bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implementation of the Sabaq, Sabqi, Manzil Methods in Improving the Quality of Memorizing Qur'an Learning in Class V Salafiyah Ula Islamic Center Bin Baz Bantul
Authors: Shodikin Eko Ngabdul , Edi Sucipto  , Achadi Muh. Wasith , Farih Muzaky  , Rizkyana Wahyu Laras Pertiwi
Published: February 2024

The research focuses on the significant role of Sabaq, Sabqi, and Manzil methods in the Taḥfīẓul Qur’ān learning process. These methods are essential in helping individuals achieve their desired targets in Qur’ān memorization while ensuring consistency. Several educational institutions widely adopt these popular methods. The study's main objectives are twofold: (1) to comprehend how the implementation of Sabaq, Sabqi, and Manzil methods occurs in the Taḥfīẓul Qur’ān learning process at Class V Salafiyah Ula Islamic Centre Bin Baz during the Academic Year 2022/2023, and (2) to determine the effectiveness of these methods in the same setting. The research follows a qualitative approach with data collected through observations, interviews, and documentation. The implementation of the Sabaq, Sabqi, and Manzil methods in the Taḥfīẓul Qur’ān learning process comprises five stages: planning and preparation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reflection. The findings indicate that the effectiveness of these methods at Class V Salafiyah Ula Islamic Centre Bin Baz during the Academic Year 2022/2023 is satisfactory. Though some students haven't achieved their targets, the application of these methods has successfully increased students' engagement with the Qur’ān compared to previous approaches. Additionally, the methods contribute to maintaining balanced memorization of both new and previously learned verses of the Qur’ān. In conclusion, the study highlights the crucial role of Sabaq, Sabqi, and Manzil methods in the Taḥfīẓul Qur’ān learning process. The research offers insights into their implementation and effectiveness, providing valuable information for educators and institutions seeking to enhance the memorization of the Qur’ān among their students.
The Use of Design Sprint Method in Developing the Excellence Program of Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) Nur Hidayah Surakarta
Authors: Rochmawan Alfian Eko , Ridha Achmad Rasyid , Abbas Ngatmin , Primarni Amie , Puri Vesa Yunita
Published: February 2024

The declining number of registrations at the Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) Nur Hidayah Surakarta serves as the basis for this research. The purpose of this study is to explore the expectations of parents when enrolling their children at the Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) Nur Hidayah Surakarta. The research findings will be utilized to formulate the strengths offered to the community. The design sprint method is one of the approaches employed to identify these strengths. By utilizing the design sprint method, this study successfully formulated 8 (eight) strengths and discovered 2 (two) weaknesses in the implementation of the elementary school at the Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) Nur Hidayah Surakarta. The research adopted a qualitative descriptive approach, and a random sample of parents from the Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) Nur Hidayah Surakarta was interviewed using non-numerical interview techniques. The formulation of strengths at the Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) Nur Hidayah Surakarta through the design sprint approach assists the school's administration in formulating the strengths offered to the community.
Strategy for Improving the Out Came Quality of Graduates at the Ibnu Rusyd STAI, Kotabumi, North Lampung
Authors: Ali M. Makhrus , Dwistia Halen , Afifatun Siti , Hariyati Tri , Gilani Syed Iftikhar Ali
Published: February 2024

This research is a field research, which was conducted at STAI Ibnu usyd Kotabumi. The samples in this study included university administrators, 3 lecturers, 3 students, 3 alumni, industry and stakeholders. In improving the quality of graduates with good outcomes, the strategy undertaken is not only to pay attention to qualified and competent lecturers, but to several aspects, such as content standards, processes, graduate competencies, facilities and infrastructure, management, financing, and educational assessment. Moreover, what must be considered is the implementation of a strategy to improve the quality of graduate outcomes at STAI Ibnu Rusyd Kotabumi which is expected to have a positive impact in producing graduates who are competent and ready to face the demands of the world of work and society.
Implementation Of The STAD Model And Asmaul Husna Card Media To Improve PAI Learning Outcomes In Class VI, Jombor Temanggung Elementary School
Authors: Hasanatun Latifah  , Luluk Ifadah  , Yenny Aulia Rahman  , Suwandi Mohamad Ardin
Published: February 2024

Learning is dominated by lectures so that the teacher's explanation is boring. Teachers do not motivate students through learning experiences. The teacher explains the material without using media. So that causes low student learning outcomes on Asmaul Husna material. The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the STAD model with the Asmaul Husna card as media and to determine the increase in learning outcomes of PAI Asmaul Husna class VI semester 1 SD Negeri Jombor. This research uses a descriptive quantitative PTK type. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. Observation and test data collection techniques. This research was conducted on class VI students in semester 1 of SD Negeri Jombor Jumo Temanggung in the 2022/2023 academic year. Improvements to the learning carried out by the teacher in the classroom are using the STAD model and Asmaul Husna card media for two cycles. The difference between cycles 1 and 2 lies in the number of students in the group. In cycle 1 each group consisted of 9 students, whereas in cycle 2 each group only contained 3 students. The results showed that there was an increase in student learning outcomes in each cycle. The pre-cycle class average value was only 65.93. The improvement in cycle I increased to 75.18 and the improvement in cycle II increased to 88.33. Increasing learning outcomes for each cycle of answering the formulation of learning problems using the STAD model and Asmaul Husna card media can improve PAI learning outcomes for Asmaul Husna class VI semester 1 SD Negeri Jombor Jumo Temanggung for the 2022/2023 academic year.
Penerapan Learning Management System Kesehatan pada Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat Puskesmas
Authors: Kraugusteeliana Kraugusteeliana , Muliawati Anita , Asto Gelar
Published: February 2024

Pemerintah melalui dinas Kesehatan memiliki program kerja untuk melakukan sosialisasi informasi kesehatan kepada Masyarakat melalui layanan pada puskesmas yang ada di Indonesia tidak terkecuali pada pr'opinsi DKI Jakarta. Sosialisasi diberikan secara langsung di ruang terbuka atau di ruang serbaguna yang ada di Puskesmas. Namun jadwal sosialisasi yang diberikan terkadang tidak dapat diikuti oleh seluruh masyarakat dengan berbagai kendala seperti kesibukan, sekolah, bekerja dan kendala lainnya. Hal itu menjadi kendala atau kurang maksimalnya sosialisasi  dikarenakan keterbatasan waktu dan tempat. Oleh karena itu, untuk mempermudah penyebaran informasi kesehatan perlu adanya media pembelajaran elektronik yang dapat membantu memudahkan masyarakat dalam mendapatkan informasi tentang penyakit gejala dan cara pencegahan atau pertolongan pertama melalui media yang mudah diakses. Media ini akan membantu masyarakat mendapatkan informasi yang dibutuhkan terkait informasi kesehatan khususnya pada Puskesmas DKI Jakarta. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membangun sebuah aplikasi LMS berbasis web dengan menggunakan metode Extreme Programming (XP) yang bermanfaat bagi masyarakat juga pihak puskesmas  sehingga  kualitas hidup pasien dan  edukasi terkait kesehatan dapat meningkatkan hidup sehat secara mandiri di masyarakat.
IoT-Edge Healthcare Solutions Empowered by Machine Learning
Authors: Sistla Sai Mani Krishna , Konidena Bhargav Kumar
Published: February 2024

Managing the overwhelming volume of data collected by medical sensors presents a challenge in extracting relevant insights. This paper advocates for the development of an algorithm tailored to body sensor networks to identify outliers in collected data. Leveraging machine learning and statistical sampling methodologies, this research aims to optimize real-time response, particularly as computational tasks migrate to backend systems. Addressing the increasing dispersion of computing power across various domains, this study highlights the potential bottleneck posed by computation as Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices proliferate. To mitigate battery drain, a common approach involves offloading processing to background servers. However, the widespread adoption of IoT devices has sparked concerns about privacy and security. Current measures are deemed insufficient in light of escalating cyber threats. Machine learning methods offer promise in identifying vulnerabilities within IoT systems. Edge computing emerges as a solution to enhance network response times, decentralization, and security. By leveraging distributed-edge computing within an IoT framework, this paper investigates the fusion of cloud and edge computing with machine learning. Specifically, it explores how these technologies can be harnessed in the medical field, utilizing sensor-equipped IoT devices to collect extensive data for analysis. The proposed approach involves proactive decision-making at the front end, guided by an IoT server, and employs machine learning algorithms at the backend to identify pertinent data signatures. This paper underscores the significance of combining cloud, edge computing, and machine learning in a distributed-edge-computing-based IoT framework, offering a potential avenue for real-time, efficient solutions in various domains.
People Who Undergo Gender Reassignment Surgery: An Overview
Authors: Agarwal Tanisha
Published: February 2024

Transforming people with gender dysphoria into the desired gender is accomplished through gender reassignment surgery, also known as sex reassignment surgery. When there is a mismatch between a person's gender identity and the sex they were given at birth, it is referred to as gender dysphoria. The last 15 years' significance of research has been heavily scrutinised. A person's perception of their own sexual identity, gender identity, sexual orientation (heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual), and the likelihood of developing neuropsychiatric disorders are all programmable in our brains during the early stages of development. In order to allow people to freely explore, society should reconsider assigning specific gender roles. Understanding various biological differences in trans people as well as their positive and negative experiences with gender affirming surgery is the goal of the current study.
PEMBAYARAN PAJAK BUMI DAN BANGUNAN; KASUS KABUPATEN PIDIE
Authors: Mariana Mariana
Published: February 2024

The research objective is related to the practice of paying Land and Building Tax (PBB) in the revenue sector at the Pidie Financial Management Agency. The general aim of the research is to gain a better understanding, analyze, or improve the PBB payment process and its impact on the revenue sector of the Pidie Financial Management Agency. The research method used is qualitative, by conducting field research using interviews, documentation and observation. The research results show that Land and Building Tax (PBB) at the Pidie Financial Management Agency is regulated by Pidie Regency Qanun Number 1 of 2013. PBB is imposed on land and/or buildings, calculated based on the Sales Value of the Tax Object (NJOP) and the Sales Value of the Tax Object No Taxable (NJOPTKP). Collection is carried out manually by the Subdistrict PBB. Failure to pay PBB may result in sanctions, and tax collection rights expire after five years.
An Appraisal that Religion on its Own Does Not Breed Violence
Authors:   Department of Politics and Governance, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria, Jamiu Saka Adedotun , Ajibola Qosim Adewale ,   Department of International Relations and Security Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, England
Published: February 2024

It will be rare to have a discussion on human existence without mentioning violence; but it will be unfair to see religion as the main reason for violence. Although, religion has an input in violence, but religion in isolation can’t breed violence without the input of some other factors which are further explain in this article. This article adopted qualitative method and secondary data. The secondary data was collected through website, publications, journals and textbooks. The data collected through secondary data reveals that religion on its own does not breed violence but it is a component of violence that can be aided by poverty, inequality, bad governance among other factors.
Microlearning Strategy of GLOBIS Corporation in the Competitive Business Education Technology Landscape
Authors:   GLOBIS University Graduate School of Management Strategy, Japan, Calvo Jorge
Published: February 2024

This study explores the innovative microlearning strategy employed by GLOBIS Corporation amidst the rapidly evolving business education landscape. The paper analyzes how GLOBIS integrates Educational Technology (EdTech) into executive education, focusing on digital platforms and microlearning methodologies. It offers an in-depth examination of GLOBIS’s approach to democratizing executive education, highlighting the use of microlearning to simplify complex topics for accessible, anytime learning. The case study evaluates GLOBIS’s microlearning framework and its role in shaping future trends in EdTech, providing valuable insights for educational institutions, policymakers, and corporate executives. This research underscores the transformative potential of EdTech in executive education and contributes to the broader understanding of digital learning innovations in the business sector.
PROBLEMS OF BALANCED PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF CREDITORS AND CLIENTS AND THEIR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS / ՎԱՐԿԱՎՈՐՈՂՆԵՐԻ ԵՎ ՀԱՃԱԽՈՐԴՆԵՐԻ ԻՐԱՎՈՒՆՔՆԵՐԻ ԵՎ ՇԱՀԵՐԻ ՀԱՇՎԵԿՇՌՎԱԾ ՊԱՇՏՊԱՆՎԱԾՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀԻՄՆԱԽՆԴԻՐՆԵՐԸ ԵՎ ԴՐԱՆՑ ՀՆԱՐԱՎՈՐ ԼՈՒԾՈՒՄՆԵՐԸ
Authors: Bostandjyan Vardan , Kirakosyan Gevorg
Published: February 2024

The development of financial markets is currently characterized by the emergence of new products, the expansion of the geography of financial organizations, the elimination of the boundaries of financial services, the creation of new platforms for the provision of financial products through the use of modern technologies and a number of other trends. On the one hand, they increase the availability of financial products and services for various groups of consumers, and on the other hand, they create additional risks of infringement of their interests and rights, new types of financial violations. As a result, all this ultimately affects the functioning of the financial market.
The article is devoted to the protection of the rights and interests of creditors and clients in the provision of financial services. The risks in the provision of financial services as a result of the emergence of new financial products are analyzed. The tasks and objectives of behavioral control by the regulatory body are presented. Approaches aimed at improving the protection of the rights and interests of financial service providers and consumers are proposed.
Créole et français à La Réunion : réflexions sociolinguistiques, épistémologiques et politiques
Authors: Georger Fabrice
Published: February 2024

Que parle-t-on à La Réunion quand on déclare parler français ou créole ? Les « mélanges » observés sont-ils aléatoires, tous imprévisibles ? Fabrice Georger tente une description des tendances en général observables dans le répertoire langagier individuel des Réunionnais créolophones. Certains éléments de la syntaxe ne jouent pas le même rôle que les éléments relevant de la phonologie et du lexique. Certains modes de discours peuvent être distingués en fonction de la situation de communication. Dans les situations ordinaires de la vie courante il mobilise largement le concept d’interlecte, théorisé par son Professeur Lambert Félix Prudent. Dans les situations d’apprentissage, les énoncés interlectaux particuliers relèvent davantage des mécanismes de l’interlangue décrits par certains didacticiens. La cohabitation du créole et du français est analysée donc ici dans un cadre interlectal et dans une approche complexe, ce qui permet aussi à l’auteur de partager tout haut ses réflexions épistémologiques très influencées par Louis-Jean Calvet, Didier de Robillard et Philippe Blanchet. Les trois derniers chapitres sont consacrés à trois thèmes de moins en moins sulfureux mais pourtant toujours aussi passionnants et passionnés de la vie linguistique réunionnaise, à savoir la politique linguistique, le créole à l’école et l’écriture du créole. En assumant l’implication du chercheur dans son objet d’étude, la posture du militant est mise au second plan afin d’écarter toute surenchère idéologique. L’auteur propose donc, modestement, de partager huit grands thèmes de réflexion de la créolistique réunionnaise.
INNOVATIVE WORKFLOW FOR SEISMIC ACQUISITION DESIGN
Authors: Mahgoub Mohamed , Ghosh Deva Prasad , Abdul Latiff Abdul Halim , A Neves Fernando
Published: February 2024

Any new survey geometry design must be based on thorough integrated analysis and modeling of project goals and objectives, exploration and/or field development targets’ requirements, available technologies, operational constraints, terrain conditions and project budgets. A critical matrix for a good quality seismic acquisition geometry design is dense and uniform distribution of seismic traces in areal extent and within CDP, bins with sufficiently high trace density, high fold, wide azimuth, long inline/crossline/maximum offsets and small largest minimum offset. That said, operational considerations could be a hindrance for such quality as in heavily congested fields, extensive network of wells, platforms, production facilities and terrain obstacles leading to gaps in coverage and severe irregularities of fold, offset and azimuth distributions. This work demonstrates the essential value of using all available data and information about the project area. Such as well logs, RMS and interval velocities, legacy 2D and 3D seismic acquisition and processing reports, satellite and positioning maps, scouting reports, multi-physics maps and data and near surface environmental reports are all relevant. Thus, detailed, accurate and realistic estimates of the design’s attributes are generated including desired temporal and spatial resolution, focused target illumination parameters, signal penetration, recording requirements and noise minimization processes.

Keywords: Fold, Offset, Azimuth, Acquisition footprints, Well logs, Interval velocities, spatial resolution
Critique of Montessori's Method of Early Childhood
Authors: Dr. Neeraj Yadav
Published: February 2024

This paper critically examines Maria Montessori's method of early childhood education through the lens of Vedic psychology. While Montessori's approach emphasizes child-centered learning and hands-on activities, this study explores its compatibility with Vedic psychology, which includes ancient Indian philosophical and psychological insights. Through an analysis of Montessori's principles alongside Vedic psychology concepts such as the holistic nature of the self and the importance of spiritual development, potential areas of misalignment or improvement within Montessori's framework are identified. By offering a nuanced critique, this paper contributes to the discourse surrounding early childhood education, aiming to enrich educational practices by integrating insights from diverse philosophical perspectives.
भारतीय युवाओं में नैतिक मूल्यों का संकट: मूल्य आधारित अभ्यास शिक्षा
Authors: राजेंद्र कुमार राजपूत
Published: February 2024

आज के सन्दर्भ में मूल्यपरक शिक्षा की आवश्यकता को नकारा नहीं जा सकता। इन दिनों हम सब हैं घोर उपभोक्तावाद और आत्म संतुष्टि के लिए आक्रामकता से घिरा हुआ। इसके अलावा दुनिया भर में सामाजिक व्यवस्था बड़े बदलाव के दौर से गुजर रही है। उदाहरण के लिए, भारतीय परिदृश्य में, हम धीरे-धीरे संयुक्त परिवार प्रणाली से एकल परिवार प्रणाली की ओर बढ़ रहे हैं। साथ ही कहते हैं, आजकल की तेज रफ्तार जीवनशैली के कारण विशेषकर युवा पीढ़ी में तनाव का स्तर काफी अधिक है। धार्मिक कट्टरता, परमाणु हथियारों का भंडार और आतंकवादी गतिविधियाँ जैसे कारक वैश्विक शांति के लिए गंभीर खतरा पैदा कर रहे हैं। हमारे युवाओं का पश्चिमी जीवन शैली एवं संस्कृति की ओर झुकाव स्वाभाविक है। यह झुकाव ही नहीं है युवाओं तक ही सीमित, लगभग हर कोई जमा करने की गलाकाट प्रतिस्पर्धा की अंधी दौड़ में भाग ले रहा है अधिक पैसा और आराम और मौज-मस्ती की चीज़ें।
           हाल के वर्षों में युवाओं, विशेषकर किशोरों द्वारा किए गए अपराधों के प्रतिशत में वृद्धि ने एक बड़ी चिंता पैदा कर दी है और शायद समस्या हमारे बच्चों को प्रदान की जाने वाली शिक्षा की गुणवत्ता में है। आज के माता-पिता बच्चे के सर्वांगीण विकास को नजरअंदाज कर बच्चे की शैक्षिक उपलब्धियों पर आधारित भौतिकवादी शिक्षा पर अधिक जोर दे रहे हैं। आज के दौर में शिक्षा की दिशा भटकाने के लिए सिर्फ माता-पिता ही नहीं बल्कि शिक्षक और स्कूल भी जिम्मेदार हैं। दरअसल हमारे स्कूलों और कॉलेजों का पाठ्यक्रम और पाठ्यचर्या भी बच्चे को अधिक मूल्य सिखाने के लिए अनुकूल नहीं है। लेकिन अब माता-पिता और शिक्षक दोनों ने व्यक्ति के जीवन में मूल्य शिक्षा के महत्व को पहचान लिया है। आसानी से बचपन में स्कूल जाने से पहले माता-पिता की जिम्मेदारी है कि वे बच्चे में आवश्यक मानवीय मूल्यों को शामिल करें और हमेशा स्पष्टीकरण, प्राथमिक जिम्मेदारी, व्यवहार, ग्रहों का सहयोग, न्याय के साथ काम करना, समानता, संतुलन, पारस्परिकता और साझा करना, और मानवतावादी आध्यात्मिक संस्कृति जैसे "ओउम" तीर्थयात्रियों, दिव्य जंगलों के ध्यान अभ्यास के रूप में।
The Impact of Digital Learning on Education
Authors: Dr. Neeraj Yadav
Published: February 2024

The educational landscape has changed as a result of digital learning, which presents new possibilities for individualized and adaptable learning experiences. This paper delves into the evolution of digital learning, examining its historical development, current trends, and future prospects. It explores the challenges and opportunities associated with digital learning, including issues of accessibility, equity, and quality assurance. Through an analysis of empirical studies and case examples, the paper evaluates the efficiency of digital teaching techniques and how they affect students' performance. In the end, it emphasizes how digital learning has the ability to drastically alter the face of education while also emphasizing the necessity of continued study and legislative initiatives to fully realize its promise and overcome its drawbacks.
The Implementation Of Crossword Puzzle Game As Teaching Material To Develop Students’ Vocabulary In Grade X Of Ma. Mambaul Ulum Bata-Bata
Authors: Hafidurrahman Moh. , Dannur Moh. , Hakim Abdul , Amin Moh.
Published: February 2024

Teaching English language cannot be separated from a good lesson plans that contain in syllabus and curriculum. Based on national curriculum, the aims of English in our country is “students can master four skills (reading, writing listening, vocabulary)”.  Some of the interesting method in teaching is game. To create interesting learning, teacher must have innovative technique, for exampel with crossword puzzle model on vocabulary material in grade X of MA Mambaul Ulum Bata-Bata . The first, teacher appreciates and provides motivation either by telling about the greatness of someone who is successful.
The design of this research is classroom action research, since the research deals with crossword puzzle game to develop students’ vocabulary. The researcher uses classroom action research that used two cycles. The main characteristic of action research was the spiral activity consisting of planning, acting/implementing, observing, and reflecting. The result of the observation sheet showed that at the first meeting in cycle 1, most of the students still did not know what to do, and began the conversation well. It was still 36% students were active. At the second meeting of cycle 1, the involvement of the students was increasing to 55%.
The result of the observation sheet in the cycle 2 showed that at the first meeting, most of the students began practiced actively and began study well, they looked very enthusiastic with this. It was 64% students were active. At the second meeting, the involvement of the students was increasing to 70%.
Demographic approaches for assessing the conservation status of Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea and the Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Authors: Genovart M. , Arcos J.M. , Catchot S. , Escandell R. , García D. , Guilford T. , Igual J.M. , Louzao M. , McMinn M. , Sanz-Aguilar A. , Tavecchia G. , Oro D.
Published: February 2024

In the north-western Mediterranean there are two breeding species of procellariforms from the Procellariidae family: Scopoli’s shearwater Calonectris diomedea and the Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus. Long-term monitoring carried out in a number of breeding colonies provides enough data to be able to assess the conservation status of both species using demographic approaches that estimate parameters such as survival, recruitment and fertility. This type of approach is recommended because it provides a reliable conservation diagnosis and knowledge of the processes that determine variations in population dynamics. Both species were found to have critically low adult survival rates, unexpected in such long-lived species, which makes these populations unviable under current conditions. This agrees with previous available information on incidental bycatch on fishing gears, and confirms that this threat, together with predation by terrestrial carnivores are of critical concern for the conservation of the populations. The fact that some of the breeding colonies did not show a declining trend indicates that several compensatory mechanisms, such as an immigration rescue effect, may be acting at local level. Nevertheless, all the evidence gathered to date suggests that these compensatory mechanisms are not permanent and that if no action is taken these populations could become extinct. In the case of Scopolis’ shearwater, the global population is much more abundant, so there may be time for mitigation actions to be undertaken. Given the size of the breeding population of Balearic shearwaters, we recommend urgent measures be carried out to reduce adult mortality in this endemic species to prevent its extinction.
PENGELOLAAN KECEMASAN DALAM KOMUNIKASI BEDA BAHASA UTAMA PADA KARYAWAN DENGAN ATASAN BERBAHASA INGGRIS DI SEVEN RETAIL GROUP
Authors: Priyono Wahyu Joko , Muksin Nani Nurani
Published: February 2024

Seven Retail Group merupakan perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang makanan & minuman, klinik kecantikan, dan pusat kebugaran. Selama pandemi grup bisnis ini melakukan ekspansi dengan membuka banyak cabang dan melebarkan organisasi. Pada beberapa posisi strategis dalam organisasi diisi oleh tenaga ahli dengan bahasa utama adalah bahasa inggris. Karyawan dengan kepala divisi atau departemen berbahasa inggris harus menyesuaikan diri dengan metode komunikasi baru dan harus menguasai bahasa inggris dalam waktu yang cepat. Kondisi tersebut menjadi masalah untuk beberapa orang khususnya bagi staff yang tidak terbiasa berbahasa inggris. Karyawan tersebut akan mengalami gegar budaya atau culture shock, kemudian akan menyebabkan kecemasan dalam komunikasi. Kecemasan tersebut meimbulkan prasangka buruk. Penelitian ini menggunakan Teori Pengelolaan Kecemasan dan Ketidakpastian (Anxiety and Uncertainty Theory/ AUM) dari Gudykunst & Mody. Teori ini digunakan untuk menganalisis bagaimana upaya dalam pengelolan kecemasan pada staff dengan atasan berbahasa inggris. Dalam AUM ada 39 dari 47 aksioma yang menyajikan hubungan sebab akibat dengan kecemasan dan ketidakpastian yang biasanya terjadi dalam komunikasi antarbudaya. Penelitian ini hanya akan menggunakan tujuh aksioma yang akan membantu dalam pemahaman pada pertemuan awal seseorang dengan budaya yang berbeda. Kategori-kategori dan aksioma tersebut adalah sebagai berikut selfconcept, motivation to interact with stranger, reaction to strangers, social categorization of strangers, situational processes, connections with strangers, ethical interaction. Hasil penelitan menunjukkan bahwa mereka telah mampu menjadi bagian dari struktur organisasi profesional dimana diwajibkan untuk mengikuti peraturan perusahaan dan kepala divisi atau departemen. Mereka mampu menjalani rutinitas komunikasi dengan bahasa bukan bahasa utama mereka untuk menyampaikan hal penting. Hal tersebut tidak terlepas dari upaya yang mereka lakukan yang peneliti analisis melalui beberapa aksioma yang dijabarkan dalam Teori Pengelolaan Kecemasan dan Ketidakpastian.
PODCAST SEBAGAI MEDIA KRITIK SOSIAL (ANALISIS WACANA DIGITAL PADA PODCAST MENDOAN “BUKANNYA MENGINJAK DEWASA MALAH MENGINJAK GULUNE WONG” DI SPOTIFY TERKAIT KASUS PENGANIAYAAN OLEH MARIO DANDY)
Authors: Wicaksono Muhammad Wildan
Published: February 2024

Kasus penganiayaan oleh anak pejabat Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Mario Dandy terhadap David Ozora kerap menjadi sorotan bagi masyarakat. Kasus ini menuai kritik sosial yang diluncurkan masyarakat terhadap pejabat negara melalui berbagai media, termasuk new media. Penyampaian kritik sosial melalui new media dilakukan oleh podcast Mendoan di Spotify. Salah satu episodenya, yakni “Bukannya Menginjak Dewasa Malah Menginjak Gulune Wong”, podcast Mendoan melakukan kritik sosial terhadap kasus penganiayaan oleh Mario Dandy. Penulis melakukan analisis terhadap episode podcast tersebut sebagai subjek penelitian dengan metode analisis wacana digital yang memperhatikan empat hal, yakni teks, konteks, tindakan dan interaksi, serta ideologi dan kekuasaan. Penulis menemukan bahwa teks episode tersebut kental akan kritik sosial terutama penjelasan dan reaksi terhadap kasus Mario Dandy, isu perpajakan, anak orang kaya, serta pengguna motor gede. Konteks podcast yang terdiri dari latar belakang Mendoan sebagai Warga Negara Indonesia, pembayar pajak, berasal dari Jawa Timur, mantan penyiar radio, dan komedian menunjukkan kompetensinya dalam melakukan kritik sosial. Melalui Twitter, tindakan dan interaksi di luar podcast tersebut juga menunjukkan satire, kekesalan, hingga kecaman yang mengandung kritik. Ideologi dan kekuasaan podcast melalui karakternya sebagai new media tanpa meninggalkan fungsinya sebagai perkembangan dari media konvensional memberikan dampak terhadap social justice sekaligus menampung pendapat berbagai kalangan masyarakat.
Estul discret. Călătorie, aventură și memorie inițiatoare în interpretarea lui Robert D. Kaplan și a lui Mircea Anghelescu
Authors:   Universitatea din București, TĂNASE Bogdan
Published: February 2024

The article presents new perspectives on East-European and Romanian studies in relation with travel literature by discussing two recent books: a complex memoir written by the journalist and American historian Robert D. Kaplan, recently translated into Romanian: În umbra Europei. Două războaie reci și trei decenii de călătorie prin România și dincolo de ea (In Europe`s Shadow. Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond ) and the literary history book on Romanian travel literature Lâna de aur. Călătorii și călătoriile în literatura română (The Golden Fleece. Travelers and Travels in Romanian Literature) written by Mircea Anghelescu.
Studiile românești în universitățile europene
Authors:   Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca, BOT Ioana
Published: February 2024

Anchetă realizată de prof. univ. Ioana BOT, Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca
In more ways than one. Recenzie - Oana Fotache, Magda Răduță, Adrian Tudurachi (eds.), Dus-întors. Rute ale teoriei literare în postmodernitate, București, Editura Humanitas, 2016, 331 pp.
Authors:   University of Bucharest, BOCAI Iulian
Published: February 2024

It is no longer a secret in the history of thought that a theory, a thesis, a proposal is often both borrowed and accommodated; the transit of a set of ideas from one cultural place to another may be easy, but it isn’t in itself enough for validation or, indeed, even for disgruntled acceptance. And it is even less of a secret that what it takes for a theory to catch on is sometimes so obscure or relying on such complex arrays of social, historical and intellectual circumstances that some have given up on defining them and have relegated them to chance. The book being reviewed here has a more optimistic outlook and, through the many contributions from its various authors, puts forward instances of how theories – literary, psychological, philosophical – are carried over the boundaries of nations or of political blocs, how they’re being driven through the more pervious, but not always more accessible, boundaries of arts or art departments and disciplines.
National minorities in Romania revisited. Educational policies and the protection of the linguistic (human) rights
Authors:   Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, CHELARU-MURĂRUŞ Oana
Published: February 2024

The paper provides a broad overview of the linguistic landscape of present-day Romania and of the official educational policies dealing with the protection of the linguistic rights of the persons belonging to the national minorities, in accordance with the international legislation. Comparing data from 1999 and 2013, the paper examines several components of the educational system for national minorities in Romania (types of tuition, the school network, teaching experiences by language of tuition, framework plans, curricula, textbooks, principles of assessment, the training of the teaching staff, acquisition of L2) and points out both the undeniable achievements and the shortcomings.
Corpusurile de limba română și importanța lor în realizarea de materiale didactice pentru limba română ca limbă străină
Authors:   Institutul de Lingvistică al Academiei Române „Iorgu Iordan-Al. Rosetti”, București, MÎRZEA-VASILE Carmen ,   Facultatea de Litere, Universitatea din București
Published: February 2024

The Romanian Corpora and their importance in creating teaching materials for Romanian L2 The article has two aims: 1. to describe the corpora of contemporary non-dialectal Romanian, including both electronic corpora — The Romanian Balanced Annotated Corpus (ROMBAC), RoCo_News (a Journalistic Corpus of Romanian), The Reference Corpus of Contemporary Romanian Language (CoRoLa), etc. — and raw oral corpora, available in print only — Româna vorbită actuală (ROVA), Corpus de română vorbită (CORV), Interacţiunea verbală în limba română actuală (IVLRA), Corpus de limbă română vorbită actuală (CLRVA), etc.; 2. to plead for using corpora for pedagogical purposes, especially in creating teaching materials for Romanian as a foreign / second language. The article gives a short general description of the corpora and their applications in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Teaching. The Romanian corpora are hardly known even by the Romanian researchers; their presentation takes into account the stylistic structure, annotation, number of words and tokens, etc. (for electronical corpora); the number of texts, the period of time when the records were made, the type of texts, etc. (for oral corpora in print). The second part contains some examples of possible corpora applications for Romanian as a foreign/ second language: a list of the most frequent words; the refinement of the characteristics of various types of texts (medical, legal, journalistic, fiction, etc.); the most relevant contexts for the argumental structure of verbs, adjectives, etc. In fact, the aim of the paper is to argue for developing annotated corpora for Romanian, easily accessible to researchers, professors and even students, and for using the existing corpora for pedagogical purposes.
L’auteur pluriel. Théories et pratiques postmodernes de l’innovation littéraire
Authors:   Université de Bucarest, FOTACHE Oana
Published: February 2024

This paper attempts to reopen the issues of formal innovation and literary originality in the context of contemporary literary theory. One of the “common places” (Compagnon 1998) of European Romanticism, the concept of author understood as a genial expression of human spirit will undergo numerous reinterpretations in the following literary periods. The most profound of these is probably its separation from the notion of originality as a mark of creative individuality. Contemporary literary theory has shifted its interest towards other concepts and themes: language and discourse as creative forces, the problems of literary reception, etc. It was necessary for the author to come back as protagonist of the postmodern narrative in order for the theories of literary authority to regain their place in the international academic debate. Among the traits of authority, the individual dimension has almost always seemed natural, matter-of-fact; its constructed and conventionalized character due to literary tradition have been rarely challenged. Harold Bloom, in his Anxiety of Influence and The Western Canon defined canonicity as strangeness, following a Romantic and formalist line of thought. It was Bourdieu’s sociological theory of art that has rediscovered the theoretical force of the Foucauldian ‘author function’. In this context, I shall discuss several recent positions regarding the changes brought to the postmodern concept of the author by the plural/collective authority (Couturier 1998, Meltzer 1994, Stone and Thompson 2007). In order to illustrate the reinterpretation of literary originality from the perspective of plural authorship I shall analyze a cult novel of Romanian postmodernism, Femeia în roșu (The Woman in Red, 1990), written together by three writers, members of the ’80s generation: Adriana Babeți, Mircea Nedelciu, and Mircea Mihăieș.
Recenzie - Adriana Stan, Bastionul lingvistic. O istorie comparată a structuralismului în România. București, Editura Muzeului Național al Literaturii Române, 2017, 360 p.
Authors:   Universitatea din București, Mărculescu Andreea-Diana
Published: February 2024

Salutat de presa literară drept evenimentul critic al anului 2017 și distins cu un șir de onorante premii („Alexandru Piru”, decernat de MNLR, Premiul revistei Observator Cultural, premiul ALGCR 2017 și titlul de Tânărul critic al anului), studiul Adrianei Stan este o contribuție esențială în cercetarea umanistă românească a ultimului deceniu. Cu Bastionul lingvistic se completează o galerie de consistente reflecții asupra fenomenului literar inter- și postbelic, reflecții pe care un pluton de tineri cercetători și universitari (Alex. Goldiș, Oana Fotache, Mihai Iovănel, Grațiela Benga, Delia Ungureanu și alții) le construiesc folosind metodologii contemporane și privind dezinhibat un domeniu care, mai mult ca niciodată, își merită numele de „studii literare”.
Employing the concept of techno-governance to analyse the field of biomedical engineering in Japan
Authors: Brucksch Susanne
Published: February 2024

This paper approaches the field of biomedical engineering in Japan, which is hallmarked by several contradictions. Medical devices are one of the leading technologies. Surprisingly, most devices are imported to Japan, despite being one of the largest markets for medical products and its fast demographic change. More precisely, there has been a decline in innovation activities in biomedical engineering over the past two decades. Rather recently the government under Prime Minister Abe took the lead and launched various innovation strategies. For instance, the Comprehensive STI Strategy and Japan’s Growth Strategy integrate the field in the Abenomics scheme as a focus area to achieve a “healthy and active aging society as a top-runner in the world”, and to reinforce “industrial competitiveness in the areas of pharmaceuticals and medical devices”. Therefore, this article suggests analyzing innovation activities in biomedical engineering from a technogovernance perspective broadened by STS to allow the analysis of formal and informal structures, norms and values, relevant actors, power balance, and its consequences. Thus, particularly, the term technogovernance needs to be specified and reflected in the Japanese context. To approach the field, this paper draws mainly on findings from the research literature, official statistical data, and preliminary results from an ongoing interview study conducted in 2016 in Japan.
Mediating Modernity Through Popular Song: The geography of visual images illustrating enka in the context of karaoke and thematic parallels with Arabesk
Authors: Kelly William H.
Published: February 2024

It is often said that enka, a popular song genre which has been closely associated with karaoke-singing since its inception in the mid-1970s, expresses the true Japanese heart. Although enka is by no means an entirely uniform song genre, encompassing some degree of stylistic and thematic variation, enka songs are characteristically melancholy, expressing themes related to separation, lost love and loneliness, as well as a nostalgia for the past as expressed most potently through the concept of furusato (hometown), but also through a panoply of symbolic images which serve to contrast contemporary, modern, urban Japan with its more traditional, rural counterpart of another (better) age. Focusing on the visual images used to illustrate enka songs in the context of karaoke and their categorisation by the karaoke industry, this paper examines how, through a series of oppositions –rural and urban, past and present, western and Japanese– such images serve not only as a symbolic discourse mediating modernisation, but also to articulate a collective notion of Japanese identity, at least as it is expressed through the emotive symbolism of enka songs. Finally, the paper explores parallels between enka and the Turkish popular song genre, Arabesk, both in terms of the sentiments and themes expressed in song lyrics and with reference to the wider backdrop of rapid change and social dislocation characteristic of the historical contexts within which both genres developed and thrived.
Book Review: “Chasing Dignity”
Authors: Dhir Simrita
Published: February 2024

Rachhpal Sahota’s novel Chasing Dignity is a compelling narrative, set in the 1980s and ‘90s in Punjab, India, tracing the many twists and turns in the life of a low caste boy, Jaggi. The Indian caste system is a social stratification system characterized by hereditary status and endogamy, enforcing crippling social barriers for those on the lower end of that spectrum. Bound by this rigid system of social hierarchy, Jaggi, a Keera, faces many hurdles as he sets out on his pursuit of a successful life. In the story, his mother Bindo, and his friends, Navi and Rani, serve as catalysts on this journey.
Hyperactivity of mTORC1 and mTORC2-dependent signaling mediate epilepsy downstream of somatic PTEN loss
Authors: Cullen Erin R. , Safari Mona , Mittelstadt Isabelle , Weston Matthew C.
Published: February 2024

Gene variants that hyperactivate PI3K-mTOR signaling in the brain lead to epilepsy and cortical malformations in humans. Some gene variants associated with these pathologies only hyperactivate mTORC1, but others, such as
PTEN
,
PIK3CA
, and
AKT
, hyperactivate both mTORC1- and mTORC2-dependent signaling. Previous work established a key role for mTORC1 hyperactivity in mTORopathies, however, whether mTORC2 hyperactivity contributes is not clear. To test this, we inactivated mTORC1 and/or mTORC2 downstream of early
Pten
deletion in a new model of somatic
Pten
loss-of-function (LOF) in the cortex and hippocampus. Spontaneous seizures and epileptiform activity persisted despite mTORC1 or mTORC2 inactivation alone, but inactivating both mTORC1 and mTORC2 simultaneously normalized brain activity. These results suggest that hyperactivity of both mTORC1 and mTORC2 can cause epilepsy, and that targeted therapies should aim to reduce activity of both complexes.
Cell-autonomous timing drives the vertebrate segmentation clock’s wave pattern
Authors: Rohde Laurel A. , Bercowsky-Rama Arianne , Valentin Guillaume , Naganathan Sundar Ram , Desai Ravi A. , Strnad Petr , Soroldoni Daniele , Oates Andrew C.
Published: February 2024

Rhythmic and sequential segmentation of the growing vertebrate body relies on the segmentation clock, a multi-cellular oscillating genetic network. The clock is visible as tissue-level kinematic waves of gene expression that travel through the pre-somitic mesoderm (PSM) and arrest at the position of each forming segment. Here we test how this hallmark wave pattern is driven by culturing single maturing PSM cells. We compare their cell-autonomous oscillatory and arrest dynamics to those we observe in the embryo at cellular resolution, finding remarkable agreement. This suggests that cell-extrinsic signals are not used by the cells to instruct the developmental program underlying the wave pattern. In contrast, we show that a cell-autonomous timing activity initiates during cell exit from the tailbud, then runs down in the anterior-ward cell flow in the PSM, thereby using elapsed time to provide positional information to the clock. Exogenous FGF lengthens the duration of the cell-intrinsic timer, indicating extrinsic factors in the embryo may regulate the segmentation clock via the timer. In sum, our work suggests that a noisy cell-autonomous, intrinsic timer drives the slowing and arrest of oscillations underlying the wave pattern, while extrinsic factors in the embryo tune this timer’s duration and precision. This is a new insight into the balance of cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms driving tissue patterning in development.
Burnout syndrome in a single cohort of chiropractic students: A longitudinal study
Authors: Tam Gary , Cooper Jesse C. , Priest Gregory C. , Moore Michael P. , Pohlman Katherine
Published: February 2024

Objective

Physician well-being impacts all areas of health care. There is, however, a paucity of evidence regarding burnout among chiropractic students. The purpose of this project is to evaluate burnout among a single cohort of chiropractic students as they progress through their clinical rotation.

Methods

The Professional Fulfillment Index (PFI) was administered to chiropractic students (n = 108) at the start of their internship in January of 2021. The PFI was also distributed to students at the end of each of their 3 internship terms. The Maslach Burnout Inventory–Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) was administered at the end of interns’ eighth term of study to assess validity with the PFI. The MBI and PFI were analyzed via pairwise correlation. Demographic and relevant term questions were asked at baseline and respective terms and analyzed with descriptive statistics.

Results

Of the study’s 78 respondents (72.2% response rate), 55.8% were male with an average age of 28.6 years. Pairwise comparisons revealed statistically significant burnout differences between the baseline timepoint and the end of the eighth term, and between the baseline and the end of the ninth term. PFI burnout was correlated to emotional exhaustion in the MBI.

Conclusion

Our study found that approximately half of the participating chiropractic students suffered from burnout. This percentage is similar to burnout rates seen in other health care providers. Moreover, there is no widely accepted burnout threshold used in the literature. As such, studies examining standardization of burnout calculations may be warranted.