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Tourism bisnis and “making ples”: An ethnography of ni-Vanuatu bungalow and tour owners on Malekula
Authors:   , Bennett Annabel
Published: November 2021

Since tourism has become a leading contributor to growth in Vanuatu, local entrepreneurs on outer islands have been starting their own small bisnis (business) to take greater part in the industry and the cash economy. This has involved new and challenging negotiations with ples – a Bislama word that refers to land, history, and kastom (traditional values and practices) so integrally entangled with personal and group identity for indigenous ni-Vanuatu. This thesis documents the lived and told experiences of a number of ni-Vanuatu tourismentrepreneurs living on Malekula Island. These accounts are based on seven weeks of ethnographic fieldwork when I stayed at seven bungalows and conducted participant observation and storian (semi-structured interviews) with the owners and other members of the surrounding community. I argue that when building and running a tourismbisnis, ni-Vanuatu engage in a process of ‘making ples’ with a unique purpose of attracting tourists, one which involves a continuous dialogue with their environment, history and community, and ultimately results in a “politics of value” during the tourist encounter. Using participant stories, the ethnographic account explores owners’ motivations to start a bisnis and the building process, the ples-based challenges they face, and how different kinds of value are mediated between tourists and locals when they meet. This thesis reveals that understandings of tourism and its values are interwoven with understandings of, and relationships with, ples.
Optimisation and Scope of a Palladium-Catalysed Allylic Alkylation Cascade
Authors:   , Fisk Matthew
Published: November 2021

The design and development of new chemical reactions is crucial for progress in organic synthesis research. Cascade reactions, involving two or more steps carried out in situ in a single pot, provide a step-efficient and atom-economic route to synthesise polycyclic ring systems. The synthesis of new heterocyclic ring systems provides valuable routes towards complex natural products. Previous work in the Harvey group led to the development of a regioselective palladium-catalysed allylic alkylation (Pd-AA) cascade. This research aims to expand the scope and utility of this existing Pd-AA cascade, by optimising the current reaction conditions and exploring a range of non-symmetric pyran-based bis-electrophiles and nitrogen and sulfur-based β-carbonyl bis-nucleophiles.  Isomeric 2,3-unsaturated silyl glycosides based on D-glucose and D-galactose were successfully synthesised. These substrates were assessed as bis-electrophiles in the Pd-AA cascade. The yield of the cascade was successfully optimised with the glucose-derived substrate 4-hydroxy-6-methylpyran-2-one, using Pd₂(dba)₃ and Xantphos, to 87% from the previously reported 77% yield. However, the galactose-derived silyl glycoside formed an undesired pyranone as the major product. Additionally, a series of β-dicarbonyl compounds (4-hydroxy-6-methylpyran-2-one analogues) were assessed as bis-nucleophiles in the Pd-AA cascade, with all of the analogues forming complex mixtures of side products and a fully unsaturated pyranone as the major isolated product.
Perceptions of Islamic advertising held by Indonesian Muslims
Authors:   , Safira Anya
Published: November 2021

In the past decades, research on the link between advertising and religion has been increasing (Cader, 2015). There is an especially growing interest in researching Islam, either in comparison with other religions (A. J. Ali & Gibbs, 1998; Fam, Waller, & Erdogan, 2004; Farah & El Samad, 2014; Gibbs & Ilkan, 2008) or as the focus of the research (Cader, 2015; Haque, Ahmed, & Jahan, 2010). However, previous research on the topic of Islamic advertising has been dominated by conceptual papers and research conducted in Middle Eastern contexts (Bari & Abbas, 2011; Hassan, Chachi, & Latiff, 2008; Rice & Al-Mossawi, 2002; Mohammad Saeed, Ahmed, & Mukhtar, 2001). Therefore, this study has the objective of gaining a greater understanding of the perceptions of Islamic advertising to Indonesian Muslim consumers, including the interactions between religion and culture, congruency with their identity, and effects on attitudes and behaviour. Using the paradigm of critical realism, this research used a qualitative approach by gathering data through in-depth interviews. The findings identified five elements which constitute Islamic advertising in the eyes of Indonesian Muslims. These include compliance with Sharia (Islamic law), existence of universal Islamic values, relevant execution strategies, advertisement of “Islamic” products and brand, and the use of “Islamic” public figures as celebrity endorsers. Moreover, Indonesian Muslims tend to negotiate between their culture and religion which presents a challenge to the standardisation vs localisation debate in advertising. Islamic advertising was also found to be congruent with the Indonesian Muslims’ identity, particularly those with higher religiosity, and induces positive effects on their emotions, attitudes and behaviour. An especially important impact for collectivist cultures such as Indonesia is that Islamic advertising is able to generate positive word-of-mouth.
Stability against movement: An extension of expressional form
Authors:   , Jackson Olivia
Published: November 2021

This thesis has slowly become a paradox of retrieving information from the frictionless landscape of interconnected objects, through drawing, to develop an analogue methodology in understanding this provocative site at Kumutoto Lane. Making the invisible, visible.  The word ‘drawing’ retains a dynamic, energetic & incipient value in which resonates well against the nature of the site. The idea of friction is imperative to both of these concepts, drawing and site, and is why I began my investigation into the abandoned site at Clifton Terrace with pencil and paper.  Kumutoto Lane is an example of unfinished built form and I would like to see if I can use this awkward abandonment to express the idea of drawing as a catalyst for architectural design. A poetical expansion to how the road draws a line through the infrastructure that we live in.  The site is part of a profound history in relation to the Wellington Urban Motorway and is just a small piece of what was a very large prospective precinct spanning from Ngauranga Gorge through to the the airport, facilitated by what was then the Ministry of Works.  In terms of form, the project will generate an architectural reaction providing an ‘office space’ for the abandoned Ministry of Works Department. I have been really cautious to not let the specificness of the site camouflage how I am working on it, essentially appointing the Clifton terrace carpark as a case study. Ideologies of this research assimilated into dynamic forms to flow in and around the existing landscape, avoiding a static solution in which I believe will contradict the nature of the site.  It has been crucial to identify a relationship between land and line through out the growth of this research, with an emphasis expressed towards the development of a methodological approach to ensure this was achieved. Methodology has become the veracious backbone to this research.
Are We There Yet?
Authors:   , Biswas Dipanwita
Published: November 2021

This research will address American gender theorist Butler's assertion of third wave feminism and gender ethics and advocate that despite education and modernization, a duplicity still exists in the way gender has been depicted in western culture as well as in indigenous culture. This investigation seeks to acknowledge this duplicity by performing a comparative study of the western superhero Wonder Woman and the indigenous Indian Goddess Durga. Ultimately, this study challenges the contemporary terminologies and the interpretations concerning gender roles within the society to show the duplicity inherent in these contrasting renditions. Through a theoretical and practical framework and with the help of academic works and social media, the study conveys more visually empathetic ways to define the feminine gender as being powerful and multifaceted. These investigations will include traditional and contemporary examples of visual illustrations that contain their own social and cultural narratives and offer visual evidence of the perceptions and preconceptions that Butler refers to in her ‘Undoing Gender’ as “social and sexual constraints” (Butler, 2004, p. 10-15). The findings include visual responses that explore the personal counter-reaction towards duplicity that I argue is rife within social constructions of the feminine gender in both the Western and Eastern cultures. The illustration techniques in this research will provide more in-depth representations of the multifarious feminine characteristics. The study concludes that the sense of gender inequality still exists in contemporary society and only acceptance of this fact can resolve the issue.
“I know what that is! It’s modern art!” Early childhood access to and use of art museums and galleries in Aotearoa New Zealand
Authors:   , Terreni Lisa
Published: November 2021

This thesis examines issues of access to art museums and galleries for young children attending early childhood (EC) centres, the ways in which the EC sector uses the institutions to enhance young children’s learning, and the relationship art museums and galleries have with New Zealand’s youngest citizens. It is the first in-depth study of young children’s use of art museums and galleries in Aotearoa New Zealand.  A mixed methods approach to the research involved a range of data gathering tools to observe, document, and analyse the practices and attitudes towards art museum visiting by the EC sector. Key participants were EC teachers, art museum directors, and art museum educators. Rich quantitative and qualitative data were elicited from a national survey of 17 of New Zealand’s largest art museums and galleries, an extensive national online questionnaire to EC centres, and an embedded case study of three EC centres who visited art museums as part of the research. Bourdieu’s key concepts of habitus, cultural capital and, particularly, field provide the fundamental tools for analysis within this inquiry. These have been used to examine and attempt to explain why some EC teachers visit art museums and galleries with young children while others do not, and understand issues of power within the field of art education in an art museum or gallery.  The study found that there are both facilitators and barriers to art museum and gallery visiting by the EC sector. Barriers included: funding limitations, teachers’ fears about using art museums and galleries with young children, lack of professional development for teachers, and poor marketing of exhibitions to the EC sector. Facilitators included EC teachers’ positive perceptions of art museums and galleries as places for enriching and extending young children’s visual arts education, visual art pedagogical practices that support visiting, and the willingness of some art museums and galleries to work with the EC sector. On the basis of the findings from all three phases of the research and informed by the literature reviews and the conceptual tools used in the analysis of data, a ‘third space’ for art education in art museums and galleries for young children attending EC centres is proposed.
The Theory of Island Biogeography on the Hawaiki Archipelago
Authors:   , Dinh Khoi
Published: November 2021

This thesis addresses MacArthur and Wilson‟s Theory of Island Biogeography (1967) on a set of islands around the north-east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. The flora species lists from these islands were obtained from both published and unpublished island surveys whilst Geographical Information Systems (GIS) techniques were utilised in order to calculate the physical geography of islands.  These islands were an ideal study site for such research because they display natural gradients in both physical geography as well as native and exotic species richness. The literature on the Theory of Island Biogeography has yet to comprehensively understand the differences between the patterns of exotic richness and native richness. Furthermore, the importance of studies on exotics species is increasingly relevant given the negative effect they have had on native communities worldwide.  The results of my research illustrated that there were similar species-area and species-isolation relationships between exotic and native species. These two relationships were also consistent with what is expected under classical island biogeography principles. Interestingly however, I found that distance from the mainland had a stronger negative effect on exotics species. There were a significantly lower proportion of exotics with increasing isolation.  This result has applicable outcomes for conservation management on the Hawaiki archipelago. I suggested that weeding effort focus on larger islands and in particular the islands closer to the mainland. Globally, the biogeographical patterns of exotic species are still poorly examined. With insights from this study and other similar research the Theory of Island Biogeography may be an informative approach to dealing with the ominous threat of exotic species.
Songlines: Preserving cultural heritage through architecture
Authors:   , Carr Sheldon
Published: November 2021

In indigenous Australian culture, the ‘Songlines’ represent the routes across the landscape followed by the original ‘creator-beings’ of the ‘Dreaming’. The ‘Songlines’ describe the locations of mountains, waterholes, ravines, and other landscape features that were ‘created’ by the movements and interactions of the creator-beings. Throughout Australia’s vast history, the indigenous peoples have recited the Songlines as oral narratives for the next generation, while also using the Songlines to navigate across vast tracts of wilderness. But with the departure of a disenfranchised younger generation of indigenous Australians to cities and government settlements, the Songlines are at risk of being forgotten.  Songlines are not merely navigation devices. They act as mnemonics that define cultural values, indigenous laws and ancestral heritage. Stories of the ‘Dreaming’ acknowledge the past, present and future. As such, they are capable of re-engaging Indigenous Australians with a sense of place, heritage,and values, that are so menaingful to there culture and religion.  The sites for this design-led investigation are located in Arkaroola Sanctuary, Vulkanatha /Gammon Ranges and Ikara-Flinders Ranges - located in South Australia. This vast expanse of land is associated with the indigenous people known as the Adnyamathanha. The principal aim of this investigation is to conceive a series of collaborative architectural shelters that are designed and positioned in ways that can help reawaken, expose, and define characteristics of ‘Songlines’ for future generations.  The architecture will act as a reminder of cultural values, while serving as a framing device to reveal the dynamic landscape features that form the Adnyamathanha’s traditional Songlines. This is to safeguard knowledge, and re-awaken awareness of ‘Songlines’ for younger indigenous peoples who have left their homeland and tribal region. The architectural shelters, as points of pause along the Songlines, act as mnemonic devices that help keep alive a vibrant and fundamental sense of cultural identity and place. The architectural interventions seek to diffuse boundaries between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous cultures – given the current integrated context of Australia.
Gitanjali: Song Offerings
Authors:   , Jain Suchita
Published: November 2021

New Zealand lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire – the belt of vulnerable, unpredictable fault lines which are the primary cause for earthquakes in this country. Most recently, as evident in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake -the destruction of the city centre led to the emergence of sub centres in different parts of the city each with different, desperate needs. The lack of preparedness in the wake of an earthquake hence, exacerbated this destitution.  This research explores architecture’s role in the sub-centre. How can architecture facilitate resilience through this decentralised typology?  The design-led approach critiques the implications of architecture as a tool for resilience whilst highlighting the desperate need for the engagement of architecture in planning before a disaster strikes. The resulting response explores resilience through an architectural lens that has a wider infrastructural, contextual and user-focussed need.
The authority of fashion: The impact of brand credibility and gender blurring on attitudes towards gendered fashion advertisements
Authors:   , Brownie Daniel
Published: November 2021

Gender identity is increasingly accepted as a continuum. Consumers feel that they are no longer constrained by the norms of gendered consumptions, so they are expressing themselves and their identities through new purchase behaviours. Gender blurring refers to the crossing of gender boundaries, when masculine and feminine traits are swapped. This has been seen in the fashion industry, where brands are featuring male models in womenswear and vice versa.  Despite the increasing usage of gender blurring in fashion campaigns, there is little empirical evidence as to how consumers respond to it. This study attempted to fill this gap in knowledge, investigating how brands that can utilise gender blurring in their advertising without eliciting negative consequences. Brand credibility influences the persuasiveness of advertising, and it is evident within luxury fashion brands and their ability to set fashion trends. In this study, a 3x2x2 between-subjects experimental design was used. Subjects were exposed to a fashion advertisement, featuring either a high- or low-credibility brand (Louis Vuitton or the Warehouse), with a male model wearing stereotyped, androgynous, or gender blurred clothing. The clothing was framed in either a work or casual context. As the purpose of the study was to assess responses irrespective of gender or social class, the sample was made up of adult consumers from New Zealand randomly assigned to experimental conditions.  The findings indicate that overall consumers respond more negatively to gender blurring in fashion advertising, and more positively to advertising from a high-credibility brand. Interestingly, no main effect of context was found. The analysis suggests that brand credibility moderates the effect of gender blurring, as consumers exposed to gender blurring by the Louis Vuitton advertisements reported more positive attitudes than those in the Warehouse conditions. This normalising effect contributes to our understanding of cultural authority and the movement of meaning. High credibility brands have an authority over consumer culture, and thus can facilitate the movement of fringe issues, like gender blurring, into the mainstream, fostering wider acceptance. Managerially, marketers should be aware of the potential negative impacts of utilising gender blurring, and understand that brand credibility is an important factor.
Investigating the mechanism by which the atypical antipsychotic clozapine reduces disease in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Authors:   , Zareie Pirooz
Published: November 2021

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system characterized by damage to the myelin sheaths that surround nerve axons. Inflammatory damage to the myelin sheath leads to severe physical disability in patients. Whereas approved disease modifying treatments are available for relapsing-remitting forms of MS, there are no approved treatments for the progressive stages, leaving approximately 50% of MS sufferers without treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent need for development of effective alternatives.  Atypical antipsychotic agents used for treating schizophrenia have recently been recognized for their immune-modifying properties and our laboratory has shown previously that treating mice with risperidone or clozapine reduces the severity of disease in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model for MS. Although atypical antipsychotic agents like clozapine have been used in the clinic for almost 60 years, there is very little experimental data that describes the mechanism by which atypical antipsychotic agents like clozapine are able to modify the immune response. This thesis aimed to describe the immunological mechanisms by which clozapine is able to reduce EAE disease and to determine the underlying cellular signalling alterations that occur during treatment to facilitate immune modifying properties.  In vitro experiments showed that clozapine can impair induction of Th1 and Th17 cells while promoting the differentiation of iTreg and increasing Foxp3 expression. However, although clozapine effectively delayed disease onset and reduced the severity of EAE, the therapeutic effect of clozapine was not associated with impaired capacity to induce antigen specific Th1 or Th17 responses in the periphery. Moreover, Treg function was dispensable for disease protection by clozapine. Instead, disease protection by clozapine was associated with a suppressed state of activation in CNS resident microglia and infiltrating monocytes assessed by flow cytometric measurement of activation associated receptor expression. In vitro experiments using primary macrophage cell culture revealed that clozapine can alter the activation of activated macrophages towards a less inflammatory state directly. Interestingly, the altered state of activation in primary macrophages was not associated with detectable changes in cell signalling pathways known to mediate activation.  This thesis demonstrated that clozapine treatment protects from EAE by a multi-faceted immunological mechanism that likely involves modifying multiple pathways and cell types during EAE and may be of therapeutic benefit to MS patients in the progressive stages of disease. Finally, this thesis also has relevance to psychiatry as it demonstrates that clozapine has potential to alter cellular immune responses.
Thinking Otherwise: Speculative Imagining in PfC
Authors:   , Louisson Amalia
Published: November 2021

In the face of looming ecological catastrophe, ever-expanding neoliberalism and the ongoing integration of our lives into virtual spaces, there is an urgent need to expand people’s political imagination and responsiveness to these challenges. Engaging with philosophy outside the academic sphere – for example, in school and community contexts – can contribute to addressing this political need. Using the example of Philosophy for Children (PfC), an international educational movement, this thesis explores the potential for cross-paradigmatic approaches to philosophical inquiry. It observes that adherence to particular philosophical paradigms, as has largely been the case in PfC, binds the imagination to particular epistemic and political parameters and precludes ideas that contradict paradigmatic assumptions. Invoking the sensibility of Gillian Rose, I argue that we need a philosophy that permits people to imagine radically different political worlds in a manner that actively resists political ‘bubble-think’. This thesis illustrates how Rose’s cross-paradigmatic approach, speculative negotiation, can help to address some of the limits of paradigm thinking by inspiring a more transformative philosophy in contexts such as PfC. In doing so, this thesis contributes both to an expansion of the PfC programme and to questions surrounding the concrete practise of Rose’s rich theoretical oeuvre.
Exploring Indirect Aspects in Motivation and Academic Achievement During The Pandemic
Authors: Nurhopipah Ade , Nuraida Ida , Suhaman Jali
Published: November 2021

Online learning methodologies are the most influential factor in educational success. However, it cannot be denied that there are non-technical aspects that indirectly affect students' motivation and academic achievement after the Covid-19 pandemic occurred. This study involves paired t-tests, regression tests, and partial t-tests to analyze the factors that can indirectly shape student motivation and academic achievement in Indonesia's higher schools. The factors studied were related to economic condition, health, habits, and social interaction. The result shows significant changes in learning motivation, economic and health conditions, student interactions with friends and lecturers, student involvement in student activity units and religious activities, use of social media, and time spent reading. The Grade Point Accumulative (GPA) before the pandemic was influenced by learning motivation. However, during the pandemic, the GPA was not significantly affected by learning motivation. Before the pandemic, family engagement and student involvement in religious activities significantly influence the GPA. Meanwhile, the factors that influence learning motivation during the pandemic are student involvement in social activities, interaction with lecturers, health conditions, and time spent reading.
Development of Descriptive Text Learning E-Module with a Constructivistic Approach
Authors: Murdianto Puja , Aunurrahman Aunurrahman , Astuti Indri
Published: November 2021

The main objective of this research is to develop learning e-modules in teaching English in the classroom as well as to produce and disseminate learning media. This e-module can be used on smartphones and this e-module uses a constructivist approach. The steps of the research model are defined, designed, developed, and disseminated/implemented. Participants in this study were teachers and students of MAN 3 Pontianak. The data collection technique in this study refers to the interview list guidelines, namely the questionnaire. Data collection tools are learning outcomes and questionnaire sheets. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach for data analysis. The results showed that the design of the electronic module learning development in this study consisted of an analysis of curriculum and learning materials, an analysis of the characteristics of students and an analysis of student learning outcomes. The steps for developing an electronic module are by submitting a lot of learning materials and then being reviewed by experts according to their backgrounds as media experts and learning materials experts. The results of the expert review showed that the average score of the electronic module was 3.77 (range 1 - 4) and also the test given to students before applying it. The response of students after using the e-module showed 83.2% which means a positive response. This e-module can be applied to students because it has criteria such as self-instruction, stand alone, adaptive and user friendly. The learning outcomes of this research are that students are more active and construct themselves in learning descriptive texts in English class. The Minimum Completeness Criteria (KKM) in this study is 75 and the average is 79.04, which means that the use of e-modules in teaching descriptive texts is effective and can increase their scores.
Microsoft Office 365 on Learning History Subject
Authors: Jamiludin Jamiludin , Darnawati Darnawati , Linta Sukadi , Muhammad Anugrah Puspita Ayu , Uke Waode Ade Sarasmita
Published: November 2021

This research aimed at knowing the students' perception of Microsoft Office 365 on learning history. This research used a quantitative descriptive design. It was conducted at SMAN 4 Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. The sample of this study was students in XI-1 grade. The students were 46. Research instruments used questionnaires and interviews. The result showed that the students had a positive response toward the use of Microsoft Office 365. Besides, 87% of students agree that they can understand History Subject during online learning. The most frequently used features were Teams (95.7%), SharePoint (2.2%), and Forms (2.2%). THowever, the obstacle of using this application is if students do not have facilities such as a good internet network, and laptops.
Determination of the Brewster angle of the wave reflected from a plate with dielectric losses
Authors: Krylov V. P. , Zhitelev A. E.
Published: November 2021

In free space, the permittivity of materials is usually determined by the value of the Brewster angle using the angular dependences of the amplitude and phase of the wave reflected from the material plate. An expression corresponding to materials without dielectric and magnetic losses is used as a calculation model. Experimental studies of the parameters of the wave reflected from dielectric materials show the discrepancies with theoretical calculations known as deviations from the Fresnel laws. We present the results of determining the Brewster angle of the wave reflected from a plate made of a material with dielectric losses. The angular dependences of the amplitude and phase of the reflected wave were calculated using the numerical solution of the problem of falling at an arbitrary angle of a plane linearly polarized wave with an electric field vector lying in the plane of incidence on a plate of a dielectric material with complex values of the dielectric and magnetic permittivity. They were used to determine the angles corresponding to the minimum reflection coefficient depending on the dielectric losses of the plate material. The differences between the numerical calculations and the data obtained using the Brewster angle formula were noted, which increased with increasing dielectric losses of the material. From the condition that the modulus of the reflected wave amplitude is equal to zero, a different formula for calculating the Brewster angle for a material with losses is analytically obtained. The results of calculations using this formula coincided with the calculations for the reflected wave when solving the classical problem of the inclined incidence of a plane wave on a plate of a dielectric material in the framework of geometric optics. The results obtained can be used to determine the Brewster angle for a wave reflected from a plate with magnetic and dielectric losses.
PREDICTION OF THE BAND GAP OF CRYSTAL MATERIALS USING GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK
Authors: Rubtsov Ivan , Karpov Kirill , Mitrofanov Artem
Published: November 2021

In this paper, graph convolutional neural network is modeled to predict band gap from the crystal structure using the experimental base.
MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF PEROVSKITE-LIKE MATERIALS
Authors: Sechenykh Polina
Published: November 2021

The paper presents the calculation of the metric parameters of crystalline compounds according to a given chemical formula and a space symmetry group. The structures of perovskite and double perovskite are considered.
FEATURES OF GALLIUM ARSENIDE SURFACE RELIEF EVOLUTION DURING ANNEALING (MONTE CARLO SIMULATION)
Authors: Shwartz Nataliya , Spirina Anna
Published: November 2021

In this work, simulation of high-temperature annealing of GaAs (111) substrates has been carried out. The dependences of the substrate morphological transformations on the temperature and the presence of surface defects are analyzed.
TCAD AND SPICE MODELING OF SILICON VLSI ELEMENTS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FOR TEMPERATURE, RADIATION AND AGING EFFECTS
Authors: Petrosyants Konstantin
Published: November 2021

RAD-THERM-AGING versions of TCAD and SPICE models have been developed for BiCMOS VLSI components with submicron and nanometer sizes, taking into account for various types of radiation effects, temperatures in the wide range of -260°C…+300°C and aging during long-term operation.
DOMESTIC ELEMENT BASE AND SOFTWARE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEURAL NETWORK SOLUTIONS
Authors: Telminov Oleg , Gornev Yevgeny
Published: November 2021

The article considers the modern and promising possibilities of neural network solutions, the development of their domestic hardware and software support, the possibilities of means of comparing their relative efficiency.
The Development of Mobile Learning Media for Excretion System Material for VIII Graders of SMPN 1 Taman Sidoarjo
Authors: Chrisdian Viddo , Masitoh Siti , Arianto Fajar
Published: November 2021

The acceleration of 4.0 industrial revolution caused the development of digital era developed rapidly, therefore, learning resources can be accessed everwhere and everytime. Since the learning sources are easy to find,  the teachers are required to change the learning pattern into a learning facilitator that the focus is to give the appropriate learning resources for students based on their needs. According to the results of the interviews, there is a learning problem shows that the student learning outcomes in the excretion system material for class VIII SMP in SMPN 1 Taman Sidoarjo is still low. For this reason, it is necessary to develop a mobile learning media material excretion system that is feasibly and effectively used by students of VIII graders at SMPN 1 Taman Sidoarjo. The development model used is R&D Models from Walter Dick and Lou Carey.The data collection methods used were from questionnaire and test. Based on the trial results and data analysis, there are several conclusions, the results of the feasibility test of mobile learning media from the experts of material and media obtained a very good category.The individual trial obtained an excellent category, which is 90%, the percentgage of small group trials  is 90% and categorized as excellent, whereas the percentahe of the field trials is 89% and included in the excellent category. It can be concluded that the mobile learning media is suitable to use in the learning process. While the t-test with db = N - 1 = 33 - 1 = 32 and a significant level is 5%. Then the value of t table = 2.037 and tcount is 5.49. T arithmetic  2,037), therefore, the headway of media has been effective in improving student learning outcomes in class X of SMAN 1 Taman Sidoarjo on excretion system material.
British Parliamentary Debate System: Students’ Perspective on Their Learning Outcome
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Qamariah Hijjatul , Gani Sofyan A. , Yusuf Yunisrina Qismullah , Syahputra Mulyadi
Published: November 2021

This study was conducted to investigate the students’ perceptions on the classroom debate’s learning outcome using British Parliamentary debate system. Fifteen students were randomly selected and assigned to a group and actively involved in the debate in ten sessions during a whole semester. The obtained data of this study were collected through a survey questionnaire using 5-point Likert scale and interviews five random five participants to validate the data of the questionnaire and further analyze using mix method that combines between qualitative and quantitative approaches. The result of the data showed that the students indicated a positive perspective on its learning outcomes through the implementation of British Parliamentary Debate System in term of students’ interest, subject matter, communication skill, critical and creative thinking, intrapersonal and interpersonal development skill.
Strategic Planning of Education Information Systems on Bonavita Foundation as a Decision Support in Facing Industrial Revolution 4.0
Authors: Rafika Ageng Setiani , Ilamsyah Ilamsyah , Jawahir Jawahir , Triyono Triyono
Published: November 2021

A very rapid technological development has become a serious concern for the world of education, especially relating to the administration of registration, the learning process and administration of graduation to support industry 4.0. This is due to the inability of human resources in schools to offset the utilization of technology that grows very fast. The problem also impacted the new student administration system, the learning process and graduation as the main activity became late and influential in the lack of enthusiasts to enter as a student. The strategic planning of information systems with Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) is a solution to parse and define the main activities run by the Bonavita Education Foundation. Strategic planning can be used as a basis for creating data architectures that are application architecture entities. The technology architecture is designed to illustrate the technology needed to provide a data application environment. The writing of this paper aims to create an educational administration strategy to increase the absorption of prospective students. The interview and observation methods are conducted to obtain accurate data on school leader, administrative staff, alumni and parents of prospective students. Analysis and data processing using value chain. With the planning of information system strategy and information technology it is expected that vocational high schools can face the 4.0 Industrial Revolution and increase the interest of prospective students to enter the school on the Bonavita Foundation without rule out to the vision and mission of the school.
The Influence of Cooperative Group Investigation on Student’s Learning Result in Natural Science Subject for Grade VIII in Kota Komba East Manggarai
Authors: Demezt Yosef Frina , Masitoh Siti , Mariono Andi
Published: November 2021

The study aims to find out the influence of Cooperative Group Investigation on the student's learning result in Natural Science Subject for Grade VIII in Kota Komba East Manggarai. It is a quantitative research, using a quasi-experiment method. The variables are: (1) The Independent Variable that is the learning design model named Cooperative Group Investigation; and (2) The Dependent Variable consist of the learning activity and the result of the learning. The technique of data collection exerts the achievement test. The sample of the research applies to 88 students in Grade VIII of Junior High School (SMP) during the 2018-2019 academic years in Kota Komba East of Manggarai. This research is carried out in four groups, namely: (1) Grade VIII of SMP Satu Atap Pedak, is as a control group; (2) Grade VIII of SMPN 8 is as a control group; (3) Grade VIII of SMP Pancasila Mukun, is as an experimental group; (4) Grade VIII of SMPN 3 is as an experimental group. Hypothesis testing is using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the aid of SPSS 22. The result of the analysis concludes that the Cooperative Group Investigation gives a significant influence on student's learning, as it represents in the value of F 19,696 > 0,000 with the degree of sig on 0.05 (5%).
The Effect of Story Reading Activities Media of Big Book on Interest in Reading and the Ability to Retell Early Childhood
Authors: Hikmah Desy Athiyah Ali , Sukartiningsih Wahyu , Purwoko Budi
Published: November 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of story reading activities with big book media on reading interest and the ability to retell children aged 5-6 years. The research subjects were children aged 5-6 years at RA Al-kalam Surabaya. The research approach used is a quantitative approach with a quasi experimental design. The study data obtained through observation and documentation taken at the time of the study. Data analysis techniques in this study used an independent sample t-test. The results of data analysis show sig. 0.000 > 0.050, it shows that the null hypothesis is rejected so that it can be concluded that there is an effect of story reading activities using the big book media on reading interest and the retelling of children aged 5-6 years.
The Implementation of 13 Curriculum of Physical Education, Sports and Health at the Seventh Grade Students of SMP Negeri 6 Makassar
Authors: Nurhikmah Nurhikmah , Ramli Abdul Malik , Sujarwo Sujarwo , Akhiruddin Akhiruddin , Iskandar Abd. Malik
Published: November 2021

Curriculum is all activities that given to students under school responsibility. So that curriculum is not limited to the activities in the classroom, but also outside in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to find out the Implementation of the 2013 curriculum at the VII grade physical, sports and health education subjects of SMP Negeri Makassar. Data sources were primary and secondary data. Kind of research was descriptive qualitative research, namely it described qualitatively related to the curriculum, especially the implementation of the 2013 curriculum in physical,  sports and health  education  subjects which started from beginning, main and closing activities have been carried out properly with reference to the scientific approach with five components that is, observing, asking, exploring and associating, but the main activities of exploring and associating were not carried out, because sports physical education and healthsubjects were more practice oriented in the field so that the two scientific stages are considered not in accordance with the characteristics of PJOK subjects that already have rules standard in doing movements. Whereas the implementation of assessors was more dominant using a skill test in performing motoric movements which was 70%, while the written assessment was only 30%.
Developing Interactive Learning Media Based on Fowton
Authors: Dorahman Boy , Nuraeni Yeni , Rosnaningsih Asih , Sunaryo Sunaryo , Maulidyaputri Rizka
Published: November 2021

This study was conducted to develop an interactive animation learning media in the fifth grade science learning of balanced nutritional food material in Pondok Pucung 01 Elementary School, South Tangerang. Data was collected through documentation techniques, interviews, questionnaires and validity. The analysis technique used is qualitative and quantitative analysis. Validation of this animated interactive learning media is guided by four aspects: 1) aspects of content and content, 2) aspects of display, 3) aspects of use and presentation, and 4) aspects of language. Validation by two media experts resulted in scores of 3.33 (very good) and 3.63 (very good). Validation carried out by two material experts in grade V SD produced scores of 3.66 (very good) and 3.36 (very good). Animated interactive learning media obtained a mean score of 3.49 from the score range 1-4 and included in the category "very good". This shows that the interactive interactive learning media developed are very suitable for use as elementary school science learning media.
Strengthening Tacit and Explicit Multicultural Knowledge in Elementary Schools
Authors: Dike Daniel , Parida Lusila , Aristo Thomas Joni Verawanto , Wangid Muhammad Nur
Published: November 2021

This study aims to develop tacit and explicit knowledge to strengthen the values and attitudes of multicultural education in elementary schools. This research method was used a case study design, and it held at the Elementary schools in Sintang regency, West Kalimantan. The Findings showed the similarity of understanding among school members to the concept of multicultural educational Catholic schools, public schools, and Islamic schools. Conceptually the understanding of multicultural education has not been formulated in an explicit multicultural idea. However, the awareness of multicultural values and attitudes has been patterned through an attitude of appreciation for diversity, respect for diversity, living brotherhood and unity rooted in the religious values of Christianity, Islam and the local traditions of Dayak’s and Malay. Strengthening explicit and tacit knowledge in the process of education and learning to improve the pedagogy of equality and social justice at the elementary school level. This effort can be realized if classrooms are innovated into a multicultural epicenter. It is recommended that the process of socialization, internalization, and the combination of learning approaches and the use of various media, supplements, and multicultural learning modules. Those can be used to develop tacit and explicit knowledge so that multicultural education in elementary schools can be realized and rooted in the education process as one of the characteristics of elementary school education in Indonesia.
Grammar Learning At Tertiary Level In Indonesia: A Curriculum Development Of Genre-Task Based Approach
Authors: Surasmi Wuwuh Asrining , Suparti Suparti , Fadilah Eka
Published: November 2021

This article explores the grammar learning in two influential English language teaching (ELT) curriculum approaches to tertiary level and the potential approach to interweave them. The two prominent approaches shaping language learning in Indonesia are communicative language teaching (CLT) specified in Task-based Instruction and Genre approaches rooted in Systemic Functional Language (SFL). Given the various curriculum which comes and goes, bringing together with miscellaneous methods or approaches, it is urgently needed to adapt rather than adopt the wholesale methods or approaches by making the nexus between those two aproaches to fit the context. This article aims at revisiting creative and innovative grammar teaching and learning at tertiary educational level. We elucidate how those approaches foster English as a Foreign Language (EFL), notably, how grammar should be learnt and assessed through them.
The Effect of Animal Hunting and Rounders Games on Locomotor and Manipulative Motion Capabilities
Authors: Febrianto Faizal Adin , Kartiko Dwi Cahyo , Sriwahyuni Endang
Published: November 2021

Elementary school-age children are very active so they prefer to play. Before starting the learning activities, the teacher designs a learning model that is interspersed with games so that the child can receive the material well and is not easily bored during the learning process. In other words, the activities carried out by children are more directed to the activities of playing and moving. One game that is loved and often played by children is hunting animals and baseball. The purpose of this study is to analyze: (1) studying and analyzing the effect of the application of animal hunting game learning models on locomotor and manipulative motion abilities. (2) to study and analyze the effect of the application of baseball game learning models to increase locomotor and manipulative motion skills. (3) to find out, study and analyze the effect of learning based on game hunting animals and baseball to increase locomotor and manipulative mobility. This type of research used in this study is quantitative with a research design using a two-group pre-test post-test design, with data analysis using paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The results showed: (1) there was an effect of the application of animal hunting games to locomotor and manipulative mobility. (2) there is an effect of the application of baseball games on locomotor and manipulative motion abilities. (3) in an animal hunting game, the locomotor base motion has an increase of 2.17 and manipulative motion has an increase of 5.1. In a baseball game, the locomotor base motion has an increase of 1.5 and manipulative base motion has an increase of 3.77. Based on the above analysis, it can be concluded that there is an increase in locomotor and manipulative movement abilities for each group after being given a game. Also, there are differences in influence between the animal hunting group and the baseball group as seen from the increase in locomotor motion through independent sample t-test where the game of animal hunting gives a better effect than the game of baseball.