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ANALISIS BEBAN KERJA KARYAWAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE SWAT DAN NASA-TLX (STUDI KASUS DI PT LG ELECTRONIC INDONESIA)
Authors: Basumerda Chancard
Published: October 2019

PT LG Electronics Indonesia merupakan salah satu perusahaan industri yang bergerak dibidang elektronik dengan produk yang dihasilkan berupa bahan setengah jadi atau berupa item part. Proses produksi pada PT LG Electronics Indonesia terdapat tiga proses yaitu proses SMT (Surface Mount Tecnology), Assy dan Test. Pada ketiga proses tersebut dibutuhkan ketelitian yang cukup tinggi dengan waktu yang telah ditentukan agar sesuatu yang dihasilkan dari proses tersebut tidak terdapat cacat produk dan ketepatan waktu penyelesaian setiap proses merupakan salah satu indikator penilaian kinerja. Tuntutan pekerjaan harus bekerja keras dalam memberikan pelayanan yang baik terhadap pelanggan agar dapat bersaing dengan perusahan lain dan menghasilkan produk berkualitas. Oleh karena itu penelitian ini menggunakan metode Subjective Workload Assessment Tecnique atau dikenal dengan metode SWAT bertujuan untuk menentukan beban kerja mental yang dialami oleh para karyawan dengan metode SWAT yang diolah menggunakan aplikasi DosBox 0.74. Aktivitas produksi terdiri dari sepuluh aktivitas, yaitu memasukkan PCB ke mesin dan memeriksa komponen pada PCB, memotong PCB, memberi cream solder, memasang komponen terminal, memasang komponen chassis pada PCB, solder konektor, memeriksa gap, memeriksa DIF, visual inspection point last checking dan packing dan proses adjusting (proses pengaturan produk). Hasil penelitian menyatakan yang mempengaruhi operator produksi terhadap kinerja di PT LG Electronics Indonesia adala faktor waktu atau time load dengan persentase sebesar 48.55%, sedangkan beban usaha mental atau effort load cukup berpengaruh pada beban kerja dengan persentase sebesar 24.64%, dan beban tekanan psikologis atau stress load dengan persentase sebesar 28.81%. Sedangkan pada metode NASA-TLX beban kerja yang yang paling tinggi pada bagian Assembly (61), Packaging (60), SMT (58), Quality Control (56) dan Test (54).

Kata Kunci : Beban Kerja Mental, Operator Produksi, SWAT, NASA-TLX
ANALISIS RASIO KEUANGAN TERHADAP PRICE EARNING RATIO PADA PERUSAHAAN PROPERTY DI BEI
Authors: Yudhia Onny Purnama , Subaderi Subaderi
Published: October 2019

Penelitian   ini  bertujuan   untuk   mengetahui   pengaruh   rasio  keuangan terhadap price earning ratio pada perusahaan Property yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia.  Dalam analisa fundamental, price earning ratio sering digunakan karena  cukup  mudah  dipahami  oleh  investor  maupun  calon  investor  sebagai ukuran untuk menentukan bagaimana pasar memberi nilai/harga pada suatu perusahaan. Rasio keuangan yang digunakan yaitu rasio likuiditas, rasio solvabilitas, rasio aktivitas, dan rasio profitabilitas.  Dalam penelitian ini variabel yang ada adalah variabel bebas yaitu current ratio (CR), debt to equity ratio (DER), inventory turnover (INTO), return on equity (ROE) dan variabel terikat yaitu price earning ratio saham (PER). Model  penelitian  yang digunakan  adalah  model  regresi  linier  berganda. Jenis   data   yang   digunakan   adalah   data   sekunder   dari   setiap   perusahaan property  yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode tahun 2015 sampai dengan 2018. Perusahaan Property yang akan diteliti berjumlah 10 (sepuluh) yang telah go public yaitu PT. Bukit Darmo Property Tbk., PT. Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk., PT. Ciputra Property Tbk., PT. Duta Anggada Realty Tbk., PT. Duta Graha Indah Tbk., PT. Intiland Development Tbk., PT. Bakrieland Development Tbk., PT. Global Land Development Tbk., PT. Jaya Real Property Tbk., PT. Lippo Cikarang Tbk. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rasio likuiditas (current ratio), rasio solvabilitas (debt to equity ratio), rasio aktivitas (inventory turnover), dan rasio   profitabilitas   (return   on   equity) mempunyai   pengaruh   yang   signifikan   terhadap   price   earning   ratio  saham perusahaan property. Penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai acuan bagi para investor dalam memprediksi harga saham perusahaan yang akan datang dan dalam pengambilan keputusan untuk berinvestasi.
Memorialización prospectiva: San Millán de la Cogolla y la celebración pública del idioma en la Transición española
Authors: Del Valle José
Published: October 2019

Este artículo tiene por objeto contribuir al cuestionamiento de las políticas consensuales que presidieron el periodo transicional en España empleando para ello un ángulo de análisis glotopolítico. Para ello, toma como caso de estudio el metalenguaje desplegado en las celebraciones y efemérides transicionales relacionadas con las famosas glosas custodiadas en San Millán de la Cogolla. Este revela su apropiación nacionalista por parte de distintos poderes académicos, políticos e institucionales.
PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH THE COMPONENT - COLOUR TERM BLAU (BLUE) IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE
Authors: Doinikova Marina Igorevna
Published: October 2019

The article examines the nominative and functional potential of the German phraseological units with the component - colour term blau (blue) , which constitutes the nucleus of the German colour worldview. Cultural determination of colour terms conditions the importance of a certain colour for native speakers’ culture. The author concludes that the colour term blau (blue) has a wide range of meanings - it symbolizes uncertainty, ambiguity, distrust, lie and disappointment.
MEANINGFUL DYNAMICS OF BODY POSITIVITY CONCEPT IN THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE NETWORK DISCOURSE
Authors: Mel'nichuk Tat'yana Aleksandrovna , Lebedeva Pelageya Yur'evna
Published: October 2019

The article examines the structure of the BODY POSITIVITY concept in the dynamic aspect by the material of the English-language network discourse. The authors identify the most frequent lexemes-representants and dominating notional features of the concept. A comparative analysis of text corpuses of three periods (2005-2009, 2010-2014, 2015-2019) has allowed identifying the important key words in the concept structure describing the characteristics of a body, perception and positioning of a body, attitude towards a body and physical actions. The conducted analysis has allowed revealing dynamic changes in the hierarchy of the concept’s notional features.
AXIOLOGICAL CONNOTATION OF A PROPER NAME: DYNAMIC ASPECT
Authors: Kryukova Irina Vasil'evna
Published: October 2019

The article identifies the evaluative component of connotation of different categories of proper names (not only anthroponyms but also toponyms, ergonyms, et al.), which have not been previously subjected to a comprehensive analysis aimed to reveal stadial changes in an onym’s axiological connotation. The findings have allowed the author to define axiological connotation of a proper name, to show its dynamic nature, dependence of the evaluative component of meaning on an onym’s development stage. The paper proposes recommendations on how the acquired results can be used in lexicographical practice.
Pengaruh Pupuk Urea terhadap Produksi dan Pertumbuhan Rumput Odot (Pennisetum purpureum cv Mott)
Authors: Daryatmo Joko , Mubarokah Wida Wahidah , Budiyanto B
Published: October 2019

This study aims to determine the effect of 4 doses of urea fertilizer on production and growth of Odot grass (Pennisetum Purpureum cv. Mott). The experimental design used was a completely randomized design (CRD) pattern in line with 4 treatments and each treatment consisted of 5 replications. The treatment used is Control (P0), urea at a dose of 100 kg/ha (P1), urea at a dose of 150 kg/ha (P2), urea at a dose of 200 kg/ha (P3). The parameters observed were number of tillers, stem length, leaf length, grass height and grass production. The results of statistical analysis showed that the treatment of urea fertilizer had no significant effect on plant height. The treatment of urea fertilizer had a significant effect (P<0.05) on number of tillers, stem length, leaf length and grass production. It can be concluded that the administration of urea fertilizer can increase the number of tillers, stem length, leaf length and odot grass production compared to odot grass that is not given urea fertilizer.

Keywords: Urea, Fertilizer, Growth, Production, Pennisetum purpureum cv Mott
Konsentrasi dan Motilitas Spermatozoa Ayam Kampung (Gallus domesticus) dalam Pengencer Ringer Laktat Yang Diberi Tambahan Minyak Buah Merah (Pandanus conoideus Lam)
Authors: Isnaeni Mei , Faidiban O R , Tethool Angelina Novita
Published: October 2019

Red fruit oil is a red fruit extraction product (Pandanus conoideus Lam) containing a lot of antioxidants such as carotenoids, tocopherols as well as unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid and decanoic acid which is potential to be used as an additive for semen chicken diluents. This study aims to obtain an information about the effectiveness of adding red fruit oil as a cement diluent derived from male native chickens. The treatment consisted of 0.9 ml ringer laktat + 0.1 ml semen (Pl), ringer laktat 0.98 ml + 0.1 ml semen + 0.02 ml red fruit oil (P2), ringer laktat 0.96 ml + 0.1 ml semen + 0.04 ml red fruit oil (P3),  ringer laktat 0.94 ml + 0.1 ml cement + 0.06 ml red fruit oil (P4). The results showed the sperm motility ranged from 48.17 ± 7.86%  to 84.67 ± 2.42%. Treatment P1 and P2 have a very significant difference (P <0.01) on motility 0.05). The spermatozoa concentration ranged from 1,600x106 cells / ml to 2,200x106 cells/ml. The spermatozoa concentration of treatment P1 and P2 chickens did not show any significant differences (P> 0.05), nor did among treatments P2, P3 and P4.  However, treatment P1 has a significant difference on spermatozoa concentration with P3 and P4. (P <0.05). It can be concluded that the addition of red fruit oil in lactated ringer diluent can be used as an additive for semen diluents because it is able to maintain the concentration. In addition, adding of red fruit oil  up to concentrations of more than 2% tend to reduce sperm motility.

Keywords: Concentration, Motility, Spermatozoa and Red fruit oil
KONSEP KURIKULUM PENDIDIKAAN ISLAM (REFLEKSI PEMIKIRAN AL-GHAZALI)
Authors: Sabda Syaifuddin
Published: October 2019

Buku ini berbicara tentang konsep kurikulum penedidikan Islam berdasarkan pemikiran al-ghazali yang diramu diberbagai kitab atau buku yang beliau karang.
Konsep Berfikir Keritis Dalam Keperawatan
Authors: Lestari Diah Dwi
Published: October 2019

AbstrakLatar Belakang: Konsep berpikir kritis merupakan elemen penting dalam pemberian asuhan keperawatan yang berkualitas. Proses pembelajaran di lingkungan klinik praktek keperawatan harus didesign dengan metode pembelajaran yang efektif yang mendukung berpikir kritis pada mahasiswa. Concept mapping merupakan alat yang digunakan untuk mendukung berpikir kritis pada mahasiswa. Hal ini dapat diperoleh dengan menghubungkan prior knowledge yang mereka peroleh sebelumnya dengan informasi baru yang didapatkan untuk menyelesaikan masalah pasien. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui pengaruh aplikasi concept mapping di pembelajaran klinik terhadap kualitas dokumentasi keperawatan mahasiswa Profesi Ners STIKES Karya Husada Semarang yang berpraktik di stase maternitas. Metode: Metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan only posttest design, dengan jumlah sampel 30 mahasiswa keperawatan profesi ners. Sampel ditentukan dengan menggunaka total sampling. Analisis dilakukan dengan menggunakan Uji Mann-whitney. Hasil: Kelompok dengan perlakuan concept mapping mempunyai rerata nilai yang lebih tinggi yaitu 22,90 sedangkan tanpa concept mapping sebesar 8,10. Simpulan: Ada pengaruh penggunaan concept mapping dalam pemberian asuhan keperawatan di stase maternitas untuk mahasiswa keperawatan dalam pendidikan profesi.
Konsep Berfikir Dalam Keperawatan
Authors: Lestari Diah Dwi
Published: October 2019

AbstrakLatar Belakang: Konsep berpikir kritis merupakan elemen penting dalam pemberian asuhan keperawatan yang berkualitas. Proses pembelajaran di lingkungan klinik praktek keperawatan harus didesign dengan metode pembelajaran yang efektif yang mendukung berpikir kritis pada mahasiswa. Concept mapping merupakan alat yang digunakan untuk mendukung berpikir kritis pada mahasiswa. Hal ini dapat diperoleh dengan menghubungkan prior knowledge yang mereka peroleh sebelumnya dengan informasi baru yang didapatkan untuk menyelesaikan masalah pasien. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui pengaruh aplikasi concept mapping di pembelajaran klinik terhadap kualitas dokumentasi keperawatan mahasiswa Profesi Ners STIKES Karya Husada Semarang yang berpraktik di stase maternitas. Metode: Metode kuantitatif dengan menggunakan only posttest design, dengan jumlah sampel 30 mahasiswa keperawatan profesi ners. Sampel ditentukan dengan menggunaka total sampling. Analisis dilakukan dengan menggunakan Uji Mann-whitney. Hasil: Kelompok dengan perlakuan concept mapping mempunyai rerata nilai yang lebih tinggi yaitu 22,90 sedangkan tanpa concept mapping sebesar 8,10. Simpulan: Ada pengaruh penggunaan concept mapping dalam pemberian asuhan keperawatan di stase maternitas untuk mahasiswa keperawatan dalam pendidikan profesi.
PELAKSANAAN KESELAMATAN PASIEN DI IGD
Authors: Lestari Diah Dwi
Published: October 2019

ABSTRAKRumah sakit merupakan layanan jasa yang memiliki peranpenting bagi kehidupan masyarakat.Rumah sakit merupakan tempat yang sangat kompleks yang terdapat berbagai macam obattes dan prosedur,banyak alat dengan teknologi berbagai jenis profesi dan non profesi yang siap memberikan pelayanan pasien 24 jam terusmenerus. Keberagaman dan kerutinan pelayanan.Apabila tidak dikelola dengan baik dapat menimbulkan peluang untuk terjadinya kesalahan pelayanan yang dapat berakibat terhadap keselamatan pasien.Sejak berlakuknya UU No.8/1999 tentang PerlindunganKonsumen dan UU No.29 tentang Praktik Kedokteran munculnya berbagai tuntuntan hokum kepada dokter dan rumah sakit. Hal ini hanya dapat ditangkal apa bila rumah sakit menerapkan system keselamatan pasienTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis sejauh mana pelaksana sasaran keselamatan pasien di Unit Gawat Darurat di RSUD. Hasil penelitian menunjukan pelaksanaan identifikasi pasien pelaksana komunikasi efektif pelaksana peningkatan keamanan obat yang perlu diwaspadai pelaksana kepastian tepat-lokasi prosedur tepat pasien operasi sudah sesuai dengan standar akreditas rumahsakit sedangkan pelaksana pengurang anrisikoinfeksi dan pelaksana pengurangan risiko pasien jatuh belum sesuai dengan standar akreditas rumahsakit’.
Sumber dan Media Pembelajaran Tematik MI/SD
Authors: Lubis Suryani , husmei M.hafis , nasution sakinah , nisa
Published: October 2019

Kata “media” berasal dari kata “medium” yang berarti perantara atau pengantar dalam dalam menyampaikan pesan komunikasi. Jadi media pembelajaran adalah segala bentuk perantara atau pengantar penyampaian pesan dalam proses konikasi pembelajaran. Media pembelajaran juga termasuk dalam kategori bahan pembelajaran, apabila media pembelajaran diperankan sebagai desain materi pembelajaran yang digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran.Sumber dapat diartikan bahwa semua hal yang digunakan sebagai tempat dimana informasi/pesan/materi belajar dapat diperoleh. Sumber belajar dapat diperoleh dari segala benda yang berada disekitar siswa yang belajar. Sumber belajar dapat berupa manusia dan benda lain yang bukan manusia. Adapun cara mendapatkan sumber belajar, dapat melalui sumber belajar yang di rancang dan juga dengan sumber belajar yang tinggal dimanfaatkan. Pembelajaran tematik adalah penggabungan dari beberapa matapelajaran yang termasuk kedalam kategori tematik dalam lingkup SD/MI yang IPS, IPA, MM, BI, SBdP, dan PJOK. Penggabungan pelajaran tersebut lah yang disebut dengan pembelajaran tematik. Menurut salah seorang ahli yang bernama Poerwadarminta pembelajaran tematik adalah pembelajaran terpadu yang menggunakan tema untuk mengaitkan beberapa mata pelajaran sehingga kita dapat memberikan kesan yang baik pada peserta didik.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN YANG MENDUKUNG KESELAMATAN PASIEN
Authors: Sinulingga Seri Bulan
Published: October 2019

Sebagai suatu profesi perawat harus dapat melakukan impelemntasi kebijakan yang mendukung keselamatan pasien. Banyak hal yang dapat memepngaruhi keselamatan pasien dan dapat terjadi hal-hal yang tidak diinginkan. Maka dari itu tugas perawat untuk mengawasi dengan kritis keadaan pasien dan memantau kondisi pasien. ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui implementasi yang akan dilakukan dalam mendukung kebijakan keselamatan pasien dan langkah-langkah yang dapat dilakukan, mengurangi angka kejadian resiko keselamatan pasien, menjadi motivasi bagi Rumah Sakit itu sendiri maupun tenaga medis untuk menciptakan citra baik di mata pengguna pelayanan kesehatan. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif dimana penelitian ini dilakukan berdasarkan pengumpulan data yang ada pada buku textbook maupun jurnal.
GAMBARAN PERAN PERAWAT DALAM MELAKUKAN PROSES ASUHAN KEPERAWATAN DIRUMAH SAKIT
Authors: Lestari Diah Dwi
Published: October 2019

AbstrakPerawat mempunyai peranan dalam berinteraksi dengan pasien yang dapat mempengaruhi kesehatan sehingga pasien memiliki derajat kesehatan yang lebih tinggi.Oleh karena itu peran perawat sangat diperlukan dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan rasa aman pasien.Peran perawat adalah harapan yang diinginkan oleh pasien dari tingkah laku perawat dalam menjalankan tugasnya.Proses keperawatan adalah suatu metode yang sistematis dan terorganisasi dalam pemberian asuhan keperawatan,yang difokuskan pada reaksi dan respon individu pada suatu kelompok atau perorangan terhadap gangguan kesehatan yang alami,baik actual maupun potensial ( Deswani,2011).Menurut Setiadi (2011),pada dasarnya proses keperawatan adalah suatu metode ilmiah yang sistematis untuk memberikan asuhan keperawatan kepada klien.
Critical analysis of the governance of the Sainte Luce Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA), southeast Madagascar
Authors: Long Stephen , Thurlow Grace , Jones Peter JS , Turner Andrew , Randrianantenaina Sylvestre , Savage Jessica , Ndriamanja Jeremie
Published: October 2019

The Marine Protected Area Governance (MPAG) framework is applied to critically assess the governance of the Sainte Luce Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA), southeast Madagascar. Madagascar experiences rapid population growth, widespread poverty, corruption and political instability, which hinders natural resource governance. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) has been repeatedly employed to circumvent the lack of state capacity. This includes the LMMA model, which has rapidly proliferated, represented by MIHARI, Madagascar's LMMA network. The lobster fishing is the primary source of income for households in the impoverished community of Sainte Luce, one of the key landing sites in the regional export industry. However, fishers, industry actors and available data suggest a significant decline of local and regional stocks, likely due to over-exploitation driven by poverty and migration. In 2013, SEED Madagascar a UK NGO, worked to establish community-based fishery management in Sainte Luce, setting up a local management committee, which introduced a periodic no take zone (NTZ). Despite the community's efforts and some significant achievements, the efficacy of management is limited. To date, limited state support and the lack of engagement by actors throughout the value chain have hampered effective governance. The study reinforces the finding that resilient governance relies on a diversity of actors and the incentives they collectively employ. Here and elsewhere, there is a limit to what can be achieved by bottom-up approaches in isolation. Resilient management of marine resources in Madagascar relies on improving the capacity of community, state, NGO and industry actors to collectively govern resources.
Mate Preferences in Three Muslim-Majority Countries: Sex Differences and Personality Correlates
Authors: Atari Mohammad , Chaudhary Nabiha , Al-Shawaf Laith
Published: October 2019

Cross-cultural research on long-term mate preferences in Muslim-majority countries is scarce. The research described here aims to examine the KASER (kindness/dependability, attractiveness/sexuality, status/resources, education/intelligence, and religiosity/chastity) model of mate preferences in Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey (N = 1,089). We examined structural validity, measurement invariance between men and women, sex differences, cultural differences, and Big Five personality correlates of these dimensions of mate preferences. Findings supported preregistered hypotheses regarding sex differences in mate preferences. Multilevel models suggested that the magnitude of sex differences was invariant across cultures. Personality correlates of mate preferences varied across cultures, but agreeableness consistently predicted the preference for kind and dependable partners across cultures. In sum, sex differences in mate preferences within and across three Muslim-majority countries described here replicate previous findings, but evidence for personality correlates of mate preferences is mixed, variable across cultures, and in need of further examination in non-Western samples.
Human face-selective cortex does not distinguish between members of a racial outgroup
Authors: Reggev Niv , Brodie Kirstan , Cikara Mina , Mitchell Jason
Published: October 2019

People often fail to individuate members of social outgroups, a phenomenon known as the outgroup homogeneity effect. Here, we used fMRI repetition suppression to investigate the neural representation underlying this effect. In a pre-registered study, White human perceivers (N = 29) responded to pairs of faces depicting White or Black targets. In each pair, the second face depicted either the same target as the first face, a different target from the same race, or a scrambled face outline. We localized face-selective neural regions via an independent task, and demonstrated that neural activity in the fusiform face area distinguished different faces only when targets belonged to the perceivers’ racial ingroup (White). By contrast, face-selective cortex did not discriminate between other-race individuals. Moreover, across two studies (total N = 67) perceivers were slower to discriminate between different outgroup members and remembered them to a lesser extent. Together, these results suggest that the outgroup homogeneity effect arises when early-to-mid-level visual processing results in an erroneous overlap of representations of outgroup members.
Counting the Nonreligious: A critical survey of new measures
Authors: Coleman Thomas Joseph , Jong Jonathan
Published: October 2019

The rise of the “nones” — individuals who are variously nonreligious — has recently piqued the interest of social scientists, not least because levels of secularization in the United States seem to now be catching up to those in Western Europe. The study of the nonreligious, though, can sometimes seem like the study of people who do not play ball, as terms like nonreligious, atheist, and agnostic are defined in terms of absence. The consequent methodological assumption is that measures of nonreligiosity are simply reverse-scored measures of religiosity. This assumption, however, oversimplifies the phenomenon. Like religiosity, nonreligiosity is a multidimensional phenomenon. Just as there are different religious orientations — intrinsic, extrinsic, quest, fundamentalist, and so forth — there are also different ways of being nonreligious. Just as there are multiple routes to religion, so it is for nonreligion. And just as there are religious interpretations of human experiences, there are nonreligious experiences of awe and value and meaning. In this chapter, we consider the conceptual issues involved in the measurement of nonreligious phenomena and introduce the reader to five scales measuring nonreligiosity.
Student Engagement for Quality Enhancement and Responding to Student Needs in the Moroccan University: The Case of the English Studies Track
Authors: AJIBA IKRAM BEN , Zerhouni Badia
Published: October 2019

The present article aims at providing some empirical evidence on the important role student engagement plays in responding to student needs and in enhancing the quality of the teaching and learning environment in Moroccan universities. Student engagement happens at many levels that correspond to the “principles of good practice in undergraduate education” that were suggested by Chickering and Gamson (1987). This article tries to identify these aspects of student engagement and good practice in the English Studies Track (EST) program from the EST students’ perspective. The data were collected in three Moroccan universities: Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan, Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, and Cadi Ayad University in Marrakech. An adapted version of Student Engagement Questionnaire (Kember, Leung & McNaught, 2009 in Kember & Leung, 2009) was administered to 883 EST students. The data were submitted to a statistical analysis of frequencies using SPSS. The results of this study show that EST students experience a low level of engagement with their studies and that the EST program lacks some aspects of “good practice” in higher education. This study can help enhance the quality of university programs as it reveals some gaps and negative practices that need to be taken into account in the reform process Moroccan universities are going through. Another implication of this research is that students are aware of their needs and, hence, are able to provide useful feedback that can be used to improve the quality of the teaching and learning environment in Moroccan universities.
An Action Research on EFL Writing Dilemmas: A Case of Saudi Students and Instructors
Authors: Alkubaidi Miriam
Published: October 2019

Learning to write in a second language is a great challenge for students; however, certain factors might minimize these challenges. In general, the Saudi students face difficulty to develop the writing competence in a foreign language because they rely on instructors as a sole source of knowledge. Therefore, the study investigated the English language writing in a university in Saudi Arabia. It implemented an action research design based on three main phases; namely, exploration, intervention, and reflection stage. The main questions asked include how the instructors view the writing style of students within the setting and how they perceived the English language writing curricula among the students. The data drew several conclusions that provided insight into the Saudi Higher Education concerning English as a foreign language (EFL) classes. The first is the spoon-feeding of Saudi learners throughout their educational years; therefore, they find it challenging to gain hold of their learning. Second, writing in English is a challenging task for Saudi students. Third, some of the students memorize writing passages to pass their English course. Fourthly, teaching to write was done by focusing on form, writing mechanics, rather than communicative aspects of writing and genre. This study has contributed towards the understanding of Saudi learners in university language classrooms analyzing their perceptions and expectations.
Authorship Attribution Revisited: The Problem of Flash Fiction A morphological-based Linguistic Stylometry Approach
Authors: Omar Abdulfattah , Elghayesh Basheer Ibrahim , Kassem Mohamed Ali Mohamed
Published: October 2019

This study is concerned with addressing the limitations with the authorship attribution of flash or micro-fiction. The shortness of linguistic data in texts of the kind makes it challenging for conventional stylometric authorship methods to assign disputed texts to their real authors. As thus, this study proposes a new stylometric authorship system based on morphological patterns and letter mapping properties. The assumption is that these carry unique and distinctive stylistic features that can be usefully used to recognize possible authors of disputed texts. The study is based on a corpus of 259 flash fiction stories written in Arabic. Cluster analysis was for grouping documents that have shared linguistic features together. Results indicate that all texts were successfully matched with their real authors. It can be concluded that morphological information can be usefully used for improving the performance of authorship attribution and detection in Arabic texts due to the unique stylistic features of the affixation processes in Arabic. Controversial texts in Arabic can thus be assigned to their authors based on detecting stable morphological patterns with reliable authorship performance.
Learning Strategies and Teaching Methods in Thai and Vietnamese Universities
Authors: Tieocharoen Wariyaporn , Rimkeeratikul Sucharat
Published: October 2019

The main purpose of this research is to investigate language learning strategy use of Vietnamese and Thai university students using Oxford’s Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). One main objective of the research was to compare different six aspects of language learning strategies (memory, cognitive, compensation, metacognitive, affective, and social) between Thai and Vietnamese students. The main research question was to learn about learning strategies Thai and Vietnamese university students used. The data of research were collected from 116 English major Thai university students and 174 English major Vietnamese students, using the SILL developed by Oxford (1990) as the instrument and interviews from 16 lecturers from Vietnam and Thailand. The findings revealed statistically significant differences in memory, cognitive, affective, and social strategies between Thai and Vietnamese students. The interview data were used to gain insight into the findings of the questionnaires. The findings of the research can be beneficial to teachers and educators who are involved in the education of both countries, providing better understanding of different aspects of language learning strategies used in learning English.
Effects of Integrated Feedback on Academic Writing Achievement
Authors: Yamalee Eason , Tangkiengsirisin Supong
Published: October 2019

This study examined the effects of integrated feedback on students’ writing achievement. Then, it further investigated the attitude of student towards the implementation of integrated feedback on writing. Twenty students from one class were used as a sample group (intact group) to participate in this study. So the convenience sampling was used to select the participants. Research instruments consisted of integrated feedback model, pretest and posttest, and semi-structure interview questions. The participants did the pretest at the first week of the study. Later on, they were required to write four paragraph writing tasks and all of them were assessed and given feedback. Then they were required to do posttest on week 14. The following week was reserved for in-depth interview. The writing achievement of students was analyzed by Wilcox-Signed Rank Test. Week 15 was reserved for interviewing and the results were analyzed by content analysis. The results demonstrated that students improved their writing after they cooperated with the integrated feedback approach. Interviewing results revealed that they had positive attitude towards implementing integrated feedback in improving their writing skill.
The Writing Center’s Role in the Academic Life of an English Foreign Language Student from an Instructor’s Perspective
Authors: Bakkar Beth Bassima
Published: October 2019

The English Writing Center (WC) has recently become a writing support service in selective Lebanese universities even though it has been a common practice in Western universities for the last twenty years. The article from a university instructor’s experience aims to bring forward the reasons the WC at Lebanese universities is slowly attracting students to its provided practices and how disciplinary instructors amongst other socio-cultural factors are contributing towards students misconceptions of the WC philosophy and services. The article first introduces the profile of the Lebanese university English as a foreign language (EFL) student to provide a background on their English language level of proficiency and expectations from the WC tutors and the misguided understanding of the WC philosophies and framework practices that are opposing students’ expectations from the WC; and continues to construct the need for the WC to re-evaluate its current writing pedagogy and process between tutor and student. The article concludes by discussing the negotiated roles WC tutors, disciplinary instructors and faculty management should take in order to transfer students’ misconception of the WC aims and objectives and to take responsibility for their writing.
Fluoroscence Angiography for Assessment of Gastric Conduit: Initial Experience from a Tertiary Care Center
Authors: Thakur Binay , Li Aiming , Devkota Mukti , Chaudhary Manish , Regmi Yogesh
Published: October 2019

Introduction: Anastomotic leak (AL) after surgery for esophageal cancer remains a main cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Poor tissue perfusion at the site of anastomosis is one of the major factors for leak. We aimed to review the results of Indocyanine Green dye (ICG) with a goal to decrease the leak rate.

Methods: Patients with cancer of esophagus and gastroesophageal junction were subjected to either upfront surgery or preoperative chemoradiation/ chemotherapy followed by surgery. Stomach was used for reconstruction. Intravenous injection of 5 mg – 10 mg ICG was given and vascular perfusion was assessed with infrared light of laparoscopic telescope. Gastroesophageal anastomosis was made at the site of adequate ICG perfusion. These patients (ICG group) was compared to the other group of patients in whom ICG was not used (Non-ICG group).

Results: 28 and 396 patients belonged to ICG and Non-ICG group, respectively. 61% in ICG group and 32% in Non-ICG group had preoperative treatment (p <.001). AL was observed in 7% and 16% in ICG and Non-ICG group, respectively (p = 0.2). Healing time of leak was 15 days in ICG group and 32 days in Non-ICG group (p = .03). One patient required revision of anastomotic site based on ICG finding. There was no adverse reaction related to ICG injection.

Conclusion: Fluoroscence angiography using ICG is a safe method for evaluation of vascular perfusion of gastric conduit. Though the leak rate was not statistically different in the two groups, ICG group required lesser time for complete resolution of AL, which might indicate lesser severity of anastomotic disruption.
Role of Intravenous Ketamine as Adjuvant to Opioids in Refractory Cancer Pain: Case Report
Authors: Regmi Yogesh , Sapkota Ganga , Wagle Bhawna
Published: October 2019

Cancer pain is caused by continuous tissue injury, which may be due to surgery, infiltration of the surrounding organs including nerves, as well as from mucositis after chemo- or radiotherapy. The pain experienced by cancer patients needs a multimodal approach, including ketamine. Nerve involvement, chronic opioid therapy and continuous nociceptive input cause hyperalgesia. Chronic stimulation of the dorsal root neurons leads to hyperalgesia and resistance (tolerance) to μ opioid analgesics (hyperalgesia-tolerance). The NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine reverses tolerance to morphine. The management of cancer patient’s pain with ketamine as an adjuvant to opioids is presented in case reports of two patients with cancer-related neuropathic pain, in which pain proved untreatable with the usual conventional pain therapies. Ketamine was administered IV route, in addition to morphine and the pain was controlled successfully in these patients. No side-effects were noted except drowsiness which responded to a reduction in the opioids dose.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary: A Case Report
Authors: Lama Poonam , Pariyar Jitendra , Thapa Bimal Kumar , Chitrakar Neer Shobha , Shrestha Isha , Maharjan Rima , Joshi Arun Prasad , Maharjan Pabitra , Neupane Sameer , Koirala Srijana , Poudel Pratit
Published: October 2019

Mature cystic teratomas account for about 30-45% of all ovarian tumors. Malignant transformation in these tumors is a rare event, occurring in only 0.17-2% of cases, with squamous cell carcinoma being the most common type. As there are no specific signs and symptoms to suggest malignancy in dermoid cyst, it is difficult to predict, and most cases are diagnosed postoperatively. We report a 55-year-old postmenopausal lady who presented with the complaint of pain in abdomen and abdominal distension for four months and a large complex abdomino-pelvic mass evident clinically and radiologically. Final histopathology was reported as malignant transformation in mature cystic teratoma. The patient was assigned to squamous cell carcinoma of the ovary arising in a mature cystic teratoma, surgical stage IIC. In view of the poor prognosis, adjuvant chemotherapy was given.
Intracystic Papillary Neoplasm of Gall Bladder: A Case Report
Authors: Mallik Dipendra Kumar , Khanal Suman , Dhakal Sunil , Mishra Roshan , Dhungana Ishan , Sapkota Ganga
Published: October 2019

Intracystic papillary neoplasm of gallbladder (ICPNG) is defined as macroscopic papillary growth in the gallbladder. We report a case of ICPNG with epigastric metastasis. A 70-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with epigastric mass, with prior history of laproscopic cholecystectomy 15 months before. Post op histopathology report revealed Intracystic papillary neoplasm (premalignant lesion). Microscopic findings state tumor cells arranged in complex papillary pattern with fibrovascular core arising from gall bladder mucosa. Few of the Rokitansky Aschoff sinuses (RAS) also involved by these tumor cells. Adjacent gall bladder mucosa shows pyloric metaplasia. On FNAC of epigastric mass it showed Metastatic carcinoma favoring Adenocarcinoma. In present case, ICPNG was seen with few of Rokitansky Aschoff sinuses. It is necessary to determine appropriate proper surgical approach likely extended cholecystectomy, or pancreaticoduodenectomy to get R0 resection.
The Theatre Feminist: A Manifesto
Authors: Teitel Darrah
Published: October 2019

This manifesto passionately argues that theatre is not Feminist until it is transformative and unless it includes all of us. The Theatre Feminist is not a formula where you “just add women and stir.” It’s not just plays that are by, about, and for women. Feminist requires a fundamental shift in hierarchy and power that does not implicate people only individually and personally, but collectively and entirely. Its goal must be to overthrow cis-hetero-patriarchy, and there is no overthrowing patriarchy without overthrowing capitalism and racist colonial imperialism at the same time. As I explore the relationship between feminism and communism in this manifesto, and debunk some easy assumptions about the Theatre Feminist along the way, I ground my ideas in reflections on my play Behaviour, recently produced by the Great Canadian Theatre Company and SpiderWebShow. Behaviour demands a recognition of the audience’s gaze and complacency. It asks for action from the people in the audience who may not be victims or perpetrators of sexual assault and labour abuse. And it refuses to leave the audience feeling enriched and satisfied with themselves for having had their awareness raised.
A Watershed Moment: Transitioning to Gender-Neutral Performance Awards
Authors: Knaapen Jacoba , Dermody Scott
Published: October 2019

In April 2018, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts declared that their flagship program, the Dora Mavor Moore Awards, would present fully gender neutral performance categories beginning with the June 2019 ceremony. In this article, TAPA staff detail organizational background history, outline the consultation and discussion processes leading to this policy change and present an examination of why this change is important now and the implications or ripple effects such a policy has internally and in the broader performing arts community.
Shelagh Magadza
Authors: Magadza Shelagh
Published: October 2019

Shelagh Magadza writes a letter to her younger self as part of Dustin Harvey’s Best Wishes project. In the letter, the Executive Director of the Chamber for Arts and Culture Western Australia reflects on the experiences of her life and career and gives the advice she wishes she had had starting out.
Respiratory pathogens and clinical outcomes in children with an asthma exacerbation: A systematic review
Authors: Merckx Joanna , Kraicer-Melamed Hannah , Gore Genevieve , Ducharme Francine M , Quach Caroline
Published: October 2019

Background: In asthmatic children, respiratory pathogens are identified in 60%–80% of asthma exacerbations, contributing to a significant burden of illness. The role of pathogens in the clinical evolution of exacerbations is unknown. Objective: We systematically reviewed the association between the presence of pathogens and clinical outcomes in children with an asthma exacerbation. Method: PubMed, EMBASE, BIOSIS, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to October 2016 for studies reporting on respiratory pathogen exposure and clinical outcome. The Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions tool was used for quality assessment. Results: Twenty-eight observational studies ( N = 4,224 children) reported on 112 different associations between exposure to any pathogen ( n = 45), human rhinovirus (HRV; n = 34), atypical bacteria ( n = 21), specific virus ( n = 11), or bacteria ( n = 1) and outcomes of exacerbation severity ( n = 26), health care use ( n = 38), treatment response ( n = 19), and morbidity ( n = 29). Restricting the analysis only to comparisons with a low to moderate risk of bias, we observed an association between HRV and higher exacerbation severity on presentation (regression p = .016) and between the presence of any pathogen and emergency department treatment failure (odds ratio [OR] = 1.57; 95% CI 1.04% to 2.37%). High-quality evidence for effect on morbidity or health care use is lacking. Conclusions: Further research on the role of pathogen–treatment interaction and outcomes is required to inform the need for point-of-care, real-time testing for pathogens. Studies with a sufficiently large sample size that address selection bias, correctly adjust for confounding, and rigorously report core patient-centred outcomes are necessary to improve knowledge.
Leprosy: Challenges in diagnosis
Authors: Diaz Pallares Carolina , Bourassa-Blanchette Samuel , Fonseca Kevin , Vaughan Stephen
Published: October 2019

Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Incidence and prevalence are underestimated due to challenges in diagnosis and unfamiliarity with the disease in Canada. Untreated disease can lead to permanent nerve damage with subsequent loss of function. We present a case of Hansen’s disease with delay in diagnosis and treatment. A 31-year-old female recent immigrant from the Philippines presented with a 2-year history of a palpable erythematous rash on her face and arms. She had a diagnosis of cryoglobulinemic vasculitis associated with her chronic hepatitis B. A course of topical corticosteroids did not alleviate symptoms. The rash had a waxing and waning pattern that was felt to mirror her antiviral therapy. Although hepatitis B cryoglobulinemia has been reported in the remote literature, further studies have failed to illustrate that it is a significant cause of cryoglobulinemia. Retrospective analysis of the case identified that anchoring to the initial diagnosis was the reason for delay in diagnosis and treatment.
A community-based innovative model of care for the management of severe bacterial infections in persons who use injection drugs
Authors: Hajek Jan , Chamberlaine Maeve , Baldwin Nicholas , Joe Ronald
Published: October 2019

The opioid crisis and complications related to injection drug use are a public health emergency. The combination of addiction and injection drug use is a devastating double-edged sword: it predisposes patients to severe life-threatening infections like endocarditis, and epidural abscess, as well as to disorganized behaviour and impaired decision-making that interferes with the completion of prolonged courses of required antibiotic therapy. Poverty and stigma add further fuel to the fire. The Community Transitional Care Team (CTCT) is a revolutionary community-based short-term residence where people who inject drugs can stay to complete their course of antibiotics. We present the case of a young woman struggling with addiction, tremendous social barriers to health, and life threating Staphylococcus aureus infection that highlights the benefits of strong, community-based, and individualized models of patient care.
Looking for the “connection”: A clinical vignette on pediatric chest wall masses
Authors: Robbins M , Comeau JL , Mailman T , Top K
Published: October 2019

Chest wall masses in the pediatric population are relatively rare, and the differential diagnosis predominantly includes neoplastic soft tissue or osseous tumours, either benign or malignant in etiology, although local infectious processes represent additional diagnostic possibilities. Among recent immigrants, a more diverse array of less commonly observed pathogens warrant consideration. Here, we present a case of a chest wall mass in an immunocompetent child who had recently immigrated from the Philippines.
Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded dissimilar 5754-H111-6013-T6 aluminum alloy joints
Authors: Yürük Ali , Çevik Bekir , Kahraman Nizamettin
Published: October 2019

Aluminum alloys exhibit good strength, excellent corrosion resistance and good forming properties along with low specific density. Due to these superior properties, they are widely used in the automotive, chemical, and food industries, especially in shipbuilding and the yacht industry. It is important to join these alloys used in the mentioned industrial areas. However, it is very difficult to join Al and its alloys via traditional welding methods despite its widespread use. In this study, 5754-H111 and 6013-T6 aluminum alloys were joined by friction stir welding. Welding operations were carried out at 1250 rpm using welding feed rates of 12.5, 25, and 32 mm × min−1. Metallographic investigations were carried out to determine the microstructural and macrostructural properties of the weld zones. Tensile, bending, and hardness tests were also performed to determine the mechanical properties of the welded samples. The results obtained as a result of the tests were evaluated and interpreted. Micro-void defects were found to occur in the weld metal–HAZ transition zones. It was established that the welding speed affected the tensile strength. The highest tensile strength was obtained at a feed rate of 25 mm × min−1. It was determined that no cracking or fraction occurred in the welded samples as a result of the bending test.
Effect of temperature related processing parameters on the interface bonding strength of automotive overmolding injection parts
Authors: Yu Ling , Xia Bingmei , Zhang Jianjun , Peng Biyou
Published: October 2019

The effect of processing parameters related to temperature on the interface bonding strength of automotive overmolding injection parts was investigated using moldflow simulation. In this study, the average depth of the melting layer, the melting time of the melting layer and the temperature of the melting layer on the basal body in the interface zone are used as a qualitative index, and the interface bonding strength of the tensile test and the results observed by scanning electron microscopy are used as a basis for verification. The results show that processing parameters related to temperature have a great influence on the interface bonding strength of parts. With an increase in melt and mold temperature, interface bonding strength is also strengthened. The most influential factor is the melt temperature of the second material.
W.A. Lindholm: A bibliography of his malacological publications with the catalogue of molluscan taxa described by him or named in his honour
Authors: Vinarski M.V.
Published: October 2019

A list of malacological publications of W.A. Lindholm, issued between 1901 and 1936, is represented alongside with an annotated catalogue of molluscan taxa described by him. A list of molluscan taxa named in honour of Wasily Lindholm is also given.