bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Digital Interventions for Depressive Symptoms in Working Adults: Multiarm Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Taylor Rachael Wallis , Male Rhian , Economides Marcos , Bolton Heather , Cavanagh Kate
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND

Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent and have broad-ranging negative implications. Digital interventions are increasingly available in the workplace context, but supporting evidence is limited.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of 3 digital interventions for depressive symptoms in a sample of UK-based working adults experiencing mild to moderate symptoms.

METHODS

This was a parallel, multiarm, pilot randomized controlled trial. Participants were allocated to 1 of 3 digital interventions or a waitlist control group and had 3 weeks to complete 6 to 8 short self-guided sessions. The 3 interventions are available on the Unmind mental health app for working adults and draw on behavioral activation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Web-based assessments were conducted at baseline, postintervention (week 3), and at 1-month follow-up (week 7). Participants were recruited via Prolific, a web-based recruitment platform, and the study was conducted entirely on the web. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed using objective engagement data and self-reported feedback. Efficacy outcomes were assessed using validated self-report measures of mental health and functioning and linear mixed models with intention-to-treat principles.

RESULTS

In total, 2003 individuals were screened for participation, of which 20.22% (405/2003) were randomized. A total of 92% (373/405) of the participants were retained in the study, 97.4% (295/303) initiated their allocated intervention, and 66.3% (201/303) completed all sessions. Moreover, 80.6% (229/284) of the participants rated the quality of their allocated intervention as excellent or good, and 79.6% (226/284) of the participants were satisfied or very satisfied with their intervention. All active groups showed improvements in well-being, functioning, and depressive and anxiety symptoms compared with the control group, which were maintained at 4 weeks. Hedges g effect sizes for depressive symptoms ranged from −0.53 (95% CI −0.25 to −0.81) to −0.74 (95% CI −0.45 to −1.03).

CONCLUSIONS

All interventions were feasible and acceptable, and the preliminary efficacy findings indicated that their use may improve depressive symptoms, well-being, and functioning. The predefined criteria for a definitive trial were met.

CLINICALTRIAL

International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) ISRCTN13067492; https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN13067492
Content Validity and Psychometric Properties of the German Version of the Holm and Cordoba Urinary Tract Infection Score for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: Protocol for a Validation Study (Preprint)
Authors: Piontek Katharina , Nestler Sophie , Holm Anne , Brodersen John Brandt , Apfelbacher Christian
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women are among the most common bacterial infections in primary care. Given the health threats related to the overuse of antibiotics, alternative options are of increasing importance. Patient-reported outcome measures are valuable tools for including the patients’ perspective when evaluating the efficacy of these strategies. Aiming to identify a suitable instrument to measure the severity and bothersomeness of UTI symptoms in women, we performed a systematic review of the literature and identified the Holm and Cordoba Urinary Tract Infection Score (HCUTI), which measures the severity, bothersomeness, and impact of uncomplicated UTIs on daily activities. This instrument showed sufficient content validity but needs translation and further validation before it can be used in German research.

OBJECTIVE

For use in the German setting, we aim (1) to perform translation and linguistic validation of the HCUTI and (2) to evaluate content validity and psychometric properties of the German version of the HCUTI in a population of women with uncomplicated UTIs.

METHODS

The HCUTI will be translated and linguistically validated using the dual-panel method. This process involves a bilingual translation panel and a lay panel to check the comprehensibility of the translation. Content validity of the translated questionnaire will be assessed using cognitive interviews according to the criteria for good content validity as recommended by the COSMIN (Consensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments) group involving women with uncomplicated UTIs and health care professionals. Subsequent psychometric validation of the German version of the HCUTI in a population of women with uncomplicated UTIs will include the assessment of structural validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity, responsiveness, and interpretability.

RESULTS

Results of the translation and linguistic validation process and the results of the content validity study were obtained in September 2023 and will be published separately. Data on the psychometric properties of the German version of the HCUTI are anticipated in mid-2024.

CONCLUSIONS

We expect that data from the content validity study will provide important suggestions for potential modifications of the HCUTI for use in the German setting. The final version of the questionnaire will be used for the assessment of its psychometric properties in a large population of women with uncomplicated UTIs.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

PRR1-10.2196/49903
Adolescents and Young Adults Evaluating a Website for Affective-Sexual Information and Education: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)
Authors: Montero-Pons Laura , Rodríguez-Martín Dolors , Esquinas Cristina , García-Sierra Rosa , Manresa-Domínguez Josep Maria , Reyes-Lacalle Azahara , Cabedo-Ferreiro Rosa , Vicente-Hernández MªMercedes , Gómez Masvidal Míriam , Toran-Monserrat Pere , Falguera-Puig Gemma
Published: June 2023

BACKGROUND

Today’s young people have long been demanding a paradigm shift in the emotional and sexual education they receive. While for them, affective-sexual and gender diversity is already a reality, the sexual and reproductive health professionals they encounter lack sufficient training. The digital devices and affective-sexual education websites aimed at today’s young people must also be thoroughly evaluated. The website Sexe Joves is a website on sexuality by the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia (Spain). It is designed for people aged 14 to 25 years. It currently needs to undergo a process of evaluation. Affective-sexual education aimed at young people must stem from their participation and the whole range of sexual and gender diversity in order to reach the entire population equally.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to evaluate the website Sexe Joves as a source of affective-sexual health information, education, and communication for young people. It takes into account sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and location within Catalonia (urban, semiurban, and rural areas).

METHODS

This was an observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study that forms part of a larger mixed methods study. An ad hoc questionnaire was used to collect data. In total, 1830 participants were included. The study was carried out simultaneously in all the territorial administrations of Catalonia.

RESULTS

Almost 30% of the sample obtained were young people who experience affective-sexual and gender diversity. Of those surveyed, only 14.2% (n=260) said they were familiar with the website and of these, 6.5% said they used it (n=114). The website content rated most indispensable was on sexual abuse, harassment, and violence, followed by sexually transmitted infections; 70.5% (n=1200) reported that they visit pornographic websites.

CONCLUSIONS

The results of this study will contribute to the design of new strategies for the website Sexe Joves, a public health resource, in order to improve affective sexual education for young people.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

RR2-10.3390/ijerph192416586
El populismo militante: en las antípodas del neoliberalismo y del fascismo
Authors: Rincón Ramírez Camilo
Published: June 2023

El libro Siete ensayos sobre el populismo de Paula Biglieri y Luciana Cadahia, que abiertamente hace referencia a Siete ensayos de interpretación de la realidad peruana de José Carlos Mariátegui, es militante y combativo. Luego de cada batalla argumentativa, hay un retorno a la construcción de la noción de populismo desde un eje ontológico y no meramente estratégico, que es antineoliberal, antifascista, internacionalista, militante y feminista. En esta apuesta se insertan los siete ensayos que componen el libro reseñado. Sin embargo, quedan preguntas sobre el papel de la circulación cultural, la hegemonía y la cultura popular en el populismo.
Red Ghost Crab Ocypode Macrocera (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) Population Dynamics Changes at Bay of Bengal Coast Line in Response to Construction of Digha Marine Drive and Tajpur Port: EIA Study by Rammohan College
Authors: Chowdhury Kaustav Dutta
Published: June 2023

Abstract: On the sand beaches of the Bay of Bengal, from Bichitrapur in Orissa to Mandermani in West Bengal, population dynamics of Ocypode macrocera (H. Milne Edwards, 1852) were investigated. The crabs are found across the coastal areas that face the sea. Bichitrapur, Talsari, Udaipur, New Digha, Mohana, Shankarpur, Tajpur, and Mandermoni were the principal study locations. The infra-littoral sand flats zone is where the Red Ghost Crabs live. The development of the particular stretch of beach and the prevalence of crab burrows are related. Crab activity occurs both during the day and at night. One to three openings towards the sea can be found in each crab burrow. EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) is an essential study required before onset of any project or for any ongoing project. This EIA study was conducted in 2017, prior to the start of "Marine drive & Tajpur port" construction, and in 2020, following completion of "Marine drive& Tajpur port" by Rammohan College. At the construction areas, it was discovered that the Red Ghost Crab population had substantially decreased. Additionally altered is the burrow distribution pattern. An essential ecological stabilizer of Sea beach is the red ghost crab. Additionally, it was discovered that the sea beach began to erode where the crabs were completely gone.
Penatalaksanaan Fisioterapi Post Operative Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Studi Kasus
Authors: Herman M. , Komalasari Dwi Rosella
Published: June 2023

Cidera anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) merupakan rusaknya pada cruciate ligament yang merupakan jaringan yang menghubungkan tulang femur dan tulang tibia. Cidera ACL sering terjadi pada saat berolahraga atau bahkan saat melakukan kegiatan sehari-hari. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus untuk mengetahui efektifitas penatalaksanaan fisioterapi pada kasus ACL. Problematika pasien yaitu mengalami nyeri gerak dan tekan, keterbatasan Range of motion (ROM) lutut dan penurunan kekuatan otot. Penatalaksaan fisioterapi yang diberikan yaitu electrical stimulation, active mobilization, active resisted exercise. Setelah dilakukan program fisioterapi sebanyak 3 kali pertemuan diperoleh hasil adanya penurunan nyeri,  peningkatan ROM pada lutut. Pemberian electrical stimulation, active mobilization, active resisted exercise dapat membantu menurunkan permasalahan pada post operative anterior  cruciate ligament (ACL).
Program Fisioterapi Untuk Mengatasi Keluhan Pada Cervical Root Syndrome: Studi Kasus
Authors: Vetiani Asmin , Wijianto Wijianto , Pristianto Arif
Published: June 2023

Cervical Root Syndrome (CRS) adalah suatu kondisi yang disebabkan oleh iritasi atau kompresi radikulopati serviks yang disebabkan oleh tonjolan diskus invertebralis dengan hilangnya sensorik atau motorik. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui manfaat dari pemberian Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Ultra Sound (US), Neck Calliet Exercise, Stretching, dan Cervical Traction pada kasus CRS. Pengukuran yang dipakai yaitu pengukuran nyeri menggunakan Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), pengukuran Lingkup Gerak Sendi (LGS) menggunakan meterline, dan pengukuran spasme otot dengan palpasi. Pengukuran kemampuan fungsional menggunakan Neck Disability Index (NDI). Penelitian dilakukan secara langsung kepada seorang pasien dengan kondisi CRS dengan pemberian terapi sebanyak enam kali pertemuan dengan pemberian intervensi fisioterapi. Setelah dilakukan intervensi tersebut didapatkan hasil bahwa terjadi penurunan nyeri pada nyeri gerak dan tekan. Terjadi peningkatan LGS pada bidang gerak leher fleksi, lateral fleksi dekstra dan sinistra, rotasi neck dekstra. Terjadi penurunan nilai spasme pada m. upper trapezius dekstra. Penurunan keluhan menyebabkan perbaikan pada kemampuan fungsional (NDI) dimana tingkatan intensitas nyeri, perawatan diri, aktivitas mengangkat, bekerja, dan tidur. Pemberian intervensi pada kasus CRS terdapat penurunan nyeri gerak dan nyeri tekan, peningkatan LGS, penurunan spasme otot m. upper trapezius, dan peningkatan kemampuan fungsional NDI.
Hubungan antara Aktivitas Fisik dengan Indeks Massa Tubuh pada Remaja
Authors: Meila Alya Sukma Bakti , Bachtiar Farahdina , Condrowati Condrowati , Nazhira Fidyatul
Published: June 2023

Aktivitas fisik diartikan sebagai gerakan tubuh yang dihasilkan oleh otot rangka manusia yang membutuhkan pengeluaran energi. Di era digital seperti saat ini, remaja cenderung kurang melakukan aktivitas fisik atau berolahraga. Kurangnya aktivitas fisik yang dilakukan oleh remaja dapat meningkatkan indeks massa tubuh. Semakin rendah aktivitas fisik seseorang, maka kemungkinan akan semakin besar pula peningkatan indeks massa tubuhnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan indeks massa tubuh (IMT) pada remaja. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian korelasional dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah remaja yang merupakan siswa di SMK Kesehatan Bhakti Insani Depok dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 93 orang. Parameter yang digunakan untuk mengukur aktivitas fisik menggunakan kuisioner IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire). Analisis data menggunakan SPSS 23. Hasil correlation coefficient antara aktivitas fisik dengan IMT sebesar 0,192 dengan nilai signifikansi 0,065 (p > 0,05). Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa  tidak terdapat hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan IMT pada remaja.
Manajemen Fisioterapi pada Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) untuk Mengurangi Nyeri dan Meningkatkan Kekuatan Otot: Studi Kasus
Authors: Adelia Savitri Yusfica , Rosidah Nikmatur
Published: June 2023

Deep vein thrombosis merupakan bekuan darah yang terbentuk pada vena bagian dalam di bawah kulit. Gejala paling umum terjadi di lokasi bekuan darah, diantaranya adalah pembengkakan, kulit terasa hangat dan kemerahan serta nyeri. Penelitian ini menggunakan design single case yang dilakukan sebanyak 4 kali pertemuan dalam 2 minggu, pada Februari 2022, di Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah dr. H. Moh. Anwar, Sumenep, Madura. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas manajemen fisioterapi menggunakan metode RICE (Rest, Icing, Compression, Elevation) yang dikombinasikan dengan latihan stretching untuk menangani responden dengan deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Hasil menunjukkan, pada tingkat nyeri diam bernilai 2 menjadi 1, nyeri tekan bernilai 5 menjadi 3, dan nyeri gerak bernilai 3 menjadi 2 Pada kekuatan otot gastrocnemius dan otot soleus dengan nilai 3 menjadi 4. Terjadi penurunan bengkak di atas tuberositas tibia dextra senilai 42 cm menjadi 40,5 cm berkurang sebanyak 1,5 cm, di bawah tuberositas tibia dextra senilai 34 cm menjadi 33 cm berkurang sebanyak 1 cm. Pada pengukuran lingkup gerak sendi (LGS) dari S: 0o -0o-80o meningkat menjadi 0o-0o-100o. Hasil laporan pemberian (Rest, Icing, Compression, Elevation) yang dikombinasikan dengan latihan stretching menunjukkan penurunan nyeri dan peningkatan kekuatan otot meskipun tidak signifikan.
Implantable Drug Delivery Systems
Authors: Pasupuleti Prakash , Bandarapalle Kishore , Neeraja Gundam , Sandhya Cherlopalli , Afzal Chilakala , Venkataramana Chithrala , VenakataSai Golla
Published: June 2023

Traditional drug delivery methods provide very little, if any, control over the timing and pattern of drug release Medication concentration absorption at the point of action. Undefined medication concentration in plasma is a typical and obvious issue with the traditional dose method. Thus to overcome such problems efforts have been made by researchers and pharmaceutical scientists to the betterment of the drug delivery system and that lead to the development of the Novel Drug Delivery System (NDDS). NDDS is the approach and technology to deliver the drug in low concentration and follow the zero-order release of the drug in a controlled manner. Additionally, the NDDS's development results in the creation of an implantable drug delivery system (IDDS). a system for implantable medication delivery is a new approach of medicine delivery In this technique, the medicine is delivered under controlled conditions to the precise location where the implant is placed. The formulation, preparation, evaluation criteria, and future aspects of the implantable drug delivery system are the subjects of this study.
Something Called the ‘False Dilemma Fallacy’ (FDF): A Return to Formalization Just This Time
Authors: Conces Rory J. , Walters Matthias J.
Published: June 2023

This work is a revision of the False Dilemma Fallacy (FDF). The formalized model (FM)of this fallacy has as its centerpiece a valid disjunctive syllogism, but the disjunctive premise is presumed to be false, thus making the argument unsound. Our revised model (FM2.0) focuses on the formal structure by comparing the given vs. the real argument, which is unsound because of its invalidity. This approach we believe is more pedagogically useful and a better explanation of the fallacious nature of the FDF. It extends the identity of “formal fallacy” to the FDF. The abstract is formatted in two columns. The English abstract goes on this side.
US-Canada Relations in the 1950s - 1980s: Consensus or Disagreement?
Authors: Komarov Andrey N.
Published: June 2023

The purpose of the article is to finalize the impact of the relationship between the USA and Canada on the Canadian foreign policy in 1957-1984. The author focuses the reader’s attention on analysis of trends in the relations between USA and Canada, as well as the identification of the patterns of their further development. Based on the use of an appropriate historical sources and scientific literature, the article gives an idea of the characteristic features of the relationship between the USA and Canada during the premierships of John Diefenbaker, Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau. When writing an article, the author uses a comparative historical method, as well as an interdisciplinary approach. The first allows us to compare the development of the relations between USA and Canada in 1957-1984. The latter shows the influence of the relationship between USA and Canada on the activities of political parties in Canada. The scientific contribution of the author of the article is that for the first time in Russian historiography, he considers not just the general directions of Canada’s foreign policy, but analyzes the key of them - the relationship between USA and Canada, its evolution and dynamics. The author comes to the conclusion that the periodization of the relationship between USA and Canada reflected the complexity of their development, and the anti-americanism of Diefenbaker and Trudeau had no deep foundation. Firstly, it was the result of Diefenbaker’s personal grievances against Kennedy. Secondly, Trudeau demonstrated that Canada’s foreign policy has an independent character. However, this did not mean his departure from the relationship between USA and Canada as a major.
Pedagogical Mediation in the English Phonemic Awareness Class in First through Third Grades of Costa Rican Public Education
Authors: Elizondo-Mejías Jonathan , Calderón-Mora Roxy
Published: June 2023

According to the Ministry of Public Education’s (MEP) English teaching syllabus for elementary school (first cycle grades 1 to 3 and second cycle grades 4 to 6), the pedagogical approach that is prevalent to achieve the national goal is the Action-Oriented Approach. In concordance to MEP’s theoretical support, it is through the phonemic awareness development that English teachers must introduce the reading and writing skills. This study took place in two Educational Regions: San José Central and San José Norte. The researchers analyzed the effectiveness of the methodology used by first through third grade (First Cycle) English teachers and designed three workshops to enhance their pedagogical mediation of phonemic awareness. The main finding was a gap between the approach stated in the new English program in terms of the phonological awareness and the development of best practices in the didactic plan, «Task Cycle», to scaffold young learners’ process of reading and writing.
EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH USING ONLINE PLATFORM DURING THE COVID-19
Authors: Malota Nurlita , Mukrim Mukrim , Hasyim Zarkiani
Published: June 2023

The aim of this study was to find out the emotional experiences of students in online learning English using online platform in the middle of Covid-19. The research was a single case study. Data were garnered from the results of interviews and document. The participants in this study were three students at SMAN 3 Luwuk. The researchers analyzed the data thematically as proposed by Braun & Clarke, 2006. The finding showed that online learning English affected the emotional experiences of the students. The students experienced such positive emotions as happiness. The happiness came from the teacher who provided feedback and explanation before giving tasks, allowed the students to send their tasks on platform they wanted, explained the material through Zoom, and did not provide tasks in each meeting. However, they also experienced such negative emotions as frustration, anger, and anxiety in English learning using online platform. They perceived frustration because of online English learning was difficult for them. The difficulties were the students had to purchase internet quota, not meeting in person with the teacher, having limitation of time, feeling bored due to always use Zoom, getting much disturbance, and their memory filled up fast because of getting many files from their teachers. Thus, the negative emotions decreased the students’ time invested and the amount of knowledge gained from learning process. The cause of positive feeling was teachers. Meanwhile, the negative feelings were caused by internet quota expenses and internet connection.
ABILITY OF THE TENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMA NEGERI 5 MODEL PALU IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Windari Ni Komang Ayu , Usman Sriati , Budi Budi
Published: June 2023

This research aims to find out the ability of the tenth-grade students of SMA Negeri 5 Model Palu in writing descriptive text. This research used a quantitative research design. By using a random sampling technique, the sample was 30 students of class X MIPA4 and X MIPA6. Data were collected through a writing test. The data were analyzed by using Sudijono’s formula to get the mean scores of the students' ability in writing descriptive text. The result shows that the students' ability in writing descriptive text is in average level with the mean score 63. The mean score of each aspect of writing is different. The highest mean score is on content (84). The other mean scores of the writing aspects are organizing ideas (61), grammar (55), and mechanic (52).  Based on these findings, it is suggested to the teachers to give more exercises to the students in order to increase their writing ability, particularly on writing system (grammar and mechanics).
USING HOMOPHONE GAMES TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
Authors: Harsin Harsin , Rifiqoh Rifiqoh , Mashuri Mashuri
Published: June 2023

The objective of this research is to prove that the use of homophone games can improve pronunciation of the eleventh grade students at SMKN 1 Sojol. This research applied pre-experimental research design. The sample of this research was 21 eleventh grade students of ATPH 1 (Agribisnis Tanaman Pangan dan Horticultura) as known as Agriculture major, consisting of 21 students. The sample was selected by using a purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by administering a pronunciation test conducted before and after treatment, called pre-test and post-test. The result of pre-test and post-test shows that the mean score of pre-test is 34.44, and the mean score of post-test is 76.19. The result of data is analyzed statically by applying t-test formula. The result of data analysis shows that the value of the t-counted is(4.30) was higher than the t-table value (1.725) by applying 0.05 level of significance and 20 degree of freedom (df) 21-1 =20. The implication of this finding is to the betterment of teaching pronunciation is that the teacher needs to use  Homophone Games to improve students’ pronunciation.
EXPLORING STUDENTS` VOCABULARY LEVEL
Authors: Asdila Nur , Said Mawardin M. , Anggreni Afrillia
Published: June 2023

The objective of this research is to identify the vocabulary level of grade VIII students at SMP Al-Azhar Mandiri Palu. This research is descriptive qualitative method which the results are tabulated and described. Data collection techniques are test and interview. The steps to analyze the data are to calculate the average score of each level and then the percentage of the average score. The results show that the percentage of average score on 2000 word level is 83.6%, 3000 word level is 81%, 5000 word level is 63%, 10000 word level is 21.6% and AWL (Academic Word List) is 77%. In conclusion, the grade VIII students at SMP Al-Azhar Mandiri Palu mastery vocabulary in high frequency word at 2000 and 3000 words level. The vocabulary most students have is nouns.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY THROUGH DUOLINGO
Authors: Nurhisyam Renilza , Usman Sriati , Agussatriana Agussatriana , Rofiqoh Rofiqoh
Published: June 2023

The objective of this research was to identify university students’ perception in learning vocabulary through Duolingo. The researchers applied qualitative descriptive by using questionnaire and interview questions in collecting data. The subjects were 10 students of English Education Study Program of Tadulako University batch 2021 who were currently using or have ever used Duolingo. There were 10 questions in the questionnaire and six questions in the interview questions. The results indicate that students’ perception in learning vocabulary through Duolingo is dominantly positive with the average score of 89.76%. The results of the research proved that Duolingo is very helpful in learning vocabulary since the application is easy to be used, interesting, fun, and free without ads. However, Duolingo requires an internet connection to access the material.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABIT IN WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIES AND VOCABULARY
Authors: Anastasia Paula , Said Mawardin M. , Maf'ulah Maf'ulah
Published: June 2023

This research aimed to identify the relationship between habit of watching English movie and vocabulary of grade VIII students' at SMP Negeri 6 Palu. It applied correlation research with a quantitative data approach. Students of Class VII-A, which consisted of twenty-five students, were selected as the sample for this research using the purposive sampling technique. The instruments of this research were questionnaires, vocabulary tests, and the SPSS 26th version. The result of data analysis using the correlation coefficient product moment and SPSS 26th indicated the relationship between students' habit in watching English movies and vocabulary is positive in the high category of relationship (0,702) with a significant level (α = 0.05). Then, comparing the value of the r-counted, which is higher than the r-table, indicates that students' habits of watching English movies contribute to their vocabulary. Therefore, students with a high frequency of habits in watching English movies have a higher probability of gaining a lot of new vocabulary.
ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN USING SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Nirmala Nirmala , Jamiludin Jamiluddin , Mashuri Mashuri
Published: June 2023

This research aims to find out the kind of error frequently made by the students in using simple present tense in descriptive text and the source of errors made by the students. This research is qualitative descriptive. The subject was selected by using purposive sampling. The subject of the research was the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 9 Palu consisting of 30 students. The techniques for collecting the data were tests and questionnaires. The researcher used the technique of analyzing the data from Ellis and Barkhuizen. The steps to analyze the data were collecting data, identification, description, explanation, and evaluation. The result indicates four types of errors namely omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. The most frequent error made by the student was omission and the least frequent error was misordering. The interlingual transfer was the highest gradation of possible source of students' error in using simple present tense.
ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY AND DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Authors: Billa Nazly Salsa , Jamiluddin Jamiluddin , Rita Ferry
Published: June 2023

This research aimed to identification and analysis students’ ability and difficulties in writing descriptive text. This research used qualitative descriptive methods. The research subject are X grade students of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Palu. The research took 20 students as sample. This research used interview and test to collect the data. The result of this research shows the students’ ability, the students’ difficulty in writing descriptive text and the factors students’ difficulties in writing descriptive texts. The difficulties are difficulties in generic structure, difficulties in grammar, and difficulties in mechanic, while the factors that cause the students’ difficulties in writing descriptive text are lack of proficiency in the text production skills, and lack of interest in learning English
IDENTIFYING STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN READING COMPREHENSION AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH 1 PALU THROUGH NARRATIVE TEXT
Authors: Sudirman Rahmat , Said Mawardin M.
Published: June 2023

To find out the students’ difficulties in comprehending Narrative text at the tenth grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Palu.. This research applied a qualitative research design. The subject of this research were All the students of tenth grade at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Palu and English teacher of tenth grade at SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Palu. The techniques used to get the data were questionnaire and an Interview Question. As the final result found from the students’ questionnaire of their reading problem, based on the result of the identification, it was found that students of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Palu had difficulties in vocabulary and organization of narrative text, inappropriate reading strategies, lack of motivation, students’ insufficient background knowledge in reading narrative and bad reading process which the most common problem experienced by the students during the reading process was keeping their concentration. The data also supported by the interview with the teacher. Based on the results of the interview with the teacher, the students have problems in reading comprehension. The students’ problems in reading comprehension are: lack of vocabulary, slow reading speed, lack of motivation, and boredom. In case of reading narrative text, the students showed the following problems that they have less comprehension in grammar, lack of competence to find out the main information and specific information in the reading passage, lack of prediction ability or guessing meaning ability as well as lack of background knowledge about the reading passage, specifically on the background story or unfamiliar characters in the story.
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES OF THE SECOND-SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM AT TADULAKO UNIVERSITY
Authors: Handayani Devi , Nadrun Nadrun
Published: June 2023

This research aims to identify the strategies used and find out the effective strategies used by the second-semester students of English Education Study Program in learning vocabulary. This research applied qualitative research, especially case study. The participants were 20 students filling out the questionnaires and six students answering the interviews. The participants of this research were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The instruments of data collection were questionnaires and interviews. The data gathered were analyzed by google form and descriptively. The data analysis results show that most students always use an electronic dictionary to find out the meaning of a word in determination strategies. Next, in social strategies, most students prefer to interact with their friends through group discussion in class or asking the meaning of a new word. Then, in memory strategies, most students often remember a new word from its pronounced. In cognitive strategies, they often use context in the text to explain the meaning of a word. While, in metacognitive strategies, most students often use an English song to learn new words and watch videos related to the deep pronunciation of English. The effective strategies were watching videos or movies. Then, they often make new vocabulary notes to memorize the words and remember a new word when it is pronounced. They also use an electronic dictionary to find out the meaning of the word. In general, most second-semester students almost use all the strategies in the taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategies. The strategies most often used are using media, electronic dictionaries, interacting with other people, remembering new words when they are pronounced, and using context in the text to explain the new word's meaning.
Storytelling in improvisation-based composition: a classical flute player's experience with experimental music
Authors: Catalina Popa-Mörck
Published: June 2023

This master thesis is a documentation of a journey towards self-discovery and artistic development which took place during my two years as a NoCom (Nordic Master for the Composing Musician) student at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Sweden.
In the Research Catalogue pages I have gathered ideas, reflections, analysis, experiments, scores and audio/video material that, I feel, surmise the work I have done during my studies. However, beyond the tangible elements offered, I believe this content tells the story of my process towards coming into my own practice.
With the goal of using the creative and performative tools at my disposal (that stem from my background as a classical musician with a passion for rock/metal music and live electronics) in order to facilitate storytelling through my compositions and a better communication with the audience, I present to you my journal as I go through this process, told in the frame of a fairy tale.
Design of buffered double linked list for LEO satellite beam-hopping forwarding
Authors: wan yangyang , Hong Wei
Published: June 2023

The beam-hopping technology can solve the problems of uneven user
distribution and uneven service demand, and improve the efficiency of
resource utilization. It is one of the important technologies of future
satellite-ground integrated communication. However, the mobility of LEO
satellites and the on-demand scheduling of beams make each satellite
beam correspond to multiple ground wave positions, which brings great
difficulties to data processing. In this paper, after analyzing the
difficulties of the data forwarding buffer of the beam-hopping system, a
double-linked list structure of user state chain and data buffer chain
is proposed, which solves the problem of data forwarding between the
satellite and users in the dynamic state, and provides an efficient
solution for the data exchange of the beam-hopping LEO satellite.
A New Mechanistic Model for Individual Growth Applied to Insects under Ad Libitum Conditions
Authors: Mauritsson Karl , Jonsson Tomas
Published: June 2023

Metabolic theories in ecology interpret ecological patterns at different
levels through the lens of metabolism, typically applying allometric
power scaling laws to describe rates of energy use. This requires a
sound theory for metabolism at the individual level. Commonly used
mechanistic growth models, such as von Bertalanffy, DEB and the
ontogenetic growth model lack a number of potentially important aspects
and fail to accurately capture a growth pattern often observed in
insects. Recently, a new model (MGM – the Maintenance-Growth Model) was
developed for ontogenetic and post-mature growth, based on an energy
balance that expresses growth as the net result of assimilation and
metabolic costs for maintenance and feeding. The most important
contributions of MGM are: 1) the division of maintenance costs into a
non-negotiable and a negotiable part, potentially resulting in
non-linear allometric scaling of maintenance and lowered maintenance
under food restriction; 2) differentiated energy allocation strategies
between sexes and 3) inclusion of costs for finding and processing food.
MGM may also account for effects of body composition and type of growth
at the cellular level. The model was here calibrated and evaluated using
empirical data from an experiment on house crickets growing under ad
libitum conditions. The procedure involved parameter estimations from
the literature and collected data, using statistical models to account
for individual variation in parameter values. It was found that
ingestion rates cannot be generally described by simple allometries,
here requiring more complex descriptions after maturation. By the
unusual assumption of super-linear scaling of maintenance with body
mass, MGM could well capture the differentiated growth patterns of male
and female crickets. Other mechanistic growth models have also been able
to provide good predictions of insect growth during early ontogeny, but
MGM seems to be unique in its ability to accurately describe the
trajectory until terminated growth.
Feeding ecology of a lesser-known arboreal giant; Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura), Southern Western Ghats, India.
Authors: Thomas Kiran , Šmejkal Marek , Nameer Paingamadathil Ommer
Published: June 2023

Animal dietary choices help understand a species’ feeding niche and are
particularly relevant in conservation management. In this study, we
aimed to gather knowledge on food niche and the foraging ecology of the
Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) in Chinnar Wildlife
Sanctuary, Southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Specifically, the
objectives were to identify food composition, the seasonal variation in
food choice and feeding technique. Through focal animal sampling, the
Grizzled Giant Squirrel in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary was found to feed
on 30 plant species belonging to 18 families. The most utilized plant
family was Fabaceae, with eight species, followed by Moraceae (four
species) and Anacardiaceae (two species). The feeding species included
22 trees, four climbers, one liana, one paraphyte, one shrub and one
succulent species. The maximum duration of feeding was observed on
Bauhinia racemosa (19.79%), followed by Tamarindus indica
(14.08%) and Nothopegia beddomei (9.89%). The squirrel’s choice
of diet was primarily affected by the availability of food tree species
and food items rather than the season and non-tree species also have
been reported from the diet of Grizzled Giant Squirrel. Even though the
Grizzled Giant Squirrel shows plasticity in the food niche, the
availability of mature trees and plants appears important for its
conservation in the fragmented riparian forest in the Western Ghats,
southern India.
Schmitt’s Warring Wars On the Political Epistemology of Political Theology
Authors: Lapidot Elad
Published: June 2023

This article shows how Schmitt’s work is animated by a fundamental conflict between two concepts of conflict: the one is Schmitt’s own, war, polemos, and the other one is discussion, dialogue, conversation or polemics, which may be said, accordingly, to be Schmitt’s foe. Schmitt’s project is thus described as a conflict between war and discussion: polemos vs polemics, an inner war within the notion of war. The article contemplates this basic configuration and points at some of its major significations for Schmitt’s political theology and theory of state and international law.
‘They’re Saved from the Blessings of Civilization’: Violence, Law, and Progress in the Westerns of John Ford
Authors: Wheatland Casey J.
Published: June 2023

This article examines the interrelated subjects of law, violence, progress, and civilization in three westerns from the American film director John Ford. Taken as a whole these three films, Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, equate civilization with the rule of law. Law is necessary to end the cycles of revenge and wanton violence depicted in the first two films. The final film is a meditation on the deliberate and violent elements of law, which must be combined in order to sustain a political community and provide the conditions for material, moral, and intellectual improvement.
Incendies, the Promises of Blood
Authors: Bourdin Jean-Marc
Published: June 2023

Incendies, Denis Villeneuve’s 2010 movie set against the background of a civil war in a Middle East country, tells of a mother’s quest for her abducted-at-birth child. To fulfil her will after her death, her two children must conduct an investigation to find a father and a brother they had not previously heard of. This narration raises several fundamental questions: the escalation of violence to extremes, whether from family, religion or politics; the necessity to give precedence to the victims’ point of view and to the victim/tormentor entanglement; the specificity of the promise as compared to desire; and the exceptionality of maternal and grand-maternal love in human relationships.
Three Platonic Themes in Clausewitz: A Forgotten Legacy
Authors: Teisserenc Fulcran
Published: June 2023

Notwithstanding the lack of explicit references to Plato’s works in Clausewitz’s writings, this article argues that the Prussian General may have been influenced by the Greek philosopher. First, Clausewitz's concept of “absolute war” has an ideality close to that of a Platonic form, and some of its elements are already present in the Republic. Second, there are strong analogies between Clausewitz’s trinitarian definition of war and the psychosocial features of Plato’s city. Lastly, the article draws a comparison between Clausewitz’s analysis of “martial genius” and Plato’s concept of thumos.
Callicles and the Refusal of Discourse in the Philosophy of Éric Weil
Authors: Yiaueki Sequoya
Published: June 2023

Éric Weil presents one of the twentieth century’s most innovative analyses of violence. According to Weil, violence cannot be sufficiently grasped as stemming from ignorance or from the weakness of will. Weil accepts that discourse reduces violence, but also claims that reasonable discourse cannot overcome radical violence. Individuals are always faced with a choice between submitting to the norms of discourse or refusing to be bound by normative behavior. Callicles provides a clear example of this problem. The individual can always extract themselves from reasonable discourse, either by refusing to speak or by choosing violence.
Clausewitz’s “Strange Trinity” and the Dysfunctionality of War
Authors: Holmes Terence M.
Published: June 2023

By contrast with the Holy Trinity, Clausewitz’s “strange trinity” is an unstable system, whose three “dominant tendencies” compete for mastery over the realm of war. One tendency is the subordination of war to the aims of policy, but that is constantly challenged by the other two—blind hatred and the enjoyment of adventure. The political tendency is the only one that treats war as the function of a purpose beyond war, but only intermittently does that tendency predominate, meaning that war is more often than not a dysfunctional undertaking and always a highly dubious instrument of policy.
Becoming a Cultural Pessimist: Johan Huizinga’s In the Shadow of Tomorrow and The Decline of the West
Authors: Gosselink Nora
Published: June 2023

This paper explores Johan Huizinga’s cultural pessimism and the developments in his thought during the 1930’s. It will contextualize the evolution of his methodology in relation to perhaps the most exemplary cultural pessimist of modernity, Oswald Spengler. This paper traces the evolution of Huizinga’s thought, from his initial refutation of Spengler’s ‘romantical and metaphysical’ outlook on world history in a book review, to his eventual assimilation of similar methods and ideas.
European Revolutions and World War as Way Stations to Planetary Man: Rosenstock-Huessy’s Christian Rejoinder to Spengler’s The Decline of the West
Authors: Roy Christian
Published: June 2023

Along with Franz Rosenzweig (1886-1929), Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy (1888-1973) developed an existential Speech Thinking that he critically applied to Spengler’s Decline of the West, portraying it in an early essay as evidence of “The Suicide of Europe” through a Greek posture of objective detachment. He would return to it throughout his life as a foil to the narrative “We” of living memory unfolding in the historical sequence of European Revolutions he described in several books and lectures as the working-out of second-millennium Christianity, adumbrating a third-millennium Planetary Man born of world war.
New insights on the geochemical affinity and age of mineralized rocks in Timok magmatic complex, East Serbia
Authors: Velojic Milos , Klimentyeva Dina , von Quadt , Guillong Marcel , Melcher Frank , Meisel Thomas , Prelevic Dejan
Published: June 2023

Bor and Cukaru Peki are world-class porphyry deposits spatially and genetically associated with the Cretaceous Timok magmatic complex. This research was conducted to determine the age and geochemical affinity of the magmatic rocks that formed these ore deposits. Our new geochemical analyses of magmatic rocks from Bor and Cukaru Peki deposits imply they comprise adakite-like compositions that have undergone the amphibole fractionation and sulphide saturation processes. The zircon ages indicate that the Bor system was formed in the age span between 84.5?82 Ma, while the Cukaru Peki system was created in the age span between 86.5?85 Ma.