bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Epidemiological study of COVID-19 in Mizoram, India: Meta-analysis of sociodemographic determinants, risk factors, and outcome
Authors: Gracy Laldinmawii  , Pachuau Lalmalsawma  , Rebecca Lalngaihzuali  , Swagnik Roy  , Zomuanpuii Colney  , Gabriel Lalchandama  , Praseena K  , Jacinta Lalhmunsangi  , Vanlalhmingthanpuii  , Lalrinpari Sailo  , Lalfakzuala Pautu  , Yogesh Malvi  , John Zohmingthanga  , Jane Ralte
Published: January 2023

Background: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the livelihood of the global community including Mizoram which is located in the north-east region of India. Universal preventive measures have been implemented to reduce the spread of the virus.
Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is the epidemiological and clinical characterization of patients infected with SARS-COV-2. The aim of the study was to examine the sociodemographic determinants and risk factors of the disease severity with COVID-19 patients.
Materials and Methods: A multicenter and cross-sectional study on patients who have been diagnosed and confirmed of SARS CoV2 infection of the Mizo Community. The data were collected by professionals from April 2020 to May 2022. Sociodemographic determinants, clinical presentation, comorbidities, livelihood, alcohol, and tobacco consumptions were described. All data were analyze using SPSS 22 version. The association of the variables with ct value (≤25 and >25) of COVID-19 was examined using Chi-square and logistic regression model and P<0.05 as statistically significant.
Results: A total number of 19,25,885 samples were tested among which 2,27,849 cases were diagnosed with COVID-19 from March 24, 2020, to May 12, 2022, in Mizoram. The mean±SD age of the analytic population was 30.10±19.64 years. Female was more infected and patients between the age of 16–30 years represent the most frequent age group in the population study. About 55.2% were symptomatic patients with mortality rate at 0.30% as of May 12, 2022.
Conclusion: In this cross-sectional study, a wide range of sociodemographic risk factors, including socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic minority status, household composition, and environmental factors, was significantly associated with COVID-19 incidence and mortality. To address inequities in the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, these social vulnerabilities and their root causes must be addressed.
Teachers’ Impoliteness Strategies in Providing Feedback in a Microteaching Class
Authors: Erlinda Rita
Published: January 2023

The study discusses the impoliteness strategies used by the lecturers when giving feedback to the student-teachers in Microteaching classes. This study adopted a qualitative approach with a documentary analysis design. Data were gathered through recorded classroom interaction from eight microteaching classes when the lecturers gave comments and feedback to the student-teachers. Data were analyzed by using the theory of linguistic impoliteness strategies proposed by Culpeper (2005, 2011). This study's findings show that the lecturers employed positive, negative, and off-record impoliteness strategies when they give comments and feedback on student-teachers’ teaching performances. The significant findings of this study show three types of impoliteness strategies employed by the lecturers. Firstly, a positive impoliteness strategy was manifested in three strategies: using inappropriate identity markers, seeking disagreement, and using a derogatory name to call the hearer’s name. Secondly, the negative impoliteness strategy was realized in three strategies, such as frightening-instill a belief that action detrimental to others will occur, condescending, scorn, or ridicule in three forms, by emphasizing power, using diminutive to hearer's position, and by belittling, and explicitly associating hearer with negative aspects. Lastly, off-record politeness was found in two different strategies: criticizing-dispraise hearer and hindering-deny turn. This study demonstrates that the lecturers need to consider their utterances in giving comments and feedback to student-teacher because they can impact unpleasant feelings on the lecturers personally and demotivate the students to gain teaching skills better.
REVISÃO DE LITERATURA: USO DO GEOPROCESSAMENTO NA AVALIAÇÃO DA DEGRADAÇÃO DE PASTAGENS
Authors: Alves de Sousa Loana Francielle , Giongo Pedro Rogério
Published: January 2023

As pastagens ocupam grandes áreas do cerrado Brasileiro, parte delas encontram-se em algum estágio de degradação, o super pastejo, forrageiras inadequadas, compactação do solo, perda da produtividade e vigor são alguns fatores associados. A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo avaliar por meio do geoprocessamento diferentes níveis de degradação de pastagens. As geotecnologias e os satélites disponíveis atualmente contribuem para a identificação dessas áreas. O sensoriamento remoto é utilizado com frequência em levantamentos e análise de superfície do solo, sem contato direto com o alvo, permitindo identificar e compreender a dinâmica. Imagens multiespectrais obtém a radiação refletida que são convertidas em produtos, como índices de vegetação. O NDVI é usado como indicador de cobertura vegetal devido o detalhamento fornecido pela vegetação fotossintéticamente ativa. Vislumbra o efeito do espectro e realça o contraste de acordo com os tipos de cobertura de solo existente na área estudada, permitindo inferir as mudanças ocorridas em diversos períodos, como a qualidade da cobertura vegetal.
ESPECIARIAS E ERVAS FRESCAS: ALGUMAS NOTAS A PARTIR DOS ESTUDOS NA GASTRONOMIA
Authors: Silva Beatriz Coelho , Cunha Iana Cândido , Degani Isis Pereira Coutinho , Santos Maria de Lurdes Alves , Santos Jean Carlos Vieira
Published: January 2023

O presente estudo objetiva promover uma análise acerca do uso de ervas frescas e especiarias na gastronomia, ao adotar a metodologia da revisão literária integrativa com abordagem descritiva. A gastronomia configura-se como um método de extrema importância na preparação de alimentos, visto que sua proposta consiste em proporcionar prazer e associar a qualidade do alimento com as sensações despertadas por quem o experimenta. Diante disso, um dos aspectos mais relevantes da gastronomia refere-se à utilização das ervas frescas e especiarias, algo fundamental para realçar tanto o sabor quanto o odor dos alimentos e auxiliar na digestão e na estética da finalização dos pratos. Não obstante, deve-se observar que o emprego indiscriminado das especiarias em combinações e quantidades exageradas pode comprometer o resultado final da preparação.

Palavras-chave: Ervas Frescas; Especiarias; Utilização; Gastronomia.
Does the Global Alignment and Proportion score predict mechanical complications in circumferential minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity?
Authors: Gendelberg David , Rao Arya , Chung Andrew , Jimenez-Almonte Jose H. , Anand Anita , Robinson Jerry , Khandehroo Bardia , Khandehroo Babak , Kahwaty Sheila , Anand Neel
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

The Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score was developed to serve as a tool to predict mechanical complication probability in patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD), serving as an aid for setting surgical goals to decrease the prevalence of mechanical complications in ASD surgery. However, it was developed using ASD patients for whom open surgical techniques were used for correction. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the applicability of the score for patients undergoing circumferential minimally invasive surgery (cMIS) for correction of ASD.

METHODS

Study participants were patients undergoing cMIS ASD surgery without the use of osteotomies with a minimum of four levels fused and 2 years of follow-up. Postoperative GAP scores were calculated for all patients, and the association with mechanical failure was analyzed.

RESULTS

The authors identified 182 patients who underwent cMIS correction of ASD. Mechanical complications were found in 11.1% of patients with proportioned spinopelvic states, 20.5% of patients with moderately disproportioned spinopelvic states, and 18.8% of patients with severely disproportioned spinopelvic states. Analysis with a chi-square test showed a significant difference between the cMIS and original GAP study cohorts in the moderately disproportioned and severely disproportioned spinopelvic states, but not in the proportioned spinopelvic states.

CONCLUSIONS

For patients stratified into proportioned, moderately disproportioned, and severely disproportioned spinopelvic states, the GAP score predicted 6%, 47%, and 95% mechanical complication rates, respectively. The mechanical complication rate in patients undergoing cMIS ASD correction did not correlate with the calculated GAP spinopelvic state.
En bloc resection of ligamentum flavum with laminotomy of the caudal lamina in the minimally invasive laminectomy: surgical anatomy and technique
Authors: Tumialán Luis M.
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

A CSF leak is a potential complication in a lumbar laminectomy. An analysis of the author’s surgical experience identified inadvertent durotomies that occurred when resecting the ligamentum flavum at its insertion into the superior aspect of the caudal lamina. Anatomical analyses of the lumbar canal diameter demonstrate that the insertion point of the caudal ligamentum flavum is the most constrained area of the canal. The surgical technique was modified to eliminate the need for direct action in that anatomical region after the author compared the efficacy of piecemeal resection of the ligamentum flavum with en bloc resection with a laminotomy of the caudal lamina beyond the insertion point of the ligamentum flavum in the lumbar laminectomy.

METHODS

An analysis of a single surgeon’s experience managing 147 consecutive patients with lumbar stenosis who underwent single-level lumbar hemilaminectomies over a 4-year period was performed. Patients were managed with either piecemeal resection (cohort 1) or en bloc resection with a laminotomy beyond the caudal insertion (cohort 2) of the ligamentum flavum.

RESULTS

Seventy-seven patients underwent piecemeal resection (cohort 1), and 70 underwent en bloc resection (cohort 2). There were 5 CSF leaks (6.4%) in cohort 1. There were no CSF leaks in cohort 2. There was a statistically significant difference in operative times between the two groups (p = 0.04), but there was no statistically significant difference in patient-reported outcomes at 6 months between the groups.

CONCLUSIONS

En bloc resection of the ligamentum flavum with a laminotomy below the caudal insertion point appears to decrease the risk of a CSF leak by working beyond the most constrained diameter of the lumbar canal to release the caudal insertion of the ligamentum flavum.
Radiographic alignment outcomes after the single-position prone transpsoas approach: a multi-institutional retrospective review of 363 cases
Authors: Diaz-Aguilar Luis , Stone Lauren E. , Soliman Mohamed A. R. , Padovano Alexander , Ehresman Jeff , Brown Nolan J. , Produturi Gautam , Battista Madison , Khan Asham , Pollina John , Amaral Rodrigo , Abd-El-Barr Muhammad M. , Moss Isaac , Smith Tyler , Deol Gurvinder S. , Lee Bryan S. , McMains M. Craig , . Joseph Samuel A , Schwartz David , Pimenta Luiz , Nguyen Andrew D. , Taylor William R.
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this paper was to evaluate the changes in radiographic spinopelvic parameters in a large cohort of patients undergoing the prone transpsoas approach to the lumbar spine.

METHODS

A multicenter retrospective observational cohort study was performed for all patients who underwent lateral lumber interbody fusion via the single-position prone transpsoas (PTP) approach. Spinopelvic parameters from preoperative and first upright postoperative radiographs were collected, including lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence (PI), and pelvic tilt (PT). Functional indices (visual analog scale score), and patient-reported outcomes (Oswestry Disability Index) were also recorded from pre- and postoperative appointments.

RESULTS

Of the 363 patients who successfully underwent the procedure, LL after fusion was 50.0° compared with 45.6° preoperatively (p < 0.001). The pelvic incidence–lumbar lordosis mismatch (PI-LL) was 10.5° preoperatively versus 2.9° postoperatively (p < 0.001). PT did not significantly change (0.2° ± 10.7°, p > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

The PTP approach allows significant gain in lordotic augmentation, which was associated with good functional results at follow-up.
Improvement following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients aged 70 years or older compared with younger age groups
Authors: Shahi Pratyush , Dalal Sidhant , Shinn Daniel , Song Junho , Araghi Kasra , Melissaridou Dimitra , Sheha Evan , Dowdell James , Iyer Sravisht , Qureshi Sheeraz A.
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

The goal of this study was to assess the outcomes of minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF) in patients ≥ 70 years old and compare them to younger age groups.

METHODS

This was a retrospective study of data that were collected prospectively. Patients who underwent primary single-level MI-TLIF were included and divided into 3 groups: age < 60, 60–69, and ≥ 70 years. The outcome measures were as follows: 1) patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) (i.e., visual analog scale [VAS] for back and leg pain, Oswestry Disability Index [ODI], 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey Physical Component Summary [SF-12 PCS]); 2) minimum clinically important difference (MCID) achievement; 3) return to activities; 4) opioid discontinuation; 5) fusion rates; and 6) complications/reoperations.

RESULTS

A total of 147 patients (age < 60 years, 62; 60–69 years, 47; ≥ 70 years, 38) were included. All the groups showed significant improvements in all PROMs at the early (< 6 months) and late (≥ 6 months) time points and there was no significant difference between the groups. Although MCID achievement rates for VAS leg and ODI were similar, they were lower in the ≥ 70-year-old patient group for VAS back and SF-12 PCS. Although the time to MCID achievement for ODI and SF-12 PCS was similar, it was greater in the ≥ 70-year-old patient group for VAS back and leg. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of return to activities, opioid discontinuation, fusion rates, and complication/reoperation rates.

CONCLUSIONS

Although patients > 70 years of age may be less likely and/or take longer to achieve MCID compared to their younger counterparts, they show an overall significant improvement in PROMs, a similar likelihood of returning to activities and discontinuing opioids, and comparable fusion and complication/reoperation rates following MI-TLIF.
Multilevel tandem spondylolisthesis associated with a reduced "safe zone" for a transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion at L4–5
Authors: Oyekan Anthony , Dalton Jonathan , Fourman Mitchell S. , Ridolfi Dominic , Cluts Landon , Couch Brandon , Shaw Jeremy D. , Donaldson William , Lee Joon Y.
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) on psoas anatomy and the L4–5 safe zone during lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF).

METHODS

In this retrospective, single-institution analysis, patients managed for low-back pain between 2016 and 2021 were identified. Inclusion criteria were adequate lumbar MR images and radiographs. Exclusion criteria were spine trauma, infection, metastases, transitional anatomy, or prior surgery. There were three age and sex propensity-matched cohorts: 1) controls without DS; 2) patients with single-level DS (SLDS); and 3) patients with multilevel, tandem DS (TDS). Axial T2-weighted MRI was used to measure the apical (ventral) and central positions of the psoas relative to the posterior tangent line at the L4–5 disc. Lumbar lordosis (LL), pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic tilt (PT), sacral slope (SS), and PI-LL mismatch were measured on lumbar radiographs. The primary outcomes were apical and central psoas positions at L4–5, which were calculated using stepwise multivariate linear regression including demographics, spinopelvic parameters, and degree of DS. Secondary outcomes were associations between single- and multilevel DS and spinopelvic parameters, which were calculated using one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni correction for between-group comparisons.

RESULTS

A total of 230 patients (92 without DS, 92 with SLDS, and 46 with TDS) were included. The mean age was 68.0 ± 8.9 years, and 185 patients (80.4%) were female. The mean BMI was 31.0 ± 7.1, and the mean age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index (aCCI) was 4.2 ± 1.8. Age, BMI, sex, and aCCI were similar between the groups. Each increased grade of DS (no DS to SLDS to TDS) was associated with significantly increased PI (p < 0.05 for all relationships). PT, PI-LL mismatch, center psoas, and apical position were all significantly greater in the TDS group than in the no-DS and SLDS groups (p < 0.05). DS severity was independently associated with 2.4-mm (95% CI 1.1–3.8 mm) center and 2.6-mm (95% CI 1.2–3.9 mm) apical psoas anterior displacement per increased grade (increasing from no DS to SLDS to TDS).

CONCLUSIONS

TDS represents more severe sagittal malalignment (PI-LL mismatch), pelvic compensation (PT), and changes in the psoas major muscle compared with no DS, and SLDS and is a risk factor for lumbar plexus injury during L4–5 LLIF due to a smaller safe zone.
How dimensions can guide surgical planning and training: a systematic review of Kambin’s triangle
Authors: Waguia Kouam Romaric , Tabarestani Troy Q. , Sykes David A. W. , Gupta Nithin , Futch Brittany G. , Kakmou Elisabeth , Goodwin C. Rory , Foster Norah A. , Than Khoi D. , Wiggins Walter F. , Abd-El-Barr Muhammad M.
Published: January 2023

OBJECTIVE

The authors sought to analyze the current literature to determine dimensional trends across the lumbar levels of Kambin’s triangle, clarify the role of imaging techniques for preoperative planning, and understand the effect of inclusion of the superior articular process (SAP). This compiled knowledge of the triangle is needed to perform successful procedures, reduce nerve root injuries, and help guide surgeons in training.

METHODS

The authors performed a search of multiple databases using combinations of keywords: Kambin’s triangle, size, measurement, safe triangle, and bony triangle. Articles were included if their main findings included measurement of Kambin’s triangle. The PubMed, Scopus, Ovid, Cochrane, Embase, and Medline databases were systematically searched for English-language articles with no time frame restrictions through July 2022.

RESULTS

Eight studies comprising 132 patients or cadavers were included in the study. The mean ± SD age was 66.69 ± 9.6 years, and 53% of patients were male. Overall, the size of Kambin’s triangle increased in area moving down vertebral levels, with L5–S1 being the largest (133.59 ± 4.36 mm2). This trend followed a linear regression model when SAP was kept (p = 0.008) and removed (p = 0.003). There was also a considerable increase in the size of Kambin’s triangle if the SAP was removed.

CONCLUSIONS

Here, the authors have provided the first reported systematic review of the literature of Kambin’s triangle, its measurements at each lumbar level, and key areas of debate related to the definition of the working safe zone. These findings indicate that CT is heavily utilized for imaging of the safe zone, the area of Kambin’s triangle tends to increase caudally, and variation exists between patients. Future studies should focus on using advanced imaging techniques for preoperative planning and establishing guidelines for surgeons.
Diagnosis and treatment of phrenic nerve hourglass constriction in patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome
Authors: CreveCoeur Travis S. , Visco Christopher J. , Ginsburg Mark E. , Winfree Christopher J.
Published: January 2023

Phrenic nerve injury can occur anywhere along its course and clinically results in diaphragm paralysis. Although most patients with Parsonage-Turner syndrome and phrenic nerve dysfunction improve without treatment, some patients do not recover spontaneously. In these cases, an initial autoimmune response produces scarring along the affected nerve(s). This scar, known as an hourglass constriction, causes focal compression of the nerve at the site of the scar, which prevents the nerve from spontaneously recovering. Thus, the authors present a unique case of phrenic nerve injury secondary to Parsonage-Turner syndrome that improved with internal neurolysis.

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Effect of laser on erythrocytes sedimentation rate and some hematological parameters
Authors: Shaker Eman A. , Rasheed Nabaa A , Salman Zainab R.
Published: January 2023

Background: This study was conducted in pursuit of gaining an understand effects of the low level laser irradiation on whole blood is very essential way in revealing the mechanisms of the action of laser radiation  on biological tissues.Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the in vitroeffect of laser radiation on some hematological parameters and erythrocyte sedimentation rate.Subject and Method: Blood samples were obtained from 30 healthy volunteers, each sample was divided  into four new samples, one of them was considered as control while the other three were exposed to three  different laser doses. Thewavelength of532nm was used for irradiation with 4mm diameter beam spot on blood samples, with power density of 796.17mW/cm2. The irradiation times were 1.8, 3.7and 6.2 secand so  the different doses of irradiation 1.5,3 and 5 J/cm2, respectively.Results: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was measured after laser irradiation and compared with un-irradiated control sample. The results of this study showed thaterythrocyte sedimentation rate value increased significantly with a dose of 1.5J/cm² but not with the othertwo doses’ values in male persons but not in females. Moreover, the mean cell volume shows significant decrement post irradiation.Conclusion: Laser irradiation induces physical changes in red blood cell membrane permeability and blood viscosity and consequently alters erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Poetrys’ Code
Authors: Ahmed Trifa Omar , Ahmed Muhammad Karim
Published: January 2023

Common conceptual metaphors are used in poetry, as part of the conceptual metaphor theory,  that enables poets to express their poetic images and depict their world through a mixture of language and cultural codes. This study is an attempt to show how conceptual poetic metaphors are illustrated in Kurdish poems by analysing source and target domains. According to the theory, the target domain which is the metaphor emerges from the source domain,  that is generally the source of our common knowledge of the world. This leads speakers and listeners to easily categorise and make sense of the abstract terms. In this research, samples of poems were analyzed and categorized according to four types of conceptual metaphors such as imagistic, orientational, ontological and structural. They were also given two codes in reference to both aforementioned domains. Therefore, the Mapping  between the two sources in the literary samples was observed and shown in the present paper.
Pendidikan Karakter di Era Millenial
Authors: Iqbal Mustamar Iqbal Siregar
Published: January 2023

The discourse on character education is never dry, because until now, Indonesia is still orienting its education towards building national character. But this paper is a little different. Here, the character education model is more flexibly formulated to respond to the reality of the millennial era. Because the presence of the millennial era is a consequence of globalization, it is feared that many parties will weaken the nation's morality and personality. So that with a more flexible formula, it is expected that the millennial generation will be more comfortable following the learning process, without having to lose their ideal character as a generation that is critical, creative, and cultured. With methodological creations this paper tries to offer a model of character education that further suppresses the media-based learning process on four things: scientific honesty, tabayyun method (cross check), encouraging creativity, and building humanist interactions. An educational idea for the millennial generation, which requires the running of an information technology-based education process while being oriented towards character building
Kompleksitas Approach dan Eksistensi Pendidik
Authors: Yustizar  , Rasyid Muhammad Nuh
Published: January 2023

A child is born in a state of "sacred" nature and has the potential to be intelligent and successful in the future, just like an animal that is continuously trained, it becomes intelligent, different from its community. Likewise with humans who are bestowed with perfection in the creation of the creator. Educated humans will certainly influence the success of life, meaning that success or not in life can be influenced by the pattern of students who originate either in the family environment, home environment or school environment. Parents are teachers for children, while educational institution teachers serve as a counterbalance to the curriculum as a structure of knowledge in the child. There are often social complaints about "failure". The excuse for failure of educators or approaches in educating. This is what has the complexity of being studied in scientific discussions which then becomes criticism of the world of education itself. The compulsion towards education began to be packaged again with the term trend approach (approach).
Interaksi Edukatif Perspektif Burhanuddin az-Zarnuji
Authors: Endrisanti Nani
Published: January 2023

Educative interaction is an interaction between educators and students in the learning process. Harmonious interaction greatly influences the achievement of learning objectives. But in reality, educational interactions that are fostered today are getting less attention from educators and students. This is evidenced by the fact that some educators build bad relationships with their students, such as treating students in violent ways. So it is not surprising that students strike back. This problem is not new in the world of education but often occurs. Burhanuddin Az-Zarnuji is an Islamic education figure who examines in depth the educational interactions between educators and students. This article examines in depth Az-Zarnuji's theory of educational interaction in a number of his works concerning education, especially in his book Ta'lim Muta'alim. This research is in the form of library research using the content analysis method. The results show that Az-Zarnuji has made a major contribution in building the concept of educative interaction in Islamic education. The Az-Zarnuji concept can be used as an alternative reference to overcome the problems of educational interaction today with a new approach that is more in line with the latest developments.
Implementasi Pembelajaran Daring di Masa New Normal Pada Mata Pelajaran Fikih Kelas XI di Madrasah Aliyah Darussalamah Baruh Sampang Madura
Authors: Wulandari Inayah Maulidiya , Lilawati Emi
Published: January 2023

MA Darussalamah Baruh Sampang is one of the institutions whose learning process is also affected by the Covid-19 virus pandemic. In the new-normal era, the education sector has started teaching and learning activities through online learning. Departing from these problems, the purpose of this study is to describe the implementation process, the constraints, and the impact of online learning during the new normal in fiqh subjects for class XI. This research is a qualitative research with descriptive procedure. The subjects of this study were the head of the madrasa, a fiqh teacher for class XI and one of the students of MA Darussalamah. The object of this research is the implementation of online learning in the new-normal period in class XI fiqh subjects at MA Darussalamah. Data collection techniques with the methods of observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that: 1) The implementation of online learning through E-learning and Whatsapp. The teacher gives assignments or fiqh material in the hope that students can apply it in everyday life. 2) Obstacles in online learning in Jurisprudence subjects are the inability of educators to explain or convey to students and students do not understand what the teacher explains and especially the signals. 3) The impact of online learning in the new-normal period is too monotonous explanations that make students bored. And more spending to buy quota.
Designing REACTION Media of Reading Skills for Islamic Senior High School
Authors: Bahtiar Yuyun
Published: January 2023

This researcher aimed to design media for reading skill for Islamic Senior High School. The research procedure uses research and development by using ADDIE’S method. ADDIE’S method has five steps. They are analysis, design, development, and implementation. This learning media in this research was designing REACTION (Reading Easy Application) media of reading skills for Islamic Senior High School. Sampling using product validation techniques with media experts, Material experts. Based on the results of validations and trials on multimedia using Hyperlink products, it can be reported validation of the material shows a percentage of 76 % which mean the media into good category. Based on the media validation shows a percentage of 72 % which mean the media into good category. Based on the tried out or implantation with students, the researcher got 88,28% of its mean include to the category of strongly agree. It can be concluded that the use of media-based Hyperlinks was valid and effective when implemented in English language learning in the classroom.
Managerial Skills and Organizational Performance: Competitive Advantage
Authors: Penagos Guzmán Fernando , Hernández Castorena Octavio
Published: January 2023

The purpose of the following research was to analyze how management skills affect organizational performance and contribute to SMEs' competitive advantage. This study has a quantitative approach by applying questionnaires to a sample of 273 companies in Caquetá, mainly in the commerce, manufacturing, and services sectors. The main results reveal that managerial skills and organizational performance are variables that impact the competitive advantage of SMEs in the department of Caquetá.
Pengaruh Media Google Classroom Pada Mata Pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam Dan Budi Pekerti Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Siswa
Authors: Isroani Farida , Aziz Su’udin
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media google classroom terhadap prestasi belajar siswa. Adapun instrumen pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik angket sebagai instrumen pengumpulan data primer. Sedangkan analisis data menggunakan teknik persentase dan teknik product moment untuk data kuantitatif. Dari hasil data kuisioner diketahui bahwa penggunaan media Google Classroom termasuk dalam kategori kurang baik, mulai dari pedoman baku 36% - 55% karena persentase baik hanya 53%, sedangkan persentase buruk adalah 47%. Prestasi belajar siswa dinyatakan sangat baik, karena berdasarkan hasil distribusi frekuensi variabel Y, 80% kategori nilai sangat baik, 10% kategori nilai Baik, 0% kategori sedang. kategori nilai, dan 10% berada pada kategori skor buruk. Pada hasil analisis data statistik, indeks korelasi “r” Product Moment (rxy) adalah -0,141 dan nilai tabel “r” product moment dengan df 28, taraf signifikansi 5% adalah 0,361 dan 1% taraf signifikansi 0,463, nilai hasil rxy lebih kecil dari nilai tabel “r” product moment. Jadi Ho diterima, sedangkan Ha ditolak.
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES HINDERING COVID-19 PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: ADEBOLA Oyinlola O , OMODAN Bunmi Isaiah
Published: January 2023

It has been observed that students do not adhere to COVID-19 regulations on campus despite various instructions from both government and university authorities for staff and students to maintain adequate COVID-19 protocols in universities. Therefore, this study explores the challenges faced by students that make them disregard COVID-19 protocols, such as wearing nose masks, hand sanitization, and social distancing. The study is located in an interpretive paradigm using a case study as a research design. The convenience sampling technique was used to select ten university students who responded to interview questions on the challenges that hinder them from complying with COVID-19 protocols. The study adopted thematic analysis (TA) as a qualitative tool to interpret and make meanings from the data generated. The study found that limited COVID-19 awareness on campus, health challenges among students, and lack of classroom capacity and personal protective equipment (PPE) are significant challenges. In contrast, the recommended solutions are stricter COVID-19 regulations, provision of PPE and spacious lecture rooms, and creating COVID-19 awareness/education. The study suggests that university management or authorities should provide strategies to make students adhere to the measures, provide PPE to alleviate students financially or socially and ensure adequate awareness of COVID-19 on campus.
Factors Influencing Wellbeing among Working Mothers of Small and Medium Enterprises in Europe: The Moderating Role of Supervisory Support
Authors: Choo Eern Yie
Published: January 2023

Purpose- It is known that working mother faces work-family responsibilities that likely affect their well-being. There is also a few research on conflict differentiated by work status and gender or on the moderating role of perceived supervisor support. Therefore, there is a research gap in this topic. The purpose of this research is to examine the working mother’s wellbeing among the small and medium enterprises in Europe.Design/Methodology- In this research, independent variables such as job resources, inter-role work and family conflict, working environment and underemployment are being discussed to determine their correlation with employee’s wellbeing, based on findings from Eurofound’s sixth European Working Condition Survey 2015 (EWCS). Multiple Linear Regression was conducted to investigate the influence between identified variable.Findings- The research found that the roles of supervisory support do affect some of the variables. Appropriate supervisory intervention relieves job stress and increases the wellbeing for employed mother. Wellbeing and work are closely related, in that the bad or good environment of working have a direct impact on employed mother’s quality of life.Practical Implications- The study contributes to a better understanding of work-family conflict and their wellbeing. This report could provide valuable insight to organizations on ways to ensure effectiveness and better performance by preventing conflict from occurring
MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING USING THE WASPAS METHOD FOR ONLINE ENGLISH COURSE SELECTION
Authors: Handayani Nurdiana , Heriyani Nofitri , Septian Fajar , Alexander Allan Desi
Published: January 2023

English is an international language used in communication between countries. For this reason, the ability to speak English is of added value in entering the world of work. Because of how important English is, currently many course institutions offer English courses including online learning. With so many online English courses, it requires carefulness in choosing the right course and according to your needs. To find an online English course, you need to know one by one in advance about the programs and facilities offered. This study aims to implement the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach with Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) in a decision support system for selecting online courses. The WASPAS method is used as a multi-criteria settlement model that can minimize errors and maximize the assessment for selecting the highest or lowest scores. Based on case studies conducted using the WASPAS method in decision making, it shows that the alternative with the highest score was obtained by the British Council (A5) with a value of 0.8927, followed by English Today (A2) with a value of 0.8311, Education First (A1) with a value of 0.8302, IELC English Campus (A4) with a score of 0.7859 and Engoo English Course (A3) with a score of 0.7823. In addition, the test results from black-box testing have a value of 100%, which means the system can work as it should.
SISTEM INFORMASI GEOGRAFIS UNTUK PEMETAAN LAHAN KAKAO MENGGUNAKAN LEAFLET JS DAN GEOJSON
Authors: Arifin Oki , Supriyatna Agiska Ria
Published: January 2023

Terdapat kegiatan pembangunan di Provinsi Lampung yang berorientasi pada potensi sumber daya alam di sektor pertanian, khususnya di sektor perkebunan. Pesawaran merupakan kabupaten yang ditetapkan menjadi penghasil kakao dan memiliki banyak kelompok tani salah satunya Mahesa Jaya yang berada di Desa Sungai Langka. Sampai saat ini sistem informasi komoditas Kakao pada Kabupaten Pesawaran yang disajikan dalam bentuk web portal dinilai belum efektif. Aplikasi Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) menggunakan Leaflet Js dan GeoJSON untuk menentukan peta lokasi kebun kakao. Dengan mengintegrasikan data spasial dan data produksi kakao, web SIG ini dapat menampilkan pemetaan lahan kakao di Sungai Langka Kabupaten Pesawaran untuk memudahkan visualisasi kawasan desa yang dapat menjadi sentra komoditas unggulan dan dapat digunakan dalam pengambilan kebijakan untuk meningkatkan hasil kakao atau produktivitas kakao. Informasi mengenai komoditas kakao akan lebih mudah diakses oleh masyarakat di Kabupaten Pesawaran dengan adanya SIG berbasis web. Hasil pengujian menggunakan metode black box menunjukan hasil 100% valid dan sudah berjalan sesuai dengan kebutuhan aplikasi.
MİLLİ İSTİHBARAT TEŞKİLATININ 1966-1982 YILLARI ARASINDA EDİNDİĞİ CİHAZ VE ARAÇLAR
Authors: SERTEL Savaş , KIZILTOPRAK Tuncay
Published: January 2023

Tarih boyunca Devletler sürekli bir güç mücadelesi halinde olmuştur. Bu nedenle kendilerine tehdit olabilecek bilgileri öğrenme merakı içinde olmuşlardır. Dolaysıyla devletler kendi güvenliklerini riske edecek durumlara, muhtemel çıkabilecek güç mücadelesi sonucunda üstünlüklerini sağlamak amacıyla istihbarat ve casusluk faaliyetlerine başvurmuştur. İstihbarat özellikle savaş dönemlerinde hayati önem taşımıştır. Büyük devletler zor zamanlarında kullanabilmek için istihbarat teşkilatları kurarak casusular yetiştirmiştir. Türkiye’de kurumsal anlamda istihbarat II. Abdülhamit döneminde kurulan Yıldız İstihbarat Teşkilatıyla gerçekleşmiştir. İttihat ve Terakki Dönemi’nde kurulan Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa ise Enver Paşa’ya bağlı olarak kurulmuş ve 1914 yılında Harbiye Nezaretine bağlanmıştır.1918 yılında İttihat ve Terakki’nin iktidardan düşmesi ile tasfiye edilmiştir. Cumhuriyet Döneminde ise Milli Emniyet Hizmetleri Riyaseti kurularak Türkiye’nin resmi istihbarat teşkilatı oluşturulmuştur. Milli Emniyet Hizmetleri Riyaseti İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında bir yandan savaşan ülke temsilciliklerinden bilgiler sızdırmaya çalışırken bir yandan da önleme hizmetleri yaparak yabancı istihbarat örgütleri ve faaliyetleri ile mücadele etmiştir. Türkiye 1952 yılında NATO’ya üye olmuş ve Sovyetler Birliği’ne karşı Batı ittifakı ile beraber hareket etmeye başlamıştır. Soğuk Savaş yıllarında özellikle ABD’den istihbarat desteği almıştır.1965 yılında Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı oluşturulmuştur. Milli İstihbarat teşkilatı istihbarat faaliyetleri için modern cihazlara ve araçlara ihtiyaç duymuş ve zaman zaman teşkilata ihtiyaç duyduğu cihaz ve araçlar alınmıştır. Bazı araçlar ise çeşitli ülkelerden ve çeşitli ülke vatandaşlarından zaman zaman teşkilata hibe yoluyla kazandırılmıştır. Bu çalışmada Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı Müsteşarlığının 1966 ve 1982 yılları arasında aldığı araç ve cihazların hangi yollarla elde ettiği bu teçhizatın kullanım alanlarına değinilecektir. Millî İstihbarat Teşkilâtı ihtiyaç duyduğu teçhizatın büyük bir kısmını NATO müttefiki olan Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nden satın almıştır. Bazı araçlar ise dış ülkelerden veya o ülkelerde yaşayan yabancı uyruklu şahıslardan hibe yoluyla edinilmiştir.
Gestión de políticas públicas de la comunicación para el desarrollo del turismo en Puno
Authors: Calderón Torres Alfredo , Calderón Tumi Juan Alfredo , Saavedra Pinazo Marco Antonio , Cutipa Añamuro Guillermo
Published: January 2023

La política pública de la comunicación contribuye a la modernización de la gestión pública, como instrumento operativo, técnico que se rige por un conjunto de principios, normas y procedimientos, mediante los cuales se organizan las actividades políticas y administrativas en las instituciones del Estado. Tiene como objetivo, explicar las políticas públicas de la comunicación y el desarrollo del turismo en la ciudad de Puno. La investigación es de tipo correlacional, diseño no experimental, con enfoque cuantitativo. Se utiliza el software estadístico SPSS para la sistematización de datos. El tipo de muestreo es probabilístico-simple, porque otorga la misma posibilidad de ser elegidos a todos los participantes de la población. Los resultados constituyen la aplicación de las políticas públicas de la comunicación en la gestión pública, relacionada al ciclo de las políticas públicas en general, en este proceso, se considera también la importancia de la publicidad, comunicación audiovisual y cultura, afianzando estas políticas para el fortalecimiento de las formas de organización, desarrollo institucional e importancia que tiene el turismo social en la sociedad, los instrumentos de las políticas públicas como; la planificación, participación y dialogo ayudan a mejorar el desarrollo y clima institucional, para mejorar la actividad del turismo mediante la articulación con otras instituciones que gerencian políticas públicas, en la Provincia de Puno.
Speech Rhythm in English and Arabic: A Contrastive Review
Authors: Abu Guba Mohammed Nour , Fareh Shehdeh , Yagi Sane
Published: January 2023

This paper compares Arabic and English speech rhythms to increase awareness of this neglected and often misunderstood topic in foreign language acquisition. Unlike previous studies, we adopt a phonological view of speech rhythm rather than an isochrony-based phonetic view. We detail the components of speech rhythm at the word and utterance levels in Arabic and English focusing on the rhythmical differences that would affect the learners’ rhythm of both languages negatively. Findings suggest that Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Jordanian-Ammani Arabic (JAA), unlike English, should be placed at the lower end of the rhythmic continuum. The study opens new directions for future research and concludes with pedagogical implications for learners of Arabic and English.
Attention to Manner of Motion in Arabic Novels: A Diachronic Study
Authors: Othman Waleed , Alhailawani Mohammad
Published: January 2023

The objective of this work is to conduct a corpus-based diachronic investigation of lexicalization patterns of motion events as well as attention to manner of motion in Arabic narrative writing. Motivated by the scarcity of research on Arabic motion events, this study aims to identify the main linguistic constructions used to express motion events in Arabic novels and more importantly to investigate whether a shift in manner of motion salience has taken place in the last hundred years. The study draws on Talmy’s framework of satellite-framed versus verb-framed typology of languages and makes use of two literary corpora. Main findings include the identification of six major constructions of motion events and show that while novelists in both time periods make use of similar linguistic constructions, there seems to be a significant shift towards more manner salience in contemporary Arabic novels. This increased attention is reflected in less use of the default manner-of-motion verb, walk, in favour of more expressive manner verbs, a stronger tendency to manner modification with walk and non-manner verbs, and a significantly heavier use of non-verbal modifiers.
An Intersemiotic Analysis of the Arabic Dubbed Version of Disney’s Frozen Let it Go
Authors: El-Nashar Mohamed , El Shazly Reham , Attia Yasmeen
Published: January 2023

: In today’s digital environment, verbal, visual and sound resources constantly collaborate to construct meaning in the audiovisual mediascape. Audiovisual Translation (AVT) studies have thus shifted focus to examine how such multimodal orchestration and meaning shifts are captured and transferred from one culture to another. Songs’ AVT in animated musicals imposes (non)verbal constraints on translators who have to adapt/adjust to transfer not only the verbal and visual codes but also the musical. This article examines the intersemiotic relations among the three different semiotic modes when dubbing Let it Go from English into Arabic.  It builds on Reus’ (2020a/b) Triangle of Aspects to fit both academic and practical purposes. The results suggest that dubbing a song mainly relies on a quadrangular of parameters: meaning-making, technical, interpretative, and performative elements of translation. Verbally, the findings indicated that the translator oscillated between full adherence to disregard of the semantic meaning. Nonverbally, the findings revealed mixed results regarding the OS-DS (in)congruencies in which the translator foregrounded and/or backgrounded certain aspects to conform to imposed constraints. Four different intermodal relations were identified: addition, enhancement, modification, and deletion. This study offers a methodological contribution to the AVT scholarship, positing a framework that can be systematically followed in future research.
Eğitim Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Dijital Ortamlarda Yazma Alışkanlıklarının İncelenmesi
Authors: ÇETİN Sadık Ahmet
Published: January 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı eğitim fakültesi öğrencilerinin dijital ortamlarda yazma alışkanlıklarını belirlemektir. Bu araştırma nitel araştırma yönteminde gerçekleşti-rilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Başkent Üniversitesi eğitim fakültesinden 50 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Öğrencilerden veriler yedi sorudan oluşan görüşme formuyla alınmıştır. Verilerin analizinde ise içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada verilerin analizi sonucunda öğrencilerin dijital ortamlarda yazı yazmayla ilgili olumlu görüşlerinde yazmanın daha kolay olduğu, olumsuz görüşlerinde gözle ilgili sorunların oluştuğu; bu ortamlarda hangi amaçlarla yazı yazdıklarıyla ilgili olarak ödev yapma amacının öne çıktığı; nerelerde yazı yazdıklarıyla ilgili olarak iletişim sağlanan içerikleri kullandıkları; yazılarında hangi uygulamaları kullandıklarıyla ilgili olarak daha çok araçlarda mevcut olan yazma uygulamalarını kullandıkları; yazı yazmak için hangi araçları kullandıklarıyla ilgili olarak bilgisayarların öne çıktığı; yazılarında hangi unsurları kullandıklarıyla ilgili olarak daha çok görsellerin kullanımının olduğu; yazı için hangi özellikleri kullandıklarıyla ilgili olarak ise sesi yazdırmanın öne çıktığı görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak dijital ortamlar öğrencilerin yazma alışkanlıklarını birçok boyutta etkilemiştir. Bu durum yazma alışkanlıkların değişmesini ve yeni alışkanlıkların ortaya çıkmasını sağlamıştır.