bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drug Repurposing Against SARS-CoV-2 Using E-Pharmacophore Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Docking with Main Protease as the Target
Authors: kumar arun , C.S Sharanya , J Abhithaj , Francis Dileep , C Sadasivan
Published: April 2020

Since its first report in December 2019 from China the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the beta-coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has spread at an alarming pace infecting about 26 lakh, and claiming the lives of more than 1.8 lakh individuals across the globe. Although social quarantine measures have succeeded in containing the spread of the virus to some extent, the lack of a clinically approved vaccine or drug remains the biggest bottleneck in combating the pandemic. Drug repurposing can expedite the process of drug development by identifying known drugs which are effective against SARS-CoV-2. The SARS-CoV-2 main protease is a promising drug target due to its indispensable role in viral multiplication inside the host. In the present study an E-pharmacophore hypothesis was generated using the crystal structure of the viral protease in complex with an imidazole carbaximide inhibitor as the drug target. Drugs available in the superDRUG2 database were used to identify candidate drugs for repurposing. The hits were further screened using a structure based approach involving molecular docking at different precisions. The most promising drugs were subjected to binding free energy estimation using MM-GBSA. Among the 4600 drugs screened 17 drugs were identified as candidate inhibitors of the viral protease based on the glide scores obtained from molecular docking. Binding free energy calculation showed that six drugs viz, Binifibrate, Macimorelin acetate, Bamifylline, Rilmazafon, Afatinib and Ezetimibe can act as potential inhibitors of the viral protease.
Salesperson’s Behaviour and its relationship with Customer Trust and Customer Value with reference to Pharmaceutical Selling
Authors: Arun G  , Manojkrishnan C G  , Madhu R
Published: April 2020

In the global business, to make a business a thriving one, customer trust andto value the customer has become a significant factor. In an entreprise, thelion’s share of the business is , Customer – Salesperson interaction. This createsan enduring Customer Trust and Customer Value. For building up anuplifting frame of mind in the customer towards the selling firm, salesperson’sconduct plays a significant role. This study spots on, which type of salespersonbehaviour can create customer trust and customer value. For developinga positive attitude in the customer towards the selling firm, Sales person’sbehaviour plays an important role. Research Investigating Antecedents andoutcomes of Customer Trust and Customer Value are limited. In this research,Customer is the Allopathy doctors and Consumer is the Patients. Previouslyexisting researches on customer trust and customer value particularly in anindustry were close to personal selling do assume a fundamental job and hadless researches directed by taking Sales rep’s (Salesperson) behaviour as anantecedent. This examination finds that selling orientation and unethical sellingis having a contrary association with trust towards the salesperson. Itadditionally demonstrates that; Customer Orientation and Adaptive sellingconduct is having a critical constructive association with trust towards thesalesperson. This examination additionally finds that there is a noteworthyconnection between trust towards the salesperson and trust towards the sellingfirm. This investigation additionally finds that, Customer Value is havinga huge connection between Trust towards the Salesperson and Trust towardsthe Selling Firm.
Emma Bratte, la femme folle du Livre d’Emma
Authors: Booluck Pooja
Published: April 2020

Emma Bratte, admise dans un hôpital psychiatrique, est accusée d’avoir tué sa fille. Frustré dans ses efforts pour tirer de sa patiente l’information qu’il cherche, le psychiatre blanc invite une interprète, Flore, elle-même d’origine haïtienne, à déchiffrer les paroles et mémoires de cette criminelle. À travers le discours oral d’Emma, Flore cherche à comprendre les souffrances de cette dernière ainsi que les motifs du meurtre de sa fille. L’article interroge le sujet de la folie et de la femme antillaise à partir du roman Le livre d’Emma de Marie-Célie Agnant. Quelles sont les raisons principales pour lesquelles Emma a coupé sa lignée générationnelle en tuant sa progéniture ? Ce crime s’explique-t-il par la cruauté de cette femme, par sa condition mentale ou par une décision calculée en fonction de la réalité étouffante du passé ? Ce travail expose et réévalue les préjugés au sujet de la femme antillaise dite « folle », une femme qui met sa parole au service de la mémoire troublante d’un passé collectif toujours présent.

Mots clés : Folie; infanticide; littérature antillaise; colonialisme; racisme; mémoire
Highway, Tomson. Champion et Oonneemeetoo
Authors: Brise Pauline
Published: April 2020

Compte rendu, Highway, Tomson. Champion et Oonneemeetoo
Non-representable relation algebras from vector spaces
Authors: Hodkinson Ian
Published: April 2020

Extending a construction of Andreka, Givant, and Nemeti (2019), we construct some finite vector spaces and use them to build finite non-representable relation algebras. They are simple, measurable, and persistently finite, and they validate arbitrary finite sets of equations that are valid in the variety RRA of representable relation algebras. It follows that there is no finitely axiomatisable class of relation algebras that contains RRA and validates every equation that is both valid in RRA and preserved by completions of relation algebras. Consequently, the variety generated by the completions of representable relation algebras is not finitely axiomatisable. This answers a question of Maddux (2018).
The dispersion energy parameters, Linear and nonlinear optical properties of Transparent Mn:ZnO nanolayers
Authors: AYDIN Cihat
Published: April 2020

Throughout this research, the impact of Manganese doping on the optical characteristics of ZnO nanolayers was explained. The sol-gel spin coating technique has significant advantages due to the mixing of components on the atomic scale and provides excellent control over the composition that was employed to produce samples. The optical characteristics of Mn: ZnO nanolayers, were determined with the help of UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy. The linear and nonlinear optical properties of nanolayers were investigated between 300 and 800 nm wavelengths. The dispersion properties of the samples were determined and interpreted in accordance with the single-oscillator model. The third-order nonlinear optical characteristics indicate a good correlation between theoretical and experimental results. These interesting results obtained by Mn-doping of ZnO showed a significant behavior for technological applications in electronic, optoelectronic devices and nonlinear optical applications.
Diagnóstico de la gestión pública del territorio costero del País Vasco
Authors: Santos-Ellakuria Ibone
Published: April 2020

Las áreas litorales tienen una especial relevancia en la ordenación territorial debido a su importancia socioeconómica y ambiental y a su elevada exposición a impactos derivados de actividades humanas y riesgos naturales. La gestión integrada de zonas costeras (GIZC) tiene como objetivo el desarrollo sostenible de las zonas costeras, integrando las políticas sectoriales y los componentes terrestres y marinos del litoral. Se realiza un diagnóstico del marco jurídico-administrativo de la gestión del litoral del País Vasco, con el fin de detectar aquellas disfunciones que sería preciso subsanar para desarrollar una política de GIZC. Dicho diagnóstico se realiza mediante el análisis de las políticas, normativas vigentes, competencias administrativas, instrumentos de planificación, programas de formación, grado de conocimiento del medio y mecanismos de participación en la toma de decisiones. Se concluye que para desarrollar una política regional de GIZC es necesario aumentar la integración y coordinación de las políticas sectoriales y mejorar la gobernanza.
Las salidas de campo en España como recurso didáctico para la enseñanza de la Geografía. Una revisión bibliográfica
Authors: Morote Seguido Álvaro Francisco
Published: April 2020

La enseñanza de la Geografía debe orientarse hacia la formación de estudiantes que posean las destrezas de comprender y analizar el territorio a través de la localización y distribución de hechos relevantes, así como que sean capaces de obtener, analizar y aplicar dicha información a los diferentes contextos de la vida cotidiana. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una revisión bibliográfica de trabajos de investigación sobre las salidas de campo en España desde el campo de la Geografía e identificación de las principales temáticas de estudio (1980-2018). Tras el análisis de los resultados, se han identificado 4 temáticas principa les: 1) La potencialidad que tienen las salidas de campo como recurso didáctico para la enseñanza de la Geografía; 2) La importancia de estos recursos para la interpretación y análisis del territorio; 3) Trabajos de propuestas de salidas de campo (estudios de caso); y 4) La incorporación de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación a estos recursos. Con esta revisión bibliográfica se ha podido comprobar la evolución de las diferentes temáticas de estudio en las últimas décadas y valorar como las salidas de campo pueden ayudar al alumnado a asimilar conceptos teóricos, crear una visión crítica e interpretativa del territorio analizado.
Transformaciones socio-demográficas y procesos de gentrificación en el "centro" de la ciudad de Granada a través de indicadores significativos
Authors: Partal Coca Francisco Javier , Morales Yago Francisco José
Published: April 2020

La ciudad de Granada ha experimentado en las últimas décadas importantes cambios demográficos, sociales y económicos que han quedado reflejados a través de la utilización de bases de datos proporcionadas por distintos organismos de la administración pública, destacamos entre ellos el envejecimiento poblacional con relevantes matices entre unas áreas y otras de la ciudad, aumento de la tasa de actividad, crecimiento del número de personas extranjeras o mejoras en el nivel de formación académica con un notable incremento de estudios universitarios finalizados. También se detectan importantes actuaciones de renovación y rehabilitación urbana, un reseñable crecimiento en el número de viviendas disponibles e incremen to de viviendas en alquiler y un aumento generalizado en la superficie de las viviendas que también mejoran su grado de confort y equipamientos como la accesibilidad, lo que en definitiva lleva a determinar importantes procesos de terciarización y en algún caso gentrificación, atendiendo a los cambios urbanos contemplados actuales.
KEMAMPUAN DISPOSISI MATEMATIKA MAHASISWA PADA MATA KULIAH GEOMETRI ANALITIK
Authors: Oktaviani Dian Nataria , Sholikhakh Rizqi Amaliyakh , Istiqomah Istiqomah
Published: April 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui deskripsi kemampuan disposisi matematik mahasiswa pada mata kuliah geometri analitik. Penelitian deskriptif dimaksudkan untuk mendapatkan gambaran dan keterangan mengenai respon mahasiswa terhadap kemampuan disposisi matematik pada mata kuliah geometri analitik.  Indikator rasa    percaya    diri mempunyai rata-rata 86,198%. Fleksibilitas mempunyai rata-rata sebesar 81,25 %. Tekun mengerjakan tugas matematik mempunyai rata-rata sebesar 87,11%. Minat, rasa ingin tahu, dan daya temu dalam melakukan tugas matematik mempunyai rata-rata sebesar 82,42 %. Cenderung memonitor dan merefleksikan kinerja dan penalaran mereka sendiri, dimana mahasiswa lebih senang jika mendapatkan soal saat  tes (UTS/UAS)  yang sama persis dengan contoh yang diberikan dalam perkuliahan memperoleh nilai sebesar 50,00%. Salah satu item  menilai aplikasi matematika ke situasi lain dalam bidang lainnya dan pengalaman sehari-hari adalah adanya mahasiswa mempunyai tujuan  dalam mempelajari materi perkuliahan sebesar 82,3%. Penghargaan  peran  matematika  dalam  kultur  dan  nilai  matematika,  sebagai  alat  dan bahasa mempunyai rata-rata sebesar 89,06 %. Saran yang diberikan dalam penelitian ini adalah diharapkan dalam setiap proses perkuliahan memberikan ruang dan kesempatan kepada mahasiswa untuk bertanya perihal kesulitan dalam memecahkan masalah serta memberikan umpan balik kepada mahasiswa. Pemberian motivasi dalam setiap proses perkuliahan. Adanya pembiasaan di perkuliahan memberikan soal HOTS.
IVO ANDRIĆ’İN DRİNA KÖPRÜSÜ ADLI ROMANINDA DİNİ VE ETNİK ÇEŞİTLİLİKTEKİ İKİLİ ZITLIKLAR VE HİYERARŞİ
Authors: ULUCAN Özlem
Published: April 2020

﻿Balkanlar, jeopolitik konumu ve etnik çeşitliliği nedeniyle akademik çalışmalardaki seçkin yerini korumaktadır. Bununla beraber Ivo Andrić’e 1961 yılında Nobel ödülü kazandıran romanı Drina Köprüsü’nün olay örgüsüne ev sahipliği yapması, Balkanlar’ın gündemdeki yerini korumasını sağlayan önemli faktörlerden biri haline gelmiştir. Eser, Bosna ile Sırbistan’ı birbirine bağlayan Drina Köprüsü’nün etrafında beraber yaşayan Türk/Müslüman, Sırp/Hristiyan ve Yahudi asıllı vatandaşların yaklaşık dört asırlık panoramasıdır. Kitabın ana kahramanı, esere ismini veren Drina Köprüsü iken, köprüyle beraber etrafında yaşayan insanların kaderine, Balkanların değişim ve dönüşümünde etkin rol oynayan Osmanlı Devleti’nin, sonraları Avusturya Macaristan İmparatorluğu’nun etkilerine, feodal düzenden kapital düzene geçerken yaşanan sancılı dönemin milliyetçilik akımı ile birleşerek meydana getirdiği şaşkınlık, direnme veya adapte olma sürecine şahit oluruz. Drina Köprüsü ile ilgili uluslararası akademik camiadaki yüzlerce farklı çalışmanın yanında, Türkiye’de sınırlı sayıda çalışma yapılmış olup, bunlar genellikle ya eserin genel değerlendirmesi şeklinde veya Ivo Andrić’in eserdeki hoşgörüsü ve hümanist bakış açısı üzerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı ise, eserdeki etnik ve dini çeşitliliğin aslında hiyerarşik bir düzenle aktarılmış olduğunu, bunu yaparken yazarın bu eserde hümanist kimliğinden sıyrılıp, kendi ırkını ve dinini yüceltirken, ötekileştirdiği vatandaşların da dolaylı olarak konumlarını belirlediğini göstermektir.
Story-based CALL for Japanese kanji characters: A study on student learning motivation
Authors: Lin Norman , Kajita Shoji , Mase Kenji
Published: April 2020

We investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a novel, story-based computer-assisted language learning (CALL) system for students learning Japanese kanji characters. In contrast to traditional kanji instruction methods, which rely most heavily on rote learning, our story-based CALL system focuses on mnemonic stories (following Heisig, 1986) and allows the user to create and manage mnemonic stories. System features include a multi-modal audio/visual interface, a portable form factor, a flashcard quiz mode, hyperlink navigation among stories, and a story sharing facility. Experimental evaluation results indicate that after using our device for a two-week period, statistically significant and statistically suggestive improvements in six aspects of students’ motivation and learning strategies for learning kanji increased, as measured by the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire.
Chat as a follow-up to timed conversations: An integrated approach
Authors: Mebed Sharif
Published: April 2020

This article introduces a technique of using online chat to focus students’ attention on problems of grammar and word choice within the context of meaningful linguistic exchanges. It outlines a process of having in-class student-to-student conversations with a specific target expression. That conversation is then repeated as a homework assignment via online chat. Using the transcript of the chat the teacher gives feedback to the students, who in the following lesson incorporate that feedback into the next conversation practice. After the description of the teaching process, this article introduces the voices of some of the participants in this study to illustrate the effectiveness of the exercise.
Practical PowerPoint group projects for the EFL classroom
Authors: Kikuchi Keita , Apple Matthew
Published: April 2020

Using PowerPoint for student-created group projects can be motivating and enjoyable for both students and instructors while fostering a sense of student self-reliance and autonomy. After a brief review of the benefits of cooperative group work and scaffolding in second language learning, this paper highlights three different methods for using PowerPoint in a university classroom setting. The first method involves student construction of picture stories, the second describes making travel plans, and the third demonstrates guidelines for outside class group work on simple research projects, such as surveys of fellow students’ opinions. Finally, the authors give examples of analytic assessment forms and offer possible future directions for research and implementation of PowerPoint projects in second language classrooms.
The viability of computer-assisted classroom discussion (CACD) as a facilitator of communicative interaction
Authors: Alahmadi Basim
Published: April 2020

Abstract
This study sets out to investigate how the use of Computer-Assisted Classroom Discussion (CACD) might facilitate the introduction of a task-based approach designed to promote greater NNS-NNS interaction in the target-language thus improving Second Language Acquisition (SLA). Eight Saudi students (four dyads) were involved in 3 CACDs attempting to jointly complete three tasks: two information-gap and one decision-making. The study attempts to explore: 1) whether CACD can promote communicative interaction; 2) whether CACD can be implemented to generate meaning negotiation; 3) what interactional modifications are employed while using CACD. Participants’ chat scripts were analysed using a discourse analysis method. The data suggests that CACD can foster interactive competence among participants, which can in turn create facilitative conditions for a successful SLA. In general, CACD provides the participants with many opportunities to produce modified L2 output and receive comprehensible L2 input as a verified feedback. Participants managed to carry out only a handful of negotiated routines; nevertheless, the results show that participants employed a wide range of interactional moves such as clarification requests and giving feedback. To summarise, the study indicates that there could be a significant role for CACD as a vehicle for communicative interaction.
Investigating the use of social networking services in Japanese EFL classrooms
Authors: Kikuchi Keita , Otsuka Toru
Published: April 2020

In this study, we investigated 92 university students’ perceptions toward the use of social networking services (SNS) in English classes based through a survey consisting of 30 items based on Warschauer (1996). Participants enrolled in three EFL courses offered at two universities responded to the questionnaire after they completed a one-semester course which included blog assignments on a SNS. Thirty items of the questionnaire were factor analyzed and three factors were extracted: (a) Communication and Empowerment through the Use of Computers, (b) Recognition of the Value of Computers, (c) Reluctance to Use Computers. Based on the results of the factor analysis and additional comments provided by students, various aspects of pedagogical practice and research in the use of SNS in English classes are discussed.
Effective implementation of interactive podcasting for the Web 2.0 generation
Authors: Vallance Michael , Shibata Yukiko
Published: April 2020

Podcasting has become a popular medium for teaching and learning in modern universities and schools worldwide. Most often used podcasts are developed by instructors to broadcast content information for their students to access at leisure. This article explains how podcasts have been developed by students to support their learning and share with fellow learners. In addition, the students’ podcasts are furthered by adding multimodal interactivity with text, quizzes, images and links to websites. This article details the development of the interactive podcasts and provides quantitative and qualitative evidence of their efficacy.
Designing CMS modules to support language learning
Authors: Daniels Paul
Published: April 2020

This article presents an overview of Course Management Systems [CMS] and how a CMS can be modified to support language learning environments. First, the author justifies the advantages of a CMS while examining how CMS fit into the realm of learning theory and pedagogy. Next, several crucial differences between open-source and proprietary CMS applications, and the essential strengths and weaknesses that need to be considered when selecting a CMS are outlined. The main part of the article focuses on a particular open-source CMS called Moodle and explains how it is possible to modify or add modules or blocks to Moodle in order to supplement or enrich language instruction.
Fostering departmental communication and collaboration with online discussion forums
Authors: McDonald Kurtis
Published: April 2020

The use of computer-mediated communication has been shown to be effective in reducing teacher isolation and supportive of substantial collaboration between teachers. In particular, online discussion forums may provide numerous opportunities for instructors within the same department to better coordinate their efforts and the flexibility in doing so at anytime and from anywhere with an Internet connection. This paper seeks to provide a rationale for the use of online discussion forums to foster departmental communication and collaboration and examines the output and perceived effectiveness of one such forum used by a faculty composed of limited-contract, English language instructors at a large, private university in Japan over the course of one academic year.
Perceptions and attitudes towards using CALL in English classrooms among Saudi secondary EFL teachers
Authors: Alshumaimeri Yousif A.
Published: April 2020

Reporting on data collected from a survey of Secondary EFL teachers in Saudi Arabia, this study is an analysis of the perceptions and attitudes held in regard to the use of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in English classrooms. Background data as well as attitudes were collected from 183 male and female respondents from a pool of 250 randomly selected secondary level teachers in Riyadh. The results, determined after descriptive as well as statistical analysis, indicated a positive correlation between a teacher’s attendance during training, both for computer as well as CALL, and a positive attitude toward the use of IT approaches to learning in the Saudi classroom. Recommended actions include specialized training for EFL teachers who are required to integrate CALL into regular classroom instruction. Training programs should additionally be cognizant of other needs that may emerge through applied staff feedback exercises.
EFL learner use of podcasting resources: A pilot study
Authors: Gromik Nicolas
Published: April 2020

This article investigates English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ use of iPod technology to develop target-language awareness. Structured as a pilot study, this research is the first part of an ongoing project to report on the effect of video MP3 technology on target-language exposure. The data were collected over one academic semester at Tohoku University from two advanced learners of English. The data collection included a daily diary questionnaire, two in-class student demonstrations, and semi-structured interviews. The evidence indicates that students own prior viewing skills and are therefore able to use video MP3 playing technology to independently gain exposure to the target-language outside of class time. This article aims to inform educators that allowing students’ autonomy with the technology is possible and beneficial.
Developing linguistic and cultural perspectives of English as a foreign language through email discussion
Authors: Gorjian Bahman
Published: April 2020

This study investigated the role of email discussion in developing both linguistic and cultural perspectives of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Iran. English has been taught through grammatical instruction which, while allows linguistic development, overlooks its cultural aspects in Iranian settings. Cultural values and rules in English textbooks are not modified due to the instrumental uses of L2 in high schools and academic contexts. This research hypothesized that using email discussion may compensate for such shortcomings and strengthen the level of L2 cultural awareness as well as their writing competency. The subjects comprised of 418 EFL teachers and learners dealing with EFL in Iranian universities. Research instruments were pre-test and post-test cultural-oriented essays developed by the researcher. The treatment period was conducted in the fall semester of 2007. Data were statistically analyzed through SPSS 11.5, and the results showed that there was a significant difference in both English cultural awareness and written output between those subjects who used email discussion and those who did not. The experimental group who used email discussion outperformed the control group who did not use it as a teaching aid in writing culturaloriented essays (p<.05). The EFL instructors also believed that email discussion could enhance the EFL learners’ cultural awareness and improve their writing of cultural-oriented essays (p<.05). In other words, email discussion and information exchanges can play a facilitative role in teaching and learning L2 language and culture.
Wikis and constructivism: Exploring the links
Authors: Yates Nicholas
Published: April 2020

Wikis are an emerging user-created content technology which can potentially have a great impact on language learning classrooms. This action research paper reports on student behavior when completing a wiki project designed using principles of constructivism. Results of a survey revealed that students thought wikis provided opportunities to learn from and help each other. Results from an interpersonal intra-wiki hyperlink analysis showed that when constructing knowledge in the wiki, each group member mainly contributed to their own pages with little awareness for hyperlinking within their wiki. The findings of this small action research demonstrate that for the right classroom objectives, wikis designed with constructivist principles could be used to enhance students’ language learning experiences.
Linking media servers & course management systems
Authors: Daniels Paul
Published: April 2020

While VHS tapes and CDs are still an indispensable medium for many language instructors, the transition to online digital media is gaining momentum. One advantage of digital multimedia residing on a networked server over media stored on VHS, CD or DVD media is the ability for users to simultaneously control the learning material. In addition to simultaneous access, learners can also download digital media from outside of class via the Internet to a personal computer or a portable device, such an iPod or mobile phone. By linking digital media with a course management system (CMS), multimedia activities can be tied with data from learners and courses. Digital media can be added to, for example, comprehension question activities, forums, blogs or progress reports.
An innovative approach to foreign language acquisition in multimodal collaborative virtual environments: Simulation design and implementation
Authors: Shih Ya-Chun
Published: April 2020

This research presents multimodal communication in collaborative virtual environments (CVEs) for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners using text, voice, lip motion, and body language. The proposed CVE, named VEC3D 3.0, is based on a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) task-based design to elicit multimodal communication. The current work presents the task-based design, its application, and implementation in VEC3D 3.0.
The development and evaluation of a web-based college English outside reading system for EFL freshmen
Authors: Pan Ching-Ying , Huang Pei-Ching
Published: April 2020

The main purpose of this study was to design a web-based English outside reading learning system for college students to study English reading outside the classroom by themselves. In addition to the main purpose, we explored the web-based learning system’s effects on students by comparing it with the reading of traditional printed materials. This web-based learning system included nine units whose topics were the life stories of nine contemporary celebrities. This study adopted a pretest-posttest nonequivalent group design. Control group students conducted English outside reading by studying paper materials on their own. Experimental group students studied the same materials in an asynchronous web-based learning system. The results of this research were that the group using the web-based learning system had significantly better English reading comprehension, higher English learning motivation, and greater learner satisfaction. Furthermore, most of the web-based learning students held very positive views of the design, presentation and functions of this web-based learning system.
Do you know who we are? Undergraduate students' access to technology: A survey report
Authors: Gromik Nicolas
Published: April 2020

This report presents findings from a quantitative survey of Japanese second-year undergraduate students about their access to and ownership of technology. The survey collects information from 745 participants over seven academic terms. The responses reveal that students have access to and are using various types of technology from an increasingly young age. This report presents the data for the benefits of educators and administrators.
Code-switching and code-mixing in Internet chatting: between 'yes', 'ya', and 'si'-a case study
Authors: Cárdenas-Claros Mónica Stella , Isharyanti Neny
Published: April 2020

This case study examined the occurrences of code-switching and code-mixing in a chatroom based environment. In Fall 2004, the chat room conversations of 12 non-native speakers of English from Spanish and Indonesian backgrounds were collected during a two month period and analyzed to identify: 1) frequency of code-switching and code-mixing for both cultures; 2) topics that triggered code-switching and code-mixing in each culture; and 3) topics common to both cultures and topics less likely to occur within both cultures. The findings suggest that technology-related terms, along with introductory terms, triggered more instances of code-switching and code-mixing regardless of the linguistic background of the participants. Conclusions and suggestions for further research are provided.
Using social bookmark sites for independent reading projects
Authors: Prichard Caleb
Published: April 2020

Using the internet and new technologies may change the way L2 instructors implement independent reading projects. While traditionally students have read printed material and recorded what they read on paper, having students read articles on the internet and share what they have read using online social bookmarks has several potential advantages. Using social bookmarks could increase learner interaction and could lead students to find more interesting and relevant articles. Social bookmarking could also assist the instructor in managing the out-of-class reading. This paper discusses and evaluates a project where a university-level L2 reading class in Japan read articles on the internet and summarized the content on a group bookmark page. Though there were some difficulties in the project, the results confirmed many of the potential benefits of social bookmarking.
Adoption of mobile technology for language learning: Teacher attitudes and challenges
Authors: Tai Yaming , Ting Yu-Liang
Published: April 2020

Recent researchers have advocated mobile technology for education. e adoption of technology in language learning has advanced from Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) to Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL). is study examined the fundamental issues in deploying mobile technology-mediated language learning, including teacher attitudes and challenges faced, for a feasible adoption approach. Six pre-service teachers were introduced to a mobile device, and asked to collaboratively design and implement MALL. Perceived usefulness, ease of use of the device, and their propensity to innovate the device were surveyed. Following adoption, an interview was conducted to address the challenges teachers faced. e results echoed literature findings on teacher adoption of other technologies and presented some new findings. For example, organizational effort should focus on providing knowledge and experience of mobile technology to teachers, or arranging a special design task for teacher participation. Using mobile technology in the classroom reveals pedagogical challenges such as balancing the attractiveness of the device with student engagement in the curriculum. Finally, this study also recommends a special supportive team to facilitate teacher adoption of mobile technology. Based on these preliminary results, this study hopes for better deployment of future mobile technology-mediated language learning.
Blended learning spaces: Synchronous blending
Authors: MacKenzie Dirk , Promnitz-Hayashi Lara , Jenks Daniel , Geluso Joe , Delgado Roman , Castellano Joachim , Hinkelman Don
Published: April 2020

Discussions of blended learning (BL) have generally failed to account for the synchronous combination of computer-mediated and face-to-face interactions that can occur within a blended learning space (BLS). is paper provides an overview of BLS use by a department of teachers at a Japanese university specializing in foreign language learning. Data was collected via a teacher questionnaire (n = , response rate = %) and follow-up interviews. Compared to non-BLS lessons, BLS lessons had different lesson goals, different patterns of interaction, different types of homework, more variety of media, and more variety of input and output. BLS lessons also showed signs of increased learner autonomy and motivation.
Exploring genres and mediated actions in Taiwanese college students’ blog writing
Authors: Chang Ching-Fen
Published: April 2020

This study examines genres displayed in 25 Taiwanese college students’ English blogs and their mediated actions in the English blog writing through the lens of activity theory. The results showed that the interwoven relationships among individuals’ agency, the goals they set for the task, the mediated tools, and the contextual elements led to different individual activity systems in completion of the blog task. The findings further revealed that the free-writing blog task allowed EFL students to practice writing in different genres and to suit individual and gender preference on rhetorical selection. The results implied that language teachers should be aware of the influence of personal and contextual factors on EFL students’ English blog writing.
Learning in student-generated T.V. commercials enhanced by computer technology
Authors: Cunningham Joyce
Published: April 2020

In general, English language classes have used advertising mainly for cultural and linguistic content as well as to develop critical thinking but, to date, few teachers have taken advantage of computer technology to have their students create short commercials. This paper will focus on a collaborative project which incorporates filming and video-editing, and will examine student perceptions about the use of video production from feedback gained in interviews and reports and the ensuing learning when communicating in English. The project involved short, student-generated TV commercials produced by two monolingual English classes of third-year undergraduates in Japan. Techniques include brainstorming, storyboarding, making dialogues, filming, video editing (iMovie2), and portfolio assessment, etc.
Reasons for using YouTube in the language classroom including practical usage examples
Authors: York James
Published: April 2020

Recent statistical data regarding YouTube reveals two important factors that may be utilized by language teachers. This paper initially outlines several theoretical considerations for the use of video in such contexts before developing an argument regarding the value of this data and appeal of YouTube in language learning contexts. Following this, the paper gives an overview of the exploitable statistical data on YouTube, which is presented with a focus on the possible motivational, affective and cognitive influences implied. Subsequently, the second half of the paper is dedicated to introducing practical YouTube-based activities that teachers may use or modify to suit their individual teaching contexts.
TOEFL iBT Training in the CALL Classroom
Authors: Campbell Aaron P. , Silver Richard
Published: April 2020

This paper describes a CALL course for EFL students at a Japanese university in which Moodle quiz activities were used in conjunction with NanoGong (a sound-recording plugin) to simulate TOEFL iBT-style speaking and writing exercises. In addition to describing and sharing our experience implementing the course, we also share survey and interview feedback from students, which touches upon themes such as learner anxiety toward peer assessment and a positive response toward the use of simplified scoring rubrics. We conclude with some practical suggestions for teachers interested in carrying out iBT training with Moodle in their CALL rooms.
Integration of iPads into a Japanese university English language curriculum
Authors: Brown Marnie , Castellano Joachim , Hughes Erin Hughes , Worth Alexander
Published: April 2020

Tablet computers are a growing trend in education that has been gaining momentum since the introduction of the Apple iPad in 2010. This paper presents a case study at a Japanese university that investigated the integration of iPads into an existing English language curriculum. It reports on the experience of teachers and students using this particular tablet for several learning tasks in a Freshman English course. The tablets were used as a presentation tool, digital handout, Internet browser, transcription recorder, and media playback device. Data gathered from the study describe benefits and drawbacks of using tablet computers in the Japanese university EFL context. In addition, teacher and student views on using tablets in-class activities were gauged. The researchers used direct observations, video recordings of student use, and survey data from teachers and students. It also details the mobile applications that were used for the classroom tasks. While the iPads showed promise in collaborative projects involving media, connectivity, unfamiliarity, and incompatibility issues limited their effectiveness. Although only a few iPads were available for the study, the issues and results are considered from the perspective of tablet technology in general. Furthermore, the lessons learned here might provide additional insights into the broader implementation of mobile devices in language learning environments.
A “CULTURA EXTREMA” ENQUANTO ESTRATÉGIA DE HEGEMONIA
Authors: Teixeira da Silva Luciane , Nosella Paolo
Published: April 2020

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de discutir o conceito gramsciano de cultura extrema enquanto estratégia de hegemonia. Isto é feito por meio da análise de três escritos de Antônio Gramsci, duas publicações de jornais e uma pequena redação da 5ª série primária. Partimos da premissa de que a cultura extrema é uma categoria de Gramsci, mas não é uma expressão utilizada por ele, de forma direta, como o conceito de hegemonia por exemplo. Por meio da análise dos textos identificamos que a cultura extrema revela um processo de conhecimento e se constitui em importante elemento de estratégia pela busca da hegemonia, pois é pela cultura que se transforma e se forma uma nova linguagem, capaz de subsidiar novas ações e novas direções.
A MATRIX EPISTEMOLÓGICA
Authors: Menezes Jean Paulo Pereira
Published: April 2020

RESUMO: Os críticos da epistemologia não ignoram a mesma, seria um impropério. Todavia, os epistemólogos ignoram a perspectiva ontológica, seja por necessidade de manter sua hegemonia na academia ou mesmo por ignorância intelectual. Em outras palavras, a perspectiva ontológica considera necessariamente as gnoseologias e as epistemologias, esse procedimento não é opcional. Radicalmente diferente, o epistemólogo dita, impõem, alicia e sequestra em nome da sua perspectiva, sente-se como um deus da pesquisa científica, quando na verdade não passa de um homo academicus.
O valor na educação
Authors: Moreira Jansen , Barbosa Silvânia , Leal Ludwig
Published: April 2020

Valores humanos guiam nossas ações, além de representar cognitivamente as nossas necessidades, assumindo diferentes graus de importância, e com certa estabilidade no tempo. Iniciativas de movimentos contemporâneos na educação brasileira dão sinais do conservadorismo axiológico, exigindo de professores e professoras uma postura ética facilitadora do conhecimento, voltada à autonomia e aberta à diversidade. Assim, numa perspectiva psicossociológica, entrelaçando aspectos macro, meso e micro, a pesquisa objetivou analisar as diferenças axiológicas em função do sexo, em docentes da rede estadual de ensino médio de uma metrópole paraibana. Utilizou-se o Questionário de Valores Básicos, uma Ficha Sociodemográfica e um Questionário Aberto, numa amostra de 253 docentes em pleno exercício da função. Os resultados demonstraram maior média para mulheres no Valor Religiosidade e na Subfunção Normativa, enquanto para homens no Valor Sexualidade. O Questionário Aberto ratificou maior envolvimento delas com religião, família e aspectos sociolaborais, conquanto um maior envolvimento deles com esportes. Conclui-se que tais docentes demonstram um perfil conservador nos costumes, o que exige moderação nos extremismos das guerras narrativas, e que precisa contar com aval político e legislativo para o devido respaldado em teorias pedagógicas e metodologias didáticas que não tornem seus valores, obstáculos na mediação que é o ensinar, a fim de se considerar e se alcançar o pluralismo saudável de ideias e de valores, com base na ética e na alteridade em uma educação inter-humana, e por uma outra globalização.
GCMS identification of volatile compounds in Indonesia’s specific traditional “kalio” and dried rendang
Authors: Rini Rini , Syukri Daimon , Azima Fauzan
Published: April 2020

Rendang is a traditional-specific food in Indonesia. Rendang is generally made with beef, coconut milk, and spices. There are two types of rendang according to its time processing. Rendang “kalio” is a final product of rendang that needs a short heating period while dried rendang is produced by the longer heating period. In the present study, the profile of the volatile compounds that most obtained from spices was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to characterize the influence of the cooking period on the flavor characteristic of two available types of rendang. There were dozens of volatile compounds identified including carboxylic, aromatic, carbonyl, and alcohols where carboxylic and aromatics were the predominant volatile fractions. The results indicated that the cooking period affected the profile of volatile compounds between "kalio" rendang and dried rendang. Carboxylic and aromatics were less in the dried rendang compared to the rendang “kalio” where others were opposites. The increase of carbonyls and alcohol during the cooking process has suggested can play a crucial role in the flavor of dried rendang.
Antioxidant Activity of “Kolang Kaling” Jam which is added with “Pucuk Merah” (Syzygium oleana) Fruit Juice
Authors: Sayuti Kesuma , Neswati Neswati , Hijra Reza , Effendi Effendi
Published: April 2020

“Kolang kaling” is the endosperm of Arenga pinnata seed that contains galactomannan so it can be made into jam.  This research was aimed to study the effect of “Pucuk merah” fruit juice as a natural colorant and antioxidant sources on antioxidant activity of the jam. This research used an experimental design with different levels of the juice of “Pucuk merah” fruit (6%, 8%, 10%, and 12%). Observations were anthocyanin level (pH differential method), total phenol (by Follin-Ciocalteu method) and antioxidant activity (by DPPH method) of the jam. It was found that the addition of the concentration level of “Pucuk merah” fruit juice had a statistically significant effect on the anthocyanin and total phenol level of the jam. The more the juice was added, the higher the anthocyanin level (2.82 ± 0.13 ppm; 3.76 ± 0.29 ppm; 3.88 ± 0.11 ppm; and 4.20 ± 0.52 ppm, respectively) and the higher the total phenol level (382 ± 1.53 mg GAE/100g; 431 ± 3.06 mg GAE/100g; 540 ± 1.53 mg GAE/100g and 547 ± 6.43 mg GAE/100g, respectively). By using sensory evaluation, the best product was the addition of 12% of the juice; the antioxidant activity was 628 ppm.
Implementation of the Firefly Algorithm in the Case of N-Queens Problem
Authors: Nggego Dedy Abdianto , Arief Setyanto  , Sukoco
Published: April 2020

N-Queen problem is a form of puzzle game that uses chess rules for the queen on the standard chessboard with modified size. The challenge of the n-queen problem is finding the N ( N is positive integer) queens position on the chessboard, so that no queen can attack another queen on the board in a single move. Implementation of firefly algorithm in n-queens problem in this study aims to find n-queen problem solutions and count the number of iterations to achieve the optimal solution of each queen which will then be compared with the results of Sarkar and Nag's research (2017). This study uses an experimental method with a number of N between 10 to 20 and uses a population of 15 and 1000 firefly. The results showed that the firefly algorithm is able to find all the optimal solutions for the queen's position on a chessboard with dimensions 10 to 20 in a population of 1000 firefly. The firefly algorithm can find the optimal solution fewer iterations compared to the genetic algorithm. According to the experiment, firefly algorithm shows better performance in finding the optimal solution compared to genetic algorithm.
Application of E-CRM in Salon Business in Increasing Loyalty and Service to Customers
Authors: Nur’Ahya Anisa  , Yuliazmi Yuliazmi , Grace Gata
Published: April 2020

D'Moze Salon is a company engaged in the sale of salon services established in 2009 with its first branch located in Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta. Some of the factors faced by D 'Moze Salon are handling verbally delivered complaints, a large number of customers visit make a long waiting list for treatment, and it is difficult to identify and retain loyal customers. Implementing CRM is one way for companies to be able to create good relationships with customers and mutual benefits. Along with the development of information technology requires companies to apply technology in business because business competition is increasingly high. By applying the Electonic Customer Relationship Management (E-CRM) model that provides a means of interface for customers that can help solve existing problems so that they can benefit both customers and the company. The interface provided is a web-based E-CRM system created with the PHP programming language and MySQL database. Using this E-CRM system D'Moze Salon is easier to manage the provision of services so the level of customer satisfaction increases also their loyalty. Thus, complaints will be reduced, testimonials from satisfied customers are increasing. This will capture potential new customers to choose D’Moze as the salon for treatment.
El conocimiento antropológico en tiempos de “pos-verdad”
Authors: Gledhill John
Published: April 2020

In my opinion, Gustavo's diagnosis of our situation is very timely. Perhaps the voices of professional anthropologists are a bit more prominent in the world of "expert knowledge" linked to multilateral and international organizations and to advisory committees of governmental and non-governmental organizations, but in general I think we have to accept what he says about the weakness of our current professional public profile and our apparent inability to produce analyses of the "great challenges" of our time that manage to attract the interest of the general public and gain political weight.