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Issues and Challenges of English Teachers
Authors: Lakshmi Subramanian
Published: July 2022

There have been many instances in which English has been referred to as the "global language" because it is used in many countries worldwide. As a major resource for the modern world, English is not only the universal language of the current era but it is the dominant language in every country in the world [1].  Considering the great ethnic and linguistic diversity of the nation, English is used not only for communication purposes but also for coordination purposes between states and within states as the country is characterized by a large ethnic and linguistic diversity. Although modern technology has played an important role in teaching and learning the language in schools and colleges in particular in small towns, it is inadequate and unproductive in the case of small towns and rural areas [2].

During the course of becoming an effective teacher, teachers are encouraged to practice a “reflective mind” so that they can gain insight into what is happening in the classroom and learn what works and doesn't work [1][3]. The global economy and the competitive market of English education will present many challenges for teachers, especially English language teachers, primarily because of the competitive nature of English education as a profession, but also because of the demanding nature of a teaching career [2]. The purpose of this study was to identify the issues and challenges encountered by fifteen teacher-trainees during their teaching practicum, as well as to examine the factors that assisted in the identification of those issues and challenges. It was identified that narrative inquiry was the best method to identify challenges and issues experienced in their teaching practice.

It was found that students struggle with listening to and understanding English. The reason for this is unclear. How can these problems be alleviated? We are discussing the influence of rural pockets of India on second language acquisition, as well as the factors that slow its acquisition. These problems can be rectified successfully through appropriate and adequate remedial measures.
The status of body mass index on heart rate recovery in young adults: literature review
Authors: Risdiana Nurvita , Purniati Anjar , Puspita Dewi
Published: July 2022

The development of modern adaptation increases the prevalence of obesity with a characteristic of fat hoarding especially in young adults. Young adults are the most common users of gadgets, and they have sedentary lifestyle. Body Mass index (BMI) is the ratio of weight in kilogram (kg) and height that has been squared in meter (m) and becomes the easiest parameter to measure excess fat. Excessive fat accumulation can affect vagal reflex, causing an impact in Heart Rate Recovery (HRR). Delayed HRR or â‰¤ 12 bpm increases the risk of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. The purpose of this review is to determine the status of BMI on HRR in young adults. The searching for article reviews used electronic database with several databases namely PubMed, Ebscohost, Proquest, and Google scholar resulted nine eligible articles. Overweight decreased HRR and delaying vagal reactivation which increased the risk of death caused by sympathetic nerve dominance which increased the risk of heart attack. Based on the review result, the profile of anthropometry can describe the fitness status of the cardiovascular system.
Factors associated with the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy: A scoping review
Authors: Muthoharoh Binti Lu'lu' , Kartini Farida
Published: July 2022

Backgroud: Anemia initially begins with low hemoglobin with respect to the number and quality of healthy red blood cells decrease. It thereby reduces the oxygen transported in the tissues.Â  Anemia is one of the main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries. During pregnancy, the expansion of red blood cell mass increases oxygen transport and iron transfer to the placenta and the fetus. Purpose: Â This study seeks to determine the factors associated with the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women. Method:Â The method used consisted of five stages of the identification of scooping review questions with the PEOS framework (Population, Exposure, Outcomes, Study). The identification of relevant articles was carried out usingdatabases such as Wiley Online Library, PubMed, andProQuest. Article selection employedThe Joana Briggs Institute, data charting as well as arranging, summarizing, and reporting the results. Results:Â From 105 articles, 44 articles with relevant titles and abstracts were obtained. 9 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Five factors associated with the prevalence of anemia in pregnancy were found. They are maternal age, gestational age, parity, birth spacing, and socioeconomic factor. Conclusion: This study concludes that five factors associated with the prevalence of anemia among pregnant women are maternal age, gestational age, parity, birth spacing, and socio-economic factor.
Smokeless tobacco consumption in South Asia: a review of the health programmes and interventions to reduce consumption
Authors: Mehta Neha , Sharma Surabhi
Published: July 2022

Over 290 million smokeless tobacco (SLT) users are located in South Asia (SA), accounting for 80% of the global burden of disease. Consequences of consumption include oral cancer, ischemic heart disease and still births, leading to an increased morbidity and mortality. The lack of a global mandate has led to less regulation and greater affordability of smokeless tobacco products, causing smokers to switch to these products. The need to identify effective interventions to reduce smokeless tobacco consumption is evident. This review will appraise the effectiveness of health programmes and interventions used to reduce SLT consumption in SA and identify areas for future research. Literature was found by searching Global Health, Medline, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Pubmed, using key terms. Literature was then systematically assessed using inclusion and exclusion criteria to yield 19 pieces of literature for this review. Four broad intervention categories were identified and appraised using different criteria for effectiveness. Each intervention had varying levels of effectiveness which depended on external factors. The lack of literature evaluating SLT interventions was noted and feasibility was estimated where necessary. Although interventions had a high effectiveness in some areas, many demonstrated low effectiveness due to their complex multi-sectoral nature. Further research is required to identify effective strategies and barriers precluding implementation.
The relationship between a healthy lifestyle and diarrheal disease among children in the penanae health center workplace
Authors: Yubiah Tri , Baety Nur , Wati Ira
Published: July 2022

Background: Diarrheal disease is a global problem that has become the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. Diarrhea can last for several days. Diarrhea deaths are mainly caused by dehydration due to fluid and electrolytes loss through feces. This study investigates the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and diarrheal disease among 1-5 years children in the Penanae Health Center workplace. This research used a quantitative analytical descriptive method with a cross-sectional approach. The populations were the 110 mothers with children who experienced diarrhea in January-August, while the numbers of samples taken were 52 samples. Based on the results of Clean and Healty Living Behaviour (CHLB) data recorded 52 respondents, including 31 mothers who gave exclusive breastfeeding (59.61%) and 21 mothers who did not give exclusive breastfeeding (40.38%). The CHLB data also recorded that the Â 30 respondents used clean water (55,76%), while 22 respondents did not use clean water (44.23%). Moreover, there were 19 respondents had handwashing behavior (36.53), while the other 33 respondents did not have handwashing behavior (63.46%). Lastly, the data shows that 34 respondents used hygienic toilets (65.38%), while 18 respondents did not use hygienic toilets (34.61%).
Responsive feeding education for parents with stunting babies aged 12-36 months
Authors: Desiyanti Irne Wida , Agustina Rakhmawati
Published: July 2022

Background of Study: North Sulawesi Province becomes a province which has 31.4% of stunting cases. North Minahasa Regence becomes one of stunting local areas which are intervened in order to occur reduction cases which currently amounted to 29.7%. One of factors which affect stunting are motherâ€™s knowledge which influence feeding practices. Responsive feeding is feeding practices which is recommended by WHO conducted with psychosocial approach. Responsive feeding effects on physical and mental development of babies. Mothers who live in stunting-prone area have lower responsive feeding knowledge and practice than those in non-stunting areas.Purpose of Study: for investigating the effect of feeding education with the concept of responsive feeding on the knowledge and practice of eating on stunting babies aged 12-36 months.Method of Study:Â  This study was quantitative study with experimental quasi approach. The study was conducted in Wori District, there were 11 people in case group and 7 people in control group. The respondent criteria were mothers who had stunting toddler aged 12-36 months and were not experiencing mental health. The analysis in this study used univariate and bivariate test. Pretest was provided before education was provided and post test was conducted 2 weeks after education.Result: Univariate test which is used is chi-square test and bivariate analysis is conducted through Independent Sample T-test. The finding of this study showed that there is enhancement of knowledge on case group after responsive feeding education is given however there is no enhancement in attitude. While in control group does not experience an enhancement both knowledge and attitude after education is given.Conclusion: Providing responsive feeding education can enhance motherâ€™s knowledge about good feeding on stunting babies although it requires education for more than 2 weeks for increasing motherâ€™s attitude in feeding of stunting babies.
COVID-19 Salgını Sürecinde Evden Çalışan Birey-lerin Mekânsal Müdahaleleri ve Deneyimleri
Authors: ŞAHİN Betül , PULAT GÖKMEN Gülçin , BÜYÜKTOPCU Erenalp
Published: July 2022

Covid-19 salgını 2020 yılında tüm dünyayı etkilemiş ve insanların gündelik yaşam biçimlerinde belirgin değişikliklere neden olmuştur. Bulaşma riskinin azaltılması ve virüsün yayılma hızının düşürülmesi amacıyla merkezi otoriteler tarafından önlemler alınmış, kısıtlamalar uygulanmış ve Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından insanlara evde kalma çağrıları yapılmıştır. Bu değişim süreci bazı sektörler, özellikle ofis çalışanları için evden çalışma zorunluluğunu/tercihini de beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu makalede, salgın nedeniyle evlerinden çalışan bireylerin, salgın esnasında evden çalışma koşulları ile çalışma motivasyonlarını artırmak üzere evdeki çalışma mekânlarında yaptıkları uygunlaştırmalar incelenmekte ve değerlendirilmektedir. Bu amaçla farklı alanlarda çalışan 11 kişiyle telefon görüşmeleri yapılmış, yarı yapılandırılmış anket soruları ile evlerindeki çalışma koşulları sorulmuştur. Salgın sürecinde evden çalışma hakkında katılımcıların genel görüşünün olumlu olduğu ancak farklı roller için mekânsal ayrışmaların söz konusu olmadığı durumlarda özel yaşam ve iş hayatının gerekliliklerinin ayrımının zorlaştığı görülmüştür. Araştırma sonucunda salgının getirdiği evden çalışma zorunluluğu veya tercihinin, evde uygun bir çalışma ortamı sağlanmasını gerektirdiği ve çalışma alanının belirlenmesinde evin fiziksel imkanlarının yanı sıra mekânın uygunlaştırılabilirliği ve dış uyaranlardan izole edilebilirliğinin etkisi tespit edilmiştir. Covid-19 salgını sonrasında dünya genelindeki çalışma koşullarında belirgin değişim ve dönüşümler gözlemlenebileceği düşünülürse, çalışma olanaklarının tekrar sorgulanıp evden çalışanlara gerekli çözümlerin sunulması çalışma motivasyonu için önem taşımaktadır.
Tata kelola Pemerintahan Desa terhadap Peningkatan Pelayanan dan Pembangunan
Authors: Firmansyah
Published: July 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengaruh gayakepemimpinan terhadap peningkatan pelayanan, besar pengaruh kinerjaaparatur sipil negara terhadap pelayanan serta untuk mengetahui seberapabesar partisipasi masyarakat terhadap pelayanan di Kecamatan tiroangKabupaten pinrang. Populasi penelitian ini sebanyak 36 orang,sedangkan sampel penelitian berjumlah 36 orang. Teknik pengumpulan datayang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan teknikobservasi, wawancara, studi pustaka. dan kuisioner. Data yang terkumpulkemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan tabel frekuensi dan persentase. Hasilpenelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengaruh gaya kepemimpinan terhadappelayanan di Kantor Kecamatan tiroang Kabupaten pinrang dengannilai 99,4 % kategori sangat berpengaruh, pengaruh kinerja aparatur sipilnegara terhadap pelayanan di Kantor Kecamatan tiroang Kabupaten pinrang dengan nilai 97,9 % dengan kategori sangat berpengaruh, pengaruhpartisipasi masyarakat terhadap pelayanan di Kecamatan tiroang Kabupatenpinrang dengan nilai 96 % dengan kategori berpengaruh. PengaruhGaya Kepemimpinan, Kinerja Aparatur Sipil Negara dan Partisipasi Masyarakatterhadap Pelayanan dengan nilai 99,6 % dengan kategori sangatberpengaruh.
A Genius
Authors: Ho Teck Tuak
Published: July 2022

A GeniusHo Teck Tuak, PhD.Keywords: Ideas, Copyright, Patent, Superpower
Menangkap CO2 Meningkatkan Produksi Beras
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Prinsipnya adalah pemanfaatan gas CO2 untuk fotosintesis tanaman padi. Harapannya adalah mengurangi polusi CO2 dan memperoleh peningkatan produksi beras.
Tantangan Tata Kelola Pemerintahan Digital
Authors: Ma'arif Raflyansyah
Published: July 2022

Saat ini banyak instansi pemerintah pusat dan pemerintah daerah mengembangkan pelayanan publik melalui Teknologi komunikasi dan informasi (TIK/ICT) yang disebut dengan e-government. Tetapi ada tiga hal persoalan mendasar di dalam penyelenggaran e-government tersebut yaitu ; inisiatif dan pemaknaan implementasi e-governmentoleh pemerintah daerah otonom masih bersifat sendiri-sendiri. Kedua, implementasi melalui situs web daerah tersebut belum didukung oleh sistem manajemen dan proses kerja yang efektif karena kesiapan peraturan, prosedur dan keterbatasan sumber daya manusia. Ketiga, banyak pemerintah daerah meng- identikkan implementasi e-government hanya sekadar membuat situs web pemda saja (web presence), sehingga penyelenggaraan e-government hanya berhenti ditahappematangan saja dari 4 tahap yang harus dilalui.
Gold Mining Impacts and Corporate Social Responsibility: Corporate, Community and Government Reflection
Authors: Taufik Y. , Naher Nurun , Zani M.
Published: July 2022

The implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes in Indonesia still largely involves charity to the community or efforts to earn a good name in the wider sphere. This is most especially the case in gold mining, where both large companies and community mining use hazardous materials such as mercury which cause various types of environmental damage. This study aims to look at a series of CSR activities that have been carried out by the company, whether these activities have successfully completed the impacts caused by mining activities. In-depth interviews with informants from all groups were conducted. The results showed that various CSR activities carried out by the company have not been designed to improve the impact caused by gold mining activities, nor CSR programme has not yet had an impact on increasing the capacity of the community; most CSR activities were still charity or inducements to the community or elite groups. Some facts also show the demonstrable result of the use of mercury which has had an impact on public health as well as disruption to people's livelihoods, due to damage to the previously clean water sources.
Ihwal Asap dan Smog Kalimantan
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Asap akibat kebakaran hutan di Kalimantan mengganggu kehidupan harian penduduk setempat, bahkan hingga ke luar pulau. Kebakaran menimbulkan smog (smoke and fog).
Mereduksi Polusi Udara dengan Mikroba
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Polusi udara menimbullkan masalah lingkungan dan merusak kesehatan manusia. Tidak hanya peralatan dan bahan atau material fisika, kimia, polusi udara juga bisa dikurangi dengan cara biologi, dalam hal ini adalah mikroba.
Bandung Potensial Kena Hujan Asam
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Hujan asam menimbulkan masalah pada manusia, vegetasi, hewan, dan benda-benda.
Presentación resumida de la Investigación. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS “ Dr. MIGUEL ENRÍQUEZ”
Authors: MARTI-BRENES Prof.MARTÍ
Published: July 2022

Presentación resumida de la Investigación. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS “Dr. MIGUEL ENRÍQUEZ”
The Impact of Economic Pressure and Macroprudential Policies on Consumption Patterns between Household Groups
Authors: Surjaningsih Ndari , Werdaningtyas Hesti , Awirya Agni Alam , Dienillah Azka Azifah , Igawati Cahya Idzni
Published: July 2022

In a pandemic situation, the role of financial inclusion and macroprudential policies are very important for mitigating household vulnerabilities. This study analyzes the role of financial inclusion on household consumption during the pandemic using Indonesian household data at the micro-level and analyzing differences in consumption during a pandemic and macroprudential policies loosening period. This study uses descriptive analysis and logistic regression. The study shows that households who receive formal financial services, especially access to household credit, reduce the chances of being vulnerable during a pandemic. Furthermore, increases in GDP, education, and social assistance also reduce households' chances of vulnerability.Meanwhile, the decrease in the share of consumption of housing and household facilities to total expenditure occurred after implementing the Loan to Value (LTV) tightening. The increase in the share of housing and household facilities consumption also occurred after implementing the LTV loosening. This study recommends strengthening financial inclusion to mitigate the potential vulnerability of households during economic pressure. In addition, the LTV policy can be used as one of a countercyclical instrument.
Biotek Anaerob Menjawab Krisis Energi Millenium 3
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Biotek Anaerob Menjawab Krisis Energi Millenium 3 bukanlah jargon melainkan fenomena riil yang dapat diterapkan.
Bahan Bakar dari Limbah Tahu
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Limbah tahu bisa diolah secara bioproses yang menghasilkan biogas. Biogas ini bisa digunakan sebagai bahan bakar.
Energi Alternatif dari Rumput Laut
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Selain hewan laut, rumput laut juga bermanfaat bagi kehidupan manusia. Dengan bioproses, rumput laut bisa dijadikan sumber energi baru dan terbarukan.
Tentang Kenaikan Tarif Air PDAM
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

PDAM bisa eksis karena ada uang yang digunakan untuk pengolahan air dan kebutuhan operasional administratif. PDAM memberikan air kepada pelanggan dan pelanggan memberikan uang kepada PDAM. Jumlah uang yang diberikan oleh pelanggan kepada PDAM ini disebut tarif air.
Online Program to Develop Teachers to Enhance Students’ Adaptability Skills
Authors: Athan Manmit , Thacha Witoon
Published: July 2022

This research aimed to develop an online program for the development of the teachers' skills to enhance the students' adaptability. The research materials consisted of the teacher's learning manuals and teacher guidelines for student development. Based on the Research and Development (R&D) methodology, the implication of the R1&D1 and the R4&D4 steps, six sets of teacher's learning manuals, and one workshop manual were obtained. Then the R5&D5, the one group pretest-posttest experimental research methodology, was used with 15 teachers and 324 students in the Faculty of Education of Mahamakut Buddhist University, Isan Campus. These groups of samples were randomized to adequately represent the population of the main campus of Mahamakut Buddhist University and its other campuses. It was observed that the online lessons developed for this research could significantly increase the teacher's post-test scores that meet the reference criteria of 90/90. As for the students, their post-test scores on adaptability skills were significantly higher than the scores observed in the pre-test. This showed that the online programs developed in this research are effective educational innovations. This result ascertains that the findings from this research can be disseminated for the benefit of the target population from all campuses of Mahamakut Buddhist University.
KONFLIK RUSIA-UKRAINA DAN PERAN PEMERINTAH INDONESIA
Authors: Midhol Ahmad Baihaqi
Published: July 2022

Ukraina memiliki sejarah penting bagi kekaisara Rusia yang kemudian menjadi cikal Negara UniSoviet. Pada akhirnya Uni Soviet runtuh dan mayoritas dari masyarakat Ukraina menyetujui referendum dan menyatakan kemerdekaannya sendiri pada tahun 1991 dan diakui oleh hukum internasional. Tahun 2019 Volodymyr Zelensky terpilih menjadi Presiden baru Ukraina. Zelensky mengambil kebijakan yang condong kearah Eropa yang bertentangan dengan keinginan Rusia. pada akhirnya kebijakan untuk mendaftarkan Ukraina menjadi anggota resmi Pakta Pertahanan Atlantik Utara(NATO) memicu Rusia melakukan invasi. Rusia menganggap tindakan Ukraina tersebut dapat membahayakan kedaulatannya. Hal tersebut terkait dengan posisi wilayah Ukraina yang langsung berbatasan dengan Rusia. ketika Ukraina bergabung kedalam NATO, maka tidak ada lagi pembatas antara NATO dan Rusia. Konflik Rusia-Ukraina mendapatkan respon dari berbagai Negara. Banyak Negara didunia telah menjatuhkan sanksi kepada Rusia.Indonesia tentunya memiliki sikap dalam merespon konflik antara Rusia dan Ukraina. Konflik tersebut menuntut Indonesia ikut serta berperan aktif dalam membangun keharmonisan didunia.
Upaya meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa prodi pendidikan kimia pada matakuliah kimia anorganik 1 menggunakan pembelajaran kooperatif NHT berbasis lesson study
Authors: Savalas Lalu Rudyat Telly
Published: July 2022

This research is about critical thinking skill of student's in studying inorganic chemistry 1 on basic concepts of inorganic chemistry reactions, hydrogen, and sulfur, which include 4 indicators: 1) skill to identify, 2) skill to evaluate, 3) skill to conclude, and 4) skill to express opinions. Learning model used is cooperative learning type Numbered Head Together (NHT), which consists of 4 learning steps: 1) numbering, 2) questioning, 3) head together, and 4) answering. The research using 2 cycles of Lesson Study activities which each cycle having the following stages: 1) plan, 2) do and observation, 3) reflection, and 4) test. Then compared the level of critical thinking skill students from cycle 1 to cycle 2. The results of the research incycle 1 were students of Chemistry Eduation Study Program having a high level of critical thinking skill (70%) on the skill of to identify equations, enough (50%) the skill to evaluate reaction to accur or not, and evaluate the result of the reaction is true or wrong, bery low (10%) was skill to evaluate true/false statement, enough (56%) was the skill to conclude and low (21) to express opinions.
Cekungan Bandung Makin Cekung dan Mendung
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Bandung, di beberapa lokasi, mengalami land subsidence, tanahnya ambles. Di lain hal, polusinya kian kuat, khususnya polusi udara.
Hukum Pemerintahan Daerah
Authors: nasir Alif alfian , Nasir Alif alfian , Nasir Alif alfian
Published: July 2022

Tulisan ini hendak mengkaji pemanfaatan E-Government (Electronic Government) dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan daerah di Indonesia dengan menggunakan perspektif yuridis. berupa pengaturan yang sudah ada pada tingkat nasional atau pusat serta saran tindak bagi daerah dalam rangka mengimplementasikan E-Government, terutama pijakan awalnya berupa suatu kerangka hukum (legal framework). Tulisan ini merupakan penelitian hukum dengan menggunakan pendekatan teoretis-konseptual (conceptual approach) dan pendekatan perundang-undangan (statute approach)
PDAM dan Krisis Air di Bandung Raya
Authors: Cahyana Gede H
Published: July 2022

Air baku menjadi tulang punggung kehidupan PDAM. Apabila air baku berkurang apalagi krisis, maka eksistensi PDAM terancam....
Investigation of the Effects of Teachers' Participation in Sportive Recreational Activities on Assertiveness and Hopelessness
Authors: Gunel Ilker , Hacicaferoglu Serkan
Published: July 2022

This study was carried out to examine the effect of sportive recreational activities, in which female teachers teaching in different branches, participate on assertiveness and hopelessness. In order to determine the effects of assertiveness and hopelessness, the method of applying pre-test and post-test to the participants was followed in the study. Assertiveness and hopelessness levels of the participants were collected using the “Beck Hopelessness” and “Rathus Assertiveness” scales. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA test were used in the analysis of the data. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the first test and post-test mean scores of the hopelessness and assertiveness levels of the sedentary women in the experimental group who performed recreational activities, while there was no significant difference between the first-test and post-test mean scores in the control group. In addition, it was determined that sedentary female teachers who participated in regular recreational activities for twelve weeks had a significant decrease in hopelessness levels and an increase in assertiveness levels. In this context, it can be said that directing sedander female teachers to sportive recreational activities will be more efficient in coping with hopelessness and increasing the sense of assertiveness, and will contribute to the education processes.
Mechanical Analysis of Fault Slip Rate Sites within the San Gorgonio Pass Region, Southern California USA
Authors: Hatch Jennifer , Cooke Michele , Elston Hanna
Published: July 2022

Crustal deformation models show incompatibility between inferred fault geometry and geologic slip rates where model and geologic slip rates disagree. We do not know if the impact of these incompatibilities is local to sites or has wider effect on the fault system deformation. Here, we investigate the roles of structural position of sites and uncertainty of slip rates using one suite of mechanical models that limits the dextral slip rates to within the range of observed slip rates at the sites of geologic investigations and another suite that explores the impact of each slip rate site on each other and on the nearby fault system. The suites of models employ two viable configurations for the southern San Andreas fault: with and without an active northern slip pathway around the San Gorgonio Pass. The Active Northern Pathway model has slighter greater mismatch to young geologic slip rates than the Inactive Northern Pathway model but both are plausible. The impact of strike-slip rate sites on the system depends on their structural positions. Sites along short and segmented faults may have lesser impact on the system than either sites along longer faults or sites at fault branches. Consequently, inaccuracies in the slip rates used for seismic hazard assessment may have differing impacts depending on location of the slip rates. Fault branches along strike-slip faults warrant detailed investigation because these areas have high spatial variability of slip rate and accrue nearby off-fault deformation, affecting our ability to accurately assess seismic hazard of the region.
Child Emotional Competence: A Unified Framework and Parent-report Measure of Emotion Reasoning, Emotion Stability, Emotion Regulation, and Empathy
Authors: Hare Megan , Landis Taylor , Trucco Elisa , Parent Justin
Published: July 2022

Emotional competence (EC) plays a vital role in children's development, well-being, and mental health outcomes. However, the field lacks consensus on definitions and measurement approaches, leading to inconsistencies and limitations in understanding and assessing EC. This paper presents a unifying theoretical framework for EC that integrates and clarifies the various components of emotional functioning. Additionally, a new measure, the Emotional Competence Inventory for Children (ECIC), was developed and validated to assess EC based on the proposed framework. The study involved two separate samples (N = 695) recruited through Amazon's Mechanical Turk. Data analysis included exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, measurement invariance testing, and assessments of reliability and validity. Results supported the four components of EC: Emotion Reasoning, Emotion Stability, Emotion Regulation, and Empathy. Subscales of Emotion Reasoning and Emotion Stability were identified, providing nuanced insights into emotional development. The ECIC measure demonstrated strong psychometric properties, including measurement invariance across various demographic factors. The unique predictive associations of ECIC scales/subscales shed light on their differential impacts on child health outcomes, aiding precision-medicine approaches and intervention efforts. The validated ECIC measure offers an important tool for assessing EC and guiding personalized treatment strategies. This unified theoretical framework and measure contribute to advancing our understanding of EC, supporting children's emotional development, and promoting their overall well-being. Future research should further validate and refine the framework while investigating its applicability in diverse populations and treatment settings.
Closing the loop between brain and electrical stimulation: Towards precision neuromodulation treatments
Authors: Soleimani Ghazaleh , Nitsche Michael A. , Bergmann Til Ole , Towhidkhah Farzad , Violante Ines , Lorenz Romy , Kuplicki Rayus , Tsuchiyagaito Aki , Mulyana Beni , Mayeli Ahmad , Ghobadi-Azbari Peyman , Samani Mohsen Mosayebi , Zilverstand Anna , Paulus Martin P , Bikson Marom , Ekhtiari Hamed
Published: July 2022

One of the most critical challenges in using non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques for the treatment of psychiatric and neurologic disorders is inter- and intra-individual variability in response to NIBS. Response variations in previous findings suggest that the one-size-fits-all approach does not seem the most appropriate option for enhancing stimulation outcomes. The optimal way to target and apply NIBS in an individual way is yet to be determined while there is a growing body of evidence for its feasibility and effectiveness. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) as one of the NIBS techniques has shown promising results in modulating treatment outcomes in several psychiatric and neurologic disorders while faces the same challenge for individual optimization. With the new computational and methodological advances, tES can be integrated with real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rtfMRI) to make closed-loop tES-fMRI for individually optimized neuromodulation. The closed-loop tES-fMRI systems can optimize stimulation parameters based on minimizing differences between the model of the current brain state and the desired value to maximize the expected clinical outcome. The methodological space to optimize closed-loop tES fMRI for clinical applications includes (1) stimulation vs. data acquisition timing, (2) fMRI context (task-based or resting-state), (3) inherent brain oscillations, (4) dose-response function, (5) brain target trait and state and (6) optimization algorithm. Closed-loop tES fMRI technology has several advantages over non-individualized or open-loop systems to reshape the future of neuromodulation with objective optimization in a clinically relevant context such as drug cue reactivity for substance use disorder considering both inter and intra-individual variations. Using multi-level brain and behavior measures as input and desired outcomes to individualize stimulation parameters provides a framework for designing personalized tES protocols in precision psychiatry.
Swear Word Fluency
Authors: Reiman Anna , Earleywine Mitchell
Published: July 2022

Swearing is stereotypically associated with socially undesirable traits and behaviors, including limited verbal ability, disagreeable personality, and alcohol use. We sought to demonstrate that, contrary to such stereotypes, swear word fluency (i.e., ability to generate swear words) does not arise from a lack of verbal skills. We also explored whether swear word fluency might serve as an index of personality traits related to drug use. Accordingly, we conducted a preregistered study in which 266 undergraduates at a U.S. university (mean age = 19.36; 66.9% self-identified as women and 49.6% as White) completed measures of swear word fluency, verbal fluency (i.e., overall ability to generate words), vocabulary, Big Five traits, sensation seeking, and drug use. We observed positive associations between swear word fluency and verbal fluency, vocabulary, Openness, and Extraversion, and a negative association with Agreeableness. Moreover, swear word fluency accounted for unique variance in self-reported drug use over-and-above that accounted for by personality and general verbal ability. Swear word fluency might serve as one of few tasks where higher scores predict more drug involvement, justifying further work linking this measure with other aspects of personality and drug use.
A Comparison of Clinicians’ Racial Biases in the United States and France
Authors: Khosla Natalia , Perry Sylvia , Moss-Racusin Corinne Alison , Burke Sara Emily , Dovidio John
Published: July 2022

Rationale: Clinician bias contributes to racial disparities in healthcare, but its effects may be indirect and culturally specific. Objective: The present work aims to investigate clinicians’ perceptions of Black versus White patients’ personal responsibility for their health, whether this predicts racial bias against Black patients, and whether this effect differs between the U.S. and France. Method: American (N = 83) and French (N = 81) clinicians were randomly assigned to report their impressions of an identical Black or White male patient based on a physician’s notes. We measured clinicians’ views of the patient’s anticipated improvement and adherence to treatment and their perceptions concerning how personally responsible the patient was for his health. Results: Whereas French clinicians did not exhibit significant racial bias on the measures of interest, American clinicians rated a hypothetical White patient, compared to an identical Black patient, as significantly more likely to improve, adhere to treatment, and be personally responsible for his health. Moreover, in the U.S., personal responsibility mediated the racial difference in expected improvement, such that as the White patient was seen as more personally responsible for his health, he was also viewed as more likely to improve. Conclusion: The present work indicates that American clinicians displayed less optimistic expectations for the medical treatment and health of a Black male patient, relative to a White male patient, and that this racial bias was related to their view of the Black patient as being less personally responsible for his health relative to the White patient. French clinicians did not show this pattern of racial bias, suggesting the importance of considering cultural influences for understanding racial biases in healthcare and health.
Análise Temporal do suicídio entre jovens estudantes no Brasil
Authors: de Macêdo Ana Camilla Coêlho , da Silva Heglantini Kidman R. G. A. F. , Nascimento Vinícius Silva do
Published: July 2022

O Brasil se classifica como o oitavo país em número de suicídios no mundo. O suicídio entre jovens brasileiros é uma questão que tem, cada vez mais, chamado a atenção de profissionais da psicologia em todo o país. Tendo isso em vista, foi analisado um dataset que contém dados de suicídio entre estudantes no Brasil durante os anos de 2014 a 2018. Assim, o presente estudo busca realizar uma análise quantitativa dos dados, onde o foco não é realizar um grande aprofundamento social do tema, mas sim, observar como se comportam os dados ao longo dos anos e tratá-los a fim de gerar alguns outputs, como por exemplo, projeções para anos seguintes utilizando-se de modelos ARIMA. Se observarmos os dados, é possível evidenciar um crescimento da média em 57,7% entre os anos de 2014 e 2018. Analisando o comportamento acerca do gênero das vítimas, evidencia-se que, pessoas do sexo masculino cometem mais suicídio em comparação ao feminino.
A Japanese engineer who became a Taiwanese deity: Postcolonial representations of Hatta Yoichi
Authors: Amae Yoshihisa
Published: July 2022

Hatta Yoichi (1886–1942) was a Japanese engineer who designed and oversaw the construction of a massive reservoir in southern Taiwan, completed in 1930. He is a widely celebrated figure in present-day Taiwan, an island once ruled by Japan (1895–1945). Hatta is featured in books, music, manga, an animation film, a TV drama, a dance drama and a play. He has been deified; every year on 8 May, admirers flock in the hundreds to the Wushantou Reservoir to pay tribute to the famed engineer. In recent years, Wushantou has become a popular tourist attraction for both Japanese and Taiwanese. What is often overlooked, however, is the fact that Hatta, as a widely known figure, is a new discovery and a modern invention; until the late 1980s, the famed engineer was virtually absent from public discourse and memory. This article examines how Hatta is represented in present-day popular culture, as well as how his legacy has been culturally produced and consumed by different civic and political groups in both Taiwan and Japan. This study demonstrates that new meanings have been added through the ongoing process of productions and consumptions, making the Japanese engineer look very different from who he was historically.
Readership of Educational Science Journals
Authors: Weimer Verena , Tunger Dirk , Rittberger Marc
Published: July 2022

Readership is a necessary part of scientific communication and is important both in terms of internal science communication and for transfer performance into politics and society. Based on findings from a scientometric analysis, we have shown that the correlations between download numbers and citation numbers in educational research are strongly dependent on the journal. These correlations could not be shown across all journals, but we have seen that there are journals where correlations exist and that there are journals where no correlations exist. In order to further investigate the question of why the correlations only occur in relation to some educational science journals, we have put forward the idea that the differences are related to different readerships. In fact, the readership of educational journals is very diverse. It ranges from the scientific community to educational practitioners and the general public. We see this finding as characteristic of a SSH discipline. Furthermore, we were able to show that there are correlations between the classification of the educational journals into the three target group clusters and the corresponding correlation coefficients of the journals. If the journals exclusively address the scientific community, the correlations between download numbers and citation numbers are higher. The journals in the educational practice and public sphere clusters, on the other hand, do not give a clear indication of a weaker correlation. No patterns could be identified in this respect.
Power Asymmetries in Intercultural Theatre in Taiwan: Flagship Productions and Audience Response
Authors: Wang Wei-Chih
Published: July 2022

Given Taiwan’s colonial past, modern Taiwanese theatre has never been purely aesthetic. Instead, it is largely sociopolitical, providing an alternative space that indirectly transforms local people’s contestations of identity onstage, where practitioners reimagine or even reinvent Taiwan. Taking Taiwan as an intersection of transnational forces, I present an analysis of the ways in which power is negotiated in intercultural theatrical performance. In particular, I examine two ‘flagship’ productions of the Taiwan International Festival of Art: Orlando (2009) directed by Robert Wilson (1941–present), and La Dame aux Camélias (2011) directed by Suzuki Tadashi (1939–present). With these two productions, I explore the subtle ways in which modern Taiwanese theatre embodies both culturally universal identities and postcolonial struggles in Taiwanese contexts. By engaging with the most influential research on intercultural theatre and contextualizing these two flagship productions, I argue for moving away from an aesthetic to a more context-sensitive analysis of intercultural theatre productions that includes the perspectives and agency of practitioners and spectators. Ultimately, my analysis reveals the intense power negotiation of agency between three participating groups: foreign directors of global fame, local practitioners and spectators.
What text can tell us about male and female characters in shōjo- and shōnen-manga
Authors: Unser-Schutz Giancarla
Published: July 2022

The manner in which manga can reflect and influence readers’ gender perceptions has been a frequently researched issue. This article is an attempt to consider those questions through language, a traditionally less-examined element, in order to shed new light on how male and female characters are used in manga. To do so, I use a linguistic corpus of ten popular shōjo-manga and shōnen-manga to look at (1) how much of the text found in speech bubbles was spoken by male and female characters; and (2) how many characters were seen. With regards to approximately 80% of all text, the corpus shows that shōnen-manga are extremely skewed towards male characters, compared to shōjo-manga, which is more balanced between female and male characters. While many more characters appear in shōnen-manga, the majority are male. Furthermore, only two female characters in all of the shōnen-manga series account for more than 10% of text, whereas all the shōjo-manga have male characters accounting for over 12%.In examining why this might be, I suggest that the focus on interpersonal relationships – including both friendship and romance – in shōjo-manga may lead to a smaller cast of characters and better balance between male and female characters. However, with authors usually writing for their own gender, I also maintain that it is related to differences in the roles of women and men in Japanese society. These distributions also have an impact on characterization itself, particularly in regards to the use of gendered speech patterns. With insight from Kinsui’s yakuwari-go, or role-playing language (2003), I specifically argue that the results predict that shōnen-manga will use more stereotypical speech, particularly in depicting female characters. In offering supporting evidence for this hypothesis, I suggest that this may affect how readers engage with the characters, thus creating different types of reading experiences within the genres. Through this discussion, it will become clear that linguistic data can shed light into how characters are manipulated in manga on a variety of levels, thus appealing to its potential as a legitimate and unique approach to manga research.
Aplicação do modelo de séries temporais para previsão do número de passageiros de uma companhia aérea
Authors: da Silva Filho Flávio Lopes
Published: July 2022

O presente trabalho utiliza um modelo de séries temporais para realizar uma análise preditiva para prever resultados futuros com base em valores passados. Dessa forma, prevendo a quantidade de passageiros, que uma companhia aérea terá, nos próximos 6 meses. As previsões são feitas através de um modelo autorregressivo integrado de médias móveis sazonais, no inglês Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA). Uma vez que a série temporal estudada tem tendência e sazonalidade o que classifica ela como não estacionária.
Refining modern beauties: The evolving depiction of Chinese women in cigarette cards, 1900–37
Authors: Gao Jie
Published: July 2022

Early twentieth-century China was awash in new forms of visual advertising, each revealing its own aspirations for the country’s modernization. Along with print media advertising and yuefenpai (calendar posters), cigarette cards represented a new and widely viewed vehicle for both selling consumer goods and tacitly endorsing new roles and behaviours for women during a period of great cultural change. The manner in which women were depicted in these cigarette cards from the late Qing Era to 1937 has not been studied as yet. While cigarette cards were an imported medium, they were tailored to local tastes and addressed many of the most pressing cultural and social changes for women during this period. Images of women in Chinese cigarette cards charted evolving fashion trends, hinted at new sexual mores, challenged regressive old beauty ideals such as foot and breast binding, and promoted physical activity as a means of mobilizing women for national service as war with Japan loomed on the horizon. Cigarette cards disappeared from China as a result of paper shortages during the war and were no longer seen as appropriate under communist rule, but they provide valuable insight into Chinese women’s history in the first four decades of the twentieth century.
All Under Heaven KANO: The Politics of Nostalgia and the Making of a New Taiwanese Identity in Wei Te-sheng’s Taiwan-Japan Trilogy
Authors: Green Frederik H.
Published: July 2022

This article explores the highly contested topic of nostalgia for the Japanese colonial period in contemporary Taiwanese popular culture and the ways in which colonial nostalgia participates in contemporary identity politics in Taiwan. By analysing three of Wei Desheng’s recent movies that engage in different ways with aspects of the colonial past, this article illustrates how the creative use of nostalgia helps to challenge certain cultural and political narratives that have hitherto dominated discourses of identity in Taiwan. Focusing in particular on Wei’s baseball period-drama KANO, this study shows that nostalgia in Taiwanese cinema is not a singular trope whereby the bygone colonial era is uncritically eulogized, but a complex cultural practice through which issues such as Taiwan’s position in a globalizing economy, a new emphasis on diversity and multi-culturalism, and finally contemporary politics vis-à-vis mainland China are negotiated. The colonial past, far from being a stable, monolithic historical memory, thus constitutes a constantly shifting discursive space in which questions of national identity can be addressed from a number of angles.
Modelos de previsão: uma análise para o mercado de ações da companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Authors: da Silva Débora Nayanne , Lins Vitor Ferreira
Published: July 2022

O mercado de capitais é um meio eficiente de distribuição de valores mobiliários, nele, é possível obter liquidez para os títulos e ações. No Brasil, a Vale desempenha um papel de grande importância no mercado de ações, portanto será alvo deste estudo. Será realizado uma série de testes e comparações entre modelos lineares e o ARIMA. Objetiva-se avaliar se a previsão do preço das ações da Vale por meio de uma regressão linear com fatores externos é mais ou menos relevante que um modelo autorregressivo. Dentre os modelos lineares testados, o modelo 3 contém apenas os próprios valores das ações da Vale no período anterior e supera a eficiência do primeiro modelo. Entre os modelos ARIMA testados, o melhor (de acordo com os valores dos coeficientes AIC e BIC) foi o ARIMA (1, 1, 0), entretanto, este, assim como os outros modelos ARIMA, tem previsões fracas, que não acompanham as variações dos valores reais. Com isso, conclui-se que o melhor modelo é o Modelo Linear 3.