bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR MENGGUNAKAN MODEL NHT (NUMBERED HEAD TOGETHER) PADA TEMA 7 SUBTEMA 1 KERAGAMAN SUKU BANGSA DAN AGAMA DI NEGERIKU BAGI SISWAKELAS IV SD NEGERI 100308 PANOMPUAN
Authors: Rambe Nurhayati , Pricilia Gabby Maureen , Nasution Sartika Rati Asmara
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa menggunakan model Numbered Head Together pada tema 7 subtema 1 Keragaman Suku Bangsa dan Agama di Negeriku bagi siswa kelas IV SD Negeri 100308 Panompuan. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 34 siswa. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian tindakan kelas. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui lembar soal tes dan lembar observasi aktivitas siswa dan guru.Hasil belajar siswa diukur melalui tes yang dilaksanakan pada setiap akhir siklus. Hasil ketuntasan hasil belajar di siklus I adalah 19 siswa (55,8%) sudah mencapai KKM dan 15 siswa (44, 2%) yang belum mencapai KKM. Siklus II meningkat menjadi 28 siswa (82,3%) sudah mencapai KKM dan 6 siswa (17,7%) belum mencapai KKM. Peningkatan hasil belajar mencapai 26,5%. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan, peningkatan aktivitas siswa mencapai 22,2% dan peningkatan aktivitas guru mencapai 10%. Hal tersebut dapat membuktikan bahwa dengan menggunakan model Numbered Head Together dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada tema 7 subtema 1 dikelas IV SD Negeri 100308 Panompuan.
Kata-kata kunci: Hasil Belajar, Model, Numbered Head Together.
Abstarct This study aims to improve student achievement by applying Numbered Head Together model on the theme of 7 sub-themes 1 “Keragaman Suku Bangsa dan Agama di Negeriku” at fourth grade students’ of SD Negeri 100308 Panompuan. The research subjects are 34 students’. The type of research used classroom action research. The technique of collecting data are test question sheets and students’ and teacher activity observation sheets. Students’ achievement are measured through tests carried out at the end of each cycle. The results of the research showed students’ achievement at the first cycle are 19 students’ (55.8%) who have reached the KKM and 15 students’ (44.2%) who have not reached the KKM. The second cycle increased to 28 students’ (82.3%) have reached the KKM and 6 students’ (17.7%) have not reached the KKM. The increase in achievement reached 26.5%. Based on observations, the increase in students’ activity reached 22.2% and the increase in teacher activity reached 10%. This resule can prove that applying Numbered Head Together model can improve students’ achievement on theme 7 sub-theme 1 “Keragaman Suku Bangsa dan Agama di Negeriku” at fourth grade students’ of SD Negeri 100308 Panompuan.
Keywords: model, numbered head together, students’ achievement, students’ activity, teacher activity
PENGGUNAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE SNOWBALL THROWING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR IPA KELAS V SD NEGERI 101110 AEK BADAK KABUPATEN TAPANULI SELATAN
Authors: Wahyuni Heni , Sabri Sabri , Siregar Khairuddin Saleh
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa mata pelajaran IPA melalui model Snowball Throwing kelas V SD Negeri 101110 Aek Badak Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan. Subjek penelitian siswa kelas IV SD Negeri 101110 Aek Badak Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan.Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian tindakan kelas. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui lembar soal tes dan lembar observasi aktivitas siswa dan guru. Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan observer aktivitas belajar siswa dan guru meningkat pada setiap siklusnya. Pada siklus I 77,77% aktivitas siswa dan 75% aktivitas guru. Pada siklus II meningkat 86,11% aktivitas siswa dan 85% aktivitas guru. Hasil belajar siswa diukur melalui tes yang dilaksanakan pada setiap akhir siklus. Siklus I mencapai 58,82% atau 10 orang siswa sudah mencapai KKM 41,17% siswa yang belum mencapai KKM. Siklus II meningkat menjadi 90% atau 18 orang siswa sudah mencapai KKM 10% atau 2 orang siswa belum mencapai KKM. Peningkatan hasil belajar mencapai 31 %. Hal tersebut dapat membuktikan bahwa dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran Snowball Throwing dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pembelajaran IPA kelas IV SD Negeri 101110 Aek Badak Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan .
KONSTRUKSI IDENTITAS KEISLAMAN KESULTANAN BACAN MELALUI RITUAL TOLAK BALAK
Authors: Andries Flavius Floris
Published: May 2023

The issue of identity becomes an interesting thing to discuss because identity is always phenomenal. Specifically, the identity problem discussed in this article is the construction of the Islamic identity of the Bacan Sultanate through the ritual of rejecting Balak. This research was conducted on the grounds that this ritual is a ritual that has an Islamic spirit but opens up space for non-Muslim communities to participate in it. Research questions that arise from this problem include: 1). How is the history and growth of Islam in the Bacan Sultanate? 2). How was the ritual process and what was its impact in relation to the multicultural facts of the people of the Bacan Sultanate? This research was conducted using qualitative methods with interview, observation and literature studies. The results of the study found that: 1). The exclusive and inclusive identity of the people of the Bacan sultanate is constructed through the ritual of rejection of balance, showing that identity is never static, but always dynamic or liquid. 2) The existence of dynamics in the process of identity construction as seen in the ritual of back and forth from the inclusive back to the exclusive emphasizes Berger firmly about the dialectic process in the construction of social identity (1994:4). 3). religion has a double face or has an ambiguous nature. The dimension of prayer in ritual is a means of exclusion and at the same time confirms the ambiguity of religion itself.
HUBUNGAN ANTARA KONTROL DIRI SISWA DENGAN KECENDERUNGAN BERPERILAKU BULLYING
Authors: Akollo Jane
Published: May 2023

High self-control is considered good for controlling behavior in order to avoid hurtful behavior, namely bullying. The research objective was to determine the relationship between self-control and the tendency to bully behavior. The research subjects were 129 class XI students. The research sample was determined by cluster sampling method and the data analysis technique used was product moment correlation analysis. The results of the product moment correlation test show that the value of r = -0.308 and p = 0.002 (p = <0.05) means that the self-control variable has a negative and significant relationship to the tendency to bully students. The value of r = -0.308, when squared (r2) becomes 0.095. The coefficient of determination (r2) of 0.095 means that self-control contributes effectively to the tendency of bullying behavior by 9.5% while the remaining 90.5% is influenced by other variables.
KESULITAN GURU MENDEFENISIKAN DAN MENERAPKAN KONSEP MERDEKA BELAJAR
Authors: Lesilolo Herly Janet
Published: May 2023

Independent learning which has been rolled out since 2019 until this research was conducted has not shown a change in the attitude of teachers' teaching and independent student learning. The teacher's limited understanding of the concept of independent learning results in teachers finding it difficult to apply independent learning as they should. This writing answers the question of how teachers define independent learning and why teachers find it difficult to apply independent learning. The independent learning program aims to provide freedom of thought for teachers and students without being burdened by grades. The research location is SMA Negeri 2 Amahai Central Maluku. This type of research is qualitative where the teacher is the focus of the research and uses primary and secondary data. Data analysis was carried out in three stages, namely data reduction, data display and data verification. The results of the study show that there are three important elements that trigger teacher difficulties in defining and applying the concept of independent learning, namely 1) the teacher's long experience with conventional teaching and learning processes and being confronted with the concept of independent learning that has never been 2) the teacher's understanding is still limited about the meaning, the basis and principles of independent learning, and 3) the teacher lacks mastery of environmental and instrumental factors, for example, the curriculum and learning model of independent learning. Freedom of learning in reality is still understood in a limited way at the implementation level. Likewise with the immature teacher's readiness to apply learning with the concept of independent learning. It turns out that not all teachers know the concept of independent learning. The interpretation that professional teachers easily understand and apply independent learning in reality is not true. Independent learning is not mere science but procedural knowledge so that it is necessary to master factual understanding and experience about independent learning. Taking into account the limitations of time and research methods, it is necessary to carry out further research by paying attention to the quantitative elements of and the absorption of meaning and implementation of independent learning from teachers and students.
ANALISIS MUATAN HOTS (HIGER ORDER THINKING SKILLS) PADA BUKU TEKS SISWA PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KRISTEN DAN BUDI PEKERTI KELAS VII TERBITAN KEMENDIKBUD EDISI REVISI 2017HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skill) is a thinking process of students at a higher cognitive le
Authors: Octavianus Steaven , Listiana Winda , Triposa Reni
Published: May 2023

HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skill) is a thinking process of students at a higher cognitive level. The main goal of HOTS is to hone the thinking skills of students at a higher level, related to the ability to think critically, creatively, solve problems, and make decisions in complex situations. The student book on Christian Religious Education and Characteristics for SMP class VII published by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the 2017 revised edition is a book intended for students as a guide in learning activities. From the results of data analysis, it shows that HOTS content that appears most in textbooks is to analyze (C4) 46, 07% then create (C6) 33, 34% and the least evaluate (C5) 20, 58%. Therefore, the book is stated to follow the needs of junior high school students because it contains more cognitive abilities to analyze than other cognitive abilities. However, when viewed from the cognitive level, the book is not coherent because it produces (C6) more than evaluates (C5).

Keywords: HOTS, Student Textbooks
KONSEP HARMONI MUSIK GUSTAV STRUBE DAN KONSEP KEHARMONISAN DALAM ETIKA KEHIDUPAN
Authors: Nunumete Alex Richsyon
Published: May 2023

Harmony is a method of maintaining balance because of differences. The concept of harmony is very inherent in various aspects of human life, harmony in social life, harmony in religious life, culture, even the concept of harmony is also used in music to maintain the balance of sounds that are sounded together and have their own concepts. One of the concepts in musical harmony was built by Gustav Strube based on his experience in designing musical compositions. Gustav Strube's concept of harmony is then equated with the concept of harmony in the ethics of life. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method, namely the data collected in the form of words, pictures and in the research to be carried out, the researcher wants to describe the ethics that are still enforced by community groups. The facts that need to be examined are the theory of musical harmony and the facts about the harmony created by the ethics of life. Data analysis was carried out by collecting literature data and then discussing the concept of harmony by Gustav Strube and the concept of life ethics to live in harmony.
Występowanie deformacji i spękań bulw ziemniaka w zależności od warunków meteorologicznych i odmiany
Authors: Lutomirska Barbara , Jankowska Joanna
Published: May 2023

Celem badań było określenie oddziaływania czynników meteorologicznych w okresie wegetacji na występowanie bulw spękanych i zdeformowanych w warunkach uprawy ziemniaka na glebie lekkiej oraz ocena zmienności odmian poszczególnych wczesności pod względem występowania bulw z wymienionymi defektami w plonie. W badaniach wykorzystano dane dotyczące udziału bulw spękanych i zdeformowanych w plonach, zebrane w trakcie realizacji doświadczeń odmianowych prowadzonych w Zakładzie Agronomii Ziemniaka IHAR, w latach 2001–2011. Doświadczenia polowe, z których pobierano odpowiednie próby zakładane były corocznie na glebie wytworzonej z piasków słabo gliniastych i gliniastych lekkich. We wszystkich latach realizacji eksperymentów stosowano standardową agrotechnikę uprawy ziemniaka, zachowując bardzo zbliżony poziom zabiegów. Takie zasady realizacji badań pozwoliły na przyjęcie założenia, że źródłem zmienności występowania bulw z defektami kształtu są zróżnicowane warunki meteorologiczne lat badań. Wykonane analizy zależności pomiędzy poziomem podstawowych czynników meteorologicznych w kolejnych fazach rozwoju roślin i występowaniem każdej z wad bulw w plonach odmian poszczególnych wczesności wykazały, że okresem, w którym stan pogody w najwyższym stopniu wpływa na występowanie w plonie bulw z deformacjami jest czas od pełni kwitnienia roślin do końca tej fazy, tj. okres początkowego, intensywnego rozwoju bulw. Stwierdzono istotną zależność pomiędzy temperaturą gleby oraz wartością współczynnika Sielianinowa w w/w okresie a udziałem bulw zdeformowanych w plonie wszystkich grup wczesności. Natomiast występowanie bulw spękanych istotnie determinowały warunki zaopatrzenia roślin w wodę w końcowej fazie ich wzrostu. Odnotowano istotne zależności pomiędzy sumami opadów oraz wartością współczynnika Sielianinowa w okresie zasychania roślin a udziałem bulw ze spękaniami. Badania wykazały, że odmiany tej samej wczesności istotnie różnią się, co do stopnia reakcji na warunki środowiska wyrażające się występowaniem w plonie bulw o wadliwym kształcie.
Wpływ nawożenia ziemniaka odmiany Jelly dolistnymi preparatami YaraVita Ziemniak oraz Actisil na plon i cechy jego jakości
Authors: Wróbel Sławomir
Published: May 2023

Doświadczenie polowe przeprowadzono na północy kraju w województwie zachodniopomorskim (Bonin k/Koszalina) w latach 2009–2011. Określano efekty produkcyjne i jakościowe dolistnego nawożenia ziemniaka odmiany Jelly nawozami YaraVita Ziemniak (P2O5 — 44%, K2O — 7,5%, MgO — 6,7%, Mn i Zn) oraz Actisil (Si — 0,6%). Warunki pogodowe najkorzystniej oddziaływały na plonowanie w latach 2009 i 2011, kiedy notowano plony przekraczające 600 dt·ha-1, w roku 2010 plony nie przekraczały 400 dt·ha-1. Zastosowanie nawozów dolistnych nie wpłynęło dodatnio na efekt plonotwórczy. Stwierdzono natomiast ich istotny wpływ na redukcję frakcji bulw najdrobniejszych w plonie o około 50% oraz wzrost udziału bulw największych (powyżej 60 mm), szczególnie po zastosowaniu preparatu Actisil (+ 23%) samodzielnie lub w połączeniu z YaraVita Ziemniak (+ 10%). Ocena plonów pod kątem występowania chorób na bulwach wykazała, że zastosowanie krzemu zdecydowanie ograniczało udział bulw z objawami mokrej zgnilizny przy jednoczesnym wzroście liczby bulw ze sklerocjami. Natomiast zastosowanie nawozu YaraVita Ziemniak miało działanie ograniczające występowanie bulw z ospowatościami. Nie stwierdzono istotnego wpływu nawozów dolistnych na występowanie pustowatości bulw, rdzawej plamistości miąższu, parcha zwykłego i suchej zgnilizny. Zaobserwowano natomiast niższe porażenie bulw mokrą zgnilizną po okresie przechowywania, szczególnie po zastosowaniu preparatu krzemowego Actisil.
Forecasting Models for Thailand’s Electrical Appliances Export Values
Authors: Banditvilai Somsri , Klomwises Yuwadee
Published: May 2023

This research aimed to study forecasting models for Thailand’s electrical appliances export values. Thailand’s monthly electrical appliances export values were gathered from the Information Technology and Communication Center, Ministry of Commerce, from January 2006 to November 2022. The data from January 2006 to December 2021 were used to construct and select the forecasting models, and the remaining were used for measuring the model’s accuracy. Since the electrical appliances export values showed trends and seasonal variation, the researcher selected the Holt-Winters method with various initial settings, the Box-Jenkins method, and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks (LSTM) for constructing models. The forecasting models were chosen by minimum Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) as a criterion. Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) was employed to measure the accuracy of the forecasting model. The study revealed that the Box-Jenkins model gave the appropriate forecasting model for Thailand’s electrical appliances export values and gained a MAPE of 8.0%.
Management Information Technology and Quality Service Delivery in Government Institutions
Authors: Kalogiannidis Stavros , Chatzitheodoridis Fotios , Papaevangelou Olympia , Mavrommati Athanasia
Published: May 2023

The study was aimed at establishing the impact of management information technology on quality service delivery in government institutions using Greece as a case study. Specifically, the study sought to examine the relationship between IT infrastructure management, IT support systems, and Informational products and quality service delivery respectively. A cross-sectional survey research design based on a sample size composed of different government officials in Greece government institutions was conducted. Data was collected using survey questionnaires and document review. Data was first presented, analyzed and results interpreted based on descriptive statistics for categorical data and narratives for open ended questions. The study confirmed a significant positive relationship between the different independent variables (IT infrastructure management, IT support systems, and Informational products) and the dependent variable (Quality Service delivery) (p<0.001). The ANOVA results indicated that respondents had varying opinions about informational products and relatively similar information about quality service delivery in government institutions. The regression results showed that the three study variables could only predict a 34.1% change in quality service delivery in the different government institutions in Greece. Among the different predictors of service quality, control (Beta = .351, p < .01) was a better predictor. The Study confirmed that there is the relationship between the different aspects of management information technology and quality service delivery in government institutions. The study recommended that government institutions should adopt new advanced tools of developing and managing information systems or technologies so as to enhance service delivery in these institutions. The study also advised more research be conducted to explore the different strategies that can be applied towards improving the robustness of management information technologies in public institutions.
The image of Latin America in Soviet and American Cold War Cinema
Authors: Kleshchenko Liudmila
Published: May 2023

The article examines the peculiarities of the representation of Latin American images in Soviet and American cinema during the Cold War. The author concludes that there are certain similarities in the representation of Latin America in the films of the USA and the USSR: both of them mainly create the image of Latin American countries as being at a lower stage of social development. The inclusion of images of third countries, including Latin American countries, in the film narrative was intended to perform the following functions: to demonstrate the atrocities of the enemy (against the population of third countries) or the courage of "their", designed to protect allies from third countries in need. The fulfillment of these functions is conditioned by the specifics of the interpretation of Latin American countries in Soviet and American cinema as "third world countries": uncivilized, wild, and full of dangers. In turn, the activities of an opponent country in the international arena in the Latin American region are often viewed as harmful, hindering its political development. The difference between the images of Latin America in American cinema is their greater diversity, which became possible due to less strict regulation of film production, as well as due to the historical and geographical proximity of Latin America to the United States, which led to the persistent interest of cinematographers in Latin American issues. The specificity of Soviet cinema is, firstly, the desire to create a collective image of Latin America without differentiation by country. Secondly, the glorification of Latin American revolutionaries.
The problem of preserving historical memory in the context of modernity
Authors: Egorov Andrei
Published: May 2023

Purposeful or thoughtless distortion of historical events, falsification of their causes, course or consequences, are fraught with such a transformation of the collective ideas of society and its citizens about their past, which carry the real prospect of the collapse of their internal integrity and stability. Respect for all pages of our own history is, of course, by no means the only one, but at the same time one of the important guarantees of the survival of modern Russian society.
The significance of historical memory to public consciousness and civic unity is hard to overstate. In this context, the resilience and vitality of, among other things, Russian society and its statehood depend to a large extent on citizens having an adequate understanding and decent attitude to the historical past of Russia and its peoples.
This circumstance implies the need for purposeful activities of state bodies, civil society institutions and, of course, professional historians to preserve historical memory on the basis of respect for the heroic past of their own country, based on documentary and other reliable historical facts, as well as objective scientific data, taking into account the basic spiritual and moral values   of Russian society. It should be remembered that history invariably remains one of the significant resources of the state-organized people, the devaluation of which inevitably leads to the undermining of their vital cultural foundations and achievements.
It is necessary to state that history is indeed sometimes a field of fierce struggle, the reasons for which were obvious to Klyuchevsky, who said at one time that "a people without history is like a child without parents: anyone can do with him what he pleases." Against the background of the contradictions of the modern multipolar world, there is a clear desire to reformat the historical past - including through falsification of history, which includes a deliberately inaccurate presentation or subjective interpretation of historical events vital to the world.
PEMANFAATAN UBI JALAR DALAM PEMBUATAN BAKSO PELANGI
Authors: Siska Imelda , Lia Anggrayni Yoshi , Kurnia Dihan , Anwar Pajri , Jiyanto Jiyanto
Published: May 2023

This event is aimed to provide knowledge to community members of Tanjung Medang village about the technology of processing livestock products and to provide knowledge about one of livestock product management thoroughly to the quality of being kind. This event has been in the Tanjung Medang village hall, Kuantan Singingi district, Riau. The result of this event is increase in knowledge and skill the community, and intertwining cooperation state of the lecturers, students and citizens in developing technology especially a field of agriculture and livestock in particular. Expected the event will be the establishment of cooperation are continuing between universities and community.
PENDAMPINGAN MITIGASI RISIKO EKONOMI KELOMPOK PETANI PORANG DI DESA MRAYAN KECAMATAN NGRAYUN PONOROGO
Authors: Fauzan Imam , Heriana Tutik , Suyani Suyani
Published: May 2023

The people of Mrayan village, Ngrayun sub-district, are mostly farmers where the Ngrayun people have triumphed with their cloves, and for now and the previous few years they have been empowered with people's porang and pine resin. People began to pay attention to this plant after knowing the exorbitant price. Here Porang is often dubbed the Golden Earth of Ngrayun. The service team from Unmer Ponorogo is directly targeting risk mitigation because this has a big impact on the financial sustainability of porang farmers, the risk of loss if not handled properly can certainly have an impact on the economic life of the individual porang farmers. In this activity the team used the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. In this case, the service team acts as a companion and facilitator who must understand the characteristics and needs of the community. On the other side of the beneficiaries, namely the community, there is encouragement from partners who add enthusiasm and a completely new thought for them is an injection of energy that makes them more confident, growing and progressing. The potential of the existing community with additional knowledge from the academic community to better keep up with the times with technological information that continues to develop, both regarding the porang plant or the science that supports the success of its business to become more advanced. You can also get additional information about other people's experiences, other regions as well as the development of porang plants nationally.
MENUMBUHKEMBANGKAN SEMANGAT KEWIRAUSAHAAN SISWA MELALUI PELATIHAN BISNIS DI SMK PGRI DONOROJO KECAMATAN DONOROJO KABUPATEN PACITAN
Authors: Catur Sudyantara Smita , Diana Sari Mila , Dewi Susantriana
Published: May 2023

Business training is one of prakerin implementation activity (industrial work practice) at SMK PGRI Donorojo during pandemic. This activity is expected to increase entrepreneurship spirit in understanding the business. Students gain additional insight to create business plan, running a business and grow a business. It can support the quality the improvement of human resources (HR) who are not only ready to work but are ready to be entrepreneur. With the concept of thinking about business, it will give student to make a choice in planning and run a business after graduation. The purpose of these activities is to increase knowledge and insight about entrepreneurship, provide motivation to develop self-competence, and awareness to create a strategy and recognize the future challenge. The method analysis use of training need based on activity. In fact, business training can provide insight and knowledge about entrepreneurship so that it can increase awareness to become an entrepreneur
PENDAMPINGAN KEPADA MASYARAKAT DESA BELANG KECAMATAN BUNGKAL KABUPATEN PONOROGO DALAM MEWUJUDKAN DESA TANGGUH DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Amin Moh. , Yuwono Amrih , Halim Abdul
Published: May 2023

Assistance activities for the Belang village community, Bungkal District, Ponorogo Regency as a mandate of the Tri Dharma College to carry out community service adhering to the village's main activities by providing support and actively participating in realizing the Covid-19 Resilient Village carried out by the Belang Village Government, namely maintaining the economy and maintain public health. In this activity using the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. In this case, the service team acts as a companion and facilitator who must understand the characteristics and needs of the community. This assistance activity in program preparation is carried out according to the needs of the village community and the ability of the service team so that there is an agreement at the beginning in planning the preparation of the program. Sustainable activities are still carried out because the village community is satisfied with the assistance provided, as well as related to the assistance to the village community for medium and long term food security in the form of fruit plant seeds, namely -/+ 1550 in the form of durian, soursop, avocado, cashew, orange seeds. pamelo, tangerine, jackfruit, ketapang to improve the community's economy so it is necessary for assistance in the medium and long term. The community can increase income by utilizing the results of their fruit plants by adding selling value, for example, realized by ready-to-eat food, juice drinks, etc.
Bayesian pattern-mixture models for dropout and intermittently missing data in longitudinal data analysis
Authors: Blozis Shelley A.
Published: May 2023

Valid inference can be drawn from a random-effects model for repeated measures that are incomplete if whether the data are missing or not, known as missingness, is independent of the missing data. Data that are missing completely at random or missing at random are two data types for which missingness is ignorable. Given ignorable missingness, statistical inference can proceed without addressing the source of the missing data in the model. If the missingness is not ignorable, however, recommendations are to fit multiple models that represent different plausible explanations of the missing data. A popular choice in methods for evaluating nonignorable missingness is a random-effects pattern-mixture model that extends a random-effects model to include one or more between-subjects variables that represent fixed patterns of missing data. Generally straightforward to implement, a fixed pattern-mixture model is one among several options for assessing nonignorable missingness, and when it is used as the sole model to address nonignorable missingness, understanding the impact of missingness is greatly limited. This paper considers alternatives to a fixed pattern-mixture model for nonignorable missingness that are generally straightforward to fit and encourage researchers to give greater attention to the possible impact of nonignorable missingness in longitudinal data analysis. Patterns of both monotonic and non-monotonic (intermittently) missing data are addressed. Empirical longitudinal psychiatric data are used to illustrate the models. A small Monte Carlo data simulation study is presented to help illustrate the utility of such methods.
Assessment of Availability and Quality of Family Planning Services in Private Health Facilities in Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Tuamlong Tobias Agyo , Chirdan Oluwabumi , Gaknung Bonji Kopdimma , Onyejekwe Grace. Ifenyinwa , Oyedele Emmanuel Adetunji
Published: May 2023

Worldwide, there are inequitable differences in both the availability and quality of family planning services provided in different geographical regions of the world. In Nigeria's 2018 Demographic Health Survey, only 10.5% of women use a modern contraceptive method with 40.8% of users sourcing them from private sector providers. Despite the complementary role played by the private health facilities, women do not access and use family planning methods adequately. This study assessed the availability and quality of family planning services provided by private health facilities (PHFs) in Plateau state Nigeria. The study was a facility based cross-sectional study of private health facilities across the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau state. A checklist questionnaire adapted from a combination of similar researches was used to capture details on availability and the quality of family planning services rendered by these private health facilities. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. Three hundred and fifty-six (356) private health facilities were covered in this study, the availability of family planning (FP) in Plateau state PHFs was found to be adequate in 75.3% of the facilities. The quality of family planning services was assessed, majority (59.6%) of the private health facilities has high quality. However, this does not go hand-in-hand with the availability of the same services. Reason for this was due to the differences in location, staff strength, different support given to facilities and the training of staff of the PHFs in the provision of family planning. Only 59% of these facilities were able to score above 13.5 on quality score and thereby considered as having high quality. There is need for more private health facilities inclusion in all forms of manpower development in family planning by government and other partners; this is to help improve the quality of family planning services in the private health sector of the state and country at large.
Child Abuse: A Significant Contemporary Community Problem
Authors: Ajisafe Lateepha Busari , Ohaeri Beatrice , Ojo Iyanuoluwa O , Babarimisa Oluwatoyin
Published: May 2023

The definition of child abuses and neglect is fairly broad. Individuals, ethnic groups, religious institutions, professional entities, etc. have different perspectives on it as it happens. Although there are many other types of child abuse and neglect, including physical violence, verbal abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, child labor, child abandonment, and child sexual abuse, they have all been covered in this essay. Additionally, the causes of child abuse and child neglect in our culture were discussed. The effects of seeing child abuse and neglect can have a profound impact on a person's life. It affects a person's physical health and well-being, intellectual and cognitive growth, as well as their emotional, psychological, and behavioral aspects of life. In this study, all of these were critically examined.
Comparative Study of Learning Outcome in Maternal and Child Health Among Students of Public and Private Colleges of Health Sciences and Technology in Ekiti State
Authors: Oluwayemi Margaret  Adefiola , Ogunrinde Modupe Elizabeth
Published: May 2023

The study compared students’ learning outcome in private and public Colleges of Health Sciences and Technology in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of the survey type was used for the study. Two hundred students comprising 94 final year students CHEW from FABOTAS College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ado-Ekiti and 106 final year students CHEW from State Government College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero- Ekiti were purposively selected for the study sample. A 40 item Achievement test that covers the core areas in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) was given to the students in their different schools to determine their performances. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages and inferential statistics of t-test. The results revealed that no significant differences in the performances of students from both schools in maternal Newborn and child health. The mean score for FABOTAS Private College was 24.36 (STD 4.276) and mean score for Government College was 25.05 (STD 3.963). This study concluded that private and public colleges of health Sciences and technology in Ekiti State are equal in their students’ performances and that no one is better than the other.
Interpersonal Relationship Experiences of Technical University Fashion Learners
Authors: Damalie Sussie Aku , Forster Phyllis , Kludzi Edith Abla
Published: May 2023

The article sought to document concerns of fashion learners regarding interpersonal relationship experiences of Technical University fashion learners during the Semester-Out Industrial Attachment (S-O IA) programme. It therefore adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey design and used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data from 199 third year HND Fashion learners from five (5) public Technical Universities. The study established that the interpersonal relationship experiences the respondents acquired during the S-O IA programme were significantly favourable albeit with some challenges. It was thus recommended that the Technical University Industrial Liaison Offices (TUILOs) establish a yearly pre and post S-O IA stakeholders’ seminar to discuss students’ concerns before and after the S-O I A programme.
Secondary School Learners’ Migration Impact in Urban Schools in South Africa
Authors: Songelwa Piliso , Nomtshongwana Thanduxolo , Buka Andrea Mqondiso
Published: May 2023

This study employed a qualitative research approach to explore the impact of learner migration in urban secondary schools of OR Tambo Inland District in the Eastern Cape Province, RSA. The study was triggered by the observation of increasing learner enrollment in urban schools whereas declining in rural schools. The study was grounded on the assumption that understanding the factors that contribute to learner migration will help to identify its impact and come up with ways of mitigating the situation. The study adopted an interpretive-constructive paradigm where a case study research design was employed. Verbatim accounts and natural meaning units were used to present and analyse data. The study found that there is an influx of learners from rural to urban schools. Learners migrate to urban schools in pursuit of better quality education in urban schools. This according to findings leads to overcrowded classes and shortages of resources in urban schools. The study recommended that attention be given to rural schools as they sometimes lack necessary resources like infrastructure and human resources. The study also recommended that urban school teachers be equipped with the necessary skills on how to deal with overcrowded classes. This research adds to the existing literature on learner migration.

Keywords: Learner Migration, Overcrowded Classes, Quality Education, Rural Schools, Urban Schools
An Independent Determination of the Distance to Supernova SN 1987A by Means of the Light Echo AT 2019xis
Authors: Cikota Aleksandar , Ding Jiachen , Wang Lifan , Baade Dietrich , Cikota Stefan , Höflich Peter , Maund Justyn , Yang Ping
Published: May 2023

Accurate distance determination to astrophysical objects is essential for the understanding of their intrinsic brightness and size. The distance to SN 1987A has been previously measured by the expanding photosphere method and by using the angular size of the circumstellar rings with absolute sizes derived from light curves of narrow UV emission lines, with reported distances ranging from 46.77 to 55 kpc. In this study, we independently determined the distance to SN 1987A using photometry and imaging polarimetry observations of AT 2019xis, a light echo of SN 1987A, by adopting a radiative transfer model of the light echo developed in Ding et al. We obtained distances to SN 1987A in the range from 49.09 ± 2.16 kpc to 59.39 ± 3.27 kpc, depending on the interstellar polarization and extinction corrections, which are consistent with the literature values. This study demonstrates the potential of using light echoes as a tool for distance determination to astrophysical objects in the Milky Way, up to kiloparsec level scales.
Grandes manœuvres dans le Caucase du Sud
Authors: Minassian Gaïdz
Published: May 2023

Si, lors de la chute de l’URSS en 1991, le leadership occidental a permis au Caucase du Sud de retrouver son statut de carrefour en impulsant une première phase du désenclavement, les rapports de forces ont aujourd’hui changé. Progressivement et à la faveur des conflits entre Russes et Géorgiens en 2008, puis entre Arméniens et Azerbaïdjanais en 2020, la Russie a retrouvé sa place dans cet isthme caucasien et au-delà. Au nom d’un monde post-occidental qu’elle cherche à édifier sur fond d’invasion de l’Ukraine, la Russie s’appuie entre autres sur le Caucase du Sud pour projeter les premières ébauches de son projet d’autonomie géopolitique. Mais cette ambition néo-impériale se heurte à l’Occident et aux intérêts de certaines puissantes émergentes comme l’Iran et l’Inde, qui, tout en coopérant avec la Russie, tiennent à ne pas se détourner de l’Occident pour dépendre totalement de Moscou.
L’Iran, la Russie et le Caucase : perspective géo-historique
Authors: Pahlavi Christian , Pahlavi Pierre
Published: May 2023

S’élevant à une altitude moyenne de 4500 m, le Caucase forme une barrière granitique de 1200 kilomètres entre la mer Noire et la Caspienne séparant le sud-est de l’Europe de l’Asie. Creusée par le Tarek, l’antique Kavkaz est aussi un lien naturel entre l’Iran et la Russie qui, depuis plus de cinq siècles, rivalisent pour le contrôle de cette région charnière de l’ensemble eurasiatique. Combiner le recul historique et le prisme de la géopolitique est indispensable pour comprendre comment et dans quelle mesure le théâtre caucasien voit converger, en ce début de XXI e  siècle, les intérêts stratégiques du Kremlin et ceux de la République islamique.
Relations Russie-Turquie : le prisme du Haut-Karabakh
Authors: Cheterian Vicken
Published: May 2023

Un facteur important qui a décidé du sort de la seconde guerre du Haut-Karabakh a été l’intervention, ou la non-intervention, de puissances extérieures. Alors que de nombreux analystes s’attendaient à un rôle actif de la Russie pour défendre son allié nominal, l’Arménie, les dirigeants russes ont préféré adopter le rôle de médiateur entre les parties belligérantes, malgré l’intervention directe de l’armée turque dans les opérations militaires azerbaïdjanaises. Les mécanismes de coopération que la Russie et la Turquie ont développés d’abord en Syrie, puis en Libye, ont également été appliqués dans le Caucase pendant la guerre du Karabakh.
Le corridor Nord-Sud et la redéfinition des relations entre l’Iran, l’Arménie et l’Azerbaïdjan
Authors: Tisserand Zadig , Ciboulet Thomas
Published: May 2023

Le développement du projet de « Corridor de Transit golfe Persique - mer Noire » marque un tournant dans la région, et cela dans un contexte géopolitique très instable depuis 2016, année des premières négociations. Il témoigne de la volonté iranienne de s’imposer comme un acteur incontournable dans le Caucase du Sud, mais aussi au-delà, tout en contournant la Turquie, rivale régionale de l’Iran et couloir traditionnel de transit entre le Moyen-Orient et l’Europe. Le « Corridor de Transit golfe Persique - mer Noire » fait d’autre part face à des difficultés liées aux gains qu’il pourrait occasionner pour les États participants. En effet, les opportunités de diversification d’approvisionnement énergétique et de désenclavement qu’il apporterait pour certains États sont considérées avec méfiance par les puissances régionales. L’Arménie, nœud de ce « Corridor de Transit golfe Persique - mer Noire », fait ainsi face aux attentes du voisin iranien ainsi qu’aux pressions de la Russie, surtout après la défaite militaire de 2020.
Retour sur le temps long du conflit du Karabagh
Authors: Mouradian Claire
Published: May 2023

Après trois décennies d’une relative accalmie, le conflit du Karabagh dont la population à majorité arménienne réclame son rattachement à l’Arménie, est revenu à « la une » de l’actualité depuis septembre 2020, quand a débuté la ‘guerre de 44 jours’, désastreuse pour les Arméniens en nette infériorité numérique et matérielle, face à l’Azerbaïdjan, fort de sa manne pétrolière, du soutien actif de la Turquie et de mercenaires djihadistes et de la complicité passive russe. Les enjeux de ce conflit dépassent le cadre bilatéral et local et gagnent à être resitués dans un contexte post-colonial plus large de sortie de guerre (froide) et d’empire (soviétique), ainsi que dans une perspective de longue durée., Dans une zone de fractures multiples, la confrontation est en effet l’héritage d’un long passé – cinq siècles - de dominations, rivalités et pratiques administratives impériales, de violences de masse, d’interférences internationales.
Des dynamiques conflictuelles aux processus d’ajustement : un regard sur les pratiques de l’islam en contexte militaire français
Authors: Settoul Elyamine
Published: May 2023

Présente depuis le processus de colonisation, la question de l’Islam au sein des armées françaises a resurgi avec force avec la sédentarisation des populations immigrées de culture musulmane. Dans un contexte sociétal de controverses et de vives polémiques autour de la deuxième religion de France, notre contribution vise à mettre en lumière les expériences religieuses ordinaires des militaires français de confession musulmane. À partir d’une focale microsociologique, notre analyse met plus précisément en exergue les dynamiques conflictuelles protéiformes qu’elles génèrent, eu égard à la culture militaire mais également aux processus de recomposition et d’intégration de la religion musulmane au sein de l’institution militaire.
AsPeer: Method to Self and Peer Assessment in Large Online Design Classes
Authors: Sankaran Hariesh K. , Shanmugam Raju , Shah Bhavesh , Ahmad Sultan , Abdeljaber Hikmat A. M. , Nazeer Jabeen
Published: May 2023

Peer and self-assessment open opportunities to scale assessments in online classrooms. This article reports our experiences of using AsPeer- peer assessment system, with two iterations of a university online class. We observed that peer grades highly correlated with staff assigned grades. It was recorded that, the peer grade of all student submissions within the range of instructor grade averaged to 21.0% and that within the next 2 ranges was 49.0%. We performed three experiments to improve accuracy of peer grading. First, we observed grading bias and introduced a data driven feedback mechanism to inform peers of it. Students aided by feedback were mindful and performed grading with better accuracy. Second, we observed that the rubric lacked efficiency in translating intent to students.  Simplified guiding questions improved accuracy in assessment by 89% of students. Third, we encouraged peers to provide personalized qualitative feedback along with rating. We provided them with feedback snippets that addressed common issues. 64% of students responded that the snippets helped them to critically look at submissions before rating.
De gemeentelijke administratieve sancties in Brussel op de proef gesteld tijdens de coronacrisis
Authors: Tatti Diletta
Published: May 2023

Les mesures adoptées lors du premier confinement, de mars à juin 2020, ont été caractérisées par leur impact inédit sur la possibilité même de jouir de l’espace public. Des comportements jusqu’alors anodins ont été érigés en infractions. Dès le départ, la répression de ces dernières a constitué une priorité pour les autorités belges. En Région bruxelloise, les sanctions administratives communales (SAC) ont assuré ce rôle de répression, dans une articulation originale avec la répression pénale. À partir de l’analyse de données empiriques quantitatives et qualitatives, l’article se penche sur les contours et les applications de cette « exception bruxelloise », à l’aune d’enjeux liés à la jouissance de l’espace public dans une ville caractérisée par d’importantes inégalités sociospatiales.
Determinants and Outcomes of Food Delivery App Engagement During COVID-19
Authors: Bhattacharjee Abhilash , Rao Kunja Sambashiva , Nawaz Nishad
Published: May 2023

With the expansion of internet penetration and the adoption of mobile apps, usage of food delivery applications has increased significantly during the pandemic. The study's main objective was to examine the antecedents and consequences of food delivery app engagement among urban and semi-urban customers in India during COVID-19. The data were collected from 269 semi-urban respondents and 301 urban respondents. The stimulus organism and response (SOR) model has been used to understand consumers' antecedents and consequences of food delivery app engagement during the pandemic. The study used the structural equation modelling method to test the relationship between the variables. The study's findings showed that the mobile application's perceived ease of use, enjoyment, and time convenience found a significant effect among urban and semi-urban customers. This study is limited to urban and semi-urban customers with cross-sectional survey data. The study has explored a few antecedents and consequences of mobile food delivery app engagement.