bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Students Self-Directed Learning Using Blended Learning On Reading Subject In Higher Education
Authors: Aurellia Stevenika Gabriela , Yulmiati Yulmiati , Putri Dian Mega
Published: October 2023

Abstract. This study aimed to measure self-directed learning using blended learning in the reading subject in higher education. The researcher employed the descriptive method with a quantitative approach. Self-directed learning was the sole focus of the investigation. In line with Williamson, S. N., five aspects were to measured self-directed learning: awareness, learning strategies, learning activities, evaluation, and interpersonal skills. The researcher acquired data on self-directed learning through a questionnaire. The study's population comprised English students at Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat during the 2022 academic year, totaling 55 students. Employing purposive sampling, the entire population of 55 students was included in the sample. Upon analyzing the collected data using SPSS 22, the researchers employed the percentage formula to ascertain the students' score distribution. The findings indicated a noteworthy 76% overall score, signifying a high level of self-directed learning. These outcomes suggest that students at Universitas PGRI Sumatra Barat exhibited robust traits of responsibility, persistence, self-control, discipline, and effective learning strategies.
Students' Perceptions on Professional Teachers at SMAN 6 Padang
Authors: Yohanda Niki Putri , Zuwirna Zuwirna , Hidayati Abna , Zen Zelhendri
Published: October 2023

Ketika pembelajaran di dalam maupun di luar kelas guru menjadi objek utama yang selalu dilihat peserta didik. Setiap peserta didik memiliki persepsi yang berbeda, sesuai pengalaman mereka. Peserta didik yang belajar dengan tekun akan memperoleh hasil optimal dan senang dalam belajar. Guru yang disenangi peserta didik jauh lebih mudah melaksanakan pembelajaran, karena peserta didik berpersepsi baik pada gurunya, begitu sebaliknya. Oleh karena itu, permasalahan yang dikaji penelitian ini yaitu “Bagaimana Persepsi Peserta Didik terhadap Guru Profesional di SMA Negeri 6 Padang”. Tujuan penelitian untuk mendeskripsikan persepsi peserta didik terhadap guru profesional di SMA Negeri 6 Padang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian ini seluruh peserta didik SMA Negeri 6 Padang. Sampel penelitian menggunakan teknik stratified random sampling. Alat pengumpulan data, angket tertutup 50 item pertanyaan dengan model Skala Likert. Teknik analisis data penelitian adalah statistik deskriptif dengan persentase. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan persepsi peserta didik terhadap guru profesional di SMA Negeri 6 Padang adalah “Sangat Baik” persentase 85,09. Persepsi peserta didik antar kelas juga menunjukkan hasil yang berbeda dimana peserta didik kelas X memperoleh persentase 85,89 kriteria “Sangat Baik”, peserta didik kelas XI memperoleh persentase 85,22 kriteria “Sangat Baik” dan kelas XII memperoleh persentase 84,23 kriteria “Sangat Baik”.
The Influence of the Discovery Learning Model Assisted by Flash Card Media on Social Sciences Learning Outcomes for Class V Elementary School
Authors: Ardaningrum Diah Putri , Azmy Bahauddin , Susiloningsih Wahyu
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi berdasarkan hasil belajar mata pelajaran IPS siswa kelas V SD yang rendah. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas V SD melalui model Discovery Learning berbatuan media Flash Card. Model Discovery Learning adalah model yang menitikberatkan pada peserta didik. Media Flash Card adalah media berbentuk kartu bergambar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif eksperimen dengan jenis penelitian Posttest only Control Group Design. Sampel diambil berdasarkan siswa kelas VB dan kelas VC SDN Dukuh Menanggal 1/424 Surabaya. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah tes hasil belajar yang berbentuk Posttest sebanyak 10 soal mengenai materi jenis usaha dan kegiatan ekonomi di Indonesia pada pembelajaran IPS Tema 2 Subtema 2 Pembelajaran 3 dengan uji-t menggunakan aplikasi SPSS 26. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (p = 0, 057 > 0,05), berarti kedua kelompok bervarian sama. Pada nilai-t baris pertama, yaitu: 4, 816 dengan Sig. (2-tailed) sebesar 0, 000 berarti nilai-t signifikan (p = 0, 000 < 0, 05) maka H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Berarti dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh model Discovery Learning berbantuan media Flash Card terhadap hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas V SD.
The Effect of Imegery Training on Increasing Shooting Accuracy in the 10 m Air Rifle Women's Class Before Porprov XI in 2022
Authors: Soemardiawan Soemardiawan , Nurdin Nurdin , Anggraeni Fitri
Published: October 2023

The research problem is the low ability to shoot air rifles in Class 10 m Air Rifle Women athletes before PORPROV XI 2022, due to the still weak accuracy of the players. This is evident from the various tournaments that have taken part, very rarely athletes are able to shoot on target. Mental imagery is one of the mental exercises that really has an influence on improving performance, especially in shooting. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of imagery training on increasing the accuracy of the 10 m Air Rifle Women Class before PORPROV XI 2022. The research design used was experimental one pre-test-post-test group, and the type of research is using experimental research. The research sample consisted of 9 athletes shooting the PERBAKIN NTB air rifle. The research instrument used was shooting 60 shots for 75 minutes. Based on data processing and analysis, the increase in the results of the initial training test was 73.33%. So the researchers concluded that: "There is an effect of imagery training on increasing the accuracy of the 10 m Class Air Rifle Women's shot before PORPROV XI 2022" meaning that there is a significant (real) effect of mental imagery training on the shooting skills of athletes shooting air rifles.
The Role of Family in the Learning Process from Home during Learning Loss
Authors: Taufiqqurrahman Taufiqqurrahman
Published: October 2023

Menanggapi kemunculannya gugus tugas covid 19 dibuat untuk memutus mata rantai penyebarannya dan menentukan Langkah strategis apa yang akan dilakukan menanggapi adanya virus ini. Dalam beberapa kurun waktu Gugus tugas covid 19 ini sendiri sudah mengumumkan data pasien yang sudah terijangkiti oleh virus yang muncul pertamakali di kota wuhan , provinsi Hubei sebanyak 377.541 jiwa yang sudah terkonfirmasi fositif terinfeksi oleh virus covid 19 ini, virus ini jika diamati siklus penyebaran seolah tidak ada yang mampu untuk membendungnya hal tersebut. Sebagai miniatur negara kelaurga sejatinya merupakan tempat berlangsungnya proses pendidikan yang pertama dan utama, bagi anak-anak siwa sekolah yang mulai tumbuh berkembang menuju dewasa. Dikatakan pendidikan pertama, karena di dalam keluargalah, anak pertama kalinya mendapatkan Pendidikan dan bimbingan di orangtuanya, merujuk pada Undang- Undang Sistem Pendidikan Nasional No. 20 tahun 2003 menyatakan bahwa: Pendidikan berfungsi mengembangkan kemampuan dan membentuk watak peradaban bangsa yang bermartabat dalam rangka mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa. Adapun Hasil dari penelitian ini antara lain mendapati gambaran peran orang dalam penjabaran poin 1) Peran Orang tua ketika berperan sebagai pendamping; 2) Peran Orang tua ketika berperan sebagai fasilitator; 3) Peran Orang tua ketika berperan sebagai motivator; 4) Peran Orang tua ketika berperan evaluator untuk pendidikan anaknya.
Psychological Foundations of Science Learning
Authors: Mustofa Muhamad Amin
Published: October 2023

(Dalam kajian pendidikan, psikologis merupakan studi tentang usaha manusia belajar dalam pendidikian, efektifitas intervensi pendidikan. Pendidikan berhubungan dengan bagaimana siswa belajar dan berkembang, sehingga landasan psikilogi pendidikan membahas berbagai informasi tentang kehidupan manusia pada umumnya serta gejala yang berhubungan dengan aspek pribadi manusia setiap tahapan. Bentuk psikologi pendidikan meliputi : psikologi perkembangan, psikologi belajar, psikologi sosial, dan psikologi pembelajaran. Kontribusi psikologi pendidikan dapat memberikan manfaat terhadap pengembangan kurikulum, terhadap sistem pembelajaran dan sistem penilaian. Dan pada paper ini akan membahas berkaitan dengan landasan psikologis pembelajaran IPA (Sains) di tingkat dasar.
Unravelling Meaning in Therapeutic Conversations
Authors: Zidek Tomas ,   National Philosophical Counseling Association
Published: October 2023

This paper inspects the relationship between problem analysis—a fundamental part of many therapeutic approaches—and meaning. In the first part, I argue that problem analysis emerges from the representational theory of meaning. I introduce Wittgenstein’s version of this theory as presented in the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, and examine its difficulties. Later, I focus on two fundamental themes of late Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: private language and rule-following. I argue that the rule-following paradox has disproven the representational theory of meaning. I briefly describe the private language argument and rule-following paradox—a sceptical paradox. Then I provide my reading of Kripke’s sceptical solution to it. I present its implications regarding the meaning and how this is relevant to problem analysis and therapeutic conversations in general.
America’s New Independence Day
Authors: Topf Daniel ,   Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
Published: October 2023

Confronted by rising powers with autocratic structures such as China and Russia, it is essential for the United States to be less dependent on nations that do not share its values. Rather than a new era of isolationism, this essay proposes a renewed sense of confidence and determination for America to continue to be the leader of the Free World. To be able to support others, the U.S. first needs to look after its own interests as a nation-state. Specifically, this means: (1) Gaining and maintaining energy independence by investing in an energy mix that is both economically and ecologically sustainable; (2) Revitalizing manufacturing in the U.S. by creating an investment-friendly environment and taking advantage of the innovative technologies of the Third and Fourth Industrial Revolutions; and (3) Reevaluating the nation’s foreign-policy commitments by rebuilding its military capabilities in order to focus on its own defense and a few key allies, rather than spending resources in engagements that are not directly connected to America’s self-interest.
An Old Materialism for a New Ground
Authors: Lategan Ziyana ,   DePaul University
Published: October 2023

This article is an investigation into the concept of “ground” in modern Western philosophy. I begin with a rehearsal of Fanon’s critique of Hegel’s Lord-Bondsman dialectic (that there is no common ground for white and black) as the starting point for this investigation. Despite its best efforts, the Western canon is shown to have a commitment to its transcendental turn and cannot rid itself of its idealist impulse insofar as it must establish a ground from which to begin. In so doing, Western theory cannot reckon with those historical processes that institute modern thought (i.e., primitive accumulation, slavery, colonialism, etc.), precisely because of its reliance on them. As such, it fails to privilege a historical materialist turn that would situate both the self-determined subject and the affectable “others” on a common ground, as insisted on by Denise Ferreira da Silva. By arguing for a materialist conception of an ontoepistemological ground based on necessity rather than freedom, I make a case for a politics of non-participation and revolutionary action as modes of political practice that make possible a dialectical and historical intervention into the structure of the global modern.
Care and Treatment of Frail Older Adults in the Dental Office: A Case Report.
Authors: Marchini Leonardo , Ettinger Ronald
Published: October 2023

Population aging is a worldwide phenomenon that is changing healthcare systems globally, including dentistry. The percentage of frail older adults living in the community has increased as baby boomers age. The majority of these frail older adults are not edentulous, and require the services of a general dentist. Using a longitudinal case history, the authors have discussed the problems and decision making required to care for such an individual in a private dental office. We believe that with a better understanding of medicine and pharmacology, a general dentist should be able to develop a rational treatment plan for frail and dependent older adults who live in the community.
Supporting Justice-Oriented English Instruction through Teens’ Digital Activist Literacies
Authors: Mcdaniel Dominique Skye
Published: October 2023

Digital activist literacies centered around the positive social impact of online spaces shift English teaching and learning by opening justice-oriented possibilities for student experiences of culturally digitized pedagogy.
Teaching with Indigenous YA Boarding School Texts: Unsilencing Indigenous Voices
Authors: Johnson Caitlin , Sassi Kel
Published: October 2023

The authors argue for the teaching of Indigenous boarding school texts as part of a broader call for decolonizing pedagogies and disrupting whitestream definitions of literature as a path to unsilencing Indigenous perspectives.
Columns: Black Youth Futures: A Call for Collective Dreaming
Authors: Toliver S. R.
Published: October 2023

Toliver shares her experiences as a student and teacher to discuss why centering Black youth futures is important in English language arts classrooms.
Investigation of the Effects of the Different Laser Powers on the Steel Surface
Authors: CANEL Timur
Published: October 2023

In this study, grooves were created on a 3 mm thick steel plate by using a carbon dioxide laser at different laser powers at a constant speed. High-resolution images of the laser-processed surfaces were taken with a high-resolution stereo microscope. The molten zone and heat-affected zone widths of the troughs were measured using the images. To reduce the error rate, measurements were made from 5 different regions on the obtained grooves. Finally, the changes in the molten zone and heat-affected zone widths against the applied laser power were examined graphically. As a result, it has been observed that the widths were increasing by laser power with slowing down. Heat Affected Zone and Molten zone widths have changed at the same rate. As the energy transferred to the material surface increases, both the Heat Affected Zone and the molten zone width has increased. The applied laser power has been studied from 40 W to 115 W. Heat Affected Zone Size increased almost linearly when laser power was increased from 40 W to 80 W. It has been observed that the HAZ size increase was less for higher power values.
Mahalle Perspektifinden Ekolojik Güvenlik
Authors: Tataroğlu Nihal , Uzun Gamze
Published: October 2023

Güvenliğe yönelik riskler insan eylemleriyle birlikte her geçen gün artmakta ve çeşitlenmektedir. İnsanın, bir bütün olan ekosistemin bağımlı bir parçasını oluşturduğunu ve bu nedenle insan-doğa ilişkisinin yeniden değerlendirilmesini öneren ekolojik güvenlik yaklaşımı, güvenlik sorunlarının kaynağı olan insan eylemlerine odaklanmaktadır. Yerel, bölgesel, ulusal ve küresel boyutta daha güvenli alanların yaratılması ise en alt ölçekte yeniden yapılanmayı gerektirmektedir. Bu bağlamda mahalle, ekolojik bilincin kazanılması, kendi kendine yeten bir toplumsal yapının oluşturulması, güvenlik risklerine karşı önleyici ve iyileştirici önlemlerin alınması gibi konularda fiziksel ve toplumsal açıdan elverişli bir ölçektir.
Bu çalışmada mahallenin mevcut potansiyelini sınırlandıran hukuki ve yönetsel sorunlar değerlendirilmiş ve çözüm önerileri getirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda güvenlik risklerinin doğru tespit edilmesi, kriz anında erişim sorunlarının önlenmesi, mekânsal aidiyetin, topluluk duygusunun ve ekolojik bilincin oluşması için mahalle planlaması önerilmektedir. Mahalle yerel demokrasi ve yönetişim kültürünün yaygınlaşacağı alandır. Bu sebeple mahalle düzeyinde katılım mekanizmalarının etkinleştirilmesi ve mahalle yönetiminin kent yönetimine etki kapasitesinin arttırılması gerekmektedir.
Existence of solutions to fractional Hamiltonian systems with local superquadratic conditions
Authors: Guo Zijun , Zhang Qingye
Published: October 2023

In this article, we study the existence of solutions for the fractional Hamiltonian system $$\displaylines{ {}_tD_\infty^\alpha(_{-\infty}D_t^\alpha u(t))+L(t)u(t)=\nabla W(t,u(t)),\cr u\in H^\alpha(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R}^N), }$$ where \( {}_tD_\infty^\alpha\) and \(_{-\infty}D_t^\alpha\) are the Liouville-Weyl fractional derivatives of order \(1/2<\alpha<1\), \(L\in C(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{R}^{N\times N})\) is a symmetric matrix-valued function, which is unnecessarily required to be coercive, and \(W\in C^1(\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}^N,\mathbb{R})\) satisfies some kind of local superquadratic conditions, which is rather weaker than the usual Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition.

For more information see https://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2020/29/abstr.html
Bifurcation analysis of a discrete-time prey-predator model
Authors: Naik Parvaiz Ahmad , Eskandari Zohreh , Shahkari Hossein Eskandari , Owolabi Kolade M.
Published: October 2023

This paper investigates the importance of studying the dynamics of predator-prey systems and the specific significance of Neimark-Sacker and period-doubling bifurcations in discrete-time prey-predator models. By conducting a numerical bifurcation analysis and examining bifurcation diagrams and phase portraits, we present important results that differentiate our study from others in the field. Firstly, our analysis reveals the occurrence of Neimark-Sacker and period-doubling bifurcations in the model under certain parameter values. These bifurcations lead to the emergence of stable limit cycles characterized by complex and unpredictable dynamics. This finding emphasizes the inherent complexity and nonlinearity of predator-prey systems and contributes to a deeper understanding of their dynamics. Additionally, our study highlights the advantages and limitations of employing discrete-time models in population dynamics research. The use of discrete-time models allows for a more tractable analysis while still capturing significant aspects of ecological systems. In conclusion, this study holds importance in shedding light on the dynamics of predator-prey systems and the specific role of Neimark-Sacker and period-doubling bifurcations. Our findings contribute to the understanding of predator-prey systems and offer implications for ecological management strategies.
Some diagrams of Jennifer Egan novels
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

As I'm preparing to speak tomorrow at the Literature off the Page conference, I was, as usual, creating a set of slides for my talk. As I'm looking at the novels of Jennifer Egan, I decided to create some diagrams that show clearly the features of the novels that I am referring to. However, I also decided that this would be a good opportunity to upload this kind of material to Figshare for the first time.
Dear "top journal": 1 year and 4 months to review is too long
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Dear "top journal": 1 year and 4 months to review is too long was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on December 20, 2013.
Publication: David Mitchell, Russell Hoban, and Metafiction After the Millennium
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Eve, Martin Paul. 2014. ‘“some Kind of Thing It Aint Us but yet Its in Us”’. SAGE Open 4 (1). doi:10.1177/2158244014521636. http://sgo.sagepub.com/content/4/1/2158244014521636. You can either download the article directly from SAGE, download a copy from this site, or grab the version from the University of Lincoln repository. All the versions should be the same as this is a Gold open access article.
"Every generation has its philosopher"
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Lawrence Lessig, "Introduction to Free Software, Free Society: The Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman". Available online at https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/lessig-fsfs-intro.html. Licensed under a CC-BY-ND license. "Every generation has its philosopher" was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on January 19, 2014.
Publication: Review of Humanities in the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Utility and Markets
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I have a new review of Belfiore, Eleonora, and Anna Upchurch, eds., Humanities in the Twenty-first Century: Beyond Utility and Markets (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) now published in  Textual Practice  . You can also read the Author Submitted Manuscript version, should you so wish.
Publication: The Means of (Re-)Production: Expertise, Open Tools, Standards and Communication
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Eve, Martin Paul. 2014. "The Means of (Re-)Production: Expertise, Open Tools, Standards and Communication." Publications 2, no. 1: 38-43. You can download this gold open access article, from the journal, from this site, at Academia.edu and (shortly) from the University of Lincoln repository.
Carnivore Skull Challenge: the reveal
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: October 2023

Many thanks to everyone who played pin-the-skull-on-the-carnivore. The answers are down at the bottom of this post, so if you’ve just arrived here and want to take the challenge, go here before you scroll down. To fill up some space, let me point out how crazy variable the skulls of black bears,  Ursus americanus  , are. Here’s the one I helped dig up, missing the occipital region.
Horrible sauropod skulls of the Yale Peabody Museum, part 1: Morosaurus lentus, the world’s most foolish sauropod
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: October 2023

Matt’s harsh-but-fair “Derp dah durr” / “Ah hurr hurr hurr” captions on his  Giraffatitan  skull photos reminded me that there is a sauropod with a much, much stupider head than that of  Giraffatitan  . Step forward YPM 1910, a mounted skeleton that is the holotype of  Camarasaurus  (= “  Morosaurus  “)  lentus  , in the dinosaur hall of the Yale Peabody Museum. Full details on this specimen next time!
In eigener Sache: Was passiert, wenn wir die Kontrolle verloren haben?
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Michael Seemann alias @mspro schreibt bis zum Sommer 2014 das Buch “Das neue Spiel – Nach dem Kontrollverlust”. Das Thema ist spannend, will er doch neue Perspektiven zur Frage von Plattformneutralität und Strategien des gesellschaftlichen Umgangs mit dem digitalen Umbruch und seinen Folgen beleuchten. Seemann finanziert das Projekt dabei über die Crowdfunding-Plattform Startnext.
Tutorial 27: how to publish an open-access paper in a paywalled journal
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: October 2023

I got in a conversation recently with a friend who is about to have his first paper published. It’s been through review and is now accepted at a well-respected old-school journal owned by a legacy publisher. It’s not an open-access journal, and he asked my advice on how he could make the paper open access. We had a fruitful discussion, and we agreed that I’d write up the conclusions for this blog.
Open-Access-Button ist online
Authors: Herb Ulrich
Published: October 2023

Screenshot: openaccessbutton.org … ein Bookmarklet zur Dokumentation von durch Paywalls verweigerten Zugriffen auf wissenschaftliche Literatur. Der heutige Start des Services „Open Access Button” scheint in Deutschland etwas untergegangen sein, deswegen hier ein kurzer Verweis darauf. Wer sich unter openaccessbutton.org kostenlos registriert, kann ein Bookmarklet für die Lesezeichenliste seines Browsers herunterladen.
Playing with Sauroposeidon photos
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: October 2023

Following on from Matt’s post about the difficulty of photographing big specimens without distortion, I thought I’d have a play with our best  Sauroposeidon  C8 photo, which I think is this one: (That’s been the basis for classic SV-POW!
Tutorial 17: preparing illustrations. Part 3: adding shading to röck döts
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: October 2023

In his post on Vicki’s new book  Broken Bones  , Matt told us his twelve-step process for producing stippled illustrations like this one of a crushed skull, which became the cover image of the book: As soon as I saw that, I found myself thinking that it would look nice with some shading of the bone.
Mocking HTTP redirects
Authors: Chamberlain Scott
Published: October 2023

You’ve experienced an HTTP redirect (or URL redirect, or URL forwarding) even if you haven’t noticed. We all use browsers (I assume, since you are reading this), either on a phone or laptop/desktop computer.
Netzveranstaltungen in Berlin: Die stumme Masse, Einbruch der Dunkelheit, Afterglow
Authors: Djordjevic Valie
Published: October 2023

Internet-Konferenzen haben Konjunktur.
Complexity-Based Triaging and Scheduling for Reducing Clinic Wait Times in Student-Run Free Clinics
Authors: Bu Jennifer , Chung Min Kyung , Xing Kun , Ruben Claire , Elver Ashlie
Published: October 2023

Student-run free clinics are a valuable resource for both patients who lack access to care and undergraduate medical education. Free clinics often face specific challenges, such as long clinic wait times, necessitating the development of strategies to minimize wait time and enhance patient satisfaction. We propose the use of a patient complexity score to facilitate patient scheduling and the proper assignment of students to complex patients based on training level. A numeric score estimating the complexity of each patient may provide valuable information to clinic organizers and ultimately reduce patient wait times.
Nivel de conocimiento sobre medidas de bioseguridad frente al COVID-19 en cirujanos dentistas del distrito de Cerro Colorado, Arequipa 2021
Authors:   , Yucra Romero Leslie Katherine
Published: October 2023

Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre medidas de bioseguridad frente al COVID-19 en Cirujanos Dentistas del distrito de Cerro Colorado, Arequipa 2021. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, observacional y prospectivo. La muestra estuvo formada por 167 Cirujanos Dentistas del distrito de Cerro Colorado, Arequipa 2021. El instrumento utilizado fue un cuestionario validado por juicio de expertos y con un coeficiente de Alfa de Cronbach de 0,85. El instrumento consto de 30 preguntas en el cuestionario sobre generalidades de COVID-19, medidas generales de bioseguridad y disposiciones específicas frente al COVID-19, fue aplicado en un tiempo aproximado de 15 minutos. Resultados: En los resultados de obtuvo que el 65,3% de cirujanos dentistas cuentan con un nivel medio de conocimiento, seguido por un 29,9% del nivel bajo de conocimiento y por último el nivel alto de conocimiento representado por un 9,6%. Conclusiones: Se concluyó que existe un nivel medio de conocimiento sobre medidas de bioseguridad frente al COVID-19 por parte de los cirujanos dentistas del distrito de Cerro Colorado, Arequipa 2021.
Cybersecurity framework profile for liquefied natural gas
Authors: Newhouse William , Long Josephine , Weitzel David , Warren Jason , Thompson Michael , Yates Chris , Tran Hillary , Mink Alicia , Herriott Aurora , Cottle Tom
Published: October 2023

This document is the Cybersecurity Framework Profile developed for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry and the subsidiary functions that support the overarching liquefaction process, transport, and distribution of LNG. The LNG Cybersecurity Framework Profile can be used by liquefaction facilities, LNG vessels, and other supporting entities of the LNG lifecycle so that cybersecurity risks associated with these critical processes and systems can be minimized. The LNG Profile provides a voluntary, risk-based approach for managing cybersecurity activities and reducing cyber risk to the overall LNG process. The Cybersecurity Framework LNG Profile is meant to supplement but not replace current cybersecurity standards, regulations, and industry guidelines that are already being used by the Liquefied Natural Gas industry.
Shift work, workload, and professionalism related motivators affecting job satisfaction: An empirical study among medical laboratory technicians
Authors: Rajan Durairaj
Published: October 2023

In health care industry, satisfaction of employees of all categories (medical, paramedical, and non-medical) towards their work and organization is paramount, because it determines not only commitment, involvement, morale, and productivity of employees, but also decides satisfaction of patients and promotion of organization’s reputation. Although all categories of employees contribute, in different ways, to the patient care activities, the contribution of medical laboratory technicians plays a crucial role in assisting doctors and surgeons to diagnose the underlying diseases of patients. Thus, medical laboratory technicians play a supplier role, and their primary duty is to satisfy the doctors and surgeons, who are actually their internal customers. Therfore, job satisfaction of laboratory technicians is paramount in bringing out right outcome from medical personnel. Lack of satisfaction of medical laboratory technicians would paralyse right diagnosis of the patients, which in turn not only endangers the life of patients, but also paralyses the reputation of organizations. In view of this concept, this survey, as a quantitative and empirical based descriptive research work, has been undertaken in Tirunelveli city of Tamil Nadu, India with the objective of analysing the perception of the medical laboratory technicians working at the private multi-speciality hospitals. The study has chosen 100 respondents using both convenience and judgement sampling techniques, and from the chosen respondents the primary data have been collected administering the structured self-made questionnaire. The secondary data have been collected from both books and journals. The study has used the tools – percentage, mean, standard deviation and co-efficient of variation – to analyse the primary data. The analysis of the data have discovered that majority of the respondents has perceived the following factors as “highly dissatisfied”: two-shift work system with 12-hour duty, equality in allocation of work load, unambiguous job description, and clarity of what management expects from employees, performing multiple tasks at the same time, respect from higher authorities and medical personnel, receiving orders from multiple sources bypassing the hierarchy. Similarly, most respondents have perceived the following factors as “dissatisfied”: fairness in the work schedule, fairness in changes made in the work, approach of the higher officials in front of patients and other staffs and performing non-professional tasks.
Breaking the Bad News and Receiving Gratitude from the Patient and Relatives Afterwards: Guidance for Doctors
Authors:   Vidnoe district clinical hospital Moscow Region, Russian Federation, Serkina A.V.
Published: October 2023

The main communicative tasks of the procedure for communicating a severe diagnosis to a patient are provided, based on the analysis of developments based on the results of studies conducted in different countries. The main stages of the conversation that help in the implementation of these communicative tasks are described
Peculiarities of Providing Palliative Care to Children with Mental Disorders in Residential Institutions
Authors:   Center for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation “Dom Detey”, Belov Alexander I. ,   Charitable foundation "Doroga Zhizni"
Published: October 2023

Problematic issues and current approaches to the provision of palliative care to children with disabilities living in stationary social service residential institutions are described. The necessity of developing and approving standards for the provision of palliative care by employees of such institution is substantiated: rules for organizing activities, equipment standards, staffing standards, etc.
Economicefficiency of raising IledeFrance sheep with reproduction scheme – three lambings per two years
Authors:   Agricultural Academy – Sofia, Institute of Animal Sciences, Kostinbrod, Achkakanova Evgeniya
Published: October 2023

The aim of the study is to investigate the economic efficiency of raising sheep of the Ile de France breed with a reproduction scheme - three lambs in two years. The analysis was carried out on the basis of an estimate for the establishment of a farm of 250 ewes of the Ile de France breed. The sheep will be fed both with purchased feed and with feed produced on the farm. Estimates of costs and revenues by category, types of feed required and the number of persons employed are expertly determined.The prices included in the calculations are current as of 07.2022. Two options of revenues from the sale of live animals were considered: first option: realization for the European market of live animals (including in Bulgaria) and the second option: realization of heavy meat lambs and ewe lambs for the Arab market.Revenue from subsidies is also included. According to the economic efficiency indicators of the farm for, the first option the profit from the activity is 181 571 BGN, including subsidies. Every 100 BGN revenues create 51 BGN profit. A ewe generates annually about 1 431 BGN revenue, 705 BGN expenses and BGN 726 profit, including subsidies. According to the second option, it was established that the profit from the activity was 222 386 BGN with subsidies included. Every 100 BGN revenues generate 56 BGN profit. A ewe generates annually about 1 594 BGN revenue, 705 BGN expenses and 890 BGN profit with included subsidies. This option appears to be more profitable than the alternative, as each ewe generates 164 BGN more profit compared to the first option.
Prevalence of dry eye disease among visual display terminal office users in Uyo, Nigeria
Authors: Abraham EG  , Motilewa OO  , Itina EI
Published: October 2023

Context: Dry eye disease (DED) results from loss of tear film homeostasis. Increase use of visual display terminals (VDT) by individuals and professionals increases the risk of DED.

Objective: This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of dry eye disease among office workers who use visual display terminals in Uyo.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study of VDT office workers aged 19-65 years. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to recruit participants. Self-administered Impact of Dry Eye on Everyday Life (IDEEL) questionnaire and ocular examination was done to gather data; such data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0

Results: Prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) was 5.8% (95% CI 3.44 - 8.16). Mean Schirmer’s 1 was 21.60 ± 9.29mm, mean TBUT was 9.74 ± 2.48s, mean IDEEL score was 76.15 ± 25.47. There was a statistically significant association between DED and educational level 7.56(p-value 0.02), hours of visual display terminal use per day 10.72(p-value 0.013), and use of air conditioning 7.66(p-value 0.006). Multivariate regression analysis to identify predictors of dry eye was statistically significant for module 1(Symptom bother) of the dry eye questionnaire (p-value 0.01, odds ratio 12.71,), tear break up time in the left eye (p-value 0.00, odds ratio 38.67), and Schirmer 1 test in the right eye (p-value 0.00, odds ratio 30.83)`.

Conclusion: The prevalence of DED increases with the number of hours spent on VDT Periodic medical and psychological evaluation of VDT users to identify office workers most at risk should be carried out by employers of labour.
PENGARUH IKLAN DAN CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN KONSUMEN DALAM MENGGUNAKAN SEPEDA MOTOR HONDA JENIS SCOOPY
Authors: Juniarti Shavnidar , Hendra Hendra
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of advertising and brand image simultaneously and partially on consumer decision in purchasing Honda Scoopy Motorbikes. The sample in this study was 87 students of SMA Negeri 1 Muara Badak who own Honda Scoopy motorbikes. The analysis tool used is multiple regression.  The result of this study revealed that simultaneously advertising and brand image positively and significantly affect purchase decision.. Besides, partially, this study found that partially both brand image and advertising affect positively and significantly towards purchase decision respectively.
ANALISIS RASIO PROFITABILITAS PADA USAHA KERAMBA JARING APUNG BAPAK DONI DI KAMPUNG BARU
Authors: Saher Sayid , Inggriani Yosi , Dewi Septira
Published: October 2023

The importance of knowing the value of the company will be able to give a positive signal. The value can be measured which is profitability. The research method used is descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The data used are primary data and secondary data. Data analysis uses profitability ratios, namely Net Profit Margin (NPM), Turnover Of Operating Assets (TOA), Return On Equity (ROE), and Return On Investment (ROI). From mr. Doni's floating net cage business in Kampung Baru, the results of the analysis were obtained as follows: (1) The Net Profit Margin obtained in 2021 has decreased. (2) The value of Turnover of Operating Assets (TOA) obtained in 2020 was 1.78 times while in 2021 it was 2.02 times. (3) Return On Equity (ROE) obtained 0.81% to 0.77%. (4) Return On Investment (ROI) obtained in 2020 was 0.76% while in 2021 it was 0.64%.
Cloze Procedure Technique on Students' Reading Comprehension of Descriptive Text
Authors: Elmiwati Elmiwati , Mayasari Eka , Putri Desy Hadinda
Published: October 2023

This research investigated the effectiveness of the cloze procedure technique on students' reading comprehension of descriptive texts and to find out students’ responses toward the cloze procedure technique proposed by Taylor Wilson. This research used experimental research and used quantitative data. The instrument was a reading test (pre-test, post-test) and a questionnaire with 15 questions. This study's population was all class X students, with a sample of 54 students. This research lasted for one month. In this study, it can be seen from the pre-test and post-test results that have been calculated using the Independent Sample T-test through the SPSS program that the significance was 0.001, which means that the cloze procedure technique is effective. In the questionnaire results, the answers (yes) were chosen from as many as 293 and (no) as many as 112, which meant that most students at SMA Negeri 1 Lingga Utara responded positively about the cloze procedure technique.
The Correlation between Students’ Mastery of Adverbs and Their Writing Ability of Recount Text
Authors: Rochmawan Muhammad Rizky
Published: October 2023

This study aimed to examine the relationship between students' mastery of adverbs and their success in producing recount texts. It also examined how well the students could use adverbs in their writing. This study's methodology combined a correlational approach with pre-experimental techniques. The findings demonstrated that students had an excellent grasp of adverbs, as seen by the mean value of their scores as well as their writing scores on the pre- and post-tests. The post-test revealed a constant increase in their score. The substantial association between the two variables was caused by the fact that the r-value was higher than the r product moment's critical value. Students' success in producing recount texts and their command of adverbs were significantly positively correlated. As a result, the better the students' writing recount text, the higher their adverb mastery score will be. The determination coefficient (r2) that was obtained indicated that 41.5% of the variation in writing performance may be attributed to the students' adverb competence. This demonstrated that the mastery of adverbs by students can account for both increases and decreases in writing scores by up to 41.5% through a linear relationship using the regression equation = 49.148 + 0.417X. In other words, the students' proficiency with adverbs had a significant influence on their success in writing recounts, with a proportion of 41.5%, leaving the remaining 58.5% to other considerations.
Asylum seekers and other precarious immigrants on the frontlines of the pandemic: Work
experiences, resilience, resistance and social contributions
Authors: Salamanca Cardona Manuel , Cleveland Janet , Hanley Jill
Published: October 2023

This article describes the labour conditions of asylum seekers and other precarious
migrant workers before and during the pandemic. Although this group’s labour conditions were
already precarious prior to the pandemic, we show how those conditions worsened during the
COVID crisis because of their racialized condition and precarious migratory status. We also
discuss the systemic impacts these negative conditions had on their personal lives, families
and communities in spite of measures implemented by the provincial and federal governments.
The article describes the resilience and resistance shown through the actions of grassroots
community organizations, with immigrant and migrant members denouncing the hardships in
their working environments and their community life. A mixed-methods research approach was
used to collect and analyze both quantitative and qualitative data. The discussion and
conclusions recognize the crucial social contributions of precarious immigrants,
highlighting both their individual and political and collective resistance to their
racialized condition and the negative effects they suffered during the pandemic.
Identité ethnolinguistique et bien-être mental : le cas des jeunes francophones du Manitoba
Authors: Levesque Annabel , Gueye Ndeye Rokhaya , de Moissac Danielle , Archambault Hélène , Rivard Étienne
Published: October 2023

L’identité collective est reconnue comme un facteur important pouvant contribuer au bien-être mental des individus appartenant à des minorités ethnolinguistiques. Or peu de recherches ont porté sur le cas des jeunes francophones en contexte minoritaire canadien, notamment les francophones du Manitoba. Cette recherche visait donc à analyser la relation entre le bien-être mental des jeunes francophones du Manitoba et trois dimensions de l’identité ethnolinguistique, soit l’attachement à l’identité francophone, l’attachement à l’identité anglophone et la perception de continuité ethnolinguistique. Un total de 545 francophones du Manitoba, âgés de 14 à 25 ans, ont répondu à un questionnaire. Les résultats révèlent que, bien qu’elles soient liées, les trois dimensions de l’identité ethnolinguistique en contexte francophone minoritaire représentent bel et bien des construits distincts. Par ailleurs, chacune de ces dimensions est liée de façon positive au bien-être mental des répondants. En somme, ces résultats illustrent l’importance de maintenir les efforts visant à promouvoir la vitalité ethnolinguistique des communautés francophones minoritaires et à soutenir les jeunes dans leur quête visant à intégrer leurs identités multiples.
Design as a cultural phenomenon
Authors: Pankratova Aleksandra Vladimirovna
Published: October 2023

The object of the study is culture in terms of its aesthetic component (art and design). The subject of the study is design as a cultural phenomenon. The author suggests that design from a philosophical point of view contains meanings that are not described by the traditional number of aesthetic categories. The author demarcates the categories "design" with the categories "art" and "aesthetic", consistently identifying differences in the following parameters: 1. functional difference; 2. difference of origin; 3. semiotic difference. Having distinguished the design category from the art category, the author reveals the specific semiurgical essence of the design category. Semiurgic design is associated with projective activity, that is, the activity of creating new signs. Design is associated with the design of secondary reality and the gradual doubling of the world. The main conclusion of the study is an attempt to derive the formula of the philosophical content of the category "design". The philosophical category "design" is associated with the aesthetic organization of secondary reality and is characterized by projectivity (orientation to innovation), transitivity (orientation to real application), functionality (orientation to optimal application), immanence (lack of connections with the transcendent) and semiurgicity – the function of creating new signs. The semiurgic nature of design lies in the constant reproduction of itself, since the discourse of design "new" becomes synonymous with design and loses the meaning of the dialectical negation of "old". The design is associated with the symbolic doubling of the world. Moreover, this doubling does not increase the meaning and value of being, but, on the contrary, enhances the illusory nature of being, since design, unlike art, is not associated with pointing to a transcendent reality.
What can be learned about a positive relationship with food in food blogs?
Authors: Partanen Riikka , Uusiautti Satu
Published: October 2023

Social media provide numerous platforms to build relationships with food. In this research, we focus on Finnish food bloggers with the purpose to analyze how the relationship with food appears in food blogs. To answer this question, we conducted a netnographic research by visiting food blogs. The analysis followed qualitative content analysis. The main categories of findings were food- and eating-related values, innovativeness and experimental approach, positive eating-related multi-sensory experiences and memories, and social elements of eating. The role of social media, for example in the form of food blogs, can have a meaningful role in the socialization into the modern eating culture.