bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of Disaster-Responding Special-Purpose Machinery: Results of Experiments
Authors: Kim Jin Tak , Park Sangshin , Han SangChul , Kim Jinhyeon , Kim Hyogon , Choi Young-Ho , Seo Jaehong , Chon Sanguk , Kim Jungyeong , Cho Jungsan
Published: May 2021

The frequent occurrence of disasters has prompted the development of
efficient disaster-responding equipment. This study deals with the
design of special-purpose machinery and its performance assessment. We
defined scenarios through the environmental analysis of disaster
situations and expert consulting. We also formulated a set of design
specifications by analyzing the objectives of the tasks that must be
performed at disaster sites, based on simulated scenarios and existing
disaster response machinery. The disaster-responding special-purpose
machinery was designed to perform various tasks and display rapid
movement in disaster situations. And this paper presents the control
structure configured to operate the developed machinery. The performance
of the special-purpose machinery was assessed through different scenario
tests.
Modeling of protein complexes in CASP14 with emphasis on the interaction interface prediction
Authors: Dapkunas Justas , Olechnovič Kliment , Venclovas Česlovas
Published: May 2021

The goal of CASP experiments is to monitor the progress in the protein
structure prediction field. During the 14th CASP edition we aimed to
test our capabilities of predicting structures of protein complexes. Our
protocol for modeling protein assemblies included both template-based
modeling and free docking. Structural templates were identified using
sensitive sequence-based searches. If sequence-based searches failed, we
performed structure-based template searches using selected CASP server
models. In the absence of reliable templates we applied free docking
starting from monomers generated by CASP servers. We evaluated and
ranked models of protein complexes using an improved version of protein
structure quality assessment method, VoroMQA, taking into account both
interaction interface and global structure scores. If reliable templates
could be identified, generally accurate models of protein assemblies
were generated with the exception of an antibody-antigen interaction.
The success of free docking mainly depended on the accuracy of initial
subunit models and on the scoring of docking solutions. To put our
overall results in perspective, we analyzed our performance in the
context of other CASP groups. Although the subunits in our assembly
models often were not of the top quality, these models had, overall, the
best predicted interfaces according to several protein-protein interface
accuracy measures. Since we did not use co-evolution-based prediction of
inter-chain contacts, we attribute our relative success in predicting
interfaces primarily to the emphasis on the interaction interface when
modeling and scoring.
Three-dimensional soft tissue evaluation after rapid maxillary expansion and mandibular midline distraction osteogenesis
Authors: Öztürk Seyit Ahmet , Malkoç Sıddık , Yolcu Ümit , İleri Zehra , Güler Özge Çelik
Published: May 2021

Objectives

To evaluate the effects of rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and mandibular midline distraction osteogenesis (MMDO) on facial soft tissues using three-dimensional (3D) images.

Materials and Methods

A total of 20 patients (average age 15.86 ± 2.17 years) were treated with RME and MMDO using tooth-borne distractors. Three-dimensional photographs of each patient were taken with a stereophotogrammetry system at baseline (T0), at the end of the distraction period (T1), and at the end of the consolidation period (T2). All data were analyzed using a dependent-samples t-test at a significance level of 5%.

Results

Total and lower face height increased after MMDO (P < .05). Nasal and mouth width increased after RME as compared with baseline (P < .05). The labiomental angle increased at T1 and decreased at T2 (P < .05). After MMDO, the convexity angle increased while the mandibular angle decreased (P < .05). Upper and lower lip angles increased after RME (P < .05). The distance from the lower lip to the E plane increased after MMDO and decreased after RME (P < .05).

Conclusions

The MMDO and RME procedures provide an efficient nonextraction treatment alternative for transverse maxillomandibular deficiency. MMDO may improve the facial soft tissue profile in the transverse and vertical axis of the mandibular region.
Analysis of Moral Values in The Standards of the Ministry of National Education Perspective in the Process of Teaching the Arabic Language in Indonesia | Tahlīl Al-Qiyam Al-Akhlāqīyah ‘Ala Dhou’ Ma’āyīr Wizārah At-Tarbīyah Al-Wathanīyah fī ‘Amalīyah Ta’līm Al-Lughah Al-‘Arābīyah fī Indūnīsīyā
Authors: Nurlaila Nurlaila , Muassomah Muassomah , Abidin Munirul
Published: May 2021

This research is motivated by the demoralization of most of the students who still behave badly due suboptimal character education. This research describes and analyzes the character values according to the Ministry of National Education which are instilled in students in the process of Arabic learning, and the inhibiting and supporting factors for the application of these character values. The study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive method. The results showed that the application of character values in the process of Arabic learning is included in the planning, implementation, and assessment. The teacher integrated character education in the process of Arabic learning by using various approaches, methods, and strategies. Character values that are applied in the process of Arabic learning consist of 21 values. Integrating character values in the process of Arabic learning is inseparable from the inhibiting factors and supporting factors which include nurture and nature factors. Thus, Arabic teachers always try to instill character values to students effectively so that students not only understand the subject matter but also gain positive characters. This research suggests follow-up research studies by comparing two or more educational institutions.
The Values of Integration-Interconnection in the Material of Arabic Textbook for Islamic Senior High School in Indonesia
Authors: Fauzi Muhammad Sya'dullah , Zakiyah Zaimatuz
Published: May 2021

As one of the scientific disciplines in the sociolinguistic field, Arabic is often only fixated on the concept of language without involving other scientific studies, thus giving birth to Arabic learners who are less responsive to the times. This study aims to analyze the values of integration-interconnection contained in the material in the Arabic textbook class XII Islamic Senior High School published by the Indonesian Ministry of Religion, supported by other relevant documents using a literature study. The data collected in the field were analyzed using descriptive-qualitative. This study indicated that the five chapters has already contained the value of integration-interconnection between religious, scientific, and social sciences. However, there were no value in scientific knowledge found in Chapter II and III. Also, the result of this study needed to be emphasized the application of the value of integration-interconnection in Arabic learning. It is not enough to rely only on textbooks alone, but it also requires the presence of teachers who participate in extracting other scientific values. The results are expected to contribute to improving the concept of Arabic textbooks, which contain the value of integration-interconnection. Further research is expected to explore the value of integration-interconnection at every level of education.  It is highly expected that this will create Arabic language learning that can meet other scientific disciplines.
The Clarity and Legibility of Students’ Translation of Arabic – Indonesian Official Text
Authors: Maulana Deni , Sanusi Anwar
Published: May 2021

Assessment of the quality of translation is one of the important activities in translation. The translation assessment can be seen from three aspects: accuracy, clarity, and naturalness. This study aims to reveal the accuracy and fatigue of the translation results of students' Arabic-Indonesian official manuscripts, considering that researchers rarely touch the spiciness aspect than the translation's accuracy and reasonableness. This research uses the descriptive analysis method and content analysis model. The research sample is six graduate students in Arabic Language Education at the Indonesia University of Education. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, documentation, and questionnaires. From the results of this study, the researchers obtained several findings, namely: first, the level of mastery was very high, spread as many as eight data (44.4%), the moderate level of intelligence was spread as many as six data (33.3%), and the level of intelligence lacked as many as four data. (22.2%). Second, the level of fatigue in the translation of the official text for high levels of friction is as many as ten data (55.5%), there are five data (27.7%) for moderate fatigue, and three data (16.6%) is less tired.  So, from the results of this study, it is concluded that fatigue dominates as much as ten data (55.5%) compared to the very high level of mastery where there are only eight data (44.4%).
Severe Idiopathic Gingival Fibromatosis and Electrosurgical Management: Case Report
Authors: Oubenyahya Hanan , Fiqhi Mohammed Kamal
Published: May 2021

Idiopathic gingival fibromatosis is a rare benign oral disorder characterized by non-hemorrhagic, gradually progressive fibrous gingival enlargement. This overgrowth can be so severe that it can impact both maxillaries, on lingual and buccal sides, sometimes completely covering the crowns. This condition can begin during primary dentition and continue throughout adulthood, setting up a cascade of stomatognathic and psychological negative effects. Herewith, we report a case of a non-syndromic 14 year old female who presented with generalized severe gingival enlargement involving both arches and subsequently diagnosed as idiopathic gingival fibromatosis. The chief complaints were unaesthetic appearance and lack of eruption. The excess tissue was surgically removed under general anesthesia, using electrosugery. The patient was issued regular follow-ups to ensure proper oral hygiene and periodontal controls. Awareness of this condition is of utmost importance for early diagnosis and to prevent further complications spilling into adult age.
Representasi Feminisme dalam Novel Namaku Dahlia karya Syafrizaldi
Authors: Purwasari Fathdiah , Suntoko Suntoko , Nurhasanah Een
Published: May 2021

This research is based on the fact that novels are still popular in Indonesia with a background of women who are portrayed as weak creatures compared to men from all aspects. Novels with a theme like this are still very popular today, even though novels are one of the media to convey information to society so that people's perceptions of women are shaped like that. The purpose of this research is to describe the representation of feminism in the economic and social aspects of the novel Namaku Dahlia. The type of research used in this research is qualitative descriptive analytical method. The data source in this research is the novel Namaku Dahlia by Syafrizaldi. The data collection technique used is literature. The theory used in this research is feminism. The results of this study indicate that the novel Namaku Dahlia contains feminist ideas specifically in the economic and social fields. The results showed that there were four data representing feminism on the economic aspect and three data representing feminism on the social aspect.
Tingkat Pengetahuan Mahasiswa dalam Membedakan Tulisan Jurnalistik
Authors: Anggraini Dewi
Published: May 2021

Journalism knowledge with all forms of writing is the product offered to students of Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia, Faculty of Languages And Arts, Universitas Negeri Padang through journalism package courses as predominant skills besides language, literature, and teaching skills. Based on this condition, this study is intended to measure the degree of student knowledge in distinguishing journalistic writing. This research is quantitative research with descriptive methods. Quantitative analysis is designed to measure and describe the level of student knowledge. The population of this study was 453 students of the Pendidikan Bahasa Indonesia study program. Based on the provisions of the research variables, students who had passed the introductory journalism, editorial, and news photography courses were students in 2014 who were used as the research population as many as 105 people. The research sample was taken with Taro Yamane's formula with a precision level of 10% to 51 students. Based on the results of the data analysis, it was found that the student's knowledge of distinguishing journalistic writing was in the range of 79.90%. This result shows that students' knowledge in determining the variety of journalistic writing is in the 'outstanding' criteria.
DIMENSÃO PROCEDIMENTAL NA AVALIAÇÃO DA APRENDIZAGEM EM EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA ESCOLAR
Authors: Do Espírito Santo Cunha Gordo Margarida , Santos Furtado Renan , Melo Newar Christiani Lourdes
Published: May 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é construir um protocolo avaliativo como proposta de avaliação da aprendizagem para a área da Educação Física escolar, de acordo com a dimensão procedimental, tendo a Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) norteando esse processo de construção. Listamos, como objetivos específicos, realizar uma revisão teórica sobre a avaliação da aprendizagem em Educação e na Educação Física, sob a perspectiva da dimensão procedimental; identificar instrumentos e formas de avaliação da aprendizagem com base nas dimensões procedimentais; e construir o protocolo avaliativo conforme o referencial teórico estudado e a BNCC. Ressaltamos que esse protocolo deve ser entendido como um norte, um orientador e não como algo fechado e condensador de todo conhecimento que o aluno pode adquirir em relação ao conteúdo trabalhado. Cada docente deverá adequar esse protocolo de acordo com a realidade e as vivências de seus alunos. Outrossim, ele deve funcionar como uma referência se o aluno alcançou ou não os objetivos de aprendizagem do conteúdo trabalhado, com o intuito de que o professor possa ter um diagnóstico da aprendizagem para intervir de forma propositiva para que o discente consiga apreender os conhecimentos inerentes a esse conteúdo.
The Turkish National Remedial Program (TNRP) to Combat the Negative Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: ÖZER Mahmut , SUNA Eren , ŞENSOY Sadri , CENGİZ Mete , GENÇOĞLU Cem , NUMANOĞLU Kemal Varın , GÜL Mehmet Nezir
Published: May 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has led unique negative consequences in education. Due to the closure of schools, educational services have been carried out through distance education in many countries. Physical restrictions and staying away from the schools have negative consequences both on the physiological and psychological attributes of the students. Therefore, international institutions such as UNESCO and OECD advise countries to reopen schools as soon as possible and implement remedial programs. Due to the school closures, all educational services have been provided by distance education for nearly a year in Turkey. After the reopening of schools as of March 2021, Ministry of National Education (MoNE) has initiated Turkish National Remedial Program (TNRP) to support the students' academic skills as a two-stage program. The first phase of the project is designed as an emergency action plan, and the students in regions with the lowest participation in distance education were prioritized. The second phase of the project is designed as a large-scale support program that will cover all students and will be implemented during the summer months. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the second stage of TNRP by taking into consideration the international criteria for remedial programs and best practices around the world. It is concluded that the second phase of TNRP is in coherence with international standards in terms of targeting all students from primary school to the end of secondary education, providing academic support with compressed content with critical outcomes, assessing the level of student achievement, prioritizing students who need special education, and making flexible programming to maximize participation.
Solving the social problems of a modern young family through social work
Authors: Shimanovskaya Yanina V. , Sarychev Alexander S. , Firsov Mihail V. , Medvedeva Galina P. , Konstantinova Natalia P.
Published: May 2021

The article explores the problem of training future social workers to study the social difficulties arising in young families, as well as to use the social technologies for resolving said difficulties under the current conditions of the development of Russian society. A wide range of technologies implemented by a social worker in working with a young family to improve the effectiveness of the realization of its potential is provided.
Analisis Pengaruh Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Return On Asset (ROA) dan Earning Per Share (EPS) terhadap Harga Saham melalui Kebijakan Dividen sebagai Variabel Intervening (Studi pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Sektor Industri Barang Konsumsi yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia 2015-2019)
Authors: Zakaria Muhammad
Published: May 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of debt to equity ratio, return on assets, and earnings per share on stock prices with dividend policy as an intervening variable. Secondary data is used in this quantitative study. Sample is gathered using purposive sampling technique. Data from 23 companies during 5 year are used as the sample. SEM AMOS is used in this study to analyse the data. This study found that return on assets, and earnings per share have significant and direct effect on stock prices and dividend policy. This study also revealed that the debt to equity ratio has no direct effect and significant on stock prices and dividend policy. Results of this study also indicated that the debt to equity ratio, return on assets, and earnings per share do not have indirect effects on stock prices with dividend policy as an intervening variable.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh debt to equity ratio, return on asset, dan earning per share terhadap harga saham melalui kebijakan dividen sebagai variabel intervening. penelitian kuantitatif ini menggunakan data sekunder. Sampel dikumpulkan dengan purposive sampling. Didapatkan data dari 23 perusahaan selama 5 tahun yang digunakan dalam sampel penelitian. Analisis data dalam penelitian menggunakan analisis SEM AMOS. Penelitian ini memiliki hasil return on asset, dan earning per share berpengaruh secara langsung dan signifikan terhadap harga saham dan kebijakan dividen. Hasil pengujian juga mengungkapkan debt to equity ratio tidak berpengaruh secara langsung dan signifikan terhadap harga saham dan kebijakan dividen. Hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa debt to equity ratio, return on asset, dan earning per share tidak memiliki pengaruh tidak langsung terhadap harga saham melalui kebijakan dividen sebagai variabel intervening.
MEDIA SOSIAL DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP PERCERAIAN
Authors: Sohrah Sohrah
Published: May 2021

Lately, the use of social media is increasingly prevalent after experiencing the development of its characteristics and uniqueness. The convenience offered by social media for its users also influences one's lifestyle. The results of this study conclude that the presence of social media contributes to the rift of households for some married couples which is marked by an increase in divorce rates triggered by disputes and quarrels for married couples. The results showed that there were several cases as proof of the role of social media as one of the causes of divorce due to the husband or wife so easily covert infidelity because of the use of social media. It is undeniable that the presence of social media as a communication tool has a very important positive side in this modern era to facilitate various interests and needs of human life, but on the other hand there are also negative sides that can affect the morale of its users. One impact that has been rife lately is the high number of divorce cases as reported by the Makassar Religious Court office from 2015-2018. In 2015 there were 493 cases, while in 2018 there were 628 cases. These cases were caused due to ongoing disputes.
ISLAMIC LAW VIEWS ON HARSH PHYSICAL PARENTING: A Comparative Study
Authors: Hasan Mutia , Musyahid Achmad , Wijaya Abdi
Published: May 2021

This research aims to educate children in ordering prayers in Islam and then analyze it in the child protection law. However, in general, Islam places more emphasis on gentleness, patience, and compassion than on violent ways in educating children, although in some instances showing disbelief and opposing children's mistakes is necessary, of course, correctly and appropriately. In the concept of Islamic law, violence has become an enjoyable theme to discuss. On the one hand, there is a hadith from the Prophet about educating children, which, if understood textually, raises the public perception of the necessity of violence in educating children. The Child Protection Law aims to guarantee and protect children and their rights to live, grow, develop and participate optimally following human dignity and protection from violence and discrimination.Keywords: Islamic Law; Prayer; Child Protection Act
Barthes y la filosofía
Authors: García Soto Luís
Published: May 2021

En este texto intento analizar la relación de Roland Barthes con la filosofía, tal como aparece en sus obras. Trato de responder dos preguntas: ¿es Barthes un filósofo? ¿Es su obra filosofía? Por medio de un examen panorámico de sus escritos, muestro como sus obras están hechas de filosofía, clásica y contemporánea. Y señalo que el propio Barthes, al final de su carrera, se presentaba a sí mismo como filósofo.
The Effect of Trifluralin on Post-in vitro Morphogenesis of Five Genotypes of Head Cabbage (Brassica oleraceae var. capitata)
Authors: Abeyawardana Oushadee A.J. , Viehmannová Iva , Koudela Martin
Published: May 2021

Six genotypes of head cabbage (‘Flexima’, ‘Mutsuma’, ‘Septima’, ‘Zeus’, DC6, ‘Ancoma’) have been studied to find an effective method of obtaining polyploids using trifluralin. The effect of various trifluralin concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mg·L−1) and treatment conditions (24 °C/24 h, 24 °C/48 h, 30 °C/24 h, and 30 °C/48 h) on organogenesis of organogenic callus, hypocotyl, and seeds was tested. Ploidy level was detected using a flow cytometer. As a result, low survival of hypocotyls and calli was obtained. The shoots induced from calli and hypocotyls failed to develop quality plantlets and most calli and hypocotyls remained recalcitrant for further differentiation. Treated seeds seemed to be promising objects basing on a considerable percentage of plant regeneration. With the increased concentration of trifluralin and increasing press of treatment conditions, the seed germination rate was significantly reduced. Shoot induction from germinated seeds varied among genotypes and treatments. The root induction was independent of treatments but also reduced considerably compared to the control. Under tested conditions, none of the polyploids resulted. Further studies are required to be successful in protocol development.
Fostering the truthful individualCommunicating media literacy in the comic Bamse
Authors: Abalo Ernesto , Nilsson Johan
Published: May 2021

This study examines the construction of media literacy in a special issue on source criticism of the Swedish children's comic Bamse – Världens Starkaste Björn [Bamse – The World's Strongest Bear]. This is done with the purpose of understanding what values, perspectives, and practices are promoted when media literacy is communicated via children's edutainment media. Using narrative and discourse analysis, we problematise how notions of truth (such as post-truth) guide much of the discourse on digital media in today's post-political society, and how that and individualisation shape notions of media literacy. This is visible in the analysed case in how source criticism is constructed in relation to notions of truth and falsehood, and as moral lessons aimed at the individual media user. We argue that such an individualised, decontextualised, and depoliticised take on media literacy is problematic and an expression of neoliberalism and a middle-class gaze.
Adverse events during immunotherapy in Slovenian patients with metastatic melanoma reveal a positive correlation with better treatment outcomes
Authors: Mesti Tanja , Ceplak Mencin Vid , Mileva Boshkoska Biljana , Ocvirk Janja
Published: May 2021

Background

Immunotherapy with CTLA-4 inhibitors and PD1 checkpoint inhibitors has initiated a breakthrough in the treatment and prognosis of patients with metastatic melanoma. The survival of these patients has increased from the expected survival time of less than 12 months to at least forty months. However, immunotherapy with either anti-CTLA-4 antibodies or PD1 inhibitors alone or in combination has a broad palette of significant immune-related adverse events. The aim of the study was to assess the correlation of immune-related adverse events with treatment outcomes defined as significant differences in the overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS) of patients, who developed immune-related adverse events during immunotherapy.

Patients and methods

A retrospective analysis of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with immunotherapy in 2020 at the Oncology Institute of Ljubljana was performed. Only patients with radiological evaluation of the immunotherapy response were included. The patients were divided into two cohorts: a cohort of patients with immune-related adverse events (irAE group) and a cohort of patients with no immune-related adverse events (NirAE group). Significantly better overall response and progression-free survival in the irAE cohort defined the primary aim of our study. To investigate the differences in progression-free survival between the irAE cohort and NirAE cohort, we used survival analysis. In particular, a Cox proportional hazards model with covariates of time to progression and adverse events was used for survival analysis. The Kruskal-Wallis H-test was applied, and a p-value of p <= 0.05 was considered the cut-off point for a statistically significant difference between the groups.

Results

Among the 120 patients treated with immunotherapy, radiological response evaluation was performed for 99 patients: 38 patients in the irAE cohort and 61 patients in the NirAE cohort. The ORRs for the irAE and NirAE cohorts were 57% and 37%, respectively. The PFS was significantly better for the irAE cohort (301.6 days) than for the NirAE cohort (247.29 days). The results of the survival regression analysis showed a significant increase in the survival probability from less than 60% for the NirAE cohort to almost 80% for the irAE cohort.

Conclusions

Patients with metastatic melanoma treated with immunotherapy who developed immune-related adverse events showed better treatment outcomes with longer times to disease progression and better overall response rates than patients treated with immunotherapy who did not develop immune-related adverse events, with a significant increase in the survival probability from less than 60% for the NirAE cohort to almost 80% for the irAE cohort.
The development of intra-individual variability in academic writing: A study on lexical diversity and lexical sophistication
Authors: Bashori Muzakki
Published: May 2021

This study is aimed at finding out (1) whether Lexical Diversity (LD) and Lexical Sophistication (LS) can provide useful insights into the development of academic writing by tracing the interaction between the intra-individual variability in relation to a Dynamic Systems perspective, and (2) whether the supportive interaction between LD and LS can be recognized from the writing development. Twelve academic writing samples written over a 5-year period (2010-2015) by an Indonesian learner of English were employed as longitudinal data. Several tools designed by van Geert and van Dijk (2002), Peltier (2009), and Steinkrauss (2016) were used to analyze the dynamic patterns of language development. The results showed that the development of intra-individual variability in academic writing is in line with the Dynamic Systems Theory as it indicates that the developmental process between the two growers is complex, non-linear, self-organized, unpredictable, revealing attractor states, and constantly changing. The supportive growth movement emerges as the result of the interaction between variables. Finally, it can be concluded that variability is a source of development. Learners might need to be aware of their unique learning trajectory in order to maintain a more stable linguistic development.
Learning from home environment: Academic writing course for EFL undergraduates through Google Classroom application
Authors: Rosyada Amrina , Sundari Hanna
Published: May 2021

Learning academic writing seems to be a great challenge for most English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students in non-native English-speaking countries, including in Indonesia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue appears to be more challenging where teachers are persuaded to learn from their home environment (LHE). Several online applications are freely available, and one of the most common applications is Google Classroom. However, the use of such application towards the students’ performance and perception remains understudied. This research aimed at exploring the practices of Google Classroom in facilitating the Academic Writing course of EFL undergraduates. Engaged by 96 participants of third-year students in the English Education Program, the research conducted an explanatory sequential research design by correlating the results data on writing assignments and a set of questionnaires. The findings indicated a significant correlation between using Google Classroom and the students’ writing performance. Moreover, most students expressed their satisfaction with Google Classroom’s practical features to get involved in the academic writing course. The students were satisfied with Google Classroom’s features that were easy to be recognized and easy to be operated. The Google Classroom features also provide clear instructions, practical directions, and the most valuable feature, that is assignment reminders for the students. It can be said that using Google Classroom in the EFL academic writing course at higher education is a great experience and brings great advantages to students’ outcomes.
Mentoring practise during practicum: The perspectives of Malaysian pre-service English language teachers
Authors: Mohd Ariff Albakri Intan Safinas , Ismail Noriah , Hartono Rudi , Mohd Tahir Mohd Haniff , Hong Bee Abdullah Maria Shu , Sarudin Anida , Zulkepli Noraini
Published: May 2021

This study investigates the issues in mentoring practise based on pre-service English language teachers’ perspectives about their mentoring experience. This study involved 56 pre-service teachers who had completed their practicum. The study used a quantitative data collection method whereby a questionnaire survey was distributed to the research participants. The data from the questionnaire was then analysed by using SPSS to generate descriptive statistics for item analysis. The findings were discussed based on five mentoring factors which are personal attributes, system requirements, pedagogical knowledge, modelling, and feedback. The findings show that modelling and pedagogical knowledge received among the lowest mean scores indicating the moderate satisfactory level of mentoring experience received by the pre-service teachers. The data also shows considerable issues in mentoring quality in terms of pedagogical knowledge. Based on the findings, one of the most crucial issues to be addressed was equipping mentor teachers with the knowledge and skill of mentoring. The mentor teachers need to be given a course and guidance on the key aspects of mentoring. A mentoring manual must be given to the mentors in order to guide them in providing quality and structured mentoring.
The Role of Dynamic Capabilities in Firm-Level Technology Adoption Processes: A Qualitative Investigation
Authors: Graham Kenneth , Moore Robert
Published: May 2021

Increasingly, marketers rely on advances in technology to maintain competitive parity or gain competitive advantage. Yet, often, the adoption of technology is met with suboptimal results and even outright failure. Qualitative field research based on depth interviews with business managers responsible for technology adoption decisions within their respective firms is used to develop a theoretical framework explaining the technology adoption process within firms, how expectations are formed for the innovation’s performance and factors that can further influence those perceptions. Result suggest a firm’s dynamic capabilities play a central role in informing the firm’s perceptions of a technological innovation’s characteristics that drive the adoption decision. Findings also suggest that a firm’s expectations are influenced by perception of risk, internal micro-political actions, and the opportunity to observe or trial use of the technological innovation.
Elementos subjetivos nos sistemas causalista, finalista e funcionalista
Authors: Zonta Fernando De Oliveira , Kiss Vanessa Morais
Published: May 2021

O presente artigo trata dos elementos subjetivos da teoria do delito (dolo e culpa) nos sistemas causalista, finalista e funcionalista tendo como finalidade principal realizar aproximações e distinções sobre os elementos subjetivos, com especial enfoque à culpa consciente e ao dolo eventual nos sistemas em comento. Inicialmente, é realizada uma incursão, sob uma ótica geral, em cada um desses sistemas a fim de melhor compreendê-los. Após, são especificamente tratadas as aproximações e diferenciações entre os elementos subjetivos nos sistemas causalista, finalista e funcionalista. No desenvolvimento da pesquisa foi utilizada a abordagem qualitativa, com o intuito de percorrer cada um dos sistemas com especial enfoque para os elementos subjetivos da teoria do delito. A teoria do delito sofreu uma ruptura estrutural na passagem do modelo causalista para o finalista, especialmente com o deslocamento do elemento subjetivo da culpabilidade, no causalismo, para a tipicidade, no finalismo. Já na passagem do finalismo para o funcionalismo, embora mantido o elemento subjetivo no campo tipicidade, nota-se uma virada teórica ligada à introdução de critérios de política criminal na formulação da teoria do delito. No tocante à diferenciação entre dolo eventual e culpa consciente, o causalismo neoclássico e o finalismo tendem a colocar suas bases de distinção em patamares muito próximos. Já na teoria funcionalista, identifica-se uma pequena alteração nos critérios de distinção entre o dolo eventual e a culpa consciente, em razão da busca por uma conceituação mais condizente com o sistema de tutela dos bens jurídicos.
Percepções e vivências do luto infantil: uma revisão narrativa da literatura brasileira
Authors: Mello Glenda Ramos Ebert de , Lima Louizia Pinto , Mota Daniela Cristina Belchior
Published: May 2021

O presente artigo buscou sistematizar o conhecimento acerca do luto infantil, identificar como se dá a elaboração do luto no período da infância, além de verificar possíveis sintomas e quais fatores influenciam em sua elaboração. Baseando-se na literatura brasileira, foi realizada uma revisão narrativa, a partir de uma busca eletrônica nas bases de dados Scielo e Lilacs. Utilizou-se os seguintes descritores para a pesquisa: “luto” (and) “infância” e “luto” (and) “criança”. Os critérios de inclusão foram artigos brasileiros correspondentes ao tema da vivência do luto pela criança, o ano de publicação dos artigos não foi utilizado como critério. Observou-se na cultura ocidental um forte silenciamento no que diz respeito ao luto e a morte, principalmente no que tange o universo infantil. Sendo necessário compreender essa experiência como natural a existência humana, e não patologizá-la. Diante dos resultados, nota-se uma necessidade de maiores estudos na área a fim de desenvolver diretrizes que possam embasar o manejo de tal momento, não somente no campo da Psicologia como também em equipes multidisciplinares e áreas correlatas.
Female Sexual Arousal and Sociosexuality
Authors: Timmers Amanda
Published: May 2021

This study investigates the relationship between sociosexuality (one's willingness to engage in uncomitted sexual activity) and women's patterns of sexual arousal. Assessments are being made of approximately twenty women's subjective and genital arousal to 18 audio clips depicting sexual or neutral ecounters with strangers, friends, and long-term relationship partners. Participants are expected to show the highest genital and subjective arousal to the scenarios demonstrating the level of commitment that corresponds with their sociosexual orientation. Sociosexuality is being assessed using Jackson & Kirkpatrick's (2007) multidimensional measure of sociosexuality and Penke & Asendorpf's (2008) Revised Sociosexual Orientation Inventory (SOI-R). This study will have important implications for our understanding of women's sexual arousal.
Neural Correlates of Mental State Decoding in Dysphoria: An Event‐Related Potential Study
Authors: Wong Angelita
Published: May 2021

Depression is often associated with profound social and interpersonal functioning impairments. Negative interpersonal experiences may lead depressed individuals to withdraw from social interaction, which may in turn exacerbate the depression state (Rippere, 1980). As a result, it is of theoretical and clinical importance to understand the mechanisms underlying these social deficits. Researchers have applied the theory‐of‐mind framework to better understand the impaired social functioning in depressed individuals. Theory of mind refers to the everyday ability to attribute mental states (i.e., beliefs, desires, emotions) to others to both understand and predict their behaviour (Wellman, 1990). Research has found that individuindividuals with dysphoria (i.e. elevated scores on a measure of depression symptoms, but not necessarily a diagnosis of clinical depression) demonstrate enhanced mental state judgments (Harkness, Sabbagh, Jacobson, Chowdrey, & Chen, 2005). This study will determine neural mechanisms that may underlie this phenomenon by examining whether differences in brain activity exist between dysphoric and nondysphoric groups during mental states decoding. I will record electrophysiological data while participants are judging the mental states from pictures of eyes. Based on previous research (Sabbagh, Moulson, & Harkness, 2004), I anticipate that mental state decoding will be associated with the right inferior frontal and right anterior temporal regions of the brain. Furthermore, I hypothesize that dysphoric individuals will have greater activations in these brain regions and make significantly more accurate judgments than nondysphoric individuals when making mental state judgments.
Initial Use of Foreground Objects in Understanding Visual Scenes
Authors: Jee Catherine
Published: May 2021

The present study examined how we recognize real‐world scenes. Previous studies suggested that, in a single glance, we could extract enough information from a visual scene to understand a scene’s category (e.g., kitchen, living room, bedroom). However, it is yet unclear what type of visual information leads to this understanding. The experiment investigated whether global information from the whole scene or local information from individual objects is critical. Global information refers to large‐scale, immovable structures in the background of a scene (e.g. kitchen cabinets). Local information refers to smaller‐scale, movable objects in the foreground of a scene (e.g. kitchen table). Participants were briefly presented with a scene in which the set of foreground objects belonged to one scene type, and the background belonged to another scene type. After the presentation of the scene, a name of the target object that was consistent with either the background (e.g. blender in kitchen) or consistent with the background (e.g. coffee table) was presented. Participants decided whether the target object is likely to appear in the scene. If local foreground information was initially used to activate scene gist, there should be a higher response rate towards the foreground‐consistent target. If global background information was initially used, there should be a higher response rate towards the background‐consistent target. Preliminary results suggest that participants used the foreground‐consistent target objects more often. This suggests that we may initially use local information to understand scenes.
Defence in Depth: Beyond Roman Grand Strategy
Authors: Apps Michael
Published: May 2021

Many scholars have struggled to define and characterize the Late Roman Empire's defensive policy, in order to understand the underlying causes of the defensive deterioration, which some have seen as a factor in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. In 1976 American theorist Edward Luttwak published his Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire, which defined the defensive evolution of the third century as Rome's pragmatic shift towards a policy of 'defence in depth', whereby the military would abandon their traditionally static frontier security policy in exchange for a fundamentally elastic one. Was the Empire capable of designing a ‘grand strategy’, and did it have the command‐control capacity for such endeavours? Did the Romans commit a devastating strategic blunder by withdrawing the military presence that had for so long subdued the will of the migratory peoples in the periphery? Critics have accused this 'defence in depth' hypothesis of failing to factor in strong literary and archaeological evidence that contests the theory, while relying heavily on modern military concepts and terminology. Ongoing research has indicated that while this Late Roman strategy was executed in various forms throughout the empire, the essential approach of the military was dictated through a well defined operational framework. This paper asserts that Roman defence in depth was a consciously adopted policy of the Roman state and addresses some of the main criticisms presented by scholars who refute the possibility of this system's existence.
Steeped in Modernism: The Teapot as Manifesto in Early 20th Century Art
Authors: Bielinski Maya
Published: May 2021

The art manifesto, a written political, social, and artistic proclamation of an artistic movement, surged in popularity among avant‐garde art groups in the first half of the twentieth century. Many of the manifestos featured declarations for the synthesis of art and life as well as a call for social and political power for artists of both 'high' and 'low' art forms. Concurrently, new artistic interpretations of the humble teapot became suddenly ubiquitous. This inquiry explores how the teapot emerged as a dominant symbol for the goals of Modern Art movements, and includes an analysis of the teapot's socio‐political history, its ambiguous status between high and low art, and its role in the commercial sphere. By examining the teapots of Suprematism's Kazimir Malevich, Constructivism's Mariane Brandt,and Surrealism's Meret Oppenheim, this presentation will track ideas of functionality, the teapot as symbol, and aesthetics from 1923 to 1936. This small window in time offers an analysis of the extraordinary developments in teapots, and perhaps a glimpse of the paralleled momentum that occurred more generally in design, architecture, and the other arts in this time period.
Craftivism!: The Possibilities and Problems of Craft as a Mode of Feminist Community Building and Social Action
Authors: Alkenbrack Kaleigh
Published: May 2021

Craftivism! is a knitting collective that creates baby blankets to be given to mothers through the Healthy Aboriginal Babies Program run by the Katarokwi Native Friendship Centre in Kingston, Ontario. The group of students and community members come together to knit blankets with the aim of addressing and creating awareness about the material differences that Indigenous women experience. Craftivism! is a product of the do‐it‐yourself (DIY) ethic, a form of third‐wave feminism in which crafting is used to honour women’s history and work and to create feminist communities. While knitting has been embraced by third‐wave feminists, knitting is a luxury that many cannot afford. Although the DIY ethic provides women with a sense of self‐reliance and personal satisfaction, it is also self‐indulgent. Thus, Craftivism! aims to celebrate the domestic arts in a mindful way by acknowledging and acting on the material differences that Indigenous women experience. To account for material inequalities without victimizing Indigenous women further, blankets are produced in partnership with women participating in the prenatal program. While Craftivism! promotes purposeful knitting in the spirit of the feminist goals of empowerment, social justice and community building, the project also serves as space to think about the effectiveness of reclaiming craft. Using data from the Craftivism! project, this paper will consider whether or not the valuing of craft is a feminist act, if knitting reinforces stereotypes of femininity, if knitting is an apolitical form of consumerism, and when it is possible for certain groups to engage in knitting as a political activity.
Model Kapasitas Petani Padi Sawah dalam Mendukung Ketahanan Pangan Berkelanjutan di Kabupaten Tangerang
Authors: Saleh Khaerul , Suherman Suherman
Published: May 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis tingkat Kapasitas Petani Padi Sawah di Kabupaten  Tangerang dan faktor-faktor penentu yang dapat mempengaruhi peningkatan kapasitas  Petani  padi sawah dalam mendukung ketahanan Pangan  Berkelanjutan  di  Kabupaten  Tangerang.  Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah Petani padi sawah dan berada di lokasi penelitian.  Lokasi penelitian di tiga Balai Penyuluhan Pertanian (BPP)  yakni BPP  Kronjo, BPP  Tegalkunir dan  BPP  Sukatani.  Desain penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif dengan melibatkan 150 responden yang mewakili tiga BPP, data yang dikumpulkan adalah data primer dan data skunder.  Data primer dikumpulkan melalui wawancara dengan menggunakan kuseioner, wawancara mendalam, observasi dan studi dokumentasi.  Data tersebut terdiri atas  karakteristik responden (ξ1); Inovasi teknologi (ξ2); Kegiatan Penyuluhan (ξ3); Dukungan Kelembagaan Lokal (ξ4);  Kapasitas  (η1); dan Keahana pangan Berkelanjutan (η2).  Pemilihan responden dilakukan secara proporsional random sampling (proportionally random sampling) berdasarkan kriteria penelitian.  Analsis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif,  one way ANOVA dan Struktural Equation Modeling (SEM).  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kapasitas Petani Padi sawah berada pada kategori sedang. Unsur yang paling besar memepengaruhi tingkat kapasitas  adalah Dukungan  Kelembagaan Lokal sebesar 0,44 (65,25 persen)  Kegiatan Penyuluhan sebesar 0.24 (45,55 persen) dan  karakteristik responden  sebesar 0.18 (30.75 persen)  melalui lama pendidikan formal. Pendidikan non formal dan penguasaan lahan usahataninya. Sedangkan ketahanan pangan berkelanjutan depengaruhi oleh Inovasi Teknologi sebesar   0,29 (47,25 perses) serta tingkat Kapasitas petani sebesar 0.18 (30.75 persen).