bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ISLAM DAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP: MENAKAR RELASI KEDUANYA
Authors: Rambe Toguan , Sari Seva Maya , Rambe Nurhayani
Published: September 2021

The environment is a global problem, in fact it is a humanitarian problem that is so complex that it is handled collectively. Population pollution is getting denser and more crowded coupled with limited natural resources and even the influence of digital media, modern technology which is often used for profit and even exploiting natural resources for personal or group gain, thus reducing the quality of nature. Islam has strong teachings about ethics towards the environment, very devastating events have often been experienced lately, namely floods, illegal logging, forest burning and the most existing ones until now are the Covid-19 epidemic, of course we realize that the impact of These incidents are very disturbing to the sustainability of the human environment. "Besides that, a number of other forms of environmental damage must be a very valuable lesson." Humans have an important influence in the sustainability of the ecosystem and human habitat itself, the actions taken or policies. about the relationship with the environment is clearly very influential for a good environment and human life itself. ”Normatively, religion calls on all humans to preserve and have ethics towards the environment, the relationship between the two is harmonious.
El Síndrome de Sweet por tuberculosis peritoneal: reporte de caso.
Authors: Martínez Montalvo Carlos Mauricio , Caviedes Cleves Mario , Gómez Yeison , Herrera Ortega Laura Melisa , Guerrero Becerra Margaret Elizabeth , Pérez Martínez Nataly Vanesa , Esguerra Sánchez Diana Carolina
Published: September 2021

La tuberculosis (TBC) peritoneal es una entidad poco frecuente y representa un 25 %-50 % de los casos de tuberculosis abdominal, y 0,1 %-0,7 % de todos los casos de tuberculosis. La mortalidad alcanza un 35 % cuando hay un retraso en el tratamiento, y un 73 % en pacientes con cirrosis. Además, tiene un gran espectro clínico, por lo que su diagnóstico diferencial abarca a nivel clínico patologías como cirrosis, malignidad, síndrome nefrótico, desnutrición; a nivel imagenológico enfermedad metastásica peritoneal, carcinomatosis de origen gástrico, pancreático, vesical, ovárico, colónico y enfermedades infecciosas como actinomicosis, coccidioidomicosis, histoplasmosis o micobacterias no tuberculosas. El diagnóstico se apoya inicialmente con química sanguínea, función hepática y renal, ultrasonido, tomografía computarizada (TC), paracentesis con citoquímico de líquido peritoneal, medición de adenosina-desaminasa (ADA) y reacción en cadena de polimerasa (PCR); no obstante, la laparoscopia con biopsia peritoneal y confirmación patológica o microbiológica siguen siendo el estándar de oro. Se han descrito casos de falsos negativos de la prueba ADA en situaciones de inmunosupresión o uso de antituberculosos. Se ha planteado el seguimiento de la actividad de la enfermedad midiendo los niveles de antígeno del cáncer 125 (CA-125). A continuación, presentamos un caso inusual de un paciente con TBC peritoneal con un síndrome de Sweet secundario, en quien inicialmente el reporte para ADA fue negativo, posiblemente debido a la administración de meropenem y en quien, además, se hizo el seguimiento de la actividad de la enfermedad con CA-125. Son muy excepcionales los reportes de falsos negativos de ADA y Sweet secundario a tuberculosis, por lo cual aportamos a la literatura con el reporte de nuestro caso.
Ultrasonido endoscópico (USE) y colangio-pancreatografía endoscópica retrógrada (CPRE) sin fluoroscopia en el tratamiento de la coledocolitiasis durante el embarazo: reporte de dos casos
Authors: Vargas Rubio Rómulo Darío , Pinto Saavedra Oscar Mariano
Published: September 2021

La enfermedad litiásica biliar es una patología frecuente en mujeres embarazadas, y las complicaciones relacionadas con los cálculos biliares durante el embarazo pueden generar desenlaces adversos tanto en la madre como en el feto. La coledocolitiasis en el embarazo requiere de una aproximación diagnóstica adecuada y su manejo busca minimizar los riesgos de las intervenciones médicas. Se describen dos casos de mujeres embarazadas quienes presentan coledocolitiasis documentada por colangiorresonancia. Se realizó el tratamiento con la combinación de ultrasonido endoscópico (USE) y colangiopancreatografía endoscópica retrógrada (CPRE) sin fluoroscopia, con lo cual se logró resolver la coledocolitiasis sin exponer al feto a radiación ionizante, se confirmó la permeabilización del colédoco y se observó una adecuada evolución posoperatoria tanto materna como fetal.
Características clínicas de pacientes con pancreatitis aguda atendidos en un hospital de alta complejidad en Cali
Authors: Rojas Carlos Arturo , Salazar Otoya Nicolas , Sepulveda Copete Mauricio , Maldonado Gutierrez Catalina , Castro Llanos Andres Mauricio , Gomez Cordoba Yurani , Jurado Huertas Edith Gabriela , Rojas Rojas Nelson Enrique
Published: September 2021

Introducción: la pancreatitis aguda (PA) es una enfermedad de alta complejidad clínica y, de acuerdo con sugravedad, puede tener una elevada morbimortalidad con altos costos para el sistema de salud, especialmente a nivel intrahospitalario.

Materiales y métodos: se desarrolló un estudio descriptivo basado en historias clínicas de un hospital universitario de alta complejidad. Se revisaron las historias con diagnóstico CIE 10 de pancreatitis aguda entre enero de 2011 y diciembre de 2018. Se incluyeron todos los pacientes mayores de 18 años, de ambos sexos, con diagnóstico de PA por cumplimiento de al menos 2 de los criterios de Atlanta de 2012.

Resultados: se revisaron 1353 historias clínicas, de las cuales 386 cumplieron criterios para PA. Entre ellas se identificaron 205 mujeres (53 %) y 181 hombres (47 %), y la prevalencia de comorbilidades fue inferior al 10 %. El 38 % de los casos de pancreatitis ocurrieron en personas entre los 50 y 70 años de edad. Con respecto a la etiología de la PA, el origen biliar fue el de mayor frecuencia, con 200 casos del total (52 %); seguido de idiopático (19,7 %) y poscolangiopancreatografía retrógrada endoscópica (CPRE), que ocurrió en 33 pacientes (8,5 %).

Conclusiones: la PA es una entidad frecuente que afecta a adultos de todas las edades y genera una cantidad importante de consultas en urgencias. En Colombia, los datos previos apuntaban a pacientes con pancreatitis graves y no se tenía conocimiento del comportamiento sociodemográfico y clínico de las pancreatitis agudas en urgencias.
Effects of Metabolic Factors, Race-Ethnicity, and Sex on the Development of Nephropathy in Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Results From the TODAY Study
Authors:   TODAY Study Group, Bjornstad Petter , El ghormli Laure , Hughan Kara S. , Laffel Lori M. , Nadeau Kristen J. , Rayas Maria , Tesfaldet Bereket , Tollefsen Sherida E. , Willi Steven M. , Lynch Jane
Published: September 2021

OBJECTIVE

To describe the longitudinal effects of sex, race-ethnicity, and metabolic factors on the risk of developing diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) cohort.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by serum creatinine and cystatin C were assessed annually for up to 15 years after study entry. Markers of DKD included micro- and macroalbuminuria (UACR ≥30 mg/g and ≥300 mg/g, respectively), hyperfiltration (eGFR ≥135 mL/min/1.73 m2), and rapid eGFR annual decline (>3 mL/min/1.73 m2 and/or ≥3.3%). The relationships between risk factors and DKD were evaluated longitudinally using time-to-event models.

RESULTS

Data were available on 677 participants, average age at baseline 14 years, with a mean ± SD follow-up of 10.2 ± 4.5 years. Each 1% increment in HbA1c conferred higher risk of microalbuminuria (hazard ratio 1.24 [95% CI 1.18, 1.30]), macroalbuminuria (1.22, [1.11, 1.34]), hyperfiltration (1.11, [1.05, 1.17]), and rapid eGFR decline (1.12, [1.04, 1.20]). No sex or race-ethnicity differences were observed for the 14-year cumulative incidence of elevated albuminuria. Higher systolic blood pressure and baseline serum uric acid, and lower indices of β-cell function (C-peptide index and oral disposition index [oDI]), increased the risk of microalbuminuria, while higher triglycerides increased risk of micro- and macroalbuminuria. Lower oDI levels, female sex, and Hispanic ethnicity were associated with higher risk of hyperfiltration.

CONCLUSIONS

Elevated HbA1c was a shared risk factor among all phenotypes of DKD in this longitudinal cohort of adolescents and young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes. Other risk factors included elevated blood pressure, triglycerides, serum uric acid, and β-cell dysfunction.
Remote Continuous Glucose Monitoring With a Computerized Insulin Infusion Protocol for Critically Ill Patients in a COVID-19 Medical ICU: Proof of Concept
Authors: Davis Georgia M. , Faulds Eileen , Walker Tara , Vigliotti Debbie , Rabinovich Marina , Hester Joi , Peng Limin , McLean Barbara , Hannon Patricia , Poindexter Norma , Saunders Petrena , Perez-Guzman Citlalli , Tekwani Seema S. , Martin Greg S. , Umpierrez Guillermo , Agarwal Shivani , Dungan Kathleen , Pasquel Francisco J.
Published: September 2021

Objective: The use of remote
real-time continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in the hospital has rapidly
emerged to preserve personal protective equipment (PPE) and reduce potential exposures
during COVID-19.

Design and Methods: We linked a hybrid CGM and point-of-care (POC)
glucose testing protocol to a computerized decision support system for
continuous insulin infusion (CII) and integrated a validation system for sensor
glucose values into the electronic health record. We report our
proof-of-concept experience in a COVID-19 ICU.

Results: All nine patients
required mechanical ventilation and corticosteroids. Seventy six percent of
sensor values were within 20% of the reference POC glucose with an associated
average reduction in POC of 63%. Mean time in range (70-180 mg/dL) was 71.4 ± 13.9%.
Sensor accuracy was impacted by mechanical interferences in four patients.

Conclusions: A hybrid
protocol integrating real-time CGM and POC is helpful for managing critically
ill patients with COVID-19 requiring insulin infusion.
Çevreye Duyarlı Konaklama Tesislerinin Misyon Ve Vizyonlarının Küresel Sürdürülebilir Turizm Kriterleri Açısından Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Acuner Elif , Ergin Emel
Published: September 2021

Bu çalışmada, çevreye duyarlı konaklama tesislerinin misyon ve vizyonlarında yer alan ifadelerin sürdürülebilir turizm kriterleri temel alanlarına bağlı olarak ne şekilde yer aldığı dolayısıyla dağılımlarının verilerle hesaplanması ve ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın teorik alt yapısı atfetme teorisine dayandırılmaktadır. Çalışmada içerik analizi tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın evreni Türkiye’de bulunan çevreye duyarlı tesis etiketine sahip konaklama tesisleridir. Toplam 478 Çevreye Duyarlı Konaklama Tesisi (yeşil yıldızlı tesis) bulunmaktadır. “Çevreye Duyarlı Tesisler” listesinde yer alan tesislerin internet siteleri 07.04.2020 ile 16.04.2020 tarihleri arasında ziyaret edilmiştir. Çalışmada elde edilen veriler doğrultusunda konaklama tesislerinin genelinin misyon ve vizyon tanımlarına ulaşılamadığı görülmektedir. Ulaşılabilen misyon ve vizyon cümlelerinde sürdürülebilir turizm kriterleri dikkate alınarak sadece kelime ve kavramlar ele alınıp dağılımı yapılmıştır. Kavram ve kelime dağılımına bakıldığında sürdürülebilir turizm kriterlerinden olan çevre ve sürdürülebilir yönetime daha çok değinilmektedir. Sürekli değişen ve rekabet şiddetinin arttığı bir ortamda her daim başarının da sürdürülebilmesi için konaklama tesisleri bu faaliyetlere daha çok dikkat etmesi gerekmektedir.
ÇAYKUR İşletmeleri için Bölge Müdürlüğü Seçim Önerisi
Authors: Çolak Yunus Can , Özdemir Muhlis
Published: September 2021

Bu çalışmada; devlet iktisadi teşekküllerimizden, Çay İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğünün (ÇAYKUR) bölge müdürlüklerine ait koordinatlar optimize edilmiştir. ÇAYKUR yetkili satış noktaları ile bölge müdürlükleri arasındaki dağıtım faaliyetlerindeki optimizasyon ile, maliyet minimizasyonu gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın analizinde; makine öğrenmesi tekniklerinden biri olan, k-ortalamalar kümeleme analizi ve yöneylem araştırmaları tekniklerinden biri olan, doğrusal olmayan programlama yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. K-ortalamalar kümeleme analizi ile 125 satış noktası, 9 bölgeye ayrılmış ve bu dokuz bölgede yer alması gereken satış noktaları belirlenmiştir. K-ortalamalar kümeleme analizi ile elde edilen sonuçlar ile doğrusal olmayan programlama yöntemi ile elde edilen sonuçlar, bölge müdürlükleri ile bölgede yer alan satış noktalarına olan uzaklıklar için karşılaştırılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre iki yöntemle elde edilen sonuçlar hibrit olarak kullanıldığında rota daha da kısalmaktadır.
Linking education and hospital data in England: linkage process and quality
Authors: Libuy Nicolás , Harron Katie , Gilbert Ruth , Caulton Richard , Cameron Ellen , Blackburn Ruth
Published: September 2021

IntroductionLinkage of administrative data for universal state education and National Health Service (NHS) hospital care would enable research into the inter-relationships between education and health for all children in England.
ObjectivesWe aim to describe the linkage process and evaluate the uality of linkage of four one-year birth cohorts within the National Pupil Database (NPD) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
MethodsWe used multi-step deterministic linkage algorithms to link longitudinal records from state schools to the chronology of records in the NHS Personal Demographics Service (PDS; linkage stage 1), and HES (linkage stage 2). We calculated linkage rates and compared pupil characteristics in linked and unlinked samples for each stage of linkage and each cohort (1990/91, 1996/97, 1999/00, and 2004/05).
ResultsOf the 2,287,671 pupil records, 2,174,601 (95%) linked to HES. Linkage rates improved over time (92% in 1990/91 to 99% in 2004/05). Ethnic minority pupils and those living in more deprived areas were less likely to be matched to hospital records, but differences in pupil characteristics between linked and unlinked samples were moderate to small.
ConclusionWe linked nearly all pupils to at least one hospital record. The high coverage of the linkage represents a unique opportunity for wide-scale analyses across the domains of health and education. However, missed links disproportionately affected ethnic minorities or those living in the poorest neighbourhoods: selection bias could be mitigated by increasing the quality and completeness of identifiers recorded in administrative data or the application of statistical methods that account for missed links.
Highlights
• Longitudinal administrative records for all children attending state school and acute hospital services in England have been used for research for more than two decades, but lack of a shared unique identifier has limited scope for linkage between these databases.
• We applied multi-step deterministic linkage algorithms to 4 one-year cohorts of children born 1 September-31 August in 1990/91, 1996/97, 1999/00 and 2004/05. In stage 1, full names, date of birth, and postcode histories from education data in the National Pupil Database were linked to the NHS Personal Demographic Service. In stage 2, NHS number, postcode, date of birth and sex were linked to hospital records in Hospital Episode Statistics.
• Between 92% and 99% of school pupils linked to at least one hospital record. Ethnic minority pupils and pupils who were living in the most deprived areas were least likely to link. Ethnic minority pupils were less likely than white children to link at the first step in both algorithms.
• Bias due to linkage errors could lead to an underestimate of the health needs in disadvantaged groups. Improved data quality, more sensitive linkage algorithms, and/or statistical methods that account for missed links in analyses, should be considered to reduce linkage bias.
Key performance indicators (KPIs)
Authors: Sanz E. , Alonso P. , Haidar B. , Ghaemi H. , García L.
Published: September 2021

The project “Social network tools and procedures for developing entrepreneurial skills in PhD programmes” (prodPhD) aims to implement innovative social network-based methodologies for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in PhD programmes. The multidisciplinary teaching and learning methodologies to be developed will enable entrepreneurship education to be introduced into any PhD programme, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activities. However, the use of the output of the project will depend on the nature and profile of the research or scientific field. In this context, key performance indicators (KPIs) form the base on which the quality and scope of the methodologies developed in the project will be quantified and benchmarked. The project’s final product will be an online tool that higher education students can use to learn entrepreneurship from a social network perspective. Performance measurement is one of the first steps of any project and involves the choice and use of indicators to measure the effectiveness and success of the project’s methods and results. All the KPIs have been selected according to criteria of relevance, measurability, reliability, and adequacy, and they cover the process, dissemination methods, and overall quality of the project. In this document, each KPI is defined together with the units and instruments for measuring it. In the case of qualitative KPIs, five-level Likert scales are defined to improve indicator measurability and reliability. The KPIs for prodPhD are divided into three main dimensions, depending on the stage of the project they evaluate. The three main dimensions are performance and development (which are highly related to the project’s process), dissemination and impact (which are more closely correlated with the project’s output), and overall project quality. Different sources (i.e., European projects and papers) have been drawn upon to define a set of 51 KPIs classified into six categories, according to the project phase they aim to evaluate. An Excel tool has been developed that collects all the KPIs analysed in the production of this document. This tool is shared in the Scipedia repository.
Pendampingan BIR (Bina Iman Remaja) dalam Tugas dan Fungsi BIR Sebagai Putera-Puteri Altar dengan Metode Dinamika Kelompok di Paroki Santo Fransiskus Asissi Padang Bulan Medan
Authors: Sipayung Regina
Published: September 2021

Usia remaja membutuhkan pengakuan yang kuat agar diterima dan disukai teman suusianya maupun kelompoknya. Dalam mengembangkan potensinya, remaja membutuhkan lingkungan yang dapat mendukungnya secara positif. Oleh karena itu, gereja katolik mencoba menangkap ini sebagai peluang untuk wadah para remaja berkumpul yang disebut dengan kelompok BIR (Bina Iman Remaja). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah metode dinamika kelompok dapat diterapakan dalam mendampingi para remaja (BIR), apakah metode dinamika kelompok sesuai dengan tingkat perkembangan para remaja dalam mendampingi mereka akan tugas dan fungsi mereka sebagai putera-puteri altar di gereja Santo Fransiskus Assisi Padang Bulan Medan. Dari kegiatan pembinaan diperoleh hasil bahwa: a) Peserta dapat mengerti maksud yang disampaiakan dalam pelaksaaan pengabdian hal itu dapat dilihat dari antusias para peserta yaitu anggota BIR dan para pendamping BIR, b) Anggota BIR di gereja katolik Santo Fransiskus Assisi Padang Bulan Medan menyadari akan tugas dan fungsi mereka sebagai putera-puteri altar, c) Anggota BIR di gereja katolik Santo Fransiskus Assisi Padang Bulan Medan masih jarang menerima pengajaran, penyuluhan dan pelatihan metode dinamika kelompok, dan d) Para pendamping berkesempatan mengembangkan pengetahuannya melalui metode dinamika kelompok yang dapat semakin memberikan kesadaran kepada peserta akan tugas dan fungsi mereka sebagai putera-puteri altar.
Pemberian Latihan Senam Aerobik Low Impact Terhadap Warga Tahanan di Rutan Kelas II B Karimun Kab. Tanjung Balai Karimun
Authors: Yeni Hilda Oktri , Surahman Fadli , Sanusi Rahmat
Published: September 2021

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat senam Aerobik yang dilaksanakan seluruh warga rutan kelas II B karimun, adapun tujuan dari program pengabdian ini dapat membawa manfaat warga rutan dalam kebugaran jasmani dan rohani dan perduli terhadap pertumbuhan dan perkembangan organ-organ tubuh baik dalam pembentukan tubuh yang sehat dan ideal kegiatan ini dilaksanakan mulai tanggal 22 April 2017 setiap hari sabtu pagi. Pelaksnakan senam Aerobik ini dilaksanakan 382 peserta atau lebih seluruh warga tahanan dan pegawai lapas, pelaksanaan ini dibagi dua kelompok, minggu pertama kelompok A dan minggu kedua kelompok B sampai seterusnya, karna dipengaruhi fasilitas lapangan yang tidak memungkinkan. Kegiatan pelatihan senam Aerobik dilakukan selama 3 bulan berjalan dengan lancar dan efektif. Meteri kegiatan yang dilakukan senam aerobik low impact mulai dari gerakan pemanasan, peregangan dan gerakan inti serta pendinginan. Tugas yang diberikan hanya menghapal dan melakukan gerakan senam aerobic low impact, senam aerobic dengan benturan ringan dalam variasi gerakannya, hanya saja dilakukan dengan irama rendah dengan gerakan yang mudah diingat tujuan senam aerobic low impact bukan senam untuk menurunan berat badan yang dilakukan. Tujuannya untuk memberikan kesehatan dan kebugaran jasmani bagi warga rutan. Hasil dari evaluasi dilakukan hanya beberapa yang belum hafal gerakan inti dan pendinginan, hasil dari gerakan mereka tidak sempurna tapi menunjukan kebahagiaan untuk mereka. Selain itu irama gerakan yang rendah musiknya bisa dinikmati secara nyaman sehingga menumbuhkan semangat dengan riang gembira selain itu aerobic low impact ini dapat meningkatkan paru-paru, jantung, peredaran darah bagi warga tahanan rutan begitu juga pegawai tahanan rutan kelas IIB tanjung balai karimun.
Analisis Balance of Interest dalam Studi Kasus Kepentingan Turki Melakukan Kerja Sama dengan Rusia di Suriah pada 2016 – 2019
Authors: Anissa Andini
Published: September 2021

When the Arab Spring swept through the Arab world as far as Syria, Turkey and Russia were not on the same side. Turkey demand a regime change, while Russia supports the regime. The relationship between the two countries was also exacerbated by the downing of the Sukhoi-24 jet which led Russia to impose a number of sanctions on Turkey. However, from 2016 to 2019, the relationship between the two has started to improve. This was marked by various cooperation to end the civil war in Syria. Based on the theory of balance of power, Turkey should balance against Russia because every country always try to prevent one country from dominating. Instead they both cooperate. The military intervention carried out by Russia in Syria in 2015 can be analysed as an attempt to change the global balance of power, while Turkey can be categorized as a regional rising power. This article tries to answer: why Turkey choose to cooperate with Russia in Syria? I argue that the change in the Turkey's foreign policy during the AKP's increasingly harsher against the Kurds. This caused friction with the US, so that Turkey establish strategic relations with Russia to fight Kurdish in Syria.
Why did Rwanda join British Commonwealth?
Authors: Muhammad Ali , Hutami Amalia Nurul
Published: September 2021

This article aims to examine Rwanda's foreign policy decision to join the British Commonwealth. Rwanda was former French colony and has historic association with Francophone countries. But the country decided to join the British Commonwealth in 2009. Using theory of foreign policy decision making, it argues that the shift of Rwanda’s foreign policy was caused by the political transition in Rwanda’s domestic politics, its economy condition in the post-genocide epoch as well as the international context which included Rwanda’s geographic position and the role of the United Kingdom in aiding Rwanda’s state-building in the aftermath of the genocide. This research uses qualitative method and uses secondary data such as, books, articles, journals, e-news, reports and other library sources.
Neosporosis bovina en Argentina: a 25 años del primer reporte en el país
Authors: Campero Lucía María , Moore Dadin Prando , Echaide Ignacio Eduardo , Campero Carlos Manuel , Venturini María Cecilia
Published: September 2021

La neosporosis es una enfermedad de gran impacto en el ganado vacuno debido a que causa abortos en el segundo y último trimestre de la gestación. En esta revisión se resume y discute la información sobre la misma, recopilada de dos décadas y media de estudios en bovinos de Argentina. Se aportan datos sobre el diagnóstico, la prevalencia y los avances en el estudio de la enfermedad. Está dirigida a los médicos veterinarios dedicados al diagnóstico y a la investigación de la neosporosis y/o a la producción bovina.
Linguistic legitimation strategies employed by members of an Indonesian political party
Authors: Ananda Rizki , Sari Nova
Published: September 2021

This study aimed at exploring legitimation strategies used by two members of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (or Partai Solidaritas Indonesia, abbreviated as PSI) in justifying their party leader’s controversial statement on the abandonment of Sharia Law. To do so, it employed critical discourse analysis (CDA) with Leeuwen’s legitimation strategies (2007, 2008) as its analytical tool. The data were obtained from two separate interviews with PSI members aired on two different Indonesian TV channels. The interviews were transcribed and translated. From this process, a 1.170-word corpus, from which the data were derived, was generated. The findings showed that moral evaluation is the most dominant legitimation strategy, followed by rationalization and authorization. In moral evaluation, abstraction occurs most often, followed by evaluation and analogy. In rationalization, theoretical rationalization is used more often than instrumental rationalization. Finally, in authorization, PSI utilized impersonal authority to reject the Sharia Law by referring to academic studies and legal documents which assess the law as being negative. Meanwhile, expert authority was used to build legitimation by reference to experts who support the negative effects of the law. This study implies the power of language to legitimize a controversial activity by using different linguistics strategies.
The esteem needs in the main character of ‘Me Before You’ movie
Authors: Anggraeni Diana , Manalu Herland Franley , Anggraini Desty
Published: September 2021

Humans have gone through many incidents, both good and bad experiences, and sometimes these experiences are shared with others in the form of stories. The stories, as one of the forms of literary works, would be nothing without the created characters within them because they provide the viewers with a purpose and a reason for us to learn about what happens in the story. Besides, they act as one important element in the movie with various psychological effects. This research aims to analyze the characteristics and the hierarchy of human needs, especially esteem needs, that appear in the main character named Will Traynor in the ‘Me Before You’ movie directed by Thea Sharrock. This study uses descriptive data analysis which describes a phenomenon and the main character in the movie. The results revealed seven characters comprising the esteem needs hierarchy: sensitive, open-minded, friendly, kind, confident, humble, and stubborn. The esteem needs hierarchy is the desire to have the need to be approved, valued, and recognized to have some self-esteem. This is striking in the movie because of the status of the character, Will Traynor as a lord, and Louisa Clark who is only a maid and has no superiority over Will in her life. The findings imply the personality of humans differ in their characters and psychology as shown from the esteem needs hierarchy in Will’s personality expressing the different types of characteristics.
University students’ perception toward the use of the mother tongue in the EFL classrooms
Authors: Hawa Siti , Suryani Suryani , Susiani Rini , Dauyah Ema , Majid A. Halim
Published: September 2021

This study identified learners’ perceptions toward using the mother tongue and analyzed the function or occasions of its use in the EFL classroom. A mixed-methods design, employing classroom observation, questionnaire, and semi-structured interview as data collection methods, was used to pursue this study. The questionnaire items gained the students’ opinion on two categories, namely: students’ preference and occasion of mother tongue use. Twenty undergraduate students who took the Speaking course at a private university in Aceh were involved as the participant of the observation and questionnaire. Meanwhile, only three of them were chosen as the interviewee. The questionnaire data were analyzed quantitatively. In contrast, the observation and interview data were analyzed qualitatively. The results indicated that the use of mother tongue brought positive and negative impacts regarding the students’ perception based on their various English proficiency levels. The low level of English proficiency and intermediate students revealed a higher preference toward the mother tongue to understand the instructions, explain unfamiliar vocabularies, and understand the differences or similarities of English pronunciation and idioms. At the same time, the advanced students indicated a negative perception of mother tongue use. They chose to avoid using their mother tongue to improve their skill through maximum exposure to English as the target language in the speaking classroom atmosphere.
Discourse markers in academic and non-academic writings of Thai EFL learners
Authors: Choemue Sumit , Bram Barli
Published: September 2021

The ability to use discourse markers (DMs) to create cohesion and coherence of a text is essential for EFL learners at the university level to express ideas and thoughts in various types of writing assignments, such as academic papers and reflections. Hence, this study attempted to shed more light on the use of DMs in academic and non-academic writings of Thai EFL learners. The main objective was to investigate the types, overall frequency, and differences, and similarities of discourse markers in both styles of writing. Sixty essays, consisting of 20 academic essays and 40 non-academic ones, were selected as the primary data. Academic essays were selected from the Critical Reading and Writing course of Xavier Learning Community (XLC), Thailand, while the non-academic ones were selected from the XLC English Newsletter. The data were analyzed based on Fraser’s taxonomy (2009). The results showed that 2.521 DMs distributed in five types, namely contrastive discourse, elaborative discourse, inferential discourse, temporal discourse, and spoken discourse markers, were identified in the 20 academic and 40 non-academic essays.  The most frequently used DM was elaborative discourse markers (EDM), F=1,703. This study concluded that raising awareness of DMs would assist Thai EFL learners in producing an effective and coherent piece of writing.
Voice of EFL mentor teachers: Mentorship for mutual professional development.
Authors: Tanjung Firima Zona , Musthafa Bachrudin , Wirza Yanty
Published: September 2021

This study aimed to report the voice of mentor teachers towards pre-service English teachers’ professional development viewed from relational, developmental, and contextual components during school teaching practice programs. The study employed a descriptive case study. Utilizing the purposive sampling technique, four mentor teachers from public and private junior secondary schools participated in this study. The instrument used was an interview protocol, and the data were collected through a one-on-one interview using a voice recorder for gathering a comprehensive perspective towards the pre-service English teachers’ professional learning. The data were analyzed by using a coding system and employing coding cycles. The findings showed that all components—relational, developmental, and contextual—were found. The mentor teachers voiced their perspective and stressed the developmental component because they found that the pre-service English teachers experienced hindrances both externally and internally regarding teaching performance, classroom management, and motivation. These hindrances contribute to their professional development. This present study result implies a policy implementation related to the synchronization between collaborating schools and universities. The synchronization can be in terms of preparing the mentor teachers and providing the pre-service English teachers a supportive mentorship. Furthermore, the collaboration between schools and universities is also required in the exchange of valuable sources concerning educational instruction trends such as evidence-based practices in peripheral contexts, English teaching for students with diverse cultural backgrounds and academic competencies, and dissemination of best practices that have been implemented in schools for the formulation of teaching theories being taught through course subjects at teacher education departments in the universities.
Taking a closer look at the speaking of ideal self of Spanish undergraduates
Authors: García-Pinar Aránzazu
Published: September 2021

Over the past fifteen years, research on second language (or L2) motivation has been dominated by Dörnyei’s influential paradigm, the L2 Motivational Self System. Students’ imagined visualisations are key components in this theory, as those students who have a clear ideal self-image with an L2 component will probably be more motivated to learn a language than others that have not established a desired future state goal for themselves. This article reports the qualitative findings of a mixed-method study that explored the effects of a multimodal intervention with influential speakers on changing the students’ attitudes in public speaking. Semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaires were conducted with 11 engineering undergraduates, who volunteered to take part in the present study. Qualitative data showed that the multimodal intervention accompanied by goal setting (i.e., students’ classroom oral presentations) triggered an increase in some students’ future speaking selves. Six of the eleven students demonstrated a slight development in their levels of linguistic self-confidence, which made their vision of their ideal L2 speaking selves more realistic and clearer. The article discusses the implications of these findings and calls for a pedagogical shift that embraces more opportunities to assess the multimodal skills and strategies students need to become fluent L2 speakers.
Rhetorical move and genre knowledge development of English and Indonesian abstracts: A comparative analysis
Authors: Pratiwi Syifa Nanda , Kurniawan Eri
Published: September 2021

A plethora of research has shown that genre analysis through move analysis is a practical approach to identify the complexity of writing research articles (RAs). However, little is known about the genre knowledge development that is manifested in abstract discourse patterns. This study aims to determine whether or not there is an influence from the level of education with the development of genre knowledge, especially in the field of writing research abstracts. Using Hyland’s (2000) five-move analysis model, this study analyzed the comparison and identity of abstracts of theses and dissertations in English and Indonesian. From the analysis, it can be seen that there are some differences and similarities in the manifestation of abstract discourse patterns in English and Indonesian final paper abstracts. In terms of genre knowledge, its development could be reflected through the level of study, in this case, from master’s to doctoral degrees. As evident in the dissertation abstracts in both languages, Move 1 (Introduction) evinces richer varieties in step realizations than in master’s theses. The analysis also indicates no crucial differences in genre knowledge development across languages and fields of study. Further comparative research on this particular topic with more subject of data is suggested.
The dilemma of English as a medium of instruction policy in science college programs
Authors: Alhamami Munassir , Almelhi Abdullah
Published: September 2021

Achieving science undergraduate programs learning outcomes relies on the students’ proficiency in the language of instruction, a challenge that many policymakers ignore. This study is to understand the influence of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) policy in four undergraduate science programs, namely, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics, in Saudi Arabia. The data were collected from the following groups of participants: 1461 science alumni records, 769 current undergraduate science students’ surveys, and 111 science university instructors’ surveys. The results of alumni records indicated that grades of the intensive English program in the first year predict the alumni cumulative grade point average (GPA) once they finish their four-year program. The results demonstrated that the higher is the alumni’s English proficiency, the better is their cumulative GPA. The results of the current science students’ questionnaire showed their preferred language of instruction could be predicted by their attitudes and society’s attitudes. Most of these students preferred to learn sciences in their native language (Arabic), which contradicted the policy of the current program. The instructors’ questionnaire results showed that instructors held divergent perspectives on the usage of EMI and students’ native language in the undergraduate science programs. To conclude, educationists and programs policymakers need to locate more attention and interventions toward the language of instruction. It is also recommended that universities provide science students with more English courses. Science students should also have English for science purposes courses to familiarize them with the science terms and prepare them to read science materials.
Washback or backwash? Revisiting the status quo of washback and test impact in EFL contexts
Authors: Salmani Nodoushan Mohammad Ali
Published: September 2021

It has been argued in the literature on (language) testing that any act of testing/assessment can impact (a) educators’ curriculum design, (b) teachers’ teaching practices, and (c) students’ learning behaviors. This quality of any given testing situation or act of assessment has been called washback, or backwash if you will. Washback falls into the two categories of positive or negative—that is, beneficial or harmful. After an overview of the existing scholarly knowledge on washback, this paper argues that washback is not necessarily a test quality. Drawing on the notion of test method facets, the paper lends support to claims that see washback as a main function of teaching, learning, and policy-making situations or conditions rather than a quality of any given test. The paper also argues that the concepts of facet design and analysis including formal research designs, structural hypothesis testing, and measurement are inevitable and inescapable in any comprehensive model of washback. A possible borderline between backwash and washback is also proposed.
Investigating EFL learners’ knowledge of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions in a culture-based instructional environment
Authors: Namaziandost Ehsan , Tavakoli Mona , Izadpanah Siros
Published: September 2021

This study attempted to investigate the influences of cultural background knowledge on improving Iranian pre-intermediate EFL students’ vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. To reach this purpose, the Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT) was performed on 100 English as a foreign language (EFL) learners and 60 of them were selected. The selected respondents were then randomly divided into three groups: group A (Target Culture=TC), group B (Iranian Culture = IC), and group C (Culture-Free=CF). Afterwards, a vocabulary- idiomatic expressions pre-test was given to all groups. Then, the respondents of the three groups received three different treatments. Regarding the treatment, 10 texts pertinent to the customs and the culture of Iran were taught to the IC group, meanwhile, 10 texts with the new vocabulary and idiomatic expressions relevant to the target culture were taught to the TC group, and 10 culture-free texts including some new words and idiomatic expressions were trained to the CF group. After the instruction which took 10 sessions of 60 minutes each, the data were analyzed by using one-way ANOVA and paired sample t-test. The results depicted that the TC and the IC groups outflanked the CF group. This study has numerous implications for learners, teachers, and curriculum designers.
Оперативный ремонт и восстановление аэродромного покрытия и объектов аэродромной инфраструктуры
Authors:   А.А. Леденев, Н.С. Перова, А.Н. Внуков, С.П. Козодаев, Е.В. Баранов, В.Т. Перцев
Published: September 2021

Для проведения оперативного ремонта и восстановления аэродромного покрытия и объектов аэродромной инфраструктуры необходимо применение материалов, которые обладают улучшенными физико-механическими свойствами и позволяют в максимально сжатые сроки решать задачи по подготовке летного поля к приему воздушных судов. В настоящей статье представлена разработка рационального состава и исследование свойств универсальной бетонной смеси для оперативного ремонта и восстановления аэродромного покрытия и объектов аэродромной инфраструктуры. Для обеспечения требуемых характеристик бетона предлагается специальный ремонтный состав универсальной бетонной смеси с применением новой комплексной органоминеральной модифицирующей добавки полифункционального действия. Методом планирования активного многофакторного эксперимента составы органоминеральных добавок оптимизированы в универсальную бетонную смесь. Экспериментально установлено, что применение универсальной бетонной смеси позволяет обеспечить улучшенные физико-механические свойства бетона и оперативно проводить ремонтно-восстановительные работы различных повреждений круглогодично. Приведены рекомендации по технологии применения универсальной бетонной смеси в реальных условиях при разрушении летного поля аэродрома.

Ключевые слова: объекты аэродромной инфраструктуры, восстановление аэродромных покрытий, универсальная бетонная смесь, комплексная органоминеральная добавка, прочность бетона
Моделирование температурных полей
в процессе сварки трением с перемешиванием
Authors:   В.Н. Стаценко, Е.Н. Негода, М.А. Суханов
Published: September 2021

В процессе сварки трением с перемешиванием температурные поля в зоне соединения
определяют физическую возможность пластического течения разогретого материала и качественного
формирования структуры шва. В данной работе представлены результаты расчетного исследования
распределения температур в пластине из алюминиевого сплава АМг3 вокруг инструмента и под ним с
использованием экспериментальных данных по тепловыделениям при линейной сварке трением с перемешиванием при разных скоростях вращения и перемещения инструмента различных диаметров.
Для этих расчетов авторами разработана программа в пакете Mathlab, в которой инструмент представлен совокупностью элементарных источников нагрева, равномерно распределенных по его площади.
Диаметр инструмента разбивается на 100 ячеек, для каждой из них рассчитывается тепловыделение в
зависимости от окружной скорости вращения и скорости сварки. Температурное поле рассчитывалось
как сумма температур от каждого элементарного источника. Результаты расчетов приведены в виде
полей температур и изотерм на поверхности пластины из алюминиевого сплава АМг3 толщиной 4 мм
для инструмента диаметром 20 мм и следующих режимов: скорости его вращения 40 и 100 рад/с, скорости сварки – 0,42 и 1,67 мм/с. После этого область в зоне нагрева пластины и внутри инструмента
разбивается на участки шириной по 2 мм и получают зависимости распределения температур по средней линии сварки. Основной результат проведенных расчетов: максимальное значение температуры и
наибольшее размягчение свариваемого материала наблюдается не в центре инструмента вокруг пина,
где происходит перемешивание, а в области задней кромки инструмента за пином, при этом максимальное значение смещено относительно средней линии сварки на 5–8 мм в направлении, противоположном вращению инструмента. Это смещение температуры объясняется совместным влиянием скоростей вращения и сварки и больше проявляется на малых радиусах инструмента, а также с уменьшением скорости вращения и при увеличении скорости сварки. Результаты исследований могут быть использованы при разработке конструкции, геометрии и технологических схем инструмента для сварки
трением с перемешиванием судовых конструкций из алюминиевых сплавов.
Ключевые слова: сварка трением с перемешиванием, температурные поля, математическая модель, скорость вращения, скорость сварки, диаметр рабочего инструмента, асимметрия изотерм
Directions to form a system of information and analytical support to implement the State innovation policy at the regional level
Authors: PUDEYAN Lyubov’ O.
Published: September 2021

Subject. This article discusses the role of information in ensuring the innovation process in the region’s economy. Objectives. The article aims to explore the areas of implementation of the State innovation policy, considering the Southern Federal District as a case study. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of systems analysis, modeling, generalization, grouping, and forecasting. Results. The article presents a theoretical generalization and outlines a new solution to an important scientific problem concerning the development of theoretical and methodological provisions and practical recommendations regarding the State innovation policy. Conclusions. The current national system of scientific and technical information should become a framework of innovation policy at the regional level.
Die existentielle Metaphysik von Karl Jaspers
Authors: Piecuch Czeslawa
Published: September 2021

In Jaspers’ existentieller Metaphysik sind die Begriffe «Existenz» und «Transzendenz» eng verbunden. Nur für die Existenz hat das Sein, das Jaspers «Transzendenz» nennt, eine Bedeutung, und nur die Existenz kann die Gegenwart der Transzendenz in der Welt erfahren. Die Transzendenz ist dem Menschen jedoch nicht gegeben, sondern sie wird von ihm gesucht, was Jaspers als «Beschwören der Transzendenz» bezeichnet. Czesława Piecuch zeigt, dass dies in der Welt und nur in der Welt auf verschiedenen Wegen geschieht: in der Erfahrung der Grenzsituationen, im liebenden Kampf mit Anderen und im Lesen der Chiffren der Transzendenz. So vollzieht sich das Suchen der Transzendenz dank der existentiellen Freiheit, die es ermöglicht, die Existenz in Bezug auf die Transzendenz zu verwirklichen, und dadurch dem Menschen zum wahren Leben verhilft.
Konstruierte Wirklichkeiten - Die fotografische Montage 1839–1900
Authors: Stiegler Bernd , Thürlemann Felix
Published: September 2021

Bereits unmittelbar nach der «Geburt» der Fotografie 1839 wurden technische und ästhetische Möglichkeiten des neuen Mediums in ihrer ganzen Vielfalt erkundet. Indem dieses Buch frühe Montagebilder auswertet, überwindet es das klassische Bildkonzept des einfachen Einzelbildes. Die Autoren schaffen ein opulentes und überraschendes Bilderbuch, das unterschiedliche Modelle der Konstruktion von Realität, Realismus und Wirklichkeit in der Fotografie vorstellt. Zahlreiche Beispiele repräsentieren das gesamte Spektrum der Fotomontage im 19. Jahrhundert; teilweise werden sie in diesem Buch zum ersten Mal publiziert. Die Autoren schlagen so ein neues Kapitel in der Geschichte der Fotografie auf.