bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Local impedance to guide focal radiofrequency ablation: there is life in the old dog yet
Authors: Chu Gavin S , Gupta Dhiraj
Published: April 2021

Despite being first described over 30 years ago, focal radiofrequency
(RF) continues to be the most widely used energy modality for catheter
ablation. The fact that it has managed to hold its own against stiff
competition from alternative energy sources used for pulmonary vein
isolation (PVI) is down to continuous evolution based on enhancements in
our understanding of its biophysical principles. In particular, the
advent of contact-force (CF) based integrated indices such as Ablation
Index have improved both efficacy and safety. However, a significant
limitation of this approach is the absence of tissue feedback during
lesion creation, which results in a blunt ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.
This limitation has been further brought into focus by the recent
appreciation of the much greater importance of circuit impedance rather
than delivered power as a fundamental determinant of RF lesion size.
Sperm mitochondrial DNA copy numbers in normal and abnormal semen analysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Authors: Popova Daria , Bhide Priya , DAntonio Francesco , Basnet Purusotam , Acharya Ganesh
Published: April 2021

Background: Normal mature sperm have a considerably reduced number of
mitochondria which provide the energy required for progressive sperm
motility. Literature suggests that disorders of sperm motility may be
linked to abnormal sperm mitochondrial number and function. Objectives:
To summarise the evidence from literature regarding the association of
mitochondrial DNA copy numbers and semen quality with a particular
emphasis on the spermatozoa motility. Search strategy: Standard
methodology recommended by Cochrane. Selection criteria: All published
primary research reporting on differences in mitochondrial DNA copy
numbers between the sperm of males with a normal and abnormal semen
analysis. Data collection and analysis: Using standard methodology
recommended by Cochrane we pooled results using a random effects model
and the findings were reported as a standardised mean difference. Main
results: We included 10 trials. The primary outcome was sperm
mitochondrial DNA copy numbers. A meta-analysis including five studies
showed significantly higher mitochondrial DNA copy numbers in abnormal
semen analysis as compared to normal semen analysis(SMD 1.08, 95% CI
0.74-1.43). Three other studies not included in the meta-analysis showed
a significant negative correlation between mitochondrial DNA copy
numbers and semen parameters. The quality of evidence was assessed as
good to very good in 60% of studies. Conclusions: Our review
demonstrates significantly higher mitochondrial DNA in human sperm cells
of men with abnormal semen analysis in comparison to men with normal
semen analysis. PROSPERO registration: CRD42019118841 Funding None
received
Membangun Desa Binaan Tanggap COVID-19, Lupus, Reumatik, dan Alergi: Upaya Menurunkan Angka Kejadian dan Mencegah Kekambuhan di Malang
Authors: Handono Kusworini , Wahono Cesarius Singgih , Barlianto Wisnu , Dewi Elvira Sari , Sari Tita Luthfia , Hasanah Dian , Rahman Perdana Aditya , Anshory Muhammad , Wulandari Desy , Sari Dewi Purnama , Endharti Agustina Tri , Nurdiana Nurdiana , Kalsum Umi , Susianti Hani , Kalim Handono
Published: April 2021

Kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang COVID-19, lupus, reumatik, dan alergi mempengaruhi keberhasilan terapi, penurunan angka kejadian, dan pencegahan kekambuhan. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat adalah membangun desa-desa binaan tanggap COVID-19, lupus, reumatik, dan alergi di Malang oleh Tim Kelompok Kajian Lupus, Autoimun, Reumatik, dan Alergi (LAURA) Universitas Brawijaya. Warga desa binaan diberikan penyuluhan berupa seminar awam dan pelatihan tentang pertolongan awal pada penyakit COVID-19, lupus, reumatik, dan alergi, kemudian diminta mengisi kuesioner posttest untuk mengukur pemahaman. Desa-desa binaan diberikan thermo-gun dan wastafel untuk menerapkan protokol kesehatan. Satu bulan kemudian dievaluasi adanya kejadian COVID-19, lupus, reumatik, dan alergi di desa binaan. Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan rata-rata warga desa binaan memahami 78,3% materi yang diberikan dan menerapkan protokol kesehatan sesuai yang diajarkan saat penyuluhan. Dilaporkan tidak ada kejadian COVID-19 serta kekambuhan lupus, reumatik, dan alergi dalam satu bulan terakhir kegiatan. Kesimpulan: pembangunan desa-desa binaan di Malang meningkatkan tanggap warga terhadap COVID-19, lupus, reumatik, dan alergi.
Pendampingan Pembuatan Rodentisida Organik di Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 Desa Wonorejo Kecamatan Poncokusumo Kabupaten Malang
Authors: Budiyanto Moch. Agus Krisno , Aminah Tien , Husamah Husamah , Muizzudin Muizzudin , Miranti Kurnia Ayu , Viandira Elfa Shauna , Wafi Yoshida Fildanu
Published: April 2021

Petani yang menerapkan pertanian organik masih mengalami permasalahan terkait pengetahuan tentang pembuatan dan penggunaan rodentisida organik, sehingga perlu dilakukan kegiatan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PkM). PkM ini bertujuan memberikan pendampingan kepada mitra sehingga terjadi perbaikan dalam hal, (1) penguasaan metode pembuatan rodentisida organik anggota kelompok petani organik yang menjadi mitra dan (2) menguasai metode penggunaan rodentisida organik anggota kelompok petani organik yang menjadi mitra. Mitra PkM adalah Kelompok Tani Sumber Urip-1 Desa Wonorejo Kecamatan Poncokusumo Kabupaten Malang. Jumlah anggota kelompok tani yang terlibat sebanyak 20 petani. Metode pelaksanaan PkM terdiri dari 2 kegiatan utama, yaitu sebagai berikut: 1) Pelatihan pembuatan rodentisida organik dari bahan baku lokal dan 2) Pelatihan dan pendampingan penggunaan rodentisida organik. Melalui serangkaian kegiatan pelatihan dan pendampingan dan setelah dilakukan pretest, posttest, dan observasi, maka: 1) semua anggota (100%) mitra PkM telah menguasai metode pembuatan rodentisida organik dan 2) semua anggota (100%) mitra PkM telah menguasai penggunaan dan mampu meningkatkan produksi rodentisida organik. Indikator keberhasilan yang digunakan adalah 80% Mitra PkM dapat melakukan produksi dan penggunaan rodentisida organik dengan baik.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Augmented Reality Book Simulasi Perkembangbiakan Hewan Pada Mata Pelajaran IPA Studi Kasus Kelas VI- SD Negeri 4 Suwug
Authors: Sudarmayana I Gede Arya , Kesiman Made Windu Antara , Sugihartini Nyoman
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this research is to develop learning media based on the Augmented Reality Book of Animal Breeding on the Android platform, as one of the media to facilitate and provide it’s an attraction in understanding animal breeding material in Natural Sciences (IPA) lessons in SDN 4 SUWUG. The development of the Augmented Reality Book Animal Breeding application uses the ADDIE model which consists of five stages, namely the Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation stages. In this model, an Evaluation process is carried out in each of the stages that are passed continuously to produce products that meet the needs in the field. The final result of this development is in the form of Augmented Reality Animal Breeding applications that can be used via mobile devices with the Android operating system. The final results of this study indicate that the application of Augmented Reality Animal Breeding is included in the criteria very well. The results obtained based on the black-box test obtained a percentage of success of 100%, white-box test obtained a percentage of success of 100%, content expert test, and media expert test were processed with Gregory Technique with an average of 1.00 calculation results if converted into a table of achievement levels expert validity criteria included Very High, and for the user response test with a percentage of 93.4% so that it falls into the rating criteria that is Very Good.
A Study of Determinants of Lecturer Performance: The Islamic Universities in Makassar City Case
Authors: Amiruddin . , Mahfudnurnajamuddin . , Mapparenta . , Arifin Zainal , Budiandriani .
Published: April 2021

This research aims to explore the determinants of lecturer performance at Islamic Universities in Makassar City using 327 foundation lecturers or civil servants. Data testing was carried out using AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures). The results of this study provide evidence that leadership directly has a negative and insignificant effect on job satisfaction. Motivation has a negative and insignificant effect on lecturer performance, similar results were obtained in the indirect effect test, that work motivation has a negative and insignificant effect on lecturer performance through job satisfaction. The two-stage test results provide evidence that work motivation has a negative and insignificant effect on lecturer performance.
The Effect of Diversity Management on Organizational Performance: The Case of Ethio-Telecom South West Region
Authors: Mulu Abdulhakim , Zewdie Shemelis
Published: April 2021

The aim of this paper is examining the effect of diversity management on organizational performance by focusing on Ethio-Telecom (Ethiopian Telecommunication) South West region offices. Using Survey research design a quantitative data was randomly collected from a total of 120 employees. Path analysis was conducted to test the three research hypothesis. The result of empirical analysis showed that organizational diversity management constructs or dimensions (ethnicity, gender, and religion) are positively related with organizational performance. Hence, diversity management can positively influence employee productivity, satisfaction, creativity and innovation and better decision making there by fostering organizational performance.
Corporate Boards, Audit Committees and Voluntary Disclosure: A Case Analysis on Bangladeshi Listed Companies
Authors: Ahmed Fakrul
Published: April 2021

The study tries to find the interaction of corporate disclosure and governance within the organization, focused stakeholders, and shareholders representation with internal information in the board. The paper investigates seven governance variables as the willful release of information proxy concentrated on organizational structure and functioning. Multiple regression has been performed to identify the explanatory power of the variables. The results are very much similar and consistent with the understanding that both internal and external control exist simultaneously to affect the shareholders' control to restrict each other. The results suggest that the size of the board does not affect the external control of voluntary disclosure. This paper can help to exhibit the relationship between proper and transparent corporate governance and required disclosure to reduce agency conflicts. This paper focused on the existing companies listed in the stock exchanges to identify and develop model to improve the agency setting. The paper should be interesting for the regulators, stakeholders, and practitioners to construct consistent policies with calls for more disclosure requirements in this agency setting.
The Rydberg Constant Interpreted as the Gaussian Curvature, Gauss-Bohr-de Broglie Model – Two Shadow Projections of the Helix, Unlocking of the Fixed Constant c of the Speed of Light – New Tests for Old Physics
Authors: Stávek Jiří
Published: April 2021

We have newly interpreted the Rydberg constant R∞ as the Gaussian curvature – the ratio of the 4π electron spin rotation to the area on the Gauss – Bohr sphere travelled by that electron. Rydberg constant for hydrogen RH was newly derived and can be experimentally tested and compared with the value RH derived from the reduced mass. The de Broglie electron on the helical path embedded on the Gauss – Bohr sphere was projected as two shadows: the real shadow Re [cos(t)] and the imaginary shadow Im [i sin(t)]. This model differs from the Schrödinger famous quantum wave description in the physical interpretation. The wave amplitude is here interpreted as the distance of the shadow from the Gauss – Bohr sphere. Moreover, we have newly inserted into the wave equation curvature and torsion of that de Broglie helix. One very interesting result of this model is the estimation of the constant c of the speed of light with three additional significant figures. We have divided the very precise CODATA 2018 value for R∞ expressed in frequency and the CODATA 1986 value for R∞ expressed in wavenumber unit. Based on these precise spectroscopic data we might increase the accuracy of the constant c of the speed of light to twelve significant figures.
Approaching electrical circuit understanding with circuit builder virtual laboratory
Authors: Santoso Purwoko Haryadi , Munawanto Nino
Published: April 2021

Nowadays, most students are familiar with the notebook for daily use. The compactness and flexibility of the notebook offer more benefits than a PC. The teachers can engage it during teaching physics. Hence, this research had developed an electrical circuit virtual experiment that acts like real experiments. It can be accessed easily by students in their notebook. This study introduces a flash-based animation Circuit Builder as a simulation designed to help students understand the electrical circuit. This study's purposes were: (1) to analyze the feasibility level of Circuit Builder for enhancing students’ electrical circuit mastery and (2) to know the effectiveness of Circuit Builder based on students’ electrical circuit mastery. Circuit Builder was developed by 4D (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate) model. The feasibility level was analyzed by CVI (Content Validity Index). Then, the effectiveness was tested with effect size. This study proved that the virtual laboratory "Circuit Builder” was feasible in physics class with a moderate effect size. The virtual laboratory could improve students’ electrical circuit mastery than doing practices with traditional laboratories.
Torrance's future problem-solving instruction: Developing students' problem-solving ability
Authors: Duangrawa Asanlaya , Nuangchalerm Prasart
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this research was to develop the problem-solving ability of grade 10th students by using Torrance’s future problem-solving instruction. The researchers used action research in this study. The target group consisted of fifteen 10th-grade students of the second semester in the 2019 academic year. Students who had problem-solving ability scores in low criteria showed lower than 70% of the full score. This study's research instruments were four lesson plans in the topic energy, problem-solving ability tests, observation form of problem-solving ability during lesson plans implementation, and students’ interviewing form in problem-solving ability. Data were collected and analyzed by descriptive statistics. The finding showed that the problem-solving ability score of the target group increased in each action cycle. At the end of the fourth cycle, the problem-solving ability score of all students was above 70%. According to the results, Torrance's future problem-solving instructional model can help students improve their problem-solving ability.
Tsunami understanding media: Android-physics mobile learning to improve problem solving-skills and natural disaster preparedness
Authors: Abdillah Annas Jati , Mundilarto Mundilarto , Sulaiman Syazana
Published: April 2021

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of tsunami understanding media through Android-based physics mobile learning in improving students' problem-solving skills and natural disaster preparedness. This study employed quasi-experiment research with a non-equivalent control group design. This research subjects were fifty-six students of class XI IPA at SMA N 1 Kretek, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The sampling technique employed in this research was the simple random sampling technique to determine the experimental and control groups.  The research data had been obtained through pretest and posttest in the form of essay tests. The data obtained were then analyzed using N-gain. The analysis results were used to determine the effectiveness of the media using the Hotelling's Trace test in MANOVA test analysis. Normally distributed and homogeneous data are required to perform the multivariate analysis. The results showed that the tsunami understanding media through Android-based physics mobile learning improved students' problem-solving skills and natural disaster preparedness compared to the learning using PowerPoint presentation. The research decisions were based on the significant value that was smaller than 0.05 (0.000<0.05), and the value of the Partial Eta Squared was 0.359 in the broad category.
Suatu Pendekatan Pembelajaran; Quantum Teaching
Authors: Yuberti Yuberti
Published: April 2021

Bagi seorang mahasiswa Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan, sangatdisadari bahwa produknya kelak adalah akan menjadi seorang guru yangdiharapkan profesional. Pengertian Profesional disini merupakan suatuhasil, hasil diperoleh dari suatu proses. Jika proses perkuliahan,pemahaman tentang makna dari suatu istilah belum dimengerti denganbaik, bagaimana dengan produknya kelak? Oleh sebab itu, dalam tulisan ini akan dibahas istilah-istilah dalam pembelajaran, khususnya konsep pendekatan pembelajaran. Penulis berharap dari apa yang dipaparkan akan memberikan pemahaman terhadap pendekatan dalam pembelajaran, khususnya pendekatan quantum learning atau quantum teaching yang bersumber dari konsep kefisikaan. Quantum adalah sebuah temuan yang telah menyelamatkan manusiadari bencana ultraviolet. Quantum Training telah menyelamatkan manusia  dari bencana “ultrasekolah” dan “ultra belajar” Quantum pertama kali ditemukan oleh Max Planck pada akhir abad ke-19. Ia menemukan sebuah rumus fisika yang sahih yang dapat menanggulangi bencana ultraviolet. Sejak saat itu istilah Quantum digunakan pada banyak aspek kehidupan yang antara lain digunakan pada bidang pendidikan dan pembelajaran.Diabad ke-20 ini orang : dipaksa” belajar diruang kelas yang disusunsecara kaku dan terdiri dari meja dan kursi. Nilai dan ijasah/sertifikatmenjadi ukuran keberhasilan yang pada akhirnya pembelajaran merasabahwa belajar dan sekolah merupakan beban, seiring denganperkembangan dunia pendidikan, ditemukan sebuah pendekatanpengajaran yang disebut Quantum Teaching.
PEDAGOGI DAN TEKNOLOGI DALAM E-LEARNING Studi Kasus: Pengembangan E-Learning di Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan IAIN Raden Intan Lampung
Authors: Gunawan Indra
Published: April 2021

Aspek pedagogi sangat berpengaruh terhadap pengembangan materi (content development) dan pembelajaran (learning) dengan memperhatikan teknik dan behavior interaksi antara dosen (lecturer) dan mahasiswa (students). Di sisi lain aspek teknologi berpengaruh terhadap pengembangan materi yang dinamis dan rich multimedia, serta menyediakan fiturfitur (features) komponen sistem e-learning. Mengintegrasikan kedua aspek tersebut dapat meningkatkan kualitas pengembangan materi yang didukung oleh system e-learning agar proses belajar-mengajar menjadi optimal. Subjective Analysis atas pengintegrasian kedua aspek tersebut dalam sistem e-learning yang digunakan-SCELE, menunjukkan bahwa lingkungan pembelajaran online dapat menghadirkan suasana sebagaimana pembelajaran konvensional.
INTEGRASI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM PEMBELAJARAN DI SEKOLAH
Authors: Latifah Sri
Published: April 2021

Salah satu pengertian pendidikan adalah proses memanusiakan manusia. Untuk meraih derajat manusia seutuhnya sangatlah tidak mungkin tanpa melalui proses pendidikan. Pendidikan harus dapat menghasilkan insan-insan yang memiliki karakter mulia, di samping memiliki kemampuan akademik dan keterampilan yang memadai. Salah satu cara untuk mewujudkan manusia yang berkarakter adalah dengan mengintegrasikan pendidikan karakter dalam setiap pembelajaran. Nilai-nilai karakter utama yang harus terwujud dalam sikap dan perilaku peserta didik sebagai hasil dari proses pendidikan karakter adalah jujur (olah hati), cerdas (olah pikir), tangguh (olah raga), dan peduli (olah rasa dan karsa). Pengintegrasian pendidikan karakter dalam pembelajaran dapat dilakukan dengan pemuatan nilai-nilai karakter dalam semua mata pelajaran yang diajarkan di sekolah dan dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan pembelajaran. Untuk itu guru harus mempersiapkan pendidikan karakter mulai dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, hingga evaluasinya. Pelaksanaan pendidikan karakter di sekolah perlu didukung oleh keteladanan guru dan orang tua murid serta budaya yang berkarakter.
MODEL PEMBELAJARAN JUST IN TIME TEACHING (JITT) BERBANTUAN WEBSITE PADA TOPIK LISTRIK ARUS BOLAK-BALIK UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KREATIF SISWA SMA
Authors: Irwandani Irwandani
Published: April 2021

Telah dilakukan penelitian dengan metode quasy experiment tentang penerapan pembelajaran JiTT berbantuan website untuk mengetahui peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa pada materi listrik arus bolak-balik. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa kelas X SMA tahun pelajaran 2012/2013. Sampel penelitian terbagi dalam dua kelas, yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Kelas eksperimen mendapatkan model pembelajaran JiTT berbantuan websitesedangkan kelas kontrol mendapat model pembelajaran JiTT tanpa bantuan website.Hasil uji statistik menunjukkan bahwakelas eksperimen secara signifikan lebih dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswanyadibandingkan kelas kontrol. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pembelajaran JiTT berbantuan website dapat lebih meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kreatif siswa.
Ketidakseimbangan Instrumen Penilaian Pada Domain Pembelajaran
Authors: Yuberti Yuberti
Published: April 2021

Generally, the result of teaching and learning process pointed to three basic aspects, they are; cognitive, affective, and psycomotoric that must be achieved by the students. These three aspects can not be divided because they are a unity. Teaching and learning hold one important aspect in education, that is to develop and empower cognitive, affective, and psycomotoric to create students effectively. The three domains should be underwritten in teaching learning process they cover lesson planning, lesson implementation, the result of evaluation and supervision of teaching and learning process. Based on the concept result teaching and learning throughly, the teacher are obligated to make instruments for three domains in teaching and learning process and it’s application. Various kind of evaluation are made to get the responsibly result of students’ teaching and learning can describe students ability comprehensively. Secara umum, hasil pembelajaran mengarah pada tiga hal pokok yang harus mampu dicapai peserta didik, yaitu Afektif, Kognitif dan Psikomotorik. Ketiga hal ini tidak boleh dipisahkan karena merupakan satu kesatuan. Pembelajaran sebagai salah satu aspek penting dalam pendidikan memegang peranan mengembangkan dan memberdayakan domain kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotor bagi peserta didik secara seimbang. Keseimbangan pengembangan dan pemberdayaan ketiga domain tersebut harus tertuang dengan jelas dalam proses pembelajaran, meliputi perencanaan pembelajaran, pelaksanaan pembelajaran, penilaian hasil pembelajaran, dan pengawasan proses pembelajaran. Berdasarkan konsep hasil belajar yang bersifat menyeluruh, sudah menjadi keharusan bahwa guru harus membuat instrumen pada ketiga ranah dalam pembelajaran tersebut dan melakukan penerapan penilaiannya. Berbagai bentuk penilaian dibuat untuk memperoleh hasil belajar peserta didik yang dapat dipertanggungjawabkan serta benar-benar dapat menggambarkan kemampuan peserta didik secara komprehensif.Kata kunci: domain pembelajaran, instrumen penilaian, ketidakseimbanga
Pengaruh Penerapan Strategi Pembelajaran Think Talk Write (TTW) Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Fisika Peserta Didik Kelas VIII MTS
Authors: Irwandani Irwandani
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan men­deskripsikan seberapa besar pengaruh strategi pembelajaran TTW pada peserta didik kelas VIII MTs Al-Hikmah Bandar Lampung. Metode penelitian menggunakan kuasi eksperimen dengan desain Control Group Pretest-Posttest. Sampel penelitian terbagi dalam dua kelas, yaitu kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Kelas eksperimen menggunakan pembelajaran dengan strategi TTW sementara kelas kontrol menggunakan strategi pembelajaran konvensional. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh hasil bahwa kelas eksperimen diperoleh N-gain sebesar 0,609 sementara untuk kelas kontrol diperoleh N-gain sebesar 0,561.Kata kunci: prestasi belajar, strategi belajar, think talk write.
Pengaruh Challenge Based Learning dengan Metode Eksperimen dan Proyek Ditinjau dari Sikap Ilmiah dan Keingintahuan terhadap Prestasi Belajar Siswa
Authors: Sodikin Sodikin
Published: April 2021

Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh model challenge based learning (CBL) dengan metode eksperimen dan proyek, sikap ilmiah, keingintahuan belajar, dan interaksinya terhadap prestasi belajar ranah kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu dengan desain faktorial 2x2x2. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X MAN 1 Bandar Lampung semester II Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014. Sampel terdiri dari dua kelas yaitu kelas X2 dan X3 yang diperoleh menggunakan teknik cluster random sampling. Kelas X2 diberi model CBL dengan metode eksperimen dan kelas X3 diberi model CBL dengan metode proyek. Uji hipotesis menggunakan Anava. Berdasarkan hasil analisis disimpulkan: 1) ada pengaruh model CBL dengan metode eksperimen dan proyek terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif sedangkan afektif dan psikomotorik tidak ada pengaruh; 2) ada pengaruh keingintahuan belajar terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif dan afektif sedangkan prestasi belajar psikomotorik tidak ada; 3) ada pengaruh sikap ilmiah terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif siswa, sedangkan pada afektif dan psikomotorik tidak ada; 4) tidak ada interaksi antara pengaruh model CBL dengan metode eksperimen dan metode proyek dengan keingintahuan belajar terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik siswa; 5) tidak ada interaksi antara pengaruh model CBL dengan metode eksperimen dan metode proyek dengan sikap ilmiah terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik siswa; 6) tidak ada interaksi antara pengaruh keingintahuan belajar dengan sikap ilmiah terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik siswa; 7) tidak ada interaksi antara pengaruh model CBL dengan metode eksperimen dan metode proyek, keingintahuan belajar, dengan sikap ilmiah terhadap prestasi belajar kognitif, afektif, dan psikomotorik siswa.Kata Kunci: CBL, keingintahuan, pembelajaran eksperimen, sikap ilmiah
Modern Islam, Politics, and the Making of Religious Commodification Among Female Members of Majelis Taklim Circle in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
Authors: Mulyadi Mulyadi , Jauhari Tontowi , Hidayat Mansur , Sugiono Arif
Published: April 2021

Despite the common belief in society about the declining fate of religion in time of modernity, everyday behaviors of religious societies have shown that religion has been increasingly commodified for political purposes. This article aims to study the ways in which modernity has enabled the dynamic use of religious commodification in political sectors.  Its main question is how political leaders have used religious doctrines, values, and symbols for gaining their electoral supports. Data of this research is collected through surveys among female Muslim members of Islamic learning circles (majelis taklim) in Bandar Lampung, the biggest city in the province of Lampung, where religious learning circles have increasingly flourished in the last few years. This research finds out ample evidence showing the significant influences of modernization and commodification of religion in determining political behaviors of the female members of Islamic learning circles. Modernization in the context of this research is defined as knowledge, urbanization, increased income, technological progress, social norms, social interaction, social institutions, and  commodification of religion is identified as the acts of making religious teachings and activities as a commodity, empirically manifested in the form of transforming social relations into economic relations (relation oriented for economic interests, materialization of a thing spiritual).
Another Look at the Modal Collapse Argument
Authors: Fakhri Omar
Published: April 2021

On one classical conception of God, God has no parts, not even metaphysical parts. God is not composed of form and matter, act and potency, and he is not composed of existence and essence. God is absolutely simple. This is the doctrine of Absolute Divine Simplicity (ADS). It is claimed that ADS implies a modal collapse, i.e. that God’s creation is absolutely necessary. I argue that a proper way of understanding the modal collapse argument naturally leads the proponent of ADS to reject a particular premise of the argument: namely, “the same identical cause brings about the same effect.” However, I argue that the rejection of that premise leads to a deeper problem for ADS. It leads to an explanatory gap: how can we explain the relevant type of indeterminism in an absolutely simple God?
HISTÓRIAS EM QUADRINHOS – HQS NA EDUCAÇÃO DO CAMPO EM ESCOLAS DE ASSENTAMENTO
Authors: Silva Denis de Oliveira
Published: April 2021

A construção de Histórias em Quadrinhos - HQs na escola de Educação do Campo (CALDART, 2004) é uma alternativa didática para trabalhar na sala de aula (VERGUEIRO, 2014), por meio de HQs que representem o sócio histórico das comunidades do Assentamento Agrícola de Vila Amazônia em Parintins, em Amazonas. O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar a utilização de HQs na sala de aula de escolas de Assentamento, a partir da concepção da Educação do Campo, através das histórias orais dos comunitários que narraram histórias das comunidades, para as crianças na escola, as quais foram transformadas em HQs. A realização se deu por meio de um projeto de extensão do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amazonas, em duas escolas das comunidades: Mato Grosso e Santo Antônio do Tracajá. Como metodologia foi utilizada a fenomenologia (CERBONE, 2012) e a História Oral (ALBERTI, 2005). As crianças construíram HQs demonstrando as relações sócio-históricas de suas famílias e da comunidade.
AVALIAÇÃO COM IMAGENS EM OFICINAS DE CINEMA PARA CRIANÇAS: ELABORAÇÃO E APLICAÇÃO
Authors: Abreu Andrea Vicente Toledo , Moraes Elise Helene Moutinho Bernardo de
Published: April 2021

Este artigo apresenta análise de uma metodologia de avaliação com o uso de imagens com crianças. Procurou-se sistematizar as ações e procedimentos para que possam ser adaptadas, aprimoradas e contribuírem com avaliação de diferentes aprendizagens. Tal método foi elaborado pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Educação e Mídia (PUC-Rio) e testado em oficinas de cinema, realizadas com alunos do quarto e quinto ano do Ensino Fundamental, em uma escola de Cataguases-MG. Vega (2015) e Migliorin et al. (2016) contribuíram na criação e aplicação das oficinas, e a avaliação das aprendizagens foi construída em diálogo com os Estudos da Infância. Realizou-se rodas de conversa conduzidas com o uso de cartões com desenhos e símbolos, registradas em vídeos, fotografias e anotações. A análise mostrou que estratégias como sentar-se ao chão, debater sobre o que está representado em imagens e falar espontaneamente, podem suscitar falas importantes das crianças e evidenciar aprendizagens de natureza diversa.
QUALIDADE DA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR E DESIGUALDADES: UM PANORAMA DOS TEMAS DE ESTUDO (2007 – 2017)
Authors: Silveira Diogo de Ávila Fontoura Julian , Corsetti Berenice
Published: April 2021

A investigação aqui apresentada busca compreender a forma como as temáticas da qualidade da educação e desigualdades, são percebidas frente as pesquisas acadêmicas de Programas brasileiros de Pós-Graduação stricto sensu entre os anos de 2007 e 2017, a partir da identificação dos temas de pesquisa privilegiados por essas comunidades de pesquisa. Na produção dos dados, utilizamos os princípios de Estado de Conhecimento, a partir da pesquisa bibliográfica e seu foco histórico-bibliográfico, exploratório-investigativo, inventariante e descritivo. Os resultados desta investigação acabam por evidenciar a complexidade presente na articulação dos temas qualidade e desigualdades, além da presença marcada de distintos campos disciplinares para o entendimento dos fenômenos relacionados.  A partir das categorias emergentes associadas aos contextos das políticas públicas, aos contextos sociais e aos contextos institucionais, temos um conjunto de temas de pesquisas desenvolvidos no período, em destaque aqueles relacionados a avaliação e garantia da qualidade; e a gestão institucional dos espaços acadêmicos a luz dos contextos institucionais.
Classical Reception Among the Women of the Eighteenth-Century Bluestocking Society
Authors: Walsh-Beauchamp Raphaelle
Published: April 2021

Eighteenth-century Britain saw a rich period of classical reception and allusions to antiquity in its literature, art, and politics. Among those who were influenced by the ancient Greek and Roman cultures were the members of the Bluestocking Society. Comprising mainly of authors, artists, and politicians of the elite class, it is its female members who have gained the most prominence in the subsequent study of the Society. While its most famous female members have been extensively studied through feminist, political, and literary lenses this work seeks to examine the classical influences upon the group. This paper will examine a mixture of contemporary literary works, paintings, engravings, and commissioned architecture, analyzing the classical allusions within these works and how these were used by the Bluestocking women to propagate their social standing. Additionally, the education of the Bluestocking women will be examined to see how certain women of the eighteenth-century made use of informal systems of learning to become as affluent in classical scholarship as their male counterparts. The Bluestocking women were able to use this informal education to become celebrated scholars. Major works analyzed within the paper include the personal letters of the leader of the Bluestockings Elizabeth Montagu, Sarah Fielding’s The Lives of Cleopatra and Octavia (1757), Portraits in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo (1778) by artist Richard Samuel, and representations of historian Catharine Macaulay as a Roman figure.
A Reflection on Wondrous Woo
Authors: Ng Kimberly
Published: April 2021

As a second-generation Chinese Canadian immigrant, I reflect on and respond to my first encounter with Chinese Canadian literature: Carrianne Leung’s The Wondrous Woo. The Wondrous Woo is a YA novel following a Chinese girl, Miramar, who resides in the suburbs of Toronto as she navigates through university, relationships, and family hardships. My lack of exposure to Chinese Canadian literature combined with my desire to see Asian Canadians represented in popular media creates certain expectations for the novel. When The Wondrous Woo fails to represent my own experience of cultural hybridity, I find myself grappling with feelings of anger and frustration. The narrative forces me to ask whether novels like The Wondrous Woo can sustain novel quality while encouraging readers to explore complex dimensions of a diverse society, or if they address racism using stories with hidden objectives to commodify Chinese culture. By reading The Wondrous Woo through Nai-Hua Kuo's article "Depictions of Chinese Americans in Young Adult Literature," to problematize what it means for a novel to be a quality multicultural text, I begin to gain a new understanding of what Carrianne Leung is trying to illustrate in The Wondrous Woo.
Food, Family and Chineseness: Finding Belonging in Carrianne Leung’s The Wondrous Woo
Authors: Zhu Lily S.
Published: April 2021

“Straddling what they often describe as two cultures,” second generation and 1.5 generation children of Chinese immigrants report feeling “never fully at home” in Canada (Kobayashi and Preston 236). Disconnected from their Chinese roots and rejected by the Canadian majority population, the Woo children struggle with this feeling of in-betweenness in the novel The Wondrous Woo. Carrianne Leung constructs a narrative of finding belonging through the different dishes that the Woo family creates, consumes, and encounters. Looking at food as a cultural marker and as a means of establishing identity and community, this presentation will examine the Woo children’s attempts to feel at home, including trying to efface their Chineseness to fit in to dominant Canadian society. From Ba’s summer barbeques to Miramar’s cooking when attending the University of Ottawa, the novel criticizes this problematic process of achieving belonging through assimilation. Instead, the narrative arrives at the solution of family and togetherness: the Chinese-Canadian diasporic community must establish its own place by reconnecting with Chinese culture, and “in food lies this hope” (Leung 97).
The Role of Retrospective Negative Information-Processing Biases in Remitted Depression
Authors: Lipsitz Orly
Published: April 2021

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is characterized by persistent and impairing low mood and loss of interest or pleasure. Given that MDD is highly recurrent, it is important to identify which impairments remain during remission and may predict recurrence. A key impairment in MDD is that they tend to process current and past information more negatively than healthy individuals. However, it is unclear whether this negative information-processing bias persists during remission. This study will investigate a retrospective type of negative information-processing bias when recollecting recent real-world events among young adults with remitted depression (n=31) compared to healthy individuals (n=32). Participants were given a handheld device and responded to prompts on the device four times a day for one week. The prompts asked whether the individual experienced a positive or negative event since the last prompt and how intense that negative or positive event was. At the end of the week, participants completed a questionnaire regarding their experiences over the past week. They were asked how many negative and positive events the individual experienced over the past week, and the overall intensity of these negative and positive events. It is hypothesized that individuals with remitted depression will report a greater number and intensity of negative events in the distal retrospection period than in the proximal retrospection period, but no difference is expected for positive events. The opposite findings are expected for healthy individuals. This research may advance the understanding of persistent impairments in remitted depression while focusing on real-life events.
Exploring the Phenomena of a Quantum Eraser in Young’s Double Slit Experiment
Authors: Shaw Alexander , Vrckovnik Trevor , Thorpe Billy , Sprang Christian
Published: April 2021

This experiment explores the quantum phenomenon known as the Quantum Eraser, using a variation of Young’s Double Slit experiment. Young’s Double Slit experiment demonstrates that light acts as a wave by creating an interference pattern when diffracted through two slits. If one measures which of the two slits the photons pass through, then the interference pattern is replaced by a single bright spot, as would be expected for particle-like behaviour. The “Quantum Eraser” eliminates the measurement on the photons, thereby reintroducing the interference pattern observed in Young’s original experiment. The experiment’s first stage saw Young’s Double Slit experiment recreated and an interference pattern was observed. Upon adding two orthogonally polarized filters, the photon’s path was measured, and the interference pattern was removed. By then adding a third filter which was polarized 45O relative to both other polarisers, the interference pattern was somewhat restored. For each experiment, the heights of the peaks in the interference patterns were compared to each other to examine the quality of the reproduced interference pattern based on the original double slit interference pattern. This comparison gave a quantitative result that demonstrated that the Quantum Eraser was able to restore the interference pattern to within 5 standard errors, thereby exemplifying the effect that changing the measurement conditions affects the final measurement.
“Greenness” in Chemistry Education – Look into Textbook Reaction Examples
Authors: Yang Huilin (Galen)
Published: April 2021

Chemistry has played a dual role in the unfolding picture of global development.1 The chemical sciences have significantly improved overall quality of life but have also caused several severe environmental problems. To alter the public perception of chemistry from a “troublemaker” to a positive field necessary for global advancement, the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) must be used to reposition chemistry in a broader context.2 The SDGs are just beginning to be incorporated into post-secondary chemistry education, creating the essential foundation for teaching students about the role of chemistry as the central sustainability science.3

 

We are investigating how sustainability has been incorporated into chemistry education. The work was carried out by analyzing the organic reactions used as examples in a widely adopted organic chemistry textbook (Organic Chemistry, 2nd edition, Oxford Press). These reactions were examined using a sustainability framework consisting of several existing mass- and energy- based “green chemistry” metrics. The idea of “green chemistry” was formulated in the 1990s to address the environmental crises caused by expanding urbanization, and provides a direction chemistry must take to ensure its development is sustainable. The results of our textbook analysis create a quantitative indicator of the overall “greenness” of the content used as the basis for chemistry courses in Canada.

 

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Prosody of Ojibwe Discourse Markers
Authors: Frazier Sonja
Published: April 2021

Discourse markers (DMs) are optional, sequentially dependent sentence-initial items (Schiffrin, 1987) that are used to bracket units of talk (e.g. oh, well, because, y’know, now ). This research aims to better understand Ojibwe DMs which typically occur as the first or second element of a sentence (Fairbanks, 2016). The proposed analysis seeks to understand the prosody of Ojibwe DMs broadly and specifically their use in narrative structure. The data is drawn from Gakina Dibaajimowin Gwayakwaawan ( All Teachings are Correct ) by Nancy Jones, 2013. The analysis was done by using the programs Audacity and PRAAT to identify individual sentences and their pitch prominences. Through careful listening and pitch tracking, prosodic properties of DMs were found to indicate the following:

DMs attract the most prominent pitch in the sentence.

DMs are used by the speaker to attract the hearer’s attention; in this sense they are interactional (Franks-Job, 2006).

DMs are used by the speaker to structure the narration; as such they interact with topic changes and emphasis (Lenk, 1998)

This study creates a more complex picture of Ojibwe DMs and adds to our understanding of the language.

References:

Fairbanks, B. 2016. Ojibwe Discourse Markers. University of Nebraska Press.

Franks-Job, B. 2006. A dynamic-interactional approach to discourse markers. In Approaches to discourse particles, K. Fischer (ed.) pp. 395–413. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Lenk, U. 1998. Discourse markers and global coherence in conversation. Journal of Pragmatics 30(2):246-257

Ogimaawigwaebiik [Nancy Jones] 2013. Gakina Dibaajimowin Gwayakwaawan. In Dibaajimowinaan; Anishinaabe Stories of Culture and respect ; Nigaanigiizhig [Jim Saint-Arnold] (ed.), Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, 9-10.

Raso, Tommaso. 1996. Prosodic constraints for discourse markers. Spoken Corpora and Linguistic Studies. In Spoken Corpora and Linguistics Studies , T. Raso & H. Mello (eds.) 411-467. Benjamins: Amsterdam.

Schiffrin, D. 1987. Discourse Markers. doi: 10.1017/cbo9780511611841.
The Future of Fracking: Zeolites
Authors: Lambert Ambre
Published: April 2021

Hydraulic fracturing has become a very popular method of extracting natural gas. Even though there has been an increase in fracking activity, fugitive emissions like methane and hydrogen sulfide are escaping more frequently, creating health hazards. This application will focus on an effective method of reducing these fugitive emissions based on a very unique proposal: using molecular sieves or zeolites to capture methane and hydrogen sulfide molecules. We propose running laboratory trials with zeolites that have an affinity for methane and hydrogen sulfide molecules, to examine their effectiveness.
Automatic and manual extraction of speech and language characteristics associated with depression
Authors: Langley Ross
Published: April 2021

Early and accurate diagnosis and intervention of depression is important to facilitate timely, direct, and appropriate interventions with potential for improved clinical outcomes. Delays in the diagnosis of patients with depression may be reduced if simple tools were available to indicate probability of diagnosis. Clinicians use speech and language characteristics to establish current mental state and diagnosis. The use of automatic acoustic feature extraction allows leveraging pitch, power, and variability and can provide an unbiased evaluation of speech.

This study examined speech samples from a youth at-risk cohort, aged 9-25, and developed a manual rating system of speech and language characteristics, which involved rating short segments of audio and transcript on emotion, sentiment, affect, and richness. This competed against an automated model of extracting zero-crossing rate, energy, the entropy of energy, and Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients to identify speech characteristics associated with major depressive disorder.

The results showed that the automatic feature extraction outcompeted the manual rating system in explaining the difference in speech between participants with and without major depressive disorder through speech and language characteristics. While the extraction of audio features is not a substitute for the clinical interview, the ability to provide an unbiased prediction of vulnerability to depression from speech may assist clinicians in early diagnosis.