bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Peran Ayah Terhadap Pendidikan Keagamaan Anak Usia Dini (Studi Kasus di RA Al Falah Tarogong Kaler Garut)
Authors: Izzan Ahmad , Nurafiyah Kusaeri Latifah
Published: May 2024

Perkembangan pendidikan Agama anak usia dini masih belum dapat berkembang secara maksimal, karena pada  umumnya masih terdapat beberapa indikator yang masih belum terlampaui dalam Standar Tingkat pencapaian Perkembangan Anak (STTPA) salah satunya Nilai Agama dan Moral. Maka dari itu pentngnya peran ayah dalam keluarga, selain ia sebagau pemimpin rumah tangga ia juga berperan menjadi kepala sekolah yang mengontrol ibu sebagai madrasah anak dan mengontrol anak sebagai muridnya. Sebagai kepala madrasah di rumah memiliki visi atau tujuan akan bagaimana anak kedepanya, menjadikan anak itu beragama, bertahlak, bermoral, dsbnya.
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pentingnya peran ayah dalam keluarga terkhusus dalam pendidikan keagamaan anak usia dini di RA Al Falah Tarogong Kaler Garut.
Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan jenis pendekatan studi kasus, fenomena yang menjadi kasus dalam penelitian ini adalah peran ayah terhadap pendidikan keagamaan anak usia dini, dengan subjek penelitian 6 orang ayah dari 6 anak di RA Al Falah.
Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa sebagai seorang ayah yang langsung ikut berkontirbusi dalam pengasuhan dan pendidikan memiliki dampak yang bagus dan signifikan terhadap anak. Latar belakang pendidikan seorang ayah meski  harus menjadi kepala madrasah di rumah tidak berpengaruh terhadap pedulinya dalam pendidikan keagamaan anak sejak dini, latar belakang keluarga sebelumnya (keturunan) dan kesadaran pada diri ayah yang menjadi faktor para ayah di RA Al Falah untuk mengutamakan pendidikan keagamaan.
 
Kata Kunci :  Keagamaan,Peran Ayah, Pendidikan Keagamaan
PENGGUNAAN MEDIA BIG BOOK MELALUI DIALOGIC READING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN BERBICARA PADA ANAK USIA DINI KELOMPOK B DI RA MANARUL FALAH PAKENJENG
Authors: Aliyah Siti , Nurnajahah Hanifah
Published: May 2024

Permasalahan dari penelitian ini adalah anak belum mampu untuk menceritakan kembali cerita dengan gaya bahasanya sendiri, hal tersebut terdapat pada permendikbud no 137 tahun 2014 tentang standar nasional pendidikan anak usia dini di standar isi tentang tingkat pencapaian perkembangan anak dalam lingkup perkembangan bahasa poin B yaitu mengungkapkan bahasa pada usia 5-6 tahun bagian 3 yaitu berkomunikasi secara lisan, memiliki pembendaharaan kata, serta mengenal simbol-simbol untuk persiapan membaca, menulis dan berhitung. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara anak menggunakan media big book melalui dialogic reading pada anak usia dini kelompok B di RA Manarul Falah Pakenjeng. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian tindakan kelas dengan tahapan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi dan refleksi yang dilaksanakan dalam dua siklus. Subjek penelitian adalah siswa kelompok B RA Manarul Falah Pakenjeng. Pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan cara menghitung pencapaian hasil belajar tiap siklus dengan ditandai peningkatan kemampuan. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media big book melalui dialogic reading dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara pada anak usia dini kelompok B di RA Manarul Falah Pakenjeng. Hasil penelitian ini terlihat dari hasil belajar siswa pada siklus I dan siklus II. Persentasenya 58,333%  pada siklus I dan 83,333% pada siklus II. Dari data yang diperoleh, terlihat jelas bahwa penggunaan media big book melalui dialogic reading dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara pada anak usia dini kelompok B di RA Manarul Falah Pakenjeng.
 
Kata kunci: keterampilan berbicara, media big book, dialogic reading
Mengembangkan Kemampuan Berpikir Logis Melalui Media Papan Pola Pada Anak Usia 4-5 Tahun (Penelitian Tindakan Di Kelas A PAUD KOBER Birulwaliden Kecamatan Cilawu Garut)
Authors: Ulfah Fitria , Nuraffiyah Citra
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kurangnya kemampuan berpikir  logis pada anak usia 4-5 Tahun di kelas A KOBER Birulwaliden, dilihat dari salah satu indikator yaitu 7 dari  12 anak belum mampu menyebutkan warna dan mengenal jenis pola warna A-B. Sedangkan Kemampuan berpikir logis merupakan suatu hal yang penting dalam proses pembelajaran, karena dalam berpikir logis anak dapat mengenal proses pembelajaran mengenai klasifikasi yang dapat mengelompokkan benda berdasarkan      persamaan, serasi atau mengurutkan perbedaan benda berdasarkan ukuran, serta mengenal suatu urutan atau jenis pola. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang perkembangan kemampuan berpikir logis anak usia 4-5 tahun di kelas A Kober Birulwaliden ketika menggunakan media papan pola.
          Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan desain Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Penelitian dilaksanakan dalam tiga siklus, masing- masing siklus terdiri dari 2 kali pertemuan. Setiap siklus terdiri dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan, observasi, dan refleksi. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas A KOBER Birulwaliden. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara menghitung pencapaian hasil belajar tiap siklus dengan ditandai peningkatan kemampuan berpikir  logis. Penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa media papan pola mampu mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir  logis pada anak usia 4-5 Tahun di kelas A KOBER Birulwaliden dengan hasil siklus 1 16.6% (MB) , pada siklus ke II 33,3% (BSH) Sedangkan pada siklus ke III 75% (BSB).
Kata Kunci: Kemampuan Berpikir Logis, Media Papan Pola.
Pembiasaan Kegiatan Cooking Class di TK Asy-Syuhada dalam Upaya Pencegahan Stunting
Authors: Nurjani Yan Yan , Silviana Siti Saharah
Published: May 2024

Stunting merupakan indikator kekurangan gizi kronis akibat ketidak cukupan asupan makanan dalam waktu yang lama, kualitas pangan yang buruk, meningkatnya morbiditas serta terjadinya peningkatan tinggi badan yang tidak sesuai dengan umurnya (TB/U). Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kegiatan Cooking Class di Tk Asy-Syuhada dalam upaya pencegahan stunting dengan menuju pada kesehatan gizi anak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Metode deskriptif kualitatif adalah metode penelitian yang berdasarkan pada filsafat postpositivisme digunakan untuk meneliti pada kondisi objek yang alamiah (sebagai lawannya adalah eksperimen) dimana peneliti adalah sebagai instrument kunci teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan secara trigulasi (gabungan), analisis data bersifat induktif/kualitatif, dan hasil penelitian kualitatif lebih menekankan makna daripada generalisasi. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif bertujuan untuk menggambarkan, melukiskan, menerangkan, menjelaskan dan menjawab secara lebih rinci permasalahan yang akan diteliti dengan mempelajari semaksimal mungkin seorang individu, suatu kelompok atau suatu kejadian. Dari hasil penelitian kegiatan cooking class dalam tingkat satuan pendidikan anak usia dini dapat dijadikan sebagai upaya pencegahan stunting pada anak. Karena dengan kegiatan cooking class dapat membantu memenuhi kebutuhan gizi anak serta dapat memberikan pemahaman pada orang tua mengenai kebutuhan gizi anak sehingga pemenuhan gizi anak akan lebih optimal ketika diberikan oleh pihak sekolah dan keluarga.
Kata Kunci : Cooking Class, Stunting
MENGEMBANGKAN RASA PERCAYA DIRI ANAK USIA 5-6 TAHUN MELALUI KEGIATAN APRESIASI KARYA SENI RUPA DI RAUDHATUL ATHFAL MIFTAHUL HIDAYAH
Authors: Pratiwi Shelly , Nuraeni Melani
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh permasalahan dalam rasa percaya diri anak. Menurut Depdiknas dalam Kintani, Ali dan Endang (2013). Rasa percaya diri pada anak usia dini adalah suatu sikap keyakinan atas kemampuan diri sendiri, sehingga dalam melakukan tindakan tidak terlalu sering bebas untuk melakukan hal-hal yang sesuai dengan keinginan, dan memliki rasa tanggung jawab atas keputusan dan tindakan yang di lakukan. Sehingga peneliti mengamati adanya kesenjangan terhadap anak yang belum percaya diri terhadap kemampuan yang dimiliki anak, faktor yang mempengaruhi kurangnya rasa percaya diri pada anak yaitu kurangnya perhatian, dorongan dan motivasi dari orang tua dan lingkungannya. Masalah ini terjadi pada kelompok B di RA Miftahul Hidayah, di antaranya anak belum bisa percaya diri atas hasil karyanya, belum berani tampil di depan teman, dan belum berani mengemukakan pendapatnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) Mendeskripsikan rasa percaya diri anak kelompok B di RA Miftahul Hidayah. 2) Mendeskripsikan kegiatan apresiasi karya seni rupa dalam rangka mengembangkan rasa percaya diri anak di RA Miftahul Hidayah di kelas B. 3) Mendeskripsikan rasa percaya diri anak kelompok B di RA Miftahul Hidayah setelah dilaksanakan kegiatan apresiasi karya seni rupa. Metode yang diambil yaitu metode penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) dengan model Kemmis MC dan Taggart, dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data berupa wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian dilaksanakan 2 siklus dengan 2 pertemuan pada setiap siklusnya, pada siklus I nilai rata-rata 47,3 dengan persentasi ketuntasan 64,69% dari 17 orang anak. Sedangkan siklus II nilai rata-rata 55.3 dengan persentasi ketuntasan 88,23% dari 17 orang anak. Ini menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan nilai rata-rata pengembangan rasa percaya diri dari siklus I ke siklus II.
Kata kunci : Apresiasi, Percaya Diri.
HUBUNGAN STRATEGI KOPING DENGAN OPTIMISME MENJALANKAN PERAN PARENTING PADA ORANG TUA ANAK USIA DINI DI TK AL-HIDAYAH II SAMARANG
Authors: Wardani Elia , Munawaroh Alfi Fauziatul
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh fenomena di masyarakat mengenai pentingnya peran pengasuhan orang tua anak usia dini, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran strategi koping, optimisme orang tua anak usia dini dalam menjalankan peran pengasuhannya, dan hubungan strategi koping dengan optimisme. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif korelasional. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari angket, observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis korelasi. Data tersebut membuktikan hubungan antara strategi koping dengan optimisme dalam menjalankan peran pengasuhan pada orang tua anak usia dini dengan nilai korelasi Pearson sebesar 0,882 dan nilai signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Adapun mayoritas orang tua dalam menggunakan strategi koping adalah problem focused coping.
Kata kunci: Parenting; Orang Tua Anak Usia Dini; Strategi Koping; Optimisme.
UPAYA PEMBENTUKAN PRILAKU BERBAGI PADA ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI KEGIATAN STORYTELLING PADA KELOMPOK B DI RAUDHATUL ATHFAL AL-ITTIHAD
Authors: Amany Amany , Nur Fadillah Annisa
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi oleh fenomena di RA Al-Ittihad berdasarkan penelitian awal, perilaku berbagi anak masih kurang seperti tidak berbagi makanan kepada teman yang tidak membawa bekal, tidak berbagi pinjam mainan kepada teman dan lainnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah Mendapatkan gambaran efektivitas penerapan kegiatan Storytelling pada pembentukan perilaku berbagi AUD di RA Al-Ittihad, dan mendapatkan gambaran signifikan kegiatan Storytelling sebagai salah satu metode stimulasi pembentukan perilaku berbagi pada AUD di sekolah. Metodologi penelitian yang digunakan yaitu jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan desain penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) teknik pengumpulan data dengan observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi. Adapun teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan teknik triangulasi data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan storytelling dalam upaya pembentukan perilaku berbagi anak usia dini pada kelompok B di RA Al-Ittihad menunjukkan dampak yang signifikan, dilihat dari persentase keberhasilan yang mencapai 84,6%  setelah diberikannya tindakan Siklus I dan Siklus II.
Kata Kunci        : Perilaku Berbagi, Anak Usia Dini, Kegiatan Storytelling
PENGENALAN MEMBACA AWAL PADA ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI METODE MENDONGENG READ ALOUD KELOMPOK B DI RAUDHATUL ATHFAL AL MAHFUD
Authors: Aliyah Siti , Fauziah Ade Sipa Parida
Published: May 2024

Pendidikan sudah dimulai sejak usia dini. Sehingga hal tersebut akan menjadi tantangan bagi setiap tenaga pengajar dalam membuat pengembangan Pendidikan di Indonesia, karena salah satu faktor keberhasilan dari suatu bangsa dapat dilihat dari pengembangan Pendidikan di dalam suatu bangsa tersebut. Hal ini sejalan dengan hasil mini riset yang telah dilakukan oleh peneliti pada salah satu kelompok belajar di RA Al-Mahfud, terkait dengan pengenalan membaca awal pada anak usia dini, namun realita di lapangan ternyata masih belum merata pengembangan membaca awal yang inovatif dengan kesan menyenangkan. Sehingga tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh penerapan metode mendongeng read aloud terhadap pengenalan membaca awal di kelompok B RA Al-Mahfud. Adapun jenis penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini, yaitu dengan menggunakan metode PTK (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas) pada siswa dengan rentang usia 5-6 tahun dilaksanakan dengan II siklus, dan setiap satu siklus dilaksanakan dalam 3 kali pertemuan, Adapun pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui pendekatan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian campuran kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan melakukan observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan pengolahan data hasil wawancara. Untuk sumber data sekunder dengan melakukan studi kepustakaan melalui berbagai macam sumber seperti buku, artikel ilmiah yang relevan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan Peserta didik yang menunjukkan Berkembang Sangat Baik (BSB) dan Berkembang Sesuai Harapan (BSH) (100%) dan mulai berkembang (MB) (0%).
Kata kunci: Membaca awal, Anak usia dini, Mendongeng, Read aloud
Gambaran Kekuatan Keluarga Muslim Yang Memiliki Anak Usia Dini Berkebutuhan Khusus Di LKP Pusppa Nadine Garut
Authors: Wardani Elia , Rahayu Siti
Published: May 2024

Kekuatan keluarga adalah kemampuan keluarga dalam menggunakan sumber daya yang dimilikinya untuk mencapai kemandirian dan kesejahteraan keluarga. Pola kekuatan keluarga yang baik dan optimal menjadikan mereka siap dan kuat untuk menyelesaikan masalah dan kesulitan yang dihadapi. Masalah yang dihadapi dalam keluarga bisa bermacam-macam, salah satunya yaitu ketika kelurga dikarunia anak berkebutuhan khusus. Hasil analisis Global Burden of Disease tahun 2004 dapat diketahui bahwa 15,3% populasi dunia (kurang lebih 978 juta orang dari 6,4 miliar ditaksir jumlah  penduduk tahun 2004)  mengalami disabilitas sedang dan 2,9% atau sekitar 185 juta mengalami disabilitas parah. Menurut data di Riskesdas tahun 2018, kejadian disabilitas ataupun berkebutuhan khusus di Indonesia sebesar 3,3 % atau sebanyak 265.469 orang pada anak yang berusia 5 sampai 17 tahun. Sebaliknya dalam rentang usia 18 sampai 59 tahun terjadi kepada 558.048 orang atau kejadiannya sebesar 22%. Menurut data yang dihimpun Save The Children  untuk daerah Jawa Barat saja jumlah anak berkebutuhan khusus diperkirakan mencapai 187.000 ribu anak. Orang tua dari anak berkebutuhan khusus seringkali mendapat stigma negatif dari masyarakat sehingga dapat mempengaruhi kekuatan keluarga anak berkebutuhan khusus. Tujuan dari penelitian ini Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) Gambaran keluarga yang memiliki ABK (2) tipe kekuatan yang muncul pada keluarga ABK. Sehingga dapat terlihat seberapa kuat keluarga dengan ABK di LKP Pusppa Nadine Garut. Adapun jenis penelitian adalah penelitian kualitatif-deskriptif. Observasi dan wawancara digunakan sebagai proses untuk pengambilan data. Berdasarkan perolehan data yang sudah dilakukan didapat tipe kekuatan keluarga yang banyak muncul pada keluarga ABK adalah pada tipe kebersamaan sebanyak 8, penghargaan dan kasih sayang sebanyak 8,5 dan komitmen dalam keluarga sebanyak 8. Adapun tipe kekuatan keluarga yang kurang muncul adalah pada tipe kesejahteaan spiritual dan kemampuan mengelola stress dan krisis.
Kata kunci: Anak berkebutuhan; kekuatan keluarga
Digital Currency in Russia: Legal Foundations and Business Implications
Authors: Brisov Yu. V. , Abbasova L. A.
Published: May 2024

The rapid progress of technology and increasing globalization have led to various outcomes in the financial market. This commentary delves into an effort to incorporate digital financial instruments into Russia’s legal framework, with particular focus on the digital ruble. The potential introduction of this digital asset aims to address contemporary economic challenges by restructuring the Russian financial system. The commentary focuses on the legal features and business implications associated with the introduction of the digital ruble, placing it within the broader context of digital assets and their potential impact on the Russian economy. In their methodology, the authors rely on a formal legal, technologically efficient, and systemic approach. The commentary outlines the constraints on possible transformations dictated by the regulatory framework accompanying the introduction of the digital ruble and influenced by the economic nature of digital currency. The article concludes that, while digital financial assets could become a vital part of economic transactions, their introduction should be approached with great caution, and under vigilant oversight of the Bank of Russia. The anticipated integration of the digital ruble is expected to positively affect the market but taking a balanced approach considering the legal, economic, and technological risks for businesses is crucial. Through an examination of the foundations of emerging legal regulation of digital financial assets and their economic characteristics, the authors have devised a ‘digitalization matrix’ — a comprehensive management model for integrating digital technologies into both the commercial and public sectors. The model proposes taking a matrix-based approach to managing digitalization processes, while underscoring the significance of pursuing a thorough and scientifically grounded strategy for implementing digital currencies.
INVESTIGATING THE CAUSAL LINKAGE BETWEEN SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT IN INDIA: A GRANGER CAUSALITY APPROACH
Authors: Qasim Rizwan , Alam Dastgir , Ahmad Jamil , Ahmad Irshad , Hussain Abid
Published: May 2024

The present research paper tries to explore the causal relationship between savings and investment in India using a time series dataset spanning the years 1960 to 2021. The entire dataset is divided into two distinct sub-periods: the pre-liberalization (1960–1990) and the post-liberalization (1991–2021). The empirical analysis is done through correlation matrix, unit root analysis, cointegration analysis, VAR Granger causality, and pairwise Granger causality. The correlation matrix indicates that the association between GDS and GDI is positive throughout the duration and sub-periods. Further, the unit root test outcomes exhibit that the variables are stationary at their first differences. The results from the cointegration analysis establish the existence of a long-term relationship between variables, VAR Granger causality test brings to light a one-way connection from GDS to GDI, whereas, the pairwise Granger causality test validates the findings obtained from the VAR Granger causality approach. Overall, the study concluded that the classical notion of planned savings always being equal to planned investment is not valid even after the liberalization of the Indian economy.
PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT 9184 IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Authors: Ellaine B. Iyog
Published: May 2024

Republic Act 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), also known as the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) 2003, guide the Philippine government procurement system to ensure transparency, competitiveness, and accountability in the government's procurement of goods, infrastructure projects, and consulting services. This study aimed to determine the practices and challenges in the implementation of Republic Act 9184 in the local government units in Oroquita City. This study used a quantitative and descriptive survey design to assess the practice and challenges of implementing Republic Act 9184 in selected local government units in Misamis Occidental. The study's respondents included members of the Bids and Awards Committee, BAC-TWG, and Provisional BAC members (unit heads). The researcher adapted a standardized questionnaire from the Dagohoy et al. (2023) study. The results showed that local government units in Misamis Occidental rated their government procurement practices as "always practiced," indicating a high level of consistency. The Bids and Awards Committee faced significant challenges during the procurement process, placing it in the "much challenging" category. The researcher highly recommends that Local government units and municipalities may continue to prioritize and enhance their use of electronic procurement methods. Second, to address the issue of substandard items, the committee could enhance their supplier vetting process to select only reputable and high-quality vendors for procurement. Lastly, the committee should conduct regular reviews of past procurement projects to identify areas for improvement and continuously improve the procurement process.
‘But for Such Institution, / What Would Become of Me?’: Poets, Poems and Poetic Practices in the Workhouse (1850–1900)
Authors: Moine Fabienne
Published: May 2024

The vast majority of documentary evidence relating to workhouses comes from official sources. This article draws on inmates’ own writings and literary productions to offer a fresh perspective on workhouse life and re-consider the capacity of this institution to effectively silence workhouse paupers. It is indeed necessary to consider how this institution could, willingly or unwillingly, create opportunities for inmates to start writing. This article explores the specificities of inmates’ poems; how their relationship with the institution was both internalized and exploited by its residents; and how the institution could be conducive to the construction of the ‘workhouse poet’ and to the production of ‘workhouse poetry’. The aim of this study is to complexify our vision of the inhumanity of the workhouse system, without which paupers’ poems may never have been produced.
WHAT DO THE CONTRASTING VIEWS OF HARRIES AND EISENMAN ADD TO ARCHITECTURAL CULTURE IN BRINGING AESTHETIC IMPRESSIONS BACK TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT?
Authors: Paul Abhijit , Sinha Kshitij
Published: May 2024

In the era of modernism, the natural symbols of art – expressed through aesthetic elements – have been seen replaced by the verbal notations of communication. The replacement forced the postmodernists to deconstruct the concept of modernism to bring back the notion of symbolic art superficially and to revitalize the meaning of art and its cohesive presence in the built environment. The revitalization process, however, does not seem to have gone without raising questions in the academic community. Does the aesthetic impulse come from the structural spirit of a built form alone? Is just aesthetics deeply rooted in built-form identity? Is aesthetics not associated with the social environment and economic living? Can aesthetics exist in isolation? Can aesthetics be more of a by-product of functionality than the product itself? Using the works of Harries and Eisenman, the paper develops a review sketch exploring these questions. Many other attributes, such as aesthetics production, aesthetics generation, and environmental aesthetics, and their roles in art appreciation have ensured positions in the discussion. The conclusions seem to warn that the influence of social co-existence in defining built-form aesthetics in the postmodern era and later, divorced from reality – avoiding the presence of the different layers in the social fabric and their relationships among themselves – seldom helps to produce any futuristic vision but invites chaos in thoughts and perceptions crossing over between studies and practices in architecture.
Searching for Hypercompact Star Clusters in the Milky Way Using LAMOST and Gaia
Authors: Wu Hao , Yuan Haibo , Wang Yilun , Niu Zexi , Zhang Huawei
Published: May 2024

During the early merger of the Milky Way, intermediate-mass black holes (BHs) in merged dwarf galaxies may have been ejected from the center of their host galaxies due to gravitational waves, carrying some central stars along. This process can lead to the formation of hypercompact star clusters, potentially hosting BHs in the mass range of 104–105 solar masses. These clusters are crucial targets for identifying and investigating intermediate-mass BHs. However, no hypercompact star clusters in the Milky Way have been identified so far. In this paper, taking advantage of the high spatial resolution power of Gaia, we used data from Gaia Early Data Release (EDR) 3 and Large-Area Multi-Object Fiber Optic Spectroscopic Telescope Data Release 7, along with additional data from Pan-STARRS and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, to conduct an initial screening of 6,138,049 sources using various parameters of Gaia EDR3. A total of 4786 sources were selected for in-depth analysis. Each of these sources was meticulously scrutinized by examining their images, spectra, and nearby celestial objects to exclude various false positives, such as contaminations, galaxies, wide binaries, or wrong matches. We finally identified one likely hypercompact star cluster candidate in the Milky Way, laying the foundation for further high-resolution imaging and spectral verification.
Abundances of Neutron-capture Elements in 62 Stars in the Globular Cluster Messier 15
Authors: Cabrera Garcia Jonathan , Sakari Charli M. , Roederer Ian U. , Evans Donavon W. , Silva Pedro , Mateo Mario , Song Ying-Yi , Kremin Anthony , Bailey John I. , Walker Matthew G.
Published: May 2024

M15 is a globular cluster with a known spread in neutron-capture elements. This paper presents abundances of neutron-capture elements for 62 stars in M15. Spectra were obtained with the Michigan/Magellan Fiber System spectrograph, covering a wavelength range from ∼4430 to 4630 Å. Spectral lines from Fe i, Fe ii, Sr i, Zr ii, Ba ii, La ii, Ce ii, Nd ii, Sm ii, Eu ii, and Dy ii were measured, enabling classifications and neutron-capture abundance patterns for the stars. Of the 62 targets, 44 are found to be highly Eu-enhanced r-II stars, another 17 are moderately Eu-enhanced r-I stars, and one star is found to have an s-process signature. The neutron-capture patterns indicate that the majority of the stars are consistent with enrichment by the r-process. The 62 target stars are found to show significant star-to-star spreads in Sr, Zr, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, and Dy, but no significant spread in Fe. The neutron-capture abundances are further found to have slight correlations with sodium abundances from the literature, unlike what has been previously found; follow-up studies are needed to verify this result. The findings in this paper suggest that the Eu-enhanced stars in M15 were enhanced by the same process, that the nucleosynthetic source of this Eu pollution was the r-process, and that the r-process source occurred as the first generation of cluster stars was forming.
Variation in Path Lengths of Turbulent Magnetic Field Lines and Solar Energetic Particles
Authors: Sonsrettee Wirin , Chuychai Piyanate , Seripienlert Achara , Tooprakai Paisan , Sáiz Alejandro , Ruffolo David , Matthaeus William H. , Chhiber Rohit
Published: May 2024

Modeling of time profiles of solar energetic particle (SEP) observations often considers transport along a large-scale magnetic field with a fixed path length from the source to the observer. Here, we point out that variability in the turbulent field line path length can affect the fits to SEP data and the inferred mean free path and injection profile. To explore such variability, we perform Monte Carlo simulations in representations of homogeneous 2D MHD + slab turbulence adapted to spherical geometry and trace trajectories of field lines and full particle orbits, considering proton injection from a narrow or wide angular region near the Sun, corresponding to an impulsive or gradual solar event, respectively. We analyze our simulation results in terms of field line and particle path length statistics for 1° × 1° pixels in heliolatitude and heliolongitude at 0.35 and 1 au from the Sun, for different values of the turbulence amplitude b/B
0 and turbulence geometry as expressed by the slab fraction f

s
. Maps of the most probable path lengths of field lines and particles at each pixel exhibit systematic patterns that reflect the fluctuation amplitudes experienced by the field lines, which in turn relate to the local topology of 2D turbulence. We describe the effects of such path length variations on SEP time profiles, both in terms of path length variability at specific locations and the motion of the observer with respect to turbulence topology during the course of the observations.
The Timescales of Star Cluster Emergence: The Case of NGC 4449
Authors: McQuaid Timothy , Calzetti Daniela , Linden Sean T. , Messa Matteo , Adamo Angela , Elmegreen Bruce , Grasha Kathryn , Johnson Kelsey E. , Smith Linda J. , Bajaj Varun
Published: May 2024

We survey the young star cluster population in the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 with the goal of investigating how stellar feedback may depend on the clusters’ properties. Using ultraviolet (UV)–optical–near-infrared photometry obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope, we have recovered 99 compact sources exhibiting emission in the Paβ hydrogen recombination line. Our analysis reveals these sources possess masses of 102 < M
⊙ < 105, ages of 1–20 Myr, and a color excess E(B − V) in the range 0–1.4. After selecting clusters with masses above 3000 M
⊙ to mitigate stochastic sampling of the stellar initial mass function, we find that our IR-selected clusters have a median mass ∼ 7 × 103
M
⊙ and remain embedded in their surrounding gas and dust for 5–6 Myr. In contrast, line-emitting sources selected from existing UV/optical catalogs have a median mass ∼ 3.5 × 104
M
⊙ and have cleared their surroundings by 4 Myr. We further find that the environment in NGC 4449 has too low pressure to drive these differences. We interpret these findings as evidence that the clearing timescale from presupernova and supernova feedback is cluster mass dependent. Even in clusters with masses ∼ 7000 M
⊙, stochastic sampling of the upper end of the stellar initial mass function is present, randomly decreasing the number of massive stars available to inject energy and momentum into the surrounding medium. This effect may increase the clearing timescales in these clusters by decreasing the effectiveness of both presupernova and supernova feedback; neither models nor observations have so far explored such dependence explicitly. Future studies and observations with, e.g., the JWST, will fill this gap.
Discovery of Jupiter Family Comet 2011 UG104 Through AI Enhanced Citizen Science
Authors: DeSpain Jarod A. , Chandler Colin Orion , Sedaghat Nima , Oldroyd William J. , Trujillo Chadwick A. , Burris William A. , Hsieh Henry H. , Kueny Jay K. , Farrell Kennedy A. , Magbanua Mark Jesus Mendoza , Sheppard Scott S. , Mazzucato Michele T. , Bosch Milton K. D. , Shaw-Diaz Tiffany , Gonano Virgilio , Lamperti Al , da Silva Campos José A. , Goodwin Brian L. , Terentev Ivan A. , Dukes Charles J. A.
Published: May 2024

We report the discovery of cometary activity from minor planet 2011 UG104, which we classify as a Jupiter Family Comet (JFC). This discovery was aided by our Artificial Intelligence (AI) classification system: TailNet. JFC's, short-period comets with eccentric Jupiter-crossing orbits, originate from the Kuiper Belt and thus give us unique insight into the composition and distribution of volatiles in the outer solar system, past and present. Our AI assistant TailNet first classified 2011 UG104 as active, which was affirmed by Citizen Scientists on our NASA Partner Program Active Asteroids. Through further archival image searches our science team found evidence of activity on 2011 UG104 on three separate observations from 2021 February to 2021 April (81.°8 < f < 95.°0).
First records of a new Europe’s southernmost glacier found in Southern Albania
Authors: Gachev Emil , Meshini Erald , Matev Simeon , Iliev Martin , Gachev Georgi , Gacheva Maria
Published: May 2024

Several perennial snow and ice bodies have been recently studied and monitored in three mountain massifs across the Balkan Peninsula: Prokletije (Northern Albania), Durmitor (Montenegro) and Pirin (Bulgaria), the two glacierets in the Pirin Mountains until soon considered as southernmost of their kind in Europe. In September 2022 a relatively large snow field (about 1.5 ha) was discovered and described for a first time in the glacial cirque Gryka e Kazanit in the Nëmerçka Mountains of Southern Albania. The snow accumulation lies on 1550–1650 m a.s.l. below a vertical limestone cliff with a height of almost 1000 m. The site was visited again in November 2023, when the snow field diminished its size to less than 1 ha. At the same time, multi-annual firn layers were exposed under the last year snow, with depth at least several metres, and indications were observed of ice, buried in the debris cover below. Newest findings indicate that the studied snow-firn body is a glacieret similar to those found in the Pirin Mountains. On a longer-term, nine perennial snow/firm bodies on the Balkans resemble small glaciers rather than snow and ice patches at least under current climatic conditions. Situated on 40°08′ Northern latitude, the newly discovered Nemërçka Glacieret is nominated to be the southernmost glacier in Europe.
Probabilistic Nearest Neighbors Based Locality Preserving Projections for Unsupervised Metric Learning
Authors: Neto Alaor Cervati , Levada Alexandre L. M.
Published: May 2024

Dimensionality reduction based unsupervised metric learning consists in finding meaningful compact data representations previously to clustering and classification problems. One of the major aspects of these algorithms is the approximation of the underlying manifold by a weighted graph. A limitation with most manifold learning algorithms is that edge weights in the proximity graph rely heavily on the Euclidean distance, which is known to be quite sensitive to the presence of outliers. In this paper, we propose to improve the Locality Preserving Projections (LPP) algorithm by incorporating a recently proposed graph inference method called Probabilistic Nearest Neighbors (PNN), an extension of the Clustering with Adaptive Neighbors (CAN) approach, used with success in graph-based semi-supervised learning. The proposed PNN-LPP algorithm is able to achieve better classification results than regular LPP, showing competitive performance against state-of-the-art approaches for dimensionality reduction, such as the UMAP algorithm, especially in datasets with a limited number of samples.
Nordic-Baltic Grassland Vegetation Database (NBGVD) – current state and future prospects
Authors: Skobel Nadiia , Kozub Łukasz , Dembicz Iwona , Boch Steffen , Bruun Hans Henrik , Chusova Olha , Golub Valentin , Helm Aveliina , Iakushenko Dmytro , Pawlikowski Paweł , Zaniewski Piotr , Dengler Jürgen
Published: May 2024

This Long Database Report describes the historical background and current contents of the Nordic-Baltic Grassland Vegetation Database (NBGVD) (GIVD-code EU-00-002). NBGVD is the EDGG-associated collaborative vegetation-plot database that collects vegetation-plot data of grasslands and other open habitats (except segetal and deep aquatic vegetation) from the Nordic-Baltic region excluding Germany, namely Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, N Poland, NW Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Sweden. Target vegetation types are lowland grasslands and heathlands, arctic-alpine communities, coastal communities, non-forested mires and other wetlands, rocky, tall-herb and ruderal communities. As of March 2024, it included 12,694 relevés recorded between 1910 and 2023. These were mainly digitised from literature sources (84%), while the remainder comes from individual unpublished sources (16%). The data quality is high, with bryophytes and lichens being treated in more than 80% of all plots and measured environmental variables such as topography and soil characteristics often available in standardised form. A peculiarity of the Nordic-Baltic region are the relatively small plot sizes compared to other regions (median: 4 m2). The available data stem from 35 vegetation classes, with Koelerio-Corynephoretea, Festuco-Brometea, Sedo-Scleranthetea, Molinio-Arrhenatheretea and Scheuchzerio-Caricetea being most frequent. We conclude that NBGVD provides valuable data, allowing interesting analyses at the regional scale and fills gaps in continental to global analyses. Still, since there are many more data around, we ask interested readers to contribute their own data or help find and digitise old data from the literature.

Taxonomic reference: TURBOVEG species list “Europe”.

Syntaxonomic reference: Mucina et al. (2016).

Abbreviations: EDGG = Eurasian Dry Grassland Group, EVA = European Vegetation Archive, GIVD = Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases, NBGVD = Nordic-Baltic Grassland Vegetation Database
An E-extra iteration method for solving reduced biquaternion matrix equation $ AX+XB = C $
Authors: Lan Jiaxin , Huang Jingpin , Wang Yun
Published: May 2024

This paper focuses on the solution of the reduced biquaternion equation $ AX+XB = C $ using the E-extra iteration method. By utilizing the complex decomposition of a reduced biquaternion matrix, we transform the equation into a complex matrix equation. Subsequently, we analyze the convergence of this method and provide guidelines for selecting optimal parameters. Finally, numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the efficacy of our algorithm.
Personalization of E-Learning: Future Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges
Authors: Imran Muhammad , Almusharraf Norah , Ahmed Saim , Mansoor Muhammad Ismail
Published: May 2024

Electronic learning (e-learning) has become one of the most influential trends in providing enhanced and easily accessible learning to users. However, in contrast to traditional e-learning systems that offer uniform content to all learners, personalized learning systems tailor educational materials and assessments to individual learners, ensuring a customized learning experience. Personalizing e-learning through artificial intelligence (AI) is beneficial in today’s diverse environment, where beginners can tailor the learning experience to suit their preferences and requirements. This paper focuses on the personalization of e-learning, exploring future trends, opportunities, and challenges through an in-depth survey of recent literature on the personalization of e-learning technologies such as extended reality (XR), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR). Findings identify and propose that such tools should be included in curricula that support e-learning through personalized, adaptive, and delivery models.
Handpose Estimation Based Learning Academy for Improving Typing Efficiency by Using Mobile Technologies
Authors: Mattersberger Mathias , Wachtler Josef , Ebner Martin
Published: May 2024

This paper focuses on enhancing touch-typing skills through state-of-the-art deep learning technologies. It has been demonstrated that writing posture can be assessed using integrated keyboard detection and hand pose estimation in real-time browser environments. A unique dataset was created for training the object detection model to recognize individual keyboards. The object detection models were trained using various architectures and then assessed for both inference time and accuracy. In addition, a hand pose estimation was implemented to precisely recognize 21 knuckle points of the hand and compute their exact positions. In order to implement object detection and hand pose estimation, a stream transmission of the keyboard and hand scene is required. For this purpose, server-client communication via a QR code connection is implemented to transfer the stream between two mobile devices. Based on these deep learning technologies, a mobile web app was developed that offers 170 learning courses for touch-typing training. With the help of the Typing Learning Academy prototype, a study was conducted as part of this paper to evaluate the usability and utility of the learning app. This research demonstrates the potential for enhancing the development of writing skills through touch typing through the utilization of advanced deep learning technologies.
Impact of Recommended Resources in a Mobile Learning Environment on Self-Regulated Learning Abilities among Higher Education Students
Authors: Jing Xiaoyue
Published: May 2024

With the rapid development of mobile technology, mobile learning has increasingly become a significant trend in higher education. Offering flexibility in time and space, online learning introduces new opportunities and challenges for student education. Particularly, the potential of mobile learning to foster students’ self-regulated learning (SRL) abilities remains largely untapped. SRL abilities refer to students’ capacity to proactively set goals, manage resources, monitor progress, and evaluate outcomes during the learning process, which is crucial for learning effectiveness. Although existing research has started to examine the impact of mobile learning on students’ self-regulation abilities, there is still a significant lack of quantitative analysis of students’ learning resource preferences and the development of personalized recommendation methods based on the preferences. This study aims to quantitatively analyze the learning resource preferences of higher education students and propose a novel, preference- based equitable recommendation method for mobile learning to support their SRL. The anticipated results are expected to provide theoretical and methodological support for higher education practices, enhance students’ SRL abilities, and offer new strategies for the effective utilization of mobile learning resources.
Les pratiques informationnelles et les usages des dispositifs numériques : un moyen d’apprendre autrement à l’université ?
Authors: Mutabazi Éric
Published: May 2024

Le numérique est devenu indispensable dans différents domaines de la vie humaine. Son utilisation dans l’enseignement en général et plus particulièrement dans les apprentissages universitaires s’est développée au fur et à mesure des années jusqu’à bouleverser des pratiques d’enseignants et d’étudiants. Cette contribution s’intéresse principalement aux pratiques numériques des étudiants et à leur conception du rôle de l’enseignant et de son enseignement dans les apprentissages universitaires. Elle montre que l’usage du numérique reste complexe et que son utilité demeure paradoxale, ou du moins ne fait pas l’unanimité chez les étudiants.
Pour un amorcement des pratiques numériques en classe de langue, entre réflexions théoriques et variations actionnelles
Authors: Azizi Sarah , Borhani Zineb
Published: May 2024

Nous assistons à un bouleversement des designs et des procédés mis en place au sein des classes pour s’adapter à l’avènement de la technologie notamment en enseignement. La didactique moderne tend à débattre ce point en rapport avec les moyens offerts par ce dispositif ainsi que ses limites dans les pratiques pédagogiques. Les atouts que nous pouvons recenser dans ce contexte sont innombrables tant sur le plan cognitif, socioculturel et culturel mais cette nouvelle orientation n’est pas encore bien balisée et demeure tissée de difficultés. Dans notre humble travail, nous avons voulu souligner l’importance de l’intégration des TICE particulièrement dans le contexte universitaire et les différentes modalités de leur mise en œuvre ainsi que les obstacles constatés sur le terrain.
Un pas de plus dans le maquis technologique. Retour sur l’arrêt Lindke v. Freed de la Cour suprême des États-Unis et ses conséquences sur la State action doctrine et la liberté d’expression
Authors: Charvin Baptiste
Published: May 2024

Le 15 mars 2024, la Cour suprême des États-Unis a rendu une décision attendue relative au blocage d’un utilisateur par une personne publique sur un réseau social. Ce fut l’occasion pour la Cour de repréciser le champ d’application de la State Action Doctrine et de mettre en place un double contrôle à l’issue duquel il sera possible de déterminer les cas dans lesquels le Premier amendement de la Constitution est amené à s’appliquer.
Pâte à papier, pollution et déclin
Authors: Mintie Katherine
Published: May 2024

À travers un examen des dommages causés à l’environnement et aux populations par la production de pâte à papier destinée à Eastman Kodak, cette étude répertorie certaines externalités négatives suscitées par l’industrie de la photographie. Cette notion désigne les coûts occasionnés (comme la pollution) par la production ou la consommation de biens dont le prix de vente ne tient pas compte. Ce sont des coûts que les producteurs et les consommateurs ne voient pas ou refusent de voir. Comme le suggère cette étude, la prise en compte des externalités négatives engendrées par l’industrie photographique interroge sur la manière dont nous attribuons une valeur à la photographie, mais incite aussi à se demander qui fait les frais de la prospérité de ce moyen d’expression.
Anatomie d’une entreprise photographique
Authors: Bouillon Marie-Ève
Published: May 2024

Dans la continuité d’un travail de thèse, dont l’enjeu était de proposer un déplacement de perspective, des photographies aux entreprises qui les produisent et les diffusent, ce texte explore à partir d’archives les ressorts d’un capitalisme visuel et d’une économie de la photographie en France à la fin du xixe siècle et au début du xxe siècle. Partant ici de l’observation et de l’analyse d’un document notarié qui correspond à la vente d’une des plus importantes entreprises photographiques de cette période, Neurdein frères, active pendant plus de cinquante ans (1863-1917), cette étude montre l’importance des pratiques et des politiques industrielles sur la valeur des images elles-mêmes. À une période de mutation du marché de la photographie, dans son usage médiatique notamment, l’influence de « l’incorporel » est central et transparaît à travers la réputation, les dépôts de marque, l’achalandage et les réseaux mais aussi les accords commerciaux mis en place. Mais c’est aussi à travers l’évolution des moyens de production, l’accumulation des collections, véritable capital de l’entreprise, ainsi que dans la gestion et le coût du stock d’images éditées que se cristallise l’évolution des valeurs, créant la richesse mais aussi la perte de l’entreprise.
La neutralité de l’État et la liberté religieuse : quel équilibre ? Un regard allemand sur le droit français des religions
Authors: Classen Claus Dieter
Published: May 2024

Les fondements du droit des religions sont les mêmes en Allemagne et en France : neutralité de l’État et liberté religieuse. La compréhension de ces notions est cependant très différente. En Allemagne, la neutralité se comprend comme « positive » ; elle a également vocation à faciliter l’exercice de la liberté religieuse. Ainsi, des cours de religion peuvent être dispensés dans des écoles publiques. La neutralité de l’État est préservée car les questions liées au contenu des enseignements sont traitées par les communautés religieuses et l’État ne s’occupe que du cadre extérieur et de la qualité pédagogique. Dans cet article, on se demandera concrètement qui est responsable de quoi. Cette approche illustre pourquoi les signes religieux chez les enseignants ne posent pas de problème de principe en Allemagne : chacun sait que la décision d’en porter un n’est pas imputable à l’État.