bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mechanical and Corrosion Protection Characteristics of CNTs/epoxy resin Nanocomposite Coating on Buried API 5L X65 Steel Storage Tank
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Minna, P. M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria, Buhari Aliyu Shehu , Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu ,   Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Minna, P.M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria, Lawal Sunday Albert ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Minna, P. M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria, Abdulkareem Ambali Saka ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Minna, P.M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria, Muriana Rasheed Aremu ,   Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Minna, P.M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria, Tijani Jimoh Oladejo ,   Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology Minna, P.M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria, Ibrahim Hassan Kobe ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Minna, P. M.B. 65, 920101, Nigeria,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ilorin, P.M.B 1515, 240003 Ilorin Nigeria, Busari Yusuf Olanrewaju ,   Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Ilorin, P.M.B 1515, 240003 Ilorin, Nigeria,   School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: May 2023

The storage of petroleum products in buried metal tanks to ensure safety is common practice. However, the integrity of these tanks could be compromised by soil corrosion with economic and environmental consequences. This study examines carbon nanotubes mechanical and anti-corrosive capabilities (CNTs) and epoxy resin coating on steel tanks. The presence of corrosive ions, resistivity, and pH values were all tested in the soil sample. CNT was mixed in proportions of 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 weight percent of epoxy resin to create the coatings. The morphology of uncoated steel, epoxy, and CNTs/ epoxy resin-coated steel specimens was studied using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) equipment with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used for corrosion analysis, and the morphological result was established. The average ions content soil samples showed 272 mg/kg chloride, 467.20 mg/kg sulphate and 167.40 Ω-m for the average resistivity value. The sample’s pH was acidic because it fell within 6.11–7.48. The tensile strength, hardness, and tensile modulus of epoxy resin with CNTs increase with CNTs. The addition of 3.5% CNTs has the best effect on the mechanical strength of the composite. The nanocomposite coatings exhibited considerably superior conductors, according to the EIS investigation. Thus, the hybrid of epoxy and CNTs increases the hydrophobicity of the coated surface.
Scarlett Leads the Schoolhouse: Does Being Southern Matter?
Authors: Hicks Anna T.
Published: May 2023

I was born and fastidiously bred in the heart of James Dickey's South. I did all the right Southern white middle class things: music, art, and dancing lessons; professional tips on hair and makeup; a brief stint (though unsuccessful) with high school beauty pageants; acquisition of the right Junior League Cookbooks; a proper finishing at a Southern undergraduate school for women and entrance into the teaching profession. But then, I broke the rules, entered school administration, and became my school district's first female high school principal, a four-year experience I detailed in a 1996 publication Speak Softly and Carry Your Own Gym Key: a Female High School Principal's Guide to Survival. Last year, at a journaling workshop, I explored my life experience and became intrigued with how being born and bred in the Deep South might have influenced my experience as a female high school principal.
"Turning Anger into Knowledge": Exploring Anger and Advocacy With Women Educators
Authors: Dorney Judith
Published: May 2023

In exploring the connections among gender, schooling, and knowledge, this paper draws upon bodies of work which have been examined many times. However, the purpose of this essay is to frame a new question and begin to consider the relationships between and the effects of the silencing or expression of anger in women and their work as educators. The roots of this inquiry are located in my girlhood as I witnessed the various women in my life and their relationships with anger. But the questions framed here emerge from two particular action research projects, the "Women Teaching Girls Project" and the "Exploring Gender and Knowledge Project." Each consisted of a series of retreats designed to enable educators to identify and reflect on how their gender socialization and gendered knowledge informed their educational practice. In the first of these projects, consisting only of women, the discussion of anger was prominent. While this particular project was completed several years ago, I have returned to the data from this work, as well as theoretical work on gender and anger, in order to consider the value of anger in the educational work of women.
Feminist Epistemology: A Reconstruction and Integration of Women's Knowledge and Experiences
Authors: Ardovini-Brooker Joanne
Published: May 2023

Epistemology is the study of knowing. It is the basis for knowing and how it is that people come to know what they know (Johnson, 1995, p. 97). Originating from philosophy, epistemology seems to come to us from a number of disciplines, i. e.: sociology, psychology, and political science, among others (Duran, 1991, p. xi). These fields have all contributed to what is known as feminist epistemology. This occurred with the emergence of materials that professed to spelling out what feminist accounts of knowledge entail and what is implied by ways of knowing pertaining to women (p. xi). The term feminist epistemology does not have a single referent. Feminist theorists have used the term variously to refer to women's "ways of knowing," "women's experiences," or simple "women's knowledge" (Alcoff Potter, 1993, p. 1). Therefore, the term feminist epistemology is a means of summarizing, to some extent, and integrating women's knowledge and experiences. Inherent in feminist epistemology is the "multiplicity of women's voices" (Duran, 1991, p. xiii).
Predictors of Households’ Adoption of Gas Cooking Stove in Some Rural Communities of Abia and Ebonyi States, Southeast Nigeria
Authors: Azuwike Okechi Dominic , Duru Patricia Nnenna , Nkwam-Uwaoma Adeline O , Nguhemen Chigh R , Eboh Emmanuel , Emetumah Faisal C
Published: May 2023

This paper aims at the factors that predict household’s adoption of gas cooking stoves in selected rural communities of Southeast Nigeria. Leaning on theories of Knowledge gap, Groupthink, Technological determinism and Innovation Diffusion, it explores the theme of adoption as a selective process while interrogating the idea of an energy ladder. The paper probes the factors that accentuate poor energy choices in the face of availability of the better domestic energy source, gas. Based on data from 600 respondents, 300 from each of the southeastern Nigeria states of Abia and Ebonyi, an ordinal regression in the form of a Generalized Linear Model was used to predict the proportional odds of the dependent ordinal variables. Parameter estimates of the regression model predicting ordinal likelihood (odds) of using cooking gas indicate that none of the categories underage bracket were significant. The odds of households with male heads having very high usage of cooking gas stove were 1.563 (95% CI, .882 to 1.830) times more than that of households with female heads. The odds are against larger households; households with heads that are of lower education levels; households that regularly cook with fuelwood and those with lower income. The study recommends advocacy to bridge the knowledge gap and a subsidization regime that can overcome the income challenge.
Análisis interaccional del discurso: una propuesta para la investigación social
Authors: Fontaines-Ruiz Tomas , Martín-Fiorino Víctor
Published: May 2023

Esta investigación tiene el objetivo de explicar cómo la estructura y el funcionamiento del análisis interaccional del discurso (AID) puede convertirse en una propuesta teórica y metodológica para el estudio del discurso en la investigación social. Esta perspectiva analítica pone el acento en las personas que interactúan discursivamente, haciendo del texto una evidencia de la intención humana al momento de actuar. Asimismo, reconoce un diálogo real, situado, en el que se demuestra la existencia de personas en los eventos; además de asumir que con base en los actos de habla, se pueden generar evaluaciones intencionadas y mediadas ideológicamente, con lo cual se hace patente que detrás del decir hay dinámicas de poder y resistencias. Se concluye que el AID ofrece una alternativa innovadora para identificar el sentido de los textos desde el posicionamiento de sus actores en acción. Este enfoque provoca un cambio de agujas en las lecturas de la realidad social por cuanto devela potenciales tensiones y perspectivas para profundizar en los fenómenos de interés a partir de sus actores y sus circunstancias.
Evaluation of the Impact of Ferrous Species on the Performance of a Poly(carboxylic acid)-Based Scale Inhibitor
Authors: Fernandes Rafael , Vasconcelos Aline , Castro Bruno , Balaban Rosangela
Published: May 2023

This work aims to evaluate, from a static and dynamic perspective, the performance of a polycarboxylic acid-based scale inhibitor in the presence of iron ions (FeIII). The static (jar test) and dynamic (tube blocking test) tests were performed according to NACE TM0197-2010 and NACE TM31105-2005 standards, respectively. The lowest inhibition concentration (LIC) was determined under flow conditions of oil wells. In addition, the influence of the concentration of FeIII ions on the precipitation process was also evaluated. The scale deposits were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results demonstrated that the scale inhibitor is chemically compatible and efficient with the selected brines, possessing a LIC of 30 mg L-1 in the absence of FeIII ions. In the presence of FeIII ions, the inhibitor proved to be inefficient and incompatible, and it was not possible to determine the LIC. The combined XRD, FTIR, and SEM analyses allowed us to identify the inhibitor’s mechanism of action as being one of complexation, poly(carboxylic acid)-Ca2+. Furthermore, analyses in the presence of FeIII ions demonstrated a significant change in the morphology of the incrustation of CaCO3 crystals. Additionally, it has been proven that FeIII ions significantly affect the performance of the inhibitor. Finally, the results indicated that in the absence of high concentrations of FeIII ions, the poly(carboxylic acid) scale inhibitors can be an option to mitigate operating costs resulting from the deposition of inorganic scale in oil wells.
Public Health Crisis and the Role of the Commission: the case of France
Authors:   European Constitutional Law Association, Kwon Cherry
Published: May 2023

Needs for effective and prompt actions in public administration of contemporary nations call for almost inevitably diversified and specialized managements in the form of committee system. It is frequently employed by many nations, more prominently in the field of science and technology. Second half of the 20th century saw to it that science drove the flow of the national economy, culminating in intensive developments including international standardization in various fields. Above all, the constitutional basis for this was established finally. and the National Science and Technology Advisory Council Act was enacted in 1991 to provide advice on innovation in science and technology. With the institutional framework on this matter being established, for instance, in the event of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus comes infectious, expert scientific opinion is required mandatory prior to the government's policy formulation and execution. By now the ptactice is solid, and the advices and technical opinions in almost all cases are formed by way of committees. In France, in order to maintain public health in general and respond to crises such as the recent pandemic like Corvid-19, the Ministry of Health is responsible for healthcare policy formulation, execution of it, and let alone research and development. The last part, R&D is shared by an independent administrative agency, the Higher Health Agency, along with various technical institutes and networks of healthcare professionals. In particular in view of the gravity of the Corvid-19 problem the government established a temporary organization on top of the 120-year-old Higher Committee on Public Health and the National Ethics Advisory Committee, which deals with ethical issues and other existing committees. These organizations seek and strive for transparency and fairness in their activities through committee composition, disclosure of committee activities, oaths of professional ethics of members, and ensuring citizen participation.
Assessing water quality in the Dong Nai River (Vietnam): implications for sustainable management and pollution control
Authors: Thi Thu Huong Tran , Quan Tran Anh , Hanh Nguyen Thi Hong , Tong Nguyen Xuan
Published: May 2023

Dong Nai River provides essential water resources for millions of people across 11 provinces and cities in Vietnam. However, the different pollution sources such as household, farming, and industrial operations have caused the river water quality to deteriorate over the past decade. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the river's surface water quality, this study employed the water quality index (WQI) across 12 different sampling sites. In total,144 water samples with 11 parameters were analyzed in accordance with the Vietnamese standard 08:2015/MONRE. Results revealed a range of surface water quality, from poor to good according to the VN-WQI (Vietnamese standard), and a medium even bad level in some months according to the NS-WQI (American standard). The study also identified temperature, coliform, and dissolved oxygen (DO) as strong contributors to WQI values (VN_WQI standard). Principal component analysis/factor analysis was used to determine pollution sources, with the results highlighting agricultural and domestic activities as the main contributors to river pollution. In conclusion, this study underscores the importance of effective planning and management of infrastructure zoning and local activities to improve the river's surface water quality and surrounding areas, as well as safeguard the well-being of the millions who depend on it.
CircPSMC3 Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cell Growth and Migration by
Controlling miR-31-5p/YAP/β-Catenin
Authors: Wu Qi , Jin Ye , Yu Lingli , Zhang Bin , Chen Yun , Zhan Xiaobo , Liu Changfeng , Chen Zhi
Published: May 2023

Introduction:

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is hackneyed cancer and a major lethiferous cancer.
Circular RNAs (CircRNAs) have been discovered to own important roles in controlling CRC
progression. CircPSMC3 is known to exhibit lower expression in diversified cancers. However, the
regulatory function of CircPSMC3 in CRC keeps unclear.

Methods:

The expression of CircPSMC3 and miR-31-5p was confirmed through RT-qPCR. The cell
proliferation was measured through CCK-8 and EdU assays. The protein expression of genes was
examined through a western blot. The cell invasion and migration were tested through Transwell and
wound healing assays. The binding ability between CircPSMC3 and miR-31-5p was confirmed
through the luciferase reporter assay.

Results:

CircPSMC3 exhibited lower expression in CRC tissues and cell lines. Additionally,
CircPSMC3 was revealed to suppress cell proliferation in CRC. Moreover, through Transwell and
wound healing assays, CircPSMC3 was discovered to repress CRC cell invasion and migration. In
CRC tissues, miR-31-5p expression was up-regulated and negatively correlated with CircPSMC3
expression. Further mechanism exploration experiments disclosed that CircPSMC3 is bound with
miR-31-5p to modulate the YAP/β-catenin axis in CRC. At last, through rescue assays, CircPSMC3
inhibited cell proliferation, invasion and migration through sponging miR-31-5p in CRC.

Conclusion:

Our work was the first time to probe the potential regulatory effects of CircPSMC3 in
CRC, and these above results uncovered that CircPSMC3 inhibited CRC cell growth and migration
through regulating miR-31-5p/YAP/β-catenin. This discovery hinted that CircPSMC3 may serve as a
useful therapeutic candidate for CRC.
Bioinformatics-aided Protein Sequence Analysis and Engineering
Authors: Zhang Wei , Wang Tianwen
Published: May 2023

Most of the currently available knowledge about protein structure and function has been
obtained from laboratory experiments. As a complement to this classical knowledge discovery activity,
bioinformatics-assisted sequence analysis, which relies primarily on biological data manipulation,
is becoming an indispensable option for the modern discovery of new knowledge, especially when
large amounts of protein-encoding sequences can be easily identified from the annotation of highthroughput
genomic data. Here, we review the advances in bioinformatics-assisted protein sequence
analysis to highlight how bioinformatics analysis will aid in understanding protein structure and function.
We first discuss the analyses with individual protein sequences as input, from which some basic
parameters of proteins (e.g., amino acid composition, MW and PTM) can be predicted. In addition to
these basic parameters that can be directly predicted by analyzing a protein sequence alone, many
predictions are based on principles drawn from knowledge of many well-studied proteins, with multiple
sequence comparisons as input. Identification of conserved sites by comparing multiple homologous
sequences, prediction of the folding, structure or function of uncharacterized proteins, construction
of phylogenies of related sequences, analysis of the contribution of conserved related sites to protein
function by SCA or DCA, elucidation of the significance of codon usage, and extraction of functional
units from protein sequences and coding spaces belong to this category. We then discuss the
revolutionary invention of the "QTY code" that can be applied to convert membrane proteins into water-
soluble proteins but at the cost of marginal introduced structural and functional changes. As machine
learning has been done in other scientific fields, machine learning has profoundly impacted protein
sequence analysis. In summary, we have highlighted the relevance of the bioinformatics-assisted
analysis for protein research as a valuable guide for laboratory experiments.
Diversely Functionalized Pyridine Ring-fused Heterocycles and their Anticancer Properties
Authors: Narasimhamurthy Kereyagalahally H. , Girish Yarabahally R. , Swaroop Toreshettahally R. , Rangappa Kanchugarakoppal S.
Published: May 2023

:

Among N-containing heterocycles, pyridine occupies a prominent position due to its presence
in nature. Many enzymes in living systems, which are involved in redox reactions, contain pyridine moiety.
In addition, its importance in medicinal chemistry and its presence in drugs are well documented. Several
pyridine containing compounds are well-known as tubulin polymerization inhibitors and are found to
bind with androgen receptors, kinases, carbonic anhydrase and topoisomerase. In recent years, researching
have been modifying pyridine containing entities to treat cancer. This review sheds light on recent
developments in anticancer studies of pyridine ring-fused heterocyclic compounds.
Depletion of DAND5 Hinders EMT in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell
Differentiation
Authors: von Gilsa Lopes João , Inácio José M. , Marques Sara , Añez Sabrina B. , Belo José A.
Published: May 2023

Background:

Dand5 encodes a protein that acts as an antagonist to Nodal/TGF-β and Wnt pathways. A mouse knockout (KO) model has shown that this molecule is associated with left-right asymmetry and cardiac development, with its depletion causing heterotaxia and cardiac hyperplasia.

Objective:

This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms affected by the depletion of Dand5.

Methods:

DAND5-KO and wild-type embryoid bodies (EBs) were used to assess genetic expression with RNA sequencing. To complement the expression results that pointed towards differences in epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), we evaluated migration and cell attachment. Lastly, in vivo valve development was investigated, as it was an established model of EMT.

Results:

DAND5-KO EBs progress faster through differentiation. The differences in expression will lead to differences in the expression of genes involved with Notch and Wnt signalling pathways, as well as changes in the expression of genes encoding membrane proteins. Such changes were accompanied by lower migratory rates in DAND5-KO EBs, as well as higher concentrations of focal adhesions. Within valve development, Dand5 is expressed in the myocardium underlying future valve sites, and its depletion compromises correct valve structure.

Conclusion:

The DAND5 range of action goes beyond early development. Its absence leads to significantly different expression patterns in vitro and defects in EMT and migration. These results have an in vivo translation in mouse heart valve development. Knowledge regarding the influence of DAND5 in EMT and cell transformation allows further understanding of its role in development, or even in some disease contexts, such as congenital heart defects.
Electrospinning Fabrication of PA66 Colloidal Crystal Fibers with Various
Morphologies
Authors: Guangchen Pei , Pingping Wu , Jingxia Wang
Published: May 2023

Colloidal crystal (CC) fiber has unique light manipulation properties, fiber flexibility,
and the potential to be used in the textile industry as an alternative to chemical dyes. Introducing
polyamide 66 (PA66) into CC fiber can effectively improve the performance of fibers. In this
study, polyamide 66 (PA66) CC fibers with various morphologies were fabricated by electrospinning
using high-tensile PA66 and P(St-MMA-AA) latex particles as raw materials, such as closepacked,
inlaid, noodle-like, spindle knots, bamboo-like, semi-enclosed, hat-like, etc. The formation
mechanism of various fibers was analyzed based on the phase separation and assembly
interaction. The prepared PA66 CC fiber film was reported to have unique structural color and
enhanced mechanical properties, which can be used as a substrate for drawing various patterns.
This work will provide a novel idea for the fabrication of functional CC fiber, which is helpful for
the potential applications in the textile industry.
Ionic Liquid Supported Organocatalysts for the Asymmetric Mannich-
Type Reaction of α-cyano α-sulfonyl Carbanions
Authors: Srivastava Vivek
Published: May 2023

Introduction:

We synthesized proline functionalized ionic liquid and further character-ized it with analytical techniques.

Method:

After getting proper structural information on the above ionic liquid, we utilized them as a catalyst for the asymmetric Mannich-Type Reaction.

Result:

We synthesized 6 different types of β-amino α-cyano sulfones derivatives as Mannich ad-duct using various combinations of different imines and aryl sulphonyl as pre-nucleophiles.

Conclusion:

We obtained the corresponding chiral Mannich adduct followed by simple ether washing in excellent yield and stereoselectivity. We recycled the catalyst up to 6 runs without los-ing the catalytic activity.
Assessment of Patients' Referral Patterns with Complaints of
Self-harm and Aggression in the COVID-19 Era
Authors: Houjaghan Amirmasoud Kazemzadeh , Arya Pantea , Aarabi Sepideh , Ashraf Haleh , Bahreini Maryam
Published: May 2023

Background:

Due to the high transmission rate of COVID-19, the high prevalence
of the disease, the high mortality rate, and its effects on mental health, we aimed to assess the
current status of psychiatric symptoms.

Methods:

In this observational study, we have assessed various psychiatric presentations and
disorders before and after the COVID-19 pandemic within the same time limit. Data have been
obtained from the psychiatric interview performed by an attending physician in psychiatry.

Results:

The following features have been observed after the pandemic: increased depressed
mood, irritability, crime trend, physical violations, personality disorders along with improved
family support, and decreased suicidal ideation. No significant difference has been observed in
the rate of response to psychotherapy and psychiatric medications before and after the time of
the pandemic.

Conclusion:

Increased physical threat and aggression, substance use, and symptoms of
psychosis were more frequently observed in the time of the pandemic. The physical threat was
mainly committed by younger patients with psychiatric illnesses.
Application of CBCT Technology in Forensic Odontology: A Narrative
Review
Authors: Hassanaly Moustansir , Morais Caldas Inês , Teixeira Alexandra , Pérez-Mongiovi Daniel
Published: May 2023

Background:

Cone-Beam Computer Tomography (CBCT) is a non-invasive, rapid, cost-effective, and low-radiation technique. Being a three-dimensional (3D) imaging process, it is better suited for the analysis of 3D structures like teeth, bones, or facial sinuses. CBCT is already widely used in dentistry and its application in forensic odontology is promising.

Objective:

This study aimed to provide an overview of CBCT use in forensic dentistry.

Method:

A bibliographic search using PUBMED was performed with the following keyword combinations: ("Cone-Beam Computed Tomography" [MeSH Terms]) OR (cbct)) AND (forensic dentistry) OR ("Forensic Dentistry" [Mesh]) and on the Scopus platform using the keywords “cbct forensic dentistry”. Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final selection resulted in 68 studies.

Results:

Articles subjects were as follows: 11 studies (16%) on comparative identification, 4 (5%) on identification by bitemarks, 30 (44%) on age estimation, 20 (29%) on sex estimation, and 7 (10%) on facial reconstruction. CBCT technology proved to be an accurate tool for age estimation (particularly in the pulp narrowing technique), sex estimation, bitemarks analysis, and facial recon-struction.

Conclusion:

CBCT's increasing use in dental clinics makes a huge quantity of data available. Pro-fessionals should examine how to organize and disseminate these valuable antemortem data. Train-ing is mandatory to understand CBCT’s technical limitations as well as manage the presence of artifacts. Further studies should be made on larger samples to fully understand the potential of CBCT technology in forensics.
Green Chemistry Principles and Spectroscopic Methods Applied to Nanomaterials
Authors: De A.
Published: May 2023

Nanomaterials have revolutionized the twenty-first century through many industrial breakthroughs. Hazardous chemical methods from non-renewable sources mostly perform the synthesis of these nanomaterials. Thus, synthesizing nanomaterials by twelve principles of green chemistry is the most demanding method that outperforms the chemical and physical synthesis methods in various aspects. The key features of the green approach are environmental friendliness, cost-effectiveness, and biocompatibility. The green principles use natural resources for nanomaterial synthesis and are currently on their way from the laboratory to commercial application. This chapter presents principles of green chemistry that are followed for nanomaterial synthesis. Recent advances in this field and overcoming the challenges to improve their commercialization have also been discussed.
Culture notes in ‘Bahasaku 1: Ayo bicara bahasa Indonesia’
Authors: Sahasti Julananda Putri
Published: May 2023

Language and culture are two things that are closely related to each other. The purpose of this study is to describe the cultural notes presented in the book "Bahasaku 1: Ayo Bicara Bahasa Indonesia". The research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative with a content analysis approach. The data source in this study was the book 'Bahasaku 1: Ayo Bicara Bahasa Indonesia' compiled by the Indonesian Language Institute Kursul Alam, Yogyakarta. Data were analyzed in five stages, namely compiling notes, disassembling data, rearranging based on data, interpreting, and drawing conclusions. Based on the results of the data analyses, it can be concluded that the cultural notes in the book My Language 1: Let's Talk Indonesian can be grouped into eight categories, namely: 1) greetings; 2) eating habits; 3) rubber watch; 4) small talks; 5) mudik; 6) coutercies of guests and hosts; 7) beach suits and the myth of Nyai Roro Kidul; and 8) 'kiri' in the context of public transportation. The cultural notes in the book "Bahasaku 1: Ayo Bicara Bahasa Indonesia" belonging to Alam Bahasa Indonesia have been well organized. The cultural notes in this textbook are not only specifically listed in the "Cultural Notes" section at the end of each lesson, but, they are also integrated well into every text in the lesson. My language book 1 contains clear concepts and understandings that can accurately describe the cultures that have developed in the Indonesian society.Keywords: culture notes, textbook, foreign language, cultural understanding, BIPA
Pre-service teachers’ voices of international teaching practicum in Indonesian elementary school
Authors: Setyaningsih Ani , Diyanti B. Yuniar , Nurhayati Lusi
Published: May 2023

International teaching practicums help pre-service teachers (PSTs) advance professionally in teaching and gain multicultural competence. This study aims at describing an investigation of challenges and problems faced by the pre-service teachers during their international teaching program in an Indonesian elementary school and how to cope with them revealed by the PSTs' voices. This qualitative case study started with conducting a survey questionnaire covering various aspects of results, challenges, and problems regarding the aspects of pedagogical, content knowledge, technology, and cultural gaps faced by 7 international pre-service teachers (PSTs) from the Netherlands. The survey results were then further examined through in-depth interviews with the PSTs and thematic analysis was conducted to examine the data. The findings showed that there were three categories of problems faced by the PSTs: issues from the students, problems from the PSTs, and problems from the schools or stakeholders. The PSTs could adapt to the situation and find solutions to the problems. They tried to be "Indonesians," enjoyed every activity and difference, and communicated to the right person to solve the problems. The study also revealed that the PSTs hoped that the lecturers could have spent more time at school and given them more advice. They wished the university could improve the scheduling system and give them a chance to teach in more than one school to be able to experience different school cultures. This study recommends further investigation of how a good international teaching program should be developed and managed.Keywords: pre-service teachers, international teaching practicum, teaching English to young learners
The translation of conceptual metaphor in political news
Authors: Siriam Siriam , Widyastuti Susana
Published: May 2023

Metaphorical expressions (MEs) are abundant in political text and their translation ‎poses challenges particularly for retaining the implicit meaning. This research focuses on examining the use of conceptual metaphors (CMs) ‎in Indonesian ‎political news and their English translation. The objectives ‎ are to identify types and the source domain of CMs and to explain how the CMs are translated.‎ ‎Grounding on mixed-methods, the data were metaphorical expressions in ‎ the Indonesian and English versions of Tempo weekly magazines in April, May, and June in 2021. Metaphor Identification Procedure  (MIP) was ‎applied to determine the metaphoricity of metaphors in the STs and Indonesian dictionary (KBBI) was also employed to avoid intuition ‎decision-making. ‎The results indicate that CMs are commonly used in ‎political news in order to popularize, concretize, and dramatize issues. Structural metaphors are found ‎as the most dominant type and twenty source domains are found ‎in the STs with war metaphor as the most significant domain. In terms of the translation, the study demonstrates that non ‎metaphorical translation is the most frequently used technique to render metaphors ‎into English TT. As a result, the translation reduces the ‎metaphoric function of the original expressions.Keywords: political news, conceptual metaphor, translation technique
The G30S/PKI in modern Indonesian novels by post-reformation women authors
Authors: Efendi Anwar , Nurgiyantoro Burhan , Suryaman Maman , Mashlihatin Anis
Published: May 2023

Politics (facts) and literature (fiction) are two things that both exist and are needed by society. The two are also often linked together. The specific relationship between politics understood as a way of doing things and literature understood as a practical form of writing. This study uses a qualitative descriptive design to trace the re-interpretation of political facts in modern Indonesian novels written during the post-reform era. The research data sources are post-reform novels published in modern Indonesian literature that reinterpret political facts. These political facts can be found through the thematic aspects, the mindset and actions of the characters, the arrangement of the plot (conflict), and descriptions of the story setting which are integral to the whole fictional story. The determination of novels to be used as data sources is based on the following considerations: (a) novels that re-interpret political facts related to the historical events of the 30 September 1965 Movement, (b) novels published during the post-reform era (2000s and above), and (c) novels written by female authors are of a generation that did not directly experience the events of the 30 September 1965 Movement. The results of the study are as follows. First, the political facts expressed in the novel, namely (a) the kidnapping and murder of seven generals, (b) the Cakrabirawa elite troops, (c) the kidnapping and murder of people who were considered to be part of the Indonesian Communist Party, (d) detention on the island Buru, (e) granting status as a descendant of the PKI, and (f) abolishing citizenship status for students studying in certain countries deemed to be affiliated with the communist party. Second, the reinterpretation of historical facts in the novel, namely (a) related to the journey of the past, (b) part of the journey of Indonesian history, (c) understanding from the human side, and (d) choices and awareness of the journey of life in the future. It is hoped that the results of the research can be implemented in teaching literature in schools and the wider community through scientific forums in an effort to socialize the possibility of using modern literary works as a source of historical information to support efforts to understand Indonesian history. If used critically and combined with other sources, novels that actualize and reinterpret political facts can be used as a source of knowledge and understanding of the nation's history. Keywords: political facts, reinterpretation, G30S/PKI movement, modern Indonesian novels
Type of themes and thematic progression patterns in low achiever’s descriptive writings
Authors: Siahaan Elsa Maulita , Amalia Rosaria Mita , Krisnawati Ekaning
Published: May 2023

The Low Achiever’s writing is frequently categorized as the low coherent text due to the quality of their writings based on the rubric used at school. Hence, the focus in this study is to analyze the Types of Theme and Thematic Progression patterns found in Low Achiever’s Descriptive Writings with descriptive-qualitative research design. The objective is to observe the coherency quality of low achiever’s based on the analysis of Theme and Thematic Progression. The steps are selecting two low achiever’s descriptive texts based on the school’s rubric, dividing them to clauses, analyzing both the Theme and the Thematic progression, then providing the results of the analysis. The result shows that all types of Themes and Thematic Progressions are found in both writings. The Unmarked Topical Theme and Constant Theme Patterns are most frequently used. The conclusion is that Low Achiever’s Descriptive Writings cannot be considered as a low-coherent text based on School’s rubric only, Theme and Thematic Progression analysis is suggested to be conducted for extra observation and evaluation despite of the easy and common themes many constant types used to start the clauses in both of their writings. Keywords: descriptive text, low achiever’s writings systemic functional linguistics, theme, and thematic progression
Empowering Health Care Education Through Learning Analytics: In-depth Scoping Review
Authors: Bojic Iva , Mammadova Maleyka , Ang Chin-Siang , Teo Wei Lung , Diordieva Cristina , Pienkowska Anita , Gašević Dragan , Car Josip
Published: May 2023

Background

Digital education has expanded since the COVID-19 pandemic began. A substantial amount of recent data on how students learn has become available for learning analytics (LA). LA denotes the “measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs.”

Objective

This scoping review aimed to examine the use of LA in health care professions education and propose a framework for the LA life cycle.

Methods

We performed a comprehensive literature search of 10 databases: MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, ERIC, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ICTP, Scopus, and IEEE Explore. In total, 6 reviewers worked in pairs and performed title, abstract, and full-text screening. We resolved disagreements on study selection by consensus and discussion with other reviewers. We included papers if they met the following criteria: papers on health care professions education, papers on digital education, and papers that collected LA data from any type of digital education platform.

Results

We retrieved 1238 papers, of which 65 met the inclusion criteria. From those papers, we extracted some typical characteristics of the LA process and proposed a framework for the LA life cycle, including digital education content creation, data collection, data analytics, and the purposes of LA. Assignment materials were the most popular type of digital education content (47/65, 72%), whereas the most commonly collected data types were the number of connections to the learning materials (53/65, 82%). Descriptive statistics was mostly used in data analytics in 89% (58/65) of studies. Finally, among the purposes for LA, understanding learners’ interactions with the digital education platform was cited most often in 86% (56/65) of papers and understanding the relationship between interactions and student performance was cited in 63% (41/65) of papers. Far less common were the purposes of optimizing learning: the provision of at-risk intervention, feedback, and adaptive learning was found in 11, 5, and 3 papers, respectively.

Conclusions

We identified gaps for each of the 4 components of the LA life cycle, with the lack of an iterative approach while designing courses for health care professions being the most prevalent. We identified only 1 instance in which the authors used knowledge from a previous course to improve the next course. Only 2 studies reported that LA was used to detect at-risk students during the course’s run, compared with the overwhelming majority of other studies in which data analysis was performed only after the course was completed.
Virtual behavioral-health counseling program assisted by a digital bot: A review of outcomes (Preprint)
Authors: Induni Marta , Barkley William M. , Lohr Kati , Henderson Lisa , Bell Evan
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND

Healthcare and educational workforces are under a great deal of stress, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Synchronous Health offers tele-mental health services plus interventions via an integrated Digital Mental Health Platform bot named Karla® that connects with participants between sessions.

OBJECTIVE

In analyzing outcome variables for this retrospective study, we ascertained whether participants improved from their baseline assessments in resilience, anxiety, and depression.

METHODS

Outcome variables for this retrospective study are resilience, anxiety, and depression. Clinicians administered these assessments at baseline and at approximately every 4 sessions to participants who are primarily employees of a large health system and a large public school system, offered as part of their employee benefit programs. Eleven other healthcare organizations also contributed a few participants. A total of 833 participants completed 2 sets of assessments and 394 of these people completed a third set as well.

RESULTS

Based on changes in categories of outcomes and on a Repeated Measures ANOVA (p<.05) for each measure, participants improved on all outcomes from assessment 1 to assessment 2 with a significant linear trend across all 3 assessments even though change tapered off from assessment 2 to 3.

CONCLUSIONS

This study demonstrates the ability of clinicians to combine tele-mental health with an integrated Digital Mental Health Platform [Karla]bot between sessions to improve resilience, anxiety, and depression for people from 2 different types of workforces, healthcare and education.

CLINICALTRIAL

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Validitas Struktur Internal Self-Determination Scale versi Indonesia: Pengujian Struktur Faktor, Reliabilitas, dan Invariansi Pengukuran
Authors: Muttaqin Darmawan
Published: May 2023

Self-Determination Scale (SDS) telah digunakan untuk mengukur determinasi diri, kesadaran terhadap diri sendiri, dan kesempatan untuk menentukan pilihan tetapi belum terdapat penelitian yang menguji properti psikometri dari SDS. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi validitas struktur internal dari SDS versi Indonesia. Penelitian ini melibatkan 703 remaja yang berusia 12-21 tahun yang sedang menempuh pendidikan di Kota Surabaya. Partisipan direkrut dengan teknik convenience sampling dengan cara menghubungi secara langsung dan melalui media sosial. Evaluasi validitas struktur internal dari SDS versi Indonesia meliputi struktur faktor, reliabilitas, dan invariansi pengukuran antar gender dan kelompok usia yang diuji dengan analisis konfirmatori faktor, reliabilitas komposit, dan analisis multi-kelompok. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa model bifaktor dari SDS versi Indonesia memiliki ketepatan model dan reliabilitas yang memuaskan. Namun, SDS versi Indonesia tidak memiliki invariansi pengukuran antar gender dan kelompok usia. Temuan ini mengindikasikan bahwa SDS versi Indonesia dapat digunakan untuk mengukur determinasi diri, kesadaran terhadap diri sendiri, dan kesempatan untuk menentukan pilihan tetapi tidak dapat digunakan untuk membandingkan skor antar gender dan kelompok usia
Peran LSM Dalam Penanggulangan Kekeringan dan Implikasinya Bagi Ketahanan Wilayah Di Kapanewon Nglipar Gunungkidul, Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (Studi Pada Yayasan Wahana Mandiri Indonesia)
Authors: Fatah Abdul , Ulum Miftahul , Bowo Tri Arie
Published: May 2023

ABSTRAKGunungkidul merupakan salah satu kabupaten di Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) yang dikenal dengan wilayahnya yang tandus dan kering dengan khas perbukitan karstnya. Sebagian besar wilayah ini berupa perbukitan, dan pegunungan kapur, menjadi bagian dari pegunungan sewu. Dengan kondisi tersebut menyebabkan kondisi lahan kurang begitu subur dan sering mengalami kekeringan saat musim kemarau. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendalami bagaimana peran dan kontribusi LSM YWMI terhadap penanggulangan kemiskinan air bersih yang terjadi di wilayah Gunungkidul khususnya di daerah Nglipar. Berdasarkan program yang didilaksanakan YWMI bagaimana manfaat bagi warga masyarakat dalam mengatasi bencana tersebut.Penelitian ini, menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif (qualitative research) dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif-analitis.  Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan empat tahap, yaitu observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, dan kepustakaan. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah reduksi data, kategori data, penyajian data, dan penarikan simpulan.Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa YWMI telah melaksanakan kegiatan pemberdayaan dan pendampingan masyarakat dengan proyeknya Wash Program (Fresh water Installation conduction and wash education). Peran YWMI telah membantu pemerintah dalam menjaga ketahanan wilayah melalui pendampingan dan pemberdayaan kepada masyarakat berupa bantuan fisik pengadaan air bersih dan pendidikan tentang pola dan gaya hidup bersih.
Pelibatan TNI AD Dalam Penanggulangan Bencana Erupsi Gunungapi Semeru Dan Implikasinya Terhadap Ketahanan Wilayah (Studi Di Kodim 0821/Lumajang Dan Kecamatan Candipuro, Kabupaten Lumajang, Jawa Timur)
Authors: Purnawijaya Rhynaldi Kaisar Kaisar Bagus
Published: May 2023

ABSTRAK Penelitian tentang pelibatan TNI AD dalam penanggulangan bencana erupsi Gunungapi Semeru dan implikasinya bagi ketahanan wilayah ini memiliki tujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis pelibatan TNI AD dalam penanggulangan bencana erupsi Gunungapi Semeru dan implikasinya bagi ketahanan wilayah di Kecamatan Candipuro, Kabupaten Lumajang.Peneliti menganalisis data dengan metode campuran (kuantitatif dan kualitatif) menggunakan model Social Network Analysis (SNA). Penyajian data dilakukan dalam bentuk uraian naratif, penyajian grafik/gambar dan tabel perhitungan derajat sentralitas setiap organisasi dalam jaring kerjasama penanggulangan bencana erupsi Gunungapi Semeru.Hasil penelitian untuk variabel berbagi informasi, berbagi sumber daya dan evakuasi, pencarian dan penyelamatan (SAR), menunjukkan bahwa TNI AD bersama BPBD merupakan dua organisasi sentral dan memiliki kolaborasi yang paling efektif selama tahap tanggap darurat, sedangkan Dinas Sosial dan Dinas Kesehatan menjadi organisasi sentral dan berperan penting pada variabel penyedia layanan kemanusiaan. Hasil dari implikasi pelibatan TNI AD bagi ketahanan wilayah Kecamatan Candipuro juga menunjukkan bahwa pelibatan TNI AD memberikan pengaruh positif guna meningkatkan ketahanan wilayah Kecamatan Candipuro, Kabupaten Lumajang
Photograph 51, Rosalind Franklin and DNA Structure
Authors: Oppenheimer Steven B.
Published: May 2023

The Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine was awarded in 1962 to Watson, Crick and Wilkins, after the death of Rosalind Franklin who passed away in 1958. This mini-review focuses on Franklin’s contributions to the double helix discovery. The title of this paper, Photograph 51, describes a x-ray diffraction image of DNA (B form) taken by Franklin and her graduate student Raymond Gosling (Note 1). Its importance will be described, as well as Franklin’s other contributions to the double helix discovery. Of immense importance is what Crick and Watson themselves said: Without Franklin’s data, “the formulation of our structure would have been most unlikely, if not impossible” (Note 2). This statement makes it clear that Franklin rightly deserves to be the 4th partner in the discovery of the structure of DNA, along with Crick, Watson and Wilkins.