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PAISAGENS AMEAÇADAS DA RESTINGA DA LAGOA DOS PATOS (RS): ECOLOGIA DA PAISAGEM COMO CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA O ZONEAMENTO ECOLÓGICO ECONÔMICO DO LITORAL MÉDIO / THREATENED LANDSCAPES OF THE RESTINGA DA LAGOA DOS PATOS (RS): LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ECONOMIC ECOLOGICAL ZONING OF THE MIDDLE COAST
Authors: Pinheiro Rafael Martins , Da Silva Marcelo Dutra
Published: March 2019

A Restinga da Lagoa dos Patos (RLP) compreende São José do Norte, Tavares, Mostardas e Palmares do Sul. O objetivo deste trabalho foi reconhecer as paisagens ameaçadas com base nas formas de uso e ocupação do espaço. Foi utilizado um mapa base de classes de paisagem que correspondem ao uso e ocupação do solo e os descritores métricos foram aplicados aos níveis de classe e da paisagem. As classes antrópicas ocupam mais de dois terços da área total da restinga (68, 6%). A classe antrópico rural é a matriz da paisagem. São José do Norte está mais susceptível aos impactos ocasionados pelas atividades associadas ao setor do petróleo e gás natural. Tavares, com a presença do Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe (PNLP) possui a maior integridade das áreas naturais. Embora Mostardas abrigue parte do PNLP muitos de seus remanescentes naturais podem ser perdidos devido à expansão do cultivo de soja e da silvicultura. Em Palmares do Sul a expansão dos cultivos de arroz e de soja configuram a principal ameaça. O crescimento econômico sem planejamento territorial é uma ameaça à conservação. Portanto, o zoneamento ecológico econômico costeiro e a criação de unidades de conservação são necessárias ao desenvolvimento sustentável.ABSTRACT The Restinga da Lagoa dos Patos (RLP) includes São José do Norte, Tavares, Mostardas and Palmares do Sul municipalities. The goal of this study was the recognition of the threatened landscapes of the RLP, based on type of use and occupation of space. A base map of landscape’s classes was used. The classes correspond to the use and occupation of land. Metrical descriptors were applied to the levels class and landscape. Anthropogenic classes occupy more than two-thirds of the total area of RLP (68.6%). The rural anthropic class is the matrix of the landscape. São José do Norte is more susceptible to the impacts caused by activities from the oil use and gas sector. Tavares, due to the presence of the Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe (PNLP), is the municipality with greater integrity of natural areas. Although Mostardas shelters a part of the PNLP many of its natural remnants may be lost due to agricultural expansion from soybean farming and silviculture. In Palmares do Sul the expansion of rice and soybean plantations figures the major threat. Economic growth without territorial planning threats conservation. Thus, economic ecological zoning and the creation of further environmental protection areas are important actions for sustainable development.Keywords: Restinga da Lagoa dos Patos; landscape ecology; metrics.
Next-generation sequencing refines the genetic architecture of Greek GnRH-deficient patients
Authors: Stamou M I , Varnavas P , Plummer L , Koika V , Georgopoulos N A
Published: March 2019

Isolated gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency (IGD) is a rare disease with a wide spectrum of reproductive and non-reproductive clinical characteristics. Apart from the phenotypic heterogeneity, IGD is also highly genetically heterogeneous with >35 genes implicated in the disease. Despite this genetic heterogeneity, genetic enrichment in specific subpopulations has been described. We have previously described low prevalence of genetic variation in the Greek IGD cohort discovered with utilization of Sanger sequencing in 14 known IGD genes. Here, we describe the expansion of genetic screening in the largest IGD Greek cohort that has ever been studied with the usage of whole-exome sequencing, searching for rare sequencing variants (RSVs) in 37 known IGD genes. Even though Sanger sequencing detected genetic variation in 21/81 IGD patients in 7/14 IGD genes without any evidence of oligogenicity, whole exome sequencing (WES) revealed that 27/87 IGD patients carried a rare genetic change in a total of 15 genes with 4 IGD cases being oligogenic. Our findings suggest that next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques can discover previously undetected variation, making them the standardized method for screening patients with rare and/or more common disorders.
The current role of echocardiography in acute aortic syndrome
Authors: Evangelista Arturo , Maldonado Giuliana , Gruosso Domenico , Gutiérrez Laura , Granato Chiara , Villalva Nicolas , Galian Laura , González-Alujas Teresa , Teixido Gisela , Rodríguez-Palomares Jose
Published: March 2019

Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) comprises a range of interrelated conditions caused by disruption of the medial layer of the aortic wall, including aortic dissection, intramural haematoma and penetrating aortic ulcer. Since mortality from AAS is high, a prompt and accurate diagnosis using imaging techniques is paramount. Both transthoracic (TTE) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are useful in the diagnosis of AAS. TTE should be the first imaging technique to evaluate patients with thoracic pain in the emergency room. Should AAS be suspected, contrast administration is recommended when images are not definitive. TEE allows high-quality images in thoracic aorta. The main drawback of this technique is that it is semi-invasive and the presence of a blind area that limits visualisation of the distal ascending aorta near. TEE identifies the location and size of the entry tear, secondary communications, true lumen compression and the dynamic flow pattern of false lumen. Although computed tomography (CT) is the most used imaging technique in the diagnosis of AAS, echocardiography offers complementary information relevant for its management. The best imaging strategy for appropriately diagnosing and assessing AAS is to combine CT, mainly ECG-gated contrast-enhanced CT, and TTE. Currently, TEE tends to be carried out in the operating theatre immediately before surgical or endovascular therapy and in monitoring their results. The aims of this review are to establish the current role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of AAS based on its advantages and limitations.
THE ANTINOMY ELECTRONIC NOMAD: Experience of Philosophical Reception Through Metaphors
Authors: Yakovleva Elena L.
Published: March 2019

Introduction. Innovating present stage of development and introduction of high technologies associated with the medial turn, lead to various metamorphoses that occur at both the social and the personal. An individual, mastering virtual worlds, simultaneously demonstrates his own activity and passivity, which leads to unexpected results and sets the unpredictability in the vector of his movement. The purpose of the article is to understand a new form of identity – electronic nomadism through the prism of metaphors that not only emotionally, but also systematically help to understand the phenomenon. Materials and Methods. Personal experience and author’s observations of modern human mode are offered as the main material. The collected data and literature on the problems of modern society and new media allowed to summarize the materials, using dialectical and analysis methods. Results of the study showed that the electronic nomad, who spends most of his time on the world wide web, is a resident of a global village and a member of the network society. In a state of frenzied immobility, he lives by the law of rushing need, which makes drawing his life quite difficult. Surrounded by information flows, he ceases to search for meanings, filling the emptiness of being theatrical and showing polite inattention. Discussion and conclusion. The study of electronic nomadism contributes to the understanding of the modern personality, revealing positive/negative trends, risks and dangers in her life. This knowledge helps you predict certain situations and to build algorithms to interact with the electronic nomad.
SCIENTIFIC AND RELIGIOUS COMPREHENSION OF SPIRITUALITY
Authors: Meshkov Nikolay I. , Meshkov Dmitriy N.
Published: March 2019

Introduction. The paper considers the problem of spirituality that is learned by representatives of religion and scientists of different areas of scientific knowledge. The special significance of the problem lies in the fact that its correct comprehension helps forming spiritual culture of a person and society. The aim of the study is comparison of understanding of spirituality by representatives of science and religion. Materials and Methods. The following methods were applied: system analysis; abstraction; generalization; theoretical modeling; comparative analysis. Results. The main difference of the views of scientists-materialists and representatives of religion is that scientists consider spirituality as a result of scientific education. In Orthodox Christianity spirituality is comprehended as a result of an action of the Holy Spirit and a work of a person on himself aimed on forming such qualities as faith, hope, love, humility etc. Discussion and Conclusion. Among the representatives of the religion substantial controversies are practically absent whereas among scientists there exist rather heterogeneous views on the problem.
Systematic significance of the leaf cuticle of Hypodaphnis zenkeri (Engl.) Stapf (Lauraceae) and a record of its volatile organic compounds
Authors: Kadiri A. B. , Asekun T. O. , Olowokudejo J. D.
Published: March 2019

Hypodaphnis zenkeri is a monotypic taxon whose position is basal in the phylogenetic tree of the family Lauraceae. Cuticular information on the plant is lacking. Given the systematic relevance of this character in the family and absence of its record for the species, the leaves of the species were investigated with the aid of light and scanning electron microscopy. Also, volatile organic compounds in leaves and fruits were studied with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), for the first time. Taxonomically useful cuticular features of the species include long stomatal rim and aperture, granulated periclinal walls on the adaxial surface and superficial stomatal orientation. The leaves and fruits of the plant are rich in volatile organic compounds such as 1,2-benzene-dicarboxylic acid, hexadecanoic acid ester and stigmasta-3,5-diene. Based on these features, the species can be distinguished from other related taxa in the family.
Relocation, standardization and vertical specialization: Core–periphery relations in the European automotive value chain
Authors: Gerőcs Tamás , Pinkasz András
Published: March 2019

The global automotive industry has been exposed to an overproduction crisis for several decades. Under the pressure of restructuring, automotive companies renew both the geographical scope and the technological standardization of their production processes. We analyze the effects this restructuring had on the development of European economies in order to understand whether vertical specializations in the automotive value chain can lead to Central and Eastern European countries’ catching up to advanced economies, or whether such specializations reproduce new forms of core-periphery relations. In order to answer this question, we introduce a new methodological approach to understand vertical specialization in the global value chain from a semi-peripheral perspective. We combine the theory of global value chains with Vernon's product life-cycle theory. In the research we focus on the standardization of the production of electric engines behind the geographical relocation of production between core and periphery.
What is the best way to take internet usage into consideration in the different variants of the active ageing index?
Authors: Berde Éva , Kuncz Izabella
Published: March 2019

The paper provides a brief description of the Active Ageing Index (AAI). This indicator, introduced in 2012, aims to measure the potential of older people for active and healthy ageing. The indicator is constructed from European Union survey data, and these results are weighted with coefficients determined by experts. One of the variables from the surveys measures the proportion of older people using the internet at least once a week. We argue that such regular internet usage does not show too much variation in this era of the ubiquitous internet, so a more sophisticated definition of internet usage must be taken into consideration. Our discussion contains three different AAI variants: the original expert-based, the Djurovic et al. (2017) I-distance indicator, and our factor-based index.
PEMULIHAN (REPARATIONS) KORBAN PELANGGARAN BERAT HAK ASASI MANUSIA DI ARGENTINA DAN CILE
Authors: Sujatmoko Andrey
Published: March 2019

AbstractReparation is an integral part of state responsibility for the past of gross human rights violations committed in any country and it is also legal obligation under international law. Those violations have ever committed in Argentina (1976-1983) and Chile (1973-1990) during the military dictatorship regime. The applied method in this study is descriptive-analytic with historical approach to the reparation efforts for the victims of the past gross human rights violations in those countries. The author concludes that the characteristic of the gross human rights violations committed in Argentina and Chile can be categorized as crime against humanity based on the Rome Statute 1998. Reparations programs by fullfiling economic and social rights of the victims of gross human rights violations have been done by both countries as well.  Keywords: Reparation, Victim, Violation AbstrakPemulihan adalah bagian integral dari tanggung jawab negara atas pelanggaran berat HAM masa lalu yang terjadi di dalam suatu negara dan hal itu juga merupakan kewajiban hukum menurut hukum internasional. Pelanggaran-pelanggaran tersebut pernah terjadi di Argentina (1976-1983) dan Chile (1973-1990) selama rezim diktator militer berkuasa. Metode yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah deskriptif analitis dengan pendekatan historis terhadap upaya upaya-upaya pemulihan terhadap para korban pelanggaran berat HAM masa lalu di kedua negara tersebut. Penulis menyimpulkan bahwa karakteristik pelanggaran berat HAM yang terjadi di Argentina dan Cile dapat dikategorikan sebagai kejahatan terhadap kemanusiaan berdasarkan Statuta Roma 1998. Program-program pemulihan dengan memenuhi hak-hak ekonomi dan sosial dari para korban pelanggaran juga telah dilakukan oleh kedua negara itu. Kata Kunci: Pemulihan, Korban, Pelanggaran
SISTEM NENGAH SAWAH DI DESA CIKITU KABUPATEN BANDUNG DALAM PANDANGAN HUKUM ISLAM
Authors: Rohmana Asep
Published: March 2019

AbstractThe practice of muzara'ah, or joint management of agricultural land, can be found in various regions in Indonesia. One of them is in the Cikitu Village, Pacet District, Bandung Regency, using the term nengah. One of the main principles in this muzara'ah is the determination of profit sharing at the beginning of agreement (akad), in addition to other requirements. The pillars are the parties, seeds and the types of plants to be planted, land to be cultivated, and the processing period. This study raises issues regarding the suitability of nengah with the conditions required by muzara'ah. The approach method used in this study is case study with data obtained from interviews, fiqh muamalah documentation and references. The results of the study show that the nengah system in Cikitu Village has fulfilled the pillars of muzara'ah. However, from the conditions, the profit sharing between land owner and farmer is not determined at the beginning of agreement (akad), but at harvest time. If the results are good, the distribution is 50:50, but if the yield is considered unsatisfactory, then the profit sharing is 2/3 for the land owner and 1/3 for the sharecropper. The determination has an element of uncertainty (gharar) in the distribution of crops.Keywords:Muzara’ah, land cultivation, sharecropAbstrakPraktik muzara’ah, atau pengelolaan bersama lahan pertanian, dapat ditemukan di berbagai wilayah di Indonesia. Salah satunya adalah di Desa Cikitu Kecamatan Pacet, Kabupaten Bandung dengan menggunakan istilah nengah. Salah satu prinsip utama dalam muzara’ah ini adalah penetapan pembagian hasil di awal akad, di samping persyaratan lainnya. Adapun rukunnya adalah orang yang berakad, benih dan jenis tanaman yang akan ditanam, lahan yang dikerjakan, dan jangka waktu pengolahan. Kajian ini mengangkat permasalahan mengenai kesesuaian pelaksanaan nengah dengan ketentuan yang disyaratkan dalam muzara’ah tersebut. Metode pendekatan yang digunakan dalam kajian ini yaitu studi kasus dengan data-data yang diperoleh dari hasil wawancara, dokumentasi dan referensi fiqh muamalah. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa penggarapan lahan dengan cara nengah sawah di Desa Cikitu telah memenuhi rukun muzara’ah. Namun dari syarat, pembagian hasil untuk petani pemilik lahan dan petani penggarap tidak ditentukan pada waktu akad, melainkan ditentukan pada waktu panen.  Ketentuan tersebut antara lain jika hasilnya bagus maka pembagiannya 50:50, akan tetapi jika hasil panennya dirasa kurang memuaskan, maka bagi hasilnya 2/3 untuk pemilik lahan dan 1/3 untuk petani penggarap. Penetapan tersebut memiliki unsur ketidakpastian (gharar) dalam pembagian hasil panen.Kata Kunci :Muzara’ah, Nengah, penggarapan lahan
STUDENT’S ABILITY TO FORMULATE RESEARCH QUESTIONS: A STUDY OF INITIAL RESEARCH PROCESS IN PROPOSAL WRITING AT ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Authors: Azami Mochamad Imron
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this study is to know the students’ process in formulating research question in writing 4 (proposal) and also to know their reason why they choose that steps in formulating research question. This study used qualitative design and chooses descriptive methods to describe the data in this study. The researcher used interview guidelines gained the data through semi structured interview. This study used all of students in English Teacher Education Department in academic years 2012. The numbers of students in this study are 80 students. After gained the data from interview, the researcher used coding to classify the data, then used theory to assess whether the students’ process in formulating research question is appropriate with the theory or not. The result shows that there are 7 types in formulating research question (from title, problem, journal, thesis, issue, topic and consulting to their lecturer). From each type, the researchers conclude that there was some students just follow 1 step in good process of formulating research question. There was one student just follow the first step (choose an interesting topic) in formulating research question. The others, just follow the second step (Do some preliminary research in your general topic). There was no student used all of good process in formulating research question. So the researchers conclude that there was no students at English Teacher Education Department Students follow good process in formulating research question.
STUDENTS’ CULTURAL AWARENESS LEVEL AND THEIR TECHNIQUES FOR INCORPORATING TARGET CULTURAL CONTENT INTO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF UIN SUNAN AMPEL SURABAYA
Authors: Maghfirotillah Qori’ah
Published: March 2019

Having cultural awareness deals much more with ones’ ability to face global interaction and to communicate appropriately, and thus, is crutial for students taking micro-teaching class of ETED UIN Surabaya as English teacher candidates. To gain meaningful English teaching, ETED students need to highlight that language learning without involving any cultural contents means nothing. This paper is a literature review of the bigger study which aims to examine the level of Students’ cultural awareness in micro teaching class of English Teacher Education Department and the strategies that are used by students of micro teaching class to incorporate cultural aspect into their English language teaching.
IMPROVING VOCABULARY AND TAHAJJUD HABIT USING CHAIN SMS IN TAHAJJUD TIME FOR THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MI AL MUBAROK WANGKAL SIDOARJO
Authors: Wakhidi Muflikh , Rakhmawati Rakhmawati , Laila Ana Nurul
Published: March 2019

Vocabulary is an important aspect in the process of learning English because it is needed by the students when they are learning English language skills. Therefore, teaching English in primary schools are held to provide students a larger amount of vocabulary than what they probably have before. This research is designed to improve the students’ vocabulary as well as their Tahajjud (night prayer) habit using Chain SMS sent during Tahajjud time. The method was selected because it was believed to be able overcome the problem of limited time at school and allow students to memorize vocabulary gradually since they will learn after they have enough rest and after they did they tahajjud prayer. This is a a Classroom Action Research (CAR) designed in two cycles. The subjects of this research were 29 students of the fifth grade of MI Al Mubarok Wangkal in the 2014/2015 academic year. The data of this research study were obtained through vocabulary test documentation. The findings of this research indicated that the Chain SMS in Tahajjud time was successful in improving both the students’ ability in vocabulary and the students’ Tahajjud habit. The improvement can be seen from the increase of students’ scores and the students’ individual score percentage from preliminary study to Cycle 2 both for vocabulary achievement and Tahajjud prayer habit.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF STORY TELLING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION SKILL
Authors: Syahria Nukmatus
Published: March 2019

The complexities of skills in the Pronunciation created many hindrances for the students in mastering the Pronunciation Practice subject. Most of the first semester students of Adi Buana University were failed during the mid test since they have very little background knowledge of the Pronunciation skills and they tend to get bored during the teaching and learning activities. The writer tried to apply the story telling technique in the middle of the semester to foster the pronunciation skills to the first semester undergraduate students of English Department as well as to arouse the students’ motivation in learning pronunciation. The writer used questionnaire to collect the data and each item in the questionnaire was analyzed and calculated then presented in the percentage to find out the students’ perception toward the use of story-telling technique. The result showed a significant progress on the final test score of the students and it also gave a good impact toward the students’ motivation in learning Pronunciation.
DISCOVERY LEARNING IN TEACHING REPORT WRITING FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BASED ON 2013 CURRICULUM
Authors: Mushtoza Dina Amaliyah
Published: March 2019

This study focuses on how the implementation of DL in teaching report writing for junior high school students based on 2013 curriculum. It has three research questions: (1)how is the implementation of DL in teaching report writing, (2) how are the students’ responses towards DL during the teaching learning of report writing, (3) how is the students’ writing report after taught by implementation of DL.This study used qualitative research. It focuses on natural setting, has an interest in meaning, the perspective emphasizes on a process, concern with an inductive analysis and grounded theory. The data collection techniques are observation and interview to anstablewer the first and second research questions, and documentation to answer first and third research questions.The result of this study reveals when teaching report writing, the teacher implements DL which is relevant and appropriate with the theories. He uses six steps, (1) stimulation (2) problem statement (3) data collection (4) data processing (5) verification (6) generalization. The students’ responses are positive in five steps, except data processing, the students’ response is negative, because of limited time. In all of the writing, the teacher gives his comments. It makes students pay attention to their result, and know their mistakes as motivational correction for them. All of students’ score isstill high of the standard score.
USING HOT POTATOES PROGRAM FOR READING TEST INSTRUMENT IN ENGLISH TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS
Authors: Syamsudin Syamsudin , Kurniawati Lusy
Published: March 2019

In teaching learning process a test is used to examine students’ knowledge of something to determine what they know or have learned. Testing measures the level of skill or knowledge that has been reached. Most teachers still used paper based test in giving a test and it is not interactive anymore now. This study will deal with one interactive test items using hot potato program. It is a software program that can give teachers alternative in creating test items. It consists of five test forms; J-Quiz, J-Match, J-Cross, J-Cloze, and J-Mix. J-Quiz consists of four basic question types: multiple choice questions, short answer questions, hybrid question and multi select questions. J-Match can give matching questions or ordering exercises. J-Cross can give question in the form of crossword exercises. This can be used for vocabulary test. J-Cloze can perform cloze test items. And the last, J-Mix can perform the mix between J-Quiz and J-Match. This program actually can be applied into four skills; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Hopefully, this paper only focuses on reading skill. By using hot potatoes in creating material for reading test, the students will feel enjoyable in doing the test. They will have a high spirit in learning English because it is a new challenge and experience for them.
IMPROVING LISTENING SKILL OF STUDENTS USING METACOGNITIVE INSTRUCTION
Authors: Nurhidayah Ida , Ma’mun Nadiah
Published: March 2019

This study is aimed to describe the implementation of metacognitive instruction and to improve students’ listening ability on TOEFL listening comprehension section by using metacognitive instruction at the second semester students of English Education Department of Walisongo State Islamic University Semarang in the academic year of 2015/2016 and to know the enhancement of students’ listening ability on TOEFL listening comprehension section after being taught using metacognitive instruction. The design of this study is classroom action research that was conducted in two cycles with four activities in each cycle, they are planning, acting, observing, reflecting. Pre-cycle was also done before this study was conducted. The result of this study showed that using metacognitive instruction could improve students’ listening ability on TOEFL listening comprehension section. This was proved by the enhancement of students’ test result that improved in every cycle. The result of the study also showed that metacognitive instruction could improve the students’ listening ability on TOEFL listening comprehension section.
Lessons from Best Practices for English Language Educational Reform in Thailand
Authors: Liengleam Tanes , Sa-ngiamwibool Amporn
Published: March 2019

Lessons from other countries where digital technology is integrated into English classroom will shed lights to digital Thailand. This study, therefore, analyzed the best practices to extract and describe key success factors that could help increase national competitiveness. The conclusion of the study was drawn from an interpretive analysis and synthesis of the review of literature. Five purposefully selected best practices included Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and South Korea. This was a documentary study. The results revealed that key success that all these best practice countries share includes these ten issues: free, accessible, equalized education, ICT in English education, starting learning English in early age, professional development for teachers, stress on qualification of teachers, teacher compensations and welfares, small class size, assessment and testing reform and homework reform. Policy implications indicate that if the Thai government want to reach the educational efficiency of the best practice countries, it should take these issues into consideration. Future inquiry should include more countries to get a wider, more practical and more insightful holistic scope of the study.
The Effect of A Process Approach Using Report Writing Frame on Students’ Writing Achievement
Authors: Hariro Khoiriyatul
Published: March 2019

This study is aimed at investigating the effect of process approach using Report Writing Frame on students’ writing achievement. The design of this study was quasi-experimental design. The subjects of this study were the third-semester students of Academic Writing class of English Education Department of Brawijaya University of Malang. The result of t-test showed that the students who were taught using Report Writing Frame have better writing achievement than those who were taught without using Report Writing Frame. Besides, from the five categories or aspects which were scored; organization, content, grammar, vocabulary, and mechanic, it indicated that the students who were taught using Report Writing Frame had more significant improvement in term organization, content, and vocabulary.
Training Senior High School English Teachers in Developing Listening Assessment
Authors: Habibah Nur
Published: March 2019

The ceaseless assessment ignorance, ineffective practices, even indisposition to assess listening skills among English teachers are prevalent due to the complexity of providing spoken texts, the impractical implementation, not to mention the little concern regarding teachers’ assessment development. One possible way to address the problem is to improve teachers’ knowledge and skills as well as encourage them to develop listening assessment through a more specific, practical and comprehensive assessment teacher training. The present study tries to train nine English fellow teachers of Senior High Schools of Amanatul Ummah in Mojokerto and Surabaya. The training focuses on the knowledge of basic concept of assessment, principles of designing a good assessment, basic types of listening assessment, tips in selecting authentic materials and the skills involving the trainee teachers’ practices in developing listening assessment. Data were collected through pre and post-tests, pre-lesson notes, worksheets, reflective journal entries, and pre and post-projects. The finding shed light on the teachers’ changes in knowledge, skills, and disposition to develop listening assessment during the process and afterwards.
The Implementation of 2013 Curriculum in English Teaching Learning at MAN 1 Pekalongan
Authors: Noviawati Nita
Published: March 2019

This research was conducted with the aim to know and describe the implementation of 2013 curriculum in English teaching-learning at MAN 1 Pekalongan. Things done in this study include the implementation of teaching and learning activities, including constraints and actions related to teaching and learning activities at  MAN 1 Pekalongan. The method used in this study is a case study on English teaching-learning by using  2013 curriculum at MAN 1 Pekalongan. The sample and place of research used in this study is an eleventh class, especially eleventh social 4class at MAN 1 Pekalongan.The source of data obtained by 1)Teaching-learning process by using  2013 curriculum; 2) The information involving the teacher and the students; 3)The documentation related to the implementation of 2013 curriculum. The results of this research can be concluded that many obstacles in the implementation of 2013 curriculum, such as the limited time on English teaching and learning activities, the facilities and infrastructure, and the assessment.
Update Chapter English Language Learning Using Social Media
Authors: Mahsunah Evi
Published: March 2019

This study explores the changing students’ habit update status in social media into update chapter to increase their achievement in English. It is a learning strategy in English language teaching and learning using social media technology. The aim is to motivate students more active to read their literature and then share and discuss their reading in social media. The students not only have to update their chapter in reading, but also have to give comment or respond to their friends update. So, this strategy makes the students discuss their lesson more than usual. This study uses questioner and documentation technic to collect the data. Based on the data, it is known that students are already using social media for purposes that include the social and the educational. Update chapter make them using this technology in class/after class. Social media brings learning outside the classroom autonomous, independent, motivational and fun. Therefore, the students‘achievement in English language teaching and learning also increases significant.
A Correlation Study Between The Students’ Listening and Speaking Mastery of Vocational High School in Klaten
Authors: Widayanti Sukasih Ratna , Anisa Sahaya
Published: March 2019

This study aims to find out the correlation between the students’ listening and speaking mastery of Vocational High School in Klaten. There are two language skills correlated, such as listening and speaking. The sample is sixty two students in the tenth grade of State Vocational High School 1 Klaten. The writers calculate the correlation coefficient value by using the Pearson Product Moment formula. The rXY value is 0.352601. According to the r value on the r table, the level of significances of 5% and 1% for the sixty two students are 0.259 and 0.325. It can conclude that the rXY value is greater than the level of significances at 5% and 1% on the r table. Based on this result, the hypothesis in this study is accepted. It means that there is a significant correlation between the students’ listening and speaking mastery of Vocational High School in Klaten.
USING MEDIA TO TEACH DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLE IN X AND XII GRADE OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF MEDICAL NUSANTARA PAMEKASAN
Authors: Khulufiah Elly Imrotul
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this article is knowing the use of media to teach different learning style of student in Vocational School of Medical Nusantara Pamekasan. In this article, the researcher got the data by doing direct interview with one of the English teacher in that school. Based on the data, this article explain about the use of media to teach students with differet learning style.
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES USED BY EFL STUDENTS IN IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL
Authors: Nurdini Rahmi Aulia
Published: March 2019

This study aimed to investigate communication strategies (CSs) used by EFL students in improving speaking English. Methods employed were questionnaire, observation, and interview. Findings showed that students have improvement in speaking when they used communication strategies (CSs). The strategies used by the students such as non-linguistic means, appeal for help, and fillers or hesitation device, message abandonment, non-linguistic means, literal translation, code switching, appeal for help, and fillers or hesitation device. The study suggests that EFL practitioners pay attention to communication strategies (CSs) aspect to obtain the optimum results of teaching-learning processes.
THE WASHBACK EFFECTS OF TESTING PRACTICES ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Authors: Erfiani Nunun Nuki
Published: March 2019

Teachers often confused how they can get feedback from their students as one of supporting education components they need. Therefore, washback effects are important as the feedback. This essay studies the washback effects of testing practices on English language teaching. This essay covers three important parts which discuss washback effects. The first part tells the introduction which consists of background to the study, objectives of the study, and limitation of the problem. The second part clarifies English language teaching in Indonesia, English language teaching in Junior High Schools, testing practices on English language teaching, factors influence testing practices, washback effects of testing practices, and areas affected by washback. The third part reviews research studies on washback effects to explore the washback effects of testing practices on English language teaching. The last part, conclusion, is consistent with the effects of washback of testing practices on English language teaching.
LEARNERS’ COGNITIVE LEVEL: LEARNING OUTCOMES BASED ANALYSIS
Authors: Saifuddin Muhammad , Nurcahyani Dwi
Published: March 2019

This study aimed at revealing students’ level of cognitive domain depicted in learning objectives of the TOEFL subject matter. Using learning outcomes based analysis, this study further sought to investigate the attainable learning outcomes. The investigation covered an identification of learners’ cognitive level, in what level the learners’ cognitive skill is in relation to learning taxonomy and whether the learning outcomes was attainable or not. This study used two different data collection methods, they were textual analysis of learning outcomes and observation. The analysis referred to analyzing the currect syllabus used in TOEFL teaching and learning process while the observations were conducted during the learning process to find out the suitability between stated learning objectives and the learning activities carried out in the class as well as their relationship to the application of learning taxonomy. As a result, it was revealed that the the designed syllabus was not well formulated in terms of performance objectives. In relation to cognitive domain, the objectives did not use proper action verbs that it discouraged to unreachable learning outcome. In fact, the students’ cognitive level was at ‘understanding’ level that it could not achieve the outcome set in ‘applying’ level.
THE USE OF FACEBOOK AND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ WRITING SKILLS
Authors: Putri Ni Made Anggi Arlina
Published: March 2019

This  qualitative  study  investigates  the  extent  to  which Facebook supports EFL teaching and learning, potential and challenges of using Facebook on English writing subject, and teacher and students’ responses toward Facebook implementation. Conducted at a junior high school  in  Surakarta,  this  study  involved  one  EFL  teacher  and  five students as participants. Data from classroom observation, interview, and documentation suggest that the use of Facebook as a technology-based media  in  English  writing  classroom  enhances  the  discussion  and participation in teaching-learning activities. After a class discussion on Facebook facilitated by the teacher has allowed the student to visit the Facebook and to have a group discussion. The social media has provided students with a better learning process through a variety of multi-media resources  which enhance autonomous learning strategies and improves their achievement of English writing.
A History of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics 1870–1986
Authors: McCray Paul B.
Published: March 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction

Albert H. Byfield 1915-1923

Philip C. Jeans 1924-1952

Charles D. May 1952-1957

Wallace W. McCrory 1958-1961

Donal Dunphy 1961-1973

Fred G. Smith, Jr. 1973-1986

A History of University Hospital School

A History of the Division of Medical Genetics

Appendices

Physicians completing postgraduate training in Pediatrics, 1915-1986

Postgraduate fellowships in Pediatrics

Winners of James C. Taylor Teaching Award in Pediatrics

Postgraduate training programs in Pediatrics at the University of Iowa, Some Historical Perspectives

Selected Medical Milestones of Relevance to Pediatrics

Bibliography
Mundos alternativos sin voces femeninas: Las Violetas son flores del deseo de Ana Clavel y Lusus naturae de Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría
Authors: Cano Luis C.
Published: March 2019

Este artículo examina la contrastiva variedad de direcciones y perspectivas de dos escritoras hispanoamericanas que han implementado, en sus novelas, motivos y visiones del mundo afines con la narrativa distópica. Por un lado, el diseño y la comercialización de muñecas prepúberes, en un ambiente de deseos clandestinos y sociedades secretas, según lo explora la escritora mexicana Ana Clavel en Las Violetas son flores del deseo (2007); por otro, la fútil búsqueda de un ser humano original, en la extrapolación futurista Lusus naturae (2016), de la novelista argentina Teresa P. Mira de Echeverría. El factor que integra estas visiones contradictorias es la conspicua ausencia de voz, agencia o facultad transformadora por parte de personajes femeninos en ambos relatos.
La obsesión por la memoria frente a la sincronicidad de los soportes mnémicos
Authors: Pérez Baquero Rafael
Published: March 2019

El objetivo de este texto es presentar una interpretación sobre las condiciones e implicaciones de la cultura de la memoria que, desde los años ochenta, caracteriza las relaciones que mantienen las sociedades occidentales con su pasado. A partir del ámbito de la filosofía de la historia, pero retomando instrumentos conceptuales de otros campos, interpretamos los límites de este énfasis en el pasado en función de las peculiaridades de los soportes materiales que lo han hecho posible. Dicha tesis rechaza la comprensión de este boom de memoria como una tentativa para establecer una relación premoderna con el pasado o como una mera reacción a la crisis del futuro, evidenciada a finales del siglo xx. Lo interpretamos, más bien, como un contramovimiento de resistencia a la aplicación de los ritmos de obsolescencia, propios del actual modelo occidental de consumo de información, a nuestro pretérito.
Clear cell urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder - a rare pathological entity. A case report and a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Mihai Ioana , Taban Sorina , Cumpanas Alin , Olteanu Emilian Gh. , Iacob Mihaela , Dema Alis
Published: March 2019

The most common histological type of urinary bladder cancer is urothelial carcinoma (UC). In contrast, the clear cell variant of urothelial carcinoma (CCUC) is quite a rare neoplasm. In this study, we report a case of an 81-year-old male, presenting with gross hematuria and acute urinary retention, which was subsequently diagnosed with CCUC at our pathology department. Furthermore, we provide a short systematic review of the literature (PubMed, Scopus, Science Citation Index) for this rare histopathological entity and a brief discussion about its morphological and immunohistochemical (IHC) characteristics.
Targeted immunotherapy with a checkpoint inhibitor in combination with chemotherapy: A new clinical paradigm in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer
Authors: Cyprian Farhan S. , Akhtar Saghir , Gatalica Zoran , Vranic Semir
Published: March 2019

The treatment of several solid and hematologic malignancies with immune checkpoint inhibitors (against PD-1/PD-L1) has dramatically changed the cancer treatment paradigm. However, no checkpoint inhibitors were previously approved for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a difficult-to-treat disease with a high unmet therapeutic need. Based on IMpassion130 clinical trial (NCT02425891), FDA has recently granted an accelerated approval for atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ®), a monoclonal antibody drug targeting PD-L1, plus chemotherapy (Abraxane; nab®-Paclitaxel) for the treatment of adults with PD-L1-positive, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic TNBC. FDA has also approved the Ventana diagnostic antibody SP142 as a companion test for selecting TNBC patients for treatment with atezolizumab. In the present review, we briefly discuss the importance of this breakthrough as the first cancer immunotherapy regimen to be approved for the management of breast cancer.
Quantification of salt-induced changes in Root System Architecture in Arabidopsis v1
Authors: M Julkowska Magdalena , Testerink Christa
Published: March 2019

The protocol was developed for observing salt-induced changes in Root System Architecture of Arabidopsis and other small plants. The seeds are germinated in control conditions, and exposed to stress 4 days after germination. As the agar plates are transparent, this system provides quick, easy and non-destructive method to observe development of roots. This protocol was used to produced the data in two manuscripts from our lab - Julkowska et al., 2014 Plant Physiology and Julkowska et al., 2017 Plant Cell.
COORDINATION COMPOUNDS OF COBALT AND COPPER BASED ON CAPH LIGAND N,N'-DIBENZYL-N"-TRICHLORACETYLPHOSPHORIC TRIAMIDE
Authors: Zozulia V. , Shatrava J. , Sliva T. , Ovchynnikov V. , Amirkhanov V.
Published: March 2019

Сarbacylamidophosphates is a class of organic compounds having a composition -C(O)NHP(O)=. The presence of both peptide and phosphoramidic groups in the same molecule causes a wide range of inherent biological properties. On the basis of the ligand of the carbacylamide phosphorus type (CAPh ligand) N, N'-dibenzyl-N"-trichloroacetylphosphoric triamide (HL), di- and tetramer coordination compounds were synthesized: cobalt (II) Co2L4(СH3OH)2 and copper (ІI) Cu4L4(OCH3)4. The composition and structure of the synthesized compounds was studied using the methods of IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and X-ray diffraction analysis. The bidentate-cyclic coordination of ligands through oxygen atoms of the phosphoryl and carbonyl groups was established on the basis of Х-ray structural analysis data. In the Co2L4(СH3OH)2 complex ionic cobalt associates together forming centroscopic dimers due to the bridging function of the phosphoryl group. The coordination sphere also includes methanol molecules, which are coordinated to the metal atom and additionally linked to the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group by hydrogen bonding, which can be considered as an additional stabilizing factor in the formation of the dimeric structure. The copper compound is a Cu4L4(OCH3)4 tetramer, in which methylate ion through µ3-bridging coordination bind four copper atoms to a tetramer. According to the thermogravimetric data, the first mass loss for the cobalt complex is observed in the range from 80°C to 150°C and corresponds to the loss of two methanol molecules. On the TGA curve, two exothermic effects are observed at temperatures of 218°C and 269°C, which are due to the process of oxidative degradation of organic ligands. Unlike the compound of cobalt, the tetramer complex of copper contains methylate ion, therefore the complex is resistant to a temperature of 110°С; with further rise in temperature there is a destruction of the organic part of this complex. The DTA curve shows an exothermic effect at a temperature of 168°C. Residues after the destruction of the complexes correspond to polyphosphates of copper and cobalt.
Mindfulness in the Development of the Cognitive Sphere: Evaluation of the Short-Term Effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program
Authors: Dyakov D.G. , Slonova A.I.
Published: March 2019

The aim of the article is to analyze the effectiveness of Mindfulness technology for the development of cognitive functions. Hypothesis — Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has an impact on the development of the cognitive processes of the subject in youth, with the most pronounced effect being observed in the increasing accuracy of attention. The authors carried out a formative experiment that was designed to determine the short-term effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, as a part of the “third wave” of cognitive-behavioral therapy. The research sample consisted of 30 people (8 boys and 22 girls) aged 18 to 22 years. It was empirically found out that MBCT had a positive effect on the accuracy and efficiency of attention, as well as short-term memory. Repeated testing of the participants’ cognitive abilities revealed a significant improvement in these parameters. The results extend the idea of the organization of cognitive functions and allow a new approach to the problem of the development of cognitive abilities.