bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penerapan Algoritma K-Medoids Dalam Menentukan Cluster Kabupaten/Kota Berdasarkan Migrasi Penduduk Jawa Barat
Authors: Bahrul Ulum  , Edi Tohidi  , Nisa Dienwati Nuris
Published: March 2024

One of the three main factors influencing population dynamics is migration, along with births and deaths. Changes in population structure will definitely be influenced by migration. If in-migration is more than out-migration, the population will increase, but if out-migration is less than in-migration, the population will decrease. Therefore, it is necessary to know the grouping of regions based on population migration levels. To carry out this grouping, it is necessary to use Data mining methods. In this research, the Data mining used is Clustering using the K-Medoids algorithm. This method divides each district into predetermined groups. The K-Medoids method was chosen because it uses physical data that is not abstract and clear, which is suitable for the problem of grouping population migration data. By grouping migration levels based on districts/cities in West Java, it will be known which districts/cities in West Java have high levels of incoming migration, medium migration and high outmigration. Then recommendations can be given to the local government according to the migration level category.
Efektivitas Penerapan Teknik Self Management Melalui Konseling Kelompok Untuk Mereduksi Prokrastinasi Akademik Siswa
Authors: Anisia Sarisafitri  , Wens Nagul  , Yohanes D. Doni
Published: March 2024

The effectiveness of applying self-management techniques through group counseling to reduce academic procrastination in students of class Xl IPS Sint Carolus Catholic High School for the 2023/2024 academic year?. The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of applying self-management techniques through group counseling to reduce academic procrastination in class XI IPS students at Sint Carolus Catholic High School for the 2023/2024 academic year.The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive with pre-experimental design (one group pretest-posttest design). The instruments used in this research were the academic procrastination questionnaire as a data collection instrument and intervention guidelines as a treatment instrument. The data analysis technique uses the t test formula. The results of the analysis show that the t_count value is 23.543, while the  value at the 5% significance level is 2.776, so the . This shows that self-management techniques through group counseling are effective in reducing academic procrastination in class XI IPS students at Sint Carolus Catholic High School for the 2023/2024 academic year. Based on the results of this research, the researcher provides suggestions to: 1.) School principals are expected to increase cooperation with guidance and counseling teachers to facilitate group counseling activities through self-management techniques in reducing academic procrastination in students. 2.) Guidance and Counseling Teachers, to be able to provide group counseling services using self-management techniques to reduce academic procrastination in
Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Poster Pada Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa Kelas IV SD Negeri Selorejo
Authors: Rizki Aulia Zuraida
Published: March 2024

Rumusan masalah pada penelitian ini adalah “ Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Poster Pada Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa Kelas IV SD Negeri Selorejo”.Dengan demikian penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada atau tidaknya pengaruh penggunaan media poster pada mata pelajaran PPKN untuk meningkatkan minat belajar siswa kelas IV SD Negeri Selorejo. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kuantitatif.Variabel bebas pada penelitian ini adalah Media Poster.Sedangkan variabel terikatnya adalah minat belajar siswa.Sampel yang digunakan adalah siswa kelas IV yang berjumlah 10 siswa.Metode pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan observasi dan angket. Hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa : (1) ada pengaruh penggunaan media poster terhadap minat belajar siswa.(2)Hal ini dapat dikatakan bahwa media poster memiliki kontribusi dalam mengoptimalkan minat belajar siswa.Semakin tinggi tingkat kreatifitas media,maka semakin tinggi pula minat belajar siswa.(3) pengaruh media pembelajaran dengan menggunakan media poster terhadap minat belajar siswa kelas IV SDN Selorejo.Hal ini terlihat dari hasil uji hipotesis data posttest yang telah di lakukan diperoleh nilai thitung ≥ ttabel yaitu -12.451  ≥ 1.734 dan nilai sig (2-tailed) data posttest sebesar 0.000 ≤ 0.05 yang menunjukkan bahwa Ha diterima dan Ho ditolak.
Resumo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso dos cursos de graduação das áreas Ciências Exatas e da Terra
Authors: Fundação Herminio Ometto Centro Universitário da
Published: March 2024

Suplemento do v.11 - 2023 dos resumo dos trabalhos de conclusão de curso dos cursos de graduação, das áreas Ciências Exatas e da Terra.
Discursos que influenciaram a reformulação e expansão do ensino médio integrado à educação profissional
Authors: Corrêa Anderson Martins , Giacomeli Maise Rodrigues Sá , Costa Mirélly de Oliveira
Published: March 2024

Em 2023 comemora-se os 15 anos de criação dos Institutos Federais de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia, que marcar a reestruturação da Rede Nacional de Educação Profissional, colocando em destaque a reformulação e expansão do Ensino Médio Integrado à Educação Profissional, portanto é momento propício para refletir sobre essa política pública, em especial destacar alguns dos discursos que influenciaram essa política. Esse estudo foi desenvolvido na esfera do Grupo de Pesquisa Currículo Integrado e Educação Profissional Tecnológica no âmbito do Instituto Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, sendo um recorte de pesquisas do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Profissional Tecnológica – ProfEPT. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa de cunho documental que, a partir das análises de variados documentos, a luz do Referencial Teórico-Metodológico do Ciclo de Políticas de Stephen Ball (1994), construiu e desvelou três grandes discursos, quais sejam: O discurso do dualismo entre formação geral e profissional como influência; O discurso da formação profissional influenciado por grupos e organismos de financiamento; O discurso da formação integrada como influência ao ensino médio integrado à educação profissional. Os quais foram responsáveis, em grande medida, pela criação dos IFs e o fortalecimento da oferta de um modelo de Ensino Médio que privilegia a educação do ser humano em sua totalidade, tomando o trabalho como princípio educativo, na medida que busca integração da formação geral-científica-tecnológica com a formação profissional.
FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS THE CONSUMPTION OF FOREIGN FMCG PRODUCTS
Authors: Mohan Abirami , Ganesh Raja Rajeswari , Jayakrishnan Balaji
Published: March 2024

Purpose: Understanding how consumers feel about buying Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) from other countries is an important topic for researchers around the world. The goal of this investigation is to identify the elements determining consumer preferences.
 
Methodology: This study uses analysis of variance (ANOVA) to determine the relevance of the factors determining customers' preferences towards foreign FMCG items. In order to investigate the effects of several variables, including cultural considerations (F1), cost considerations (F2), societal consequences (F3), goods specifications (F4), self-related characteristics (F5) and emotional determinants (F6), the study employs information gathered from a sample of 250 customers. This study determines which variables possess the biggest effects on consumer behaviour by using ANOVA. The relative significance of these factors in influencing customer preferences can be determined through a systematic examination of the variation in these components and their corresponding stages, made possible by ANOVA.
 
Findings: It was discovered that although F2 had no discernible impact on the decision to buy, factors such F1, F3, F4, F5 and F6 had a beneficial effect on consumer behaviour. The most important variable affecting how FMCG product consumers behaved was factor F1.
TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MED610 MEDICAL MATERIALUSED IN POLYJET MATRIX 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Szczygieł Paweł , Radoń-Kobus Krystyna , Madej Monika , Kozior Tomasz
Published: March 2024

3D printing is increasingly being used in many industries and in medicine. As a result, new materials are beingsought and researched, in particular biocompatible materials. Such materials can be used for medical devices,surgical instruments, and orthopaedic devices, as well as in bone surgery, tissue engineering, prosthetics,regenerative medicine, and the creation of drug delivery systems. This paper presents an analysis of the resultsof tribological testing of a biocompatible material used in 3D printing technology. The tests were conductedon a TRB3 tribometer (Anton) in a sphere-disk association. The tests were carried out by making cylindricalspecimens with a diameter of 40 mm and a height of 6 mm from the MED610 material using photo-curing liquidpolymer resin (PJM) technology. The specimens were fabricated in High Quality mode with a layer thicknessof 0.016 mm and with different print directions in the X-Z plane: 0, 45, and 90. The analysis was carriedout under technical dry friction conditions and in the presence of saline solution (0.9% NaCl). The tests wereperformed under fixed test parameters, i.e. speed and loading of the specimens. Ball-disc tests were carried outusing balls (counter-specimen) made of different materials with a diameter of 6 mm. Studies have shown that thedirection of printing affects tribological wear, due to the anisotropic nature of the 3D printing technology. Thelowest average coefficient of friction was obtained for specimens with a print direction of 90.
Carácter transitorio en el proceso de reinserción familiar del sujeto de derechos en situación de acogimiento institucional
Authors: Gualavisi-Escobar Silvia Beatriz , Molina-Torres María Victoria
Published: March 2024

Dentro del marco legal ecuatoriano, se establece la acogida institucional como una medida de protección para niños, niñas y adolescentes que se encuentren en situación de vulneración de sus derechos dentro de su núcleo familiar. Este procedimiento se considera como la última opción aplicable. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo investigar la presencia de normas relacionadas con la temporalidad del proceso de acogimiento institucional dentro de las leyes del Ecuador. Para llevar a cabo esta investigación, se realiza un análisis bibliográfico sistemático, comenzando con la revisión de la Constitución y las leyes pertinentes. Posteriormente, se procede a examinar la literatura académica relacionada con el tema para sistematizar los hallazgos en el presente trabajo. Se incluye incluso una sentencia que aborda la problemática desde la perspectiva de la privación de la libertad de los menores. La conclusión principal obtenida nos lleva a reflexionar sobre la carencia de normativa específica en cuanto al tiempo que los niños, niñas y adolescentes deben permanecer en los lugares designados como centros de acogida institucional. Esto conlleva el riesgo de que esta práctica resulte en una vulneración de sus derechos. Se aboga por considerar la reinserción familiar como un objetivo primordial, siempre y cuando el Estado garantice un acompañamiento para que la familia pueda convertirse en un entorno propicio para su desarrollo
Determinación de la concentración de calcio en leche cruda y comercial empleando la técnica de espectroscopia atómica
Authors: Jiménez-Jumbo Luis David , Silva-Diaz Marco Vinicio , Guamán-Cali Andrea Yessenia , Arellano-Reinoso Katheryn Gabriela
Published: March 2024

El estudio ha examinado los métodos utilizados para determinar la concentración de calcio en leche cruda (la vaca Brown Swiss y la vaca mestiza) y comercial. Para llevar a cabo este análisis, se utilizó la técnica de espectroscopia de absorción atómica. El estudio abarcó todos los pasos, desde la recolección de muestras hasta el análisis y comparación de resultados. Los resultados mostraron que la leche comercial presentaba una concentración significativamente mayor de calcio en comparación con la leche cruda de ambas especies de vacas. Estos hallazgos sugieren que los procesos y tratamientos a los que se somete la leche pueden influir en su contenido de calcio. La diferencia en la concentración de calcio entre la leche comercial y la leche cruda de las vacas Brown Swiss y mestizas resalta la importancia de considerar el origen y el procesamiento de la leche al evaluar su valor nutricional. Cabe mencionar también la factibilidad del método habiendo tenido un coeficiente de determinación de 0.99, demostrado que el modelo estadístico ajustado es altamente preciso para predecir los valores de la variable dependiente basados en los valores de la variable independiente. No obstante, se necesitan más investigaciones para comprender completamente las causas de estas diferencias y sus implicaciones para la salud y la nutrición.
Uso del recurso digital math cilenia en el aprendizaje de las matemáticas en estudiantes con discalculia del bachillerato
Authors: Muentes-Posligua Rene Alberto , Triviño-Sabando Rene Alberto
Published: March 2024

La discalculia afecta con severidad el aprendizaje de matemáticas y el cálculo en los estudiantes de todos los niveles, pero la problemática se acentúa cuando la intervención no ha sido temprana, lo que afecta aún más al estudiantado de niveles educativos como el bachillerato. El presente artículo tuvo como objetivo diseñar actividades didácticas utilizando el digital Math Cilenia para mejorar el aprendizaje de la asignatura de matemáticas en los estudiantes con discalculia del nivel de Bachillerato Técnico y General Unificado de la Unidad Educativa Picoazá. Se aplicó un enfoque mixto, en un estudio de campo con diseño no experimental de corte transversal y de alcance propositivo. La población de estudio estuvo conformada por 16 docentes y 8 estudiantes con diagnóstico de discalculia; los resultados preliminares señalan presencia de métodos tradicionales en los docentes, insuficiente atención a la diversidad educativa y deficiente uso de herramientas digitales para la enseñanza de las matemáticas, lo que demanda nuevas acciones educativas para superar las necesidades educativas de los alumnos. Como resultado final se propone un conjunto de actividades basadas en el uso del recurso digital Math Cilenia para mejorar el aprendizaje de las matemáticas y el cálculo en los estudiantes con discalculia del bachillerato.
Genetic variability and association study of SSR markers for yield and powdery mildew disease in pea (Pisum sativum)
Authors: REGINAH PHEIRIM , SINGH KONJENGBAM NOREN , RAJESH T , MAYURAKSHEE MAHANTA , S SAMUTHIRAPANDI , LYNGDOH ANDREAN ALLWIN , CHAMROY THEMMEICHON
Published: March 2024

Makhyatmubi, one of the most popular local varieties of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) in Manipur has morpho- physiological bottlenecks such as tall nature and high susceptibility to fungus Erysiphe pisi causing powdery mildew disease. Therefore, an experiment was conducted during winter (rabi) seasons of 2018–19 and 2020–21 at College of Post-Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences (Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur), Umiam, Meghalaya to generate genetic variability by hybridization of Makhyatmubi with Prakash variety which is a well-known powdery mildew resistant variety in India and possesses several contrasting characters. Fruitful heterosis was estimated with highest record in number of pods per plant (114.75%) and seed yield per plant (108.04%). These two characters also showed high PCV, GCV, heritability and GAM. Number of pods per plant (0.95) was found to have highest positive significant correlation with seed yield per plant. MP-5 and MP-119 recorded superior performance in several characters under study. For the association study of simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers, easily scorable polymorphic markers were selected for surveying association with the traits. Results revealed that SSR marker AA122 may be associated with seed yield and number of pods per plant while marker AA136 with number of seeds per pod. A5 marker was found to be associated with the powdery mildew disease. Hence, it can be employed for marker assisted selection (MAS) to identify and select pea genotypes exhibit resistance to powdery mildew disease.
Agronomic efficiency and productivity of transplanted kharif rice (Oryza sativa) as influenced by fertilizer briquettes
Authors: KALITA SONTARA , DAS DHRITISMITA , KURMI KHAGEN , GOGOI BHABESH , DAS RANJAN , CHAUHAN MANOJ KUMAR , PATHAK KALYAN
Published: March 2024

An experiment was conducted during rainy (kharif) season of 2022 at the research farm of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam to evaluate the effect of fertilizer briquettes on growth and productivity of transplanted rice. The field experiment was laid out in RBD comprising of 13 treatments, replicated thrice. Growth of rice, panicles/m2 and yield were subjected to significant variation under different fertilizer management practices. Higher plant height, tillers/ m2, panicles/m2, yield and agronomic efficiency were recorded under FDP, 120% RDN + 100% P and K + ZnSO4 @10 kg/ha + biofertilizer (T12). This might be owing to reduced losses  of nutrients and efficient uptake by plants compared to broadcasted method of fertilizer application where most of the applied fertilizers were susceptible to various losses availing lesser amount of nutrients for crop uptake.
Decomposed chicken feather: A biostimulant to lettuce (Lactuca sativa) growth
Authors: AHMADI LEILI , BAHARLOUEI JILA , KHAVAZI KAZEM , DAVOUDI MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN
Published: March 2024

It is crucial to produce plant growth biostimulants from waste and renewable resources. A study was carried during 2020 at the Soil and Water Research Institute, Karaj, Iran to evaluate the effect of decomposed chicken feather as a biostimulant on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) growth. A total of 29 soil samples from 15 Iranian regions were used to isolate and identify the bacteria and 31 strains that were able to produce keratinase and capable of feather degrading were isolated. Then, 8 isolates that were able to degrade the feather during 7 days were selected as the superior strains. Based on the results Bacillus siamensis c11, Bacillus methylotrophicus gh1 and Bacillus methylotrophicus a2 were identified as the new strains that can produce keratinase enzyme. Then, the effect of foliar spraying of the solutions produced from feather degradation by the new strains (c11, gh1, and a2) on the growth of lettuce was investigated. The results showed that the solution produced by methylotrophicus gh1 strain significantly increased the fresh and dry weight of the shoot and root (respectively, 25.9, 36.9, 34.1 and 51.9% increase compared to the control). It is concluded that the microbial solution of these three microbes as a consortium could be quite a new addition on one hand, could also reduce the human allergy as a via- medium of waste disposal.
Enhancing productivity, economics and energy efficiency through precision nitrogen and water management in conservation agriculture-based maize (Zea mays) in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Authors: KUMAR SANDEEP , SINGH VINOD KUMAR , SHEKHAWAT KAPILA , KUMAR UPADHYAY PRAVIN , DWIVEDI B S , SINGH RATHORE SANJAY , KUMAR AVANEESH , YADAV ARVIND
Published: March 2024

Present study focuses on improving maize productivity, economics, and energy efficiency in the Indo-Gangetic Plains through the integration of CA, precision nitrogen and water management. Maize grain yield significantly differed among treatments, with CA outperforming CT by 13.3%, recording the highest yield with optimal N application (N3) and irrigation at 25% DASM. The CA incurred 23.7% lower cultivation costs (₹30,421/ha) compared to CT. Gross returns and net returns were higher under CA (₹1,16,007/ha and ₹85,586/ha) with a net benefit ratio of 2.78, showcasing its economic viability. Energy efficiency was a crucial aspect considered, with CA proving to be 33.1% more energy-efficient than CT. In different irrigation regimes, CA with W2 treatment exhibited superior energy parameters. The study also highlighted the significance of optimal N scheduling (N3) in achieving higher economic returns (₹97,927/ha) compared to conventional N splits (N1) and its integration. The most effective integration involved combining CA with precision N management (75% basal, GreenSeekerTM-guided top dressing) and irrigation at 25% DASM, resulting in higher grain yield (7.21 t/ ha), gross returns (₹132,497/ha), and impressive energy output (230,831 MJ/ha). In conclusion, CA, especially when combined with optimal irrigation and nitrogen management, not only enhances maize yield and economic returns but also proves to be more energy-efficient, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient agricultural practices. The study recommends this integrated approach for enhancing maize productivity, energy efficiency and economic returns.
„Rövid péntek” : Dallam, fény és elkötelezettség a hagyományos zsidóknál
Authors: Frigyesi Judit
Published: March 2024

A tanulmány a kelet-európai zsidó világra koncentrál, azon belül is a mindennapokra: szokásokra, cselekedetekre, elkötelezettségre. A vizsgálat Isaac Bashevis Singer Rövid péntek című novelláján keresztül közelít az egykor volt világhoz, amely a zsidó élet költői mélységét tükrözi azáltal, hogy az élet mindennapi aspektusaiban, a hangokban és térben rejlő metaforikus értelmekkel, valamint az ellentmondásokkal vetíti elő az élet alapvető dimenzióit.
A metafizika felelőssége (Vladimir Jankélévitch és a „majdnem” filozófiája)
Authors: Rugási Gyula
Published: March 2024

A tanulmány Vladimir Jankélévitch filozófus és zenetudós életművét vizsgálja. Elemzi, hogy milyen hatások alapján alakult munkássága és milyen filozófiai fogalmak határozták meg gondolkodását. Jankélévitch esetében is csak egyetlen, „osztatlan” szerző képzelhető el; függetlenül attól, hogy az előadóterembe lép, a zongora előtt ül, avagy az íróasztalához telepszik, mindig ugyanazt írja, ugyanarról beszél. Ehhez mérten az írás kitér arra is, hogy Jankélévitch zsidósága mennyire volt hatással gondolkodására, s miként határozta meg a megbocsátás, felelősség, rossz lelkiismeret fogalmaival kapcsolatos elemzéseit.
A zsidó felelősség kérdése a tikun olam szemüvegén keresztül
Authors: Végh Roland
Published: March 2024

A posztmodern zsidó tradíción belül a zsidóság egyéni és közösségi felelőssége szorosan összekapcsolódott a tikun olam terminussal. A huszonegyedik századi diaszpórazsidóság vizsgálata esetén mindenképpen fontosnak tartom ennek a fogalomnak és annak tartalmának körüljárását. Munkám során a tikun olam-nak a zsidó politikákban betöltött helyét, valamint az egyéni, közösségi, vallási és világi felelősség kérdését vizsgáltam. Tanulmányom célja a tikun olam fogalomtörténetének bemutatása, koncentrálva a zsidó felelősség kérdésének huszonegyedik századi értelmezésére és a tikun-nak abban betöltött szerepére.
A „felelős ember” egzisztencialista fogalma Karinthy Frigyesnél a modern és a posztmodern határán
Authors: Bacsó Beáta
Published: March 2024

Karinthy Frigyes, a magyar és egyben a magyar-zsidó irodalom legkiemelkedőbb alakja, a huszadik századelőn pontosan érzékeli a szekularizálódó, épp ezért az egzisztenciálisan szorongó ember létbevetett magára maradottságát, a lét felelősségének az individuumra nehezedő súlyát. Ennek megfelelően regényeiben, novelláiban, esszéisztikus írásaiban megjelenik a „felelős ember”, mely messiás-figuráiban nyilvánul meg. Jelen tanulmányomban próbálom elhelyezni Karinthy „felelős emberét” az egyetemes filozófiai gondolkodás mentén; Descartes gondolkodó, felelős, modern emberétől, Sartre és Camus humanista egzisztencialista filozófiájának felelős ember fogalmáig. A huszadik századelő, két nagy szellemi áramlat, a nietzschei filozófia és a freudi pszichológia hatásának légkörében zajlik. Mindkét áramlat a posztmodern életérzést, gondolkodásmódot előlegezi, melynek társadalmi, lélektani és etikai következményeit a magyar irodalmon belül főleg a nyugatosok dolgozták fel műveikben, ahogy Karinthy is. Épp ezért vizsgálom, hogy „felelős ember” fogalma hogyan születik meg a modern és a posztmodern határán.
Relationship between Hot Working Climate and Subjective Complaints in Labor in the Loading and Unloading Section at PT. Teluk Bayur Padang Container Terminal IPC
Authors: Asih Wenny Murdina , Herlina Yeni
Published: March 2024

IPC Container Terminal is one of the subsidiaries of PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) for container terminal services engaged in port and logistics services. If you pay attention to the working environment conditions at PT. The IPC Container Terminal at the loading and unloading section of goods is not equipped with ventilation/air exchange. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between a hot working climate and the subjective complaints of workers in the loading and unloading division of PT. Teluk Bayur Padang Container Terminal IPC. The research design is cross-sectional. The research population is stevedoring workers at PT. Teluk Bayur Padang Container Terminal IPC with a total of 46 people. All populations are used as research samples. This research took place from February to August 2022 and the research instrument used a questionnaire. Based on the results of the study, measurement of the temperature of the hot working climate in the loading and unloading section of PT. IPC Teluk Bayur Padang Container Terminal in 2022 obtained an average result of 32.03 0C for all measurement points, this is included in the high category. More than half of the workforce experienced high subjective complaints, namely 73.9%. It is hoped that the management of PT. Teluk Bayur Padang Container Terminal IPC carried out introduction and acclimatization, planting mahogany and matoa trees, adding ventilation for loading and unloading of goods and providing drinking water plus salt, and providing personal protective equipment.
Creativity Increment and GeoGebra Classroom Quality: Impact on Student Learning
Authors: Febrianti Tri Sedya , Dasari Dadan
Published: March 2024

Preliminary observation results highlight the importance of utilizing innovative learning media to stimulate students' creativity in both classroom and home-based learning. One interactive learning medium identified for this purpose is GeoGebra Classroom. This research aims to analyze the effect of using the GeoGebra Classroom on the increment of students’ creativity, the effect of the increment of students’ creativity on students’ learning Results, the effect of GeoGebra Classroom quality on students’ learning Results, and the interactivity between students’ creativity and the quality of GeoGebra Classroom learning media. By analyzing pre- and post-implementation learning processes with GeoGebra Classroom, we collected data on increased student creativity. In conclusion, GeoGebra Classroom effectively fosters increased student creativity. And from the process of analyzing the effect of students’ creativity increments, we get the result that the creativity increments give an effect on the learning result of quadratic function materials. Unfortunately, the quality of the learning media GeoGebra Classroom can’t give an effect on the learning result. The insights gained pave the way for future research efforts to delve deeper into the optimization of interactive learning media to improve educational outcomes in a variety of academic contexts.
Factors Associated with Early Complementary Feeding among Breastfeeding Mothers with Infants 0-6 Months in Kapkatet County Hospital, Kericho County
Authors:   Department of Health Sciences Riftvalley Technical Training,   Great Lake University of Kisumu
Published: March 2024

The practice of complementary feeding (introducing solid foods alongside breastfeeding) is an important aspect of infant nutrition. However, the timing of introducing complementary feeding is crucial for optimal growth and development. This study aims to investigate the factors associated with early complementary feeding among breastfeeding mothers with infants aged 0-6 months in Kapkatet County Hospital, located in Kericho County. A cross-sectional analytical study design was employed, involving 246 breastfeeding mothers attending Kapkatet County Hospital. Data on demographic characteristics, individual characteristics, cultural practices, and knowledge regarding complementary feeding were collected through structured questionnaires and key informant interviews. Statistical analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study found that a significant proportion of infants (70.7%) in Kapkatet County Hospital were introduced to complementary feeding before the recommended age of 6 months. Reasons for early introduction included concerns about the negative impact of exclusive breastfeeding on body shape and breast size, pressures from the mother-in-law, infant hunger, maternal responsibilities, slow weight gain in infants, breastfeeding-related pain, and cultural practices, such as the use of herbal remedies. The findings of this study highlight the need for targeted interventions to address the factors associated with early complementary feeding. To promote appropriate feeding practices, it is recommended to create mother-friendly work environments and implement information education and communication (IEC) strategies, coupled with behavioural change communication (BCC) approaches using mass media platforms. These measures will help raise awareness among breastfeeding mothers regarding the importance of adhering to recommended guidelines for complementary feeding. Keywords: Early complementary feeding, breastfeeding mothers, infants, Kapkatet County Hospital, Kericho County
User perception as a factor for improving Trustworthiness in e-commerce systems
Authors: Casare Andréia Rodrigues , Silva Celmar Guimarães da , Moraes Regina
Published: March 2024

The User Interface (UI) is the first artefact that the user interacts with while developing a sense of trust that motivates him to use software applications more effectively. A badly designed UI can deceive users and bring the system into disrepute. Trustworthiness in UI is mandatory, as a poorly implemented UI can lead to the user misusing the system and jeopardizing the expected result. Trust in computational systems involves not only technical aspects, such as computational infrastructure, storage space, and service composition, but also aspects of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). While technological aspects have received considerable attention, there are few research on human-computer interaction in terms of trust. This paper describes a way for assessing a system’s trustworthiness based on the user’s perception. The approach relies on a quality model to aggregate interface quality criteria in order to get a trustworthiness score. Three sets of experiments involving more than 300 individuals were carried out to validate the suggested methodology. A comparison was made between the trustworthiness score obtained through the methodology and the answers to open questions obtained through the users’ questionnaires. The results were consistent, and statistical analysis corroborated the positive assessment. Based on these results, examples of improvements were developed to highlight the usefulness of the approach for developing more trustworthiness interfaces.
Herausforderungen der kommunalen Altenpflege in Taiwan
Authors: Wu Hsin-Ju
Published: March 2024

In recent years, in Taiwan's rapidly aging society, the state has created a community care system that takes into consideration the aging in Taiwan and especially active and self-determined aging, as proposed by the EU and WHO. Church organizations have been actively engaged in this care system, emphasizing community diaconia and spiritual care. The author analyzes the collaboration of diaconal agencies, church communities, and public institutions, and explores the strengths and weaknesses of community diaconia in care of the elderly. The experience of caring for the elderly in Taiwan is a helpful stimulus for the care work of the diaconia in Germany.
Glenn Gould
Authors: Petersen Birger
Published: March 2024

Das 20. Jahrhundert als "Zeitalter der technischen Reproduzierbarkeit" (Walter Benjamin) von Musik brachte einen neuen Typus von Pianisten und Pianistinnen hervor, der sich im Konzertsaal und ebenso im Aufnahmestudio gleichermaßen künstlerisch präsentieren muss. Unter ihnen ragt Glenn Gould (1932–1982) in besonderer Weise heraus – und das nicht nur wegen seiner Exzentrik. Obwohl (oder weil) Glenn Gould zu den berühmtesten Interpreten seiner Zeit gehört, zieht er sich bis 1964 nach und nach vollkommen aus dem Konzertleben zurück, prägt aber weiterhin aus dem Studio über Jahrzehnte die Wahrnehmung von Klaviermusik. Das Buch nimmt das Leben Glenn Goulds in den Blick, indem es sich an den zentralen Aufnahmen des Pianisten zwischen 1955 und seinem frühen Tod 1982 orientiert und neben den Stationen seines Lebens seine Einspielungen als Meilensteine der Interpretationsgeschichte vorstellt. Die Reihe "SOLO – Porträts und Profile" lädt dazu ein, die Künstlerinnen und Künstler der "klassischen" Musik kennenzulernen. Erstmals auf dem deutschsprachigen Buchmarkt stehen hier internationale Interpretinnen und Interpreten des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts im Mittelpunkt. Jedes Buch porträtiert in gut zugänglicher und kompakter Form eine Musiker-Persönlichkeit: Dirigentinnen und Dirigenten, Solistinnen und Solisten, Sängerinnen und Sänger. Biografie und Karriere werden ebenso vorgestellt wie wesentliche Merkmale des individuellen Musizierens. Eine Einordnung des künstlerischen Profils rundet die fundierten Darstellungen ab. Die Autorinnen und Autoren der Reihe sind auf ihrem jeweiligen Gebiet ausgewiesene Fachleute und kommen aus Forschung und Praxis.
Pendampingan dan Pembinaan Kegiatan Baca Tulis Al Qur’an di Musholah Baitul Maghfiroh Desa Mekarjaya
Authors: Syafiatun Nabila  , Fitria Zulfa  , Nour Kholid  , Yuliana Yuliana  , Lusi Safitri
Published: March 2024

This community service activity through mentoring and fostering Qur'an literacy activities is important in supporting the development of one's Qur'an literacy skills. Research and field practice show that ongoing effective mentoring can help children to gain a better understanding of the content of the Qur'an. The main focus of this mentoring and guidance is to improve the ability to read and write the Qur'an thoroughly and accurately, as well as ensure a deep understanding of the meaning and context of the verses of the Qur'an. This mentoring and coaching involves various methods and techniques, such as the use of interactive approaches, repetitive exercises, the use of educational technology, and the strengthening of tajweed skills. The ultimate goal of this mentoring and coaching is to create a learning environment that supports, motivates, and strengthens the individual's spiritual connection with the Qur'an, thus fostering continuous personal growth and strong character development in accordance with Islamic teachings
Cultivation of Character for Ethical Leadership: The Department of Leadership Education at Culver Academies
Authors: Dutmer Evan
Published: March 2024

Since 1894, Culver Academies has aimed to develop leaders of character. Rooted in the military academy and boarding school traditions, Culver has centered leadership development around central virtues and values. In 1986, recognizing the need to provide integrated, successive leadership learning experiences for students across 4 years, Culver instituted a standalone academic Department of Leadership Education. The Department of Leadership Education, housed in the Schrage Leadership Center, is unique among secondary boarding schools in offering four successive academic leadership education classroom experiences alongside Student Life curricula. Each year’s curriculum is centered in a transformational leadership framework, utilizing evidence-based tools to guide students’ leadership and character growth at each level. Ultimately, students’ growth is assessed by faculty (and students themselves) according to core leadership and character competencies developed by the Academies. Continual improvement of the department is ensured through a comprehensive triennial review process. The aim of this article is to illustrate a successful, iterative character and leadership education experience in a 4-year secondary school context.
Operationalizing the Human Condition, Cultures, and Societies Outcome through the National Character and Leadership Symposium
Authors: Swanson Peter , Steeves Rouven , Johnson Michele
Published: March 2024

This paper focuses on the Human Condition, Cultures, and Societies institutional outcome at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and highlights the connection between the outcome and the 2024 National Character and Leadership Symposium (NCLS) theme. Each year, the symposium provides the USAFA community and visitors the opportunity to learn from and engage with nationally recognized speakers. Interactions allow participants to contemplate not only the importance of valuing the human condition but also engage concertedly and compassionately with others. Every four years, the NCLS theme is rooted in the institutional outcome of the Human Condition, Cultures, and Societies. This year’s theme places particular emphasis on precisely the need to know oneself, know others, and to elevate performance through constructive engagement to make a difference, namely learning what each can and must do to value the human condition and human beings. The authors explore how USAFA operationalizes the importance of understanding the human condition as participants transition from the academic classroom to the field to the Air Force and Space Force.
Lens X: A Practical Approach to Taking Care of Your People
Authors: DePorres Daphne , Orlowsky Matthew , Horner Matthew , Levy David
Published: March 2024

Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), as commissioned officers, are charged to “take care of their people.” While this leadership aphorism makes sense, this article describes what it means in practice. An interdisciplinary USAFA team explored the dynamics of leader development from multiple angles, resulting in a focus on two dimensions (or “lenses”) that help a leader understand what actions can be taken to help an employee achieve subjective well-being at work. The intent is to draw attention to the nature of the interaction with organizational members that foster engagement and need fulfillment. We do that by focusing a leader’s attention on needs, narratives, and micro-exchanges. Those interactions, behaviors, and micro-exchanges are the foundations of and the most tangible, changeable element of climate and culture. This practical lens equips any leader to seize every opportunity to foster fulfillment of the psychological needs for belonging, agency, and efficacy. This framework can be used by anyone but is particularly relevant to supervisors and USAFA cadets who will be entrusted to lead an all-volunteer military force.
Loosened hip joint prosthesis-decision options
Authors: Bonchev Byser , Yordanov Tsvetoslav , Stokov Luben , Ivanov Teodor , Georgiev Georgi , Stokov Luben Lubenov , Nastev Kristian
Published: March 2024

For the period 2013-2015, 36 patients underwent revision surgery because of secondary developed complications after primary hip joint replacement surgery. 14 of them were male and 23 – female, with average age 73 years. 

We examined 4 groups of patients depends on the complications type:

- Aseptic loosening in 23 patients, appeared 10 years’ average following primary hip prosthesis surgery.

- Septic loosening in 2 patients revealed on second to the tenth month post operatively. In two other patients we observed infected hematoma.

- Hip joint prosthesis (luxation) because of trauma or extremely wrong motion we notice in 5 patients. In one of them we revealed acetabular cup malposition.

- Periprosthetic fractures with aseptic loosening in 3 patients.

All 36 patients had primary cemented hip joint prosthesis.

In the first group depends on which prosthesis parts were loosened we did acetabular cup and femoral stem replacement in 15 patients, only acetabular cup replacement in 4 patients and in 3 patients only femoral stem replacement.

In 2 patients from second group we replaced the primary prosthesis by total spacer for 8 months followed by revision prosthesis surgery. In 2 haematoma patients we performed debridement, lavage-drainage and long term antibiotic treatment.

In 2 patients of third group we replaced the primary head with a longer one and in 3 other patients we replaced the primary acetabular cup by shoulder collar cemented cup.

In 2 patients of fourth group we replaced the primary acetabular cup and femoral stem by shoulder collar cemented cup and by revisionary stem delivered by Implant and Zimmer (Revitan). In the third patient we implanted revisionary femoral stem (Implant).

3 years after revisionary hip joint prosthesis surgery we monitor good prosthesis stability and good functional scores
Womanist Theology and Its Efficacy for the Writing Classroom
Authors: McCrary Donald
Published: March 2024

Analyzing postmodern theory, course discussion, and student texts, this article argues that womanist theology and the texts it gathers can serve as efficacious course content for other-literate students. Womanist theology offers students a scholarly discipline that expresses inter- and intracultural rhetorical awareness, bridging the gap between home and school literacy functions.
School Sucks
Authors: Johnson T. R.
Published: March 2024

Occasioned by the recent epidemic of violence in schools and the author’s memory of violent schoolyard rhymes, this essay explores the ways students experience contemporary writing pedagogy. To do so, the essay ranges from rhetoric’s historical discussion of the pleasures of writing to composition’s more recent interest in academic professionalism to Gilles Deleuze’s theory of masochism to the problem of teaching and learning in a consumer culture.
Ebonics: Theorizing in Public Our Attitudes toward Literacy
Authors: Marback Richard
Published: March 2024

I argue that our responses to the Oakland ebonics resolution miss what made the resolution so significant while also making debate about it so intractable. I propose that compositionists who acknowledge attitudes that made the resolution so significant can productively engage the larger public regarding literacy education in a racially divided democracy.
John Wesley and the Liberty to Speak: The Rhetorical and Literacy Practices of Early Methodism
Authors: Burton Vicki Tolar
Published: March 2024

In early Methodism John Wesley created an extracurricular site of literacy and rhetoric that empowered women and the working classes to read, write, and speak in public. Wesley’s “method” of literacy in community not only transformed religious life in Britain but also redefined the intersections of education, class, and gender.
Moving beyond the Written Comment: Narrowing the Gap between Response Practice and Research
Authors: Fife Jane Mathison , O’Neill Peggy
Published: March 2024

While our field’s response practices have changed dramatically over the past two decades to involve more student comments on their own texts, empirical studies have lagged far behind classroom practices, focusing almost exclusively on teachers’ written comments as texts. By broadening our notion of response—and acknowledging the many and varied ways that teachers respond to student writing as well as the many and varied ways that students influence and interpret those responses—we will be able to narrow the gap between our teaching practices and our research questions.
Making Places as Teacher-Scholars in Composition Studies: Comparing Transition Narratives
Authors: Bizzaro Resa Crane
Published: March 2024

This article compares entrance-to-the-profession narratives of the past thirty years. Selecting major theorists and senior and junior minority scholars, the author describes their efforts to become professionals in the field. The Native American author argues for including Other voices in analyzing the history of composition studies.
Review: Teaching Youth Media: A Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production, and Social Change
Authors: Swiencicki Jill
Published: March 2024

“Should we make our tape about police brutality and youth crime or about how to become a hip-hop star?” (23). For Steven Goodman, founder of New York’s Educational Video Center (EVC), this question reveals a conflict that low-income minority students face when representing their experiences in collaborative, inquiry-based video projects.
Review: The Rhetoric and Ideology of Genre: Strategies for Stability and Change
Authors: Juzwik Mary M.
Published: March 2024

In The Rhetoric and Ideology of Genre, the editors have assembled a collection of new essays about genre, rhetoric, and writing that are relevant for scholars with a diverse range of interests in composition studies, including rhetoric, professional and scientific communication, computers and writing, writing-across-the-disciplines, literacy studies, and literacy education. The engaging editorial introduction recalls Donald Murray’s suggestion that writers ask of drafts, “Does it work?”
Reading Student Writing with Anthropologists: Stance and Judgment in College Writing
Authors: Soliday Mary
Published: March 2024

This article describes how readers from a graduate program in anthropology evaluated student writing in a general education course. Readers voiced the concerns of their discipline when they focused on the stance writers assumed and how they made value judgments.
Becoming Symbol-Wise: Kenneth Burke’s Pedagogy of Critical Reflection
Authors: Enoch Jessica
Published: March 2024

In this essay, I analyze Kenneth Burke’s Cold War pedagogy and explore the ways it connects to (and complicates) Paulo Freire’s conception of praxis. I argue that Burke’s theory and practice adds a rhetorical nuance to critical reflection and then envision how his 1955 educational concerns gain significance for teachers and scholars today who, like Burke, live in a time “when war is always threatening.”
Media, Discourse, and the Public Sphere: Electronic Memorials to Diana, Princess of Wales
Authors: Helmers Marguerite
Published: March 2024

Addresses the hundreds of web sites devoted to the memory of Diana. Provides a thick description of the way in which people are writing and using the Internet in everyday life, with a special emphasis on the way in which this writing brings them into a public sphere. Concludes that hypermedia offers the immediate sense of audience and community.
Taking Dictation: The Emergence of Writing Programs and the Cultural Contradictions of Composition Teaching
Authors: Strickland Donna
Published: March 2024

Maps out two simultaneous and mutually reinforcing phenomena: (1) the material conditions that have given rise to hierarchically arranged writing programs; and (2) the attendant cultural values that have made possible the feminization as well as the racialization of composition teaching. Argues that writing programs have emerged by way of divisions in labor, separating mental labor from mechanical labor.
Returning to Class: Creating Opportunities for Multicultural Reform at Majority Second-Tier Schools
Authors: Alberti John
Published: March 2024

Looks at two representative examples of the impact of multiculturalism on higher education in order to get a concrete sense of how different perspectives can affect understanding of the multicultural transformation of the college curriculum in general and English studies in particular. Notes that the emphasis on educational access should be on “geography of education.”