bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF MUCUNA (Mucuna pruriens) ON SPERMIOGRAMS OF WEST AFRICAN DWARF BUCKS
Authors: Daramola James Olamitibo , Abiona John Adesanya , Smith Olusiji Frederick , Isah Olubunkola Ajike , Sowande Olusiji Sunday , Olaniyi Moshood Olajire , Olanite Jimoh Alao
Published: December 2023

The study was carried out to investigate the potential effect of Mucuna pruriens seed powder on spermiograms of West African Dwarf bucks (WAD). Twenty bucks were randomly assigned to five treatments consisting of four animals each receiving 0, 25, 50, 75, 100mg/Bw of Mucuna pruriens seed powder administered via oral route for 30 days consecutively. Following treatment, spermiograms of the animals were determined. The results showed that exposure of bucks to Mucuna pruriens powder led to a significant increase in weight gain, scrotal width, scrotal circumference, testicular weight, gonadosomatic index, sperm motility and testicular parenchyma of animals compared to the control and the improvement in these parameters was much pronounced in bucks that received 75mg Mucuna pruriens seed powder (P<0.05). Higher (P<0.05) sperm concentration was observed in 100mg inclusion of Mucuna pruriens seed powder compared to other treatments. The results showed a decline (P<0.05) in the level of testosterone with increasing level of Mucuna pruriens seed powder administration. The findings showed that oral administration of Mucuna pruriens seed powder to the bucks for 30 days resulted in improved testicular measurements and sperm quality without any adverse effect on structure of reproductive physiology of the bucks.
DEMANDA POR CARNE DE PAVO: EFECTO PRECIO O EFECTO GASTO
Authors: Martinez Damian Miguel Angel , Mora Flores Jose Saturnino , Tellez Delgado Ricardo
Published: December 2023

Turkey meat is a white meat demand in Mexico, however, its consumption is still low. In order to explore the convenience of expanding the market and foresee if the industry should compete in price or expenditure, the aim of this work is to study the demand for turkey meat as part of a protein basket; that consists of beef, chicken, pork and egg. Methodologically an almost ideal demand model was used, in an economic sense, this model allows an optimal assignment representation through budget share equations as a function of prices and real expenditure within the bundle. With statistical information from secondary sources, the results showed that the demand for turkey meat responds inelastically to price, and that the response on spending is almost one. With the estimates of price and expenditure growth rates, in terms of an expansion policy in the turkey market, results conclude that spending is the most relevant factor in demand, followed to a lesser extent by price.
RANGELAND DEGRADATION: EXTENT, IMPACTS, AND ALTERNATIVE RESTORATION TECHNIQUES IN THE RANGELANDS OF ETHIOPIA
Authors: Abdulahi Mohammed Mussa , Hashim Hakim , Teha Mukeram
Published: December 2023

Rangeland degradation remains a serious impediment to improve pastoral livelihoods in the lowlands of Ethiopia. This review paper presents an overview of the extent of rangeland degradation, explores its drivers, discusses the potential impacts of rangeland degradation and also suggests alternative rangeland restoration techniques. It is intended to serve as an exploratory tool for ensuing more detailed quantitative analyses to support policy and investment programs to address rangeland degradation in Ethiopia. The extent of rangeland degradation increases with time, and the productivity of rangelands are losing if not given due attention. The major drivers leading to rangeland degradation includes climate change, overgrazing, bush encroachment, population pressure, drought, and government policy, encroachment of rain fed agriculture and decline of traditional resource management institution. Degradation of rangeland has resulted in substantial declines in rangeland condition, water potential, soil status, and animal performance, livestock holding at the household level and community become destitute. Another consequence of rangeland degradation is linked to food insecurity, poverty to the extent of food aid, expansion of aridity and the need for alternative livelihood and income diversification. Moreover, it has increasingly become a threat to the pastoral production systems, and has contributed towards increases in poverty and tribal conflicts over grazing land and water resources. In spite of these impacts, the adoption of alternative restoration techniques in the country is highly insufficient. To address rangeland degradation problems, there is a strong need to substantially increase the investments and strengthen the policy support for sustainable land management. 
PALMITIC ACID INCREASES MILK FAT CONTENT AND YIELD IN LACTATING COWS
Authors: Tódero Cristiano , Ticiani Elvis , Júnior Wagner Brogin , Da Silva Evelyn Drielle , Miqueluti David José , De Oliveira Dimas Estrasulas
Published: December 2023

Milk fat is the component responsible for the organoleptic and manufacturing characteristics of the dairy products and also the most variable and affected by the diet. This study was designed to evaluate the lipid supplementation with high concentration of palmitic acid on the milk production and composition. Thirty-nine multiparous Holstein cows weighting an average of 550 kg, with 79 ± 2 days in milk (DIM), producing 29.4 kg milk/day were randomly assigned to each one of the three treatments: 1) 320 g/day of high palmitic acid supplement (Palmitic); 2) 400 g/day of calcium salts of fatty acids rich in linoleic acid (Linoleic) and; 3) Control (no lipid supplementation). Palmitic supplement increased milk fat content in 8.6% (P=0.001) and yield 16.2% (P=0.001) compared to Control. Compared to Control, Linoleic supplement decreased milk fat content in 16.1% (P=0.001). There was an effect of treatment for bonus payment for fat (P=0.01), with the highest payment for Palmitic treatment. There was no effect on milk production and concentrations and yields for milk protein and lactose.
ORTAÖĞRETİM ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN GÖZÜNDEN “MÜZELER”
Authors: İNAN Fatma Bahar
Published: December 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı; ortaöğretim 11. sınıf öğrencilerinin, okul dışı öğrenme ortamlarından biri olan müzelere ilişkin algılarını tespit etmektir. Bu amaca yönelik olarak yapılan çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın deseni ise fenomenolojik desen olarak belirlenmiştir. Araştırma, 2022-2023 Eğitim-Öğretim Yılının Mayıs ayında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya Ankara ili Çankaya ilçesinde bulunan sosyal bilimler lisesi 11. sınıf öğrencileri, gönüllülük esasına göre katılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak kompozisyon yazdırma tekniği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizi için tümevarımcı içerik analizi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Verilerden elde edilen kodlar tablo haline getirilerek yorumlanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucuna göre, öğrencilerin çoğunlukla tarih müzelerini ziyaret ettiği tespit edilmiştir. “Müze” kavramının genellikle tarih alanıyla bağdaştırıldığı görülmüştür. Yine bu çalışmada müze ziyaretlerinin, boş zaman değerlendirme ve performans ödevi yapmak amacıyla gerçekleştirildiği ortaya çıkarken ziyaretlerin ekseriyetle plansız yapıldığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Öte yandan müzelerin, öğretici rolüne vurgu yapan öğrenciler göze çarpmaktadır. Müze ziyaretlerinin verimliliği açısından müze rehberinin gerekliliğine dikkat çeken katılımcılar bulunurken, ziyaretlerini rehbersiz yapan öğrenciler bu eksikliği dile getirmişlerdir. Araştırmanın sonucu doğrultusunda, müzelerin eğitim işlevinin yerine getirilmediği görülmektedir. Verimli bir müze ziyareti için planlı ve amaçlı müze ziyaretlerinin yapılması önerilmektedir. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı tarafından hazırlanan öğretim programlarında dikkat edilecek hususlar arasında yer alan, müze ve tarihî alan gezilerini teşvik etmek ve ziyaretlerin amacına ulaşması için tarih disiplini ve aynı zamanda disiplinler arası müze eğitimine önem verilmesi önerilmektedir.
The Role of Social Responsibility of Sharia Financial Institution on Customer Loyalty
Authors: Dewi Sandra , Yaswirman Yaswirman , Febriamansyah Rudi , Henmaidi Henmaidi
Published: December 2023

The form of customer support for Islamic financial services is very important to create resilience and competitiveness in the Islamic Financial Institution industry. By highlighting social activities, this paper tries to see the role of CSR of Islamic banks in influencing customer loyalty , both individually and through image, trust and service satisfaction. This path explores how CSR makes customers impressed, convinced, satisfied, amazed, and ultimately loyal to Islamic banks. Quantitative descriptive analysis shows that a) the role of CSR gives a positive perspective on customer loyalty, b) Corporate image does not have a significant effect on customer loyalty, c) Trust has a significant positive effect on customer loyalty, d) service satisfaction has a positive effect on service, e) simultaneously CSR, image, trust and service satisfaction have a significant effect on customer loyalty. Indirectly, CSR and loyalty have an interrelated and mutually beneficial relationship between financial institutions and customers. This research has resulted in a new study of the form of the role of CSR on customer loyalty to these financial institutions. The practical implication lies in the importance of developing CSR to generate trust and reputation which in turn increases customer loyalty to Islamic banks
Feeding the Future: Achieving Food Security in Malaysia Through Trade Mechanism
Authors:   Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Mohamed Esa Zaeidah , Santhanam Prakash ,   Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Jaafar Jefiena ,   Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Zainuddin Zaemah ,   Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Published: December 2023

Malaysia’s food imports have almost doubled in 10 years, from RM35 billion to RM63 billion in 2021. In total, 26 food items have a self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) of 100% or above, according to the Supply and Utilization Accounts of Selected Agricultural Commodities, Malaysia, from the Department of Statistics (DOSM), but 24 other products still fall short of this mark. Moreover, Malaysia showed progress in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) in 2021, moving up from the 48th rank (67.9 points) in 2020 to the 41st place (69.9 points) in 2022. Malaysia still has problems with food security, despite these encouraging signs. By employing a desktop research technique and secondary data from papers and publications, this concept paper seeks to investigate the landscape and trajectory of food security in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022. Further analysis is carried out on food security by focusing on the use of trade mechanisms in the four pillars of affordability, availability, quality and safety, sustainability, and adaptation. The analysis found that Malaysia faces several challenges in achieving food security, including increasing dependence on food imports, declining agricultural productivity, and income inequality. However, Malaysia has also made important strides toward enhancing food security, including diversifying its import sources, enhancing accessibility through price regulation, and intensifying its use of agricultural technologies.
The Decision-Making of Homo Faber
Authors: Newkirk Elizabeth
Published: December 2023

This essay primarily engages with three works: The Human Condition by philosopher Hannah Arendt, The Road to Serfdom by economist Friedrich A. Hayek, and the essay “Tradition without Convention” from the compilation Freedom and the Arts by musicologist Charles Rosen. The Human Condition provides the foundation of the essay in which Arendt’s historical narrative traces the public and private realm as they existed and were defined in Greek antiquity to its various distortions in modernity. The change is primarily understood as a result of the fluctuating ratios of the human condition itself, which Arendt thoroughly categorizes as labor (animal laboran), work (homo faber), and action (vita activa). Within this context, we examine two main ideas: the incentives of decision-making and scopes of competence; and modern realms for excellence, contemplation, and peer equality that can thrive in the present day. At hand is a two-part discussion: the decision-making capacity within an eroded private realm; and the costs to the highest aspect of the human condition if the promise of the public realm and its requirements for entry are no longer afforded within modernity’s egalitarian standards. In F.A. Hayek’s compelling confrontation of central planning, the impossibility of its competence, and the moral decay from when decisions and responsibilities are outsourced, provide a useful and constructive framework for observing and guarding against the trappings of an invaded private realm. Rosen, with his stunning analysis of convention in early eighteenth-century classical music, provides an enlightening paradigm to not only locate a modern public realm, but to recognize conventions, patterns, and practices that contribute to its existence and longevity.
Türkiye’nin İlk Profesyonel Siyasal Reklam Kampanyası: Adalet Partisi, Cenajans ve 1977 Genel Seçimleri
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Ülkem Irmak
Published: December 2023

Propaganda, tarihin her döneminde siyasal iletişimin vazgeçilmez bir unsuru olmuştur ve teknolojinin gelişmesi ile kitle iletişim araçları da bir propaganda aracı olarak kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda propagandadan doğan ve profesyonel bir işleyiş kazanarak siyasal iletişim çalışmalarının başında gelen reklamlar, siyasi partilerin elde ettiği başarılarda ve sahip olduğu imajda aktif rol oynamaktadır. Bu nedenle siyasi partiler özellikle seçim dönemlerinde oy oranlarını arttırmak ve seçimi kazanarak iktidara sahip olabilmek adına reklam ajansları ile profesyonel iletişim kampanyaları yürütmektedir. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nde ilk profesyonel seçim kampanyası 5 Haziran 1977 Genel Seçimlerinde Adalet Partisi tarafından Cenajans ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma kapsamında, gündem belirleme kuramı çerçevesinde Adalet Partisi’nin Cenajans ile yürüttüğü kampanya süreci boyunca (15.05.1977–4.06.1977) sağ ideolojiyi temsilen Tercüman, sol ideolojiyi temsilen Cumhuriyet ve ana akım medyayı temsilen Milliyet Gazetelerinde yayınlanan reklamlar, nitel içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucunda, kampanya döneminde ülkenin içinde bulunduğu kaotik ortamın bir stratejik unsur olarak kullanıldığı, seçim kampanyasının bu durumu Adalet Partisi’nin lehine konumlandırarak ilerletildiği; seçmenin gündemine bu kaotik ortamın varlığının sokulduğu, mevcut kaosun çözümünün Adalet Partisi’nin iktidara geçmesi olarak gösterildiği mesajlar barındıran bir iletişim dilinin kullanıldığı görülmüştür.
Eventos estratégicos, visibilidade e algoritmos:
Authors: Rudnicki Carlise Schneider , Motta Caio
Published: December 2023

O trabalho busca refletir sobre uma nova dimensão que os eventos têm sido pensados no meio digital, a partir de criadores de conteúdo digital. As organizações – representadas, cada vez mais, por influenciadores – criam estratégias de visibilidade que embasam as novas formas de sociabilidade em rede por meio da criação de conteúdo. Metodologicamente, as análises se ancoram na pesquisa bibliográfica, o caminho escolhido para observar, categorizar e refletir sobre a temática. Nas considerações finais, notamos que a noção de produção de conteúdo – apesar de ser reconhecida como um espaço estratégico para a comunicação – ainda enfrenta diversos desafios, entre eles, a precarização da área. Em contrapartida, há a possibilidade de um crescente espaço para atender as demandas mercadológicas e sociopolíticas.
Camilla de Lucas no Instagram:
Authors: Monte Irina Coelho
Published: December 2023

Este artigo faz uma reflexão crítica do perfil da influenciadora Camilla de Lucas na plataforma Instagram para discutir um campo carente de sistematização que é a influência digital vista de uma perspectiva racializada. A metodologia de análise é a constelação, inspirada em Walter Benjamin (2020), e tem como característica uma abertura para a sensibilidade dos pesquisadores que permite olhar para as relações entre negras e mercado de trabalho brasileiro de forma fluida, mutável e não estanque. Como resultado, elenca-se a autodefinição (Collins, 2019), os conceitos de margem e centro (hooks, 2019b) e o processo de profissionalização das influenciadoras negras como pontos bases para construir essa constelação específica. Como contribuição, a pesquisa acrescenta mais uma camada, dessa vez, considerando o mercado de plataformas, o percurso de construção das relações das mulheres negras e o mercado de trabalho brasileiro.
Pessoas Idosas na Educação a Distância: análise dos Cenários Socioafetivos utilizando Learning Analytics em um Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem
Authors: Akazaki Jacqueline Mayumi , Machado Leticia Rocha , Behar Patricia Alejandra , Vivian Rafael Leonardo
Published: December 2023

Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar os Cenários Socioafetivos, utilizando Learning Analytics (LA), recorrentes de pessoas idosas em um Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem. Os Cenários Socioafetivos são o cruzamento dos indicadores sociais e os estados de ânimo. A LA é definida como a medição, coleta e análise dos dados. A metodologia dessa pesquisa foi de abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, sendo realizada em dois estudos de casos. O público-alvo foram 105 pessoas idosas que participaram de cursos de extensão na modalidade Educação a Distância. Os dados foram coletados das funcionalidades Mapa Social e Mapa Afetivo. Como resultados, foram criados 51 Cenários Socioafetivos usando LA.
SABIA: Uma Plataforma para Auxiliar a Gestão Baseada em Evidências nas Instituições de Ensino Superior
Authors: Marques Ebony , Cavalcanti Lhaíslla , Barbosa Tarcísio , Alves Gabriel
Published: December 2023

A gestão baseada em evidências ganha destaque na tomada de decisões organizacionais, promovendo uma cultura que valoriza a fundamentação de escolhas por meio de dados, boas práticas e pesquisas. O Business Intelligence (BI) e o Analytics são disciplinas que atuam desde a coleta até a análise de dados e realização de predições visando auxiliar a gerência. O System of Academic Business Intelligence and Analytics (SABIA) é uma plataforma que combina essas disciplinas a fim de auxiliar a gestão baseada em evidências em Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES). Cobrindo várias dimensões acadêmicas e indicadores-chave de desempenho, o SABIA auxilia a compreensão atual e a realização de predições relacionadas aos alunos e cursos nas IES.
Pensamento Computacional e a Formação Integral: relato de uma experiência educacional na EPT
Authors: Silva Júlio César Gama Dias da , Silva Patrícia Grasel da
Published: December 2023

O presente artigo objetiva ser um relato da construção e aplicação do minicurso de pensamento computacional (PC), com o tema formação integral, detalhando o material didático construído para essa finalidade. Trata-se de um Produto Educacional (PE) desenvolvido durante a pesquisa de Mestrado sobre a Relação do Pensamento Computacional e a Formação Integral Emancipadora do Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro, campus Resende, tendo como participantes do minicurso, alunos do ensino médio integrado ao técnico profissionalizante, realizado entre os meses de dezembro de 2022 e janeiro de 2023. Buscou-se com esse PE explorar o ensino do PC articulado as bases conceituais de uma formação integral e emancipadora.
Ensino de Pensamento Computacional para Alunos dos Anos Finais do Ensino Fundamental Utilizando Computação Desplugada e Pseudocódigo: estudo de caso na região Norte do Ceará
Authors: Ramos Alex de Sousa , Paula Júnior Iális Cavalcante
Published: December 2023

Este estudo aborda o ensino de Pensamento Computacional para alunos dos anos finais do ensino fundamental na região Norte do Ceará, focando na utilização de métodos desplugados e pseudocódigo. O Pensamento Computacional é uma habilidade vital para lidar com desafios digitais, envolvendo resolução lógica de problemas com base em conceitos de computação. Dada a dificuldade do ensino de programação, especialmente em escolas públicas com limitações de recursos, a abordagem desplugada e pseudocódigo emerge como uma alternativa eficaz. Esta pesquisa observa que alunos nessa faixa etária estão aptos a assimilar os conceitos relacionados e demonstra que esses métodos são não só eficazes, mas também replicáveis.
O uso do multiplano em situações de aprendizagem da matemática para estudantes com deficiência visual: revisão sistemática de literatura
Authors: Guarda Graziela Ferreira , Rezende Sandro Miranda de , Gonçalves Juanice Daumas Borges , Pinto Sérgio Crespo Coelho da Silva
Published: December 2023

As tecnologias como o multiplano abrem novas oportunidades educacionais para os alunos com deficiência, bem como a possibilidades de desenvolvimento de habilidades do Pensamento Computacional. Este artigo é uma revisão sistemática da literatura (RSL) sobre o uso do multiplano em situações de aprendizagem da matemática para estudantes da Educação Básica com deficiência visual. A revisão incluiu onze estudos publicados entre 2010 a 2022. Para tal, foi adotada a abordagem Goal, Question, Metrics (GQM), pois representa uma abordagem sistemática para definir e avaliar um conjunto de metas operacionais utilizando uma medição em três fases: Planejamento, Condução, Relatórios. Os resultados evidenciaram que o multiplano foi explorado em diversos contextos de aprendizagem da matemática, no Ensino Médio e nos Anos Finais do Ensino Fundamental. Por outro lado, não foram levantadas publicações voltadas para os Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, o que sugere a necessidade de maior desenvolvimento teórico neste recorte.
Metal-Organic Framework Based Electrochemical Sensors
Authors: Assari Parnaz
Published: December 2023

It is well-known that thin sheet MOFs are of interests in the application of sensors because the bulk crystalline nature of MOFs represent poor electron transfer efficiency and strong diffusion resistance, limiting their electrocatalytic performances. Moreover, applying pure MOFs in the sensing and energy-related fields have shown some major drawbacks such as poor electronic conductivity low accessibility to active metal sites, instability in aqueous environment, low mechanical stability of the electrocatalyst layer. It is believed that combining different MOFs and other functional materials into the same framework is likely to generate not only new defects in the structure of MOFs but also the excellent synergistic effects between different metals, improving their optical, electronic, and magnetic properties. With this regard, this section highlights a new point of view about the integration of the MOF as a part of the sensor.
Anthropological Places in Mozambique in the Context of Political Conflict
Authors: Ngovene Samuel Francisco
Published: December 2023

Soon after independence in Mozambique (1975), the country´s toponymy changed with the aim of decolonizing the past. The article consists of a chapter of an ongoing thesis entitled "The influence of ethnicities in political conflicts in African states: the case study of Mozambique (1976-2019)". The article aims to analyse the use of anthropological places in a context of political conflict. Three research questions were raised: How does the name of a place shape the behaviour of people living or visiting that place? How does the name transform a space into an anthropological place with a sacral meaning? How does political power use anthropological places? Preliminary results show that, during transformation of anthropological places, the new names have a meaning of local events and figures; there are some names with national impact. Therefore, Anthropological places cannot be seen as a potential for conflict emerging. However, the way politics uses public spaces is more propagandistic. Therefore, it creates an environment of political parties’ divisions leading to political conflicts, in addition to other factors. Methodologically, the chapter is a result of a literature review. The study is important because it approaches conflict beyond armed or political ones, but anthropologically.
Etické aspekty řešení projektu Krizový distribuční systém
Authors: Jedličková Anetta
Published: December 2023

Problematika efektivní alokace vzácných zdrojů představovala jednu z klíčových etických otázek během závažného nedostatku zdravotnického materiálu v době pandemie onemocnění covid-19. Etické reflexe spravedlivého rozdělování vzácných zdrojů významně ovlivňovaly zavádění procesů, které minimalizují rizika a zároveň prosazují veřejný zájem a zvyšují přínosy pro jednotlivce a společnost. S multidisciplinárním týmem jsme navrhli a vyvinuli systém spravedlivé krizové distribuce strategického zboží v době krizí. Navržený mechanismus je založen na technologii využívající umělou inteligenci a algoritmy strojového učení. Cílem projektu s názvem Krizový distribuční systém bylo stanovení spravedlivé alokace vzácných zdrojů zavedením mechanismu obchodování s předem definovanými pravidly spravedlnosti, která vycházejí z etických teorií a principů. Článek se zabývá etickými aspekty krizového distribučního systému navrženého a vyvinutého na základě algoritmické teorie her s důrazem na spravedlnost v algoritmickém rozhodování.
A fair go: Translanguaging and assessment practices in a New Zealand junior college
Authors:   Waipapa Taumata Rau |University of Auckland, Crosby Simon
Published: December 2023

In New Zealand schools with multilingual student populations, a key concern is whether bi/multilingual students can adequately demonstrate their learning through the medium of English. In this study of a junior college in Auckland, I examine how these students may be disadvantaged in the school’s implementation of project-based learning and peer assessment practices and explore how a translanguaging approach would provide more equitable assessment for the students. The article draws selectively on a larger qualitative research project which included classroom observation, audio-recording of assessment events and interviews with teachers. The findings provide evidence that there is a monolingual bias in assessment procedures that can limit what bi/multilingual students can achieve in terms of grades. There were also individual cases involving bilingual teachers where translanguaging practices pointed the way forward to fairer assessment for the bi/multilingual students. However, in order to effect a broader shift in attitudes and practices, teachers would need professional development in critical multilingual awareness.
A culturally sustaining and valid Alaska Native Language (Yugtun) assessment for school children
Authors:   University of Wisconsin-Madison, Grant Rosalie , Miller Gayle Arnaqulluk ,   Yup'ik Curriculum Design, Cook Gary ,   University of Wisconsin-Madison
Published: December 2023

Assessment tool development which includes the learning of Alaska Native languages by school children in Alaska is limited. A situation shared with First Nations internationally. Even rarer is the development of such tools which include the wishes and aspirations of the children’s communities. The Yupiit Piciryaraitnek Qaneryaranek-llu Cuqyun (aka, Yup’ik Culture and Language Measurement) is being developed by expert Yup’ik native language teachers for kindergarten to Grade 6 students in the Lower Kuskokwim School District, Alaska. The assessment is administered in the Yugtun language. After previous attempts at developing assessment tools had excluded key Yup’ik cultural and Yugtun language features, school district officials and a group of Yup’ik expert native language teachers – the Yup’ik Expert Group (YEG) – decided that they needed to develop their own Yugtun language assessment infused with Yup’ik culture. The district officials then sought the assistance of language assessment researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to ensure that the assessment would be regarded as high quality, valued not only by Yup’ik community members, and also met U.S. and State governments’ requirements for funding. Community-based, participatory and collaborative research principles and practices are being used to support co-designed development of a linguistically and culturally sustaining assessment. This paper provides a project overview and focusses on the Yup’ik Cultural Awareness subtest, a foundational component of the assessment. The assessment project is the first of its kind in Alaska and significant for including community aspirations in a recognized, high quality assessment tool, thereby supporting teachers’ efforts and the achievements of school children learning their community language.
Seeing the positives in assessment. Contributing to a “literature of doing” school-based Aboriginal language revival programs
Authors:   Australian National University, Seymour Jasmine , Angelo Denise ,   Australian National University
Published: December 2023

In this paper, the authors, Seymour, an Aboriginal language teacher and researcher of Dharug, the Sydney language, and Angelo, a non-Indigenous Aboriginal laanguage teacher educator, explore the present context of “doing assessment” in Aboriginal language revival programs in New South Wales schools. Language assessment is a critical but very ordinary part of planning for teaching and learning, giving feedback to students and reporting to parents. Plus, assessment is required if students are to receive academic credit for their learning. Indeed, assessment is involved in many potential future developments and pathways for Aboriginal language revival programs. Yet, there is a paucity of language assessment guidance available through the generic (not language-specific) state and national Aboriginal language curriculum documents and the scarce professional training opportunities for Aboriginal language teachers. Additionally, there is potential unease amongst some Aboriginal community members. To address this situation, the authors recommend accessible information and tangible examples about assessing the language taught in class be made available to Aboriginal communities. The authors also propose a bank of language assessment tasks suitable for adaptation, a process they illustrate via two sample tasks, as well as an institutional commitment to support the development of language specific scope and sequence documents with associated assessment items where communities wish to move to a more formal language program.
Developing the Little Kids’ Word List app, a fair assessment tool of communicative development for young Aboriginal children in multilingual families in Central Australia
Authors:   Australian National University, O’Shannessy Carmel , Davis Vanessa ,   Australian National University / Tangentyere Council, Bartlett Jessie ,   Red Dust Role Models, Nelson Alice ,   Red Dust Role Models, Foster Denise ,   Tangentyere Council
Published: December 2023

Assessment of the language development of Aboriginal children in Central Australia is a major challenge, because little is known about the children’s language repertoires and paths of development. The Central Australian language context presents a specific challenge for describing what young children are learning and for developing an appropriate vocabulary assessment tool. National Indigenous policies now have a focus on young children’s development, and existing monolingual English language assessment tools are bound to be inaccurate and unfair, either under-reporting knowledge that is present, or under-reporting difficulties children may have. In response, a multilingual ‘spoken’ MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) app, the Little Kids' Word List, has been developed for four of the languages spoken by young children in Central Australia: Eastern & Central Arrernte, Western Arrarnta, Warlpiri and English, and another two languages are being added. The Little Kids’ Word List app has been intentionally designed for fairer language assessments of the speech production and comprehension of young Indigenous children in Central Australia. The development processes explored the complex linguistic contexts, multilingual repertoires and cultural practices of the children’s families. This is reflected in the content and design of the app, making it appropriate for these young Aboriginal children developing their languages knowledge. In contrast to a monolingual English-based tool developed in different cultural settings, the Little Kids’ Word List app can make visible the Central Australian cohort's languages strengths and knowledge base.
EAL/D or an additional need? A cycle of learning, teaching and assessment to discern if an EAL/D student has additional needs to learning English
Authors:   Independent Consultant, Barker Bernadette
Published: December 2023

Classroom teachers concerned with the academic or literacy progress of their English as an Additional Language/ Dialect (EAL/D) learners may ask the question: Does my EAL/D learner have additional needs to learning English? As young EAL/D learners are still in the process of learning English as well as developing their home language/s, deciding whether a student has a learning difficulty additional to English language learning needs can be difficult. A search of available information about assessment and identification of EAL/D learners with additional needs reveals information from a variety of sources and educational jurisdictions. These include EAL/D specialists and researchers as well as from the areas of Speech Pathology and Psychology. Approaches to assessment and identification vary with the different fields of expertise offering different perspectives. This has led to a tension in schools with teachers wanting a quick definitive answer to whether a student has an additional need to learning English and what must be done to remedy the situation. This report describes a cycle of teaching learning and assessment that offers a response to this dilemma. It involves planning for language growth, rather than for a deficit, and monitoring the everyday teaching and learning of the classroom for the learner in question before referring onto another professional.
Unguided. Assessing young EAL/D learners' achievements in mainstream curriculum areas
Authors:   University of Sydney, Poetsch Susan
Published: December 2023

This case study serves to illustrate challenges faced by classroom educators when assessing the achievement of young English as an Additional Language/Dialect (EAL/D) learners in the Australian Curriculum. The study is situated in a remote community where a traditional Indigenous language is spoken as the everyday form of communication, and English is learned in what is essentially a foreign language (EFL) setting. Although the students’ English proficiency is not advanced, they are learning the mainstream curriculum, delivered and assessed through English. The study triangulates the available assessment guidance with the skills of a classroom teaching team and sample written and oral evidence of their students’ learning, with reference to a Year 2 achievement standard in Science. This methodology draws out the ways in which the Australian Curriculum assessment materials lack applicability to this and similar remote Indigenous community EFL classrooms because this work is unguided. A specific improvement would be annotated exemplars which illustrate how to assess EAL/D learner achievement in each learning area – Science, Mathematics and so on. Assessment is pivotal for informing teaching, feeding back to students, reporting to parents/caregivers, and for system accountabilities. Thus, the relationship between assessing student learning of Australian Curriculum subject areas, and assessing the language and learning requirements of students whose English proficiency is not advanced, needs to be clearly articulated.
Pancreatic Injury: Uncommon, Unusual, Uncanny, and Challenging Diagnostic Entity in Clinical Practice
Authors:   Thyyar M Ravindranath, MD, Senior Lecturer, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of  Pediatrics, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vagelos College of  Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, New York-10032, USA, Ravindranath Thyyar M
Published: December 2023

Pancreatic injury, although uncommon, is difficult to diagnose because of its retroperitoneal location. Early diagnosis is critical to overcome high morbidity and mortality associated with pancreatic injury. A high degree of clinical suspicion along with understanding of the mechanism of injury and appropriate diagnostic studies would help a clinician to make a diagnosis of pancreatic injury. This brief review focusses on some basic concepts and approaches that would help a clinician to diagnose injury to the pancreas.
The Noken System as a Symbol of the Supreme Deliberation of Indigenous Peoples in Papua Anthropological Study of Law and Constitutional Law
Authors: Handayani Emy , Sri Hardjanto Untung
Published: December 2023

An electoral system used specifically for a number of districts in the Central Highlands region of Central Papua and Mountain Papua, Indonesia is called the noken system. The noken system is directly related to traditional leaders/traditional elders/tribal chiefs which of course is related to several reasons for holding noken elections both geographically, human resources, socio-culturally. In the tradition of indigenous Papuans, noken is interpreted in the value of elections by making mutual agreements and establishing intact / support for certain candidates with consensus deliberation. In other words, the noken system is a symbol of the highest deliberation for opinion determination in Papua without secrets and is more concerned with deliberation in tribal communities in Papua. The study of Legal Anthropology focuses on the socio-culture of indigenous Papuans, if in making decisions collectively collegially both in life, and in social relations both ideas, ideas in deliberation become absolute decisions, and are officially declared by their tribal chiefs (bigman), because traditional Papuan / inland communities adhere to traditional politics (bigman). So that noken is a cultural object, a community routine that is interpreted in electoral values by making mutual agreements, voting as a whole/supporting certain candidates with consensus deliberation. Thus, the use of noken means that Papuan indigenous elements are respected and obedient people to participate in elections, and to position noken to respect the entire life of indigenous Papuans. This reality underlies the opinion that noken is part of the local wisdom of indigenous Papuans who should be respected, fostered, maintained, preserved, cared for and maintained in their existence to maintain customary law in indigenous Papuans. The study of Constitutional Law focuses on a regulation to determine the noken election to be valid, with the issuance of Constitutional Court Decree Number 47-48 / PHPU-A-VII / 2009 concerning the Noken System Election in Papua. The Constitutional Court understands and appreciates the cultural values that live in indigenous Papuans that are distinctive in elections with the "Citizen Agreement" system that based on the agreement of the community understand noken as a change in object, namely the form of the KPU ballot box replaced with the form of hanging noken and contains philosophical meanings namely opening, filling and binding in the political practice of elections held on indigenous Papuans
Cashless Payment System Model at the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors: Cheria Puspita Galih , Nur Afsdy Saksono Rochmad , Karunia Luki
Published: December 2023

To encourage the creation of effective and efficient APBN implementation, widely known by the public, and accountable, the payment mechanism in the APBN implementation process must be simplified but modern with the use of information technology that is increasingly optimal. One of the efforts made is to change shopping behavior, especially related to the use of the Money Supply mechanism which gradually shifts from fully using cash funds to cashless systems through the implementation of digital payments such as Government Credit Cards (KKP) and Cash Management System Virtual Accounts (CMS VA). This study aims to explore the factors that cause the low implementation of Cashless payment systems in the form of KKP and CMS VA within the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, and find a model that can optimize it.  Researchers use a qualitative approach with the case study method because they try to focus intensively on a particular object that studies it as a case, and cannot be generalized because the results of this study only apply to the case being studied. The results of this study show that leadership commitment is the factor that most influences the implementation  of the cashless payment system, and also determines the influence of other factors such as human resource factors, the availability of SOPs, reward and punishment mechanisms, and the involvement of the Bank in the use of KKP and CMS VA. Satker must synergize with other parties so that in every stage of implementation starting from the signing stage of cooperation between Satker and the Bank, issuance and delivery of instruments, use transactions and accountability, until the supervision and monitoring evaluation stage can run better so that it can have an optimal impact on the implementation of Cashless payment systems within the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs
Notary Responsibility for Loss of Land Title Due to Notary Negligence
Authors: Fitriano Risko , Neltje Saly Jeane
Published: December 2023

This article discusses the notary's responsibility for the loss of land certificates due to the notary's negligence. This research uses normative or literature research methods by analyzing relevant laws and regulations regarding the authority and responsibilities of notaries. The research results show that notaries have civil liability for losses caused by negligence or deliberate action in carrying out their duties. This civil liability includes reimbursement of costs, compensation and interest to the party who feels aggrieved. Notaries also have a professional code of ethics that regulates their duties and responsibilities, including the obligation to safeguard the interests of related parties and act with integrity. In the case of loss of a land title certificate, the notary must be responsible for the documents entrusted and may be subject to civil sanctions if negligence occurs.
The Effect of Using the Trainchinese Dictionary on the Learning Outcomes of Chinese Students in Class X in High School
Authors: Dinda Ayuningtiyas Edwien
Published: December 2023

Understanding Chinese is not just about the spoken word, but also the written word. Chinese has thousands of strokes that need to be understood, one of the oldest being the ?? (hànzi) strokes. In the scope of education, teaching ?? (hànzi) strokes and Chinese sentence construction is a challenge. The reason is that students have not found it easy to learn the material. The results of Chinese ?? (hànzi) strokes and sentence construction are the variables to be tested. Using a quantitative approach with an experimental nonequivalent control group design, this study involved 45 students who were divided into experimental and control groups. The results showed a significant improvement in the learning outcomes of the experimental group after being assisted with the Trainchinese digital dictionary
The Effectiveness of BUMdes after Covid-19 Pandemic Field study at BUMDes Gema Agung, Arma Jaya District North Bengkulu Regency
Authors: Indah Yuni , Rohati Nely
Published: December 2023

On May 20, 2021, Sumber Agung Village was designated as a red zone. Based on data from the provincial COVID Handling Task Force, 11 people tested positive for COVID-19. The pandemic situation has greatly affected the business units formed by BUMDes Gema Agung. Several business units could not run according to expectations due to a decline in people's purchasing power. Meanwhile,  BUMDes is expected to become a pillar of development and improvement of the village community's economy. In 2022, the government will establish a new normal era. February 2023: The government revokes the pandemic status. With this situation, researchers are interested in examining the effectiveness of BUMDes Gema Agung after the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aimed to get an overview of the efficacy of BUMDes after the COVID-19 pandemic. The method used is explorative qualitative. The data collection technique is a dept interview. The research instrument used was an interview guide. Research informants are the managers of BUMDes Gema Agung and village officials. The study results show that the effectiveness of BUMDes Gema Agung decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic. All managed business units experienced a decline in productivity. BUMdes Gema Agung cannot carry out economic activities as expected by the role of BUMdes to improve the economic welfare of village communities. From the results of this study, there should be an effort to revitalize BUMDes Gema Agung so that BUMDes are not stalled
The Phenomenon of Ngaji Online Impact of The Latest Information Technology
Authors: Ningsih Widia , Tanzilul Hidayah Childa , Chérif Chourouk
Published: December 2023

The phenomenon of online ngaji can now be addressed with two points of view, Ngaji Online began to rise in existence around 2019 supported by the advancement of internet signals in Indonesia. The purpose of this writing is to find out the point of view of various existing references related to the phenomenon of online ngaji as an impact of the development of information technology.  The research method used in this study is qualitative descriptive method. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the phenomenon of online ngaji caused some academic attention from Islamic boarding schools and kiyai. One of the adaptation events from traditional to modernization that always follows the direction of change, that so far there are Islamic institutions that respond to modern changes, namely revivalism or fundamnetalism, modern classicalism, new revivalism and modern