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Examining the prevalence and type of technology-use in people with Down syndrome: Perspectives from parents and caregivers
Authors: Gilligan-Lee Katie Anne
Published: August 2022

Familiarity with technology has become a requirement for independent living, however there is limited information on technology access and use for people with Down syndrome (DS). The aim of this study is to describe technology, gaming, and social-media use in DS. Parents/caregivers (N=220) of individuals with DS aged 5 to 35 years (49% female) completed an online questionnaire. Overall, parents/caregivers felt that technology and social media use, and to a lesser extent gaming, played an important role in their son/daughter’s life. However, many had concerns about their son/daughter’s safety online, and identified challenges they faced with using technology, such as using a mouse and speech recognition. We also found substantial parental interest in learning more about technology-use in DS, particularly the impact of using social media. This paper summarises important details about technology-use in people with DS, providing foundational information for the design of effective technology-based activities and support.
Goal-directed and habitual control in human substance use: State of the art and future directions
Authors: Doñamayor Nuria , Ebrahimi Claudia , Arndt Viktoria , Weiß Franziska , Schlagenhauf Florian , Endrass Tanja
Published: August 2022

Theories of addiction posit a deficit in goal-directed behavior and an increased propensity towards habitual actions in individuals with substance use disorders. Control over drug intake is assumed to shift from goal-directed to automatic or habitual motivation as the disorder progresses. Several diagnostic criteria reflect the inability to pursue goals regarding reducing or controlling drug use and performing social or occupational functions. The current review gives an overview of the mechanisms underlying the goal-directed and habitual systems in humans, and the existing paradigms that aim to evaluate them. We further summarize the current state of research on habitual and goal-directed functioning in individuals with substance use disorders. Current evidence of alterations in addiction and substance use are mixed and need further investigation. Increased habitual responding has been observed in more severely affected groups with contingency degradation and some outcome devaluation tasks. Reduced model-based behavior has been mainly observed in alcohol use disorder and related to treatment outcomes. Motor sequence learning tasks might provide a promising new approach to examine the development of habitual behavior. In the final part of the review, we discuss possible implications and further developments regarding the influence of contextual factors, such as state and trait variations, and recent advances in task design.
Prepotent Response Inhibition in Autism: Not An Inhibitory Deficit?
Authors: Torenvliet Carolien , Groenman Annabeth , Lever Anne Geeke , Ridderinkhof K. Richard , Geurts Hilde
Published: August 2022

Research outcomes on prepotent response inhibition in neurodevelopmental conditions during adulthood seem inconsistent, especially in autism. To gain further insight in these inconsistencies, the current study investigates inhibitory performance, as well as task strategies such as adaptive behavior during inhibitory tasks in autistic adults. As Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often co-occurring in autism and associated with differences in both inhibition and adaptation, the role of ADHD symptoms is explored. Additionally, prior research is extended to middle- and late-adulthood, and the role of cognitive aging is assessed. Hundred-and-five autistic adults and 139 non-autistic adults (age: 20-80 yrs.) were compared on a Go-NoGo task. No significant group differences in inhibitory difficulties (commission errors) or adaptation (post error slowing) were observed, and both did not relate significantly to ADHD symptoms. However, when controlling for reaction time autistic individuals made significantly more inhibitory errors than non-autistic individuals, yet the effect size was modest (Cohen’s d =.27). Exploratory analyses showed that adaption significantly related to inhibition in non-autistic individuals only, possibly hinting at altered adaptive behavior during inhibitory tasks in autistic adults. ADHD symptoms related to response variability in the autism group only. Furthermore, task strategy changed with older age in both groups, with slower and more cautious responses at older age. Taken together, although minor differences may exist, autistic and non-autistic people show largely similar patterns of inhibitory behavior throughout adulthood. Differences in task timing and strategy seem relevant for future longitudinal studies on cognitive aging across neurodevelopmental conditions.
Meeting Your Heroes: The Renaissance Age and the Transmission of Values in My Hero Academia
Authors: Johnson Ryan
Published: August 2022

It is hard to avoid superheroes these days. Not only do they continue their long dominance of the comic book industry, they have also saturated film, and with the release of shows like Hawkeye, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Peacemaker, superheroes seem set to consume the streaming services. In short, things are a lot different than they were in any previous period of comics history.In both fandom and comics scholarship, these diverse epochs of comics (and particularly superhero) history are parsed based on shared artistic impulses and social/artistic mores, called Ages. Although there is much diversity of opinion regarding just when a how a particular age manifests, there is large agreement on the existence of the Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Dark Ages. Conveniently, these periods roughly match the stages of genre evolution posited separately by Christian Metz and Thomas Schatz. But, as initially stated, things have changed in the past two decades. Since many scholarly studies of genre end after four stages, where does that leave the superhero genre?Peter Coogan, in his book Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre proposes the existence of a fifth stage of genre evolution, which he calls the Renaissance or Reconstruction Stage. According to Coogan, during this period: The conventions of the genre are reestablished in ways that incorporate an understanding of the genre’s completed cycle. Readers will be able to experience the reconstructive stories the way they did when first encountering the genre; this includes a sense of wonder or discovery, but one tied to a knowledge of and appreciation for the conventions of the genre.While the author agrees with Coogan’s assertion of the new Age of comics/stage of genre evolution, the author asserts that his understanding of the current period of comics history lacks an important element. In this presentation, I will build on the work of Coogan, Schatz, Metz, and others to argue that a central tenet of the current Renaissance Age of comics is the transmission of moral values to a new generation. The author will examine the students of Class 1-A from My Hero Academia as potent examples of the Renaissance Age, demonstrating not only their sense of wonder and the their/the series’ acknowledgement of the dark past, but how the anime self-consciously reflects on the transmission of values accomplished through superheroes.
Women in the Mirror: Chinese Online Fan Fiction of Dream of the Red Chamber
Authors: Li Songyan
Published: August 2022

In Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Chamber, a classical masterpiece of eighteenth-century China, the novel’s complex female characters facilitate a wide discussion of women’s issues. In contemporary China, with the rise of online fiction, fan fiction of Dream of the Red Chamber has flourished, discussing women’s issues in the original novel and making changes with a contemporary twist. For example, there are many female characters in fan fiction who do not care about philosophy or literature as those in the original novel do. Instead, these characters focus on developing a career (usually business) in an effort to change their tragic fate in the original novel. At the same time, however, authors of fan fiction are keen to give the heroine an illustrious husband and make her a princess or queen at the end. Online fan fiction, I argue, functions as a prism to refract the receptions of women in contemporary China on Dream of the Red Chamber. Due to the reader-oriented production mechanism of Chinese online fiction, it is a reflection of Chinese women’s perceptions and expectations of their own gender and their fantasies of romantic relationships with men. These works show the individual independence of the female characters as they work hard to change their fate in imperial China with restrictions and constraints on women. However, on the other hand, they also show a desire to acquire a rich and powerful husband and thus improve their social status. The two inclinations in fan fiction imply a complex social context in contemporary China where the Confucian culture is still largely maintained. However, the feminist movement in China developed in the twenty-first century as the widespread use of the internet in China provided a platform for women to share their experiences and provide emotional support to each other. Through investigating and comparing the different representations of women’s issues between Dream of the Red Chamber and online fan fiction, I want to clarify that stories of women in online fan fiction exhibit a complex landscape of women’s desire to express their subjectivity and their submission to a patriarchal gender order.
From Baby Steps to Giant Leaps: Deliberate Practice and Baby Steps
Authors: Tague Andrew M. , Frank David J
Published: August 2022

Fiction is often a reflection of different aspects of life and as such offer a unique opportunity to both educators and academics to explore topics and provide examples that are accessible. A popular debate among educators and academics is nature vs. nurture. This debate is especially popular in the discussion of talent and the development of expertise in a specific profession or hobby, such as sports. One prominent name in the debate of expertise development and the role of talent is K. Anders Ericsson, who is credited with the development of the expertise-performance approach. This approach focusing on training and expert performance but there are discrepancies in regard to effective practice and the role of talent. Using examples found in Baby Steps, a sports manga about a young man’s journey to becoming a professional tennis player, we discuss some of the problems with Ericsson’s approach.
Art in Translation: Contextualizing the Instructional Manga Publications of Christopher Hart
Authors: Robbins Lindsay
Published: August 2022

In 2001, American cartoonist Christopher Hart released the first of what would eventually be a large collection of instructional manuals on drawing manga. His Manga Mania series continues to be published and circulated today and can be found at many book and craft stores. As Hart utilizes a wide variety of source material to pull from, including his own experiences and background, translated manga and anime, as well as current trends—this complicates his texts as being representative of the medium. This work is part of my master’s thesis in art history at the University of North Texas. It examines the figural representations in Hart’s Manga Mania as a sign system using Roman Jakobson’s concept of intersemiotic translation. In doing so, I suggest that his work acts as a translation of manga that reflects cross-cultural implications and complicates the perception and understanding of manga in the context of the United States.
In Search of an ‘Origin’: Re-Presenting Guoxue in Chinese Cinema of the New Millennium
Authors: Zhu Yun
Published: August 2022

This article examines Zhang Yimou’s Yingxiong/Hero (2002), Chen Kaige’s Mei Lanfang/Forever Enthralled (2008), and Hu Mei’s Kongzi/Confucius (2010) and discusses how they respectively re-construct narratives of a mythical national spirit via sublimated portrayals of guoxue and how such re-presentations respond to both earlier cinematic traditions and the more and more intense trend of commercialization in the Chinese film industry. What makes these films’ shared investment in guoxue even more interesting is the fact that all these three directors are representative figures of the so-called ‘Fifth Generation’, a group of filmmakers who were best known for their self-consciously critical approaches towards Chinese cultural traditions in the 1980s. Their recent collective enthusiasm for guoxue and much more positive re-presentations of it not only indicate a revisit to the heated discussions over indigenous cultural roots two to three decades ago but also reflect the restructured relationships among filmmakers, their audiences, and the state.
Going Viral: Public Attention and Environmental Action in the Amazon
Authors: Araujo Rafael , Costa Francisco J M , Garg Teevrat
Published: August 2022

International agreements to reduce anthropogenic environmental disasters rely on public pressure to drive local action. We study whether focused media and increased public outcry can drive local environmental action, reducing environmental damage. Although an annual affair, forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon went viral in August 2019, receiving unprecedented public scrutiny. Comparing active fires in Brazil versus those in Peru and Bolivia in a difference-in-differences design, we find that increased public attention reduced fires by 22% avoiding 24.8 million tons of CO2 in emissions. Our results highlight the power of public attention to compel local action on pressing environmental issues.
Amelioration of experimental nephrotoxicity due to 5-Flourouracil by Resveratrol in comparison to Vitamin-E
Authors: Harish Bommineni , Shivakumar Pabbathi , Kumar Bharani Kala , Ramya Boinapally , Begum Nisaath , Rani Matukumalli Usha , Kumar Banothu Anil
Published: August 2022

The therapeutic efficacy of Resveratrol (RSV) and Vitamin E were studied against 5-Flourouracil (5-FU) induced nephrotoxicity. 36 male Wistar rats were selected randomly weighing between 150-180 g and are made into 6 groups, each group containing 6 rats. Group 1 was maintained as sham. 5-Flourouracil was administered to groups 2, 5 and 6 intraperitoneally (20 mg/kg body weight) on day 1, 3 and 7. Group 2 was kept as positive control (administered 5-FU intraperitoneally). Groups 3, 5 and 4, 6 were administered vitamin E and resveratrol per orally for 14 days @ 200 mg/kg bwt. At the end of the experiment the blood was withdrawn and serum analyzed for renal biomarkers. For histopathological studies, samples of kidney tissue collected by inducing euthanasia in rats. The sero-biochemical analysis revealed a significant increase in BUN and creatinine values of the rats in group 2. The antioxidant activity was analyzed and the rats in group 2 revealed a significant rise in the values of protein carbonyl, TBARS and significant decrease in GSH. Group 2 also showed an increase in TNF-α and decrease in interleukin-10 concentration. Sections of kidney tissue collected from group 2 showed marked dilation and elongation of tubules, moderate infiltration with inflammatory cells degeneration of bowman’s capsule and tubular congestion. Comparatively, groups undergone treatment showed amelioration in the parameters. Thus, resveratrol and vitamin-E exert protective actions against 5-flourouracil (5-FU) induced nephrotoxicity.
Półka literacka 2021
Authors: Nęcka-Czapska Agnieszka
Published: August 2022

Szkic prezentuje najciekawsze lub też najbardziej doceniane przez recenzentów polskie książki prozatorskie i poetyckie opublikowane w 2021 roku. Jego celem jest swoiste podsumowanie tego, co działo się na polskim rynku wydawniczym w minionym roku. Autorka próbuje odpowiedzieć na pytania dotyczące tego, jak kształtowały się listy bestsellerów i czy pandemia koronawirusa w jakiś sposób wpłynęła na pisarzy/pisarki, poetów/poetki i wydawców, pojawiając się w ich tekstach. Zamysłem było sprawdzenie, jakiego typu literaturę piękną najchętniej wydawano i jacy twórcy cieszyli się największym zainteresowaniem recenzentów. Krótka analiza i interpretacja dziesięciu wybranych książek prozatorskich i poetyckich pokazuje również, jak o nich pisali inni komentatorzy współczesnego życia literackiego. Wybór tekstów został oparty zatem nie tyle na subiektywnych odczuciach autorki, ile przede wszystkim na recepcji. Celem szkicu stało się ponadto zaprezentowanie różnorodności publikacyjnej oraz zwrócenie uwagi na najpopularniejsze tendencje twórcze. Wśród wymienionych prozaików i poetów znaleźli się: Łukasz Barys, Wioletta Grzegorzewska, Jakub Kornhauser, Joanna Mueller, Daniel Odija, Kira Pietrek, Maciej Płaza, Andrzej Stasiuk, Antonina Tosiek, Bohdan Zadura – a zatem w większości przypadków autorzy doskonale znani polskiej publiczności czytającej, którzy ogłosili swoje nowe książki niekiedy po kilku latach milczenia. Z przygotowanego zestawienia wynika, że szczególnym uznaniem (również „zawodowych”) czytelników cieszyły się zwłaszcza te utwory, w których twórcy próbowali scalać rozbite tożsamości, powracali do traumatycznej przeszłości, usiłując uporządkować „tu i teraz”, lub dyskutowali o problemach komunikacyjnych, a także te opowieści, które określić można mianem zaangażowanych społecznie. Tekst mieści się w obrębie literaturoznawstwa i krytyki literackiej.
Charakterystyka zbiorów Kanadyjsko-Polskiego Instytutu Badawczego. Wybrane możliwości badawcze
Authors: Lustański Joanna
Published: August 2022

Tematem artykułu są zbiory archiwalne Kanadyjsko-Polskiego Instytutu Badawczego w Toronto, który jest jedną z niewielu organizacji stworzonych przez Polonię kanadyjską dysponujących archiwum, wydawnictwem oraz biblioteką. Celem niniejszego tekstu jest scharakteryzowanie poloników będących w posiadaniu Instytutu oraz przedstawienie technik gromadzenia i udostępniania zbiorów. Opisowi poddano różne grupy jednostek archiwalnych: zbiory mikrofilmów, skany gazet polonijnych, pamfletów i druków ulotnych, a także publikacje książkowe o tematyce związanej z polską grupą etniczną w Kanadzie: pamiętniki imigrantów, biografie i autobiografie, monografie i rejestry. Zbiory te – częściowo dostępne w wersji zdigitalizowanej – zostały rozpoznane i docenione przez nielicznych badaczy, głównie historyków i socjologów. Autorka artykułu postuluje, by stały się one przedmiotem bardziej systematycznej niż dotąd interdyscyplinarnej eksploracji naukowej.
When “grass was greener”*: Longplay Album Covers and Learning English. A Retrospection
Authors: Piasecka Liliana
Published: August 2022

This paper brings together several important threads accounting for learning English as a foreign language, that is, language learning experience, material culture as an element of this experience as well as a component of the learning environment, motivation and music. Material culture has recently attracted the attention of researchers interested in foreign/second language learning and multilingualism because it provides a rich context for many multilingual practices. Longplay album covers are an excellent example of artefacts that combine the verbal with the material. Music and songs, pop songs in particular, are an important motivating factor in learning languages.The aim of this paper is to share with the reader the author and her generation’s encounters with pop music of the 1960s, focusing on language learning experience based on the material aspects of these encounters, that is, longplay record covers. The paper, then, is the author’s personal reflection based on her own experience as well as on the multiple discussions she has had with friends and colleagues whose teenage years spanned the 1960s. Also connections between music and language learning are discussed along with suggestions of activities capitalizing on learners’ interest in music in the teaching process.
Krisen und Nebenkrisen in österreichischen Corona-Romanen
Authors: Jeleč Marijana
Published: August 2022

In Reaktion auf die gegenwärtige Pandemie entstehen in der österreichischen Gegenwartsliteratur Romane mit einer Pandemie-Krisen-Thematik. Der Beitrag analysiert, auf welche Weise die aktuelle Pandemie und der Umgang mit den daraus entstandenen Krisen in Marlene Streeruwitz‘ Roman So ist die Welt geworden, Maria Jelenkos Roman Quarantäne und Peter Zimmermanns Roman Corona 2021. Beginn einer neuen Welt literarästhetisch verhandelt werden. Er sucht Antworten auf die Fragen, wie Einschränkungen im öffentlichen Leben empfunden werden und inwiefern literarische Krisendarstellungen transformierende Potenziale bieten können.
Der Mensch im Tiergewand. Rilkes Panther und seine Bedeutung in der Corona-Pandemie
Authors: Jänchen Annabelle
Published: August 2022

Der Beitrag untersucht die Rolle von Rilkes Panther-Figur in Marica Bodrožićs Pantherzeit, einem Essay über den ersten Corona-Lockdown im Frühjahr 2020. Die Herangehensweise orientiert sich an den Methoden der Cultural Animal Studies. Was können Mensch-Tier-Beziehungen zum Verständnis von Ausnahmesituationen und Krisen wie der Covid19-Pandemie beitragen? Um diese Frage zu beantworten, wird Bodrožićs Panther-Figur hinsichtlich ihrer Kontextualisierung, Historisierung und Poetisierung untersucht. Dabei wird deutlich, dass Mensch-Tier-Verhältnisse, die sich von herkömmlichen, anthropozentrischen Lesarten entfernen, eine Neuordnung von Selbstbildern, Identitäten und Lebenseinstellungen anstoßen können.
Der sichtbare Diskurs. Interdisziplinäre Aspekte der Visualisierung von sprachlichen Daten im Kontext des universitären DaF-Unterrichts
Authors: Mészáros Attila
Published: August 2022

In dem Beitrag wird auf die Frage eingegangen, wie durch diskurslinguistische Analysen gewonnene sprachliche Daten außerhalb der Sprachwissenschaft vermittelt werden. Im Fokus steht dabei die DaF-Didaktik mit besonderem Blick auf die universitäre Deutschlehrerausbildung in der Slowakei. Es wird untersucht, wie man über die klassische Sprachwissenschaft hinaus auch die neuesten Disziplinen wie die Diskurslinguistik effektiv in das Curriculum integrieren kann.Hierzu ist eine interdisziplinäre Perspektive erforderlich, die hier durch die Visualisierungen angeboten wird. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird anhand von Fallbeispielen aus dem deutschen und dem slowakischen Migrationsdiskurs von 2015 gezeigt, wie durch den Einsatz von Visualisierungen auch über komplexe Fachbereiche ein optimiertes Wissen vermittelt werden kann.
Abgrenzungskriterien im Bereich der Pejorativa: strukturell-semantischer und pragmalinguistischer Aspekt
Authors: Havryliv Oksana
Published: August 2022

Im Beitrag werden die Abgrenzungen im Bereich der Pejorativa auf verschiedenen Ebenen erörtert. Dabei wird der Betrachtungsrahmen kontinuierlich ausgedehnt: von Abgrenzungen auf der paradigmatischen Ebene (anhand der Bedeutungsstruktur und lexikalischen Besonderheiten) über Abgrenzungen auf der pragmalinguistischen Ebene (Abgrenzungen unter den aggressiven Sprechakten, Intentionen) bis zur Differenzierung der Begriffe „verbale Aggression“ und „verbale Gewalt“.Empirische Basis: schriftliche und mündliche Umfragen der 700 WienerInnen, durchgeführt 2006–2008 und 2014–2016.Methoden: Komponentenanalyse, lexikalisch-semantische, deskriptive und kontextuelle Analysen.
The role of the EU during the pandemic concerning social issues
Authors: Miranda Boto José María
Published: August 2022

Examining the EU’s performance in the pandemic crisis requires a comparison with two milestones in the trajectory of European integration: the 1973 oil crisis and the 2008 financial crisis. The EU has been more effective in this moment than in the one immediately preceding it. This was not difficult. But if one examines the dynamism of post-1973 and measures it against the burden of the current European Council, optimism fades. However, the financial muscle, then as the European Social Fund, now updated, is still in excellent shape.
Przejrzystość wynagrodzeń – uwagi na tle propozycji dyrektywy UE z 2021 r.
Authors: Torbus Urszula
Published: August 2022

W marcu 2021 r. Komisja UE przedstawiła projekt dyrektywy dotyczącej przejrzystości wynagrodzeń. Jego celem jest wzmocnienie zasady równego wynagradzania kobiet i mężczyzn, gdyż pomimo uznania jej za podstawową zasadę Unii Europejskiej we wszystkich krajach członkowskich różnica w wynagrodzeniach pracowników obydwu płci utrzymuje się na poziomie około 14%. Projekt dyrektywy z 2021 r. przewiduje wzmocnienie przejrzystości wynagrodzeń, m.in. poprzez wprowadzenie transparentnych systemów wynagradzania, określenie kryteriów porównywania pracy porównywalnej wartości, podawania wysokości wynagrodzenia w ogłoszeniach o pracę oraz obowiązków sprawozdawczych dla pracodawców zatrudniających powyżej 250 pracowników. Projekt wprowadza także ułatwienia związane z dochodzeniem roszczeń z tytułu dyskryminacji płacowej. Przejrzystość wynagrodzeń nie może być jednak utożsamiana z jawnością wynagrodzeń. Obecnie w Polsce nie obowiązują żadne przepisy dotyczące przejrzystości wynagrodzeń. Pracodawcy nie mają obowiązku badania wynagrodzeń pod kątem potencjalnej dyskryminacji oraz przeciwdziałania nieuzasadnionym różnicom w wynagrodzeniach kobiet i mężczyzn. Nie wykształciła się również taka praktyka w podejściu partnerów społecznych. Z tego względu, niezależnie od postępu prac nad projektem dyrektywy, konieczne jest stopniowe zwiększanie przejrzystości wynagrodzeń. Chroni ona bowiem pracowników przed narzucaniem dyskryminujących warunków zatrudnienia przez pracodawcę.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Authors: Vorkut T.A.  , Petunin A.V.  , Sribna N.V.  , Kharuta V.S.  , Khrutba Y.S.
Published: August 2022

The relevance of the topic is due to the need for improvement and further development of scientific and methodological provision of portfolio management processes within the portfolio management introduction in the field of project management of local (territorial) self-government, including projects of public participation (PP projects). The purpose of the study is to improve and further develop the scientific and methodological provisions of portfolio formation group processes under the conditions of PP projects' implementation, which are considered as the corresponding portfolio components. The study's objectives are as follows: 1) to establish a conceptual research foundation and to identify project management knowledge bases relevant to the research topic;2) to analyze the interrelated scientific and methodological approaches to: structuring categories; defining criteria for evaluation, selection and prioritization; optimization of PP project combinations as those presented in portfolios; 3) to formulate and check, using the database of public projects of Kyiv city, hypotheses relating to the insignificance of differences in the combination of PP projects, separated by thematic direction, which determine the feasibility of presenting projects of thematic areas in the relevant sub-portfolios of the overall PP project portfolio; 4) to propose the model for the formation of the optimal composition of the PP project portfolio recommended for implementation. The methods of the study The method of scientific identification was applied while forming the conceptual basis of the research; the method of comparative analysis was applied in the analysis of scientific and methodological approaches to structuring, definition of criteria (evaluation, selection, prioritization) and optimization of the PP project portfolio; to test the hypothesis of insignificance of differences in the combinations of PP projects, separated by thematic areas, the non-parametric criterion (test) of significance of Kruskal-Wallis was used; while building a model for the formation of the optimal composition of the PP project portfolio, the method of cost-benefit analysis, the time value of money concept, and an integer programming problem were applied.
Technology gap and other tensions in social support and legal procedures: stakeholders’ perceptions of online violence against women during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Amaral Inês , Basílio-Simões Rita , Poleac Gabriela
Published: August 2022

As the Covid-19 pandemic intensified the digitisation of everyday lives and violent behaviours on many mainstream platforms, online violence against women raised renewed concerns. Across the literature, there has been an emphasis on survivors’ experiences and actions to cope with technology-facilitated abuse. Still, little is known about how people perceive the nature, the prevalence, and the impacts of harmful online behaviours and the appropriate social and institutional responses to tackle them. This article aims to help fill this gap. It presents a qualitative study on stakeholders’ perceptions conducted under the frame of a broader project which addresses the prevalence, nature and impact of online violence against women during the Covid-19 pandemic. Empirically, it draws on semi-structured interviews with Portuguese activists, police and law enforcement agents and different public and private service sector providers to explore perspectives on preventing, policing and coping with online violence. The findings expose several socio-technical challenges that prevent effective protection measures for victims and punitive consequences for perpetrators. They also suggest tensions in negotiating digital technology’s role in social support and legal procedures.
Inside the Hidden Curriculum: “How-To” Practices for Supporting Underprepared Student Writers in the First-Year Writing Classroom
Authors: Starkowski Kristen
Published: August 2022

First-year writing pedagogies prioritize encouraging students to forge an academic identity by conceptualizing and intervening in scholarly conversations. Student writers from institutionally underprepared backgrounds often find this process both limiting and empowering because specific practices associated with classroom expectations and the university experience remain unfamiliar to them. In this article, I reveal a need for “how-to” exercises within the first-year writing classroom that aim to dismantle the hidden curriculum—a term that denotes the resources, norms, and values that are inaccessible to students who have not received guidance on these aspects of university academics. These interventions, which range from instruction on modes of classroom participation to methods of preparing for office hours, already complement the standard first-year writing curriculum and promise to promote success among underprepared students by rendering possibilities for class engagement explicit.
Analysis of Income Organik Rice Farmers in Nagari Kamang Mudiak Village Kamang Magek Sub-District Agam Regency West Sumatera
Authors: Amelia Titin , Eliza Eliza , Edwina Susy
Published: August 2022

The Rice plant is one of the leading commodities in agriculture, considering that rice is one of the staple foods of Indonesian society. In addition, rice is the main source of income in the highlands. This study aims to analyze the net income of farmers and the efficiency of lowland rice farming. This research is conducted in Kamang Mudiak village, Kamang Magek Sub-district, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The research is conducted using a survey method with census sampling of 30 organic rice farmers. The results showed that there were several differences in rice cultivation which was carried out organically and inorganically which had been carried out by farmers. The difference between organic and inorganic cultivation is in the type of fertilizer used. However, the water used in the cultivation of rice plants is the same, because, in the research area, rainwater is used  to irrigate crops and can also be called rainfed rice fields. The research area does not use pesticides to eradicate pests or diseases, be it organic rice cultivation or inorganic rice cultivation. However, if you use pesticides, of course, there are also differences. The results show that there are several differences in the cultivation of rice which is carried out organically and inorganically by farmers. The difference between organic and inorganic cultivation is the type of fertilizer used. Organic cultivation uses fertilizers that contain easily broken down ingredients such as compost, goat urine, and vegetable ingredients. In addition, there is an increase in the production of unhulled rice from the production of organic cultivation, which reaches a production of 7,163.80 Kg / MT / Ha. The increase in production causes a total net income from organic unhulled production of Rp. 18,495,832.36 / MT / Ha. The RCR value of this farm is 1.94, which means that the farming carried out by the farmer is profitable and it can be considered efficient because the RCR value obtained is more than one (RCR>1).
Analysis of the Added Value of Sugar Palm Products in Lareh Sago Halaban Sub-district, Lima Puluh Kota Regency
Authors: Hanum Latifa , Sari Regia Indah Kemala , Fitrianti Siska , Hendriani Riva
Published: August 2022

Lareh Sago Halaban sub-district is one of the largest Aren producers in Lima Puluh Kota Regency; however, it is famous as Nagari Tuak which sells Aren to produce palm wine. Palm sugar processing is generally carried out into molded sugar, while granulated palm sugar is still limited. This study aimed to analyze the added value of palm sugar products in Lareh Sago Halaban sub-district by comparing the added value of molded sugar with granulated palm sugar products. The research area was determined purposively, 30 molded palm sugar processors and five granulated palm sugar processors as respondents. The study was conducted in November-December 2020. The data were processed using the Hayami method. The added value of molded palm sugar is IDR 960 (the add-value ratio is 26%), and the added value of granulated palm sugar is IDR 2.452 (the add-value ratio is 46%). The added value of granulated palm sugar is in the high category (> 40%) and molded sugar is in the medium category (15-40%). The highest percentage of owner compensation factor of production for molded palm sugar is received by workers (44%), meanwhile, for granulated palm sugar is obtained by owners of capital (processors if owned by themselves) is 41%.
The Role of Opinion Leader in Communicating to Oil Palm Farmers in Surya Indah Village Pangkalan Kuras Subdistrict Pelalawan Regency
Authors: Jessica Josephine , Rosnita Rosnita , Andriani Yulia
Published: August 2022

In carrying out their farming activities, farmers are strongly influenced by their own characteristics and the information they receive. Information relating to the improvement of oil palm farming is obtained by farmers by communicating with actors who act as sources of information. Subaryadi is the central actor who is often contacted by other farmers to get information related to oil palm farming in Surya Indah Village. This study aims to identify farmers characteristics and analyze the role of opinion leader. This study used a survey method and the sampling used a random sampling technique with a total sample of 33 oil palm farmers. The farmer characteristics were analyzed descriptively, while the role of the SB actor as an opinion leader used a likert scale. The results showed that the characteristics of farmers with the largest percentage were in productive age (54-60 years old on average) with an equivalent high school education level, 4 ha of land area, and high cosmopolitan. Farmers actively participate in extension activities with high accuracy of information channels and complete sources of information. Actor SB carry out his role as opinion leader when implementing the replanting program with a value of 3.33.
Analysis of Factors Affecting the Supply of Onion in Brebes Regency
Authors: G Vonny Faradila , Antriyandarti Ernoiz , Khomah Isti
Published: August 2022

This analysis of the supply of onion in Brebes Regency is done using the methods of descriptive and analytic, and secondary data time series for 21 years (1998-2018). This study also utilizes the analysis of multiple linear by entering the model analysis of the distributed lag model with adjustment Nerlove (Partial Adjustment Model). The supply function is estimated with the approach of total production. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis obtained the factors that affect positively to the offer of onion in Brebes Regency is a vast harvest of onion in year t, the number of onion production in year t-1, the price of onions in year t-1, the price of garlic in year t-1, the average rainfall in year t, and interest rate in year t. The factor that negatively affects the offer is the price of urea fertilizer in year t. The most influential factor to the offer of onion in Brebes Regency is a vast harvest of onion in year t with the standardized regression coefficient of 0,889. The elasticity of supply for the area variable harvesting onions in year t is positive and is elastic with E>1, namely 1,328 for the short-term and 1,832 for the long term. Elasticity is inelastic with E value<1 is a variable amount of production in the previous year i.e. 0,275 short-term and 0,379 long-term prices of garlic in the previous year with a value of 0,105 short-term and of 0.145 long-term, the price of onions in the previous year with a value of -0,143 short-term and -0,197 the long term, the interest rate in year t, namely 0,136 and 0,188, and the average rainfall in year t with the value of -0,218 short-term and -0,301 the long term.
Conflict Mapping Analysis and Description of Conflict over Oil Palm Plantation Land between the Community of Senama Nenek Village and PTPN V Sei Kencana in Kampar Regency
Authors: Kausar Kausar , Zaleha Zaleha , Andriani Yulia
Published: August 2022

The conflict in the plantation sector involving the community and the company in the Senama Nenek Village occurred because of a dispute of an area of ??± 2,800 hectares which had been acknowledged by both parties, the people of Grandma Senama Village and PTPN V Sei Kencana. This difference in opinion caused the public to make complaints to local governments. This study aims to overcome plantation conflicts and describe plantation conflicts that occur between the people of Senama Nenek Village and PTPN V Sei Kencana. The key informants of this study found 16 people consisting of 12 key informants from the community and 4 key informants from stakeholders. This study uses a qualitative descriptive analysis with triangulation. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the parties involved in mapping the plantation conflict consisted of the Senama  Nenek Village government, the Tapung Hulu District Government, the Kampar Regency and Riau Province Plantation Service, the Kampar Regency, and Riau Province Land Agency, the Kampar Regency Government, the Kampar Regency DPRD. , the Regent of Kampar, the Regional Government of Riau Province, the Governor of Riau, the Ministry of SOEs, and the President of the Republic of Indonesia. The plantation conflict that occurred among the community, company, and local government is related to the use of custom land covering an area of ??2,800 ha. Both parties continue to carry out activities even though they recognize each other's land ownership. Lately, the warring parties have returned to normal because the disputes between the parties can be resolved thanks to the leadership of the Ninik Mamak figures and the group board from the company.
Youth Satisfaction and Trust in The Sustainability of BUMDes during The Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Wicaksono Alifinda Candy , Pertiwi Vi’in Ayu , Handono Setiyo Yuli
Published: August 2022

The covid-19 pandemic had made the tourism sector managed by BUMDes Raharjo experience a decrease in the number of tourists. In 2020 also BUMDes Raharjo suffered losses in the form of debts to strawberry farmers so that employees were temporarily not given any salaries. The number of youth working in BUMDes decreased from 15 people in 2019 to 8 people in 2020. In 2021, only 5 young men remained in BUMDes Raharjo. This is due to the lack of youth trust in BUMDes. In addition, youth satisfaction also affects the confidence of youth. Satisfaction is related to the spirit and loyalty that youth give to BUMDes. This study aims to analyze the effect of satisfaction on the confidence of pandan village youth to BUMDes Raharjo. The research was conducted at BUMDes Raharjo located in Pandan Hamlet, Pandanrejo Village, Bumiaji Subdistrict, Batu City in May-June 2021. Research conducted using a quantitative approach. The population studied in this study was the youth of Pandan Hamlet aged 16 to 30 years. The sampling method used is accidental sampling.  The data analysis methods used in this study are simple linear regression and partial test (T-test) through SPSS applications. The dependent variable is youth trust. The independent variable is youth satisfaction. The results showed satisfaction had a positive and significant effect on confidence in the T-test.
Organização dos Serviços de Saúde para Assistência de Crianças, Adolescentes e Adultos Jovens com Câncer: Região Oeste de Santa Catarina
Authors: Oliveira Friestino Jane Kelly , Rossetto Maíra , Conceição Vander Monteiro da , Rodrigues Ana Paula Barasuol , Souza Jeane Barros de , Francisco Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo
Published: August 2022

Introdução: A organização da rede de serviços de saúde e fundamental para realização de assistência de crianças, adolescentes e adultos jovens com câncer. As Regiões de Saúde precisam estar organizadas, contendo todos os serviços necessários para garantir adequado cuidado. Objetivo: Compreender a organização da rede de atenção a saúde da criança, adolescente e adulto jovem com câncer, na Região Oeste de Santa Catarina. Método: Pesquisa documental, exploratória, com análise de documentos e registros hospitalares de câncer, referente aos anos: 2008, 2017 e 2018. Utilizaram-se estatísticas descritivas, identificação dos fluxos e distribuição espacial. Resultados: Chapeco foi indicado como referência da rede assistencial oncológica para a Macrorregião de saúde do Grande Oeste e Meio-Oeste. Os atendimentos foram intensificados no período, porém não foi identificada a existência de uma unidade de alta complexidade de oncologia pediátrica após a análise dos documentos. Conclusão: Não ha evidencia de que a rede assistencial esteja estruturada e organizada para a faixa etária com base nos documentos analisados. O município de Chapeco e referência para a Região Oeste, tendo sido observado aumento do acesso a assistência oncológica e interiorização da assistência.
Kematian pada Pasien COVID-19 Berdasarkan Komorbid dan Tingkat Keparahan
Authors: Herlina Herlina , Dyah Nugroho Anita Puspitasari , Maemun Siti , Pertiwi Intan , Nanda Andi Dala Intan Sapta , Murtiani Farida
Published: August 2022

Latar Belakang:. Penyakit Coronavirus 2019 merupakan penyakit sistem pernapasan yang baru saja muncul dan menjadi pandemi. Indonesia mengalami peningkatan jumlah kasus yang cukup drastis.Â  Derajat keparahan yang dialami oleh pasien COVID-19 dapat dipengaruhi oleh berbagai hal seperti usia, penyakit komorbid, defisiensi vitamin D, dan obesitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan jumlah komorbid dan derajat keparahan terhadap kematian pada pasien COVID-19. Metode: Penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan rancangan cross sectional. Total sampel 1240 pasien COVID-19 RSPI Sulianti Saroso Tahun 2020 2021. Hasil: Komorbid terbanyak adalah hipertensi dan diabetes melitus, derajat keparahan kategori sedang dan outcome hidup. Hasil analisis ada hubungan antara jumlah komorbid dengan status kematian (OR=1,585). Ada hubungan diabetes melitus dengan status kematian pasien pada pasien COVID-19 (OR=1,927). Ada hubungan antara derajat keparahan dengan status kematian pada pasien COVID-19 (OR=12,699). Kesimpulan: Derajat keparahan, jumlah komorbid dan komorbid diabetes mellitus berhubungan merupakan faktor risiko kematian pada pasien COVID-19.
Intervensi Lean Service PT Pertamina Fuel Terminal Meulaboh Menggunakan Metode Big Picture Mapping Untuk Identifikasi Waste
Authors: Ilhamullah Teuku , Fitriadi Fitriadi
Published: August 2022

Persaingan di dunia industri yang sangat kompetitif dalam menuntut setiap perusahaan untuk  melakukan perbaikan, dengan harapan dapat  memperbaiki  performasi yang bertujuan untuk mengurangi terjadinya waktu tunggu dan mengeliminasi waste untuk meningkatkan kualitas  menjadi lebih baik. PT Pertamina Fuel Terminal (FT) Meulaboh merupakan salah satu unit PT Pertamina yang bertugas sebagai penerimaan, penimbunan dan penyaluran bahan bakar minyak. Dalam melaksanakan suatu aktivitas pada bagian sales service terjadinya waste khususnya pada fungsi layanan jasa. Berdasarkan perhitungan tabel hasil akhir dengan penentuan nilai kolerasi antar waste di dapat nilai waste yang paling kritis adalah watting yaitu 0,50 dan ikuti waste lainnya seperti Overproduction yaitu 0,20, Inventory, defcts 0,04, processing 0,04, transportation 0,02 , unnecessary motion 0,02. Hasil dari identifikasi waste melalui intervensi lean service terdapat 12 aktivitas salah satunya antara lain kelebihan mencetak loading order , perubahan plant yang telah disusun, terjadinya pengajuan penangganan nomor dilevery order yang terblok, menunggu keterlambatan pembayaran oleh custumer dan keterlambatan penyusunan pengambilan pengajuan loading order yang terblok.
Analisis Penyebab Low Level Raw Water Menggunakan 5 – Why Analysis dan Fishbone di WTP PT. PLN UPK Nagan Raya
Authors: Irhami Irhamni , Pandria T.M. Azis
Published: August 2022

Raw Water atau disebut juga dengan air baku merupakan air yang digunakan untuk memproduksi air demin pada unit Water Treatment Plant. Semakin banyaknya kebutuhan air demin maka semakin banyak pula air raw yang harus diproduksi. Permintaan air demin dari unit boiler yang terkadang melebihi batas normal menyebabkan kesediaan air pada unit WTP PT. PLN UPK Nagan Raya berada dilevel yang rendah. Rata-rata level air pada Raw Water Tank pada bulan April 2022 mengalami penurunan hingga level air berda dibawah 3 meter. Level air yang rendah akan membuat pemakaian air yang terbatas. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk Mengetahui faktor penyebab, efek yang ditimbulkan, serta memeberikan rekomendasi perbaikan terhadap kasus low level raw water di unit Water Treatment Plant PT.PLN UPK Nagan Raya. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada Januari - Mei 2022. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah 5-Why Analysis dan Fishbone Diagram. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa akar penyebab permasalahan tersebut yaitu kebocoran pada unit boiler yang mengakibatkan pemakaian air menjadi tidak normal hal itu disebabkan banyaknya valve yang tidak full close.
Pengaruh Biodiesel Terhadap Penurunan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca dengan Aplikasi APPLE-GATRIK (Studi Kasus PLTD Talaga Sulawesi Tenggara)
Authors: Tomo Bintang Dewan , Brunner I Made Indradjaja
Published: August 2022

Penggunaan Biodiesel diyakini mampu menurunkan emisi Gas Rumah Kaca (GRK). Artikel ini menjabarkan analisis emisi dari perubahan penggunaan bahan bakar solar murni ke Biodiesel di Pembangkit Tenaga Listrik Diesel (PLTD) Talaga, Buton, Sulawesi Tenggara. Intensitas emisi GRK dari PLTD Talaga selama 10 tahun terakhir dikaji melalui aplikasi perhitungan dan pelaporan emisi ketenagalistrikan (Apple-Gatrik). Data emisi dari aplikasi tersebut diperoleh dengan memasukan data operasi tahunan seperti Daya Mampu Pembangkit, Gross Electricity Production, Capacity Factor, Jam Kerja, Efisiensi Termal, Load Factor, Net Electricity Production, serta konsumsi bahan bakar. Rata-rata intensitas emisi dari Biodiesel B30 sekitar 0,708 ton CO2e/ MWh, yang menunjukkan penurunan sekitar 28,19% bila dibandingkan dengan solar murni dengan intensitas emisi 0,986 ton CO2e/MWh. Faktor pendukung penurunan emisi GRK dengan penggunaan Biodiesel adalah ketepatan jadwal pemeliharaan mesin dan pengelolaan penyimpanan bahan bakar untuk mencegah endapan.