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Brains v. Brawn: Classed and Racialized Masculinity in Literacy Narratives
Authors: Launius Christie
Published: March 2024

A feminist reading of four prominent literacy narratives—Mike Rose’s Lives on the Boundary, Richard Rodriguez’s Hunger of Memory, Victor Villanueva’s Bootstraps, and Keith Gilyard’s Voices of the Self—shows that conflicts and anxieties about the consequences of schooling on working-class masculinity animate these texts. Each of these writers experiences, manages, and ultimately resolves, to greater or lesser degrees, his conflicts over masculinity, at least textually speaking, and does so, moreover, in ways that are linked to his views on literacy and education.
Embracing Wicked Problems: The Turn to Design in Composition Studies
Authors: Marback Richard
Published: March 2024

Recent appeal to the concept of design in composition studies benefits teaching writing in digital media. Yet the concept of design has not been developed enough to fully benefit composition instruction. This article develops an understanding of design as a matter of resolving wicked problems and makes a case for the advantages of this understanding in composition studies.
Twisted Tongues, Tied Hands: Translation Studies and the English Major
Authors: Wittman Emily O. , Windon Katrina
Published: March 2024

Emphasizing the value to English majors of a course in translation studies, the authors describe one involving them at their home institution.
Reviews
Authors: Okpala Jude Chudi , Grausam Daniel
Published: March 2024

Reviewed are Composition and Cornel West: Notes toward a Deep Democracy by Keith Gilyard and The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and the Rise of Creative Writing by Mark McGurl.
From the Secondary Section: Literature, Logic, and Language
Authors: Dakin Mary Ellen
Published: March 2024

Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.
Applying Toulmin: Teaching Logical Reasoning and Argumentative Writing
Authors: Rex Lesley A. , Thomas Ebony Elizabeth , Engel Steven
Published: March 2024

Our most important task, these authors claim, is not to teach students to argue but to convince students that written, academic arguments are worth their efforts.
Success with ELLs: ELLs at the Center: Rethinking High-Stakes Testing
Authors: Ortiz-Marrero Floris Wilma , Sumaryono Karen
Published: March 2024

“Success with ELLs” suggests effective approaches to teaching English language learners in ways that can be of benefit to all students in mainstream middle and high school English classes.
Remixing Old and New Literacies = Motivated Students
Authors: Gainer Jesse S. , Lapp Diane
Published: March 2024

The authors describe technology-infused classroom activities inspired by a concept from hip-hop culture.
Inspiring Curiosity and Enthusiasm for Nonfiction: A Project Designed to Boost Students’ Will to Read
Authors: Meth Jessica Matthews
Published: March 2024

Guest speakers, multimedia, and other strategies can increase students’ reading interest.
Reading, Writing, and Thinking about Disability Issues: Five Activities for the Classroom
Authors: Kennedy Tammie M. , Menten Tracey
Published: March 2024

A high school teacher and a college teacher help students explore critical questions about stereotypical depictions of disability in literature, films, TV shows, and websites.
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS: Words and Power
Authors: Bloome David
Published: March 2024

The author explores five ideas about words and power: 1. Whenever we use words, we are constructing social relationships and social identities for ourselves and for others. 2. Whenever we use words, we are constructing tools for thinking. 3. Whenever we use words, we are constructing histories and temporal contexts. 4. Whenever we use words, we are constructing relationships among social institutions. 5. What we have constructed with words, we can deconstruct and reconstruct.
Profiles And Perspectives: From a Writer’s Perspective: Recreating Images of Community in Multicultural Children’s Books
Authors: Brown Monica
Published: March 2024

Monica Brown is an author of bilingual children’s books that honor the uniqueness of her subjects, not ignoring common ground, but not universalizing cultural difference. In this profile, she discusses the way contemporary Latino/a children’s literature, in particular her own, intervenes in a history of exclusion in children’s publishing and intervenes in the cycle of stereotypical representations and children’s stories about--though not by--Latinos/as.
Every Mark on the Page: Educating Family and Community Members about Young Children’s Writing
Authors: Cusumano Kate Foley
Published: March 2024

Family and community members often look at children’s writing from a deficit point of view â€“ seeing only what’s “wrong” with it, what needs “fixing.” Teachers can take a proactive role as family and community member educators, communicating to them how writing develops in young children and how they can play a positive role in this development.
Professional Book Reviews: From Theory to Practice: Vygotsky, Sociocultural Research, and Classroom Assessment
Authors: Zacher Jessica C.
Published: March 2024

In this column, the author reviews four books about literacy and learning, three with a distinctly Vygotskian bent. First is an edited collection, “The Cambridge Companion to Vygotsky” (Daniels, Cole, & Wertsch, 2007), which includes well-written essays about Vygotsky’s theories.
Children’s Literature Reviews: The 2008 Orbis Pictus Award Collection of Nonfiction Literature for Children
Authors: Wilson Sandip , Avery Carol , Cai Mingshui , Ford Kim , Read Sylvia , Wilson Fran , Young Terrell A.
Published: March 2024

True to the tradition of the Orbis Pictus Award, the committee has selected, from among more than 325 titles submitted, books representing multiple disciplines and formats that will interest a wide range of young readers. In selecting books, the committee looks for numerous qualities that work together to enhance learning and the pleasure of reading: evidence of accurate information and differentiation between fact and conjecture, clear and coherent organization, attractive and engaging design, and a stimulating and appropriate style. The committee has searched for books that provide different perspectives on topics to which students could relate and that are explored in fresh, intriguing, often heartfelt ways.
Children’s Literature for Reading Strategy Instruction: Innovation or Interference?
Authors: Cooper Patricia M.
Published: March 2024

This article explores how reading strategy instruction that targets children’s literature can unwittingly interfere with the development of a reading life. It compares the use of story-based children’s literature for reading strategy instruction with the "untaught" story. It asks: What, if any, role does a read aloud that is unfettered by formal instruction related to comprehension play in early education?
Discussions in a Fourth-Grade Classroom: Using Exploratory Talk to Promote Dialogic Identities
Authors: Bourdage Reninger Kristin , Rehark Lisa
Published: March 2024

In this article, we address the ways children collaborate to inquire about text in the context of group discussions, addressing the question: How do students stay on-topic and sustain their discussions of text? We speculate that a framework for dialogic discourse, referred to as exploratory talk, allows students to understand that discussions of text are about collaborating, thinking together, asking questions, and reasoning about the text or a topic related to the text.
Profiles and Perspectives: Educators on Assessment
Authors: Siu-Runyan Yvonne , Cobb Scott Jerrie , Salm Anthony , Goode Gretchen , Debbie Linville J. , Whitehead-van Löben Sels Sharon , Johnson Neshellda , Finn Charles
Published: March 2024

In keeping with our goal of connecting theory to practice, for this issue’s Profile and Perspectives column, we invited classroom teachers and teacher educators to share their perspectives about how assessment impacts teaching and learning in language arts classrooms. This collection of educators teach in many different types of schools and classrooms, but they all advocate for accessible, equitable, and meaningful assessments that guide instruction and document authentic student learning.
Inviting Students and Teachers to Connect
Authors: White Connie L.
Published: March 2024

This paper describes diverse language learners’ use of dialogue journaling in an elementary school setting.  The author, a teacher researcher, conducted a qualitative research study with eight participants, ranging from fourth to sixth grade; all were learners adding English to their language repertoire.  Through an in-depth analysis of student artifacts, surveys, ethnographic field notes, recorded student interviews, her own journal, and the input of a research community, the author unearthed what happened when she implemented the use of dialogue journals with her students.  The research findings demonstrate that using dialogue journals with diverse language learners provided opportunities for teacher and student to connect through writing, regardless of studentâ€“teacher contact hours.  Students valued the written interactions.  Some began to see themselves as better writers and, in one case, a better learner of English.  The teacher was able to connect with each student with intention, which not only enriched the teacherâ€“student relationships, but provided learning opportunities for both the author and the students.
Profiles and Perspectives: Louis’s Lightbulb Lesson (and Other Advice for Textbook Writers)
Authors: Sheinkin Steve
Published: March 2024

In this article, the author reflects on his work as a textbook writer. Given that knowledge is memorable when it is related to engaging stories, the author wonders if it is possible to turn the history of our great nation into such tales to motivate children’s learning. Attempts to make his textbook writing more vivid, however, are met with a whole world of unwritten rules. These rules dictate which stories must be told and which stories can never be told. It’s also a compilation of more subtle guidelines about how stories should be told, which characters, quotes, and details to emphasize, which to finesse, which to avoid. The result of these prohibitions is that textbooks are created in an atmosphere of intense fear. The single greatest fear is that something in a textbook will be seen as unbalanced, upsetting, or offensive by someone somewhere in the United States. An expert knowledge of all the objections that have been made in the past gives editors the invaluable ability to look at a manuscript and be preemptively offended on behalf of others. They can cut potentially troublesome stories or details before any text leaves the office, so textbook authors always end up choosing from the same old list of stories. The author asks, “Are these the pieces most likely to engage and inspire young readers?” Not necessarily, he concludes. Instead, they’re the stories that have been used hundreds of times without causing trouble.
Professional Book Reviews: Getting Past Getting Started: How to Improve New Teacher Retention
Authors: Bieler Deborah
Published: March 2024

A disturbing statistic, well known among those working to improve new teacher retention, is that almost 50% of our new teachers leave the profession within their first five years of teaching. The publication of this statistic has generated a number of research and policy initiatives designed to learn more about who leaves teaching, why (and when and where), and what all of us can do to support new teachers more effectively. In this column, the author reviews two books and two websites related to this topic.
Children’s Literature Reviews:2008 Poetry Notables
Authors: Armstrong Kathleen , Fletcher Ralph , Heard Georgia , McNair Jonda C. , Spivey-Wesson Gail , Ward Barbara , Wong Janet S.
Published: March 2024

In 2008, roughly 100 poetry books were published for young readers. Members of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry Committee sifted through them, looking for ones that stood out amongst their peers. The Committee read carefully, without preset notions of what constitutes excellence, and found books by both well-known poets and first-time authors to recommend in this list.
Focus on Policy: Discipline or Punish? Some Suggestions for School Policy and Teacher Practice
Authors: Wayne Yang K.
Published: March 2024

This article seeks to restore a counter-narrative of discipline as distinct from punishment. Punishment is retribution for an offense, an exclusionary act by which students are removed from the opportunity to learn. It is harm inflicted by an external agent as a mechanism through which outside regulation becomes internalized subjectivity. Too often, this is the rubric from which we speak of classroom management and school policies on detentions, suspensions, and expulsions. By contrast, discipline is an act of rigorous physical or mental training, a practice of will that can lead paradoxically to docile compliance or emancipatory possibilities. If we think of any challenging endeavor, in athleticism, art, performance, or work, then we know that there is a fine line between authoritarianism and rigorous creativity. This article is concerned with discipline as praxis its transformative possibility and by what methodology it may be found, studied, and nurtured in classrooms and schools.
Liberation Literature: Positive Cultural Messages in Children’s and Young Adult Literature at Freedom Schools
Authors: S. Boutte Gloria , O. Jackson Tambra
Published: March 2024

In U.S. schools, African American students are typically fed steady diets of stereotypical and culturally invasive literature and often do not see themselves positively and consistently represented in books. The crisis is fueled, in part, by teachers who (for various reasons) do not include and draw upon counter-narratives in their classrooms. Using the context of Freedom Schools, this article examines the value of liberation literature and what it can offer African American children. This inquiry into the literature is supported by two examples of books analyzed for qualities exemplified in liberation literature. It is suggested that schools and teachers work to maintain and sustain positive cultural messages through the consistent and thoughtful use of books that affirm African American children’s realities.
Meeting Academic Standards through Peer Dialogue at Literacy Centers
Authors: Maurer Caroline
Published: March 2024

Literacy centers are widely used by teachers seen as being effective in promoting literacy (Pressley, Rankin, & Yokoi, 2000); yet little research has been completed on how or why they are effective. Based on the social cultural constructivist theory posited by Vygotsky (1978), and research theories of Dyson (1993), the peer dialogue at the intersection of the unofficial social world of children and the official school world were analyzed to determine how peer dialogue supported literacy learning. Finding indicated that 47 of the 79 first-grade indicators from the Ohio Academic Content Standards for English Language Arts were utilized and strengthened through peer dialogue. This research can add to classroom practice as teachers see the impact of peer dialogue at literacy centers in supporting both literacy skills and literate behaviors.
Children’s Literature Reviews: Poetry for Children at Its Best: 2009 Poetry Notables
Authors: Ward Barbara A. , Dotlich Rebecca Kai , Magliaro Elaine , McNair Jonda C. , Napoli Mary , Young Terrell A.
Published: March 2024

However you like your poetry, whether in free verse or rhyming couplets, each year seems to bring new delights in the world of poetry, and this one was no exception. It seemed as though our poets simply got better and the poems they created were even more memorable than before. In this year’s list of the 20 notable poetry books, members of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry Committee hope readers discover a poem or two that will help you imagine all the possibilities of the spoken and the written word.
Focus on Policy: Considering Literacy and Policy in the Context of Digital Environments
Authors: Kinzer Charles K.
Published: March 2024

This article (1) argues that literacy is being redefined as a result of the use of digital media, and (2) provides suggestions for policy makers, budget decision-makers, teachers, researchers, and interested others about literacy and language arts standards, assessment, and teaching related to “new literacies,” including: (a) Maximize the possibilities of collaborative and social networking technologies; (b) Make more funding available to document effective practices related to technology teaching and learning in language arts, and to support preservice and inservice education about digital literacies and teaching in collaborative digital media; (c) Provide additional and ongoing funds to support the supply and maintenance of existing computers and peripherals; (d) Make provisions for continued and enhanced emphasis on the “21st Century” skills; (e) Include in “Standards” documents the expectation that teachers and students know how digital texts can support comprehension; (f)Â  Develop assessments of new literacies that work within assessments of writing and reading; (g) Teach digital literacy practices in synergy with traditional literacy practices; (h) Focus more, quickly, on discovering the literacy practices engendered by mobile technologies; (i) Teach about privacy issues related to communication and social networking in digital environments; (j) Ensure students’ digital media practices are not simply co-opted into classroom requirements.
More than Book Talks: Preservice Teacher Dialogue after Reading Gay and Lesbian Children’s Literature
Authors: M. Hermann–Wilmarth Jill
Published: March 2024

In this paper, the author looks at how she attempted to teach her students’preservice teachers;“;to engage in dialogic conversation about gay and lesbian identity using children’s literature with gay and lesbian characters as a jumping off point. Through her analysis, the author has identified two requirements for dialogic conversation among students with divergent approaches to an issue: time and practice.
Islamic Fintech During Covid-19 Outbreak: A Bibliometric Review
Authors: As-Salafiyah Aisyah
Published: March 2024

Islam regulates everything perfectly, even the smallest things are regulated in This study aims to determine the map of research developments on the theme of Islamic financial technology (fintech) in the momentum of the Covid-19 pandemic published by various indexed journals. The research was conducted in September 2020. The data analyzed were 50 research publications. The object of study is published journals published in 2020. The data was then processed and analyzed using the VOSviewer application program to determine the bibliometric mapping of the development of Islamic financial technology research in the momentum of the Covid-19 pandemic. The results show that the number of publications on this theme has increased significantly. Bibliometric visualization shows that the research development map is divided into 4 clusters. Cluster 1 consists of 12 topics, cluster 2 consists of 12 topics, cluster 3 consists of 11 topics, and cluster 4 consists of 3 topics. The finding of this research is that there is special attention to the development of financial technology as an alternative financial system in dealing with the economic impact caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Comparison of Student’s Learning Outcomes in Mathematics Subjects Using STAD Type Cooperatives with Peer Tutors in Grade X of SMA PGRI Betung Kabupaten Banyuasin
Authors: Natalia Tri
Published: March 2024

The learning model used is still teacher-cantered, this makes students tend to be passive in following the learning process in class, so that student learning outcomes are relatively low. To overcome this, there are many learning models that can improve student learning outcomes and require students to be active. in participating in learning activities. One of the researchers tried to use the STAD Type Cooperative learning model and Peer Tutor. The aim of this research was to find out which was better. The learning outcomes of students using the STAD Type Cooperative compared to those using Peer Tutors in class X SMA PGRI Betung, Banyuasin Regency. The population of this study were all class X students of SMA PGRI Betung, Banyuasin Regency. The samples were taken from two classes, namely classes X1 and X3, using simple random sampling techniques. The method used in this research is the experimental method. The data collection technique that the researcher carried out was a test technique and to analyse the data, statistical analysis was carried out using the t test. The results of the data analysis, which are strengthened by the results of the evaluation test data analysis, prove that the learning outcomes achieved by students in mathematics subjects using STAD Type Cooperative are better than the learning outcomes achieved by students in mathematics subjects using Peer Tutors.
МОТИВАЦІЯ У ФОРМУВАННІ ІНШОМОВНОЇ КОМУНІКАТИВНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ КУРСАНТІВ ВИЩИХ ВІЙСЬКОВИХ НАВЧАЛЬНИХ ЗАКЛАДІВ
Authors: Романюк Вікторія , Квась Максим
Published: March 2024

У статті розглянуто сутність поняття «мотивація» та визначено роль мотивації у вивченні іноземної мови курсантами вищих військових навчальних закладів під час формування іншомовної комунікативної компетентності. Описано компоненти і види мотивації. Запропоновано різні способи створення мотивації: інтерактивні технології (рольові ігри, кейс-метод, проєктне навчання тощо), мультимедіа, онлайн-ресурси. Актуалізовано значущість педагогічної майстерності викладача, що сприяє мотивації курсантів до вивчення іноземних мов.
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ ПРАВООХОРОННОЇ ФУНКЦІЇ ДЕРЖАВИ В УМОВАХ ДІЇ ПРАВОВОГО РЕЖИМУ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Кобзар Олександр , Романов Максим
Published: March 2024

У статті розглянуто особливості реалізації правоохоронної функції держави в умовах дії правового режиму воєнного стану в Україні. Обґрунтовано теоретико-правові й прикладні рекомендації, пов’язані з практичним утіленням їх у життя. Доведено, що правоохоронна функція держави є ширшою, її компетенція, що полягає в створенні такої системи дотримання й забезпечення прав і свобод людини, що за вмовчанням слугує для розподілу функцій і повноважень органів державної влади, щоб право як практико-орієнтована категорія було втілене в життя, щоб принципи й норми законодавства, що слугують його характеристиками, було відображено в повсякденному бутті. Зазначено, що реалізацією правоохоронної функції держави загалом є такий порядок і спосіб організації функціонування органів державної влади в Україні, що сприяє становленню інституту прав і свобод людини і громадянина, утворенню нових форм та методів втілення в життя базових елементів правового статусу людини і громадянина, убезпечення від дискримінації окремих верств населення та створення паритетних умов правореалізації всіх членів суспільства. Вказано, що особливості реалізації правоохоронної функції держави полягають у тому, що держава як соціально-правова інституція цілеспрямовано й безповоротно зобов’язана аналізувати та враховувати в подальшій правоохоронній діяльності ті деструктивні фактори, що слугували порушенню прав і свобод людини і громадянина в результаті широкомасштабного збройного вторгнення росії, а також, як його наслідку – уведення правового режиму воєнного стану.
Critical Impurity Densities in the Mott Metal-Insulator Transition, Obtained in Three n(p) - Type Degenerate GaAS1-xTex(Sbx,Px)-Crystalline Alloys
Authors: Van Cong Huynh
Published: March 2024

By basing on the same physical model and treatment method, as used in our recent works [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], we will investigate the critical impurity densities in the metal-insulator transition (MIT), obtained in three n(p)-type degenerate [GaAs1−xTex,GaAs1−xTex,GaAs1−xTex]- crystalline alloys, 0≤x≤1, being due to the effects of the size of donor (acceptor) d(a)-radius, rd(a), the x-Ge concentration, and finally the high d(a)-density, N, assuming that all the impurities are ionized even at T=0 K. In such n(p)-type degenerate crystalline alloys, we will determine:(i)-the critical impurity densities NCDn(CDp)(rd(a),x) in the MIT, as that given in Eq. (10), by using an empirical Mott parameter
HIV and Mental Health: A Three-Phased Program Development Study in the Philippines
Authors: Melgar Maria Isabel E. , Alejandro Chester B. , Dee Ariana Denise A.
Published: March 2024

A three-phased study and program development on HIV and Mental Health were conducted for a period of two years. This study encompasses a baseline survey of mental health issues among people living with HIV (PLHIV), the design and development of virtual learning modules on mental health and HIV for health providers, and a pre-implementation qualitative study on the delivery of online modules to target health workers. The results of the quantitative survey reveal moderately high self-reported depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation among patients with HIV. After the survey, topics for e-modules on mental health were identified including self-help modules for health workers. These mental health modules were consolidated with modules pertaining to HIV treatment. A qualitative study on the acceptability and feasibility of the use of the e-modules was conducted by interviewing health workers from different HIV treatment and care sites. Significant insights into the learning experiences among health workers gave researchers a deeper understanding of the cognitive acceptance and resistance towards virtual and self-paced modules.
Yogic Lifestyle for Health and Happiness
Authors: Md Rasel
Published: March 2024

Yoga is a time-honored tradition that includes physical postures, breathing techniques, meditation, ethical observances, and self-discipline. It presents a well-rounded perspective on attaining overall well-being and cultivating inner joy. Consistent practice of yoga poses can also enhance heart health. By incorporating pranayama into their routine, people can learn to breathe mindfully, which can ease anxiety and enhance respiratory function. Incorporating yoga into our daily routine can lead to remarkable improvements in both physical health and mental well-being.
Hospital Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease in Children Under 5 Years of Age in a Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Aimé Abdala Kingwengwe , Mick Shongo Ya Pongombo , Aimée Mudekereza Musimwa , Léon Tshilolo Muepu , Etienne Shindano Mwamba , Stanis Wembonyama Okitotsho
Published: March 2024

Backgroung: The burden of sickle cell disease in hospitals is less described in both children and adults where there is a lack of universal screening programs. This is more observed in low-income countries and compromises the life expectancy of people with unrecognized major sickle cell disease. The objective of this study was to estimate the more or less concrete burden of sickle cell disease in pediatric hospitals, mainly in children under 5 years of age. Materials & methods: To do this, a cross-sectional and descriptive survey was carried out at the level of the pediatric services of 5 health facilities of the City of Kindu, capital of the province of Maniema in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from December 2, 2019 to October 15, 2020, that to say 10 months. It consisted mainly in the systematic screening of the electrophoretic profile of children under 5 admitted to the said health facilities using a rapid test. Results: The analyzes showed that the hospital prevalence of major sickle cell disease was 12.7%. The mean age of children with major sickle cell anemia was 41 ± 18 months. The median age was 48 months with the extreme ages 2 and 59 months. The 48 to 59 months age group was represented with 56.1% of children with SS sickle cell disease. The prevalence of sickle cell status was significantly associated with age group (p <0.0001). The sex ratio M/F was 1.1. The sickle cell status was independent of the sex of the child. Conclusion: The findings of this study show that the burden of sickle cell disease in pediatric hospitals and mainly in children under 5 years of age is underestimated in the absence of systematic screening. Faced with the delay in the implementation of universal screening in Africa, systematic hospital screening of all children and mainly those under 5 years of age using rapid tests will improve diagnosis and life expectancy of patients with major sickle cell anaemia.
Phenomenological Study of Women Entrepreneurs and Their Impact on Socio-Economic Growth in Malaysia
Authors: Ahmad Noraini , Ali Juhary
Published: March 2024

The study was conducted on women entrepreneurship and socio-economic growth in Malaysia. The study on women entrepreneurship in Malaysia was on Women entrepreneurship is said to be the emerging phenomenon of the 21th Century. It has been recognised that today women are as likely as men seeking business opportunities around them. Women entrepreneurs are able to contribute to socioeconomic development of the country. However, women entrepreneurs were found to encounter internal and external barriers to their business growth. Based on the literature review on entrepreneurship highlighted numerous constraints and barriers to women entrepreneurship which include amongst others gender-biased, lack of entrepreneurial and business skills, finance and even the personality characteristics of women. In this study there were four factors and barriers facing entrepreneurship growth were identified. They were personality traits, business skills, knowledge and training, the need for government support system and support systems that contribute to women entrepreneurship growth and the socio-economic growth of the country. In order to answer these four objectives, this study conducted a focus group method in order to clearly understand the phenomenon of women entrepreneurship in Malaysia. It has been informed the focus group approach is commonly used in social science research. A selected group of 10 key person women entrepreneurs answered the interview and discussion via online focus group discussion. The structured questionnaires were also distributed to the 10 entrepreneurs participated and responded in focus group discussion. The focus group discussion centred on four themes on women entrepreneurship development, women and its contribution to socio-economic growth, including household income, employment and society wellbeing. Data collection on entrepreneurial psychological factors, barriers to women entrepreneurship success and growth, government support systems and the social and economic growth of the country were gathered from the focus group discussion and were analysed using NVIVO software package. The results of the study were tabulated based on four themes and sub themes. In conclusion this research has established a woman entrepreneurship socio-economic model in Malaysia. A causal relationship model configured variables as a main guidance for entrepreneurship stakeholders and practitioners. This study was a phenomenological study on woman entrepreneurship and its effect on women socio-economic growth in Malaysia. The study provided implications to stakeholders in addressing women entrepreneurship problems and barrier to women business growth. It was recommended that further research on women entrepreneurship will be based on industrial and business sectors dominated by women.
Effect of Rootstock on Some Aspects of Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.): A Review
Authors: Mohammed Aram Akram , Hama Salih Fakhraddin Mustafa
Published: March 2024

Budding and grafting are the strategies employed to combat unfavorable environmental conditions and improve some physiological defects in the Pistacia vera tree. Drought and salinity stresses are the most prominent adverse conditions encountered in pistachio production. It has been observed in different studies that various pistachio rootstocks can be used to ameliorate the effect of those two stresses. Besides, rootstock has a role in some physiological performances of pistachios such as nutrient uptake and photosynthesis. Furthermore, nut blank, unsplit nut, and alternate are three physiological disorders found in pistachio. Relationships have been found between the degree of these physiological disorders and the rootstock effect. The impact of rootstock on drought and salinity stresses, physiological performances, and physiological disorders in P. vera will be discussed in this review.
Predatory Birds Fauna of Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Acrididae: Orthoptera) in Barmer, Rajasthan (India)
Authors: Singh Dharmendra , Kumar Arvind , Singh Jitendra
Published: March 2024

This field study was conducted on birds as natural predators of desert locust, S. gregaria and recorded to be the indicator along the movement of hoppers during the occurrence. Eight birds were observed to prey on different stages of locust. Indian myna, common crow, spotted babbler in flocks, desert lark, variable wheatear in small groups and rock bush quail in group were observed to pick and feed on locust. However, Gouriya and Bagula in folks were observed to prey on I to II and III to IV instars hoppers but folks of both seen near villages. The congregation of any one or combination of species of the eight identified bird species can be used as the ‘indicators’ of presence of desert locust hoppers for survey by locust surveyors and to strategize further management practices.
MNEs Entry Mode Choices: The Impact of Past on Current. Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Authors: Adamoglou Xanthippe , Tsanana Eftychia
Published: March 2024

The paper examines the effect past entry strategies have on current ones on a country level, Turkey. It illustrates how international experience and institutional distance affect the way an entry-strategy is formed, and the procedure followed -mode learning, mode inertia, mode dynamics. To do so, it synthesizes the literature review within the framework of Benito et al. (2009). This paper’s modifications are empirically tested through a sample of 408 foreign equity investments. The econometric testing method implemented is that of Binary Logistic Regression. The period of investigation extends between 2011 and 2017. Results indicate that MNEs entering the Turkish secondary and tertiary Turkish sectors tend to utilize past entry mode strategies. Furthermore, the higher the past mode strategy is for an MNE, then it is 4.4 more possible for them to choose a wholly owned subsidiary.
Das Tribünal: Auch die NZZ berichtet über die jüngste DFG-Kritik.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

Ein Kommentar von Ben Kaden Am vergangenen Freitag gab es im Berliner Ensemble ein Stelldichein des Heidelberger Instituts für Textkritik, das sich mittlerweile auch Institut für Forschungspolitik-Kritik oder – falls das zu sperrig ist – Institut für DFG-Kritik nennen könnte.
Peer Review – eine Entscheidungsfrage für kleine Zeitschriften
Authors: Schuldt Karsten
Published: March 2024

Von Karsten Schuldt  Motivation (Einleitung)  Innerhalb der LIBREAS-Redaktion wird immer wieder einmal diskutiert, ob und wie wir ein härteres Peer Review Verfahren einführen sollten. Bislang arbeiten wir nach dem Prinzip des Editorial Review.
It’s the frei 2012-Countdown (27): Unleserlichkeit / Illegibility. Pamela M. Lee über Meyer Schapiro
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

von Ben Kaden Pamela M. Lee, Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaftlerin in Stanford, befasst sich in ihrem Aufsatz für die Documenta (100 Notizen – 100 Gedanken, No. 030. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2011) mit einem Thema, dass jedem nahe steht, der wild denkt und seine Notizen nach wie vor nicht nur als diszplinierten (=maschinenlesbaren) Code in Twitterfeeds und Smartphone-Apps einträgt, sondern auf Papier fixiert: Der Unleserlichkeit.
Der Twill der Tweets. Die FAZ entdeckt mit der dhiha3 das Konferenztwittern.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

fragt diesen Mittwoch Katharina Teutsch auf der Seite zu Forschung und Lehre der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung. (Ausgabe vom 13.07.2011.
Der Kulturinfarkt – Ärgernis oder Vision für Bibliotheken?
Authors:   LIBREAS
Published: March 2024

  zu: Dieter Haselbach / Armin Klein / Pius Knüsel / Staphan Opitz: Der Kulturinfarkt. Von allem zu viel und überall das Gleiche. Eine Polemik über Kulturpolitik, Kulturstaat, Kultursubvention. München, 2012    Ein Kommentar von Susanne Brandt  Um es gleich vorweg zu nehmen: So richtig spannend wird das Buch erst in der zweiten Hälfte.
Cybersemiotik in Aktion: Michael Buckland verortet die Informationswissenschaft konsequent im Sozialen.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

(zu: Michael Buckland (2012) What Kind of Science  Can  Information Science Be? In:  Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology  , Volume 63, Issue 1. S. 1-7.
Einspruch Eurer Zeiten. Arlette Farges archivarische Reverie gibt es endlich auch in deutscher Übersetzung.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

Während in der LIBREAS-Redaktion die Vorbereitungen für die Ausgabe 20 laufen, gibt es vorab zur Überbrückung der Wartezeit schon einmal eine Rezension. Rezension zu: Arlette Farge:  Der Geschmack des Archivs  . Göttingen: Wallstein, 2011. ISBN: 978-3-8353-0598-4, € 14,90 – Informationen zum Titel beim Verlag von Ben Kaden Zweifellos: Das Archiv ist ein Bremsklotz im Fortstürmen und Drängen der Kultur durch die Zeit. Und auch des eigenen.
Wer vom Diskurs redet, redet immer auch von der Gesellschaft. Eine Erwiderung.
Authors: Schuldt Karsten
Published: March 2024

 Dieser Beitrag ist Teil einer Debatte, die bisher veröffentlicht geführt wurde in:   Ben Kaden: Zur Diskursänderung. Eine Position zur Diskussion um die Zukunft der Informationswissenschaft. In: LIBREAS Weblog, 21.03.2012.   Karsten Schuldt: Der Diskurs ist kein Metadatum. Eine Replik zu Ben Kaden. In: LIBREAS Weblog, 29.03.2012.   Ben Kaden: Einladung zur Behauptung: Das Metadatum ist auch Diskurs. 
Ordnung ist das halbe Lesen. Zu Mikko Kuorinkis Variation über Foucault.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

Rezension zu: Mikko Kuorinki (2012):  The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences.  Karlsruhe: Mark Pezinger Verlag. von Ben Kaden Bis auf das Buch „Das Totenschiff“ segelte B. Traven an meiner Lektürebiografie fast spurlos vorbei. Aber irgendwie auch nicht.
[Preprint] Angriff von unten: Tiefgreifende Veränderungen durch elektronische Literatur
Authors:   LIBREAS
Published: March 2024

 von Johanna Mauermann & Oliver Bendel  Abstract: Der Artikel »Angriff von unten« von Johanna Mauermann und Oliver Bendel befasst sich mit den tiefgreifenden Veränderungen auf dem Literaturmarkt durch die voranschreitende Verbreitung von elektronischer Literatur. Er zeigt auf, dass die Impulse vor allem »von unten« kommen, vorbei am traditionellen Literaturbetrieb.
Stand der Informationswissenschaft 2011
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

von Ben Kaden, Maxi Kindling und Heinz Pampel Diesen Text als PDF-Download: Stand_der_Informationswissenschaft-2011   Abstract    Wandelnde Rahmenbedingungen stellen die Informationswissenschaft vor vielfältige Herausforderungen. So scheinen zwar digitale Technologien jedoch nicht deren Folgewirkungen auf die Disziplin und ihre Methoden in der Wechselbeziehung zur Gesellschaft umfassend berücksichtigt. 
Mit kleinem Kreditrahmen? Überlegungen zur Reputationsabbildung im Nano-Publishing.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

Anmerkungen und Anschlüsse zu: Roberto Casati, Gloria Origgi, Judith Simon (2011):  Micro-credits in scientific publishing  . In: Journal of Documentation, Vol. 67 Iss: 6, pp.958 – 974.
LIBREAS #19: Zensur und Ethik
Authors:   LIBREAS
Published: March 2024

Mit einigen Tagen Verzögerung freuen wir uns, das Erscheinen der Ausgabe #19 der LIBREAS zum Schwerpunktthema  Zensur und Ethik  zu verkünden zu können. Das Thema ist mit dieser Ausgabe nicht erschöpfend behandelt. Vielmehr würde wir uns wie immer freuen, wenn die Artikel dieser Ausgabe Diskussionen anstoßen, die auch gerne in weiteren Ausgaben geführt werden können.
Misstraut dem/n Durchleuchtstoffröhren. Die Transparenzgesellschaft Byung-Chul Hans bleibt ohne Strahlkraft.
Authors: Kaden Ben
Published: March 2024

Rezension zu: Byung-Chul Han (2012): Transparenzgesellschaft. Berlin: Matthes & Seitz. von Ben Kaden Das gibt es tatsächlich: Jemand wird zu einem Bewerbungsgespräch eingeladen und diejenigen, denen er gegenüber sitzt, haben das Facebook-Profil des Bewerbers geöffnet, um im Zweifelsfall abgleichen zu können, zwischen der Typisierung, die sich persönlich vorstellt und der, die man von sich über Jahre ins Netz hat fließen lassen.
Die Beurteilung junger Talente in der Wissenschaft
Authors:   LIBREAS
Published: March 2024

Ein Wort zu: Kamalski, Judith and Riese, Colby (2011): Individual Researcher Assessment: from Newby to Expert. In: Research Trends (25) Nov. 2011 von Walther Umstätter Der Ansatz ist auf den ersten Blick interessant.
Numerical analysis of the penetration process of a 30mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectile
Authors: Pantović Predrag , Kari Aleksandar , Aničić Aleksa , Živković Miroslav , Milovanović Vladimir
Published: March 2024

Introduction/purpose: In recent times, with the tendency to develop new types of armor-piercing ammunition, constant investments in the development of new types of armored obstacles is necessary. Obstacles made of high-alloy steel plates are still the best form of protection against larger caliber ammunition. There are a number of factors to consider when selecting an alloy, including the weight, dimensions, intended use, desired ballistic performance, and costs. According to that, a numerical analysis of penetration of a 30mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectile into the steel alloy Weldox 460 plates of different thicknesses at a distance of 1000m with a velocity of 1300m/s is presented in this paper. Methods: The stresses and deformations of the penetration effect were calculated through numerical analysis and finite element modeling. To specify material characteristics, the Johnson-Cook material model and the fracture of materials model have been utilized. In order to define models and carry out numerical calculations, the software packages FEMAP and LS Dyna have been used in this paper. Results: For a numerical analysis of the penetration process of this projectile type against armor obstacle, four different armor plate thicknesses are calculated: 10mm, 50mm, 100mm, and 110mm. For each of them, the results are shown in a form of stress and displacement, so that the interaction phenomena between the sub-projectile and the armor plate can be described. Conclusion: Modeling the impact on armor-piercing obstacles is extremely difficult, time-consuming, and complex, and the resulting models very successfully (or with some deviation) approximate the real problem of projectile penetration. One of the most effective methods for solving problems of this kind and others of a similar nature in recent times is the finite element method analysis. The material and the target dimensions, as well as the ballistic parameters and the material of the projectile have the biggest influence on projectile penetration. The target's resistance to penetration increases when all input parameters are maintained at the same level and its thickness is increased, and vice versa.
Mathematical modeling and simulation of a half-vehicle suspension system in the roll plane
Authors: Benmeddah Abdeselem , Drakulić Momir , Đurić Aleksandar , Perić Sreten , Bukvić Aleksandar , Ferfouri Abdellah
Published: March 2024

Introduction/purpose: The study of vehicle suspension is a challenge for researchers in the field of vehicles regarding the impact of the suspension system on vehicle performances such as ride comfort, road holding, and working space. This paper presents the simulation of the Land Rover Defender 110 vehicle in the roll plane (half vehicle) in Simulink/MATLAB. The obtained results were compared with the results obtained in the ADAMS/CAR software package of the Land Rover Defender 110 simulation model previously experimentally validated. The Defender 110 vehicle has a dependent suspension system in both axles and a passive suspension type with four degrees of freedom (4 DOF). Methods: The equations of the system can be solved mathematically with a scheme in Simulink/MATLAB while half-vehicle modeling has been done in ADAMS/CAR. Results: The comparison of the vehicle characteristics obtained by the two simulation methods was done for three different scenarios, and it was noticed that there is a good correlation between them. Conclusion: It was concluded that the Defender 110 vehicle simulation model in Simulink/MATLAB is validated. The validated model can be used to perform suspension system optimization in future work.
Fixed point results for β - F-weak contraction mappings in complete S-metric spaces
Authors: Khomdram Bulbul , Rohen Yumnam , Khan Mohammad , Fabiano Nicola
Published: March 2024

Introduction/purpose: This paper introduces the concept of β - F-weak contraction by using the concepts of F-weak contraction and a - pscontraction. Methods: The use of the β - F-weak contraction proves some fixed points theorems in the framework of S-metric spaces. Results: The obtained results on fixed points in S-metric spaces generalize some known results in the literature. Conclusions: The β - F-weak contraction generalizes some important contraction types and examines the existence of a fixed point in S-metric spaces. The results are used to solve a non-linear Fredholm integral equation.
Relating Sombor and Euler indices
Authors: Gutman Ivan
Published: March 2024

Introduction/purpose: The Euler-Sombor index (EU) is a new vertexdegree-based graph invariant, obtained by geometric consideration. It is closely related to the Sombor index (SO). The actual form of this relation is established. Methods: Combinatorial graph theory is applied. Results: The inequalities between EU and SO are established. Conclusion: The paper contributes to the theory of Sombor-index-like graph invariants.
Sosialisasi Kesesuaian Lahan Tanaman Porang Sebagai Tanaman Pendamping dan Pengolahan Hasil Porang Di Desa Kampung Dalam, Labuhanbatu
Authors: Septyani Ika Ayu Putri , Rafika Mulya , Melia Yona
Published: March 2024

Porang adalah tanaman sekunder untuk mengurangi terjadinya erosi. Sosialisasi ini bertujuan mengedukasi petani tentang tanaman porang sebagai tanaman pendamping dan melakukan pengolahan porang. Sosialisasi ini dilaksanakan di Desa Kampung Dalam Kecamatan Bilah Hulu Kabupaten Labuhanbatu. Metode yang digunakan adalah penyuluhan dan pembagian kuisioner tentang ketertarikan budidaya porang. Pengumpulan data digunakan secara kuantitatif dilanjutkan analisis statistik uji t pada taraf 5%. Kuisioner direkapitulasi menggunakan pie chart. Sosialisasi dihadiri oleh petani sawit, karet, pembudidaya porang dan perangkat desa. Terjadi penambahan pengetahuan budidaya porang oleh peserta sosialisasi. Sebelum sosialisasi, 34 peserta petani sawit dan hanya 1 yang telah melakukan budidaya porang. Setelah dilakukan sosialisasi terdapat peningkatan minat petani melakukan budidaya porang dengan nilai t-statistik -3,26 dan berbeda nyata. Diketahui 44,1% peserta yang tertarik mengetahui tentang porang, 29,4% yang ingin membudidayakan porang sebagai tanaman sekunder, 20,5% petani sawit tertarik dan mulai melakukan penanaman bibit porang dan 5% petani melakukan budidaya porang hingga pasca panen.