bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Head and neck mycetoma: Clinical findings, investigations, and predictors for recurrence of the disease in Sudan: A retrospective study
Authors: Omer Alaa T. , Hasabo Elfatih A. , Bashir Sara N. , EL hag Noha E. , Ahmed Yousra S. , Abdelgadir Istabraq I. , Osman Asma A.
Published: October 2022

Introduction

Mycetoma is a unique neglected tropical disease which is found endemic in areas known as the “mycetoma belt”. Head and neck mycetoma is a rarity and it has many devastating impacts on patients and communities. In this study, we assessed clinical findings, investigations, and predictors for recurrence of head and neck mycetoma in Sudan.

Methodology

A retrospective study was conducted at Mycetoma Research Center in Khartoum between January 1999 and December 2020 for all patients with head and neck mycetoma. Data were analyzed using R software version 4.0.2.

Results

We included 107 patients with head and neck mycetoma. 65.4% were young adult males from mycetoma endemic areas in Sudan, and most of them were students (33.6%). Most of patients (64.4%) had actinomycetoma. Before presenting with head and neck mycetoma, majority (75.7%) had a long duration with mycetoma, and 30.8% had a history of trauma. The commonest invaded site was the parietal region (30.8%). The lesion started gradually in most of the patients (96.3%). 53.3% of the patients had large size lesions with no sweating, regional lymph nodes involvement, or distal vein involvement. CT scan was the most accurate diagnostic tool while 8.4% of patients were diagnosed by clinical examinations only. Laboratory investigations confirmed that 24/45 (44.4%) of actinomycetoma was caused by Streptomyces somaliensis while 13/28 (46.4%) of eumycetoma was caused by Madurella mycetomatis. All patients with recurrence of head and neck mycetoma underwent surgical excision of the lesion (n = 41/41 {100%}, p < 0.001).

Conclusion

In head and neck mycetoma, the most common type was actinomycetes in Sudan. Majority had a long course of mycetoma and the commonest causative organism was Streptomyces somaliensis. The treatment outcome was poor and characterized by a low cure rate.
Computational study of the structural ensemble of CC chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) and its interactions with different ligands
Authors: Goode-Romero Guillermo , Dominguez Laura
Published: October 2022

CC Chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5), a member of the Superfamily of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs), is an important effector in multiple physiopathological processes such as inflammatory and infectious entities, including central nervous system neuroinflammatory diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, recovery from nervous injuries, and in the HIV-AIDS infective processes. Thus, CCR5 is an attractive target for pharmacological modulation. Since maraviroc was described as a CCR5 ligand that modifies the HIV-AIDS progression, multiple efforts have been developed to describe the functionality of the receptor. In this work, we characterized key structural features of the CCR5 receptor employing extensive atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) in its apo form and in complex with an endogenous agonist, the chemokine CCL5/RANTES, an HIV entry inhibitor, the partial inverse agonist maraviroc, and the experimental antagonists Compound 21 and 34, aiming to elucidate the structural features and mechanistic processes that constitute its functional states, contributing with structural details and a general understanding of this relevant system.
Urinary pyrethroid metabolite and hearing threshold shifts of adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Long Lili , Tang Yuedi
Published: October 2022

Hearing loss (HL) is a global health problem with a high prevalence and profound socioeconomic impact. Pyrethroids are one of the most commonly used insecticides. Although previous studies have reported the relationship between pyrethroids and neurotoxicity, little is known about the effect of pyrethroid exposure on the auditory system among the general population. This study is aimed to investigate the association of pyrethroid exposure with hearing threshold shifts of adults in the United States. A total of 726 adults, aged from 20 to 69 years from the 2011–2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data were included in the study. Urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA), a general pyrethroid metabolite, was used as a biomarker for pyrethroid exposure. HL was defined as a pure-tone average (PTA) at 0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz ≥ 20 dB in the better ear. Analyses by using multivariate linear regressions were conducted to explore the associations of urinary 3-PBA with PTA hearing threshold shifts. There were no statistically significant correlations between Ln-transformed 3-PBA and either low-frequency or high-frequency hearing thresholds after adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education level, firearm noise exposure, occupational noise exposure, recreational noise exposure, serum cotinine, BMI, hypertension, and diabetes. However, associations of 3-PBA with both low-frequency and high-frequency hearing thresholds depended on age (P interaction < 0.0396 and 0.0017, respectively). Positive associations between Ln-transformed 3-PBA and both low-frequency and high-frequency hearing thresholds were observed in participants aged 20–39 years after adjusting confounders (β = 1.53, 95% CI: 0.04–3.01, and β = 3.14, 95% CI: 0.99–5.29, respectively) with the highest tertile (≥ 0.884 μg/g creatinine) of 3-PBA compared with the lowest tertile (< 0.407 μg/g creatinine). The possibility of interaction between 3-PBA and age on the hearing threshold shifts indicated that pyrethroid insecticides were prone to be more toxic to auditory system in younger adults than in older ones. Further studies will be required to confirm these findings.
Do you share your personally useless information if others may benefit from it?
Authors: Yazdanpanah Aryan , Vahabie Abdol-Hossein , Nili Ahmadabadi Majid
Published: October 2022

Information is personally useless if its beholder cannot individually benefit from it further unless she shares it with those who can exploit that information to increase their mutual outcome. We study sharing such information anonymously in a non-strategic and non-competitive setting, where selfish and cooperative motives align. Although sharing information was cost-free and resulted in expected mutual payoff, almost all subjects showed some levels of hesitancy toward sharing information, and it was more severe in the introverts. According to our mechanistic model, this irrationality could arise because of the excessive subjective value of personally useless information and low other-regarding motives, that necessitated over-attainable personal benefit to drive sharing. Interestingly, other-regarding element correlated with the subjects’ belief about how others are cooperative in general. In addition, sensitivity to the value of information correlated with their extraversion level. The results open a new window towards understanding inefficient motives that deprive people of collective benefit.
Performing Collaboration in Solo Performance: 'A Duet Without You' and Practice as Research
Authors: Déchery Chloé
Published: October 2022

The book provides an investigation grounded in performance practice and practice-as-research methodology on the issues of authorship and collaborative labour. Includes the full-length performance score of A Duet Without You, an original piece of collaboratively devised theatre by performance artist and scholar Chloé Déchery. Also includes a series of essays and critical responses from leading theorists and theatre-makers and a template performance score designed for anyone wanting to reinterpret the new original score and perform their own version.
Blank Canvas: art school creativity and the development of punk, post punk and new wave music
Authors: Strange Simon
Published: October 2022

Blank Canvas is a four-point theory of twentieth century UK Art School creativity, highlighting the philosophies and practices that have influenced the development of punk, post punk, and new wave musicians. A framework for creativity emerges for artists and musicians, aiming to define the future.
Stretching Our Stories (SOS): Digital Worldmaking in Troubled Times
Authors: Rice Carla , Jones Chelsea Temple , Mündel Ingrid , Douglas Patty , Fowlie Hannah , Friedman May , Harrison Elisabeth , Hunter Devan , Kelly Evadne , Kruth Madeleine , Meerai Sonia
Published: October 2022

In this article, we reflect on the pivot to online research creation in COVID’s wake, and offer a gallery of ten films that emerged through on-line multimedia story-making under lockdown conditions. We describe what new, online research creation has meant for us as critical disability and intersectionality scholars who work with creative visual methods—both with and in justice-seeking communities. We introduce COVID-era adaptions to the research creation practices we co-developed that helped to sustain racialized/allied, disability, fat, neurodivergent, mad, aging cultures and communities during the pandemic. We focus on the bifurcated affective economies that circulated around COVID, and how these affects surface in the stories of makers who participated in on-line multimedia workshops that we have run since March 2020. While the pandemic has deepened inequalities and disrupted research and arts activism, we argue that it provided opportunity to expand possibilities for disability and non-normative cultural production and to imagine and fight for a radically different world.
The effect of using smart learning and online teaching strategies in motivating students to study sciences at Bethlehem University
Authors: Abu Saad Nader , Atiyha Ahmad , Zawahrah Mohammad
Published: October 2022

Due to the advancement in today’s world technology and the challenges faced by Covoid-19 during which face to face teaching and learning became difficult to attain. Thus the need arose to utilize online modern technologies and smart learning techniques to carry out the teaching and learning missions. The social media has also played a major factor in spreading out information among students and teachers on smart learning tools, software and online applications which provided large means for accomplishing the desired tasks in teaching and learning indifferent areas including multimedia, programming, web development, and the various domains of natural sciences. This study was intended specifically to examine the influence of online teaching and smart learning on motivating students learning in the different disciplines of the Faculty of science. The survey was completed by 60 science students and it showed that there is no statistically significant correlation between students using online studying and online smart learning with high motivation.
Declarations regarding the energy consumption and emissions of the greenhouse gases in the road freight transport sector
Authors: Lizbetin Jan , Stopka Ondrej , Kurenkov Petr V.
Published: October 2022

This manuscript is focused on the matter concerning the emissions of the greenhouse gases produced by the road freight transport mode. Those emissions influence the ozone layer structure and help to create the greenhouse impact causing the global warming, i.e. issues particularly related to the weather change aspects as well as extreme weather occurrences. In the first part of the paper, the calculation approaches, energy consumption examination as well as evaluation of emissions of the greenhouse gases created by the transport modes operation are performed by the EN 16258:2013 standard. The research chapter outlines the implementation of the approach technique to particular consignment on a specific transport section, while the sum of the energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions production per pallet of goods weighing 1000 kg is specified. The resulting values form the fundamentals for declarations of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The proper and precise examinations of energy consumption and emissions production can help to identify the share of external costs for specific transport modes quite accurately. This ensures that such costs are fairly carried by the individual producers thereof.
Operational quality of a truck in expert's assessment
Authors: Ignaciuk Piotr , Dmowski Artur , Debicka Ewa , Niewczas Andrzej , Glavic Drazenko , Matijošius Jonas
Published: October 2022

The article presents the results of expert assessment of the quality of three different branch of trucks in terms of their suitability for long-term rental. The expert assessment is faster and cheaper compared to the analogous evaluation obtained on the basis of operational tests, hence the purpose of this article is to assess the accuracy of the results obtained in expert studies. The reliability characteristics of vehicles, such as: readiness, probability of first failure and distribution of mileage between successive repairs, were used as parameters for empirical quality assessment. Operational tests covered three groups of 30 vehicles. As part of the research, changes in vehicle technical readiness occurring during operation were also assessed. The failures of individual functional systems of the vehicle were also analyzed, which were compared with the results of expert studies. The expert assessment was based on a questionnaire regarding the overall assessment of the reliability and performance of cars. 32 experts - appraisers, with good knowledge of the construction of cars of the tested brands participated in these studies. On the basis of comparisons of the results of the expert assessment with the results of empirical studies, conclusions were drawn regarding the correctness of the assessment made by experts.
Selected physicochemical properties of water-fuel microemulsion as an alternative fuel for diesel engine
Authors: Górska Milena , Bukrejewski Paweł , Stobiecki Jerzy
Published: October 2022

The paper focuses on the assessment of selected physicochemical properties of microemulsion containing 5% by mass (m/m) of surface active compounds (SAC), i.e. Span20 and Crilet4 as well as 10 % (m/m) of distilled water dispersed in diesel fuel (DF). In particular temperature dependent properties such as: flash point (FP) and cold filter plugging point (CFPP) as well as lubricity, friction coefficient, corrosiveness and kinematic viscosity of tested fuels were examined. It was found that the tested surfactants and water added to DF increase microemulsion FP by 13 ºC. For this reason, it can be stated that tested microemulsion is safer than typical DF. On the other hand it was found that the CFPP of the tested microemulsion is also adequately higher. It means less usefulness of such fuel during winter periods. Based on the research results it can be stated that addition of tested surfactants slightly worsens the lubricity of DF. However, the same surfactants in the presence of dispersed water reduce the friction in the tribological node and improve the lubricity of the tested microemulsion. Research showed that tested microemulsion system is not corrosive as well as its kinematic viscosity meet requirements of EN590 standard. Based on all these findings, microemulsion is considered as safe and such fuel can be recommended for engine tests without the risk of its damage.
Measurements of dynamic friction characteristics of the belt-pulley contact under dry conditions
Authors: Kubas Krzysztof
Published: October 2022

The paper presents the results of measurements of friction forces achieved by forcing slip between a poly-V 5pk belt and the pulley needed to formulate empirical models of dynamic friction. This kind of belt and pulley can be found in automotive industry to drive the alternator and coolant pump in cars. The forces were measured for several cases of assumed preload and two cases of wrap angle. The complicated stick and slip processes are simplified by assuming an average effective dynamic friction coefficient. The results show that the values of friction cannot be described by classic Euler formula. They not only depend on the velocity, but also noticed that can depend on sign of acceleration. Also, some results of the approximation are presented. It is proposed that the assumed norm will be minimised using the Nelder-Mead optimisation method. The measurements and the approximation let assume specified dynamic friction characteristics. The achieved results are applied to the model of a belt transmission. In the paper presented results of simulations of the model of belt transmission.
Modeling of the ecological condition of the large cities road network
Authors: Zinko Roman , Stotsko Zenovij , Hlobchak Mykhaylo
Published: October 2022

Recently the extensive growth of the vehicles number in large cities have been observed, which leads to the road network overload. The purpose of current article is to demonstrate the method of mathematical model creation for environmental monitoring at the crossroads. This mathematical model can be used in intelligent transport systems (ITS). The basic parameters for the mathematical model are selected basing on the knowledge structuring in the field of the road network (RN) environmental monitoring. Knowledge structuring about environmental contamination simplifies and demonstrates the choice of the mathematical model basic parameters for RN environmental monitoring. The mathematical model can be implemented by using the cellular automata (CA) theory. The method of creating the RN ecological condition modeling module, which can be used in ITS, is shown on the particular example. The knowledge structuring method in the field of RN state environmental monitoring and its implementation with help of the CA theory are suggested.
Power affects to the sound pressure of a four-stroke engine
Authors: Kilikevičienė Kristina , Kilikevičius Artūras , Matijošius Jonas , Rimkus Alfredas
Published: October 2022

The noise generated by the four-stroke S320 Andoria internal combustion engine is a complex field of study because the total sound pressure is the sum of the sound pressures produced by each engine component. The noise level and sound frequency of diesel engines used in agricultural machinery are highly dependent on fuel combustion. The standard diesel fuel conforming to EN 115 was used in the tests. Sound pressure was measured with the Bruel & Kjear equipment. Investigations show the dynamics of the dynamic parameters of the four-stroke engine, which must be evaluated when operating agricultural machinery. Experimental research of power influence on sound pressure of four-stroke diesel engine was performed. The dependence of the sound pressure level on the variation of the motor power was determined. Studies have shown that as the engine power increases from 2.63 to 9.48 kW, the sound pressure standard deviation increases by about 0.041 Pa.
Mobility of the metrobus. Ways of improvement
Authors: Bundza Oleh , Sakhno Volodymyr , Poliakov Viktor , Yashchenko Dmytro
Published: October 2022

In this article it is offered the ways to improve the maneuverability of three-link metrobuses by choosing a rational layout scheme and design parameters of its trailer units. Considering that the movement of the metrobus is carried out on direct routes, that is, the maneuverability of the metrobus is appropriate to determine by the overall traffic lane (OTL) size. OTL equal to the difference of the radii of rotation of the points of the train, the farthest and closest to the center, that is, the difference of the overall radii of rotation - the outer (Rz=12,.5 m) and internal (Rv=5,.3m). The methodology for calculating OTL is based on determining the angles of assembly of the road train links and the offset of the driven links trajectories relative to the trajectory of the master. Maneuverability indicators of the three-link metrobus are defined on elastic in the lateral direction wheels. Studies were performed for one-way rotation and ISO maneuvering with the obtained trajectories of links and the overall traffic lane of a metrobus with guided and unmanaged trailer links.
The Directive Facilitating Cross-Border Exchange of Information
Authors: Hudecová Vladimíra , Chriašteľ Peter
Published: October 2022

The main aim of EU´s Vision Zero is “no fatalities or serious injures through road accidents should be met by 2030”. With this long-term road safety strategy, the EU wants to purposefully and gradually overcome the failures of previous measures that have failed to result in reducing the number of road accidents victims. The last three years of EU policy on road safety have improved this area only minimally.

This paper provides an analysis of the EU road safety strategies and deals mainly with the directive on the cross-border exchange of information. This directive seems to have become an effective tool for the prevention of cross-border traffic offences from a long-term perspective. The main aim of this directive is to take preventive action against road traffic offenders in order to correct their road behaviour through sanctions to discourage them from committing more serious offences, including fatal accidents. This article also outlines current crucial findings resulting from the application of this directive, which should be resolved by its planned revision.
Analysis of braking marks left by vehicles equipped with ABS with IR spectroscopy – different types of asphalt
Authors: Sys Ewa , Kubiak Przemyslaw , Gosławski Łukasz , Zakrzewicz Wojciech
Published: October 2022

Detailed analysis of literature showed that there is no method that can be used in order to investigate skid marks left by vehicles equipped with ABS. Authors decided to identify braking trace by using IR spectroscopy. Preliminary studies have been performed and results were promising. Due to that fact authors decided to conduct detailed research where the influence of various factors on the possibility of revealing breaking traces would be taken into account. This article is the first in a series of articles taking into account the influence of various factors on the possibility of revealing breaking marks using IR spectroscopy. In this article the influence of the type of asphalt was studied. Authors conducted tests with the most popular types of asphalts used for the wearing course. 100 samples from 5 different types of asphalt were prepared. Each sample was measured 3 times to create its spectrum. The results were analyzed thoroughly using the dedicated SpectraGryph software. The analysis showed that for 4 out of 5 types of tested asphalt, the braking traces were visible at a wavelength of approximately 11 500 nm. Only for the rubberized asphalt there weren’t possibility to reveal skid mark.
Machine Vision in Autonomous Vehicles: Designing and Testing the Decision Making Algorithm Based on Entity Attribute Value Model
Authors: Shubenkova Ksenia , Zabinski Krzysztof
Published: October 2022

If we speak about the Smart City’s transport system, autonomous vehicles idea is the first thing that comes to mind. Today, it is strongly believed that the autonomous vehicles’ introduction into the traffic will increase the road safety. However, driverless cars are not the solution by itself. The road safety and, accordingly, sustainability will strongly depend on decision making algorithms inbuilt into the control module. Therefore, the goal of our research is to design and test the data mining algorithm based on Entity–Attribute–Value (EAV) model for decision making in the Intelligent System in the fully- or semi-autonomous vehicles. In this article, we describe the methodology to create 3 main modules of the designed Intelligent System: (1) an Object detection module; (2) a Data analysis module; (3) a Knowledge database built on decision rules generated with the help of our data mining algorithm. To build the Decision Table on the base of the real data, we have tested our algorithm on a simple collection of photos from a Polish two-lane road. Generated rules provide comparable classification results to the dynamic programming approach for optimization of decision rules relative to length or support. However, our decision making algorithm thanks to excluding the mistakes made on the object detection stage, works faster than existing ones with the same level of correctness.
The views of Academic Staff on the Transition to Emergency Distance Education in the Pandemic Process
Authors: OZOK Halil Ibrahim , KANCINAR Fatih
Published: October 2022

Education and training are constantly renewed in line with the changing world and emerging new learning needs. During the pandemic process in the world, the transition to distance education became essential at all grades of education. Many academicians started to use this system for the first time. The main subjects of this study are the effect of increasing technology usage times in the transition to compulsory distance education transition and the problems that may be encountered in distance education. From this point of view, the study aims to reveal the views of academic staff on compulsory distance education. This study used a case study, and the opinions of 20 lecturers working at Erzurum Ataturk University were collected with a semi-structured interview form. The obtained data were analyzed by creating themes and sub-themes through content analysis. In the light of the negotiations, difficulties in the planning and implementation of education, the difficulties in technological infrastructure problems, the advantages of distance education, and the situations created by technology in the distance education process were revealed. In light of the findings, it can be advised that all academics receive training on university distant education techniques.
A Steep Mountain to Cross: Adequacy Assessment Process Through the Eyes of Students of PhD
Authors: Ertümer Ayşe Gülen , Erdem Ramazan , İzgüden Dilruba , Güngör Sümeyye , Fettahoğlu Rabia , Kuh Zeynep , Özer Elif , Ceylan Begüm , Demirhan Hilal , Üzümcü Fatma , Yıldız Ebru
Published: October 2022

In Türkiye, postgraduate students are required to take the "Ph.D. proficiency exam" to pass the thesis stage and complete their education after completing their doctoral course period. The "proficiency process," which manifests itself as a long, difficult and stressful process, seems like a "steep mountain to cross" in the lives of doctoral students. This research examines the Ph.D. proficiency process from doctoral students' perspectives and determines the results. The interpretative phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used; with the criterion sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods, interviews were conducted with 9 participants and 55 pages of data were obtained, and the data were analyzed with thematic analysis. When the proficiency exam is evaluated as a whole, it has been determined that it has some positive and negative results. At the end of this whole process, the proficiency exam has gained meaning as a "compelling process," "learning and development process," "great exam," "understanding of inadequacy," and "an indescribable process." The information obtained from the research is a guide for students who will take the exam in the future. In addition, based on the research results, suggestions for students and suggestions for the exam are presented.
Problems about the Duties of the School Administrators in the Kindergartens and the Solution Suggestions
Authors: Han Ahmet , Demirtaş Hasan
Published: October 2022

This research aims to reveal the problems about the work fields of school administrators in kindergartens and the solutions suggestions related to these problems based on the opinions of the administrators. The research was carried out in the case study (multiple case study), one of the qualitative research designs. The data used in the research were obtained by using semi-structured interview forms. The data obtained were analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. The study population consists of the administrators working in the independent kindergartens in Sanlıurfa centrum in the 2018-1019 academic year. The maximum diversity sampling was used in the study. The research study group consists of 29 school administrators and 26 deputy managers working 29 independent kindergartens in Sanlıurfa centrum. First of all, regarding the problems experienced in the research, it has been inferred that enough support staff to perform the cleaning and security tasks were not provided to the schools. The administrators have indicated that the number of substitute teachers is high in the system and they do not have the necessary field knowledge as another problem. The fact that dual education is a problem in itself and that the Ministry does not provide a subsidy to kindergartens is one of the findings of the study. Providing schools with a sufficient number of support staff, ending dual education and switching to regular education, abolishing the practice of substitute teachers, and having the Ministry transfer subsidies to schools are proposed solutions developed by administrators.
Resilience Program with University-Community Cooperation for the Prevention of School Dropout: The Case of SOYAC
Authors: Kardaş Münire , Bademci Özden , Bağdatlı Narin , Arslan Melike Beste
Published: October 2022

Within the scope of school-based community studies coordinated by Maltepe University Homeless and Working Children Application and Research Center (SOYAC), a program aiming at increasing the resilience of students was implemented in a secondary school with high school dropouts. This international program, briefly known as RESCUR, was implemented for one hour two days a week with the cooperation of the interdisciplinary SOYAC team and classroom teachers with a whole school approach. The program aims to protect the right to education of students who are at risk of dropping out of school, to increase their resilience against the disadvantages they experience, to help them gain social and emotional skills, and to strengthen the teachers. In order to understand the experiences of teachers about the application process and their observations and evaluations about their students, the research is designed as a qualitative study through semi-structured interviews. The analysis of the in-depth interviews was carried out using thematic and interpretive phenomenological analysis methods. The themes determined in the research are 'teachers' experiences regarding the RESCUR implementation,' 'the importance of university-community cooperation,' 'the effect of the implementation on the social and emotional development of the students and school culture,' and 'problems encountered in the implementation process.' The results of the research reveal the importance of school-based studies that consider the needs of teachers and students for the elimination of the problems experienced by students at risk of school dropout, the protection of their right to education, and their social inclusion. The implementation is a successful example of the contribution of universities to society in coordinating and cooperating with relevant institutions and organizations in fields such as education, health, and social services for the best interests of the children.
The Stunted Identity of Emily Grierson in A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
Authors: Asmarani Ratna
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe purpose of writing this paper is to analyze the problem concerning the oppression of the female character’s identity in Faulkner’s short story entitled A Rose for Emily. The focuses are on the triggering factors of the stunted identity, the efforts to develop personal identity, and the impacts of the undeveloped personal identity. The concept of identity, James Marcia’s concept of identity statuses, and the stereotypes of the women in the nineteenth century are used as analysis tools. The result shows that if identity which should be fluid and able to develop freely is oppressed and stunted many times, the female character will be stuck in the status of “identity foreclosure”. The outcome will be unpredictable and even horrifying. The conclusion that can be drawn is that women are vulnerable to identity crisis because they are often not given chances to develop their identity freely. As a result there is a tendency for those women to do things considered perverse by the society.Keywords: identity, identity statuses, identity foreclosure
Multilingualism in Kemujan, Karimunjawa, Indonesia
Authors: Nirmala Deli
Published: October 2022

Karimunjawa can be studied not only from social aspect but also from multilingualism. This paper aims at investigating the languages living in Karimunjawa and their vitality. The study is focused on Kemujan island whose languages are Javanese, Buginese, Maduranese, Mandarese, and bahasa Indonesia. To see the vitality of them, I used UNESCO check list, observation, and interview. Referential and distributional methods were used to show how languages were used, language contact, and language vitality. The result indicates that bahasa Indonesia is the first dominant, Javanese is the second dominant, Buginese is the third, Maduranese is the fourth, and Mandarese is the least dominant.
Language Socialization of Written Academic Discourse
Authors: Wulandari Dwi
Published: October 2022

This paper will look at the studies conducted to see how written academic discourse is socialized.  Written academic discourse socialization is a dynamic process, mostly socially situated and comtemporarily involves multimodal, multilingual, and intertextual context. This paper will see what influences the process of language socialization within this context, focusing on how the novice learners learn to participate themselves into the academic written discourse. In different setting of culture, there are various values that learners bring into educational context. The same thing also happens in the socialization of written discourse. Learners bring their previous experiences, shaped identity, and other values that might be different, or even in contrast with what is being socialized. In this way, it is interesting to see how learners cope with such things and take the step to participate in the academic world.  Equally important, it is necessary to examine the impact of language socialization forms, either in the form of feed back, remodelling, or criticism on the learners resistance or conformity
The Paradox of Native Americans in Black Elk Speaks
Authors: Laksono Arido
Published: October 2022

Black Elk Speaks is a book describing the spirituality and social life of Native Americans. It contains values of living in balance with nature and the respect towards the Great Spirit. Black Elk himself is a prominent figure believed by Native Americans or the Indian as having vision of the future. The book is the words of Black Elk as told through John G. Neihardt (Flamming Rainbow). By reading the book, we learn how Native Americans survive in the land that does not belong to their tribes. The pain and sorrow of watching relatives and family vanished in the war. Yet, the identity of Native Americans remains among the uproar of social changes in the history of America. The purification of mind and soul in viewing modern life is in line with the American individualism. Furthermore, the study of Native American literature will enrich the spiritual journey of individuals in interpreting life in a multicultural society. Here, I would like to explore the paradox of living in the Indian reservation and the facts faced by Native Americans as told in Black Elk Speaks. Keywords: Black Elk, vision, spirituality, paradox, Native Americans
English Learning Difficulties for Multilingual Student: A Case Study of an Indonesian Student in Learning English
Authors: Reswari Girindra Putri Ardana
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this research is to help the learner as a multilingual student in improving her English by understanding a particular learner’s strength and weaknesses in speaking and writing. Single case study is used as a method. Steps in conducting this research are initial interview, analysis of spoken data, and also analysis of written data. The results of the interview, spoken and written data being discussed in detail using previous research and theories as literature research. Results of the research showed that some mistakes in her writing and speaking are influenced by her L1 or in this case Bahasa Indonesia.Keywords: single case study; speaking; writing; multilingual
SOCIAL CRITICISM OF DANGDUT PANTURA
Authors: Harsono Siswo
Published: October 2022

This research concerns with social criticism of Dangdut Pantura. The purpose of this research is to investigate a social criticism represented in video music of Dangdut Pantura. The objects of this research are “Sindiran”, “Sindiran 2”, “Sindiran 3”, and “Sindiran 4” video clips. This research uses critical theory, and textual and contextual methods. All video clips represent social criticism on social life related to elite politic and lower culture. It can be concluded that Dangdut Pantura represents social criticism on sosial and political life in the society.Keywords: Dangdut Pantura, social criticism, elite society.
Introducing New Traditional Cuisine for Maintaining Culture and Promoting Tourism in Tegal Regency
Authors: Savitri Ayu Ida
Published: October 2022

Culture is the custom, the art, the specific institution, and the achievement of a particular nation, people, or social group. Since a culture reflects the life of its owner, when the owner of a culture no longer keeps the culture, it becomes a history. One of ways of maintaining culture is through developing new ones, such as developng new tradition. One of the examples of it is developing new tradition of cooking traditional cuisine especially made by local people using local ingredient with new way of consuming it. This research shows how the local people of Tegal Regency develops new traditional cuisine from the old one, supported by the local govenment to be part of their culinary tourism promotion. The first one is sate blengong, a side dish developed from the old/original chicken/lamb satay but was made of blengong meat, a cross breed of bebek (duck) and mentok (Muscovy duck), sticked on bamboo skewer, grilled and served with peanut sauce. The second one is Rujak Teplak, a side dish developed from the old/original rujak (boiled vegetables served with peanuts sauce) whose name is created from the way the seller put nine kinds of vegetable on banana leaf as its wrapping (teplak means putting something with a force resulting a kind of slapping sound). The result shows that the new traditional cuisines    are famous for its uniqueness and good taste so that it attracts tourists to come and taste it after seeing them being promoted through various social medias. It can be concluded that those  new cuisines keeps Tegal Regency’s culinary tradition as part of their culture that is beneficial    to promote Tegal Regency culinary tourism.Keywords: culture, tradition, cuisine, culinary, tourism, promotion
Shelley’s “Ode to the west wind” as the Reflection and Expression of the Romantic Era
Authors: Respatio Christine Resnitriwati
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT Literary works usually as a mirror of the society is life.  A literary work can represent historical, social and political background of an era.  A poem as one of literary works can do the samething.  In this paper, the writer took the Ode to the west wind by Shelley, that is as the Reflection of the Romantic Age.  The writer used the History approach to understand the historical background of the Romantic Period, and the aspect of the Romanticism era to explore the contain of the poem.  The result shows that Ode to The West Wind is really reveals the condition of that era. Key words:  romanticism, imagination, individual, the post, nature.
Sound Change as Media for Showing Deference
Authors: Candra Oktiva Herry
Published: October 2022

AbstractJavanese language shows a dynamic change when used in daily communication. The change represented by vowels and consonants as a speaker alternates from Ngoko to Krama is not only a phenomenon of phonetics but also a phenomenon of intention. A speaker changes his linguistic code to meet social functions of language. One of them is that the change of phoneme represents the way of Javanese people when they give respect or honor to others. Phonetically, the change of phoneme will result in different mouth shapes as these phonemes are produced. According to Javanese, the shape of mouth is in line with politeness. The participatory observation method was applied to get the data. The result shows that indeed there are various changes in vowel and consonants when a speaker alternates from Ngoko to Krama. This alternation is in line with the change in which language sound tends to change from open to close. It seems Javanese will use frontier vowels and consonant as they want to obey politeness principle.     Key words: vowel and consonant change, shape of mouth and politeness
The Use of Digital Media as a Strategy for Lowering Anxiety in Learning English as a Foreign Language
Authors: Makodamayanti Septiarini , Nirmala Deli , Kepirianto Catur
Published: October 2022

In the modern era, the use of English now being spreading and penetrated to many fields, including educational field. Thus, learning a foreign language, particularly English is needed by students or learners. However, there are personality factors such as anxiety, that may give either good or bad influences. Therefore, strategy in learning is needed to help the learners encountering their learning process. Various strategies can be used in learning a foreign language. This study discusses about the role of digital media in helping lowering learners’ anxiety in learning foreign language especially English. Several studies are found and have conducted their analysis concerning the use of digital media such as social media, video games, video and audio, in foreign language learning. The results of the review show that digital media which offers low pressure to its users is advantageous and can be effectively used to help the learners in comprehending English so that they feel less anxiety and be more confident in learning and using English as a foreign language.
The Impact of Using Skimming Strategy in Narrative Text towards Students’ Reading Comprehension of SMP Advent of Semarang
Authors: Rosmarie Aprilia , Mualimin Mualimin
Published: October 2022

Reading is one of the four English skills that is important in academic and daily life. Many strategies can be used in reading, such as skimming, scanning, summarizing and responding, and note taking. The purposes of this research are to investigate the significant improvement of the students’ skills after using skimming strategy in reading narrative text and students’ responses after using this strategy. The researcher investigated 8th graders of SMP Advent of Semarang who were studying narrative text. The data were analysed in quantitative and qualitative methods. The results showed that there was a significant improvement of the students after using skimming strategy, especially comprehending the narrative text. The result indicated that p-value = 0,019588. Therefore, null hypothesis (H0) was rejected and alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Their score increased and it proved that skimming strategy is useful and help the students enhance students’ reading skills.
FEUDALISM IN THE ABUSE OF POWER IN URSULA K. LE GUIN’S SEMLEY’S NECKLACE
Authors: Farhati Amalia , Hadiyanto Hadiyanto
Published: October 2022

Abstract This research paper discusses feudalism in the short story written by Ursula K. Le Guin, entitled Semley’s Necklace. The writers use sociological approach to analyze the textual and contextual elements in the story. The writers apply library research method in compiling data and information needed related to the research. In analyzing the phenomena in Ursula K. Le Guin’s Semley’s Necklace, the writers use the theory of Feudalism of François-Louis Ganshof and Marc Bloch. The result of the research indicates that there is a partnership inequality between the Lord-Vassal feudal system and the abuses of power committed by the Starlords as the ruling party that fails to prosper the inhabitants of Western Lands and exploits their property. The exploitation causes a rampant growth of poverty in Western Lands. The poverty causes discontent and jealousy on Semley as the protagonist in the story. The poverty, discontent, and jealousy bring Semley influence to decide to leave the manor to search for her lost dowry called “The Eye of the Sea”. As a result, Semley loses her beloved husband, the only reason she goes away to bring back her sapphire-stoned necklace in a “one-night long” journey. Keywords: feudalism, abuse of power, lord, vassal
MAINTAINING JAVANESE LANGUAGE THROUGH JAVANESE TRADITIONAL FOOD NAMES IN DHOPLANG CULTURAL TOURISM SITE
Authors: Sundari Wiwiek
Published: October 2022

Language, both spoken and written, whether it is alive or dead, will becontinuously preservedby linguist and historian as an evidence of human being civilization as it is used as medium of knowing the culture of its users. Through language in prescription onoral story, a culture is shared. Thus, when a language extinct after its speakers weregone so that they cannot passing it intotheir future users or after their descendantsshifttheir language into another more beneficial languages than theirs so that the previous one isno longer used,a culture is also dead as it only written and not used. To preserve the language, language maintenance is needed. One of the ways to do it is by using it in tourism site to let people aware of their own language and culture as well as to introduce it into public. This research showshow Javaneselanguage is integrated in Dhoplang Javanese Traditional Market in Wonogiri, Central Java as it sells Javanese traditional foodusing Javanese traditional wrapping made of banana leaves. The management is also ordering buyers and requesting sellers to use Javanese language and wear Javanese traditional clothes. The result shows that thetourism site remindssellers and buyers of their language and introduce the language it into people who are not Javanese since they know what the meaning and philosophy of the food names andwrappingthatserves as the language preservation.Keywords:Javanese language and culture maintenance, Dhoplang, food and food  wrapping names
HUMOR IN BRITISH TELEVISION SERIES MIND YOUR LANGUAGE SEASON 1
Authors: Ihsan Muhammad , Kepirianto Catur
Published: October 2022

Ambiguity in language is often considered as a problem. Ambiguity can be found in every aspect  of language whether  it is written or spoken text. Research in terms of ambiguity was normally found in written language, but this study conducted in spoken text. In this research, the ambiguity is spoken by non-native English in a humoristic expression. Lexical ambiguity is usually caused by homonymy and polysemy. This research aims to describe the ambiguity in the British television series Mind Your Language Season 1 and focus on the lexical ambiguity especially in polysemy and contextual meaning. The technique of collecting the data is note-taking technique. The writer describes all possible meanings from the ambiguous joke by analyzing the contextual meaning. This study is conducted to  describe  all possible meanings from the ambiguous jokes within the context. There are four contextual meanings in polysemy but the author focused on two contextual meaning that are mostly found in this study. By analyzing the contextual meaning, the writer reveals the correct interpretation and intention of the ambiguous words and mostly found type of contextual meaning in polysemy used by non-native English.Keywords: ambiguity, contextual meaning, lexical ambiguity, polysemy