bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGUKURAN DAN ANALISIS KUALITAS LAYANAN KOMUNIKASI BASE TRANSCEIVER STATION (BTS) DI KAMPUNG SOA
Authors: Roberto Corputty  , Rapha Nikita Kaikatui  , Kolyaan Yuliana
Published: February 2024

Sarana telekomunikasi semakin meningkat diberbagai daerah terpencil akibat kebijakan pemerintah hal ini sangat memembantu Masyarakat dalam memenuhi kebutuhan informasi, namun terkadang kualitas jaringan tersebut masih jauh dari yang diharapkan oleh sebab itu perlu diteliti kualitas layanannya. Penelitian ini berlokasi pada Base Transceiver Station (BTS) kampung Soa dengan tujuan mengetahui kualitas layanan suara dan layanan data.

Metode yang digunakan adalah  metode pengukuran  RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, dan Throughput dan eksperimantal serta metode analisis digunakan untuk menganalisis hasil pengukuran guna mengambil kesimpulan kualitas pelayanan jaringan telekomunikasi.

Hasil penelitihan ini memperlihatkan nilai dari RSRP, RSRQ, SINR, dan Throughput membutukan perbaikan kualitas jaringan karena kekuatan sinyal di beberapa titik belum maksimal. Nilai keseluruan rata-rata RSRP -89 dBm pada kategori standar nilai RSRP (baik) diberi warna hijau, untuk nilai rata-rata keseluruan RSRQ  -7 dBm pada kategori standar nilai RSRQ (baik) diberi warna hijau, kemudian untuk nilai rata-rata SINR 30,0 dB pada kategori standar nilai SINR (Baik diberi  warna hijau, dan nilai rata-rata dari Throughput 79.2 Mbps pada kategori standar nilai Throughput (Baik).
MENINGKATKAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN DARING (ONLINE) DI KELAS VIII SMP KRISTEN DHARMA MULYA SURABAYA
Authors: Manik Roma Ulina
Published: February 2024

Salah satu momok dalam pembelajaran daring siswa adalah tidak mendapatkan penanganan secara langsung dalam menghadapi permasalahan pada materi yang diberikan oleh Guru. SMP Kristen Dharma Mulya Surabaya telah mempunyai e-learning milik sendiri sejak tahun 2018 tetapi para guru dan siswa tidak selalu menggunakannya oleh karena pembelajaran dengan tatap muka namun sejak masa pandemi, e-learning tersebut dipergunakan kembali. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif studi kasus. Sampel dalam penelitian ini wali kelas VIII dan siswa di kelas VIII SMP Kristen Dharma Mulya Surabaya, dengan menggunakan metode observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi serta triangulasi (gabungan) yang bersifat induktif, dan hasil penelitian kualitatif lebih menekan pada makna generalisasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa fitur-fitur di e-learnig SMP Kristen Dharma Mulya Surabaya  memberikan dampak positif bagi siswa kelas VIII dan sesuai visi dan misi SMP Kristen Dharma Mulya. Wali kelas dengan selalu menggunakan elearning unuk menciptakan komunikasi dua arah seperti penyediaan Daily report yang ternyata dapat memberikan motivasi belajar secara daring. Hal ini menunjukan bahwa e-learning dan jalinan komunikasi dua arah memberikan motivasi belajar siswa pada masa pandemic.
PERAN GURU PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN DALAM MENINGKATKAN KESADARAN SISWA TERHADAP PERATURAN SEKOLAH DI SMK SATYA WIDYA SURABAYA
Authors: Fathnin Haidy Shabrina
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh adanya peran aktif guru Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan di SMK Satya Widya Surabaya yang senantiasa memperhatikan para sisiwa untuk mematuhi peraturan sekolah sehingga siswa memiliki kesadaran untuk melaksanakan peraturan atau tata tertib sekolah dengan baik. Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah untuk mengetahui kepatuhan siswa terhadap peraturan sekolah di SMK Satya Widya Surabaya, bagaimana peran guru Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan dalam meningkatkan kesadaran siswa agar mematuhi peraturan sekolah dan upaya mengatasi masalah yang berhubungan dengan kepatuhan siswa terhadap peraturan sekolah di SMK Satya Widya Surabaya. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa guru Pendidikan Kewarganegaraan memliliki peran penting dalam meningkatkan kesadaran siswa untuk taat hukum atau patuh pada peraturan sekolah. Guru PKN berperan sebagai Pembina kedisiplinan, motivator, teladan dan pemberi sanksi di sekolah.
NILAI-NILAI PANCASILA YANG TERKANDUNG DALAM TRADISI DIBA’AN DI DESA TANGGUL KECAMATAN WONOAYU KABUPATEN SIDOARJO
Authors: Wahyudianto Fadli
Published: February 2024

Diba’an merupakan tradisi yang sudah dilakukan turun temurun oleh sebagian masyarakat semenjak masuknya Islam di tanah Jawa. Tradisi ini juga terus berkembang dan masih dilakukan di Desa Tanggul sebagai bentuk tradisi keagamaan yang telah lama ada yang memiliki makna khusus serta arti penting dalam kehidupan masyarakat sekitar. Tradisi diba’an bertujuan untuk mendapatkan syafaat oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW serta menyambung silaturahmi dan merupakan salah satu warisan budaya Indonesia yang memiliki nilai-nilai Pancasila yang terkandung secara intrinsik di dalamnya. Oleh karena itu, peneliti ingin mengetahui serta mendiskripsikan apa saja nilai-nilai Pancasila yang terkandung dalam tradisi diba’an di Desa Tanggul Kecamatan Wonoayu Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis penelitian kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif dengan menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Tempat penelitian ini adalah Desa Tanggul Kecamatan Wonoayu Kabupaten Sidoarjo yang dilakukan selama kurang lebih 3 bulan, yaitu mulai bulan Mei sampai dengan Juli 2022. Setelah melakukan penelitian, kesimpulan yang dapat diambil dari penelitian ini adalah begitu eratnya tradisi diba’an yang ada di Desa Tanggul dengan nilai-nilai yang ada dalam Pancasila. Baik dari sila pertama Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa hingga sila Keadilan Sosial Bagi Seluruh Rakyat Indonesia, semua terwujud dalam tradisi dibaa’an tersebut. Hal ini juga tidak terpisah dari asal mula Pancasila itu sendiri, yakni dari budaya dan tradisi yang ada sejak lama di dalam masyarakat Indonesia.
MEKANISME PENERAPAN DIMENSI AKUNTABILITAS HUKUM DALAM PENGELOLAAN DANA DESA PADA TAHUN 2021
Authors: Candra Resi Apriani Hergita
Published: February 2024

Pasal 72 ayat (1) huruf d UU No. 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa menyatakan bahwa pendapatan desa salah satunya bersumber dari alokasi Dana Desa (kemudian disebut dengan DD) yang merupakan bagian dari dana perimbangan yang diterima kabupaten/kota. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif ini diharapkan mampu mempresentasikan serta memberikan pemahaman mengenai proses penerapan akuntabilitas hukum dalam pengelolaan Dana Desa yang berada di Desa Ketimang Kecamatan Wonoayu Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Hasil peneiltian ini menunjukkan adanya keterlibatan masyarakat dalam rapat pengesahan dan penetapan LKPJ tahun 2021 Desa ketimang Kecamatan Wonoayu dimana terdapat beberapa unsur yang hadir yakni BPD (Badan Permusyawarahan Desa) yang diwakili Ketua, Wakil Ketua dan Anggota BPD. Adapun keterlibatan BPD adalah dengan mengadakan sidang pleno BPD Ketimang dengan agenda pembahasan akhir pemberian laporan pertanggungjawaban peraturan desa terkait APBDes tahun 2021 dan menyetujui Perdes No. 1 Tahun 2022. Prinsip-prinsip dimensi akuntabilitas khususnya dalam dimensi akuntabilitas hukum yakni dalam pelaksanaannya  mampu memberikan informasi penyelenggaran pemerintahan yang terbuka, cepat, dan tepat kepada masyarakat serta menjelaskan dan mempertanggungjawabkan setiap kebijakan publik secara propisonal dan memberikan ruang bagi masyarakat untuk terlibat dalam proses pembangunan dan permerintahan serta tertuang jelas pada produk hukum yang dibuat oleh Pemerintahan desa.
KEBUTUHAN PENGEMBANGAN KEPROFESIONALAN GURU DALAM MELAKSANAKAN PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA BERDIFERENSIASI
Authors: Sari Ira Wulan , Zuhri Jamaluddin
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kebutuhan pengembangan profesional bagi para guru dalam mengimplementasikan pembelajaran matematika yang berdiferensiasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode tinjauan literatur untuk menganalisis literatur yang relevan dan mengidentifikasi kebutuhan yang spesifik untuk pengembangan profesional para guru dalam pembelajaran matematika berdiferensiasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan berbagai sumber, studi dan artikel yang telah dilakukan sebelumnya, termasuk penelitian empiris, artikel teoretis, dan publikasi terkait lainnya yang terpublikasi antara tahun 2017 - 2023. Penulis mengumpulkan dan mensintesis informasi dari berbagai sumber untuk mengidentifikasi pola, tren, dan temuan yang berkaitan dengan kebutuhan pengembangan profesional guru dalam mengimplementasikan pembelajaran matematika berdiferensiasi. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah deskriptif. Hasil kajian dari penelitian ini diharapkan memberikan pemahaman yang lebih baik tentang perspektif, tantangan, dan area pengembangan yang perlu diperhatikan dalam mempersiapkan dan mendukung para guru dalam menghadapi tuntutan pembelajaran matematika yang berdiferensiasi. Dengan memahami kebutuhan pengembangan profesional yang muncul, penelitian ini dapat memberikan panduan yang berharga bagi lembaga pendidikan dan pengambil kebijakan dalam merancang program pengembangan profesional yang efektif bagi para guru.
PENGARUH EFIKASI DIRI DAN PERSEPSI SISWA TENTANG METODE MENGAJAR GURU EKONOMI TERHADAP KEMANDIRIAN BELAJAR EKONOMI
Authors: Rohmah Izza Nur , Prakoso Albrian Fiky
Published: February 2024

Dalam pembelajaran, kemandirian sangat dibutuhkan oleh siswa, agar siswa mempunyai rasa bertanggung jawab atas segala hal yang dilakukannya dalam mengatur dan mendisiplinkan diri nya sendiri. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis pengaruh dari efikasi diri dan persepsi siswa tentang metode mengajar guru ekonomi terhadap kemandirian belajar ekonomi. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif, dengan jenis penelitian asosiatif kausal. Sumber data yang digunakan ialah data primer yang diperoleh dari responden dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Teknik sampling yang digunakan yaitu dengan menggunakan simple random sampling. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 1 Puri. Jumlah sample yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah 204 siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 1 Puri. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu efikasi diri berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kemandirian belajar ekonomi dan persepsi siswa tentang metode mengajar guru ekonomi juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kemandirian belajar ekonomi serta efikasi diri dan persepsi siswa tentang metode mengajar guru ekonomi secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap kemandirian belajar ekonomi.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS TEXTBOOK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LEARNING IN THE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS COURSE IN THE ECONOMIC EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM
Authors: Andriansyah Eka Hendi , Subroto Waspodo Tjipto , Prakoso Albrian Fiky
Published: February 2024

Improving the quality of learning should be pursued continuously, covering various factors that support improving student learning outcomes. Study Materials or Learning Materials are one of the dominant factors in improving the quality of learning. (Guide to Preparing Higher Education Curriculum in the Industrial Era 4.0 to support MBKM, 2020). Learning materials include reference books, monographs, diktats, modules, videos, practical instructions, textbooks, and other equivalent learning resources. As explained in the MKBM for the Economic Education Study Program, there are 23 courses in the field of science and expertise and 8 basic courses, and in general, they are not supported by textbooks that follow the Semester Learning Plan (SLP) of the courses. These conditions make it urgent that textbooks for each course are necessary to improve the quality of the learning process and outcomes of the course concerned, especially in efforts to achieve graduate learning outcomes (GLO). This research aims to develop a Development Economics textbook to support adequate and appropriate learning of Development Economics courses. The research method used is the research and development (Research and Development) ADDIE development model with five stages, namely analysis (analysis stage), design (design stage), development (development stage), implementation (implementation stage), and evaluation (evaluation stage). The targeted output is to produce a Development Economics textbook that has an ISBN and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
Conexão Bahia-China: um relato sobre as indústrias de energia limpa visitadas por uma comitiva baiana na China
Authors: GOMES FRANCISCO SANCHES , VIRGÍLIO ALINE PATRÍCIA SANTOS , PEREIRA ROSANE ALINE DOS REIS , MAIA ELIZA SILVA
Published: February 2024

Este artigo descreve a experiência da comitiva baiana da Superintendência de Estudos Econômicos e Sociais da Bahia (SEI) como participante do Seminário de Promoção para o Desenvolvimento da Indústria de Energia Limpa para Câmaras de Comércio e Indústria dos Países da B&R, ocorrido em Pequim, na China. São descritas as palestras que abordaram a história chinesa e sua cultura, com destaque para o desenvolvimento socioeconômico do país no contexto de descarbonização da economia. Também são relatadas as visitas da comitiva a empresas e centros de pesquisa ligados ao desenvolvimento de energia limpa. A experiência da equipe da SEI nessa viagem trouxe uma nova perspectiva sobre como uma sociedade pode se desenvolver prezando pela qualidade de vida da sua população, com a geração e o uso de energia limpa, além de consolidar parcerias estratégicas no âmbito técnico-científico entre a China e a Bahia. Palavras-chave: China; Bahia; energia limpa; energia verde; descarbonização.
A Modern Interpretation of Cold-Heat Pattern in Traditional Medicine with a Focus on Thermo-Regulation
Authors: Kim Younggwang , Lee Jee Young , Lee Joongho , Lee Sanghun
Published: February 2024

Cold-heat patterns (C-HPs) in Traditional East Asian Medicine are essential for individually diagnosing and treating patients. However, the concept of C-HPs and their biological mechanisms (thermoregulation) remains unclear. C-HPs studies published between January 2000 and May 2023 were retrieved from 5 databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, OASIS, Korean studies Information Service System, and Research Information Sharing Service). Among the 8,373 articles screened, 132 were included in the review and categorized. Nineteen articles were clinical studies related to traditional concept of C-HP identification, 14 studies investigated diseases affecting thermosensation or thermoregulation, and 99 studies identified candidate genes as potential markers for C-HP identification. Further analysis, including gene ontology, and gene set enrichment analysis of the candidate genes, revealed 3 primary biological processes closely associated with thermoregulation-related genes, including localization, responses to stimuli, and homeostatic processes. Notably there was a significant association between the candidate genes and inflammatory mediator regulation of transient receptor potential channels (p < 0.001). A significant association between C-HPs and inflammation-related pathways across thermosensation-related and thermoregulation-related clinical and preclinical studies was observed, suggesting that the traditional concept of C-HPs should be studied further from an immunological perspective.
Lysolecithins improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, immunity, and antioxidant ability in broiler chickens
Authors: Cai Yuanli , Gao Lu , Song Bochen , Song Zhigang
Published: February 2024

Objective: This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with lysolecithins (LPC) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, immunity, and liver health in broiler chickens.Methods: A cohort of 240 one-day-old male Arbor Acres broilers of comparable weight was divided into four treatment groups, each comprising six replicates of 10 birds. The groups were defined as follows: positive control with recommended metabolizable energy (PC+ME), negative control with 90 kcal/kg reduced ME (NC+ME), PC supplemented with 300 mg/kg LPC (PC+LPC), and NC supplemented with 300 mg/kg LPC (NC+LPC).Results: LPC supplementation led to a statistically significant reduction in the feed conversion ratio (p = 0.05) and a decrease in the proportion of abdominal fat and the liver (p<0.05). Digestibility of dry matter was also enhanced (p<0.05). Malondialdehyde concentrations in the liver were significantly reduced by LPC (p<0.01), with a noteworthy interaction between energy levels and LPC affecting this reduction (p<0.05). Serum levels of interleukin-6 were reduced on day 21, and both endotoxin and interleukin-6 levels were lower on day 42. Notably, a significant interaction was observed between the energy levels and LPC on relative liver weight and endotoxin concentrations in the serum (p<0.05).Conclusion: The study concluded that LPC positively affects growth performance, nutrient digestibility, immune response, and antioxidative capacity in broiler chickens, affirming its value as a beneficial feed additive in poultry nutrition.
Saccharomyces yeast postbiotics supplemented in feeds for sows and growing pigs for its impact on growth performance of offspring and growing pigs in commercial farm environments
Authors: Kim Sung Woo , Duarte Marcos Elias
Published: February 2024

Objective: Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of Saccharomyces yeast postbiotics (SYP) in feeds for sows on the growth of offspring (Exp. 1), for nursery pigs on their growth (Exp. 2), and for nursery and finishing pigs on their growth (Exp. 3).Methods: Exp. 1 had 80 sows at breeding assigned to 4 groups with SYP at 0, 0.050, 0.175, and 0.500 g/kg. Offspring were fed a common diet for 126 d. Exp. 2 had 144 barrows at 8 kg body weight (BW) allotted to CON (no SYP); YPC (SYP at 0.175 g/kg; d 0 to 42); and YPD (SYP at 1.25, 0.75, and 0 g/kg; d 0 to 7, d 8 to 21, and d 22 to 42, respectively) with 8 pens/treatment (6 pigs/pen). Exp. 3 had 96 barrows at 8 kg BW allotted to CON (no SYP); YPN (SYP at 0.175 g/kg; d 0 to 42); YPF (SYP at 0.100 g/kg; d 43 to 119); and YPA (SYP at 0.175 and 0.100 g/kg; d 0 to 42 and d 43 to 119, respectively) with 8 pens/ treatment (3 pigs/pen).Results: In Exp. 1, increasing SYP increased (p<0.05, quadratic) the sow body score (maximum at 0.30% SYP), reduced (p<0.05, quadratic) the days-wean-to-estrus (minimum at 0.27% SYP), and increased (p<0.05) offspring BW at weaning and their average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency (G:F) at d 126. In Exp. 2, ADG, average daily feed intake (ADFI), and G:F of YPC were the greatest (p<0.05). The ADG and ADFI of YPD were greater (p<0.05) than CON. Fecal score of YPC and YPD was smaller (p<0.05) than CON. In Exp. 3, YPA had the greatest (p<0.05) ADG and YPN and YPF had greater (p<0.05) ADG than CON.Conclusion: SYP enhanced sow performance, offspring growth, growth of nursery and growing pigs with the greater efficacy at 0.27 to 0.32 g/kg feed.
Gene expression profiles of skin from cyclin dependent kinases 5-knockdown mice
Authors: Yang Shanshan , Jiao Dingxing , Song Tao , Rui Ping , Fan Ruiwen , Ma Zengjun
Published: February 2024

Objective: This study aimed to identify genes regulated by cyclin dependent kinases 5 (CDK5) that participate in hair pigmentation in mice.Methods: The mRNA expression profiles of skin samples from CDK5-knockdown mice were constructed using high-throughput RNA sequencing and compared with those of wild-type mice.Results: In total, 8,002 known genes were differentially expressed between CDK5-knockdown and wild-type mice. Of these, 3,658 were upregulated and 4,344 were downregulated in the skin of CDK5-knockdown mice. An additional 318 previously unknown genes were also differentially expressed, with 171 downregulated and 147 upregulated genes in the skin of CDK5-knockdown mice. Of the known genes expressed in mouse skin, 80 were associated with hair color, with 61 showing lower expression and 19 exhibiting higher expression in skin of CDK5-knockdown mice. Importantly, the expression of the tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TYRP1) and the calcium signaling pathway were also found to be regulated by CDK5, suggesting that pigmentation is regulated by CDK5 via the calcium signaling pathway and TYRP1.Conclusion: The transcriptome profiles obtained from the skin of CDK5-knockdown mice compared to wild-type mice provide a valuable resource to help understand the mechanism by which CDK5 regulates melanogenesis in mice and other animals.
A Dialogue on Public Health Celebrities during COVID-19
Authors: Derkatch Colleen , Kondrlik Kristin , Wang Hua , Wise Beck
Published: February 2024

This dialogue offers a transnational perspective on the emergence of public health officials (PHOs) as celebrities during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on scholarship on public health rhetorics (e.g., Keränen, 2014; Malkowski & Melonçon, 2019) and on our experiences of living through the ongoing pandemic as well as observing its effects in Australia, Canada, China, and the United States, we focused our discussion on our local contexts; key public health celebrities who emerged in those contexts; changes in public reaction to those figures over time; and why the celebrification of public health figures is of interest to scholars in rhetoric of health and medicine. We close by reflecting on how our transnational discussion of public health celebrities has reshaped our understanding of celebrification in health and outline key areas of future collaboration and inquiry.
Lightweight Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Study of 90# Fifth Wheel
Authors: WEN Yanke , JI Hongchao , CAI Zhongman , CUI Guolong , ZHANG Haoqian
Published: February 2024

The fifth wheel is a connecting device between the semi-trailer and the tractor, which plays the role of connecting and steering. According to the finite element analysis technology, the fifth wheel model is established by CREO software, and import the established model into HyperWorks software, the static analysis and lightweight design of the structure are carried out by finite element simulation. Finally, the optimal solution of fifth wheel structure is obtained, The static performance of the optimized fifth wheel is verified, which proves that the optimized structure is reasonable and meets the requirements of strength and stiffness. After the optimization of fifth wheel for actual production test, the optimized fifth wheel to meet the requirements of national standards.
Dynamic Performance Optimization of Monorail Rapid Transit Formation Vehicles Based on Improved Artificial Potential Field Algorithm
Authors: Wu Haoxin , Du Zixue , YANG Zhen , WEN Xiaoxia
Published: February 2024

This paper presents a new type of monorail rapid transit vehicle, which can operate in formation. In order to optimize the dynamic performance of the formation vehic-les when passing through the small radius curve, this paper first analyzes the structure of the new monorail rapid transit vehicle, and establishes the vehicle dynamic model and multi-body dynamics simulation model. Then the improved artificial potential field algorithm is used to build the formation vehicle operation controller. Finally, the dynamic performance evaluation index of the new mono-rail rapid transit formation vehicle is formulated, and the formation vehicle passing through the small radius curve scene is simulated. The simulation results show that the controller of the formation vehicle with dynamic optimi-zation control can effectively optimize the load transfer coefficient of running wheels, unbalanced centrifugal acce-leration and roll angle of vehicle body when passing thro-ugh the curve. Through this control method, the dynamic performance of formation vehicles passing through small radius curve lines can be optimized.
Voices Carry
Authors: Ruocheng Ying , Conceison Claire
Published: February 2024

Voices Carry is the moving autobiography of the late Ying Ruocheng, beloved Chinese stage and screen actor, theatre director, translator, and high-ranking politician as vice minister of culture from 1986–1990. One of twentieth-century China's most prominent citizens, Ying was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution and devised unique strategies for survival, including playing pranks on guards and keeping a clandestine notebook. Ying's memoir opens with his prison years, and then flashes back to his boyhood growing up in a prince's palace as a member of a progressive Manchu Catholic intellectual family. He also details his experiences as a university student during the heady days when the People's Republic was being founded, followed by his subsequent experiences on stage, in film, and in politics.

A founding member of the Beijing People's Art Theatre, Ying Ruocheng helped open its doors to Sino-American exchange when he brought Arthur Miller to China to stage Death of a Salesman in 1983, playing the role of Willy Loman in his own translation of the play. Simultaneously a "spy" for his own government and a cultural ambassador for countless foreigners and fellow countrymen, Ying lived out his life as a bridge between China and the West, gaining a singular perspective on matters related to culture and politics.

While suffering from cirrhosis of the liver during the final decade of his life, Ying Ruocheng reflected on his experiences, collaborating with coauthor Claire Conceison to tell his story. Together, they take the reader on an exhilarating journey from Manchu wrestling matches to missionary schools, from behind prison bars to behind the scenes at ground-breaking stage performances, and from public moments of international recognition to private moments of intimacy and despair.
Why Presidents Fail
Authors: Pious Richard M.
Published: February 2024

Presidents are surrounded by political strategists and White House counsel who presumably know enough to avoid making the same mistakes as their predecessors. Why, then, do the same kinds of presidential failures occur over and over again? Why Presidents Fail answers this question by examining presidential fiascos, quagmires, and risky business-the kind of failure that led President Kennedy to groan after the Bay of Pigs invasion, 'How could I have been so stupid?' In this book, Richard M. Pious looks at nine cases that have become defining events in presidencies from Dwight D. Eisenhower and the U-2 Flights to George W. Bush and Iraqi WMDs. He uses these cases to draw generalizations about presidential power, authority, rationality, and legitimacy. And he raises questions about the limits of presidential decision-making, many of which fly in the face of the conventional wisdom about the modern presidency.
Good Girls, Bad Girls
Authors: Wray T. J.
Published: February 2024

The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white—the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel. But most of us fall somewhere in between these two extremes. Good Girls, Bad Girls invites readers to take a more nuanced look at 12 women in the Old Testament, to explore their lives more deeply in historical context, and to grasp what these stories might mean to women today. T. J. Wray, a biblical scholar, asks readers to consider whether Jezebel was really as bad as generally believed, and includes women ranging from the infamous Delilah to the mysterious Witch of Endor. Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Good Girls, Bad Girls will appeal to both individual readers and groups interested in learning what the Bible really has to say about these twelve important women.
Simón Bolívar
Authors: Langley Lester D.
Published: February 2024

This compelling biography offers a unique perspective on the life and career of one of Latin America's most famous—and most adulated—historical figures. Departing from the conventional, narrow treatment of Bolívar's role in the Spanish-American wars of independence (1810–1825), leading historian Lester D. Langley frames this remarkable figure as the quintessential Venezuelan rebel, who by circumstance and sheer will rose to be the continent's most noted revolutionary and liberator. In the process, he became both a unifying and a divisive presence whose symbolic influence remains powerful even today.

Twice Bolívar gained power, twice he confronted a formidable counterrevolution, twice he was compelled to flee. His ultimate tactic of using slave and mixed-race troops aroused both the admiration and fear of U.S. leaders and became a topic of heated discussion in the critical debates of 1817 and 1818 over U.S. policy toward the Spanish-American wars as well as the arguments over the admission of Missouri as a state in 1820–1821 and the U.S. decision to participate in the ill-fated Congress of Panama.

Although he earned the sobriquet of the "George Washington" of South America, Bolívar in victory became more conservative and critical of the democratic tide of the era. Unlike Washington, Bolívar was forced into exile, the victim of his own ambitions and the fears of others. In his tragic end, he symbolized the glorious warrior so consumed by his own ambition and hatreds that he was destroyed. In death, he became a cult figure whose life and meaning casts a long shadow over modern Venezuelan history. As the author convincingly explains, he remains the most relevant figure of the revolutionary age in the Americas.
Tiananmen Moon
Authors: Cunningham Philip J
Published: February 2024

The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this book is now available.

This compelling book provides a vivid firsthand account of the student demonstrations and massacre in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Uniquely placed as a Western observer drawn into active participation through Chinese friends in the uprising, Philip J Cunningham offers a remarkable day-by-day account of Beijing students desperately trying to secure the most coveted political real estate in China in the face of ever more daunting government countermoves. Tiananmen Moon takes the reader into the thick of the 1989 protests while also following the parallel response of an unprepared but resourceful Western media.

Cunningham recounts rare vignettes about life in Tiananmen Square under student leadership, including a near riot when a reporter is mistaken for Gorbachev, the saga of a tearful leader who quits and dictates her last will and testament to the author, and a dramatic account of futile resistance in the face of an unforgiving crackdown. He chronicles the opportunistic and awkward tango between naive student activists and jaded foreign journalists, in which, after a month of mutual courting, the tables turn and the now-savvy students watch the journalists, seduced and confused, run circles just trying to keep up.

During the hunger strike under the light of a full moon, China bares its conflicted soul to the world, the mournful cry for reform amplified by the footsteps of a million peaceful marchers. This remarkable testament to a searing month that changed China forever serves as a witness to the rise and fall of an uprising, capturing the plaintive and lyrical beauty of a dream that endures and continues to haunt the country today.
Music Copyright
Authors: Rae Casey
Published: February 2024

Today’s music marketplace is more complex than any previous era. It’s easy to feel paralyzed by the plethora of digital services and business models, to say nothing of corresponding revenue streams—all of which are established by copyright. In simple and easy-to-read language, Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age takes readers step-by-step through the world of music copyright, imparting tools to navigate this intricate system. Casey Rae demystifies the laws, business practices, and trends that enable—and sometimes frustrate—a rapidly evolving industry and empowers music creators, managers, and entrepreneurs to make informed decisions.

Learn about the exclusive rights attached to expressive works and how they correspond to different roles and royalties within the music marketplace. The book provides:

information on protecting and registering copyrights

an explanation of recent developments in the courts and Congress pertaining to music copyright law

valuable strategies for music licensing

information on how to sign up for royalty collection societies and an array of other useful organizations and services
Open Participatory Security
Authors: Lehrke Jesse Paul
Published: February 2024

Our modern security systems have recently come under a lot of criticism: as too bureaucratic and unadaptable, too secretive and untrustworthy, and too obsessed with information technology rather than human needs. Yet listing failures is easy; security is never perfect. The question is why current approaches fail and whether there are viable alternatives. The root of their shortcomings is in the interaction of the very pillars of our security system in the contemporary context. While our enemies have adopted the technologies of the Information Age, changing how they organize and fight, these same technologies have only created more vulnerabilities for states. Governments have been generally unwilling to maximize their use of these technologies because it would require the wider release of information and the opening of organizational structures to include society in security making. Yet countering diffuse modern threats striking deep into our states and across our economies requires mobilizing the diffuse skills and variation of modern society. Open approaches for mobilizing participation and coproduction have the capabilities needed to improve contemporary security policy making, problem solving, and provision. Moreover, open participatory security can be effective not only for technical security, but also for restoring trust among the citizens and rebuilding the legitimacy of the state.
Your End of Life Matters
Authors: Ziff Anne Finkelman
Published: February 2024

Your End of Life Matters is offered at a time when people are starting to talk more about end-of-life matters. Based on the author’s own experiences and those of others she’s worked with, the book conveys the value of talking about last wishes long before the end is imminent.

With the primary emphasis on how to create a successful end-of-life communication of your own, this book weaves stories, text, writing prompts, humor, and exercises into 12 chapters that include answers to key questions including the who? why?, what?, how?, where?, and when? of a potential conversation. She covers Legacy Documents and other issues that might arise when planning for those final days.

Ziff has written a “how-to” communication book for readers of all ages, addressing the need, and recommending methods, to do what her parents did, and what she eventually did as well: To communicate, with someone you know you can trust, what the end-of-life matters are that you will want known both before, and when the time (of your death) comes. Ziff has been on both sides of this vital conversation, first as a Listener, and, more recently, as its Initiator, and she advocates the value of both roles.

“Let me tell you,” she admits candidly, “the planning ahead is pretty challenging and time-consuming—cataloging my office data, tax and medical information, photos and writings, to say nothing of books, and of clothing I had saved but not used in decades. But the relief—being able to know the talk was accomplished successfully—that’s remarkable! I’m free now to actively get on exploring my bucket list and living my life!”
Historical Dictionary of the American Music Industry
Authors: Hatschek Keith , Wells Veronica  A.
Published: February 2024

The US music industry is an exciting, fast-paced, marketplace which brings together creative and business interests to connect artists with audiences. This book traces the history of the music industry from the Colonial era to the present day, identifying trends and the innovative leaders who have shaped its course. This volume embraces the diversity of the American music industry, spanning classical to country and hip hop to heavy metal.

Historical Dictionary of the American Music Industry contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes that provide a comprehensive directory of college music business programs and a listing of all relevant music industry trade associations, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important artists, managers, companies, industry terminology and significant trade associations. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the business of music.
The Pendulum
Authors: Lindahl Julie
Published: February 2024

Called "poetic and heartfelt" and "powerful" by a Publisher’s Weekly starred review, read about Julie Lindahl's journey to uncover the truth about her grandfather’s history as a member of Hitler's SS elite.

This gripping memoir traces Brazilian-born American Julie Lindahl’s journey to uncover her grandparents’ roles in the Third Reich as she is driven to understand how and why they became members of Hitler’s elite, the SS. Out of the unbearable heart of the story—the unclaimed guilt that devours a family through the generations—emerges an unflinching will to learn the truth. In a remarkable six-year journey through Germany, Poland, Paraguay, and Brazil, Julie uncovers, among many other discoveries, that her grandfather had been a fanatic member of the SS since 1934. During World War II, he was responsible for enslavement and torture and was complicit in the murder of the local population on the large estates he oversaw in occupied Poland. He eventually fled to South America to evade a new wave of war-crimes trials. The pendulum used by Julie’s grandmother to divine good from bad and true from false becomes a symbol for the elusiveness of truth and morality, but also for the false securities we cling to when we become unmoored. As Julie delves deeper into the abyss of her family’s secret, discovering history anew, one precarious step at a time, the compassion of strangers is a growing force that transforms her world and the way that she sees her family—and herself.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Authors: Ling Peter J. , Deverick David
Published: February 2024

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works allows the reader to explore not just the facets of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s career but the network of associates across the Civil Rights Movement that enabled him to move forward with his campaigns for racial justice. Drawing on wide-ranging scholarship, the volume allows the reader to understand King in the context of his times. It features a chronology, an introduction that briefly covers his life, a comprehensive bibliography, and a dictionary section with entries on people, places, and events related to him.
More Than a Game
Authors: Wiggins David K.
Published: February 2024

More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more generally. Recognizing the complicated history of race in America and how sport can both divide and bring people together, the book chronicles the ways in which African Americans overcame racial discrimination to achieve success in an institution often described as America's only true meritocracy. African Americans have often glorified sport, viewing it as one of the few ways they can achieve a better life. In reality, while some African Americans found fame and fortune in sport, most struggled just to participate – let alone succeed at the highest levels of sport. Thus, the book has two basic themes. It discusses the varied experiences of African Americans in sport and how their participation has both reflected and changed views of race.
So You Want to Sing Music by Women
Authors: Hoch Matthew , Lister Linda
Published: February 2024

So You Want to Sing Music by Women opens wide a vast repertoire of vocal music written by women to advocate for widespread inclusion of this too-often neglected work in performance repertoire. Hoch and Lister provide a historical and contemporary perspective, chronicling the Western art music canon while also addressing contemporary trends in music theater and CCM.

In addition to providing a historical overview and social context in which women created music, this volume explores the music of hundreds of historical and contemporary women composers, such as Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Cathy Berberian, Erykah Badu, and Sara Bareilles. In addition to discussions of art song, opera, choral music, and avant garde/experimental music, Erin Guinup and Amanda Wansa Morgan also contribute chapters devoted to music theater, CCM, and advocacy for women composers. Interviews with high-profile composers including Lori Laitman, Rosephanye Powell, Meredith Monk, Georgia Stitt provide accounts from the frontlines of today’s composing world. Additional chapters by Scott McCoy and Wendy LeBorgne address vocal technique and health, and Matthew Edwards provides guidance for working with sound technology.

The So You Want to Sing seriesis produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Music by Women features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources.
Adaptation and Psychotherapy
Authors: White John R.
Published: February 2024

Adaption and Psychotherapy gives a concentrated but complete picture of Robert Langs’s adaptive clinical theory, and also expands Langs’s treatment of adaptation by examining Carl Jung’s theory of adaptation. This book articulates Jung’s positive and clinical understanding of adaptation in a way that allows comparison to Langs’s adaptive paradigm as well as a creative synthesis of the two approaches. The result is a development of Langs’s adaptive paradigm and an expansion of clinical theory and technique that is valuable for both Freudian and Jungian analysts.
Building Smart Nonprofits
Authors: O'Brien David J. , Craig Matthew D.
Published: February 2024

Best practices for nonprofits for long-term success in a rapidly changing world.

Building Smart Nonprofits: A Roadmap for Mission Success is a handbook of best practices nonprofits can use to improve sustainability - a book of knowledge and know-how distilled from interviews with over 60 industry leaders who are in the nonprofit trenches every day—as executives, leaders, board members, funders, publishers, and service providers.

David J. O’Brien and Matthew D. Craig provide real-life examples of nonprofits deploying best practices and emerging industry trends – such as the rise of socially conscious investing – to position their organizations for the long term. Topics include, among others, funding models, impact investing, compensation, strategic restructuring, leadership, full-cost grantmaking, program evaluation, storytelling, and financing. Readers learn how to best position their non-profit organization for a sustainable and long-term future.
Historical Dictionary of Lebanon
Authors: Najem Tom , Amore Roy C.
Published: February 2024

Historical Dictionary of Lebanon, Second Edition covers the long history of Lebanon, from before the Ottoman era through the Ottoman Era, the French Mandate, Independence, the long civil war and the recent protests for democratic reform and the aftermath of the explosion in the port area. It features lengthy entries on major historical/political events as well as the major people, sectarian groups and political parties.

It contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Lebanon.
Worshiping in Season
Authors: Bush Joseph E.
Published: February 2024

Worshiping in Season guides ministers through a meaningful framework for ecologically oriented worship. Following the liturgical calendar and maintaining a Christocentric emphasis, Joseph E. Bush Jr. aligns earthly seasons with the liturgy and suggests readings, songs, and other acts of worship to amplify an ecologically informed Christology.

The seasons of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost and Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany recall and reenact dramas about Jesus Christ that entail good news for the natural world and for the flourishing of earthly creatures. Bush examines the Christological and ecological importance of selections from the Roman Catholic Lectionary for the Mass and the Revised Common Lectionary that is used in ecumenical Protestant denominations.

Creation and Christ weave together in concert, and Christian worship is seen as an opportunity to participate in both creation’s longing and in Christ’s saving work. Each chapter includes resources and suggestions for worship as well as biblical commentary and theological interpretation helpful to preaching. This book is a valuable companion in preparing for worship during the important seasons of the Christian year, giving voice to our faith in Christ and our hope for the Earth.
Black Oscars
Authors: Gooding Frederick
Published: February 2024

A timely exploration of Oscar-nominated Black actors and the complicated legacy of the Academy Awards.

In Black Oscars: From Mammy to Minny, What the Academy Awards Tell Us about African Americans, Frederick W. Gooding Jr. draws on American, African American, and film history to reflect on how the Oscars have recognized Black actors from the award’s inception to the present. Starting in the 1920s, the chapters provide a thorough overview and analysis of Black actors nominated for their Hollywood roles during each decade, with special attention paid to the winners. Historical patterns are scrutinized to reveal racial trends and open the question of whether race relations have truly changed substantively or only superficially over time.

Given the Oscars’ presence and popularity, it begs the question of what these awards reflect and reinforce about larger society. In the meticulously-researched Black Oscars, we see how the Academy Awards are an indispensable guide to understanding race in mainstream Hollywood and beyond.
Historical Dictionary of Choral Music
Authors: Unger Melvin P.
Published: February 2024

Throughout the ages, people have wanted to sing in a communal context. This desire apparently stems from a deeply rooted human instinct. Consequently, choral performance historically has often been related to human rituals and ceremonies, especially rites of a religious nature.

Historical Dictionary of Choral Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,300 cross-referenced entries on composers, conductors, choral ensembles, choral genres, and choral repertoire. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about choral music.
On the Rocks
Authors: Stewart Susan D.
Published: February 2024

Existing portrayals of women who drink typically fall into two categories: disturbing stories of women hitting “rock bottom,” resulting in ruined careers, families, and futures, or amusing stories of fun and harmless “girls’ nights out,” with women drinking and overindulging as a temporary escape from a never-ending list of work and family demands. Drawing on original research and extensive interviews with a diverse group of women, author Susan Stewart challenges these stereotypes, revealing women’s complex relationships with alcohol and factors associated with its use.

In On the Rocks Stewart asks a question others might prefer stay buried: what about women's lives have changed such that they drink more alcohol? Stewart’s participants share stories of the many social forces that encourage women to drink: increased marketing of alcohol to women, the growing presence of alcohol in the workplace, pressure to drink from friends and family, and that drinking provides an easy “time-out” from children and housework. Stewarts' unvarnished examination of women and drinking challenges readers to think through its implications to individuals, families, and society.