bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH EFEKTIFITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN AUDIO VISUAL DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Aris  , Basri  , Muhammad Yany
Published: July 2024

Tujuan penulis mengadakan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bahwa Pengaruh Efektifitas  Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran   Audio  Visual  Dalam Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Siswa, serta memberikan masukan yang berharga kepada pihak sekolah khususnya XI IPS SMA Negeri 5 Bone, bahwa penggunaan media pembelajaran audio visual  dapat berpengaruh minat belajar siswa, dan untuk memperoleh pengalaman praktis dengan bidang penelitian yang bersifat ilmiah yang dapat disumbangkan kepada dunia pendidikan pada khususnya.Variabel dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari dependet variable (variable bebas) dan independent variable (Variabel terikat). Media Pembelajaran   Audio  Visual sebgai variable bebas dengan simbol X. Minat belajar sebagai variable terikat dengan simbol Y. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian ex post facto yang bersifat kolerasional. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah ex post facto dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa Kelas XI IPS SMA Negeri 5 Bone yang berjumlah 132 orang. Penelitian ini digunakan sampel sebanyak 64 orang siswa, dengan menggunakan rumus Uji Regresi (Regresion Test). Tekhnik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket Media Pembelajaran   Audio  Visual , dan minat belajar siswa.
Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan penelitian ini dengan menggunakan uji regresi sederhana menunjukkan bahwa: terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan Media Pembelajaran Audio Visual terhadap minat belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran ekonomi siswa kelas XI IPS SMA Negeri 5 Bone, dibuktikan berdasarkan hasil uji t diperoleh nilai sig. yaitu media audio Visual  sebesar 0,179> 0,05, sehingga sesuai dengan dasar pengambilan keputusan uji t dapat disimpulkan bahwa tidak ada pengaruh Media Audio Visual  terhadap minat belajar . Ditunjukkan oleh nilai t hitung =  < t tabel  dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,717 > 0,05 Dalam pembelajaran sangat berpengaruh media audio Visual terhadap minat belajar, sehingga hipotesis diterima ada pengaruh Media Pembelajaran   Audio  Visual terhadap minat belajar siswa  Kelas XI IPS SMA Negeri 5 Bone.
Implementasi metode Small Group Discussion Dalam Meningkatkan Self-Confidence Dan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Siswa
Authors: Rois Muliadi Mul Muliadi , Ary Rahmat Hariadi
Published: July 2024

ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pengaruh implementasi metode small group discussion dalam meningkatkan self-confidence dan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa. Subjek penelitian ini yaitu Siswa Kelas XI Tahun Ajaran 2023/2024 yang berjumlah 28 siswa. Pengumpulan data yang digunakan yaitu observasi dan dokumentasi. Dan Penelitian ini menggunakan Teknik Analisis Deskriptif Kuantitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tindakan dan pembahasan di atas, maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan bahwa, Implementasi Metode Pembelajaran Small Group Discussion telah berhasil meningkatkan self-confidence dan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggris pada materi Speaking sekolah MAS Raudlatut Thalibin NW Surabaya Tahun Ajaran 2023/2024. Peningkatan self-confidence dan kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa kelas XI dibuktikan dari hasil penelitian tindakan yang menunjukkan skor rata-rata 57,70 % pada siklus I meningkat ke 85,33 % pada siklus II. Hal ini berarti bahwa hasil penelitian sudah mencapai indikator keberhasilan yaitu sebesar ≥ 70 %.
Analysis of factors associated with admission to the intensive care unit of children and adolescents with COVID-19: application of a multilevel model
Authors: Damascena Lecidamia Cristina Leite , Faria Aline Roseane Queiroz de Paiva , Lucena Nyellisonn Nando Nóbrega de , Silva Ana Hermínia Andrade e , Almeida Talita Tavares Alves de , Pinto Diana de Fátima Alves , Coêlho Hemílio Fernandes Campos , Valença Ana Maria Gondim
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT Objective To identify factors associated with hospitalization in the intensive care unit in children and adolescents with COVID-19. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study using secondary data of hospitalized children and adolescents (zero to 18 years old) with COVID-19 reported in Paraíba from April 2020 to July 2021, totaling 486 records. Descriptive analysis, logistic regression and multilevel regression were performed, utilizing a significance level of 5%. Results According to logistic regression without hierarchical levels, there was an increased chance of admission to the intensive care unit for male patients (OR = 1.98; 95%CI 1.18 - 3.32), patients with respiratory distress (OR = 2.43; 95%CI 1.29 - 4.56), patients with dyspnea (OR = 3.57; 95%CI 1.77 - 7.18) and patients living in large cities (OR = 2.70; 95%CI 1.07 - 6.77). The likelihood of requiring intensive care was observed to decrease with increasing age (OR = 0.94; 95%CI = 0.90 - 0.97), the presence of cough (OR = 0.32; 95%CI 0.18 - 0.59) or fever (OR = 0.42; 95%CI 0.23 - 0.74) and increasing Gini index (OR = 0.003; 95%CI 0.000 - 0.243). According to the multilevel analysis, the odds of admission to the intensive care unit increased in male patients (OR = 1.70; 95%CI = 1.68-1.71) and with increasing population size of the municipality per 100,000 inhabitants (OR = 1.01; 95%CI 1.01-1.03); additionally, the odds of admission to the intensive care unit decreased for mixed-race versus non-brown-skinned patients (OR = 0.981; 95%CI 0.97 - 0.99) and increasing Gini index (OR = 0.02; 95%CI 0.02 - 0.02). Conclusion The effects of patient characteristics and social context on the need for intensive care in children and adolescents with SARS-CoV-2 infection were better estimated with the inclusion of a multilevel regression model.
Análise dos fatores associados ao internamento na unidade de terapia intensiva de crianças e adolescentes com COVID-19: aplicação de um modelo multinível
Authors: Damascena Lecidamia Cristina Leite , Faria Aline Roseane Queiroz de Paiva , Lucena Nyellisonn Nando Nóbrega de , Silva Ana Hermínia Andrade e , Almeida Talita Tavares Alves de , Pinto Diana de Fátima Alves , Coêlho Hemílio Fernandes Campos , Valença Ana Maria Gondim
Published: July 2024

RESUMO Objetivo Identificar fatores associados ao internamento na unidade de terapia intensiva de crianças e adolescentes com COVID-19. Método Estudo de coorte retrospectiva, com dados secundários, de crianças e adolescentes hospitalizados (zero a 18 anos), notificados com COVID-19 na Paraíba, de abril de 2020 a julho de 2021, totalizando 486 registros. Foram realizadas análise descritiva, regressão logística e regressão multinível, considerando o nível de significância de 5%. Resultados Na regressão logística sem níveis hierárquicos, ocorreu aumento da chance de internamento na unidade de terapia intensiva em pacientes do sexo masculino (RC = 1,98; IC95% 1,18 - 3,32), com desconforto respiratório (RC = 2,43; IC95% 1,29 - 4,56), dispneia (RC = 3,57; IC95% 1,77 - 7,18) e residentes em cidades com grande porte populacional (RC = 2,70; IC95% 1,07 - 6,77). Foi observada diminuição da chance de cuidados intensivos com aumento da idade em anos (RC = 0,94; IC95%=0,90 - 0,97), presença de tosse (RC = 0,32; IC95% 0,18 - 0,59), febre (RC = 0,42; IC95% 0,23 - 0,74) e aumento no Índice de Gini (RC = 0,003; IC95% 0,000 - 0,243). Na análise multinível, a chance de internamento na unidade de terapia intensiva aumentou no sexo masculino (RC = 1,70; IC95%=1,68-1,71) e por conta do aumento no porte populacional do município a cada 100 mil habitantes (RC = 1,01; IC95% 1,01 - 1,03); a chance de internamento na unidade de terapia intensiva diminuiu em pacientes pardos versus não pardos (RC = 0,981; IC95% 0,97 - 0,99) e por conta do aumento a cada pontuação do Índice de Gini (RC = 0,02; IC95% 0,02 - 0,02). Conclusão Os efeitos das condições próprias do paciente e do contexto social na necessidade de cuidados intensivos em crianças e adolescentes com infecção pelo SARS-CoV-2 são mais bem estimados com a inclusão de um modelo de regressão multinível nas análises.
Leveraging Emerging Technologies in Pricing Strategies and Consumer Behavior: Case Studies from China's Innovative Markets
Authors: Wang Lifeng , Aldave Christi Blandina
Published: July 2024

This study explores the impact of emerging technologies on pricing strategies and consumer behavior in China’s innovative markets. Through case studies of companies such as Alibaba, JD.com, Ctrip, Fliggy, Meituan, Hema, Douyin, and Kuaishou, we reveal how dynamic pricing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics are reshaping corporate pricing strategies and consumer behavior. The research finds that companies adopting dynamic pricing increased sales by an average of 15-20%; AI-driven personalized pricing improved con version rates by 25%; and big data analytics helped companies increase inventory turnover by 30%. In terms of consumer behavior, emerging technologies enabled companies to more accurately predict consumer demand, increasing user retention rates by an average of 18%. Social e-commerce platforms extended average user stay time by 40% and improved purchase conversion rates by 22% through technological innovation. This study provides valuable insights and practical guidance for companies formulating pricing strategies and understanding consumer behavior in technology-driven market environments.
Pengembangan Keterampilan Dasar Mengajar Calon Guru Melalui Mata Kuliah Microteaching di STT Blessing Indonesia Makassar
Authors: H. Wurarah Danny David , Mohama Tri Retno Delpiero
Published: July 2024

Education in Indonesia has problems with the quality of education, this is a challenge for teaching staff to advance the quality of education in Indonesia, so that an educator is required to have competence as a professional teacher and become an education pioneer.  To see the progress in the competency of prospective teaching staff, this research was then carried out which aims to analyze the basic teaching skills of prospective teachers through the Microteaching course as prospective teaching staff.  This research uses a descriptive qualitative method approach, the subjects that will be studied in this research are students of the Blessing Indonesia Makassar Theological College, the VI semester Christian Religious Education study program consisting of 10 students, 2 male students and 8 female students.  Then the results were found that the basic teaching skills of students in the sixth semester of the Christian Religious Education Study Program at Blessing Indonesia Makassar Theological College in the Microteaching course had an average score for the achievement aspect with Good criteria.  However, the skills for opening and closing lessons have achieved very good criteria.Keywords: Basic Teaching Skills ;  Microteaching ; Education Pendidikan di Indonesia memiliki permasalahan pada mutu Pendidikan, ini merupakan suatu tantangan bagi tenaga pendidik untuk memecahkan masalah serta memajukan mutu Pendidikan di Indonesia, sehingga seorang pendidik dituntut agar bisa memiliki kompetensi sebagai seorang guru profesional serta menjadi pelopor Pendidikan. Untuk melihat kemajuan kompetensi calon tenaga pendidik, kemudian dilakukan penelitian ini yang bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana keterampilan dasar mengajar calon guru lewat mata kuliah Microteaching sebagai calon tenaga pendidik. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan metode kualitatif deskriptif, subjek yang akan diteliti dalam penelitian ini yaitu Mahasiswa Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Blessing Indonesia Makassar, program studi Pendidikan Agama Kristen semester VI yang terdiri dari 10 mahasiswa, 2 mahasiswa laki-laki dan 8 mahasiswa perempuan. Kemudian ditemukan hasil bahwa kemampuan dasar keterampilan mengajar mahasiswa semester VI Program Studi Pendidikan Agama Kristen Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Blessing Indonesia Makassar dalam mata kuliah Microteaching memiliki nilai rata-rata aspek capaian dengan kriteria Baik. Namun pada keterampilan membuka dan menutup pelajaran memiliki capaian dengan kriteria Sangat Baik.Kata Kunci : Keterampilan Dasar Mengajar ; Microteaching ; Pendidikan
Religion and the Everyday Life of Money in Brazil
Authors: Sansi Roger
Published: July 2024

Abstract: A long tradition of social scientists has defended that in Brazil, money and social relations are in contradiction, partially as a result of Catholicism. This article shows how, on the contrary, money has always been present in Brazilian popular religion. This argument leads to a second point: Brazilian Neo-Pentecostal churches have been openly criticized for their ritual use of money. Social scientists have interpreted these practices as a foreign “money fetishism,” and these churches are often described as agents of Neo-Liberalism. I argue that Neo-Pentecostals in Brazil appropriate money not just for economic ends but also with the political project of Christianizing the country. In more general terms, the article introduces a different perspective both from the classical discourse on money as an agent of globalization and modernity on the one hand, and a more recent literature on the personalization of money and alternative currencies, on the other. In both of the discourses on modernity and personalization, nation-states are increasingly marginal. But the nation is still very much at the center of the Brazilian Neo-Pentecostal project.
Arquitetura Moderna Portuguesa na África Subsaariana
Authors: Fernandes José Manuel
Published: July 2024

RESUMO: Apresenta-se o tema da arquitetura e urbanismo modernos na África Portuguesa dos  anos  1950-1970.  Os  seus  antecedentes  e  contextualização.  Os  valores  coletivos  e  humanos dessa arquitetura moderna. Dão-se exemplos de obras e autores, nos cinco territórios coloniais luso-africanos. Faz-se reflexão sobre a herança patrimonial atual dessas arquiteturas e cidades, nos PALOP.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Arquitetura Moderna / África Subsaariana / África Portuguesa
ABSTRACT: This article discusses the theme of modern Portuguese architecture in SubSaharan Africa with a focus on architecture and urbanism from the 1950s to the 1970s. The  collective  and  human  values  of  this  architecture  is  referenced.  Examples  of  buildings, projects and authors from the five ex-colonial areas, now independent countries, are presented. General thoughts on the heritage of architectural and urban modernism in these countries are likewise expressed.
KEYWORDS: Modern architecture / Sub-Saharan Africa / Portuguese Africa
Belongings and Interactions: Negotiating Portuguese-Speaking Identities in Boston
Authors: Cordeiro Graça Índias
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT: This article reflects on an ongoing research project on the current movement for affirmative action on behalf of Portuguese speakers in metropolitan Boston, through a crosscutting perspective combining ethnography and social history within a socioanthropological analysis. The focus is on the interactive relationships among different Portuguese-speaking immigrants and their descendants in the context of the nonprofit Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS). What makes the “Portuguese-speaking” case so interesting is its encompassing of a very disparate set of populations and identities, including their contrasting migratory history and pathways of incorporation, as well as their different mother tongues (Portuguese and Kriolu—the Cape Verdian mother tongue).
KEYWORDS: Portuguese speakers, social classifications, social movement, Boston, Massachusetts
Telling the Nation: The Case of Angolan Literature via History and Geography
Authors: Apa Livia
Published: July 2024

Abstract: The classical concept of “literary history” has instilled in us a notion whereby each individual literature acts as a kind of magnifying glass through which it is possible to view the world in its particular mode of self-representation. Not surprisingly, this “notion” becomes especially interesting in the context of postcolonial literatures, which have a necessary though ambivalent relationship with the tradition but also an urgent need to settle accounts with their own past. This article analyzes the case of post-independence Angolan literature, which bifurcates into two directions: the “historical tendency” and the “geographical tendency.” It traces the evolution of both tendencies and how they have contributed to the definition of a national canon.
Roxana Lewis Dabney and "Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca"
Authors: Monteiro George
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This essay investigates the projection of Júlio Dinis’ novel Os Fidalgos da Casa Mourisca through the critical reviews of Dabney’s translation that appeared in U.S. newspapers in 1891 and 1892. Despite the positive evaluation the translated novel received, and the reputation it established for future publications of Portuguese novels in translation in the United States, the novel was soon to be almost completely forgotten, along with the noteworthy work of the translator.
Subjects on a Voyage through Alterity
Authors: Padilha Laura Cavalcante
Published: July 2024

Abstract: In this article, Laura Padilha offers a voyage through alterity. Angolan authors are read as products and producers of a culture that fuses tradition and modernity, oral and written. Their main purpose on this journey, in which we as readers participate, is to locate their own culture in difference, and to know themselves by knowing their own Others.
Fazendo género: um Eça fora da lei
Authors: Reis Carlos
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This article discusses the concept of “mixed genres” in a representative sampling of Eça de Queirós’ texts. Informed by Derrida’s well-known essay on “the law of genre,” Reis analyzes several different parasitical forms in Eça’s texts. The inclusion/intrusion of dramatic effects, often with a melodramatic overtone in texts such as Os Maias or the modal/textual slide from short-story to novel in the case of A cidade e as serras, are among the examples that support this reading of Eça as a literary “outlaw.” The existence of an attempt to adapt Os Maias to the stage, as Reis pertinently recalls, is a case in point. In O crime do Padre Amaro, the insertion of extraordinarily powerful and dramatic dialogs or philosophical essays, illustrates, according to Reis, Eça’s defiance of the boundaries inherent to the novel as genre. Likewise, Reis pays special attention in his discussion to the overwhelming presence of short story esthetics and techniques in Eça’s paraliterary texts (in particular the chronicle and the epistolary text), that enable Eça to add a transcendental and often a more human dimension to these texts that would otherwise be lacking in that respect.
Western Solidarity with East Timor: An Interview with David Targan
Authors: Kaplan Hilary
Published: July 2024

Abstract: An interview with David Targan, founder of the first American solidarity movement with the people of East Timor, which later became the East Timor Action Network (ETAN). A critical essay comparing the US and Portuguese solidarity movements precedes the transcribed interview.
Decadence and Regeneration in the Portuguese Republican Imagination at the End of the Nineteenth Century
Authors: Catroga Fernando
Published: July 2024

Abstract: Fernando Catroga revisits what “decadence” and “regeneration,” two key terms, meant for the 1870 generation, which was unanimous in declaring that Portuguese society was decadent, though sought different forms of interpretation and initiatives against the political, cultural, and social order. Set against the backdrop of fin-de-siècle Portugal, this study analyzes how the political ideology of Republican militants and anti-clericals, that from the intellectual sphere trickled down to the lower classes, influenced the interpretation of natural disasters and the choice of children’s names as culled from the records of civil registers in Lisbon from 1879 to 1910. These examples serve to illustrate the politically motivated de-christianization that accompanied the idea of the Republic as a means to regenerate the country.
The Problem of Particularity in Literary History
Authors: Welge Jobst
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT: The present essay offers a series of reflections on the paradoxical relationship between particularity and synthesis in the practice of literary history. The essay begins by discussing the origin of this dynamic during the Romantic period, reviews the privileging of particularizing narrative and spatial locality in recent publications of literary history, and highlights the central role of the modern novel (with its representation of “particular life”) for our contemporary epistemological situation, before proceeding to identify the dynamic within the history and historiography of Brazilian modernism.
KEYWORDS: literary history, particularity, theory of the novel, Brazilian modernism
The Personal Significance of Impersonal Money
Authors: Hart Keith
Published: July 2024

Abstract: Money, as a token of society, must be impersonal in order to connect each individual to the universe of relations to which they belong. The economists capture this aspect of money in their abstract models of universal exchange. But people make everything personal, especially their relations with the conditions of their collective existence. Anthropologists and sociologists are sensitive to the meaning of money in the context of people's lives. We need ways of extending everyday knowledge to reach the parts we don’t know. A synthesis of the sort pioneered by Mauss is therefore urgent.
Vitorino Nemésio's "Corsário das Ilhas": Travels in His Homeland
Authors: Almeida Onésimo T.
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This essay is an attempt to show how Vitorino Nemésio’s Corsário das Ilhas, a collection of travel writings based in the Azores during successive return trips to his native land, brings to mind the old debate in the social sciences about the validity of travel literature as a way to understand a society, since Nemésio himself is simultaneously an insider and an outsider. Weber’s concept of Verstehen (empathetic understanding) as a fundamental element in the process of depicting the whole of culture is also marvelously exemplified in the writings of this master of words and of descriptions.
"The CM is On The Way": Reflections on Malacca-Portuguese Identity as Malaysia Turns 50
Authors: Sarkissian Margaret
Published: July 2024

Abstract: An ethnographic account of one day in the life of the Portuguese Settlement in Malacca, Malaysia, as the community prepares for a visit from the Chief Minister of the state of Malacca. The essay describes the day of the Chief Minister's visit (August 14, 2007) as it unfolded in the Portuguese Settlement and reflects on what the event tells us about the village, its residents, and their place in Malaysian society at a landmark moment, the 50th anniversary of Merdeka Independence.
"Tradições evanescentes": A ficcionalização do discurso científico racialista no regionalismo literário brasileiro
Authors: Murari Luciana
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This article examines the assimilation of racial discourse in Brazilian regionalist literature in the first decades of the twentieth century, focusing on the convergence between the discourses of sociology and literary fiction. By virtue of its incorporation into literary plots concerned with describing the practices, attitudes, and ways of life of the poor in the Brazilian backlands, the discourse of the social sciences, transformed into a popularized and diffuse worldview, participated actively in the construction of the image of the people by the country’s intellectual elite. This image, with its stress on the mestizo condition, questioned the racially mixed poor’s ability to adapt to modernity.
Brazilian Masculine Identity in Mario Prata's Album-Novel "Buscando o seu mindinho: Um almanaque auricular"
Authors: Carlsen George Arthur
Published: July 2024

Abstract: This article explores Mario Prata's use of an album-novel writing strategy in Buscando o seu mindinho: Um almanaque auricular (2002) to subvert stereotypes of exaggerated Brazilian masculinity. This album-novel subverts notions of Brazilian masculinity through the phallic metaphor of the little finger or, in the case of the narrator, its lack. By mimicking the fragmented and hypertextual appearance of Internet writing in a paper novel, Prata challenges readers’ expectations about the role of the author by suggesting that his narrator, Mindinho, is as much an assembler as he is a writer.
British Novels in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
Authors: Vasconcelos Sandra Guardini Teixeira
Published: July 2024

ABSTRACT: From the most celebrated novelists to the most popular feuilleton-romans, French literature played an indisputable role in the making of Brazil’s literary past. The aim of this essay is to argue that, though not fully acknowledged, British novels also were widely available in nineteenth-century Brazil, enabling the establishment of some links between their narrative paradigms and techniques and the making of the Brazilian novel, mainly with reference to common themes and conflicts. My hypothesis is that the presence of these novels in Brazil contributed to the formation and consolidation of the genre on Brazilian territory, resulting in the acclimatization of forms and procedures.
KEYWORDS: theory of the novel, circulation, acclimatization, comparative literature, book trade
Portingale to Portugee
Authors: Monteiro George
Published: July 2024

Abstract: Still employed derisively, particularly in certain locales and in specific situations, the variously spelled term “portagee” has a long history. Beginning with a relatively naïve confusion over the English pronunciation and spelling of the singular and plural forms of “português” and “portugueses,” the word “Portuguese” turned (by a sort of back-formation) into “Portugee.” Significantly, the term “portagee” seems not to have started out as a derisive ethnic slur, but became one, almost exclusively, over three or four centuries. It was even used, interchangeably with the term “Dago” at times, to refer to “dark” foreigners, usually taken to be of southern European origin.
Camilo's M(O)ther Women: Two Matricidal Narratives
Authors: Atencio Rebecca J.
Published: July 2024

Abstract: In this essay, Rebecca Atencio argues that a recurring theme in Camilo Castelo Branco’s work is the trope of the dead mother and the act of matricide itself. Theoretically informed by the pertinent and complementary theories of Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva, she analyzes two “matricidal narratives,” the popular narrative Maria! Não me mates! and the novella "Maria Moisés," as exemplary of these driving motifs in Camilo’s work. Moving away from the widespread tendency of biographical readings of Camilo’s gallery of fictive women, this essay proposes an innovative critical reading of these female protagonists, and relates matricide, a founding act and key plot element in these and many of the author’s texts, to gender-related issues, the repression of female desire, the submission of women, the female identification with the mother or father, and the alternatives available to women in a patriarchal society.
The Creole Elite and the Rise of the Angolan Proto-Nationalism: 1880-1910
Authors: Corrado Jacopa
Published: July 2024

Abstract: The main purpose of this essay is to define the peculiarities of Angolan urban society and trace its evolution during the second half of the nineteenth century, a lapse of time marked by relative freedom—due to the economic crisis affecting Portugal from the definitive abolition of slavery and to the social and artistic progressive reformer impulse promoted by the Generation of 1870. This made possible the establishment in Luanda of lively journalistic activity and the production of a literary corpus—principally written by traders, soldiers, public officers, and landowners, born in Africa and tied both to their European and African origins, which witnessed the growth of a feeling of dissatisfaction destined to culminate in a heterogeneous set of open claims for autonomy or even independence.
His-Stories: Uncovering the Stronghold of the Shadows in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall
Authors: Mahanta Raginee
Published: July 2024

The Tudor Dynasty has been the locus of many critical and fictional narratives even in the present age. The need for looking deep into the past to uncover truths previously left within the shadows of the pages of history makes fiction one of the most sought after genres to recreate and renarrate from new vantage points, the stories in newer lights. Postmodern fiction is one such genre wherein authors like Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, Tracy Borman and others employ their figments of imagination to narrate the past and make it acceptable for the readers of the present. In case of Hilary Mantel, her Cromwell trilogy leans onto the genre of meta-fiction, wherein elements of both history and fiction are merged in order to challenge the traditional stronghold that history as a concept occupied. The first book from her trilogy, Wolf Hall (2009) is a narrative retelling of the start of the reformation from the point of view of Thomas Cromwell, a minister who has risen to power through his abilities and cunning. Thomas Cromwell becomes the centre in the novel, with emphasis on his experiences within Henry VIII’s court and giving away a side of the story which is not biased or rather royalist in its tendencies. The aim of the paper is to discuss the ample possibilities that the merging of fiction and history hold in uncovering myriad points of view in understanding the developments of the past/history. The “little narratives” dismantling the established grand narratives recorded in history will be the primary line on which the paper will align. The notion of history being a genre that has elements of fiction within its many pages is again highlighted by how manipulation becomes a trope in many instances within historical records. Keywords: history, fiction, tudors, shadows, narratives
Flexible learning in graduate education of State Universities and Colleges in the Davao Region, Philippines
Authors: Junsay Marilou , Lagura Glenne
Published: July 2024

This concurrent mixed-methods study investigates the landscape of flexible learning in graduate education among 41 coursework academic programs at five State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Davao Region, Philippines. Data collection included an online survey with 422 graduate students and interviews with ten graduate program enrollees. The study employed a combination of statistical mean analysis and Colaizzi’s phenomenological data analysis framework for data interpretation. Through the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, this research indicates high ratings for the three essential dimensions of CoI Theory – teaching, social, and cognitive presence, reflecting a significant level of satisfaction with flexible learning in the graduate education programs offered by State Universities in the Davao Region. Guided by Schlossberg’s Transition (ST) Theory, this study uncovers promising opportunities associated with flexible learning. Graduate students are presented with the prospects of selfdirected learning, financial and time savings, enhancement of digital skills, multitasking abilities, and the cultivation of crucial soft skills. However, flexible learning is not exempt from limitations, including challenges on unreliable internet connectivity, power interruptions, electronic device-related risks, financial stress, and balancing multiple work and academic responsibilities. To surmount these challenges, graduate students employ various coping strategies such as effective time management, maintaining a positive outlook, and seeking support from family, colleagues, classmates, friends, and their institutions. This research contributes to enhancing the sustainability and enrichment of flexible learning in graduate education. It strongly advocates for a comprehensive analysis of a multifaceted framework, alignment of flexible learning with graduate students’ preferences, and a nuanced understanding of the evolving landscape of flexible learning in graduate education.
Preservice teachers’ proficiency in fraction subconstructs as predictors of conceptual understanding in fraction arithmetic
Authors: Viernes Mark Donnel , Seeping Angelita
Published: July 2024

The study aimed to determine whether the Kieren-Behr model holds true when examining the relationship between knowledge of fraction subconstructs and conceptual understanding of fraction arithmetic. Specifically, the study argued that the proficiency of pre-service teachers in fraction subconstructs can contribute to the development of conceptual knowledge in fraction arithmetic. It asserted that performance in problem-posing tasks, which reflect conceptual understanding, is significantly related to proficiency in different subconstructs of fractions. The proficiency of pre-service teachers in fraction subconstructs and their problem-posing performance were assessed using the expert-validated Fraction Subconstruct Test (FST) and Problem-Posing Test (PPT). The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and standard multiple linear regression. Overall, the pre-service teachers only achieved a “beginning level” of proficiency in fraction subconstructs and performed unsatisfactorily in the PPT. Their proficiency in the measure subconstruct predicted conceptual understanding of adding fractions; their proficiency in the quotient subconstruct predicted conceptual understanding of subtracting fractions; their proficiency in the operator and quotient subconstructs predicted conceptual understanding of multiplying fractions; and their proficiency in the part-whole subconstruct predicted conceptual understanding of dividing fractions. The study suggests that teacher education institutions should develop intervention and enrichment programs to enhance the numerical competency of pre-service teachers, particularly in fractions. Additionally, curriculum writers are encouraged to emphasize mastery of each fraction subconstruct in order to promote successful development of conceptual understanding.
Metodologija kognitivnog narativa u procjeni
mogućnosti participacije građana u digitalnoj transformaciji zdravstvenog
ekosustava
Authors: Kern Josipa , Samardžić Senka , Vuletić Silvije
Published: July 2024

Zdravstvena politika Europske unije usmjerena je na zaštitu i poboljšanje zdravlja građana i u vezi s tim ističe potporu modernizaciji i digitalizaciji zdravstvenih (eko)sustava i infrastrukture. Zdravstveni ekosustav kompleksan je sustav s nizom aktera među kojima treba istaknuti pacijenta odnosno korisnika zdravstvene zaštite kao glavnog aktera zbog kojega dotični sustav postoji. Postavlja se pitanje aktualne mogućnosti participacije korisnika zdravstvene zaštite u unaprjeđivanju zdravlja pojedinca i populacije uz korištenje danas raspoloživih digitalnih tehnologija poput eKartona i informiranja putem mrežnih stranica relevantnih zdravstvenih ustanova. U odgovoru na to pitanje jedan od mogućih pristupa je metodologija kognitivnog narativa uz sudjelovanje glavnih aktera – korisnika zdravstvene zaštite.
AVALIAÇÃO DA UTILIZAÇÃO DE SISTEMAS ADESIVOS APLICADOS À ORTODONTIA
Authors: Dilson Alves de Oliveira Júnior José , Martins Lima Darlon
Published: July 2024

Introduction: The advances in the bonding of orthodontic accessories generated the reducing of steps and working time, being the quality of the adhesion and the clinical stability of the bonding paramount in the application of these materials. Several materials have been developed in order to achieve adequate means of shear resistance and also to prevent permanent damage to the enamel after removal. Methods: Selection of articles through the electronic bases: Scopus, MEDLINE, PubMed and LILACS, using the terms of indexing: orthodontic adhesives, adhesive bonding and shear, between the years 2013 and 2018. Objective: The aim of this revision is to do a current panorama, to elucidate the advances in the adhesive systems in orthodontics and the care that orthodontist must have in choosing these for a proper quality of union without causing damage to the dental structure. Conclusions: Recent studies, using shear strength and adhesive remnant index as parameter, ratify that, although there are several factors that interfere with the adhesion strength in the orthodontic bondings, there are no differences statistically significant, except for the time factor and trademarks.
REABSORÇÕES RADICULARES DURANTE O TRATAMENTO ORTODÔNTICO
Authors: Dilson Alves de Oliveira Júnior José
Published: July 2024

The orthodontic treatment inevitably is accompanied by a shortening and irreversible iatrogenic root, in almost all teeth, varying only as to its severity. The aim of this study was to review the literature on how you can identify and quantify, through periapical radiographs before and during orthodontic treatment, root resorption resulting from orthodontic treatment in order to disseminate this knowledge, attitudes towards the adoption of clinical management in external root resorption.
EFEKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB DENGAN BUKU PANDUAN BAHASA ARAB UNTUK BISNIS KARANGAN DR.IKA YUNIA FAUZIA,LC,M.E.I PADA PROGRAM STUDI EKONOMI SYARIAH UIN IMAM BONJOL PADANG
Authors: Aida Fitria  , Eri ramadona
Published: July 2024

التجريد
تهدف هذه الدراسة يعني تحديد فاعلية تعلم اللغة العربية باستخدام الكتب العربية للاقتصاد الإسلامي للدكتورة يونيا فوزي ،الماجستير
 بناءً على النتائج في هذا المجال ، لا يزال هناك العديد من الطلاب أقل حماسًا وفهمًا لهذه الدورة التدريبية. يمكن ملاحظة ذلك من خلال عدد الطلاب الذين حصلوا على درجات منخفضة في هذه الدورات.كانت عينة هذه الدراسة جميع طلاب برنامج دراسة الاقتصاد الإسلامي المحلي (أ) الفصل الثاني للعام الدراسي 2021/2022. طريقة البحث المستخدمة هي البحث النوعي شبه التجريبي. وفيما يتعلق بنتائج هذه الدراسة ، فإن التعلم باستخدام الكتب العربية للاقتصاد الإسلامي له نتائج جيدة (فعالة) على قيمة وقدرة الطلاب في تعلم اللغة العربية.الكلمات المفتاحية: الفعالية ، تعلم اللغة العربية ، الكتب المدرسية
Abstrak
 Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana efektivitas pembelajaran bahasa arab dengan menggunakan buku bahasa arab untuk ekonomi syariah karangan DR.ika yunia fauzi,LC. Berdasarkan temuan dilapangan bahwa masih banyak mahasiswa yang kurang semangat dan paham terhadap mata kuliah ini. Hal ini terlihat dari masih banyaknya mahasiswa yang mendapatkan nilai rendah pada mata kuliah tersebut.
Sampel penelitian ini adalah semua mahasiswa program studi ekonomi syariah lokal A semster II tahun ajaran 2021/2022. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif  jenis penelitian eksperimen semu. Dan adapun hasil penelitian ini adalah pembelajaran dengan buku bahasa arab untuk ekonomi syariah memiliki hasil yang baik (efektif)  terhadap nilai dan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam belajar bahasa arab.
Kata kunci:Efektivitas,Pembelajaran bahasa Arab, Buku ajar
The Role of Bank Muamalat Indonesia KCP Kepanjen in Determining Customer Decisions Using Hajj Program Financing Products (Prohajj) with the Qardh Wakalah Bil Ujrah Agreement
Authors: Nurwakhidah Ana , Musfiroh Ulil Mayasari
Published: July 2024

In addition to learning more about the hajj program financing products offered by Bank Muamalat Indonesia KCP Kepanjen, the purpose of this service activity is to ascertain how the Qardh Wakalah bil Ujrah contract is applied to those products. where Muslims make up the majority of the Indonesian population. This is evident from the enthusiasm of Indonesian Muslims in response to the KMA No. 189 of 2023 decree concerning Indonesian Hajj Quotas for 1444 H/2023 M totaling 221,000, consisting of 203,320 regular haj Quotas and 17,680 special Hajj Quotas, which was signed by the Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. Then one of Islamic banking's functions is to offer Hajj program services that can facilitate Muslims' ability to execute the pilgrimage. This writing uses a descriptive qualitative method, the author describes the object of research by recording, observing, and interviewing all matters related to this research and aligning it with primary and secondary data sources. The respondent from this writing is the Relationship Manager of Bank Muamalat Indonesia KCP Kepanjen. observation directly or indirectly on the object under study as well as data collection with related documents. The results of this study indicate that the Hajj financing product at Bank Muamalat Indonesia in KCP Kepanjen uses the Qardh Wakalah Bil Ujrah contract, namely funds lent by the bank to prospective hajj customers.
Green marketing and its influence on green consumption, environmental knowledge, brand coolness, and purchase intention of environmentally friendly skincare brands
Authors: Amelia Rizka
Published: July 2024

The development of industrial businesses and the economy has numerous impacts not only on society but also on the environment. The widespread scope of industries and increasing levels of consumption, particularly in the beauty and skincare industry, result in plastic waste that not only pollutes the environment but also contributes significantly to the rise in global temperatures. In response to and to address this issue, many companies are taking steps to contribute to the preservation or at least reduce the adverse environmental impact by initiating eco-friendly product movements. The research employs a quantitative method with a total of 338 respondents from various regions and age groups. The findings of the study indicate that green marketing has a positive influence on increasing brand coolness of a skincare brand and environmental knowledge, green consumption, and overall purchase intention.
The skin microbiome, dysbiosis and skin diseases
Authors: Fernczi Katalin ,   University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington CT, USA, Németh Krisztián
Published: July 2024

The human skin harbors an extremely diverse microbiome, made up of countless microbes, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and mites. Collectively, these microorganisms play an important role in skin physiology, various immune responses and the formation of an antimicrobial safety net. Many factors influence the diversity of the skin microbiome. Alterations in the composition of commensal and symbiotic microorganisms can lead to imbalances in the microbiome and the resulting dysbiosis may play a role in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory skin diseases. In this review, we provide a brief summary of the relationship between microbial dysbiosis and inflammatory skin diseases
New imaging modalities for determining the tumor margins of basal cell carcinoma
Authors: Boostani Mehdi ,   Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine Department of Dermatology Venereology and Dermatooncology, Hamilton-Meikle Phyllida Kerstin , Bozsányi Szabolcs , Farkas Klára , Szabó Boglárka , Bánvölgyi András , Lőrincz Kende , Holló Péter , Wikonkál Norbert , Huss Wendy , Paragh György , Kiss Norbert
Published: July 2024

Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is a highly effective treatment for basal cell carcinomas (BCC). It involves removing the tumor tissue after clinical assessment and immediately verifying the margins with frozen section histopathology. This ensures the highest level of margin evaluation and the highest cure rate of all currently available treatment procedures. Non-invasive imaging technologies, such as high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), line-field optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT), and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM), offer promising alternatives to clinical assessment for defining presurgical margins. Here, we review four imaging techniques: HFUS, OCT, LC-OCT, and RCM for BCC margin determination. These modalities may streamline MMS, inform patients of expected defect size and reconstruction needs and cut procedure costs. This review aims to present the benefits and drawbacks of these techniques to help dermatologists understand how these imaging modalities may change BCC care.
Más que jugadores. Temas, géneros, interacción y autolegitimación de los streamers de contenido sociopolítico en español más populares en Twitch
Authors: Garcia Casas David
Published: July 2024

En el actual sistema mediático híbrido, Twitch se ha establecido como una plataforma en la que creadores decontenido sociopolítico han encontrado un espacio para expresarse y transmitir sus ideas. Con el objetivo deanalizar los temas tratados, los géneros audiovisuales empleados, la interacción desarrollada y los discursos deautolegitimación como agentes de opinión pública, se ha aplicado un análisis de contenido y de discurso a 33directos de Yuste y Facu Díaz, los dos streamers españoles de contenido sociopolítico más relevantes en laplataforma. Los resultados muestran 1) la gran variedad de temas tratados; 2) el claro dominio de dos géneros, elmonólogo y la reacción a contenidos ajenos; 3) una interacción constante y muy elevada con su audiencia; y 4) eluso de diferentes estrategias para autolegitimarse, como el número de seguidores, la responsabilidad social, eldistanciamiento de la prensa rosa o la autocrítica. Los hallazgos se corresponden con los de estudios realizadospreviamente a otras comunidades presentes en la plataforma, lo que demuestra que, pese a las diferencias en supropuesta temática inicial, los creadores españoles de contenido sociopolítico estudiados han sabido integrarse enlas lógicas y dinámicas propias de Twitch.
Palabras clave:comunicación política, streamers, Twitch, Just Chatting, user generated content, España, español
El tratamiento de la violencia de género a través del pódcast: el caso de Ellas Pueden, de RTVE (2012-2023)
Authors: Silva Terezinha , Mancinas-Chávez Rosalba
Published: July 2024

Ellas Pueden es un podcast alojado en la plataforma RTVE Audio de la corporación Radio Televisión Española. En este trabajo nos planteamos comprender cómo ha sido tratado el problema público de la violencia contra las mujeres en este programa.  Partimos de reflexiones sobre el potencial del podcast como formato radiofónico, sobre las características de prácticas de comunicación y periodismo con perspectiva de género, y sobre los límites aún existentes en la cobertura de la violencia de género en los medios convencionales. Ellas Pueden coloca la vida de las mujeres en el centro de su propuesta y contribuye al debate público y al aprendizaje acerca de las desigualdades que sostienen la violencia de género y las acciones necesarias para superarla. Es una investigación cualitativa, con un estudio de caso combinado con el análisis temático. La muestra consta de 15 emisiones difundidas entre 2012 (inicio de emisiones) y 2023. El análisis incluye cuatro dimensiones: 1) el programa, la perspectiva y la presentadora; 2) las fuentes de información; 3) los temas recurrentes; y 4) el encuadre de la violencia de género. Identificamos que Ellas Pueden logra profundizar el debate sobre la violencia contra las mujeres a partir de un posicionamiento explícito en la lucha contra la violencia de género, de la utilización de diversas fuentes informativas que abordan variados aspectos del tema, y del encuadre de la violencia como un problema público que demanda acción colectiva.
The materiology of junk and scrap
Authors: Panek Aneta
Published: July 2024

This essay explores the materiology of junk and scrap, focusing on their transformation through welding processes and conceptualizing trash as a time machine. Key elements include waste materials such as junk, wire, screws, locks, pipes, spare bike and machine parts and scrap, which are examined as valuable resources imbued with time through phenomena such as oxidation, rusting and corrosion. In my artistic and scientific work, through welding, pottery, poetry, digital and analogue filmmaking, theatrical productions, collages and writing, I analyse various creative practices as akin processes within materiology. Emphasizing hands-on engagement with materials, my research highlights the tactile aspects of moulding and transforming waste into new forms, in an alchemical process where mundane materials are transmuted into something of value. This interdisciplinary investigation sheds light on the profound connections between art, thought and the materiality of time and everyday detritus. This essay is informed by a year-long personal exploration during which I have engaged in welding and sculpture creation using scrap materials sourced from a neighbour’s garden – a space previously inhabited by the late Michael Lachmund, a painter, sculptor, educator and philanthropist who was also a collector of scrap.