bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Tes Diagnostik Pelajar BIPA Tingkat Pemula: Rancangan Pengembangan Spesifikasi Uji, Stimulus tes, dan Kisi-Kisi
Authors: Pratiwi Mega , Harsiati Titik , Ghazali A. Syukur
Published: September 2022

Abstract: Diagnostic tests in language learning such as BIPA are very important. That's because the function of the diagnostic test is to get a diagnosis of learning difficulties. BIPA students often have difficulty learning Indonesian, especially beginner level students. Therefore, a diagnostic test in BIPA learning is very necessary. This study aims to provide a design related to the development of test ability specifications, test stimuli, and the development of a diagnostic test grid for listening, reading, and writing skills that are suitable for beginner level BIPA students. The research method used is a literature study. The findings of this study are a conceptual step-by-step design related to the development of a diagnostic test for entry-level BIPA students.Abstrak: Tes diagnostik dalam pembelajaran bahasa seperti BIPA sangat penting. Hal itu dikarenakan fungsi dari tes diagnostik adalah untuk mendapatkan diagnosa kesulitan belajar. Pelajar BIPA sering mengalami kesulitan belajar bahasa Indonesia terutama pelajar tingkat pemula. Oleh karena itu, adanya tes diagnostik dalam pembelajaran BIPA sangat diperlukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberikan rancangan terkait pengembangan spesifikasi kemampuan uji, stimulus tes, dan pengembangan kisi-kisi tes diagnostik kemampuan menyimak, membaca, dan menulis yang sesuai untuk pelajar BIPA tingkat pemula. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi literatur. Temuan penelitian ini adalah rancangan pijakan konseptual terkait pengembangan tes diagnostik untuk pelajar BIPA tingkat pemula.
Konseling Cognitive Behavior Modification Berbantu Expressive Writing untuk Mengurangi Perilaku Seksual Pranikah Siswa
Authors: Nadiarenita Agrery Ayu , Hidayah Nur , Lasan Blasius Boli
Published: September 2022

Abstract: This study aims to produce a guide to cognitive behavior modification counseling assisted by expressive writing for vocational students that meets the acceptability aspect, namely aspects of usability, accuracy, convenience, attractiveness and appropriateness. This research method was adapted from the procedural Research and Development (R&D) model of Borg & Gall. Expert tests and prospective users were analyzed using the inter-rater agreement model. The validity index of the material, media and prospective users test shows high criteria. While the field test was analyzed using the Wilcoxon test which showed that this guide was effective in reducing premarital sexual behavior.
Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan panduan konseling cognitive behavior modification berbantu expressive writing bagi siswa SMK yang memenuhi aspek keberterimaan yaitu aspek kegunaan, ketepatan, kemudahan, kemenarikan dan kepatutan. Metode penelitian ini diadaptasi dari model Research and Development (R&D) prosedural Borg & Gall. Uji ahli dan calon pengguna dianalisis menggunakan inter-rater agreement model. Indeks validitas uji ahli materi, media dan calon pengguna menunjukkan kriteria tinggi, sedangkan uji lapangan dianalisis menggunakan uji Wilcoxon yang menunjukkan bahwa panduan ini efektif untuk mengurangi perilaku seksual pranikah.
Mengapa Siswa Memiliki Kesadaran Metakognitif Lebih Tinggi Dalam Flipped Learning Terintegrasi Metacognitive Scaffolding? Kajian Persepsi Siswa di Kelas Online Fisika Selama Pandemi
Authors: Putri Emilia Fandira Nasera , Handayanto Supriyono Koes , Supriana Edi
Published: September 2022

Abstract: The pandemic period due to Covid-19 made physics learning done online. The study aims to seek students’ perceptions in the implementation of online class. Flipped learning integrated by metacognitive scaffolding is used to teach physics. The research method used is mixed method with one group pre-post-test design. The subjects consisted of 110 students, from grade 10 in Surabaya City, Indonesia. The results of the research show that through the method given, the students can improve skills in terms of knowing the factors that affect learning, evaluate the learning that has been done and can make planning for further learning. The student's response are (1) students are very enthusiastic about the use of PPT and the video used in learning; (2) Moodle has the advantage of increasing student motivation in learning but it takes time to learn each feature used; (3) the assignment paper equipped with metacognitive scaffolding helps students in understanding the material gradually.
Abstrak: Masa pandemi Covid-19 membuat pembelajaran fisika dilakukan secara daring. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui persepsi siswa dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran daring. Flipped learning yang terintegrasi dengan scaffolding metakognitif digunakan untuk mengajar fisika. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah mixed method dengan desain one group pre-post-test. Subjek terdiri dari 110 siswa kelas 10 di Kota Surabaya, Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa melalui metode yang diberikan siswa dapat meningkatkan keterampilan dalam hal mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pembelajaran, mengevaluasi pembelajaran yang telah dilakukan dan dapat membuat perencanaan pembelajaran selanjutnya. Respons siswa adalah (1) siswa sangat antusias dengan penggunaan PPT dan video yang digunakan dalam pembelajaran; (2) Moodle memiliki keunggulan dalam meningkatkan motivasi siswa dalam belajar tetapi membutuhkan waktu untuk mempelajari setiap fitur yang digunakan; (3) kertas tugas yang dilengkapi dengan scaffolding metakognitif membantu siswa dalam memahami materi secara bertahap. 
Profil Kesadaran Sosial Siswa dan Implikasi terhadap Layanan Bimbingan Konseling di SMA
Authors: Al Haikal Muhammad Hasbi , Lasan Blasius Boli , Hidayaturrahman Diniy
Published: September 2022

Abstract: Guidance and Counseling is a service that is oriented towards optimal and holistic student development. Social awareness is a person's psychological condition related to the feelings, thoughts and behavior of others. The shift in the digital lifestyle of teenagers is related to the form of students' social awareness. Changes in lifestyle have an impact on changes in students' social awareness. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of high school students' social awareness of counseling guidance services. This research method is descriptive quantitative. The research findings show that the majority of students are in the moderate category of social awareness of 76.1% The implication of research findings on BK services in schools is the need for services that focus on increasing students' social awareness.Abstrak: Bimbingan dan Konseling adalah layanan yang berorientasi pada perkembangan siswa secara optimal dan holistik. Kesadaran sosial adalah kondisi psikologis seseorang yang berhubungan dengan perasaan, pikiran dan perilaku orang lain. Pergeseran gaya hidup digital remaja berhubungan dengan bentuk kesadaran sosial siswa. Perubahan gaya hidup berdampak pada perubahan kesadaran sosial siswa. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui  profil kesadaran sosial siswa SMA terhadap layanan bimbingan konseling. Metode penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan siswa mayoritas berada pada kesadaran sosial kategori sedang sebesar 76,1% Implikasi temuan penelitian terhadap layanan BK di sekolah adalah dibutuhkannya layanan yang berfokus terhadap peningkatan kesadaran sosial siswa.
Towards A Resilent Society Through Social Studies Intergredied Disaster Mitigation Education in Basic School Students
Authors: Prasasti Pinkan Amita Tri
Published: September 2022

Abstract: In developing countries, educating all segments of society about the threat of disaster is not always possible due to a lack of expertise and educational materials. Consequently, one of the best ways to disseminate disaster risk awareness programs is to integrate this initiative into children's activities through education. Important information for a large part of the population can be conveyed through the knowledge, skills and enthusiastic motivation of the children. The purpose of this study is to provide an educational picture to the wider community about the importance of disaster mitigation education which is internalized through education, especially social studies learning for elementary school children. Children as assets and future leaders, can learn to protect themselves and their environment in the future through a global mitigation culture to increase the safety of themselves, their families and their communities as they grow up. Children are seen as a 'powerful force' in behavior change for the next generation to deal with emergencies when they occur and bounce back from the effects of disasters.
Abstrak: Di negara berkembang, mendidik semua lapisan masyarakat tentang ancaman bencana tidak selalu mungkin karena kurangnya keahlian dan materi pendidikan. Oleh karena itu, salah satu cara terbaik untuk menyebarluaskan program kesadaran risiko bencana adalah dengan mengintegrasikan inisiatif ini ke dalam kegiatan anak-anak melalui pendidikan. Informasi penting bagi sebagian besar penduduk dapat disampaikan melalui pengetahuan, keterampilan dan motivasi yang antusias dari anak-anak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan gambaran pendidikan kepada masyarakat luas tentang pentingnya pendidikan mitigasi bencana yang diinternalisasikan melalui pendidikan khususnya pembelajaran IPS bagi anak sekolah dasar. Anak-anak sebagai aset dan pemimpin masa depan, dapat belajar untuk melindungi diri mereka sendiri dan lingkungan mereka di masa depan melalui budaya mitigasi global untuk meningkatkan keselamatan diri mereka sendiri, keluarga mereka dan komunitas mereka saat mereka tumbuh dewasa. Anak-anak dipandang sebagai 'kekuatan besar' dalam perubahan perilaku bagi generasi berikutnya untuk menghadapi keadaan darurat ketika terjadi dan bangkit kembali dari dampak bencana.
Pengembangan Media Audiovisual Adiwiyata Berbasis Exmaples Non Examples Cooperative
Authors: Abdillah Racy Rizky , Al-Muhdhar Mimien Henie Irawati , Suhadi Suhadi , Achmad Ruchimah
Published: September 2022

Abstract: The purpose of the research is to develop audiovisual media based on examples non-examples cooperative which is valid and practical. This type of research and development uses the Lee and Owens development model. The test subjects were students of XI MIPA SMAN 2 Malang. The research instrument includes a validation questionnaire of material experts, media experts, Biology education practitioners and student responses. The percentage of material expert validation results is 100%, media experts are 97%, Biology education practitioners are 100%. The percentage of individual trials is 84%, small group is 89%, field is 93%. It was concluded that adiwiyata audiovisual media based on examples non-examples cooperative was valid and practical and could be used as a learning media for adiwiyata.
Abstrak:Tujuan penelitian yaitu mengembangkan media audiovisual berbasis examples non examples cooperative yang valid dan praktis. Jenis penelitian dan pengembangan menggunakan model pengembangan Lee and Owens. Subjek uji coba adalah siswa XI MIPA SMAN 2 Malang. Instrumen penelitian meliputi angket validasi ahli materi, ahli media, praktisi pendidikan Biologi serta angket respon siswa. Presentase hasil validasi ahli materi sebesar 100%, ahli media sebesar 97%, praktisi pendidikan Biologi sebesar 100%. Hasil presentase uji coba perseorangan sebesar 84%, kelompok kecil sebesar 89%, lapangan sebesar 93%. Disimpulkan bahwa media audiovisual adiwiyata berbasis examples non examples cooperative valid dan praktis dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran adiwiyata.
THE EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY, LEARNING FACILITY, AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION
Authors: Winarno Agung , Fedin Maria Yoroi Andini , Salleh Norlida Hanim Mohd
Published: September 2022

Student achievement is influenced by a variety of factors, both internal and external, such as school and home amenities. This study intends to assess the effect of technological literacy, amenities and learning environment on the learning motivation of SMK students during the pandemic. This is a quantitative Expos-Fact style of study. This study's population and sample consisted of 58 students majoring in Automation and Office Governance at SMK PGRI Turen; questionnaires and observations were used to collect data. Multiple linear regression test was employed for data analysis. The analysis reveals that technical literacy has a favorable influence on learning motivation, that facilities have a positive effect on learning motivation, and that the learning environment has no effect on learning motivation. The environmental impact is not attributable to the fact that a lack of suitable facilities at home is not a motivating factor for student learning.
Penguatan Karakter Bernalar Kritis Berbasis Integratif Moral untuk Siswa Sekolah Dasar dalam Program Kampus Mengajar di Indonesia
Authors: Nursalam Nursalam , Suardi Suardi
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study is to develop a model for enhancing elementary school students' critical reasoning character education based on moral integration in Indonesian teaching campus activities. This study employs a variety of research techniques, including questionnaires, observations, interviews, and documentation, which are then examined qualitatively and quantitatively. The results of the study indicate that strengthening the character of critical reasoning based on moral integrative and social collaboration is in the very frequent category at all stages of moral knowing, feeling, sinverbal, action, habitus, and culture from various campus teaching activities such as giving assignments, giving directions, collaborative thinking, and performing tasks based on their abilities, which are integrated into school activities involving all parties.

 

Tujuan penelitian menghasilkan model penguatan pendidikan karakter bernalar kritis berbasis integrasi moral kepada siswa sekolah dasar dalam kegiatan kampus mengajar di Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian campuran (mixed methods), menggunakan angket, observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan penguatan karakter bernalar kritis berbasis integratif moral dan kolaborasi sosial berada pada kategori sangat sering pada semua tahapan moral knowing, feeling, sinverbal, action, habitus dan culture dari berbagai kegiatan kampus mengajar seperti kegiatan pemberian tugas, pemberian arahan, berpikir bersama, dan mengerjakan tugas sesuai kemampuan, yang terintegrasi dalam kegiatan sekolah yang melibatkan semua pihak.

 

 
Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence in Foreign Language Classrooms: A study of EFL learners in China
Authors: Liu Li , Jiang Bo , Wang Yvfei , Guo Ziwei
Published: September 2022

Intercultural communicative competence (ICC) has been accentuated with the wave of globalization. Universities in China have highlighted ICC in language classrooms. Following Byram’s (1997) ICC model (including knowledge, skills, and attitudes), this study focuses on the efficacy of explicit instruction in developing ICC among EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners in classrooms in China, and to discover how this development is related to the English proficiency. This research, therefore, has two purposes: (1) to use a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to assess ICC including questionnaires through self and others after explicit instruction. And (2) to investigate the relationship between the development of ICC and English proficiency. The results show that (1) explicit instruction is effective in raising students’ development of ICC, especially the knowledge and skills, and (2) English proficiency is significantly related to better acquisition of ICC. In order to promote learners’ ICC based on the mentioned results, some methods can be adopted: refine the intercultural content, manifest the teaching objectives, improve the involvers’ initiatives and implement the scientific evaluation.
Nonverbal Communication in Clinician-Patient Interaction and Influence on Healthcare Outcome
Authors: Ekole Alphonse
Published: September 2022

Communication is essential during clinicians' patient encounters in determining the health outcome. The importance of nonverbal communication has received less attention in the patient direct care model, both in practice and healthcare communication. This is because of the nature of the approach itself. Our goal was to investigate the impact nonverbal communication research conducted during the last quarter century has had on various health outcomes. Body language is a powerful tool that may help healthcare providers connect with patients and build mutual respect. In the context of medical encounters, this research aims to provide a summary of the previous research that has been conducted on nonverbal communication. After giving the roles of nonverbal behavior and its importance in medicine, we show how physician nonverbal conduct relates to patient pleasure, trust, or adherence. We then present nonverbal behavior assessment tools. Finally, it has been determined whether or not interpersonal sensitivity affects patient outcomes.
COVID-19 Policies and Recreation Behavior
Authors: Croome Sophia
Published: September 2022

A number of studies have examined park visitation patterns and consumer preferences using available national and state park visitation data (Kupfer et al., 2021; Volenec et al., 2021; Wood et al., 2013; Yan et al., 2021a). However, municipal park visitation remains largely understudied due to the difficulty and costliness associated with data collection and analysis. This study utilizes high frequency mobile device location data to measure changes in municipal and state park visitation caused by COVID-19 response policies. We exploit spatial and temporal variation in COVID-19 mandates at the county level in the U.S. state of Idaho and at the state level in the United States to identify the causal effect of mandates on park visitation. The research finds that people were more likely to recreate in, and come from, areas with less restrictions. One may expect the same people that preferred regions without mandates to come from areas with mandates as a way to avoid strict at-home measures. However, it would seem the opposite is true. Visitation rates were about seven percent lower in areas with a mask mandate than would be expected if no policies were in place. Our research brings insight on the behavioral response to restrictions and on recreational choice behavior. Estimates of visitation patterns based on visitors’ origin states indicate that of the people who recreate in Idaho, a state with limited COVID-19 response, the from out-of-state visitation rate was 21 percent less for visitors from states with mask mandates than that of visitors from states without mask mandates.
Effects of Vegetation Heterogeneity on Multiphasic Treatment Outcomes in Sagebrush Steppe
Authors: Donaldson Rebecca
Published: September 2022

Exotic annual grass invasion into western North America has led to significant loss of native perennials, altering the structure and function of sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. Monitoring and assessment of necessary restoration treatments have provided mixed evidence of success. We hypothesized that treatment outcomes would be influenced by restoration strategy (e.g., the timing of herbicide or drill seeding) and by within-treatment vegetation heterogeneity. We evaluated exotic annual grass and exotic perennial forb response to three replicate treatments of the pre-emergent herbicides indaziflam and imazapic, and a combination treatment of both herbicides, followed with the broadleaf herbicide, aminopyralid, at a highly invaded site in Southern Idaho. A litter removal study was integrated to investigate the effects of thatch cover on herbicide application and two different revegetation methods, drill seeding and hand planting of native perennial seedlings, were nested into herbicide treatments. We accounted for vegetation heterogeneity within treatments by identifying pre-existing plant-community patch types and mapping their locations across the research site using high spatial resolution aerial imagery. We found that imazapic had no detectable effects on exotic annual grass cover, but significantly reduced exotic annual grass seedling density the first two years post-treatment. Indaziflam treatments effectively reduced exotic annual grasses for three years post-treatment, most notably the combination treatment of imazapic and indaziflam. Accounting for vegetation heterogeneity in our predictive models improved our ability to detect exotic annual grass response to treatment by a 5% change in cover.

None of the drill seeded plants emerged in either the treatments or controls for the duration of this study and all but a few native seedling plantings failed, precluding any meaningful revegetation comparisons between treatments. We were also unable to detect an influence of residual thatch on herbicide outcomes but did find that precipitation played a significant role in herbicide effectiveness. Overall, our findings suggest that indaziflam can be an effective tool for reducing exotic annual grasses in restoration, particularly when combined with imazapic, and that implementation of multiple sampling methods can provide greater insight into treatment outcomes. Additionally, our results indicate that accounting for plant-community patches in predictive models can improve model accuracy and therefore our ability to detect treatment effects.
Fire Journal
Authors: Jenner Lillian
Published: September 2022

Fire Journal is the poetic diary of my own experience as a wildland firefighter. More deeply than any news article, it confronts firsthand the issue that, in this ongoing climate crisis, as the fire season extenuates and intensifies, there are fewer firefighters willing to make the commitment. Situated between personal and professional suicides, the journal preserves a process of grieving which accepts change as promise of future living. And what changes more quickly, more unpredictably than a wildfire? In actual service against disaster, the journal explores human defense against one of the most climactic ecological experiences our earth has capacity for as metaphor for the journey of love and loss. And the love of a fire family, a love unlike any other – in which near strangers swear to defend each other’s lives – is tested with exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and the power struggles borne of any individual’s sense for self-protection. The account includes interviews I’ve recorded with my crew on the fireline. This is the journal of a journalist; but with greater feeling…it is the subjective account of discomfort, struggle, and desire in one of the most dangerous and unimaginable professions of our time by a woman with a great capacity for witness.
Predicting Gross Metropolitan Product Worldwide Using Statistical Learning Models, Socio-Economic, and Satellite Imagery Data
Authors: Joshaghani Simin
Published: September 2022

Gross metropolitan product (GMP) is one the most critical indicators for determining a metropolitan area’s economic performance. While GMP data currently exists for major cities in the US and OECD countries, the rest of the world is a blind spot. This study aims at estimating the GMP of 1289 cities in non-US and OECD countries, where no official city-level statistics are produced. We perform this estimation through multiple machine learning models, using night-time lights satellite imagery, and other publicly available data. We analyze eight spatial databases and four cross-sectional datasets and derive a feature vector of covariates through various techniques, i.e., downscaling and bootstrap. We specify OLS, Ridge, Lasso, Elastic Net, and Random Forest models, out of which Random Forest generated the most accurate results with 0.3 RMSE for out-of-sample predictions. With this methodology, we produced the first existing data set that groups the 1298 cities into 20 quantiles, with the first quantile denoting the lowest five percent regarding estimated income and the twentieth quantile denoting the highest five percent regarding the estimated economic product.
Millimeter-Wave Channel Measurements in Airport Environment
Authors: Khatun Mahfuza
Published: September 2022

The wide spectrum available at millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands promises very high data rates and has been proposed as an attractive solution to provide high-speed and reliable wireless communication. Further, there are various potential usages of mmWave technology in transportation, aviation, autonomous vehicles, robotics, etc. Specifically, it is anticipated that automation through this technology will affect and improve the operations in every phase in airport environments. Consequently, the extended autonomous capabilities at airports will generate and consume more information and increase the demand for robust data transfer, which requires larger data rates than ever before. Hence, mmWave frequency, due to its large available spectrum, can be utilized for achieving such larger data rates, specifically for short-range applications. However, utilization of this technology crucially depends on precise measurement, characterization, parameterization, and modeling of the wireless channel. Moreover, our literature survey has revealed a pressing need for channel models for new airport applications of mmWave frequency band. Therefore, in this dissertation, we empirically characterize mmWave channels in a variety of settings for airport communication systems. Several measurement campaigns and environment descriptions at several bands (60, 73, and 81 GHz) are presented. A combination of line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight measurements were taken in both indoor and outdoor settings at the Boise airport. Some measurements at these high frequencies were captured at Boise State University for comparison purposes. More specifically, we captured power delay profiles during the measurement campaign for the large-scale and small-scale fading analysis. For the large-scale fading effects, path loss models were computed from the power delay profiles at 60, 73, and 81 GHz, and some critical large-scale path loss parameters were extracted and analyzed. Moreover, we obtained mmWave outdoor small-scale fading statistics from 73 and 81 GHz channel measurement campaigns at Boise Airport. Wideband spatial fading measurements were made using a Gimbal attached with a linear track to move a receiver antenna for characterizing small-scale fading. Based upon our measurement data, we compared the receive signal amplitude with Rayleigh, Ricean, and log-normal fading models. In addition, we present the penetration, attenuation, and reflection characteristics of common building materials at these high-frequency bands. Measurements were taken for both wideband and narrowband signals to estimate attenuation at mmWave bands. These results are important to estimate coverage, interference analysis, and average error rate over a fading channel. Hence, they can aid researchers and system designers in the simulation and design of mmWave communication systems. Through extensive channel measurement campaigns and analysis, this dissertation contributes various insights to the field of wideband channel measurement and modeling in airport environments.
To Build a Hero
Authors: McCarthy Madyson
Published: September 2022

This thesis argues that Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army and Commander in Chief of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during the Second World War, and those acting under his purview, did knowingly and deliberately engage in a campaign of misinformation – during and after the war – with the intention of enhancing his reputation. The goal of this campaign was twofold: He would secure enough popular support to make him politically unassailable at the time and he would protect his legacy for posterity. Unlike previous surveys, which fail to hold MacArthur accountable for the deep and pervasive vein of propagandistic fallacy which he-and-his inserted into the historical narrative, this study puts lie to the defense that his actions were the innocent idiosyncrasies of a colorful eccentric, the aloofness of an old man, or the fault of loyal but unprompted subordinates.

Thorough examination of contemporary records and accounts are used to establish – beyond a reasonable doubt – that MacArthur understood both the reality of the situations in question and what he stood to gain by reporting otherwise. Analysis of the historiography concerning MacArthur was conducted and is herein summarized to establish both that his efforts were effective, pervasive, and distinct in both quantity and scope from the level of self-aggrandizement undertaken by his peers. As there exists far too much literature, both primary and secondary, on which this study could focus for comprehensive analysis in a work of this type, this study has focused primarily on two periods between December 1941 and May 1942 – the Clark Field Attack and the Evacuation from Corregidor – to establish a pattern of behavior demonstrative of conscious action, malicious and selfish intent, and tangible benefit. This work aims to serve as a realization – one nearly a century in the making – of the yearning by historians, servicemen, officials, victims, and voyeurs for a time and a method to declare openly that one of America’s most venerated heroes was a fraud.

This work is composed in hope that the glory and acclaim he stole might be returned to those whose blood bought the veneration with which he showered himself. It is written in hope that historians might free themselves from the fear of repercussions implicit in holding a man Franklin Delano Roosevelt once called “The most dangerous man in America” accountable for his lies. And it is published in the hope that the vainglorious denizens of the future may yet come to see Douglas MacArthur as a cautionary tale rather than a figure for emulation.
The Risk of Adolescent Victimization
Authors: Negrete Jaime Antonio
Published: September 2022

Travis Hirschi’s social bond theory holds that the social bonds (attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief) individuals have with parents, friends, extracurricular activities, work, and school can affect an individual’s life choices. When social bonds are weakened, broken, or nonexistent, the lack of these bonds can explain why crime and delinquency occur. Therefore, Hirschi believed that asking why offenders “do it” when it comes to crime is irrelevant. Rather, we should be asking “why don’t we do it” when it comes to crime and delinquency, which lead Hirschi to believe that the answer to that question could be answered by the bonds individual have with others. To better understand this relationship, this study will analyze how a lack of social bonds can either increase or decrease the chances of a youth being victimized through a victim’s perspective rather than the criminal’s.

Using Hirschi’s (1969) theory on social bonds, it was hypothesized that adolescents with stronger attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief bonds decreases their likelihood of victimization. Using secondary data from the National Youth Survey Data (Elliot, 1987), analyzing 1,725 participants, and calculating descriptive statistics, logistic regression models were used to determine whether or not strong social bonds decreased adolescent victimization. Results suggested the opposite. Results showed that 1 of the 4 bond types (involvement), increased the chances of victimization. Meaning that as involvement increased, victimization increased as well. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the methodology, major findings, limitations, and future research.
Mission
Authors: Olp Mary Kathleen
Published: September 2022

A Texas family embarks on a journey as missionaries in Northern Ukraine, along the Russian border. Left alone with her son, Jules must forge relationships to justify their sudden presence in the locals’ lives. After meeting Vladimir, a local in town, Jules finds connection and self-exploration, which comes at the cost of an unexpected separation from her son. Set amidst the backdrop of violence after the failed 2013 EU Bill, the novel explores the family’s true reasons for coming to Ukraine.
Characterization and Mitigation of False Information on the Web
Authors: Shrestha Anu
Published: September 2022

Social media and Web sources have made information available, accessible, and shareable any time and anywhere nearly without friction. This information can be truthful, falsified, or can only be the opinion of the writer as users in such platforms are both information creators and consumers. In any case, it has the power to affect the decision of an individual, the beliefs of the society, activities, and the economy of the whole country. Thus, it is imperative to identify false information and mitigate the effects of false information that are ubiquitous across the Web and social media. Therefore, the main goal of this dissertation is to proactively combat false information by defining three objectives. First, analyze the reason behind the success of its motive, second, recognize and quantify the impacts made on information systems, and third, develop novel ways of identifying false information and the actors responsible for creating and spreading them. The achievement of these three objectives enhanced our understanding of false information and helped in building strategies to mitigate this phenomenon.

Overall, this dissertation presents our research on in-depth analysis of malicious entities, their impact in the information ecosystem, and the models we build to accurately detect different malicious entities like fraudulent reviewers, fake news, fake news spreaders in real-world scenarios. We show that each of our methods outperforms the existing state-of-the-art methods in the detection of false information and malicious actors in real-world opinion-based systems and social media.
Horsonnets
Authors: Sivaramakrishnan Shriram
Published: September 2022

‘Horsonnets’ was conceived and written between September 2019 and December 2021. As the name suggests, the collection is centered around horses, as objects of desire, metaphor, tropes. The collection is structured into four sections: ‘the way a horse frames blueness’, ‘to nurse a hurt’, ‘horsonnets’ and ‘landscape with horns’. Together, they all address different kinds of pain (horses became emblematic of that): bodily (‘the way a horse frames blueness’), historical (‘to nurse a hurt’), cultural (‘horsonnets’), and spiritual (‘landscape with horns’).
Waring Rank and Apolarity of Some Symmetric Polynomials
Authors: Sullivan Max Brian
Published: September 2022

We examine lower bounds for the Waring rank for certain types of symmetric polynomials. The first are Schur polynomials, a symmetric
polynomial indexed by integer partitions. We prove some results about the Waring rank of certain types of Schur polynomials, based on
their integer partition. We also make some observations about the Waring rank in general for Schur polynomials, based on the shape of
their Semistandard Young Tableaux. The second type of polynomials we refer to as a Power of a Fermat-type polynomial, or a PFT polynomial.
This is a Fermat type (or power sum) polynomial over n variables with degree p taken to some power k. We prove this polynomial
is not compressed when p > k and k > 2, and conjecture the result is true in general for
all p. The proof takes the following form: the degree k + 1 annihilator ideal is examined and identified,
and form of Rank-Nullity is applied, which provides a formula for the size of the degree k + 1 subspace of non-zero partial derivatives for
that polynomial. Then we verify that this subspace is linearly independent, which gives us the dimension of the space of Derivs, and thus a
lower bound for the Waring rank of that polynomial.
Weight Loss and Vitamin D Improve Hyporesponsiveness to Corticosteroids in Obese Asthma
Authors: Bantulà M , Tubita V , Roca-Ferrer J , Mullol J , Valero A , Bobolea I , Pascal M , de Hollanda A , Vidal J , Picado C , Arismendi E
Published: September 2022

Background: Obesity negatively impacts on the response of asthma patients to inhaled corticosteroids. The mechanisms underlying this impact are unknown. Objective: To demonstrate that the poor response to inhaled corticosteroids in obese asthma patients is associated with impaired anti-inflammatory activity of corticosteroids and vitamin D deficiency, both of which are improved by weight loss. Methods: The study population comprised 23 obese asthma patients (OA) (18 females; median (IQR) age 56 [51-59] years), 14 nonobese asthma patients (NOA) (11 females; 53 [43-60] years), 15 obese patients (OP) (13 females; 47 [45-60] years), and 19 healthy controls (HC) (14 females; 43 [34-56] years). Ten OA and 11 OP were evaluated at baseline (V1) and 6 months after bariatric surgery (V2). Corticosteroid response was measured using dexamethasone-induced inhibition of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferation. Lung function and serum levels of leptin, adiponectin, and vitamin D were measured at V1 and V2. Results: We found a reduced response to dexamethasone in PBMCs of OP and OA with respect to NOA and HC; this inversely correlated with the adiponectin/leptin ratio and vitamin D levels. Bariatric surgery improved corticosteroid responses in OP and OA and normalized the adiponectin/leptin ratio and vitamin D levels. Exposure of PBMCs to vitamin D potentiated the antiproliferative effects of corticosteroids. Dexamethasone and vitamin D induced similar MKP1 expression in OP and OA. Conclusions: The efficacy of weight loss to improve symptoms and lung function in OA may be due, at least in part, to the recovered anti-inflammatory effects of corticosteroids. Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to corticosteroid hyporesponsiveness in OA.
Independent Country Program Review Chile 2019-2022
Authors: Gonzalez Diez Verónica M. , Cuestas Ernesto , Rojas Andrea , Vera Priscila , Vargas Lucero , De Santis Stefania ,   IDB Invest
Published: September 2022

This Independent Country Program Review (ICPR) analyzes the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group's strategy and program in Chile during the 2019-2022 period. ICPRs assess the relevance of the Bank's Country Strategy (CS) and provide additional information on the alignment and execution of the program. If the available information allows, ICPRs also report on the progress and contribution towards achievement of the objectives set by the IDB Group in the CS. With this product, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) seeks to provide the Boards of Executive Directors of the IDB and IDB Invest with useful information for the analysis of Country Strategies submitted to them for consideration.
A INFLUÊNCIA DO MERCHANDISING EM SUPERMERCADOS NAS COMPRAS DOS CONSUMIDORES DE DOM PEDRITO/RS
Authors: Borges Gustavo Da Rosa , Fontoura Michel Sullivan
Published: September 2022

O respectivo trabalho aborda a influência do merchandising em supermercados na ótica de consumidores de Dom Pedrito, tendo por objetivo geral, verificar se os consumidores dos supermercados do município são influenciados pelo merchandising durante a compra. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo descritivo e quantitativo com a participação de 300 consumidores. Estes foram abordados após as suas compras em dois supermercados do município. Após analise dos dados, por meio de estatística descritiva, Teste-T e Regressão, descobriu-se que o merchandising representa uma baixa influência na compra dos consumidores em supermercados, e o nível dele é a mesma entre homens e mulheres; assim como, nos dois estabelecimentos pesquisados. Por fim, evidenciou-se que o tempo dentro do supermercado não tem relação com o merchandising. Os resultados indicam que para a amostra pesquisada, o merchandising tem pouca influência sobre as compras, sendo relevantes, estudos futuros no sentido de verificar se isto é uma característica de pequenos municípios.
CONDOMÍNIO OU SEM DOMÍNIO? ANÁLISE DE SATISFAÇÃO DOS CLIENTES DA EMPRESA SOS
Authors: Ubaldo Isabela Lopes Mairink , Santos Luana Ferreira dos , Aguiar Cristina Caetano de
Published: September 2022

O trabalho tem como objetivo analisar o grau de satisfação dos clientes da empresa SOS na cidade de Ponte Nova/MG, quantos aos serviços prestados, cuja especialização é a área de administração de condomínios. O estudo foi desenvolvido com base no referencial teórico a respeito da terceirização de serviços e da satisfação do consumidor. De natureza quantitativa, foi empregada a metodologia de pesquisa descritiva e de pesquisa de campo, tendo como instrumento para a coleta de dados a aplicação de questionários online para 227 clientes da empresa, utilizando a ferramenta Google Forms. Os resultados apresentam uma análise do perfil dos clientes, sendo possível constatar que a maioria é do gênero feminino, com faixa etária entre 31 e 50 anos, estado civil casado e tendo como escolaridade ensino superior completo. O meio de comunicação mais utilizado é o telefone. Qualidade e confiança são os principais motivos de escolha pelos serviços da SOS. A maioria dos entrevistados se mostrou satisfeita, considerando o trabalho desempenhado por diferentes colaboradores e a prestação de serviços, atribuindo notas elevadas na escala de satisfação utilizada. Conclui-se que medir a satisfação dos clientes é um importante mecanismo para que a empresa possa se posicionar melhor no mercado, dando maior atenção aos aspectos que podem ser aprimorados. A impossibilidade de aplicação do questionário com todos os clientes da empresa se revela uma limitação do trabalho. Como sugestão de pesquisas futuras fica a aplicação das ferramentas utilizadas nesta pesquisa em outras empresas prestadoras de serviços.
DESEMPENHO ESTUDANTIL EM CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS NO ENADE: UMA ANÁLISE DA EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA
Authors: Janiszewski Vanessa , Ribeiro Marcelo Victor José de Barros , Lagioia Umbelina Cravo Teixeira , Freitas Maurício Assuero Lima de
Published: September 2022

A proposta da presente pesquisa foi compreender quais são as características de alunos de ensino superior do curso de Ciências Contábeis no Brasil que são determinantes no desempenho do Enade. Para fins da pesquisa, utilizou-se os dados do Enade de 2015, que tinham sidos disponibilizados em 2018. Através de um modelo de regressão linear, observou-se que a renda familiar, região de moradia Sul e Sudeste, nível educacional dos pais, horário vespertino e modelo presencial são variáveis que possuem correlação positiva. A característica mais significativa é a modalidade do ensino – presencial ou EAD. Diante deste achado, o estudo focou ainda em aprofundar a compreensão das diferenças inerentes a essas modalidades. Argumenta-se que tal diferença no desempenho não pode ser atribuída à qualidade da modalidade de ensino, mas às divergências observadas entre os discentes das duas modalidades.
 

 

 
A Cartographic Representation of the Characteristics of Al-Rutba District Population
Authors: Mushref Zuhair Jaber , abd Abdul Hameed Wally , Mikhlif Ayad Mohammad , Abed Salah Othman
Published: September 2022

This research is aiming at employing the modern geographic techniques of the geographic information systems GIS to represent the characteristics of the Al-Rutba district population, which were (55019) people by building a geographical database for the characteristics of the population of Al-Rutba city for the years (2010.2014.2022). Using a set of cartographic representation methods like (Stereoscopic composite columns, proportional distribution method (gradient shading) or the Choropleth method, relative circles, relative squares) through 1/10000 scale maps to eventually achieve the best results when implementing the cartographic output process. In a way that facilitates understanding and perception by finding the most appropriate cartographic representation method for projecting these data on the map according to their importance, relative weight and size.
The Influence of Giving Biscuits of Yellow Pumpkin Seed and Capsule of Moringa Leaves on the Level of C-Reactive Protein on Pregnant Women
Authors: Musaidah Musaidah , Syam Aminuddin , Wahyu Atjo , Hadju Veni , Sudargo Toto , Abdullah Andi Zulkifli , Syafar Muhammad , Zainal Zainal , Hafid Ridha , Syukur Rosdiana
Published: September 2022

Pregnant women are likely to have the option of receiving supplementary nourishment in the form of pumpkin seed biscuits and Moringa leaves. The purpose of this study is to see how Pumpkin Seed Biscuits and Moringa Leaf Capsules affect C-Reactive Protein (C-RP) levels in pregnant women at the Stunting Locus, Bone Regency. A Quasi-Experimental method, also known as a field trial. The Non-Randomized Pre-Test - Post Test Group Design was adopted for the research design. Participants in this study were separated into two groups: group I was given pumpkin seed biscuits and a blood-added tablet, and group II was given Moringa leaf extract capsule supplements and a blood-added tablet, with a total of 30 persons in each group. The intervention lasted 90 days and included both a pre-test and a post-test. The levels of C-Reactive Protein in group I (Pumpkin Seed Biscuits) decreased by -0.11±0.04 g/mL. The decrease in C-Reactive Protein levels in group II (Moringa Leaf Extract) was -0.09±0.04 g/mL. Moringa capsules (p=0.001) and pumpkin seed biscuits (p=0.001) had an impact on reducing C-RP levels in pregnant women. Supplemental feeding of pumpkin seed biscuits and Moringa leaf extract capsules can enhance and improve the health condition of pregnant women by lowering C-Reactive Protein levels.
A Study on Process and Value of Recovery of 'Lee Seon-Jae's Tomb Tablet, the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage
Authors:   HUFS Institute of History and Culture, Han Jong Soo
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this thesis is to establish anew the year of birth and death of a scholar-official in the early Joseon Dynasty, his ancestry and activities, through the analysis of the contents of the 'Lee Seon-jae‘s tomb tablet', which was illegally exported to Japan in 1998 and returned in 2017.
Lee Seon-jae served as a government official in the central government for over 20 years in the first half of the Joseon dynasty. He was a person who worked hard for enlightenment, such as implementing the 'Gwangju Hyangyakjomok'.
However, the tomb tablet where Lee Seon-jae was buried with his body after he fell asleep was lost during the work of decorating the cemetery with a three-tiered stone in 1989, and it was smuggled to Japan through Gimpo Airport, Seoul in June 1998. However, in the process of being smuggled out through Gimhae Airport, Busan in May of that year, Yang Maeng-jun, a cultural asset appraiser, stopped the export of Lee Seon-jae's tomb tablet and left a picture of the tomb tablet. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Gwangsan Lee clan persuaded the Japanese owner to return the 'Lee Seon-jae tomb tablet' smuggled to Japan back to their home country in August 2017.
I corrected the following facts by analyzing the original text of the tomb of Lee Seon-jae. First, he was born in 1390, the 2nd year of King Gongyang of Goryeo Dynasty, and died in Seoul in 1453, the 1st year of King Danjong's reign. It was confirmed that the wife's family clan was the Boseong Seon clan, and the father-in-law was Seon Yun-ji. The children are five sons and one daughter, and we could confirm their specific interests. Due to the descendants involved in 'Kichuoksa' (己丑獄死), it is a case of great value in art and ceramics history along with the restoration of Lee Seon-jae's family and authority in a situation where there are few records or contents of the Gwangsan-Lee family clan for a certain period of time.