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Toward Explaining the Transformative Power of Talk about, around, and for Writing
Authors: Godbee Beth
Published: March 2024

This article provides an initial approach for capturing moments of talk about, around, and for writing to explain why writing groups and writing conferences are so often considered “transformative” for the people involved. After describing the widespread and yet disparate transformations so often attributed to collaborative writing talk, I introduce applied conversation analysis (CA) as a method for getting at what is often difficult to identify, document, and explain: the intricacies of moments that underlie, if not directly account for, transformations. At the core of this article, I present a case study of a writer, Susan, and tutor, Kim, and analyze their talk and embodied interactions around writing. In particular, two sequences of their talk—the first an example of “troubles telling,” or attending to a reported trouble (Jefferson, 1981, 1984, 1988) and the second an enactment of humor that names asymmetrical power relations (Holmes, 2000)—illustrate the ways in which building affiliative relationships might allow for naming and poking fun at, if not restructuring, power relations. Further, self-reports from interview data indicate how the occasions of talk between Susan and Kim mark shifts in thinking about themselves, their writing, and their commitments—shifts that can be attributed to their relational, affiliative interactions and that provide supporting evidence for the transformative power of collaborative writing talk.
Bridging the Gap between College and High School Teachers of Writing in an Online Assessment Community
Authors: Griffin Merilee , Falberg Amy , Krygier Gigi
Published: March 2024

College and high school writing teachers participated in an online assessment activity to build common understanding of standards.
How Do We See What We See? Pedagogical Lacunae and Their Pitfalls in the Classroom
Authors: Rich Jennifer A.
Published: March 2024

This article considers pedagogical aporias in teaching students to perform critical analyses of nontraditional “texts,” such as advertisements and shopping mall display windows.
Instructional Note: Digital Video: Scaffolding Fieldworking Skills for Research Writing
Authors: Remler Nancy
Published: March 2024

While teaching field research methods to freshman composition students, this professor uses online digital video to scaffold note-taking, interviewing, and observation skills.
Report: Research and Scholarship in the Two-Year College
Authors:   Two-Year College English Association
Published: March 2024

This report is a revised version of the original document, first published in 2004.
What to Make of the Five-Paragraph Theme: History of the Genre and Implications
Authors: Tremmel Michelle
Published: March 2024

This article traces the history of the five-paragraph theme and the views about it, along with arguing for its elimination in writing instruction in favor of problem-based, “rich-task” writing experiences for students.
“I Just Turned In What I Thought”: Authority and Voice in Student Writing
Authors: Whitney Anne Elrod
Published: March 2024

The story of one student writer shows how the challenges of writing from sources are tied to issues of voice and authority.
Editorial: ESL Teaching and Learning: Writings in Diverse Voices
Authors: Cummings Martha Clark
Published: March 2024

The guest editors introduce the issue.
Instructional Note: Photography and Writing: Alternative Ways of Learning for ESL Students
Authors: Friesen Helen Lepp
Published: March 2024

This essay reflects on how one writing teacher incorporates photography in her practice to engage students of different backgrounds and experiences.
The End of the Community College English Profession
Authors: Kroll Keith
Published: March 2024

As a result of neoliberalism, the “grand experiment” of the community college, as that of “Democracy’s college,” is coming to an end.
A Tale of Two Courses: Using Praxis to Link Writing Center Training with First-Year Composition
Authors: Gordon Barbara L. , Kircher Cassandra
Published: March 2024

This article explicates the benefits of linking writing center consultant training with first-year composition and provides readers with guidance for engaging in such a collaboration.
Wikipedia, “the People Formerly Known as the Audience,” and First-Year Writing
Authors: Kuhne Michael , Creel Gill
Published: March 2024

Writing in and about Wikipedia encourages students to think about the outcomes of their writing and, by extension, changes the student/teacher relationship in pedagogically useful ways.
Beyond Test Scores and Labels: The Importance of Authentic Literacy Learning
Authors: Brown Sally
Published: March 2024

Sally Brown describes how Tomás, a second grader labeled both ESL and “at-risk,” was able to become a resource to others when he engaged in inquiry using technology.
Rosenblatt’s Presence in the New Literacies Research
Authors: Sanders April
Published: March 2024

April Sanders provides an overview of Louise Rosenblatt’s work and of new literacies and draws connections between these two realms of literacy thinking and research.
“Why can’t you just say, ‘It’s cute’?” The Role of Audience in First Graders’ Digital Storytelling
Authors: Solomon Marva J.
Published: March 2024

Marva Solomon invites us into a first-grade community engaged in digital storytelling, suggesting how the genre and surrounding practices can help us rethink the role(s) of audience in transactions with digitally produced stories.
Editors’ Message: Quality Teachers: Eyes Focused on Students and Instructional Practice [FREE ACCESS]
Authors: Fisher Doug , Frey Nancy , Lapp Diane
Published: March 2024

We all strive to be quality teachers—knowledgeable, enthusiastic, supportive, motivating. We want to make a difference in students’ lives. But linear statistical measures camouflage the complex behaviors exhibited by a quality teacher, especially ones who are working with English language learners and/or economically disadvantaged students. The editors believe that while quality teaching rests on certain core behaviors, success must be measured in myriad ways, including the assessment of emotional growth as well as academic progress. This issue incorporates the voices of teachers who exemplify this attitude, these outcomes, and offer support as we examine our own practices. The Editors encourage each of us to extend this self-examination and professional learning by initiating a learning community in our own schools.
The Power of Picturebooks: Resources That Support Language and Learning in Middle Grade Classrooms
Authors: Roser Nancy , Martinez Miriam , Fowler-Amato Michelle
Published: March 2024

This piece explores the instructional possibilities of picturebooks in middle grade classrooms, illustrating the central tenets of how to effectively introduce these resources to middle grade students. Through today’s multiplicity of illustrated texts, students can discover the finest uses of language, as well as encounter images that inform, entertain, fill gaps, and open to wondering.
Becoming a Good Teacher: Struggles from the Swampland
Authors: Schaefer Mary Beth
Published: March 2024

One seventh-grade English language arts teacher engaged in teacher research in order to become a more understanding, responsive, and confident instructor. Systematic inquiry into her own practice revealed a conflict between what students perceived as their literacy needs and desires (discrete reading skills) with what she perceived to be important and valuable (deeper literary understandings through reflective response to literature). The teacher sought to address the conflict by listening closely to students’ talk, orchestrating activities to blend reading skills with responses to literature, and negotiating class conversations to produce knowledge.
Young Adult Literature: Boost Critical Thinking: New Titles for Thematically Based Text Sets
Authors: Moss Barbara
Published: March 2024

Moss advocates the use of text sets, rather than single novels, to create real engagement in reading. Positing that text sets allow better student–book matches, promote examination of multiple viewpoints on “big ideas,” and support reflection about other people, places, and ideas, Moss suggests books that explore a range of viewpoints, use multiple narrators, depict various time frames, and present themselves in a variety of genres and styles. In Moss’s words, “Through these books and others, teachers can present students with worlds unlike their own, open students’ eyes to new and interesting perspectives, and help them move vicariously beyond their own circumstances to understand and embrace the perspectives of others.”
What Not to Read: A Book Intervention [FREE ACCESS]
Authors: Ivey Gay
Published: March 2024

Based on her experiences with the transformation of 8th-grade reading in one school, Ivey advocates for a substantial shift in what students read in English class and what is available to them in school. Middle school classrooms are in dire need of a book makeover, and this should be the first order of business when considering what to do for readers who remain inexperienced and unmotivated. The intervention begins with us, their teachers. This article includes six recommendations for how we might transform our own knowledge while restyling classrooms with the texts that will fuel students’ interests and curiosities.
Developing a Community of Critically Literate Consumers… One Close Label–Reading at a Time
Authors: Reissman Rose Cherie
Published: March 2024

This article focuses on middle school students analyzing product labels. The labels were analyzed in terms of which facts they purported to impart and to what extent these so–called facts tallied with actual data and scientific/health analyses of the products. Students then reworded the labels to include only documented facts. They also shared the results of their research with the companies producing the products. The strategy shared is a replicable student–centered vocabulary and consumer strategy that integrates health, nutrition, and language analysis in an authentic fashion.
Grouping Lessons We Learned from Co–Teaching in a Summer Writing Institute
Authors: Chandler-Olcott Kelly , Burnash Jodi , Donahue Danielle , DeChick Maureen , Gendron Michele , Smith James , Taylor Mary , Zeleznik John
Published: March 2024

This article describes lessons learned about grouping by teachers and teacher educators who worked collaboratively to design and deliver a summer writing institute for a heterogeneous population of students about to begin ninth grade at an urban high school. Institute staff used co–teaching (Cook & Friend, 1995) extensively to provide support for student learners as well as to encourage professional learning about teaching writing. Such co-teaching allowed teachers to model expectations for academic tasks and behavior explicitly, create student groups that drew on multiple perspectives, approach teacher–student writing conferences deliberately, and provide extra scaffolding to youth in need of it. The article concludes with suggestions for applying the author team’s insights about grouping and co–teaching to more traditionally organized literacy instruction during the academic year.
The “Us” in Discuss: Grouping in Literature Circles
Authors: Batchelor Katherine
Published: March 2024

This article describes one middle school teacher’s use of literature circles using heterogeneous grouping. It begins with a brief rationale for using literature circles in the language arts classroom. Next, it describes techniques to form literature circles. Then, it shares how to build and establish a supportive environment within each group. It ends with ways teachers can monitor groups and offers suggestions to formally and informally assess group and individual learning. Its goal is to help middle school teachers implement group work in order to build a classroom community of lifelong readers.
Too Big to Fail: Rethinking Group Work in a Restructured Middle School
Authors: Horn Brian R.
Published: March 2024

Utilizing critical and sociocultural approaches to teaching and learning, this article presents data from seven middle grade students at a Title I school regarding their experiences in a student-constructed learning group. Findings reveal students’ desires and abilities to constructively participate in work with others that runs contrary to common “best practices” in student grouping. Dialogic examples of student voice illuminate possible alternatives in grouping that empower students and create student communities of practice (Wenger, 1998). While much professional conversation around grouping students would suggest that the group of seven was too big to succeed, the author’s contention is that they were too big to fail.
Digital Storytelling: Reinventing Literature Circles
Authors: Tobin Maryann Tatum
Published: March 2024

New literacies in reading research demand the study of comprehension skills using multiple modalities through a more complex, multi-platform view of reading. Taking into account the robust roll of technology in our daily lives, this article presents an update to the traditional literature circle lesson to include digital storytelling and multimedia. Digital Storytelling Circles (DSCs) support the idea of creating a “community of learners” who participate in purpose-driven engagement with text to create meaning. Digital storytelling as an activity is not new to English language arts classes, but this article discusses the versatility of digital storytelling and how DSCs provide a framework for social interaction where students create video adaptations of the texts they have read to showcase their comprehension, ultimately producing book trailers, documentaries, or personal narratives, depending on the demands of the text.
News and Notes: Get Involved with NCTE!
Authors: Goodson Lori
Published: March 2024

Early memories of attending NCTE conventions and making an effort to get involved inspire Goodson’s column and, she hopes, inspire other members to take that leap. Learning, contributing, and interacting with other professionals is rewarding and important work. But how, you may wonder, do I get started? Goodson recommends: nominate someone for the Halle or Hoey Award; submit an article to VM; submit a proposal for a session at the next convention; nominate someone “maybe yourself” for a leadership role; get involved with the middle-level events at convention. We’ll be watching for you!
The Role of Probiotics in Children with Diarrhea or Constipation
Authors: Aprilia R Yuan Agita , Mojokerto Soekandar
Published: March 2024

Probiotics are non-pathogenic living microorganisms and can encourage the growth of other microbes that can benefit the host's health when consumed in sufficient quantities. The aim of this study was to explore the role of probiotics in the management of diarrhea or constipation in children by clarifying their effectiveness, safety and mechanism of action. The type and design of this research is observational analysis with a literature review method. Data was collected from national and international journal publications via scientificdirect.com and pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov which met the inclusion criteria, namely research examining the role of giving probiotics to children suffering from diarrhea or constipation, research that has been published in the last ten years using data primary and secondary data as well as cross-sectional and cohort research designs. The dependent variable in this study is the outcome of diarrhea or constipation, and the independent variable is probiotics. Data analysis was carried out narratively. This research found that in children suffering from diarrhea, giving probiotics can shorten the duration of diarrhea, especially that caused by rotavirus. On the other hand, in children with constipation, probiotics can increase intestinal motility and shorten transit time so that stool consistency changes and the frequency of defecation increases. There is a relationship between giving probiotics to children and diarrhea or constipation.
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA FISIK, MOTIVASI EKSTRINSIK DAN KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KARYAWAN PT. NT INDONESIA CIKARANG TIMUR
Authors: Rezeki Fitri
Published: March 2024

Sumber daya manusia meruapakan aset berharga bagi setiap perusahaan, berbagai macam upaya terus diterapkan dan dikembangkan guna meningkatkan produktivitas sumber daya manusianya itu sendiri. Keberhasilan sebuah perusahaan didukung oleh sumber daya manusianya, semakin baik kualitas sumber daya manusianya maka semakin tinggi juga tingkat keberhasilan sebuah perusahaan.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji, mengkaji dan memperoleh hasil bagaimana pengaruh lingkungan kerja fisik, motivasi ekstrinsik dan kepuasan kerja terhadap produktivitas karyawan PT. NT Indonesia Cikarang Timur.Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa: (1) terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap lingkungan kerja fisik dengan produktivitas karyawan PT. NT Indonesia Cikarang Timur. (2) terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap variabel motivasi ekstrinsik dengan produktivitas karyawan PT. NT Indonesia Cikarang Timur. (3) dan terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan kepuasan kerja terhadap produktivitas karyawan PT. NT Indonesia Cikarang Timur.
Aptitud de suelos tropicales compactados para la construcción de barreras aislantes en rellenos sanitarios en Argentina
Authors: Bogado Gustavo Orlando , Reinert Hugo Orlando , Francisca Franco Matías , Schvezov Carlos Enrique
Published: March 2024

Las barreras de fondo y laterales de los rellenos sanitarios tienen como principal objetivo evitar la migración de líquidos provenientes del interior hacia el exterior. Para la utilización de estas barreras es necesario diseñar las mismas teniendo en cuenta propiedades mecánicas e hidráulicas. En muchos casos, con el objetivo de disminuir los costos, se utiliza suelos locales en reemplazo de algunos materiales industrializados. Sin embargo, debido a la gran variabilidad en las propiedades hidromecánicas del suelo se requiere que el diseño considere las condiciones locales de cada sitio. En este artículo se analiza la posibilidad de la utilización de los suelos residuales compactados teniendo en la variabilidad de los parámetros de compactación y se determina los entornos óptimos para cumplimentar especificaciones internacionales para barreras geológicas para rellenos sanitarios.
Ijma dalam Ijtima' Gerakan Politik dan Dakwah
Authors: Kadriyah S Maryamah
Published: March 2024

Penelitian ini berangkat dari pentingnya pemahaman tentang hubungan antara gerakan dakwah Islam, politik, serta pelaksanaan amar ma’ruf nahi munkar dalam bingkai prinsip musyawarah ulama (ijtima). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan implikasi hubungan tersebut serta perbedaan antara ijtima' dan ijma sebagai proses dalam pengambilan keputusan. Metode yang digunakan adalah library research dan analisis dokumen. Temuan hasil menunjukkan bahwa prinsip musyawarah dalam Al-Quran memberikan landasan bagi partisipasi ulama bahkan masyarakat luas dalam pengambilan keputusan terkait berbagai urusan umat termasuk kehidupan bernegara. Keputusan yang dihasilkan dari proses ijtima' bukanlah ijma dalam pengertian fikih, di mana ijma adalah kesepakatan ulama yang dianggap sebagai otoritas dalam penentuan hukum syariat Islam yang harus ditaati oleh umat Islam. Sedangkan keputusan ijtima' ulama lebih bersifat sebagai hasil musyawarah dan konsensus dalam konteks keputusan yang spesifik, situasional dan terbatas bagi kalangan tertentu.
Prinsip Dasar dan Pengembangan Toleransi Intern dan Ektern Umat Beragama Perspektif Al-Qur’an
Authors: Wafa Zamroni
Published: March 2024

Dakwah Islam moderat telah menjadi topik yang semakin relevan dalam konteks politik dan sosial di Indonesia. Dakwah ini menekankan pada nilai-nilai kesederhanaan, toleransi, dialog antaragama, dan penerimaan terhadap perbedaan. Namun, realitas politik di Indonesia seringkali kompleks dan tidak selalu mendukung upaya dakwah moderat ini. Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi hubungan antara dakwah Islam moderat dan realitas politik di Indonesia, dengan fokus pada tantangan dan peluang yang dihadapi oleh gerakan dakwah moderat dalam menghadapi dinamika politik yang beragam. Di samping itu penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana peran dakwah Islam moderat dalam mempengaruhi keharmonisan masyarakat dalam realitas politik di Indonesia. Artikel ini menyimpulkan bahwa meskipun realitas politik di Indonesia seringkali menantang, gerakan dakwah Islam moderat tetap memiliki peluang untuk berkembang dan memberikan kontribusi positif dalam membangun masyarakat yang inklusif dan harmonis. Upaya kolaboratif antara berbagai pihak, termasuk elit politik, pemimpin agama, dan aktivis masyarakat sipil, sangat diperlukan untuk mengatasi tantangan dan memperkuat dakwah Islam moderat di Indonesia.
Penerapan Sistem Informasi Pemasaran (SIP) pada Products and Services Layanan Unggulan Kardiovaskular di Rumah Sakit X
Authors: Kurniawan Edi , Trianantha Jaya I G. N. , Purnama Engga , Winahyu Arizky , Aribowo Kornelis , Surya Azis
Published: March 2024

Dalam era perkembangan teknologi informasi, rumah sakit khususnya Rumah Sakit "X" berfokus pada perawatan kardiovaskular, menghadapi tantangan dalam menyediakan produk dan layanan yang optimal. Implementasi Sistem Informasi Pemasaran (SIP) dan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Rumah Sakit (SIMRS) menjadi langkah strategis untuk mengoptimalkan pemasaran produk dan layanan kardiovaskular serta manajemen informasi kesehatan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi potensi perbaikan dan memberikan rekomendasi guna meningkatkan efisiensi operasional dan kepuasan pasien. Studi literatur dilakukan untuk menganalisis perkembangan terkini dalam penerapan SIMRS dan SIP di sektor layanan kesehatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi pustaka. Hasil dari penelitian ini yaitu rumah sakit "X" menerapkan SIMRS dengan kebutuhan layanan terintegrasi, sesuai dengan Digital Maturity Index (DMI) Kementrian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia. SIMRS mencakup Front Office (pelayanan pasien) dan Back Office (manajemen internal). Infrastruktur komunikasi data elektronik yang baik mendukung pertukaran informasi antar unit pelayanan dan sistem lainnya.  Kesimpulan Dari penelitian ini yaitu implementasi SIMRS dan SIP di Rumah Sakit "X" memainkan peran strategis dalam meningkatkan kesadaran, akses, dan penerimaan produk dan layanan kesehatan, kontribusi positif pada kualitas pelayanan. Keseluruhan, pemanfaatan teknologi informasi dalam pemasaran dan manajemen membantu rumah sakit menghadapi tantangan dan memperoleh peluang di bidang kardiovaskular.
Memelihara Surga Bumi: Analisis Persepsi Gereja terhadap Ekoteologi melalui Sudut Pandang Kejadian 2:15
Authors: Siwy Hendrico Xanana , Hutagalung Stimson
Published: March 2024

This research explores the church's perspectives on ecotheology through an examination of Genesis 2:15, which mandates humans to "keep and cultivate" the garden of Eden. This serves as a crucial foundation for understanding the church's role in advocating environmental sustainability. The study aims to comprehend how the church can shift its traditional paradigm to embrace a broader ecotheological context. Practical challenges, including integrating ecotheological teachings into the church's daily life and allocating resources for environmental programs, are also explored. The finding Christianity emphasises moral duty to nature and wants the church to lead environmental conservation through paradigm shifts and cross-religious collaboration. The church encourages its members to incorporate environmental awareness into their spirituality and protect nature.AbstrakPenelitian ini menyelidiki pandangan gereja terhadap ekoteologi dengan menggali sudut pandang Kejadian 2:15 sebagai titik fokus teologis. Kejadian 2:15 memberikan mandat khusus bagi manusia untuk "menjaga dan memelihara" taman Eden, menjadi landasan esensial untuk memahami peran gereja dalam mendukung keberlanjutan lingkungan. Melalui analisis mendalam, studi ini mencoba memahami bagaimana gereja dapat mengubah paradigma tradisionalnya ke dalam konteks ekoteologis yang lebih luas. Tantangan praktis, termasuk integrasi ajaran ekoteologi dalam kehidupan gereja sehari-hari dan alokasi sumber daya untuk mendukung program-program lingkungan, juga menjadi fokus eksplorasi. Hasilnya Kekristenan menekankan kewajiban moral terhadap alam dan ingin gereja memimpin pelestarian lingkungan melalui perubahan paradigma dan kolaborasi lintas agama. Gereja mendorong anggotanya untuk memasukkan kesadaran lingkungan ke dalam spiritualitas mereka dan melindungi alam.
Menyusun Teologi Injili yang Relevan dalam Era Masyarakat Digital dan Postmodernisme
Authors: Wijaya Yulius , Nugraeni Giarti
Published: March 2024

Pemahaman teologi seseorang sangat dipengaruhi oleh lingkungannya, dan salah satunya adalah era digital dan paradigma postmodernisme yang meniadakan meta narasi dan menentukan kebenaran berdasarkan pilihannya sendiri. Hal ini tentunya sangat berpengaruh kepada gereja dan pertumbuhannya. Kecenderungan manusia yang mengabaikan kebenaran objektif perlu disikapi secara serius oleh gereja dan para teolog terutama kaum injili yang mempunyai kecenderungan untuk lebih bersikap defensif dan berhadapan langsung dengan paradigma postmodernisme ini. Penelitian yang dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif deskripsi ini mencoba untuk melihat fenomena ini dan bagaimana teologi injili dapat menjadi jawaban dalam era masyarakat dan postmodernisme ini. Penelitian ini menyusun teologi injli yang relevan yang dapat berkomunikasi dengan gaya bahasa paradigma postmodernisme dan menghasilkan teologi sahabat dan teologi berpengalaman untuk menjawab kebutuhan tersebut. Terkait dengan era digital maka upaya yang harus dilakukan adalah membuat massif konten-konten pengajaran alkitabiah sekaligus relevan dan mengembangkan pola pengajarang dan pemuridan yang berkualitas.
Application of The Concept “Ngugemi Ajaran Leluhur” To Prevent Mon-ey Politics in Sedulur Sikep Community in Pati, Central Java
Authors: Ananingsih Sri Wahyu , Sukirno Sukirno , Prasetyo Agung Basuki , Hafizha A Faishal
Published: March 2024

The practice of money politics is one type of electoral and regional election crime. In practice, not all money politics cases can proceed to the Courts. For example,based on data from the Bawaslu of Central Java Province, the number of alleged money politics in the 2019 election was 66 cases. Of the 66 cases that can be processed to court, only 5 cases. This can be stated that so far law enforcement against cases of money political practices in elections has not been optimal. Therefore, repressive and preventive efforts are needed. One of the preventive efforts as carried out by the Sedulur Sikep community living in Baturejo Village, Sukolilo District, Pati Regency. This community applies the concept of "ngugemi ajaran leluhur" which contains ancestral principles and teachings to reject money politics. This study is interesting because currently the values of local wisdom are starting to fade but the people of Sedulur Sikep are still implementing and maintaining the values of local wisdom. The urgency of this research is as a reference or input for the government or related institutions in the context of conceptualizing the prevention of money politics in elections. The results of this study concluded that the concept of "ngugemi ajaran leluhur" containing ancestral principles and teachings is still applied and used as a guideline for life by the Sedulur Sikep community until now. The Sedulur Sikep community's rejection of money politics in elections is based on its adherence to ancestral principles and teachings.
Effect of varying stiffness of top foil on the performance of Air foil thrust bearing (AFTB)
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, B. M. S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India., Abhishek H E , Ravikumar Dr. R. N.
Published: March 2024

Air foil thrust bearings (AFTB) are essential components in various rotating machinery, such as gas turbines and turbochargers, designed to support higher loads while minimizing friction and wear. The project aims to investigate the effect of varying stiffness of the top foil on the performance of air foil thrust bearings. The stiffness of the top foil is a critical parameter that influences the bearing's load-carrying capacity, stability, and overall efficiency. The geometric parameters like foil geometry, sector angle of top foil, initial angle of top foil and thickness of top foil and operating parameters like runner speed, gap between top foil and runner, will affect the load carrying capacity of the thrust bearing. The study involves both static analysis and dynamic analysis to comprehensively evaluate how changes in top foil stiffness affect the bearing's operational characteristics. The geometric parameters like foil geometry, sector angle of top foil, initial angle of top foil and thickness of top foil are considered for the study. The results of these analyses will be used to validate how the varying geometrical parameters impact the stiffness of the Air foil thrust bearing. This will provide practical insights into the real-world performance of air foil thrust bearings with varying top foil stiffness. The findings of this research will have significant implications for the design and optimization of air foil thrust bearings in various industrial applications. By understanding how changes in top foil stiffness affect the bearing's performance, engineers and researchers can enhance the efficiency and reliability of rotating machinery, ultimately contributing to improved energy efficiency and reduced maintenance costs.
Fragmented Reflections: The Aesthetics of Heterogeneity in Laurent Gaudé's Cris
Authors: Afifi Salma , Boumalik Allal
Published: March 2024

The analysis of the aesthetics of heterogeneity in Cris, a novel by the French writer Laurent Gaudé, and the link between this aesthetics and the writer's writing are at the heart of our reflection in this article. In this fragmented text, Gaudé ingeniously brings together two literary genres, creating an "impure" and chaotic literary universe. Generic hybridity and polyphony become the characteristics of this aesthetic of heterogeneity. This leads us to question the generic identity that vacillates between novel and theater. Moreover, through his writing, Gaudé aims to paint the contemporary Western world after the disillusionment of the modern project and its impact on society and the individual.
The Effectiveness of Brainstorming in Developing Students’ Creative and Critical Thinking. A Case of Kakungulu Memorial School Kibuli in Makindye Division Kampala District
Authors:   College of Education Open and Distance E-Learning Kampala International University Uganda, Rehema Namagembe
Published: March 2024

This qualitative study was conducted at Kakungulu Memorial School-Kibuli in Makindye Division, Kampala District, to assess the effectiveness of brainstorming in developing learners’ critical and creative thinking. The target population was all students from grades one to three where the competence-based curriculum had been implemented. The researcher used a convenient sampling technique to select all the one hundred (100) Form 2 history students to participate in the intervention. The technique was preferred because in Uganda, history is a compulsory subject from one to four, implying that all students in Form 2 were potential participants in the study. The researcher did this to avoid the influence of external factors that could be a threat to the validity of the study. The majority of the groups worked within the principles of cooperative learning to include positive interdependence, face-to-face promotional interaction, individual and group accountability, and displayed relevant social skills such as effective communication, leadership, and meaningful decision-making. However, a number of groups were not well informed about managing conflicts in groups. Brainstorming sessions can be a useful strategy to encourage genuine collaboration and interaction in the classroom. Putting together a well-stated problem and careful planning strategies can lead to meaningful idea generation and idea building, which can be used in solving problems or addressing specific courserelated issues. Keywords: Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Learners
MENGEKSPLENASI KARYA MULYANA MOGUS
Authors: Sarah Yuni
Published: March 2024

Mulyana Mogus is one of the artists who is known for his fiber art with knitting techniques and also the concept of his work which has a witty character that is obtained in his daily life is quite thick attached to his work. The advantages in creative thinking and the elements contained in Moel's work are the authors try to analyze his work from expertise, material and medium, as well as the expressions contained in his work. This research is intended to understand the meaning of the aspects contained in the work. This research method uses a qualitative method by using the analysis of the elements of art. 

Mulyana's fiber art works are works that highlight mysterious underwater phenomena, no wonder his works present marine life and marine animals such as coral reefs, octopuses, fish and other creatures. His works are packed with bright colors and attractive shapes. Mulyana is able to present a narrative full of attractions on each strand of yarn that is knitted and also presents various layers of dimensions and Mulyana's expertise in processing harmonious bright colors. Mulyana makes the original texture of knitted yarn resembles the original texture of the object displayed through the single crochet technique. Starting from the density of the yarn, to the type of yarn used is chosen to produce different textures

Based on the discussion, the art that produced not only to be enjoyed alone and the artist  must also have the expertise to combine the elements of visual art in process of producing an art works. Pay attention to the material in order to be able to master the medium used. Content and content cannot be separated from the embodiment of the work, then the idea of ​​​​the form of the work is realized as expressively as possible in the medium without forgetting the subject meter, in Mulyana's work he manages to master all visual elements from the shape of color to texture to produce works that educate the public who see the content raised.
Who’s got the bottle?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Lots of helpful comments from people on my question about what to use as a good identifier of chemicals? I thought it might be useful to re-phrase what it was that I wanted because I think some of the comments, while important discussion points don’t really impinge directly on my current issue.
Themes at the All Hands Meeting
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Some themes seem to emerge to me from the talks I have been to. One is that the many people are talking about the need to expand the reach of e-science tools out to the ‘general scientific community’.Â  As I noted in other posts part of this is a problem with language.
Evolving usage patterns on the Southampton Lab Blog Book
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I am in the process of preparing the talk I am giving at Drexel next month and have been going over the early versions of our Lab Blog and getting a clearer picture of how our usage has evolved. I wanted to record this so will write some notes as I go. To re-iterate our key aims were to capture and record the data and to make it available in a way that would allow machine processing.
BioBarCamp – Meeting friends old and new and virtual
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

So BioBarCamp started yesterday with a bang and a great kick off. Not only did we somehow manage to start early we were consistently running ahead of schedule. With several hours initially scheduled for introductions this actually went pretty quick, although it was quite comprehensive.
Friendfeed for scientists: What, why, and how?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

There has been lots of interest amongst some parts of the community about what has been happening on FriendFeed. A growing number of people are signed up and lots of interesting conversations are happening. However it was suggested that as these groups grow they become harder to manage and the perceived barriers to entry get higher. So this is an attempt to provide a brief intro to FriendFeed for the scientist who may be interested in using it;
The Soton Lab Blog Book US Tour
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Given that most people reading this probably also read the UsefulChem Blog I would guess that they have already figured out I am visiting the States. However as I am now here and due to jet lag have a few hours to kill before breakfast I thougt I might detail the intinerary for anyone interested. Currently I am in Gaithersburg at the CanSAS V meeting.
More on the PSB proposal
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Shirley Wu has followed up on her original proposal to submit a session proposal for PSB. She asks a series of important questions about going forward on this and I thought I would reply to these here to widen exposure. I think it is worth going for a session and I am happy to lead the application but there may well be better people; Jean-Claude, Antony Williams, Peter Murray-Rust, Egon Willighagen to get to lead it depending on focus.
Data models for capturing and describing experiments – the discussion continues
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Frank Gibson has continued the discussion that kicked off here and has continued here [1, 2, 3, 4] and in other places [1, 2] along the way.
Gotta love the tinfoil
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Michael Barton has a very nice little video on web tools for science and sharing up at Bioinformatics Zen.
More on FuGE and data models for lab notebooks
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Frank Gibson has posted again in our ongoing conversation about using FUGE as a data model for laboratory notebooks. We have also been discussing things by email and I think we are both agreed that we need to see what actually doing this would look like. Frank is looking at putting some of my experiments into a FUGE framework and we will see how that looks. I think that will be the point where we can really make some progress.
Notes from Scifoo
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I am too tired to write anything even vaguely coherent. As will have been obvious there was little opportunity for microblogging, I managed to take no video at all, and not even any pictures. It was non-stop, at a level of intensity that I have very rarely encountered anywhere before.
Open Science at BioSysBio – London 20-22 April
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

As part of the BioSysBio meeting being held in London 20-22 of April, Mattias Rantalainen kindly asked me to contribute to a workshop on Open Science being held on the Wednesday. A number of OpenWetWare people including Julius Lucks and John Cumbers have agreed to come on board to help. You can see the draft abstract which is up at OpenWetWare.
Open Science and the developing world: Good intentions, bad implementation?
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I spent last week in Cuba. I was there on holiday but my wife (who is a chemistry academic) was on a work trip to visit collaborators. This meant I had the opportunity to talk to a range of scientists and to see the conditions they work under.
The long slow catchup…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I’m a little shell shocked really. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks running around like a lunatic, being at meetings, organising meetings, flying out to other meetings.
The youth of today…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I like to think of myself as still a young person – in many ways I am stretching the definition but I still just about qualify for various schemes for ‘young scientists’ that cut out at the age of 35 or nine years post PhD. However I have to admit that I have been feeling a bit old recently.
Replication of UsefulChem Exp098 in the Southampton blog notebook
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

In a previous post I said I would try to replicate an experiment from the UsefulChem open Wiki notebook within our blog system to see how it might look. This post is to record what I am doing as I do it. Thus this is the lab book I am using to record the process and decisions I have taken in using a lab book.
Q&A in this week’s Nature – one or two (minor) clarifications
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

So a bit of a first for me. I can vaguely claim to have contributed to two things into the print version of

Nature

this week. Strictly speaking my involvement in the first, the ‘From the Blogosphere‘ piece on the Science Blogging Challenge, was really restricted to discussing the idea (originally from Richard Grant I believe) and now a bit of cheerleading and ultimately some judging.
Talks on Open Notebook Science – some initial thoughts
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

So I have given three talks in ten days or so, one at the CanSAS meeting at NIST,Â  one at Drexel University and one at MIT last night. Jean-Claude Bradley was kind enough to help me record the talk at Drexel as a screencast and you can see this in various formats here. He has also made some comments on the talk on the UsefulChem Blog and Scientific Blogging site. The talks at Drexel and MIT were interesting.
The structured experiment
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

More on the discussion of structured vs unstructured experiment descriptions. Frank has put up a description of the Minimal Information about a Neuroscience Investigation standard at Nature Precedings which comes out of the CARMEN project. Neil Saunder’s has also made some comments on the resistance amongst the lab monkeys to think about structure. Lots of good points here. I wanted to pick out a couple in particular; From Neil;
The problem with data…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Our laboratory blog system has been doing a reasonable job of handling protocols and simple pieces of analysis thus far. While more automation in the posting would be a big benefit, this is more a mechanical issue than a fundamental problem. To re-cap our system is that every “item” has its own post. Until now these items have been samples, or materials. The items are linked by posts that describe procedures.
Policy for Open Science – reflections on the workshop
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Written on the train on the way from Barcelona to Grenoble. This life really is a lot less exotic than it sounds…

Â  The workshop that Iâ€™ve reported on over the past few days was both positive and inspiring. There is a real sense that the ideas of Open Access and Open Data are becoming mainstream.
Open Science at PSB – Call for submissions
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

What Shirley said: The call for participation for the Open Science workshop at PSB 2009 is now up! We welcome anyone with an interest in open science to submit proposals for talks.
Live blogging at Friendfeed – Data sharing in the Biosciences: a sociological perspective
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

http://friendfeed.com/e/1b77bc93-d820-4c0b-93f8-bc585546cb7b/Data-Sharing-in-the-Biosciences-a-sociological/ http://friendfeed.com/e/3865430a-3f03-4f58-9851-f8ba37d97f5b/Data-sharing-in-the-Biosciences-II/
Reflections from a parallel universe
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

On Wednesday and Thursday this week I was lucky to be able to attend a conference on Electronic Laboratory Notebooks run by an organization called SMI. Lucky because the registration fee was Â£1500 and I got a free ticket. Clearly this was not a conference aimed at academics. This was a discussion of the capabilities and implications for Electronic Laboratory Notebooks used in industry, and primarily in big pharma.
The serious amateur and the cult of ignorance
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Amongst the other things that I do I am a fairly serious amateur musician. I sing regularly and irregularly in choirs, have occassionally done some solo vocal work, conduct a bit, and in the past written fairly substantial pieces of music for orchestra and choir. When I started university I made a choice between doing music or doing science.
OPEN Network proposal – referees comments are in
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

So we have received the referees comments on the network proposal and after a bit of a delay I have received permission to make them public. You can find a pdf of the referee’s comments here. I have started to draft a reply which is published on google docs. I have given a number of people access but if you are feeling left out and would like to contribute just drop me a line.
Open Science at Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (and BioSysBio)
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

Shirley has already posted a quick notice on this but I thought I would follow up. Our proposal for a session at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing on Open Science was successful and we have been asked to put together a workshop session to run on January 5 next year in Hawaii. This is a slight departure for PSB. The workshop sessions are slightly shorter than the traditional sessions and full papers will not feature in the proceedings.
Semantics in the real world? Part II – Probabilistic reasoning on contingent and dynamic vocabularies
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

And other big words I learnt from mathematicians… The observant amongst you will have realised that the title of my previous post pushing a boat out into the area of semantics and RDF implied there was more to come. Those of you who followed the reaction [comments in original post, 1, 2, 3] will also be aware that there are much smarter and more knowledgeable people out there thinking about these problems.
Responding to PM-R on the structured experiment
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

This started out as a comment on Peter Murray-Rust’s response to my post and grew to the point where it seemed to warrant its own post.
UK research council policies on open data
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

I was looking through the website of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council the other day looking for policies on data sharing and open access. You can find the whole policy here but here are the edited highlights; Ten years?
We still have a way to go folks…
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

The mainstream media has a lot of negative things to say about blogs and user based content on the web. Most of them can be discounted but there is one that I think does need to be taken seriously. The ability of communities to form and to some extent to close around themselves and to simply reinforce their own predjudices is a serious problem and one that we need to work against.
We need to get out moreâ€¦
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

The speaker had started the afternoon with a quote from Ian Rogers, â€˜Losers wish for scarcity. Winners leverage scale.â€™ He went on to eloquently, if somewhat bluntly, make the case for exposing data and discuss the importance of making it available in a useable and re-useable form.
An experiment in open notebook science – Sortase mediated protein-DNA ligation
Authors: Neylon Cameron
Published: March 2024

In a recent post I extolled the possible virtues of Open Notebook Science in avoiding or ameliorating the risk of being scooped. I also made a virtue of the fact that being open encourages you to take a more open approach; that there is a virtuous circle or positive feedback. However much of this is very theoretical. We don’t have good case studies to point at that show that Open Notebook Science generates positive outcomes

in practice

.