bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of pathologies among workers of a large enterprise of housing and communal services based on the results of periodic medical examinations
Authors: Bendyuk G Ya , Dokhov M A , Sidorov A A
Published: August 2019

Aim. The determination of age-specific coefficients of pathologies in the team of SUE “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg” for 2015–2017.

Methods. The study was conducted in the Medical unit of SUE “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg” in 2015–2017. 8600 people were followed up for 3 years. During the study, extensive indicators of the structure of the pathological process and intensive indicators characterizing its prevalence were calculated.

Results. As a result of the study, it was found that the first place (27.1%) in the structure of pathologies both in men and women is occupied by diseases of the eye and its adnexa. At the second ranked place (25.7%) there were diseases of the circulatory system. As a result of the study, age groups with a high rate of increase in morbidity were identified. Thus, the rate of increase in the detection of pathology of the circulatory system at the transition from the age group below 25 years to the age group 25–29 years was 73.7% among men and 80.4% among women. It was found that diseases of the ear and mastoid process were more common among men, and the greatest increase in the incidence was recorded in the age group 25–29 years. At the same time, diseases of the genitourinary system were more common in women, and the highest incidence rate was revealed in the age group 40–44 years.

Conclusion. Тhe results indicate the need for a differentiated approach to planning the volume of preventive work in different age groups of employees of the housing and communal services enterprise.
José Agrippino e a imagética onírica: Inconsciente, desejo mimético e sociedade do espetáculo em PanAmérica
Authors: Mendonça Bruno Macêdo
Published: August 2019

O presente trabalho é um ensaio interpretativo sobre PanAmérica, romance de José Agrippino de Paula. Tenta-se compreendê-lo a partir da noção de “sociedade do espetáculo”, de Guy Débord. Defende-se que apesar do caráter multifacetado da obra, apto a ensejar interpretações múltiplas quanto às pretensões do livro, a leitura deve ser encarada mais como um exorcismo da razão ou como uma proposta experimental de mergulho no inconsciente do que como um ataque racional e intencional à hegemonia cultural norte-americana. Analisa-se de perto o romance para enfatizar seu caráter onírico, bem como se tenta delinear uma visão geral da narrativa com base na estrutura de sua evolução, em particular na comparação realizada entre os primeiros e os últimos capítulos. Tendo em vista o teor ensaístico deste texto, assim como a reconhecida complexidade do livro analisado, evitam-se conclusões de natureza definitiva.
Uma casa perto da casa dos homens para JP
Authors: Fernandes Thiago
Published: August 2019

Resenha do Livro Recusa do não-lugar, de Juliano Garcia Pessanha, publicado em 2018 pela UBU Editora.
Micro histórias. Apocalipses cotidianos.
Authors: Vários .
Published: August 2019

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Algunos apuntes sobre la evaluación de diccionarios
Authors: Morán María Teresa Fuentes , García Palacios Joaquín , Torres del Rey Jesús
Published: August 2019

Aunque ya se presentaron interesantes trabajos que aportan criterios pertinentes para la evaluación de diccionarios, hay razones que justifican la necesidad de proseguir la investigación en este campo. Por un lado, algunos de estos criterios han caído en el olvido, por otro, y más importante aún, las nuevas generaciones de diccionarios deben responder a otras expectativas, se dirigen a distintos perfiles de usuarios y se elaboran con distintos recursos textuales: todo esto debe llevarnos a establecer distintos parámetros para la evaluación.
Description of knowledge and promotion media for Healthy Living Movement (Germas) in higher education institutions in Indonesia
Authors: Handayani Lina , Shaluhiyah Zahroh , . Suroto
Published: August 2019

Background: Health problems that arise today are results of unhealthy lifestyle. As an effort to overcome these problems, the government launched the Healthy Living Movement (Germas) involving several approaches. This research aims to study the description of knowledge and promotion media about Germas among academics in higher education institutions.Methods: This is a qualitative research that aims to understand a social phenomenon. Research respondents were academics belonging to the groups of department heads, lecturers, academic staff, students, and canteen personnel. The study was conducted from February to April 2019.Results: Results of this research show that Germas related activities have been partially carried out in the university. Meanwhile, results from the health college and the health polytechnic indicate that Germas related activities are better implemented. They are better integrated with the Germas itself as a whole.Conclusions: Knowledge of Germas among academics in higher education institutions is adequate. This is even better for the case of the health college and health polytechnic in which information about health is disseminated routinely via both formal and informal forums. On the other hand, academics from the university obtain more health information about health from external sources.
Economic viability of peanut production on leased land in the Jaboticabal region of São Paulo state, Brazil
Authors: Lopes Santos David Ferreira , Da Silva Bruna Luísa , De Moraes Farinelli Juliana Borba , Horita Kandy , Fonseca Souza Camila Aparecida , Montoro Stela Basso
Published: August 2019

Peanut cultivation has been used as a rotation crop in sugarcane renewal areas in São Paulo, state, Brazil. This practice guarantees agronomic and economic benefits to the region in a way complementary to the sugarcane crop. Small- and medium-sized rural producers have specialized in the cultivation of peanuts in the
of renewal sugarcane areas, with production mainly occurring via a lease contract system. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the economic viability of commercial and productive operations associated with the peanut cultivation in leased areas. From a delimitated production profile modal, it was possible to analyze economic viability by triangulating secondary and primary information for peanut cultivation in Jaboticabal, the city of greatest production of this oil-giving seed in Brazil. Using Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Return on Investment and Point of Equilibrium techniques, it was possible to show that the peanut crop is operationally feasible. However, financial and economic viability only occurred when leases cost equal or less
than 50 sacks per hectare and when the producer was able to work with an area equal to or greater than 91 hectares (the break-even point). These results bring new economic information, supplementing that already in literature and provides data necessary for the rural producer to plan of production and size of investment.
La Habana: riqueza local, plata mexicana y financiación militar, 1765-1788: hacia una nueva perspectiva
Authors: Serrano José M.
Published: August 2019

Este artículo analiza las remesas de plata mexicana hacia el Caribe con nes militares desde una nueva perspectiva que se basa en la premisa de que la aportación del virreinato de Nueva España fue menor de lo que se ha escrito hasta el momento, debido a una reevaluación metodológica de las fuentes y un análisis más profundo de las aportaciones de La Habana en el contexto que siguió a 1765. El papel de las rentas y préstamos cubanos representó una signicativa aportación a la defensa del Caribe que disminuyó la importancia real de las remesas mexicanas. Este artículo pretende generar un debate sobre las posibles causas del retraso económico de México desde un análisis cualitativo de las remesas enviadas a España y el Caribe.
A Culture of Conflict: An Examination of Thought Processes and Subsequent Behaviors of Citizens in Post-War Belfast
Authors: Smith Nicole Finnell
Published: August 2019

This article is an exploration into the thoughts and behaviors of the citizens of Post-War Belfast. More than twenty years have passed since the declared end of the Troubles, a three decade-long civil war taking place in Northern Ireland. While many places in Northern Ireland felt the blows of this war, it seems that none felt them quite as badly as Belfast. In this article, I examine the behaviors and actions via the thoughts and perspectives of citizens of Belfast, a city which is still torn in half, divided by forces such as religion, politics, and law among others. These forces are intimately entangled with one another, so much so that the root of the conflict proves difficult to find. After examining the history of Belfast and its peoples, I create two provisional categories, “those too close to the conflict” and “those too far removed from the conflict.”  By doing so I am able to explore what is deemed the normative thought processes of varying people groups, which helps outsiders to glean some understanding of their behavior. In the end, my goal is to give voice to varying sides of the conflict, and while not giving any solution to the conflict, I aim to offer some knowledge and insight as to why it is taking place.
Culture Repackaged: An Ethnography of the Globalized Sub-Culture of Tabletop Wargamers
Authors: Lee Rainier
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this research is to show the changing face of cultural participation in hidden sub-cultures of the West.  Through repackaging social partnership to adapt to post-modern realities, Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Gamers establish community, identity, and social mobilization through tabletop wargaming. This research is a call for anthropologists to expand their presence on social media as a means of understanding shifting images of culture. It is also a call for Christian participation in all segments of society.
Glosa do wyroku Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka z dnia 30 stycznia 2018 roku w sprawie Sekmadienis Ltd. przeciwko Litwie (skarga nr 69317/14)
Authors: Dziwisz Stanisław
Published: August 2019

Przedmiotem glosy jest wyrok Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka wydany 30 stycznia 2018 r. w sprawie Sekmadienis Ltd. przeciwko Litwie. Trybunał uznał, że skazanie Spółki na grzywnę w związku z prowadzoną kampanią reklamową wykorzystującą do celów komercyjnych przedmiot czci religijnej stanowiło naruszenie art. 10 Konwencji o Ochronie Praw Człowieka i Podstawowych Wolności. Nałożona kara, w ocenie Trybunału, stanowiła ingerencję w jej wolność wyrażania opinii, która choć była przewidziana w prawie krajowym i realizowała uprawniony cel w postaci ochrony moralności publicznej, to jednak narusza równowagę pomiędzy ochroną moralności i praw osób wierzących, a wolnością słowa.
The relationship between body mass index and preeclampsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Motedayen Morteza , Rafiei Mohammad , Rezaei Tavirani Mostafa , Sayehmiri Kourosh , Dousti Majid
Published: August 2019

Background: One of the causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity is pregnancy-induced hypertension, the most common form of which is preeclampsia that causes many complications for mother and fetus.
Objective: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and preeclampsia in Iran.
Materials and Methods: Using valid keywords in the SID database, PubMed, Scopus, data obtained from all the articles, which were reviewed in Iran between 2000 and 2016, were combined using the meta-analysis method (random-effects model) and analyzed using STATA version 11.1.
Results: A total number of 5,946 samples were enrolled in 16 studies with the mean BMI values of 25.13, 27.42, and 26.33 kg /m2 in the healthy, mild, and severe preeclamptic groups, respectively.
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that there is a significant relationship between BMI and the risk of preeclampsia, so it can be said that BMI may be one of the ways to diagnose preeclampsia.
The effect of catheter rotation during its withdrawal on frozen thawed embryo-transfer cycles outcomes: A Case-control study
Authors: Eftekhar Maryam , Saeed Lida , Hoseini Masrooreh
Published: August 2019

Background: Embryo transfer (ET) is the last and the most clinical process in assisted reproductive technology cycle. It has been suggested that cervical mucus interacts with an adequate embryo transfer in different ways. A few studies showed that catheter rotation could discharge mucus entrapped in the embryo to neutralize embryo displacement.
Objective: The aim of this present study was to compare the outcome of frozen embryo transfer (FET) based on catheter rotation during withdrawal.
Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, the clinical documents of 240 women who experienced frozen embryo transfer cycles were reviewed. The subjects were divided into two groups (n = 120/each), including A) the rotation treatment group (360°) that underwent ET using catheter rotation and B) the control group including the subjects who experienced ET with no catheter rotation. Clinical and chemical pregnancies and implantation rates were compared between two groups.
Results: Results showed that there is no significant difference between the basic clinical and demographic features of both groups (p > 0.05). A significant difference was observed in terms of the rate of chemical pregnancy between groups (21.7% vs 43.3%, p = 0.001 respectively). In addition, the rate of clinical pregnancy was significantly higher in study group than the control (33.35% vs 14.2%, p = 0.002, respectively).
Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that catheter rotation during withdrawal increased the implantation rate and clinical pregnancy.
Maternal plasma fetuin-A levels in fetal growth restriction: A case-control study
Authors: Can Ibano Mujde , Yasar Sanhal Cem , Ozgu-Erdinc Seval , Yucel Aykan
Published: August 2019

Background: Higher Fetuin-A (FA) concentrations were found to be associated with obesity and there is an interest to the relation between maternal FA and pregnancy outcomes.
Objective: In this study, our aim was to evaluate the association of maternal plasma levels of FA with fetal growth restriction (FGR).
Materials and Methods: 41 pregnant women with FGR and 40 controls were recruited in this case-control study between July and November 2015. At the diagnosis of FGR, venous blood samples (10 cc) were obtained for FA analysis.
Results: Maternal plasma FA levels were significantly higher in fetal growth-restricted pregnant women compared with controls (19.3 ± 3.0 ng/ml vs 25.9 ± 6.8 ng/ml, p = 0.001). Area under receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of FA in FGR was 0.815 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.718-0.912, p < 0.001). The maternal FA levels with values more than 22.5 ng/ml had a sensitivity of about 73.17% (95% CI: 56.79- 85.25) and a specificity of about 82.5% (95% CI: 66.64-92.11) with positive and negative predictive values of about 81.08% (95% CI: 64.29-91.45) and 75% (95% CI: 59.35-86.30), respectively. Therefore, the diagnostic accuracy was obtained about 77.78%.
Conclusion: The results of this study show higher maternal plasma levels of FA in FGR. Further studies are needed in order to demonstrate the long-term effects of FA in pregnancies complicated with FGR and early prediction of FGR.
The effects of the Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 on the oxidative stress of reproductive system in diabetic male rats
Authors: Sheikh Hosseini Seddigheh , Gol Ali , Khaleghi Moje
Published: August 2019

Background: Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of diabetic complications.
Objective: This study evaluated the impact of pre- and post-treatment with Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 on the oxidant and anti-oxidant factors of testis and epididymis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Materials and Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats (10 wk old) weighing 220-230 g. were divided into five groups (n = 6/ each): 1- normal group, 2- normal lactobacillus group, 3- diabetic group, 4- diabetic + lactobacillus before (DLB) group, and 5- diabetic + lactobacillus after (DLA) group. The normal and diabetic groups received daily 1 mL normal saline for 6 wk. Normal lactobacillus group received daily L. acidophilus for 6 wk. Group DLB received daily L. acidophilus for 2 wk before diabetes and for 4 wk after diabetes. Group DLA received daily 1 mL normal saline for 2 wk before diabetes and L. acidophilus for 4 wk after diabetes. The dose of L. acidophilus was 1 × 109 CFU/mL.
Results: The administration of L. acidophilus worsened blood glucose level and reduced the levels of Malondialdehyde (p = ≤ 0.0001) and Hydrogen peroxide (p ≤ 0.0001) and, Catalase and Glutathione peroxidase activity increased in the testis. In epididymis, Glutathione peroxidase and Catalase (p = 0.013) activity increased and Hydrogen peroxide concentration reduced, while Malondialdehyde concentration did not show any changes compared to the diabetic rats. Also, there was no significant difference between DLB and DLA groups, in these markers.
Conclusion: Data obtained suggests that L. acidophilus has anti-oxidant effects on the testis and sometime in the epididymis in diabetic rats.
Cultural Values in Traditional Proverbs of Pakpak
Authors: Tarmizi Ramin Ahmad
Published: August 2019

This research aims to discuss social values and attitudes in Pakpak traditional proverbs
related to flora, fauna and social relationship. As the discussion goes around the
social phenomena and standing of Pakpak People in Indonesian cultural context, the
paper is conducted by means of descriptive qualitative method on ninety traditional
Pakpak proverbs collected from various printed and electronic sources. Proverbs are
an important part in Pakpak social life, not only simply used in communication but
also made as a guideline to maintain harmony among the members of the society.
Once harmony is maintained, social life of any community could go through peace and
happiness, uplifting the welfare as well as honor of the ethnic. The research results
show that social values and attitudes are explained and taught using flora, fauna and
social relationship, such as social status, discipline, responsibility, hard work, and good
habits. The research is expected to be useful in the context of Pakpak culture learners
to learn the socio-cultural values through meaningful expressions such as traditional
proverbs.
Local Wisdom Found in Mangongkal Holi Tradition
Authors: M. Silalahi Charles David , Sibarani Robert , Setia Eddy
Published: August 2019

Mangongkal Holi is known as the highest level of tradition on Batak Toba daily life
practices. Previously, this tradition was done by those limited families for the reasons of
funding and its complicated management. But nowadays, the practice of mangongkal
holi tradition is more rarely to be found; eventhough there are many local wisdom
implicitly impressed on it. This study is part of the first writer’s dissertation, entitled
Tradisi Mangongkal Holi pada Masyarakat Batak Toba (Mangongkal Holi Tradition in
Batak Toba Society). This research was done in qualitative research, the data were
collected through direct participatory observation, in-depth interviews with many batak
toba informants (adat’s experts, practitioners and academicians/theologians), as well as
audio-visual documentation. The data were analyzed by using Miles, and Huberman
model; where data condensation, data display and data conclusion/verification were
the three concurrent flows activities done to make sure the process of data analysis
precisely on the track. The final conclusion of this research state that there were
nine local wisdom found in mangongkal holi tradition, they are: thanksgiving, respect,
humble/humility, blessings, responsibility, mutual cooperation, prays, concession in
dialogue, and prestige; where all these local wisdom will be well-stored and longlasting
while mangongkal holi tradition conserved through good and acceptable
design of recommended revitalization model. The writers believe that there are still
many solutions to solve the problems of funding, such as: down-grading the level
of ceremony, or unifying more individual saring-sarings in a mangongkal holi ceremony.
Cultural Norms and Values Configuration in Acehnese Traditional Fishing Ritual
Authors: Pratiwy Devi , . Mulyadi , Mbete Aron Meko , Widayati Dwi
Published: August 2019

This study is aimed at providing an overview of cultural reality of Khanuri la’ot discourse,
a traditional fishing ritual activity in Aceh Province. The objectives of this study are:
to describe the cultural norms and values configuration from an ethno-pragmatic
perspective. This study presents the role of cultural script in the analysis of norms and
values in cultural discourse on natural semantic meta-language theory. It is considering
that cultural norms and values constituted rules and regulation in social communication
interaction practices. In conducting the research, this study followed qualitative method
with its phenomenology approach in which data were obtained from observation in a
khanuri la’ot ritual, and in depth interview with the respondents from Acehnese fishing
community. The result of this study showed that there are some cultural norms and
values found on the ritual in the community. They are: (1) politeness, (2) asserting hope,
(3) respect, (4) family atmosphere, and (5) giving advice. The configuration of these
cultural norms and values was in accordance with the understanding of knowledge
and wisdom in terms of khanuri la’ot ritual system. The configuration is constructed in
low level scripts with the component of lexicons in semantic primes.
Assessing English Education Department Students’ Competence in Translating Indonesian Text into English
Authors: Waty Kembaren Farida Repelita , Muchtar Muhizar , Kusumawati Tri Indah
Published: August 2019

Translation skill is important for students of English Education Department as in the
future they will need the skill to translate their own scientific papers for international
publication. However, to master the skills of translating texts, students should have
enough understanding on both the language and the culture of languages (source and
target language). This research aims to 1) identify the difficulty faced by the students
when translating texts, and 2) measure students’ ability in translating texts. The data
were gained from the students’ translation products. The subjects were 30 students
of English Education Department in the State Islamic University of North Sumatra. The
data collecting instrument was translation test where students translated English text
into Indonesian. The findings indicate that students had difficulty in translating the
English text into Indonesian especially in terms of accuracy and acceptability, but the
students’ translations were better in terms of readability. The difficulties in translating
the English text into Indonesian were due to students’ lack of understanding in applying
the appropriate translation methods when translating the text. Moreover, the students
also lack of ability in choosing the right words that will be the best equivalence in
the target language. The findings also show that students had sufficient ability in
translating text from English to Indonesian.
The Characteristics of the Letter of Dād and the Miracle of Al-Qur’an
Authors: Al-Rasyid Harun
Published: August 2019

Since ancient times, Arabic has been an actively used language. Arabic language is also
renowned as the language of Al-Qur’an (Muslim’s holy book). However, it is important
to notice that the Arabic language used for communication is certainly different from
that used in the Qur’an, which is also called the classical Arabic language (qodîmah).
This Qur’anic Arabic has various unique characteristics. This paper elaborates some
specificities and uniqueness of Arabic letter Dād that no other languages in this world
bear similarities. Thus, it cannot be denied if this language is used to represent the
verses of the Qur’an. Although some challenges were later found in pronouncing this
letter after the Qur’an is read by all Muslims throughout the world. The letter Dād, found
in the 15
Ethics of Biotechnology in Bioshock’s Interactive Narrative
Authors: Oktodila Hasbi Thaufik , Hapsarani Dhita
Published: August 2019

The interactivity element in video games allows the process of delivering narration
through words and actions taken by the game player. The diversity of game design in
delivering stories leads to a debate between ludology (game-centered) and narratology
(narrative-centered). Ludology perceives game as ‘sets of rules’ because game itself
is a medium that is made up of rules. On the other hand, narratology views game
in terms of the narrative resulted from the rules. Narratology tends to reduce the
peculiarity of the medium because it does not take game rules into account, while
ludology ignores the narrative elements. However, in recent times, games combine
aspects of gameplay and narration to form an interactive narrative. One video game
that uses such combination is Bioshock (2007). The interactivity elements in this
game are not only for conveying the story, but also for allowing players’ participation
to determine the resolution of the story through the player’s interaction with the
character named Little Sister. Gameplay-wise, Little Sister acts as one of the main
resources that helps players complete the game. Narrative-wise, Little Sister who
is a chimera (a combination between animal and human) is a representation of
technological advancement. Positioned as resource both in the gameplay and the
narration, the game player’s treatment toward Little Sister implies ethical and moral
consequences. For these reasons, this article implements textual analysis to discuss
the characterization of Little Sisters displayed in the gameplay and the narration that
leads to the ethical and morality issues lies in biotechnology.
Students’ Comprehension of Arabic and English Terminology in Islamic Finance: A Comparative Study
Authors: Harahap Isnaini , . Marliyah , Syahnan Mhd. , Qarni Waizul , Nasution Sahkholid , Batubara Chuzaimah , Tambunan Khairina
Published: August 2019

The rapid growing of Islamic finance sector is characterized by the establishment of
Islamic financial institutions as well as Islamic financial market worldwide. Indonesia
also shows significant development in this sector, which can be observed through the
founding of various Islamic banking and insurance companies. As a result, Indonesian
students’ interests in taking majors in Islamic Economics and Business are skyrocketing
in the last decade. However, this phenomenon is not without any challenges since
those students come from different educational backgrounds, either Islamic or public
high schools. Meanwhile, Islamic finance uses much terminology taken from Arabic
and English languages. This means that students from public high schools may not
be familiar with the terms from those two languages, particularly the Arabic-derived
ones. Thus, this study aimed to investigate Islamic Economics and Business UIN SU
students’ comprehension of Arabic and English Terminology used in Islamic Finance.
Employing a descriptive quantitative approach, this study used questionnaire as the
instrument of data collection. The results reveal interesting findings indicating students’
comprehension of Arabic terminology is significantly higher than that of English one.
It can be concluded that students coming from either Islamic or public educational
background have no significant differences in understanding Islamic financial terms
derived from Arabic and English languages.
Local Wisdom in Minangkabau Cultural Tradition of Randai
Authors: Hadijah Lailan
Published: August 2019

This research intends to describe local wisdom in cultural tradition of randai as a
tradition of performing art in customary activities such as the coronation ceremony
and inheritance of customary titles, akikah, batagakpanghulu, circumcision, marriage,
until the main events of various youth activities and other tradition. The paper employs
qualitative descriptive method which is based on the empirical observation and
grounded study as the strategy of inquiry. The findings of research are the existence of
local wisdom of Minangkabau culture in randai such as: a) sambah silek as a reflection
of traditional philosophy of basandi syarak-syarak basandi of the Kitabullah; b) carito
kato in randai as a reflection of philosophy for kato nan ampek that has advice; c)
Minangkabau language in randai as a reflection of self-identity; d) philosophy of alama
takambang jadi guru as a way of life that has moral value; e) the silek randai movement
as a reflection of the identity of the anak nagari that has solidarity, and f) bakaba in
randai as a social identity.
Congruent and Metaphorical Coding Based on Grammatical Mood and Speech Function in Oprah Winfrey’s Talk Show
Authors: . Lilian , Lubis Syahron , . Nurlela
Published: August 2019

This research is to examine the use of Mood and Speech Function in Oprah Winfrey’s
Talk Show. Oprah Winfrey’s Talk Show is chosen because it is an American syndicated
talk show that aired nationally for 1986 to 2011. It is highly influential and many of its
topics have penetrated into the American pop-cultural consciousness. The analysis
of this research based on Eggins, S and Slade (1997:184) which includes Congruent
and Incongruent Realization of Speech Function. This paper concerns on the analysis
of Congruent and Incongruent of Mood and Speech Function in Oprah Winfrey’s
Talk Show. This uses descriptive research method, in which the data are described
systematically to get an accurate and factual result. The data used in this study are the
clauses containing of grammatical mood and speech function used by Oprah Winfrey’s
Talk Show. The finding describes that as a talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, has a power
to express Incongruent or Metaphorical Coding in Realization of Speech Function. It
also to analyze how the mood and speech function realized in the conversation in
Oprah Winfrey’s Talk Show.
A Discourse Stylistics Analysis on the Regularities in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple
Authors: Zamruddin Mardliya Pratiwi , Arafah Burhanuddin
Published: August 2019

The purpose of this study was to describe the regularities of the American Postmodern
Novelist: Alice Walker with a focus on a character’s and/or narrator’s mind style in a
stylistic and narratological approach. This study aimed to attain the regularities from
the American novelist’s literary work and how the regularities/irregularities occur in
the novel to frame the style of the novelist in producing her literary work. This study
was a descriptive qualitative by taken into account of stylistics categories and mind
style which were applied to the Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. The data of this study
were taken from Alice Walker’s novel entitled The Color Purple. The result of the study
showed the occurrences and the forms of regularities in the novel The Color Purple by
Alice Walker which represented the style of the novelist in creating her literary work.
The bold character of African-American Vernacular English that were found in Alice
Walker’s The Color Purple showed that the novelist poured their mind style in their
literary works by showing their stylistic options in producing the novel. By showing their
writing style the novelists were contributed to the development of national language
in America.
Conceptual Metaphor of Eliot’s Waste Land Versus Al-Sayyab’s Rain Song
Authors: Ibrahim Ayassrah Mohamed Ayed , Latiff Azmi Mohd Nazri
Published: August 2019

Of the rhetorical tools, metaphor still has insufficient interest, primarily as a crosscultural
phenomenon though it is an attractive and vivid area, so it should be studied
and highlighted (Suhadi, 2018) and (Barton, 2017). This comparative study investigated
the conceptual metaphor in modern Arabic versus English poetry with reference to
Al-Sayyab and T. S. Eliot as two poles of modern poetry in Arabic and English. This
study tried to shed light on the frequency of the conceptual metaphors in Al-Sayyab’s
The Rain Song versus Eliot’s The Waste Land. Besides, it aimed to explore the
similarities and differences between the two poems in using the CMT orientational ’Up’
and ’Down’ strategy. However, to accomplish its aims, this study adopted Lakoff and
Jonson’s Conceptual Metaphor Theory ’CMT’ (1980); this theory asserted that metaphor
is an inborn mental system in which we understand a certain concept in terms of
another by drawing a logical mapping between the source domain and the target one.
Finally, the study found that modern poetry was wealthy of conceptual metaphors. It
also discovered that The Rain Song involved 65.29% conceptual metaphors of its total
lines, so it exceeded The Waste Land which comprised only 39.40%. Furthermore, the
study revealed that the two poems were generally pessimistic in which the ’Down’
domain exceeded the ’Up’ one in each poem. Also, it detected that Eliot was more
pessimistic than Al Sayyab who was more optimistic.
Grammatical Errors Made By the Students of English Department UISU Year 2018 in Their Writing Class
Authors: . Nuraini
Published: August 2019

This research attempts to identify the grammatical errors produced by students of
English Department of UISU year 2018 in their final paper of writing class. In particular,
it attempts to classify the errors based on Surface Strategy Taxonomy proposed by
Dulay, Burt, and Krashen (1982). The data used in this research are taken from the
submitted assignments of English Department students of Universitas Islam Sumatera
Utara year 2018 in General English, particularly nine students in writing class. The
researcher found 178 errors in fourteen linguistic categories which are divided into
four parts: omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. From all the four parts,
the researcher discovered that the most frequent errors found are in the part of
misformation (97 errors; 54.49%), followed by omission (38 errors; 31.11%), misordering
(22 errors; 12.78%), and addition (20 errors; 11.11%). While from the linguistic categories,
the three most frequent errors found are misformation of verbal (30 errors), misordering
of complex sentence (20 errors), and omission of determiner (19 errors).
Hybrid Marriage Breakdown in Hamka’s Novel Merantau Ke Deli
Authors: . Pardi , Nasution Ikhwanuddin , . Syaifuddin , Zein T. Thyrhaya
Published: August 2019

The two main characters in the novel, a man from Minang ethnic and a Javanese
woman, meet and unite in a hybrid marriage institution, referring to the concept of
combining two objects in one unit, part of a cultural hybrid and then analyzed through
descriptive qualitative method reviewing the existence of marriage of different ethnics,
part of a social problem in accordance with the function of literature as a medium
for disclosure of social problems. Data and sources of data obtained are novels and
words, phrases and sentences in the novel pointing to the discussion points. Tolerance,
mutual understanding, solidarity, mutual support and not disputing cultural background
are the main requirements in carrying out a hybrid marriage and all these requirements
do not exist enough in the male character of this novel and eventually the marriage
experiences a severe shock and ends in divorce. Disclosure of causal factors is the
purpose of this study and the results are the norms of cultural traditions conveyed by
a group of people and self-centeredness triggers the breakdown of the marriage.
Social Identity Represented in Dai’s Discourse
Authors: Rangkuti Rahmadsyah , Sinar T. Silvana , Setia Eddy , Zulfan Mulyadi
Published: August 2019

This research is motivated by the use of language as a marker of da’is (preachers)
identity and ideology in the city of Medan represented in their preaching. The outbreak
of the spirit of Islam which was marked by the proliferation of Islamic da’wah forums
in urban areas, presented a treasure of language problems that could be used as
new objects of linguistic analysis. In the discourse of Islamic preaching, language
plays an important role that could be used to portray a personal and sociocultural
identity of a dai. Even the use of language can also represent the ideology of the
dai. The purpose of this study is to find out the linguistic features that shape identity
and the ideology represented in the preaching discourse of Dai in the city of Medan.
Practically, a phenomenological design was used in this study based on a critical
socio-pragmatic approach. The data are in the form of speech collected purposively and
analyzed by distributional and contextual method and presented formally and informally.
Hate Speech: The Phenomenon of Offensive Language
Authors: Rangkuti Rahmadsyah , . Zulfan , Lubis Andi Pratama
Published: August 2019

A characteristic inherent in a democratic State is a guarantee of freedom of opinion
and expression by every citizen. However, the space for freedom cannot be misused
to express various ideas or views so that it becomes a tool to attack human rights and
the freedom of others manifested in the form of hate speech. Acts of hate speech
are currently getting more and more attention from various circles, not only for law
enforcers and practitioners, politicians, information and communication technology
experts. But it is also a very serious concern for the Indonesian government to form
and give birth to regulations concerning to handling of hate speech. Moreover, caring
for diversity and harmonization in diversity in the era of globalization of information
technology is the biggest challenge today. In this study, phenomenology is used as
research design whereas purposive sampling from online media is used to collect
the data. The aim is to maintain unity in the midst of a multicultural community life
such as Batu Bara. On the other hand, the emergence of discussions about hate
speech actually gave the object of a new study for linguistics. Based on the linguistic
perspective, hate speech is a phenomenon of offensive language that can present
linguistic data and can be analyzed linguistically. Therefore, this article conceptually
describes the role of linguistics and linguists in understanding and explaining the
subject of hate speech.
Deconstructing Post-Industrial American Ethos: Decline of Civility and Agony of Artists in Bellow’s Later Novels
Authors: Marrouchi Ramzi B. Mohamed , Nazri Latiff Azmi Dr. Mohd
Published: August 2019

This paper sheds light on the way Saul Bellow’s (1915-2005) intellectual protagonists
deconstruct post industrial American ethos which are dominated by the hegemony
of capitalism and the values of democracy. These heroes are deeply immersed in
European liberal education, the ‘Western Canon’ to recall Harold Bloom; however, they
are marginalized, alienated, degraded and eventually rejected by the masses, junk
culture, the dictatorship of the commonplace, and the unqualified individual. Bellow’s
heroes predict that American culture will be overwhelmed by mass culture after the
1950s characterized by liberal democracy, [ultra capitalism], scientific experimentation,
and industrialization, inspite of the high rate of higher education. Deploring a Derridean
method of deconstructionism and a Foucauldian epistemic design, they archeologically
question the roots of American cultural backdrop, that is, the massive industrialization
in the late age of capitalism. They centralize art, humanities, classical books, morality,
and religion; and marginalize science, commodity, consumerism, technology, and
psychiatry. They deconstruct all makers of culture industry based on analysis,
systemization, standardization, and not imagination and creativity. To achieve human
and noble norms, they admit a noble life away from the vulgarity and barbarism of
the age to cite Zygmunt Bauman. Special focus is on Herzog (1964), Mr. Sammler’s
Planet (1970), Humboldt’s Gift (1975) and The Dean’s December (1982) for their common
concern with this issue.
Challenges for Professional Development of Malaysian ESL Teachers
Authors: Omar Ruzana , Ab. Rashid2 Radzuwan
Published: August 2019

The paper aims to provide insights into the current understanding of the challenges
faced by in-serviced primary school ESL teachers in completing their degree on
a part-time basis. In relation to the government’s effort to improve the quality of
primary education, many English language teachers have enrolled in the ‘Teacher’s
First-degree program’ offered by the Ministry of Education. The participants of the
program, somehow, face a number of challenges. As adult learners, the ESL teachers
need to follow in doing the degree part time as all of them are full time teachers
and teaching in different schools. Sociocultural theory of Lev Vygotsky provided
the theoretical framework for this case study. This qualitative study explored the
experiences of five in-service primary school English language teachers who were
involved in the program. Semi-structured interviews were carried out to identify the
challenges faced by the teachers in completing a primary school teacher’s first-degree
program organized by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The main data generated
from semi-structured interviews was analysed using thematic analysis approach. The
findings revealed that job commitments, family commitments, health mental issue and
time management are the main challenges faced by them. Exploring in-service primary
school English teachers challenges in furthering their studies part-timely might give
the Ministry of Education (MOE) consideration in understanding of language teachers’
selves and needs while pursuing their first degree. This research might also be helpful
to investigate the current practices of the professional development of primary school
English teachers in Malaysia.
Depression in Jojo Moyes’ Me Before You
Authors: Hariani Rizki Febri , Wulan Sri
Published: August 2019

This paper focuses on two subject matters of depression found in the novel. The
subject matters of this study are the symptoms and the causes of the protagonist’s
depression. Each matter applies different theory. For the analysis, Johnson’s and Jiwo’s
concepts are used. The design of this study is qualitative descriptive method because
the data are analyzed by narrative description and interpretation about the story in the
novel. The result of this study shows that the protagonist’s depression can be seen
from the three symptoms which are 1) he feels that no one cares about him, 2) he
only thinks about himself or self-centeredness, 3) he always tries to end his life. Those
symptoms appear due to two causes; 1) he starts to feel lonely and isolate himself after
the accident which makes him disabled; and 2) he gets traumatic after the accident
and always tries to commit suicide. Although, he tries to overcome his depression by
keeping relationship with his lover, he finally commits suicide at the end of this story.
Learning English Motivation By Students of SMK UISU Medan
Authors: Ekalestari Susi , Putri Febriyola , Hasibuan Abdurrozzaq
Published: August 2019

This research is aimed to determine the type of motivation and factors that influence
the motivation of the students of SMK UISU Medan. The sample of this study is all
students of SMK UISU Medan. The total respondents in the sample are 52 students
from first grade, second grade, and third grade of the school. This researach uses
mixed method so that the data will be analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using
Likert scale. The instruments used in this reseaarch are questionnaire and interview.
Therefore, the data are collected by sharing questionnaire and conducting. The
research finds that the motivation most possessed by the respondents is instrumental
motivation, furthermore, teacher’s factor is the main factor that influences student
motivation in learning English.
The Effect of Using Rountable Technique on Student’S Writing Skill in Arranging Sentences
Authors: Wirasini Yetty , Lubis Syahron
Published: August 2019

This research is concerned with applying roundtable technique writing skill in arranging
sentences to form simple present tense. The aim of the research is to find out if
applying roundtable technique effects on students’ writing skill in arranging sentences.
The research is conducted by experimental method. The population of the research
is XI students of SMA Swasta Dwi Tunggal Tanjung Morawa in 2018-2019 academic
year. The sample consists of 60 students then divided into two groups, 30 students
as experimental group and 30 students as control group. The experimental group
is taught by applying roundtable technique and the control group without applying
roundtable technique. The researcher uses writing test as instrument of the research.
The test is answered by multiple choices and arranging sentences about simple present
tense.The researcher analyzes the data by using the formula of t-test commonly used.
After calculating and analyzing the data, it is concluded that tcalculate is higher than
ttable (5,54 > 2,02). It showed that there is a significant difference. The pre test mean
score of experimental is 57,16 and post test is 84,5, the difference is 27,34. The value
ot tcalculate is bigger than ttable (5,54 > 2,02) degree of freedom is 58, and the level
significance is 0,05. The result is that applying roundtable technique gives significant
effect on students’ writing skill in arranging sentences simple presentt tense. So, It can
concluded from t-test above that the hypothesis of this study is accepted.
The Effectiveness of Comic Strip As Media to Improve the Students’ Reading Comprehension on Narrative Text of MTs Ar-Rahman Langkat
Authors: Sari Manik Rudang Mayang
Published: August 2019

In this research, the writer would deal with reading skill based on the consideration
that success in reading will be very important for students both for academic and
vocational advancement. For mor than a quarter of a century language teachers have
been dominated by the idea that speech is the primary from of languange, writing is
secondary. So, it is logic that there is such a common sense that teaching languange
is nothing more than a remedial stage of preparation to the more rigorous. Moreover,
reding is regarded as somewhat dull because today’s generationg ets philosopy from
thr movie. In fact, studying literature can assure intellectual stimulation even at the
beginning stages of learning.
According to the statement above, there is a challenge on the foreign language teacher
to provide exposure to language and to provide opportunities for learning through
classroom activities. In class, teacher have significant rule to bring out the fun class to
the students. So, teacher should try to get students read and develop their skills that
are aimed to improve their ability and will to read. Theey should be a good facilitator
in creating nd building an effecctive reading class. One way to conduct the clss to be
more interesting is by using a fresh and interesting material to be brought to clas. This
case is also happend in MTs Ar-Rahman Langkat that only some of material in the book
about reading comprehension and many students can not understand what the next
talk about.
In other words, comic is unification , work of art among fine literary works in which
there are usual froms are the verbal explanation in fixedd sequence and has cartoon
story as theme. Reading cimics is more than the material in hand, that it involves a
certain immersion into the cultural of the comics that one readers to get the right
visualization. Teacher should be sekective in choosing teaching media/ aids. In the
writer’s opinion, teaching English on reading skill using comic strips was one of teacjing
aid which student’s were given chance to learn English more fun.