bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Safety of perioperative treatment with biologics in patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing bowel surgery: Experience from a large urban center
Authors: Schnitzler Fabian , Tillack-Schreiber Cornelia , Szokodi Daniel , Braun Isabel , Tomelden June , Sohn Maximilian , Bader Franz , Waggershauser Constanze , Ochsenkühn Thomas
Published: January 2024

Background and aims

Risks of peri- and postoperative complications after bowel surgery in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) receiving biologics are still discussed controversially. We therefore addressed the safety of different biologics that were applied in our IBD center before surgery.

Methods

Data of IBD patients who underwent bowel resections between 2012 and 2022 at our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Exposure to biologics was defined by receiving biologics within 12 weeks before resective abdominal surgery. Safety considerations included minor complications, such as infections and wound healing disorders and major complications, e.g., anastomotic insufficiency or abscess formation.

Results

A total of 447 IBD patients (334 with Crohn’s disease, 113 with ulcerative colitis), 51.9% female, were included and followed for a median follow-up of 45 months [range 0–113]. A total of 73.9% (326/447) were undergoing medical treatment at date of surgery, 61.5% (275/447) were treated with biologics within 3 months and 42.3% (189/447) within 4 weeks before surgery. Most surgeries (97.1%) were planned electively and 67.8% were performed laparoscopically. Major and minor complications occurred in 20.8% (93/447) of patients. Serious complications were rare: Six patients had acute postoperative bleeding, one CD patient developed peritonitis and two CD patients died postoperatively. After adjusting for age, disease duration, disease activity, Montreal classification, and medical treatment at date of surgery, no significant differences were observed regarding complications and exposure to biologics.

Conclusions

This retrospective single center study of 447 IBD patients goes to demonstrate that perioperative use of biologics is not associated with a higher risk of complications.
LGBTQ+ identities in the Indian audiovisual advertisements: A content analysis
Authors: Jetubhai Khuman Bhagirath
Published: January 2024

In the late 2000s, LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and others) identities began to surface in Indian audiovisual marketing campaigns. By 2021, brands had produced at least 105 advertisements featuring LGBTQ+ identities. This research conducts an analysis of these campaigns, examining aspects such as their release date, featured characters, gender identity, sexual orientation, character age, narrative usage, genre, theme, and setting. The study reveals a substantial surge in advertising campaigns since 2018, with brands strategically launching them during Pride Month, Valentine’s Day, and Women’s Day. Characters embodying gay, lesbian, and transgender identities were most prevalent. Advertisements spotlighting gay, lesbian, or both gay and lesbian characters predominantly emphasised themes of love, featuring youthful characters and urban settings. In contrast, advertisements featuring transgender characters centred on human rights, with older characters and non-urban settings. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the number of LGBTQ+ marketing campaigns should continue to rise, diversifying character identities, ages, and settings while being released throughout the year.
Chile
Authors: Muñoz-Tapia Sebastián Matias
Published: January 2024

The contribution shows how rap music in Chile is related to the changes in music production and the relationship between cultural industries and self-management processes due to technological advancements. Based on Howard Becker’s concept of art worlds, it analyses the collaborative networks in the rap music scene, including musicians, record labels and media. The contribution also examines the impact of technology, musical instruments, and spaces on music production, consumption and distribution. Lastly, it emphasizes the importance of different meeting points in Santiago, the capital city and the center of the country’s hip hop scene, from 1983 to the present day.
Mapping the global hip hop nation at 50: Introducing the ‘Hip Hop Atlas’ Special Issue
Authors: Nitzsche Sina A. , Schick Greg
Published: January 2024

In 2023, hip hop culture celebrates its 50th anniversary since its founding in The Bronx borough of New York City. The journal Global Hip Hop Studies (GHHS) takes this historic date as an occasion to explore the culture’s complex histories, narratives and meanings around the world in its Special ‘Hip Hop Atlas’ Double Issue. Initiated by American hip hop producer Greg Schick and co-edited with German hip hop scholar Sina A. Nitzsche, the double issue, for the first time in the journal’s history, presents sixteen concise histories from all continents of the world including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand and Ukraine. The articles explain to larger audiences interested in global hip hop culture when and how hip hop first arrived in a given country and how is has developed since its arrival. How does it combine global with local cultural, linguistic and musical forms to create unique style(s) and modes of expression? What role does it play today in its respective contexts? Providing an analytic overview of the articles written by artists, scholars and educators, the editors argue that after more than 50 years hip hop’s global evolution continues to be a powerful, fascinating and dynamic process which ranges from its existence as an established art form, popular culture and research subject in some world regions to moving towards such a status in others.
Class and UK film and television: Representation, neo-liberalism, inequality
Authors: Baldwin Jon
Published: January 2024

An editorial on the journal’s Special Issue on class and UK film and television. Three areas are considered to be problematic for the working classes: representation, neo-liberalism and industry inequality. These themes are discussed with commentaries on the articles. The editorial introduces the volume’s considerations of representation of class in the tradition of British social realism, the state of the nation, and the intersections of class and gender. The growth of neo-liberalism is considered within heritage texts, taste and identity, the body, surveillance capital and policing, and the curation of public art. Working-class film production and inequality in the screen industry is discussed, and the commentaries end announcing reviews of the working practices of Ken Loach and the British gangster genre.
The pencil of cheap nature: Towards an environmental history of photography
Authors: Levin Boaz
Published: January 2024

This article sets out to draft a preliminary sketch of an environmental history of photography, as opposed to a history of environmental photography. It shows that such a history should be rooted in a conceptualization of our geological epoch as the Capitalocene: the age of capital. Seen in this light, photography can be understood as part of a longer history of what the article describes – building on the work of activist and journalist Raj Patel and environmental historian Jason W. Moore (2018) – as the ‘cheap image’. In this way, photography is shown to offer a succinct expression of the Cartesian dualism that Patel and Moore see as being at the heart of the Capitalocene: the externalized image of capital N nature that this world ecology necessitated. The article considers Mining Photography: The Ecological Footprint of Image Production (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2022) a recent exhibition and catalogue that attempted to narrate in exhibition form a history of photography from such a perspective. Finally, it concludes with a discussion of the work of several artists from this exhibition who are seen as exemplifying ‘metabolic realism’, a new critical photo-based artistic approach.
Archival violence
Authors: Grace Paul
Published: January 2024

Photographs of violence carry an implicit critique of the social order from which they emerge. This necessitates the systemic management of their affect. Recognition of the experience carried by these signals has the potential to catalyse and contribute to emancipatory thought and action. The apparatus of epistemic control – characterized here as the Archive – has evolved to neutralize their affective potential. Certain artworks that reconfigure photographs of violence illuminate the nature of this neutralizing mechanism. They mimic and subvert the forms of representational archivization and suggest a counter-Archive – a repository of traumatic representation which serves to release affective trauma from its epistemic suppression. One example of this counter-archival practice is – War Primer 2. A body of work from 2011 by artists Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, which uses Bertolt Brecht’s Kreigsfibel or War Primer (1955) as a point of departure for examining the representation of twenty-first century violence.
La brujería en la Navarra del siglo XVI a través del cine: Akelarre (1984) de Pedro Olea
Authors: Morales Estévez Roberto
Published: January 2024

Navarra ha sido considerada tradicionalmente tierra de brujas, pero a diferencia de lo ocurrido en Estados Unidos con Salem, no ha generado una filmografía apreciable. Una de las pocas películas dedicada a ello es Akelarre (1984), del director vasco Pedro Olea, del que se analizará tanto su verismo y validez como su discurso histórico. Además, se confrontará el filme con las fuentes históricas e historiográficas para una mayor comprensión del mismo.
Probabilitatea eta taldeak: azpitaldeen hazkundetik zeta-funtzioetara
Authors: Vannacci Matteo
Published: January 2024

Probabilitatea eta taldeak uztartzen dituzten hainbat emaitza emango dira, talde profinituetako Haar probabilitate-neurria erabiliz. Emaitza klasikoetatik hasita, gaur egungo ikerkuntzaren emaitzak ere emango dira. Bereziki, gorputz finituen gaineko errepresentazio-hazkuntza zenbait gairekin lotuko dugu.
A Research on Terrorist Crime by Global Terrorism Index and Counter-Terrorism Policing
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Cho Jeong Hye
Published: January 2024

The landscape of terrorism has evolved from a national and international focus in the past to a prevalent transnational nature today. Islamic State-led attacks caused numerous casualties. Home-grown terrorism and terrorism with unclear motives also have risen. In this study, based on the Global Terrorism Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), I examined terrorist incidents targeting Western countries among the 66,000 recorded cases spanning from 2007 to 2022 to see their trends, motivations, and changes. Additionally, I conducted a comparative assessment of counter-terrorism policies and strategies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. As a result, I suggest the following approaches the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policing: 1. Shifting the paradigm towards a proactive, preventive approach to terrorist crimes. 2. Promoting a shift in perspective to view terrorism as a disaster response issue, thereby expanding the authority and role of law enforcement agencies. 3. Establishing a legal framework underpinning counter-terrorism policing efforts. 4. Enhancing coordination with counter-terrorism organizations and related agencies.
A Study on the Improvement of the Disaster Safety Compulsory Insurance System for Vulnerable Facilities
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Son Gi Cheon , Lee Sungsu
Published: January 2024

In recent times, there has been a notable increase in large-scale fires affecting vulnerable groups, such as the Jecheon Sports Center fire, Ulsan residential and commercial apartment fire, Namyangju residential and commercial apartment fire, and Miryang Sejong Hospital fire. This has heightened public demand for improved safety measures and the need for a new insurance policy to ensure rapid economic recovery and secure living conditions. To address this, our study proposes ways to enhance the support system for victims of disasters in vulnerable facilities. We also aim to optimize the synergy between policy insurance and private insurance by refining the disaster responsibility insurance system, which serves as a social safety net. This will be achieved through a comprehensive analysis of disaster safety insurance practices both domestically and internationally, as well as an examination of disaster responsibility insurance operations from 2018 to 2020.
Determinants of the COVID-19 Vaccination Intention during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis, Kim Daejoong
Published: January 2024

This study examined the factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccination intention, considering demographic factors (gender, age group, residential area, political orientation), individual risk perception, optimistic bias, subjective norms, preventive behaviors, and information-seeking behaviors. Data were collected through an online survey from February 9, 2021 to February 14, right before starting the COVID-19 vaccination. The findings are as follows: Age group, residential area, and optimistic bias were identified as factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccination intention. Higher age groups, non-metropolitan residential areas, and lower levels of optimistic bias were associated with the higher COVID-19 vaccination intention. Individual risk perception and subjective norms were found to have no significant effects on the COVID-19 vaccination intention. These findings suggest that the COVID-19 vaccination intention is influenced more by individual attributes than by the perception of risk during a pandemic like COVID-19. The results provide practical implications to design effective vaccination strategies for the future similar pandemic circumstances.
Delayed Ustekinumab and Adalimumab Responders Have Similar Outcomes as Early Responders in Biologic-Naïve Crohn's Disease
Authors: Narula Neeraj , Wong Emily C.L. , Dulai Parambir S. , Marshall John K. , Jairath Vipul , Reinisch Walter
Published: January 2024

INTRODUCTION:

Differences in 1-year outcomes among early and delayed responders have been demonstrated with some therapies in ulcerative colitis. However, it is unclear whether similar differences exist in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) treated with biologic therapies.

METHODS:

This was a post hoc analysis of patient-level data from the SEAVUE clinical trial program. Ustekinumab-treated and adalimumab-treated patients with clinical response at week 8, defined as a reduction in Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score of at least 100 points from baseline or CDAI score <150, were deemed early responders and their outcomes were compared with delayed responders (week 8 nonresponders who subsequently responded at week 16) and nonresponders (no response at week 8 or 16). The primary outcome assessed was clinical remission at week 56, defined as CDAI <150.

RESULTS:

A total of 373 participants (187 treated with ustekinumab and 186 treated with adalimumab) were included in this analysis. The overall rate of delayed clinical response was low in the SEAVUE clinical trial program (13.1%). No differences were observed for week 56 clinical remission among early vs delayed responders to ustekinumab or adalimumab nor were there significant differences for secondary outcomes assessed. Delayed responders to ustekinumab and adalimumab had a significant decline in C-reactive protein by week 8 when compared with nonresponders.

DISCUSSION:

Among patients with moderate-to-severe CD, early and delayed responders to adalimumab and ustekinumab have similar 1-year clinical outcomes. Biomarker decline can be observed through the initial 8 weeks of therapy in patients who will eventually be delayed responders, which may help differentiate from nonresponders.
A Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Based Analysis of Elementary School English Teaching Curriculum
Authors: KULOĞLU Ayşenur , TUTUŞ Fatma
Published: January 2024

This study evaluates the learning outcomes in secondary education English Curriculums regarding knowledge and cognitive process in Revised Bloom Taxonomy. Document analysis was adopted as a qualitative research method in data analysis. A total of 245 learning outcomes was studied, 52 of which were in grade 5, 60 in grade 6, 63 in grade 7 and 70 in Grade 8. As a result of research it was seen that most of the outcomes, belonging to 5, 6, 7, and 8th grade English teaching curriculum, were at the dimension of “conceptual knowledge” of Revised Bloom Taxonomy’s knowledge dimension. According to the conceptual knowledge dimension, the most outcomes were seen at the “applying”. An analysis of the results suggested that knowledge and cognitive process were not evenly distributed in English courses. The results pointed out that most of the learning outcomes accounted for “conceptual knowledge” in grade 5, 6, 7 and 8 level English courses. In terms of the “cognitive process”, the most frequent one is was the “applying” section. Applying increased as a learning outcome in grade 5, 6 and 7, whereas analysis and creation are were included in learning outcomes for grade 8 and advanced thinking. However, the cognitive process failed to increase in the learning outcomes from grade 5 to 7. Hence, it is possible to suggest that the distribution of learning outcomes be planned carefully based on the students’ levels
A Study on Self-Regulated Learning in a Flipped Classroom Model of EFL Writing Instruction
Authors: PAMUK İlknur , ALAGÖZLÜ Nuray
Published: January 2024

This study explores the effect of flipped classroom on the self-regulation of learners in the Academic Writing Skills course at a state university in Turkey. The intervention lasted ten weeks within one academic term. Participants in the study were sophomores assigned to experimental (n=25) and control (n=26) groups. The study adopted a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design, wherein the control group was taught in a traditional method while the experimental group received flipped instruction. Writing Strategies for Self-Regulated Learning Questionnaire was adapted to apply in a different cultural context (Turkey), and the data from a sample (n=430) were analysed using confirmatory factor analysis. As pre- and post-tests, the adapted version of the questionnaire was conducted for both groups. The findings revealed that the experimental and the control groups significantly differed from each other in overall writing self-regulation favouring the experimental group. Relevant implications are discussed.
Exploring Children’s Coding Process Through ScratchJr in Early Childhood
Authors: ÖZEL Özge
Published: January 2024

Technology integration has become an essential part of education, and educational technology has incorporated with coding and programming even in early childhood. Even though there is research about early childhood teachers’ perceptions about coding, there has been a lack of resources on how to explore young children’s coding process. Therefore, this study aims to explore children’s coding process through ScratchJr. This study was designed as qualitative research. Data was collected from 52 students through ScratchJr and observation form in public kindergartens in Burdur. Each child had a 30-minute session to complete the coding project. Afterward, these data were analyzed by applying content analysis and found seven themes: ‘proceed with the purpose’, 'interests towards the application’, 'usage period of application’, ‘ability to follow the instructions, ‘curiosities during the application use’, 'non-instructional activities’, ‘exploring the detail features of the application’. As a result, it has been observed that preschool children have a high interest in practice. Most children used their time sessions in full. In fact, some children wanted to extend it. Only six children wanted to finish the application much earlier than their time. In addition, the majority completed the process efficiently based on their purpose by discovering the details of the application and associating it with real life, without losing their sense of curiosity from the first instructions until the end of the process. Finally, it was revealed that some children discovered new features and exhibited their creativity in non-instructional practice.
Perceived Fairness of Teacher Selection Process in Turkey
Authors: YAZICI Sedat , ÜNAL Fatma , ODACIOĞLU Mehmet Cem
Published: January 2024

This paper uniquely applies organisational justice theory to the teacher selection process and analyses the interview method in a centralised, heavily competitive context, with a non-autonomous selection process. Regression analysis indicated that the variables procedural justice, interactional justice, public personnel selection examination score, interview score, being hired, gender, and branch have a significant relationship with distributive justice perceptions. Furthermore, the teacher selection interview method was perceived as unjust and unfair; it is subjective to influential contacts and favouritism, ignores candidates’ labour and efforts by simply disqualifying most, and has poor reliability and validity structure.
2D Animations: Teaching in Kitchen Skills to Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Authors: KAMALI ARSLANTAŞ Tuğba , ÖZGÜR YILMAZ Çağla , GÜNLÜ Yasin
Published: January 2024

Bu çalışmada, zihinsel yetersizliği (ZY) olan bireylere dört farklı mutfak içi beceriyi öğretmek için tasarlanan ve geliştirilen animasyon temelli bir öğretim paketinin etkililiği araştırılmıştır. Mevcut çalışma kapsamında çakmakla ocak yakma, tavada yumurta pişirme, yemek masası kurma ve yemek masası toplama konularına yönelik kapsamlı bir öğretim paketi tasarlanmıştır. Bu kapsamda araştırmada davranışlar arası yoklama evreli çoklu yoklama modeli kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya Aksaray İli’nde Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı’na bağlı bir özel eğitim ve uygulama okulunda II. kademeye devam eden orta düzeyde zihinsel yetersizliği olan üç öğrenci katılmıştır. Sonuçlar, doğrudan öğretim modeliyle birlikte animasyon temelli öğretim paketinin, zihinsel yetersizliği olan bireylere günlük yaşam becerilerini öğretmede olumlu bir etkiye sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.
Translanguaging Realities: The Use of First Language in Microteaching Practices vs. Young Learner Classrooms
Authors: ERGÜL Hatice
Published: January 2024

This study focuses on language teacher education and adopts the microanalytic lens of conversation analysis to analyze the use of L1 (students’ first language) in microteaching and real classroom teaching practices of pre-service English teachers (PSETs), specifically in young learner classrooms. The use of L1 is approached from a translanguaging perspective. Translanguaging refers to the use of the entire linguistic repertoire without separating languages, promoting multilingualism and leveraging students’ linguistic resources for deeper comprehension and enhancing meaning-making (Canagarajah, 2011, Garcia & Wei, 2014, 2015). The research design involves three groups of participants: pre-service English teachers, in-service preschool teachers, and young learners aged from 4 to 6. Data consists of the video recordings of micro-teaching sessions at a state university in Turkey and video recordings of actual classroom teaching sessions by the same PSETs in a young learner classroom. The video-recorded data is transcribed using the Jefferson system of transcription. The analysis shows that in microteaching, where students have advanced English proficiency, L1 is rarely used and activities progress smoothly in the target language. However, in real young learner classrooms, students tend to use L1 more often which leads to disruption of the progressivity of the activities. The findings suggest the need for teachers to make principled decisions regarding their use of L1 and their acceptance of students’ L1 use. Teacher education programs should address the differences between microteaching and real classroom contexts to prepare teachers for managing translanguaging practices effectively.
Examination of Preschool Teachers' Environmental Attitudes in Terms of Different Variables
Authors: KAVAK Şule , DERETARLA GÜL Ebru
Published: January 2024

This study investigated the environmental attitudes of preschool teachers in relation to various factors including their educational background, city of residence, age, seniority, and gender. The findings reiterate the importance of environmental education in shaping positive environmental attitudes, as teachers with a robust environmental education background showcased more favorable views on the environment. Conversely, factors like place of residence, age, and seniority did not significantly influence environmental attitudes. The results also indicate that there was no differentiation in environmental attitudes based on gender. These findings emphasize the importance of instilling a comprehensive environmental education for educators, who play a pivotal role in shaping the environmental perceptions of the younger generation. Despite its invaluable insights, the study is limited by its geographical scope and potential omission of influential variables. Future research should expand its parameters and delve into deeper qualitative inquiries.
The Effect of Action-Oriented Approach on Low-Performing Students’ Achievements
Authors: MİRİCİ Ismail Hakkı , SARI YILDIRIM Şeyda , GÜRHAN Tugba
Published: January 2024

Teaching a foreign language to low-performing students necessitates thinking multi-dimensionally. It is not only to convey the knowledge to the students, but also it is to be able to take into consideration their needs, expectations, interests, and backgrounds. Thus, educators use some approaches as a base and apply a lot of teaching methods to provide learning in the best way according to their students. However, it is not easy to reach all of the students. Thanks to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)’s Action Oriented Approach (AOA), educators can reach the objectives of their curriculum even by considering Inclusive Education and increasing the active participation of low-performing students. In this study, it is aimed to determine how an AOA is effective in low-performing students’ achievements. This study was conducted during 4 weeks with a 1-hour duration of 12 classes. A quasi-experimental method with one pretest-posttest group and the sequential explanatory pattern was employed to explain and narrate quantitative results of the effect of the AOA on low-performing students’ achievements. There were 9 students 3 girls, and 6 boys who were in 8th grade (13-14 years old). They were chosen according to their cumulative grade point average (GPA) in English lessons the previous year. All of the students had a standardized achievement pretest and posttest. The data were supported by a parental questionnaire which was prepared by taking an expert opinion. At the end of the study, it was observed that there is a significant difference between the previous and current achievements of the students. Moreover, according to the parents’ interview forms, it was understood that there has been a positive change in the attitudes of students toward English lessons and learning English.
Solution Focused Brief Therapy Training
Authors: ARSLAN Ümüt , ULUS İhsan Çağatay
Published: January 2024

Solution
Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) is a therapy model that has been practiced since
the 1980s. Unlike traditional therapy models, it focuses on solutions instead
of problems. The basis of the application of SFBT is the solution-focused
questions that have been developed for many years by the method of tacit
presence. With the growing interest in SFBT in recent years, specific trainings
in this area have begun to be provided. Though there are SFBT Association
standards regarding the content of SFBT training, it usually takes two days
training in Turkey.  In this study, it is
aimed to evaluate the SFBT training by investing view of counselors and
counselor candidates, who participated in a SFBT training. To do this, 76
participants were asked about the educational evaluation of the Northwest Brief
Therapy Training Center via the Google
form, and 50 people completed to answer these questions. This study is
researched by the qualitative research design, and it is preferred to collect
data by open-ended questionnaire using case study method. Results are displayed
on Google form and coded in response
to given responses. In conclusion, for most participants, practicing in
counseling under supervision is the reason to attend the training, counseling
practice activities that they are most satisfied with, and they thought more
counseling practice activities could be in training. It has been observed that
the SFBT training has had a positive impact on some of the participants'
professional and personal opinions about themselves and encourages participants
to improve themselves in their fields. Lastly, participants stated that they
would like to have a longer duration of SFBT training.
Content Analysis of Research on Processes of Constructing Knowledge in Mathematics Education in Turkey
Authors: TOPUZ Faden , CANTÜRK GÜNHAN Berna
Published: January 2024

APOS, RBC, procept and abstraction theory with the students' knowledge creation processes on researches, are examined in order to scan in National Thesis Center, ULAKBİM, Google Scholar and papers in the symposium. A total of 27 postgraduate thesis, 15 articles and 8 papers were included in the study. By using descriptive content analysis method; the research was conducted by taking into consideration the year-type-publication language, sample-number and sampling type, the preferred topic and information creation theory in the research, the model-pattern and validityreliability used, data collection tools and data analysis methods. It was determined that the most studies were conducted in 2018, and in the field of algebra learning with numbers. Most of the studies were conducted at middle school level. Studies were conducted with a small number of students in terms of sample numbers. In most of the researches, qualitative models were preferred and mostly open-ended questions, achievement tests, video and audio recordings as well as data diversity were used for data collection. There were some deficiencies in the researches about the validation and reliability of the studies with sampling methods. In order to overcome these deficiencies, research methods courses given to the researches can be made more effective.
An Examination of the Decision-Making Skill Perceptions of Third Grade and Fourth Grade Students in Primary School
Authors: BAYSAL Zeliha Nurdan , DEMİRBAŞ-NEMLİ Burcu , ÖZÇELİK Seda , GÜNEYPINAR Şeyma
Published: January 2024

Our life is shaped by the decisions we make. Our experiences show how these decisions affect our lives. Decision-making is a thinking skill and can be taught over the process. Primary school is an educational institution where the foundations of students’ future experiences are laid and where students overcome problems by taking part in decisions. The experiences acquired in those ages undoubtedly impact their future experiences. A review of the literature reveals a need for decision-making studies on primary school students in Turkey. The purpose of this study is to examine the decision-making skill perception of third and fourth grade students in terms of several variables. Students' gender, age, grade level and their teachers' and parents', participation in the decision were covered as variables in this study using the survey model, a quantitative research method. The population of the study comprises Istanbul province while five schools based in the European and Asian sides of Istanbul constitute the sampling. The easily accessible sampling method was used in the selection of sampling. “The Marmara Decision-Making Skill Perception Scale for Primary School Students” was used for data collection. The scale is a four-point Likert-type scale with 5 factors and 17 items. According to the results, students’ decision-making skill perception is at a medium level. Based on gender, students’ decision-making skill perception differs significantly in favor of the male students, although there is no significant difference in terms of age, grade, and whether or not the student’s opinion is asked in decision-making processes at home and school
Development and Validation of the Cloud Technologies Usage in Education Scale
Authors: KORUCU Agah Tuğrul , KARAKOCA Aydin
Published: January 2024

In this research, it is aimed to develop a scale for the use of cloud
technologies in education. The sample group of the study consists of 415
preservice teachers who are studying at universities in Konya. For the validity
and reliability analyses of the scale, the sample group consisting of 415 units
was randomly allocated (=208 and =207) sub-samples, the first
sample was used for explanatory factor analysis and the second sample was used
for confirmatory factor analysis. As a result of the explanatory factor
analysis of the data obtained from the first group, 6-item scale consists of
motivation and interaction sub-dimensions. Interaction dimension of total
variability alone explains 35.89% and motivation dimension explains 33.56%.
Factor loads for the sub-dimensions ranged between 0.74 and 0.83. The internal
consistency coefficient was 0.83 for Cronbach alpha, 0.77 for motivation
subscale and 0.79 for interaction subscale. For the second sample, it was found
that the model formed by the two-factor structure of the scale was appropriate
according to the fit indices obtained from the confirmatory factor analysis
results. As a result, Cloud Technologies Usage scale was found to be a valid
and reliable measurement tool.
Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level
Authors: ARSLANKARA Veysel , USTA Ertuğrul
Published: January 2024

In this study, Virtual World Risk Perception Scale which was developed to determine the virtual risk perception levels of high school students was adapted to the secondary school level. The scale is a five-point Likert type and consists of 23 items divided into five sub-dimensions. The study group consisted of 261 students in 7th and 8th grade in a secondary school in Sakarya. The validity and reliability of the scale were tested and confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency coefficients and stability analyzes were examined. In the light of the analyzes, it was concluded that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can measure the virtual risk perceptions of secondary school students. Cronbach Alpha, Guttmann Split Half and Sperman Brown values were calculated for the reliability of the whole scale and sub-dimensions. As a result, Dünya virtual corruption “, “virtual deterioration “, “virtual opportunity “, “virtual opportunity” and “virtual awareness”, the five sub-factors and 23 items, which were judged to be valid and reliable as a result of the analysis, the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale (VWRPS) is expected to be a scale that is open to development, usable and fills the gap in the relevant literature.
Keeping Online Diaries as an Integrated Activity for Writing Skill in EFL Classes: The Case of Penzu
Authors: YÜCE Erkan
Published: January 2024

Web 2.0 tools can provide digital tools for teaching and learning for professionals who follow and apply the internet-based developments in their education contexts to enrich their conventional way of teaching.  The present study focused on one of the Web 2.0 tools, Penzu. Penzu is a kind of online diary through which users can easily take notes and keep them on the Web. The study discussed the applicability of Penzu in foreign language classes as an integrated tool to develop language learners’ writing skills. In this respect, a sample Penzu page was prepared and introduced to foreign language teaching instructors at a state university in Turkey. The study followed a qualitative inquiry. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the participants, and the data were collected through semi-structured interview questions. After analyzing the data, the results were reported descriptively. The results primarily indicated that the EFL instructors were in favor of implementing Penzu as an integrated tool in foreign language teaching classes to enhance students’ writing skills. The study also reported several strengths and weaknesses which may promote or hinder the implementation of Penzu language education contexts. All in all, this study attempted to alternate traditional foreign language teaching classes by implementation of Penzu as an integrated tool for writing skill, and to pave ways for further studies that foster application of Web 2.0 tools in language education contexts.
Assessment in EFL Classes Based on The CEFR Principles
Authors: MİRİCİ İsmail Hakkı , ŞENGÜL Fatma
Published: January 2024

Just upon its publication, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Teaching, Learning Assessment (CEFR) has become a frequently referred document in foreign language education practices globally, including teaching, testing and assessment. In order to find out information about the assessment procedures in the classes of English as a foreign language (EFL) based on the CEFR principles, this study aimed to find out the most common types of assessment and their effects on the academic achievement of the learners. In this study, a meta-analysis design was adopted comprising 75 articles published in the journal of Language Assessment Quarterly between the years of 2010-2019 on the fields of Language Education and Literature. The articles were searched in the electronic database, Taylor and Francis, using the keyword “The Common European Framework of References for Languages”. The data were analysed quantitatively via the SPSS software version 20.0 with particular themes coded by the researcher. The findings revealed that the most common types of assessment based on the CEFR principles were the proficiency assessment followed by the performance assessment. It was also found out that there was a linear relationship between the academic achievement and the CEFR oriented assessment procedures.
Curriculum Development in Singapore and Turkey: Reflections of Administrative Structure and Educational Reforms
Authors: TAN ŞİŞMAN Gülçin , KARSANTIK Yasemin
Published: January 2024

The purpose of the study was to investigate the curriculum development process in Singapore and Turkey comparatively regarding administrative structure and educational reforms. As a qualitative descriptive research, this comparative study is expected to contribute to evaluation of possible strengths and weaknesses of the two countries in curriculum development and support the adoption of effective policies and practices by policymakers. Considering the purpose of the study, the data were collected through document analysis. Content analysis was utilized to analyze qualitative data gathered from the official documents and research reports. Results revealed similarities and differences in terms of centralized approach, administrative units and their missions in Singapore and Turkey with respect to administrative structure of curriculum development. Regarding the reflections of educational reforms on curriculum development process and policies, it was found that although the educational reforms were implemented for similar purposes in the two countries, the way of implementation and sustainability demonstrated considerable differences in terms of conditions such as planning, delivery, timing and monitoring. It is recommended that regulations should be made in Turkey such as establishing research mechanisms to systematically study on the integration of curriculum policy and practice to fill in the gap between them.
Dry Heat Treatment and Galangal Rhizome Extract on Soybean Seeds Infected with Xanthomonas axonopodis
Authors: Fauziyah Qonitah , Ramdan Evan Purnama , Risnawati Risnawati , Yulianti Fitri
Published: January 2024

Kedelai (Glycine max) adalah salah satu sumber protein nabati yang kebutuhannya terus meningkat. Salah satu kendala utama pada budi daya kedelai ialah penyakit tular benih membisul oleh bakteri Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycine. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi perlakuan panas kering dan ekstrak rimpang lengkuas terhadap penekanan populasi X. axonopodis pv. glycine dan vigor benih kedelai yang terinfeksi bakteri. Penelitian disusun dalam rancangan acak lengkap. Percobaan pertama ialah perlakuan panas kering pada suhu 45 ℃ dengan waktu pemanasan 6, 12, dan 24 jam, serta kontrol tanpa pemanasan. Percobaan kedua ialah perendaman biji selama satu jam di dalam ekstrak rimpang lengkuas dengan konsentrasi 25%, 20%, dan 15%, serta kontrol (air). Peubah yang diamati ialah jumlah populasi bakteri, daya kecambah, vigor, dan viabilitas benih. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan panas dan ekstrak rimpang lengkuas berpengaruh nyata terhadap penurunan populasi X. axonopodis terbawa benih kedelai. Perlakuan benih kedelai dengan panas kering selama 24 jam menyebabkan benih bebas dari X. axonopodis, tetapi perkecambahan dan vigor benih mengalami penurunan. Sementara perlakuan benih dengan ekstrak rimpang lengkuas 25% menyebabkan populasi X. axonopodis menurun hingga 7.0 × 102 cfu mL-1, dengan tidak memengaruhi vigor dan viabilitas kedelai. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan bahwa perlakuan panas kering memiliki potensi lebih baik dibandingkan dengan ekstrak rimpang lengkuas dalam mengeleminasi X. axonopodis dalam benih kedelai. Namun, karena perlakuan panas memiliki dampak negatif terhadap perkecambahan benih maka perlu dicari  suhu dan waktu pemanasan yang optimal untuk menekan populasi X. axonopodis tanpa mengurangi viabilitas benih.
It is like a friend to me: Critical usage of automated feedback systems by self-regulating English learners in higher education
Authors: Li Long , Kim Mira
Published: January 2024

This paper explores international students’ engagement with educational technology for self-regulated English learning at an Australian university. Despite the increased use of automated feedback systems (AFSs) for language assessment, students’ critical engagement with them for independent learning remains under-researched. The study primarily employed a qualitative approach to understand the students’ preferred AFS tools and critical engagement throughout their personalised learning journeys but it also included a small-scale quantitative component. Data were gathered from seven students’ e-portfolios, focus group interviews as well as a survey among 32 participants. Results highlight positive perceptions and successful use of AFSs, with students leveraging these tools to identify improvement areas, track progress and gain confidence. The study emphasises the importance of course structure, teacher guidance and a combination of human and automated feedback, in fostering learner autonomy and emotional self-regulation. The paper underscores the potential for sustained use of AFSs beyond the cours, and the significance of guiding learners to critically use these tools for ongoing learning and growth rather than dependence. These findings have significant implications, as readily available artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT hold great pedagogical potential for self-regulated learning within and beyond the language learning field.
 
Implications for practice or policy

Instructors can use AFSs as effective tools to help English learners in higher education when scaffolding critical engagement with automated feedback and emotional self-regulation and providing adaptability, as such scaffolding and flexibility are essential for mitigating the limitations of AFSs.
Course leaders and universities should consider investing in AFSs as they can elevate the availability and sustainability of feedback for language enhancement and potentially any other type of learning.
Development of a superstructure optimization framework with heat integration for the production of biodiesel
Authors: Huynh Thien An , Franke Meik B. , Zondervan Edwin
Published: January 2024

This work presents a superstructure for maximizing the annual profit of biodiesel production with Advanced Interactive Multidimensional Modeling System (AIMMS). The novelty features are the combination of pinch-based heat integration with a wide range of biodiesel feedstocks and the application of superstructure to evaluate the effect of uncertainties on the optimized design. The case study is a pilot refinery with the infeed capacity of 8000 tonnes feedstock per year. The biodiesel production route from tallow with reactive distillation technology and a heterogeneous acid catalyst has the highest total annual profit of 3.5 million USDs. The heating and cooling utilities can be reduced by 30 % with the heat integration. The result from the sensitivity analysis shows that the biodiesel and feedstock prices, and the production capacity have the most pronounced effects. From technical assessment, the reactive distillation process is the best choice for biodiesel production from different feedstocks.
Adolescent health care and perceptions in a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea
Authors: Suwary Leilani , Frank Dale , Oswyn Gilchrist , Rero Allanie , Duke Trevor
Published: January 2024

Objectives

Adolescents make up an estimated 22 % of the 11.8 million population of Papua New Guinea (PNG), yet, as in many low and middle income countries, there are limited specific services for adolescents, who in traditional health service design fall between paediatric and adult patients. With more survivors of chronic illnesses, including tuberculosis and HIV, congenital and acquired heart disease, epilepsy and cerebral palsy, diabetes, cancer and other chronic conditions, there are gaps in the care of such young people, and in their eventual transition to adult services. Moreover, traditional health service design rarely addresses many adolescent health concerns – mental health, self-esteem, substance use, and adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health. This study, amongst a cohort cared for in a provincial hospital in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, aimed to explore the perceptions of adolescents on the health care they receive, and their views on their health priorities.

Methods

A qualitative study was carried out from April to August 2022, amongst adolescents (persons aged 10–19 years) attending or admitted to Alotau Provincial Hospital. Data were collected via semi-structured wide-ranging interviews, and contextual data obtained from their medical charts. Thematic data analysis was done.

Results

Fifty-four adolescents were interviewed. Adolescents were generally content with the care they received, although many raised concerns regarding feeling out of place in a ward with older adults or infants, and staff attitudes towards them including not directly communicating. Forty four adolescents preferred an adolescent-friendly setting, as opposed to the adult or children’s wards, stating that it would allow for positive peer-interaction, improve their experience in the hospital, and improve the quality of health care received. Many adolescents with chronic illnesses had concerns regarding loneliness and isolation, and uncertainty of their future. Pregnant adolescents highlighted the lack of education on sexual and reproductive health, and experiences of gender-based violence.

Conclusions

This study shows that adolescents can perceive the need for adolescent-friendly health services and advocate for improvement in the quality of health care they receive, and the breadth of adolescent health care concerns.