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Applying Process-Based Writing Instruction to Teach IELTS Writing Task 2
Authors: Vo Mai Thi Thanh , Hoa Chau Thi Hoang
Published: April 2024

This study aims to investigate the effects of process-based writing instruction on Vietnamese EFL students' writing in an IELTS preparation course. An action research design was used, and the participants included 12 EFL students attending an IELTS course at a foreign language center in Vietnam. Data was gathered from students' essays, as well as through observations made by the teacher during two cycles. The students' essays were assessed by using the IELTS Writing Task 2 descriptors. Results showed a significant improvement in students' Writing Task 2 performance, particularly argumentative essays when process-based writing instruction was applied. They were able to respond appropriately to the prompt, maintain relevance to their chosen position, and support their main ideas with strong explanations and examples. The student initially negatively responded to the application because they were unfamiliar with the several stages of the application, but they eventually showed their willingness to participate in the activities, especially in Cycle 2.
Difficulties in L2 English Essay Writing
Authors: Thu An Nguyen Thi
Published: April 2024

Writing has been recognized as the most difficult skill for EFL learners and essay writing is one of the fundamental abilities that Vietnamese tertiary students are required to attain. This chapter aimed to investigate Vietnamese EFL learners' difficulties in learning English essay writing (EEW). It employed qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with 12 EFL learners studying EEW at several universities in Ho Chi Minh City. The findings show that the students encountered several major difficulties, such as inadequate sources of grammar and vocabulary, ineffective ideation and writing style, insufficient motivation and interest, poor planning and structure, and other issues during their EEW. Among those problems, learners found a lack of grammar and vocabulary sources and poor idea generation and writing style the most challenging. The findings from this study contribute to the literature on EFL teaching and learning in Vietnamese tertiary education in general and EEW in particular.
Learning Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, and Academic Performance
Authors: Conesa Isabel María García
Published: April 2024

Learning strategies, emotional intelligence, and academic performance have been proposed as variables with great impacts on language learning processes, which can be reinforced in distance university education. In this educational modality, learning is completely autonomous and independent, which implies the need to develop particular skills that make it possible to take advantage of previously provided learning experiences and resources. This chapter reports a study on the relationships between learning strategies, emotional intelligence, and academic performance in a course of English 3. Data were collected from a sample of 132 students in distance education at a university in Spain. For the analysis of the variables, a non-experimental design was used, making use of descriptive and correlational statistics. The results showed a high average rating on the learning strategies scales, as well as adequate understanding and emotional regulation in the students, in contrast to emotional perception, a dimension that obtained a low average rating.
Relationships Between Emotional Intelligence, Willingness to Communicate, and Classroom Participation
Authors: Rubio Antonio Daniel Juan
Published: April 2024

There is a proliferating research interest in emotional intelligence (EI) as it plays a significant role in learning processes. The chapter reports a study on the relationship between EI and the willingness to communicate (WTC) in the foreign language studied in secondary school (English). A positive correlation between both factors would be very significant since the use of the language of study is essential in the learning process. To assess the existence of this relationship, the questionnaires of 119 CSE students were analysed, and it was concluded that there is a statistically significant correlation between EI and the WTC. The general objective is, on the one hand, to analyse the relationship between emotional intelligence and the willingness to communicate in the Foreign Language (English) class at the secondary education stage, and whether there is a relationship between emotional intelligence, the willingness to communicate, and class participation.
Technology Integration in English Language Education
Authors: Bang Truong Cong
Published: April 2024

This chapter conducts a comprehensive exploration of technology integration in English language education, chronicling its historical evolution and scrutinizing contemporary pedagogical frameworks amalgamating technological tools. A panoramic examination encompasses digital resources spanning online platforms, mobile applications, virtual/augmented reality, gamification, and intelligent tutoring systems. Challenges deliberated include the digital divide, teacher training imperative, privacy ramifications, and equilibrating technology with traditional pedagogies. Illustrative case studies and practitioner insights elucidate effective practices. Emerging technologies' potential impact, including artificial intelligence and learning analytics, is probed. The chapter delineates implications for policy, curricula, and teacher education to optimize technology integration. By synthesizing scholarship and pedagogical paradigms, stakeholders are furnished a comprehensive perspective on cultivating engaging, equitable, and efficacious technology-enhanced language learning environments.
Vietnamese EFL Teachers' and Students' Perceptions of Using Translanguaging in Language-Integrated Literature Courses
Authors: Nguyen Tuyet-Nhung Thi , Nguyen Phuong-Nam Thi , Huynh Ngoc-Tai
Published: April 2024

This chapter reports a case study on Vietnamese EFL student and teacher perceptions of the benefits and difficulties of using translanguaging in literature courses. Using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, this study engaged seven students and five teachers to address the research questions. The results revealed that the students perceived benefits in using Vietnamese in teaching English literature courses, including improving understanding and analyses of literary works, cultural connections, and group interactions. Similarly, the teachers recognized benefits such as increasing comprehension, student engagement, cultural awareness, and confidence. However, students encountered difficulties related to the use of colloquial language, translation complexities, and cultural disparities. Likely, teachers observed diminishing student engagement, hindrances to students' English language proficiency, and comprehension difficulties. These results thereby contribute to the existing understanding of translanguaging in the classroom.
Online Teaching Narratives for Year One Humanistic Public Courses
Authors: Liu Kai , Zhan Jingqiu , Yang Jie , Ning Rui
Published: April 2024

Online teaching has become increasingly significant amidst the sweeping tide of pedagogical reform and innovation. The constrains brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have expedited the computerization and platformization of teaching and learning, sparking many transformative practices in higher education. Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), the largest international university in China, has embraced this shift by implementing online education platforms. The Chinese Culture Teaching Centre (CCTC) at XJTLU has developed distinct online platforms, such as U-talk for year one students, to augment their learning experience. This chapter assesses the effectiveness of these online teaching methods for year one humanistic public courses at CCTC. It identifies key challenges, such as artificial intelligence (AI) in assignment writing, and discusses their impact on faculty and students. Recommendations to enhance these methods are proposed, with an emphasis on improving students' learning outcomes and faculty's teaching quality.
Various Vulnerabilities in Highway Hierarchies
Authors: Milford Stephen R. , Elger Bernice S. , Shaw David M.
Published: April 2024

In 2022 the UK government introduced extensive updates to the Highway Code. This includes making specific reference to autonomous vehicles (AVs) on UK roads as a present reality, as well as providing a clear ‘hierarchy of road users.' This order of road users is based on the code's understanding of their relative vulnerability and, therefore, their need for protection. In the context of AVs and crash scenarios, the subject of relative value among road users has arisen – often in the form of trolleyology. Considering the new code offers a simple approach to this question, with a clear hierarchy of users, it may be argued that the code goes some way to address the public's concern. This article explores the new code, its approach of using vulnerability to create a hierarchy of road users, and its implications for programming AVs in crash scenarios.
Die Boer-Hananwa-Oorlog ("Malaboch-Oorlog") van 1894: 'n oorsig oor navorsingsuitsette
Authors: Kriel Lize
Published: April 2024

In December 1997 a year-long exhibition on the Hananwa, the People of the Blue Mountains, was launched by the National Cultural Historical Museum at their African Window in Pretoria. The prominent exhibition only reconfirms the extent to which this Sepedi-speaking community of Blouberg in the Northern Province has been under the searchlight in recent years. The aim of this survey is to identify and contemplate the value of currently available research outputs which might shed more light upon, or at least contextualise, a very significant episode in Hananwa history: their violent confrontation with the Boers of the South African Republic in 1894. As most of the investigations into the so-called Malaboch War had been conducted as part of masters or doctoral studies, the bulk of the findings on the events of 1894 was produced in dissertations and theses, which are consequently also the focus of this survey. The survey is conducted in four parts. Studies relevant to historical investigation into the Boer-Hananwa War, which were completed in disciplines related to history, are identified in the first section. In the second section, research onthe role of missionary activity in the Boer-Hananwa conflict is contemplated. Thirdly, studies contextualising the Boer Hananwa War of 1894 as part of the broader conflict which had been going on between black and white in the greater Soutpansberg District atthe time, are investigated. The last section is an investigation into research outputs dealing specifically with the 1894 conflict between the Boers and the Hananwa of chief Mmaleboho. In the conclusion, the necessity for researchers to co-ordinate or at least to juxtapose their often contradictory findings, is emphasised.
The Master's degree: Perspectives on independent research on post-graduate level
Authors: Verhoef Grietjie
Published: April 2024

Die gedoseerde MA-kursusse in Geskiedenis hetgeweldig toegeneem. Dit bied die geleentheid om verdere studie in Geskiedenis te ondemeem sonder om gekortwiek te word deur sekere logistiese probleme, soos afstand van argiewe of die tyd nodig om lang argivale navorsing te onderneem Die groot bydrae van die gedoseerde kursusse is dat dit ook die geleentheid bied om studie op gevorderde vlak te onderneem buite die konteks van Suid-Afrika. Daar is wel potensiële probleme aan die gedoseerde kursusse gekoppel, maar met sterk eksterne eksaminering, word dit tot die minimum beperk. Die artikel verwys na verskillende modelle van gedoseerde kursusse wat by Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite aangebied word. Die artikel ontleed ook die tend ens ten opsigte van stdentegetalle aan die betrokke universiteite en koppel die binnelandse tendens aan bv. die Universiteit van Botswana. Ten slotte doen die artikel 'n oproep om 'n positiewe uitkyk op die moontlikhede wat die gedoseerde kursusse bied, asook voortgesette argivale navorsing, beide in die verhandelingsgebaseerde en die skripsie MA-studies. Die uitdaging vir Geskiedenis in die volgende eeu, is om waarde toe te voeg tot mense, en in besonder Suid-Afrikaners se lewens, deur die praktisering daarvan te verhoog. Die gedoseerde kursusse bied die geleentheid daartoe.
Johann Tempelhoff, Die okkupasiestelsel in die distrik Soutpansberg, 1886-1899, Argiefjaarboek vir Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis, 60
Authors: Kriel Lize
Published: April 2024

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Authors: Brooks David
Published: April 2024

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Another side to warfare: Caring for white destitutes during the Anglo-Boer War (October 1899 - May 1900)
Authors: Grundlingh Louis
Published: April 2024

Oorloë bring verskillende soorte lyding vir burgerlikes. Militêre optredes lei dikwels tot die verwoesting van gemeenskappe en laat burgerlikes nie alleen dakloos nie, maar ook behoeftig. Gewoonlik word baie klem op die lot van die soldate en, soverre dit die Anglo-Boereoorlog aanbetref, veral die lot van die vroue en kinders in krygsgevangekampe, gelê. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die wyse hoe die oorlog ook tot groot ontbering vir gewone burgerlikes bygedra het en sommige van hulle in groot ellende gedompel het, in die historiografie van die Oorlog afgeskeep is. Die artikel beklemtoon die lot van daardie blanke burgerlikes van die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek binne die breër raamwerk van "Oorlog en die Gemeenskap" studies. Die fokus val op die rol van die regering van die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek om hulp en voorrade aan behoeftige burgerlikes te verleen vanaf Oktober 1899 tot Mei 1900. Aspekte soos die redes waarom die regering op sekere beleidsrigtings besluit het, die omvang van die probleem, die aard van voorrade wat die regering aan behoeftiges voorsoen het en probleme om ditte bekom, die problematiek rondom identitikasie van wie werklik behoeftig was sowel as ad hoc reëlings om by die veranderende oorlogomstandighede aan te pas, word ontleed. 'n Tweede fokuspunt is die behoeftes soos uitgespreek deur die behoeftiges en hul reaksies op die pogings tot hulpverlening deur die regering. 'n Duidelike onderskeid is gemaak tussen die behoeffes van stedelinge en plattelanders. Die effek hiervan word ondersoek. Hul voortdurende klagtes dat dat hulle nie voldoende voorrade ontvang nie, sowel as klagtes dat die stelsel waarvolgens voorrade voorsien is, misbruik is, word krities ondersoek. Uiteindelik moes die regering 'n moeilike balans vind tussen die behoeftes van die vegtende burgers en die behoeftige burgers. Hoewel eersgenoemde vanuit 'n oorlogsoogpunt gesien, hul eerste prioriteit was - en deurgaansgebly het - was stabiliteit op die tuisfront net so belangrik ten einde die moraal van die burgers op die oorlogsfront hoog te hou. Die onverkrygbaarheid van voorrade teen Mei 1900 sou egter alle pogings tot balansering in die wiele ry.
Riding the Storm of Change: Makhado, Vendaand the South African Republic (1864-1895)
Authors: Tempelhoff Johann , Nemudzivadi Henry
Published: April 2024

Die Venda regeerder Makhado (?-1895) was een van die mees suksesvolle swart leiers in die Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek gedurende die tweede helfte van die negentiende eeu. Sy regeringstyd is gekenmerk deur 'n fyn interaksie wat gehandhaaf is tussen strategiese politieke onderwerping en verset teen blanke heerskappy. Terwyl die swart samelewing elders op die noordelike grensterrein aan spontane ineenstorting blootgestel was, as gevolg van blanke nedersetting, het die Venda staat onder Makhado gefloreer. Hy het as skerpsinnige en onverslane leier in 'n tydperk van intense verandering bly voortbestaan. In die voordrag word gepoog om tydgenootlike sienings aan beide swart en blanke kant van Makhado weer te gee. Daar word aandag gegee aan sy styl van leierskap. Ook word gepoog om vas te stel watter faktore daartoe aanleiding gegee het dat hy vir meer as dertig jaar (1864-1895) aan die bewind kon bly.
A critical assessment of the Warsaw airlift (1944)
Authors: Moller Pieter L.
Published: April 2024

Daar word opnuut besin oor die sienings en optrede van staatsmanne wat by die rampspoedige Poolse opstand van 1 Augustus 1944 betrek was. Uiteenlopende standpunte word geevalueer teen die agtergrond van die gekompliseerde verhoudinge tussen die Britse Eerste Minister, Winston Churchill en die President van die Verenigde State vanAmerika, Franklin Roosevelt, en tussen hulle en die Sowjet leier, Joseph Stalin. Die kruks van die saak was dat beide die Britte en Amerikaners bereid was om betrokke te raak by die bevoorradingsvlugte om die geisoleerde partisane van lewensnoodsaaklike voorrade te voorsien. Die Russe, 'n bondgenoot van die Geallieerdes sedert 1942, woo egter gladnie betrokke raak nie, en bet selfs geweier dat Britse en Amerikaanse vliegtuie, na afloop van die bevoorradingsvlugte, op Russiese grondgebied land. Churchill was oortuig dat die Geallieerdes geen keuse gehad bet nie. Hulle kon nie die Poolse partisane in die steek laat nie en moes betrokke raak. Die Amerikaners was bereid om voorrade te lewer en betrokke te raak, maar het uifeindelik onder politieke druk van die Soviet Unie geswig. Hulle bet hulself later onttrek. Die gevolge van die opstand in Warskou was nie net vernietigend vir die partisane nie, maar bet ook verreikende gevolge gehad vir die ander rolspelers
Protein kinase inhibitors affect spermatogenic functions and blood testis barrier remodelling: A scoping review
Authors: Obukohwo Oyovwi Mega , Oghenetega Onome Bright , Faith Falajiki Yewande , Victor Emojevwe , Rume Rotu Arientare , Uchechukwu Joseph Gregory , Abioye Oyeleke Abiodun
Published: April 2024

Objective:

To identify the role of protein kinase in male reproduction in animal models and human spermatogenic function.

Methods:

This study assessed the protein kinase of male reproduction in animal models and human using different reviewed paper indexed in PubMed, Science Direct, EBSCO, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Sage Journals, and Google Scholar. Data were charted based on author, year of publication published between 1893 and 2023, country, purpose, data collection, key findings, and research focus/domain.

Results:

The MAPK pathway contributed to the growth, maturation, and functionality of male germ cells. We also found out that certain influencing factors categorized into hormonal/non hormonal factors and chemotoxicant, as well as heat stress expressed an inhibitory mechanism on protein kinase, thus affecting spermatogenic functions and maintenance/remodeling of the blood testis barrier, as well as the physiology of the Sertoli cells necessary for nutritional support of spermatogenesis. However, activating protein kinases pathway like the mTOR pathway as well as increased expression of peroxiredoxin-4 and L-carnitine mediated protein kinases may be useful for treating or managing male reproductive dysfunction.

Conclusions:

Protein kinase plays an important role in spermatogenic functions and blood testis remodeling in animal and human. Its assessment provides essential information that can guide treatment strategies aimed at improving male reproductive potential. Taken together, these recent advances highlight a future therapeutic intervention in assessing male reproductive potential. It might also be possible to look at potential targets for male contraceptives in the MAPK pathway.
Effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on the oestrous cycle of rats
Authors: Idris Hafsat Yazeed , Adeyeye Adewale Ayodeji , Ibitoye Emmanuel Busayo , Umaru Millicent Ladi
Published: April 2024

Objective:

To determine the effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on the oestrous cycle of rats.

Methods:

Fifteen adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups. Group A served as the control group, while groups B and C received 250 and 500 mg/kg of glyphosate-based herbicide orally for five oestrous cycles, respectively. Stages of oestrous cycle, oestrous cycle index, length of cycle, oestrous cycle ratio, serum estradiol and progesterone levels were determined.

Results:

The proestrus and oestrus stages of the glyphosate-based herbicide groups increased significantly (P<0.05), although proestrus in group C was not significantly different from the control group. There was a significant decrease in the metestrus and diestrus of the glyphosate-based herbicide groups (P<0.05). The oestrous cycle index of the glyphosate-based herbicide treated groups was altered; this was characterized by an increase in the oestrous index and a decrease in the metestrus and diestrus indexes. The proestrus index of group B increased, while that of group C decreased. The length of the cycle of the glyphosate-based herbicide groups significantly decreased from the 1st and 3rd week till the end of the study in groups B and C, respectively (P<0.05). There was a significant increase in the oestrous cycle ratio of the glyphosate-based herbicide groups compared to the control group (P<0.05). Though the estradiol and progesterone levels of the glyphosate-based herbicide groups increased and decreased, respectively, they were not significantly different from the control group.

Conclusions:

Glyphosate-based herbicide at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg can alter the pattern of the oestrous cycle in rats.
A cross-sectional study of stressful life events and quality of life among FGID and non-FGID patients
Authors: Donthu Raj Kiran , Mohammed Abdul S. , Sasi Kiran Nagula Omkar Ambika , Kancharlapalli Prasanna K. , Pallem Ahlada
Published: April 2024

Background:

Gastrointestinal disorders, both non-functional and functional, are prevalent among the general population, and understanding these in relation to psychological factors is crucial for clinicians to design effective management strategies. Psycho-social factors, including stressful life events, significantly impact disease outcomes and quality of life (QOL). Limited research has explored these factors in the context of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and non-functional gastrointestinal disorders (non-FGIDs), especially in culturally diverse populations.

Aim:

To investigate the relationship between QOL and stressful life events in patients with FGID and non-FGID.

Materials and Methods:

This study involved 200 participants diagnosed with FGID using ROME IV criteria and non-FGID clinically. The research utilized a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Psychological General Well-Being Index (QOL), and the Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale (PSLES).

Results:

Among FGID patients, functional dyspepsia was the common diagnosis, while erosive gastritis was more prevalent among non-FGID patients. A significant association in QOL was observed between FGID and non-FGID (P < 0.001), with FGID patients exhibiting lower scores. Overall, a mild negative correlation was found between QOL and PSLES (r = -0.20, P = 0.003). Stressful life events contributed to 13% variance of QOL in non-FGID patients.

Conclusion:

This study highlights the impact of stressful life events on QOL in both FGID and non-FGID patients. While FGID patients experienced poorer QOL, non-FGID also showed QOL reductions with recent life events. Understanding these associations can aid clinicians in comprehensive patient care, emphasizing the importance of addressing psycho-social factors alongside clinical symptoms. Cultural nuances influencing stress perception and its relation to gastrointestinal disorders merit further investigation.
Anthropometric Study of the External Ear Among Delta State University Students in Abraka, Nigeria
Authors: Ese Anibor , Daniel Akaeze Onyekachukwu , Sopuluchukwu Udodi Princewill , Godswill Okoro Ogheneyebrorue , Oghenerioborue Ideh Daniel
Published: April 2024

Context:

The morphology of the ear auricle contributes to the important facial features, which influence the facial appearance of an individual.

Aim:

The aim of this inquiry was to present the anthropometric details of the ear auricle and lobe among Delta State University students in Abraka, Nigeria.

Setting and Design:

This enquiry adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study design and considered both male and female Delta State University Students in Abraka aged between 17 and 31 years. The sample size for this study was 384 (204 males and 180 females), and the simple random sampling technique was used. Data were obtained with the use of Vernier caliper (standard digital sliding Vernier caliper), a tape rule, data collection sheet, and pencil, which were used for measurement and recording. Ethical clearance/approval was secured from the Ethical Board of the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology in the Delta State University in Abraka, Nigeria. The data obtained were analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0.0.

Results:

The left and right auricular width and height and lobular width and height were observed to be higher in males when compared with females. There was no significant gender difference in the right ear auricular height, left and right ear lobular height, and left and right ear lobular width (P > 0.05). However, there was a significant gender difference in the left auricular height and left auricular width (P < 0.05).

Conclusion:

This enquiry provides a template for designers and ergonomists in designing prostheses and manufacturing ear microphone for various age brackets as well as provides a guide for plastic surgeons in construction and determination of the exact auricular framework across various age brackets.
Hacia el corazón del liderazgo docente: experiencias de colaboración en tiempos de COVID-19
Authors: Herrera-Seda Constanza , Cárdenas Alarcón Constanza , Fernández Ugalde Rocío
Published: April 2024

El liderazgo docente ha interesado a la investigación educativa por su importancia en el cambio escolar. Aunque no existe acuerdo sobre su definición, se ha destacado su naturaleza colectiva y discutido la necesidad de ampliar su definición considerando su dependencia al contexto. Mediante los lentes de la docencia como trabajo, este artículo propone nutrir la noción de liderazgo docente desde el estudio de la colaboración. Utilizando un diseño mixto caracterizamos la colaboración docente en el periodo de pandemia en cinco escuelas chilenas públicas, subvencionadas y privadas. Un cuestionario individual registró iniciativas de cambio colectivo lideradas por docentes y una entrevista grupal entregó un panorama general del trabajo durante la crisis. En los resultados, la colaboración destaca como un fenómeno con variados matices, entre ellos, la colaboración como relación de cuidado y medio para enfrentar la crisis resulta común. Finalmente, discutimos las implicancias para el estudio del liderazgo docente desde una perspectiva colectiva y emergente.
Comprensiones de la colaboración y el diálogo docente en Chile: implicancias para el liderazgo escolar
Authors: Figueroa Moya Daniela Alejandra
Published: April 2024

Este artículo discute la creciente importancia de la colaboración docente en Chile a través de la creación de Comunidades Profesionales de Aprendizaje (CdA) para el desarrollo profesional docente. Utiliza un enfoque ecológico de la agencia profesional, y se basa en un caso parte de un estudio mayor, que exploró la naturaleza de la colaboración y el diálogo profesional entre docentes. Los resultados indican que, si bien desde la política pública la colaboración se define como crucial para compartir el conocimiento profesional y mejorar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, para los docentes representa principalmente un medio de ayuda y apoyo mutuo para enfrentar los desafíos de su quehacer y reducir el aislamiento profesional. Sin embargo, en el caso analizado, el rol clave de la directora contribuyó al desarrollo de una CdA genuina, donde el diálogo actuó como un elemento liberador para generar sentido de agencia y potenciar discursos profesionales de los docentes sobre la enseñanza y el aprendizaje.
Reducing peak‐to‐average power ratio of filtered non‐orthogonal multiple access and new radio 5g waveforms using hybrid partial transmit sequence‐companding technique
Authors: Kumar Arun , Rajagopal Karthikeyan , Gaur Nishant , Nanthaamornphong Aziz
Published: April 2024

For fifth‐generation (5G) and beyond 5G communications, filtered nonorthogonal multiple access (F‐NOMA) can be used as a waveform contender. Filtering‐based waveform frameworks provide suppression of out‐of‐band emission (OOBE) and asynchronous transmission. For new types of waveforms, a high peak‐to‐average power ratio (PAPR) remains a challenge. A high PAPR in multicarrier systems can be efficiently mitigated by applying partial transmit sequence (PTS). Combining PAPR reduction techniques can improve the transmission efficiency by nonlinearly scaling the signal amplitudes before transmission and inversely scaling them at the receiver. We propose a hybrid technique that combines PTS and companding to reduce the PAPR in an F‐NOMA system. Conventional nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is compared with F‐NOMA, and systems with and without the hybrid technique are examined regarding metrics including the power spectral density, bit error rate (BER), and computational complexity. Compared with NOMA, simulation results show that F‐NOMA using the proposed technique improves the PAPR and OOBE while preserving the BER performance of F‐NOMA.
Centrifugal Compressor Map Prediction Based on Geometrical Parameters
with Invariant Coefficients
Authors: Martinez Alvarado Luis Enrique , Milosavljevic Misa
Published: April 2024

In the present work, a new methodology for predicting the performance of
centrifugal compressors is developed. The proposed method differs from existing
methods found in literature by gathering principal losses in three parameters:
two constants and one variable, which is a function of the compressor wheel
geometrical characteristics. As those parameters are constants for a given
centrifugal compressor, there is no need for additional corrective parameters in
order to obtain coherent results. Indeed, the proposed methodology does not
depend on the choice of the slip factor correlation for the prediction of the
correct pressure ratio. However, the choice of slip factor influences the
efficiency computation. The prediction of the compressor maps for two full stage
centrifugal compressors is presented and they show good agreement while compared
with manufacturer’s data obtained from gas stand measurements. In addition, a
method to obtain the surge line based on this methodology is proposed and
validated with good accuracy while compared with experimental and manufacturer’s
data. A correction of the surge line parameter is proposed for ported shroud
configurations. A final evaluation of the methodology using two well-documented
Eckardt’s impellers with higher mass flow rates is presented showing a good
prediction for back-sweep angle impellers and lower agreement with radial exit
impellers.
Castings, Classification and Inspection of
Authors:   AMS B Finishes Processes and Fluids Committee
Published: April 2024

This specification establishes nondestructive testing methods, sampling frequency, and acceptance criteria for the inspection of metal castings.
Aluminum Alloy, Extruded Profiles (2395-T84), 3.95Cu - 1.15Li - 0.3Ag - 0.5Mg - 0.1Zr, Solution Heat Treated, Stress Relieved by Stretching, and Aged
Authors:   AMS D Nonferrous Alloys Committee
Published: April 2024

This specification covers an aluminum alloy in the form of extruded rods, bars, and profiles (shapes) 0.040 to 1.500 inches (1.02 to 38.10 mm), inclusive, in thickness, and produced with maximum cross-sectional area of 23.25 square inches (15000 mm2) and a maximum circumscribing circle diameter (circle size) of 15.5 inches (394 mm) (see 2.4.1 and 8.6).
Translatorska biografia Heinricha Nitschmanna: niemiecki polonofil w czasach germanizacji i antypolskiej propagandy
Authors: Lukas Katarzyna
Published: April 2024

The article attempts to reconstruct the translator biography of Heinrich Nitschmann (1826– 1905) and explain the role he played in Polish-German literary contacts. Nitschmann made German readers familiar with Polish literature firstly through his translations of Polish poetry, and secondly through his popular compendium “History of Polish Literature,” aimed at the German Bildungsbürgertum. Although his translations are not outstanding in quality, they suited the literary tastes of the era and contributed to shaping the German discourse on Poland in the second half of the 19th century. The article traces Nitschmann’s linguistic biography and topobiography, characterizes and situates his translation work against the background of his other activities as a writer, publicist and composer; it attempts to reconstruct his aesthetics and worldview, his translation poetics and self-awareness as a translator. Nitschmann’s modus operandi in his network of literary contacts is shown, exemplified by his relationships with the Danzig publisher Karl Theodor Bertling and with the Lemberg-based Germanist Albert Zipper.
„Nie idzie tylko o poziom przekładu – osobowości nie mniejsza tu przypada rola”. Listowna współpraca Zofii Jachimeckiej z Mieczysławem Brahmerem
Authors: Kwaśniewska-Urban Paulina
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this article is to complete the portrait of Zofia Jachimecka, who went down in history as an entertainer in one of the most important salons of Interwar Kraków and a model for the great portraitists, with her professional profile, most often presented either in residual form, or all together omitted from works focusing on the translator. The article presents an analysis of Zofia Jachimecka’s professional correspondence with Professor of Romance Studies Mieczysław Brahmer, who worked closely together from 1950 on the publication of the Polish translation of Goldoni’s comedies in the Ossolineum National Library series (Goldoni 1951, 1951, 1971), and later maintained social and professional contact for many years. The collaboration between the editor of the Goldoni editions and the translator, very well documented in the surviving correspondence (found in the Scientific Library of the PAAS and the PAS in Kraków archives and Jagiellonian Library manuscript collection), goes beyond the project and develops into a long-standing exchange of reading experiences, workshop and repertoire choices, comments on works sent to each other, as well as information on literary and repertoire news, which clearly show that in many fields it was Jachimecka, and not Brahmer, who assumed the role of the expert on Italian and French literature. According to the letters, Brahmer tries to help the translator to, among other things, find a publisher for the Pirandello dramas she translated, while Jachimecka repeatedly suggests Italian readings to the professor, and helps him find his way through the maze of contemporary literature. The article draws attention to the considerable issue of cooperation in resolving financial matters and Brahmer’s intermediation not only in the negotiations of remuneration for the translator for the volumes prepared jointly, but also when the professor was not directly involved in the project. The article is supplemented by an appendix presenting a compilation of Jachimecka’s theatrical translations.
Zapisana w cudzym archiwum: re/dekonstrukcja postaci Bolesławy Kopelówny na podstawie spuścizny Zygmunta Żuławskiego
Authors: Sobesto Joanna
Published: April 2024

The main aim of the paper is to present the private and professional biography of Bolesława Kopelówna – a female translator from English active in the interwar period (1918–1939) in Poland. Unusually prolific as a translator, criticized by her contemporaries and then forgotten, Kopelówna authored dozens of translations from various genres: including fiction, children’s literature, and romance novels. She was also an interpreter and worked in the field of specialized translation. She traveled often and was engaged in the socialist movement in Poland.

As an official archive of Kopelówna does not exist, I would like to re/deconstruct her biography through Zygmunt Żuławski’s – her friend and colleague – personal papers: letters to Kopelówna, diaries and some enigmatic traces of her own presence in his archive. By applying tools from translation history, especially contemporary findings on archives of female writers, I attempt to answer the question why Kopelówna was so intensely criticized. Microhistorical study on female translator, through the extension of the notion of an archive takes part in the discussion on the potential of translation history in literary history and cultural studies.
Mikrohistoria Bronisława Zielińskiego w polu translatorsko-literackim
Authors: Adamowicz-Pośpiech Agnieszka
Published: April 2024

Translators and interpreters have always played a key role as intercultural mediators, however, their biographies and functions as active agents of cultural change have only recently started to be studied. Following the sociological and material turn in translation studies, there has been a growing interest in the figure of the literary translator, not as a category of the translation process, but as a living human being who not „only” produces texts, but influences cultural transfer, introduces new poetics and shapes literary canons. Nowadays, researchers point to the necessity of describing the place and role of translators not only within Translation Studies, but above all, in the network of social contacts and relationships. The sociology of translators includes such issues as the status of translators in different cultures, pay rates, place and conditions of work, the public discourse of translation, i.e. the manifestations of the public image of the translating profession, which is visible, for example, in the press or in literary works. This area also encompasses research on translators’ attitudes towards their work, as revealed in essays, interviews, prefaces and translators’ archives. The paper focuses on the biography of the translator, placed in a broad historical and social context and thus, in the cultural and sociological dimensions of translator studies. In examining the biography of the Polish translator Bronisław Zieliński, the methodology of microhistory (adapted for translation studies by Jeremy Munday) will be used and combined with Anthony Chesterman’s theoretical proposal of translator studies.
Sobre a teoria da imputação objetiva: uma história de sucesso e equívocos – Ao mesmo tempo, uma contribuição à necessidade de revisão do sistema do fato punível
Authors: Frisch Wolfgang
Published: April 2024

This paper proposes a review of what has come to be known as the theory of objective imputation (objektive Zurechnung), through specialized literature and the main case law in its country of origin. It points out that, despite the notable advances made in relation to result crimes and the bringing together of various criteria that were once dispersed around a single denominator, the two central points of this theory, the creation of an unapproved risk and the materialization of this risk, still lack better systematization and often take on the role of other concepts in the theory of crime, especially that of conduct complying with the crime definition (Tatbestandsmäßiges Verhalten), as well as making inappropriate use of the concept of imputation (Zurechnung).
Implementation Of Murabaha Financing In Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil: A SWOT Analysis
Authors: Assodiqoh Nur Ma'rifah , Fitriyani Yeny , Yanuar Fuad , Purwanto Purwanto , Pambudi Fajar
Published: April 2024

This research uses the SWOT approach to review Murabaha financing at Baitul Maal Wat Tamwil (BMT). This research is field research, with primary and secondary data sources, such as questionnaires, interviews, and literature. The research sample consisted of 20 people and three informants. Data analysis uses a mixed method approach, quantitatively and qualitatively, with the IFAS, EFAS and SWOT matrices. The research results found that several internal and external factors need to be evaluated, such as public trust, quality leadership, networks and partnerships, excellent and friendly service, practical procedures, and strategic location, which are assets that organizations can utilize to socialize Murabaha financing in the community. Meanwhile, external opportunities such as support from government agencies, a majority Muslim community, and local marketing strategies offer further growth and development potential. However, there are areas for improvement in education and awareness, product and service innovation, limited resources, and local marketing strategies that need to be overcome. Furthermore, threats from many competitors, the same target market, and a low public understanding of Islamic financing exist. This research can be helpful as a reference for future research and then become a reference for BMT in aligning organizational strategy with internal strengths and external opportunities, as well as overcoming existing weaknesses and threats.
Optimizing Islamic Bank Customer Satisfaction Through Mobile Banking And Internet Banking Services
Authors: Galih Muchammad Damar , Setiawan Firman
Published: April 2024

This research aims to analyze the optimization of customer satisfaction through mobile and internet banking services at the Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) Jombang branch office. This research is field research using qualitative methods through a case study approach. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with six informants from BSI customers who actively use mobile and internet banking. The data analysis technique used is interactive analysis with several steps: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The research results show that evaluating the user interface of mobile and internet banking services is necessary. Banks must improve the security of mobile and internet banking systems. Preparing for bank credibility and good integration between mobile and internet banking services, the bank needs to improve customer service to be more responsive and informative in mobile banking and internet banking services. This research can be a reference for future research and can be a reference for Islamic banking in optimizing online services, especially for BSI.
Bibliometric Analysis Of Islamic Letters Of Credit
Authors: Azzahro Siti Fatimah , Aufa Aufa , Indra Indra
Published: April 2024

Research mapping is essential to describe the topic and appropriate references before conducting research, including Islamic letters of credit. This research aims to review the literature on Islamic letters of credit. This research is a literature review using bibliometric methods with the Dimensions database. The keyword used in the article search is Islamic letter of credit. The data found and processed was 56 articles published from 2010-2023. The data was processed using Microsoft Excel and Bibilioshiny R programs. This research shows that most of the most productive writers come from Malaysia and Turkey. A topic that can be developed for further research is Islamic economic contracts linked to Islamic letters of credit. This research can be used as a reference for future research, as well as information regarding research gaps and an overview of research conditions regarding Islamic letters of credit, which will be developed to be broader and more varied.
Fenomenologías anticolonialistas de la Primera Intifada (1987). El camino que iluminó la sublevación; circunstancias convergentes y ulterior desenvolvimiento del conflicto
Authors: Piñuela de las Heras Alejandro
Published: April 2024

Las postrimerías del año 2023 arrastran consigo desde Oriente Medio una lastimosa melodía, ya tristemente asimilada en la siempre aletargada conciencia occidental. Esa misma melodía, de resonancias familiares en las tierras de las que surge, se trata, en términos pragmáticos, de una fórmula pergeñada en los últimos decenios del siglo XX; concretamente en 1987. A lo largo del presente artículo se pretenderá dotar de significado empírico-teórico a una premisa: que el pasado, per se, no es siempre regresivo, y que, consecuentemente, del mismo afluyen modelos comportamentales que, sino emanan directamente en el presente, sí proyectan sobre él una suerte de directrices formulares; patrones que permiten, cuando menos, construir un trazado histórico tendente a dotar de sentido, conocimiento, fundamentación o – más raramente-, verdad, a una concreción factual que, una vez sucedida, se engarza en el curso de la Historia como el mismo enjambre de acontecimientos que se solaparon para su misma materialización. En un ejercicio de sutil persecución hacia dichos acontecimientos, las subsiguientes líneas propondrán una serie de comienzos; despertares que representaron cambios significativos y que nacieron bajo las luces o las sombras de procesos históricos formidables. De este modo, mediante el empleo de las premisas teóricas apuntadas, se procurará la reconstrucción histórica de una serie de procesos particulares que desembocaron en la Primera Intifada de 1987, cuya trascendencia se proyecta hacia nuevas fenomenologías hoy plenamente vigentes. Sólo con el examen de la impronta causal de ese “primer” despertar colectivo, podrán encontrarse instrumentos para comprender la raigambre idiosincrática de la barbarie contemporánea.
The evolution of the concept of task-based learning in the educational sciences
Authors: BULAT Ana , URSU Ludmila
Published: April 2024

The article focuses on the concept of task-based learning, the importance and relevance of the theme being determined in the context of the concerns of science and practice of education for the modernization of didactic process, the connection to the requirements of contemporaneity, the increase in the quality of the educational process. A review is made of the main stages of the evolution of the given concept: from the first ideas developed in the 40-50s of the 20th century to the present day, when task-based learning is promoted in the world, including in the Republic of Moldova at the level of the National Curriculum. Arguments are made regarding the framing of task-based learning, as a didactic technology, in the current paradigms of learning: the paradigm of learning as (inter)active elaboration of knowledge; the paradigm of learning as a construction of knowledge; the paradigm of learning as self-exploration and self-discovery. There are also connections with the entrepreneurial paradigm that subsumes concepts such as education through (and for) action, practical education, active-participatory, student-centered education, etc. in contexts of concordance from an entrepreneurial perspective of the forms of education: formal, non-formal, informal.
Distance learning of musical art in secondary education institutions of Ukraine
Authors: FEDOREȚ Mykola
Published: April 2024

The purpose of the article: to reveal the features of the organization and methodological support of general music education in the context of distance learning; determine some methodological aspects of improving the activities of music teachers in educational institutions; improve the training of future music teachers.