bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Studi Deskriptif Analitis Pemanfaatan Abu Serbuk Kayu Mahoni Sebagai Bahan Tambah Pembuatan Paving Block Untuk Mencari Kuat Tekan Optimum Berdasarkan SNI 03-0691-1989
Authors: Jauzi Ibnu , ST Prihantono , Suyadi Dadang
Published: February 2021

Paving block adalah batako untuk lantai adalah tempat banyak digunakan sebagai jalan aspal materi di kampus, area kantor, trotoar, jalan, tempat parkir dan sebagainya. Ini mungkin menyiratkan bahwa penggunaan paving block sangat rumit, jadi kebutuhan juga meningkat karena kemudahan dalam pemasangan dan pemeliharaan, sehingga spesifik perawatan dapat dilakukan untuk merampingkan penggunaannya dalam hal kualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untukcari tahu, berapa nilai kekuatan tekan optimal yang dihasilkan oleh blok tersebut paving menggunakan bahan tambah bubuk abu mahoni dengan penambahan 0%, 5%, 10% dan 15% dari rasio berat semen. Penelitian ini dilakukan di PUSLITBANG Bogor untuk membakar serbuk gergaji,spesimen pabrik di Pengadilan Jati Makmur, Pondok Gede dan uji kuat tekan yang dilakukan di Laboratorium Teknik Sipil Negara Universitas Jakarta pada Mei hingga November 2012 .. Studi ini mencoba menjelaskan melalui percobaan menguji kekuatan tekan paving block dengan menggunakan material yang ditambahkan adalah abu kayu bakar yang dibasahi dengan suhu 600oC yang sedang diharapkan untuk menghasilkan kekuatan tekan yang optimal dari berbagai variabel yang telah ditentukan, jumlah 0%, 5%, 10% dan 15% dari berat semen. Belakangan bahan-bahan ini bisa digunakan sebagai bahan tambahan alternatif bahan dalam pembuatan blok paving beton pada khususnya. Dalam studi ini, menggunakan metode eksperimen, populasi adalah paving block spesimen dengan dimensi panjang 10cm, lebar 10 cm dan tebal 6 cm. Sampel yang digunakan adalah spesimen paving block dengan nilai 0,35 FAS oleh 10 spesimen dengan 4 kelompok yaitu proporsi campuran; 10 buah campuran spesimen 1 Pc: 4 Ps ditambah abu serbuk gergajimahoni 0% berat semen, B; campur 1 Pc: 4 Ps ditambah abu kayu mahoni bubuk 5% berat semen, C; campur 1 Pc: 4 Ps ditambah abu kayu mahonibubuk 10% dari berat semen dan D; campur 1 Pc: 4 Ps plus abu mahoni serbuk kayu 15% berat semen. Keseluruhan spesimen berusia 28 hari yang direncanakan di Indonesia sesuai dengan SNI-03-0691-1989 tentang prosedur pengujian kekuatan tekan untuk cekal paving. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah tes rata-rata. Dari hasil tersebut, diperoleh kuat tekan rata-rata paving block oleh menggunakan campuran 1 Pc: 4 Ps ditambah abu mahoni bubuk kayu 10% adalah campuran terbaik 421kg / cm2 kuat tekan, sedangkan nilai dari campuran kuat tekan 1 Pc: 4 Ps mahoni bubuk kayu ditambah abu 0% adalah 243 kg / cm2, kuat tekan mencampur 1 Pc: 4 Ps ditambah mahoni abu serbuk gergaji berjumlah 5% dan campuran336kg / cm2, 1 Pc: 4 Ps plus bubuk kayu mahoni ash hasil penurunan 15% dari penambahan 5% dan 10% sedang 254kg / cm2.
PERBANDINGAN PERHITUNGAN STRUKTUR KUDA-KUDA BAJA SIKU GANDA DENGAN ASUMSI JOIN SEBAGAI SENDI DAN ASUMSI JOIN SEBAGAI JEPIT MENGGUNAKAN APLIKASI KOMPUTER
Authors: Dwiyana Herdy , Widiasanti Irika , Bachtiar Gina
Published: February 2021

Berdasarkan identifikasi masalah maka peneliti membatasi masalah padaperbandingan hasil perhitungan desain kuda-kuda baja Pratt siku ganda denganasumsi join sebagai sendi dan join sebagai jepit pada bentang 15 m, 18 m dan 21m menggunakan aplikasi SAP 2000 student version.Dengan karya tulis ini akan dicoba untuk mencari jawaban dari pertanyaan berikutini Seberapa besarkah perbedaan nilai angka keamanan yang terjadi antaraasumsi join sebagai sendi dengan asumsi join sebagai jepit pada struktur kudakudabaja Pratt siku ganda.Hasil penelitian tentang perbandingan perhitungan struktur kuda-kuda baja sikuganda dengan asumsi join sebagai sendi dan join sebagai jepit menggunakanaplikasi komputer dapat memberikan informasi berupa nilai angka keamanan danbesar dimensi kuda-kuda yang diperlukan.
Pengaruh Media Permainan Monopoli Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Historis Siswa Kelas XI MIPA 8 SMA Negeri 1 Tasikmalaya
Authors: Ulfah Khoerun Nisa  , Oka Agus Kurniawan Shavab  , Iyus Jayusman
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this thesis writing is to find out the influence of monopoly game media on students' historical thinking ability on history subjects in the XI MIPA 8 class of SMA Negeri 1 Tasikmalaya even semester semester 2019/ 2020. The method used in this research is quasi-experimental with a quantitative approach. The design used is nonequivalent control group design. The population in this study were all students of class XI MIPA of SMA Negeri 1 Tasikmalaya which were divided into 9 classes. The sample in this study was determined using a purposive sample technique, namely class XI MIPA 8 as an experimental class and XI MIPA 9 as a control class. Data collected through observation and tests. The instruments used are observation guidelines and items in the form of descriptions with indicators of historical thinking. the number of description questions used is 7 items after validity testing. Data analysis techniques were performed using SPSS software version 25.0. The results showed that the use of monopoly games in class XI MIPA 8 had an effect on increasing the ability to think historically. This is based on the results of data processing which shows that the value of t count> t table (6.248> 2,000) or Sig (2-Tailed) value of 0.00 <0.05 so that Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. The effectiveness of the monopoly game as a medium of learning in history subjects is stated to be quite effective in improving the historical thinking ability of students of class XI MIPA 8 of SMA Negeri 1 Tasikmalaya semester even academic year 2019/ 2020.
An Isoelastic Monoblock Cup Retains More Acetabular and Femoral Bone Than a Modular Press-Fit Cup
Authors: Brodt Steffen , Jacob Benjamin , Nowack Dimitri , Zippelius Timo , Strube Patrick , Matziolis Georg
Published: February 2021

Background:

For cup revision after total hip arthroplasty, sufficiently good periacetabular bone stock is a prerequisite for fixation of the revision implant. Cementless cups can lead to a relevant reduction of peri-implant bone mineral density (BMD) through stress-shielding.

Methods:

Fifty patients were included in this prospective randomized controlled trial. Group 1 (RM group) received an isoelastic monoblock cup (RM Pressfit vitamys; Mathys). Group 2 (IT group) received a modular titanium cup (Allofit-S IT Alloclassic with a polyethylene liner; Zimmer). Periacetabular BMD was determined and subdivided into 4 regions of interest by dual x-ray absorptiometry at 1 week (baseline) and at 4 years postoperatively. Our primary outcome was reduction in periacetabular BMD.

Results:

Periacetabular BMD was reduced by an average of 15.1% in the RM group and 16.5% in the IT group at 4 years postoperatively. No significant difference was found between the 2 groups over the periacetabular structure as a whole. However, the decrease of BMD in the polar region was significantly different in the RM group (4.9% ± 10.0%) compared with the IT group (15.9% ± 14.9%, p = 0.005). Use of the isoelastic RM cup showed significantly less bone loss than the modular IT cup.

Conclusions:

Relevant loss of BMD at 4 years after surgery was identified in the periacetabular region in both groups. No differences between the 2 cup systems were found when looking at the overall periacetabular region. As a secondary outcome, less postoperative periacetabular bone loss occurred in the polar region when an isoelastic cup was used. Longer follow-up is required to allow for conclusions to be drawn about the long-term course of the 2 cup systems.

Level of Evidence:

Therapeutic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Development of a Short Form of the Negative Pain Thoughts Questionnaire (NPTQ)
Authors: Dekker Anne-Britt , Teunis Teun , Schipper Inger , Ring David
Published: February 2021

Background:

Thoughts affect pain intensity and the magnitude of activity intolerance for a given nociception. The Negative Pain Thoughts Questionnaire (NPTQ) measures common unhelpful cognitive biases regarding pain. A shorter version of the NPTQ could be used in daily practice to improve health by identifying important misconceptions.

Methods:

One hundred and thirty-seven patients seeking specialty musculoskeletal care completed questionnaires addressing demographics, negative pain thoughts, worst-case thinking, resiliency, the magnitude of self-reported activity intolerance, and pain intensity. Patients were randomly allocated to a learning cohort (110 patients, 80%) and a validation cohort (27 patients, 20%). Based on factor analysis of the learning cohort, 4 questions were selected to create the NPTQ short form (NPTQ-SF). Floor and ceiling effects of the NPTQ and NPTQ-SF were analyzed. Psychometric properties of the NPTQ-SF were tested with use of Spearman correlations with the NPTQ. The internal consistency of the NPTQ and NPTQ-SF was analyzed with use of the Cronbach α coefficient. To test external validity, we calculated Spearman correlations with pain intensity, activity intolerance, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and the Brief Resiliency Scale in the validation cohort.

Results:

The Cronbach α was 0.90 for the NPTQ and 0.85 for the NPTQ-SF. The Spearman correlation between NPTQ and NPTQ-SF scores was 0.91 in the learning cohort and 0.93 in the validation cohort. In the validation cohort, there was no difference in the strength of the correlations of the NPTQ and NPTQ-SF with other questionnaires.

Conclusions:

These findings support the use of a brief, 4-question measure of unhelpful cognitive biases regarding pain in both research and patient care. The NPTQ-SF would benefit from external validation in an independent cohort.

Clinical Relevance:

The notable influence of common misconceptions (i.e., cognitive bias) on musculoskeletal symptoms can be measured with a brief questionnaire and used as a point of discussion with patients.
Trends in Comorbidities and Complications Using ICD-9 and ICD-10 in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties
Authors: Ohnuma Tetsu , Raghunathan Karthik , Fuller Matthew , Ellis Alan R. , JohnBull Eric A. , Bartz Raquel R. , Stefan Mihaela S. , Lindenauer Peter K. , Horn Maggie E. , Krishnamoorthy Vijay
Published: February 2021

Background:

The transition to the new ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision) coding system in the U.S. poses challenges to the ability to consistently and accurately measure trends in comorbidities and complications. We examined the prevalence of comorbidities and postoperative medical complications before and after the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 among patients who underwent primary total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA). We hypothesized that the transition to ICD-10 codes was associated with discontinuity and slope change in comorbidities and medical complications.

Methods:

The Elixhauser comorbidities and medical complications were identified using the Premier Healthcare database from fiscal year (FY)2011 to FY2018. Using multivariable segmented regression models, we examined the changes in the levels and slopes after the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding. Odds ratios (ORs) of <1 and >1 indicate decreases and increases, respectively, in levels and slopes.

Results:

Overall, 2,006,581 patients who underwent primary THA or TKA were identified. The mean age was 65.9 ± 10.5 years, and the median length of the hospital stay was 2 days (interquartile range [IQR], 2 to 3 days). Of the comorbidities studied, congestive heart failure, hypertension, and obesity had a statistically significant but clinically small discontinuity after the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding. Of the complications, pneumonia (OR = 0.66, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.48 to 0.90), acute respiratory failure (OR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.52 to 2.33), sepsis (OR = 2.54, 95% CI = 1.45 to 4.44), and urinary tract infection (OR = 1.79, 95% CI = 1.32 to 2.42) demonstrated statistically significant discontinuity. Alcohol abuse and paralysis had an increasing prevalence before the ICD transition, followed by a decreasing prevalence after the transition. In contrast, metastatic cancer, weight loss, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) showed a decreasing prevalence before the ICD transition followed by an increasing prevalence after the transition. Generally, complications showed a decreasing prevalence over time.

Conclusions:

The discontinuities after the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding were relatively small for most comorbidities. Medical complications generally showed a decreasing trend over the quarters studied. These findings support caution when conducting joint replacement studies that rely on ICD coding and include the ICD coding transition period.
Pectoralis Major Muscle Belly Repair in a Young Male Adult
Authors: DeRogatis Michael J. , Kelly Sean C. , Hanflik Andrew M. , Pae Robert , Sieczka Elizabeth M. , Issack Paul S.
Published: February 2021

Case:

A 29-year-old man sustained a near-complete laceration to the left pectoralis major muscle belly. The muscle and epimysium were repaired using the Kragh technique—a combination of running interlocked and Mason-Allen stitches. At the 6-year follow-up, the patient had an excellent outcome as measured by clinical scores (Short Form Survey-36, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand, and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Score), bench press, cosmesis, and magnetic resonance imaging.

Conclusions:

Acute traumatic open pectoralis muscle belly tears may be successfully repaired in select patients using the Kragh technique with excellent postoperative function and cosmesis.
Lemonade from Lemons—Using COVID Downtime to Teach Essential Telemedicine Skills
Authors: Haddad Stefanos F. , Mulligan Michael T. , Frenz Heather , McErlean Mara , Uhl Richard L.
Published: February 2021

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine has rapidly accelerated. Our orthopaedic department created a telemedicine educational program for residents using standardized patient scenarios. Training residents to use telemedicine will help them navigate through unforeseen issues that otherwise may have never been a consideration. This is not only useful for today's climate but also potentially for the duration of their careers.
Body Physique and Prior Training Experience as Determinants of SEFIP Score for University Dancers
Authors: Miletic Durdica , Sekulic Damir , Ostojic Ljerka
Published: February 2021

The Self-Estimated Functional Inability because of Pain (SEFIP) questionnaire is a simple tool used to define the pain status in different body regions of performers in aesthetic sports. In this study we revalidated the SEFIP in a sample of nonprofessional female university dancers
(n = 45; mean age, 22.3 yrs). The dancers were divided into two groups according to their previous experience in dance and aesthetic-based sports: experienced (n = 24) and nonexperienced (n = 21). SEFIP was measured before and after the 6-week dance and aesthetic-based training program. Morphologic
variables were measured at study entry and included body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), calf circumference, sum of two skinfolds, and percent body fat. We analyzed 1) the differences between experienced and nonexperienced dancers in all variables, 2) pre- and post-training differences
in SEFIP, 3) pre- and post-training differences in pain sensation for each body region, and 4) the prediction of the SEFIP score from morphologic variables in the experienced and nonexperienced subjects. Statistical analysis using the t-test found no significant differences between the groups
but identified significant pre- vs. post-training differences in SEFIP in the sample taken as a whole. The nonparametric sign test showed a significant pre- to post-training decrease in pain sensation in the calf region. Multiple regression analysis revealed BMI as a significant predictor
of the SEFIP, but only for the nonexperienced dancers. In order to avoid pain occurrence in university dancers, previous training of the calf, thigh, and back muscles is suggested, especially in those subjects with BMI > 21 kg/m2.
The Bibliography of Performing Arts Medicine: A 10-Year Retrospective Review (Part II)
Authors: Dawson William J
Published: February 2021

This is the second consecutive 5-year review of the performing arts medicine bibliography, emphasizing articles published from 2002 through 2006. It combines with an earlier 5-year review, published in 2003 and covering 1997 to 2001, to review the last 10 years' literature in performing
arts medicine. From a total of 8,412 references dating back more than 200 years, 2,030 were found in the study period. Nearly 85% of these were written in English, with French and German language articles comprising more than 87% of the rest. Within the study group, there were 1,438 music
medicine references (70.8%) and 458 for dance medicine (22.6%). Scientific journals and books were the source of more than 62% of all articles, with five performing arts medicine journals accounting for more than 40% of these. However, pertinent references were found in 381 different periodicals,
as well as in a variety of textbooks. Of all arts-related periodicals, those pertaining to voice and dance were most likely to contain health-related articles. Variations in the total number of references, sources of references, and frequency of specific topics occurred from year to year,
and from the first study period to the second. These often can be attributed to publication of journals containing multiple abstracts from a meeting or journals with papers on a single topic—often derived from one symposium. Based on a comparison of the two 5-year reporting periods,
these statistics will continue to vary as new entries are added in future years. The data from this investigation should be useful to both researchers and clinicians in performing arts medicine, regarding both the sources of pertinent information and the authors and topics currently being
published.
Preferensi Konsumen Pengguna E-Commerce yang Memengaruhi Kesadaran akan Perlindungan Konsumen pada Generasi X
Authors: Widyastuti Hardiana , Prastitya Tita Ajeng
Published: February 2021

Nowadays people choose to buy product using the internet. E-Commerce is an alternative channel to buy goods or services, but the fact that the goods or services received by consumers are not always satisfying. In dissatisfication case, consumers have rights to sued. In this case, some consumers prefer to accept the deficiencies, because consumer’s lackness of consumer protection awareness. Consumer protection is an effort that guarantee consumer’s safety with legal aspect. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that influence the awareness of consumer protection. The method to determine the respondent is done by using purposive sampling with sample of 200 respondents, X Generation that had already used e-commerce. The result are then analyzed by descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Square. Result of this research shows that consumer protection awareness affected by access to information and experience. The information and experience that consumer have will be a lesson for the next online transaction.
Ekstraksi Informasi Semantik dan Spatiotemporal pada Artikel Online Terkait Bencana di Indonesia
Authors: Tantri Ashr Hafiizh , Rakhmawati Nur Aini
Published: February 2021

Indonesia is one country that has a high risk of natural disasters. Ranked in 36 out of 172 countries in disaster index and having 2,372 disaster incidents in 2017, actions need to be taken to minimize the impact of natural disasters. One of it is to do a hazard map modeling. In making hazard maps, several approaches can be used, one of which is the semantic approach to extract disaster information. Therefore, this study aims to develop a system that can be used to extract spatiotemporal and semantic information related to natural disasters in Indonesia. This study uses the NLP method in conducting the information extraction process and  carried out using the GATE (General Architecture for Text Engineering) application. In processing Indonesian language articles, it is necessary to develop the plugin because the Indonesian information structure is different from the default information structure in GATE application. The plugin development process is done by using ontology as the basis for determining semantic information. Literature study was carried out related to government regulations that further explained the need for semantic and spatiotemporal information about disaster events. system performance developed produces a precision value of 38% and a recall value of 32%. this is because the system experiences some difficulties in carrying out the information inference process. The reason for low precision rate is because the rules used in the inference process to pair the three types of information still cannot accommodate the variation of information positions in different sentences.
Usability Evaluation Aplikasi Berbasis Website dengan Menggunakan Metode Importance Performance Analysis
Authors: Fajar Alam Putra , Wulandari Sari
Published: February 2021

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry provides an appeal to waste banks to use online systems in managing waste bank activities. The online system referred to is the online waste management system through the banksampah.id account. However, the level of activity of garbage banks in using the online system is relatively low (36.46%). Besides, in 2019, the Bandung City DLH has used banksampah.id as an application in evaluating the performance of waste banks. Therefore, this study was conducted aiming to evaluate the level of usability of banksampah.id so that it can be known aspects of banksampah.id that need to be improved. Evaluation of usability level is carried out using the Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) method. The usability evaluation results show that there are 7 usability attributes in the "Concentrate Here" category, 10 usability attributes in the "Keep Up The Good Work" category, 8 usability attributes in the "Low Priority" category and 9 usability attributes in the "Possible Overkill" category. Improvements to usability banksampah.id focus on 7 attributes categorized as "Concentrate Here" namely (1) availability of procedures for the use of various applications, (2) procedures for using applications that have been available easily understood by users, (3) completeness of customer profile, (4) availability of up-to-date customer data, (5) speed in data processing, (6) availability of communication features between Garbage Banks, and (7) availability of communication features between Garbage Banks and collectors.
Manajemen Risiko Teknologi Informasi Pada Penerapan E-Recruitment Berbasis ISO 31000:2018 Dengan FMEA (Studi Kasus PT Pertamina)
Authors: Pribadi Hanafi Indra , Ernastuti Ernastuti
Published: February 2021

Increasing the efficiency of time and human resources in the process of recruiting PT. Pertamina (Persero) to carry out its business processes that are spread throughout Indonesia is very much needed by implementing a website-based online recruitment system. Increased efficiency is obtained from a system that runs without constraints, while the weaknesses (vulnerabilities) in a system will cause great threats to the company, then the risk management of information technology on the application of the E-Recruitment system needs to be done by referring to ISO 31000: 2018 and risk assessment to get a Risk Priority Number (RPN), which is the priority of risk treatment for each risk attribute using the FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) method based on ISO 31010: 2009 with the aim of knowing and assessing how much the threats and risks in an information system can become consideration of company stakeholders in implementing the system. Risks obtained in this study are 3 types of potential risks and 28 risk attributes, after a risk assessment has been obtained, the results are obtained that 7 risk attributes require special attention in the process of implementing the system so that it can run well in the future.
Implementasi Metode ANP-PROMETHEE Untuk Pemilihan Supplier (Studi Kasus PT. Lamongan Marine Industry)
Authors: Wicaksono Mahad , Surarso Bayu , Farikhin Farikhin
Published: February 2021

The selection of suppliers is essential to minimize the cost of procuring raw materials for production. This research is important to do in order to increase company profits and ensure the smooth production process. This study aims to select suppliers of shipbuilding raw materials of PT. LMI based on the best ranking order using the ANP-PROMETHEE method implemented in a decision support system. The variables used are 16 sub criteria and 6 alternatives. The ANP-PROMETHEE method is used because of its advantages in handling multi-criteria assessment based on subjective assumptions from decision makers. Stages of the study began with the ANP method to get the importance of weight then proceed to the calculation with the PROMETHEE method to get an alternative ranking. The results of this study is an application as a Decision Support System (DSS) that can help make supplier selection based on predetermined criteria. From the results of the study it was concluded that the ANP-PROMETHEE method can be implemented and is the right solution for supplier selection, ANP handles the problem of multiple objective decision making so that objectivity is maintained, while PROMETHEE handles the multi attribute decision making problem. Other conclusions are obtained that the PROMETHEE calculation has a more significant influence in determining the final outcome of an alternative ranking than the ANP. An input of ANP value is needed with a long number interval so that the results of the calculation of the Consistency Ratio (CR) approach the CR threshold (0.1) so that the ANP has a significant influence in determining the final outcome of an alternative ranking. The CR number that was tested was 0.0629 and proved unable to change the alternative ranking final results, when the CR number that was tested was 0.0993, it was proven to be able to change the alternative ranking final results.
The Influence of Promotion via LINE Messenger on the Attitude of Starbucks’ LINE Official Account Followers
Authors: Delliana Santi , Arisandi Vira Dessy
Published: February 2021

The research aimed to determine the effect of promotion through persuasive messages via LINE messenger applications on the attitude of Starbucks’ LINE official account followers. The analytical research applied the S-R (Stimulus-Responses) theory with quantitative approaches and survey methods by distributing questionnaires in analytical to 400 respondents, who are followers of Starbucks’ LINE official account. The research uses sociopsychological tradition focusing on individual social behavior, personal effects, perception, cognition, personality and traits. Research findings were based on the answers of respondents who strongly agree on cognitive, contextual, and affective indicators. The research comes up with results indicating that there is a strong influence of promotion via LINE messenger on the attitude of Starbucks’ LINE followers, where the magnitude is positive. The results find that customers receive Starbucks’ promotion messages with positive attitudes and feedbacks as well. It is suggested that future research consider to determine the occurrence of stages of customers’ purchase decision.
Investigating the Effects of Subjective Norms and Trialability on English Teachers` Attitude toward the Use of Technology
Authors: Davoodi Somaye , Akbarpour Leila , Hadipour Ehsan
Published: February 2021

Despite the availability of many technological resources in academic settings and their determinant effect in the improvement of teaching and learning, it seems that teachers rarely used them. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of psychological variables on teachers` attitudes regarding technology use.  In this research, most applicable models like the 'technology acceptance model', 'theory of reasoned action', and 'innovation diffusion theory' are used as the foundation for developing a conceptual framework. Variables such as 'perceived usefulness', 'perceived ease of use', 'trialability', 'subjective norms', and 'attitude' are recaptured from these models. The participants of the present research are high school English language teachers in Shiraz. The researcher uses stratified sampling to identify a representative sample from the population. The present study is administered by using five questionnaires to assess variables. The data are analyzed by means of path analysis. According to the obtained result, perceived ease of use is found to be affected by subjective norms and trialability, which in turn influenced the attitude of teachers toward using technology in their teachings. The results propose that the most influential factor on attitude is trialability (β= 0.38). On the other hand, perceived usefulness has a significant, influential effect on attitude. Subjective norms has an indirect but important effect on attitude.
Indian Art and European Science: Patnakalam and Colonial Botanical Drawings
Authors:   Department of English, Kirorimal College, University of Delhi., Jaipuriar Saumya Garima
Published: February 2021

This paper seeks to explore how scientific documentation fuelled by Enlightenment and indigenous art intermingled to create Patnakalam in nineteenth century India. Patnakalam, a school of painting that flourished in Patna, Bihar in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, came into existence with the complex interactions between an indigenous artistic tradition and a western visual sensibility mediated by the requirements of science. Botanists of the East India Company employed native artists to make illustrations of local plant species in an attempt to scientifically catalogue all of the natural resources of the region. This inevitably contributed to the formation of a style of painting which went on to have an enduring legacy far beyond their taxonomical albums.
Cross-Cultural Encounters, Self-Estrangement and Mutual Understanding in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North
Authors:   College of Business Administration, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Jamshed Mohammad
Published: February 2021

Cross-cultural encounters and confrontations constitute major areas of postcolonial studies. These depictions are built upon a few stereotypes, colonial constructs and ‘exotic’ images of people. Even in this globalized world of today, these problematic and false assumptions continue directing our ways of thinking and understanding. We are deeply either ill-informed or misinformed about people who are like us with an insignificant difference in culture and language. As a result, the increasing cultural divide, tensions, conflicts, and misconceptions plague collective human existence. The postcolonial writings, travel literature and feminist studies, characterized by the ideas of ‘self’ and ‘other’, serve as the theoretical framework for this study. These theories have strong parallels as they seek to empower the oppressed and reinstate the marginalized to the position of equality and dignity. The paper attempts to examine in brief how African and Arab writers of the twentieth century, spurred to write back to their demonization in western literary texts, instead chose to promote cultural understanding and present their story from their cultural perspectives. With the help of textual analysis and Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks, the paper shows how this colonial trauma distorts perspectives and engenders a sense of self-estrangement and rootlessness which adversely affects the personal lives of people. The paper seeks to use this study to dismantle the stereotypes, reveal similar urges and passions to move away from a troubling past towards a future of mutual respect and cultural understanding. Thus, free from all these mistaken notions misdirecting our ways of dialogues and communications, we, as a global community, will get rid of the ills plaguing our existence across cultures and regions.
Manifestations of Place in Al-Raneen Short Story Collection by Amin Oudah: an Analytical Study
Authors:   College of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Al Ain University, Alhourani Mohammad Issa , Al-Waely Suad , Abdallahi Tar
Published: February 2021

This research paper aims at examining the experience of Amin Oudah in his second short story collection, Al-Raneen. In addition to introducing the writer and highlighting his literary contributions, the paper introduces the reader to the short story collection entitled Al-Raneen. It briefly introduces each story and provides a quick comment on it, with the aim of coming up with a overall perception of all the stories in the collection. In addition, we dedicate a section of the paper to the study of Hamdan’s Shoes, one of the short stories in the collection. This case study provides insights into this particular story and highlights the most significant features that all the stories have in common.
One Danger and Eleven Types of Academic Disquiet Whilst Hunting for Cinematic Christ-figures
Authors:   Researcher in Department of Media and Communication, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia., Kozlovic Anton Karl
Published: February 2021

Christ-figures increasingly permeate the popular cinema, but hunting for them is not necessarily a benign or unproblematic activity. Following a selective review of the film and religion literature, and a preliminary scan of the popular cinema utilizing textually-based humanist film criticism as the guiding analytical lens, one danger and eleven types of academic disquiet were explicated herein. Namely: (1) When Factual Minimalism Equals Certainty: Holy Hope, (2) Misidentification: When Something Supposedly “Christian” Was Something Else, (3) When Nothing Equals Something: Creatio Ex Nihilo, (4) Spiritually Negating Christian Iconography: Form Versus Substance, (5) Some Problems with the Secular-is-Sacred Argument, (6) Film is Not a Substitute for Faith, Religion, or God, (7) Rewriting the Film: Aesthetic Violence?, (8) Tenuous Links, Strained Associations, and Uncertain Correspondences, (9) Rejecting Overt Religion for Covert Religion: Distorting Theology and Misdirecting Faith?, (10) From Symbolism Fatigue to Symbolism Cynicism, and (11) Pattern Appeasement: From Being Uncritical to Narrative Insights. It was concluded that being cognizant of the inherent dangers and sources of academic disquiet is a valuable means of expanding one’s visual and intellectual imagination, and also useful for the postmodern church. Further research into the subtextual sub-genre of the religion-and-film field was encouraged, warmly recommended, and is already long overdue.
Review Article: We Mark Your Memory: Writings from the Descendants of Indenture (2018)
Authors:   Department of English and Culture Studies, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India., Sinha Arnab Kumar
Published: February 2021

Writing the history of indentured diaspora primarily depends on the available archives that contain the official and personal documents related to this history. While the State archives contain scanty materials for research in this area, considerable efforts have been made by the descendants of the indentured labourers to retrieve personal narratives of their ancestors. Retrieving these personal narratives, have indeed, played a major role in creating small family archives, which have inspired the present generation of authors/researchers to document the history of indentured diaspora. Indeed, this history is the outcome of intensive research on the genealogies of the descendants of indentured labourers. Stories narrated by the indentured labourers, old photographs, diary writings, travel documents and such other records are significant archival materials based on which the present generation of authors/researchers trace their family’s past as well as that of the community. These family archives provide considerable resource for research on history of indentured diaspora. It is in the context of this background that the anthology, We Mark Your Memory: Writings from the Descendants of Indenture (2018) edited by David Dabydeen, Maria del Pilar Kaladeen and Tina K. Ramnarine may be considered as a worthy contribution to the history of indenture diaspora. This anthology, which the editors of the book claim to be a “commemorative volume” (Dabydeen, Kaladeen, & Ramnarine, 2018, p. xii), is an attempt to collate the creative/critical pieces written by the descendants of indentured labourers (coolies). Production of such an anthology to mark the centenary year of the abolition of indentureship (1917) is a praiseworthy initiative. The publication of this book is the outcome of a collaborative venture between the School of Advanced Studies, University of London and the association of Commonwealth Writers, which inevitably foregrounds the active global network of almost thirty writers from various regions of the world working seriously on this project of retrieving the lost indentured narratives. The editors of the book acknowledge the genuine contribution of the association of Commonwealth Writers, which is “the cultural initiative of the Commonwealth Foundation” and this association, the editors claim, “inspires and connects writers and storytellers across the world, bringing personal stories to a global audience” (Dabydeen et al., 2018, p. vii). The pronoun ‘we’ of the title of this book represents the storytellers of the present generation, while the determiner ‘your’, mentioned in the title, refers to the coolies, the ancestors of these storytellers. The book therefore is indicative of academic activism that seeks to highlight the significance of reading, researching and discussing these personal narratives in the context of indenture diaspora
Book Review: A Primal Issue: Stories of Women by Subrata Basu
Authors:   Department of English Studies, Akal University, Talwandi Sabo, Punjab., Vats Adishree
Published: February 2021

The book, “A Primal Issue: Stories of Women”, is a gripping, enthralling anthology of analytical stories, translated by Subrata Basu, and written originally in Bengali by Jagdish Gupta, a “trailblazer” (p. xv) of modernist movement in India. With its epicentric plunge on the word “primal”, the book very meticulously exhibits a valorous investigation of interdictions and anathemas existing in the splendid post-Tagore chapter of Bengali literature. This revelatory compendium stresses on Jagdish Gupta’s seven translated stories, all originally published between 1927 and 1959, with females as chief characters, scrutinizing the intense connotations of life at personal as well as societal levels. Every chapter is dedicated to one story so as to undrape the aggregation of the dilemmas, quandaries, and predicaments of Bengalis in general and women in particular for whom the repugnance of conservatism continues to exist. The stories unsparingly underscore the barbarous realities of the society, such as polygamy, child-marriage, widow-remarriage, women’s oppression and marginalization
Review Article: English Studies in India: Contemporary and Evolving Paradigms (2019)
Authors:   Department of English, Netaji Subhas Open University, West Bengal, India., Lahiri Himadri
Published: February 2021

In the context of the changing times and gradual evolution of what we know now as ‘New Humanities’, it is time for us to re-evaluate the role of English studies. As the hangover of colonial ideological control and the reigns of ‘universal truths’ waned and as new generations of students, teachers and academic administrators took control of the discipline, English studies began to face new ideological and pedagogical challenges. Moreover, the perception that the study of Humanities does not have much utilitarian values and hence government funds should be diverted to the study of science and technology has put English studies in a precarious condition. At a time when the academic fraternity is wrestling with discursive questions on textual-methodological orientations, pedagogical experimentations and innovative teaching-learning designs in order to sail through the adversity, the publication of the book under review is a welcome event
Review Article: Rewriting Tibet in The Tibetan Suitcase: A Novel (2019) by Tsering Namgyal Khortsa
Authors:   Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University., Goswami Koushik
Published: February 2021

The Chinese invasion and occupation of Tibet in 1950 compelled a sizable number of Tibetans to leave their homeland. They were relocated to India, Nepal, Bhutan and different parts of the world as refugees. These displaced people do not want to forget their own history. Tibetan authors have taken upon themselves the responsibility of keeping alive the memory of the great exodus in which Dalai Lama was a participant and of what happened after that. The flame of patriotism and the desire for a return to the homeland filter through their literary works. These authors writing in English nurture a free Tibet in their national imaginary. As the Tibetans lack political and military power to overwhelm the might of the Chinese colonisers, the works of these writers of Tibetan origin are of paramount importance. Combining the functions of both creative authors and activists, they help sustain the Tibetan struggle for freedom, draw global attention to the plight of Tibetan refugees scattered all over the world and put pressure on the repressive Chinese regime in Tibet.
Review Article: The Crises of Civilization: Exploring Global and Planetary Histories (2018) by Dipesh Chakrabarty
Authors:   Doctoral Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi., Vats Shikha
Published: February 2021

W. E. B. Du Bois (1903) had famously said that the problem of the twentieth century “is the problem of the color-line” (p. 13). Dipesh Chakrabarty declares, in this new volume, that the question of the twenty-first century will be that of climate crisis. The major events of the twentieth century, including the processes of imperialism, colonization, and globalization led to widespread migration of people all across the globe framing new intersubjective equations such as oppressor-oppressed, privileged-marginalized, mostly along what Du Bois called ‘the color-line’. The major fallout of this colonial and capitalist project in the last century has been global warming which is set to affect the entire planet and hence needs to be at the forefront of all policy decisions in the twenty-first century. In order to grapple with this new age of the Anthropocene, whereby human beings have become a geophysical force capable of altering the course of the planet, Chakrabarty urges a rethinking and reformulation of the discipline of history
Aestheticizing Violence: Paul Bowles’ Prolific Partnership with His Motiveless Villain in The Delicate Prey
Authors:   Doctoral Candidate at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies, Heidelberg University,, Movaghati Sina
Published: February 2021

Many critics have regarded the violence in Bowles as “meaningless” or “motiveless.” By defining the connection between motive and act, this article tackles the indefinite nature of violence in Paul Bowles’ collection of short stories, The Delicate Prey. To this end, a study of the typical Arab character in Bowles is offered. Also, the motive behind Bowles’ villain is defined in the light of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s term “motiveless malignity.” It is discussed that the contextless violence of Bowles has an estrangement effect on the victim; and his detached narration technique, together with the excessive occurrences of violence, leads to an aesthetic experience on the reader. “Aesthetic experience” is explained based on Slobodan Markovi?’s definition of the term. It is concluded that Bowles’ maneuvers over the subject of violence should be viewed in the light of a modernist aesthetic tradition based on violence rather than praxeological humanistic chain reactions.
Echoes of the Turkic World and Folklore in the Holy Book Avesta
Authors:   Department of Kazakh Literature and Theory of Literature, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, Nusipalikyzy Aktoty , Almasbek Maulenov , Dosbol Baigunakov , Koshenova Toty I. , Mekebaeva Leila A.
Published: February 2021

The holy book “Avesta” is one of the magnificent creations of the world, which contains valuable information about religion, literature, culture, geography, history and mythology of the ancient peoples of Central Asia. For several centuries, many scholars of various specialties have been interested in “Avesta”. In numerous comments they discussed the history of the appearance of the book and its hymns, the personality of Zarathustra, his homeland, geographical objects, historical characters and mythological images, the ideological basis of the collection of holy books, etc. Many of the above mentioned questions are still being discussed among specialists, causing and over-colouring certain problems. In their work, the authors tried to find something in common between the “Avesta” and the Kazakh literature, exploring the spiritual relationship of the “Avesta” with the mythology of the people. As practice shows, various phenomena in the folklore of the peoples of the world are experiencing their birth, formation, flourishing, decay and death. Forms are modified, disappear, replaced by others. But sometimes the most ancient layer of folk art is preserved as a relic. Sometimes it is very difficult to see the traces of the most ancient representations in national folklore. Therefore, the authors of the article analyzed the works of Kazakhstani authors who studied some points in the “Avesta” and they made only an attempt to investigate the remains of the Kazakh archetype in this ancient literary monument. This article, without claiming to completely cover the available material, sees the main task in providing a holistic conceptual overview of the Kazakh literature on the above mentioned problem.
The Idea of Eternal Country in the First Epic Poems of the Turkic People
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Alimbayev Aslan E. , Daurenbekova Laura N. , Kemenger Kayrbek R. , Imanberdiyeva Saule K. , Bashirov Nurbol K.
Published: February 2021

The inscriptions on the white stones have been evidence of the fact that Turkic people had their writing, culture, tradition, history and the path they made and in the V-VIII centuries. The article introduces with the data about Turkic people inhabited in Central Asia through Orkhon monuments and determines that the ancient Turks struggled to be “an eternal independent country” in the fifth century. Moreover, the article considers the importance of runic inscriptions in the Orkhon monuments in the systematization of Turkic studies by defining the historical-comparative direction of modern linguistics.