bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implications for National Security in Nigeria
Authors: Udeh Shedrack Chijioke , Nwokorobia Chinedu
Published: May 2022

The federal government of Nigeria ordered the partial closure of all land borders with her neighbours such as Benin Republic, Cameroun, Chad and Niger on the 20th August, 2019.The decision by the Nigerian government was to curb smuggling of contra-band agro-allied products (especially rice and poultry products), petroleum products (especially premium motor spirit), reduce influx of illegal migrants, control proliferation of small arms and light weapons and, finally to strengthen internal security of the country. However, this government policy has resulted in increase in inflation rate to above 11.85 percent, closure of business by some manufacturing companies, loss of jobs, increase in security challenges, and also a breach of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) guidelines etc. The study aimed at identifying the factors responsible for border closure, the implications for the closure for national security in Nigeria, and solutions to address these problems. It adopted secondary method of data collection which includedtextbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines and internet information. The study adopted frustration-aggression theory as its theoretical framework. The study adopted library research and documentary evidence as its instruments of data analysis. The findings of the study showed that border closure has resulted in inflationary pressure, increase in local rice production, unemployment due to lay-offs etc. The study recommended installation of security equipment /device that can track down illegal migrants and smugglers of contra-band goods, strict adherence to ECOWAS protocols and AfCFTA guidelines etc.
Public expenditure and capital formation: Evidence from Nigeria
Authors: Akujuobi Ngozi Edith , Ndugbu Michael Osondu , Akujuobi A.B.C.
Published: May 2022

The paper examined the relationship between public expenditure and capital formation in Nigeria, 1981-2018.Adopting the Ordinary Least Square Multiple Regression, the study revealed a significant relationship exists between public expenditure and capital formation in Nigeria. Also, the model indicated that three of the public expenditure components namely, total public expenditure on economic services (TES), total public expenditure on social and community services (TSC) and total public expenditure on transfers (TT) were statistically significant with all the explanatory variables meeting the a priori expectation with their positive coefficients. Based on the findings, the study concluded that public expenditure has positively contributed to the level of capital formation in Nigeria, thus the study recommended that proper monitoring should be placed on public expenditure on administration. This recommendation stems from the insignificant contribution of this component of public expenditure; that could be a pointer to misappropriation from this particular component. Overall, these results lend further credence to the Law of increasing state activities by Wagner and his contemporaries.
Perceived capacities of public extension personnel for climate information dissemination to farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria
Authors: Eta Hilda C. , Yekinni Oyedeji T. , Elemi Ginini F.
Published: May 2022

The study examined the perceived capacities of public extension personnel for climate information dissemination to farmers in Cross River State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 72 extension agents. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and were analysed using a multinomial logistic regression at 5% level of significance. Some of the climate information disseminated were information on appropriate measures to take to prevent water shortage due to adverse weather conditions (75%) and early warning signs on events such as drought, flooding etc. (70.8%). Radio and/or television (68.1%), and the Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources (68.1%) were the main sources of climate information. Respondents perceived that they had low capacities for producing and airing radio and television messages on climate change (15.3%) and carrying out impact analysis of climate change effects on farmers (18%). Results of the multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that years of experience (x2 =6.244; p = 0.044); and highest educational qualification (x2 =11.021; p = 0.088) had positively significant effects on capacity to disseminate climate information. Extension staff should be encouraged to go for specialized studies on climate change and be trained to interpret and disseminate agro-meteorological data and information.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on agro-inputs distribution in Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Oyediran Wasiu Oyeleke , Alaka Fatai Ayoade , Olutegbe Nathaniel Siji , Ojo Oluwadamilola Mary
Published: May 2022

This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agro-inputs distribution and sales along the agricultural supply chain (ASC) in Ogun State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 96 agro-dealers from the Abeokuta and Ilaro ADP zones of Ogun State. Data were collected and analysed using a computer assisted personalized interviewing (CAPI) system. Findings showed that 89% of the respondents sold agro-inputs in the shops, 26% in the rural villages, and 19.8% at market stands. Due to the lockdown, 68.8% closed down shops for 35 – 39 days, 92.7% found it difficult to move agro-inputs from the stores to the villages, and 85.4% incurred high costs in transporting agro-inputs from urban to the rural areas. Likewise, 61.5% reported low patronage of fewer than 10 customers per week while the average weekly sales dropped from ₦60,000 to 15,600 for maize seeds, ₦78,000 to 27,000 for herbicides, and ₦336,000 to 120,000 for fertilizers. The lockdown was significantly affected patronage (β = 0.64) and sales (β = 0.72). The COVID-19 pandemic affected patronage and sales of agro-inputs in Ogun State.
COVID-19 pandemic: Implication on the Nigeria Agriculture and the role of extension
Authors: Undiandeye U.C. , Ayi N.A.
Published: May 2022

The paper focused on a review of COVID-19 pandemic, its implication on the Nigeria agriculture and the role of extension. The purpose was to review the impact of the pandemic on the Nigeria agriculture and narrate the implication for agricultural extension service. Being a review, data was drawn from verified websites, research papers, journals, statistical bulletins and other online materials. The review uncovered a subtle but undeniable negative impact on all the value chain of the Nigeria agriculture. Also, with enough evidence, there is likelihood of possible food catastrophe if concerted action is not taken to save the sector. One of the most important factors that may avert this negative impact is agricultural extension service. But in this time of global lockdown, travel ban and social distancing, the way out becomes technology. Thus, from the review, it was concluded that government and institutions at all levels should intentionally deploy technology tools to aid effective agricultural extension service transmission to farmers.
First case of pyogenic meningitis due to Streptococcus pluranimalium in Rwanda
Authors: Mubiligi A. , Kanyamuhunga A. , Rogo T. , Dusabeyezu F.
Published: May 2022

CASE: We report the first case of pyogenic meningitis due to Streptococcus pluranimalium in Rwanda in a 14-year-old male.DISCUSSION: Streptococcus pluranimalium was isolated from animals and rarely reported in humans. Most reported cases were from middle- or higher-income countries due to the fastidiousness of the organism, which cannot be isolated using routine culture media, requiring advanced microbial identification systems. In Rwanda, as in other low-income countries, there is the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria, leading to increased use of carbapenems and vancomycin. This case is an eye-opener that antimicrobial stewardship efforts need to be augmented.
Assessing the waiting time for emergency orthopedic surgery for open fractures – A 6-month review of records at one of the largest referral public hospitals in Rwanda
Authors: Nkeshimana M. , Wong R. , Bikoroti J. , Jayaraman S. , Byiringiro J. C. , El-Khatib Z.
Published: May 2022

INTRODUCTION: The delay in surgical intervention for open fractures can have severe negative consequences. However, the delay for patients with open fractures presenting at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK), one of the largest public hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda, had not been studied. This study assessed the waiting time for surgery and compared it against the 6-hour (ideal time) and 24-hours (acceptable time) standards.METHODS: A review of the postoperative register and patients’ records was conducted. All medical charts of open fracture cases between April and September 2018 were audited. A surgical case was considered significantly delayed if the time interval from patient arrival at the emergency room to the operation theater was longer than 24 hours. The demographics, acuity level, insurance status and work shifts, were assessed using bi- and multivariate analysis.RESULTS: A total of 115 open fracture case files were audited. From arrival at the emergency room to surgery, the median time was 41 hours (IQR 21, 93). Only 3 (2.6%) were operated within 6 hours and 38 (33%) within 6 to 24 hours. The main factor contributing to the delay was obtaining orthopedic consultation note and documenting the decision to operate (median 10 hours, IQR 4 to 17). Meanwhile, the designated emergency theater was not utilized for a total of 18 hours per day, especially during night shifts.CONCLUSION: There was a significant delay in obtaining emergency orthopedic consultation and, thus, the timing of the surgical treatment. Examining the patient flow system in orthopedic surgical care delivery is needed in order to maximize theater utilization at this urban university hospital.
Elektronik Kitap Konusunda Türkiye’de 2006-2020 Yılları Arasında Tamamlanmış Lisansüstü Tez Çalışmalarının İncelenmesi
Authors: Gülmez Ayşenur , Kocaman Karoğlu Aslıhan
Published: May 2022

Gelişen teknolojilerin sağladığı olanaklar her alanda olduğu gibi eğitim ortamlarında da etkisini sürdürmektedir. Farklı eğitim teknolojisi olanaklarıyla öğrenme ortamlarının zenginleştirilip desteklenmesi düşüncesiyle çeşitli uygulamalar öğrenme ortamlarında kullanılmaktadır. Dünya çapında yirmi beş yılı aşkın süredir kullanılan çevrimiçi eğitim ortam ve materyallerinin önemi COVID-19 pandemisiyle artmıştır. Bu çalışma, e-kitapların eğitime uyarlanması ve çalışmalarda kullanımını içerik analizi yoluyla incelemek amacıyla 2006-2020 yılları arasında Türkiye’de yapılmış olan yüksek lisans ve doktora tezlerinin incelenmesini kapsamaktadır. Çalışmada YÖK Tez Merkezi üzerinden ulaşılan 39 adet tez çalışması sistematik olarak incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre e-kitap konusunda en fazla tez çalışmasının 2019 yılında gerçekleştiği, tezlerin büyük çoğunluğunun Türkçe yazıldığı ve yüksek lisans tezlerinin yoğunlukta olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. En fazla tez Gazi Üniversitesi’nde, eğitim bilimleri enstitülerinde ve farklı üniversitelerin Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi (BÖTE) bölümlerinde yazılmıştır. Konuyla ilgili tez çalışmalarında en fazla kullanılan araştırma yöntemi karma yöntem, en fazla kullanılan veri toplama aracı görüşme, en fazla tercih edilen tez örneklemi lisans düzeyindeki öğrencilerdir. Çalışmalarda en çok tercih edilen örneklem büyüklüğünün 31-100 kişi arasında değiştiği, veri toplama sürelerinin en fazla 31-100 gün arasında olduğu, model/kuram seçiminde en fazla Çoklu Ortam Öğrenme Kuramı’nın kullanıldığı ve en fazla tercih edilen amaç temasının “e-kitapların değerlendirilmesi” olduğu sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır.
Gamification in English Language Classrooms: The Case of Kahoot!
Authors: Kıyançiçek Ezgi , Uzun Levent
Published: May 2022

Technology has been part of education in the 21st century. Especially gamification and online games have been integrated into traditional classroom instruction and they have found their place in language education. It is argued that gamification creates opportunities in which teachers and students focus on entertaining game elements that can be used in non-game settings such as the classroom. Kahoot! is one of the most commonly used online gamification applications that many teachers and students utilize in language teaching and learning process. The current review article focuses on teaching English as a foreign language with the help of Kahoot!. Therefore, the researchers give a detailed explanation of the benefits that Kahoot! brings to the language classroom for both teachers and learners, and how teachers can use Kahoot! for evaluative purposes. The researchers also introduce an overview of classroom activities in which teachers can utilize Kahoot! to develop students’ language skills in the current article.
Çizgi Romanla Fen Bilimleri Öğretiminin Öğrenci Başarısına Etkisi
Authors: Arslan Kevser , Akçay Hakan
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışmada, çizgi romanla fen bilimleri öğretiminin öğrenci akademik başarısına olan etkisinin araştırılmasını amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışma grubunu, altıncı sınıfta öğrenim görmekte olan toplam 60 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden yarı deneysel desen kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Deney grubu öğrencilerine pixton uygulamasıyla oluşturulan çizgi romanlar kullanılarak fen öğretimi; kontrol grubunda ise ders kitabındaki etkinliklere bağlı kalınarak mevcut fen öğretimi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada, veri toplama aracı olarak akademik başarı testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen sonuçlara göre, pixton uygulamasıyla oluşturulan çizgi romanlarla desteklenmiş fen öğretiminin geleneksel fen öğretimine kıyasla daha başarılı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Fen bilimleri öğretimi sürecinde eğiticiler tarafından çizgi romanlardan etkin bir biçimde kullanılabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Teachers’ Knowledge Framework for Designing Numeracy Rich Tasks across Non-Mathematics Curriculum Areas
Authors: Getenet Seyum Tekeher
Published: May 2022

There is a consensus that numeracy is important for students to develop logical thinking and reasoning strategies in their everyday activities. As a result, teachers are encouraged to design numeracy rich tasks that incorporate real-life contexts across non-mathematics curriculum areas. However, it is not clear what types of knowledge teachers require to design such tasks. In this study, the authors used the stepwise generalization method and developed a framework for the knowledge required by teachers to design numeracy rich tasks across non-mathematics curriculum areas. The study begins with a brief introduction to numeracy and its definition in various contexts. The nature of knowledge required to design numeracy rich tasks (mathematics content knowledge, a non-mathematics curriculum area knowledge, activity design skills and knowledge of context)) are further described. In the later section of the study, each element of teacher knowledge and the framework to design numeracy rich tasks across non-mathematics curriculum areas are described. The knowledge framework developed in this study can be used to analyze teachers designed numeracy-rich tasks and identify their professional learning requirements.
The Practice of Ethical Leadership among Managers of News Websites from Journalists’ Point of View
Authors: AlKhudari Majed Numan , Almashaqbeh Saddam Suleiman Salman , Alkhaza’leh Rasmi Mezher Ali
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to identify the degree to which Jordanian news websites managers practice ethical leadership from the point of view of journalists working for these sites. The study followed the descriptive-analytical approach. The sample of the study consisted of 317 journalists. To achieve the objective of the study, a 26-item questionnaire distributed to four domains: personal characteristics, administrative characteristics, human relations, and communication with others was applied. The results showed that the degree of ethical leadership practice by the managers of Jordanian electronic news sites from the viewpoint of those working for these news websites was medium. The results also showed no significant differences between the means of ethical leadership among Jordanian news website managers from the journalists’ point of view due to gender. Significant differences were shown in favor of journalists with an experience of 10 years or more. In light of the results, the study recommended training courses for Jordanian news website managers to enhance and practice ethical leadership more effectively.
Contamination Effects in Photosynthetic Pigments and their Statistical Data Processing of Populus Plants in Metalurgicall Area
Authors: Hida Eriola , Muka Zhifka
Published: May 2022

Leaves, because different mechanisms and structures that contribute to absorption reflection and transmission, appear as an environment with high heterogeneity, the optical properties of which depend on multiple dispersal of inside radiation (Bushmann et al., 1998). Diffusion of radiation inside the leaf determines the average optical path of the radiation, which exceeds several times the thickness of the leaf and thus, causes an additional effect on the radiation absorbed (Gitelson et al, 1996).This increases the probability that a large part of the radiation captured by pigments. In plants, chlorophyll is a pigment directly involved in the conversion of light energy into chemical energy. The main photoreceptor in chloroplasts of higher plant, is chlorophyll a. In addition to chlorophyll a, they contain chlorophyll b and carotenoids. Structurally, all types of chlorophyll are similar to each other. They all contain four pyrrole rings (also called porphyrin), which are bonded together with double bonds of methane (CH =) which determine the spectroscopic properties of these pigments. The skeleton of each pyrrole ring is composed of five atoms (four carbon and one nitrogen), with the magnesium atom in the center as the nucleus (fig. 1.9), (Lichtenthaler et al., 1987; Lichtenthaler et al., 2004).Measuring the parameters of Chl fluorescence are increasingly used in the last three decades of research in photosynthesis and plant ecology. Greater efforts in scientific research, in recent times, are made discoveries because relations - a result that exist between phenomena. The process of discovery of these deterministic models in terms of the science of statistics, explained by the association. While quantitative expression of the form and extent of connections between phenomena appear through regression and correlation. Contamination effect reflected on photosynthetic activity of leaves was very high particularly on plants located nearer the metallurgical units. The elements monitored in the metallurgical area are: air suspended solids (LNP), solids with particle dimensions less than 10 microns (PM10), lead content (Pb) in the air, sulfur dioxide content ( SO2) in air, nitrogen dioxide content (NO2) in air, ozone content (O3) in air. In this territory the operators exercise their activity: Steel plant, "Kurum", cement factory "ECF", Ferro-Chrome plant "ACR" sh.p.k., former DARFO.
Multi-Objective and Robust Design of a Semi-Active Suspension System
Authors: Khan Muhammad Ali , Sardahi Yousef , Hernández Castellanos Carlos Ignacio
Published: May 2022

This paper presents a robust multi-objective optimal design (RMOP) of a passenger car with a semi-active suspension system. The mean-effective values of the root mean square of the passenger’s head acceleration, suspension travel, and tire deflection are considered as design objectives. The passive components of the suspension and the design details of the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) algorithm are used as design parameters. During the design, global sensitivity analysis is carried out using the Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test (FAST) to specify the elements of the model that can highly alter the design objectives. The mass of the passenger’s head and upper body, the mass of the passenger’s lower body and cushion, passenger and cushion’s elastic properties, and the sprung mass of the vehicle are selected for the sensitivity analysis. Results show that the design criteria are very sensitive to the variations in the sprung mass of the vehicle as compared to the other parameters. As a result, the variations in this parameter and passive elements of the suspension system are considered. Constraints are applied on the objectives in compliance with the requirements of ISO 2631-1 on the design of car suspension systems.  The optimization problem is solved by the NSGA-II (non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II) and robust Pareto front and set are obtained. The Pareto set includes multiple design options from which the decision-maker can choose to implement. Responses of the passenger’s head acceleration, suspension travel, and tire deflection show that the robust multi-objective design algorithm (RMOA) is very effective and guarantees less sensitivity to the suspension passive elements.
Numerical Investigation of Performance of Continuous Composite Girders with UHPC slab at Hogging Moment
Authors: Assi Nizar A.
Published: May 2022

This paper intends to investigate the behavior of continuous composite girders with of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) slab at hogging moment zone utilizing the nonlinear finite element (FE) modeling. A nonlinear three-dimensional FE model of the continuous composite girder was developed utilizing the commercial software ABAQUS. The model considers both material and geometric nonlinearities. Behavior of normal concrete (NC) and UHPC was modeled utilizing damage plasticity model. Tied, normal friction behavior, embedded contacts were used to simulate the interfacial zones between contacted elements. Four different models were developed and validated with experimental results. The verified model showed satisfactory behavior and is capable of predicting the loading history for continuous composite girders. The model can capture the modes of failure either in normal concrete slab at sagging moment zone or delaminating of UHPC layer at hogging moment zone. A parametric study was carried out to investigate the effect of length of UHPC slab at hogging moment zone on the behavior of the continuous composite girders. The findings of the parametric study showed that the length of UHPC slab slightly affects the ultimate capacity, yielding load, and stiffness of the composite girders. However, significant enhancement in cracking loads was obtained as increasing the length of UHPC slab.
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Traditional Teaching
Authors: Ghosh Mitali , Jansz Janis , Ghosh Apurna
Published: May 2022

COVID 19 made a great impact on education system especially on the university education system globally. The purpose of this systematic review of published literature was to trace the history of university teaching and examine the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on traditional teaching. Systematic review started with 720 articles and ended with the inclusion of 136 articles based on bibliometric search process. Important understandings generated are that educational methods are constantly evolving as what the ruling society values changes and when new technologies that can be used for teaching are invented. Conclusions were that this deadly pandemic overturned the traditional offline teaching and learning process and facilitated the introduction of emergency online educational platforms to be used for university teaching and student learning.
The Development of Students’ Interest in and Knowledge of Botany by Means of a Workshop on Pollination and Floral Ecology
Authors: Gubo Verena , Schiffl Iris
Published: May 2022

This article examines how students’ botanical knowledge and interest in plants can be increased in order to counteract “plant blindness”, which is a phenomenon describing the lack of people’s awareness of plants. Since recent studies point to a continuous decline of students’ interest in biology, especially in botany, during secondary education, a workshop on pollination and floral ecology has been designed. 100 students (N=100) from five different schools took part in the workshop. By means of a pre- as well as a post-test and a questionnaire directly after the workshop, data regarding the students’ interest, knowledge and intrinsic motivation has been collected. Results show that the workshop has a positive impact on the students’ interest in the pollination and floral ecology. Additionally, the findings indicate that the workshop leads to an increased botanical knowledge as well as development of intrinsic motivation.
Theory to Practice: Reducing Student Attrition in Online Undergraduate Math
Authors: Kelly Jacquelyn , Edgcomb Alex , Bruno Jim , Gordon Chelsea , Vahid Frank
Published: May 2022

Researchers have developed numerous effective theory-based practices for teaching undergraduate general education mathematics (UGEM); however, many universities have struggled for decades to close the gap from theory to practice. This gap contributes to the national lack of skilled STEM workers. Recently, an all-online university closed the gap by shifting their philosophical framework for UGEM from traditionalist methodology to a synthesis of seminal theories and practices. This paper disseminates the implementation of theory-based practices in UGEM toward reducing student attrition (withdraw or fail), including: Rationale for theory identification, construction of a philosophical framework, collection of stakeholder input, implementation, evaluation, post-implementation maintenance and communication, and institutional socialization of the new paradigmatic shift. These efforts yielded an attrition reduction from 17.5% to 4.7% in Quantitative Reasoning 1 (QR1) and from 13.9% to 4.0% in QR2. A key reported outcome is a blueprint for an institution to similarly close the gap.
An Investigation of the Cyberloafing and Nomophobia Levels of University Students
Authors: Talan Tarik , Kalinkara Yusuf
Published: May 2022

The main objective of this study was to investigate the level of cyberloafing and nomophobia among university students. The study also aimed to assess the level of cyberloafing and nomophobia among university students in relation to various variables. Data were collected using demographic information form, a cyberloafing scale and a nomophobia questionnaire. The study was conducted with 302 students studying in a state university in the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey during the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. Descriptive statistics, one-way test ANOVA, independent samples t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to analyse the data. The analysis revealed that the students' cyberloafing level was low and nomophobia level was moderate. Based on the statistical analyses, significant differences were found between students' level of nomophobia according to gender and daily phone usage. However, no statistically significant difference was found between students' age and their level of nomophobia. No significant difference was also found between gender, age, daily phone usage and level of cyberloafing. Moreover, there is a significant relationship between cyberloafing and nomophobia behaviour of the students.
Preservice Physics Teachers’ Conceptual Profile of Time
Authors: Sodré Fernanda , Mattos Cristiano
Published: May 2022

Time is a concept of historical, social, cultural, philosophical, artistic, economic, technological, scientific relevance. Time assumes different meanings in the Sciences, especially in Physics, acquiring fundamental importance in different physical contexts. However, in both high school and college Physics courses in Brazil, time is usually treated as an abstract mathematical parameter to the detriment of recognizing its different meanings, domains of validity, and historicity concerning its genesis. Such treatment of the concept of time leads us to believe that these more particular notions would probably be present in the conceptions within the complex conceptual profile of future Physics teachers in training. We interviewed preservice physics teachers to investigate this hypothesis in physics teacher education. To categorize students’ conceptual profile zones, we developed the Concept Polysemy Organization Matrix (POM) based on the dimensions of the complex conceptual profile model and the genetic scales of Vygotsky. As a result, we start to structure future Physics teachers’ conceptual profile of time, identifying a myriad of meanings of time through POM. Beyond that, we verified that future physics teachers’ dominant meaning of time is numerical since their main formation activity in physics teacher education reinforces abstract mathematical-physical problem-solving.
Self-Regulation Behaviors of Music Education Students
Authors: Turhal Ersin
Published: May 2022

This research aims to examine the self-regulation behaviors of the undergraduate students which they display in their music education process and the differentiation of these behaviors according to various variables as well as collecting the opinions of the students about the musical instrument practice behaviors. In this study, where mixed method was used, data were collected by questionnaire for the survey model and interview techniques for the factual part. For the quantitative part of the study the ‘Self-Regulation Behaviors of Music Students’ scale adapted into Turkish by Ersözlü and Miksza (2015) and was used   The themes was acquired by coding the quantitative results obtained in the interviews conducted to discover the behaviors of the students in the instrument playing process. In the study group of the research, the quantitative part consists of 240 students (n=240) studying in music teaching undergraduate programs in Conservatories, Fine Arts, Art Design Faculties and Education Faculties located in different regions of Turkey and the qualitative part consists of (n=5) students. In the results, it was seen that there were significant differences between the 3rd and 4th grades in terms of Behavior dimension of the students. In the Method dimension, on the other hand, there were significant differences between the 1st and 3rd; 3rd and 4th grades in terms of the instrument study year. Furthermore, students have assumed that while they are not able to spare enough time for the study, they recording audios and listening to them again for self-control, evaluating themselves and using personal strategies such as taking notes.
The Effect of Moodle-Integrated Learning Platform on ELT Pre-service Teachers’ General Pedagogical Knowledge
Authors: Yuksel Ilknur
Published: May 2022

This study aims to determine the effects of Moodle-integrated learning environments on pre-service teachers’ general pedagogical knowledge and performance. The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental research design with eighty-seven teacher candidates. Data from the study was collected via a placement test, a performance test, and three general pedagogical knowledge tests. A one-way between-subjects covariance and a mixed between-within-subjects analysis of variance were used to analyze the descriptive data statistics. The initial findings indicated no significant difference between the groups’ placement test scores prior to the Moodle integrated learning platform support. The performance test, administered after the intervention, indicated that students in the experimental group significantly outperformed students in the control group. The results also highlighted that Moodle effectively prepared students for learning by building general pedagogical knowledge.
Graduate STEM Student Perspectives and Implementation of Machine Translators in South Korea
Authors: Powell Natasha , Baldwin Jeffrey , Manning Jennifer
Published: May 2022

As technology advances, and more students have constant access to cell phones, laptops and tablets inside the classroom, the use of machine translation (MT) by language learners will continue to rise. Therefore, in order for instructors to better design courses they should strive to understand how students are using machine translation, as well as student attitudes towards this technology. This present study examined the perspectives of South Korean graduate students at a science and technology university towards the usage of MT in relation to academic settings. This study featured a survey of 100 participants, and found positive correlations between the use of translators on written assignments, important academic work such as theses, as well as a proclivity to use machine translation to support completion of daily academic tasks. Students also showed a strong belief that MT has overall benefits as a language learning tool. As a result of this study, language teachers may consider incorporating MT education within their second language curriculum.
Students’‎ Readiness for Self-Regulated Smart Learning Environment
Authors: Gambo Yusufu , Shakir Muhammad Zeeshan
Published: May 2022

The increasing development in smart and mobile technologies supports transformation of learning environment into a smart learning environment to meet diverse learners’ needs. Learning in an online environment requires motivation and skills to succeed.  Self-regulated learning has been identified as one of the strategies for supporting students in an online learning environment.  However, despite these innovations, there is a scarcity of well exploratory works to understand if students have skills, experiences, and technology resources for implementing a self-regulated smart learning environment. This study attempts to fill the gaps by investigating these experiences and technology resources. The study used mixed-method to investigate the readiness of 157 undergraduate students. The quantitative data used an online self-regulated learning questionnaire (OSLQ), and the qualitative data used focus group discussions. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlations, and the qualitative data used a thematic method to understand students’ experiences. The investigations show that students understood the self-regulated learning process and its’ role in their academic success. Moreover, they have access to mobile internet services and smart devices, mostly an android operating system. More so, goal setting, time management, and self-evaluation are among the top-level skills readiness, and there is a relationship between previous online learning experiences and these skills. Future research could investigate facilitators’ readiness to develop a self-regulated smart learning environment for engaging online learning experiences and skills development.
Digital Literacy Skills Instruction and Increased Skills Proficiency
Authors: Erwin Kelli , Mohammed Shereeza
Published: May 2022

Though today’s students are considered digital natives, they lack the digital literacy skills needed to be competent and productive members of a digital society. Students may have experience with using technology, but they need to develop specific skills that align with consuming and producing with technology. While there may be agreement that students need digital literacy skills and established state, national and international standards to be met, there are a variety of concepts that are considered part of digital literacy and there is a lack of equitable instruction and expectations for ensuring students have these necessary skills. There is a problem in PK-12th grade education that includes a lack of evidence about the effectiveness of using content knowledge instruction, practice, and application experiences to develop students’ digital literacy skills. However, by creating a path for enduring understandings for students and providing professional learning experiences for teachers, the effectiveness of student digital literacy skills can create positive social change as students would be better prepared to safely and efficiently live and interact in a digitally based society.
Libro de abstracts del XIII Congreso Español de Criminología, Sevilla 2021
Authors: González García Abel , Simón Muñoz María
Published: May 2022

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Tecnognose
Authors: Braga Adriana , Okalema Pashi Placide
Published: May 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é pensar a epistemologia das mídias como suportes (da cultura, da consciência cognitiva), independentemente do conteúdo que veiculam, partindo de uma abordagem da ecologia das mídias, a fim de identificar as epistemes, os efeitos tecnognósicos, físicos e cognitivos, as grandes mudanças de que são catalisadores, bem como as narrativas que se estabelecem e se constroem entre o ser humano, a sociedade e o universo tecnocientífico. Por suportes midiáticos, devemos entender uma tecnognose à qual um conteúdo particular de sentido aberto a semiose está relacionado. Como todo signo sensível e concreto, os suportes midiáticos oferecem a particularidade de não serem absorvidos em sua materialidade, mas constituem a unidade mediadora entre o que é sensível (materialidade ou o que é concreto) e o que não é. Assim, ao contrário de outros tipos deepistemologia, a da forma é uma epistemologia do sentido. As mídias, percebidas como formas, possuem intrinsecamente um regime de proposição de sentidos e geram efeitos analisáveis e interpretáveis. Uma espécie de genealogia do saber da mente, em que cada etapa é uma forma e uma modalidade particular do trabalho significante da mente humana.
AI is the New DJ
Authors: Beaumont Rea
Published: May 2022

Artificial intelligence in the realm of digital music platforms is changing the cultural ecosystem. Technological developments and music streaming platforms, aided by machine learning and algorithms, influence cultural trends, listener engagement, and music creation on a global scale. With references to Marshall McLuhan and his exponents, this article discusses the medium of music in past, current, and future contexts, and considers the impact of assigning AI as the cultural curator.
Os Deuses como Formas de Mídia
Authors: Liss Barry
Published: May 2022

Neste ensaio ofereço quatro representações distintas da mitologia grega e discuto suas implicações para o estudo de Ecologia das Mídias. Após apresentar os deuses como a origem da psicologia moderna, debato a respeito da rede invisível de Hefesto na Odisséia de Homero, os arquétipos Apolíneos-Dionisíacos da dialética de Friedrich Nietzsche, o princípio da democracia jurídica na Oresteia de Ésquilo e o mito de Cadmo como exposto em As Bacantes de Eurípides. A mitologia da Grécia Antiga e de Roma criaram o solo fértil para que os fundadores da psicologia moderna, especialmente Sigmund Freud e Carl Jung, fossem capazes de cultivar suas filosofias. Sugerir que os deuses corporificam formas midiáticas é assegurar seu papel dramático como um meio termo da etiqueta social, o vínculo entre a anarquia caótica da pré-história e o que podemos denominar como as formas de cortesia ritualística da modernidade. O elemento arquetípico do mitológico sugere uma forma de permanência evolutiva que nutre a condição humana. Desta forma, somos capazes de nos voltar aos deuses não pela solução para os problemas modernos, mas para as negociações que possam aliviar as emoções sombrias, visto que, nos deuses, testemunhamos os métodos comprovados que funcionaram para nossos antigos ancestrais milhares de anos atrás – narrativas que aplacaram o medo e expiaram a culpa de uma forma que chamamos de heroica.
Apresentação
Authors: Follain de Figueiredo Vera Lúcia , Freire Carauta Alexandre Augusto
Published: May 2022

Alinhada aos rumos da comunicação no contemporâneo hipermidiático, a Alceu 46 traz um dossiê dedicado ao debate em torno da ecologia das mídias. Com curadoria da editora convidada Adriana Braga, professora e pesquisadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação da PUC-Rio, a série especial reúne uma entrevistas e sete artigos derivados 22ª Convenção Anual da Media Ecology Association (MEA), realizado em 2021 na PUC-Rio.Os textos são apresentados pela própria Adriana, no editorial deste número. Compõem uma amostra das instigantes abordagens voltadas à compreensão do que alguns estudos já chamam de sociedade do algoritmo. Fortalece, assim, o compromisso da revista com o pluralismo e a internacionalização.
Estamos no Zoom, logo existimos
Authors: Meyrowitz Joshua
Published: May 2022

Entrevista originalmente publicada no periódico japonês ARE em fevereiro de 2021. Tradução de Luiz Baez (Doutorando em Comunicação e membro da equipe editorial da Revista ALCEU) e revisão técnica de Adriana Braga (professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Comunicação da PUC-Rio), com a permissão do autor.
MEMO: Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium
Authors: Deblauwe Isra , Brosens Dimitri , De Wolf Katrien , Smitz Nathalie , Vanslembrouck Adwine , Schneider Anna , De Witte Jacobus , Verlé Ingrid , Dekoninck Wouter , De Meyer Marc , Backeljau Thierry , Gombeer Sophie , Meganck Kenny , Vanderheyden Ann , Müller Ruth , Van Bortel Wim
Published: May 2022

‘MEMO: Monitoring of Exotic MOsquitoes in Belgium’ is a sampling event dataset published by the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium. It forms part of the early detection of exotic mosquito species (EMS) along high-risk introduction routes in Belgium, where data are collected at defined points of entry (PoEs) using a standardised protocol. The MEMO dataset contains mosquito sampling counts performed between 2017 and 2020. MEMO+2020, an extension of the MEMO dataset, contains only Aedes albopictus mosquito trap counts performed in 2020. Here, we present these data published as a standardised Darwin Core archive, which includes, for each sampling event, an eventID, date, location and sampling protocol (in the event core); and an occurrenceID for each occurrence (tube), the number of collected individuals per tube, species status (present/absent), information on the identification and scientific name (in the occurrence extension).
Differences in ungulate population use in different hunting ground units in Lithuania
Authors: Barkauskas Tomas , Belova Olgirda , Griciuvienė Loreta
Published: May 2022

Abundant ungulate populations are considered ecosystem drivers that affect forestry and agriculture. Their management is ecologically and economically based on game density regulations, considering the balance between density and carrying capacity of the territory, population status and dynamics, as well as hunting needs.

Although the population status and dynamics are not new questions, it is still unclear how to manage populations properly depending on the hunting intensity. We aimed to analyse and compare the ungulate population status like moose, red deer, roe deer and wild boar in the Punia pine forest, where the commercial hunting is conducted, and in the hunting grounds managed by hunter clubs in Prienai forest. We performed the study during four hunting seasons of 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013. The data on harvesting and abundance were obtained from the field works and using the official statistics of the Ministry of Environment.

The moose local populations are not abundant, or animals occur occasionally, and their density does not reach the minimum permissible rate. At the same time within the study area, moose hunting is remained to be insufficient. The red deer population is rather stable in the hunting grounds used by hunter clubs while hardly reaches the minimum density rate. On the commercial hunting area, the population density 2-3 times exceeds the permissible density rate. The red deer population should be harvested more intensively. The wild boar is used intensively in the grounds of hunter clubs, while animal density is close to the permissible rate. Unfortunately, on the areas of commercial hunting, wild boar is not actively managed that is why their density exceeds permissible rate even four times.

The main harvested species are red deer and wild boar in both hunting grounds. Their abundant populations stay close to permissible density rate. However, gamekeepers keep the larger animal numbers on the areas of commercial hunting. As the main aim is the trophy hunting, the stags and boars are most used when compared to females and young. Therefore, on the areas of commercial hunting, use of wild boar and red deer is unreasonable and their density exceeds permissible rate several times. Keywords: commercial hunting, hunting clubs, population, status, ungulate
Anna Perenna, la diosa nutricia anciana.
Authors: MARIÑO VENTOSO LIDIA
Published: May 2022

La deidad romana del Año Nuevo Anna Perenna se presenta brumosa y esquiva en cuanto a sus orígenes y posición dentro del panteón romano. Exploramos los datos que la documentación clásica nos aporta sobre ella, estableciendo cuales son sus facetas más destacadas. En base a ellas -y centrándonos especialmente en su rol de mater nutrix- la comparamos con otras deidades y figuras míticas asimilables. Concluimos un origen arcaico, probablemente paleolítico, para la diosa nutricia primigenia, la cual se fosilizará en el folclore o se reinventará bajo la forma de divinidades como Anna Perenna.
MENGGAGAS PENATAAN REGULASI DALAM PEMBENTUKAN PERATURAN DAERAH DENGAN KONSEP OMNIBUS LAW
Authors: Mulyani Basri
Published: May 2022

Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan utama yaitu menemukan pilihan kebijakan yang termasuk di dalamnya kebijakan non hukum, dalam upaya menyederhanaan dan penataan regulasi sebagai agenda reformasi hukum pada tingkat daerah dengan Peraturan Daerah. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yuridis normatif. Data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang meliputi bahan hukum primer dan sekunder berupa peraturan perundangan yang relevan digunakan sebagai sampel regulasi yang tidak sinkron, tidak koheren, dan berpotensi tumpang tindih. Data sekunder diperoleh melalui studi pustaka. Metode pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan konsep dan pendekatan peraturan perundangan. Analisis data dilakukan dengan mensistematisasi data-data untuk selanjutnya data-data tersebut digunakan untuk menerjemahkan konsep yang tepat dalam dalam upaya penyederhanaan dan harmonisasi regulasi Peraturan Daerah. Hasil penelitian
PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM TERHADAP WISATAWAN DI SEMBALUN DITINJAU DARI UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 10 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG KEPARIWISATAAN
Authors: Wasara Derita
Published: May 2022

Sesuai dengan rumusan pada Pasal 1 angka 3 Undang-Undang Nomor 10 Tahun 2009 tentang Kepariwisataan, pariwisata adalah berbagai macam kegiatan wisata dan didukung berbagai fasilitas serta layanan yang disediakan oleh masyarakat, pengusaha, pemerintah dan pemerintah daerah. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana implementasi perlindungan hukum terhadap wisatawan dalam kegiatan kepariwisataan berdasarkan Undang-undang Nomor 10 tahun 2009 tentang kepariwisataan di Kecamatan Sembalun. Penelitian ini adalah jenis penelitian normatif empiris dengan metode dan sumber data utama adalah data primer dari wawancara kepada para pihak yang terlibat dengan kepawisataan di Sembalun. Sehingga perlindungan hukum terhadap wisatawan dalam kegiatan kepariwisataan di Kecamatan Sembalun sudah berjalan sesuai amanat Undang-Undang Nomor 10 tahun 2009 Tentang Kepawisataan. Untuk saat ini pemberian asuransi kecelakaan yang resmi hanya diberikan kepada wisatawan yang melakukan pendakian menuju wisata Gunung Rinjani dan telah melakukan pendaftaran di Balai Taman Nasional Gunung Rinjani.