bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparative evaluation of subclavian vein catheterization by supraclavicular and infraclavicular approach
Authors: Mantan Kiwi , Kothari Sandeep , Tanwar Shiva , Satyaprakash Dr , Baid Jinesh , Joshi Gaurav
Published: February 2023

The present study was conducted in Department of Anaesthesia, Sardar Patel Medical College and PBM Hospital, Bikaner, with the aim of comparative evaluation of subclavian vein catheterization by supraclavicular and infraclavicular approach. There are three common routes of central venous catheterization i.e. subclavian, internal jugular and the femoral. Hence in our study we have done a comparative evaluation of supraclavicular and infraclavicular approach for SCV catheterization with primary objective of successful catheterization of SCV using anatomical landmark technique and secondary objective of first attempt success rate, time taken for cannulation and also record the incidence of complications related to either approach. In our study, 60 patients enrolled were randomly divided into two groups of 30 patients each. In Group A Infraclavicular SCV catheterization and in Group B Supraclavicular catheterisation was performed using anatomical landmark approach. Successful catheterization, first attempt success rate, time taken for venous access and catheterization, catheter malfunction or any other complication were recorded. In group A (IC) Maximum 63.33% were inserted in single attempt whereas minimum 10% required 3 or more attempts while in group B (IC) maximum 93.33% were inserted in single attempt whereas minimum 3.33% needed 3 or more attempts, and the difference was found statistically significant. Overall successful catheterization was 90% in Group A and 96% in Group B while 93 % when combined for both groups. Mean time taken for insertion was observed more (6.67 ± 1.44 min.) in group A whereas less (4.47 ± 1.01min.) in group B, and the difference was found statistically highly significant. We conclude that SC approach of SCV catheterization is better as comparable to IC approach in terms of landmarks accessibility, success rate, time taken and rate of complications.
Strategies in Online ELT for Young Learners During Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Jinabe Megan , Triastuti Anita
Published: February 2023

Some pros and cons appear in the implementation of distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pros came from health considerations and the use of technology parallel with global demand. On the other hand, some cons came from the problems in the field, especially the challenges experienced by the English teacher when it comes to online teaching. This research explores the challenges and opportunities of online English language teaching (ELT) for young learners during the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia to propose possible teaching strategies. It is found that the teacher could do some strategies to minimise the challenges in online teaching mode in terms of teacher's proficiency development, technology, activities, and parents’ collaboration. This study follows a narrative research design. Five primary English teachers in Indonesia were chosen as the participants through purposive sampling. The data was gathered through in-depth interviews and analysed using qualitative data analysis design. This study might be valuable for practitioners, policymakers, student-teachers, and researchers with the same interest in ELT, TEYL, and online teaching.
Immature granulocyte in prediction of the short-term and long-term mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction
Authors: GÜLTEN Sedat , CİHAN ÇALIŞGAN Neslihan , AKYEL Serdar , KUKUL GÜVEN Fatma Mutlu
Published: February 2023

Objectives: Despite great advances in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), it is still the most common cause of death in the world. Therefore, predicting mortality in advance is clinically very important. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of immature granulocyte (IG) and other hematological markers in predicting short- and long-term mortality in patients with AMI.
Methods: Laboratory information system (LIS) data of a tertiary hospital were used in this study. Of the 298 patients who were admitted to the coronary intensive care unit with the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, 258 recovered after treatment and were discharged. 40 of them died. It was determined that 36 of these 258 patients, who were followed up retrospectively, died within 15 months after discharge.
Results: The mean age of 298 people who participated in this retrospective study was 73.26 ± 8.6 years, and 53.3% were male. Moderate and high predictive property in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for short-term mortality, white blood cell (WBC) area under curve (AUC) = 0.802), neutrophil count (AUC = 0.817), IG count (AUC = 0.841), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (AUC = 0.701), and C-reactive protein (CRP) (AUC = 0.758) tests detected. For long-term mortality, a moderate predictive feature was observed in the age (AUC = 0.712) parameter.
Conclusions: IG is a marker that does not require extra cost, provides rapid results and has high predictive value in predicting death in the short term in patients with acute myocardial infarction. It is ineffective in predicting long-term mortality.
Development of Finger Millet and Sapota based Ready-to-Reconstitute Halwa Mix
Authors: Desai R.K. , Dutta S.
Published: February 2023

Background: Eleusine coracana (finger millet) is the fourth most important millet in the world. Finger millet is the powerhouse of health benefiting nutrients; however, it is still underutilized. Sapota contains a diverse range of phenolic compounds (as natural antioxidants) and flavonoids which has drawn the attention of many researchers. Keeping in mind the importance of traditional food products and growing popularity of convenience food market, the study was aimed to develop a ready to reconstitute (RTR) finger millet and sapota based halwa mix. Methods: The rate of addition of milk, sugar and dried sapota chunks were studied and optimized using response surface methodology. Result: The formulation with 208.8 ml of milk, 52.9 per cent sugar (per cent of weight of the dried halwa) and 9.4 per cent dried sapota chunks (percent of weight of dried halwa) was optimized for the development of RTR halwa mix. The analyses were based on sensory scores and rehydration ratio. The nutritional, bio-chemical, sensory and microbial attributes of the optimized halwa mix were evaluated.
Sleep Disorders during Adolescence
Authors: YAZICI Serkan , ÖNCÜ ÇETİNKAYA Bedriye
Published: February 2023

Sleep disorders during adolescence period increase each year and adversely affect the physical and mental health of adolescents. After-school social activities and various work outside the school may cause delays in bedtime. In addition, there can be shifts in the circadian rhythm due to a number of biological changes seen in the transition to adolescence, which can result in a wide range of sleep problems, such as not being able to fall asleep at night, difficulty waking up in the morning, daytime sleepiness, sleep deprivation and deterioration in sleep quality. It is important to know the causes of sleep disorders, possible effects on physical health and mental health, and protective and risk-forming factors seen in adolescent period; to intervene in these disorders and to develop preventive measures. Preventive measures, such as increasing awareness about sleep disorders in adolescents, informing families and adolescents about the issue, and organizing school start-up times for this age group, may contribute significantly to solving this important issue, which has increased year-to-year.
Efektivitas Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Teknik Sosiodrama terhadap Perilaku Cyber bullying pada Remaja
Authors: Puspita Elina Ayu , Jahju Hartanti  , Elia Firda Mufida
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik sosiodrama untuk mengatasi cyber bullying di sosial media. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan rancangan penelitian One Grup Pretest dan Postest Design, sampel penelitian sebanyak 7 siswa kelas VIII SMP Wachid Hasyim 10 Prambon dan sampel diambil melalui  purposive sampling. Hasil  Uji Wilcoxon Non-Parametrik Test menunjukan hasil peningkatan pada pre-test dan post-test pada peserta didik dengan hasil singnifikansi menunjukan 0,018 < 0,05 dapat disimpulkan bahwa H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik sosiodrama efektif terhadap menggurangi perilaku cyber bullying.
Pengaruh Efikasi Diri dan Kemandirian terhadap Pilihan Karier Siswa
Authors: Wahyuningrum Sri Rizqi , Fransiska Milinda
Published: February 2023

Salah satu faktor yang dibutuhkan untuk menentukan pilihan karier yang benar adalah efikasi diri. Efikasi diri adalah keyakinan individu terhadap kemampuan dirinya yang memengaruhi cara individu tersebut dalam bereaksi terhadap situasi dan kondisi tertentu. Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui hubungan antara efikasi diri dengan kemandirian dalam pilihan karier dan mengetahui seberapa besar  hubungan antara efikasi diri dengan kemandirian dalam pilihan karier. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Tenik pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu menggunakan sampling acak sederhana dengan memberikan kuesioner kepada siswa. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 345 sedangkan untuk sampel adalah 70 siswa. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan menggunakan statistik deskriptif, dan untuk analisis data menggunakan regresi linear sederhana, uji t, dan koefisien determinasi (R2).Hasil uji parsial (uji t) variabel efikasi diri diperoleh nilai signifikansi 0,015  0,05 dan nilai thitung ttabel dimana nilai thitung adalah 2,484 sedangkan ttabel adalah 1,977 artinya ada hubungan yang signifikan antara efikasi diri dengan kemandirian dalam pilihan karier. Dari hasil uji normalitas diketahui bahwa efikasi diri bersifat normal dengan nilai signifikan 0,452  0,05 yang artinya ada hubungan antara efikasi diri dengan kemandirian dalam pilihan karier siswa.
Peran Perilaku Asertif terhadap Keterampilan Berkomunikasi Remaja
Authors: Hanifah Alifia , Ipah Saripah  , Nadia Aulia Nadhira
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana peran perilaku asertif terhadap keterampilan berkomunikasi remaja. Pada tahap perkembangan remaja kemampuan untuk menyatakan secara langsung mengenai dirinya serta berbagai perasaannya secara jujur sangatlah penting. Remaja cenderung lebih memilih untuk mengikuti keputusan kelompok teman sebayanya dan menyampingkan kepentingan pribadi. Hal tersebut tentunya akan berdampak buruk jika terjadi secara terus-menerus karena dapat mempengaruhi kehidupan masa depan mereka. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini merupakan pendekatan studi literatur dengan mengkaji dan menganalisis beberapa jurnal nasional dan internasional mengenai dinamika perilaku asertif dan perannya dalam keterampilan berkomunikasi pada remaja. Berdasarkan hasil analisis deskriptif didapatkan bahwa perilaku asertif memiliki peran yang saling mempengaruhi dengan keterampilan berkomunikasi remaja.
Classification of Information
Authors: DUMITRU Ioan-Alexandru
Published: February 2023

In order to counteract the growing number and sophisticated nature of cyber threats, having up-to-date information on vulnerabilities, attacks, threats, countermeasures and risks is crucial. Equally important are the data and information we hold and their importance to our organization. Information classification is a process in which organizations and states evaluate the data they hold and the level of protection they should provide. Organizations usually classify information in terms of confidentiality - that is, who is allowed access to view it.
Data Protection for Users in Cloud Computing
Authors: AHUBELE Betty , UGBARI Augustine
Published: February 2023

Information technology might have simplified the way we do business, but it has also brought challenges that never before existed. Accessing data from public repositories leads to multiple difficulties. It is also necessary for the data to be available in an accurate, complete and timely manner. This paper will discuss the challenges and breaches of data protection for users in cloud computing and also explores various techniques used to address these issues.
A Symmetric Scheme for Securing Data in Cyber-Physical Systems / IoT Sensor-Based Systems based on AES and SHA256
Authors: CHATTAMVELLI Rajan
Published: February 2023

Cyber-Physical technologies and Internet have modernized and enhanced the lifestyle of people in this present era. Internet of Things (IoT) is also being seen as the new technology that is changing human discernment about daily life. Many cyber physical devices generate a lot of sensitive data, which needs to be secured. All the applications of CPS / IoT fundamentally, need symmetric keys for the encryption / decryption of the sensitive data generated. This paper seeks to propose a symmetric scheme for securing data in a Cyber-Physical system using IoT sensor-based technology, which will be based on AES and SHA256 encryption / decryption method.
Pengaruh Country of Origin, Citra Merek, dan Worldmindedness Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Produk KFC di Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Tarigan Cindy Anastasia , Julianto Didik Eko , Karyadi Hari
Published: February 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of Country of Origin, Brand Image, and Worldmindedness on the Purchase Decision of KFC Products in Jember Regency. This type of research is quantitative. Primary data from this study was obtained directly through the distribution of questionnaires distributed to respondents who had made purchases at KFC Jember. The population in this study are consumers of KFC Jember products whose numbers are not known for certain because the number is not limited. The number of samples in this study were 104 respondents who were selected using accidental sampling. The results of this study indicate that the coefficient value of the Country of Origin variable is a positive value of 0.210. Additionally, the brand image variable's coefficient value is positive 0.222. Whereasthe coefficient value of the Worldmindness variable is positive 0.543. These three variables proved to have a significant effect on purchasing decisions at KFC Jember.

Keywords: Country of Origin; Brand Image; Worldmindedness; Purcashe Decision
Pengendalian Kualitas Produk pada Rezti's Batik di Tegalsari Jember
Authors: Romadhona Nur Haliza , Mastika I Ketut , Suhartono Suhartono
Published: February 2023

Batik menjadi salah satu produk yang banyak digemari oleh masyarakat pada saat ini. Industri batik harus memperhitungkan proses produksi yang dilakukan dengan tujuan menghasilkan kualitas produk yang baik sehingga dapat bersaing di pasaran. Batik Jember sudah sangat berkembang mengikuti industri yang semakin modern, salah satunya adalah Rezti’s Batik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengendalian kualitas produk dengan melalui peran karyawan dari mulai tahapan input, transformasi, sampai dengan output untuk menciptakan kreativitas dan inovasi yang terus berkembang. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis domain dan analisis taksonomi dengan pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan triangulasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengendalian kualitas produk pada Rezti’s Batik dilakukan pada setiap proses produksi dari mulai tahapan input, transformasi sampai dengan output. 

Kata Kunci: Produksi, Pengendalian Kualitas, Batik
O sagrado transgressor nos corpos incandescentes de Linn da Quebrada e Baco Exu do Blues
Authors: Oliveira Paola Lins de
Published: February 2023

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a concepção de sagrado que emerge nos trabalhos de Linn da Quebrada e Baco Exu do Blues, artistas que vêm se destacando na cena contemporânea a partir da música, irradiando sua atuação também para a performance, o audiovisual, a moda, entre outras linguagens. Partindo de temas como o erotismo, a sexualidade, o segredo, assim como a apropriação impensada de elementos religiosos institucionalizados, como orixás e deuses, identifico os contornos de uma força transgressora, atraente e repulsiva, que compõe o sagrado na obra de Linn e Baco. Minha aposta é a de que, considerando as devidas diferenças entre artistas, seus trabalhos contestam as bases sociais que sustentam o racismo, o machismo e a Lgbtfobia, entendendo o sagrado hegemônico branco, masculino e heteronormativo como um dos seus pilares. Consequentemente, sua proposta produz uma concepção alternativa de sagrado em sintonia com a prática artística voltada para a resistência, a subversão e mudança da sociedade.
Challenges impeding practitioners’ proper implementation of mathematical play practice environment
Authors: Baloyi-Mothibeli Seipati , Okeke Chinedu , Ugwuanyi Christian
Published: February 2023

This research explored the challenges impeding practitioners’ proper implementation of mathematical play practice environment using a qualitative phenomenological research approach. This study was conducted in Motheo District which is in Mangaung Municipality in the Free State with ten females who had obtained matric certificate qualification at least have three years’ experience working in the ECCE setting as the sample. This sample was purposively chosen for this research. A structured interview guide was used as tool for data collection and its trustworthiness was properly ensured. After the data had been collected, the real processing, analysis, and interpretation of the data took place. We conducted a thematic analysis of the data. With the help of this technique, we were able to analyze the unstructured interview responses and find trends and themes. It was found that the challenges impeding practitioners’ proper mathematical play practice environment are constraints to proper mathematical play in relation to indoor and outdoor resources and infrastructure; constraints emanating from practitioners’ qualifications and constraints relating to support expected from the DSD and DBE, as custodians of ECCE. This finding has practical and policy implications in the sense that the practitioners cannot effectively implement mathematical play practice environment in the presence of the identified challenges unless adequate policy framework is designed to take care of such challenges. Thus, it is recommended that the appropriate authority should design an implementable policy guideline on the use of mathematical play practice environment.
A plight of physically disabled children in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Authors: Sibanyoni Ephraim Kevin , Ndlovu Nondumiso
Published: February 2023

This paper focuses on physically disabled children as violence victims in the Eastern Cape's rural areas. The research sample comprised 100 physically disabled children from special needs schools in Eastern Cape. These respondents were chosen according to their knowledge of the research content and experience in the context studied. The researchers used purposive sampling for selecting physically disabled respondents. The questionnaires were used to collect data and the collected data were analyzed by using SPSS Version 22 and thematically. Findings: physically disabled children are victimized due to their disability. Their disability conditions make them vulnerable to victimization. The study also finds that these physically disabled children succumbed to severe long-term effects because of their victimization. Most of the abuse/crimes committed against these children are not reported to the police. Recommendation: future research should be conducted on the victimization of physically disabled children by other physically disabled children (bullism).
The effect of brand image and product knowledge on purchase intentions with e-WOM as a mediator variable
Authors: Dea Khoirunnisa  , Albari Albari
Published: February 2023

This study aims to explain the effect of product knowledge, brand image, e-WOM on purchase intentions for edtech products in Indonesia. Data were obtained using a closed questionnaire involving 230 respondents, from Indonesians who know about edtech startup products and are between 18 and 35 years old. The sampling technique used was convenience sampling. The analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and uses the help of the AMOS version 24 program. The results show that 1) product knowledge has a positive but not significant effect on purchase intention, 2) product knowledge and brand image have a positive and significant effect on e-commerce WOM, 3) brand image and e-WOM have a positive and significant effect on purchase intention. It was also found that e-WOM functions as a mediator variable from the effect of product knowledge and brand image on purchase intention. The effect of the e-WOM mediator is stronger than the direct effect of brand image on purchase intention.
The influence of job stress and job boredom on employee performance mediated by cyberloafing behavior: Evidence in Indonesia
Authors: Mila Nur Kamila  , Muafi Muafi
Published: February 2023

This study aimed to examine and analyze the effect of job stress and job boredom on employee performance mediated by cyberloafing behavior in employees of the X Regency Labor Office in Indonesia. This study uses quantitative methods by distributing questionnaires to 90 X Regency Labor Office employees. The sampling technique used in this study is saturated sampling or census, with the same number of samples and populations. The final sample that met the criteria was 50 respondents. This study uses the SmartPLS version 3.0 analysis tool with the SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) analysis method. The results of this study explain that; (1) there is a positive and significant influence between job stress on cyberloafing behavior, (2) there is a positive and significant influence between job boredom on cyberloafing behavior, (3) there is a negative and significant influence between cyberloafing behavior on employee performance, (4) there is a significant influence between cyberloafing behavior mediating stress on employee performance, and (5) there is no significant influence between cyberloafing behavior mediating job boredom on employee performance.
Rethinking and reimagining corporate social responsibility as legislation in South Africa using a qualitative document analytics approach
Authors: Ngoepe-Ntsoane Mokgadi Julia
Published: February 2023

South African legislation does not obligate companies to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. Understanding the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on social inclusivity is crucial in ensuring trade-offs between companies and the citizens residing where development takes place. There is a need for a national consensus on a CSR policy framework within a social cohesion and nation-building compact. The inclusion of the legislation for ensuring compliance towards fulfilling the purpose of the country’s sustainable development agenda is fully referred to in the discussion. The unparalleled position requires collective energies with the public to actualize strategies. This chapter underpins the importance of having CSR as a standalone legislation and seeks to contribute to the world of science by leveling the ground with the rhetoric discussion. The document analysis was the backbone for a qualitative research methodology where the related intricacies were revealed. The research will embark on an empirical investigation to publish evidence-based results based on the document analysis and legislative framework. The gap of a lack of legislation in South Africa has been identified notwithstanding the related legislation, which corroborates the direction the country is taking towards CSR. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on sustainable development on the transformation agenda. However, this study is limited in the sense that it did not embark on a largescale data collection from the implementers and the communities for empirical research which could be measured. This shall be employed in future research for evidence-based information and knowledge sharing.
Challenges teachers face in teaching Grade 12 business studies in rural schools
Authors: Ngwenya Jabulisile , Mtshali Muntuwenkosi , Myende Thandanani
Published: February 2023

This study aims to examine challenges teachers often face when teaching Grade 12 Business Studies in schools situated at the rural Umbumbulu circuit of Umlazi district, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A qualitative research methodology was used to explore challenges that teachers encountered when teaching Grade 12 Business Studies. A purposive sample of five Grade 12 teachers was selected from five rural secondary schools that offered Business Studies as a curriculum subject in the Umbumbulu circuit. The need to elicit lived experiences of a few Grade 12 Business Studies teachers in rural schools in ways that could relate to challenges encountered by teachers inspired the choice of case study research design. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were used to generate data that was analysed through thematic analysis as a method of analysing qualitative data. The study found that in teaching Grade 12 Business Studies in rural schools, teachers had to face a number of challenges such as the unavailability of updated textbook publications, the language of learning and teaching and learner absenteeism, and late arrival at school. The study raises awareness of challenges Grade 12 Business Studies teachers in rural schools may face in teaching the subject so that teachers in emerging economies can think of ways to strengthen their resilience against these challenges and maximize their teaching potential.
Family environment and religiosity on anti-corruption behaviour through Islamic education at SMKN 2 Garut
Authors: Rahmanisa Reika Andina , Septin Ivon Aulia , Heryana Yayan
Published: February 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of family environment, religiosity, and Islamic religious education on anti-corruption behavior at SMKN 2 Garut. This study uses a quantitative approach. The subjects of this study were 105 students who were selected by accidental sampling technique. The quantitative research method uses non-probability sampling, and a sample of 105 respondents is obtained. The analytical tool used is path analysis, and the hypothesis uses a significance test using the PLS-SEM analysis tool. Family environment, religiosity, and Islamic religious education can influence anti-corruption behavior by 41.2%. This study found that family environment and religiosity can directly influence anti-corruption behavior for students at SMKN 2 Garut. Family environment and religiosity can also indirectly affect the anti-corruption behavior of students at SMKN 2 Garut through Islamic religious education. Efforts to eradicate corruption are not an easy task. Efforts to eradicate corruption certainly cannot be the responsibility of law enforcement and the government but also the shared responsibility of all state components. Therefore, efforts to eradicate corruption must involve all relevant stakeholders in the family environment where the first learning occurs in a student's life.
Moiré Superconductivity and the Roeser-Huber Formula
Authors: Koblischka Michael Rudolf , Koblischka-Veneva Anjela
Published: February 2023

As shown previously, a relation between the superconducting transition temperature and some characteristic distance in the crystal lattice holds, which enables the calculation of the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, based only on the knowledge of the electronic configuration and of some details of the crystallographic structure. This relation was found to apply for a large number of superconductors, including the high-temperature superconductors, the iron-based materials, alkali fullerides, metallic alloys, and element superconductors. When applying this scheme called Roeser-Huber formula to Moiré-type superconductivity, i.e., magic-angle twisted bi-layer graphene (tBLG) and bi-layer WSe2, we find that the calculated transition temperatures for tBLG are always higher than the available experimental data, e.g., for the magic angle 1.1∘, we find Tc≈ 4.2–6.7 K. Now, the question arises why the calculation produces larger Tc’s. Two possible scenarios may answer this question: (1) The given problem for experimentalists is the fact that for electric measurements always substrates/caps are required to arrange the electric contacts. When now discussing superconductivity in atomically thin objects, also these layers may play a role forming the Moiré patterns. The consequence of such substrate-induced super-Moiré patterns is that the resulting Moiré pattern always will show a larger cell size, and thus, a lower Tc of the final structure will result. (2) A correction factor to the Roeser-Huber formalism may be required to account for the low charge carrier density of the tBLG. Here, we test both scenarios and find that the introduction of a correction factor η enables a proper calculation of Tc, reproducing the experimental data. We find that η depends exponentially on the value of Tc.
THE LECTURERS’ IMMEDIACY ATTRIBUTES AND ‎STUDENTS’ WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE, ARE THEY ‎CORRELATED?‎
Authors: Jaya Hariswan Putera , Islami Azzahra Nanda , Suganda Lingga Agustina , Dari Ratna Tita Wulan
Published: February 2023

The purposes of this research were two-fold: first, to see whether or not lecturers’ immediacy behaviors were linearly related to their students’ Willingness to Communicate (WTC); second, to determine which immediacy behavior (Verbal or Nonverbal) predominantly impacted on students’ WTC. To achieve the purposes, two types of questionnaires were utilized, 1) students’ WTC and 2) lecturers’ immediacy. Later, the participants were asked to choose 1–5 scales of question item. There were 122 EFL public university students from the Western part of Indonesia who partook in this study. They were involved voluntarily and chosen randomly. For data analysis, the bivariate calculation was applied to find the associations between the variables tested. Thus, SPSS 26 was utilized to meet the statistical analysis required. The result showed that the lecturers’ immediacy behavior was positively and strongly correlated to the students’ WTC with a correlation value of 0.716. However, if compared to nonverbal, lecturers’ verbal traits had given the strongest positive association. It was described by Pearson correlation value found, 0.689 (verbal) and 0.502 (nonverbal). With regard to the study’s findings, educators of all levels must be aware of their immediacy behaviors so that students’ WTC can be controlled in a positive way.
The Role of Video Games in Learning English
Authors: Seli Fenny Yutika , Santosa Imam
Published: February 2023

The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of video games as medium to be applied in a technique of learning English in Indonesia. Playing games has a vital role as a means of enhancing learners' reading, writing, listening, and speaking capabilities. In addition, video games offer unique opportunities for learners to master English grammar and expand their vocabularies. Furthermore, playing video games has a pivotal role in motivating EFL learners to communicate using EFL through their challenges, active player interaction, audio and visual elements, as well as contexts. The qualitative descriptive analysis was employed to explore the roles of video games as an EFL acquisition technique through the distribution of a Google Form questionnaire containing 39 questions, to which 57 respondents gave their opinions. Through the analysis, the researcher was able to confirm the validity of the aforementioned roles; the average values of the responses indicated that, in overall, the respondents were either in agreement or strong agreement with the provided statements. However, the results of the questionnaire were only able to illuminate the roles of video games as a medium to be applied in technique of learning English specifically in Indonesia. Thus, the researcher suggests that there is an opportunity to utilize the presented data to support future studies of larger scopes.
A PRACTICAL USING OF THE QUEST PROGRAM TO ANALYZE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEST ITEMS IN EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT
Authors: Ikhsanudin Ikhsanudin , Novaliah Novaliah , Hidayatullah Hidayatullah , Almizi Memi
Published: February 2023

This study aims to analyze an assessment instrument, mainly the characteristics of the test items, by using a Quest program. This study is a descriptive quantitative study in one school in Yogyakarta. The focus of this study was fifty items of the teacher-made test. The items have been tested on 316 students. The analysis results show that items of the teacher-made test have various difficulty levels and discrimination indexes. A range of item difficulty levels is between 0.01 to 0.99 based on classical analysis and between -3.20 to 7.32 based on the Rasch model. All items of that test have a positive discrimination index and fit with the model. This indicates that the teacher-made test items agree with an achievement test's characteristics.
EVALUATIVE STUDY: LITERACY OUTREACH PROGRAM BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM AT SDN 1 APUAN BANGLI
Authors: Widana I Wayan , Sumandya I Wayan , Asih Ni Putu Restu Trinadi
Published: February 2023

This study evaluates literacy achievement programs based on local wisdom at SD Negeri 1 Apuan. The evaluation model used is the CIPP (context, input, process, and product) with a qualitative descriptive approach. The research data source documents are education reports and local wisdom-based literacy achievement programs—data collected by interview, observation, and document study. The research respondents were the headmaster, teachers, and students. Data were analyzed by descriptive qualitative. The results of the study show that: (1) context evaluation, the scope of the school literacy movement includes the school's physical environment, social and affective environment, as well as the academic environment; (2) input evaluation, including human resources for school principals, teachers, education staff, and supporting infrastructure; (3) process evaluation, program implementation includes three activities namely habituation, development, and learning; and (4) product evaluation, including students' understanding of local wisdom, is getting better, literacy skills in educational report cards are still low, teachers' concern for improving students' literacy outcomes is increasing, and school members are actively involved in school literacy program activities.
EDUCATION DILEMMA AND CHALLENGES OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY CRAFTSMEN IN PLACED PURWAKARTA
Authors: Siswanto Achmad , Arundina Lusty Nika , Hakim Syafi’i Abdul
Published: February 2023

This study aims to describe the challenges and dilemmas in the gerabah craft business as a sub-sector creative industry. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study method as a strategy of inquiry—primary data collection by in-depth interviews and observations. Meanwhile, secondary data was collected through document studies and analyzed using qualitative and in-depth literature studies. The results of this study indicate that pottery artisans in Kampung Lio, Kecamatan Plered, and Purwakarta have the opportunity to reach the digital market and develop a home industry which can be projected to become a pottery tourism village. However, these opportunities are difficult to reach because they are faced with several challenges, namely low level of education and surrender mentality, and limited financial capital make it difficult for them to develop.
Image Repair Strategies in Public Relations Crisis: A Case Study of Real Madrid’s Response Strategies to the Bernabeu Leaked Audio Scandal
Authors: Koa Moeen
Published: February 2023

In July 2021, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez was in the midst of a controversial leaked audio crisis in which he heavily criticized some historical icons of the team, such as Iker Casillas, Raúl González, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Luís Figo. The leaked audio clips by El Confidencial newspaper and secretly recorded ages ago by José Antonio Abellán ignited a firestorm of criticism that threatened Pérez’s reputation and integrity. Pérez offered an official statement to repair his damaged image. This article analyzes and evaluates his image repair messages, which relied heavily on reducing offensiveness. It seems that his defense helped to dispel the cloud surrounding him, as Figo accepted Pérez’s apology and adopted his point of view that the comments were taken out of context. Pérez succeeded in minimizing the event to the extent that the media shrank their discussion. He attempted to create new beliefs about El Confidencial and Abellán by attacking the accuser by undermining their credibility and honesty to diminish the attack. By employing the transcendence strategy, he tried to place the leaked audio clips issue in a broad context in a different frame of reference – the European Super League debate. Using transcendence and attacking the accuser helped Real Madrid frame the crisis in a way that backfired on the accuser. The findings of this study have significant implications for understanding how leaders at the helm of power of top sports clubs might communicate during a crisis and underscores the potential importance of image repair in sports organizations.
The Effectiveness of Case Method Learning in View of Students' Critical Thinking Ability
Authors: Fauzi Asri , Ermiana Ida , Nur Kholifatur Rosyidah Awal , Sobri Muhammad
Published: February 2023

This study aims to describe the effectiveness of the case method in terms of students' critical thinking skills. This type of research is a quasy experiment with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study was all students of the Elementary School Teacher Education Study Program (PGSD) at the University of Mataram. The sample used in this study were 29 semesters 2 students taking elementary school mathematics education courses. Data collection techniques using test and non-test techniques. The instrument for collecting data uses a critical thinking ability test. The analysis technique uses the normality test for the prerequisite test, the t-test to find out the difference in the pretest and posttest averages, and the N-Gain score test to determine the effectiveness of the case method. The results showed that the results of the pretest and posttest of students' critical thinking skills obtained successive significance scores of 0.088 > 0.05 and 0.094 > 0.05 meaning that the data was normally distributed. Furthermore, the statistical results of the t-test showed a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. This means that there is a significant difference in average between the pretest and posttest. While the result of the N-Gain score is 0.713 and is in the high category, it can be said that the implementation of the case method has a high level of effectiveness on students' critical thinking skills.
The Development of Contextual Learning-Based Big Books on the Science Literacy Ability of Grade V Elementary School Students
Authors: Puspita Ari Metalin Ika
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study is to produce an effective and valid contextual learning-based big book used to improve the science literacy skills of grade V elementary school students. This type of research uses Research and Development (RnD) using the ADDIE model. The subjects in this study were grade V students of SDN 2 Gamping, SDN 2 Suruh, and SDN 2 Karangsoko. The data collection technique in this study is a test. The research instruments used include observations, interviews, prototype assessments, expert validation, and science literation ability tests. Contextual learning-based big books are declared valid for use through expert test validation. The test results of teaching materials, materials, languages, and practitioners obtained an average of 92.93%, which is very valid.  The results of the application of big books in small-scale and field-scale tests have an increase in the average science literacy ability of students before and after the use of big books. The results of the hypothesis test obtained a significance of 0.000 (< 0.05) that there was an increase in the average science literacy ability of students before and after the use of big books. so that contextual learning-based big books meet the categories of valid, practical, interesting, and can improve the science literacy skills of elementary school student.
Reflection on “Language” in the Publications of the Thinkers of “Siberia near Moscow” after the Vologda Exile: the Experience of Reconstructing the “Forced Conversation”
Authors:   Vologda Theological Seminary of the Vologda diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, Zagumennov Alexander V.
Published: February 2023

The article analyzes the works of authors who served exile in Vologda in 1902. The research material is text fragments in which the language, speech, and style of a person are comprehended. We have attracted texts published after 1902. In our opinion, it is in works remote in time that the manifestation of reflection on communication is a trace of existentially saturated direct contact. The article deals with the works of former exiles who were once in Vologda at the same time. Therefore, the fragments involved in the study acquire the status of refer­ence points for describing the experience of a “forced conversation” that oc­curred in their lives. The methods of Russian linguistics (description, continuous sampling, contextual analysis, comparison) and philosophy (reconstruction) are used in the work. The leading methodological strategy is the interpretation of the text. We were able to establish that eleven people (P.E. Shchegolev, N.A. Berdyaev, I.E. Ermolaev, V.A. Rusanov, P.L. Tuchapsky, A.M. Remizov, O.A. Kvitkin, S.A. Suvorov, B.V. Savinkov, A.V. Lunacharsky, A.A. Bogdanov) comprehended their communication in the works published after the “Vologda exile”. This fact can be explained neither by the education received, nor by the unity of scientific interests, nor by the commonality of philosophical grounds. This is not a coincidence, not an accident, it is the experience of a “forced con­versation” experienced simultaneously in 1902.
Kant’s Philosophy of Pure Reason as a Speculative Foresight of Cosmism, Virtualization and Artificial Intelligence (Transcendental Digitalism Contra Telluric Realism)
Authors:   N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Kutyrev Vladimir A.
Published: February 2023

Kant’s transcendental idealism was the beginning of the end of the telluricall philosophy of Being and its replacement by the cosmological philosophy of Nothing. Possessing the maximum of possibilities, Nothing is the highest expres­sion of a priori and digitalism. The ontological correlate of Nothing is the con­cept of the Cosmos as a designation of any spheres where there is no life, the Universe and the Metauniverse. I. Kant is the first fundamental philosopher, he can be considered a speculative harbinger of the computer science, virtualism and cosmism as: 1) care orientation (fly away) into the galactic lifeless reality, 2) creating a bit-atomic, entirely artificial reality on Earth, in the limit, its trans­formation into a dead planet. And postmodernism, as a humanitarian and specu­lative reflection of the beginning digital transformation of life into technos, hu­manism into transhumanism, transition of human consciousness into posthuman intelligence. The humanitarian significance of Kant's philosophy in its culture and antropological inconsistency as live Genus homo. The ideology of human survival can be the philosophy of telluric realism in the modality of phenomeno­logical substantialism, geocentrism and the value anthropic principle.
Hermann Cohen’s Philosophy of Mathematics, or What is Wrong with the Marburg Method
Authors: Pertsev Alexey S.
Published: February 2023

Neo-Kantianism in general and the Marburg school are becoming an increas­ingly popular subject of research both in the Russian and global academic com­munity. Thanks to the meticulous archival work of H. Holzhey, K.Ch. Köhnke, U. Sieg and other scientists, rich historical and philosophical dimension of this phenomenon has been discovered. As a result, neo-Kantianism is no longer read strictly through the prism of an (unsuccessful) attempt to scientize philosophy in the image of natural scientific knowledge. At the same time, it seems interest­ing to analyze this attempt from the point of view of its internal content. The ob­ject of this study is mainly H. Cohen’s “Das Princip der Infinitesimal-Methode und seine Geschichte”, conjugated with the historical and theoretical context of psychological discussions. The term “Cohen’s method” in its early temporal localization of the beginning of the 1880’s, we expand to the “Marburg method”. It is based on a functional interpretation of the process of cognition using the ex­ample of infinitesimal calculus. Despite the declared opposition to the psycho­logical programs of philosophy, we believe that Cohen could not achieve this task at theoretical level. The intuitive definition of mathematical entities in gen­eral and the usage of a psychophysical mathematical model is an unsuccessful way of countering psychological programs of philosophy. At the same time, we believe that despite the outward exoticism of the philosopher’s conclusions, the desire to “dereify” and “denaturalize” the concept of reality finds full expression in his model, which is extremely important for the formation of the Marburg Neo-Kantianism. Reconstruction and comprehension of what we conditionally call "the philosophy of mathematics of Hermann Cohen" allows us to better un­derstand the essence of the theoretical superstructure that he created over the form of mathematical derivation.
“Fence Science” by Valery Savchuk: Reflections on the Limits of Civilization and Human Capabilities
Authors:   Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Malenko Sergey A. , Nekita Andrey G. ,   Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University
Published: February 2023

The article is a reflection on the recently published book by Valery Savchuk “Fence as a balance of forces”. The author uses solid historical and cultural ma­terial to reveal the key symbolic contexts of a fence as a special cultural code. In the symbolism of a fence, the fundamental existentially and socially oriented cultural attitudes are correlated, in which the philosophical and cultural pro­paedeutics of “native” and “alien” is dialectically represented. The fence appears to be a leading civilizational symbol of protected everyday life and mastered space, as well as a natural result of the individual demystification of the world. On the other hand, these structures should be considered as elements of a single civilizational system “house – fence – city wall”, in which the social priorities of the organization of any institutional spaces are clearly fixed. This means that the fence is a border separating/uniting man and nature, man and society, “city” and “world”, turning into an integral element of the institutional topology of civ­ilization, physically and symbolically holding collective bodies in the space of power. The sacralization of power inevitably turns the fence into a symbol of social domination over nature within the boundaries of established laws and reg­ulations. Such limits are extensively reproduced by stratifying and preserving panoptic environments, acting as visible indicators and conduits of social alien­ation, whereas new technological conditions only aggravate anthropological and institutional isolationism every time, condemning civilization to previously un­precedented tragedies of separation and loneliness.