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The Translation of (Jadal)Argumentation (Dialectic) Discourse in the Holy Qur’an into English: An Investigation of the Logical Construction of Dialectic in the Source Text
Authors: Al-Awd Mubarak Mohammed
Published: March 2024

The present research seeks to investigate the equivalence of translating argumentative topics, which include the dialectic (controversial) style in the Holy Qur’an. It designs to know how the discourse of the Qur’anic controversy is manifested, based on a set of logical arguments and points of view. The research also aims to find out the extent to which the English translations succeeded in conveying the same dialectical logical structure connotation, taking into account the challenges faced by the translators: Hilali, Khan, and Abdel Haleem in translating the meanings of the Holy Qur’an, especially the dialectic style. Therefore, the translator must strive to convey the dialectical discourse with its stylistic features in terms of clarity, accuracy, and objectivity. The study adopts an eclectic method. It is a combination of a semantic approach, text discussion, analysis, and extracting a suggested translation, with applying the back-translation technique. All of this is in light of an applied approach to examples of the Holy Ayat (verses) for the controversial style. The study concluded that translating of the dialectical style and its links represent a real challenge for translators. So, they must resort to consult exegesis (tafsir), rhetoric books and other Arabic sources, in addition to the translation theories to overcome these challenges. The study recommends that the translator of the meanings of the Holy Qur’an must be familiar with the sciences of the Holy Qur’an and the Arabic language, such as interpretation, rhetoric, etc. The translator also need to seek help from language dictionaries to choose the specific meaning of the dialectical style. Moreover, the translator, before embarking on the translation, must consult scholars and experts when submitting a suggested translation. This suggested translation must be emanating from authentic Islamic visions. This due to verify the intended Qur’anic meaning for argumentative (Al-Hajjaj) dialectical and others rhetorical styles.
Theoretical Insights of History, Morality, and Society as the Literary Trio of the Author-Reader Relationship.
Authors: Abu Jweid Abdalhadi Nimer Abdalqader , Al-Khamisi Fatima A.
Published: March 2024

This paper attempts to examine the relationship between the author and the reader by polarizing history, morality, and society as a selected triad of theoretical interpretation. The study mainly focuses on the theoretical insights of these relationships in order to give proper clues for delving deep into the technical and thematic peculiarities of different literary genres. Therefore, it follows a qualitative approach to some fictional works, particularly novels, to demonstrate how the authorial perspective intersects with the reader’s ability to grasp the latent textual messages projected by authors in the course of the plots. The relationship between the author and the reader will be limited to three related topics, namely, history, morality, and society. As for history, the study sheds light on the postcolonial attributes of literature to reveal the function of liberal humanism in bridging the gap between the colonized people and the colonizers. Morality, on the other hand, will be discussed to explore the relative view of morality by authors and how the reader might conceptualize it according to his/her cultural background. Lastly, the discussion of society will be limited to the social customs and norms approached by authors to deliver a comprehensive depiction of the social reality in which the reader lives his/her true life.
The Effectiveness of the Jigsaw and Traditional Teaching Methods on Math Anxiety, Attitude and Performance
Authors: Azizi Mohammad Zobair , Atef Ahmad , Seddiqi Noorulhaq
Published: March 2024

This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of cooperative learning on mathematics anxiety, attitudes towards mathematics, and mathematics performance of the 12th-class Private school students of Herat City by using a quasi-experimental study. The statistical population included 650 individuals who were all high school students. 40 individuals were selected in two 20-individual groups by the multistage cluster random sampling method. The Math Anxiety Scale (Baloglu & Zelhart, 2007), the Mathematics Attitude Scale (Fennema-Sherman, 2000), and teacher-made tests of mathematics academic performance were used to collect data. The Jigsaw cooperative learning model was used to monitor the effectiveness of the presence or absence of cooperative learning, and the data were analyzed using SPSS software and one-way covariance analysis (ANOVA). In this study, three hypotheses were formulated, and their results indicated that there is a significant difference between the Jigsaw cooperative and traditional learning models in terms of math anxiety, attitudes towards math, and mathematics performance of the 12th-class Private school students of Herat City. It is concluded that the Jigsaw cooperative learning model can be used as one of the effective methods in schools to reduce mathematics anxiety, foster a positive attitude towards mathematics, and enhance the 12th-class Private school students’ mathematics performance.
Pengaruh Ketebalan Mulsa Jerami Padi dan Jarak Tanam terhadap Pertumbuhan dan Hasil Tanaman Kacang Hijau (Vigna radiata L.)
Authors: Bakri Faizal , Soeparjono Sigit
Published: March 2024

Tanaman kacang hijau (Vigna radiata L.) adalah jenis tanaman semusim yang termasuk ke dalam golongan tanaman kacang-kacangan. Tanaman ini mampu beradaptasi dengan cepat, berumur pendek, dan tahan kekeringan. Penanaman kacang hijau di lahan kering dapat menurunkan produktivitasnya karena memiliki tingkat evaporasi dan evapotranspirasi yang tinggi. Permasalahan tersebut dapat diatasi dengan pemanfaatan mulsa dan mengatur jarak tanam pada praktik budidaya untuk menciptakan kondisi lingkungan tumbuh yang lebih optimal. Pemanfaatan mulsa organik pada lahan kering dapat membantu untuk memenuhi nutrisi hara tanaman sehingga pertumbuhannya lebih optimal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh interaksi perlakuan ketebalan mulsa jerami padi dan jarak tanam terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman kacang hijau. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) faktorial dengan 3 kali ulangan. Hasil terbaik yang didapatkan dalam penelitian ini adalah penggunaan ketebalan mulsa sebesar 4,5 cm (B2) dan jarak tanam 40 x 25 cm (T2).
In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of UV LED 405 NM as Pathogen Inactivation on Human Plasma Contaminated by Pseudomonas Aeroginosa
Authors: Muflikhah Nina Difla , Nuraini Fatia Rizki
Published: March 2024

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Kontaminasi bakteri dapat berasal dari berbagai sumber, termasuk kulit donor yang tidak aseptik, bakteremia donor, dan proses pengolahan produk darah. Dibandingkan dengan infeksi virus, kasus kontaminasi bakteri memiliki risiko lebih tinggi untuk penularan infeksi melalui transfusi darah. Infeksi Pseudomonas aeruginosa telah didokumentasikan dalam kasus infeksi aliran darah, infeksi saluran kemih, dan infeksi tempat operasi. Beberapa penelitian telah mengkaji potensi penggunaan UV-LED 405 nm (Ultra Violet - Light Emitting Diodes) sebagai pilihan tanpa perlu photosensitizer, dan dapat diterapkan dengan aman pada manusia.Studi ini menggunakan desain eksperimen sejati dan dilakukan pada Agustus hingga September 2023 di Laboratorium Teknologi Bank Darah STIKES Rajekwesi Bojonegoro, Indonesia. Sampel yang digunakan adalah bakteri Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 dan plasma dari donor darah dengan desain kelompok kontrol hanya pada uji pasca.Ketika paparan UV LED diterapkan pada plasma yang terkontaminasi dengan P. aeruginosa, terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan dalam pertumbuhan koloni pada kultur NA. Pertumbuhan bakteri berkurang seiring dengan peningkatan waktu paparan cahaya UV LED, dan ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kelompok yang terpapar UV LED dan kelompok kontrol (nilai p < 0,05). Setelah 60 menit paparan, terjadi penurunan sebesar 90% dalam pertumbuhan bakteri dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol, yang tidak menerima paparan UV LED 405 nm.
Kata kunci: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, plasma, pathogen inactivation, UV LED 405nm
Abstract
Origins of bacterial contamination may arise from non-aseptic donor skin, donor bacteremia, and the processing of blood products. Blood transfusions spread infections more often from cases of bacterial contamination than from viral infections. Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections have previously been connected to surgical site, urinary tract, and bloodstream infections. Without the need for additional photosensitizers, several studies have been able to advance the use of 405 nm UV-LEDs (Ultra Violet Light Emitting Diodes) as a viable option that can be applied to people in a safe manner. The Blood Bank Laboratory of STIKES Rajekwesi Bojonegoro, Indonesia, hosted this study from August to September 2023, employing a true experimental design. The sample was the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 and Liquid Plasma from Blood Donor using Posttest-Only Control.The exposure of UV LED light on Contaminated Plasma with P. aeruginosa showed different count of colony growth on NA culture. The bacterial growth decreased following the time exposure to UV LED light and showed significant difference between the treated groups and control (p value < 0.05). The reduction in 60 minutes exposure reached 10% when compared to the control group, where the control group was not exposed to 405 nm UV LED.
Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, plasma, pathogen inactivation, UV LED 405nm
AKTIVITAS ANTIOKSIDAN EKSTRAK RIMPANG JAHE MERAH (Zingiber officinale var. Rubrum) DENGAN VARIASI KONSENTRASI ETANOL, DAN AKTIVITAS FAGOSITOSIS
Authors: Setyawati Herni , Raras Anindita Puspita , Amrullah Adinugraha , Herliana Faticha , Ade Nanda Sukma
Published: March 2024

Antioksidan alami memberikan banyak manfaat farmakologi. Jahe merupakan tanaman yang mempunyai aktivitas biologis termasuk antioksidan.  Tujuan dalam penelitian ini yaitu mengetahui aktivitas antioksidan dan aktivitas fagositosis ekstrak jahe merah. Serbuk jahe merah diekstraksi   menggunakan etanol dengan   konsentrasi   70%, 80%, dan 96%.  Metode ekstraksi menggunakan   maserasi dan maserasi dengan ultrasonikasi. Ekstrak dengan aktivitas antioksidan tertingi akan diuji aktivitas fagositosisnya. Analisis   kualitatif dilakukan dengan menggunakan kromatografi lapis tipis.  Uji aktivitas antioksidan menggunakan metode  1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) dan alat Spektrofotometer UV-Vis.  Ekstrak dengan aktivitas antioksi tertinggi dilakukan   uji aktivitas fagositosis. Nilai IC50 vitamin C sebagai pembanding ialah 2,08 ppm. Nilai IC50 maserasi ekstrak jahe merah menggunakan   etanol 70%, 80%, 96% ialah 92,38%, 81,11 dan 86,58 ppm, sedang pada maserasi ultrasonikasi ialah 90,14ppm, 72,86ppm,85,81ppm. Uji fagositosis ektrak etanol 80% pada konsentrasi 5ppm, 25ppm, 125ppm dan 625ppm memberikan rerata presentase aktivitas fagositosis sebesar 7,19; 5,70; 32,04; 33,50. Kesimpulan yang didapat ekstrak etanol jahe merah konsentrasi 70%, 80%, 96% dengan metode maserasi maupun ultrasonikasi memiliki aktivitas antioksidan yang tergolong kuat.  Pada konsentrasi 625ppm ekstrak etanol 80% dengan kandungan senyawa kimia golongan alkaloid, flavanoid dan saponin   memiliki potensi aktivitas fagositosis jika dibanding kontrol normal.
SME Resilience in the Face of COVID Disruption: A Conceptual Framework
Authors: Ahmad Mahmoud Mahmoud , Mahmoud Ahmed , Aftan Abdullah Yousif , Musa Garba Mahabub
Published: March 2024

كان تأثير كوفيد-19 على الشركات هو الأسوأ من أي وباء سابق. تأثرت من خلالها سلاسل التوريد العالمية وعمليات وأداء الشركات بجائحة كوفيد-19، مما جعل المؤسسات الصغيرة والمتوسطة (SME) أكثر عرضة للتأثر. في الوقت نفسه، تظهر مجموعة كبيرة من الأدبيات القائمة على ابحاث الاثر الضار للاضطرابات على الشركات. هناك نقص حاد في الأدبيات المتعلقة بآثار الاضطرابات على أداء المؤسسات الصغيرة والمتوسطة والعناصر التي يمكن أن تزيد من صمودها تجاه الاضطرابات في الاقتصاديات الأفريقية وجنوب الصحراء الكبرى. وأشار البحث إلى أن احتواء الاضطراب يلعب دورا وسيطا كعنصر داخلي لإعادة توجيه وتحييد تأثير الاضطرابات التشغيلية الناجمة عن كوفيد-19 على أداء الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة في العالم والبيئة النيجيرية.
Performance Classification for Lasso Weights with Penalized Logistic Regression for High-Dimensional Data
Authors: Raheem khudhair Afiaa , Mohammed. Hussein Saja
Published: March 2024

في البيانات ذات الأبعاد العالية هناك مشكلة عدم معرفة اختيار المتغيرات ذات الاهمية لذلك يعد أداء التصنيف معياراً مهماً لمعرفة اهم المتغيرات الداخلة في النموذج حيث يلخص هذا البحث اداء تصنيف متغير الاستجابة للبيانات عالية الابعاد من خلال تطبيق اوزان مختلفة للاسو مع الوزن المقترح من قبل الباحث مع انموذج الانحدار اللوجستي الجزائي  وتم تطبيق هذه الازوان على بيانات حقيقية تضمنت 12600 جين لعينة مؤلفة من 100 مشاهدة وعينة صغيرة تم جمعها من قبل الباحثة حيث تضمنت 40 انثى مصنفة )27 مصابة و13 غير مصابة (وتم استخدام برنامج R للحصول على النتائج حيث تم التوصل الى ان الاوزان تعمل بدقة عالية وجيدة لغرض التصنيف وحققت الطريقة المقترحة نتائج جيدة وعملية في اختيار افضل المتغيرات التوضيحية لتصنيف متغير الاستجابة .

 

 

نوع البحث: مستل من اطروحة دكتوراه .
Perancangan Media Informasi Mengenai Rahmah El-Yunusiyyah Dalam Memperjuangkan Pendidikan Perempuan Melalui Motion Graphic
Authors: Husna Assaidatul , Zakki Ahmad
Published: March 2024

Rahmah El-Yunusiyyah merupakan tokoh perempuan Minangkabau yang ikut terlibat dalam arus “pembaharuan” modernisasi di bidang pendidikan. Bermula dari keprihatinannya terhadap nasib perempuan di jamannya, Rahmah El-Yunusiyyah berupaya memperbaiki kondisi kaumnya melalui bidang pendidikan dengan mendirikan Diniyyah Puteri. Perancangan ini menyajikan cerita perjuangan Rahmah El-Yunusiyyah dalam memperjuangkan pendidikan perempuan Indonesia ke dalam visual dengan target audience yaitu remaja dewasa berusia 12-18 tahun. Perancangan dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode Design Thinking. Metode ini menggunakan emphatize (proses dalam mengamati, mengetahui, memahami, merasakan, dan kepekaan terhadap lingkungan target audience), define (brainstorming, analisis), ideate (konsep dan strategi), dan prototype (pengerjaan karya). Dengan adanya media informasi mengenai perjuangan Rahmah El-Yunusiyyah ini diharapkan  media informasi dapat mengenalkan tokoh. Hal ini dipupuk dengan menanamkan kebanggaan terhadap tokoh kenamaan asal Minangkabau tersebut melalui media sosial dengan menggunakan teknik motion graphic dan teknik visual storytelling.
CARA WIMBA DAN TATA UNGKAPAN BAHASA RUPA DALAM PRINT-AD SEBAGAI STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI Studi Kasus Iklan Pemenang The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Kategori Print-Ad pada tahun 1992
Authors: Dewi Agustina Kusuma , Surahman Adi
Published: March 2024

There are many advertisements whose visual expressions are dominated by Western fine arts and graphic design techniques (which tend to be one of the patrons of graphic design scholarship in Indonesia, so it requires significant exploration and development of traditional art roots to be able to find ideas about Indonesian graphic design. Wimba Method and Visual Language Expression is a wealth of world visual language, in this research it is used as a reference for visual styles based on local Indonesian traditions. Using a descriptive qualitative approach with a digital survey as a research instrument, the research objects were 43 advertisements that were winners in the print-ads category in The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 1992 (the first year the Press and Outdoor Lions category appeared). From the research results, it was concluded that visual style has the impact of providing stimuli to the target audience to determine the priority of information to be accessed; where there is a tendency, determination This begins first from an affective point of view, rather than a cognitive one.
PENGABDIAN DAN PELATIHAN PENCAK SILAT DALAM MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN ATLET
Authors: Abdul rozak Lukman abdul aziz
Published: March 2024

Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 29 Juni 2023 pukul 15.00-18.00 WIB bertempat di Aula FIKES 2 Universitas Muhammadiyah Pekajangan Pekalongan. Peserta berjumlah 30 orang. Peserta sangat antusias mengikuti pelatihan pencak silat bersama. Sebelum praktek diberikan, secara singkat peserta diberikan materi tentang teknik pertandingan terbaru tahun 2022 selain itu teknik dasar pencak silat dan juga latihan Komponen teknik dasar pencak silat. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan bentuk kegiatan dalam pelatihan olahraga pencak silat ini dengan menggunakan pendekatan langsung, demonstrasi, diskusi, praktek dan evaluasi terhadap pelatihan dari atlit yang ikut langsung di lokasi, dengan teori dan langsung praktek dilapangan. Pelatihan ini diberikan agar peserta mengetahui dan memahami tentang pertandingan pencak silat terbaru, latihan teknik dasar pencak silat dalam peningkatan teknik dengan benar, sehinga dapat mendorong terciptanya prestasi pencak silat yang optimal. Materi yang saya sampaikan pada kegiatan ini adalah mengenai teknik dasar pencak silat terbaru tahun 2022 dan program latihan praktek teknik dasar untuk penunjang atlet pencak silat.
PENGETAHUAN CEDERA OLAHRAGA PADA MAHASISWA FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH PEKAJANGAN PEKALONGAN
Authors: Dias Arif Budiani Dias arif budiani
Published: March 2024

Setiap pelaku olahraga memiliki resiko mengalami cedera saat melakukan aktivitas fisik seperti pada pendidikan jasmani, olahraga prestasi maupun olahraga kebugaran. Setiap lulusan dan mahasiswa UMPP diharapkan memiliki kemampuan untuk dapat mencegah dan menangani cedera yang terjadi. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan cedera olahraga mahasiswa UMPP yang terkait dengan macam-macam cedera olahraga, lokasi cedera, faktor-faktor penyebab terjadinya cedera olahraga, penanganan  pada cedera olahraga dan upaya pencegahan terjadinya cedera olahraga. Metode penelitian menggunakan teknik survey dengan menyebarkan angket dan wawancara yang diberikan kepada mahasiswa UMPP. Populasi dan sampel penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa UMPP semester IV tahun ajaran 2015/2016, pengambilan sampel menggunakan random sampling. 

Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah tingkat pengetahuan cedera olahraga mahasiswa Semester 2 26% katagori tinggi sekali, 72% katagori tinggi dan 2% katagori sedang. Tingkat pengetahuan cedera mahasiswa semester 6 4% katagori tinggi sekali,86% katagori tinggi, dan 10% katagori sedang; Tingkat pengetahuan mahasiswa semester 4 92% katagori tinggi dan 8% katagori sedang. Mahasiswa UMPP belum dapat mengimplementasikan penanganan cedera olahraga. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah tingkat pengetahuan cedera olahraga mahasiswa UMPP dalam katagori tinggi
GAMBARAN DAN KONSEP TENTANG PERANAN VITAMIN
Authors: Farida Daffa akhdani nadhif
Published: March 2024

Vitamin  adalah bagian yang penting dari makanan sehat. Bila seseorang mengkonsumsi berbagai variasi makanan, maka kemungkinan untuk mengalami kekurangan vitamin  adalah sangat kecil. Orang-orang yang menjalani diet ketat mungkin tidak mendapatkan cukup vitamin atau mineral tertentu. Contohnya seorang vegetarian yang sangat ketat bisa mengalami kekurangan vitamin B12, yang hanya bisa diperoleh dari makanan yang berasal dari hewan. Sebaliknya, mengkonsumsi sejumlah besar vitamin dan mineral tambahan tanpa pengawasan medis, dapat menimbulkan efek yang berbahaya.

Pentingnya vitamin dalam menjaga kesehatan manusia telah mendapatkan perhatian luas dari berbagai kalangan, termasuk para ilmuwan, peneliti, praktisi medis, dan masyarakat umum. Kekurangan vitamin atau defisiensi vitamin dapat menyebabkan berbagai gangguan kesehatan, seperti berkurangnya sistem kekebalan tubuh, gangguan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan, masalah kulit, anemia, dan masalah kesehatan lainnya.
Analisis Kritis Pasal 156 (C) KHI Mengenai Pemindahan Hak Asuh Anak dalam Konteks Penelantaran oleh Ibu: Perspektif Maqāshid Al-Syarī’ah
Authors: Kurniawan Mitra , Zulfahmi Bustami  , Sofia Hardani
Published: March 2024

Purpose – This study aimed to perform a critical analysis of Article 156 (c) of the Indonesian Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), which exhibited a legal loophole. The article failed to clearly and unequivocally address the situation where the mother might be capable of caring for the child but the father, despite having the means, refused to provide support. Consequently, in cases where the mother lacked sufficient income, the child could be left abandoned.

Methods – This research falls under the category of literature review within the field of Islamic studies, employing a qualitative normative approach. The methodology utilized for data processing and drawing conclusions was content analysis.

Findings – The findings of the study underscored the necessity of examining the aforementioned issues through the lens of maqāshid al-syarī'ah, as they are intricately linked to the question of whether the mother's custody should be upheld or if it is more beneficial to transfer it to the party with similar custodial rights. This perspective is crucial as it considers the overarching objectives and principles of Islamic law, guiding the decision-making process towards outcomes that align with the broader aims of justice, welfare, and protection of the child's best interests.

Research implications –The theoretical implications encompass the potential expansion of concepts and legal thoughts in Islamic law concerning the protection of children's rights, and provide a foundation for critical reflection on existing legal frameworks. Thus, the research findings may aid in the development of a more inclusive theory of Islamic law that aligns with principles of humanity and justice.

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Originality/value – This study addresses a notable gap in Indonesian Islamic law concerning child custody rights, specifically regarding maternal abandonment. By critically analyzing Article 156 (c) of the Indonesian Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI), the research identifies a legal loophole affecting children's welfare when mothers lack sufficient support. Unlike previous studies, this research integrates maqāshid al-syarī’ah principles, offering a comprehensive perspective.
Systematic, active, contextual, technological, integrative (SAKTI) framework in the development of critical listening teaching materials
Authors: Yanti Nafri , Sunendar Dadang , Mulyati Yeti , Damaianti Vismaia S. , Putri Malia Dwi
Published: March 2024

This research is motivated by the limited availability of digital module teaching materials, especially in critical listening learning. This study aims to produce critical listening learning modules that are structured on the principles of systematic, active, contextual, technological, integrative (SAKTI). This principle is formulated by researchers from various critical listening learning theories and the development of teaching materials that are relevant to current needs. The digital teaching materials are arranged to contain materials, listening materials, exercises, and evaluations in one teaching material. The research was conducted by applying the research procedure proposed by Tomlinson in 2012. The module was developed using the Flip Pdf Professional Application Version 2.4.9.41, Quizzes, Canva, Google Form, Ms. Word, Dolby On, Nitro Pdf. The module consists of 3 main components, namely the introductory, core, and closing sections. This study uses R&D methods with stages Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, & Evaluations. Based on the results of product trials, it is known that the use of the designed product provides several advantages, among which it makes the learning process practical, can be used anywhere and at any time, helps guided or independent learning, helps online and offline learning, encourages students to actively complete each stage of learning and can be a means of obtaining new information for students.
The Ghost of the Ottoman Scourge: Ottoman Hauntology and Dystopia in Socialist Yugoslav History Textbooks (1945–1990)
Authors: Ovčina Bakir
Published: March 2024

This article studies the depiction of the Ottoman period, and the dystopian narratives about that period, in history textbooks printed in Bosnia and Herzegovina during Socialist Yugoslavia. It connects literature on nationalism and education in the peculiar context of Bosnia-Herzegovina within former Socialist Yugoslavia. Housing a substantial native Slavic Muslim population, Bosnia was unique in that it was not a ‘national’ republic, but rather the only multi-national Republic within the Yugoslav federation. This population dates to the Ottoman period in Bosnia (1463–1878), when a significant part of the population converted to Islam. The period in question has been much maligned by Serbian and Croatian historiographies. It was presented as a ‘Dark Age’ in which a foreign imposition hindered the development of the nations into modernity. Conversely, Marxist writings too decried the backwardness of the Ottomans and Islamic Civilization as a whole. This intersection of nationalist and Marxist understandings of the past both envisioned a grand utopian future set against the abuses of the period, making it highly interesting to examine how textbooks presented it to younger generations. As representations of ‘official knowledge’, the textbooks therefore largely used the language of dystopia (a society worse than the reader’s) to present Ottoman rule. It was shown to be a period of unjust extraction, violence, and the end of independent development. However, this article argues, the books not only aimed to decry the historical injustices. They presented the regime and its modern values positively. Unfortunately, despite the political gains the Bosnian Muslim population gained in Yugoslavia, the textbook image of the Ottomans has hardly changed. This would have disastrous consequences in the Wars of the 1990s, when the Bosnian Muslims were conveniently cast as the ‘Turkish’ nemesis, as the Ghost of the House of Osman roamed largely free through Yugoslavia’s history textbooks.
Why Make Atlas Dance? Colonial Utopia that Persists in Contemporary Robotics
Authors: Jang Soyun
Published: March 2024

This paper addresses the colonialist values at the foundation of Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot Atlas and contemporary robotics, generally, through an analysis of its dance video ‘Do You Love Me?’. This paper focuses on the concepts of ‘extractivism’ and ‘recognition’ to reveal how colonialist logic guides the human-robot relationship. I argue that Atlas is a new, posthuman colonial subject that has emerged in contemporary society and that, despite not having a sense of self and thus dodging ethical criticisms, robots such as Atlas display the succession and replication of colonial logic and practices. In other words, the desire for a colonial utopia—where we humans construct and rule the world based on the oppression and extraction of less-than-human others—haunts the robot that dances for your love. This paper thus problematizes the prevalence of colonialism in robotics and calls for reflection on the development of today’s robotics deeper than the symptoms of racism, sexism, and capitalism. Furthermore, I demonstrate how extraction as a dispossessing, dehumanizing force, and recognition as framing of false identity are two major mechanisms of colonialism that work closely together. Through the two tactics, colonialism not only serves capitalism but also deceptively obscures its existence.
Leadership on Performance vs. Mediating Effect on Job Satisfaction: Evidence From Higher Educational Institutions in Pakistan
Authors: Nawaz Ahsan , Ahsan Ayesha , Haiwei Dong , Guang Robert Tian
Published: March 2024

This study aims to determine how transactional leadership influences organizational performance with a mediating effect on employees’ job satisfaction. The theoretical and numerical link between these variables of the research topic is highlighted in this study. Quantitative information is gathered for the study utilizing a random sampling method. The HODs of the academic institutions in the Gujranwala region filled out 290 questionnaires that were used to collect the data. Two hundred seventy-two can be used while the remaining are partly filed. Smart PLS 4 was used to examine the data’s validity and verify the correlations between the research variables. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire, which was used to gather the data, may be assessed by how precisely the findings were analyzed. Based on data generated by the “smart PLS 4 program,” an organization’s success depends on its leadership practices, and the mediating variable positively correlates with transactional leadership. This is a unique study for the educational sector of the Gujranwala region, Pakistan, and it calls for more research on leadership and organizational performance.
College Students’ Leadership Cultivation: A Case Study of Yango University in China
Authors: Wang Yanyu , Ma Yanbin
Published: March 2024

With the continuous economic growth, the social demand for talent has significantly changed. Cultivating leadership among college students has become one of the most critical tasks of Chinese universities. Scholars have increasingly explored and researched in this area. Yango University, located in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province in China, has developed a program for cultivating college student leadership in its CEO College based on the theory of genetic constructivism. Combined with the five forces model of college student leadership, it follows the competency composition and development patterns. Based on this, a three-layer competency cultivation model of disciplinary knowledge, disciplinary thinking, and problem-solving has been constructed. Yango University has developed an innovative model for cultivating college students. It provides a valuable reference for other Chinese colleges and universities to promote the model for cultivating college student leadership.
تطبيق نموذج التعليم بالإكتشاف في تعليم اللغة العربية لترقية إستعاب المفردات لتلاميذ الصف الثامن بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا
Authors: Maisarah Azzahra Nissa , Taufik Luthfi  , Fajar Ahmad , Rizal Munir Dede
Published: March 2024

مستخلص
تعلم اللغة العربية بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا يظهر عملية ليست مثالية. بشكل عام، لا تزال عملية التعلم المستخدمة تقليدية. ومع ذلك، لا يزال المعلم يبذل جهدًا لتصميم وإنشاء أحدث نموذج تعليمي، أي باستخدام التعلم بالإكتشاف. تهدف هذا البحث إلى إلقاء نظرة على فعالية نموذج التعلم بالإكتشاف في تعلم اللغة العربية لتلاميذ الصف الثامن بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا. والأهداف لهذا البحث كما تلي : 1). معرفة تطبيق نموذج التعليم بالإكتشاف المفردات لتلاميذ الصف الثامن بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا، 2). معرفة ترقية إستعاب المفردات لتلاميذ الصف الثامن بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا، 3). معرفة تطبيق نموذج التعليم بالإكتشاف لترقية إستعاب المفردات لتلاميذ الصف الثامن بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا. نوع البحث المستخدم هو البحث الكمي مع نوع بحث دراسة الحالة. تقنيات البيانات المستخدمة هي المراقبة والاستبيان والاختبار. تشير نتائج هذه البحث إلى وجود تأثير لتعلم مفردات اللغة العربية باستخدام نموذج التعلم بالإكتشاف لترقية إستعاب المفردات لدى لتلاميذ الصف الثامن بمدرسة الباركة المتوسطة الإسلامية بورواكارتا، معادلة الانحدار في هذه البحث هي 0.002، ويمكن استنتاج أن المفردات التعلم باستخدام نموذج التعلم بالإكتشاف لترقية إستعاب المفردات لدى التلاميذ له تأثير كبير.
الكلمات الرئيسية: تعلم اللغة العربية  ؛ المفردات ؛ نموذج التعلم بالإكتشاف
Implementation of Smarter Method for Prospective Student Council Selection System SMK Negeri 1 Rembang
Authors: Sari Bety Wulan , Prabowo Donni , Lestari Wahyu Puji
Published: March 2024

One of the schools that has attempted to make the student council active and the primary platform for student development to encourage student activities at school is SMK Negeri 1 Rembang. OSIS administrators can execute numerous labor programs in both academic and non-academic domains. Participants must pass several selection processes to join the SMK Negeri 1 Rembang OSIS board. This student council board's election procedure still employs manual methods. The selection procedure may take longer and allow for subjective evaluations depending on the number of candidates and the criteria used. As a result, it is essential to develop a decision support system (SPK) that uses Rank Order Centroid (ROC) weighting and the Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique Exploiting Rank (SMARTER) method to help choose student council administrators. The SMARTER technique addressed disproportionality because the weights assigned do not provide a hierarchy or order of importance between the current criteria and their sub-criteria. Based on the computation of the final value of the standards and sub-criteria on each alternative, the system produces results in the form of the biggest to most minor order. Blackbox testing of this program demonstrates that it can operate and be used at SMK N 1 Rembang both in terms of functionality and outcomes from the system.
ANALISIS DAMPAK KELEMBAGAAN PERUBAHAN PERUSAHAAN DAERAH MENJADI PERUSAHAAN UMUM DAERAH
Authors: Alrasyid M. Harun , Rofieq Ainur , Nuryono Rahmat , Fadil Muhammad , Tama Annafi Indra
Published: March 2024

Berdasarkan UU Nomor 23 Tahun 2014 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah menyebutkan mengenai pengaturan Badan Usaha Milik Daerah. Sebelum adanya pengaturan tersebut, BUMD berbentuk Perusahaan Daerah dan Perusahaan Perseroan yang kemudian berubah menjadi Perusahaan Umum Daerah dan Perseroan Daerah. Ketentuan ini kemudian dituangkan dalam aturan turunannya yakni pada Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 54 Tahun 2017 tentang BUMD. Berdasarkan kebijakan yang ada tersebut bagaimana dampak perubahan kelembagaan perusahaan daerah, terutama bagi PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi. PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi didirikan pada tahun 1983 dan selama perkembangannya berada di bawah naungan Pemerintah Kabupaten Bekasi dan Pemerintah Kota Bekasi. Oleh karena itu dengan adanya kebijakan tersebut bagaimana dampak yang terjadi terhadap PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan FGD dengan narasumber dan studi literatur. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah bahwa PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi harus melakukan perubahan bentuk usaha, yakni antara perusahaan umum daerah atau perusahaan perseroan daerah yang nantinya akan ditetapkan melalui perda. Untuk kasus PDAM Tirta Bhagasasi bentuk usaha yang sesuai adalah perusahaan umum daerah. Hal ini sejalan dengan kebijakan perundangan serta upaya meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan publik dalam hal penyediaan air minum bagi masyarakat.
STRATEGI MENGURANGI ANGKA GOLPUT PADA PILKADA KOTA BEKASI 2024
Authors: Septianingrum Alya , Rofieq Ainur
Published: March 2024

Komisi Pemilihan Umum (KPU) sebagai penyelenggara Pemilihan Kepala Daerah (Pilkada) telah menyusun dan menyiapkan strategi untuk mengurangi angka golput pada Pilkada Kota Bekasi Tahun 2024. Pada pilkada sebelumnya masih banyak masyarakat Kota Bekasi yang tidak menggunakan hak pilihnya (golput) dan partisipasi masyarakat belum mencapai target nasional yaitu 77,5%. Untuk itu KPU Kota Bekasi menyusun strategi agar Pilkada di tahun 2024 angka golput menjadi rendah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis strategi KPU dalam mengurangi angka golput pada Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Tahun 2024 di Kota Bekasi. Metodologi penelitian menggunakan paradigma konstruktivisme dengan metode penelitian kualitatif yang disertai dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara mendalam, studi kepustakaan, dan dokumentasi, serta pengambilan informan dengan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa strategi KPU dalam mengurangi angka golput pada Pilkada Tahun 2024 sudah sesuai dengan strategi yang dikehendaki yang terdiri dari sasaran, kebijakan serta rencana yang ingin diwujudkan.Berdasarkan strategi yang direalisasikan KPU Kota Bekasi sudah merealisasikan beberapa kegiatan,salah satunya dengan menjalankan sosialisasi dan pendidikan pemilih di sekolah-sekolah. Hal tersebut dilakukam demi meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat betapa pentingnya berpartisipasi menggunakan hak suara mereka dalam Pilkada tahun 2024.
PILIHAN STUDI LANJUT SISWA SMK: ANTARA MOTIVASI DAN MINAT
Authors: Fauziah Neneng
Published: March 2024

Melanjutkan ke jenjang sekolah yang lebih tinggi adalah impian dari peserta didik. Lulusan sekolah menengah kejuruan (SMK) berharap dapat mengembangkan potensi diri ke perguruan tinggi dengan program studi yang diminati. Motivasi belajar siswa dengan minat melanjutkan pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi masih belum sesuai impian peserta didik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 76 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan dengan metode observasi, menyebarkan kuesioner pada siswa kelas XII sekolah menengah kejuruan (SMK) Karya Guna Bhakti 2 Kota Bekasi. Berkaitan dengan motivasi belajar siswa ke perguruan tinggi dapat terwujud sesuai yang diharapkan, dan perlu peran siswa maupun orangtua, dengan kata lain motivasi belajar siswa mendapat dorongan internal dan eksternal untuk mengadakan perubahan tingkah laku dan beberapa indikator lainnya yang mempunyai peranan besar dalam keberhasilan siswa dalam belajar. Minat melanjutkan pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi dipengaruhi beberapa faktor antara lain faktor dari dalam diri sendiri, faktor lingkungan sekolah, faktor lingkungan keluarga dan faktor program studi yang dipilih untuk melanjutkan pendidikan. Hasil kuesioner yang disebar ke siswa kelas XII minat melanjutkan studi keperguruan tinggi cukup tinggi, akan tetapi dari hasil uji statistik diperoleh nilai p = 0,14, maka dapat disimpulkan tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara motivasi belajar dengan minat melanjutkan studi
INTERAKSI ANTARA KOMUNIKASI DAN PENGAWASAN TERHADAP MOTIVASI KERJA APARATUR SIPIL NEGARA (ASN)
Authors: Fadhilah Fadhilah , Rusham Rusham , Pramono Joko
Published: March 2024

Penelitian tentang komunikasi dan pengawasan pada kinerja karyawan hasilnya masih beragam. Hasil yang beragam ini kemungkinan dikarenakan penelitian tersebut tidak memperhatikan kondisi struktur organisasi dari organisasi yang diteliti. Penelitian ini menggunakan tiga hipotesis, pengaruh komunikasi pada motivasi, pengaruh pengawasan pada motivasi dan pengaruh interaksi antara komunikasi dan pengawasan pada motivasi kerja karyawan. Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan analisis regresi berganda. Lokasi penelitian di Bappeda Kota Bekasi. Hasil penelitian ini menyebutkan komunikasi dan pengewasan masing-masing berpengaruh positif signifikan pada motivasi, sementara interaksi antara komunikasi dan pengawasan berpengaruh negatif signifikan. Hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa di lingkungan karyawan Bappeda yang diperlukan adalah efektifitas komunikasi dan pengawasan. Dari hasil penelitian ini disarankan pengembangan efektifitas pengawasan dan komunikasi ini, dan bagi peneliti lain disarankan untuk mengkonfimasi di lokasi lain dengan memperhatikan struktur organisasinya.
The role of mitochondria in eosinophil function: implications for severe asthma pathogenesis
Authors: Koranteng Janice , Chung Kian Fan , Michaeloudes Charalambos , Bhavsar Pankaj
Published: March 2024

Mitochondria are key metabolic hubs involved in cellular energy production and biosynthesis. ATP is generated primarily by glucose and fatty acid oxidation through the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in the mitochondria. During OXPHOS there is also production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are involved in the regulation of cellular function. Mitochondria are also central in the regulating cell survival and death, particularly in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Severe asthma is a heterogeneous disease driven by various immune mechanisms. Severe eosinophilic asthma entails a type 2 inflammatory response and peripheral and lung eosinophilia, associated with severe airflow obstruction, frequent exacerbations and poor response to treatment. Mitochondrial dysfunction and altered metabolism have been observed in airway epithelial and smooth muscle cells from patients with asthma. However, the role of mitochondria in the development of eosinophilia and eosinophil-mediated inflammation in severe asthma is unknown. In this review, we discuss the currently limited literature on the role of mitochondria in eosinophil function and how it is regulated by asthma-relevant cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-5 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), as well as by corticosteroid drugs. Moreover, we summarise the evidence on the role of mitochondria in the regulation of eosinophils apoptosis and eosinophil extracellular trap formation. Finally, we discuss the possible role of altered mitochondrial function in eosinophil dysfunction in severe asthma and suggest possible research avenues in order to better understand their role in disease pathogenesis, and identify novel therapeutic targets.
Halogenated dicyanobenzene-based photosensitizer (3DPAFIPN) as a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) used in gram-scale photosynthesis 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-one/thione derivatives via a consecutive visible-light-induced electron-transfer pathway
Authors: Mohamadpour Farzaneh , Amani Ali Mohammad
Published: March 2024

Background: Organic dyes often have shorter lifetimes in the excited state, which is a major obstacle to the development of effective photoredox methods. The scientific community has shown a great deal of interest in a certain class of organic chromophores because of their unique characteristics and effectiveness. One characteristic of the molecules under research is thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), which is only observed in molecules with a tiny energy gap (often less than 0.2 eV) between their lowest two excited states, i.e., singlet excited state (S1) and triplet excited state (T1). The extended singlet excited states arising from TADF and the simplicity with which their redox potentials may be altered make the isophthalonitrile family of chromophores an attractive option for organic photocatalyst applications.

Methods: The Biginelli reaction between β-ketoesters, arylaldehydes, and urea/thiourea has been used to build a sustainable technique for the production of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-one/thione derivatives. In the present study, the development of a green radical synthesis approach for this class of compounds is addressed in depth. As a photocatalyst, a new halogenated dicyanobenzene-based photosensitizer was employed in this study. As a renewable energy source activated by a blue LED, it was dissolved in ethanol, at room temperature in air atmosphere. The primary objective of this research is to employ a novel donor-acceptor (D-A) based on halogenated cyanoarene that is affordable, easily available, and innovative.

Findings: The 3DPAFIPN [2,4,6-tris(diphenylamino)-5-fluoroisophthalonitrile] photocatalyst, a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF), induces single-electron transfer (SET) in response to visible light, offering a straightforward, eco-friendly, and highly efficient process. Additionally, we determined the 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-(1H)-one/thione derivatives turnover frequency (TOF) and turnover number (TON). It has also been demonstrated that gram-scale cyclization is a workable method for industrial purposes.
Clinical study of reoperation for acute type A aortic dissection
Authors: Feng Yi , Ma Xian-Tao , Zhang Xiao-Xue , Wajeehullahi Akilu , Chen Zi-Jun , Li Shi-Liang , Cheng Cai
Published: March 2024

Objective

The initial operation for type A aortic dissection has limitations, and there may be a need for reoperation in cases such as giant pseudoaneurysm formation and reduced blood supply to the distal vessels. In this study, we collected case data of patients who underwent cardiac major vascular surgery at our hospital to analyze the effectiveness of reoperation treatment options for type A aortic dissection and to summarize our treatment experience.

Method

Between June 2018 and December 2022, 62 patients with type A aortic dissection (TAAD) underwent reoperation after previous surgical treatment. Of these, 49 patients (45 males) underwent endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) with a mean age of (49.69 ± 10.21) years (30–75 years), and 13 patients (11 males) underwent thoracoabdominal aortic replacement (TAAR) with a mean age of (41.00 ± 11.18) years (23–66 years). In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the recorded data of 62 patients. In addition, we summarized and analyzed their Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) results and perioperative complications.

Outcome

In the EVAR group, 47 patients (95.92%) were successfully implanted with overlapping stents, and 2 patients died in the perioperative period. Postoperative complications included cerebral infarction (4.08%), acute renal insufficiency (30.61%), pulmonary insufficiency and need for ventilator (6.12%), poor wound healing (2.04%), postoperative reoperation (16.33%), and lower limb ischemia (2.04%). In the TAAR group, 12 patients (92.31%) were successfully revascularized and 1 patient died in the perioperative period. Postoperative complications included cerebral infarction (7.69%), acute kidney injury (46.15%), pulmonary insufficiency and need for ventilator (15.38%), poor wound healing (30.77%) and postoperative reoperation (15.38%).

Conclusion

According to the results of the study, compared with TAAR, EVAR was less invasive, faster recovery, and offered a better choice for some high-risk and high-age patients with comorbid underlying diseases. However, the rate of revascularization was higher after EVAR than TAAR due to vascular lesions. Compared with the use of ascending aortic replacement + hemi-aortic arch replacement for acute type A aortic dissection in many countries and regions, the use of ascending aortic replacement + aortic arch replacement + elephant trunk stent is more traumatic in China, but facilitates reoperation. For young patients, the choice of treatment should be individualized combining vascular lesions and long-term quality of life.
Silicon in prevention of atherosclerosis and other age-related diseases
Authors: Dudek Łukasz , Kochman Wacław , Dziedzic Ewelina
Published: March 2024

Researchers' interest in silicon as an element important for the functioning of the animal and human body began in the 1970s. Soluble compounds of silicon bioavailable from water and food seem to have important meaning for life processes occurring in the body. So far, researchers have focused on the significance of silicon for the development of bones and connective tissue, and its role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases and atherosclerosis. Despite numerous studies, the role of silicon as an active element in the human body is poorly understood. Since the involvement of lipid oxidation and inflammatory processes in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is well known, this article summarizes and discusses the current research and scientific observations regarding silicon, primarily in terms of its beneficial influence on redox and anti-inflammatory reactions and the lipid profile. The association of silicon with the stabilization of the structure of glycosaminoglycans and their protein complexes may also support the anti-atherosclerotic effect. The authors attempted to collect and present existing publications that could confirm the beneficial role of dietary silicon in the prevention of age-related diseases and explain the potential mechanisms of its action.