bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA MELALUI PENERAPAN LAYANAN BIMBINGAN KELOMPOK TEKNIK SOSIODRAMA PADA SISWA KELAS VIII-4 SMP NEGERI 1 TIGAPANAH KAB. KARO TAHUN AJARAN 2014/2015
Authors: GINTING RUTH VITRIANI
Published: November 2020

Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana layanan bimbingan  kelompok teknik sosiodrama dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa pada kelas VIII-4 SMP Negeri 1 Tigapanah Tahun Ajaran 2014-2015. Untuk memperoleh data, peneliti melakukan pengumpulan data melalui angket. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah angket keterampilan berpikir kritis untuk menjaring data tentang keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa yang sebelumnya diuji cobakan untuk mengetahui validitas dan reliabilitas angket. Instrumen diberikan sebelum dan sesudah pemberian layanan bimbingan kelompok teknik sosiodrama. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Bimbingan Konseling (PTBK) yang terdiri dari 2 siklus, siklus I dan siklus II masing-masing siklus dilakukan dua kali pertemuan. Analisis data menggunakan perhitungan Persentase. Berdasarkan hasil analisis angket sebelum diberikan tindakan, diketahui bahwa dari 31 orang siswa diperoleh 10 orang siswa yang bermasalah dalam keterampilan berpikir kritis. Sepuluh orang siswa tersebut 2 memperoleh skor dengan kriteria tinggi dan 2 orang dengan kriteria sedang dan 6 orang dengan kriteria rendah. Dari hasil analisis data pada siklus I setelah diberikan tindakan diketahui 4 orang siswa yang mengalami peningkatan kemampuan keterampilan berpikir, sehingga persentase keberhasilan memperoleh 40%. Pada siklus II terjadi peningkatan pada keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa yaitu 80% karena diperoleh 8 orang siswa yang mengalami peningkatan. Walaupun masih ada 2 orang siswa yang dikategorikan sedang, namun tingkat keberhasilan layanan sudah mencapai target yakni di atas 75%. Sedangkan jika dilihat keberhasilan keseluruhan siswa yang mengikuti kegiatan yaitu mencapai 93,5%. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa dapat ditingkatkan melalui layanan bimbingan kelompok teknik sosiodrama pada kelas VIII-4 di SMP Negeri 1 Tigapanah Tahun Ajaran 2014-2015.
Pengaruh Pemberian Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok Terhadap Perubahan Perilaku Adiktif Dalam Penggunaan Facebook Siswa Kelas X SMA Negeri 15 Medan T/A 2013/2014
Authors: MARITA RAMADHINA
Published: November 2020

Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah :  Apakah ada pegaruh positif pemberian layanan bimbingan kelompok terhadap  perubahan perilaku adiktif siswa dalam penggunaan facebook siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 15 Medan Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014. Penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksperimen. Jumlah subjek penelitian adalah 10 orang. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan  angket. Hasil penelitian meunjukkan bahwa pemberian layanan bimbingan kelompok mempunyai pengaruh terhadap perubahan perilaku adiktif siswa dalam penggunaan facebook siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 15 Medan Tahun Ajaran 2013/2014. Hal ini teruji dengan menggunaka uji t yang di peroleh dari perhitungan dengan hasil thitung = 6,37 > ttabel = 2,26. Dengan demikian terdapat pegaruh yang positif antara bimbingan kelompok terhadap perubahan  perilaku adiktif siswa dalam penggunaan facebook siswa kelas X SMA Negeri 15 Medan Tahun ajaran 2013/2014, dapat diterima.
Bimbingan Karir untuk Mempersiapkan Anak Tunagrahita Memasuki Dunia Kerja
Authors: Bensu, S.Pd Putri
Published: November 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana layanan bimbingan karir dapat menjadikan anak tunagrahita siap memasuki dunia kerja. Layanan BK di SLB dilaksanakan oleh Guru Kelas yang diberikan tugas merangkap tugas bimbingan dan konseling di kelasnya. Guru BK harus memahami pola pendidikan bagi anak tunagrahita, dan memahami pula arah atau muara yang akan dituju dari proses pendidikan bagi anak tunagrahita tersebut. Keterbatasan kemampuan intelektual anak tunagrahita menuntut dikembangkannya potensi lain yaitu kemampuan keterampilan vokasionalnya. Tujuan akhir dari pendidikan bagi anak tunagrahita adalah mewujudkan anak tunagrahita untuk mampu bekerja atau berkarya bersama masyarakat di lingkungannya. Bagi anak tunagrahita mewujudkan ini tidak mudah, sehingga sangat membutuhkan guru pembimbing atau pendamping. Untuk menyiapkan anak tunagrahita yang siap kerja diperlukan kerjasama dengan pengusaha, hal ini untuk memudah pelaksanaan program PKL, magang kerja dan penyaluran kerja.
Gambaran Kematangan Karir Ditinjau dari Jenis Kelamin pada Siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan dan Sekolah Menengah Umum Perguruan Panca Budi Medan
Authors: Nafeesa Nafeesa , Aziz Azhar , Hardjo Suryani
Published: November 2020

Tugas perkembangan remaja adalah memilih dan mempersiapkan karir. Kualitas pemilihan karir ditentukan oleh tingkat kematangan karir. Masa remaja adalah masa yang tepat untuk mempersiapkan karir, karena remaja mulai memikirkan masa depan secara bersungguh-sungguh. Memilih dan mempersiapkan karir merupakan salah satu tugas perkembangan remaja, sehingga tugas perkembangan ini perlu diselesaikan dengan baik, karena dapat mempengaruhi masa depan individu. banyaknya siswa yang belum mencapai kematangan karir yang memadai. Namun banyak para siswa sekolah lanjutan  kebingungan dalam menentukan jurusan di sekolah dan di perguruan tinggi, kecenderungan siswa yang selalu bergantung pada teman dan orang tua dalam memilih karir dan siswa belum mempunyai perencanaan yang matang mengenai pendidikan maupun pekerjaan yang akan diminati. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuatitatif yang bertujuan ingin melihat Gambaran kematangan karir ditinjau Dari Jenis Kelamin pada siswa SMK dan SMU di Perguruan Panca Budi Medan. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah Skala Kematangan Karir yang disusun berdasarkan dimensi kematangan karir dan di format berdasarkan skala Likert. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa SMA dan SMK Kelas X Perguruan Panca Budi yang berjumlah 360 siswa.Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah Random sampling, dimana semua populasi memiliki kesempatan untuk menjadi sampel dalam penelitian, jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 150 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan kematangan karir yang sangat signifikan antara siswa laki-laki dengan siswa perempuan. Hasil ini diketahui dengan melihat nilai atau koefisien perbedaan Anava F = 46,518 dengan koefisien signifikansi 0,000. Hal ini berarti nilai signifikansi yang diperoleh lebih kecil dari 0,010.Dengan demikian maka hipotesis yang diajukan yang berbunyi ada perbedaan kematangan karir antara siswa laki-laki dengan siswa perempuan, dinyatakan diterima. Diketahui bahwa siswa perempuan memiliki kematangan karir yang lebih tinggi dengan nilai rata-rata 90,663 dibandingkan dengan nilai rata-rata kematangan karir siswa laki-laki dengan nilai rata-rata 82,862.
Hubungan Antara Kompensasi dengan Loyalitas Kerja Karyawan di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara II Kebun Sei Musam
Authors: Sesilia Ayudia Poppy , Aziz Azhar , Syafrizaldi Syafrizaldi
Published: November 2020

Loyalitas kerja dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor antara lain kompensasi. PT. Perkebunan Nusantara II kebun Sei Musam adalah sebuah perusahaan milik pemerintah yang bergerak dibidang perkebunan kelapa sawit sehingga membutuhkan karyawan yang memiliki sikap loyalitas yang tinggi. Dengan loyalitas yang tinggi diharapkan karyawan mampu bekerja dengan baik dan setia sampai masa pensiun. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah ada hubungan antara kompensasi dengan loyalitas kerja karyawan di PT. Perkebunan Nusantara II kebun Sei Musam. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 78 orang karyawan PT. Perkebunan Nusantara II kebun Sei Musam. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan = 0,427 dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,000, yang berarti p < 0,050, artinya bahwa variabel kompensasi berpengaruh signifikan secara simultan terhadap loyalitas kerja karyawan. R square sebesar 0.182, yang artinya 18,2% variabel loyalitas kerja dipengaruhi oleh kompensasi dan sisanya sebesar 81,8% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain. Hasil lain nya adalahloyalitas kerja karyawan tergolong rendah dilihat dari mean hipotetik 105 > mean empirik 80,27 dan kompensasi yang diberikan perusahaan juga tergolong kecil, dilihat dari mean hipotetik 95 > mean empirik 78,79.
Implementasi Program Parents Course untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Orang Tua tentang Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) bagi Anak dengan Hambatan Pendengaran di Yayasan Aurica Surabaya
Authors: Rafikayati Ana
Published: November 2020

Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) is a family based rehabilitation approach of hearing. Families, especially parents become the main persons who takes responsibility in child's language development. This study aimed to describe the implementation parents course program to improve the understanding of Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) for parents of children with hearing impairment in Aurica Foundation Surabaya. This research used descriptive qualitative research. Research’s subject in this research are the AVT therapists of Aurica foundation, audiologists and parents of children with hearing impairment. Data collection used interviews, observation and documentation techniques. Data analysis used flow analysis of Miles Huberman covering steps of data reduction, data display and verification. The results of this research is known that the implementation of parents course program course to improve the understanding of AVT for parents of children with hearing impairment in Aurica Foundation Surabaya is covering the planning, implementation and evaluation. In planning stage, the trainer analyzed needs of the knowledge AVT. Parents course consists of 4 stages: stage I, II, III, and IV. The program starts from the easy material to complex. The implementation of the parents course program is done in 4 phases. The technique used during training are presentation, discussions and demonstrations. Program evaluation of parents course done by a comparative pre-test and post-test design.
Impact of westerly wind burst on El Niño-sourthern oscillation
Authors:   , Alam Mohammad
Published: November 2020

Westerly wind bursts (WWBs), usually occurring in the tropical Pacific region, play a vital role in El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). In this study, we use a hybrid coupled model (HCM) for the tropical Pacific Ocean-atmosphere system to investigate WWBs impact on ENSO. To achieve this goal, two experiments are performed: (a) first, the standard version of the HCM is integrated for years without prescribed WWBs events; and (b) second, the WWBs are added into the HCM (HCM-WWBs). Results show that HCM-WWBs can generate not only more realistic climatology of sea surface temperature (SST) in both spatial structure and temporal amplitudes, but also better ENSO features, than the HCM. In particular, the HCM-WWBs can capture the central Pacific (CP) ENSO events, which is absent in original HCM. Furthermore, the possible physical mechanisms responsible for these improvements by WWBs are discussed.
Analysis of Graduates Performance Based on Programme Educational Objective Assessment for an Electrical Engineering Degree
Authors: Sheikh Rahimullah Bibi Norasiqin , Mansor Wahidah , Abdul Latip Mohd Fuad , Mohamad Hasmaini , Che Abdullah Syahrul Afzal
Published: November 2020

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) are specific goals that are aligned with the vision and mission of an institution of higher learning. The PEOs describe the expected achievements of the graduates in their career and professional accomplishment after graduation. At Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, the PEOs of undergraduate programmes are particularly designed to ensure that the graduates are well-equipped with a broad foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge in various electrical engineering areas of interest and to prepare them for the rapidly changing engineering technology. These PEOs are carefully aligned with the vision and mission of the university and faculty and should be achieved by the graduates 3 to 4 years after graduating. These PEOs must be assessed and evaluated to determine the PEOs’ attainment of the programme. Therefore, assessment and evaluation activities must be available to plan and organize the process of obtaining the PEOs’ attainment. Surveys on graduate attributes need to be conducted to gain feedbacks from stakeholders 3 to 4 years after graduation. In this study, anonymous online questionnaire survey was created to obtain the feedbacks from the alumni. These feedbacks are then analysed to assess the PEOs’ attainment. In order to evaluate the performance of the PEOs, performance indicators are developed and used in the evaluation.  Outcomes from this study are used to determine the achievement of PEOs and to propose the improvement as part of continuous quality improvement (CQI).
Documentary Storytelling Techniques:
Authors: Wan Yahaya Wan Aida WAN , Mohamed Shuhidan Shamila
Published: November 2020

Documentaries are a unique form of filmmaking. It allows for the comman man/woman to address large, important issues that is able to shake society. It involves a small portion of power as it addresses a wide range of subject matters such as history, anthropology, trends, as well as, social and political constructs, ethical issues and moral responsibilities. However, even though documentaries have evolved continuously, its approaches and methods remain ambiguous, and its parameters keep enlarging and changing. As students starting out to understand the process of documentary filmmaking, many struggle in terms of identifying appropriate content suited for that of a documentary. Students are unable to develop appropriate strategies towards identifying the type of stories to tell. This research seeks out explore an idea and story identification technique, specifically through the use of strategic mapping, as a means of helping students to understand the layers required in planning and constructing a documentary story. Action research is applied to guide and observe students’ responses through a number of mapping techniques that allows for the identification of the core focus/theme of the documentary. The research discovers that through a repetitive process, students’ are able to develop, change and extend their first impression responses as they begin to understand the process of documentary story and content identification.
Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure STEM Teachers’ Instructional Preparedness
Authors: Ramli Nur Farhana , Talib Othman , Hassan Siti Aishah , Abdul Manaf Umi Kalthom
Published: November 2020

STEM education curriculum is an effort mainly targeted for stakeholders to increase students' interest in STEM as well as to meet future workforce demand. Teachers’ instructional preparations are an important part to the overall effectiveness of the teaching and learning process. This study focuses on the development and validation process of STEM Teachers' Instructional Preparedness Instrument (STEMTIP). The study comprises ten steps ranging from development to validation phase. Social constructivist theory, 5E instructional model and STEM teaching and learning approach model were used as the basis for the development of this instrument. There were 51 items initially generated using inductive and deductive approaches which include face validity, content validity, construct validity and criterion validity as were confirmed by the experts’, and statistical results of Rasch model and regression analysis. The reliability analysis also demonstrated acceptable consistency for the instrument. After going through the validity process, a total of 41 items remained as final items for this instrument. Full details of reliability analysis, validation along with implication for practice are discussed.

Keywords: instrument development, instructional preparedness, Rasch Model, STEM, validation
Enhancing Students’ Writing Performance in Higher Learning through Think-Write-Pair-Share: An Experimental Study
Authors: Md Naim Irwan Affendi
Published: November 2020

Think-Write-Pair-Share (TWPS) is a cooperative learning technique which introduced the idea of ‘wait or think’ time, a powerful factor in improving students’ responses to questions. Although the effectiveness of cooperative learning is widely known, few studies have been conducted using TWPS especially at tertiary level ESL writing classrooms. This study investigated the effects of using TWPS on Malaysian tertiary students’ writing performance and investigated their perceptions on the implementation of the technique in their writing lessons. A mixed method design was employed using both quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches. Data was collected from an experimental study (n=80) and semi-structured interviews (n=10). ‎After receiving TWPS training, students from the experimental group displayed statistically significant improvement in test scores, and higher than those of the control group. Students’ responses illustrated that cooperative learning enhanced students’ learning experience, individual accountability, motivation as well as improved writing skills. Research findings suggest that TWPS should be considered as a promising technique in improving ESL tertiary students’ performance in writing.

KEYWORDS: Think-Write-Pair-Share, cooperative learning, writing, ESL
A Rare Presentation of Cutaneous Metastases in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma
Authors: Aminuddin Liyana Dhamirah , Ab Wahab Sabrina , Shariffudin Suhaili , Taib Tarita
Published: November 2020

Patients with lung cancer may present with respiratory and systemic symptoms. However, cutaneous metastases from primary lung cancer is a rare phenomenon, especially in women, that signifies a poor prognosis. This paper reported a case regarding a 71-year-old woman who was first presented with a cutaneous nodule over the year. Her condition was further progressed to multiple lesions on the back and abdomen, dyspnoea, haemoptysis and weight loss. The results of the skin lesion biopsy exhibited metastatic lung adenocarcinoma with positive immunohistochemistry for thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF1) and cytokeratin 7 (CK7). Computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted, and it revealed a left upper lobe lung mass. The patient was subsequently scheduled for additional management, but she had succumbed to complications of pulmonary embolism before the necessary interventions could be provided. In this particular case presentation, the biopsy of cutaneous lesions obtained had revealed an undiagnosed primary malignancy.
The RB030 antibody recognizes a peptide of the D. discoideum TspB protein by western blot
Authors: Zufferey Madeleine , Blanc Cedric
Published: November 2020

The recombinant antibody RB030 detects by western blot a peptide of the Dictyostelium discoideum TspB protein fused to a GST protein; RB029 does not.
PROJEKTOVANJE I IZRADA ALATA ZA INJEKCIONO PRESOVANJE PLASTIKE
Authors: Radulović Rajan , Sekulić Milenko
Published: November 2020

Cilj rada jeste da se ukaže na značaj savremenih vidova obrade u izradi alata za brizganje plastike uz podršku programskog sistema PTC Creo Parametric. Praktičan cilj rada je tehnološki postupak izrade alata za brizganje plastike za konkretan proizvod i proračun izrade konkretnog alata.
ANALIZA MATLAB SIMULINK MODELA ELEKTRIČNOG VOZILA U USLOVIMA URBANE VOŽNJE
Authors: Petrović Anđelija , Jerkan Dejan
Published: November 2020

U radu je razvijen dinamički model električnog vozila koje kao pogon koristi mašinu jednosmerne struje (DC mašina). U modelu je mašina napajana iz  Li-Ion baterije, posredstvom odgovarajućeg pretvarača energetske elektronike, koji omogućuje rad pogona u dva kvadranta karakteristike napon-struja armaturnog kola. Performanse modela, kao i dinamika same baterije su analizirani na odgovarajućem test ciklusu vožnje za urbane sredine, tzv. NEDC (New European Driving Cycle).
SISTEM ZA DETEKCIJU PLAGIJARIZAMA U DOKUMENTIMA PISANIM NA SRPSKOM JEZIKU
Authors: Bokić Stefan
Published: November 2020

Rad opisuje arhitekturu i implemen­taciju sistema za proveru naučnih radova (diplomski, master, doktorat). U sistemu je moguće dodavati naučne radove i proveravati da li postoje slični radovi u kolekciji. Ako postoje slični radovi, koliko su slični. Takođe nastavnici imaju mogućnost da provere da li ima previše poklapanja uvidom u naučne radove.
ALAT ZA MERENJE PERFORMANSI OPENMP PROGRAMA
Authors: Inđić Vladimir
Published: November 2020

Alat hpcrun je prilagođen tako da koristi OMPT interfejs u cilju olakšane analize perfor­mansi izvornog koda OpenMP programa. Upotreba OMPT funkcija povratnog poziva može dovesti do dras­tičnog povećanja vremena izvršavanja prilikom merenja performansi OpenMP programa sa fino granulisanim paralelizmom.
PRIMENA ALGORITAMA MAŠINSKOG UČENJA U OFTAMOLOŠKOJ ANALIZI SLIKA OKA KOD PREVREMENO ROĐENIH BEBA
Authors: Jovanović Jovana
Published: November 2020

Ovaj rad daje uvid u algoritme mašinskog učenja koji se mogu koristiti za detekciju Retinopatije kod prevremeno rođenih beba. Za rešavanje problema upotrebljene su konvolutivne neuronske mreže. Izvršena je analiza dobijenih rezultata upotrebom ResNet50, Xception i InceptionV3 modela. Na osnovu izvršenih analiza se došlo do zaključka da skup podatka koji je korišćen nije dobar i da treba da se popravi.
SPRINGEXTRACTOR APLIKACIJA ZA AUTOMATIZACIJU PROCESA PREGLEDANJA RADOVA
Authors: Vasiljević Aleksandar
Published: November 2020

U radu je opisano idejno rešenje problema automatizacije procesa pregledanja studentskih radova. U tu svrhu implementirana je aplikacija Spring­Extractor – rešenje koje se oslanja na radni okvir Spring, relacionu bazu podataka MySQL i Angular frejmvork. Uz to, dat je uporedni prikaz prednosti i mana napredne u odnosu na inicijalnu verziju, a izložene su i potencijalne buduće tačke proširenja i unapređenja.
As evidências no tratamento farmacológico da endocardite infecciosa: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Rocha Eduardo , Figueiredo Cecília Farias , Leite Daniela Silva , Kalume Larissa Borges da Costa , Castanheira Mariana de Castro , De Assis Silvia Kelly Jacques Sousa , Guimarães Márcia Cristina Monteiro
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Revisar a antibioticoterapia para Endocardite Infecciosa (EI) e seus principais agentes etiológicos. Revisão Bibliográfica: Todos os pacientes devem receber terapia antimicrobiana que deverá perdurar o tempo necessário para eliminar os microrganismos nas vegetações cardíacas. Como a maioria dos casos de EI é causada por bactérias Gram-positivas, a Vancomicina é frequentemente uma escolha empírica apropriada em casos agudos. Considerações finais: Apesar dos estudos tratarem dos mecanismos fisiopatológicos de forma clara, a EI continua sendo uma doença de alta morbimortalidade e observa-se efeitos de longo alcance na qualidade de vida dos sobreviventes. Entender os fatores determinantes para etiologia e evolução da doença, baseado em dados epidemiológicos, pode contribuir de maneira significativa para elaborar estratégias de prevenção e seguir o tratamento com o fármaco correto. O presente estudo pode contribuir para o processo de educação dos profissionais de saúde que atuam nessa área, bem como melhorar a formação de uma base de dados consistente sobre o tema.
O despertar de novos profissionais da saúde através da educação básica: uma revisão narrativa
Authors: Ramos Lázaro Saluci , Santos Flora Karoline Galito Gonçalves , Valpasso Mariane Jordão , Alves Emanuelly Moreira , Costalonga Rosângela de Fátima Almeida Lunz , Ferreira Kitia Luzia Cruz , Pinto Katia Cruz Ferreira , Guimarães Andréa dos Santos , Neves Rejane Fernandes das , Guzman Renata dos Santos Ribeiro
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Objetiva-se nessa revisão, apresentar ideias que fortaleçam a educação básica no sentido de despertar nos alunos o desejo pela atuação na saúde, como forma de ampliar o quadro profissional da área. Revisão Bibliográfica: A saúde brasileira enfrenta constante problemas devido à ausência de profissionais dedicados e inclinados aos desafios lançados pelas suas demandas. O Brasil conta com uma parcela significativa da sua população vivendo em áreas de difícil acesso, e nem todos os profissionais estão dispostos a enfrentar esses desafios, o que torna a atividade do Estado de garantir a saúde a todos um problema sério. Ampliar o conhecimento prévio, incentivar a busca pela profissão, faria com que áreas que são completamente carentes de profissionais fossem preenchidas. A educação básica brasileira conta com um amplo espaço para que os primeiros passos e os primeiros incentivos sejam dados, o que a torna terreno fértil para despertar novos profissionais, com desejo pelas profissões da área e dispostos a enfrentar desafios.   Considerações Finais: O estudo se baseia nos princípios educacionais voltados a criar cidadãos dispostos a colaborar com o bem comum, e como é importante abrir as portas da educação básica para conhecimentos que permitam o aluno interagir com o profissionalismo.
Musik für Maschinen?! – Wo sich die Wissenschaft der Medien, des Computers und der Musik treffen und wie sie zusammenarbeiten könnten
Authors: Miyazaki Shintaro
Published: November 2020

Musicology and computer science do not only come together in areas such as the use, analysis and performance of digitized data, but also meet in unexpected places such as in context of critical media studies and inquiries about the material and aesthetic conditions of digitality. Such „exploratory interactions“ with computers and their aesthetics might resonate well with musicology. This mini-contribution firstly presents a historical situation in which for a short period in the 20th century the machinic music of digitality became audible. It then formulates, just as briefly and sketchily, the socio-critical potential of music-oriented approaches, especially rhythm analysis, still to be tested, when it comes to grasp and understand digitality in as many facets as possible (socio-technological, aesthetic, historical and epistemic). Thereby, a fourth partner might be of importance: pedagogy.
Mapping the Electronic Structure of Polypyrrole with Image-Based Electrochemical Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy
Authors: Goncalves Roger , Paiva Robert S. , Ramirez Andres M R , Mwanda Jonathan A , Pereira Ernesto C. , Cuesta Angel
Published: November 2020

Conducting polymers are versatile semiconductors whose applications cover a wide range of devices. Their versatility is due, in addition to other factors, to properties that can be easily modulated according to the intended application. It is therefore important to study and map the electronic structure of these materials to allow for a better correlation between structure and properties. Electrochemical scanning tunnelling spectroscopy (EC-STS) can be a powerful tool to characterize the electronic structure of the semiconductor electrolyte interface. In this work we have used image-based EC-STS (IB-EC-STS) to describe quantitatively the band structure of an electrochemically deposited polypyrrole (PPy) film. IB-EC-STS located the band edge of the polymer’s valence band (VB) at 0.95 V vs. RHE (-5.33 eV in the absolute potential scale) and the intragap polaron states formed when the polymer is oxidised (doped) at 0.46 V vs. RHE (-4.84 eV in the absolute potential scale). The IB-EC-STS data were cross checked with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and Mott-Schottky analysis of the interfacial capacitance. The DOS spectrum obtained from EIS data is consistent with the STS-deduced location of the VB and the polarons.
Learning from Our Mistakes: We Have a Scientific and Fiscal Obligation to Publish Failed Results
Authors: Levinn Carolyn , Pluth Michael
Published: November 2020

By only publishing the positive and successful results of our research, we as a field are limiting scientific advances and exercising poor stewardship of financial resources. By moving toward norms that include disseminating failed, unexpected, and tangential results, we have the opportunity to not only increase the efficiency of science, but also advance new discoveries. Of the broad scientific disciplines, chemistry in particular is poised to take advantage of already-existing, relatively low-barrier approaches to change the scientific publishing culture.
Pentaminomycins F and G, First Non-Ribosomal Peptides Containing 2-Pyridylalanine
Authors: Carretero-Molina Daniel , Ortiz-Lopez Francisco Javier , Martín Jesús , González Ignacio , Sánchez-Hidalgo Marina , Román-Hurtado Fernando , Díaz Caridad , de la Cruz Mercedes , Genilloud Olga , Reyes Fernando
Published: November 2020

Pentaminomycins F-H, a group of three new hydroxyarginine-containing cyclic pentapeptides, were isolated from cultures of a Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi strain along with the known pentaminomycins A-E. The structures of the new peptides were determined by a combination of mass spectrometry and NMR and Marfey's analyses. Among them, pentaminomycins F and G were shown to contain in their structures the rare amino acid 3-(2-pyridyl)-alanine. This finding represents the first reported example of non-ribosomal peptides containing this residue. The LDLLD chiral sequence found for the three compounds was in agreement with that reported for previously isolated pentaminomycins and consistent with the epimerization domains present in the putative non-robosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) biosynthetic gene cluster.
Document Embedding Centroids: New and Versatile Semantic Descriptors for Compounds
Authors: Santa Maria John , Gleim Scott , Lounkine Eugen , Jenkins Jeremy
Published: November 2020

We describe a novel algorithm for generating representational embeddings of chemical matter based on the biomedical literature/semantic contexts in which they occur. We then demonstrate that these chemical descriptors have utility in nearest neighbor retrieval for early drug discovery tasks such as mechanism of action and target activity predictions.
A Universal Sequencing System for Unknown Oligomers
Authors: Doran David , Clarke Emma , Keenan Graham , Carrick Emma , Mathis Cole , Cronin Leroy
Published: November 2020

No synthetic chemical system can produce complex oligomers with fidelities comparable to biological systems. To bridge this gap, chemists must be able to characterise synthetic oligomers. Currently there are no tools for identifying synthetic oligomers with sequence resolution. Herein, we present a system that allows us to do omics-level sequencing for synthetic oligomers and use this to explore unconstrained complex mixtures. The system, Oligomer-Soup-Sequencing (OLIGOSS), can sequence individual oligomers in heterogeneous and polydisperse mixtures from tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) data. Unlike existing software, OLIGOSS can sequence oligomers with different backbone chemistries. Using an input file format, OLIG, that formalizes the set of abstract properties, any MS/MS fragmentation pathway can be defined. This has been demonstrated on four model systems of linear oligomers. OLIGOSS can screen large sequence spaces, enabling reliable sequencing of synthetic oligomeric mixtures, with false discovery rates (FDRs) of 0-1.1%, providing sequence resolution comparable to bioinformatic tools.
Effect of anti-epileptic profile of jatamansi on the brain enzymes
Authors: Naveen B  , Raja Sheker K  , Anil Kumar A  , Abhilash G
Published: November 2020

Seizures are an important and most common disease that affects the human body and are also caused to other neurological manifestations. Most of the people affected in the world currently are middle-aged and are suffering from many brain diseases. 50million people are affected due to epilepsy and convulsions around the world. There are many drugs that helpful and potent against epilepsy. As discussed, they have side effects, and the only solution to avoid those effects is the investigation of herbal sources for their anti-epileptic activity. One of those potent herbs is Nardostachys jatamansi. It was investigated and proved for its anti-epileptic property. The current research was planned to compare the effects of different extracts on the anti-epileptic property. In the process, double distilled water, methanol, ethanol and acetone were used as an extraction medium, and the extracts were tested for its property. Out of all the extracts, aqueous and methanol extracts showed a better activity compared with other extracts and standard drug, Diazepam.
Antipyretic activity of the root extracts of Desmodium Gangeticum
Authors: Raja Sheker K  , Naveen B  , Anil kumar A  , Abhilash G
Published: November 2020

Fevers are considered as the most important parameters to evaluate and diagnose most of the disease conditions like inflammations, wounds and other infections. There are effective drugs that treat and control the fevers out of which NSAID's are most important ones. They cause notable side effects like gastric ulcers, gastric mucosal perforations etc. which make the use of those drugs limited. Herbs are used to treat various diseases, starting from the evolution of the human race. During this, herbs had been introduced to many types of tests and scientific investigations to prove the activities that herbs possess. The diseases that the herbs are used for are notable in the medical systems like Ayurveda and other systems. The need for the validation of the activities of the herbs and medicinal plants is utmost important these days. The extracts of the plant leaves of Desmodium gangeticum were extracted with ethanol and then investigated for the antipyretic activity in yeast induced pyretic method. The extract was tested in two doses 200 and 400mg/kg. This was found significant when compared to the standard drug.
Home Remedies for the Elderly in the direction of Protection against COVID-19: An Ayurveda perspective
Authors: Raksha Kanoje  , Akshay Pargaonkar
Published: November 2020

In the middle of the current coronavirus epidemic, it has become essential to be concerned about health. In conjunction with following the essential guidelines of social distancing and hand washing, it is advisable to look after the body's self-defence mechanism and resistance. The coronavirus, which is desolating the world, can affect anyone. Still, elderly citizens with pre-existing conditions like cardiac troubles, diabetes, asthma, and other cardiovascular diseases are actually at greater risk on the rise of severe, sometimes life-threatening symptoms. The majority of healthy people heal from the coronavirus rapidly after a few days of rest. People, who are with compromised immune systems, go down underneath the high-risk category. But if someone diagnosed in this group, there is no need to fear, as this risk can be alleviated by good and correct nutrition, strengthening the immune system, and ensuring correct safety measures to stay away from getting infected with the virus in the first place. The Ministry of AYUSH has released a listing of Ayurveda accepted practices to help out to improve immunity, particularly for the duration of the present times. Ayurveda information is derived on daily basis regimens or seasonal regimens. In this review, we summarise the ayurvedic practices and other measures that are reported helpful against the prevention of COVID 19. Considering this, an attempt has been made to screen classical literature for the remedies which can be used in Protection against COVID-19.
A case study wistar rats by implementing Metformin on Clozapine
Authors: Vinaya B  , Akila CR  , Dinesh Babu J  , Sravan Kumar P
Published: November 2020

The medical studies in beyond decade has reported that maximum 2nd-era antipsychotics (SGAs) can reason severe metabolic derangement, which significantly upsurges the danger for type II diabetes mellitus. Numerous retrospective studies have proven multiplied in serum triglyceride in sufferers handled with Clozapine. SGAs triggered metabolic syndrome is characterized via hypertension, weight gain, hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Metformin is presently used to extravagance metabolic syndrome and type II diabetes mellitus. It is consequently essential to decide whether Metformin is effective in discussing Clozapine-brought on metabolic derangement like dyslipidaemia. To appraise the impact of Metformin in minimizing Clozapine caused metabolic irrationality like dyslipidaemia. Methodology: Wistar rats weighing a hundred and eighty-240g both intercourse had been divided into three corporations of 6 rats every. Group 1 attended as manipulate, Group 2 Preserved with Clozapine 25mg/kg frame weight and Group 3 Treated with Clozapine 25mg + Metformin 100mg/kg body weight for 30 days P.O. Group 2 and group three were preserved for 30 days. Lipid profile of institution 2 rats handled with Clozapine showed dyslipidaemia (TG 103.3±1.7mg/dl, Tc 113.7±1.6mg/dl). Whereas organization 3 rats treated with Clozapine 25mg + Metformin confirmed ordinary lipid levels (TG ninety four.7±1.7mg/dl, TC 102.Eight±0.Eight mg/dl) similar to institution 1(TG ninety three.0±2.6mg/dl, TC 103.7±1.5mg/dl). This study focuses a non-substantial increase in fasting blood glucose in SD rodents managed with clozapine that was in part checked by utilizing simultaneous organization of metformin. Rodents controlled clozapine affirmed the anticipated abatement in the statement of GLUT2, anyway simultaneous administration of metformin and clozapine for 30 days didn't show the anticipated standardization of the articulation degrees of GLUT2. This look at investigating the use of Metformin to forestall metabolic unsettling like dyslipidaemias in patients of schizophrenia managed with Clozapine.
THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA & THE STOIC SOLUTION
Authors: FRISSELL Elizabeth (Liz)
Published: November 2020

In this essay, I have outlined the problem social media influencers pose towards the mental health of Generation Z. I subsequently presented a brief history of the ancient school of philosophy known as Stoicism. Finally, I have given a concrete example of how members of Gen Z can utilize the moral theory of the Stoics to not only avoid the negative mental health impacts of influencers, but use social media to positively impact their and their peers mental well-being.
读者图书借阅权利限定因素的多维思考
Authors: 银 霞
Published: November 2020

中国社会经济及科技水平的迅速发展，推动了人们生活质量水平的不断提升。目前，人们的物质生活丰富多元化，人们对于精神文明的追求也不断上升，文化馆作为丰富人们精神生活的重要载体，只有不断改革发展，才能为满足人们多元化的发展需求。图书馆作为丰富拓展人们知识的重要场所之一，对人们精神文明的发展有着至关重要的作用。基于此，文章简要分析当前读者图书借阅权利限定的因素。
浅谈电视晚会制作过程中导演的功效
Authors: 米 尔根
Published: November 2020

基于中国经济水平的提升，民众物质生活水平提升的背景下，对精神文化的追求不断增高，电视晚会节目的播放，可以在丰富人们业余生活的同时，实现对人们文化需求的满足。而针对电视晚会的制作，其中导演有着至关重要的作用，其不仅是整个电视晚会的核心，也是确保电视晚会节目顺利播放的关键所在。基于此，论文针对电视晚会制作过程中导演的功效进行分析研究。
土家族传统艺术元素在视觉传达中的创新应用
Authors: 李 怿
Published: November 2020

随着社会的不断发展，视觉设计逐渐成为一种热门的艺术表达形式，土家族传统文化艺术发展源远流长，可以为视觉传达设计提供良好的素材，为艺术的创作发展提供新的活力。然而，就目前的发展情况而言，较多的作品在进行设计过程中并没有有效的将土家族传统艺术有效的融合，来推动设计作品文化内涵的丰富，导致设计出来的问题仍然存在较多的问题。基于此，文章将简要分析一下土家族传统艺术元素在视觉传达中的创新应用。
优质校建设视角下高职院校师资队伍建设模式探究
Authors: 周 巧平
Published: November 2020

论文首先对优质校视角下高职师资队伍建设的主要问题以及就当前建设目标对师资队伍的要求进行了分析，提出了师资队伍建设的可行模式。师资队伍建设模式的探究为政府、企业、其他高校及社会培训机构利用一切有效的资源，创新发展师资队伍建设，提高教师实践教学能力和科研能力具有较好的借鉴意义。
博物馆大众教育功能刍议
Authors: 戚 颖群
Published: November 2020

博物馆的大众教育功能是其主要功能，是国民教育的重要组成，世界各国都十分重视博物馆的大众教育功能。论文分析了中国博物馆大众教育的历史及现状，提出了中国博物馆教育存在的重展轻教，缺少与学校交流等问题，并提出了转变博物馆教育理念，开发多样性教育活动，加强博物馆教育与学校教育的紧密结合等建议。
戏剧小品的创新创作走向
Authors: 王 增光
Published: November 2020

当下中国的主要矛盾是社会不断变化和经济不断发展的大环境下，人民群众日益增长的物质文化需求和精神文明需求之间的矛盾。戏剧小品是一种能以较为简单轻松形式开展艺术创作之一，表演呈现的形式较为简单、内涵丰富、表现灵活多样，深得广大人民群众的喜爱。论文深化分析了戏剧小品在当下创作的主要需求和导向，旨在为小品的创作指明发展和前进的方向。
中职艺术设计专业基础美术教学实践简析
Authors: 宁 辰光
Published: November 2020

在中职院校中，艺术设计专业是很受欢迎的，这一专业的优秀人才是各大企业争夺的对象。随着时代的发展，艺术行业对所需要的人才的需求大大提高，而随着学生数量的增加，中职院校学生的质量受到了一定的影响。这样的情况是很不利于学生和中职院校的发展的。为了改善这样的情况，就需要去提高学生的美术基础，让学生的基础能力得到提高，这是很有助于学生对艺术设计的理解能力的。因此，论文就对中职艺术设计专业基础美术教学实践进行分析和研究。
坚持改革，创新发展，有效开展职工文化活动——南京市工人文化宫“一体两翼”工作介绍
Authors: 洪 瑗
Published: November 2020

中国江苏省南京市工人文化宫坚持中国特色社会主义核心价值体系，高举公益化旗帜，抢抓机遇，整合资源，开展形式多样、精彩纷呈的职工文体活动，增强了全市职工文化整体实力和竞争力，推动了职工文化事业发展。在实践中，积极探索市场化运作、推动职工文化事业发展的新路子，适时提出并坚持“一体两翼”的组织模式，既推动了职工文化的大发展大繁荣，又增强了工会事业的市场灵活性。
浅析平面化风格对儿童绘本的影响
Authors: 吕 昱甫
Published: November 2020

论文针对平面化风格和儿童绘本进行了深入的研究，以平面化风格的起源发展和儿童绘本的现状相关照，从平面化风格的造型特点、颜色特点、构图特点等几个方面展开论述，并从平面化风格在儿童绘本中的造型应用、颜色应用、构图应用等方面做了详细的分析，进而提出平面化风格对儿童绘本影响深远，在儿童绘本的研究和平面化表达等方面做了科学而有意义的尝试，力求在绘本的语境扩展方面起到开拓引领研究方向，进行创新实践的作用。
揭秘色彩家族颠覆传统理论
Authors: 李 克发
Published: November 2020

由于人们生活的地理环境、风俗习惯、文化及信仰等不同，对色彩冷暖的感受，对色彩味道的感受，对不同颜色喜好的感受以及产生联想的内容就会有所不同，甚至同一种颜色的冷暖感觉完全相反，造成美术教学色彩理论知识不能清晰表达，仅靠大量范画演示加模糊概念指导学生去感受去领悟，学好色彩、用好色彩寥寥无几。传统色彩理论随着科学的进步一直在补充新东西，但从未怀疑前面有什么问题，也就不会有解决问题的理论产生。论文在常年教学实践中，尊重传统逆向思维产生绝对冷暖的概念，实践中检验效果，通俗易懂使色彩理论知识能统一在同一平台，有了普及色彩知识共同的操作系统。
新媒体语境下影视文化价值观的传播
Authors: 刘 姝君
Published: November 2020

现如今人们的日常工作和生活变得丰富多彩，影视在这其中扮演着关键的角色。就新媒体语境下的影视文化而言，它所突出的不仅仅是传统意义上的视觉和听觉刺激，而是价值观之间的冲突，所包含的内容有每一个人的价值观和立场、每一件事物存在或者发生的理由。与此同时，影视文化价值观还受到互联网文化的影响，相应的传播方式发生了较大的变化。因此，论文就新媒体语境下影视文化价值观的传播进行分析和探索，旨在赋予中国影视文化更加丰富的内涵的和增强其传播途径的快捷性。
关于陶瓷艺术设计思维的分析
Authors: 亓 金亮
Published: November 2020

设计思维属于一种无形的脑力活动，但它往往借助于各种表现特点来展现内在的思想和规律。在陶瓷艺术设计中，设计思维属于基础条件，它需要对复杂的内容、概念、情感以及信息等要素进行分析、整合，从而通过联想、想象，或者是反向来构思，形成有效的视觉表现形式，最终主导艺术设计工作目标的达成。所以，设计思维扮演着至关重要的角色，在现代化的艺术设计领域，针对于陶瓷艺术的设计，需要在把握规律的基础上进行创新，以在市场上取得好的发展效果。
“真、实、情”电视人物访谈类节目的创新研究
Authors: 蕾 梁
Published: November 2020

人物访谈类节目一直是深受百姓喜爱的电视类目，在新时代创新其策划方法、访谈方式可以使人物访谈节目焕发出新的活力。基于此，论文主要分析当前电视人物访谈类节目的发展困境，并从“真、实、情”三个角度探讨电视人物访谈类节目的创新机制。希望在融媒体环境之下，提升电视媒体的发展竞争能力。
戎马一生打天下，叱咤军营明朝将——纪念苗族大将军蓝玉
Authors: 扬勋 吴
Published: November 2020

蓝玉，他是明朝开国元勋，官拜大将军，朝廷封他为梁国公。经考究追寻，查档阅谱，蓝玉1340年出生于扶城峒枫木林棕树园（今中国城步苗族自治县丹口镇太平村），苗族，殁于1393年，享年53岁。
浅析色彩在化妆造型方面的应用
Authors: 浩 孙
Published: November 2020

化妆造型是形和色的完美结合，色彩与形美在化妆造型中是表现美的两个关键要素，而色彩比形体更具有感染力，具有先声夺人之势。因此，我们只有进行有意识的搭配色彩，挖掘艺术深层次的灵韵，才能塑造出绚丽多姿的化妆艺术形象。
浅析高职院校学生艺术特长的培养对未来就业的影响
Authors: 子慷 王
Published: November 2020

基于新课程改革工作现状来看，高职院校本身受到新课程改革工作的影响比较深刻，在实际教学工作过程中进行了诸多改革，提升了实际教学的效率。高职院校教学工作进行评价的主要指标就是学生今后的就业率，所以在新课程改革工作背景下，通过提升高职院校学生艺术特长来提高学生未来就业几率，是当下教学工作的重要研究方向。
浅析幼儿音乐活动中游戏环节的实施
Authors: 青 薛
Published: November 2020

游戏作为人类的一种行为方式，其存在史可追溯到人类起源，它以自己独特的形式存在渗透于不同历史时期人们社会生活的各个层面。为了使儿童本能性的音乐能力得以发展，音乐教育必须为儿童寻找一条途径，让儿童音乐能力流畅自然地转换为儿童音乐活动，音乐游戏显然是最佳选择之一。论文的研究内容是围绕“幼儿音乐活动中游戏环节的实施”进行的，基于相关理论对中国幼儿音乐游戏教学现状进行探讨，分析其存在的问题，进而提出相应的教学原则与策略，以期能为推进当前幼儿音乐游戏教学贡献微薄之力。
Co-movement between Sukuk, Conventional Bond and Islamic Stock Markets under Bullish and Bearish Market Conditions: An Application of Quantile-on-Quantile Regression
Authors: Fatima Farooq  , Muhammad Saeed Meo  , Sajid Ali  , Usman Rasheed
Published: November 2020

This study explores the asymmetric co-movement between conventional bonds market, sukuk market and Islamic stock markets of top ten Islamic economies. The study used daily data ranging from 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2019. However, for the dependency structure, we used Quantile-on-Quantile (QQ) method, which captures the dependence between the entire distributions of financial assets and uncovers some nuance features of the relationship. The empirical findings show that under the stress condition (bearish condition), both bonds and stocks markets negatively commove. However, in the bullish market condition, these markets show week positive correlation/ co-movement in all the sample economies. The findings also confirmed that under the bearish condition, a mild negative correlation exists between sukuk and Islamic stock markets except for Malaysia. However, in the bullish market condition, sukuk markets and stock markets show strong positive correlation in all sample economies. Furthermore, study also enriches quantiles estimation by using quantiles granger causality approach. The findings show that the conventional bond market, sukuk market and Islamic stock market granger cause to each other on all the quantiles (in bullish or bearish market conditions).
The Impact of Service Quality Dimensions on Customers’ Trust
Authors: Muhammad Ahmad ur Rehman  , Zahid Hussain  , Muhammad Mudasar Ghafoor
Published: November 2020

Customers’ trust is an inevitable asset for organizations. The long-term relationship of customer-organization depends upon the presence of customers’ trust on the organization. The significance of this phenomenon in services industry becomes even more critical where organizations have to know individual as well as contextual factors that influence on customers’ trust. This study tested the impact of different dimensions of perceived service quality (reliability, assurance, responsiveness, empathy and tangibility) on customers’ trust. 220 customers from Insurance sector of Pakistan were selected to form the sampling frame. Explanatory factor analysis, correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to test proposed hypotheses. The results indicate   positive relationship between different dimensions of service quality and customers’ trust. This study has several insights and valuable implications for the researchers and policy makers. First, deliberate efforts are needed on the part of policy makers in Insurance companies to nurture a climate that is conducive to build long-term customer’s trust to retain and expand extent of customers. In particular, front line officers must be trained to harmonize customers’ need with swift and rational solutions.
Problemática psicosocial y de salud mental reportada por consultantes del servicio de atención telefónica Línea de la Vida, derivados a Centros de Integración Juvenil durante la epidemia de COVID-19
Authors: Díaz-Negrete David Bruno , Rodríguez-Kuri Solveig E , Cruz-Cortés Cristina de J , Gutiérrez-López Alma Delia , González-Sánchez Juan David , Fernández-Cáceres Carmen
Published: November 2020

Introduction: in the context of the health contingency by COVID-19 pandemic and by an agreement of the Mexican Ministry of Health, Centros de Integración Juvenil has collaborated in Línea de la Vida telephone service conducted by the National Comission on Addictions in the care of people with mental health dissorders. Objective: to describe some aspects of the psychological and social problems associated with the epidemic, identifying intervening variables. Method: cross-sectional, comparative study, with a sample of 2,403 consultants from Línea de la Vida service, referred to CIJ between May and August 2020. Data included symptoms and risk conditions of COVID-19, mental health problems and daily circumstances during the epidemic. Comparative analysis were carried out by sex, age and date of consultation. Results: a third of the consultants reported symptoms of COVID-19, belonging to a vulnerable group or having contact with someone with the disease. The main mental health problems identified were anxiety/stress (67.6%) and depression (15.2%); 31.5% reported facing financial problems; 15.5% the loss of close people and around 10% having problems in the care of children, adolescents or other relatives; 5.6% reported domestic violence. Conclusions: the health, social, interpersonal and mental health problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic reflect differences attributable to the social construction of gender, the life cycle of people and the development of the epidemic itself.
Second Language Acquisition and Learning: Rethinking the Pedagogical Applicability of Stephen Krashen’s Monitor Model
Authors:   1University of Venda. 2Greater Zimbabwe University
Published: November 2020

The monitor model, being one of its kind postulating the rigorous process taken by learners of second language, has since its inception in 1977, stirred sterile debates the globe over. Since then, Krashen has been rethinking and expanding his hypothetical acquisition notions, improve the applicability of his theory. The model has not been becoming, and it therefore faces disapproval on the basis of its failure to be tested empirically and, at some points, its contrast to Krashen’s earlier perceptions on both first and second language acquisition. In this paper, the writers deliberate upon Krashen’s monitor model, its tenets as well as the various ways in which it impacts, either negatively or positively upon educational teaching and learning.