bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mediating Function of Awe from Collective Threat to Self-transcendental Values and Eudaimonia
Authors: Nakayama Masataka , Uchida Yukiko
Published: December 2020

How do people react to collective threats such as natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic? One consequence of such catastrophic events is the emotional impact on those who feel threat without actual harm as well as those who experienced direct harm. The current study demonstrated that such threat enhances self-transcendent values that further leads to general well-being, mediated by the emotion of awe. Two surveys were conducted immediately after a severe typhoon hit Japan (Study 1) and during the early phases of the COVID-19 spread in Japan (Study 2). Predisposition to feel negative awe predicted participants’ attention to both collective threat events, which led to an affirmation of self-transcendent values and general well-being. Furthermore, when participants were asked to recall a collective threat (vs. control event), they felt more awe which led to more engaged meaning making during the event, in turn predicting their affirmation of self-transcendent values.
PENTINGNYA ADAPTASI MAHASISWA DALAM PERKULIAHAN DI TENGAH MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: RADESTYA DEVITO HAFIZH
Published: December 2020

Di masa pandemi COVID-19 memiliki dampak yang sangat besar pada sistem pendidikan di Indonesia. Salah satunya yaitu perkuliahan yang seharusnya dilakukan secara offline namun sekarang dilaksanakan secara online. Tujuan pembuatan artikel ini untuk mengetahui alas an pentigngnya adaptasi mahasiswa untuk bisa membiasakan diri dan beradaptasi dengan perkuliahan secara daring di masa pandemi COVID-19. Pembuatan artikel ini menggunakan metode literature. Hasil pembahasan menunjukkan bahwa mahasiswa yang berhasil beradaptasi maka progress perkuliahannya tidak akan terhambat, jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa adaptasi mahasiswa dalam perkuliahan di tengah masa pandemic COVID-19 sangatlah penting.
Unequal but Balanced: Highly educated mothers’ perceptions of work-life balance during the COVID-19 lockdown in Finland and the Netherlands
Authors: Yerkes Mara A. , Andre Stefanie , Remery Chantal , Salin Milla , Hakovirta Mia , van Gerven Minna
Published: December 2020

One year after passage of the European work-life balance directive, and thus recognition of the need for policy support, measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are shaping parents’ work-life balance in significant ways. Academically, we are challenged to explore whether existing theoretical frameworks hold in this new environment with combined old and new policy frameworks. We are also challenged to understand the nuanced ways in which the first lockdown affects the combination of paid work and care. We address both of these issues, providing a cross-sectional comparative analysis of highly educated mothers’ perceptions of work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland and the Netherlands. Our findings show that highly educated Finnish mothers have more difficulty combining work and care during the first lockdown than Dutch mothers. The absence of state-provided care during the lockdown creates greater difficulty for full-time working Finnish mothers in a dual-earner/state-carer system than an absence of such care in the Dutch one-and-a-half earner system, where most mothers work part-time. Further analyses suggest variation in part-time and (nearly) full-time hours mitigates the work-life balance experiences of highly educated Dutch mothers. We discuss these findings in light of current theoretical frameworks and highlight avenues for future research.
Fantasy is More Believable: The Shadow Civil Sphere in Chinese Online Fiction
Authors: Tian Xiaoli
Published: December 2020

Using online fiction in China, this chapter explores whether there is still space to express civil values in a “subjective” civil sphere when that civil sphere lacks institutionally protected legal and communicative spaces. Based on online observations, interviews with online fiction writers and readers, and content analysis of selected popular works of online fiction, I argue that online fiction has created survivalist and revenge-themed fantasy worlds that act as a shadow civil sphere. On the one hand, shadow refers to the dark side of the civil sphere wherein people use extremely anti-civil online fictions to reject the empty moral values promoted by the state. On the other hand, in the shadow people are still expressing moral ideals through cynicism. By creating a fantasy world that’s more nasty and brutish than reality, they are expressing their cynicism regarding the society, the social system and the pretense of the public world. However, their cynicism actually articulates their belief in those civil values.
The “Pasteurization Process” of Local-Grounded Strategies in the Primary Health Care in two Experiences of the Global South (Brazil and Chile)
Authors: Araújo Eliezer Magno , Medina Sebastian , Figueroa Esteban , de Castro Marília
Published: December 2020

This article explores the process of two emerging local-grounded strategies born in the context of Primary Health Care, in rural locations in Brazil and Chile, using a post-colonial framework. Initially rooted in local health needs and socio-cultural characteristics, both experiences undergo a process of modelling and subsequent replication by the governance of health systems, with an asymmetric power / knowledge structure. We used a Collective Case Study as a methodological strategy and used field records, in-depth interviews and a critical literature review. As a result, we saw that the social participation experienced in community-based health systems has the potential to generate high-impact initiatives, considering local realities. At the same time, through the metaphor of "pasteurization", we emphasize that hegemonic governance can remove the "living components" of these types of local strategies, causing them to lose their emancipatory capacities.
Competing effects on the average age of infant death
Authors: Alexander Monica , Root Leslie
Published: December 2020

In recent decades, the relationship between the average length of life for those who die in the first year of life — the lifetable quantity 1𝑎0 — and the level of infant mortality, on which its calculation is often based, has broken down. The very low levels of infant mortality in the developed world correspond to a range of 1𝑎0 quantities. We illustrate the competing effect of falling mortality and reduction in preterm births on 1𝑎0, through two populations with very different levels of premature birth — infants born to non-Hispanic white mothers and to non- Hispanic black mothers in the United States. Through simulation, we further demonstrate that falling mortality reduces 1𝑎0, while a reduction in premature births increases it. We use these observations to motivate the formulation of a new approximation formula for 1𝑎0 in low- mortality contexts, which is a function of both the infant mortality rate and the ratio of infant to under-five mortality. Model results and validation show that this model outperforms existing alternatives.
Face-work on Social Media: The Presentation of Self on Renren and Facebook
Authors: Tian Xiaoli
Published: December 2020

This paper examines how the characteristics of interactional venues of social media and the Chinese “face” culture influence self-presentation on different types of social media. In-depth interviews have been conducted with 45 mainland Chinese students who are studying in Hong Kong and online observations are carried out. The findings reveal that while the students use both Renren and Facebook, they are much more frequently and intensely engaged with the former. Although Renren and Facebook are similar in terms of technical settings, the students present themselves in very different ways. The strategies of self-presentation are based on the careful determination of perceived relative status, both that of themselves and the other parties involved. Many have found that the best way to claim face on Renren is to maintain a low profile and align their emotions and actions with those of Hong Kong and mainland China students, while on Facebook, they maintain a relatively high profile to compete with international students. This study contributes to the literature by showing that self-presentation on social media is shaped by both the technical affordance and local culture of interpersonal relations (in this case, the Chinese “face” culture).
Accuracy of Prediction of Birth Weight by Fetal Ultrasound
Authors: Acharya Sumnima , Tiwari Awadhesh
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Fetal weight estimation using ultrasonography (USG) is beneficial for the better feto-maternal outcome. This study was done to determine the accuracy of prediction of birth weight by fetal ultrasound.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the Department of Radio diagnosis, Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital (LMCTH), Palpa, Nepal from1st June to 31st December 2018.Fetal weight was calculated by USG in 325 women using Hadlock’s formula and correlated with birth weight.

Results: Our study showed that fetal ultrasound using Hadlock’s formula has error in estimation of fetal weight by 189gm (SD: 111 gm). In 91.3% of the cases, there was an error of estimation by less than 10% compared to actual weight.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that sonographic estimation of birth weight can be recommended to yield a better prediction of birth weight and to further evaluate fetal well-being.
Study of Anatomical Variations of Nose and Para-nasal Sinuses in Computed Tomography Scan
Authors: Pokhrel Sona , Pandey Bhuwan Raj
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) has nowadays become the investigation of choice for diagnosis and evaluation of anatomical variations of the nose and paranasal sinuses.

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Radiology of Lumbini Medical College Hospital from June 2019 to May 2020. Total of 130 patients were enrolled for the study. All patients were subjected to Siemens Somatom scope 16 slice CT scan. Each scan was studied for the presence of agger nasi cell, concha bullosa, deviated nasal septum, haller cell, onodi cell, uncinate process variation and type of olfactory fossa.

Results: The mean age of patients was 36. 86 ±12.06 years. There were 76 males (58.5%) and 54 females (41.5%) with male: female ratio of 1.4:1 with highest range in age group of 31 to 45 years (46.9%). Anatomical variation between male and female was statistically not significant (p>0.05). The most common anatomical variation noted was nasal septal deviation (73.1%), then agger nasi cell (59.3%), concha bullosa (24.6%), paradoxical medial turbinate (7.7%), onodi cell (6.9%), uncinate process variation (5.4%) and least was haller cell (4.6%). Most of the scans had more than one anatomical variation, which was statistically significant (p<0.05). The most common type of olfactory fossa depth was Keros type II (61.5%).

Conclusion: Computed tomography of the paranasal sinus has improved the visualization of anatomical variation hence radiologist must pay close attention to variants.
Pediatric Injury Presenting in Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Centre
Authors: Pradhananga Sneha , Shrestha Trishna , Batajoo Kabita Hada , Bajracharya Manjita
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Pediatric injury is one of the common emergencies encountered in the emergency department. It is emerging as leading cause of death and disabilities in children. This study aims to analyze the patterns of pediatric injury based on age group, gender, mode, type, place of injury and its outcome.

Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study conducted in Emergency Department of KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital from 1st May 2019 to 30th July 2019. A total of 110 patients aged 15 years and below and with history of trauma were included in this study.

Results: A hundred and ten pediatric patients presented to emergency with injuries. Majority of pediatric trauma cases belonged to age group 1-5 years (38.2%, n=42) and more frequent in male children (66.4%, n=73) .In both gender, male (45.5%, n=50) and female (17.3%, n=19); fall was most common mode of injury followed by accidental cut injury (7.3%,n=8) in male and road traffic accident (6.4%,n=7) in female. Most of the cases sustained soft tissue injury (32.7%, n=36) followed by cut injury (26.4%, n=29) and fracture (16.4%, n=18). Common place of injury was found to be at home (64.5%, n=71). Majority were discharged (n=100; 90.9%), Nine (8.2 %) were admitted and one expired (0.9 %) expired.

Conclusion: Fall injuries are the major mode of injury encountered in both male and female children. Injuries tend to occur more at home than school. Children should be adequately supervised at home and school.
Estimation of Stature from Finger Length Based on the Correlation
Authors: Yadav Shekhar Kumar , Shakya Shuvechha
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Estimation of stature is of paramount importance in verifying the identity of an individual from the bodily remains, often after any kind of mass disaster, explosion or intentional cuts and dismantling we encounter very few bodily parts. The objective of the present study was to estimate stature from the measurement of finger length based on the principle of correlation.

Methods: The present study consisted of 300 individuals (150 male and 150 female) of age group 18 to 26 years during the period of August 2017 to August 2018. Stature and finger length of individuals were measured by using stadiometer and digital caliper respectively. Data were analyzed by using statistical software SPSS-22.

Results: A positive and highly significant (p<0.01) correlation was observed in both genders. Linear regression equation for stature estimation was derived using finger length and checked for their accuracy by comparing the estimated stature to measured stature. The result shows no significant difference between estimated and measured stature.

Conclusions: The results indicate that the finger length provides reliable means of estimating the stature of an unknown individual based on the principle of correlation. Hence it can be of significant help in establishing the identity of an individual.
Outcome of Titanium Elastic Nailing in the Surgical Management of Femoral-Shaft Fracture in Children
Authors: Maharjan Rajram , Bisht Rishi , Pariyar Dipesh
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Femoral shaft fracture is one of the most common orthopedic injuries of the children. These fractures treated non-operatively by traction followed by hip spica require prolonged hospitalization causing undue physical and psychological stress for patient and patient family. Loss of reduction is also commonly seen with hip spica that leads to unacceptable complications like angular deformities and limb length discrepancies. Titanium Elastic Nailing (TEN) is becoming widely accepted treatment for femoral shaft fractures in children due to its simplicity and physeal protective stable load sharing construct that allows early mobilization. The purpose of this study was to see the outcome of operative treatment of femoral shaft fracture in children by TEN.

Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out in the Department of Orthopedics in National Academy of Medical Sciences, National Trauma Center from February 2017 to January 2019. Study was undertaken in 22 children between the age group of 5-14 years with femoral shaft fractures. Fixation with TEN was done for all fractures within nine days of injury. Patients were assessed radiologically as well as clinically until fractures healed. The results were evaluated using Flynn scoring criteria.

Results: Radiological union was seen in all cases between 6–12 weeks after surgery. The mean operating time was 58 (48-115) minute and mean hospital stay after surgery was 9 (6-15) days. Results were excellent in 14 patients (63.63%), satisfactory in 6 patients (27.37%) & poor in 2 patients (9%). Six patients had skin irritation at nail insertion site which resolved after removal of nails. Functional range of motion in both hip and knee joints of affected limb was preserved in all cases after the removal of nails.

Conclusion: TEN is an effective and safe treatment of femoral shaft fractures in children of 5-14 years of age group.
COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics: A Little Bit of Confusion
Authors: Piryani Rano Mal , Piryani Suneel , Deo Gopendra
Published: December 2020

No abstract available.
Perspective of Undergraduate Students on Virtual Teaching in Medical Education
Authors: Batajoo Kabita Hada , Pradhanaga Sneha , Shrestha Trishna , Bajracharya Manjita , Pandey Bindu K.C.
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Global pandemic of Novel corona virus (Covid 19) has become a public health emergency with multidimensional effect including education system. World has implemented physical distancing by “lockdown” strategy leading to disruption of normal routines of academic institutions. Medical students are bound to adapt web based online education system however; virtual teaching has both opportunities as well as challenges that needs to be explored for better medical education ahead.

Methods: This is an observational cross sectional survey conducted on 9th batch MBBS 4th year students of KIST medical college and teaching hospital. The online survey was done by google form via emails and responses were complied on Microsoft database Excel program.

Result: Out of 93 students 88 (95.44%) responded comprising 63.6% female and 36.4% male. Among them 54.5% were from within the valley whereas 45.5% were from outside the valley. 26.1% found virtual teaching was very effective with several opportunities however 58% thought online classes were slightly effective. 65.9% found 45min duration is appropriate per session.

Conclusion: During the Covid pandemic, virtual online teaching has been alternative mode for continuity of medical education which can be attended from safe environment of home with proper utilization of time.
Early Psychical Research Reference Works: Remarks on Nandor Fodor’s Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science
Authors: Alvarado Carlos S.
Published: December 2020

Some early reference works about psychic phenomena have included bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and general overview books. A particularly useful one, and the focus of the present article, is Nandor Fodor’s Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science (n.d., ca. 1933 or 1934). The encyclopedia has more than 900 alphabetically arranged entries. These cover phenomena such as apparitions, auras, automatic writing, clairvoyance, hauntings, materialization, poltergeists, premonitions, psychometry, and telepathy, but also mediums and psychics, researchers and writers, magazines and journals, organizations, theoretical ideas, and other topics. In addition to the content of this work, and some information about its author, it is argued that the Encyclopaedia is a good reference work for the study of developments before its publication, even though it has some omissions and bibliographical problems.

Keywords: Encyclopaedia of Psychic Science; Nandor Fodor; psychical research reference works; history of psychical research
Using Virtual Reality to Test for Telepathy: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Authors: Vernon David , Sandford Thomas , Moyo Eric
Published: December 2020

Telepathy is one of the most commonly reported psi-type experiences and represents the idea that one person can acquire information relating to the thoughts/feelings/intentions of another from a distance via a non-usual route. Typically the procedure involves a Sender and a Receiver who are physically separated whilst the former attempts to relay target information to the latter. Refinements to this paradigm have included placing the Receiver in sensory isolation in an effort to enhance the signal to noise ratio of the signal, as seen in the ganzfeld research. Here the aim was to immerse the Sender in a virtual reality (VR) environment in an effort to boost the transmission of the target whilst keeping the Receiver in partial sensory isolation. Using such a paradigm we tested eleven pairs of participants, each acting as Sender and Receiver across five trials. In each trial the Sender was immersed in a VR environment depicting a positive arousing experience (e.g., skiing downhill, driving a racing car). The Receiver’s task was to identify the correct target image from a set of 5 (i.e., 20% chance) matched for mean valence and arousal. Initial analysis of Receiver performance showed hit rates that did not differ significantly from chance. However, a post-hoc analysis comparing participants top two choices to chance showed a mean hit rate of 52% which was significantly greater than chance (at 40%). Examination of possible associations between hit rate and belief in psi as well as the subjectively rated strength of the relationship between Sender-Receiver pairings only showed a correlation with the psi sub-scale of the RPB. Hence, we argue that participant hit rate is more suggestive than conclusive of a telepathic effect. In addition, we outline a number of methodological refinements which we think could help to improve the viability and effectiveness of using VR.
Dealing with the Experimenter Effect
Authors: Bierman Dick , Jolij Jacob J.
Published: December 2020

Methods in experimental science assume objective facts, and those effects are generally independent of the observer or experimenter. This objectivity assumption is not warranted in the field of human studies. Results of psychological experiments tend to be dependent on among other things the expectations of the experimenter. The experimenter effect togther with the replication crisis in social psychology are major issues in experimental parapsychology. We use Houtkooper's Hierarchical Observational Theory to look at a model for dealing with this issue, and conclude that multiple-experimenter projects might be able to sort out experimenter effects from intrinisic effects.

Keywords: experimenter effect; replication crisis; psi; parapsychology
The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment by Michael Hunter
Authors: Gauld Alan
Published: December 2020

In the preface to this very Scholarly – and sometimes almost confusingly well-informed - book the author tells us that his aim is to offer “a fresh view of the change in educated attitudes towards magical beliefs that occurred in Britain between about 1650 and 1750.” In this he unquestionably succeeds. Actually the book continues somewhat beyond the later date, but there can be no doubt that there were changes – mostly declines - during the designated period in many of the miscellaneous human beliefs and activities that have for whatever reason been labelled as ‘magic’ or ‘magical’.

Hunter begins the body of his book with a chapter–length Introduction entitled The Supernatural, Science and ‘Atheism’. This opens with an attempt to define what he means by ‘magic’, based, he says, on the similar attempt made by Sir Keith Thomas in his classic Religion and the Decline of Magic (1971), though unlike Thomas he very wisely does not include alchemy and astrology. Even so he includes quite a wide variety of topics, so wide indeed that it is hard to see what if anything these phenomena – if they do indeed occur – could have in common except that they are difficult to explain, or to explain away, in ordinarily accepted terms. The proposed list includes such matters as witchcraft, witch covens, involvement with the spiritual realm (good or evil, angelic or demonic, benevolent or pestilential) possession. conjuration, prophesies, ghosts, apparitions, fairies, omens and lucky charms, and what would now be called poltergeists. Other varieties of curious events linked to or supposedly similar to the above could in practice no doubt get included.
Pengaruh Besaran Uang Saku dan Lingkungan Teman Sebaya terhadap Perilaku Konsumtif Mahasiswa Fakultas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Ivet
Authors: Fauzziyah Nurul , Widayati Sri
Published: December 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh besaran uang saku yang dimiliki mahasiswa dan lingkungan teman sebaya terhadap perilaku konsumtif mahasiswa. Jenis Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kuantitatif. Sampel yang diteliti sebanyak 172 mahasiswa Fakuktas Keguruan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas IVET Semarang tahun akademik 2019/2020. Teknik yang digunakan dalam pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan metode angket atau kuesioner. Uji yang digunakan uji validitas, uji reliabilitas data serta analisis data menggunakan uji regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : (1) besaran uang saku mahasiswa rata-rata pada rentang Rp.581.000 – Rp.761.000 dalam kategori rendah, (2) lingkungan teman sebaya sebesar 61 atau 35% dalam kategori cukup, (3) perilaku konsumtif sebesar 69 atau 40% dalam kategori cukup. Dengan nilai signifikan dibawah 0,05. Oleh karena itu artinya ada pengaruh positif signifikan besaran uang saku dan lingkungan teman sebaya terhadap perilaku konsumtif mahasiswa, dengan koefisien determinasi (R2) 0,091 menunjukkan bahwa 9,1%.perilaku dipengaruhi oleh besaran uang saku dan lingkungan teman sebaya, sedangkan 90,9% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak dibahas dalam penelitian.
Motivasi Santri Pondok dalam Berwirausaha di Pondok Pesantren Hidayatur Rahman Gebang Bonang Demak
Authors: Takjiah Nila Sifu , Yanto Tri
Published: December 2020

Pondok pesantren selama ini pembelajarannya hanya memprioritaskan ilmu agama namun minus keahlian yang lain sehingga banyak yang menganggur untuk menghadapi di era sekarang ini santri di harapkan mempunyai motivasi untuk berwirausaha agar dapat menciptakan lapangan kerja sendiri. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) mengetahui motivasi santri pondok pesantren Hidayatur Rahman Gebang Bonang Demak dalam berwirausaha; (2) mengetahui upaya menumbuhkan motivasi santri pondok pesantren Hidayatur Rahman Gebang Bonang Demak dalam berwirausaha. Penelitian ini menggunakan diskriptif kualitatif, dengan menggunakan teknik penelitian lapangan meliputi wawancara, observasi, dan dokumenasi. Subyek penelitian ini adalah santri putri, ustadz, dan kyai. Analisis yang digunakan reduksi data, display data, dan verifikasi data. Hasil penelitian ini adalah: (1) Motivasi santri pondok dalam berwirausaha di pondok pesantren Hidayatur Rahman Gebang Bonang Demak sangat rendah karena santri kurang antusias dalam belajar berwirausaha dan ada beberapa faktor yang lain yaitu adanya peraturan pondok pesantren yang mewajibkan santri untuk meminta izin ketika keluar pondok, Jam belajar yang sangat padat sebagai santri khafidz dan khafidzoh; (2) Upaya untuk menumbuhkan motivasi berwirausaha dengan memberikan pelatihan menjahit dan di berikannya bantuan mesin jahit untuk belajar santri, memberikan pemahaman tentang ilmu agama tentang berwirausaha seperti yang pernah dilakukan oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW, mengingatkan para santri agar dapat mengembangkan dan menerapkan tujuan pondok pesantren yaitu menjadi insan yang anfa’ (dapat memberikan banyak manfaat) sehingga diharapkan para santri dapat menumbuhkan motivasi berwirausaha agar dapat menciptakan lapangan pekerjaan sendiri dan bermanfaat bagi orang lain.
Indonesian Tourism Discourse on www.indonesia.travel: Mood Analysis
Authors: Isti'anah Arina
Published: December 2020

Tourism is an important topic to observe since it affects a country’s economic vibrancy and global image. Scholars have researched the tourism website's lexical and visual features, yet none observed how the website builds an interpersonal relationship to the browsers. Thus, this paper sheds light on how Indonesian tourism website exchanges information, goods, and services to the browsers. Two problems are addressed in this paper: (1) how are the mood structures employed on the Indonesian tourism website? (2) what are tourism discourses revealed on the web? To answer them, ten sample articles of Medan, Raja Ampat, Bali, Banyuwangi, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Makassar, Lombok, and Wakatobi highlighted on the front page of the website, accessed on www.indonesia.travel, were analyzed through Discourse Analysis approach. The 461 collected clauses were categorized into the mood structures and their speech functions. The results showed that the website was dominated by declarative mood functioning as statements, seen in 328 clauses, or 71.6% of the total clauses. It implied that promotion was not thoroughly involved, proven by the limited number of the speech function “offer”. The website's mood structures aimed to present itineraries and access, a place to play, and authenticity. Aside from culinary and cultural heritage, the website also presented traditional transportation and game as Indonesian authenticity. The commodity given on the website was in the form of information to help the prospective tourists prepare for their trip to Indonesia.
University Students' Motivation in Learning Arabic and English as Foreign Languages in Aceh
Authors: Yusuf Yunisrina Qismullah , Nailufar Yuyun , Harun Raja Nor Safinas Raja , Usman Bustami
Published: December 2020

This study explored the motivational types of English and Arabic language major students at one of the state Islamic universities in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A questionnaire was given to 30 English and 30 Arabic major students to measure the level and type of students' learning motivation. A five-point Likert scale was used in the questionnaire, and the data were analyzed quantitatively using SPSS software. The results revealed that the English major students had a high integrative motivation in choosing English as their major compared to instrumental motivation (M=3.15˂M=4.19). Similarly, the Arabic major students dominantly had integrative motivation in learning Arabic compared to instrumental motivation (M=3.09˂M=4.29). The results further showed that integrative motivation could bring positive learning outcomes to the students because their goal of learning was to be accepted, and or be part of the language community they were learning. To conclude, English major students were enthused to study English because they wanted to be knowledgeable in English and used it to interact with other speakers of this language. In the same way, Arabic major students were also driven to learn Arabic for the sake of being knowledgeable in Arabic, to use it to interact with other people who use this language and to increase their appreciation towards the Arabic arts and literature. Finally, the findings of this study can increase awareness among students, teachers, researchers, and policymakers who work on enhancing motivation to increase students' interest in learning foreign languages at Indonesian universities.
Personal Name and Lineage: Patronym of Arab Descent in Indonesia
Authors: Aribowo Eric Kunto
Published: December 2020

Research on patronym recently focuses only on the names of European and Russian communities. The patronyms that appear are limited to the names of the boys who use his father’s name. Arab descent in Indonesia has a more complex patronymic tradition used for male and female, featuring not only the father’s name but also the grandfather’s name as a patron. To fill the gap, this study aimed to explore the forms and patterns of patronyms in the personal names of Arab descent, especially viewed from gender differences by utilizing the onomastic framework. The dataset was taken from the Pasar Kliwon Subdistrict population data which was retrieved from the Population and Civil Registration Agency of Surakarta City. The biological father’s name is juxtaposed to find out and validate the existence of a patronym in the child’s name. The results showed that of 4,756 Arab descent names, 1,114 people (637 males and 477 females) were found who have personal names containing the names of fathers. Only 150 people (92 males and 58 females) have the name of grandfathers in their names. The names of the father and/or grandfather are generally present after the first name and before the surname. Besides being used to claim community membership, patronyms are also intended to show the lineage and the expression of emotional ties between family members. Patronym among Arab descent in Indonesia presents evidence of how the naming system influences robust patrilineal systems and endogamous marriages.
The Implementation of Blended Learning in English for Arts Education Program: A Case Study
Authors: Kristianingrum Nindya Primandita , Widyantoro Agus
Published: December 2020

This study aims at exploring the blended learning implementation in English for Arts Education Program and reporting lessons learned from the practice. Some theories regarding blended learning adoption and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) were utilized as the theoretical framework. As this case study was conducted in the ESP course in the Arts Education study program of a private university in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, a qualitative case study research design was employed, resulting in an in- depth description of the overall implementation. The data were collected through in-class and online observations, a semi-structured interview, and a focus group discussion (FGD) conducted in two classes employing blended learning, 20 representative students recruited by purposive sampling technique, and the lecturer of the course. The results were analyzed descriptively using content analysis. Based on the analysis, some stages undergone by the lecturer were drawn as they are in line with blended learning adoption stages and framework. Thus, some lessons learned reveal concerns on flexibility and accessibility to technologies and learning sources, a balanced portion of collaborative and independent learning, Information Technology (IT) knowledge, and material clarification and immediate feedback that play significant roles to students’ skill improvement and effectiveness of a blended learning course. This study offers new insights for lecturers, institutions, and students planning to adopt this approach for the findings present consideration of elements required in developing a blended learning course.
Critical Analysis of Ganjar’s Speech Covid-19: A Constructed Political Identity
Authors: Pandanwangi Prayudisti Shinta , Nurhayati Nurhayati , Qodir Zuly
Published: December 2020

This paper examines Ganjar Pranowo’s political identity through his linguistic features constructed through his speech for responding the case of some of Ungaran citizen’s refusal on accepting a Covid-19 patient’s remain body. The speech is analyzed with Fairclough’s CDA as the main framework of analysis. There are three dialectical stages to complete his framework, namely the text analysis, the interpretation of text analysis, and the explanation. The textual part of the analysis will be explained by using Halliday’s systemic functional linguistics. Meanwhile, the interpretation part will be examined by using Halliday’s appraisal system, and van Dijk’s political discourse analysis will analyze the explanation part. This article states that the interpretation analysis are both ‘judgement’ and ‘appreciation’ from Ganjar shows some degrees of positive polarity and other degrees of opposing polarity. The Ganjar’s political identity represented from his response-speech is humanitarian-oriented, socio-religiously aware, status quo holder, and as a part of the bigger political system’s discourse maker. In this case, response-speech could be selected and in line with the context of society need. Therefore, this article suggests that disaster management should not differentiate community identity on the one hand. The elite also could deliver the policies in a soft statement that is accepted by the public on the other hand.
Learning English from Home during the Covid-19: Investigating Learners’ Experience for Online and Autonomous Learning
Authors: Hidayati Tuti , Husna Faizatul
Published: December 2020

Albeit the covid-19 pandemic impacts on education have been extensively discussed, little empirical evidence addresses students’ experience of autonomy. The present study investigates and obtains information about the experience that the students encountered during online English learning, their perception about it, and how their experience shapes their autonomous learning potentiality. The study was conducted in a quantitative approach adopting survey design and correlation procedure. Data was collected through an online form questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using both descriptive and inferential statistic to look for trends and correlation between the variables. The result of the study indicated that the students participating in the study seemed to have a quite good online English learning experience. They received various learning instructions and were engaged in different types of language learning activity. The majority of students perceived online English learning as fairly enjoyable, yet many of them displayed considerable potential to act as autonomous learners. Furthermore, the correlational analysis indicated a positive correlation (r=.312; sig=.008) demonstrating that students’ potentiality to learn autonomously to some extent, was influenced by their experience of online English learning. This study implies that both teachers and students gradually become more accustomed to online and autonomous learning.
Illocutionary Acts in Religious Discourse: The Pragmatics of Nouman Ali Khan’s Speeches
Authors: Akmal Saiful , Fitriah Fitriah , Zafirah Haya
Published: December 2020

The present inquiry is designed to investigate the use of illocutionary acts in Nouman Ali Khan’s speeches and to analyse the functions of the types of illocutionary acts from the speeches. The data were analysed by using the textual analysis and open coding from three speeches by Nouman Ali Khan in a seminar titled “When Muslims Works Together” at the Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT). They are classified into some categories based on Searle’s theory. The finding of this study showed that (1) there are four types of illocutionary acts; representatives, directives, commissives, and expressives, (2) the illocutionary type of representatives is the most frequent types of illocutionary act appeared in the speeches, i.e., 306 utterances or 63.22% with five functions; informing, stating, describing, reminding and concluding, (3) then, the second most frequently types of illocutionary act appeared in the speeches was the illocutionary directives, i.e., 144 utterances or 29.75% with five functions; suggesting, commanding, inviting, forbidding and questioning, (4) the illocutionary commissives occurred in 22 utterances or 4.55% with two functions; promising and warning., (5) the illocutionary expressives are found in 12 utterances or 2.48% with two functions; praising and expressing hope or wish. This study implies the need for knowledge distribution of  Searle’s classic speech acts concept within the scope of other contemporary  Muslim preachers.
Orientalist Construction on the Existence of Ammiyah Arabic in Egypt in the 20th Century
Authors: Pabbajah M. Taufiq Hidayat , Pabbajah Mustaqim
Published: December 2020

This study aims to explorehow the Ammiyah language came about in Egypt in the 20th century. It adopted an observational research design. To gather the data, the books and journals covering Orientalism were examined.The study details three of the findings. First, the Ammiyah language differs from the Arabic Fusha in terms of syntax, lexical and phonological characteristics. Second, Ammiyah has often been used in Egypt in familial and social communication. Third, the construction carried out by Orientalists in popularizing the Ammiyah language in order to shift the role of the Arabic Fusha as the language of state administration in Egypt through two aspects. The government orders the writing of books and newspapers in the Ammiyah language using Latin letters, and prohibits the teaching of Fusha language in the school and all activities. Although the Orientalist effort failed because of the opposition from Arab literary groups both Muslim and Christian Arabs, as well as the Al-Azhar and Majma 'Lughah Universities which protected the purity of the Arabic language, there was still a social impact on Egyptian society. The Egyptian society utilizes a number of Ammiyah languages in day-to-day contact.
TEN YEARS STUDENT SATISFACTION TRENDS ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Banjević Koviljka , Gardašević Dragana , Nastasić Aleksandra
Published: December 2020

The success of the Higher Education Institution (HEI) mostly depends on student satisfaction, as satisfied students are the basis of institutional existence, its growth and development. The previous does not mean diminishing other institutional performance factors, but the final goal of all processes is to retain existing students and attract freshmen through continual improvement of student satisfaction. The main objective of this paper is to analyse critically the results of measuring student satisfaction in the College of Professional Studies – Belgrade Polytechnic, in relation to the actions taken to improve the educational process. The study included 56 variables of the educational process and non-teaching support, and until now sample was comprised of 3275 undergraduates. For this paper, the variables of the educational process are separated, and the impact of improvements on student satisfaction is analysed by using appropriate statistical tools. The conclusions of this study may contribute to previous, actual and/or future researches in this field, and may equally serve to other HEIs (that operate in a similar environment) as a basis for enhancing student satisfaction.
Tropkina, N., ed. (2019). East–West: The space of the local text in literature and folklore: A collection of scholarly articles marking Prof. A. K. Goldenberg’s 70th birth anniversary. Volgograd: VGSPU ‘Peremena.’ (In Russ.)
Authors: Kulagin A. V.
Published: December 2020

The reviewer considers the main areas of scholarly research represented in the collection of articles titled East–West... [Vostok – Zapad...] dedicated to the Volgograd-based researcher A. Goldenberg and compiled from the materials of the 2018 conference of the same name. The papers include general theoretical research into the problem of artistic space and studying Gogol’s works in this aspect, and articles on the ‘TsaritsynVolgograd’ text in literature and on the relevant aspects of the literary tradition. A significant part of the papers contains analyses of western and eastern influences on works of Russian literature. The reviewer holds an overall complimentary view of the materials in the collection, acknowledging their thematic and methodological diversity and stressing the importance and rich potential of studying literature and folklore within the framework proposed by the authors and editors of this collection.
II. MEŞRUTİYET’TEN CUMHURİYET’E UZANAN BİR BORÇLANMA ÖRNEĞİ: 1909 İSTANBUL ŞEHREMANETİ İSTİKRAZI
Authors: KARABULUT Irmak
Published: December 2020

Osmanlı Devleti’nde belediyelerin belirli koşullara bağlı olmak kaydı ile kendi başlarına istikraz akdetme hakları vardı. İstanbul Şehremaneti de bu hakkını kullanarak 1909 yılında bir kredi alma işine girişmiş ve yeni kurulmuş olan Türkiye Milli Bankası ile 1,100,000 liralık bir kredi anlaşması imzalamıştır. Haliç köprüleri geçiş ücreti ile Paşabahçe gaz depolarının karşılık gösterildiği ve Osmanlı Hükümetinin kefil olduğu bu anlaşmanın yürürlüğe girmesi süreci gösterilen karşılıklar ve kefillik meselesi yüzünden tartışmalı olmuştur. Daha büyük bir tartışma I.Dünya Savaşı ve takip eden Mütareke Dönemi’nde gerçekleşmiştir. Türkiye, I.Dünya Savaşı boyunca Müttefik devletlerin elindeki kupon ödemelerini durdurmuştur. Şehremanetinin de savaş süresince kupon ödemesini durdurması, savaş sonrası ise Türk lirası ile İngiliz lirası arasındaki farkın açılmasına karşın bankanın İngiliz lirası ve altın ile ödeme yapılması konusundaki ısrarı anlaşmazlığın nedenini oluşturmuştur. Artan kambiyo farkı nedeniyle borcun ana parası dahi azalamaz duruma gelmiştir. Lozan görüşmelerinin yapıldığı dönemden başlayarak Emanetin köprü geçiş ücretlerini çeşitli kereler bankaya ödemeyi durdurması gerginliği arttırmış, yerli ve yabancı basın da tüm bu sürece oldukça ilgi göstermiştir. Anlaşmazlık önce Karma Hakem Mahkemesine gitmiş ardından da sürecin mahkeme dışında çözülmesine karar verilmiş ve 1929 yılında anlaşma sağlanmıştır. Çalışmamızda tüm bu süreç Osmanlı ve Cumhuriyet arşivi ile Türk ve yabancı basından yararlanılarak ele alınmıştır.
Accommodative Haptics Study Based on Flexible Amplification Mechanism
Authors: Wang Wenjing , Du Qiuyue , Chen Wenjing , Tian Bin , Wang Wenjing
Published: December 2020

In this study, we take the effect of the anterior movement of the optic into account and propose a novel
haptic based on lever-type and bridge-type flexible amplification mechanisms. Based on the consideration
of the offset of the rotation center of the flexible hinge, we have deduced the formula for calculating the
amplification ratio of the proposed four-stage amplifier. The geometric parameters and the material property
parameters, in terms of the clinical measurement data of the human eye, are assumed to restrain the structural
features and motion trajectories for the amplifier. As the ciliary muscle achieves the contraction limit, the
output displacement and amplification ratio reach the highest and lowest values, separately, and gradually
approach a stable range. The amplification ratio of formula calculation and FEA (Finite Element Analysis)
are around 18.86 and 17.79, respectively, with the input displacement ranging from 0.115mm to 0.127mm.
The error of the amplification ratio between theoretical method and FEA is less than 5%. The presented
haptic acting as a four-stage displacement amplifier, enables an improved lens power of 3.80 diopters to
obtain much more focus shift to achieve a better near visual performance for patients.
Celecoxib Combined with Thalidomide in the Treatment of Refractory Neoplastic Fever in Advanced Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report
Authors: Lei Kaijian , Liang Qiu-yuan , Lei Kaijian , Wang Shan-Bing , Ren Yue , Xu Yan
Published: December 2020

Neoplastic fever, a common symptom of tumors, can be mainly controlled by nonsteroidal antiinflammatories (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids. However, there is no standard treatment guideline for
refractory neoplastic fever, which cannot be controlled by the medicines mentioned above. This report
presents a case of advanced cholangiocarcinoma with persistent fever lasting 3 weeks. After ineffective
treatment with various antibiotics, ibuprofen, and corticosteroids, the body temperature returned to normal
after a 48-hour treatment with celecoxib + thalidomide. Finally, the overall survival (OS) of the patient
reached 8 months with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
EFFICIENCY OF APPLICATION OF SOLID PRODUCTS OF BIOGAS INSTALLATION ON OIL-POLLUTED SOILS
Authors:   Chuvash State Agricultural Academy, Zaytseva N.N. , Fadeeva N.A. ,   Chuvash State Agricultural Academy, Vasilyev O.A. ,   Chuvash State Agricultural Academy
Published: December 2020

The article contains the results of scientific research on the use of solid products from the processing of poultry manure in a biogas plant of OOO NPO Agrobiogaz, St. Petersburg (hereinafter referred to as TBU or solid bio-fertilizer) on soils contaminated with oil products. Solid biogas plant processing products are a non-traditional type of organic fertilizer. The chemical composition of biofertilizer was determined: 1 ton of a natural substance contains on average 16,5 kg/ton of total nitrogen, 20 kg/ton of total phosphorus and about 16 kg/ton of total potassium, as well as trace elements. Scientific studies have shown that the use of bio-fertilizer on artificially polluted soils weakens their toxic effect, and with an increase in the dose of bio-fertilizers, it consistently increases the yield of barley. The results of scientific studies have shown that solid products of a biogas plant can be effectively used as improver on oil-polluted soils.