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Paving of concrete carriageway Case study Tauern motorway at the Wengen-Pongau junction
Authors: Hrapović Kerim
Published: April 2023

Passenger and freight traffic on our roads continues to increase in number and severity. High axle loads, high tyre pressures and greater dynamic loads require load-bearing and stable road pavements. Concrete road pavements are highly suitable for meeting these demands over long periods of time. Therefore, they are well suited for the new construction and renewal of motorways, federal and country roads, local bypasses, bus traffic areas, intersections and roundabouts, and cycle paths. Concrete road pavements have a long service life even under heavy use. Nevertheless, the production costs are competitive and the maintenance costs are low. This makes concrete pavements particularly economical by comparison.
International Target Market Selection Using Entropy and Multi-Moora Methods through a Case Study
Authors: METİN İsmail
Published: April 2023

Today, despite the severe level of competition between businesses, companies dealing with foreign trade spend an enormous effort to sell their products overseas. Before taking the first step toward the act of exporting, companies are obliged to take some critical decisions. One of the strategic decisions is to determine the target market selection. This study aims to apply the Entropy and the Multi - Moora methods to define the target market selection strategy of a company that produces and plans to export cold storage and pre-cooling systems to foreign markets. The weights of the criteria that would be used in the evaluation and the selection phases of the study have been measured with the Entropy method. Alternative markets have been seized upon by using the Multi - Moora method and the most appropriate target market has been chosen accordingly. Upon the detailed calculations, Georgia has been observed to be the target market country that provided the related criteria at the most appropriate level. Romania and Kazakhstan follow this country, respectively.
Overestimating Prevalence? Rethinking Boundaries and Confounders of Moral Distress
Authors: Oelhafen Stephan , Monteverde Settimio , Trachsel Manuel
Published: April 2023

The concept of moral distress denotes a negative psychological reaction to a morally challenging situation. It has been associated with adverse outcomes for healthcare professionals, patients, and healthcare institutions. Much of the past debate has centred on which situations—hereafter referred to as ‘moral events’—do or do not trigger moral distress. A distinction can be drawn between narrow definitions of moral distress, which focus on constraints that require healthcare professionals to act against moral beliefs, values, or professional standards of care, and broader definitions that include undesirable events or difficulties, such as moral dilemmas or uncertainties. We argue that existing definitions, along with their accompanying measures of moral distress, compromise the validity of empirical research. First, the definition and measurement of moral distress conflate its causes with its effects – that is, moral events and psychological symptoms – even though they are empirically distinct phenomena. Second, in many studies, there is a lack of clarity in distinguishing between moral and non-moral events, risking overestimation of the prevalence of moral distress among healthcare professionals. Finally, prior research on moral distress neglects the large body of evidence from industrial and organisational psychology, and economics, which suggests that work-related autonomy and social support are important to job satisfaction, regardless of the occurrence of moral events. These issues undermine recommendations on how to address this phenomenon in healthcare practice. To disentangle and address the negative impact of both moral and non-moral distress, we advocate a research agenda grounded in empirically informed conceptions of moral distress.
Preprint: Initial evidence that imagined intoxication dampens forecasted anxiety more for uncertain than for certain social situations
Authors: Bradford Daniel E. , Dev Amelia Shepley , Timpano Kiara
Published: April 2023

As alcohol use continues to be a leading contributor of death and disability, the need to better understand motivations for drinking remains critical. Influential Stress Response Dampening (SRD) and related theories suggest alcohol is negatively reinforcing due to its ability to lower the magnitude of responses to stressors. SRD effects, however, remain inconsistently observed in the laboratory despite over three decades of research. Building on animal models, a translational program of research suggests alcohol reliably and robustly produces more SRD during the presentation of uncertain relative to certain stressors, but the generalizability of this research remains unclear. In this brief communication, we test if previous research on alcohol SRD and stressor certainty generalizes beyond the acute effects of a dose of alcohol on reactions to uncommonly encountered laboratory stressors to imagined real-life scenarios. We use a novel experimental affective forecasting task to gauge drinkers’ expectations about alcohol and anxiety in relatively uncertain and certain social situations. Participants reported expecting a greater dampening effect of alcohol on their anxiety when imagining being in a social situation with relatively uncertain compared to relatively certain stressors. We discuss this result in terms of the broader alcohol SRD literature and review its implications for potential future directions in alcohol SRD research, as well as potential for the treatment of disordered alcohol use.
The Behaviour Change Technique Ontology: Transforming the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1
Authors: Marques Marta M , Wright Alison J , Johnston Marie , West Robert , Hastings Janna , Zhang Lisa , Michie Susan
Published: April 2023

Background The Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1 (BCTTv1) specifies the potentially active content of behaviour change interventions. Evaluation of the BCTTv1 showed the need to extend it into a formal ontology, improve its labels and definitions, add BCTs and subdivide existing BCTs. We aimed to develop a Behaviour Change Technique Ontology (BCTO) that would meet these needs.Methods The BCTO was developed by: (1) collating and synthesising feedback from multiple sources; (2) extracting information from published studies and classification systems; (3) multiple iterations of reviewing and refining entities, their labels, definitions, and relationships; (4) further refining the ontology via expert stakeholder review of its comprehensiveness and clarity; (5) testing whether researchers could reliably apply the ontology to identify BCTs in intervention reports; and (6) making it available online and creating a machine-readable version.ResultsOf 282 proposed changes to BCTTv1, 27 were new BCTs and nine concerned their grouping. Following review, 19 BCTs were split into two or more BCTs, 27 new BCTs were added and 26 BCTs were moved into a different group, giving 161 BCTs hierarchically organised into 12 logically defined higher-level groups in up to five hierarchical levels. Following expert stakeholder review, the refined ontology had 247 BCTs hierarchically organised into 20 higher-level groups. Independent annotations of intervention evaluation reports by researchers familiar and unfamiliar with the ontology resulted in good levels of inter-rater reliability (0.82 and 0.79, respectively). Following further revision by the research team, 12 BCTs were added, resulting in a final version of the BCTO containing 259 BCTs organised into 20 higher-level groups over up to five hierarchical levels.DiscussionThe BCT Ontology provides a standard terminology and comprehensive classification system for the content of behaviour change interventions that can be reliably used to describe interventions.
Analisa Kebutuhan Alat Berat dan Analisa Biaya Pekerjaan Pematangan Lahan Pembangunan Perumahan Paras II Jln. Jakarta I Samarinda
Authors: Ariefin Benny Mochtar Efendi
Published: April 2023

Istilah “Tanah” dalam bidang Mekanika Teknik dimaksudkan mencakup semua bahan dari tanah lempung (clay) sampai berangkal (batu-batu yang ukuran besar). Semua macam tanah, secara umum terdiri dari tiga bagian, yaitu : butiran tanahnya sendiri, air dan udara yang terdapat didalam ruangan butir-butir tanah tersebut yang disebut pori (voids). Tanah yang hanya ada udara dan tidak tidak terdapat air sama sekali didalam porinya terjadi bila tanah itu dipanaskan atau dikeringkan dalam oven, sedangkan tanah yang porinya banyak mengandung air dan tidak mengandung udara disebut tanah jenuh air (fully saturadet) dimana tanah tersebut biasanya terdapat dibawah permukaan air. Keadaan ini akan berpengaruh berat pada jenis tanah itu sendiri. Berat jenis tanah tanpa kandungan air akan lebih ringan dari tanah yang mengandung penuh air (saturadet). Semakin banyak kandungan airnya maka semakin besar berat jenis tanah tersebut.
Pengaruh Volume Lalu Lintas Terhadap Kinerja Ruas Jalan Pada Jalan Lambung Mangkurat
Authors: Tukimun Tukimun , Eswan Eswan
Published: April 2023

Bagi pengemudi kendaraan, kemacetan akan menimbulkan ketegangan. Selain itu juga  akan menimbulkan dampak negatif ditinjau dari segi ekonomi berupa kehilangan waktu karena waktu perjalanan yang lama serta bertambahnya biaya operasi kendaraan.Akhirnya timbul pula dampak negatif terhadap lingkungan yang berupa peningkatan polusi udara serta peningkatan gangguan suara kendaraan. Kondisi seperti yang  disebutkan di atas berlangsung setiap hari terulama.pada saat jam puncak hari kerja di beberapa ruas jalan yang ada di Samarinda.Dari hasil evaluasi pada salah satu ruas jalan di Samarinda yaitu Jalan Lambung Mangkurat diperoleh volume lalu lintas tertinggi pada Hari selasa terjadinya jam puncak pada pukul 12.00-13.00 dengan jumlah kendaraan 1468.15 smp/jam, nilai kapasitas (C) = 3235 smp/jam, dan Derajat Kejenuhan (DS) tertinggi sebesar 0.45 dengan Tingkat pelayanan jalan pada level B
Metallogenic research it the SGM RAS under the guidance of Academician D.V. Rundqvist: from the database of large and superlarge mineral deposits to the comparative metallogeny of supercontinent cycles
Authors:   Vernadsky State Geological Museum RAS, Tkachev Andrey , Cherkasov Sergey ,   Vernadsky State Geological Museum RAS
Published: April 2023

Dmitry Vasilievich Rundkvist worked in the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of RAS from 1993 to 2021. Despite of being overloaded with managerial issues as the museum’s director (1993-2003) and as academician-secretary of the Earth’s Sciences Department of RAS (1996-2003), he had contributed a lot in metallogenic researches. The article describes this period of the Rundqvist’s life, focusing on major results of his metallogenic studies and on their further development in the museum.
Using Self-Report Measures to Lower the Cost of Population Heart Health Assessment in New Brunswick
Authors: Boyne John , Bhadury Joyendu , Balram B. Christofer
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This paper describes the development and feasibility testing of a multivariate equation that uses self-report information rather than physiological measures to estimate coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in a population sample of New Brunswick adults with no reported history of heart disease. The multivariate Framingham risk prediction model, which uses a variety of self-report and physiological measures to estimate CHD risk, was first used to calculate CHD risk in the population sample. Regression analysis was then employed to identify a linear combination of “self-reportable” variables capable of closely approximating the population risk indices derived using the Framingham model. To test its utility, the self-report equation derived from the regression analysis was applied to a small telephone survey data set drawn from a second random sample of adult New Brunswickers with no reported history of heart disease. When applied to the telephone survey data, the self-report equation yielded CHD risk estimates consistent with those from the first population sample. We concluded that the development of a self-report-based methodology for assessing the CHD risk or heart health of target populations is highly feasible. Owing to the use of self-report information, as opposed to the physiological measures employed in conventional CHD risk prediction models, a self-report-based model could significantly reduce the cost of assessing CHD risk in the target populations of community-based heart health programs. Although further research will be necessary to develop a complete self-report-based CHD risk prediction model, the results of the present study clearly indicate that this line of research has significant potential to enhance the evaluation of heart health promotion programs.
A Framework for Evaluating Organizational Change in Health Care Agencies and Facilities
Authors: Cockerill Rhonda , Charles Louise Lemieux
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article outlines a framework that health-care agencies can use to evaluate the different impacts of restructuring activities. The framework recommends that changes in the following dimensions be monitored: (1) patients’ and families’ perspectives on their health-care encounter; (2) staff and physicians’ perspectives as organization members, including their views on the quality of their working life; (3) roles and relationships of team members and work redesign; (4) efficiency, including measures of financial viability; (5) adverse occurrences; (6) community and board perspectives on relationships with the community; and (7) for teaching facilities, the health-care agency’s commitment to teaching and research activities.
Answering the Why Question in Evaluation: The Causal-Model Approach
Authors: Petrosino Anthony
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Theorists and researchers have urged that evaluation test the causal assumptions about why an intervention should work to achieve its goals. Though the terminology is different, these writers agree that the assumed pathway from program to ultimate outcome be made explicit and tested empirically. The causal-model approach, because it is geared toward providing evidence on why a program worked or failed, is advocated whenever time, money, and experience permit. After defining casual-model evaluation, an example from the crime prevention literature is used to contrast the approach with traditional evaluations. Benefits, limitations, and other issues are also discussed.
Towards Sustainability of Human Services: Assessing Community Self-Determination and Self-Reliance
Authors: Howard Dale C. P. , Howard Peggy Ann
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Self-determination and self-reliance (SDR) are concepts that lie at the very core of human development and thus are pertinent to group and community development. SDR implies the ability and skill to negotiate with external environments to influence the terms of interdependence. Our challenge as evaluators has been to identify core elements that are reflective of the transition from dependency to self-reliance. A further challenge has been to develop a process of investigation that has relevance across various communities. To meet this challenge, we have identified an approach to monitoring and assessing the processes and outcomes associated with the movement of communities from dependency to self-determination and self-reliance. Also, we present a Self-Determination/Reliance (SDR) model constructed on the essential SDR dimensions of accountability, decision making, information, knowledge and skills, and resource mobilization. Critical movement along each of these dimensions indicates progress toward sustainability of community-based human services projects, programs, and initiatives.
Lessons Learned from Establishing a Research and Evaluation Unit for a Regional Health Authority
Authors: Hack Thomas F. , Heaman Maureen , Suski Maureen
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The Canadian health care establishment changed rapidly during the 1990s as several provinces adopted regionalization to reduce costs and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health service delivery. In Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Winnipeg Community and Long Term Care Authority (WCA) is one of two such local health authorities. The WCA established a Research and Evaluation Unit (REU) to support the effective monitoring and evaluation of dozens of WCA programs and services. Regional health authorities face several challenges with respect to how to evaluate their diverse programs and services. Using the WCA for illustrative purposes, this practice note provides suggestions for addressing these challenges.
Vers un modèle d'évaluation du changement technologique dans les organisations
Authors: Lapointe François
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The purpose of the following paper is to define the basis for an evaluation approach viewed as a platform for technological change management strategy in organizations. The success of technological implementation largely depends on the capacity of the organization to integrate the various aspects of change as they evolve. It is important to develop information collection and analysis tools in the process, in order to make the necessary technical and operational adaptations and strategic choices for the long-term management of change. That is the perspective in which the author suggests an overall evaluation approach to technological change.
Application of Program Logic Model to Agricultural Technology Transfer Programs
Authors: Framst Gordon
Published: April 2023

Abstract: Program logic models have provided a method of schematically presenting program objectives and the underlying cause-effect relationships between activities and outcomes. This article presents a model that explicitly recognizes the ultimate societal-level benefits, and also accommodates identification of outputs, performance indicators, and targets for all levels of objectives. The model is illustrated with a hypothetical agricultural technology transfer program, and some anecdotal observations are presented from the author's work with public-sector program managers and staff.
Évaluer l’efficacité d’un programme: une question de référents?
Authors: Gervais Marie , Plante Jacques , Jeanrie Chantal
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The main objectives of this study carried out with 73 people from two organizations in the health field in the Quebec City region are: 1) to verify if several groups of actors associated with the same program (decision makers, participants, users) have identical concepts of the effectiveness of a program; and 2) to verify to what extent the concept of program effectiveness is influenced by temporal, organizational and contextual variables. A non-traditional approach was used. Participants in the study assessed the effectiveness of 20 fictional programs on a four-point scale. Analyses of variance were the main forms of analysis. The elements of convergence and divergence in the evaluations produced by the different groups of participants are presented. Explicative factors are explored.
An Evaluation of Outpatient Clinic Services for Patients with Panic Disorder
Authors: Aubry Tim D. , Wilson Keith G. , Bilash Ivan S.
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The study is an evaluation of treatment services that are provided to patients with panic disorder at an outpatient mental health clinic. A mail survey was used to contact patients who had completed therapy at the clinic between January 1987 and October 1989. Responses were obtained from 21 individuals (representing a 70% response rate). Results indicated that 14 of 21 patients (66%) no longer meet diagnostic criteria for panic disorder. However, even among these successfully treated patients, some continued to have occasional panic attacks, and others acknowledged a significant level of psychological distress. In general, patients expressed high levels of satisfaction with the clinic services, and they provided important feedback concerning the effectiveness of different treatment modalities. On the basis of these results, the authors discuss a number of suggestions for improving the operation of the clinic.
Internal Evaluation: An Essential Tool for Human Services Organizations
Authors: Love Arnold J.
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article briefly defines internal evaluation, its strengths and weaknesses, and the key factors that influence the practice of internal evaluation. This provides a framework for relating the case studies presented in this volume to the reader’s own organization.
Introducing Internal Evaluation in a Residential Treatment Centre
Authors: Paré Julia
Published: April 2023

Abstract: This article describes a process by which internal evaluation was introduced in a residential treatment centre for adolescents in Quebec. The historical development, purpose, and philosophy of program evaluation at the centre are presented. A unique program for “multiple handicapped youth” collaboratively designed by the centre, a hospital, and a social service agency, as well as the methods of evaluation selected to examine the program’s efficiency and effectiveness, are described. Lastly, comments about the process of evaluation and some final results of the evaluation are reported.
Signo de Leser-Trélat
Authors: Orozco Peña Francis Victoria , Hernández Carmona María Paula , Alens Chan Christopher
Published: April 2023

El signo de Leser-Trélat se refiere a la aparición de queratosis seborreicas eruptivas asociadas al diagnóstico de una neoplasia maligna interna. Los adenocarcinomas gastrointestinales, el cáncer de mama y los trastornos linfoproliferativos o linfomas son las neoplasias más comúnmente implicadas.
Se presenta con mayor frecuencia en pacientes mayores de 60 años, siendo su aparición en población joven sugestiva de cánceres de mayor agresividad. La etiopatogenia se desconoce. La teoría actualmente aceptada propone que la neoplasia subyacente libera citoquinas y factores de crecimiento que inducen hiperplasia epitelial epidérmica.
Clínicamente, se manifiesta como máculas, pápulas o placas pigmentadas bien delimitadas, de color variable (usualmente marrón o negro), pruriginosas, cuya localización predominante es el tronco, creando un patrón similar a un “árbol de Navidad”. Todo paciente en el que se sospeche el signo de Leser-Trélat debe ser estudiado exhaustivamente mediante la realización de una historia clínica completa, exámenes de laboratorio y estudios por imágenes dirigidos a detectar neoplasias internas. El tratamiento consiste en el diagnóstico y manejo del cáncer asociado, lo cual promueve la desaparición de la mitad de las queratosis seborreicas.
Se presenta una revisión del signo de Leser-Trélat con la finalidad de reconocer sus características clínicas y resaltar la necesidad de descartar la presencia de neoplasias malignas en aquellos pacientes que manifiesten queratosis seborreicas eruptivas, permitiendo diagnósticos oportunos.
Chard extract increased gastric sialic acid and ameliorated oxidative stress in valproic acid-administered rats
Authors: Alev Burçin , Tunalı Sevim , Üstündağ Ünsal Veli , İpekçi Hazal , Emekli Alturfan Ebru , Tunalı Akbay Tuğba , Yanardağ Refiye , Yarat Ayşen
Published: April 2023

Valproic acid, one of the most used drugs for epilepsy patients, has some known side effects. Chard extract has many pharmacological activities. The study aims to evaluate whether valproic acid might interfere with oxidative metabolism in gastric tissue and whether chard ameliorates these effects. The Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups (n=8); control, chard-given control, valproic acid, and chard-given valproic acid. The aqueous extracts of chard leaves were given 1 h before the administration of valproic acid for 7 days. On the 8th day, the animals were sacrificed under anesthesia and gastric tissues were homogenized. When compared to the control group, valproic acid significantly increased malondialdehyde and catalase activity, while superoxide dismutase activity decreased. Chard administration increased glutathione and, sialic acid levels and decreased malondialdehyde levels and superoxide dismutase activity in the valproic acid group. Based on these findings, since chard increased gastric sialic acid levels, we may suggest that chard may protect gastric mucosa may be through its antioxidant effects.
Effect of coffee nutraceutical components and caffeine on energy regulation and exercise performance
Authors: Erul Leyla , Özcan Tülay
Published: April 2023

Coffee, which is one of the most consumed beverages in the world, is a functional product that is effective on metabolism with its nutraceutical components, antioxidants, and caffeine. Caffeine, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, and ferulic acid, which are the components of coffee, have effects such as reducing the risk of depression, providing alertness, improving emotions, and mood. With its high caffeine content, coffee is also used as an appetite suppressant in treating obesity with its thermogenic feature. Caffeine is considered an ergogenic support source for athletes due to the biochemical mechanisms it creates in the body. This review explains coffee nutraceutical components and their effects on the metabolic effect of caffeine, energy regulation, and exercise performance.
Apozicijska rečenica i appositive
clause
Authors: Gugo Iva
Published: April 2023

U ovome radu promatrane su apozicijske rečenice u hrvatskome i appositive clauses u engleskome kako bi se utvrdilo jesu li ta dva gramatička naziva istovrijednice. Pregledom hrvatskih gramatika uočava se da među kroatistima nema suglasnosti oko statusa apozicijske rečenice. U onim radovima u kojima je taj pojam obrađen (npr. Hudeček i Mihaljević 2017, Silić i Pranjković 2007), apozicijska rečenica definirana je kao zavisnosložena rečenica u kojoj se zavisna odnosna surečenica veže na imenicu ili imensku riječ kako bi dopunila njezino značenje. Naziv appositive clause koristi se pak u gramatikama engleskoga jezika dvoznačno. Quirk i dr. (1997) njime označavaju surečenicu koja je vezana na apstraktnu imenicu kako bi je preciznije odredila. Strukturno appositive clauses imenske su finitne ili nefinitne surečenice te mogu biti restriktivne i nerestriktivne. Drugi gramatičari, poput Aurana i Loocka (2011) ili de Vriesa (2006), naziv appositive relative clause upotrebljavaju za nerestriktivnu odnosnu surečenicu koja se veže na imenicu ili cijelu surečenicu kako bi prenijela dodatne obavijesti o njoj. Usporedbom rad dolazi do zaključka da apozicijska rečenica i appositive clause nisu istovrijednice, prvenstveno zbog toga što appositive clause nije vrsta rečenice, već surečenice. No, ne može se tvrditi ni da su apozicijska surečenicai appositive clause istovrijedne: apozicijske surečenice imaju širi raspon antecedenata od appositive clauses i isključivo su odnosne i nerestriktivne. Appositive relative clauses strukturno su i sadržajno bliže apozicijskim surečenicama te bi stoga taj naziv bio prihvatljiviji kao istovrijednica. Predlaže se da se u terminološke radove i baze uvrste natuknice za vrste surečenica u hrvatskome te da u natuknici za apozicijsku surečenicu kao engleska istovrijednica bude navedeno appositive relative clause. Zasebne natuknice za tipove surečenica omogućile bi ujedno točnije sparivanje hrvatskih i engleskih istovrijednica.
AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL COHESION IN STUDENTS’ WRITING
Authors: Maulida Zulfa Nurohmah , H. Surtiana , Nugraha Irsyad
Published: April 2023

This study focused on AN ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL COHESION IN STUDENTS’ WRITING. It aims to discover what kinds of grammatical cohesive devices used in students’ writing recount text and how these grammatical cohesive devices are used in the students’ writing recount text. To achieve the aims of this research, the researcher used qualitative as research method and case study design. The data source of this research is the eleventh grade students of SMAN 1 Garut that consist of 10 students as participant. The writer has chosen 3 students from high-achiever, 4 students from middle achiever, and 3 students from lower-achiever. For collecting data, the writer used writing test. The writer put the data based on kinds of grammatical cohesion. The writer identified and classified each sentence in data, and the writer analyzed them by using theory from Halliday and Hasan (1976), Halliday&Mathiessen (2004), Bloor & Bloor (2004), Eggins (2004). The result of this study showed that all type of grammatical cohesion appeared in students’ recount text, but the use of substitution and ellipsis were rarely used by students in writing recount text while the use of reference and substitution were often used in students’ writing.
IMPROVING STUDENTS’ WRITING NARRATIVE TEXTS THROUGH EXPLORATION - EXPLANATION - EXPRESSION (E3) METHOD
Authors: Nurhidayah Evi
Published: April 2023

This study which is entitled ‘’Improving Students’ Writing Narrative Text Through Exploration-Explanation-Expression (E3) Method’’. It aims to find out the effectiveness of Exploration-Explanation-Expression (E3) Method as a method in improving students’ ability in writing narrative text. The method used in this study was quantitative method. The design of this study was pre-experimental research design. The result showed that Exploration - Explanation - Expression (E3) Method is effective in improving students’ ability in writing narrative text. The result of calculation showed that in the significance degree of (ɑ) 0.05. The value of tobserved > tcritical (10.0353 > 2.0752). According to the criteria of the test, the result showed that there is significance difference to students' writing ability in writing narrative text through Exploration - Explanation - Expression (E3) method. It means that, Exploration - Explanation - Expression (E3) method is effective to improve students’ ability in writing narrative text.
AN ANALYSIS OF WRITING TASK ACTIVITIES USED IN AN EFL TEXTBOOK ENTITLED BUPENA ENGLISH FOR THE ELEVENTH GRADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BASED ON RAIMES THEORY AND BASIC COMPETENCY OF 2013 CURRICULUM
Authors: Audina Kiki Try Okta , Novita Lia
Published: April 2023

This study aims to describe the types of writing task activities in an EFL textbook based on Raimes Theory and its compatibility to Basic Competency of Curriculum 2013. To fulfill this aims, descriptive qualitative approach was conducted. This study used Bupena English Textbook for Grade XI as the source of data. There are three steps of collecting the data; reading, identifying and classifying. The data were analyzed through four steps; selecting the task provided in the textbook, categorizing the writing task provided based on Raimes theory, coding the data based on chapter, the title of the book activity and page, and last, formulating the data, referring to the schema of quality classification proposed by Arikunto (2010). The result of this study reveals that there are ten types of writing task activities based on Raimes Theory and the percentage of its compatibility to Basic Competence of 2013 Curriculum is 88,89%. It means that the writing task provided in the textbook is very good or in another words, the writing task provided in the textbook are able to facilitate the students to achieve the competency of writing skill.
DICTOGLOSS TECHNIQUE TO TEACH STUDENTS’ LITERAL LISTENING IN EFL CONTEXT
Authors: Nurjamin Lucky Rahayu
Published: April 2023

The communication used in our real life situation spent 45% involvement of listening activity (Feyten; 1991). This big involvement of listening skill triggered the theorist to extent the method in teaching listening. In order to make an extension of teaching listening, thus, this study was undertaken. This study investigated the effectiveness of dictogloss technique in teaching students’ literal listening. Quantitative approach used pre-experiment study was chosen to examine the method. The research site in this study is the first semester of university students, particularly 40 students were chosen as participants of the study.
AN ANALYSIS OF DIFFICULTIES IN WRITING ESSAY AT SECOND GRADE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF STKIP
Authors: Nugraha Irsyad
Published: April 2023

Writing as one of the four skills in English has an important role for undergraduate students. This is because writing is productive skill which can build and rebuild the student’s motivation in mastering language. Writing is a basic skill for students, because it can improve students’ abilities in mastering language. In the process, writing skills has so many problems and solutions to enrich student’s capabilities. Population for this research is one purposed random sampling of second grade English Department students. The writer tries to get the sample only 20 students, which were taken from 90 students of second grade populations furthermore the writer tries to choose students with high cumulative mark and low cumulative mark to get the varieties problems of Essay Writing. The writer obtained the instrument of data by using some questionnaires and interview for students in order to analyze wh
STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING OF HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT
Authors: Rahayu Adisti , Nugraha Irsyad , Fajriah Yustika Nur
Published: April 2023

This study was aimed to identify types of anxiety in students’ speaking of hortatory exposition texts in one of universities in Garut. To achieve the aforementioned purpose, qualitative approach embracing case study was employed. The data were gathered through observation of the second graders’ speaking performances. The data were analyzed inductively that was transcribed, categorized, analyzed, interpreted and concluded. As the result, there are two types of speaking anxiety; they are trait anxiety and state/situational anxiety. Furthermore, this study suggests teachers be more creative in designing the teaching planning of speaking class.
IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED LEARNING THROUGH VIRTUAL CLASSROOM IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR COURSES
Authors: Hidayat Muhamad Taufik
Published: April 2023

The development of information and communication technology that is growing rapidly offers challenges to the world of education so that it can be used for the advancement of education. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of the concept of blended learning through virtual classrooms based on educational social networks in the English grammar course. This research used quantitative approach in answering the research questions. A total of 30 students will be used as research samples from all 168 students enrolled in the English grammar V course. Experimental research will serve as the main design of this study. The results of this study are expected to reveal the benefits of implementing the blended learning system through virtual classroom-based educational social networks in the English grammar course.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEME-BASED LEARNING IN TEACHING SPEAKING SKILL
Authors: Destiani Isti , Hidayat Muhamad Taufik
Published: April 2023

This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of theme-based learning in teaching speaking skill. Specific objectives of this study were to find out: (1) whether theme-based learning is effective in improving students’ speaking skill and (2) students’ responses toward the implementation of this teaching method. This study, that was conducted in one of senior high schools in Garut to 37 students used quantitative method collaborated with preexperimental design. The data in this study were collected by using speaking test; pre-test and post-test and interview. The speaking tests then analyzed and interpreted by using t-test to find out whether theme-based learning is effective in improving students’ speaking skill or not. Meanwhile, the interview then classified into description to find out students’ responses toward the implementation of theme-based learning. The result of this study showed that theme-based learning is effective in improving students’ speaking skill. The pre-test score indicated mean 9.216 and post-test score indicated mean 15.02 with t-test showed tobserve > tcritical (11.264 > 1.6893). In addition, the result of the interview that was conducted to the 10 students showed 100% positive responses.
THE PRIORITIES OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION ELEMENTS FOR INDONESIAN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Authors: Nurjamin Lucky Rahayu
Published: April 2023

The unclear English pronunciation elements taught to Indonesian junior high school students may cause many different impacts related to the suitable elements of English pronunciation in EFL context. This phenomenon triggers this study to address the relevant elements of English pronunciation for Indonesian junior high school students. In this study, qualitative approach employing library research is chosen as the research methodology. The data are taken from books and journals related to teaching and learning English pronunciation in EFL context, particularly in Indonesian context. As a result, the study reveals that sounds, stress, and intonation are the core competence of English pronunciation that should be taught for junior high school students in Indonesian context.
THE TYPES OF ICT IN EFL CLASSROOM: CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNICATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE TOOLS OF URBAN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN MAJALENGKA
Authors: Pratama Reza Octaviana , Emiliasari Raynesa Noor , Syarifah Eva Fitriani
Published: April 2023

The types of ICT in education helped the education system to be better and directed. In 4.0 eras, English teachers are demanded to embrace technological change to be applied in the classroom during the teachinglearning process. In the preliminary study, the researcher found that the types of technology in EFL classroom posed its own tools that used by the teachers and the students in applying ICT itself. Thus, by this study aims to reveal the types of ICT implementation in urban vocational high schools. By using a qualitative case study design, the results of the study showed that types of ICTs’ tool changed the teaching-learning process more creative. The researcher observed the urban vocational high school, and then interviewed 1 English teacher, and 3 students which data presented in a tabular form. In this study, showed the types of ICT’s tool that has been implemented in urban vocational high school are constructive and collaborative tool. Eventually, the implementation types of ICT are expected to have a positive effect for the English teachers and also the students.
ENHANCING VOCABULARY THROUGH FRAYER MODEL
Authors: Riksadianti Deriantami
Published: April 2023

This research was carried out to find the significant effect of Frayer Model in enhancing students’ vocabulary. The research was taken place in one of private Vocational High School in Garut and it was participated by second grade students. The research employed quantitative methodology by using quasi experimental design. The instrument of the research was test; pretest and post-test. The purposive sampling was used. There were 42 students who participated in the study that was consisted of two groups; experimental with 22 students and control group with 20 students. Prior treatment, a pretest was administered to find out the overview of students’ vocabulary. During the treatment, participants in experimental group were exposed to use Frayer model and in control group they used conventional method; translating word using dictionary and illustration.The researcher found that high school students have problem in mastering and remembering the English After the treatment, post-test was administered to see the improvement gained by the participant. The data obtained from pretest and post-test were analyzed by statistical analysis; SPSS 16.00 and manual calculation. Then, the data were analyzed by using parametric test, t test. The result of the research showed the improvement of experimental group’s post-test mean score that was 80. It was bigger than their pretest mean score that was 42.82. It is also supported by the mean gain score of experimental group that got 0.54. Therefore, there was significant effect on students’ vocabulary by using Frayer Model.
USING PICTURES AS TEACHING MEDIA IN WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT (A Pre-Experimental Study at one of Junior High School in Garut, West Java, Indonesia)
Authors: Vanesa Agis Putri , Setiawati Pipih
Published: April 2023

This research investigated “Using Picture as Teaching Media in Writing Descriptive Text”. It enhanced the ability to write descriptive in one of junior high school in Garut. The purpose of the research was to know the effect of using pictures on students’ writing ability in descriptive text. The research population was the eighth grade students. The researcher used a written test to collect data. The research design was quantitative experimental. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test. The technique used in analyzing the data was t-test formula. It was used to determine whether there was a significance difference between the pre-test and post-test. The result of the test between pre-test and post-test, the mean of pre-test was 59.63 and the mean of post-test was 75.17 The obtained t- test was tobserved = 12.51 and tcritical = 2.0452. The result showed that tobserved greater than tcritical (12.51 > 2.0452). The tobserved was in the area H0 rejected it means H0 was rejected so Ha was accepted. So it can be concluded that using the pictures as teaching media is effective to develop students’ ability in writing descriptive text after being given the treatments. The result of the research was expected to consider teachers to practice the use pictures as teaching media in writing descriptive text. . It would developed students’ writing skill easily.
An Analysis of Metaphor in Sport News of thejakartapost.com
Authors: Ramadhanti Tasya Nur , Alwasilah Senny S , Harnady Kunkun K , S Supian
Published: April 2023

The tittle of this research paper is "An Analysis of Metaphor in Sport News of thejakartapost.com ". This research was conducted with the aim to describe, analyze the types also the meaning purpose of metaphors used in January 1st -31st 2021 sport news of thejakartapost.com. This research is included in research using a qualitative approach. The research data is in the form of word which is assumed to be a metaphor contained in the news. The main research instrument is the kinds of metaphor using Haser theory that transform to the research data classification table. Based on the results of research on the 75 articles in sport news of thejakartapost.com, it was found 20 articles which is using metaphor language. There are 43 metaphors and found 11 Absolute Metaphors (AB), 8 Dead Metaphors (DM), 4 Implied Metaphors (IM), 6 Mix Metaphors (MX), 5 Root Metaphors (RT), and 9 Primary Metaphors (PM). There are types of the usage of the metaphors in every sentence and phrase are almost the same, but the types of metaphor in the sentences and phrases are mostly using a primary and absolute metaphors.
THE ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS’ NEEDS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
Authors: Hermawan Hermawan , Norani Norani
Published: April 2023

This study aims to analyze what English skills are most needed by English students and how to structure the curriculum in English. This research method uses qualitative methods with case study research design. This research was conducted in Biology education at a university in Garut. The subjects of this study were 6 students from level 4 and 25 students from levels 1-4. This study used three instruments, namely interviews, analyzing documents, and questionnaires. The results of the study showed that reading skills that was English skill needed by Biology students, having these abilities could help and support their understanding in reading books, journals, and modules in English. Not only that, speaking skills were also needed by them to support future careers, especially in teaching. Second, mastery of vocabulary and grammar aspects is an aspect that Biology students feel is still lacking, so this has an impact on their speaking and reading processes. Therefore, learning English is still lacking if it is only taught one semester in the Biology Study Program.
AN ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ON EFEK RUMAH KACA’S SONG LYRICS: SINESTESIA 2015
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Thamrin Husni , Maulana Angga , Rusmana Erik
Published: April 2023

Figurative language is one kind of the language styles to make the expression and the message of the speaker or writer is strengthen. Figurative language usually used in song lyrics. Sometimes, figurative languages existed in song lyrics can’t be understandable. One of the song lyrics that has a lot of figurative languages is songs from Sinestesia album by Efek Rumah Kaca. Therefore, this research is trying to analyze figurative languages existed in song lyrics on Efek Rumah Kaca’s album titled Sinestesia. The research is focused on analyzing type of figurative languages with its meaning by using Kennedy’s theory of classification of figurative language (1983) and Ogden and Richard’s theory of meaning (1923). Qualitative descriptive is the method that used for this research. The result of this research is 4 type of figurative languages is found, which is 25 personifications, 18 metaphors, 15 overstatements, and 2 apostrophes with each of figurative language’s meaning is elaborated . Besides of it, the writer found that figurative languages existed in the Sinestesia album’s song lyrics has a connection to the song itself.
How to Revise the Action for Confirmation of Non-existence of Parentage: Focusing on the Protection of Social Parenthood according to Fraudulent Birth Registration
Authors:   The Korean Society Of Family Law, Lee Eun-Jung
Published: April 2023

This article reviews and analyzes precedent court cases that recognize the validity of adoption in fraudulent birth registration prior to the revision of the Civil Code in 2012. It also discusses the need for and measures to protect the ‘social parenthood,’ after the Civil Code revision in 2012 focusing on revising the action for confirming the non-existence of parentage.
Analyzing the precedent court cases up until recently, the court has recognized the validity of adoptions under certain conditions by interpreting fraudulent birth registration, in order to protect the relationship between parties who have socially and emotionally established a parent-child relationship for decades.
However, under the current adoption system, which is a legal requirement for permission from the family court, when a fraudulent birth registration is filed without permission from the family court, the valid of adoption cannot be recognized. Therefore, there are limits to protecting social parenthood through legal interpretation in cases where fraudulent birth registration have been made, and legal amendment should be sought to protect such relationships.
In order to protect social parenthood, the minimum requirements such as ‘intention to establish parent-child relationship, the burden of parenting responsibility, and duration of maintaining the parent-child relationship’ should be considered. Additionally, when deciding who is the legal parent, ‘the best interests of the child’ must take precedence.