bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Remote Teaching and Learning at a South African University During Covid-19 Lockdown: Moments of Resilience, Agency and Resignation in First-Year Students’ Online Discussions
Authors: Angu Pineteh E.
Published: September 2022

The aim of article is to analyse the remote teaching and learning experiences of students, as expressed in online discussions among first-year students at a South African university, to enhance understanding of how learning remotely during Covid-19 lockdown affected students’ lives and their academic commitment. The article draws on data collected from 45 students, mainly aged between 18 and 22, registered for an academic literacy course. These students came from diverse racial, socioeconomic and schooling backgrounds, although most were black students. These participants’ Covid-19 and remote learning experiences are used in this case study as qualitative datasets. To generate rich narratives, a set of open-ended questions were designed and posted on the course’s Blackboard page. The questions focused on the socioeconomic, psychological and academic effects of Covid-19 during the lockdown. At the end of the course, a thematic analytical approach was used to identify and categorise participants’ online discussions into key themes. The datasets were then interpreted through the lens of predetermined concepts such as resilience, resilience and agency. The data show that some students saw remote learning as an opportunity to be creative and innovative, but for others, their socioeconomic situation negatively affected their lives and academic commitment. Students’ remote teaching and learning experiences revealed moments of resilience and agency, but also a deep sense of resignation to the socioeconomic and psychological burdens of Covid-19. Based on these findings, this article discusses some implications for the future of higher education in South Africa and recommends possibilities for further research.
Enhancing Upper Secondary Learners’ Problem-solving Abilities using Problem-based Learning in Mathematics
Authors: Dorimana Aline , Uworwabayeho Alphonse , Nizeyimana Gabriel
Published: September 2022

Developing problem-solving abilities is a major objective of learning mathematics at school. However, learners’ problem-solving abilities are still critical. The main purpose of this study was to investigate how the problem-based learning model could enhance learners’ problem-solving abilities in mathematics. The study used quasi-experimental research with one group pre-test-post-test design. The population in this study consisted of fifty-four grade eleven learners (aged between 16 to 19 years old) from one school in Kayonza District in Rwanda. Data were collected using mathematical problem-solving tests and interviews and were analysed using paired t-tests for dependent sample means and descriptive analysis. The study results indicate that problem-based learning potentially impacts learners’ problem-solving abilities. It is shown from learners’ work in problem-solving that all indicators of problem-solving abilities, namely understanding the problem, planning ways to approach the problem, monitoring the progress while tackling the problem and reviewing the solution process, emerged as being fairly well improved. In addition, based on the interview results from some learners and their teachers, they like the PBL model because embedded tasks helped them to apply the knowledge that can improve their reasoning, creativity and thinking capability. The study recommends that schools encourage teachers to adopt PBL for enhancing learners’ problem-solving abilities. Additionally, researchers are urged to use findings from this study as a reference for further research. Furthermore, researchers could conduct similar research on a large scale using different methodologies.
The Development of Mobile Applications for Language Learning: A Systematic Review of Theoretical Frameworks
Authors: Chuah Kee-Man , Kabilan Muhammad Kamarul
Published: September 2022

This systematic review was conducted to examine theories that were adopted or considered in the development of mobile applications for language learning. It aims to provide a holistic overview of major theoretical principles that underpin each developmental study to identify trends and gaps in the synthesised literature. The studies were collected from the Scopus and Web of Science databases as they were the main sources of reputable journals. Primary searches between 2011 and 2020 revealed approximately 158 studies related to the topic under investigation. After further filtering based on the inclusion criteria and removal of duplicates, 39 studies matched the research criteria and were used for further analysis. The analysis revealed that researchers tend to choose to solve problems pertaining to vocabulary learning and learners’ motivation through the development of mobile applications for language learning. They preferred to use constructivist-based theories such as situated learning and collaborative learning in guiding their development though behaviourist principles are also dominant. However, very few studies used theories related to language acquisition and learning in the design and development process. Hence, this gap should be given priority in future developmental research within the same scope as the generic learning theories may not be accurately addressing the language learning problems.
The Effect of Professional Training on In-service Secondary School Physics 'Teachers' Motivation to Use Problem-Based Learning
Authors: Kanyesigye Stella Teddy , Uwamahoro Jean , Kemeza Imelda
Published: September 2022

Professional training for in-service teachers is at an utmost level to improve their teaching practices. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of professional training on in-service secondary school physics teachers' motivation to use Problem-Based Learning (PBL). A pre-and posttest quasi-experimental design was used to conduct the study. A two-day professional training on PBL was delivered as an independent variable, while teachers' motivation to use PBL was conceived as the dependent variable. The study involved fifty (50) in-service physics teachers (20 in control and 30 in the experimental group) from 25 secondary schools in four districts of Southwestern Uganda. Data were analyzed with SPSS v.23.0 using descriptive statistics, and paired, and independent samples t-test. The findings indicated a high statistically significant (p<.05) positive change and a greater motivation to use PBL among teachers who received professional training in PBL compared to those who did not receive it. It was recommended that the Government, in conjunction with school administrators, regularly organize similar training and, if possible, for all teachers national wide.
Exploring Virtual Reality-based Teaching Capacities: Focusing on Survival Swimming during COVID-19
Authors: Shin Yoo Churl , Kim Chulwoo
Published: September 2022

This study aims to analyse teaching capacities exhibited by survival swimming instructors applying virtual reality (VR) devices in the education field. We conducted in-depth interviews with swimming instructors to obtain research data, which was then qualitatively analysed. Based on the research results, the following capacities were derived. First, as the VR and simulator-based survival swimming classes utilise educational equipment, the ability to skilfully handle educational equipment is considered a vital teaching capacity. Second, strong communication skills are required to accurately explain the class objectives and contents. To achieve the class goals, teachers should practice using educational equipment before class, answer students' queries during and after practice, and prepare the necessary materials so that the class is well organised. Finally, the principal lecturer needs to be able to quickly improvise in various situations as needed to ensure students remain focused. Under the circumstances where survival swimming education was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the research results indicated that survival swimming education applying VR and simulation devices allowed students to indirectly gain experience, interest, and pleasure. Therefore, it is expected that VR-based education can increase students’ interest and learning performance in survival swimming. Finally, VR-based teaching capacities were derived based on the research results.
Changes in dual energy X-ray absorptiometry parameters in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who received at least 12 months of denosumab treatment
Authors: Kaysin Meryem Yilmaz , Aktaş İlknur , Özkan Feyza Ünlü , Zeytin İrem Buse Kurucu
Published: September 2022

Background/Aim: Denosumab is a human monoclonal antibody that binds to the receptor-activated nuclear factor kappa beta ligand (RANKL). Densosumab leads to a reduction in bone resorption by inhibiting RANKL and has been approved for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis (OP). The present study investigated real life data by evaluating the demographic data of postmenopausal patients with OP who received denosumab treatment and the changes in dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) parameters before and after denosumab treatment.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 49 postmenopausal female patients followed in our OP outpatient clinic who were treated with 60 mg subcutaneous denosumab every six months for at least 12 months. The study retrospectively analyzed and recorded patient age, body mass index, age of menopause, fracture history, antiresorptive and/or anabolic drug treatment history, and pre- and post-denosumab T-scores in addition to L1–4, femoral neck, and total hip bone mineral densities (BMDs) on DEXA scans. The changes that occurred before and after the treatment in addition to those that occurred after the treatment based on whether previous anabolic or antiresorptive agents had been used were statistically compared.

Results: The L1–4 and total hip T-scores and L1–4 and total hip BMD values measured prior to denosumab treatment showed a statistically significant increase after denosumab treatment (P < 0.001, P = 0.002, P = 0.028, and P = 0.002, respectively). No statistically significant changes in the femoral neck T-score and BMD after denosumab treatment compared to that before denosumab use (P = 0.056 and P = 0.138, respectively) were found. Furthermore, no statistically significant difference between the pre- and post-denosumab DEXA parameters in the patients who used antiresorptive agents and those who did not (P > 0.05) was found. Additionally, pre- and post-denosumab parameters were not statistically significantly different between those who received and did not receive anabolic therapy before denosumab (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: Denosumab treatment for postmenopausal OP leads to a significant increase in lumbar and total hip T-scores and BMDs.
STABILITY ANALYSIS OF ROCK BLOCKS WITH ENTIRE SPHERE STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION BASED ON THE BLOCK THEORY: A CASE STUDY FOR A TUNNEL ENTRANCE PROJECT
Authors: Mboussa Djohn Josia Weaver , Sun Shulin , Joseph Paul Nkombe , Zhang Yan
Published: September 2022

This paper presents a static equilibrium kinematic analysis of rock performed in the tunnel entrance project using entire sphere stereographic projection under block theory. The objective of this study is to improve the predictive analysis of rock masses in terms of stability in rock masses area. Different key blocks with failure modes are determined. The conventional upper hemisphere stereographic projection is also employed for comparative analysis. Based on the findings, it was concluded that the planar failure is not probable in the case of the kinematic and block theory method in the tunnel entrance area. However, the wedge failure is more probable in both cases of analysis and the number of possible slide blocks in the case of kinematic analysis was found to be less than in the case of block theory; In these conditions, the support system should be provided for the reasons of safety. The comparative analysis shows that the results of block theory analysis are close to reality and provide more precision on the stable and unstable block than the results of kinematic analysis; Moreover, the block theory method using the entire sphere stereographic projection provides more precision on the sliding angle than the use of one sphere stereographic projection. Based on this study, the tunnel entrance is more stable for the dip slope face equal to 45 and not probable for slope face 60˚ and 85˚; but these results were limited in the case of stability analysis under gravitational loading.
DHVANI AND DANCE- CAN THERE BE A RELATIONSHIP?
Authors: Krishna Pujita
Published: September 2022

Dhvani or the idea of suggestion being the main cause for the experience of ‘rasa’ as expostulated in Anandavardhana’s seminal work Dhvanyaloka, became a game-changing idea in the field of poetics or aesthetics in its time. Not only was it comprehensive in its scope, but it also reinforced the pre-eminence of rasa in poetic works. The purpose of this article is merely exploratory in attempting to investigate if the concept of ‘dhvani’ as an aesthetic lens can be applied to dance as a performing art that is as communicative in its scope and intent as poetry. The article has been written from the perspective of being a practitioner of dance and as one who has written on dance as well. Since this is unexplored ground, I am only hoping to skim the surface of what I think can be a potential area for more in-depth research.
The Effect of Digital Marketing, Online Customer Reviews and Ratings on Consumer Buying Interest Through Shopee
Authors: Alivea Oryza Gina , Nilowardono Sengguruh
Published: September 2022

This study aims to analyze the effect of digital marketing, online customer review rating on consumer buying interest through shopee. The analytical method used in this study is quantitative analysis by conducting a survey on 106 respondents, namely students from Narotama University who have made purchases through shopee and tested with the help of an analytical tool, namely the SPSS program. The results of this study indicate that digital marketing, online customer reviews and ratings have a positive effect on buying interest through shopee. When consumers feel that shopee's digital marketing is attractive, online customer reviews and other user ratings provide benefits in terms of providing product-related information, this can increase purchase intention.
Identifying the Predictors of Mathematics Anxiety AND Performance in Canada: An Educational Data Mining Approach
Authors: Wongvorachan Tarid , Clelland Ashley , Gorgun Guher , Bulut Okan
Published: September 2022

Over the last decade, Canadian students have exhibited insubstantial improvements in mathematical scores compared to other countries as indicated by large-scale educational assessments such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). In relation to students’ mathematical performance, math anxiety - the feeling of fear or nervousness when performing math-related tasks - was found as an associated factor. However, no previous study has explored math performance and math anxiety, specifically among Albertan students. We present a work-in-progress that identifies significant predictors of math performance and math anxiety among Canadian and Albertan students, using the PISA 2018 and TIMSS 2019 datasets. This study has three phases: first, a list of predictors will be selected from the data set based on existing theories regarding students’ math performance and math anxiety. The initial list of predictors will be presented to domain experts (i.e., math teachers) for refinement based on their practical experience. A predictive model for math performance and math anxiety will be developed with Educational Data Mining techniques in the second phase. Results from the model will be presented to the domain experts for their inputs as the qualitative component, and variable importance metrics of the model will be consulted for the quantitative component. Findings from both components will be integrated consulted with the domain experts to derive actionable recommendations that would inform various stakeholders (e.g., educators, school districts, and Alberta Education) of ways to improve math performance in Alberta students.
The Silence of Digital Practices in Contemporary Fiction Picture Books
Authors: Liu Yina
Published: September 2022

Contemporary childhood exists in a rapidly changing literacy context in the digital age, where digital devices and technology are progressively used at home (OECD 2019). In the global context, digital technology is greatly emerging in children’s lives, including the way of their play, learning, communicating and entertainment (Marsh et al. 2016). In this paper presentation, the author who is a researcher in the intersection of digital literacy and children’s literature, engages in autobiographical narrative inquiry (Clandinin and Connelly 2000), where she tells and retells her stories of reading contemporary fiction picture books, focusing on digital practices in both written text and illustrations. Such experiences are reflected and compared to her experiences of reading contemporary academic articles and reports on digital literacy studies in early childhood education. She noticed that there is a significant missing of digital lives and practices in contemporary fiction picture books, which contrasts with the prevalence of children’s digital usage in the contemporary post-typographic era.

As children’s fiction is infused with ideology, the text instills values and beliefs in young readers, which, further, will shape children’s sociocultural development (Stephens 1992). For this reason, it is critical for future research to examine the ideological message and cultural discourse in relation to digital literacy practices in children’s fiction work. Because the gaps and differences between the ideologies of digital usage in children’s literature and children’s digital literacy practices reality could cause confusion to our young readers.

This article highlights the silence of digital lives and practices in today’s fiction picture books and this research urges writers, illustrators, educators, and parents to pay attention to the gaps between digital practices in today’s children’s real lives and the contemporary fiction picture books.
Foreword to the EEGSA-SEGSA Conference Proceeding: Exploring Horizons
Authors: Edmondson Kimberly , Liu Yina , Koskie Katherine
Published: September 2022

The 14th Annual Graduate Student Showcase was held by the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education on April 30, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact the way in which we gather and share our research. This year, we continued to meet in a hybrid synchronous/asynchronous space with our keynote speakers, presenters, and attendees. This format allowed for graduate students from around the world to share and participate.
 This year, our showcase theme, Exploring Horizons, speaks to looking forward, keeping our heads up, and navigating what lies beyond. Despite numerous challenges to this academic year, as a graduate student community, this research showcase demonstrated that graduate student research in education is attuned to the possibilities that might lie on or on the other side of the horizons.
 Exploring Horizons also represents an invitation to think and rethink differently and creatively. Currently, the field of education is in the midst of dealing with some serious challenges. Yet, when we simply glance at this showcase special issue, it is easy to see that our graduate students in education are rising to the occasion and exploring the horizons of educational research, ready to take on these challenges and to open new possibilities for imagining the future(s) of curriculum, pedagogy, teacher education, and educational philosophy and thought. This year’s theme of Exploring Horizons asks participants and attendees to visualize and imagine the unknown and all that becomes possible by thinking, creating, and imagining new ways of knowing and understanding. To all of our authors in this special issue, we want to thank you for putting your important work out into the world and for sharing it with others. Additionally, this special issue Exploring Horizons celebrates the diversity of our graduate student research in education.
 Beyond presentations from graduate students, we featured Dr. Cathryn van Kessel, a keynote speaker in the morning session and an associate professor for the Department of Secondary Education, as she shared her experiences with “Exploring Horizons” in knowledge dissemination and research mobilization. Dr. Jacqueline Filipek, an alumna of the Department of Elementary Education and assistant professor at The King’s University, shared valuable insights about the process for applying and interviewing for academic jobs in the afternoon session. She offered generous advice on how graduate students might prepare their application packages and think about potential interview processes in academia.
On behalf of the EEGSA/SEGSA Graduate Student Research Showcase Committee, Katherine Koskie, Kimberly Edmondson, and Yina Liu, we wish to thank you for reading this special issue as you explore new horizons together with our authors. We hope you find your reading thought-provoking as you consider what is on the horizon of educational research.
Do we have a problem in rural educational research?
Authors: Weiss Melaina
Published: September 2022

Classified as populations less than 1000, 16.1% of Alberta’s population lives rurally (Alberta Government, 2016, p. 3). Rural education research addresses an underserved minority in educational structures, policy and practices. However, much of the research is approached in a way indicating the rural is somehow deficient. Well cited researchers in the field of rural education research, Howley and Howley (2014) state, “the most prevalent impulse in rural education research is to address the problem of rural schools, namely that they are deficient and need to be improved. Variations on this theme implicate the deficiencies of rural children, rural families, rural teachers, rural school facilities, rural culture, and so on” (p. 10). As someone who grew up rural and remains deeply tied to it, I have witnessed variations of these themes in theory and in practice. In order to see what possibilities lay ahead for rural education research, we ought to consider where we have been. Howley and Howley’s (2014) assessment is a call to do rural research differently. Being focussed on the problem can obscure or preclude what is important or valuable within rural communities regarding educational research. In part due to Howley & Howley’s assessment and in part because of a curiosity that drives my own present and future forms of research, I present a literature review of The Journal of Research in Rural Education. I examine the abstracts covering the years between and including 2012-2020, where I determine whether their pronouncement rings true over the past decade. Since Howley and Howley published their assessment, the continuing research in JRRE has remained fairly consistent with the prevalent impulse to problematize the rural in an educational capacity. In my findings I do the following, 1) assess the proportion of research problematizing some aspect of the rural in rural education research, 2) contextualize reasons for and against the impulse to address “the problem of rural schools,” and 3) optimistically look to studies that are not framed by assumptions of deficiency in rural communities. I look to the latter in order to envision new possibilities for doing rural educational research for rural communities rather than on rural communities.  

References

Alberta Government. (2016). 2016 Census of Canada – Population and dwelling release. https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/7d02c106-a55a-4f88-8253-4b4c81168e9f/resource/e435dd59-2dbd-4bf2-b5b6-3173d9bd6c39/download/2016-census-population-and-dwelling-counts.pdf

Howley, C. & Howley, A. (2014). Making sense of rural education research: Art, transgression, and other acts of terroir. In S. White & M. Corbett (Eds.), Doing educational research in rural settings: Methodological issues, international perspectives and practical solutions (pp. 7–25). Routledge.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw terhadap Kemampuan Komunikasi Matematis Siswa Pada Siswa Kelas XI
Authors: Surahman Surahman , Hayati Laila , Lu’luilmaknun Ulfa , Subarinah Sri
Published: September 2022

Pembelajaran matematika selama ini dianggap sebagai pelajaran yang tidak menyenangkan oleh sebagian siswa dan siswa jarang ikut aktif dalam proses pembelajaran sehingga menyebabkan rendahnya kemampuan komunikasi matematis siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan komunikasi matematis siswa yang melaksanakan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Jigsaw dengan siswa yang melaksanakan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran langsung. Populasi penelitian ini yaitu seluruh siswa kelas XI MIPA SMAN 1 Narmada dan sampel penelitian yaitu kelas XI MIPA 1 sebagai kelas eksperimen dan kelas XI MIPA 4 sebagai kelas kontrol. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Quasi Eksperimental Design dengan desain penelitian posttest only control design. Teknik pengumpulan data terdiri dari observasi, tes, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Adapun teknik analisis data pada penelitian ini terdiri dari uji validitas, uji reliabilitas, uji normalitas, uji homogenitas,, dan uji hipotesis. Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa instrumen tes kemampuan komunikasi matematis yang telah dirancang memenuhi kriteria valid dan terdapat perbedaan kemampuan komunikasi matematis siswa yang melaksanakan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Jigsaw dengan siswa yang melaksanakan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran langsung di kelas XI pada materi turunan fungsi.
Analisis Kemampuan Literasi Matematika dalam menyelesaikan Soal Cerita SPLTV Berdasarkan Perbedaan Jenis Kelamin
Authors: Pratama Ridho Yudha , Arjudin Arjudin , Hikmah Nurul , Subarinah Sri
Published: September 2022

Literasi matematika adalah kemampuan individu untuk merumuskan, menerapkan, dan menafsirkan matematika dalam berbagai konteks, namun kemampuan literasi matematika siswa masih sangatlah rendah. Hal ini dikarenakan masih kurangnya informasi yang membahas secara rinci kemampuan literasi matematika siswa sehingga belum adanya upaya dalam meningkatkan literasi matematika di indonesia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan literasi matematika siswa kelas X dalam menyelesaikan soal cerita SPLTV berdasarkan perbedaan jenis kelamin. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Indikator literasi matematika yang digunakan pada penelitian ini mengacu pada komponen proses literasi matematika, yakni 1) Komunikasi, 2) matematisasi, 3) penalaran dan pemberian alasan, 4) Strategi untuk memecahkan masalah, dan 5) Penggunaan operasi dan bahasa simbol, bahasa formal dan bahasa teknis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa siswa laki-laki dan siswa perempuan telah mampu menyampaikan informasi yang terdapat pada masalah, mengubah kalimat sehari-hari menjadi bentuk matematika, merancang strategi untuk memecahkan masalah, menggunakan operasi matematika dan bahasa dalam memecahkan masalah, serta memberikan pembuktian dan kesimpulan terkait solusi yang ditemukan. Diperoleh juga adanya perbedaan kemampuan siswa laki-laki dan siswa perempuan yang terletak pada komponen penalaran dan pemberian alasan, dimana siswa laki-laki sudah dapat memberikan kesimpulan yang tepat, sedangkan siswa perempuan belum mampu memberikan kesimpulan dari solusi yang ditemukan.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Matematika Berbasis PowToon Pada Materi Statistika
Authors: Nuriyanti Lina , Prayitno Sudi , Tyaningsih Ratna Yulis , Sarjana Ketut
Published: September 2022

Pendidikan sangat berperan penting dalam pembangunan nasional guna meningkatkan sumberdaya manusia. Salah satu permasalahan pendidikan di Indonesia yang terjadi pada masa pandemi Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) adalah metode pembelajaran yang tepat untuk digunakan dalam Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ), oleh karena itu guru ditunut untuk lebih inovatif menentukan media pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan agar lebih efektif. Media pembelajaran berbasis PowToon merupakan salah satu media yang disajikan dalam bentuk video yang dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran jarak jauh yang efektif. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran matematika berbasis Powtoon yang valid, praktis, dan efektif serta menjelaskan langkah-langkah pengembangan media pembelajaran matematika berbasis Powtoon pada materi statistika kelas VIII MTs Negeri 2 Mataram. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam mengembangkan media pembelajaran ini adalah 4D (Define, Design, Developement, Dissemination). Hasil penelitian berupa media pembelajaran materi statisika berbasis PowToon yang berbentuk Video MP4. Produk mendapatkan skor kevalidan 0,88 dengan kriteria sangat valid oleh 3 orang validator. Kepraktisan produk mendapatkan skor kepraktisan 83,75% dengan kriteria sangat praktis dilihat dari hasil respon 20 orang siswa terhadap penggunaan media pembelajaran matematika berbasis PowToon pada materi statisika. Sedangkan keefektifan media mendapatkan kriteria sangat efektif karena ketuntasan siswa telah kencapai 85%, dilihat dari hasil tes yang diberikan kepada siswa dalam uji coba. Selanjutnya media pembelajaran berbasis PowToon disebarluaskan dengan mengadakan seminar tingkat lokal dan disebarkan melalui YouTube sehingga mudah untuk diakses oleh siswa. Dengan demikian, media pembelajaran matematika berbasis PowToon dapat dinyatakan sebagai media yang valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk selanjutnya digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran matematika.
Nurses' resilience in the face of coronavirus (Covid-19): An regional view
Authors: Ismail Ahmad  , Muhammad Basri  , Nasrullah Patemawati
Published: September 2022

This cross-sectional study aims to examine factors related to nurse resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic. Data was collected in early 2020 around January - June from 39,605 South Sulawesi nurses spread across 24 districts which we grouped into 4 main areas (Bugis, Makassar, Mandar, Toraja). The questionnaire included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRS10), demographics and 20 questions about the practice environment, workplace safety regarding infection control, Covid-19-related experiences and organizational support. The fear of being infected, the desire to leave nursing, and having undergone a positive Covid-19 test are inversely proportional to resilience (p < 0.05). Regression analysis showed that rural nurses) had much greater resilience than urban nurses examined (p < 0.001). Organizational support, which involves nurses in policy development, and practice was found to be an important resilience factor in our study, which is in line with other findings. Further research is recommended to determine the optimal practice environment to support nurse resilience.
Iron Ore Tailings as Partial Replacement for Fine Aggregate in Concrete Production – Review
Authors: Abdulaziz Alhassan  , Kudirat O. Yusuf  , Aliyu A. Abdulazeez  , Salihu Usman
Published: September 2022

Normal River sand is one of the major components of concrete, generally termed fine aggregate. A large volume of sand is needed annually for construction work globally. Mining or extraction of sand from the river bed, ocean beds, beaches, and inland dunes is accompanied by several problems such as; lowering of the water table, sinking of bridge piers and erosion of river bed and instability of river bed on the environment, etc. To decrease these environmental impacts and the cost of conventional fine aggregates, alternative materials like mining waste have been studied by several researchers to replace partially fine aggregates in concrete production. Iron ore tailings (IOT) are one of the mining wastes obtained from the beneficiation process of iron ore concentrates. This paper presents an overview of the work carried out on the use of IOT as a partial replacement of fine aggregate in concrete and its effects on the workability, mechanical, and durability properties of concrete.
الملامح المشتركة بين العربية الباقية في أوزبكستان ولهجة جنوب العراق
Authors: عبد رومي مظفر
Published: September 2022

هذا البحث مقاربة بين لهجتين عربيتين في مكانين متباعدين الأولى لهجة جنوب العراق والثانية عربيّة العرب في أوزبكستان الذين هاجروا الى هناك في القرن الهجري الأول إبان الفتوحات الإسلاميّة وحافظوا على عربيتهم بسبب انعزالهم في السكن بقرى خاصة بهم . فعند قراءتي للنصوص التي سجلها الأساتذة جورج تسيرتلي ، وفينّيكوف ، وتشيكوفاني من ألسنة هؤلاء العرب وهي عبارة عن قصص من التراث العربي القديم التي ورثوها عن أسلافهم ،  ومنها ما يمثل التراث الأوزبكي والطاجيكي . لقد كنت أتحسس أنّ اللغة العربية التي كتبت بها تقترب من اللهجة العراقية في الجنوب وكأنّها لهجة عراقية قديمة ، ولكنّي لم أتسرّع في الحكم معللاً أنّ عراقيتي ربّما دفعتني إلى هذا الإحساس . إلاّ أن هذا الشعور تمكّن مني حينما وجدت الكثير من الملامح المشتركة بين العربية الباقية في أوزبكستان وعراقيّة اليوم وأخص الجنوبية منها . فقررت أن أخوض في هذا البحث مورداً هذه الملامح التي وجدتها ملامح صوتية ، وبنائية ، ونحوية . وبعد معرفة تلك الملامح ذهبت افتّش عن أصول هؤلاء العرب في كتب التاريخ لأتبين كيف جاءوا ومتى وأين كانوا يعيشون في بلاد العرب قبل هجرتهم وأسباب هجرتهم وأهدافها لعل هذا التقصّي يسعفني في معرفة سبب هذا التشابه الكبير بين اللهجتين .
تصنيف أنواع المعجمات في المكتبات الجامعية دراسة موضوعية وميدانية في مكتبات الجامعات الأهلية - مدينة أربيل أنموذجا-
Authors: عبد القادر سليمان عبد الرزاق , علي مامه سه نكه
Published: September 2022

يتناول هذا البحث المعجمات وأنواعها في مكتبات الجامعات الأهلية في مدينة أربيل، ويصنف تصنيفاتها في مكتبات تلك الجامعات، ولهذا جاءت خطة هذا البحث على مبحثين تسبقهما مقدمة وتنتهي بأهم النتائج التي وصل إليها البحث والتوصيات و المراجع التي اعتمد عليها، أما المبحث الاول فبعنوان (المعجم والمكتبات) ويتكون من تعريف المعجم وأنواعه وكذلك تعريف المكتبة والمكتبة الجامعية وأنشطتها، واما المبحث الثاني فيتناول الجانب العملي وهو بعنوان (الدراسة التطبيقية).
Evaluation of the Forest Quantity, Quality and Management through Gray Relational Analysis Method
Authors: ÖZKAYA Gökhan , ERDİN Ceren
Published: September 2022

Forests cover 30 per cent of the Earth’s land surface, almost four billion hectares. They are necessary to sustain human health, economic growth and the environment. Also, approximately 25 per cent of the global population depends on forests for food and work. The world population is expected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. Therefore, there needs to be quick action at all levels to make sure that forests are managed in a way that is good for the environment and our way of life in the future. The Sustainable Forest Management Goals are included in the major headings of Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030. The data for the worldwide and six geographical areas were assessed using the Gray Relational Analysis (GRA) approach, which is one of the Multi-Criteria Decision Making methodologies. The major goal of the study is to use the GRA mathematical approach to assess data from 6 geographical areas, totalling 245 regions and nations, and 236 countries and regions worldwide. The second purpose is to contribute to the existing literature by expanding the geographical scope, number of indicators, and the time period covered by the study. The study also aims to provide information on new forest quality and management technologies, as well as the change of geographical areas over 30 years. South America consistently comes out on top in interregional comparisons. On the other hand, Oceania ranks last in the rankings. While the scores for 1990 increased markedly for all regions and worldwide in 2000, the performance values for the years 2000, 2010 and 2020 are fairly close to each other. The findings and methods of this study are aimed to be a useful resource for future researchers and policymakers.
GERMINATION CHARACTERISTICS OF Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) DEL. SEEDS UNDER VARYING LIGHT AND SOWING ORIENTATIONS IN A SUDANO-SAHELIAN ZONE OF NIGERIA
Authors: WAKAWA Lucky Dartsa , SULEİMAN Usman Mohammed
Published: September 2022

Balanites aegyptiaca trees have multiple benefits to people in the arid/semi arid regions of Nigeria. Despite the importance of this species, it is still found in the wild. In order to encourage the domestication of this tree species, this study was conducted to determine the optimum light requirement and best sowing position of B. aegyptiaca seeds that would enhance germination. The experiment was laid out in a 4×3 factorial in a completely randomized design (CRD) and replicated 4 times. Factor A (light) has four levels: 100% (L1) (Control), 75% (L2), 50% (L3) and 25% (L4). Factor B (sowing orientation) has 3 levels: seeds sown vertically with stalk upward (SO1), seeds sown vertically with stalk downward (SO2) and seeds sown horizontally (SO3). Germination percentage (GP), mean germination time (MGT days) and germination speed (GS) were the variables assessed. The results show that, light intensity and the interaction between light did not significantly influence the germination indices assessed. However, exposure to high light intensity (100%) resulted in better GP (13.81±7.18) and GS (2.85±1.84). Sowing orientation was also found not to affect GP and MGT significantly. However, it affects GS significantly. Sowing seed vertically with stalk upward gave better GP (15.79±6.02) but early completion of germination (11.29±7.17 days) was observed when seed were sown horizontally. Seeds sown vertically with stalk upward germinate faster (3.44±1.85). Balanites aegyptiaca seeds should be sown in a vertical position with their stalk upward under moderate light exposure.
Differential expression of SPNS3 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of SPNS3, encoding sphingolipid transporter 3, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). SPNS3 transcript was present at significantly higher levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.
Differential expression of EBF1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of EBF1, encoding early B-cell factor 1, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). EBF1 transcript was present at significantly lower levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.
Differential expression of HAL in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of HAL, encoding histidine ammonia-lyase, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). HAL transcript was present at significantly lower levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.
アクション・リサーチ再考 ―結果の一般化に焦点を当てて―
Authors: Fujita Takuro
Published: September 2022

本稿の目的は，アクション・リサーチについての概念を整理すること，そして，アクション・リサーチで得られる結果の学術上の位置付けについて議論することである。まず，英語教育における実践研究の現状について概観し，アクション・リサーチの定義，特徴，手法，これまで指摘されてきた問題点や批判について整理する。そして，批判の1つである結果の一般化に焦点を当て，これまでの議論をまとめた後，構造構成主義における仮説継承の考え方を基にアクション・リサーチの知見が学術上如何に貢献し得るかを検討する。
Rush hour-and-a-half: traffic is spreading out post-lockdown
Authors: Bhagat-Conway Matthew Wigginton , Zhang Sam
Published: September 2022

Urban roadways are used inefficiently, with capacity scaled to meet peak demands and underutilization at off-peak hours. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the transportation system, and one possible outcome is a spreading of rush hour. We use six years of highway sensor data from the California state highway system to evaluate that possibility, and find that peaks are spreading in the post-lockdown period, the spreading is statistically significant, and has been relatively stable since summer 2021. Spreading of peak travel periods calls into question highway expansion plans based on pre-pandemic travel forecasts.
Differential expression of COL4A3 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of COL4A3, encoding collagen type IV alpha 3 chain, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). COL4A3 transcript was present at significantly lower levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.
Celebrating Failure: Learning lessons from a leading consumer behavior journal’s retractions
Authors: Moussa Salim
Published: September 2022

Purpose: A retraction is the removal of a published article from the scientific record. It is an admission of failure. Yet, every retraction, regardless of its cause(s), is instructive. Using the oxymoron/concept of celebrating failure, this study investigates retractions in the Journal of Consumer Research (JCR). Method: The content of each JCR retraction notice was examined to determine the initiator(s) of the retraction, retractors, reason(s) for retraction, and time-to-retraction. Findings: According to the findings, JCR issued ten retraction notices between June 2012 and October 2020. The ten retraction notices generated together, and up to April 11, 2022, some 18,378 pageviews, 3,944 PDF downloads...
The Distribution of Prime Numbers
Authors: Bouras Mohammed
Published: September 2022

In this paper, we discovered a new sequence of all prime numbers which end with a 1 or 9, the sequence defined by 𝑎(𝑛) = (𝑛^2 − 𝑛 − 1)/gcd (𝑏(𝑛), 𝑛^2 − 𝑛 − 1), with 𝑏(𝑛) satisfying the recurcive formula 𝑏(𝑛)=(𝑛 − 1). 𝑏(𝑛 − 1) − 𝑛. 𝑏(𝑛 − 2) and 𝑏(1) = 𝑏(2) = −1, the sequence 𝑎(𝑛) takes only 1’s and primes.
PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK UNTUK PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM Fenomena Pembelajaran PAI di SMA Rujukan Sidoarjo dan Implikasinya pada Sikap Spiritual Siswa
Authors: S.A.P. Rangga Sa'adillah
Published: September 2022

Buku ini menawarkan tiga hal yang jarang disentuh akan tetapi penting untuk ditulis. Pertama, banyak buku yang mengulas pendekatan saintifik tetapi sedikit yagn berani mengulas pendekatan saintifik untuk mata pelajaran pendidikan agama Islam. Kedua, buku ini berani mengungkap pemahaman guru-guru PAI pada SMA Rujukan di Sidoarjo mengenai pemahaman mereka terhadap pendekatan saintifik. Ketiga, buku ini menyajikan novelty yang diulas oleh jurnal-jurnal berreputasi bahkan menyajikan relevansi pendekatan saintifik dengan sikap spiritual.
Xử lý rác thải nhựa: “Siêu giun” có thể là giải pháp mới
Authors: Thảo Phạm Thị Phương
Published: September 2022

Môi trường xung quanh con người đang bị ô nhiễm ngày càng trầm trọng và một trong những vấn đề đáng lo ngại nhất đó là khủng hoảng rác thải nhựa.“Phần còn lại của thế giới (thiên nhiên) có thể tiếp tục sống mà không có chúng ta, nhưng chúng ta không thể tồn tại nếu thiếu đi chúng”Sylvia A.Earle - Nhà hải dương học
North American Transportation During COVID-19: What Really Changed?
Authors: Palm Matthew
Published: September 2022

COVID-19 arrived in the United States and Canada at a time when the future of sustainable urban travel across the continent looked uncertain. A decade-long trend in transit ridership growth appeared to have stalled in many cities (Boisjoly et al., 2018), while automobile ownership grew. This chapter synthesizes unfolding evidence on how COVID-19 disrupted some of these existing trends in North American urban transportation while accelerating others. This synthesis is organized around three themes emerging from COVID-19 in the region: declining transit ridership, increased auto ownership or auto purchase plans, and a possible ‘new normal’ of increased telecommuting. I evaluate each theme in the context of prior trends and public policy choices feeding those trends. Untangling hype from data, the chapter concludes with recommendations on how to support travelers in the region while calling for clearer thinking from urban thought leaders and researchers on the likely long-term impact of the crisis.
Differential expression of FETUB in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of FETUB, encoding fetuin B, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). FETUB transcript was present at significantly lower levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.
Differential expression of MYL3 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2022

Neurodegenerative diseases that affect the motor neurons, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have little treatment options and are generally rapidly fatal (1, 2). We harnessed the power of unbiased, whole transcriptome differential gene expression analysis, utilizing primary patient cells and tissues to discover genes whose expression defines sporadic ALS using published data (3, 4). We found significant differential expression of MYL3, encoding myosin light chain 3, in primary fibroblasts of patients with sporadic ALS (SALS). MYL3 transcript was present at significantly lower levels in SALS patient fibroblasts as compared to control, non-diseased fibroblasts. These analyses will begin to define the transcriptional landscape of sporadic ALS.