bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Metode MFEP dalam Perlombaan Hatinya PKK Kabupaten Musi Rawas
Authors: Apriadi Deni , Alfiarini Alfiarini
Published: December 2022

Halaman, Asri, Teratur, Indah dan Nyaman (Hatinya) PKK merupakan suatu gerakan masyarakat untuk memanfaatkan halaman di sekitar rumah agar ditanami dengan tanaman pangan dan produktif ataupun tanaman hias yang diharapkan dapat memberikan nilai lebih diantaranya untuk keindahan dan kenyamanan rumah tempat tinggal. Untuk membiasakan masyarakat dalam menerapkan Halaman, Asri, Teratur, Indah dan Nyaman, maka pemerintah melakukan perlombaan Hatinya PKK dimulai dari tingkat Kecamatan, Kabupaten/Kota, Provinsi dan Tingkat Nasional. Untuk mendapatkan desa/kelurahan terbaik dalam perlombaan Hatinya PKK tingkat Kabupaten Musi Rawas yang sesuai dengan kriteria, maka diperlukan Sistem Pendukung Keputusan yang berbasis komputer untuk memudahkan dalam proses penilaian. Salah satu metode yang dapat digunakan yaitu Multi Factor Evaluation Process (MFEP). Kriteria yang digunakan dalam perlombaan Hatinya PKK Kabupaen Musi Rawas yaitu tanaman sayur, tanaman obat-obatan, tanaman rempah, peternakan/perikanan, tata letak tanaman dan kebersihan. Dari hasil perhitungan dengan menggunakan MFEP, dari 14 alternatif kelurahan/desa yang mendapat nilai tertinggi 8.1 yaitu Kelurahan Srikaton
Klasifikasi Sentimen Tweet Mengenai Covid-19 Pada Twitter Di Indonesia Dengan Metode Vector Space Model
Authors: Harlina Sitti , Lillikwatil Rudy Donny , Aryasa Komang , Susanto Cucut , Sapriadi Sapriadi , Alfriady Edwin Tri
Published: December 2022

Berdasarkan laporan dari Direktur Jenderal Sumber Daya Perangkat Pos dan Informatika (SDPP) Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika Tahun 2019 Indonesia menjadi negara yang menduduki peringkat 8 dalam mengakses situs Twitter, Pandemi corona virus saat ini membuat seluruh sendi kehidupan berubah, salah satunya yaitu proses belajar mengajar yang harus dilakukan dari rumah, di Indonesia pendapat mengenai corona virus masih beragam. Pada penelitian ini data yang dipakai adalah data percakapan digital di media sosial twitter yang menjadi objek dari penelitian ini. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian eksperimental yang berarti mencoba, mencari, dan mengkonfirmasi data pada percakapan di twitter mengenai Covid-19 yang di klasifikasi dengan metode Vector Space Model, telah berhasil dan sesuai dengan spesifikasi yang diinginkan,  Metode Vector Space Model untuk mengklasifikasi tweet mengenai Covid-19, dapat di impelemntasikan dengan hasil tweet yang memperlihatkan nilai positif dengan 52,1%. Sistem dapat menjadikan program ini digunakan untuk menganalisa penentuan terhadap data tweet pada tahun berjalan. Pengembangan dapat dilakukan dengan mengimplementasikan pengunaan metode lain dalam mengklasifikasi data twitter.Untuk menyempurnakan sistem ini, dapat mengembangkan sistem yang dapat digunakan oleh perangkat mobile.
Implementasi Metode Indexing dan Penggunaan Subquery untuk Optimalisasi Database Rawat Jalan Rumah Sakit Menggunakan Mysql
Authors: Mokodaser Wilsen Grivin , Dwijayanti Monica , Samidi Samidi
Published: December 2022

Kebutuhan layanan rawat jalan rumah sakit yang dapat diakses dengan cepat oleh masyarakat merupakan aspek yang sangat penting. Dengan melihat keterpurukan yang disebabkan oleh pandemi Covid-19 yang melanda dunia sejak tahun 2019 dan berdampak pada berbagai aspek ekonomi termasuk layanan rumah sakit, digitalisasi sistem rumah sakit harus diterapkan untuk dapat menjadi solusi dalam memberikan layanan yang cepat bagi pasien yang datang berobat. sistem informasi tersebut bukannya tanpa kendala, seiring bertambahnya jumlah data sehingga pemilihan basis data yang tepat termasuk penggunaan kueri yang tepat dapat membantu memberikan output yang tepat dan cepat. metode indexing dapat diterapkan pada tabel dengan jumlah basis data yang besar. penggunaan subquery sebagaimana dengan penelitian yang telah dilakukan sebelumnya menunjukkan peningkatan performance akses data.
Analisis Sentimen Masyarakat Terhadap Exchange Tokocrypto Pada Twitter Menggunakan Metode LSTM
Authors: Sandag Green Arther , Waworundeng Jacquline
Published: December 2022

Internet telah berperan penting dalam mempengaruhi semua aktivitas manusia di era teknologi saat ini. Dengan adanya internet dapat digunakan untuk berbagai tujuan, termasuk berbagi pengetahuan, bertransaksi, bersosialisasi, berbelanja, bisnis, pendidikan, dan banyak hal lain yang dapat dilakukan. Sementara internet semakin populer, berbagai macam transaksi digital terus berkembang, salah satunya yaitu pertukaran koin ke koin lain yang disebut cryptocurrency (mata uang kripto). Cryptocurrency adalah aset digital yang menggunakan kriptografi yang kuat untuk mengenkripsi transaksi keuangan, dan memverifikasi transfer aset. Salah satu exchange cryptocurrency untuk investasi di Indonesia yaitu Tokocrypto. Dengan begitu ramainya antusias dari cryptocurrency, banyak masyarakat Indonesia menggunakan media sosial seperti Twitter untuk mencari informasi, memberikan pendapat, juga informasi. Untuk mengklasifikasi tweet publik di Twitter ke dalam kategori positif dan negatif, diperlukan model analisis sentiment. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Long Short Term Memory (LSTM), dimana LSTM merupakan salah satu pengembangan neural network yang dapat digunakan untuk pemodelan data time series terhadap tweet pengguna Twitter terhadap exchange Tokocrypto. Didapatkan sebanyak 2022 tweets positif, 1632 tweets negative, dan 1012 tweets netral.

Kata kunci—Internet, Mata Uang Kripto, Investasi, Pertukaran, Tokocrypto, LSTM
UAS KRITIK SENI FIRA KAHO
Authors: Kaho Fira
Published: December 2022

Musik sangat penting.
THE CONCEPT OF INVESTMENT IN THE CAPITAL MARKET
Authors: Arys
Published: December 2022

The capital market is a financial market for long-term funds. The Islamic Capital Market is all activities in the capital market that do not conflict with Islamic principles. The Indonesian Islamic capital market is part of the Islamic financial industry which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (OJK), particularly the Islamic capital market directorate. This article describes the history of the capital market, risks and investment strategies in the capital market.
UAS Pendidikan IPS
Authors: Putri Amalia
Published: December 2022

IPS is a subject that has an important role in education. Because social studies studies various fields of history, economics, politics, technology and so on. Therefore, you must study IPS so that it can be used as a tool to solve everyday life problems, although many people view social studies as the most common field of study saturate. At every level of education is inseparable from social studies subjects from elementary school to university.
Media Pembelajaran Inkuiri Dalam Pembelajaran IPS Dengan Tema Budaya Untuk Siswa SMA
Authors: Riyanto Agus
Published: December 2022

Media pembelajaran adalah salah satu yang bisa mennjadikan ke efektifan pembelajaran didalam kelas. Dengan adanya keefektifan yang maksimal, media pembelajaran sekarang diharapkan bisa membuat komunikasi pembelajaran dua arah . dengan media pembelajaran inkuiri yang terfokus dengan tema budaya menjadikan tujuan pembelajaran Pendidikan IPS agar siswa menjadi warga negara yang baik tercapai.
Produksi, Distribusi, dan Konsumsi
Authors: Norhatimah
Published: December 2022

Ips adalah satu diantara mata pelajaran disekolah yang banyak memanfaatkan lingkungan sekitar sebagai sarana belajar. Lingkungan sebagai sarana belajar tentunya harus memberikan manfaat yang besar bagi peserta didik. Lingkungan sekitar yang bisa digunakan sebagai sarana belajar satu diantara nya adalah pasar. Pasar merupakan tempat terjadinya transaksi jual beli antara penjual dan pembeli. Dipasar peserta didik dapat melihat kegiatan produksi, distribusi, dan konsumsi. Adanya kegiatan tersebut membuat peserta didik mengetahui terkait materi ekonomi yang terdapat dalam pembelajaran ips. Dengan begitu, pasar dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai laboratorium ips karena dapat memberikan informasi yang tentunya dapat menjadi sumber belajar ips. Observasi ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pasar Bauntung Banjarbaru yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai laboratorium outdoor ips. Hasil observasi ini menjelaskan bahwa terdapat kegiatan produksi, distribusi dan konsumsi yang sesuai dengan materi ips, sehingga kegiatan di pasar dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai sumber belajar ips.
Perkembangan individu dan identitas
Authors: Hidayat Qoharudin
Published: December 2022

Ilmu pendidikan IPS adalah sebuah ilmu yang mempelajari tentang sosial baik dari sistem sejarah,politik,ekonomi dan budaya. Dimana hal ini menjadikan Ilmu IPS sangat penting dalam lingkup pendidikan. IPS juga berperan penting dalam pembentukan karakter remaja dan juga warga negara dalam menjadi bagian dari satu negara yang berdaulat. Pendidikan IPS dapat menjadi acuan dalam pengembangan diri manusia, dan juga pengembangan sifat dan sikap manusia dalam bertindak. Pendidikan IPS juga diharapkan dapat membuat mahasiswa dan peserta yang masih dilingkup sekolahan dapat menerapkan ilmu Ips dan peka terhadap lingkungan sekitarnya.
TRADISI LISAN NATONI ADAT MASYARAKAT ETNIS DAWAN (ATOIN METO) TERKUSUSNYA DESA OELE'U KECAMATAN TOIANAS KAB. TIMOR TENGAH SELATAN
Authors: Knaufmone Martinus
Published: December 2022

TRADISI LISAN NATONI ADATA MASYARAKAT ETNIS DAWAN (ATOIN METO) TERKUSUSNYA DESA OELE'U KECAMATAN TOIANAS KAB. TIMOR TENGAH SELATAN
Fungsi Kelompok Sosial dalam Masyarakat dan Individu (Individu, Kelompok, Lembaga)
Authors: Ghifari Muhammad Fikri Khallifsyah
Published: December 2022

Fungsi Kelompok Sosial bagi Masyarakat dan Individu
KEISTIMEWAAN KAIN TENUN DI INSANA KHAS NTT
Authors: Mone Adi Indrasukno
Published: December 2022

Kain tenun insana khas NTT dikenal sebagai salah satu jenis kain yang menonjol warna-warna yang cerah dan memiliki makna yang sangat dalam pada budaya setempat
Pasar Persaingan Monopolistik dan Obligasi
Authors: AR Ashra
Published: December 2022

Secara teknis, pasar persaingan monopolistik tidak dapat didefinisikan karena masing- masing perusahaan menghasilkan barang-barang yang berbeda. Yang dapat dilakukan hanyalah mengelompokkan perusahaan-perusahaan yang menghasilkan barang-barang yang erat hubungannya dan menunjukkan sebagai satu kelompok produk.
Realizacja prac B+R celem wprowadzenia na rynek inteligentnej szafy zarządzającej przechowywanymi urządzeniami mobilnymi - Raport badawczy
Authors: Bak Aleksander
Published: December 2022

Realizacja prac B+R celem wprowadzenia na rynek inteligentnej szafy zarządzającej przechowywanymi urządzeniami mobilnymi.
Differential expression of KEAP1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of KEAP1, encoding kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1, in the skeletal muscle of patients with ALS. KEAP1 was also differentially expressed in primary lower motor neurons isolated from patients with ALS. KEAP1 transcript was present at significantly lower levels in ALS patient skeletal muscle as compared to control motor neurons. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of ALS.
Organizational culture: Conceptual discussion
Authors: Rita Asma Siddiqua
Published: December 2022

This paper is concerned with the critical discussion of organizational culture as well as the conceptual paradigm that underpins it. This paper does not attempt to cover the entire body of literature; rather, it focuses on the papers that were studied during the summer school (2021) in Estonia. Following a review of a limited number of scholarly works, this article comes to the conclusion that organizational culture is a complicated concept whose definition is dependent on who is using the term and from whose viewpoints it is being defined. The discussion of this paper is significant in that it incorporates new viewpoints and brings them together to provide assistance to individuals who are interested in conceiving organizational culture as a whole.
Pasar Monopoli
Authors: Ruslan Sulistiawati
Published: December 2022

Menurut Tati Suhartati dan Fathorrozi dalam buku Teori Ekonomi Mikro, pasar monopoli adalah suatu model pasar yang mempunyai ciri hanya terdapat satu penjual di pasar, output yang dihasilkan oleh produsen bersifat lain daripada yang lain (unique), tidak mempunyai barang pengganti yang sangat dekat dan di pasar ada rintangan bagi produsen lain untuk memasukinya (barriers to entry),
Ekonomi Moneter Islam Masa Depan
Authors: khasanah uswatun
Published: December 2022

Penggunaan uang emas dapat saja dicapai selama regulator negara tersebut sudah memutuskan dan mengesahkan uang emas secara legal. Selain itu, penerimaan dan persetujuan dari negara-negara lain juga diperlukan demi tujuan mencapai penggunaan uang yang sesuai syariat Islam.
Pentingnya Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan (Civic Education) bagi Generasi Muda pada Era Globalisasi
Authors: Nurwahidiah Anisya
Published: December 2022

Era Globalisasi adalah sebuah era yang dimana adanya perubahan yang melanda seluruh dunia. Perubahan ini disebabkan oleh perkembangan teknologi yang sangat pesat. Globalisasi banyak memberikan dampak baik positif maupun dampak negatif. Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan diperlukan warga negara Indonesia agar bisa terhindar dari segala dampak negatif globalisasi. Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan diperluka juga untuk menyaring segala kebudayaan dari luar supaya rakyat Indonesia tetap memiliki sikap nasionalisme dan tidak terlalu terbawa arus dari luar.
Differential expression of CCDC80 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of CCDC80, encoding coiled-coil domain-containing 80, in the skeletal muscle of patients with ALS. CCDC80 was also differentially expressed in the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived motor neurons of patients with ALS. CCDC80 transcript was present at significantly higher levels in ALS patient skeletal muscle as compared to control skeletal muscle. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of ALS.
KERANGKA KERJA KEBIJAKAN MONETER ISLAM
Authors: istiqomah Bunga sahila hizbul
Published: December 2022

Kebijakan diartikan sebagai peraturan dan tindakan yang diambil oleh para pemimpin untuk berupaya mencapai tujuan yang telah ditargetkan. Dalam literatur ekonomi terdapat beragam kebijakan ekonomi, baik yang diarahkan untuk mengendalikan sisi permintaan maupun sisi penawaran suatu perekonomian. Contoh kebijakan sisi permintaan (demand side management) yakni kebijakan fiskal dan kebijakan moneter, sementara kebijakan pengelolaan sisi penawaran (supply side management) yakni kebijakan ekonomi sektoral dan yang bersifat struktural.
Cleaning up the Brickyard: How Theory and Methodology Shape Experiments in Cognitive Neuroscience of Language
Authors: van der Burght Constantijn L , Friederici Angela D. , Maran Matteo , Papitto Giorgio , Pyatigorskaya Elena , Schroen Joelle , Trettenbrein Patrick C. , Zaccarella Emiliano
Published: December 2022

The capacity for language is a defining property of our species, yet despite decades of research evidence on its neural basis is still mixed and a generalized consensus is difficult to achieve. We suggest that this is partly caused by researchers defining “language” in different ways, with focus on a wide range of phenomena, properties, and levels of investigation. Accordingly, there is very little agreement amongst cognitive neuroscientists of language on the operationalization of fundamental concepts to be investigated in neuroscientific experiments. Here, we review chains of derivation in the cognitive neuroscience of language, focusing on how the hypothesis under consideration is defined by a combination of theoretical and methodological assumptions. We first attempt to disentangle the complex relationship between linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience in the field. Next, we focus on how conclusions that can be drawn from any experiment are inherently constrained by auxiliary assumptions, both theoretical and methodological, on which the validity of conclusions drawn rests. These issues are discussed in the context of classical experimental manipulations as well as study designs that employ novel approaches such as naturalistic stimuli and computational modelling. We conclude by proposing that a highly interdisciplinary field such as the cognitive neuroscience of language requires researchers to form explicit statements concerning the theoretical definitions, methodological choices, and other constraining factors involved in their work.
Meaning-making during COVID-19 in Indian College Youth: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Verma Shivali , Bhattacharya Anindita
Published: December 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic started out as a very sudden outbreak and took a turn into a prolonged disaster. With the loss of lives, livelihoods, and normalcy, people had to grasp what had happened. Meaning-making has been central to recovery post a range of disasters. The current study examined the meaning-making processes of thirty-five Indian college students through in-depth interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results were qualitatively analyzed using thematic analysis through NVIVO software and indicated that the pandemic had largely impacted college students’ routines, sleep schedules, education, and college life. Most participants appraised the pandemic as a threat rather than a challenge, which resulted in them experiencing a loss of control. However, the participants employed a range of meaning-making processes to cope with the pandemic. Reinforcing global meaning and benefit finding was most commonly used. Denial was the least used. More participants reported having had positive outcomes of the meaning made. Participants used behavioral and emotional coping strategies that were congruent with the meaning they made. The study has implications for designing and developing promotive and preventive programs for college youth during times of distress.
Happy House, Better Health? Crossovers, Spillovers, and Multipliers in Individual Happiness
Authors: Braga Anita , Mills Stuart
Published: December 2022

This paper tests whether happiness crossovers between partners living in the same household can have long-term effects on individuals’ health. Using the Understanding Society panel dataset and a fixed effects estimator with instrumental variables the paper first estimates the happiness contagion parameter of cohabiting partners, measured as the effect of one partner’s life satisfaction on an individual's life satisfaction. It then analyses how such a happiness crossover influences individual physical health, as measured by the PCS-12. The results confirm that happiness crosses-over from one partner to the other and subsequently spills-over to an individual's long-term health. Indeed, the happiness contagion coefficient is equal to 0.14, meaning that partners’ life satisfaction makes up 14% of individual life satisfaction. Moreover, a partner's life satisfaction has a 0.02 effect on individual physical health. The implications of these findings for policy and further research are discussed.
Mental health at different stages of cancer survival: A natural language processing study of Reddit posts
Authors: Podina Ioana , Bucur Ana-Maria , Todea Diana , Fodor Liviu Andrei , Luca Andreea Iuliana , Dinu Liviu , Boian Rares
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study was to use text-based social media content analysis from cancer-specific subreddits to evaluate depression and anxiety-loaded content. Natural language processing, automatic, and lexicon-based methods were employed to perform sentiment analysis and to identify depression and anxiety-loaded content. Data were collected from 187 Reddit users who had received a cancer diagnosis, were currently undergoing treatment or had completed treatment. Participants were split according to survivorship status into short-term, transition, and long-term cancer survivors. A number of 72524 posts were analysed across the three cancer survivor groups. The results showed that short-term cancer survivors had significantly more depression-loaded posts and more anxiety-loaded words than long-term survivors, with no significant differences relative to the transition period. The topic analysis showed that long-term survivors, more than other stages of survivorship, have resources to share their experiences with suicidal ideation and mental health issues while providing support to their survivor community. The results indicate that Reddit texts seem to be an indicator of when the stressor is active and mental health issues are triggered. This sets the stage for Reddit to become a platform for screening and first-hand intervention delivery. Special attention should be dedicated to short-term survivors.
The Persistence of the Gender Earnings Gap: Cohort Trends and the Role of Education in Twelve Countries
Authors: Bar-Haim Eyal , Chauvel Louis , Gornick Janet C. , Hartung Anne
Published: December 2022

Studying twelve countries over 30 years, we examine whether women’s educational expansion has translated into a narrowing of the gender gap in earnings when including persons with zero earnings. As educational attainment is cohort-dependent, an Age-Period-Cohort analysis is most appropriate in our view. Using the micro data from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) Database, we show that while, in terms of attainment of tertiary education, women have caught up and often even outperform men, substantial gender differences in our earnings measure persist in all countries. Using the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition method in an innovative age-period-cohort approach, we demonstrate that the role of education in explaining gender earnings differences has been limited and even decreased over cohorts. We also conclude that, when including persons not receiving earnings, earnings differences at levels far from gender equality will likely persist in the future, even if the “rise of women” in terms of education continues – as the share of women in higher education increases and the returns to education in particular for women declines. (Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Working Paper)
What About Social Media Affects Online Discourse? Evidence from Trump’s Twitter Reinstatement
Authors: Karell Daniel , Sachs Jeffrey
Published: December 2022

Why do social media affect users' online discourse? We test the effect of non-discursive cues regarding influential users on other users’ discourse. To do so, we exploit two unexpected recent events for a natural experiment on Twitter: first, the reinstatement of Donald Trump's account on November 19, 2022; second, the fact that Trump did not tweet for (at least) a month after reinstatement. Our analysis compares pre- and post-reinstatement tweets created by a panel of Trump's followers who have been following him since before reinstatement (N_users = 2814; N_tweets = 145103). The results of embedding regressions estimating discursive difference across periods suggest that cues about Trump's acceptability – and not new content from Trump – changed users' discourse. This change lasts up to a month. We additionally observe that the discursive shift consisted of more uncivil discussion of women. Our findings help explain the recently reported increase of hate speech on Twitter. More broadly, they suggest that events and signals on social media – even non-discursive ones – can shift users' perceptions of norms and change online discourse.
It's Getting Difficult to Be a Straight White Man: Bundled Masculinity Grievances on Reddit
Authors: Hanson Kenneth R. , Pascoe CJ , Light Ryan
Published: December 2022

This article examines a case of internet posts discussing social issues affecting men and masculinity. Analysis of 500 posts containing masculine coded language on the subreddit r/unpopularopinion suggests that masculinity, especially when intersected with straightness and whiteness, is discursively constructed in an imagined social hierarchy where the plight of straight white men is invisible. By framing opinions as “unpopular,” these posts suggest that while the poster’s view may be objectively true, it is disvalued in mainstream discourses. Three key findings emerged from this analysis: First, regardless of the particular social issue discussed, efforts to reduce social inequality were negatively evaluated on average. Second, negative posts were more popular on the site; thus, amplifying the visibility of grievances. Third, masculine coded language is structured on Reddit, such that certain issues are bundled together to generate salient, interlocking themes indicating a robust meaning system. Overall, these findings suggest that criticisms of social equality are embedded within a discourse of threatened masculinity, straightness, and whiteness. This research extends past work on internet discursive practices related to masculinity and gender by showing the pervasiveness and intersectional nature of masculinity threat in digital forms.
Mobilität und Tuning-Prozesse. Zur Reorganisation materiell-sensorischer Praktiken blinder Fußgänger:innen durch digitale Medien
Authors: Stock Robert
Published: December 2022

The mobility of blind people with long canes is currently increasingly reorganised by elements such as smartphones, voice output, apps or headphones and in this respect represents a digital media practice that requires learning, practice and a knowledge-based coordination of simultaneous practices, bodily techniques and heterogeneous things. This paper explores this form of mobility and elaborates its distributed sensory character. Locomotion flanked by long canes, smartphones and headphones is described with Pickering (1995) as a tuning process that is situated and practically produced and proves to be constitutive for the production of urban space in terms of urban practices.
Locked in Liminality. Angst und Methode in der Krisenerfahrung der Gegenwart
Authors: Eisch-Angus Katharina
Published: December 2022

Against the backdrop of proclamations of a society of fear, risk and panic from the late 1970s to the present, the article takes a lead from fears as productive agents within the ethnographic process. Through the focal lens of pandemic everyday experience, and deploying essayistic ways of thinking and writing, it draws attention to the intersubjective and intercorporeal practice of meaning-making as conceptualised in phenomenology, psychoanalysis and pragmatist semiotics, and outlines its relevance for emergent interpretation and reflexivity. On an interactive micro-level, the essay explores the moment of ‘in-between’ that is sparked by surprise or crisis, and opens a transient ‘third milieu’ where experience can be shared, whilst cultural meaning is in ongoing renegotiation. The idea of this ambivalent space, as marked by indeterminate creative possibilities merging with fear and uncertainty, is followed further through Corona communication and narration, and investigated in its ambiguous effects of consolidating agency, and perpetuating anxiety and ideological exclusion by way of paranoid ‘infection’. The article inquires into the dynamic conceptual potentials of liminality theory, which it transgresses towards a late-capitalist state of permanent exception: What happens when everyday actors find themselves overpowered by paradoxical emotional requirements that cannot be resolved into new sociality? How can ethnographers, with view to their own involvement into the meshes of everyday fears, retain an empathic, yet empirically grounded understanding of pandemic experience and beyond?
A Note on the Polysemous Verb 'To Eat' in Nepali and Newar
Authors: Kansakar Tej Ratna
Published: December 2022

The central idea of the present analyses of the 'eat' verb has to do with polysemy which shows diverse meaning relationships in Nepali and Newar. The multiple meanings that can be derived in various contexts have been classified and defined in terms of generative semantic rules that can derive a large number of linguistic categories in both the languages. The sources of data from Nepali and Newar also include idioms, metaphors and metonymy. These serve to indicate a typological relationship which perhaps can be extended to other Indic and Tibetic languages to illustrate the prototypical commonality between languages of the same family and those of other genetic affiliations.
Koyee Vowels: An Acoustic Analysis
Authors: Rai Tara Mani
Published: December 2022

This paper focuses on the acoustic analysis of Koyee basic vowels. Koyee exhibits basically six vowels. In the acoustic analysis of the basic vowel sounds in the Koyee language, the first formant (F2) are identified as the acoustic analysis cues and they are measured both male and female Koyee speakers individually and in average. The average of F1 and F2 was plotted in F1 versus F2 plane and later compared them plotting them in the same acoustic vowel space. The study shows that female acoustic vowel space is slightly larger than the male. This is because of the differences of the vocal tract of female and male. Although the exact formant frequency values of the vowels produced by male and female speakers varied, the ratio of the difference of the formant frequency values of the different vowels is similar for both male and female speakers. Further, the female voice is more conservative than those of the male speakers because the males are very often in contact with other language speakers.
Tokenism in Manandhars: An Ethnolinguistic Study
Authors: Shrestha Omkareshwor
Published: December 2022

This is an ethnolinguistic study of Manandhars of Kathmandu. Manadhars ‘the oil pressers’ locally called them Saemi, are the chunk of Newar society in Nepal. They are scattered in seven major oil pressing mills in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Kabhre, hence called them Nhaesah saemi (the oil pressers of seven mills). Besides, they play the traditional musical instruments. They are identified or differentiated with totems, which are based on their profession, physique, nature, locality, which is called Kunam or Binamin short for kulnam (clan name) and bishesnam (special name). Among the seven mills, only three mills (Pakopukhudyami, Nhusahmi, and Casandomi) practice totemism.
सिकारुलाई नेपाली पढाइ किन अप्ठ्यारो हुन्छ ? {Why is learning Nepali difficult for students?}
Authors: पोख्रेल Pokhrel माधव प्रसाद Madhav Prasad
Published: December 2022

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Professional Development Strategies in the Narrative of Nepali Teacher
Authors: Kapar Hiralal
Published: December 2022

This paper explored the stories of four Nepali secondary level English teachers adopting strategies for their professional development under the guidance of narrative inquiry along with interview as data collection tools. Their sharing was taken as the core information for the study. Findings suggest that teachers update their knowledge in order to be familiar with new trends of English language teaching from workshop, seminar, action research, teachers’ support group and conferences. Apart from these, online courses have also given an ample opportunity to foster professionalism. Teachers impart their knowledge in classroom with students and they develop their professionalism.
An Evaluation of One-year B.Ed. Program of Tribhuvan University
Authors: Sharma Rom Nath
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of the one-year B.Ed. course using Stufflebeam’s CIPP evaluation model (1983).This study focused on the thorough evaluation of the courses of one-year B.Ed. program launched by Tribhuvan University, Nepal. The courses were examined and evaluated from the perspective of the teachers who taught at one-year B.Ed. program and the students who completed the one-year B.Ed. The finding was that despite it is useful for the students who have planned to build up their career in teaching, the evaluation and assessment process were not effective. Four participants were selected to collect the data. They were two lecturers who taught at one-year B.Ed. Program at a constitutional campus of Tribhuvan University of Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal and two students who studied and completed this program from the same campus. Data were collected through the interview based on the interview guidelines prepared on the basis of the CIPP evaluation checklist. This study is delimited to the courses offered to the students pursuing specializing English Language in one - year B.Ed. program.
Voice of the Margin in Literature: Reading Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Authors: Bhusal Tilak
Published: December 2022

This research article is an attempt to explore the humiliated condition of transgender in Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. The humiliation made on different people in the society by the upper class people has been depicted in the novel. Roy has presented the discrimination faced by the different people in a subtle way. The injustice over the Hindu people in India and the marginalized Muslim and the conflict among them has been portrayed artistically. The novel presents the dark side of an Indian society in the modern history. She upholds the rights of voiceless people and attempts to raise their voice which could be heard around the globe.
Impact of Socio-Economic Changes on Economically Weak Children in English Language Teaching
Authors: Khanal Hota Raj
Published: December 2022

Children in schools are behaved on the basis of culture and economic status in which they are grown up. With the aim of exploring the impact of socio-cultural and economic aspects in schools on economically weak children in classroom teaching learning activities this study has been conducted based on the desktop study. This research designed title as Impact of Socio-Economic Changes on Economically Weak Children in English Language Teaching and collected data from the existing literature which are analyzed and reached in the conclusion that children from strong economic status and high cultural background will have better performance than the children who are from poor economic and low cultural background. Development of new technologies, social media highly help to mix up and transfer the culture as a result the direct impact of it is directly seen in the classroom. Change not only brings negative feelings it also tends to bring positive feelings. The change has challenged us (English language teachers) today so that to overcome this challenge we need to apply a balanced approach in the classroom so that we will be away from being boring teachers.
Mental health and psychosocial support needs among Vietnamese families during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hanoi: A mixed methods study
Authors:   Center for Research, Information and Services in Psychology, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Dang Hoang Minh , Hong Van Vu ,   Center for Research, Information and Services in Psychology, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Lan Phuong Nguyen ,   Center for Research, Information and Services in Psychology, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Anh Dao Kieu ,   Center for Research, Information and Services in Psychology, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Thu Ha Ho ,   Center for Research, Information and Services in Psychology, University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Published: December 2022

To contain the development of COVID-19, Vietnam issued social distancing and lockdown policies in 2020 and 2021, which affected the lives of parents and children in several aspects including mental health. This study aims to explore the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 in Vietnam (April-May 2020) on the mental health of parents and children and their perceived social support during the pandemic. This study used a cross-sectional mixed-method approach. The sample included 78 parents of children aged between 2 and 17 years and 32 children aged between 12 and 17 years (N=110). The results showed that 5.1% of children reported being in the high and very high range on the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Most reported problems were lack of prosocial behaviours, lack of peers, and emotional problems. Among parents, 7.7% reported having mental health distress. The results also revealed that the perceived social support of both parents and children were low in all subscales and total scores. Qualitative themes regarding perceived social support and barriers were identified. Recommendations regarding mental health and psychosocial support during the pandemic were discussed.
Reducing health inequalities in Vietnam: Implications for health in all policy
Authors:   Institute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Dang Nguyen Anh , Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao ,   School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
Published: December 2022

Vietnam is currently undertaking various measures to reduce health inequalities among specific populations, especially ethnic minorities. The government is re-designing the healthcare system to ensure its resilience and inclusiveness by enhancing equal access to health services specifically in the context of COVID-19. The goal is to reduce gaps in service that have great influence on citizen’s health outcomes particularly across ethnic groups. To address these gaps, the Government may consider the following suggestions: (1) Increase the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of health insurance; (2) Build partnerships across sectors; and (3) Integrate health in all policies. A combination of both building partnerships across sectors and integrating health in all policies should be promoted. In this article, the authors make policy recommendations to effectively address the complex and multi-faceted issues of health inequalities in Vietnam.
The repatriation of Japanese in Vietnam from 1954 to 1960
Authors:   Institute of History, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Luong Thi Hong
Published: December 2022

The Japanese military presence in Vietnam during the Second World War is well known among academia and has left traces in the history of Vietnam, however, the impacts of the remaining Japanese in Vietnam since the war ended has been somewhat forgotten on an individual and collective level. It is a common thought that there was only a Chinese presence in Vietnam during the 1950s and 1960s, but the real picture was immensely more complex than that. During the First Indochina War, many Japanese and Westerners (German, Austrian, French, Greek, etc.) defected and stood in the same line with the Vietnamese people during the struggle against the French invaders. These people became known as “new Vietnamese citizens” and joined hands with the Vietnamese people to build and defend the newly established Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV). After the end of the First Indochina War in 1954, according to the wishes of these Japanese, the Vietnamese government created policies for favourable conditions for them to be repatriated to their fatherland. Drawing on untapped documents at the Vietnamese National Archives Center III, this article contributes to clarifying the history of the Japanese soldiers that remained in Vietnam after the end of the Second World War.
Vitamin D and Ophthalmolopathies. A Review
Authors: Paulína Hribová , Sotak Štefan
Published: December 2022

The importance of vitamin D3 (hydroxycholecalciferol) as one of the liposoluble vitamins is known in the prevention and treatment of metabolic bone diseases (rickets, osteomalacia, osteoporosis). In recent years, however, information has increased on the importance of vitamin D3 in numerous organ systems and in the pathogenesis of various diseases, e. g. ophthalmopathies. The immunological functions of vitamin D3 are the subject of studies dealing with autoimmune optic nerve disorders and their results appear to have a positive effect on demyelinating diseases. It also plays an important role in maintaining the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer, but its additional administration has not been successful. Optical neuritis may be the first sign of multiple sclerosis. It appears that sufficient serum vitamin D3 levels may protect patients from deterioration in the form of a further attack of demyelination. The course of diabetic retinopathy is probably also influenced by vitamin D3, inter alia, by correlating the fact that its receptor and the enzymes of its metabolism are expressed on the retina. Low serum levels of vitamin D3 may even trigger age-related macular degeneration. Conversely, higher dietary intake of vitamin D3 may positively affect neovascularization. The optimal level of hydroxycholecalciferol is between 60 and 200 nmol /l, the severe deficit represents a decrease below 25 nmol/l. The body can normally produce up to 10,000 IU of this vitamin after exposure to sunlight. However, the demonstration of its protective character in connection with the mentioned diseases of the retina and optic nerve will require a sufficient number of studies to confirm the facts found so far about this rediscovered vitamin.
Atypical Forms of Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Childhood. A Case Report
Authors: Krásný Jan , Šach Josef , Daňková Eva
Published: December 2022

Aim: To present an outline of acquired atypical forms of ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) in childhood, with reference to the 100th anniversary of the discovery of this etiology by Professor Janků from Czechoslovakia, who was first to describe the clinical congenital picture of OT characterised by macular scar.
Material and Methods: Symptoms of intraocular bilateral neuritis appeared in a 6-year-old girl, with visual acuity (VA) bilaterally 0.1. Toxoplasmic etiology was demonstrated in laboratory tests, and the patient was immunocompetent. Following treatment with macrolide antibiotic and parabulbar application of corticosteroid, the condition was normalised stably at VA 1.0 in both eyes. Bilateral retinal vasculitis was determined in an 8-year-old boy, with VA of 0.25 in the right eye and 0.25 in the left, with a medical history of strabismus detected after suffering from varicella. The examination for toxoplasmosis was negative, but pronounced general hypogammaglobulinaemia classes IgG, IgM and IgA was detected. Immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapy did not produce the desired effect, and the condition progressed to retinochoroiditis. Due to blindness and dolorous glaucoma, enucleation of the right eye was performed at the age of 15 years. Histologically toxoplasmic cysts with bradyzoites were detected, a subsequent laboratory test demonstrated toxoplasmic etiology upon a background of persistent regressing hypogammaglobulinaemia. General anti-toxoplasma and subsequent immunosuppressive treatment did not produce the desired effect, and at the age of 22 years the patient lost his sight also in the left eye.
Conclusion: Atypical form of OT intraocular neuritis in an immunocompetent patient had a favourable course, whereas retinal vasculitis with retinochoroiditis in a temporarily immunocompromised patient ended in bilateral blindness.
Tube Versus Trabeculectomy in Juvenile-Onset Open Angle Glaucoma – Treatment Outcomes in Tertiary Hospitals In Malaysia
Authors: Bin Mohd Rasidin Abd Hadi , Ang Wen Jeat , Raja Norliza Raja Omar , Husain Norhalwani Binti , Azhany Yaakub , Liza-Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin
Published: December 2022

Aim of the study: To compare the intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering effect and postoperative complications between primary augmented trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation as primary surgical intervention in patients with juvenile-onset open angle glaucoma (JOAG).
Patients and Methods: A retrospective review study involving 20 eyes that underwent primary augmented trabeculectomy with mitomycin (MMC) and 10 eyes GDD implantation in 3 tertiary centres in Malaysia between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2019. They were followed up for at least 12 months postsurgical intervention. Intraocular pressure (IOP), number of topical IOP lowering medication and complications were evaluated at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-intervention. Based on the IOP, the success was divided into complete and partial success, and failure. IOP and postsurgical complications were compared using the Repetitive Measure Analysis of Variance (RM ANOVA) and the Pearson chi-square test.
Results: Both methods were effective in lowering the IOP. Eyes with primary augmented trabeculectomy have significant lower IOP compared to GDD implantation (p = 0.037). There was a higher incidence of postoperative hypotony (30%) in the trabeculectomy group. There was also a significant reduction of mean number of topical pressure-lowering drugs required postoperatively (p = 0.015). Complete success was achieved in 100% of eyes with trabeculectomy and 67% in GDD implantation (p = 0.047).
Conclusions: Primary augmented trabeculectomy and GDD implantation are good surgical options for the treatment of JOAG. Both methods provide IOP lowering at 1 year. However, trabeculectomy provides better pressure lowering, compared to GDD implantation in patients with JOAG.
Assessment of Corneal Endothelial Layer in Contact Lens Wearers with the Aid of an Endothelial Microscope
Authors: Veselý Petr , Beneš Pavel , Sokolová Šidlová Jana , Záděrová Petra , Došková Hana
Published: December 2022

Aims: The main aim of our study was to demonstrate the difference in endothelial cell density between a group of keratoconus contact lens users and non-contact lens users (without keratoconus).
Material and methods: In our study we had data from 96 subjects with an average age of 40.5 ±14.05 years. For the purposes of our study, we worked with each eye separately for each subject (n = 192). Keratoconus (research group) was diagnosed in 97 eyes. The mean age of the patients in the research group was 41.9 ±10.6 years. Keratoconus was not diagnosed in the remaining 95 eyes (control group). The mean age of the patients in the control group was 39.5 ±16.6 years. In the keratoconus group, the patients wore hard contact lenses (HCL) in a total of 43 eyes, hybrid contact lenses (HbCL) in 48 eyes and soft contact lenses (SCL) in 6 eyes. The average total period of contact lens use in the research group was 10.6 ±2.36 years.
Results: The average number of endothelial cells in the research group was 2607.11 ±298.45 cells per mm2. The average number of endothelial cells in the control group was 2831.94 ±523.51 cells per mm2. We tested these two variables using a T-test, which showed a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). A statistically significant difference in the mean endothelial cell count related to patient age and use / non-use of contact lenses of two types was demonstrated only in the under-40 group in a comparison of the non-contact and keratoconus group with the keratoconus group using HCL
(p = 0.02). A statistically significant difference in the length of contact lens wear was demonstrated between the keratoconus-free group with or without SCL and the keratoconus group when wearing HCL or HbCL for more than 20 years (p = 0.01 and p = 0.02). For HbCL users, this difference was demonstrated also after 15 years of wearing (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: From our results we can conclude that there is a difference in endothelial cell density between patients with and without keratoconus.