bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KAJIAN PEMANFAATAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN LEAFLET TERHADAP PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Wahyuni Widia , Fitri Rahmadhani , Darussyamsu Rahmawati
Published: June 2023

Learning media is an important element in the learning process. Innovative learning certainly greatly affects students interest and motivation in learning. One of the learning media that can be used is leaflet. Leaflet is printed media in the form of sheets (folded), equipped with picture and contains a summary of material related to a subject. This research is a research that aims to examine the results of the analysis of the use of leaflet in the learning process from the result of various tests that have been carried out previosly. This research is also used to find out how the influence of the use of the leaflet media on student learning outcomes.  This research was conducted using a meta-analysis method, riviewing library sources such as articles, theses and related journals. Based on the results of the analysis of the research that has been done by the researcher, it shows that this leaflet-based learning media has a high effect on increasing students understanding and activity in learning. The increase in student learning activities also has an impact outcomes in the learning process.
Potential of biological agents (Pseudomonas sp.) in plastic waste biodegradation process
Authors: Chofifawati Aisyah , Hikmah Robbi Mauizzatul , Izzati Nilana , Fauzi Lathifah Nurul , Rahmani Tara Puri Ducha , Mukaromah Arnia Sari
Published: June 2023

Pseudomonas sp. can degrade plastics because it has an inducible operon system that produces certain enzymes (esterase, serine, hydrolase, and lipase) in the process of carbon source metabolism. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of Pseudomonas sp. as a plastic biodegradation agent. This research method is a systematic literature review which is carried out by collecting, understanding, analyzing and concluding as many as 30 national and international journal articles published from 2008 to 2022 from several search engines such as Google Scholar, Ncbi, Sinta, and Plos one with the keywords degrading microorganisms plastic. The steps of this research were made samples to be used, tested samples with bacterial isolation, filtered the bacteria, bacterial bacteria and biodegradation within a specified time period by looking at the % loss of plastic before treatment. The results of the literature review analysis showed that Pseudomonas sp. able to degrade plastic around 2-19% by utilizing plastic as a carbon source which will convert addition and condensation polymers into simple molecules such as monomers, dimers and oligomers during the inventory period within 1-3 months. Thus, the microorganisms in the form of Pseudomonas sp. can decompose plastic waste naturally and faster than other methods and does not cause adverse effects.
Argumentation skill through a scientific approach: Study at different school accreditations rating
Authors: Afrilia Ria , Hasnunidah Neni , Maulina Dina
Published: June 2023

This study aims to determine the differences in students' argumentation skills in learning biology on the subject matter of the respiratory system through a scientific approach. This research was conducted in class XII SMA in Way Kanan Regency, Lampung Province with an ex post facto design. The sampling technique used in this study was stratified random sampling with the determination of research subjects at SMAN 1 Baradatu which was accredited A, SMAN 2 Buay Bahuga was accredited B and MA Miftahul Ulum Way Tuba which was accredited C. Data collection instruments consisted of argumentation skill tests, interviews, study documentation and questionnaires. The argumentation skill data were analyzed with the help of Excel, hypothesis testing was carried out with one-way ANOVA and LSD test, interview data and learning documents were analyzed descriptively qualitatively with the Miles and Huberman model and questionnaire data were analyzed descriptively in percentage form. The results showed that there was a significant difference in argumentation skill among high school students with accreditation of A, B and C (sig. < 0.05). The average argumentation skill of students from A-accredited high schools was higher than B and C accredited high schools, but the average value of the three schools was very low. Students from A, B and C accredited high schools could make claims well, but had not been able to provide grounds, warrants and backings that are relevant to the claim. This was because students wer not used to working on argumentation questions and teachers had not optimized learning activities with a scientific approach.
Toxicological assessment of lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus L.) liquid waste: Biolarvicides againts the third instar larvae of Aedes aegypti
Authors: Pameswari Putri , Lubis Khairiza
Published: June 2023

Liquid waste generated from the distillation process of lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus L.) in a relatively short time will cause a foul odor, ammonia or phosphine that occurs due to the fermentation process. These problems can be minimized by reusing liquid waste of lemongrass (C. nardus L.) into biolarvicides. This study aims to determine the value of Lethal Concentration 50 (LC50) from the liquid waste of lemongrass (C. nardus L.) which can kill the third instar larvae of A. aegypti mosquitoes for 24 hours. The liquid waste of lemongrass (C. nardus L.) used in this study is waste obtained from the lemongrass (C. nardus L.) distillery located on Jalan Masjid Ulayat, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra. A total of 10 mosquito larvae of A. aegypti instar III were used for each different concentration of 6,982%, 7,607%, 8,287%, 9,027% and 9,833%. Each concentration consisted of five repetitions and was observed for 24 hours. After 24 hours, larvae that died were analyzed using probit analysis via SPSS 25. The results showed that the LC50 of lemongrass (C. nardus L.) liquid waste can kill larvae for 24 hours was 8,763%.
Development of socioscientific issues-based e-module on environmental change topic
Authors: Marneli Diyyan , Susanti Febri Yulia
Published: June 2023

This research background was the limitation of online learning resource and lack of e-module in learning process especially in using socioscientific issues approach. Moreover, the teaching material was less attractive and comprehensive that causes lack of students learning interest. This study aimed to produce e-module based on socioscientific issues in environmental change topic for senior high school students grade X. The research was conducted in SMAN 1 Padang Ganting in even semester 2021-2022. 4D (define, design, development and diseminate) model used to develop the e-module. This research result was the e-module produced have 83% in validity and categorized as very valid, 88% in practicality based on teacher’s questionnaire and 84% based on student’s questionnaire which categorized very practical. This suggets that e-module developed meet all aspects of a research development and in accordance with the characteristics of a teaching materials. It can be concluded that the socioscientific issues-based e-module developed was valid and practice for biology learning in senior high school.
Comparative Effectiveness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Postoperative Complications After Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Authors: Samchuk Pavlo , Reznikov Hennadii , Nasheda Serhii , Klymenko Yaroslav , Hrytsai Viktor
Published: June 2023

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common benign diseases in men, as it leads to an enlarged prostate, the development of lower urinary tract symptoms, and worsens the quality of patient’s life. Surgical treatment is indicated to patients after non-effective drug treatment. Most often, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is used.
The objective: to improve the results of TURP in patients with BPH and acute urinary retention by optimizing antibacterial prophylaxis of postoperative complications in the early postoperative period.
Materials and methods. An analysis of the surgical treatment of 179 patients with BPH with acute urinary retention after TURP was performed. The age of the patients varied from 51 to 84 years old, the average age was 64.9±5.1 years. All patients had a complex urological examination in the preoperative period. The patients were divided into two groups: I group – 85 patients after operation who were prescribed ceftriaxone in the early postoperative period; II group – 94 patients who received levofloxacin in the early postoperative period.
Results. It was determined that complications occurred in 43 (24.1%) patients in the early postoperative period. Long-term macrohematuria was found in 23 (12.9%) patients, exacerbation of chronic pyelonephritis was in 13 (7.3%) patients after operation, acute urethritis developed in 7 (3.9%) patients, acute orchiepididymitis – in 9 (5, 0%) patients.
It has been proven that the total frequency of complications in patients with BPH who received levofloxacin in the early postoperative period was statistically significantly lower than in the patients who were prescribed ceftriaxone.
Conclusions. The use of levofloxacin for the prevention of early postoperative complications after TURP in patients with BPH complicated by acute urinary retention improves the results of surgical treatment by reducing the frequency of postoperative complications by 60%.
The utilization of a reading app in business English classes in higher education
Authors: Zamborova Katarina , Klimova Blanka
Published: June 2023

The article presents the research of empirical mixed methods on the use of a modern mobile reading app compared to traditional forms of teaching in English business classes in higher education in Slovakia. The research belongs to the theoretical frame of the mobile assisted language learning field that has generated an interest since the early 1990 thanks to the development of mobile technologies, their features, and their functions all over the world. The research sample consisted of 40 freshman students from the University of Economics in Bratislava who were equally divided into control and experimental groups. The experimental treatment lasted one semester and was based on analyzing books on a biweekly basis from Blinkist, the reading app based on the protocol the authors created, where three higher-level thinking domains of Bloom’s taxonomy (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) were identified. Students were also asked to read/listen to the books every week. Even though the current findings indicate no relationship between enhancing English reading skills and incorporating reading apps in a foreign language learning, SWOT analysis from focus group interviews shows different results. It is regarding the positive perception of working with the reading app in business English classes. Based on these findings, the authors make pedagogical implications about using reading apps as a part of the curriculum of blended learning in business English classes in higher education.
The sensitivity of radish cultivars to high temperatures during germination and seedling growth stages
Authors: KAYA Gamze
Published: June 2023

A laboratory experiment was conducted at constant temperatures of 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, and 41℃ to identify the response of six radish cultivars with different root sizes and colors to high-temperature stress during germination, emergence, and early seedling growth stage. Also, the optimal temperature was determined by calculating the relationship between seedling length and temperature via a polynomial regression model. The results showed that no seed germination was detected at 41℃, while emergence and seedling growth were not observed at 38℃ and above. Similar germination percentages, mean germination time, and germination index were obtained between 20℃ and 35℃. The root length reduced at 32℃ and it was more sensitive to high temperatures than shoots because the root/shoot length ratio showed a decreasing trend by increasing temperatures and longer root length was recorded at lower temperatures than 32℃. There were genotypic variations among radish cultivars for temperatures and ‘Kırmızı İnci’, ‘Beyaz İnci’, and ‘Siyah İnci’ produced a better performance than the others under high temperatures. The regression analysis predicted the optimal temperatures as 21.5℃ and 22.6℃ for root and shoot length, respectively. This study indicates that high temperatures inhibited seedling growth rather than seed germination performance of radishes.
Developing “Equity Sense”: Meaning-Making at a Community College
Authors: Ching Cheryl D.
Published: June 2023

While there is no shortage of scholarship on “equity” in higher education, researchers typically examine whether a policy or practice is (in)equitable rather than how those responsible for designing and enacting a policy or practice make meaning of equity. Using a sensemaking framework and case study approach, I explored the collective meaning-making of practitioners at one community college during a time of increased policy attention to equity. Despite lacking a formal definition after 2 years of meaning-making, practitioners labeled specific ideas and activities as equity, suggesting the development of an implicit understanding. From this case, I offer five lessons to propose the concept of “equity sense,” a practitioner-constructed, contextually bounded meaning with implications for practice, policy, and research.
Prediction of Compressive Strength of Reinforced Concrete Structural Elements by Using Combined Non-Destructive Tests
Authors: Fawzi Nada Mahdi. , Said AbdMuttalib Issa. , Jassim Ali Khalid
Published: June 2023

This research is devoted to investigate relationship between both Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Rebound Number (Hammer Test) with cube compressive strength and also to study the effect of steel reinforcement on these relationships. A study was carried out on 32 scale model reinforced concrete elements. Non destructive testing campaign (mainly ultrasonic and rebound hammer tests) made on the same elements. About 72 concrete cubes (15 X 15 X15) were taken from the concrete mixes to check the compressive strength.. Data analyzed.Include the possible correlations between non destructive testing (NDT) and compressive strength (DT) Statistical approach is used for this purpose. A new relationships obtained from correlations results is given.
Protective Effect of Unfractionated Heparin on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Neonatal Mice via the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway
Authors: Xiong Jing , Ai Qing , Bao Lei , Shi Yuan
Published: June 2023

Background: Neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical disorder characterized by excessive acute inflammatory response in lung parenchyma and has high morbidity and mortality. However, the therapeutic treatments are still lacking. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of unfractionated heparin in neonatal ARDS and explore the underlying mechanism of its effects. Methods: To conduct the ARDS model, the mouse pups were treated by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 mg/kg). For unfractionated heparin intervention group, C57BL/6 mouse pups received a single subcutaneous injection of unfractionated heparin (400 IU/kg) 30 minutes prior to LPS. The survival rate was recorded for each group. Histological analysis was used to evaluate lung injury. MPO (myeloperoxidase) concentration level in lung tissues and extracellular histones in serum were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A commercially available kit was used to detect inflammatory cytokine levels in serum. Real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein in the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway, respectively. Results: Intervention of unfractionated heparin significantly increased the survival rate of mouse pups with ARDS, restored lung architecture, inhibited neutrophil infiltration as evidenced by reduced MPO concentration, and attenuated the LPS-induced inflammatory responses, characterized by the down-regulation of proinflammatoy factors and up-regulation of anti-inflammatory factor when compared with the ARDS group. In addition, the concentration of extracellular histones, which have been proven to be mediated in the pathogenesis of ARDS, was diminished by unfractionated heparin. Moreover, the protein expressions of p-JAK2 (Y1007/1008) and p-STAT3 (Y705) in the ARDS group were remarkably up-regulated, which were reversed by unfractionated heparin. Conclusions: Unfractionated heparin protects LPS-induced ARDS via inhibiting JAK2/STAT3 pathway in neonatal mice, which might present a novel therapeutic target for ARDS of neonates.
A Narrative Review of Drug Therapy in Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
Authors: Jaeger Deborah , Marquez Alexandra M. , Kosmopoulos Marinos , Gutierrez Alejandra , Gaisendrees Christopher , Orchard Devin , Chouihed Tahar , Yannopoulos Demetri
Published: June 2023

Drugs are used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in association with chest compressions and ventilation. The main purpose of drugs during resuscitation is either to improve coronary perfusion pressure and myocardial perfusion in order to achieve return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). The aim of this up-to-date review is to provide an overview of the main drugs used during cardiac arrest (CA), highlighting their historical context, pharmacology, and the data to support them. Epinephrine remains the only recommended vasopressor. Regardless of the controversy about optimal dosage and interval between doses in recent papers, epinephrine should be administered as early as possible to be the most effective in non-shockable rhythms. Despite inconsistent survival outcomes, amiodarone and lidocaine are the only two recommended antiarrhythmics to treat shockable rhythms after defibrillation. Beta-blockers have also been recently evaluated as antiarrhythmic drugs and show promising results but further evaluation is needed. Calcium, sodium bicarbonate, and magnesium are still widely used during resuscitation but have shown no benefit. Available data may even suggest a harmful effect and they are no longer recommended during routine CPR. In experimental studies, sodium nitroprusside showed an increase in survival and favorable neurological outcome when combined with enhanced CPR, but as of today, no clinical data is available. Finally, we review drug administration in pediatric CA. Epinephrine is recommended in pediatric CA and, although they have not shown any improvement in survival or neurological outcome, antiarrhythmic drugs have a 2b recommendation in the current guidelines for shockable rhythms.
الإضراب بـ (بل) وأثره في التماسك النصّي في القرآن الكريم
Authors: كيطان ردام د. علاوي
Published: June 2023

يرمي البحثُ إلى الوقوفِ على أثر حرف الإضراب "بل" في التماسك النصّي في آياتِ المصحف الشريف ؛ لتأكيد نصّية النَّص ؛ وللكشف عن الأسرار الدلالية والبلاغية والأدبية والفنية التي يُضمرها النصّ استنادا إلى الأُسس التي وضعها اللسانيون ومنها التماسك النصّي ، حيثُ يُؤدّي حرفُ الإضراب "بل" دورا دلاليا ووظيفيا مهما في الجملة ، إذ لا يمكنُ الاستعاضةُ عنه بحرفٍ آخر يؤدّي وظيفته نفسَها ، فهو يعملُ على ربط الجمل وجعلها مسبوكةً متماسكة ، فقد يُستعاضُ به عن محذوفٍ يُفصحُ عنه سياق الكلام ، أو يُبطَلُ بهِ حكما ، أو ينتقل به إلى حكمٍ مغاير ، ممّا يُكسبُ النَّص تماسكا ودلالةً أعمق .
الملا محمد أمين بن عبدالله بن سليمان الرواندزي (1941م ـ 2012م) حياته وآثاره
Authors: فرحان أحمد يونس , ــ   عبدالرحمن حمد ــ   أ.م.د. زكريا
Published: June 2023

من العلماء البزل الذين خدموا أبناء جلدتهم بكل جدّ وإخلاص تربيةً وتعليماً، وإرشاداً وتوجيهات الشيخ الملا محمد أمين الرواندزي ـ رحمه الله ـ، فقد كان عالماً فاضلاً، ومدرّساً ناجحاً، ومحباً للعلم وطلابه، لم تقتصر خدمته العلمية على التدريس فحسب، بل امتدت إلى التأليف وكتابة الأشعار باللغة الكردية والعربية.

ونظراً لعدم العناية الكافية بهذا الجهبذ المتألق، وفراغ المكتبة الإسلامية عن الإدلاء بحياته الشخصية والعلمية، ارتأيت أن أكتب في هذا الجانب؛ سدّاً لهذه الثغرة، ووفاءً تجاه علم من أعلام كردستاننا الحبيبة، وقد جاء البحث ضمن فصلين، يضمان عدداً من المباحث والمطالب، وخاتمةً تضم جملة من النتائج التي أفرزتها هذه المباحث والمطالب.
القوى العالمية ودورها في السيطرة على موانئ القرن الافريقي
Authors: مطر ثامر سهى , صالح مجيد أ.د.دياري
Published: June 2023

تعد منطقة القرن الافريقي من المناطق الجغرافية ذات البعد الاستراتيجي الكبير , لما تمتلكه من موقع جغرافي مميز , اذ اسهم المواقع في منح موانئ منطقة القرن الافريقي طابع الاهمية والاستراتيجية عن طريق اشراف الموانئ على البحر الاحمر وخليج عدن وباب المندب , فضلا عن اشرافها على طرق التجارة العالمية لاسيما التجارة العالمية القادمة من شرق اسيا [i]والصين واليابان نحو اوروبا , عبر قناة السويس , اذ تشكل منطقة القرن الافريقي منطقة عبور للقوافل التجارية من السفن الملاحية التي تجوب المحيط الهندي نحو قناة السويس والبحر المتوسط الى اوروبا ,اذ اعطى هذا الموقع الاستراتيجي اهمية بالغة لموانئ القرن الافريقي , ودفع بعض القوى العالمية للسيطرة وفرض الهيمنة على تلك الموانئ لاسيما وان دول القرن الافريقي من الدول النامية والفقيرة , الامر الذي دفع بالدول العالمية الى السعي في السيطرة على المنطقة وطرق التجارة عبر عدة مشاريع منها ذات طابع استثماري ومنها ذات طابع عسكري واستراتيجي , في محاولة للتنافس على موانئ المنطقة ذات الطابع الاستراتيجي وفي منطقة تشكل مستقبلا اهم مناطق التجارة العالمية.
اثر العلماء والفقهاء في علوم القرآن الكريم في العصر العباسي 132- 656 هـ اصحاب الحرف والمهن أنموذجاً
Authors: محمد جودي أ.د. احمد , حكمان زيدان العتبي هاني
Published: June 2023

ارتبط مفهوم العمل الحِرفي والمهني بحياة الانسان العامة منذُ القدم، لما له من مدخلية مباشرة في جوانب حياته المختلفة, فضلاً عن أثره الواضح في شأنية الانسان في مجتمعه, لذا يسعى الجميع ليصبح ذا شأن في مجتمعه من خلال اتقان ما يزاوله من حرفة أو مهنة, فيُعرف بتلك المهنة, فتُنسب اليه, يشتهر بها. وجاء القران الكريم والسنة النبوية الشريفة ليكشفا مدى العلاقة الوثيقة بين الحياة العملية والحياة العلمية للفرد المسلم, وقد أدرك العلماء والفقهاء تلك العلاقة واثرها في حفظ كرامة الانسان وضمان تحقيق ما دعا اليه الاسلام من أن يكون الجانب العملي للإنسان مطابقاً أو قريباً من الجانب النظري, فنجد الكثير منهم زاولوا الحرف والمهن معتنقين مبدأ أنّ العمل عبادة, وانه وسيلة للتقرب الى الله تعالى ونيل رضوانه وكسب جنانه. وفي هذا المقال نتعرف على تلك الحقيقة التي خلّدها لنا التاريخ عن الحياة الحرِفية والمهنية لكثير من علماء وفقهاء علوم القران الكريم من خلال التعرف على الفرق بين تلك الكلمات.
اثر اختلاف نمط الانفوجرافيك (ساكن -متحرك) ببرنامج تعليمي الكتروني لمادة الارشاد في تنمية القدرة المكانية لدى طالبات قسم الكيمياء
Authors: لؤي غانم الصميدعي د. احمد
Published: June 2023

هدف البحث الى الكشف عن اثر اختلاف نمط الانفوجرافيك (ساكن -متحرك) ببرنامج تعليمي الكتروني لمادة الارشاد في تنمية القدرة المكانية لدى طالبات قسم الكيمياء. ولتحقيق هذا الهدف قام الباحث بتصميم برنامج تعليمي الكتروني لمادة الارشاد باتباع نموذج عبد اللطيف الجزار (2013) بعد تعديل ودمج بعض خطواته الفرعية، واستخدم في هذا البحث التصميم التجريبي ذي المجموعتين التجريبيتين مع القياس القبلي والبعدي، وتكونت عينة البحث من (121) طالبة من طالبات الصف الثالث في قسم الكيمياء، وقد قسمت العينة عشوائيا الى مجموعتين تجريبيتين درست الاولى البرنامج التعليمي بنمط الانفوجرافيك الساكن في حين درست المجموعة التجريبية الثانية البرنامج التعليمي بنمط الانفوجرافيك المتحرك، واعد الباحث اختبارا لقياس القدرة المكانية لدى طالبات قسم الكيمياء مكون من ثلاثة مجالات و(30) فقرة من نوع الاختيار من متعدد، وبعد تطبيق اداة البحث قبليا وبعديا على المجموعتين التجريبيتين، اظهرت النتائج وجود فرق دال احصائيا بين متوسطي درجات طالبات المجموعة التجريبية الاولى في التطبيقين القبلي والبعدي لاختبار القدرة المكانية لصالح التطبيق البعدي، ووجود فرق دال احصائيا بين متوسطي درجات طالبات المجموعة التجريبية الثانية في التطبيقين القبلي والبعدي لاختبار القدرة المكانية لصالح التطبيق البعدي، كما اظهرت النتائج عدم وجود فرق دال احصائيا بين متوسطي درجات طالبات المجموعة التجريبية الاولى وطالبات المجموعة التجريبية الثانية في التطبيق البعدي لاختبار القدرة المكانية، وفي ختام البحث قدم الباحث مجموعة من التوصيات والمقترحات.
Strategi Pembelajaran
Authors: Farhan Muhammad
Published: June 2023

Dalam kegiatan pembelajaran disekolah melibatkan antara peserta didikan dan guru pada pelaksanaannya.aktivitas belajar mengajar yang dilakukan oleh guru dan peserta didik lebih menekankan pada pentingnya proses mendapatkan pemahaman terkait materi. Pentingnya proses dalam menemukan pemahaman ini ditunjang oleh berbagai hal baik iotu media, metode, maupun model pembalajaran yang berorientasi pada pemahaman peserta didik.Sejak Indonesia dilanda pandemic covid-19 dikeluarkannya kebijakan pemerintah memalui Kementrian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan bahwa seluruh kegiatan pendidikan dilaksanakan secara dalam jaringan dengan memanfaatkan berbagai teknologi yang tersedia. Ini tentunyu menuntut guru untuk mampu beradaptasi dan menemukan model pembelajaran yang selaras dengan teknologi yang digunakan.
Experiment ended
Authors: end exp
Published: June 2023

Read this article: https://dailynous.com/2023/06/06/rejection-rates-should-not-be-a-measure-of-journal-quality-guest-post/ [1]Sure, I read the article [1]. In it, Toby Handfield and Kevin Zollman argue that rejection rates should not be used as a measure of journal quality.
Psychometric validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)
Authors: Pires Mónica Taveira , Mourão Susana Sofia Monteiro , Santos José Henrique
Published: June 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic had relevant psychological effects on the Portuguese population, partially related to repetitive and disruptive thoughts about the disease. Successive lockdowns contributed to an additional burden on parents’ family-work-life balance. This study intends to validate the Portuguese version of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS; Lee, 2020), drew upon a general sample from diverse country regions (n = 531) and a specific sample of Portuguese parents (n = 109). Confirmatory factor analysis' results ensure the PT-OCS excellent psychometric properties both for the general sample [X2 (1) = 0.446, p = 0.504; CFI = 1.0; GFI = 1.0; RMSEA = 0.0; Standardized RMR = 0.003] and for the parents’ group [X2 (2) = 1.816, p = 0.403; CFI = 1.0; GFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.0; Standardized RMR = 0.016; p Bollen-Stine bootstrap = 0.65]. The scale had very good reliability results (0.84 < α / ⍵ < 0.88). As expected, obsession with COVID-19 was highly correlated with COVID-19 anxiety and women had higher PT-OCS scores. Findings suggest the PT-OCS as a reliable and valid measure to evaluate persistent and disruptive thinking about COVID-19, namely in different groups of the Portuguese population, with potentialities for future epidemic events.
Adaptive Forgetting Speed in Working Memory
Authors: de Jong Joost , Wilhelm Sophia , Akyurek Elkan G.
Published: June 2023

Working memory is known to be capacity-limited and is therefore selective not only for what it encodes but also what it forgets. Explicit forgetting cues can be used effectively to free up capacity, but it is not clear how working memory adaptively forgets in the absence of explicit cues. An important implicit cue that may tune forgetting in working memory is the passage of time. When information becomes irrelevant more quickly, working memory should also forget information more quickly. In three delayed-estimation experiments, we systematically manipulated how probing probability changed as time passed on after encoding an item (i.e., the ‘probing hazard’). In some blocks, probing hazard decreased after encoding an item, requiring participants to only briefly retain the memory item. In other blocks, the probing hazard increased or stayed flat, as the retention interval was lengthened. In line with our hypothesis, we found that participants adapted their forgetting rate to the probing dynamics of the working memory task. When the memory item quickly became irrelevant (‘decreasing’ probing hazard), forgetting rate was higher than in blocks where probing hazard increased or stayed flat. The time course of these adaptations in forgetting implies a fast and flexible mechanism. Interestingly, participants could not explicitly report the order of conditions, suggesting forgetting is implicitly sped up. These findings suggest that implicit adaptations to the temporal structure of our environment tune forgetting speed in working memory, possibly contributing to the flexible allocation of limited working memory resources.
Political network composition predicts vaccination attitudes
Authors: Facciani Matthew , Lazić Aleksandra , Viggiano Gracemarie , McKay Tara
Published: June 2023

Political polarization is growing rapidly in the United States and has been linked to politicized public health issues including vaccination. Political homogeneity among one's interpersonal relationships may predict polarization levels and partisan bias. In this study, we analyzed if political network structure predicted partisan beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine, beliefs about vaccines in general, and COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Personal networks were measured by whom the respondent discussed “important matters” with to obtain a list of individuals who are close to the respondent. The number of associates listed who share the political identity or vaccine status with the respondent was calculated as a measure of homogeneity. We find that having more Republicans and unvaccinated individuals in one's network predicted lower vaccine confidence whereas having more Democrats and vaccinated individuals in one's network predicted higher vaccine confidence. Exploratory network analyses revealed that non-kin others are especially impactful on vaccine attitudes when those network connections are also Republican and unvaccinated.
Speech-modulated typography
Authors: de Lacerda Pataca Caluã
Published: June 2023

The human voice is rich in ways the written word struggles to capture. Yes, speech can be transcribed, lifelessly representing in letters what is expressive while in sound. If in many cases this “simplified” translation between mediums is not an issue for readers, typographic modulation of writing is a technological tool able to support those cases where these gaps between how expressive speech is versus how flat typography renders it indeed present challenges to readers. These cases include children struggling to become fluent readers, immigrants unable to discern the written sounds of a foreign language, deaf viewers for whom emotional nuance in movies is lost by how flatly closed-captions render speech, etc. In this context, our work proposes a new model for modulating typography based on the processing of acoustic measures in speech with the timed transcription of its syllables. We use prosodic features such as syllabic magnitude, pitch, and duration to visually modulate typographic attributes such as font-weight, baseline shift, letter-spacing, etc. In this work, we describe how we investigated and developed this audio-visual translation model, presenting the results of three perceptual experiments. In the first, we evaluated a version of the model inspired by a review of similar works from other authors. Unclear results painted the design-space as more complex than originally envisioned, showing a need for dissecting the model in its constituent parts. We did so in experiment #2, where strong preferences emerged for specific matches between acoustic measures and typographic modulations. We used these as inputs for a novel audio-visual translation model, which we evaluated in a third experiment. The new model allowed participants to discriminate between similarly sounding utterances, which they did in 65% of their attempts. This model showed robust enough results for it to be used in the development and research of real-world applications, and its performance can serve as a baseline with which to compare future models.
Land Suitability Assessment for Cereal Crops in Sainamaina Municipality Nepal
Authors: Gnyawali Bishal , Aryal Ishwor , Mandal Umesh Kumar
Published: June 2023

Land suitability is the fitness of a given type of land for a defined use. The land may be considered in its present condition or after improvements. This paper aims to present the land suitability of the study area for major cereal crops. The present study is conducted in ward no. 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Sainamaina municipality Rupandehi district Nepal. Soil samples were taken from 29 different pits from polygon generated by intersecting land system map and land capability map within agricultural land use map with the help of geographic information system. Collected soil samples were tested in soil the laboratory of central department of geography, Tribhuwan University. Land suitability for major cereal crops paddy, wheat, maize and millet were derived from FAO guideline for land evaluation. As a result, the land of study area is found more suitable for wheat followed by paddy maize and millet.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Picture and Picture untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Peserta Didik
Authors: Erna fitriani
Published: June 2023

Abstract
This study aims to improve science learning outcomes for class VII A students of SMPN 3 Kasihan through the picture and picture cooperative learning model. This is because students are less active in teaching and learning activities as well as low attention to learning material. This type of research is Classroom Action Research (PTK) with the research subject of class VII A students of SMPN 3 Kasihan for the 2018/2019 academic year, a total of 32 students. The implementation of the action was carried out in 2 cycles, each cycle consisting of 2 meetings. The instruments used are observation, documentation, and test. Observation is used to observe during the teaching and learning process, documentation to collect data and student test results, as well as test methods that are carried out at the end of each cycle which are useful for knowing the increase in student learning outcomes. The data analysis technique is in the form of descriptive qualitative. This study showed an increase in student learning outcomes KI 3 (knowledge) cycle I obtained a completeness level of 37.50%, cycle 2 increased to 100%, which means there was a significant increase of 62.50%. Whereas in KI 4 (skills) in cycle 1 the level of completeness reached 59.38% while in cycle 2 it was 90.62% which means there was a significant increase of 31.24%.
 
Keywords: Learning Outcomes, Picture and Picture.
ПОШУК НАПРЯМІВ ОПТИМІЗАЦІЇ В ЛАНЦЮГАХ ПОСТАЧАННЯ ЗА ДОПОМОГОЮ НЕЧІТКИХ КОГНІТИВНИХ КАРТ
Authors: Симонов Д.І.
Published: June 2023

У статті були проаналізовані фундаментальні математичні методи побудови нечітких когнітивних карт. Запропоновано метод побудови нечітких когнітивних карт для математичного моделювання процесів постачання з метою оптимізації роботи ланцюгів постачання. Складна проблема моделювання та управління системами досліджується за рахунок деталізації динамічних характеристик її складових частин ланцюгів постачання з використанням методів системного аналізу.  Нечіткі когнітивні карти використовують, у тому числі, в випадках, коли неможливо повністю виконати завдання, спираючись лише на досвід людини.

Розглянутий метод вимагає використання вагових коефіцієнтів, що характеризують взаємну залежність факторів впливу на стан системи. Для побудови точної моделі складної системи пропонується використовувати досвід групи експертів та кореляційний аналіз накопичених даних. Експерти визначають кількість і вид концептів, з яких складається структура нечіткої когнітивної карти та взаємозв’язки між її концептами (факторами впливу) та перетворюють ці знання у зважений граф,  що імітує систему, яка досліджується.

Розглянутий інструмент дозволяє виявляти силу впливу стохастичних факторів на стан системи постачання та надає інформацію для особи, яка приймає рішення, о найбільш пріоритетних напрямках для впровадження оптимізаційних змін. Використання запропонованого методу розширює можливості для оптимізаційних методів, в тому числі дозволяє використовувати багатокритеріальну оптимізацію в поєднанні з методами системного аналізу, експертних оцінок, нейронних та семантичних мереж. 

Методи аналізу з використанням нечітких когнітивних карт забезпечують простоту побудови моделі системи, легкість інтерпретації, наочність причино-наслідкових зв’язків у процесах, що дозволяє знизити рівень вимог до користувача-аналітика. Перевагою методу є простота масштабування.

Корисність  запропонованого методу доведена наведеним прикладом розв’язання задачі побудови нечіткої когнітивної карти та інтерпретації отриманих результатів.
МАТЕМАТИЧНА МОДЕЛЬ КОЛИВАНЬ ДВОХОПОРНОЇ ЛАНКИ З РІВНОМІРНО РОЗПОДІЛЕНИМИ ПАРАМЕТРАМИ
Authors: Калінін Є.І. , Середа Б.П. , Колєснік І.В. , Романченко В.М.
Published: June 2023

У роботі розглядається ряд типових задач динаміки систем з пружними суміжними ланками та рухомими основами, що деформуються. Особлива увага приділяється особливостям динаміки таких систем по відношенню до систем на жорстких стаціонарних основах. Використовуються як точні аналітичні, так і наближені методи досліджень. Наведені результати розв'язання запропонованих моделей.
Cretaceous sandstones near Ždírec nad Doubravou (Bohemian-Moravian Highlands) as material for gothic sacral buildings in large surroundings
Authors: Valečka Jaroslav
Published: June 2023

The narrow, 40 km long belt of the Cretaceous sediments called „The Dlouhá mez“ has been preserved along the NW-SE-striking Železné hory fault within crystalline rocks in the Eastern Bohemia (Fig. 1). The youngest relic of this belt corresponds to the middle part of Jizera Fm. of middle Turonian age. In the southeastern part of the „Dlouhá mez“ belt, these deposits have fine-grained, glauconitic sandstone nature. Near the town of Ždírec nad Doubravou, the sandstone had been exploited for a long time in several presently abandoned quarries and used as a building material. The old quarry at the margin of Ždírec nad Doubravou was founded in the end of the 13th century, and it was replaced by new quarries between Ždírec nad Doubravou and the village of Nový Studenec in the second half of the 19th century. This sandstone was discovered in four gothic buildings in the wide surroundings of these quarries within the course of the macroscopic investigation by the author. To confirm this discovery, the author carried out microscopic investigation of ten sandstone samples taken both in the quarries and in the gothic buildings. Petrographic features of the sandstone were also specified. Microscopic study confirmed the identical character of all studied samples. The identity of sandstone exploited in the quarries and sandstones used in gothic buildings was also demonstrated by the analysis of total SiO2 content. The sandstone is fine-grained, with matrix-supported texture, variable content of glauconite grains and fragments of silicisponge spicules and rare foraminifera tests. Muscovite and feldspars occur in accessory amounts. The sandstone is silicified and exhibits a porosity from 6–8 to 20 %. The pores with very elongated, needle-like form originated by diagenetic dissolution of silicisponge spicules while the diagenetic quartz penetrated the original clayey and possibly also calcareous matrix. The foraminifera tests were also silicified during this process. Within subordinate thin layers in sandstone, the content of terrigenous quartz grains drops below 25 % (20–22 %) while the content of silicisponges fragments increases to 10–12 %. These layers can be classified as spiculitic, sandy silicite. The sandstone from Ždírec nad Doubravou was documented in two village churches (Krucemburk, Havlíčkova Borová), in a big church in the town of Havlíčkův Brod and in the chapel in the Lipnice Castle in the town of Lipnice nad Sázavou. These buildings originated in the last quarter of the 13th and in the 14th century. These localities are from 4 to 32 km away from the quarries near the town of Ždírec nad Doubravou (Fig. 1). The sandstones were used as ashlar masonry, window jambs and tracery, vault ribs and also in sculptures (figural corbels). A further investigation can probably reveal the Ždírec nad Doubravou sandstone in a higher number of medieval buildings.
Estado de la informaciÃ³n en 2022: noticias sobre documentaciÃ³n, bibliotecas, internet, contenidos digitales y comunicaciÃ³n cientÃ­fica
Authors: Baiget TomÃ s
Published: June 2023

RecopilaciÃ³n de las principales efemÃ©rides y noticias espaÃ±olas e internacionales producidas durante 2022 sobre documentaciÃ³n, bibliotecas, internet, contenidos digitales, comunicaciÃ³n social y publicaciÃ³n cientÃ­fica.
EFL Students’ Self-Regulated Online Learning in Post-Pandemic Hybrid Education
Authors: ERDEL Didem
Published: June 2023

This study measured self-regulated online learning skills of English language learners in post-pandemic hybrid education. A quantitative survey design was adopted and students majoring in English Language and Literature at a state university in Türkiye in 2021-2022 academic year constituted the population of the research. The Self-Regulated Online Learning Scale was administered to the students of three active grades in the department (preparatory, first and second grades). As a result of statistical analyses, the findings demonstrated that the students’ self-regulated online learning skills were at a moderate level both in general and with respect to self-regulation dimensions. Additionally, no significant difference was observed in students’ reported self-regulated learning across groups of gender, years of education and perceived foreign language levels whereas significant differences were revealed for the variable of frequency of attendance to online classes. The results are discussed and some recommendations are provided.
Қазақ прозасындағы экзистенциалистік концепция
Authors: Жарылғапов Ж.Ж.
Published: June 2023

The article reflects the main provisions of the current of existentialism, which acquired great importance in philosophy and literature in the twentieth century. The signs of the flow of existentialism observed in Kazakh prose of the early twentieth century are determined by the stories of M. Auezov. The course of existentialism is studied along with other literary trends. The fact that this literary trend had a great influence on the prose of the 1970s and 80s is evidenced by the works of D. Isabekov, O. Bokey, A.Kekilbayev. Assessing the stages of development of Kazakh prose, it is considered what influence this trend had on the creation of literary images. Analyzing the artistic works of individual writers, the characteristics of the existentialist concept in them are investigated. New conclusions are drawn about the aesthetic and philosophical deepening of Kazakh prose, an increase in the range of literary images, a change in the degree of artistic thinking along with public consciousness.
Music in reforming activities of Les Kurbas (part two)
Authors: Yermakova Natalya
Published: June 2023

The research paper is explores one of the main areas of the of Les Kurbas’s creative practice — Les Kurbas’s development of a national theater based on the principles of avant-garde culture, which was one of the main areas of his creative practice. It is the second part of the article Music in the reforming activities of Les Kurbas (for the first part see: MIST: Art, history, modernity, theory: collection of scientific works. Kyiv, 2021. Issue 17. pp. 36–67). Special attention is paid to how expressionism and constructivism have influenced the artistic experience of the national stage. Various approaches to the use of music, musical terminology, the structure of individual musical forms in the process of building a performance, creating its figurative language are analyzed. Also, collaboration with composers A. Butsky (Gas, Jimmy Higgins, Macbeth) and Y. Maytus (Dictatorship, Maclean Gras) is explored.
Olexander Roitburd’s Paradoxical Nomadism
Authors: Petrova Olga
Published: June 2023

The article examines the creative method of O. Roitburd according to the aesthetic principles of nomadism (A. B. Oliva’s term) as a variant of the trans-avant-garde. The methodology of the artist’s thinking, which is based on the principle of “quotation”, is visualized. The artist’s creativity was not only a manifestation of individual “genius”, but was largely formed in the ambience of the specific mentality of Odessa, a city which culture has a popular laughter dominant. The article explores the paradoxical nature of O. Roitburd’s thinking as an Odessan and a modernist. It has been proven that his work is also based on the intellectualism of the artist, who felt and traveled freely in the broad strata of classical European art history. The combination of the artist’s humorous disposition, his inherent paradoxicality in reinterpreting information, his tendency to quote the classics gave a bright manifestation of nomadism of the highest artistic quality and ingenuity to the art of Ukraine. The interpretive possibilities in O. Roitburd’s painting are considered in the paper. The artist’s wide use of the entire palette of the popular laughter artistic tradition is visualized: from carefree laughter to cruel, sad and even brutal. The paper proves that the work of O. Roitburd (painting, filming, video projects, happenings, etc.) of the 1990s–2021 is a vivid embodiment of the Ukrainian trans-avant-garde.
BioArt — a new interdisciplinary trend in contemporary art and its development prospects in Ukraine
Authors: Chervinskyi Oleksandr , Chervinska Kateryna
Published: June 2023

The development of science and technology during the late 20th and early 21st centuries contributed to the emergence in the cultural space of artistic trends that are based on a scientific basis and are united under the common name of science art. The part of this trend is BioArt, which is closely related to research and scientific development in the field of biology and biotechnology. In our investigation, we will try to outline the general principles of BioArt, get to know its individual representatives and determine the prospects for its development in Ukraine.
Spirits of displacement
Authors: Portelli Stefano
Published: June 2023

This article analyzes the interplay between religion and urban transformations by focusing on the Moroccan Gnawa, a spiritual network of working-class musicians and ritual operators based in the old centers (the medinas) of most Moroccan cities, and on the gentrification in the center of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic capital. Displacement and gentrification disrupt the relation with urban spaces, which is a crucial, though understudied, feature of the Gnawa brotherhood, and thus entails deep changes to their economic, social, and ritual life. Urban transformations in Casablanca mobilize religious discourses and symbols, while restricting access to spaces that allow vernacular ritual practice. Religion, however, may also provide a language to react, at least symbolically, to urban
transformations.
New Narratives of Madness in Popular US Television
Authors: Stefan Hayley C.
Published: June 2023

This article examines a 2010s wave of US primetime television shows centered around the experiences of mad or distressed characters. Drawing upon research in critical disability and mad studies, the article identifies positive trends in US media surrounding mental disability, distress, and medication. Although the portrayals of madness in the shows discussed are complex and not without issue, this article argues that these series make space for alternative narratives of madness in popular culture that do not rely wholly on stereotypes of crime, genius, or violence.