary dysfunction follow-up score (R2 = 0.36, p < 0.001). Increased GCA and age were independently associated with worsening urinary symptoms. Disease duration, baseline constipation score, and anterior active electrode contacts in both hemispheres were significant predictors of constipation follow-up score (R2 = 0.31, p < 0.001). Higher baseline constipation score and disease duration were associated with worsening constipation; anterior active contact location was associated with improvement in constipation.

CONCLUSIONS

Anterior active contact location was associated with improvement in constipation in PD patients after STN DBS. PD patients with greater GCA scores before surgery were more likely to experience urinary deterioration after DBS.
Halo-gravity traction combined with growing rod treatment: an effective preoperative management for severe early-onset scoliosis
Authors: Pu Xiaojiang , Yang Bo , Zhou Qingshuang , Chen Haojie , Wang Bin , Zhu Zezhang , Qiu Yong , Sun Xu
Published: September 2023

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of preoperative halo-gravity traction (HGT) with subsequent growing rod (GR) treatment in patients with severe early-onset scoliosis (EOS).

METHODS

The authors retrospectively reviewed a cohort of patients with severe EOS who had received preoperative HGT with subsequent GR treatment at their center between January 2008 and January 2020. Patients with a Cobb angle in the coronal or sagittal plane that was > 90° were included. All patients received at least 6 weeks of HGT before GR placement. Results of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and blood gas tests were compared before and after HGT. Radiological parameters were compared pre-HGT, post-HGT, postindex surgery, and at the latest follow-up.

RESULTS

A total of 28 patients (17 boys and 11 girls, mean age 6.1 ± 2.3 years) were included in this study. After a mean of 65.2 ± 22.9 days of traction, the Cobb angle decreased from 101.4° ± 12.5° to 74.5° ± 19.3° (change rate 26.5%), and the kyphosis angle decreased from 71.1° ± 21.2° to 42.7° ± 9.5° (change rate 39.9%). There was a significant improvement in BMI but a decrease in hemoglobin levels following HGT. No HGT-related complications were recorded except pin site infections in 2 patients. Statistically significant improvements in PFTs after HGT were observed in forced vital capacity (FVC) (p = 0.011), the percentage predicted FVC (p = 0.007), FEV1 (p = 0.015), and the percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) (p = 0.005). Fourteen patients received assisted ventilation due to preoperative hypoxia, alveolar hypoventilation, or hypercapnia. Significant improvement was seen in PaCO2 (p = 0.008), PaO2 (p = 0.005), actual bicarbonate (p = 0.005), and oxygen saturation (p = 0.012) in these patients. After the index surgery, the Cobb angle decreased to 49.5° ± 18.9° and the kyphosis angle decreased to 36.2° ± 25.8°. After a mean of 4.3 ± 1.4 lengthening procedures, the Cobb angle was 56.5° ± 15.8°, and the kyphosis angle was 38.8° ± 19.7°. Surgical complications occurred in 14 (50%) patients, but none of these patients required revision surgery at the latest follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS

Preoperative HGT notably improved both spinal deformity and pulmonary function in patients with severe EOS. GR treatment after HGT is a safe and effective strategy for these patients.
Discovery-learning-based Module Development Enriched with Sambas Folklore on the Sub Material Classification of Living Things
Authors: Fatimah Siti , Candramila Wolly , Tenriawaru Andi Besse
Published: September 2023

This study aims to develop a module as teaching materials on the Sub Material Living Things Classification of living things sub-material with a discovery learning approach combined with folklore and determine students' responses to these teaching materials. This study uses the first three stages of the Thiagarajan 4D model development method: define, design, develop, and disseminate. The research instruments used were validation sheets and questionnaires. The sample in this study was class X high school students consisting of 15 people. The five product validators consisted of two lecturers from the Biology Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Tanjungpura University, three biology teachers from 2 high schools in Pontianak City, and one from Sambas Regency. The module validation sheet consists of 4 aspects, namely content, language, presentation, and graphics consisting of 20 indicators. The student response questionnaire consists of three aspects, namely cognitive, affective, and conative aspects, comprising 26 statements. The response questionnaire validators consisted of 2 lecturers from the Biology Education Study Program, FKIP, University of Tanjungpura. Developing a module based on discovery learning sub-material classification of living things is declared feasible because it obtains a validity value of CVR = 1, meaning that the module is valid in content. Modules declared feasible are tested on a limited basis and obtain an average result of 81.9% in the very strong category. Further research is needed to test modules in larger classes.
Profile of Culinary Vocational School Students' Learning Styles as a Basis for Choosing Science Learning Methods
Authors: Alimah Siti Nur
Published: September 2023

Based on the concept of student learning styles, students have strengths and weaknesses in learning. When the teacher applies learning methods that are not in accordance with their learning style, it will affect learning outcomes. The selection of the science learning method can be done by adjusting the student's learning style as a first step before carrying out the learning process. The purpose of this research is to identify profiles of students' learning styles in order to be able to choose appropriate learning methods. This research is a qualitative descriptive study, using a purposive sampling technique. The research subjects consisted of 32 students of class X Culinary 2 at SMK Negeri 6 Semarang. The learning styles studied focus on visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. Data collection techniques using questionnaires to identify student learning styles and observation. The data obtained were analyzed qualitatively. The results obtained are that students are more inclined to the visual learning style by 47%, while the auditory is 16.2% and the kinesthetic is 36.8%. So it can be concluded that students in the class have diverse learning styles. Teachers cannot emphasize only one learning style so that the learning methods applied must be varied and adapted to the learning styles possessed by students.
Biodiversity Monitoring as a Basline for In-Situ and Ex-Situ Conservation Areas of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Integrated Terminal Balongan, Indonesia
Authors: Adityo Luthfika , Afifah Adinda Aulia Nur , Yuliana Eva , Luzyawati Lesy , Lissa Lissa , Natadiwidjaya Ismail Fikri , Ratnasari Anilia , Fauzan Aditya
Published: September 2023

PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Integrated Terminal Balongan aktif dalam berbagai kegiatan Corporate Social Responsibility yang juga ikut ambil bagian dalam pelaksanaan PROPER. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji keanekaragaman flora dan fauna dan kondisi habitat di sekitar kawasan kegiatan perusahaan. Metode penelitian dengan menggunakan observasi langsung dan tidak langsung. Analisis data dengan menghitung indeks ekologi dan juga status konservasi dari flora dan fauna berdasarkan IUCN, CITES, dan PerMen LHK No. 16 Tahun 2018. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan indeks ekologi flora dan fauna baik in-situ maupun ek-situ berada pada kategori rendah, sedang, dan tinggi. Beberapa flora dan fauna yang ditemukan di kawasan tersebut masuk ke dalam hewan yang statusnya terancam.
DAMPAK DIGITAL MARKETING TERHADAP BRAND AWARENESS PADA UMKM DI KOTA PANGKALPINANG
Authors: Yanto Yanto , Aprilian Rahil Imainul
Published: September 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian yaitu untuk menjelaskan dampak digital marketing terhadap brand awareness Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah (UMKM) di Kota Pangkalpinang. Secara lebih spesifik, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: 1). Mengidentifikasi platform sosial media mana yang paling banyak digunakan oleh UMKM dalam memasarkan produknya secara digital dan pengaruhnya terhadap brand awareness, 2). Menilai dampak digital marketing terhadap brand awareness pada UMKM di Kota Pangkalpinang, dan 3). Mengidentifikasi tantangan implementasi digital marketing yang dihadapi UMKM di Kota Pangkalpinang. Penelitian ini menggunakan google form dalam pengumpulan data penelitian. Dari hasil penelitian dapat diketahui bahwa penggunaan digital marketing berdampak positif dalam menciptakan brand awareness bagi UMKM di Kota Pangkalpinang. Dimana Facebook merupakan salah satu sosial media yang paling banyak digunakan oleh UMKM di Kota Pangkalpinang untuk memasarkan produknya. Sementara itu, tantangan utama yang dihadapi UMKM dalam menerapkan digital marketing adalah kurangnya sosialisasi dari pemerintah daerah mengenai manfaat penggunaan digital marketing bagi usaha atau bisnis. Sehingga diharapkan kedepannya lebih banyak lagi sosialisasi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah daerah, baik melalui postingan sosial media maupun sosialisasi langsung yang diadakan di suatu tempat dengan mengundang UMKM sebagai peserta.
KONTRIBUSI KUALITAS PRODUK DAN HARGA TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN RUMAH
Authors: Oetarjo Mas
Published: September 2023

Studi ini bertujuan menentukan apakah secara parsial dan simultan, kualitas dan harga produk berpengaruh terhadap keputusan membeli rumah. Data dikumpulkan melalui pengiriman kuesioner kepada partisipan melalui Google Forms sejumlah sembilan puluh enam orang sebagai sampel. Studi ini menganalisis uji asumsi klasik dan regresi linier berganda dari data yang diperoleh lewat survei pelanggan Perumahan The Orchid Wonoayu Sidoarjo tahun 2018-2021, disimpulkan bahwa secara terpisah kualitas produk dan harga rumah berkontribusi signifikan terhadap keputusan membeli rumah begitupun juga secara bersama-sama, kualitas dan harga produk berkontribusi signifikan terhadap keputusan seseorang membeli sebuah rumah.
Pengaruh Gaya Komunikasi Pustakawan terhadap Sikap Pemustaka di Perpustakaan Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar
Authors: Rahmadhani Rini
Published: September 2023

Pokok permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah gaya komunikasi pustakawan mempengaruhi sikap pemustaka diPerpustakaan Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar sebagaimana komunikasi seseorang dapat berpengaruhkepada sikap, karena salah satu tujuan komunikasi adalah perubahan sikap. Tujuan pembahasan ini untuk mengetahui gayakomunikasi pustakawan, sikap pemustaka dan pengaruh gaya komunikasi pustakawan terhadap sikap pemustaka diPerpustakaan Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar. Jenis Penelitian yang penulis gunakan adalah jenispenelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara dua variabel yang menjadi sebab danakibat. Teknik pengumpulan data yang penulis lakukan adalah melalui penyebaran kuesioner kepada pemustaka yangmenjadi anggota perpustakaan UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar dengan jumlah sampel 99 responden, teknik pengambilansampel adalah teknik Stratified Random Sampling. Pengolahan data dilakukan secara analisis deskriptif menggunakanbantuan SPSS Versi 20. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian analisis deskriptif menggunakan rumus Grand Mean diperoleh hasil darivariabel gaya komunikasi pustakawan dengan nilai rata-rata 3,18 kategori baik. Sedangkan variabel sikap pemustaka sebesar3,19 dengan kategori baik. Hasil uji korelasi product moment menunjukkan bahwa, besarnya korelasi antara variabel gayakomunikasi pustakawan (X) dan sikap pemustaka (Y) sehingga memperoleh hasil sebesar 0,818 pada interval koefisienantara 0,80 – 1,000 yang menunjukkan pengaruh yang sangat kuat dengan arah positif. Hasil regresi linear sederhana untukvariabel gaya komunikasi pustakawan dan sikap pemustaka Y = 10,445 + 0,863X dan R Square sebesar 0,669 yangmenunjukkan bahwa gaya komunikasi pustakawan terhadap sikap pemustakamemiliki pengaruh yang signifikan sebesar66,9% sedangkan 33,1% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak termasuk ke dalam penelitian ini. Jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa gaya komunikasi pustakawan berpengaruh positif terhadap sikap pemustaka di Perpustakaan Universitas Islam Negeri(UIN) Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar diharapkan dapat meningkatkan gaya komunikasi animasi agar pustakawan ketikaberkomunikasi dengan pemustaka dapat menunjukkan ekspresi yang ramah, ceria, dan tersenyum sehingga sikap pemustakaakan senang dan memberikan respon positif kepada pustakawan.
Kontribusi Perpustakaan Dan Kearsipan Kabupaten Sijunjung Dalam Pelestarian Naskah Kuno
Authors: Amanda Citra
Published: September 2023

Pokok permasalahan yang dibahas dalam penulisan skripsi ini adalah kontribusi perpustakaan dan kearsipan Kabupaten Sijunjung dalam kegiatan pelestarian naskah kuno di Kabupaten Sijunjung khususnya di Surau Calau, banyaknya kendala yang dihadapi dalam kegiatan pelestarian. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menjelaskan apa kontribusi perpustakaan dan kearsipan Kabupaten Sijunjung dalam pelestarian naskah kuno, menjelaskan kendala dalam kegiatan pelestarian naskah kuno di Kabupaten Sijunjung serta menjelaskan upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi berbagai kendala yang dihadapi oleh perpustakaan dan kearsipan Kabupaten Sijunjung.Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian kualitatif menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini adalah observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Data dianalisis dengan langkah-langkah teknis reduksi data, penyajian data, serta verifikasi data. Pengolahan data dilakukan secara deskriptif, kemudian diuraikan serta melakukan klasifikasi terhadap aspek masalah tertentu dan memaparkan melalui kalimat efektif.Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa perpustakaan dan kearsipan kabupaten Sijunjung telah berkontribusi dalam kegiatan pelestarian naskah kuno yang ada di kabupaten Sijunjung khususnya di Surau Calau. Kontribusi yang telah dilakukan yaitu kegiatan preservasi, konservasi dan restorasi serta melakukan digitalisasi terhadap naskah-naskah yang ada di Surau Calau. Perpustakaan juga melakukan kegiatan pendigitalisasian terhadap 19 naskah kuno kemudian disimpan dalam bentuk CD, memberikan kotak khusus yang sudah diberi nomor kode untuk tempat penyimpanan naskah kuno dan memberikan lemari sebagai tempat penyimpanan naskah kuno di Surau Calau. Kendala yang dihadapi pihak perpustakaan dan kearsipan kabupaten Sijunjung adalah anggaran dana yang terbatas dari pihak pemerintah daerah, sedangkan dari pihak perpustakaan sendiri belum memiliki anggaran dana untuk kegiatan pelestarian, SDM yang kurang memadai, perpustakaan belum memiliki pustakawan yang khusus dibidang pelestarian, sarana dan prasarana yang belum lengkap, belum tersedianya ruangan khusus untuk kegiatan pelestarian.
Pengaruh Sistem Penataan Ruang Terhadap Minat Baca Siswa Di SMPN 1 Sungai Tarab
Authors: Afrina Cut -
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this study was to find out how the library spatial planning system at SMPN 1 Sungai Tarab works. The layout of the school library is the arrangement or arrangement of all school library facilities in the available space or building. Where by paying attention to the library spatial arrangement system in the school the writer was able to find out how much interest is in reading at SMPN 1 Sungai Tarab where interest in reading is a potential to read voluntarily.
Development of E-Module Based on Blended Learning in Calculus Courses
Authors: Ningsih Febria , Deswita Ria
Published: September 2023

Pengembangan e-modul mata kuliah kalkulus berbasis blended learning untuk mahasiswa Jurusan Tadris Matematika IAIN Kerinci menjadi fokus penelitian ini. Penelitian ini dilakukan karena terdapatnya hambatan didaktis khususnya untuk bahan ajar sebesar 64% yang menjadikan mahasiswa kesulitan untuk belajar. Pengembangan e-modul berbasis blended learning bertujuan menghasilkan e-modul yang dapat dikategorikan valid dan praktis agar dapat digunakan oleh mahasiswa. ADDIE merupakan desain dari penelitian dan pengembangan yang dilakukan. 30 orang menjadi subjek penelitian yang berasal dari mahasiswa jurusan tadris matematika IAIN Kerinci yang sudah dan sedang mengontrak mata kuliah kalkulus. Data diperoleh melalui teknik pemberian angket validitas dan angket praktikalitas lalu data dianalisis dengan cara deskriptif kualitatif untuk mendeskripsikan saran para ahli serta analisis kuantitatif untuk mengolah data hasil angket. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa e-modul berbasis blended learning pada mata kuliah kalkulus valid dan praktis.The focus of this research is the development of a blended learning-based calculus course e-module for students of the Mathematics Tadris Department at IAIN Kerinci. This research was carried out because there were didactic barriers, especially for teaching materials of 64%, which made it difficult for students to learn. The development of e-modules based on blended learning aims to produce e-modules that can be categorized as valid and practical so that students can use them. ADDIE is the design of the research and development carried out. 30 people who became the research subjects came from students majoring in mathematics at IAIN Kerinci who had and were currently contracting calculus courses. The data were obtained by administering validity and practicality questionnaires. Then, the data were analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method to describe the advice of experts and quantitative analysis to process the results of the questionnaire data. The results of this study obtained e-modules based on blended learning in valid and practical calculus courses.
Middle School Students' Mathematical Representational Ability: A Case Study of the Development of Students' Cognitive Ability through the Realistic Mathematics Education Approach
Authors: Sari Intan Kemala , Nasriadi Ahmad , Amalia Yuli , Musfiya Musfiya , Setiawati Farida Agus
Published: September 2023

Kemampuan representasi matematis sangat penting untuk dimiliki dan dikembangkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kemampuan representasi matematis siswa, serta bentuk representasi matematis yang muncul. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi kasus terhadap empat siswa SMP Kelas VII dengan kemampuan sedang, yang dilaksanakan dalam pembelajaran Mengenal Bentuk Aljabar. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada semester ganjil pada tahun ajaran 2022/2023 sebanyak tiga kali pertemuan. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data yang dilakukan yaitu angket, wawancara, dan lembar analisis pemecahan masalah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa kelas VII merupakan siswa tahap abstraksi awal sehingga kemampuan representasi matematis belum banyak muncul dan berkembang dengan baik. Adapun bentuk representasi yang muncul yaitu representasi simbolik dengan tipe rendah dimana masih terdapat Gap antara berpikir konkrit dengan kemampuan abstraksi awal. Beberapa hal yang mempengaruhi munculnya kemampuan representasi adalah motivasi yang tinggi dalam memecahkan masalah, metode belajar yang disajikan, dan kemampuan siswa dalam belajar matematika.Mathematical representation ability is very important to have and develop. This study aims to analyze students' mathematical representation abilities, as well as the forms of mathematical representations that appear. This study used case studies of four Grade VII junior high school students with moderate abilities, which were carried out in Recognizing Algebraic Shapes. The research was carried out in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year in three meetings. The data collection techniques used are questionnaires, interviews, and problem solving analysis sheets. The results showed that class VII students were students at the early abstraction stage, so their mathematical representation abilities had not emerged and developed well. The form of representation that appears is symbolic representation with a low type where there is still a gap between concrete thinking and initial abstraction abilities. Some of the things that influence the emergence of representational abilities are high motivation in solving problems, the learning methods presented, and students' abilities in learning mathematics.