bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penetapan Standar Waktu Proses Dalam Meningkatkan Efektifitas Dan Efisiensi Pada Perusahaan Batik Tulis Rusdi Desa Sumurgung Kecamatan Tuban – Tuban
Authors: Arisandra Martha Laila
Published: August 2018

Tujuan dari perusahaan melakukan produksi salah satunya adalah dapat menyelesaikan produksinya tepat waktu, oleh sebab itu diperlukan standar waktu produksi yang efektif dan efisien agar supaya meningkatkan daya saing produk yang dihasilkan, dalam penelitian ini waktu standar yang ditentukan oleh perusahaan adalah 860 menit sedangakan dari hasil observasi dilapangan terjadi penyimpangan ± 8 %, apabila perusahaan mengubah waktu standar maka perusahaan tersebut bisa menghemat 66, 76 menit, dengan hasil temuan yang ada, maka peneliti memberikan saran supaya mengganti standar waktu proses produksi, memberi pengarahan terhadap pekerja supaya tidak terjadi pemborosan waktu, menganalisa penyebab pemborosan waktu serta  menerapkan quality control. Kata Kunci : standar waktu proses produksi, quality control
Влияние антиортостатической гипокинезии на фармакокинетику и биодоступность пропранолола
Authors: Кондратенко Светлана Николаевна , Ковачевич И. В. , Репенкова Л. Г.
Published: August 2018

Изучена фармакокинетика пропранолола у здоровых добровольцев после однократного перорального приема в дозе 80 мг в условиях обычной жизнедеятельности, на 2 сутки антиортостатической гипокинезии и на 1 сутки после окончания пребывания добровольцев в условиях гипокинезии. В условиях антиортостатической гипокинезии обнаружена тенденция к уменьшению максимальной концентрации пропранолола (–6 Δ%), площади под фармакокинетической кривой (–13 Δ%), периода полуэлиминации (–15 Δ%), среднего времени удерживания в организме (–17 Δ%) и объема распределения (–8 Δ%), а также к увеличению общего клиренса (+ 13 Δ%), отношения максимальных концентраций (125 ± 23) % и относительной скорости всасывания препарата (158 ± 48) %.
Методы аналитического контроля таблетированных лекарственных форм дарунавира. Сообщение II
Authors: Гойзман Михаил Самуилович , Шимановский Н. Л. , Шоболов Д. Л. , Зотова О. А. , Ермакова О. С. , Тихомирова Г. Б. , Чернобровкин М. Г.
Published: August 2018

Ранее показано, что целенаправленная разработка специальных методик, регламентирующих методы аналитического контроля лекарственных форм дарунавира (ДРВ), позволяет избежать использования дорогостоящих импортных стандартных образцов (СО). В сообщении I описаны такие методики и результаты их валидации. Предназначались они для разделов «Подлинность», «Тальк, кремния диоксид, титана двуокись» и «Растворение» соответствующих монографий. В сообщении II продолжено рассмотрение методик, не требующих использования СО, предлагаемых для включения в разделы монографий «Посторонние примеси» и «Количественное определение». Оценку содержания посторонних примесей предложено проводить методом ВЭЖХ в градиентном режиме. Нижний предел определяемого содержания отдельной примеси по отношению к ДРВ равен 0,02 %, относительное стандартное отклонение (RSD) суммарного содержания примесей не превышает 10 %. В разделе «Количественное определение» концентрацию ДРВ предложено определять методом прямой УФ-спектрофотометрии в растворе аналита (рН ~ 9) по методике, применение которой потребовало предварительного экспериментального определения величины удельного показателя поглощения ДРВ () в водно-метанольных растворах (рН ~ 9) в максимуме при длине волны 267 нм. Найденное значение = 393,4 см– 1 (RSD << 1 % при степени надёжности α = 0,05). Следовательно, величина является физико-химической константой. Её использование обеспечивает при количественных определениях ДРВ методом прямой УФ-спектрофотометрии снижение RSD результатов до 1 % и сокращение затрат времени в 2 – 3 раза ввиду отсутствия необходимости приготовления растворов стандартного образца и измерения их оптической плотности.
Оптимизация технологии получения феназепама
Authors: Лукашов О. И. , Казаков П. В. , Мирзабекова Наталья Сергеевна
Published: August 2018

Предложен новый способ получения феназепама. При создании технологии производства феназепама реализованы общие принципы обеспечения качества субстанций лекарственных средств за счет использования условий и схем синтеза, позволяющих получать максимально чистые соединения.
Гепатопротекторная активность органического соединения магния у беременных крыс с экспериментальным гепатитом
Authors: Блинова Екатерина Валериевна , Хальзова Мария Сергеевна , Блинов Дмитрий Сергеевич , Яхья М. Х. С. , Мелешкин А. И. , Курганов Н. А. , Героева О. И.
Published: August 2018

В опытах на беременных крысах на первой неделе гестации установлена способность соединения 2-аминоэтансульфоната магния (лабораторный шифр ЛБК-527) сдерживать формирование цитолитического и холестатического синдромов на парацетамоловой и алкогольной моделях повреждения печени при введении вещества внутрь в дозе 28 мг/кг в сутки. На микроскопическом уровне с использованием морфометрии показано, что у крыс, получавших ЛБК-527, сохраняется балочная структура печени, тормозится на 38 % (p = 0,017) развитие острой жировой токсической дистрофии, обусловленной введением 40 % этанола в дозе 10 мл/кг/сут в течение 7 сут и на 23 % (p = 0,034) парацетамола в дозе 500 мг/кг в сутки. Для вещества ЛБК-527 не характерна эмбрио- и фетотоксичность.
Особенности реакции почек гипотиреоидных белых крыс на однократное введение L-тироксина
Authors: Доломатов Сергей Игоревич , Новиков Н. Ю. , Касич И. Н. , Сиповский В. Г. , Дери К. , Литвиненко А. Н.
Published: August 2018

Проведен сравнительный анализ влияния экзогенного тироксина на функциональное состояние почек эутиреоидных и гипотиреоидных лабораторных крыс в условиях функциональной нагрузки. Гипотиреоз вызывали ежедневным введением 6-пропил-2-тиоурацила (ПТУ) в дозе 1 мг на 100 г массы тела в течение 12 сут. Натриевую соль L-тироксина вводили внутрижелудочно в количестве 50 мкг на 100 г в составе 1 % крахмального геля. Функциональное исследование почек животных проводили через 24 ч после завершающего введения ПТУ или через 24 ч после однократного введения тироксина в условиях индуцированного диуреза, стимулируемого внутрижелудочным введением воды из расчета 5 мл на 100 г массы тела. Установлено, что введение крысам ПТУ в течение 12 сут сопровождается отчетливым усилением чувствительности почек животных к однократному введению тироксина. Установлено, что в ответ на однократное введение тироксина в группе крыс, подвергавшихся предварительному введению ПТУ, наблюдается более существенное снижение клиренса креатинина в среднем на 55 % (p = 0,005), усиление протеинурии в среднем на 3 % (p = 0,001) и отчетливые изменения осморегулирующей функции почек, в сравнении с интактными крысами.
Un viaje por la poesía de José Antonio Mazzotti: a propósito de El Zorro y la Luna. Poemas reunidos 1981-2016
Authors: Santiváñez Roger
Published: August 2018

Crítica y testimonio, a partir del premio especial de poesía José Lezama Lima otorgado por Casa de las Américas al libro mencionado en enero del 2018.
Glauber en trance: el tiempo como dimensión social en la poesía de Paulo Martins
Authors: Barrós Manuel
Published: August 2018

En el presente estudio analizo el tiempo como dimensión social en la estética de Terra em transe (1967) a través de la poesía de Paulo Martins, alter ego de Glauber Rocha. A partir de las ideas de Brecht propongo que el lenguaje poético verbal tuvo una gran importancia, pues mediante sus representaciones temporales se puede rastrear su relevancia lírica: por su dramaticidad y capacidad de transmitir los tránsitos emocionales y oscilaciones políticas del protagonista. Al analizar su especificidad estética, ésta remite a su compleja relación con los otros lenguajes comprendidos en el registro fílmico y aportes a la realización de la película en el contexto de la dictadura militar brasileña (1964-1985).
Organización del sistema de reglas de la tilde en el español: fundamentos lingüísticos
Authors: Mamani Quispe Luis Alberto
Published: August 2018

Tras mostrar que las reglas vigentes del acento gráfico en español exhiben incoherencias e inconsistencias, en el presente trabajo se plantea una manera diferente de organizarlas. Para desarrollar la propuesta se ha recurrido a la teoría de los sistemas complejos debido a que las normas del acento gráfico están incardinadas en el sistema de escritura del español y a que se relacionan con unidades del sistema lingüístico. Ello nos ha permitido mostrar que la organización de las reglas no puede realizarse al margen del ordenamiento de las palabras. Teniendo como base esto último se propone cuatro clases de tildes sin reglas generales, sin excepciones y sin reglas de carácter prohibitivo. La principal consecuencia, en términos de su utilidad, es que la enseñanza de la tilde no puede empezar por las reglas generales, sino por las palabras con hiato.
Elementos para el proceso y corpus de la narrativa quechua contemporánea
Authors: Espino Relucé Gonzalo
Published: August 2018

La conquista de la letra significó para los uechuahablantes experimentación y exploración de nuevas formas de expresión. Ello sucedería hacia mitad del siglo XX, cuando en Cusco y en Huanta se difundieron los primeros relatos y poemas escritos por quechuas. Planteamos que estas narrativas se consolidan a fines del siglo XX e inicios del XXI como manifestaciones independientes que alcanzanla conformación de un corpus no solo respetable sino representativo. Nuestra investigación se propone visibilizar el corpus de la narrativa quechua; tomará como referente temporal 1980-2015 y sitúa su estudio en la producción quechua del Perú. Estas narrativas forman parte de la modernización del país a partir del siglo XX; atiende básicamente a las manifestaciones escritas, no a las formas orales, aunque inevitablemente las vincularemos a ellas.
Identidades y preferencias lingüísticas en comunidades de la Selva Central del Perú
Authors: Falcón Ccenta Pedro Manuel
Published: August 2018

El propósito del estudio es analizar, desde la perspectiva teórico-mentalista, las preferencias lingüísticas de los pobladores indígenas bilingües-amazónicos en términos afectivos, cognoscitivos y socioculturales. Para ello, se evalúan los factores como edad, sexo, escolaridad y procedencia que condicionan las actitudes positivas o negativas hacia las lenguas originarias y hacia el castellano. Estos factores, además, comprometen las identidades, los niveles de autoestima y los soportes socioculturales. Asimismo, en este contexto permiten comprender con mayor objetividad la predisposición valorativa de los usuarios indígenas respecto a su propia lengua y hacia el castellano en conexión con los elementos de identificación sociocultural o el distanciamiento con su grupo que, sin duda, comprometen seriamente la vulnerabilidad de las lenguas.
Escritura y realidad en tres cuentos de Leonardo Padura: estructura metonímica de la prosa como procedimiento de desjerarquización
Authors: Mondoñedo Marcos
Published: August 2018

Este trabajo desarrolla un análisis de los procedimientos retóricos propios de la prosa de algunos cuentos de Leonardo Padura: “Según pasan los años”, “El cazador”, “La puerta de Alcalá”. En ellos se configuraría una suerte de “aplanamiento” de los diversos elementos de la representación narrativa.  Este procedimiento puede  describirse como una continuidad metonímica o como una “textualización” de diversos planos de inmanencia semiótica, lo cual traería como consecuencia una especial verosimilitud narrativa: la realidad ficcional y la realidad histórica se continúan disolviendo sus límites y sin  aparente cambio de nivel de pertinencia. De este modo, se extienden los dominios de la ficción al campo de las formas de vida y se proyectan dichas formas a la inmanencia textual.
Pengaruh Pola Asuh Ibu terhadap Kecerdasan Sosial Anak Usia Dini di TK Kenanga Kabupaten Bandung Barat
Authors: Robbiyah Robbiyah , Ekasari Diyan , Witarsa Ramdhan
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of early child social intelligence based on the dominant mother pattern in the family. This research is very important to know the social development of early childhood as a whole. Social intelligence is enough to determine the ability of early childhood to foster self-concept and control emotions in order to adjust themselves in the social environment. The development of social intelligence is also strongly influenced by the upbringing and encouragement of the mother, the extent to which the success of mother's upbringing is the extent of mother's involvement and role in the lives of her children. Each mother has her own way of helping her children grow. The formulation of the research problem is how the influence of mother care pattern toward social intelligence of early child in Kenanga Kindergarten of West Bandung Regency. The research method used is qualitative research method by using observation and interview instruments, while data analysis using data reduction phase, data model, and conclusion. The results obtained that mother care pattern to educate children in kindergarten Kenanga is democratic and permissive parenting in developing social intelligence early childhood in West Bandung Regency.
Intervensi terhadap Anak Usia Dini yang Mengalami Gangguan ADHD Melalui Pendekatan Kognitif Perilaku dan Alderian Play Therapy
Authors: Amalia Rizki
Published: August 2018

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which a child presents a significant problem due to a lack of attention or hyperactivity-impulsivity. ADHD can interfere with the development of children in terms of cognitive, behavioral, socialization and communication. A common mistake that ADHD treatment through pharmacological therapy will eliminate all the symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsive problems in children with ADHD, but the use of ADHD drugs in the long term then it will affect the children. Another alternative for dealing with ADHD children using a counseling approach is behavioral cognitive behavioral approach and Adlerian play therapy.Understanding of behavioral cognitive approaches and Adlerian play therapy can help address early childhood problems especially those with ADHD disorders.
Pengaruh Permainan Building Block terhadap Kecerdasan Visual Anak di TK Ulil Albab Kota Bandung
Authors: Hastuti Ira , Santia Anita
Published: August 2018

The purpose of research is to determine the effect of building block games on visual intelligence early childhood in kindergarten Ulil Albab Bandung. The game building block is a constructive game where early childhood can develop their creative skills and imagination in making a building of various forms of lego. The research problem is how the influence of building block game to visual intelligence of early child in kindergarten Ulil Albab Bandung. The research method used is experimental research method. The type of experimental research that researchers use is one-group pretest posttest design. The results showed that with game building block significantly influence in stimulating visual intelligence of early child in kindergarten Ulil Albab Bandung. The result is based on t test with significance level α = 0,05 and dk = 12, where t count value > t table, that is 17, 46 > 11,7 where H0 is rejected and H1 accepted. That is, the game building block significantly influence in stimulating visual intelligence early childhood in kindergarten Ulil Albab Bandung.
Physiopathologie des maladies du système nerveux
Authors: Briganti Giovanni , Pedini Michael
Published: August 2018

Ce syllabus comprend une description de la physiopathologie des principales maladies du système nerveux.
Another graph partitioning optimization problem
Authors: Nguyen Thinh D.
Published: August 2018

This paper deﬁnes yet another graph partitioning problem in the form of a combinatorial optimization problem. A reduction from 3-way Cut (cf. [1]) problem shows that our claim holds.
KAJIAN AKSIOLOGI: ELABORASI NILAI-NILAI MORAL DALAM KONSEP MEKANIKA SEBAGAI UPAYA UNTUK MEMBENTUK GENERASI EMAS YANG BERKARAKTER
Authors: Satriawan Muhammad
Published: August 2018

Pendidikan merupakan salah satu bidang yang dapat dijadikan wadah untuk mencetak SDM yang berkualitas. Untuk membentuk generasi emas yang berkarakter dan berwawasan berkelanjutan dibutuhkan inovasi pendidikan yang diharapkan dapat memberikan penguatan serta mewujudkan cita-cita Indonesia untuk menghasilkan generasi emas yang berkarakter. Salah satu inovasi yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan menggali nilai-nilai moral pada setiap pelajaran yang disampaikan kepada peserta didik. Tujuan artikel ini adalah mengelaborasi nilai-nilai moral yang tersirat dalam sains fisika terkait konsep kinematika sebagai upaya untuk membentuk generasi emas yang berkarakter. Nilai-nilai moral yang digali dari konsep kinematika membuktikan bahwa pembelajaran fisika tidak hanya sebatas membahas tentang fakta atau prinsip dan hukum saja namun dalam konsep fisika terdapat nilai-nilai moral yang tersirat yang dapat disampaikan kepada peserta didik sebagai salah satu alternatif untuk memberikan pendidikan karakter sebagai upaya untuk membentuk generasi emas yang berkarakter. Dan guru fisika yang selama ini hanya sebatas melakukan pengajaran harus lebih kreatif untuk mengelaborasi nilai-nilai yang tersirat dalam konsep fisika untuk disampaikan kepada peserta didik, sehingga tugas guru dalam hal “mendidik” peserta didik terpenuhi.
Attentional bias modification treatment for depression: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Hsu Kean J. , Caffey Kayla D. , Pisner Derek , Shumake Jason , Risom Semeon , Ray Kimberly L , Smits Jasper A. J. , Schnyer David M , Beevers Christopher G
Published: August 2018

Theoretical models and empirical research point to negatively biased attention as a maintaining factor in depression. Although preliminary studies suggest experimentally modifying attentional biases (i.e., attentional bias modification; ABM) reduces depression symptoms and depression risk, relatively few rigorous studies with clinical samples have been completed. This clinical trial examines the impact of ABM on a sample of adults (N = 123) with elevated depression severity who also exhibit at least modest levels of negatively biased attention prior to treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either active ABM, placebo ABM, or an assessment-only control condition. Individuals assigned to ABM will complete 5 trainings per week (2 in-clinic, 3 brief trainings at-home) during a four-week period. Throughout this four-week period, participants will complete weekly assessments of symptom severity and putative treatment mediators measured across different levels of analysis (e.g., eye tracking, behavioral measures, and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging). This article details the rationale and design of the clinical trial, including methodological issues that required more extensive consideration. Our findings may not only point to an easily-accessible, efficacious treatment for depression but may also provide a meaningful test of whether a theoretically important construct, negatively biased attention, maintains depression.
Pre-print
Authors: Jones Alex Lee
Published: August 2018

Understanding in the field of face perception is borne from advances in computer graphics techniques. Here, a new and fully data-driven algorithm is introduced for studying the social perception of the face, termed face regression. Given a set of photographs representing facial texture, coordinates delineating facial shape, and measured social traits, the algorithm learns relationships between each dimension of the faces (pixel values and coordinate points) and their associated social traits. Using the learned weights, the algorithm is capable of predicting faces of any score for any or all of the modelled traits, allowing for a fine-grained examination of facial features associated with social traits when compared to common facial averaging and transforming methods. In two applications, the algorithm addresses theoretical concerns with common methodologies in face perception, and demonstrates its utility through its ability to recreate face averages, and isolate the actual appearances associated with social traits. Perceptual validation experiments indicate participant reactions differ between composite images and those generated through face regression, giving novel insight to the function of social perception. A dedicated software package for utilising the algorithm is introduced, and future applications are discussed.
The Implementation of Hybrid Computer Mediated Collaborative Learning (HCMCL) for Promoting Students’ Critical Thinking at IAIN Salatiga, Indonesia
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Umami Mashlihatul , Saleh Mursid , Mujiyanto Januarius , Fitriati Sri Wuli
Published: August 2018

This article stresses on answering the questions on how HCMCL implemented for promoting students’ critical thinking, and how the students’ potentials of critical thinking in the aspects of communication, reasoning, and self-reflection promoted in the class. The ethnographic-case study was undertaken in writing skills. Descriptive- Qualitative is used to analyze the findings. The data gathered from in-depth interview, field notes, questionnaires and students’ documents. The finding reveals that the lecturer considered the four key dimensions of time, fidelity, space, and humanness in its implementation. The data also reveals that HCMCL can promote students potentials of critical thinking in communication, reasoning, and self reflection. However, some points needed to be improved by the learners in the first aspect especially related with linguistics conventions. HCMCL provides the chances for the learners to communicate with their peers and other members of group to complete the tasks. This process demand the students to work in a group which requires another set of complex skills; students needed to manage interdependence with others and to reconcile differences for mutual benefit.
Effectiveness of an Educational Software System (Desire2Learn) in Teaching English Grammar
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Khan Mohammad Seemab , Ali Fatimah , Mustafa Ghulam , Farooqi Shahzad-ul-Hassan
Published: August 2018

Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has brought enormous developments in teaching and learning process recently. Teaching with computer technology using different methodologies is one of the widely investigated areas in education sector nowadays. This research aims at exploring the efficacy of Computer Assisted Language Teaching (CALT) using Desire2Learn (D2L) Educational software, for teaching subject-verb agreement deductively at Al-Majma’ah University in Saudi Arabia. This study also investigates the attitude of Saudi EFL learners towards CALT-D2L’s effect on their learning achievement. Sixty nine undergraduate students of level three from Department of English, College of Education, Al-Majmaah University, were involved in this study. The sample was divided into two groups: (CALT-D2L “Experimental Group” while the other traditional chalk and talk method based as “Control Group”. Analysis of the data of both groups indicates that experimental group outperformed control group in term of the percentage of result compared. Moreover students exhibit positive attitude towards using D2L software in grammar learning.
Creating a Web-based Communicative Learning Environment through Interactive Blogs: English Language Acquisition
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Irudayasamy Julius , Hankins Carmel Antonette , March Marco
Published: August 2018

This study aims to assess the viability of blogging in the context of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) as a productive web-based learning environment (WBLE). The blog sections of three English as a second language (ESL) websites were evaluated and Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) which appears in the comments sections of blog posts was examined through reference to excerpts of various comments. The analysis indicates that as a supplementary means of language education, both the blog content and the debate that hosts in its comments section are useful to language learners all over the world who have access to the internet. It may not facilitate certain areas of cognition that are maximized by Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), however it does expose readers to necessary information in an educational context and provide them with an outlet for spontaneous CMC (SCMC), allowing autonomous parsing of the target language (English).
Considerations for the Development of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Teacher Training Course: A Practical Experience from a Call Course Development in Indonesia
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Syaifudin Mokhamad , van Rensburg Henriette
Published: August 2018

The need for technology training for teachers will keep on growing in line with the development of technology itself. Although technology nowadays is more and more user friendly and may need no specific training on how to use it, teachers need to possess the knowledge that underpins the idea of using it for teaching and learning process. Teachers need to have solid pedagogical knowledge on how to use the technology to deliver contents to their students. Therefore, a technology-training course for teachers is always necessary. This paper presents the partial results of a design based study/research (DBR) on the development of online technology training for teachers with focus on CALL in Indonesia. Questions regarding factors affecting online CALL course and ways to improve the course in terms of training materials, activities, as well as the administration of the training are addressed in the study. Based on the study, some considerations on how to design such technology-training course are proposed. The considerations are ranging from aspects associated with technology competence for teacher standards, constructivism in online learning, adult learning theory, online instructional models, the technology, pedagogy and content knowledge (TPACK) framework and open educational resources (OER). Information regarding those aspects will be useful to assist other CALL teacher training course developers later to inform their decision in the development of the course which is based on a good theoretical understanding as well as highly practical in learning activities
The Costs of Exclusionary Practices in Masculinities Studies
Authors: Bridges Tristan
Published: August 2018

Feminist scholarship on masculinities ossified into a recognizable “subfield” of gender studies, in part, through systematically centering the work of a very small group of white men. This process of collective centering works as an effective “exclusionary practice” that I argue hinders both the scholarly and political potential of this field. This article examines the transformation of the status of the subfield alongside an examination of women’s contributions to feminist scholarship on masculinities, and an emergent politics of citation that works to reproduce inequality within this subfield. In addition to identifying the processes by which a small group of white men have accumulated a disproportionate amount of power and status within “masculinities studies” as problematic, I also question the lack of critical dialogue and debate between various subfields examining systems of power and structured advantage. Here, I put masculinities studies into conversation with whiteness studies, critical heterosexualities studies, research on elites, and more to argue that there should be more dialogue between scholars doing research in these areas. Disrupting exclusionary practices in masculinities studies with both political and practical intent will better situate feminist scholars of masculinities to adapt their scholarship to transformations in the character and form of durable systems of inequality as well as identifying emergent processes and mechanisms of social reproduction.
Teaching Reading Comprehension by Using Computer-Based Reading: An Experimental Study in Indonesian English Language Teaching
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Rusmanayanti Asmi , Hanafi M. Laili
Published: August 2018

This study was conducted to know whether there is a differencein students’ achievement in reading comprehension through the use of computer-based reading method at the eighth-grade students of Junior High School 13 Banjarmasin, Indonesia. The design used is a quasi-experimental with purposive sampling technique. Sixty students of Junior High School 13 Banjarmasin were used as the samples. 8-E was chosen as the experimental group and was taught by using computer-based reading in three meetings, while 8-F was chosen as the control group and was taught without using computer-based reading in three meetings. Three instruments were used to gather the data, they are documentation, observation, and tests. The results showed that both groups gained change in their achievements. From the calculation result, the experimental group got the average score of 53.33 in pre-test and 63.33 in post-test. The control group got average score 47 in pre-test and 49.5 in post-test. After conducting a t-test, it was revealed that the calculated t-value was greater than t-table (3.597 > 2.00) at the significance level 0.05. Thus, there are different achievement between the experimental group and the control group. Therefore, it can be concluded that the proper use of computer-based reading can upgrade students’ reading comprehension ability. It is suggested to teachers to consider the use computer-based reading as the method of teaching reading comprehension.
A review essay on Lisa Wade's American Hookup and Mark Regenerus' Cheap Sex: Is Recreational Sex a Social Problem? Or what’s wrong with kid’s today?
Authors: Risman Barbara
Published: August 2018

This is a review essay about sexuality in contemporary American society based on a review of two new books, American Hookup by Lisa Wade and Cheap Sex by Mark Regenerus. The review is forthcoming in Contemporary Sociology.
What Are Dual Process Models? Implications for Cultural Analysis in Sociology
Authors: Stoltz Dustin S. , Lizardo Omar , Mowry Robert , Sepulvado Brandon , Van Ness Justin , Taylor Marshall A. , Wood Michael Lee
Published: August 2018

In this paper we introduce the idea of the dual process framework (DPF), an interdisciplinary approach to the study of learning, memory, thinking, and action. Departing from the successful reception of Vaisey (2009), we suggest that intradisciplinary debates in sociology regarding the merits of “dual process” formulations can benefit from a better understanding of the theoretical foundations of these models in cognitive and social psychology. We argue that the key is to distinguish the general DPF from more specific applications to particular domains, which we refer to as dual process models (DPMs). We show how different DPMs can be applied to a variety of analytically distinct issues of interest to cultural sociologists beyond specific issues related to morality, such as culture in learning, culture in memory, culture in thinking, and culture in acting processes. We close by outlining the implications of our argument for relevant work in cultural sociology.
An Analysis of Learner Autonomy and Autonomous Learning Practices in Massive Open Online Language Courses
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Mısır Hülya , Koç Didem Koban , Koç Serdar Engin
Published: August 2018

The study investigates the perception of learner autonomy with Massive Open Online Language Course (MOOLC) participants, more specifically; (i) to what extent EFL learners in an English MOOLC are autonomous, (ii) the perception of learners’ and teachers’ roles in learner autonomy, and (iii) the autonomous learning practices the learners are involved in by participating in the MOOLCs. It contributes to the understanding of online learner as an agent in highly heterogeneous language learning contexts and the link between online learning and learner autonomy. The mixed-method design is employed to present data from a Learner Autonomy Questionnaire by Joshi (2011) conducted with 57 participants from three English MOOLCs with a variety of focus as well as a content analysis method was used on the interaction data in the form of open discussion forum posts, which were added by the participants, to create a frame of autonomous learning activities in these MOOLCs and learners’ attitudes towards them. The findings show that the English MOOLC participants are highly autonomous and willing to be more responsible for their own learning. Similarly, the learners’ perception of their own roles indicates a positive inclination towards autonomy. Furthermore, the participants favor the MOOLCs that encourage learner-centered and autonomous language learning practices. Due to the interactive, communicative, and collaborative nature of MOOLCs, learners are advised to develop globalized autonomous skills to participate effectively in such multicultural learning platforms because learner autonomy goes beyond traditional classrooms.
A MOOC for Literature Integrated Language Classroom: Pedagogical Suggestions for the Development of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Daud Nuraihan Mat , Ali Afiza Mohamad , Daud Nor Shidrah Mat , Juhary Jowati , M. Raihanah M.
Published: August 2018

An important component of language teaching is the development of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) among the students. In some language classes, this is done in the literature component of the curriculum. However, in many circumstances teachers are not trained on how to integrate critical thinking skills in literature integrated language learning classes. Training teachers nationwide can be costly to a country if the traditional way of in-service training is adopted. One of the ways to address this problem is by providing online training programmes. A viable alternative platform for online engagement is the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which has the potential to reach the mass. A training module would have to take into consideration the fact that different schools could be using different literary texts. Hence, the training module for teachers would need to focus on activities or pedagogical approaches rather than the text itself. This paper will focus on the aspects to consider when developing a MOOC for this purpose. This study will focus on Malaysian teachers who are expected to integrate HOTS into their literature lessons. When developing the materials, two important aspects that need to be considered are the components of HOTS and also the approaches that can be adopted. This paper discusses the approaches that can be applied to develop a specific aspect of HOTS. It focuses on the Malaysian teachers who are expected to integrate HOTS into their literature lessons.
Using CALL in Teaching Writing: An Explicatory Study on its Efficacy for ESL/EFL Learners
Authors: Journal Arab World English , Alharbi H.
Published: August 2018

The current study aims to analyse and substantiate the impact of use and importance of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) to students writing in English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL). It is an explicatory study based on the main findings of researchers in the field and the practical involvement and observation of the researcher as an ESL/EFL teacher in writing classrooms. The scientific literature on the subject as well as the analytical work done on it have been critically examined for efficacy and proof. The study also investigates the usefulness of the various CALL-based materials and tools employed in the teaching process, and it examines how far they can help students in their classroom practices. The major outcomes of the study demonstrated that most teachers and students have found that CALL has helped them in a positive way, has motivated them to learn ESL/EFL writing, and has improved their knowledge and capability in writing English effortlessly. It has also been discovered that this method of teaching writing enriches their information and plays an important role in developing their academic skills. The current study, therefore, recommends that students should use computers in learning English writing, in particular, in order to increase the level of learning.
PROBLEM QUESTIONS IN THE METHODOLOGICAL PROVISION OF THE LOCAL MARKETS OF HOUSING AND COMMUNAL HOUSEHOLDS IN UKRAINE
Authors: LISYUK V.M. , SEROV O.O
Published: August 2018

Topicality. The urgency of the problem of stimulating the development of local markets of housing and communal services today is growing due to the need for additional resources involved in the socio-economic development of Ukraine, as well as through the progress of housing and communal reform, which creates new opportunities for the development of housing conditions of Ukrainian citizens.

Aim and tasks.The purpose of the article is to analyze problematic issues in the methodological maintenance of the functioning of local markets of housing and communal services, to develop theoretical, methodological provisions and practical and applied proposals, which should justify the tools for improving the regulatory framework for housing and communal services markets in Ukraine.

Research results.After analyzing the latest laws in the sphere of housing and communal services, we can conclude that, despite the issuance of laws, the legal way of their implementation is still absent. It is also worth noting that, in our view, the transfer of all communal ownership buildings to the ownership of the inhabitants will not give the desired result. Lack of qualified management companies can lead to even more depreciation of the housing stock, which now is in a large proportion already in a worn condition. Lack of legal regulation of housing stock management by private management companies may lead to non-compliance with state norms in the field of repair and operation of engineering networks of residential buildings. It can lead to accidents, the consequences of which can be not only unpleasant for the inhabitants, but also life threatening. For example, untimely inspection of the smoke and ventilation ducts of the building often leads to their litter and poor ventilation of the living space, which can lead to poisoning with carbon monoxide, an explosion of gas equipment, etc.

Conclusions.The strategic directions of implementation of the conceptual idea of reforming the housing and communal services of Ukraine include the introduction of amendments to laws and regulations regulating the procedure for providing housing and communal services to the end user. The prospects for future research in the sphere of housing and communal services are related to the effective structure of the formation of the institutional environment.
Central Asian Republicsâ€™ relations with its neighbors and the US
Authors: Khan Waseem , Khalil Jahanzeb , Khan Taimoor
Published: August 2018

The Classical Great Game of the 19th century in the region was a contest between the Russian and British empires over Afghanistan due to its geostrategic importance. The â€œNew Great Game", being played out in Central Asia, is one in which powers on the borders of the Central Asian states, as well as the US, compete for influence in the region, but also one in which the Central Asian states themselves are active players. In order to explain the geostrategic importance of Central Asia, it is necessary to mention the interests of other countries in the region. The relationship with Russia, the successor state to the USSR, is of vital importance. During the Soviet era, the USSR held the CARs as a liability and gave them independence without much resistance. It soon regretted its decision after it realized that the CARs are important countries because other countries are trying to influence the CARs. Hence, Russia started actively pursuing its interests in the region. The most important interest is to maintain its traditional regional hegemony. This essay critically examines the above-mentioned fact in the context of Central Asian Republicsâ€™ relations with its neighbors and the US.
Narrative review of theories on Juveniles deviant behaviour
Authors: Kamal Feroz
Published: August 2018

Recently, Involvement of young people in different criminal activities is evidence of increased deviant behaviour in young people in Malaysia. Over the past decade, the figures for deviant behaviours among young people in Malaysia continue to increase every year. Many theories have been presented over the years to investigate the factors that are linked to the juvenileâ€™s deviant behaviour. The current study aims to review the existing theories on the Juveniles deviant behaviour to identify the possible caused of the deviant behaviour among juveniles in Malaysia. The results indicated that there are many factors that lead young generation to the deviant behaviour like, lack of parental attention, lack of education, drug abuse and media influence, membership in gangs and urbanization. The results of the current study provided insights of the factors that lead young generation to the criminal activities in Malaysia. It will be helpful for the government for policy making to avoid these factors that lead young people to deviant behaviour in Malaysia.Â
Examining the Moderating Role of Self-monitoring in Predicting Employees Speaking Up Behavior at Workplace
Authors: Khan Noor Ullah
Published: August 2018

The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship and moderating effects of self-monitoring on the relationship between various individual (viz., the locus of control and self-esteem) and contextual (viz., top-management openness and trust in supervisor) factors by predicting speaking up the behavior of employees at the workplace.  A sample size of 95 was selected via random probability sampling out of 318 employees from nine management and business institutions or departments of different universities in Peshawar KPK Pakistan. The conclusion drawn from the research study was self-monitoring moderate the relationship between various individual (viz., the locus of control and self-esteem) and contextual (viz., top-management openness and trust in supervisor) factors by predicting speaking up behavior in the context of business and management institutions or departments of education universities in Peshawar KPK Pakistan. This research study identifies the possible antecedents that affect the speaking up, which would help to internalize the phenomena of speaking up. This research study would foster the knowledge and understanding of employees about speaking up and would help the organization to adopt better process and programs in order to encourage employeesâ€™ participation. The future studies may investigate the speaking up with including self-assessment and coworker ratings into the study.
Factors of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan A conceptual review
Authors: Khan Anwar , Yusoffa Rosman Bin Md , Azam Kamran
Published: August 2018

University teaching is universally known for its stressful nature. The university teachers are exposed to various stressors at work as a result of which their working performance is affected. The current study has conceptually reviewed the different factors of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan by using non-systematic narrative review technique. Following review of existing literature, the findings of current study revealed nine potential factors as determinants of Job Stress among university teachers in Pakistan. These factors were related to both intra and extra organizational environments of universities in Pakistan. This study concludes that university teaching is a stressful profession in Pakistan. The problem of Job Stress should be managed both at individual and institutional levels. Individually the academic staff members should get awareness about causes and consequences of Job Stress. At institutional level the management of universities should provide Stress free conducive environment, so that university teachers could be saved from the devastating effects of Job Stress.Â
Intrinsic motivation: An analysis for elite Pakistani athletes of various major sports and games
Authors: Ahmed Jamshaid , Jamshaid Fahmida
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this article is to provide an insight and overview of what is known about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in sports. The article focuses on the assessment of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in Pakistani sports setup. It then provide to a discussion on the determinants and outcomes of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The present research entitled â€œIntrinsic and extrinsic motivation for Pakistani elite athletesâ€ was conducted to study the importance of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation supported by previous research studies for sports performance. The research was conducted to keep in mind the worst performance of Pakistani athletes in Olympics games since 1948. Examining these basic ideas help to understand the behavior ofPakistani athlete.As mentioned above, we consider that it was essential to go further than the Fortier and colleaguesâ€™ (1995) effort by counting athletesâ€™ insight of self-sufficiency, capability and relatedness in order to observe the relationships between intrinsic & extrinsic motivation. It was hypothesized that overall â€œmotivation will positively contribute to the development of sports performanceâ€.
Job rotation, job performance, organizational commitment: An empirical study on bank employees
Authors: Khan Faisal , Rasli Amran Md , Yusoff Rosman Md , Ahmed Tariq , Rehman Abid ur , Khan Muhammad Muddassir
Published: August 2018

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship and effect of  job variables rotation, job performance and organizational commitment among the employees working in banking sector in Pakistan. Self-administrated questionnaire was distributed by selecting a convenient sampling the data collected were 435 from the employees in the banks. The data were analyzed with the help of Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings of the study revealed that a positive relationship was found between job rotation, job performance and organizational commitment among the employees, whereas negative relationship was found between job performance and organizational commitment. The study results are useful for the bankers, employeesâ€™ and managers. The study also provided the limitations and recommendations for future research.
Effects of Perceived Stressors and Psychiatric Morbidity on Academic Performance of University Students
Authors: Khan Aftab Alam , Sultan Abid , Jan Farzand Ali
Published: August 2018

The current study aims at examining the effects of perceived stressors and psychiatric morbidity on the studentsâ€™ academic performance by taking COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Attock as case study. Using a cross sectional design the data was collected on four stressors, i.e. Workload, Emotional and Interpersonal Demands and three types of psychiatric morbidities, i.e. Depression, Anxiety and Social Dysfunction from 379 students. The Job-Demand-Resource Model (JD-R) model was used as theoretical base for formulating research framework. The existing literature states that level of studentsâ€™ performance varies with the level of perceived stress and symptoms of mental illness. The findings of current study are in concurrence with findings of previous research. It has been found that perceived stressors and symptoms of mental illness were negatively related with studentsâ€™ academic performance. The results of this study will be helpful to students, teacher and to administration of University for taking conducive steps to minimize the impacts of perceived stress on the studentsâ€™ academic performance.