bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hillsville Remembered
Authors: Rountree Travis A.
Published: September 2023

On March 14, 1912, Hillsville, Virginia, native Floyd Allen (1856–1913) was convicted of three criminal charges: assault, maiming, and the rescue of prisoners in custody. What had begun as a scuffle between Allen's nephews over a young woman ended with him being charged as the guilty party after he allegedly hit a deputy in the head with a pistol. When the jury returned with the verdict, Allen stood up and announced, "Gentleman, I ain't a-goin." A gunfight ensued in the crowded courtroom that killed five people and wounded seven others. The state of Virginia put Floyd and Claude Allen to death by electrocution the following spring. More than a century later, the event continues to impact the citizens and communities of the area as local newspapers recirculate the sordid story and give credence to annual public reenactments that continue to negatively impact the national perception of the region.
In this first book-length scholarly review of the Hillsville shoot-out, author Travis A. Rountree examines various media written about and inspired by the event and explains how the incident reinforced the nation's conception of Appalachia through depictions of this sensational moment in history. In all, this book provides an extensive analysis of this historic conflict and reveals a new understanding of the shaping of memories and stories from the event.
Analisis Kebutuhan Belajar Bahasa Arab sebagai Bahasa Asing dalam Konteks Pendidikan Tinggi
Authors: Annisa Maryam Nur , Safii Randi
Published: September 2023

Latar Belakang: Pentingnya kemampuan berbahasa asing dalam menghadapi era globalisasi yang semakin terhubung dan meningkatnya permintaan untuk mempelajari bahasa Arab sebagai bahasa resmi di lebih dari 20 negara.
Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kebutuhan dan tantangan belajar bahasa Arab sebagai bahasa asing dalam konteks pendidikan tinggi dilihat dari prespektif mahasiswa dan dosen.
Metode: Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui survei dan wawancara kepada mahasiswa aktif program pembelajaran bahasa Arab dan dosen yang mengajar bahasa Arab.
Hasil dan Pembahasan: The research findings indicate that: (1) Students have academic goals to master Islamic texts and professional goals to enhance career opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa region. (2) Student motivation in learning the Arabic language encompasses religious, cultural, and professional factors. (3) Challenges faced by students in Arabic language learning include the complexity of Arabic grammar and writing systems, a lack of opportunities for language practice outside the classroom, and limited learning resources. (4) Instructors are aware of the importance of focusing on developing Arabic language communication skills and supporting language practice outside the classroom through social activities.
Kesimpulan dan Implikasi: Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini menekankan pentingnya pengembangan program pembelajaran bahasa Arab yang mengintegrasikan bahasa ini dalam berbagai konteks komunikasi, meningkatkan akses terhadap sumber daya pembelajaran, menciptakan lingkungan pembelajaran yang inklusif dan inovatif, serta memberikan dukungan dalam praktik bahasa Arab di luar kelas. Implikasi dari penelitian ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan efektivitas pembelajaran bahasa Arab di lingkungan pendidikan tinggi, sehingga mahasiswa dapat mengembangkan kemampuan berbahasa Arab dan pemahaman tentang budaya Arab secara lebih komprehensif dan relevan dalam menghadapi tantangan globalisasi.
TANTANGAN DAN STRATEGI DALAM MENGATASI PERBEDAAN BUDAYA DAN AGAMA DI INDONESIA
Authors: Thahir Muhammad
Published: September 2023

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the key factors that impact communication, specifically cultural variances, linguistic disparities, and religious distinctions. Thus, in order to establish proficient intercultural communication, a comprehensive comprehension of these variances is imperative. This research provides a valuable contribution by highlighting the challenges of developing a comprehensive comprehension, particularly within the diverse cultural landscape of Indonesia. The present article highlights the significance of comprehending the context of intercultural communication to surmount cultural and religious disparities in Indonesia. Enhancing comprehension of cultural and religious disparities, mitigating conflict and misinterpretation, and fostering amicability, acceptance, and multiplicity within society are potential benefits of this approach. This article endeavours to examine the intercultural communication dynamics in Indonesia, encompassing various topics such as the challenges and strategies involved in addressing cultural and religious disparities in the country. The research employed library research analysis, utilizing an intercultural communication approach.
Islamic Parenting: Ditinjau dari Perspektif Q.S As-Shaffat Ayat 102
Authors: Nabila Nisa Afrinauly
Published: September 2023

The rise of events experienced in parenting suggests the importance of knowing parenting styles in caring for and educating children. This study aims to find out how the concept of parenting in Q.S As-Shaffat: 102 can be used as a basis for parenting. The approach in this study uses a qualitative approach, the authors use this approach because they want to explain in detail about Islamic Parenting in Q.S As-Shaffat: 102. This research uses a type of library research. The data in this study came from secondary data sources. Secondary data was collected from various sources such as books and articles on Islamic Parenting in Q.S As-Shaffat: 102. The method of collecting data in this study is by means of documentation, namely research that uses data by analyzing document data, especially in the form of data sources from a number of literature relevant to the research focus. The method of data analysis in this study is the analysis of the listed references. This analysis is carried out to solve the problem being studied. The results of the research are in Q.S As-Shaffat: 102 there is a story of Islamic Parenting from Prophet Ibrahim and his son who can be used as ibrah. There are three important concepts contained in Q.S Ash-Shaffat: 102 in Islamic parenting, namely proper parenting, communication between parents and children, and being open. Recommendations for future research are to look at the implementation of the three Islamic parenting concepts contained in Q.S As-Shaffat: 102 and whether they are still in accordance with today's digital era.
Implementasi Nilai Al-Qur’an Terhadap Etos Kerja di IAIN Kendari (Studi Living Qur’an pada QS. At-Taubah Ayat 105)
Authors: Desriliwa Ade Mela  , Zul Ikrom Zilsafil
Published: September 2023

In an institution or organization, there are goals that must be achieved. The work ethic is one of the foundations that improves the quality and performance of teaching staff who play an important role on the IAIN Kendari campus. The purpose of this study was to describe the work ethic of the lecturers at IAIN Kendari based on the verses of the Qur'an, how the work ethic of the Arabic language lecturer in Kendari is and what factors influence the work ethic of the Arabic language lecturer at IAIN Kendari. This study adopted a descriptive qualitative research method. The data collection technique is carried out by merging and analyzing inductive data. In this study the data collection method used was first observation, namely data collection techniques by making direct observations of the work activities of IAIN Kendari lecturers. So it can be concluded that the lecturer has implemented a work ethic. The Arabic language lecturers at IAIN Kendari apply a work ethic that includes sincerity, honesty, consistency, discipline and responsibility. And also the lecturers consider that work is a form of worship. Because in carrying out their duties honestly, consistently, disciplined with time and in accordance with the procedures previously set by the campus. Then there are several factors that influence the work ethic such as religious, cultural, social, economic, educational and environmental factors.
Isa Al-Masih dalam al-Qur’an (Studi Komparatif Interpretasi Syaikh Nawawi al-Jawi dan Karel Steenbrink)
Authors: Fiqih Kurniawan
Published: September 2023

The study of the figure of the Prophet Isa is always interesting to study. The discourse that emerged was not far from basic questions, for example: Did Jesus die on the cross or not? From that question, the author intends to explain Isa in the text of the framework of the Koran along with its interpretation from two different perspectives: insider (Muslim) and outsider (non-Muslim). In this study, the authors involved two interpreters, namely, Sheikh Nawawi and Karel Steenbrink. This paper is a literature review (library research). The research method used is descriptive-analytical and comparative. To describe this study, the author uses the maudhu'i approach, which means an effort to collect verses related to the theme of the discussion and then analyze them. As a result, Sheikh Nawawi's interpretation is more reductive and static without critically and strictly sorting the information presented in his interpretation. On the other hand, Karel Steenbrink elaborated on various relevant sources so that he could produce new meanings based on critical questions.
Body Shaming dalam Perspektif Tafsir Al-Mishbah dan Implikasinya pada Realitas Kekinian
Authors: Aulia Aulia , Taufiq Muhammad
Published: September 2023

Allah mentions in one of His words, namely QS. Al-Isra/17: 70 that humans are given advantages over all the creatures that Allah created on this earth, among which humans generally have good physique, the ability to think, freedom of will and knowledge, but not many people have If you want to think about His Word, nowadays it is very easy to find a number of people saying inappropriate words towards each other, especially regarding someone's physical appearance or appearance. This term is known as body shaming, which is an act of physical shaming, an appearance that makes the person feel insecure about their physical appearance. The problem discussed in this research is regarding body shaming verses and the effectiveness of these interpretations in contemporary reality. Meanwhile, this type of research is included in the type of library research, namely by reading and reviewing a number of literature related to the research problem, then processing it and drawing out the common threads. The interpretation method in this research is the mawdhu'iy method which was popularized by Al-Farmawi. The conclusion from the results of this research is a general description of body shaming which consists of the definition, causes and impacts. Then it was added with an introduction to Tafsir Al-Mishbah which was accompanied by its interpretation of several verses, including the QS. al-Hujurat/49: 11, QS. at-Taubah/9: 79, QS. al-Humazah/104:1 and QS. al-Hijr/15:11, from a number of interpretations these are then implicated in contemporary reality. A number of meanings were found in Quraish Shihab's interpretation, including the loss of human feeling in protecting one's word, the loss of a sense of equality, and the loss of human values.
Sejarah Tradisi Selapanan pada Masyarakat Jawa di Desa Pulau Tagor Kecamatan Serbajadi Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai
Authors: Khusna Leli , Siregar Yusra Dewi , Nasution Kasron Muhsin
Published: September 2023

The history of the selapanan tradition in the tradition of the Javanese community which took place in the village of Pulau Tagor, Serbajadi District, Serdang Bedagai Regency and the Islamic view of the Selapanan tradition. The approach used is a cultural anthropological approach which is the view of life of a group of people in the form of behavior, beliefs, values and symbols that they receive unconsciously, all of which are passed down through a communication process from one generation to the next. The results show that the Selapanan tradition has existed since long ago in the Javanese region, and after the Javanese people from Central Java and its surroundings migrated to East Sumatra so that this tradition could develop and survive from generation to generation until it is still being carried out today. The Selapanan tradition has a good meaning as an expression of gratitude to Allah SWT. The Selapanan tradition procession is also permissible in Islam.
Unveiling the Roles of Microorganisms in Promoting Environmental Sustainability
Authors: Muhammad Shamsudeen Muhammad , Saadu Murtala
Published: September 2023

The environment is described as the situations or factors that encircle an individual organism or a collection of organisms. Environmental sustainability refers to the responsible and balanced management of natural resources and ecosystems to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Microorganisms play a critical and multifaceted role in promoting environmental sustainability by participating in various ecological processes and functions. This paper explores the roles of microbes in maintaining environmental sustainability. Microbes, encompassing bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, and viruses, exhibit remarkable functional diversity across diverse habitats, allowing them to contribute to key environmental challenges. The challenges facing environmental sustainability, include climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion, pollution, deforestation, and lack of public awareness on environmental issues. Microbes contribute significantly to addressing these challenges through nutrient cycling, bioremediation, waste management, renewable energy production, climate change mitigation, ecosystem health maintenance, and enhancing agriculture and food security. The capabilities of microbes provide promising avenues for creating a more sustainable future. By elucidating the contributions of microbes to environmental sustainability, this paper underscores their pivotal role in shaping resilient and balanced ecosystems for present and future generations. As we strive for a more sustainable future, harnessing the potential of these tiny yet powerful creatures can significantly contribute to achieving a harmonious coexistence between humanity and the natural world. Further research is needed to investigate ways to engineer and optimize microbial processes for enhanced nutrient cycling, bioremediation, and waste management.
Clinical Studies On Romosozumab: An Alternative For Individuals With A High Risk Of Osteoporotic Fractures: A Current Concepts Review (Part I)
Authors: Rodriguez-Merchan E. Carlos , Moreno-Garcia Alonso , De la Corte-Rodriguez Hortensia
Published: September 2023

Osteoporosis, a widespread skeletal disorder with a substantial economic burden, is characterized by reduced bone density, resulting in increased fracture risk. Sclerotin inhibition with romosozumab (ROMO) represents a new therapeutic paradigm for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. We conducted a narrative review of the literature on ROMO’s role in osteoporosis treatment. ROMO has a unique dual effect of increasing bone formation (anabolic action) and decreasing bone resorption. It is a humanized monoclonal antibody injected monthly (210 mg subcutaneously once every four weeks for 12 months) that significantly increases lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) compared with placebo, alendronate, and teriparatide at 6 and 12 months.
Ki-67 Index as an Adjunct Histological Marker for Grading Cartilage Tumors: A Pilot Study
Authors: Sanders Benjamin , Koneru Manisha , Hunter Krystal , Gentile Pietro M. , Zhu Gord G. , Kim Tae Won B. , Gutowski Christina J.
Published: September 2023

Objectives

Distinguishing enchondromas (grade 0) from grade 1 chondrosarcomas, recently classified as atypical cartilaginous tumors (ACT), is challenging due to histologic and radiographic similarity. However, diagnostic ambiguity poses a management dilemma: enchondromas are observed, while ACTs are excised. Protein Ki-67 is a cellular proliferation nuclear marker used as a proxy for aggressiveness in other tumors. This retrospective pilot study aimed to characterize the association between grade and Ki-67 index and evaluate its ability to aid differentiation between critical cartilage tumor grades.

Methods

Tissue blocks from 26 patients treated for enchondromas or chondrosarcomas within the past ten years were exposed to anti-Ki-67 rabbit monoclonal antibody and hematoxylin counterstain. Counting two high-power fields per sample yielded a Ki-67 index.

Results

There was a strong positive correlation between tumor grade and the Ki-67 index (r = 0.704, P<0.001). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant differences in the Ki-67 index between grades (P<0.001). Tukey’s post-hoc test demonstrated that enchondroma Ki-67 indexes were not significantly different from ACT Ki-67 indexes (P=0.094). Receiver operator curve cutoff index value of 13.4% differentiated enchondroma vs. ACT with 67.9% sensitivity and 42.9% specificity.

Conclusion

Ki-67 index is correlated with cartilage tumor grade. Although our study did not show a significant difference in the Ki-67 index between enchondromas from ACTs, this study provided a protocol for future investigations. Study limitations include small sample size and reliance on historical tissue blocks of variable preservation quality.
Türk Millî Mücadele Döneminde Köylü ve Anadolu Köylüsünün Genel Durumu
Authors: İNCE Erdal
Published: September 2023

Millî Mücadele döneminde Anadolu köylüsü, yeni bir savaşı göze alamayacak kadar yorgun ve yoksuldur. Bu dönemde köylü savaşlardan, eşkıya baskınlarından ve vergilerden bıkmış durumdadır.

Vatansever subay ve aydınlar hakkında, köylüye yanlış bilgiler verilmesi sonucunda, Mustafa Kemal’in 19 Mayıs 1919’da Samsun’dan başlattığı kurtuluş hareketi köylü tarafından kuşkuyla karşılanmış ve köylü bu harekete karşı ilk başlarda çekimser kalmıştır. Bu dönemde köylü borçları nedeniyle eşraf ve ağaların yönlendirmesiyle hareket eden bir kalabalık durumundadır. Ancak vatan topraklarının işgal edilmesini içine bir türlü sindiremeyen köylü, yer yer işgalcilere karşı durduysa da başarılı olamamıştır. Kısa bir süre sonra da ilk başlarda yönlendirmelerle çekimser kaldıkları, milli mücadeleye katılıp işgalcilere ve azınlık çetelerine karşı gerekli direnişi göstermişlerdir.

Kurtuluş Savaşı süresince Anadolu, kadını erkeği ile tek yürek olup işgalcilere karşı savaşmıştır. Tüm bölgelerde olduğu gibi Karadeniz bölgesinde de köylü, işgalcilere ve azınlıkların kurduğu çetelere karşı bağımsızlık savaşı vermiştir.

Bu çalışmada Türk Milli Mücadele döneminde köylünün durumu incelenerek, bu dönemdeki köylülük olgusu üzerine saptamalar yapılacaktır. Ayrıca bu saptamaların ışığında konu özele indirgenerek, Anadolu köylüsünün bu dönemdeki genel durumu, tetkik eserler çerçevesinde ele alınacaktır.
Sosyal Arabuluculuk ve Uygulama Alanları
Authors: ASADOVA Günel , RAHİMLİ Farrukh
Published: September 2023

Anlaşmazlık insan evladının günlük yaşamında sık-sık karşılaşılan bir durum olduğundan bu sorunu çözmek için geliştirilen yöntemler de toplumdan-topluma farklıklar göstermekle beraber birçok ortak yönlere malikler. Anlaşmazlıkları çözmek için özellikle gençlerin büyüklerin tavsiyelerine ve yönlendirmelerine kulak vermesi Türk toplumları için olağan bir durum iken bu sürecin kurumsallaşması ise Batı ülkelerinde başlamıştır. Günümüz dünyasında arabuluculuk anlaşmazlıkların alternatif çözüm yöntemi olarak genellikte gönüllü başvuru yapılan bir kurumsal yapıdır. Çalışma kapsamında çeşitli Türkçe, Azerbaycanca, Rusça, İngilizce dillerinde olan kaynaklardan yararlanarak arabuluculukla ilgili kavramsal çerçeve, arabuluculuk çeşitleri, arabuluculuğun kısa tarihi ve Azerbaycan’da bu konularda yapılan uygulamalar incelendi. Azerbaycan’da bu arabuluculukla ilgili Rusya imparatorluğuna ve SSCB’ye katılmadan önceki dönemlerde bazı uygulamalar yapılmış ve bu uygulamalar son yıllarda ise bu konuda daha sistemli ve kurumsallaşmış uygulamalar başlandı.

Bu makale Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Adalet Bakanlığı ve Şiddetle Mücadele Vakfı işbirliği ile gerçekleştirilen “Uluslararası Katılımlı İnsan Hakları Ve Şiddetle Sivil Mücadele Bilincini Güçlendirme Yolu Olarak Türkiye’de Sosyal Arabuluculuk Çalıştayı”nda sunulan aynı başlıklı bildirimiz temel alınarak hazırlanmıştır.
Kamu Yönetimi Temelinde Devlet Borçların Yapısı ve İnsan Haklarına Etkisi
Authors: ULAŞAN Fatih
Published: September 2023

Borçlanmanın tarihsel sürecinin başlangıç noktası 5000 yıl geriye gedebilmektedir. Borçlanma kavramı başta felsefi akımlar ve dini öğretiler temelinde şekillenmiştir. Devleti yöneten kişiler bu akımlardan etkilenmişler ve devletlerini bu kurallara göre borç alma eğilimi göstermişlerdir. Fakat yüksek dış borç, insan haklarını olumsuz yönde etkilemekte ve ülkelerin kalkınma hedefleriyle uyumlu değildir. Kamu yönetimi temelinde dış borçlar ve insan hakları konusunun incelenmesi, birçok yaşamı etkilemesi ve topluma zarar verebilecek olayların önlenmesi açısından vatandaşların siyasi, sosyal ve ekonomik yaşamı açısından önemlidir. Çalışma, dış borç ile insan hakları arasında, devletin, vatandaşlarının insan haklarını koruma kapasitesini sınırlayan negatif bir ilişki olduğu sonucuna varılmaktadır.
Assessment of Postoperative Follow-up for Patients with Recurrent Kidney Stone
Authors: Kadhim Haleema , Jaddoue Betool , Al-Shamma Ihsan
Published: September 2023

Abstract Kidney stones are one of the most common and most painful medical problems known (1). Nurses assess and monitor patients through diagnosis and treatment and teach patients how to avoid recurrence of stones (2). A descriptive study was conducted on 150 patients diagnosed with recurrent kidney stones, who were attending the out patients consultation urology disease clinics at surgical specialties, Al-Kadhimia, Al-Yarmook, and Al-Karama Teaching Hospital and Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) departments for the period from the 1st of Feb. 2002 through to the end of May 2004. The aim of the study is to assess the post-operative follow-up for patients with recurrent kidney stones. None- probability (purposive sample) of 150 patients with recurrent kidney stones The reliability and validity of the instrument were determined through a pilot study. The data were collected through the use of constructed questionnaire and analysis through the application of descriptive statistical analysis procedures which included. (Frequency, percentage, mean score, stander deviation, relative sufficiency) and application of inferential statistical analysis which included the (Chi-square)
Assessment of the psychological domain of the quality of life for infertile men
Authors: Dallak Abdul-Salam , Abdul-Salam Rabia
Published: September 2023

Abstract A descriptive correlation study which was utilizing an assessment approach, was carried out from November 19th, 2002 through April 30, 2004 in order to assess the psychosocial domain of the quality of life for the infertile men. A purposive sample of (200) men with infertility was selected from the High Institute for Embryo Research and Infertility Treatment and Alsamaraee Hospital in Baghdad city. A questionnaire was adoapted and developed of the World Health Organization quality of life scale for the purpose of the study. The questionnaire (WHOQOL) (1998) Reliability and validity of the questionnaire were determined through a pilot study. Data were collected through the use of the questionnaire, the application of the interview technique and review of the infertile men records. Data were analyzed through descriptive and the inferential data analysis approach. The findings of the study showed that the positive and negative feelings , thinking and self-esteem had impact on the quality of life for the infertile men . The findings of the study showed that the demographic characteristics of the infertile men of infertility duration, age of husband, first marriage, frequency sexual activity , marriage age had a highly significant relationship to the sub-domain of positive and negative feelings of the infertile quality of life. The findings of the study showed that there was a highly significant relationship between sexual impotence and the age of husband and the sub-domain of thinking of the quality of life . The findings of the study showed that quality of life had a strong relationship with the sub-domain of positive and negative feelings , thinking and self-esteem . The study recommended that an interventional and education oriented program can be designed , constructed and administered to the infertile men and their wives through which health and life related issues can be presented . Well – structured and highly – specialized infertility center can be established to provide infertility treatment and psychological and social counseling to all infertile men with reasonable cost.
Study on the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites Among Children Attending Al-Daura Health Centre-Baghdad
Authors: A.S. Basima
Published: September 2023

Abstract The present study on the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection from July 2003 to July 2004 ,was conducted among children aged(less than 5 -14 )years attending AL-Daura Health Centre in Baghdad City .(350) specimen were choosen randomly and examined, 160(45.7%) of these were infected , 140 (87.5%) harboured one parasite while 20 (12.5%) harboured more than one parasite.190 (54.3%) were non infected with any of intestinal parasite . It was observed that the most common intestinal protozoa among children is Giardia lamblia, followed by Entamoeba histolytica and Blastocystis hominis with prevalence rate of infection (30.75%) for the last two parasites . Non pathogenic protozoa (E. coli ,I .butschlii,C. mesenili and E.nana)were found with a prevalence rate of (6.25%, 3.12% ,1.87%,1.87%) respectively . This stuy revealed that the prevalence rate of helmenth infection (18.75%)was lower than the protozoa (68.71%) . It was found that children in the age group ( less than 5 ) years are more susceptible to the infection with G. lamblia (17.5%) and B. hominis (9.37%) , while the infection with E. histolytica was within the age group (5 -14) years. Prevalence of infection with helminths increases with age .
Community relation strategies and sustainable development: a study of Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited (SPDC) and her host communities in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Itu Madu , Atiye Ebikeme D.
Published: September 2023

The objective of the study was to investigate and assess the community relations strategies (CRS) and sustainable development (SD) of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and their host communities in Bayelsa state. The study adopted the marginality and mattering theory (MMT) proposed by Schlossberg (1989), as theoretical underpinning for understanding community relation strategies and sustainable development particularly marginalized SPDC host communities in Bayelsa state, and applied descriptive survey research design to generate data. It was reinforced by secondary sources.  The study finds that SPDC has not imparted positively to the sustainable development of the host communities in Bayelsa state compared to the negative consequences rising from the exploitation and exploration of oil and gas activities in their host communities, which include: environmental pollution, oil spillage, unemployment, destruction of farmland and other forms of degradation. It also reveals that even the little efforts put towards host community’s development projects such as Scholarships, health centre construction/maintenance, school renovations, link road construction, market construction, portable water and electricity supplies, etc, have not been sustained after at least six months of commissioning. Despite this, SPDC's relationship with her host communities has been tense. Thus recommend that government and SPDC should implement capacity-building programmes, assure full community engagement in need identification, and devise measures to foster peace and harmony within SPDC's host communities’ operation to takes place.
URGENSI ALTRUISME DAN HARDINESS PADA RELAWAN PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA ALAM: SEBUAH STUDI KEPUSTAKAAN [THE URGENCY OF ALTRUISM AND RESILIENCE IN NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEERS: A LITERATURE STUDY]
Authors: Rahmat Hayatul Khairul , Pernanda Syahti , Casmini C , Budiarto Arief , Pratiwi Suandara , Anwar Moh Khoerul
Published: September 2023

Indonesia is a country prone to natural disasters. Dealing with the negative impacts caused by natural disasters is not an easy matter but requires various parties who collaborate to handle them, such as volunteers. The author aims to examine the urgency of altruism and hardiness in natural disaster relief volunteers. The findings of this study are volunteers, namely people who voluntarily give their time, energy, and money to help other people affected by natural disasters. Seeing the sad reality, namely natural disasters that cause many casualties. it is very important for a disaster management volunteer to have altruism and hardiness because with these two attitudes a disaster management volunteer is able to be useful to the people around him.
Responsibility for Fulfilling the Rights of Women Prisoners
Authors: Nur Paikah
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this study is to review the implementation of government responsibility for fulfilling the rights of women prisoners at the Class IIA Watampone Correctional Institution. The type of research used is qualitative, using an empirical juridical approach, namely analyzing the articles in the applicable laws and regulations related to legal facts in the field. The results showed that the government's responsibility for the fulfillment of the rights of women prisoners at the Class IIA Watampone Penitentiary has not been fully effective due to several indicators of weak performance achievement, namely facilities and infrastructure that are not yet feasible due to budgets that are not yet human rights-based so that room facilities are still overcapacity. Health clinics and medical personnel are only permanently recruited at the Class IIA Watampone Penitentiary. As a result, the fulfillment of the rights of women prisoners still needs to be improved and optimal as mandated by Law Number 39 of 1999 concerning Human Rights and Law Number 12 of 1995 concerning Correctional Institutions (LAPAS).
Systematic Literature Review: Pengaruh Pelatihan dan Pengawasan Kerja Terhadap Peningkatan Kinerja Karyawan
Authors: Nur Cahyani Adela
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar tingkat pelatihan dan pengawasan yang diberikan oleh perusahaan dalam meningkatkan kinerja karyawan. Pelatihan adalah salah satu fungsi sumber daya manusia yang biasa diterapkan karena pelatihan sangat penting untuk kinerja karyawan dalam memotivasi dan mengendalikan posisi yang mereka dapatkan. Pengawasan adalah suatu proses yang dilakukan untuk memastikan bahwa seluruh rangkaian kegiatan yang telah direncanakan, diorganisasi dan diimplementasikan dapat berjalan dengan baik. Penelitian ini mengungkapkan beberapa teori yang diungkapkan oleh penelitian terdahulu tentang pelatihan dan pengawasan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Metode analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu systematic literatur review. Systematic Literature Review merupakan istilah yang digunakan untuk merujuk pada metodologi penelitian atau riset tertentu dan pengembangan yang dilakukan untuk mengumpulkan serta mengevaluasi penelitian yang terkait. Dari hasil analisis literatur pada jurnal terpilih menjelaskan bahwa pelatihan dan pengawasan sangat berpengaruh terhadap kinerja karyawan. Maka dapat disimpulkan pemimpin seharusnya menmberikan metode pelatihan yang baik bagi para karyawannya. Selain pelatihan, pengawasan juga perlu dilakukan secara berkala guna meningkatkan kinerja karyawan. Hal ini diharapkan agar perusahaan berkembang dengan baik dan bisa mencapai tujuan dengan cepat.
Experiences as a first time rOpenSci package reviewer
Authors: Haunschmid Verena
Published: September 2023

It all started January 26

th

this year when I signed up to volunteer asa reviewer for R packages submitted to rOpenSci. My main motivation forwanting to volunteer was to learn something new and tocontribute to the R open source community. If you are wondering why thepeople behind rOpenSci are doing this, you can read How rOpenSci uses Code Review to Promote Reproducible Science.
solrium 1.0: Working with Solr from R
Authors: Chamberlain Scott
Published: September 2023

Nearly 4 years ago I wrote on this blog about an R package solr for working with the database Solr. Since then we’ve created a refresh of that package in the solrium package. Since solrium first hit CRAN about two years ago, users have raised a number of issues that required breaking changes. Thus, this blog post is about a major version bump in solrium.What is Solr?
Help us build capacity of open software users and developers with Hacktoberfest
Authors: Butland Stefanie
Published: September 2023

One of rOpenSci’s aims is to build capacity of software users and developers and foster a sense of pride in their work. What better way to do that than to encourage you to participate in Hacktoberfest, a month-long celebration of open source software! It doesn’t take much to get involved Beginners to experts. Contributors and package maintainers welcome.
Building Communities Together at ozunconf, 2017
Authors: Tierney Nicholas
Published: September 2023

Just last week we organised the 2nd rOpenSci ozunconference, the sibling rOpenSci unconference, held in Australia. Last year it was held in Brisbane, this time around, the ozunconf was hosted in Melbourne, from October 26-27, 2017. At the ozunconf, we brought together 45 R-software users and developers, scientists, and open data enthusiasts from academia, industry, government, and non-profits.
Announcing our first fellowship awarded to Dr. Nick Golding
Authors: Butland Stefanie , Ram Karthik
Published: September 2023

rOpenSci’s overarching mission is to promote a culture of transparent, open, and reproducible research across various scientific communities. All of our activities are geared towards lowering barriers to participation, and building a community of practitioners around the world.
So you (don't) think you can review a package
Authors: Averick Mara
Published: September 2023

Contributing to an open-source community

without

contributing code is an oft-vaunted idea that can seem nebulous. Luckily, putting vague ideas into action is one of the strengths of the rOpenSci Community, and their package onboarding system offers a chance to do just that.
Spelling 1.0: quick and effective spell checking in R
Authors: Ooms Jeroen
Published: September 2023

The new rOpenSci spelling package provides utilities for spell checking common document formats including latex, markdown, manual pages, and DESCRIPTION files. It also includes tools especially for package authors to automate spell checking of R documentation and vignettes.Spell Checking Packages The main purpose of this package is to quickly find spelling errors in R packages.
Launching webrockets at runconf17
Authors: Schep Alicia , McBain Miles
Published: September 2023

We, Alicia Schep and MilesMcBain, drove the webrockets projectat #runconf17.To make progress we solicited code, advice, and entertaining anecdotesfrom a host of other attendees, whom we humbly thank for helping to makeour project possible. This post is divided into two sections: First up we’ll relate ourexperiences, prompted by some questions we wrote forone another.
Six tips for running a successful unconference
Authors: Butland Stefanie
Published: September 2023

In May 2017, I helped run a wildly successful “unconference” that had a huge positive impact on the community I serve.
Tesseract Update: Options and Languages
Authors: Ooms Jeroen
Published: September 2023

A few weeks ago we announced the first release of the tesseract package: a high quality OCR engine in R. We have now released an update with extra features.Installing Training Data As explained in the first post, the tesseract system is powered by language specific training data. By default only English training data is installed.
Random GeoJSON and WKT with randgeo
Authors: Chamberlain Scott , Ross Noam
Published: September 2023

randgeo

generates random points and shapes in GeoJSON and WKT formats foruse in examples, teaching, or statistical applications. Points and shapes are generated in the long/lat coordinate system and withappropriate spherical geometry; random points are distributed evenly acrossthe globe, and random shapes are sized according to a maximum great-circledistance from the center of the shape.
Unconf projects 4: cityquant, notary, packagemetrics, pegax
Authors: Chamberlain Scott
Published: September 2023

Continuing our series of blog posts (day 1, day 2, day 3) this week about unconf 17.cityquant

Summary:

The goal with the cityquant project was to build a digital dashboard for sustainable cities. They also had a “spin-off” project called selfquant to get data from a quantified self google sheets template to keep track of weekly performance in various categories.
Governance, Engagement, and Resistance in the Open Science Movement: A Comparative Study
Authors: Sholler Dan
Published: September 2023

A growing community of scientists from a variety of disciplines is moving the norms of scientific research toward open practices. Supporters of open science hope to increase the quality and efficiency of research by enabling the widespread sharing of datasets, research software source code, publications, and other processes and products of research.
High Performance CommonMark and Github Markdown Rendering in R
Authors: Ooms Jeroen
Published: September 2023

This week the folks at Github have open sourced their fork of libcmark (based on the extensive PR by Mathieu Duponchelle), which they use to render markdown text within documents, issues, comments and anything else on the Github website.
Using xml schema and xslt in R
Authors: Ooms Jeroen
Published: September 2023

This week an update for xml2 and a new xslt package have appeared on CRAN. A full announcement for xml2 version 1.1 will appear on the rstudio blog. This post explains xml

validation

(via xsd schema) and xml

transformation

(via xslt stylesheets) which have been added in this release. XML schemas and stylesheets are not exactly new; both xslt 1.1 (2001) and xsd 1.0 (2004) have been available in browsers for over a decade.
ccafs - client for CCAFS General Circulation Models data
Authors: Chamberlain Scott
Published: September 2023

I’ve recently released the new package ccafs, which provides accessto data from Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security(CCAFS; http://ccafs-climate.org/) General Circulation Models (GCM) data.GCM’s are a particular type of climate model, used for weather forecasting,and climate change forecasting - read more athttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_circulation_model.
Apply to attend rOpenSci unconf 2017!
Authors: Butland Stefanie
Published: September 2023

For a fourth year running, we are excited to announce the rOpenSci unconference, our annual event loosely modeled on Foo Camp. We’re organizing #runconf17 to bring together scientists, developers, and open data enthusiasts from academia, industry, government, and non-profits to get together for a couple of days to hack on various projects and generally enrich our community. The agenda is mostly decided during the unconference itself.
All the fake data that's fit to print
Authors: Chamberlain Scott
Published: September 2023

Excited to annonunce a new package called charlatan. While perusingpackages from other programming languages, I saw a neat Python librarycalled faker. charlatan is inspired from and ports many things from Python’shttps://github.com/joke2k/faker library. In turn, faker was inspired fromPHP’s faker,Perl’s Faker, andRuby’s faker. It appears that the PHPlibrary was the original - nice work PHP.Use cases What could you do with this package?
Release 'open' data from their PDF prisons using tabulizer
Authors: Leeper Thomas J.
Published: September 2023

There is no problem in science quite as frustrating as

other peoples’ data

. Whether it’s malformed spreadsheets, disorganized documents, proprietary file formats, data without metadata, or any other data scenario created by someone else, scientists have taken to Twitter to complain about it. As a political scientist who regularly encounters so-called “open data” in PDFs, this problem is particularly irritating.
elastic - Elasticsearch for R
Authors: Chamberlain Scott
Published: September 2023

elastic

is an R client for Elasticsearch elastic has been around since 2013, with the first commit in November, 2013.What is Elasticsearch? If you aren’t familiar with Elasticsearch, it is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine.It’s similar to Solr. It falls in the NoSQL bin of databases, holding data in JSON documents, insteadof rows and columns.
Aprender, ayudar y compartir. El método de ThinkR para crear una comunidad cada vez más grande y amigable de R
Authors: Saibene Yanina Bellini , Rochette Sébastien , Bellini Alejandra , Casalla Lucio , LaZerte Steffi
Published: September 2023

Este es el segundo artículo de nuestra serie de entrevistas “Conociendo a las estrellas del universo R”. Nuestro objetivo es presentar a los grupos de trabajo y a las personas que están detrás del desarrollo de software y paquetes que utilizamos y que están disponibles a través del R-Universe.
Unconf projects 1: skimr, emldown, testrmd, webrockets
Authors: Ram Karthik
Published: September 2023

Following up on Stefanie’s recap of unconf 17, we are following up this entire week with summaries of projects developed at the event. We plan to highlight 4-5 projects each day, with detailed posts from a handful of teams to follow.skimr

Summary:

skimr, a package inspired by Hadley Wickham’s precis package, aims to provide summary statistics iteratively and interactively as part of a pipeline.
Data from Public Bicycle Hire Systems
Authors: Padgham Mark
Published: September 2023

A new rOpenSci package provides access to data to which users may already have directly contributed, and for which contribution is fun, keeps you fit, and helps make the world a better place. The data come from using public bicycle hire schemes, and the package is called bikedata.
2017 rOpenSci ozunconf :: Reflections and the realtime Package
Authors: Carroll Jonathan
Published: September 2023

This year’s rOpenSci ozunconf was held in Melbourne, bringing together over 45 R enthusiasts from around the country and beyond. As is customary, ideas for projects were discussed in GitHub Issues (41 of them by the time the unconf rolled around!) and there was no shortage of enthusiasm, interesting concepts, and varied experience.
The new Tesseract package: High Quality OCR in R
Authors: Ooms Jeroen
Published: September 2023

Optical character recognition (OCR) is the process of extracting written or typed text from images such as photos and scanned documents into machine-encoded text. The new rOpenSci package tesseract brings one of the best open-source OCR engines to R. This enables researchers or journalists, for example, to search and analyze vast numbers of documents that are only available in printed form.
Bringing Together People and Projects at Unconf17
Authors: Butland Stefanie
Published: September 2023

We held our 4th annual unconference in Los Angeles, May 25-26, 2017. Scientists, R-software users and developers, and open data enthusiasts from academia, industry, government, and non-profits came together for two days to hack on projects they dreamed up and to give our online community an opportunity to connect in-person. The result?
Text Analysis R Developers' Workshop 2017
Authors: Benoit Ken
Published: September 2023

On 21-22 April, the London School of Economics hosted the

Text Analysis Package Developers’ Workshop

, a two-day event held in London that brought together developers of R packages for working with text and text-related data.
Hey! You there! You are welcome here
Authors: Ellis Shannon E.
Published: September 2023

What’s that? You’ve heard of R? You use R? You develop in R? You know someone else who’s mentioned R? Oh, you’re breathing? Well, in that case, welcome! Come join the R community! We recently had a group discussion at rOpenSci’s #runconf17 in Los Angeles, CA about the R community. I initially opened the issue on GitHub.
ochRe - Australia themed colour palettes
Authors: Kirk Holly , Cook Di , Allan Alicia , Gayler Ross , Peng Roger , Saber Elle
Published: September 2023

The second rOpenSci OzUnConf was held in Melbourne Australia a few weeks ago. A diverse range of scientists, developers and general good-eggs came together to make some R-magic happen and also learn a lot along the way. Before the conference began, a huge stack of projects were suggested on the unconf GitHub repo. For six data-visualisation enthusiasts, one issue in particular caught their eye, and the ochRe package was born.
Sense of the meaning of life in adulthood and old age
Authors: Čolović Milica , Mitić Vladimir
Published: September 2023

Every life crisis prompts one to eventually bring up and examine the essential existential questions on the meaning of life. Throughout a mid-life crisis, one experiences significant inner turmoil which brings about great changes in the experience of personal identity, i.e., the need for its restructuring and reconstruction. The transformative learning processes gain great importance here. The questions regarding the meaning of life become dominant. The main goal of this research is to identify the changes in the feeling of the meaning of life during a mid-life crisis. We are examining whether the persons going through this period possess a stable feeling of the meaning of their own lives or whether they are still in search of it. We made use of the Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in interviewing 600 adult participants, out of which 200 were middle-aged, 200 were young and 200 were older adults. This enabled us to establish differences and specificities in the variations of the feeling of the meaning of life in middle-aged persons. We processed the data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Furthermore, we implemented the Kruskal-Wallis test to determine the significance of the differences among several groups of participants.
Contribution of strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC) to shear resistance in hybrid reinforced concrete beams
Authors: Luković Mladena , Budnik Bartosz , Dragaš Jelena , Carević Vedran , Ignjatović Ivan
Published: September 2023

Strain Hardening Cementitious Composite (SHCC) is an innovative type of fibre-reinforced cement-based composite that has superior tensile properties. Because of this, it holds the potential to enhance the shear capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) beams, if applied properly. This paper presents the general and distinctive properties of SHCC as well as a literature review of topics related to the contribution of SHCC layers to the shear resistance of RC beams with and without shear reinforcement. Based on the analysed results, it is concluded that the main characteristics of SHCC are its microcracking behaviour, high ductility, and increased tensile strength (between 2 and 8 MPa) at large deformations. When used in structural elements, SHCC develops multiple parallel cracks compared to concentrated cracks in conventionally reinforced concrete. The biggest disadvantage of SHCC is its significant drying shrinkage. Although showing high variability, using SHCC as laminates with a thickness of 10 mm improves the shear capacity of hybrid RC beams, but debonding of interfaces in a hybrid system occurs in some cases.