bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Trust as a Driver of Private-Provider Participation in Disease Surveillance: Cross-Sectional Survey From Nigeria
Authors: Mitchell Ellen MH , Adejumo Olusola Adedeji , Abdur-Razzaq Hussein , Ogbudebe Chidubem , Gidado Mustapha
Published: March 2024

Background

Recognition of the importance of valid, real-time knowledge of infectious disease risk has renewed scrutiny into private providers’ intentions, motives, and obstacles to comply with an Integrated Disease Surveillance Response (IDSR) framework. Appreciation of how private providers’ attitudes shape their tuberculosis (TB) notification behaviors can yield lessons for the surveillance of emerging pathogens, antibiotic stewardship, and other crucial public health functions. Reciprocal trust among actors and institutions is an understudied part of the “software” of surveillance.

Objective

We aimed to assess the self-reported knowledge, motivation, barriers, and TB case notification behavior of private health care providers to public health authorities in Lagos, Nigeria. We measured the concordance between self-reported notification, TB cases found in facility records, and actual notifications received.

Methods

A representative, stratified sample of 278 private health care workers was surveyed on TB notification attitudes, behavior, and perceptions of public health authorities using validated scales. Record reviews were conducted to identify the TB treatment provided and facility case counts were abstracted from the records. Self-reports were triangulated against actual notification behavior for 2016. The complex health system framework was used to identify potential predictors of notification behavior.

Results

Noncompliance with the legal obligations to notify infectious diseases was not attributable to a lack of knowledge. Private providers who were uncomfortable notifying TB cases via the IDSR system scored lower on the perceived benevolence subscale of trust. Health care workers who affirmed “always” notifying via IDSR monthly reported higher median trust in the state’s public disease control capacity. Although self-reported notification behavior was predicted by age, gender, and positive interaction with public health bodies, the self-report numbers did not tally with actual TB notifications.

Conclusions

Providers perceived both risks and benefits to recording and reporting TB cases. To improve private providers’ public health behaviors, policy makers need to transcend instrumental and transactional approaches to surveillance to include building trust in public health, simplifying the task, and enhancing the link to improved health. Renewed attention to the “software” of health systems (eg, norms, values, and relationships) is vital to address pandemic threats. Surveys with private providers may overestimate their actual participation in public health surveillance.
Komunikasi Strategik dalam Pengurusan Krisis Kepimpinan Organisasi Strategic Communication in Organizational Leadership Crisis Management
Authors: Zainal Abidin Muhammad Zaiamri bin , Shamsul Ibrahim Muhamad
Published: March 2024

Sebagai komunikasi bertujuan yang digunakan bagi mencapai misi dan matlamat yang spesifik, komunikasi srategik tidak terkecuali digunakan oleh organisasi dalam pelbagai tujuan. Ini meliputi penggunaan daripada segi mengurus krisis yang dihadapi oleh organisasi di pelbagai peringkat. Secara amnya, ini terdorong oleh keberkesanan komunikasi strategik dalam mewujudkan kesan komunikasi bersesuaian yang dilihat berupaya membantu organisasi mengaplikasikannya bagi menangani sebarang bentuk krisis yang dihadapi terutamanya krisis kepimpinan. Maka untuk mendalami secara lanjut bagaimana komunikasi strategik dilaksanakan bagi tujuan tersebut, artikel ini akan menjelaskan pelaksanaannya dalam konteks pengurusan krisis kepimpinan organisasi. Penjelasan ini tertumpu kepada tiga aspek utama merangkumi fungsi pengurusan komunikasi dalam mengurus krisis, pemilihan pendekatan komunikasi strategik yang bersesuaian dan pelaksanaan strategi serta teknik komunikasi dalam melaksanakan komunikasi strategik. Perbincangan ini adalah bersandarkan kepada analisis terhadap perolehan data sekunder menerusi dapatan kajian lepas dan pandangan sarjana berkaitan pelaksanaan komunikasi strategik dalam pengurusan krisis kepimpinan organisasi. Menerusi artikel ini, penemuan seperti pemilihan dan pengimplementasian pendekatan komunikasi krisis dalam melaksanakan komunikasi strategik dilihat begitu berkesan dalam membantu organisasi melaksanakan strategi dan teknik komunikasi yang berteraskan kepada Image Restoration Theory yang menawarkan lima solusi seperti menafikan atau menidakkan, mengelakkan daripada bertanggungjawab, mengurangkan kesalahan yang dilakukan, tindakan pembetulan situasi dan pengabaian terhadap perkara berbangkit bagi menangani krisis kepimpinan yang dihadapi oleh organisasi.
Examining United Nations VR Content Production Usage of Experiential Media in Climate Change Storytelling: A Qualitative Analysis
Authors: Regret Iyer Shravan
Published: March 2024

Existing literature indicates the vast potential of VR in climate change storytelling, including VR’s role in increasing pro-environmental behavior, knowledge gains, and climate actions. This study, from a qualitative standpoint, seeks to explore uses of VR in climate change communication by particularly examining how the twelve United Nations VR content production produced as part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) utilize experiential media (EM) in climate change storytelling. The study also explores how such VR production frame and contextualize climate change issues; whether the VR productions take a multidisciplinary approach similar to the IPCC 2018 special report; and what dominant themes such UNVR productions highlight pertaining to climate change.
Understanding Academic Misconduct Behaviours among University Students during the Covid-19 Remote Teaching and Learning (RTL) Phase
Authors: Mohd Azzman Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku , Sedu Nerawi , Abu Seman Muhamad Sadry
Published: March 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated many higher educational institutions (HEIs) to switch to online learning. In situations rife with academic uncertainties, students and staff had to adjust to this new norm. However, communication scholars established that with social presence, online learning can be enriching (Short et al., 1976). In this study, we predict that religiosity, social presence, and CMC use will reduce academic misconduct behaviors. Findings indicate that religiosity reduced academic misconduct behaviors, and perceived religiosity emerged as a significant mediator. The implication of these findings on social presence theory, and factors that may influence academic misconduct behaviors, is deliberated.
Hubungan Mutu Pelayanan dengan Kepuasan Pasien Rawat Jalan di Rumah Sakit Paru Manguharjo Madiun Tahun 2023
Authors: Yakob Asmirati , Kusumawati Yuli , Alfiyani Lina , Muliyono Didik , Rahayu Umi Budi , Untari Ida , Hamranani Sri Sat Titi , Umam Devid Noor
Published: March 2024

Pelayanan kesehatan yang bermutu dapat mengacu pada level prima yang dilaksanakan dengan berlandaskan pada dasar pelayanan dan kode etik yang telah ditetapkan. Hal ini akan memunculkan kepuasan bagi setiap pasien. Untuk mengukur mutu pelayanan, ada beberapa acuan antara lain ; tangibles (nyata), reliability (mampu dipercaya), empathy (empati), assurance (penjaminan), and responsiveness (kecepatan bersikap). Studi ini menginvestigasi hubungan antara mutu pelayanan dan kepuasan pasien rawat jalan di Rumah Sakit Paru Manguharjo (RS Paru Mangunharjo), Madiun, Jawa Timur. Populasi pada penelitian ini mejuruk pada seluruh pasien rawat jalan. Sampel penelitian ditentukan dari populasi menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan kuesioner. Hasil penelitian : Berdasarkan hasil analisis data dengan menggunakan sampel sebanyak 80 responden dan pembahasan mengenai Hubungan Mutu Pelayanan dengan Kepuasan Pasien Rawat Jalan di rumah Sakit Manguharjo Madiun, maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan yaitu Ada hubungan antara Reliability, Assurance Tangibles, Empathy, dan Responsiveness dengan Kepuasan pasien rawat jalan di RS  Paru Manguharjo Madiun. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi teoritis berupa pengembangan mutu pelayanan, khususnya pada lembaga publik yakni rumah sakit. Secara praktis dapat menjadi bahan pertimbangan dalam penyusunan kebijakan terkait pelayanan rumah sakit, khususnya untuk kasus jasa rawat jalan.
Pelayanan Sosial dalam Mendukung Tumbuh Kembang Anak Usia Dini di Happy Kidz Baby Spa & Daycare Kota Madiun
Authors: Utami Istiqomah Bekthi , Niam Muh. , Hakim Siti Nurina , Nuritasari Lia , Wulandari Murfiah Dewi , Utami Ratnasari Dyah , Mukhlishina Innany
Published: March 2024

Anak usai dini merupakan tahapan kehidupan manusia yang menentukan tumbuh kembang anak hingga dewasa. Bagi orang tua terutama ibu yang bekerja mendapatkan tantangan dan bahkan mengalami masalah memenuhi kebutuhan anak usia dini. Lembaga penitipan anak telah menjadi salah satu pilihan alternatif dalam menyediakan kebutuhan anak. Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan pelaksanaan full day care oleh TPA Happy Kidz Baby Spa & Daycare Kota Madiun sebagai bentuk pelayanan sosial yang mendukung tumbuh kembang anak. Metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dipilih dalam menghasilkan analisis berbentuk deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi serta teknik pengelohan dan analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data dan verifikasi data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan full day care harus berdasarkan pada pedoman teknis penyelenggaraan Taman Penitipan Anak (TPA), oleh karena itu TPA Happy Kidz Baby Spa & Daycare Kota Madiun dalam memberikan pelayanan sosial memiliki empat prinsip yaitu; Tempa, Asih, Asah, dan Asuh dalam mendukung tumbuh kembang anak. Pelayanan sosial yang mendukung tumbuh kembang anak ditampilkan pada tiga aspek yaitu: 1) Sumber daya manusia yang kompeten dan berpengalaman dalam mewujudkan lingkungan sosial yang ramah bagi anak, serta kedekatan kedekatan dengan anak dan orang tua, 2) Layanan pendidikan dengan metode bermain sambil belajar didukung dengan perencanaan kurikulum sesuai kebutuhan anak, 3) Layanan menyediakan gizi dan kesehatan dengan memberikan asupan nutrisi dan gizi yang sesuai dengan anak serta menanamkan etika makan dan minum. Perawatan kesehatan juga didukung dengan ketersediaan sarana prasarana perawatan kesehatan anak di TPA Happy Kidz Baby Spa & Daycare Kota Madiun.
Edukasi Akhlak dan Model Pembelajaran yang Efektif di Panti Asuhan Al Hidayah Makassar: Transformasi Sosial untuk Masa Depan yang Lebih Baik
Authors: Mahmud Akilah
Published: March 2024

Panti asuhan merupakan lingkungan penting bagi perkembangan anak-anak yang kurang beruntung. Namun, tantangan dalam memberikan pendidikan akhlak yang efektif dan model pembelajaran yang sesuai sering kali menjadi hambatan dalam menciptakan transformasi sosial yang positif. Program pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk menjawab tantangan ini dengan mengintegrasikan pendidikan akhlak yang kuat dan model pembelajaran yang berorientasi pada hasil di Panti Asuhan Al-Hidayah. Pengabdian ini menggunakan pendekatan campuran (mixed methods) yang menggabungkan metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif untuk memahami dampak pendidikan akhlak dan model pembelajaran. Hasil program ini mencatat perubahan yang signifikan dalam perilaku akhlak anak-anak, termasuk peningkatan dalam empati, kejujuran, dan kerjasama. Selain itu, anak-anak menunjukkan peningkatan dalam kemampuan belajar, motivasi, dan partisipasi dalam proses pendidikan. Program ini juga berhasil melibatkan anak-anak panti asuhan sebagai agen perubahan yang aktif dalam pembentukan masa depan mereka sendiri. Mereka merasa memiliki suara dalam keputusan yang memengaruhi kehidupan mereka dan merasa lebih percaya diri dalam menyuarakan pendapat mereka. Hasil pengabdian ini memiliki implikasi yang penting dalam meningkatkan pendidikan dan moral anak-anak di panti asuhan. Pendidikan akhlak yang efektif dan model pembelajaran yang berorientasi pada hasil dapat diadopsi secara luas untuk menciptakan dampak positif pada perkembangan karakter dan keterampilan belajar anak-anak yang kurang beruntung. Program ini juga memberikan pandangan tentang bagaimana melibatkan anak-anak dalam proses transformasi sosial yang lebih besar, dengan harapan mereka akan menjadi warga negara yang bertanggung jawab dan berkontribusi positif dalam masyarakat.
Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the main lignite-rich grabens in Poland. Part 2. Tectonics versus autocompaction and compaction
Authors: Widera Marek
Published: March 2024

This paper is a continuation of the previous one (Widera, 2024. Acta Geologica Polonica, 74 (1), e2). A new, alternative interpretation of the tectonic development of two lignite-rich deposits in the Lubstów and Kleszczów grabens in central Poland is presented. The maximum thickness of lignite mined from both deposits is >86 and >250 m, respectively. These grabens were selected for detailed tectonic analysis because syn-depositional or post-depositional tectonic uplift is undeniably evident. The current study focuses on the distinction between tectonic subsidence/uplift and autocompactional subsidence, and on the timing of their occurrence. Such a research approach allows for the presentation of new conceptual models of Cenozoic tectonic evolution during the formation of the third, very thick, Ścinawa lignite seam (ŚLS-3) and the second Lusatian lignite seam (LLS-2). As a result, it is shown here that the magnitude of both the downward and upward tectonic movements are significantly smaller than previously thought. This new interpretation is also confirmed by the low rank of lignite coalification and the net calorific value of the ŚLS-3 and LLS-2.
Vibrio infection in freshwater fish in Poland
Authors: Pastuszka A. , Guz L. , Michalak K. , Pietras-Ożga D. , Puk K.
Published: March 2024

Vibrio species are common inhabitants of aquatic environments and have been described in connection with fish and human diseases. Six Vibrio species were isolated from diseased freshwater and ornamental fish in Poland. The strains were identified based on morphological and biochemical characteristics and confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) as V. albensis (n=3) from Gymnocephalus cernua, Sander lucioperca, Paracheirodon innesi, and Xiphophorus hellerii; V. mimicus (n=1) from Xiphophorus maculatus; and V. vulnificus (n=1) from Nematobrycon palmeri. This is the first time that Vibrio species have been isolated and described from ornamental fish in Poland. The isolates were resistant to ampicillin (83.3%), gentamicin (16.6%), ciprofloxacin (16.6%), sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (16.6%), and chloramphenicol (16.6%). The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index was 0.00-0.08 for V. albensis, 0.17 for V. mimicus, and 0.33 for V. vulnificus. Our study confirmed the presence of potentially pathogenic Vibrio species in freshwater and ornamental fish. Therefore, further monitoring of the presence of Vibrio species, mainly in ornamental fish, is necessary.
Does the Era of Globalization Dictate a change in the Definition of Public Health?
Authors: Zaletel Kragelj Lijana , Eržen Ivan
Published: March 2024

Globalization has a major impact on public health in all countries of the world. Unfortunately, there are attempts to treat global challenges in the field of public health separately from national ones, following the model of tropical medicine, where the focus of action was in fact primarily on the identification and control of tropical diseases. This was especially in the interest of countries that colonized certain areas in the tropical part of the world. Global health, which is to some extent the successor of tropical medicine, cannot be a separate entity. The lines between global health and public health are blurring. In essence, global health is just another aspect of public health, important both in terms of recognizing the situation and taking action to improve the situation. The problems are mostly no longer local or national, and, to a greater or lesser extent, already affect the entire population or threaten the health of future generations.

Such a view of global health also requires different approaches. Of course, due to cultural and socio-economic characteristics, the field and method of work must be adapted to the specific local environment, but nevertheless, these are challenges that are present everywhere. Therefore, it is vital that we act decisively, with a united approach – regardless of where we live and at what stage of social development we are. The world has become one, so the division into public health and global public health has become meaningless.
Taptana Cañari In the Teaching of Number Systems
Authors: López María Virginia Quizhpi , López Pedro Bernabé Quizhpi , López Luis Fernando Quizhpi , Quizhpi López Andrés Santiago , Ocaña-Fernández Yolvi
Published: March 2024

Purpose: The teacher's work is of paramount importance, as only they shape individuals for society. Students present problems in their learning, and to work on these irregularities. This operational complexity gives the true value that the Taptana has as an intercultural didactic resource.
 
Theoretical Framework: The work includes a theoretical framework with pedagogical, didactic, and ethno-scientific relevance, as the educational unit is located in a Kichwa-Spanish cultural context, where members of different communities integrate between the two cultures to share and enrich each other through their productive and social activities.
 
Methods: The starting point is the Cañari Taptana, where participatory and cooperative didactic processes will be used to structure quantities based on 10, 20, 5, 2, and any other base, as well as multi-base transformations.
 
Results and Conclusion: The knowledge refers to the existing analogy between the Mayan system (vigesimal), the base-5, with the base-2, applied in intelligent calculating machines that exist in today's society; structure and handling of the taptana. Improves the structuring of quantities in different bases, and their axiomatic relationship to build other numbering systems with the application of the redesigned taptana Cañari
 
Research implications: This aspect is related to the value of their identity, knowing the history of their ancestors, projecting it into daily activities, in their religious festivities, in the communal work; ethnomathematical and mathematical knowledge.
 
Originality/value: Design and construction of different types of taptana to enrich the teaching resources of teachers in the mathematics area. to have a significant impact on students' learning and their attitude towards mathematics.
La vie dans les papiers - Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784)
Authors: Chapron Emmanuelle
Published: March 2024

Jean-François Séguier (1703–1784), antiquaire et botaniste qui partagea sa vie entre Nîmes et Vérone, a laissé derrière lui une masse considérable de papiers. Plus qu’une biographie intellectuelle, ce livre est d’abord une histoire de ses manières de travailler, de l’invention d’instruments de papier et de leur dialogue avec les objets de savoir. Mais notes, carnets et registres ne sont pas seulement de dociles outils de connaissance. Leur incroyable diversité, leur dimension souvent chaotique et inefficace invitent à penser ce qui se joue entre l’écriture et la vie. Chez Séguier, savant total, la doublure des papiers est, au sens musical du terme, une autre manière de vivre, de ressentir et d’enregistrer les moments marquants de son existence.
Cuban Trajectory of the Eurasian Economic Union: Regaining Positions
Authors: Chmyreva Vera
Published: March 2024

In an era of a changing world order, the Cuban vector of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) international activity is of particular academic interest. The subject of the research is current relations between the EAEU and the Republic of Cuba. The relevance of the study is determined by the growing attention to the Cuban vector in the EAEU foreign policy; the need for analyzing business opportunities, current trends and influencing factors. The research is based on the analysis of regulatory and legislative acts, official statistics; publicistic sources are also engaged. The study reveals significant imbalances in Eurasian-Cuban trade due to the overbalance of exports from the EAEU; the leading role of Russia and Belarus in the context of relations between the EAEU and Cuba is noted. The author analyzes current trends and traces prospects for interaction. The author uses a combination of general scientific theoretical and special methods; institutional and historical methods, as well as content analysis of official documents and statistics. Analyzing Eurasian-Cuban relations, the author emphasizes the growing role of geopolitical factors and value orientation over purely economic interests. It is noted that despite the potential of the relations is still great and it has not been realized yet, economic feasibility and a favorable policy framework encourage to increase cooperation in a short term. The political potential of the relations is being successfully converted into economic projects and challenges implementation. In concluding the author says that the multilateral format of interaction between the countries in the context of a global geopolitical crisis is an additional tool for hedging risks and one of the steps towards the state’s sustainable development.
Assessing the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 of the United States of America on international car manufacturers using Volkswagen as an example
Authors: Glimm Frieder , Fabuš Michal
Published: March 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 2022, is a major climate change investment plan that allocates nearly half a trillion dollars for climate initiatives and health care. A key aspect of the Inflation Reduction Act is subsidizing electric vehicles based on certain criteria that call for national production in particular. Only nine automakers, including one international one, namely Volkswagen, made it onto the list of carmakers approved for the subsidy. The exclusion of foreign manufacturers caused controversy. Volkswagen’s inclusion gave it a massive competitive advantage. This case study examines the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on international business related to the automotive industry, specifically Volkswagen, using a SWOT analysis. The eligibility criteria for electric vehicle subsidies are analyzed, showing the focus on U.S. production and components. The SWOT analysis examines Volkswagen’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats considering the IRA.
On the mechanism of dialogue of cultural contexts from the perspective of intercultural communication
Authors: Guan X. J. , Na J. Y.
Published: March 2024

The dialogue mechanism of translation cultural context is a pattern of the translation process in which the source linguistic and cultural context and the target linguistic and cultural context interact through dialogue. This pattern includes the domestication of weak dialogue, the foreignisation of strong dialogue, and the harmonisation of equal dialogue. The three mechanisms of dialogue are related to intercultural sensitivity, cultural adaptation goes through three stages: culture shock, cultural adaptation, and cultural coexistence, which are the basis of domestication, foreignisation, and harmonisation. In the initial stage of intercultural communication, the barriers of cultural differences are encountered, and culture shock occurs. The same happens in the translation process, where the translator usually uses the strategy of domestication to reduce the cultural shock of the reader of the translation. In the middle and late stages of intercultural communication, the communicators gradually adapt to the other culture and begin to form or have already formed a cultural identity with it. Accordingly, in the translation process, the translator often uses the strategy of foreignisation to satisfy the cultural adaptation of the translation reader. Different cultures do not have a hierarchy, valuation, or superiority over each other. They are independent, have their own advantages, complement each other, and coexist harmoniously. In the practice of translation, when faced with the conflict between two cultures, a harmonisation strategy based on the idea of “striving for unity while preserving differences” is used to maintain the independence of one's own culture and cooperate with the other culture to achieve proper joint agreement. The balance between domestication and foreignisation is a state to be achieved in the process of intercultural communication.
Interactional fingerprints offer an accessible, rapid, means to characterise graphene oxide.
Authors: Vergara-Arenas B. Ivonne , Shepherd Esmé , Alfaro Ivan , Cross Edward , Le Huong , Surman Andrew
Published: March 2024

Graphene-based materials (GBMs), including graphene oxide and graphene, are atomically thin materials with great promise, but efforts to realise this promise have been hampered by inconsistent material supply and the lack of rapid, accessible, characterisation methods. Here we present a new approach, based on surface interaction with a series of probe molecules, to rapidly provide a qualitative characterisation of graphene oxide materials at low cost, using widely available instruments. We demonstrate that our method can make qualitative comparisons, allowing us to observe if batches of material differ. Furthermore, in some circumstances it can quantify systematic differences, such as surface modification. We propose this approach may prove a valuable quality control method for materials producers and users alike and, since many applications of graphene oxide ¬— and 2D materials in general — depend on surface interactions, and suggest this kind characterisation may be valuable beyond rapid QC, in GBMs and other materials.
“Nano-Skeleton” Si-SiOx@C Anodes towards Highly Stable Lithium-ion Batteries
Authors: Guan Xiang , Zhang Yang , Kinloch Ian , Bissett Mark
Published: March 2024

A fragile solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer due to the volume expansion of silicon cannot sufficiently prevent side reactions and electrolyte consumption and restricts the application of silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries with high cycling stability. Herein, a carbon nanotube (CNT) supported “nano-skeleton” structure with high mechanical property and improved conductive pathways is designed by twining CNTs with in-situ grown SiOx@C and carbon-wrapped Si nanoparticles. The CNT “nano-skeleton” can improve electrical contact between particles, promoting the formation of a denser and more homogenous SEI layer. Moreover, the buffer region granted by the CNTs can tolerate the volume expansions of Si avoiding the repeated destruction of the SEI layer during continuous lithiation and delithiation processes. Combined with these advantages, the anode with optimal CNT content can deliver a high capacity (918 mAh·g-1 at 200 mA·g-1) and high capacity retention (74% after 300 cycles) with relieved volume expansion (71.4%). The capacity of the NMC111 full cell retains about 70 mAh·g-1 after 500 cycles at 100 mAh·g-1 with capacity retention of 72%.
Final nanoparticle size distribution under unusual parameter regimes
Authors: Sabbioni Elena , Szabó Rebeka , Siri Paola , Cappelletti Daniele , Lente Gábor , Bibbona Enrico
Published: March 2024

We explore the large-scale behaviour of a stochastic model for nanoparticle growth in an unusual parameter regime. This model encompasses two types of reactions: nucleation, where n monomers aggregate to form a nanoparticle, and growth, where a nanoparticle increases its size by consuming a monomer. Reverse reactions are disregarded. We delve into a previously unexplored parameter regime. Specifically, we consider a scenario where the growth rate of the first newly formed particle is of the same order of magnitude as the nucleation rate, in contrast to the classical scenario where in the initial stage nucleation dominates over growth. In this regime, we investigate the final size distribution as the initial number of monomers tends to infinity through extensive simulation studies utilizing state-of-the-art stochastic simulation methods with an efficient implementation and supported by high-performance computing infrastructure. We observe the emergence of a deterministic limit for the particle's final size density. To scale up the initial number of monomers to approximate the magnitudes encountered in real experiments, we introduce a novel approximation process aimed at faster simulation. Remarkably, this approximating process yields a final size distribution that becomes very close to that of the original process when the available monomers approach infinity. Simulations of the approximating process further support the evidence for the emergence of a deterministic limit.
Black Mothers in America
Authors: Frank Olivia , Miller Alanna , Vu Jason , Doran Zoe , Liu Jacie , Mihic Aleksandar
Published: March 2024

The United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality among high-income countries, despite spending the single-largest percentage of GDP on healthcare. This burden disproportionately afects Black mothers who experience a maternal mortality ratio that is four times that of White mothers. Tis case study demonstrates that the disparities in maternal outcomes between Black and White mothers are rooted in racial discrimination. This racial inequality manifests in part through increased allostatic load as a result of intergenerational experiences of racism; unequal access to high quality insurance coverage; and racial discrimination by healthcare practitioners. Potential interventions to explore include federal and state employment regulations that lessen the socioeconomic barriers preventing Black Americans from accessing quality insurance coverage; crosscultural training programs in healthcare facilities and teaching institutions; and a systematic shif toward holistic models of childbirth. Tough these interventions can serve to diminish the consequences felt on the individual level, collaborative multi-systemic change is necessary to address the social determinants of health that result in poor maternal outcomes on a national level.
MENGKAJI MAKNA SOSIOLOGI BUDAYA MENURUT PERSPEKTIF ISLAM BESERTA TEORI-TEORINYA
Authors: Rahmah Nur Fitriyah
Published: March 2024

ABSTRAK
  

Pada dasarnya, sosiologi budaya (budaya) adalah cabang sosiologi yang mempelajari budaya dari sudut pandang sosial (sosiologis). Kebudayaan tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kehidupan manusia. Bahkan, masyarakat tidak mungkin tidak berhubungan dengan hasil- hasil kebudayaan. Islam masuk ke Indonesia tidak dalam kondisi hampa budaya. Telah ada budaya setempat yang berkembang dalam masyarakat Indonesia. Hal ini melahirkan akulturasi budaya antara ajaran Islam dan budaya masyarakat setempat. Di sisi lain, tata cara pelaksanaan ajaran Islam lebih bercorak keindonesiaan (lokal) dan tidak sepenuhnya sama dengan wilayah aslinya di Timur Tengah. Islam mempunyai dua aspek, yakni segi agama dan segi kebudayaan. Dengan demikian, ada agama Islam dan ada kebudayaan Islam. Dalam pandangan ilmiah, antara keduanya dapat dibedakan, tetapi dalam pandangan Islam sendiri tak mungkin dipisahkan. Antara yang kedua dan yang pertama membentuk integrasi. Demikian eratnya jalinan integrasinya, sehingga sering sukar mendudukkan suatu perkara, apakah agama atau kebudayaan. Misalnya nikah, talak, rujuk, dan waris. Dipandang dari kacamata kebudayaan, perkara-perkara itu masuk kebudayaan. Tetapi ketentuanketentuannya berasal dari Tuhan.
  
Peran Karang Taruna RW 13 Desa Pagerwangi dalam Meningkatkan Minat Remaja dalam Berorganisasi di Era Digital
Authors: Nadya Sarah Roudhatun
Published: March 2024

Dalam membangun sebuah desa, generasi muda memiliki peran yang penting di dalamnya seperti adanya Karang Taruna di era digital dengan bagaimana mereka mampu menggunakan teknologi sebaik mungkin untuk menyejahterakan masyarakat. Tujuan penelitian ini adlaah untuk mengetahui bagaimana peran Karang Taruna dalam meningkatkan minat remaja dalam berorganisasi di era digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Karang Taruna perlu mengemas sebuah program atau kegiatan yang sesuai dengan perkembangan zaman sehingga remaja memiliki minat yang tinggi untuk berorganisasi. Selain itu, perlu adanya kesadaran dan tanggung jawab sosial yang dimiliki oleh remaja untuk menyejahterakan masyarakat dengan berorganisasi termasuk Karang Taruna.
Efektifitas Pembelajaran Matematika dengan Model TAPPS dan NHT Berbantuan Tournament-Question Cards Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Siswa SMP
Authors: Qodriyah Vivit Lailatul , Prasetyowati Dina , Sugiyanti Sugiyanti
Published: March 2024

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas model pembelajaran TAPPS dan NHT berbatuan Tournament-Questin Cards terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa. Populasi dalam penelitian adalah siswa kelas VII SMP N 3 Demak. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik Cluster Random Sampling. Pengambilan sampel dipilih secara acak dimana dua kelas sebagai kelompok eksperimen dan satu kelas sebagai kelompok kontrol.Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, pemberian tes, dan dokumentasi. Instrumen berupa lembar observasi keaktifan siswa dan Post-test kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematika. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah Post test Only Control Design. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan uji anava, uji scheffe’ dan uji regresi linier sederhana, data menunjukkan bahwa: 1) terdapat perbedaan rata-rata kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran TAPPS berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards, model pembelajaran NHT berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards. 2) kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa yang menggunakan model pemebelajaran TAPPS berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards lebih baik daripada kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa yang menggunakan model pemebelajaran konvensional. 3) kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa yang menggunakan model pemebelajaran NHT berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards lebih baik daripada kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa yang menggunakan model pemebelajaran konvensional. 4) tidak ada perbedaan rata-rata kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa yang menggunakan model pemebelajaran TAPPS berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards dengan model pembelajaran NHT berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards. 5) Ada pengaruh keaktifan terhadap kemampuan pemecahan masalah siswa menggunakan model pemebelajaran TAPPS berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards dengan model pembelajaran NHT berbatuan Tournament-Question Cards.
Profil Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematis Siswa SMP Ditinjau dari Kemandirian Belajar
Authors: Al Rosyid Muhammad Dody , Ariyanto Lilik , Nursyahidah Farida
Published: March 2024

Dalam penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk menganalisis profil atau gambaran mengenai kemampuan komunikasi matematis siswa SMP yang dapat ditinjau dari kemandirian belajar siswa kelas VII Semester 2. Adapun penelitian ini termasuk dalam jenis penelitian kualitatif. Subjek penelitian yaitu 3 siswa SMP Negeri 1 Tirto kelas VII D dengan kemandirian belajar kategori tinggi, sedang, dan rendah. Pemilihan subjek penelitian berdasarkan dari teknik purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data berupa kuesioner kemandirian belajar siswa, tes kemampuan komunikasi matematis, dan wawancara. Kemampuan komunikasi matematis subjek KNN dengan kemandirian belajar kategori tinggi dapat memenuhi memenuhi semua indikator dari kemampuan komunikasi matematis. Kemampuan komunikasi matematis subjek JLP dengan kemandirian belajar kategori sedang hanya memenuhi lima indikator yang ada dalam kemampuan komunikasi matematis. Kemampuan komunikasi matematis subjek MF dengan kemandirian belajar kategori rendah hanya mendapatkan dua indikator dalam kemampuan komunikasi matematis.
Analisis Berpikir Kritis Siswa SMP Kelas VII dalam Memecahkan Masalah Matematika Ditinjau dari Kemandirian Belajar
Authors: Herviana Erin , Sudargo Sudargo , Purwosetiyono F.X. Didik
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif yang bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan berpikir kritis siswa dalam memecahkan masalah matematika ditinjau dari kemandirian belajar. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VII E SMP Negeri 2 Weleri sebanyak 32 siswa dengan menggunakan purposive sampling terpilih 2 siswa dengan kemandirian belajar tinggi, 2 siswa dengan kemandirian belajar sedang, dan 2 siswa dengan kemandirian belajar rendah. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu angket, tes tertulis, wawancara serta dilengkapi dengan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan pada penelitian ini yaitu reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan/verifikasi. Teknik pemeriksaan keabsahan data dengan menggunakan triangulasi teknik dan triagulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian ini sebagai berikut: (1) siswa dengan kemandirian belajar tinggi memunculkan keenam indikator berpikir kritis yaitu focus, reason, inference, situation, clarity, overview. (2) siswa dengan kemandirian belajar sedang memunculkan empat indikator berpikir kritis yaitu focus, reason, inference, situation. (3) siswa dengan kemandirian belajar rendah hanya memunculkan satu indikator berpikir kritis yaitu focus. (4) Berpikir kritis siswa berkemandirian belajar tinggi lebih baik dari siswa berkemandirian belajar sedang dan rendah dengan rata-rata nilai siswa berkemandirian belajar tingi sebesar 99, siswa berkemandirian belajar sedang rata-rata nilai sebesar 85 dan siswa berkemandirian belajar rendah rata-rata nilai sebesar 27.
Efektifitas Model Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning Berbantuan Komik untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa SMP
Authors: Sukowati Dyah Intan , Supandi Supandi , Rubowo Maya Rini
Published: March 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui efektifitas model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan komik untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa di SMP Sepuluh Nopember 2 Semarang. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMP Sepuluh Nopember 2 Semarang Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022 sebanyak 4 kelas. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik cluster random sampling diperoleh kelas VIII C, VIII A, dan VIII B SMP Sepuluh Nopember 2 Semarang. Jenis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data kuantifatif. Hasil penelitian ini adalah: 1) Terdapat perbedaan efektifitas model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan komik, model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan video pembelajaran, dan model pembelajaran konvensional untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. 2) Efektifitas model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan komik lebih baik dibanding dengan model pembelajaran konvensional. 3) Efektifitas model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan video pembelajaran lebih baik dibanding dengan model pembelajaran konvensional. 4) ) Efektifitas model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan komik lebih baik dibanding dengan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan video pembelajaran. 5) Terdapat pengaruh sikap dan keterampilan siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan komik dan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan video pembelajaran. 6) Hasil belajar siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan komik dapat mencapai ketuntasan individu dan klasikal, sedangkan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning berbantuan video pembelajaran belum dapat mencapai ketuntasan individu dan klasikal.
Analisis Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa SMK Dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Matematika Ditinjau Dari Self Confidence Kategori Tinggi
Authors: Khoirunnisa Khoirunnisa , Nursyahidah Farida , Happy Nurina
Published: March 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa kelas XI di SMK Negeri 11 Semarang dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika ditinjau dari self confidence. Kemampuan berpikir kritis merupakan salah satu hal penting yang harus dikembangkan dalam pembelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan subjek penelitiannya adalah siswa kelas XI SMK Negeri 11 Semarang yang terdiri dari tiga siswa, satu siswa dengan self confidence tinggi, satu siswa dengan self confidence sedang, satu siswa dengan self confidence rendah. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah dengan angket, tes dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Teknik pemeriksaan keabsahan data dengan menggunakan triangulasi waktu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa dengan self confidence tinggi memiliki kemampuan berpikir yang sangat baik, siswa dengan self confidence sedang memiliki kemampuan berpikir kritis yang cukup baik dan siswa dengan self confidence rendah memiliki kemampuan berpikir kritis yang kurang baik.
Sale of e-books and audiobooks in Ukraine
Authors: Sytnyk Viktor
Published: March 2024

The research examines the functioning of e-book and audiobook aggregators in Ukraine’s modern publishing market. The development of e-books is crucial for the industry in conditions where the publication of printed material is significantly complicated or sometimes impossible due to war. Previous studies by M. Zhenchenko have already shed light on many aspects of digital distribution in Ukraine (2013, 2015, 2018), but the number of participants has significantly increased since then, which prompts the consideration of new market players. Aggregator services are the primary suppliers of e-books from various publishers. The research covers 23 such services operating as of the beginning of 2023, identifying common trends in their operations and reviewing the platforms they utilize. The aim of the study is to find and analyze data on active participants in digital distribution in Ukraine’s publishing market and identify common trends and principles of their work. To achieve this goal, general scientific research methods were employed, including observation, synthesis, analysis, and classification. The article provides data on the state and dynamics of the digital publication market in Ukraine. Its findings can serve as a source of information for future research and contribute to enhancing the user experience in purchasing e-books. The market for digital publications in Ukraine is gradually growing. The number of aggregator services and publishers that sell e-books has increased significantly over the past few years, and their technical capabilities allow users to access content on various offline and online devices. Within the framework of the study, general trends and principles of the functioning of digital publication aggregator services were revealed. Further research on the distribution of e-books and audiobooks will be updated with the appearance of new digital publication aggregator services and digital publishing projects in Ukraine in general, with the development of methods of access to digital content and payment.
Destin-Ation integration: the impact of the European Destin Project (2018–2022) on Ukrainian journalism and media education
Authors: Gadd Ian , McDonald Rachael , Keane Adele
Published: March 2024

DESTIN: Journalism Education for Democracy in Ukraine: Developing Standards, Integrity, and Professionalism was an Erasmus+ funded project involving twenty partners across Europe and Ukraine that aimed to transform the environment for journalism in Ukraine by working with university departments, employers, and other key stakeholders to ensure that higher education programmes better matched the needs of students, the media sector, and democratic society more generally. Between November 2018 and November 2022, it led to the development and implementation of twenty new and revised BA and MA programmes in journalism and media at ten Ukraine universities; seventeen online ‘media literacy’ courses aimed at the Ukrainian public; ‘National Methodological Guidelines’ for BA and MA Journalism programmes shared with Ministry of Education and Science; creation of the Ukrainian Forum for Educators in Media and Journalism; and a dual-diploma Polish-Ukrainian MA programme in journalism, launched in September 2022. This essay will report on the project’s goals, activities, achievements, impact, and legacy and underline the value of education for both improving the quality of journalism and preserving democratic values, particularly during a time of war.
Políticas educacionais, cultura e história afro-brasileiras e africanas
Authors: Alves Lidiane Cossetin , Kaminski Alves Lourdes
Published: March 2024

Expomos as relações entre a cultura afro-brasileira e africana e as Políticas Educacionais do Brasil, por meio da análise literária da obra “Capulana: um pano estampado de histórias” (Lima; Lemos, 2014), sobre o que expressam as Leis nº 10.639/2003, nº 11.645/2008 e nº 9.099/2017 – PNLD. Buscamos compreender se a obra literária em questão apresenta os dispostos nas políticas educacionais sobre a expressividade cultural afro-brasileira e africana, inserida nas instituições públicas de ensino básico no país. O estudo qualitativo, documental e bibliográfico retoma teóricos da Educação, Decolonialidade, Crítica Literária Infantil e Afro-infantil. Concluímos que a obra “Capulana” abrange o antirracismo, a cultura e a história afro-brasileira e africana, atendendo aos dispostos legais e ampliando-os.
Trajetórias e ações educacionais em universidades públicas do Norte brasileiro
Authors: Moreira Laura Ceretta , Martins Joseane de Lima , Costa Ademárcia Lopes de Oliveira
Published: March 2024

O estudo discorre sobre a inclusão educacional e às singularidades da cultura, das políticas e das ações desencadeadas na educação superior. A reflexão das trajetórias e ações, cunhadas nas seis universidades públicas do norte brasileiro, foi trazida a partir das políticas, que suscitaram a inserção de estudantes com deficiência nas instituições. Aponta-se, que mesmo diante das mazelas orçamentárias e da escassez de profissionais, o acompanhamento dos Núcleos de Acessibilidade e as ações de assistência estudantil, são condições sine qua non para permanência de estudantes com deficiência nas instituições.