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University Students’ Preferable Types of Teacher Humor in English Classes
Authors: Thuy Pham Trut , Thao Le Thanh
Published: November 2021

The current study aimed to explore what types of teacher humor EFL students prefer in their classes. The study was designed as a mixed-method approach, using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to collect data in two different Vietnamese universities. One hundred fifty-eight university students responded to the survey, and eight out of them were recruited as the participants for the interviews. The study results revealed that the types of jokes (M=4.41), riddles (M=4.08), and language play (M=4.15) were most favored. Besides, the participants' demographic information, including their gender and majors, affected their preferable types of teacher humor. Specifically, males showed more positive attitudes towards teacher humor than their counterparts. In terms of students’ majors, there were differences between non-English majors and English-majored students’ perceptions of irony, teasing, language play, visual and physical humor. Regarding the students’ positive attitudes towards teacher humor, EFL teachers should learn more about valuable strategies for using teacher humor in their classes due to the fact that they do not need to have a sense of humor to use it effectively.
Capacidades Dinámicas de Gestión de los gerentes de las pymes en la adopción del comercio electrónico nacional y transfronterizo
Authors: González Arellano Luis Armando , Acosta-Gonzaga Elizabeth
Published: November 2021

Las pymes de los países en desarrollo tienen baja participación en las exportaciones, sin embargo, las tecnologías de la información por medio de los marketplaces internacionales han reducido los problemas a los que se enfrentan para exportar. En la presente investigación se analizó el proceso de adopción de e-commerce en las pymes y cómo los marketplaces influyen en la adopción del comercio electrónico transfronterizo desde la perspectiva de la teoría de las capacidades dinámicas de gestión. Se usó como metodología cualitativa, el estudio de caso múltiple, el método comparativo y el método Delphi. Los hallazgos sugieren que las empresas pueden iniciar por adoptar las herramientas de comercio digital de fácil uso, y conforme ganan experiencia, podrán adoptar tecnologías y estrategias más avanzadas. Los marketplaces internacionales facilitan la labor para exportar paquetes de pequeño volumen y bajo valor, por lo que apalancarse en los servicios que brindan dichas plataformas, es una gran alternativa. Como conclusión, se recomienda a los directores de pymes contar con la disposición y compromiso para mejorar sus propias capacidades, pero, en especial, deben centrarse en la creación de capacidades organizacionales dentro de sus empresas.
Ingresos económicos de mujeres frente a hombres por actividad económica en México
Authors: Pérez-Romero Miriam Edith , Flores-Romero Martha Beatriz , Jiménez Islas Donaji
Published: November 2021

Introducción: la desigualdad laboral que viven hombres y mujeres se hace evidente en los ingresos. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar los ingresos económicos de mujeres y hombres en las actividades económicas en México durante los últimos 15 años, a partir de la descomposición Oaxaca-Blinder, con el propósito de detectar las brechas salariales por género.
Método: para llevar a cabo el análisis, se consideraron los 20 sectores de actividad contemplados en el Sistema de Clasificación Industrial de América del Norte. Se extrajo información de la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo acerca del sexo, los ingresos por hora, los años de escolaridad y la edad de los individuos. Se aplicó la ecuación básica de descomposición Oaxaca-Blinder posterior a la realización de análisis econométricos mediante regresiones lineales múltiples, a través de la ecuación de salarios de Mincer.
Resultados: los resultados del análisis presentan una brecha salarial en las actividades económicas de, por un lado, a) construcción, y b) transporte, comercio y almacenamiento, favorable a las mujeres en cada uno de los años del análisis. Por otro lado, en las actividades c) corporativos, y d) otros servicios, excepto actividades gubernamentales, se aprecia una brecha salarial favorable a los hombres en todos los años del estudio.
Discusión o conclusión: los ingresos económicos han permitido mostrar la diferencia salarial entre hombres y mujeres en las distintas actividades económicas de México, favorable en algunas actividades a las mujeres, aunque en la mayoría es favorable a los hombres.
De sotocultivos para el sistema MIAF al diálogo de saberes en una comunidad mazahua: una travesía transdisciplinaria
Authors: Tapia Hernández Adriana , Aldasoro Maya Elda Miriam , Rodríguez Robles Ulises
Published: November 2021

Introducción: el objetivo del artículo es enfatizar la importancia de tender puentes transdisciplinarios para contribuir en el avance del conocimiento y fomentar la autocrítica en los trabajos de investigación. Por tal motivo, se evalúo desde el enfoque cuantitativo seis especies vegetales anuales como sotocultivos, que pueden acompañar al maíz y frijol de guía en el sistema Milpa Intercalada con Árboles Frutales (MIAF) adaptado en un sistema milpa mazahua en la región noroeste del Estado de México y por otra, desde el enfoque cualitativo, se propone el marco teórico de la Investigación Acción Participativa (IAP) para analizar las limitaciones y alcances de la implementación del experimento con la finalidad de enriquecer iniciativas futuras y conformar equipos transdisciplinarios.
Método: en la evaluación de seis sotocultivos, en una primera etapa se consideró el efecto del Arreglo Topológico (AT) en el rendimiento y algunos de sus componentes para determinar que Sotocultivos (ST) anuales pueden intercalarse con el maíz y frijol de guía asociados y su impacto en la Eficiencia Relativa de la Tierra (ERT). Los sotocultivos fueron: haba (Vicia faba L.), tomate de cáscara (Physalis philadelphica Lam.), verdolaga (Portulaca oleracea L.), malva (Malva parviflora L), papa juilona (Solanum demissum Lindl.) y nabo (Brassica napus L.). Se estableció el diseño experimental de parcelas dividas y los rendimientos relativos se evaluaron de acuerdo a los ST que propiciaron cosecha en los sistemas de asociación maíz-frijol de guía con tomate de cáscara, maíz-frijol de guía con nabo y maíz-frijol de guía con haba.
En la segunda parte, se analiza la experiencia de la implementación del experimento desde el marco teórico de la Investigación Acción Participativa(IAP) partiendo de los conceptos Diálogo de Saberes (DDS) y Saberes Contemporáneos (SC).
Resultados: La ERT total de tomate de cáscara con maíz-frijol de guía fue de 1.1 en el arreglo 1x1 y de 0.9 en el arreglo 2x2. En el nabo con maíz-frijol de guía asociados, la ERT total fue 1.4 en el arreglo 1x1 y de 1.4 para el arreglo 2x2. En el haba con maíz-frijol de guía asociados, la ERT total fue 1.2 en el arreglo 1x1 y 0.9 en el arreglo 2x2. Se identificaron las limitaciones del impacto de la investigación al omitir considerar cuestiones cualitativas como el estudio etnográfico de la región de estudio, los saberes contemporáneos de la familia campesina que permitió el experimento y de las familias circundantes para tener un panorama amplio de la región, el diálogo de saberes, el uso de metodologías participativas para determinar los sotocultivos pertinentes al contexto sociocultural y ambiental e involucrar de manera más activa y en una relación horizontal a la familia campesina como colaboradores de la investigación.
Impact of COVID-19 emergency on residential water end-use consumption measured with a high-resolution IoT system
Authors: Di Mauro A. , Santonastaso G. F. , Venticinque S. , Di Nardo A.
Published: November 2021

In the era of Smart Cities, in which the paradigms of smart water and smart grid are keywords of technological progress, advancements in metering systems allow for water consumption data collection at the end-use level, which is necessary to profile users' behaviors and to promote sustainable use of water resources. In this paper, a real case study of residential water end-use consumption monitoring shows how data collected at a high-resolution rate allow for the evaluation of consumption profiles. The analysis was carried out by calculating consumption statistics, hourly consumption patterns, daily use frequency, and weekly use frequency. Then, the comparison of two consumption profiles, computed before and after the COVID-19 lockdown, allows us to understand how a change in social and economic factors can affect users' behavior. Finally, new perspectives for water demand modeling and management, based on data with high temporal frequency, are presented.
Seasonal hydrological and water quality performance of individual and in-series stormwater infrastructures as treatment trains in cold climate
Authors: Brodeur-Doucet Caroline , Pineau Béatrice , Corrivault-Gascon Juliette , Arjoon Diane , Lessard Paul , Pelletier Geneviève , Duchesne Sophie
Published: November 2021

The performance of stormwater treatment trains and of their individual green infrastructures was evaluated near Montreal, Canada. Three treatment trains were studied: Train 1 – five bioretention cells in series with a wet retention pond; Train 2 – an infiltration trench in series with a dry detention pond; and Train 3 – Train 2 in series with a wet retention pond. A total of 47 rain events were monitored to quantity the hydrological performance, while water quality samples were taken during 24 rainfall events. During the summer, the bioretention cells led to a reduction in runoff volumes varying from 8 to 100%. Overall, the three studied treatment trains and all of the individual infrastructures, except for the dry pond, provided reductions in the mean concentrations of total suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen and total phosphorous. Results also showed that the use of a train of stormwater infrastructures can be more effective to reach Quebec's legislated targets than single infrastructures, but only if the infrastructures are sequenced properly. Indeed, the addition of a dry basin at the end of Train 2 affected negatively the removal efficiency of the four studied contaminants.
Category of negation paradigm in diachrony
Authors: Pasichnyk Nataliia , Hotsa Nataliia , Kosenko Anna , Plavutska Olga , Bloshchynskyi Ihor
Published: November 2021

The negation in logic and linguistics, negation as a grammatical category on the morphological and syntactic levels are substantiated in the article. It is concluded that in broad semantic terms negation can be expressed in morphologic and syntactic ways in natural language. On the morphological level, negative affixes paradigm and separate parts of speech are taken into consideration, while on the syntactic level the whole negative sentence that includes one or more than one negator is observed. Negation is expressed using affixes that have explicative and implicative components in their meaning. Authentic affixes preserve the semantic meaning of the words they etymologically derive from, giving the word they join to, a special shade of negation. The main source of enrichment of the negative affixes paradigm and their new meaning are affixes borrowed from other languages. The study of the category of negation on different levels in diachronic aspects can help to observe the development of particular parts of speech, which can express negation, and serve as a base for further studies of negation in the different discourses and communicative situations.
Developing Education Media of Health Protocol utilizing Live Coloring using Augmented Reality Technology
Authors: Putra Akbar Permana , Priyanto Priyanto
Published: November 2021

The objective of the present study is to produce a learning media product of health protocol implementation to children entitled "Awas Ada Virus Corona". This media utilized RD method and took several steps, namely preliminary research and data collection, research planning, product development, expert validation, product revision and final product. Feasibility testing is carried out by media experts by examining the multimedia construction domain consist of 3 aspects, namely guidance and information, program performance as well as systematic, aesthetic, and design aspects. Furthermore, a filled questionnaire by media experts was used to collect the data needed. Meanwhile, the descriptive statistic was used to analyzed the data gathered. The result of the present study is an application that can be used by children entitled " Awas Ada Virus Corona " as an educational media in implementing 3M of health protocol, namely wearing masks, washing hands, and maintaining a safe distance. The addition of Augmented reality technology with a live coloring feature is added in this application in reading markers to increase children's attractiveness. This augmented reality technology is applied in order to avoid the children only focus on gadgets, so children feel happy in using the familiar media and still interacting with the environment.
A New Two Switched-Impedance Network for High Ratio Quasi-Z-Source Inverter
Authors: Fadlika Irham , Agustina Mega , Prabowo Rahmatullah Aji , Munir Misbahul , Afandi Arif Nur
Published: November 2021

The increasing demand and widespread of renewable energy inherently compel the development of power electronics converter as an interface between consumers and the energy source/s. This paper presents a new two switched-impedance networks qZSI converter called High Ratio Two Switched-impedance quasi-Z-Source Inverter (HR2SZ-qZSI). Compared with the previous topology, this proposed HR2SZ-qZSI topology can achieve higher voltage gain with lower shoot-through duty ratio, and a higher boost factor. This paper also discusses comparative analysis between the previous topology and the proposed HR2SZ-qZSI topology. Furthermore, the simulation and experimental data are presented to prove the theoretical analysis of the proposed HR2SZ-qZSI topology. Despite the additional components needed, it accentuates that this proposed converter retains all features of qZSI: common ground point between the dc source and converter and smooth input current operation. Furthermore, almost all the devices rating including capacitor and diode voltage, and inductor current ripple are lower than the preceding relevant two switched-impedance qZSI family. Accordingly, this proposed HR2SZ-qZSI clearly a good power conditioning alternative for renewable generation system.
User Experience Design Practices in Industry (Case Study from Indonesian Information Technology Companies)
Authors: Nugraha Isnan , Fatwanto Agung
Published: November 2021

User Experience (UX) is a term that has received a lot of attention in the last decade. The number of industries whose consider the importance of implementing the UX design process within their development cycle has increased. Therefore, we think it is  important to investigate how UX design processes are implemented in the industries. In this research, we take a qualitative approach with descriptive methods by investigating six information technology companies in Indonesia. As a result, we found that most of these information technology companies implement the UX design process as part of their operation and consider that the UX design process is an important part of software development. Each company has its order and priorities in regard to the UX design processes and only follows their established UX design process framework in order to meet their product development requirements. We also found that there are different UX design process approaches from these six companies.
Android-Based Waste Education App: An Information Media on Zero-Waste Programs
Authors: Uska Muhammad Zamroni , Wirasasmita Rasyid Hardi , Arianti Baiq Desi Dwi , Kholisho Yosi Nur , Djamaluddin Muhammad , Jamaluddin Jamaluddin
Published: November 2021

Zero waste is one of the programs from the government of West Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia, where this program aims to provide education about waste to the public so that the waste can be processed or recycled so that it can be useful. Therefore, for the sake of creating a zero waste culture in the community, it is necessary to have media that provide education to the public about this program. The purpose of this article is to discuss the process of developing an Android-based waste education application as a medium of information about zero waste. This study uses the ADDIE model to make this product with five steps, namely analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. The data collection technique used was a questionnaire with a Likert scale, and the subjects in this study were the 60 people in the Menceh village. The data analysis technique used is descriptive quantitative. Our findings show that this application (media) is declared very-feasible by material (content) experts with a score of 85% and media (design) experts (83%), and user usability is in the very-high category (83%). So it can be concluded that this application is feasible to use properly, so that users can obtain information about how to manage waste through a zero waste program.
Pengembangan modul pop-up berbasis inkuiri terbimbing pada tema tata surya untuk kelas VII SMP
Authors: Ningrum Mia Novita , Dewi Novi Ratna , Parmin Parmin
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kelayakan dan keefektifan modul pop-up berbasis inkuiri terbimbing tema tata surya. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang terdiri dari sepuluh langkah dalam pelaksanaannya. Modul yang dikembangkan kemudian divalidasi oleh 3 ahli materi dan 3 ahli media untuk mengetahui kelayakan produk. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penilaian kelayakan modul pop-up berbasis inkuiri terbimbing oleh ahli materi dan media memperoleh skor rata-rata 54 dan 39 dengan kriteria sangat layak. Uji coba skala kecil untuk mengetahui keterbacaan modul mendapatkan rata-rata skor 36,89 dari siswa dan 11,9 dari guru dikategorikan sangat baik. Hasil skor N-gain diperoleh  kriteria sedang sampai tinggi sebesar 93,75% dan siswa mendapatkan nilai posttest ≥75 sebesar 84,4%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa modul pop-up berbasis inkuiri terbimbing tema tata surya layak dan efektif digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran. Development of pop-up module with inquiry guided-based in the solar system’s theme for 7th grade students AbstractThis research aims to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of pop-up module with the inquiry guided based in the solar system’s theme. This research is a development research using research model that cited from Sugiyono (2015) which consists of ten steps in the implementation. Then, the modules which developed were validated by 3 material experts and 3 media experts to determine the feasibility of the product. The results show that the feasibility assessment of pop-up module with inquiry guided based is guided by material and the media experts obtain an average score of 54 and 39 with very reasonable criteria. Small-scale experiment  aims to determine the legibility of the module earned an average score of 36.89 from students and 11.9 from teachers. The classical exhaustiveness obtained is 84,4%, the average og gain normality is 0,55 with medium criterion. Based on the results of the research can be concluded that the pop-up module with inquiry guided-based in the solar system’s theme is feasible and effective use in the learning process.
Pengembangan LKPD mobile learning guided discovery untuk meningkatkan penguasaan kompetensi dasar ekosistem Kurikulum 2013
Authors: Puspitasari Asri , Handziko Rio Christy
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan (1) mengembangkan produk aplikasi LKPD Mobile Learning berbasis Guided Discovery yang layak sebagai bahan ajar dan (2) mengetahui keefektifan penggunaannya terhadap peningkatan penguasaan kompetensi dasar (KD) peserta didik pada pokok bahasan ekosistem dalam kurikulum 2013. Penelitian pengembangan ini  merupakan Design and Development Research (D & D R) menurut Ellis dan Levy. Subjek coba penelitian sebanyak 126 peserta didik kelas X dari SMA N 1 Sentolo dan SMA N 1 Temon Kabupaten Kulon Progo. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan instrumen validasi ahli, instrumen tes pengukuran kompetensi pengetahuan, dan lembar observasi penguasaan kompetensi keterampilan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) aplikasi LKPD Mobile Learning berbasis Guided Discovery pada pokok bahasan Ekosistem ditinjau dari penilaian pada aspek kelayakan materi, tampilan, bahasa, dan kehandalan termasuk dalam kategori baik, dan (2) penerapan LKPD Mobile Learning berbasis Guided Discovery pada pokok bahasan Ekosistem dalam proses pembelajaran secara signifikan mampu meningkatkan penguasaan kompetensi dasar peserta didik. Developing guided discovery mobile learning worksheet to improve student’s mastery of basic competence in Curriculum 2013 AbstractThe aims of this research were (1) to produce Guided Discovery mobile learning worksheet on Ecosystem subject matter, (2) to know the effectiveness on student’s Mastery of Basic Competence in Curriculum 2013. This research is Design and Development Research (D & D R) according to Ellis and Levy. Product as the result of this development research was tested to subject of this research, 126 ten grade students of SMA N 1 Sentolo and SMA N 1 Temon, Kulon Progo. Data were collected through validation instrument set, basic competence instrument test, and observation sheet to assest process skill competence. The result of this recearch showed that (1) Guided Discovery mobile learning worksheet on Ecosystem subject matter was appropriate for students based on the contain, interface, language, and reliability and got good catergory rating, and (2) was effective and significant to improve student’s mastery of Basic Competence in Curriculum 2013.
The development of science comic to improve student’s understanding in elementary school
Authors: Maryani Ika , Amalia Luluk
Published: November 2021

This study aims to: (1) understand the steps of science comic development for grade V elementary school students, (2) understand the feasibility of comic science from learning aspect, materials aspect, and instructional media aspect, (3) understand the effectiveness of science comics to increase students understanding in elementary school. This is a research and development by using ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). Product validation tests are carried out by material experts, learning experts, media experts, teacher response, and students respond. Product implementation is conducted on the grade V students of Muhammadiyah Ngijon 1 elementary school. Data collection is used questionnaire and test. The results showed that the assessment from media experts is 81.25 (high feasibility); from the science, material expert is 85.00 (high feasibility); from learning experts is 93.18 (high feasibility). Teachers and students in the small group obtained a value of 97.50 (high feasibility) and in large group trials obtained a value of 94.58 (high feasibility). The effectiveness of science comic is tested by  Wilcoxon signed test and the result of Z value at -3.903 on the asimp significance of 0.000 on two-tailed test. The tets result show that the significance value is smaller than alpha (0.05); then it can be concluded that "Ho is rejected and Ha accepted". It means that there are differences in students' understanding of pre-test and post-test in science learning, so it can be concluded that science comis is effective to improve the understanding
Sainsmatika-based story tale book to improve environmental awareness of 4th grades students
Authors: Wangid Muhammad Nur
Published: November 2021

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of sainsmatika-based storybooks to improve environmental awareness for students. The experimental research design was used in this study, which involved two classes, namely the control class and the experimental class. Each class consisted of 30 students. The research subjects were 60 students of grade 4 students consisting of 36 female students and 24 male students. The analysis process used an independent t-sample test to find out the differences in each outcome. The results showed that based on the gain value obtained, it found out that the average value of the pre-test results in the control class was 49.47 and the posttest result was 67.41. This showed that the increasing score in the pre-test and post-test control classes only reached 2.34 which can be classified as low. Whereas in the experimental class, the results showed that the average pre-test results in the experimental class was 52.63, and the post-test results were 78.90. It means that the students' environmental awareness on pre-test and post-test results were 3.48, which was in the medium category. The results of the experimental research showed that the use of sainsmatika-based storybooks has a significant impact on students' environmental awareness. The results of hypothesis testing on environmental awareness variables showed that there were significant differences between the control group and the experimental group. The experimental group was better than the control group (t count 3.124 at level p 0.01).
Pengembangan handout fluida dinamik terintegrasi metakognisi untuk meningkatkan kemampuan aplikasi siswa SMA dan MA
Authors: Koswara Atep , Mundilarto Mundilarto
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan handout fluida dinamik terintegrasi metakognisi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan. Subyek penelitian ini adalah guru fisika dan siswa kelas XI IPA pada SMAN 8 Yogyakarta dan MAN Laboratorium UIN Yogyakarta. Instrumen yang digunakan berupa lembar penilaian kualitas handout oleh ahli pendidikan fisika dan guru fisika, lembar tanggapan siswa terhadap kualitas handout, tes awal dan tes akhir kemampuan menerapkan prinsip fluida dinamik, lembar tanggapan guru fisika dan siswa terhadap penggunaan handout. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif, analisis gain score, dan analisis varians dua jalur. Hasil penilaian ahli dan guru menunjukkan bahwa handout memiliki kualitas yang sangat baik. Hasil uji lapangan menunjukkan bahwa handout memiliki kualitas yang baik menurut tanggapan siswa, penggunaan handout menghasilkan peningkatan kemampuan menerapkan prinsip fluida dinamik siswa SMA dan MA yang signifikan, dan handout sangat praktis digunakan menurut guru fisika SMA dan praktis menurut siswa SMA. Developing handout of fluid dynamics integrated by metacognition to improve application ability of SMA and MA students AbstractThis research aims to develop a handout of fluid dynamics integrated by metacognition. This type of research is research and development. The subjects of this study were a SMA/MA physics teacher and XI IPA grade students at SMAN 8 Yogyakarta and MAN Laboratory UIN Yogyakarta. The instruments used in this study were in the form of quality assessment sheet of teaching materials handout by physics education experts and SMA/MA physics teachers, students response sheet on the quality of teaching materials handout, initial and final test of application competence of the principles of fluid dynamics, and SMA/MA physics teacher and students response sheet on the use of the teaching materials handout. The data analysis technique used in this research was descriptive analysis, analysis of gain score, and two way analysis of variance. The expert and physics teacher assessment results show that the handout developed has a very good quality. Field testing results show that the handout developed has good quality according to student responses, the use of this handout can result significant improvement on the students ability to apply the principles of fluid dynamics at SMAN 8 Yogyakarta and MAN Laboratory UIN Yogyakarta, and the use of the handout is very practical according to SMA physics teacher and practical according to SMA students.
Pengaruh servant leadership learning dengan concept mapping terhadap pemahaman konsep dan berpikir kritis siswa
Authors: Nugroho Robertus Arifin , Suryadarma I Gusti Putu
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran Servant Leadership Learning dengan strategi Concept Mapping (SLL+CM) terhadap kemampuan pemahaman konsep dan berpikir kritis siswa kelas X SMA Kolese De Britto Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan eksperimen semu dengan desain nonequivalent subject, control group-pretest posttest design. Pendekatan ini menggunakan tiga kelas eksperimen, yaitu kelas SLL+CM, kelas SLL, kelas CM, dan satu kelas kontrol menggunakan pendekatan konvensional. Populasi infinite siswa kelas X yang terbagi dalam 7 kelas. Sampel menggunakan 4 kelas dengan penarikan sampling teknik samples of convenience. Sungai Gajah Wong digunakan sebagai objek pembelajaran. Untuk menguji pengaruh model pembelajaran digunakan uji Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) dengan asumsi dasar normalitas, homogenitas, dan regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran SLL+CM memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap kemampuan pemahaman konsep dan berpikir kritis siswa. The Effect of the Servant Leadership Learning with Concept Mapping on the Concept Understanding and Critical Thinking Students AbstractThis study aimed to find out the effect of the Servant Leadership Learning model with the Concept Mapping strategy (SLL+CM) on the concept understanding and critical thinking skill of Grade X students of SMA Kolese De Britto Yogyakarta. This was a quasi-experimental study using the nonequivalent subject, control group-pretest posttest design. This approach involved three experimental classes, namely the SLL+CM class, SLL class, and CM class, and one control class using the convenience approach. Gajah Wong river was used as a learning object. Population infinite all Grade X students in seven classes. The research sample, consisting of four classes, was samples convenience. To test the effect of the learning models, the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) with normality, homogenity, and regression asumptions. The results of the study was SLL+CM had significant effect on the concept understanding and critical thinking skill students.
Challenges facing Saudi public sector leaders during change
Authors:   Department of Business Administration, Northern Border University, Ar’ar, Saudi Arabia, et al. Alenezi
Published: November 2021

Organization change management has a poor success record and confronts leaders with many challenges, including employee resistance. The Saudi public sector is undergoing widespread changes under the government’s reform agenda, Vision 2030. However, there is little research on organizational change in the Arab world; what exists locks depth and pays little attention to leaders’ roles. This paper explores the challenges facing Saudi public sector leaders and the response strategies adopted in two public sector organizations undergoing a recent change. Qualitative data were collected by unstructured interviews with six department leaders and 21 subordinates involved in change implementation. Challenges faced included the hierarchical organizational and sectoral structure, bureaucracy, high power distance, constraints on leaders’ autonomy, the gender-sensitive national culture, and employee resistance. Leaders employed a variety of strategies to cope with and mitigate these challenges, to achieve change success, notably, improving communication to explain the change, provide clarity and alleviate concerns. Leaders also become less authoritarian and more employee-focused, applying flexibility, providing opportunities for employee participation, and using various motivational strategies to gain employee commitment and improve productivity limitations of the study are the small convergence sample reflecting one project in one sector and the inability to follow change progress over time. The insight afforded by rich qualitative data on experienced challenges and leader behavior enables implications to be drawn for motivational strategies and communication with other public sector organizations involved in change projects.
Adaptive discrete thin plate spline smoother
Authors: Fang Lishan , Stals Linda
Published: November 2021

The discrete thin plate spline smoother fits smooth surfaces to large data sets efficiently. It combines the favourable properties of the finite element surface fitting and thin plate splines. The efficiency of its finite element grid is improved by adaptive refinement, which adapts the precision of the solution. It reduces computational costs by refining only in sensitive regions, which are identified using error indicators. While many error indicators have been developed for the finite element method, they may not work for the discrete smoother. In this article we show three error indicators adapted from the finite element method for the discrete smoother. A numerical experiment is provided to evaluate their performance in producing efficient finite element grids.
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A Serious Puzzle Game to Enhance Adherence to Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Systematic Development Using Intervention Mapping
Authors: Pouls Bart PH , Bekker Charlotte L , van Dulmen Sandra , Vriezekolk Johanna E , van den Bemt Bart JF
Published: November 2021

Background

Patients’ implicit attitudes toward medication need and concerns may influence their adherence. Targeting these implicit attitudes by combining game-entertainment with medication-related triggers might improve medication adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Objective

The aim of this study was to describe the systematic development of a serious game to enhance adherence to antirheumatic drugs by using intervention mapping.

Methods

A serious game was developed using the intervention mapping framework guided by a multidisciplinary expert group, which proceeded along 6 steps: (1) exploring the problem by assessing the relationship between medication adherence and implicit attitudes, (2) defining change objectives, (3) selecting evidence-based behavior change techniques that focused on adjusting implicit attitudes, (4) designing the intervention, (5) guaranteeing implementation by focusing on intrinsic motivation, and (6) planning a scientific evaluation.

Results

Based on the problem assessment and guided by the Dual-Attitude Model, implicit negative and illness-related attitudes of patients with RA were defined as the main target for the intervention. Consequently, the change objective was “after the intervention, participants have a more positive attitude toward antirheumatic drugs.” Attention bias modification, evaluative conditioning, and goal priming were the techniques chosen to implicitly target medication needs. These techniques were redesigned into medication-related triggers and built in the serious puzzle game. Thirty-seven patients with RA tested the game at several stages. Intrinsic motivation was led by the self-determination theory and addressed the 3 needs, that is, competence, autonomy, and relatedness. The intervention will be evaluated in a randomized clinical trial that assesses the effect of playing the serious game on antirheumatic drug adherence.

Conclusions

We systematically developed a serious game app to enhance adherence to antirheumatic drugs among patients with RA by using the intervention mapping framework. This paper could serve as a guideline for other health care providers when developing similar interventions.
Rafflesia patma Blume in Pananjung Pangandaran Nature Reserve, West Java: Population Structure, Distribution Patterns, and Environmental Influences
Authors: Adnan Bahana Aditya , Hadisusanto Suwarno , Purnomo Purnomo
Published: November 2021

Rafflesia patma is an endemic plant of Pangandaran, West Java which is protected because of its rare status. The purpose of this research is to study the population structure, distribution patterns, and the effect of the physical environment of abundance R. patma in Pananjung Pangandaran Nature Reserve, West Java. The method used in this research was a survey method with a purposive sampling technique. Sampling was conducted using quadrat plots. The population pattern distribution was defined by a standardized Morisita index, and the analysis of abiotic environmental factors was determined by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) using PAST3. The results showed that there were 114 R. patma individuals scattered in several research areas in Pananjung Pangandaran Nature Reserve, they were Gua Parat (3 individuals), Cilegon (13 individuals), Pasir Putih (12 individuals), Badeto (48 individuals), and Curug Leutik (38 individuals). The distribution pattern of R. patma in Pananjung Pangandaran Nature Reserve was clustered with the Morisita index value (Id) > 1. Based on the PCA analysis, results that support the classification of the cluster analysis were obtained. Based on four abiotic environmental conditions analyzed, the most dominant character in influencing the distribution patterns and population structure of R. patma is light intensity.
Community Structure of Dragonfly (Ordo: Odonata) in Natural Forest and Tourist Sites Petungkriyono Forest, Central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Nafisah Nur Apriatun , Soesilohadi R.C.Hidayat
Published: November 2021

Petungkriyono forest is a tropical rainforest with high biodiversity. The increasing tourism activities in Petungkriyono lead to land conversion. Dragonfly (order Odonata) is a good bioindicator for aquatic and terrestrial. This study aimed to compare the community structure of Odonata in natural forests and tourist sites. The method of collecting imago Odonata was done by direct searching, samples were captured using sweep netting. The results showed that the dragonflies found in all locations consisted of the same family, 2 families (Gomphidae and Libellulidae) from the suborder Anisoptera and 6 families (Calopterygidae, Chlorocyphidae, Coenagrionidae, Euphaidae Platycnemididae, and Platystictidae) from the suborder Zygoptera. The total species of dragonflies found in Sokokembang were 15 species with a total of 293 individuals, Tirta Muncar 13 species of 287 individuals, Karanggondang 17 species of 276 individuals, and Curug Lawe 14 species of 242 individuals. The highest relative abundance of individuals was in the natural forest of Sokokembang is Drepanosticta spatulifera (26.28%) and in Karanggondang Vestalis luctuosa (24.64%), while in the tourist forests of Tirta Muncar and Curug Lawe were Euphaea variegata (34.84% and 28.51 %). The structure of the Odonata community is based on the Shannon-Wiener diversity index in the natural forests of Sokokembang (2.18) and Karanggondang (2.21) at the tourist sites of Tirta Muncar (1.84) and Curug Lawe (2.11). The results showed that the structure of the Odonata community based on the level of the diversity index value, evenness index, and dominance index in natural forests and tourist sites in Petungkriyono forest was not significantly different.
The Linguistic Landscape of Regional Hospitals in Tanzania: Language Choice on Signage
Authors: BENEDICTO Generatha , TIBATEGEZA Eustard R.
Published: November 2021

The study aimed at identifying the language choice on the signage and assessing the outpatients and their aides’ views on the language choice on the signage in regional hospitals, namely Bukoba and Sekou Toure. The study was guided by language choice theory on the signage where qualitative approach was employed. Data were gathered through observation and interview methods. Thirty-six respondents who were hospital management teams, medical care providers, patients and their aides were involved. The study findings reveal that there were two languages on the signage including Kiswahili and English where Kiswahili was predominant. This indicates the linguistic landscape of the selected hospitals suits the targeted people though it excludes some clients who cannot understand Kiswahili. The study recommends that there is a great need of using two languages on the signage and establishing a clear national policy on language choice on the signage. This will help to direct, inform, educate, warn and instruct the clients around the hospital surroundings.
Heuristic Approach towards Demystifying Riemann Hypothesis in Laymans Language and It’s Implication on Robotics, Cryptography and Security
Authors: Abhishek J. Parekh
Published: November 2021

Abstract: The Quest for finding this solution to millennium problem has its own unique history. Perhaps, the most under rated element about this conjecture is that it’s jargonising language to understand. The impacts which it lays on laymen’s life are immense. Often this conjecture is difficult to understand for majority of technical student also. It lays its foundation among the various branches of engineering such as applied maths, mechanical, E.C., computer and physics. Seeing its potential impacts, a heuristic approach is tried in this paper to demonstrate Riemann hypothesis in simplified form and unique way. Also, the impacts which can be brought by the solution of this problem in foreseen future are discussed. Keyword: 1. Riemann Hypothesis, 2. E.C., 3. Cryptography, 4. Physics, 5. Robotics, 6. Mechatronics, 7. Quantum mechanics
Success: It’s not a sorcery
Authors: Rao Sayana Suseela
Published: November 2021

Abstract: Success breeds success. People want to be involved with things that are successful, that are moving forward. Once a success, always a success with a little effort, luck, determination, support, good habits, hard work and character. Rules of success are clear, then how to be successful celebrities, self-made men, and women. They are successful because, they skillfully leveraged ambition, determination, talent, knowledge, and hard work. The secrets of success are transferable; they can be used by anyone. Success is not a sorcery. How the Chamberlains, the 17th century midwives, magically delivered one healthy baby after another at a time when mothers and babies often died during childbirth. The secret of their success was “the forceps, the obstetrical tool” that the Chamberlains invented. They have skillfully kept their secret under wraps, literally working under sheets that they hid their hands. Further they used an intelligent act of transporting that forceps tool in a massive and mystical gold Box to obscure their secret. Spiritual success or success in relationships; career success, or celebrity. General hope is that you will use it for inspiration and light guidance; perhaps like forceps in the delivery room, this tool will make the process, a little easier. This article would be discussing all these facets associated with success, which means often not taking the path of least resistance but opening yourself to new challenges that enable you to grow, develop mentally, spiritually, and professionally. Keywords: success, leveraging, knowledge, hard work, talent, tips, techniques, magic, sorcery, ambition, personality, spiritual success, career success.
Checking the Stability Criteria of Multi-Storied Building by Varying Opening Area Percentages in Shear Wall Used in Periphery with Seismic Zone III
Authors: Sharma Mr. Prashant
Published: November 2021

Abstract: To decrease the overall cost of the project, it is highly recommended dropping the cost in different manners. To make economic structure, structure without losing the stiffness standards and the cost cutting should be done at every construction stages. The dual systems in building structure consist of structural walls and moment resisting frames. The walls are made up of RCC, which is expensive material. The purpose of current study is to discover the effect of reducing shear wall area in multistorey building to decrease cost. The buildings are provided with shear walls to improve the lateral load resistance. Post parametric analysis results shows that, the reduction in shear wall area should be modified to a certain limit up to 20 % for cost cutting. But in this study, the opening areas of shear wall are increased above 20% to 36.75% and verify the results of post analysis. In this study 8 cases are analysed with 0%, 11%, 14.20%, 20%, 33.20%, 29.05%, 35%, & 36.75% opening in shear wall and analysis is perform by Response Analysis Method of dynamic analysis using Staad.pro V8i software in Zone III of multistorey building (G+18). The effects of opening in the wall are studied by considering the moments, shear, and torsion, and axial forces in the beams and columns. It is observed that after a certain percentage of shear opening in walls the building fails in the drift at a certain height. To resolve this problem the flared area of height 0.5 m at the height of failure is provided to counteract the effect of drift. It was observed that by the introduction of shear belt the drift reduces which made the structure stable. Finally in this study, the opening of shear wall area is increased up to 35% and concrete area is reduced 1170.20 m2 , which is 534.2m2 more than the previous studies. Keywords: Shear Wall, Opening Area, Multi-storeyed Building, Seismic effects, Response Spectrum Method