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SISTEM TEKNIK FISIKA DALAM KONTEKS PANCASILA
Authors: Apramada Nara , Imawati Endah
Published: February 2024

Nilai-nilai Pancasila sebagai landasan filsafat dan ideologi negara Indonesia memiliki relevansi yang signifikan dalam konteks pengembangan sistem Teknik Fisika. Dalam esai ini, akan dianalisis secara mendalam bagaimana masing-masing nilai Pancasila, yaitu Ketuhanan Yang Maha Esa, Kemanusiaan yang Adil dan Beradab, Persatuan Indonesia, Kerakyatan yang Dipimpin oleh Hikmat Kebijaksanaan dalam Permusyawaratan/Perwakilan, dan Keadilan Sosial bagi Seluruh Rakyat Indonesia, berhubungan dengan sistem Teknik Fisika. Dalam hal ini, etika, inovasi, dan pembangunan berkelanjutan akan menjadi fokus utama. Sitasi dan daftar pustaka yang tercantum akan memberikan rujukan yang tepat untuk informasi yang digunakan.
Construindo Cidades Resilientes: As diferenças entre o Plano de Resiliência de Campinas e o Plano de Ações Climáticas de Santos
Authors: SOUZA ERIKA MARIA RIBEIRO , VENTURA ANDRÉA CARDOSO , SILVA ANGELA MÁRCIA ANDRADE , ANDRADE JOSÉ CÉLIO SILVEIRA
Published: February 2024

Para reduzir os riscos relacionados às mudanças climáticas, as cidades têm-se associado a iniciativas promovidas por organizações globais que as auxiliam na elaboração de planos locais de resiliência. Na década passada, tanto a cidade de Campinas como a de Santos se integraram à campanha Construindo Cidades Resilientes, da United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), para esse propósito. Ambas cidades estão localizadas no estado de São Paulo – Brasil. Assim, ante esse contexto, pergunta-se: Quais as diferenças conceituais e estruturais dos respectivos planos dessas cidades para se tornarem mais resilientes? Como principal objetivo busca-se comparar os planos de Campinas e Santos quanto a: 1) conceitos de resiliência e adaptação às mudanças climáticas; 2) fatores de riscos considerados; 3) estruturas adotadas, e 4) ações/diretrizes propostas. Para atingir tal objetivo, foram realizadas três etapas metodológicas: 1) pesquisa bibliográfica em base de dados científicos; 2) análise de conteúdo de documentos, e 3) reuniões, entrevistas e visita técnica a projetos nas duas cidades pesquisadas. Constatou-se que os planos foram estruturados de maneira diferente, apesar de as duas cidades fazerem parte da mesma iniciativa global. Em Campinas, a elaboração do plano de resiliência foi estruturada a partir de 72 ações alinhadas com os dez passos essenciais previstos pela campanha Construindo Cidades Resilientes para fazer frente às nove ameaças ocasionadas pelas mudanças climáticas na cidade. Já o plano da cidade de Santos adotou oito eixos estruturantes para organizar as 124 diretrizes propostas para reduzir os sete impactos das mudanças climáticas no tecido urbano local. Palavras-chave: planejamento resiliência; cidades resilientes; Santos; Campinas; redução de riscos a desastres.
Unraveling The Influence of Factors on Micro Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises’ Adoption of Social Media Marketing and Its Business Impact
Authors: Young Steven , Prihanto J. Johny Natu , Utomo Prio
Published: February 2024

The continuously growing opportunities in the digital economy have prompted the Indonesian government to encourage Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to undergo digital transformation. While there are various approaches available, marketing products/services through social media is believed to be one of the most effective methods. To maximize the benefits of social media marketing adoption for MSMEs, it is indeed crucial to identify the influential factors related to its adoption. Therefore, this study aims to quantitatively identify the factors influencing social media adoption among MSMEs in Indonesia. In this study, attention is directed toward five factors: performance expectancy, social influence, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and operating costs. The study incorporated 136 actively participating MSMEs that employed social media marketing. We opted to employ Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) due to its suitability for our sample size and potential data characteristics. As we were unsure about the normality of our data and the presence of measurement issues, PLS-SEM provided a robust and flexible approach. It allows us to analyze complex models and handle potential non-normal data and measurement concerns, ensuring reliable results even if such issues arise. Data is processed using the SmartPLS 3.0 software. The research findings indicate that the usage of social media marketing is influenced by performance expectancy and social influence. However, factors such as effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and costs do not have a significant impact on social media adoption among MSMEs. Furthermore, the results of the study highlight the positive impact of utilizing social media for marketing on the performance of MSMEs, particularly in terms of increasing sales, enhancing customer relationships, improving productivity, and fostering creativity. These findings suggest that MSMEs can leverage social media platforms to achieve tangible benefits and enhance various aspects of their business operations.
Evaluation of models for estimation of genetic parameters for post-weaning body measurements and their association with yearling weight in Nellore sheep
Authors: Illa Satish Kumar , Gollamoori Gangaraju , Nath Sapna
Published: February 2024

Objective: The objective of this study was to obtain (co) variance components and genetic parameter estimates for post-weaning body measurements such as body length (BL), height at withers (HW), and chest girth (HG) recorded at six (SBL, SHW, and SHG), nine (NBL, NHW, and NHG) and twelve (YBL, YHW, and YHG) months of age along with yearling weight (YW) in Nellore sheep maintained at livestock research station, Palamaner, Andhra Pradesh, India and also the association among body measurements with YW was studied.Methods: Data on 2,076 Nellore sheep (descended from 75 sires and 522 dams) recorded between 2007 and 2016 (10 years) were utilized in the study. Lambing year, sex of lamb, season of lambing and parity of dam were included in the model as fixed effects and ewe weight was kept as a covariate. Analyses were conducted with six animal models with different combinations of direct and maternal genetic effects using restricted maximum likelihood procedure. Best model for each trait was determined based on Akaike’s information criterion.Results: Moderate estimates of direct heritability were obtained for the studied traits viz., BL (0.02 to 0.24), HW (0.31 to 0.49), and CG (0.08 to 0.35) and their corresponding maternal heritability estimates were in the range of 0.00 to 0.07 (BL), 0.13 to 0.17 (HW), and 0.07 to 0.13 (CG), respectively. Positive direct genetic and phenotypic correlations among the traits and they ranged from 0.07 (YBL-YW) to 0.99 (SBL-SHG, SHG-YW, and NBL-YBL) and 0.01 (SBL-YBL) to 0.99 (NBL-NHG), respectively. Further, the genetic correlations among all the body measurements and YW were positive and ranged from 0.07 (YW and YBL) to 0.99 (YW and SHG).Conclusion: There was a strong association of chest girth at six months with YW. Further, it is indicated that moderate improvement of post-weaning body measurements in Nellore sheep would be possible through selection.
The Characterization of the Plastic Instability of S235 Thin Steel Sheets by Multiple Regression and Analysis of Variance Methods
Authors: GHAZOUANI Nejib , NASRI Mohamed Toumi , ELADEB Aboulbaba , SALAH Wael , TASHKANDI Mohammed A. , BECHEIKH Nidhal
Published: February 2024

In this study, we present a new identification method of parameters characterizing the elastoplastic damage behavior of sheet metal based on analysis of variance. The analysis covered experimental and numerical simulation results using the finite element method of the sheet mild steel bulge test. The identification procedure was validated through a confrontation between numerical simulations and experimental results on several hydroforming applications, such as a free expansion and an expansion in matrix cavities. Results show consistency between experimental observations and numerical predictions of instabilities. Furthermore, the location of risk areas of instability and rupture and the damage level could be quantified. The analysis focused on a set of results combining experimental data and numerical simulations of the bulge test of steel sheets. The identified models were validated thanks to a comparison between numerical simulations and experimental results of a set of forming applications by bulge test. The results show coherence between the experimental observations and the numerical predictions of the instabilities.
The End of the American Century
Authors: Mason David S.
Published: February 2024

This compelling and persuasive book is the first to explore all of the interrelated aspects of America's decline. Hard-hitting and provocative, yet measured and clearly written, The End of the American Century demonstrates the phases of social, economic, and international decline that mark the end of a period of world dominance that began with World War II. The costs of the war on terror and the Iraq War have exacerbated the already daunting problems of debt, poverty, inequality, and political and social decay. David S. Mason convincingly argues that the United States, like other great powers in the past, is experiencing the dilemma of "imperial overstretch"—bankrupting the home front in pursuit of costly and fruitless foreign ventures.

The author shows that elsewhere in the world, the United States is no longer admired as a model for democracy and economic development; indeed, it is often feared or resented. He compares the United States and its accomplishments with other industrialized democracies and potential rivals. The European Union is more stable in economic and social terms, and countries like India and China are more economically dynamic. These and other nations will soon eclipse the United States, signaling a fundamental transformation of the global scene. This transition will require huge adjustments for American citizens and political leaders alike. But in the end, Americans—and the world—will be better off with a less profligate, more interdependent United States.

More information is available on the author's website.
Pigs, Pork, and Heartland Hogs
Authors: Clampitt Cynthia
Published: February 2024

Among the first creatures to help humans attain the goal of having enough to eat was the pig, which provided not simply enough, but general abundance. Domesticated early and easily, herds grew at astonishing rates (only rabbits are more prolific). Then, as people spread around the globe, pigs and traditions went with them, with pigs making themselves at home wherever explorers or settlers carried them. Today, pork is the most commonly consumed meat in the world—and no one else in the world produces more pork than the American Midwest.

Pigs and pork feature prominently in many cuisines and are restricted by others. In the U.S. during the early1900s, pork began to lose its preeminence to beef, but today, we are witnessing a resurgence of interest in pork, with talented chefs creating delicacies out of every part of the pig. Still, while people enjoy “pigging out,” few know much about hog history, and fewer still know of the creatures’ impact on the world, and specifically the Midwest. From brats in Wisconsin to tenderloin in Iowa, barbecue in Kansas City to porketta in the Iron Range to goetta in Cincinnati, the Midwest is almost defined by pork. Here, tracking the history of pig as pork, Cynthia Clampitt offers a fun, interesting, and tasty look at pigs as culture, calling, and cuisine.
Let Go of Emotional Overeating and Love Your Food
Authors: Englander Arlene B.
Published: February 2024

Let Go of Emotional Overeating and Love Your Food is for anyone who would like to eat whatever they like, yet stop just at the point of satisfaction without overeating.

Written by a Columbia University trained psychotherapist and former emotional overeater, Let Go of Emotional Overeating and Love Your Food offers psychologically sound techniques for recognizing the symptoms of emotional overeating and methods for addressing it in ways that are both effective and enjoyable.

Readers will learn how to become aware of the difference between eating in a healthy way and eating emotionally – neither to satisfy hunger, nor for enjoyment, but in a desperate attempt to distract oneself from painful thoughts and feelings. Diets don’t work for people who eat through their emotions. Instead, learning to recognize the stressors that lead to emotional eating and to address those tensions through other methods besides eating is the goal. When we handle stress well away from the table, we’re free to relax and really savor our food when we choose to eat. Proven techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are presented in an innovative, easy-to-remember way. Learning to eat mindfully, for health and enjoyment, becomes the goal, and Arlene Englander walks readers through table techniques designed to make mindful eating easier, habitual, and ultimately second-nature.

Allowing for both fun foods and healthy foods, Englander’s approach emphasizes eating healthfully and being aware of best practices and the behavioral objectives of coping with stress, exercising regularly, mindful eating, good nutrition and hydration, and controlling overeating situations. She addresses late-night eating, parties, vacation, and other situations where overindulging may be a risk. She concludes with a prescription that is meant to last so that readers can love their food for a lifetime.
The Codex of the Endangered Species Act
Authors: Baier Lowell E.
Published: February 2024

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed. It mandates protection and preservation of all the nation’s species and biodiversity, whatever the cost. It has been a lightning rod for controversy and conflicts between industry/business and environmentalists.

The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of this law, and provides an opportunity for a measured and thorough evaluation thereof. We cannot know today’s challenges and opportunities without understanding their histories. This book is the most comprehensive history of the ESA ever published, and the first to consider the entire history of the law from all angles in a single volume.

The history of the ESA has been one of increasing impact, complexity, and controversy. In 1978, the Supreme Court declared that Congress intended for the U.S. government to save all species at any cost, and thereafter application of the ESA became steadily more controversial, as seen in the example of the northern spotted owl and the timber wars in the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s and early 90s, and then everywhere as the ESA became a political football in the highly partisan environment of the late 1990s and amendments to the law ceased.

This book is not only a history, but a call to action. It will take more conservation, more funding, and more innovative solutions if we are to save our wildlife and biodiversity. It will take the engagement to every American to muster the collective will to meet this challenge. The hope of this book is that we will be able to look back and say that we accomplished more in the second 50 years of the ESA than we did in the first.
Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville
Authors: Fisher James
Published: February 2024

Vaudeville, as it is commonly known today, began as a response to scandalous variety performances appealing mostly to adult, male patrons. When former minstrel performer and balladeer Tony Pastor opened the Fourteenth Street Theatre in New York in 1881, he was guided by a mission to provide family-friendly variety shows in hopes of drawing in that portion of the audience – women and children – otherwise inherently excluded from variety bills prior to 1881. There he perfected a framework for family-oriented amusements of the highest obtainable quality and style.

Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and the dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on performing artists, managers and agents, theatre facilities, and the terminology central to the history of vaudeville. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about vaudeville.
Born on the Links
Authors: Williamson John
Published: February 2024

Golf has been around for over 600 years, its origins tracing back to the links in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Since then, the game has spread worldwide, with millions of fans and players from all walks of life.

Born on the Links: A Concise History of Golf encompasses the entire history of this popular sport, from the fifteenth century up to the present. It covers the development of golf equipment, rules, and playing fields, and shows how the game changed from a pastime exclusively for the rich to a sport that is played by millions of people of all classes, ages, and backgrounds. In addition, this book details the lives and accomplishments of the many iconic players of the game—including Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Ben Hogan, Charlie Sifford, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, and Tiger Woods—and their greatest moments on the golf course. Additional chapters focus exclusively on the history of African Americans and women in the sport, recognizing their distinct struggles for equality and recognition, as well as their ultimate triumphs.

A comprehensive yet readable resource, Born on the Links also features a timeline of golf history, lists of the winners and runners-up of every major professional and amateur golf championship held since 1860, the winner of every major international team and cup competition held since 1922, and more. The most up-to-date history of golf, this book will entertain and inform all fans and historians of the game.
A Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Authors: Larsen Darl
Published: February 2024

This reference identifies and explains the cultural, historical, and topical allusions in the filmMonty Python’s Meaning of Life, the Pythons’ third and final original feature as a complete group. In this resource, virtually every allusion and reference that appears in the film is identified and explained —from Britain’s waning Empire through the Winter of Discontent to Margaret Thatcher’s second-term mandate, from playing fields to battle fields, and from accountant pirates to sacred sperm. Organized chronologically by scene, the entries cover literary and metaphoric allusions, symbolisms, names, peoples, and places; as well as the many social, cultural, and historical elements that populate this film, and the Pythons’ work in general.
Historical Dictionary of Woody Allen
Authors: Brigham William
Published: February 2024

Woody Allen has accomplished that which no American filmmaker in the modern era has or perhaps ever will: directing to date 49 films (47 full-length theatrical releases, 1 short film in an anthology, and 1 television film), writing 42 of those films (and co-writing the remaining 7) and acting in 29 of them. Collectively, these films have earned Allen 4 Oscars (1 for Best Director; 3 for Best Screenplay), as well as another 6 Academy Award nominations for Best Director, 13 for Best Screenplay and 1 for Best Actor. Actors, members of his film staff, and his producers have received 7 Oscars and another 20 nominations. All told, his films have garnered 132 awards and another 209 nominations from American and international bodies.

Historical Dictionary of Woody Allen contains a chronology, an introduction, a filmography, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on the actors, actresses, cinematographers, editors, designers, and producers he’s worked with as well as his films and awards. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Woody Allen.
Historical Dictionary of Canada
Authors: Azzi Stephen , Gough Barry M.
Published: February 2024

Canada has become a leader among the modern nations of the world. It has emerged as a modern industrial nation, and as a key player in the resource, commodities, and financial institutions that make up today’s world. This third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Canada contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. It includes over 700 cross-referenced entries on a wide range of topics, covering the broad sweep of Canadian history from long before European contact until present day. Topics include Indigenous peoples, women, religion, regions, politics, international affairs, arts and culture, the environment, the economy, language, and war. This is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Canada. It introduces readers to the successes and failures, the conflicts and accommodations, the events and trends that have shaped Canadian history.
E. J. Josey
Authors: Chancellor Renate L.
Published: February 2024

This work provides a comprehensive examination of the life and professional career of E.J Josey within the broader historical and political landscape of the civil rights movement. In the era of Jim Crow, Josey rose to prominence in the library profession by challenging the American Library Association (ALA) to live up to its creed of equality for all. This was not easy during the 1950s and 1960s, during segregation. Using interviews with Josey and his contemporaries, as well as several archival sources, library educator Renate Chancellor analyzes Josey’s leadership, particularly within modern day racial currents. During his professional career, spanning over fifty years (1952-2002), Josey worked as a librarian (1953-1966), an administrator of library services (1966-1986), and as a professor of library science (1986-1995). He also served as President of the American Library Association and perhaps his most notable achievement, he successfully drafted a resolution that prevented state library associations from discriminating against African American librarians. This essentially ended segregation in the ALA. Josey’s transformative leadership provides a model to tackle today’s civil rights challenges both in and outside the library profession.

This authoritative work copublished by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) documents for the historical record a significant period of history that is underexplored in the scholarly literature. The target audience for this book are researchers, historians, LIS educators and students interested in understanding the complex struggle for civil and human rights in professional organizations.
Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today
Authors: Botticelli Peter , Mahard Martha R. , Cloonan Michèle V.
Published: February 2024

This book offers insights into changes brought about by the enormous growth of the internet. There are new ways to share cultural heritage materials through online finding aids, exhibits, and other initiatives. What has been accomplished across libraries, archives, and museums? The authors consider that question by using case studies to explore activities in 14 libraries, archives, museums, and other heritage organizations. They consider what we can learn from current collaborations within and across libraries, archives, and museums and why some collaborations are successful while others cannot be sustained. Their findings are based on observations and interviews at institutions and organizations in the United States, Australia, and the U.K.

These organizations have worked to make their collections accessible. Some have simply digitized their collections, while others have enhanced their collection management systems. Others have incorporated digital asset management systems to organize and retrieve media, and to manage digital rights and permissions. Most of these institutions and organizations have succeeded through strategic partnerships, strategic planning, and insightful leadership. However, the book also contains examples of institutions that have undergone transitions: one of the museums closed, and another closed its library. Taken together, the fourteen institutions shed light on professional practices today.
A Guide for Educators to Critical Thinking Competency Standards
Authors: Paul Richard , Elder Linda
Published: February 2024

A Guide for Educators to Critical Thinking Competency Standards introduces an authoritative assessment system to ensure successful and consistent integration of critical thinking skills in every type of educational program. The critical thinking competency standards articulated in this guide serve as a resource for teachers, curriculum designers, administrators and accrediting bodies.

As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.
American Furniture Designers
Authors: Fitzgerald Oscar P.
Published: February 2024

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title

The 20th century furniture is hot. American Furniture Designers: 1900 to the Present highlights the furniture produced by the 20 most important American furniture designers of the 20th and early 21st centuries plus a selection of the best-known European designers whose work is sold by Knoll International and Herman Miller. The designers are organized into five chapters. Introductions to each section summarize the evolution of furniture design as it evolved through the 20th and early 21st centuries. The book begins with the Arts and Crafts era before World War I; moves into the interwar period when Modernism gained a foothold in America; continues through the Postwar heyday of Mid-century Modern; highlights the furniture from the 1970s and into the 21st century with a focus on the foremost promoters of modern furniture, Knoll International and Herman Miller; and concludes with a selection of the top Studio Furniture makers and their innovative creations.

The book focuses on the leading American designers from each of these periods including Gustav Stickley and Charles Rohlfs during the Arts and Crafts movement, Paul Frankl and Gilbert Rohde in the interwar period, Charles and Ray Eames and George Nelson for Mid- century Modern, and Wendell Castle and George Nakashima for Studio Furniture to name just a few. All their furniture is explained and profusely illustrated with 280 color photos.

For anyone curious about the modern material culture that surrounds them, the book will explain everything about American furniture from 1900 into the 21st century: when it was made, where it was made, who made it, what it was made of, how it was designed, how long it was in production, and how the furniture related to its contemporaries.
The Annotated Ring Cycle
Authors: Walter Frederick Paul
Published: February 2024

Richard Wagner’s magnum opus meets the celebrated translator of Jules Verne novels in this colorful and original work.

Frederick Paul Walter makes Twilight for the Gods accessible not only to scholars and opera buffs but also to fans of Tolkien, Star Wars, and Hogwarts through a dazzling new translation in lively modern English and annotations that spotlight the libretto, lyrics, and stage directions. The translation conveys Wagner’s humor, rhymes, alliterative effects, subliminal messages, and inventive tale spinning, plus it also gets the most basic ingredient right: the actual story! It highlights the motives, secrets, and plot twists—what’s really going on and what its narrative shows. Accompanying the translation and annotations are dozens of photos of classic artwork by Arthur Rackham, Howard Pyle, Aubrey Beardsley, the 1876 costume and set designs, and much more.
Liberating the Mind
Authors: Elder Linda
Published: February 2024

Throughout history, thinkers within every part of society have been crippled by an ingrained bias toward their own views and the views of their preferred social groups. As these dangerous egocentric and sociocentric tendencies continue to pose the greatest threat to the advancement of rational societies, Liberating the Mind reveals a way forward.

Dissecting the core of how humans naturally learn, think, and choose to act, internationally recognized critical thinking leader Linda Elder illuminates root causes of dysfunctional thought andshows us how to free ourselves from both selfishness and groupthink through explicit tools of rationality. This instant intellectual classic offers a cohesive, integrated theory of mind that takes into account pathological tendencies shared by all humans, while offering a clear path toward the cultivation of fairminded critical thinking throughout the world. Elder illuminates how, by taking the intrinsic problems in our thinking seriously, we can follow the example of Socrates and live the examined life, even in times of upheaval and doubt.
Innovative Applications of Cerium Oxide-Based Materials in Civil Engineering, Automation, and Energy Sectors
Authors: Kozhukharov Stephan , Girginov Christian , Lilova Vanya , Petkov Plamen
Published: February 2024

Cerium oxide materials exhibit remarkable properties, positioning them as highly effective, environmentally friendly solutions across diverse applications. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts and technological methodologies related to cerium oxide (CeO2) and doped ceria-based materials. Emphasis is placed on electrochemical deposition, spray pyrolysis, and the sol-gel approach for synthesizing thin and thick layers of ceria. The versatility of these materials is explored, spanning from corrosion protection layers and specialized ceramic elements for sensor applications to components for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and electrodes for water-splitting cells. Additionally, the chapter delves into the promising applications of recently developed ceria-based nanomaterials in various fields, marking some advanced methods for CeO2-based materials synthesis. The key findings are succinctly summarized in the concluding section.
The Last Aid Course as Measure for Public Palliative Care Education: Lessons Learned from the Implementation Process in Four Different Countries
Authors: Bollig Georg , Neylon Siobhan , Niedermann Eva , Zelko Erika
Published: February 2024

This chapter provides an overview over the Last Aid Course (LAC) as measure for Public Palliative Care Education (PPCE) and the experiences from different countries on the implementation of Last Aid Courses. The concept of Last Aid and the public knowledge approach to teach Palliative Care for the public were first described by Bollig in 2008. Last Aid Courses can be seen as educational basis of compassionate communities and have now been spread to 21 countries worldwide. Experiences show differences and similarities in the national implementation process of LAC in four different countries.
The Effect of Video Education on Knowledge of Pregnancy Blood Pressure and Preventive Self-care Among Primiparous Pregnant Mothers: A Quasi-experimental Study
Authors: Sarabi Nasrin , Gareh Sheykhlo Sepideh , Moosavi Ahmad , Afshar Shiva
Published: February 2024

Background: Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy pose a significant public health problem with serious consequences for maternal and fetal health. Women with a good knowledge of pregnancy hypertension are more likely to promptly report symptoms and seek medical attention. In addition, self-care knowledge can effectively prevent or control blood pressure during pregnancy. Objectives: This study evaluated primiparous women’s knowledge of pregnancy blood pressure disorders and self-care by providing video education. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 84 primiparous mothers in Dezful City, Iran, within June to September 2023 were divided into two intervention and control groups based on the multistage sampling technique. Knowledge and self-care questionnaires regarding pregnancy hypertension were sent to both groups before and after the intervention. Education was provided through video education. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and independent and paired t-tests. Results: Video education increased the intervention group’s knowledge of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (pre = 9.76 ± 3.42; post = 16.83 ± 3.74; P < 0.001) and self-care (pre = 50.66 ± 10.63; post = 54.07 ± 8.67; P < 0.001). However, knowledge (pre = 8.35 ± 3.36; post = 8.87 ± 3.58; P = 0.519) and self-care related to pregnancy blood pressure (pre = 50.36 ± 2.79; post = 50.30 ± 10.92; P = 0.833) in the control group did not change before and after the intervention. Conclusions: Using educational videos can improve mothers’ knowledge regarding pregnancy blood pressure and preventive self-care.
Pendidikan Politik Bung Karno Untuk Taruna Merah Putih Nganjuk Sebagai Penggerak Pemilih Pemula Dalam Pemilu 2024
Authors: Wiratama Nara Setya , Afandi Zainal , Budianto Agus , Anggraini Rindi , Utomo Ari Widya
Published: February 2024

Political education really needs to be transmitted to members of youth organizations so that they have good political skills. Bung Karno was a proclaimer, explorer of Pancasila and the first president of Indonesia who had visionary political views. The Community Service Team of the History Education Study Program, Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri would like to provide Bung Karno's Political Education for the Taruna Merah Putih Nganjuk as a Motivator of New Voters in the 2024 General Election. This service aims to: (1) Increase political understanding of the Taruna Merah Putih Nganjuk youth organization, and (2) Increasing insight into Bung Karno's thinking in the Indonesian Centric political movement. The methods used in service activities are lecture and demonstration methods. The lecture method is to convey the principles of Political Education, Bung Karno's thoughts, and current political conditions and ideal politics, while the demonstration method is to provide participants with the opportunity to practice speaking to put into practice the political knowledge that has been gained through discussion and question and answer. Based on the mentoring activities carried out, out of 30 participants, the results were that 27 participants were very satisfied with this activity and were able to complete the task well. The other 3 participants had technical problems. So it can be concluded that this service activity was successful.
Faena, ayuda mutua y comunalidad en los Otomíes. Experiencia de conservación del ecosistema comunal.
Authors: Osornio Aguilar Manuel
Published: February 2024

The faena is the element of the Otomí indigenous-peasant cultural system that expresses life in communality and the form of collective work that generates common benefits. The objective of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the faena, by identifying and analyzing the components that give it validity in the Otomí of the Valles Altosof the State of Mexico.The document is based on the theoretical analysis of mutual aid and communality; from the ethnographic method, two semi-structured interviews were designed and applied to twenty strategic characters, in addition to eight tours and three stays in the community. The causes that originate the loss of the faena practice are discussed and the elements that strengthen it and give it validity are analyzed: cultivation of collective work, popular democracy, creation of governance regulations, incentives and institution of representative bodies.
Confronting Three Contemporary Categories of False "Health Care"
Authors: Mundy Gerard T. ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: February 2024

The modern definition of health care has, regrettably, expanded far beyond what can reasonably be considered care. Abortion, gender reassignment, and physician-assisted suicide damage bodies and end lives, rather than healing patients. In this article, Mundy describes where modern ideas of what passes for health care have gone wrong and how to better understand what it means to practice medicine.
Heraclitus’s DK 22 B 85 Revisited
Authors: Vítek Tomáš ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2024

In Heraclitus’ time, thymos and psyche carried highly similar or even identical meanings, because both could refer to life, courage, personality, emotions, and reason. Heraclitus probably worked with all of these meanings. He may have been partly inspired by Homer and post-Homeric literature, where the two terms were likewise placed side by side and often used interchangeably. In Heraclitus, thymos and psyche are not opposites in terms of signification. Oftentimes, they can be “swapped,” and their meaning and “costs” exchanged. The source and cause of this special exchange is desiring or wanting (thelein), which connects all these senses but is also the source of conflict and fighting. Desire—regardless of what it is and what is desired—is simultaneously the acquisition of the desired object or person and a way of paying for it. This struggle for the desired object is difficult not only because of its consequences (the price), but also because it is not possible to permanently stop desiring, which is why this struggle cannot be brought to an end.
Peran Muhammadiyah Mengatasi Khurafat dalam Masyarakat Islam Kecamatan Pegajahan (Studi Kasus: Desa Sukasari)
Authors: Jannah Muftia , Arifinsyah Arifinsyah , Sahrin Abu
Published: February 2024

The act of khurafat is strongly against Islamic teachings because it is not mentioned in the Al-Qur'an or the Prophet Muhammad SAW's Sunnah, yet it is nevertheless done and believed in Islamic society today. The author of this study discusses Muhammadiyah's contribution to the Islamic Society of Pegajahan District's (Case Study of Sukasari Village) 2023 victory over Khurafat. Finding out which of Khurafat's deeds are still performed and accepted by the Islamic community is the goal of this study. What part does Muhammadiyah play in helping Islamic society in Pegajahan Subdistrict, Sukasari, overcome khurafat? What are the circumstances that both encourage and hinder Muhammadiyah in doing so. This kind of field research gathers data by making direct observations of the subject of the study. This study used a qualitative, phenomenological approach to describe events that happened in the field, as gathered from interviews, documentation, and observations. The study's findings highlight Muhammadiyah's contribution to ending khurafat, a practice that is still often practiced in Islamic communities today. However, a person's faith may be harmed by this act of khurafat. In this instance, Muhammadiyah assigns the Islamic community its responsibility, claiming that khurafat is a doctrine that is against Islam and an act of disobedience that Allah SWT detests. As His slaves, we ought to practice greater piety.
Pengaruh Konsentrasi terhadap Penyerapan Ion Zn(II) Menggunakan Biosorben Kulit Langsat (Lansium domesticum Corr)
Authors: Lestari Kardina , Kurniawati Desy
Published: February 2024

Excessive discharge of heavy metals in the environment can have negative effects on the environment and human health. environment and human health, one of which is the metal ion Zn2+. To overcome the increase in heavy metals biosorption method is used. The purpose of this study is to determine the general conditions of the initial concentration of Zn2+ that can be absorbed by langsat skin as well as the isotherm used.  The results showed that optimum absorption of Zn2+ metal ions occurred at an initial concentration of 400 ppm solution and decreased with increasing concentration. The optimum absorption of Zn2+ metal ions occurs at an initial concentration of 400 ppm solution and increases with increasing concentration and decreases when it reaches the optimum state. The maximum absorption capacity obtained was 11.7168 mg/g. The capacity of biosorption of Zn2+ ions fulfills the Langmuir Isotherm equation with R2 of 0.9994.
Analisa Dampak Sambaran Petir pada Peralatan NDB JTM-30C di Jakarta Air Traffic Services Center
Authors: Faisal Mulya Permata Asa , Syafriwel Syafriwel , Hidayat Jhoni
Published: February 2024

This study analyzes the impact of lightning strikes on the NDB JTM-30C equipment at the Jakarta Air Traffic Services Center (JATSC). NDB equipment is used in flight navigation, but lightning strikes can disrupt operations and flight safety. Data on lightning strikes and disturbances to the NDB were collected and analyzed. The results show a relationship between the frequency of lightning strikes and disturbances to the NDB. These disturbances can affect signal quality, cause temporary outages, or result in permanent damage to the equipment. The potential impact poses risks to flight safety and operational performance. Mitigation measures, regular maintenance, and early warning systems should be implemented to reduce the risks of disturbances caused by lightning strikes. This research provides a better understanding and a foundation for effective mitigation strategies to enhance flight safety.
Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical Assays: Guideline Update
Authors: Goldsmith Jeffrey D. , Troxell Megan L. , Roy-Chowdhuri Sinchita , Colasacco Carol F. , Edgerton Mary Elizabeth , Fitzgibbons Patrick L. , Fulton Regan , Haas Thomas , Kandalaft Patricia L. , Kalicanin Tanja , Lacchetti Christina , Loykasek Patti , Thomas Nicole E. , Swanson Paul E. , Bellizzi Andrew M.
Published: February 2024

Context.—

In 2014, the College of American Pathologists developed an evidence-based guideline to address analytic validation of immunohistochemical assays. Fourteen recommendations were offered. Per the National Academy of Medicine standards for developing trustworthy guidelines, guidelines should be updated when new evidence suggests modifications.

Objective.—

To assess evidence published since the release of the original guideline and develop updated evidence-based recommendations.

Design.—

The College of American Pathologists convened an expert panel to perform a systematic review of the literature and update the original guideline recommendations using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.

Results.—

Two strong recommendations, 1 conditional recommendation, and 12 good practice statements are offered in this updated guideline. They address analytic validation or verification of predictive and nonpredictive assays, and recommended revalidation procedures following changes in assay conditions.

Conclusions.—

While many of the original guideline statements remain similar, new recommendations address analytic validation of assays with distinct scoring systems, such as programmed death receptor-1 and analytic verification of US Food and Drug Administration approved/cleared assays; more specific guidance is offered for validating immunohistochemistry performed on cytology specimens.
The Unfolding Story: A Partnership to Uncover the Unique Potential of Every Child
Authors: Allen Norman
Published: February 2024

An interview with Anne Haas Dyson and Celia Genishi, this year’s recipients of the NCTE Outstanding Educator Award. Dyson and Genishi have long been advocates for a deeper, more individualized study of children’s behavior in the learning environment.
My Food Lit Class “Smells Like Corn”
Authors: Peters Brent
Published: February 2024

A story and a batch of cornbread create classroom community for Brent Peters and his students at Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Kentucky.
ESL, ELL, Generation 1.5—Why Are These Terms Important?
Authors: Fleischer Cathy
Published: February 2024

Cathy Fleischer, Series Editor for NCTE’s Principles in Practice Imprint, introduces a useful tool -- a glossary of terms commonly used to describe those students who speak and write in languages other than English.
Beautiful Moments: I See Myself in Their Eyes
Authors: Whitted Yolanda
Published: February 2024

Read Yolanda Whitted’s blog post “Beautiful Moments” on the NCTE Village: bit.ly/NCTEVillage-Whitted
More Than the Right to Read
Authors: Perillo Jonna
Published: February 2024

Jonna Perillo is NCTE Historian and associate professor of English Education at the University of Texas at El Paso. This is an excerpt from a commentary which appeared in Education Week (9/25/17) and on NCTE’s Literacy & NCTE blog at bit.ly/PERILLO-3.
Local Examples and Master Narratives: Stanley Fish and the Public Appeal of Current-Traditionalism
Authors: Zwagerman Sean
Published: February 2024

This article analyzes the rhetoric of public attitudes toward composition, as represented in Stanley Fish’s “Think Again” blog in the New York Times and in comments posted by his readers. Fish denounces the field of composition as highly politicized and anti-academic and advocates instead a belletristic, current-traditional approach. The dialogue between Fish and his audience exemplifies the web of definitions and logical fallacies by which current-traditionalism and belletristic English frame public attitudes. To the extent that composition’s “public turn” involves engaging public opinion, compositionists must anticipate this framing or else find their engagements ineffective, even self-defeating.
The Most Important Project of Our Time! Hyperbole as a Discourse Feature of Student Writing
Authors: Beare Zachary C. , Meade Marcus
Published: February 2024

Through an analysis of student writing and interviews, this article examines hyperbole as a neglected rhetorical device. The authors trouble notions of hyperbole as error and argue for a—reconceptualization of hyperbole as potentially highly communicative and able to convey emotional tone, passion, and significance while maintaining brevity.
Cultural Schemas and Pedagogical Uses of Literacy Narratives: A Reflection on My Journey with Reading and Writing
Authors: Sharma Ghanashyam
Published: February 2024

A literacy narrative.
Personal Writing in Professional Spaces: Contesting Exceptionalism in Interwar Women’s Vocational Autobiographies
Authors: Applegarth Risa
Published: February 2024

This essay draws on genre theory and recent conceptualizations of the personal as rhetorical in order to investigate the collective stakes of writerly self-representation. Contextualizing and analyzing a widely published early twentieth-century genre, the vocational autobiography, I argue that female professionals made use of the rhetorical resources available in the genre to personalize their professional identities, counteracting a widespread discourse of exceptionalism and flouting widespread advice about the necessity of strict separation between personal and professional identities. By using personal narratives to depict their gendered and embodied presence in powerful professional spaces such as laboratories and newsrooms, female writers made use of this genre to normalize their presence and to open up access to such spaces for other women.
Para-Expertise, Tacit Knowledge, and Writing Problems
Authors: Rice Jenny
Published: February 2024

While “expertise” has been both an implicit and explicit focal point of composition, our most familiar models of expertise running along a spectrum from novice to expert may not allow for a nuanced deployment of tacit knowledge. Without dismissing any of the field's important work on expertise, therefore, I introduce the concept of para-expertise: the experiential, embodied, and tacit knowledge that does not translate into the vocabulary or skills of disciplinary expertise. This concept may help to resituate how we conceptualize, teach, and use notions of expertise in the classroom, since it can teach nonexperts to pursue rhetorical action through strategic expertise alliances without overstepping the very real limitations of nonexpertise.