bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mobile and Web-Based Support in Overcoming Behavioral Difficulties of Adolescents
Authors: Kassen Gulmira , Kudaibergenova Alyia , Mukasheva Anar , Yertargynkyzy Dinara , Moldassan Kuanysh
Published: February 2021

A significant proportion of adolescents and young adults experience behavioral difficalties as they grow up. Minor disorders without control and relief can cause significant psychological problems and disorders or form dangerous life paths for a teenager. Mobile devices and applications have been actively used for over a decade to monitor and provide psychological assistance to adolescents. The aim of this study was to identify the level of effectiveness of the impact of mobile and online support for adolescents on the assessment of changes in problem behavior and psychological state of adolescents. The study involved 672 adolescents aged 13 to 15 years from one of the schools in Almaty (Kazakhstan). The participants were divided into three groups, one of which received online and mobile regular psychological support and information, the second, the support group, received support in face-to-face communication with teachers, parents and psychologists, and the third, the control group, received support only upon request from the teenager. or his parents. According to the results of the study, a survey was con-ducted on the Likert scale, in which adolescents, parents and teachers assessed the level of behavioral changes associated with the condition and behavior diffi-culties. In the experimental group, the assessment of behavioral changes reached a maximum of 4.028 on a 5-point scale of positive changes, while the other two groups lagged significantly (2.402 for the support group and 2.12 for the control group). The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of effective implementation of a support system for adolescents at school based on existing mobile devices and instant messengers without significant costs.
Constructing and Validating University Students’ Blended Learning Acceptance Scale
Authors: Lu Wang , Mustapha Siti Maziha , Abdullah Nabilah
Published: February 2021

Abstract—Increasingly, blended learning courses are being offered in schools throughout China. One of the key factors influencing the effectiveness of blended learning is students’ acceptance. The researchers proposed six predictive dimensions that contribute to students’ acceptance for blended learning, namely, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, learning climate, attitudes towards online learning, attitudes towards classroom learning and personal charm of the instructor. One existing questionnaire is adapted, together with the interview data with university undergraduates, generating 63 items for the initial questionnaire. The first draft of the scale was distributed to 180 university students in Hubei Province, China. Data collected were analyzed by SPSS 24.0. Eleven items were deleted based on the Exploratory Factor Analysis results. Then the second pilot was done to purify the scale further. 191 questionnaires were distributed, and the data collected were processed by EFA again. One item was removed in the second pilot and 51 items were reserved for the final version of the scale. The final adapted version of Blended Learning Acceptance Scale (BLAS) is reported to possess high levels of reliability and validity. The BLAS can be used to investigate Chinese University students’ acceptance for blended learning so that better opinions can be put forward to improve the effectiveness of blended learning.
Small commodities, big infrastructure
Authors: Henneke Laura
Published: February 2021

The landlocked city of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province, China is considered to be the world’s biggest wholesale market for small commodities where low cost consumer goods such as kitchenware, toys, and electronics are traded in bulk before being retailed in (pound)shops around the world. Linked to the rest of the world through a multimodal transport network, Yiwu lies on the ‘backroads of globalisation’ along which minor, low-grade, low-value products travel (Knowles 2014). Building on work by social scientists who question the entanglement of state power, physical infrastructures, and people, this visual essay uses the theoretical lens of infrastructures as well as the lens of cameras to investigate the interdependence of Yiwu’s wholesale and logistics infrastructure and the individuals who work in them to facilitate the global trade of small commodities.
Regard sociolinguistique sur des formats interactifs en primaire au Sénégal
Authors: Juillard Caroline
Published: February 2021

In che cosa può contribuire la nozione di spazio, da un punto di vista sociolinguistico, all’acquisizione e all’analisi di fenomeni linguistici ripetitivi e allo stesso tempo mutevoli, come quelli che si manifestano all’interno del contesto scolastico? Questo testo propone qualche traccia di riflessione.
Magaly Ghesquière et Laurence Meurant, école et surdité. Une expérience d'enseignement bilingue et inclusif
Authors: Giot Jean
Published: February 2021

Questo libro intende illustrare quanto alcuni insegnanti hanno imparato, grazie ad un’esperienza ventennale, da una pedagogia bilingue francese-lingua dei segni destinata a studenti audiolesi (EMS): obiettivi – relativi soprattutto al linguaggio e alla cognizione – ostacoli, interrogativi e adattamenti, competenze richieste. Esperienza originale: la classe, d’età compresa tra i 3 e i 18 anni, è cogestita da due insegnanti, uno bilingue francese-lingua dei segni, l’altro francofono, entrambi con responsabilità relative agli EMS e agli studenti udenti. Le due lingue sono materie insegnate (con la stessa ricchezza) e modi d’insegnamento, poiché i corsi di lingua si tengono fuori inclusione nella stessa classe e in inclusione le altre discipline. L’apprendimento del bilinguismo passa attraverso il confronto delle lingue, che strutturano diversamente la cognizione e la pedagogia, per gli studenti e per gli insegnanti. L’interprete ha un ruolo circoscritto. Numerosi esempi sono forniti per diverse lezioni e differenti profili d’EMS (francese prima lingua, lingua dei segni prima lingua, bilinguismo all’entrata, carenza linguistica precedente l’età di 3 anni). Vi si analizza il fatto che una sola delle due lingue sia scritta, come pure sono analizzate le problematiche di un accesso al linguaggio. Vi si descrive inoltre il contesto istituzionale.
Le feuilleton sentimental comme lieu de négociation des normes du féminin. Le cas de Janique Aimée (1963)
Authors: Karamanoukian Taline
Published: February 2021

Cet article s’intéresse à la construction du féminin dans le premier feuilleton sentimental de la télévision française, Janique Aimée (1963). Ce feuilleton se caractérise par son rapport très ambivalent aux codes du genre sentimental. Nous nous proposons d’étudier le sens et les enjeux narratifs et idéologiques de ces ambivalences dans le contexte de production et de réception du feuilleton, et ce que cela implique en termes de reconfiguration des normes du féminin.
Récits de vie podcastés : peut-on parler de non-conformisme ?
Authors: Lubnau Anne
Published: February 2021

Dans cette publication, nous mettons en évidence les caractéristiques des récits de vie numériques (podcastés sur Internet). De même, nous nous interrogeons sur leur conformisme eu égard aux récits de vie sur supports matériels (livre, film, magnétophone, vidéos etc.). Précisément, nous nous sommes attelées à identifier leurs effets, leurs fonctions et les thématiques qu’ils traitaient.
Approches rhétoriques des Essais
Authors: Knop Déborah
Published: February 2021

Si la critique montaigniste se risque, depuis quelques décennies, à une approche rhétorique, c’est une certaine conception du texte des Essais qui l’anime : les chapitres des Essais sont conçus comme discours adressés et tendus vers une argumentative. Les approches rhétoriques conditionnent aussi une méthodologie, de l’étude de l’invention à celle de l’élocution. Soulignons toutefois leur grande diversité, notamment au regard de certaines problématiques essentielles des Essais, comme la question de la sincérité.
Defect Dynamics in Graphene
Authors: Malik Aalim M. , Shah M. Ashraf , Dilwaliya Nikhilesh K. , Dahiya Vikash
Published: February 2021

The experimental and theoretical study of graphene, two-dimensional (2D) graphite, is an extremely rapidly growing field of today's condensed matter research. Different types of disorder in graphene modify the Dirac equation leading to unusual spectroscopic and transport properties. The authors studied one of the disorders (i.e., grain boundaries) and formulated a theoretical model of graphene grain boundary by generalizing the two-dimensional graphene Dirac Hamiltonian model. In this model only, the authors considered the long-wavelength limit of the particle transport, which provides the main contribution to the graphene conductance. In this work, they derived the Hamiltonian in a rotated side dependent reference frame describing crystallographic axes mismatching at a grain boundary junction and showed that properties like energy spectrum are an independent reference frame. Also, they showed one of the topological property of graphene.
Repetitions to failure increase pectoralis major activation with similar neuromuscular fatigue in trained men
Authors: Gomes Mateus Camargos , Lacerda Lucas Túlio , Gurgel Simões Marina , Ribeiro Diniz Rodrigo César , Heleno Chagas Mauro , Lima Fernando Vitor
Published: February 2021

Resistance training protocols performed to muscle failure (MF) have been employed in an attempt to maximize activation and neuromuscular fatigue. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the surface electromyography amplitude (EMGRMS) and frequency (EMGFREQ) of the pectoralis major between protocols performed to MF and non muscle failure (NMF). Seven trained men performed three sets at 60% of a repetition maximum, with a 3 min rest period and a 6s repetition duration. MF protocol was performing with maximum number of repetitions in all sets, while in NMF protocol subjects performed 6 repetitions in 3 sets. For data analysis two two-way repeated measures ANOVAs (Protocol x Repetition) were used and when necessary, Bonferroni post hoc was performed. The EMGRMS was higher in the protocol MF compare to NMF, but there was no difference in EMGFREQ between protocols. Although there were no significant differences in the frequency domain between protocols, perform repetitions to MF was a determining factor to generate higher amplitude of the electromyography signal. Thus, perform repetitions to MF could be considered an effective strategy to increase muscle activation in trained individuals, however, with similar neuromuscular fatigue.
Expectativas de gênero e seus atravessamentos nas brincadeiras da educação infantil
Authors: Coelho Jéssica Schmitz , Martins Priscila Renata , Silva André Luiz dos Santos , Berlese Denise Bolsan
Published: February 2021

O presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar os atravessamentos de gênero nas práticas pedagógicas e nas brincadeiras de uma turma de “Maternal 3”, evidenciando as expectativas acerca dos comportamentos de meninos e meninas. Como estratégia de coleta de dados, adotaram-se, privilegiadamente as observações com registro em diário de campo; processo que teve a duração de seis meses. Além disso, de forma complementar, foram feitas entrevistas semiestruturadas com a professora e auxiliar de ensino da turma, bem como com a diretora e coordenadora pedagógica da escola. A análise dos dados se deu por meio dos procedimentos da Análise de Conteúdo. Evidenciou-se que gênero produziu práticas pedagógicas normativas que tentaram invisibilizar os sujeitos que se desviavam do centro. Essa invisibilidade pareceu necessária para reforçar as relações de poder que estiveram presentes nas rotinas e atravessaram as práticas pedagógicas, direcionando os alunos aos seus “devidos locais”.
On directional Whitney inequality
Authors: Dai Feng , Prymak Andriy
Published: February 2021

This paper studies a new Whitney type inequality on a compact domain

$\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^d$
that takes the form

$$ \begin{align*} \inf_{Q\in \Pi_{r-1}^d(\mathcal{E})} \|f-Q\|_p \leq C(p,r,\Omega) \omega_{\mathcal{E}}^r(f,\mathrm{diam}(\Omega))_p,\ \ r\in {\mathbb N},\ \ 0
0$
. It is proved that

$\mathcal {N}_d(\Omega )=d$
for every connected

$C^2$
-domain

$\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^d$
, for

$d=2$
and every planar convex body

$\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^2$
, and for

$d\ge 3$
and every almost smooth convex body

$\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^d$
. For

$d\ge 3$
and a more general convex body

$\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^d$
, we connect

$\mathcal {N}_d(\Omega )$
with a problem in convex geometry on the X-ray number of

$\Omega $
, proving that if

$\Omega $
is X-rayed by a finite set of directions

$\mathcal {E}\subset \mathbb {S}^{d-1}$
, then

$\mathcal {E}$
admits the directional Whitney inequality on

$\Omega $
for all

$r\in {\mathbb N}$
and

$0<p\leq \infty $
. Such a connection allows us to deduce certain quantitative estimate of

$\mathcal {N}_d(\Omega )$
for

$d\ge 3$
.

A slight modification of the proof of the usual Whitney inequality in literature also yields a directional Whitney inequality on each convex body

$\Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^d$
, but with the set

$\mathcal {E}$
containing more than

$(c d)^{d-1}$
directions. In this paper, we develop a new and simpler method to prove the directional Whitney inequality on more general, possibly nonconvex domains requiring significantly fewer directions in the directional moduli.
A Compact Hardware Implementation of CCA-Secure Key Exchange Mechanism CRYSTALS-KYBER on FPGA
Authors: Xing Yufei , Li Shuguo
Published: February 2021

Post-quantum cryptosystems should be prepared before the advent of powerful quantum computers to ensure information secure in our daily life. In 2016 a post-quantum standardization contest was launched by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and there have been lots of works concentrating on evaluation of these candidate protocols, mainly in pure software or through hardware-software co-design methodology on different platforms. As the contest progresses to third round in July 2020 with only 7 finalists and 8 alternate candidates remained, more dedicated and specific hardware designs should be considered to illustrate the intrinsic property of a certain protocol and achieve better performance. To this end, we present a standalone hardware design of CRYSTALS-KYBER, amodule learning-with-errors (MLWE) based key exchange mechanism (KEM) protocol within the 7 finalists on FPGA platform. Through elaborate scheduling of sampling and number theoretic transform (NTT) related calculations, decent performance is achieved with limited hardware resources. The way that Encode/Decode and the tweaked Fujisaki-Okamoto transform are implemented is demonstrated in detail. Analysis about minimizing memory footprint is also given out. In summary, we realize the adaptive chosen ciphertext attack (CCA) secure Kyber with all selectable module dimension k on the smallest Xilinx Artix-7 device. Our design computes key-generation, encapsulation (encryption) and decapsulation (decryption and reencryption) phase in 3768/5079/6668 cycles when k = 2, 6316/7925/10049 cycles when k = 3, and 9380/11321/13908 cycles when k = 4, consuming 7412/6785 LUTs, 4644/3981 FFs, 2126/1899 slices, 2/2 DSPs and 3/3 BRAMs in server/client with 6.2/6.0 ns critical path delay, outperforming corresponding high level synthesis (HLS) based designs or hardware-software co-designs to a large extent.
Question Utilization in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Recursive Frame Analysis of Insoo Kim Berg's Solution Talk
Authors: Cotton Jeffrey
Published: February 2021

Recursive frame analysis (RFA) was used to conduct a single case investigation of Insoo Kim Berg's question utilization talk in a solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) session. Due to the lack of process research that explores how SFBT questions facilitate change, the author investigated how Berg's solution language influenced a client to respond in session. The purpose of this case study was to explore how SFBT questions served as interventions to facilitate change. The research question for this study was twofold: (a) how does Berg's language influence conversation and (b) how is the client influenced by Berg's questions in a therapeutic context? The findings suggest that Berg's questions serve as interventions for change as noted by patterns in the therapeutic conversation.
Depression: The differing Narratives of Couples in Couple Therapy
Authors: Rautiainen Eija-Liisa , Aaltonen Jukka
Published: February 2021

How does the spouse of a person with depression take part in constructing narratives of depression in couple therapy? In this study we examined couples' ways of co-constructing narratives of depression in couple therapy. Three couple therapy processes were chosen for the study, one spouse in each couple having been referred to an outpatient clinic for treatment for his/her depression. Four sessions from each systemic couple therapy process (Jones & Asen, 2000) were analyzed using narrative analysis. According to our findings, couples co-constructed narratives of depression, each in their own way. It is crucial to focus not only on the patient's individual narrative of depression, but also on the depressed spouse's narrative as an interactive part of the non-depressed spouse's narrative, and a shared narrative created by the spouses about depression.
Parents, Teachers and the "Community of Practice"
Authors: Laluvein Jackie
Published: February 2021

Raffo and Gunter (20087) argue that there is insufficient research which has "systematically examined, categorised and synthesised the types of leadership in schools that might assist social inclusion" (p. 397). In this paper I argue that Wenger's concept of a "community of practice", when applied to the parent-teacher relationship, provides a framework for future qualitative research agendas which explore "how social inclusion/exclusion can be defined in terms of access, recognition and meaningful participation issues ('equity')" (Raffo and Gunter, p.397).
Don't Tease Me, I'm Working: Examining Humor in a Midwestern Organization Using Ethnography of Communication
Authors: Ojha Ajay , Holmes Taimmy
Published: February 2021

Within organizations, the communicative phenomenon of humor is commonplace. Humorous talk is just as important and frequent to regular discourse that takes place between organizational members. In this inquiry we examine humor as a particular way of communicating between members of a small Midwestern United States organization. Specifically, we examine how three functions of humor (i.e., joking, sarcasm, and teasing) are used amongst members during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.). Using ethnography of communication, we conduct both fieldwork and interviews discovering that this organization exemplifies humor as a socially constructed phenomenon to complete the typical workday.
Patient and Physician Perceptions of Dimensions of Necessity of Medical Utilization
Authors: Wagner Peggy , Warren Peter , Mosely Ginger
Published: February 2021

The goal of this research was to understand better the perspectives held by physicians and patients regarding what factors determine the appropriateness of medical visits. We also wished to create a convenient measure of those perspectives. In our first study, we conducted focus groups separately composed of 22 physicians and 16 patients to determine their respective views. In our second study, a 40-item measure derived from Study 1 themes was administered to a sample of 202 patients. Study 1 identified 20 themes, collapsing into 6 dimensions. Physicians held views that some patients were manipulative when seeking medical care. Study 2 revealed factors of "Symptom Experience" and "Doctor Expertise." The two studies revealed that the perception of medical utilization varies between patients and physicians, but both groups share many similar beliefs.
Recommendations for Using the Case Study Method in International Business Research
Authors: Vissak Tiia
Published: February 2021

The case study method has not been as frequently used in international business (IB) research as quantitative methods. Moreover, it has been sometimes misused and quite often criticized. Still, it can be very useful for understanding such complex phenomena as the internationalization process or the management of multinational enterprises. Based on case study methodology literature and the author's personal experience from conducting case studies and reviewing case study articles, this paper proposes some ways for overcoming some of the critiques of the case study method and increasing its contribution to IB research.
On Doctoral Student Development: Exploring Faculty Mentoring in the Shaping of African American Doctoral Student Success
Authors: Felder Pamela
Published: February 2021

This study examines the influence of faculty mentorship in the shaping of African American doctoral student success. A case analysis framework is used to investigate the belief systems that doctoral students held about their doctoral experience. Data collection involved a one-phase semi-structured interview protocol used to gather information about these experiences from a post-degree perspective. African American doctoral degree completion is addressed as a critical function of student success within an elite educational context. Results of the study demonstrate that the African American doctoral degree completion is complicated by students' perceptions of faculty advising, faculty behavior and the lack of diverse faculty leadership.
A Qualitative Research on Portfolio Keeping in English as a Foreign Language Writing
Authors: Aydin Selami
Published: February 2021

Little attention has been paid to the problems about portfolio keeping in English as a foreign language (EFL) writing, while the existing literature mostly focuses on the effects of portfolios on writing skills of learners, rather than those of teachers or pre-service teachers. This study aims to investigate the problems encountered and contributions of portfolios to the language skills of EFL pre-service teachers. The sample group consists of 39 pre-service teachers; a background questionnaire, interviews, a survey, and essays were used for data collection. The results indicate that portfolios significantly contribute to the writing skills, and that there exist potential problems. It was concluded that teachers and teacher trainers should use portfolio as a learning tool after solving the problems.
What Are the Issues Confronting Infertile Women? A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach
Authors: Hämmerli Katja , Znoj Hansjörg , Berger Thomas
Published: February 2021

Infertility is a stressful experience, yet little is known about the specific issues confronting infertile women. In the present study, researchers sought to identify themes important to infertile women and examine possible associations with mental health levels. Using qualitative content analysis, researchers analyzed the email messages of 57 infertile women participating in a German-language Internet-based treatment for infertility. The themes most important to infertile women were emotions surrounding their wish for a child, coping with this unfulfilled wish, and medical aspects. Clinically anxious women reported substantially and significantly more negative and positive emotions than non-anxious women did (Mann-Whitney U(1)=178; p=0.034). Participants who were both clinically anxious and depressed reported more negative emotions and substantially fewer positive emotions when compared to participants who were solely anxious. The themes identified, considered important by infertile women, could be helpful to health professionals working in fertility treatment.
A Hermeneutic Reading into "What Strategy is": Ambiguous Means-End Relationship
Authors: Bakir Ali , Todorovic Millar
Published: February 2021

Given the underutilization of hermeneutic research in organizations and the recognition that we do not know what strategy is, we undertake a hermeneutic reading of authorial texts to develop a robust understanding of strategy. We enter into a self-reflexive dialogue with the text to accomplish a fusion of horizons where we hope to turn our prejudices into productive prejudices. In this dialogue, we utilize competing strategy paradigms within a framework that treats the means-end relationship and its underpinning rationality as central to our understanding. This study portrays strategy as a series of intended actions operating along the instrumental/objective - interpretive/subjective continuum, depending on the nature of the means-end relationship. We further contribute to knowledge by demonstrating how to apply hermeneutics to understand complex organizational concepts, and through the intendedness of strategy we emphasize management agency and dispense with the 'emergent strategy' notion, common in the literature.
Daughters' Perspectives on Maternal Substance Abuse: Pledge to Be a Different Kind of Mother
Authors: Murphy Anne , Ponterotto Joseph , Cancelli Anthony , Chinitz Susan
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1998) study was to explore the experiences of racially and culturally diverse young mothers whose own mothers abused substances two decades ago when substance abuse peaked in inner city, urban neighborhoods in the United States and to identify the factors that have influenced how they parent their own children today. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten drug-free mothers who report having been raised by a mother who was addicted to drugs, primarily crack cocaine during their childhoods. The emergent grounded theory is that exposure to maternal substance abuse has a significant and unique impact on female children throughout their lifespan, with particular emphasis at the onset of motherhood. Among the goals the young mothers expressed is that they wanted to "be there" for their children, protect their daughters from sexual abuse, and raise sons who do not abuse women.
The Role of Emotions in Fieldwork: A Self-Study of Family Research in a Corrections Setting
Authors: Arditti Joyce , Joest Karen , Lamber-Shute Jennifer , Walker Latanya
Published: February 2021

In this study, we document a reflexive process via bracketing techniques and the development of a conceptual map in order to better understand how emotions that arise in the field can inform research design, implementation, and results. We conducted a content analysis of field notes written by a team of researchers who administered an interview to caregivers bringing children to visit an incarcerated family member at a local jail. Our self-examination revealed themes around the team's discomfort connected to the institutional jail setting and intense emotions regarding the life situations of study participants, their treatment by jail staff, and our own concerns about leaving the research setting. We offer recommendations for scholars conducting research in similar environments with vulnerable participants.
Career Motivation in Newly Licensed Registered Nurses: What Makes Them Remain
Authors: Banks Zarata , Bailey Jessica
Published: February 2021

Despite vast research on newly licensed registered nurses (RNs), we don't know why some newly licensed registered nurses remain in their current jobs and others leave the nursing profession early in their career. Job satisfaction, the most significant factor emerging from the literature, plays a significant role in nurses' decisions to remain in their current jobs. This study examined the lived experiences of newly licensed registered nurses early in their careers. The researcher interviewed 14 newly licensed registered nurses to ask why they chose nursing as a profession and to determine factors that would influence their choice to stay in nursing as a career. Data were collected from newly licensed registered nurses through in-depth, face-to-face interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide developed by the researcher. Data analysis identified the emerging themes of altruism, self-fulfillment, challenging career, and the influence of role models as determining factors for nurses staying in the field. Findings suggest that those in positions of healthcare management should consider how they can create a workplace environment that provides newly licensed registered nurses the opportunity to fulfill these employment expectations.
Heuristic Inquiry: A Personal Journey of Acculturation and Identity Reconstruction
Authors: Djuraskovic Ivana , Arthur Nancy
Published: February 2021

Heuristic methodology attempts to discover the nature and meaning of phenomenon through internal self-search, exploration, and discovery. Heuristic methodology encourages the researcher to explore and pursue the creative journey that begins inside one's being and ultimately uncovers its direction and meaning through internal discovery (Douglass & Moustakas, 1985). The purpose of this paper is to familiarize readers with using heuristic methodology in research. I (Ivana) share my personal notes of how I decided to use heuristic methodology in my research. In the discussion, I address the nature of heuristic methodology, including its limitations. Finally, I present excerpts from a creative synthesis in the form of three letters to illuminate the final self-reflections about the results of my research.
Anxiety, Knowledge and Help: A Model for How Black and White College Students Search for HIV/AIDS Information on the Internet
Authors: Smith Kim
Published: February 2021

Using the "think aloud" protocol, which allows for the collection of data in real time, the researcher audio taped comments from 13 white college students from a predominately white university in the Southeastern United States and 15 black students from a predominately black university, as they explained how they searched for HIV/AIDS information on the Internet. A grounded theory analysis of the tapes revealed a three-stage model that students progressed through as they searched for HIV/AIDS information on the Internet. That model also revealed that all of the white students searched for general information about HIV/AIDS on the Internet, while all black students searched for general and specific information about how the disease affected the African-American community. Eighty percent of students regardless of race did not know how to properly search for online health information. The researcher discusses the need for online health information literacy training, the theories that might explain why black students searched the way that they did, and the challenges to providing culturally-sensitive online health information literacy training for African-Americans who have been historically suspicious of the United State's health care system.
Teaching Qualitative Research for Human Services Students: A Three-Phase Model
Authors: Goussinsky Ruhama , Reshef Arie , Yanay-Ventura Galit , Yassour-Borochowitz Dalit
Published: February 2021

Qualitative research is an inherent part of the human services profession, since it emphasizes the great and multifaceted complexity characterizing human experience and the sociocultural context in which humans act. In the department of human services at Emek Yezreel College, Israel, we have developed a three-phase model to ensure a relatively intense exposure to and practice in qualitative methodology. While in the first phase students are exposed to the qualitative thinking and writing, they are required in the second phase to take a Qualitative Research Methods course that includes practice. The third and final phase includes conducting a qualitative research seminar. The aim of the present article is to shed light on the dilemmas involved in implementing the three-phase model.
Work Experiences of People with Mental Illness in Malaysia: A Preliminary Qualitative Study
Authors: Boo Su-Lyn , Loong Jaymee , Ng Wai-Sheng
Published: February 2021

This is a preliminary qualitative study, using a basic interpretive approach, to investigate the work experiences of people with mental illness in Malaysia. Six females and four males (aged 30-70) from a residential home for the mentally ill participated in semi-structured interviews. Three inter-relating themes emerged, namely the experience of self at work, perception of work, and experience of others at work. All participants reported problems in either work or family relationships; most of which interfered with their work. In addition, findings suggest that the participants' self experience may be related to the extent of one's illness integration, experience of psychosis, attitude towards illness, locus of control, and self-efficacy. Limitations and implications of the study are also discussed.
Sometimes I Am Afraid: An Autoethnography of Resistance and Compliance
Authors: Averett Paige , Soper Danielle
Published: February 2021

Utilizing a feminist autoethnographic stance and method, this article is based upon the dialogues produced by a student completing an assignment for a social work instructor. Various tensions are explored, including the role of autoethnography in both qualitative and feminist research and the role of fear in a woman's life. A critique of the role of culture in the experience of fear as well as the student's use of autoethnography to resist and accept fear is explored. The uses of autoethnography for social workers are also discussed.
"I Can See You": An Autoethnography of My Teacher-Student Self
Authors: Vasconcelos Erika
Published: February 2021

This article is an autoethnographic investigation of my second-nature teacher-student self. What has made me into the teacher I am? What makes me the teacher I am? In order to address these questions, I draw upon my memories of my own teachers and students. As I portray my teaching-learning experiences as textual "snapshots," I find that my most cherished memories come from when my teachers acknowledged my presence and listened to me, and when I have been in dialogue with my own students. My autoethnographic journey ends up linking the personal to pedagogical theory centering attention to relationships between teachers and students, mirroring qualities of the humanizing pedagogy I discover, embrace, and which redefines and recreates my always evolving teacher-learner self.
The Experiment-based Knew-it-all-along Effect in the Qualitative Light of Narrativity
Authors: Palasinski Marek
Published: February 2021

In contrast to the extant quantitative studies on the hindsight effect, the present narrative analysis looks at it from a rare angle of talk-in-interaction. Fifty one-to-one interviews were done with five student groups, each of which was presented with a scenario ending with one factual outcome and three alternative outcomes that actually did not happen. Confirming the already proven role of the provided event outcome in overestimating the probability of its occurrence, this study expands the current understanding of the processes neglected by the research on the hindsight effect. It does so by highlighting the strategic use of vagueness, self-empowerment and selective perspective-taking that question the assessment of the past for its own sake and emphasize the importance of self-presentation.
Tratamiento no resectivo de la enfermedad hemorroidal: HAL RAR ¿Una alternativa?
Authors: Avellaneda Nicolas , Piccinini Pablo , Lemme Gustavo , Rosato Guillermo , Chwat Carina , Lemme Gustavo
Published: February 2021

Introducción: Las consultas por complicaciones de la enfermedad hemorroidal son frecuentes y algunos pacientes requieren tratamiento quirúrgico. En estos, la técnica HAL/RAR puede resultar de utilidad.

Materiales y métodos: Se confeccionó una base de pacientes prospectiva, tomando en cuenta todos los pacientes operados con esta técnica en un período de dos años en dos hospitales universitarios de Buenos Aires. Se evaluaron las complicaciones del procedimiento (objetivo primario) y el índice de satisfacción del paciente (objetivo secundario).

Resultados: 56 pacientes fueron incluidos, con una mediana de seguimiento de 89 días (7 - 469). Las complicaciones más frecuentes fueron dolor (19,64%) y sangrado (14,21%). Un 23% de los pacientes presentó recidiva de su enfermedad. En la escala de satisfacción, la mayoría de los pacientes manifestaron sentirse muy conformes o conformes.Conclusiones: El HAL-RAR parece ser de utilidad para el tratamiento quirúrgico de la enfermedad hemorroidal, presentando baja tasa de complicaciones y un alto índice de satisfacción para los pacientes.
TEKNIK PENGOLAHAN CITRA PENGUKURAN BESARAN TEGANGAN REGANGAN PLAT PERSEGI DENGAN METODE MOIRE’ SEBAGAI SALAH SATU ALTERNATIF PENGUKURAN DALAM DESAIN INDUSTRI MANUFAKTUR
Authors: Marlang Hidayat
Published: February 2021

Moire method is one of alternative method that can be choosen in the stress-strain measurements because it is simple and does not require sophisticated equipment nor expensive with results that is accurate enough. The object of this research is a square plate clamped all edges and given load in the middle of the plate with various value. Material deformation produced moire patterns in the form of dark-light pattern (fringes) and the image have captured using a digital camera.The image of moire pattern from digital camera then processed by MATLAB using image processing tool. Furthermore, the results processed as binary images or treshold to get a clearly visible moire pattern. Finally, stress obatined from MATLAB by using image processing tool was compared with the numerical methods.The difference obtained at average 6% for the three types of loading and at average 8.8% with the numerical method.Metode Moire menjadi pilihan dalam pengukuran perpindahan/deformasi karena lebih mudah dan tidak memerlukan peralatan yang canggih dan mahal dengan hasil yang cukup akurat. Sebagai obyek penelitian adalah plat bujursangkar yang dijepit disemua sisinya dan diberi beban terpusat ditengah-tengahnya dengan besar yang bervariasi. Pengolahan pola gelap-terang (fringes) hasil kamera digital atau images processing dilakukan dengan software MATLAB. Sebagai pembanding digunakan metode analitis dan numerik. Hasil eksperimen diperoleh melalui software MATLAB menunjukkan bahwa medan stress yang dihasilkan oleh software melalui image processing dibandingkan dengan metode analitis terdapat perbedaan rata-rata 6% untuk tiga jenis pembebanan dan 8,8% antara metode moire dengan numerik
KONSEP ARSITEKTUR BERKELANJUTAN ARSITEKTUR VERNAKULAR RUMAH LAMIN SUKU DAYAK KENYAH
Authors: Noviana Mafazah
Published: February 2021

Dayak Kenyah tribe is one of the most original Kalimantan spread all over the territory. Dayak Kenyah people call their house with Lamin or Amin. The concept of vernacular architecture is the development of folk architecture, characterize ecological architecture, architectonic and natural. This concept is in line with the concept of sustainable architecture. Similarly Lamin Dayak Kenyah, what is sustainable architecture concepts are applied in the building. One of the Dayak Kenyah settlement that is still awake in East Kalimantan is Pampang Village which is located in Kecamatan Samarinda Utara, Kelurahan Sungai Siring, Samarinda. The method used to find the concept of sustainable architecture Lamin Dayak Kenyah is qualitative research method with rationalistic paradigm. The data obtained by field observations in Dayak Kenyah village, the Village Pampang and from other sources such as the internet, books, magazins, and news paper. Suku dayak kenyah merupakan salah satu suku asli kalimantan yang paling banyak menyebar keseluruh pelosok wilayah. Orang Dayak Kenyah menyebut rumah tinggalnya dengan Lamin atau Amin. Konsep arsitektur vernakular merupakan pengembangan dari arsitektur rakyat, mencirikan arsitektur ekologis, arsitektonis dan alami. Konsep ini sejalan dengan konsep arsitektur berkelanjutan. Begitu pula dengan Lamin Suku Dayak Kenyah konsep-konsep arsitektur berkelanjutan apa sajakah yang diterapkan dalam bangunannya. Salah satu permukiman Suku Dayak Kenyah yang masih terjaga di Kalimantan Timur adalah Desa Pampang Samarinda yang terletak di Kecamatan Samarinda Utara, Kelurahan Sungai Siring. Metode yang digunakan untuk melihat konsep arsitektur berkelanjutan pada rumah Lamin Suku Dayak Kenyah yaitu Metode penelitian kualitatif dengan paradigma rasionalistik. Data-data diperoleh dengan observasi lapangan di desa suku Dayak Kenyah, yaitu Desa Pampang dan dari sumber-sumber lain seperti internet dan media cetak.
PEMANFAATAN HUTAN KOTA SEBAGAI BENTUK RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DALAM MENDUKUNG FUNGSI PERLINDUNGAN LINGKUNGAN
Authors: Hastanto Sujoko
Published: February 2021

As the area of the city that became the capital of a province, the province of East Kalimantan,and the natural resources abundant enough, the investment climate in the city of Samarindashow progress very quickly, and became one of the main targets for investors to develop thebusiness. Some sectors of life are rising because of increasing population is transportationand recreation needs. Transport in a fairly densely populated cities, where the populationis about 726 233 Samarinda souls (2010 census results), will certainly have an impact oncongestion and pollution. With the solution propagate green open space (in the form ofForest City), where the latter planted trees are trees that can absorb chemicals and toxinsthat are produced from such pollution. Besides urban forests can also serve as a recreationalarea for the community, and as an area to perform other activities that positively. Generalconclusion is that the government of Samarinda should provide more open areas of greenopen space in the form (Forest City) in each sub-region, so that the activity is notconcentrated only in the Mahakam River Edge only, but can be broken down into severalareas, which of course will also reduce the risk of congestion in the city.Sebagai daerah kota yang menjadi ibukota dari sebuah propinsi, yaitu Propinsi KalimantanTimur, dan dengan sumberdaya alam yang cukup berlimpah, maka iklim investasi di KotaSamarinda menunjukkan kemajuan yang sangat cepat, dan menjadi salah satu target utamabagi investor untuk mengembangkan usaha. Beberapa sektor kehidupan yang meningkatkarena jumlah penduduk meningkat adalah transportasi dan kebutuhan rekreasi.Transportasi di kota yang cukup padat penduduknya, dimana penduduk Kota Samarindaadalah sekitar 726.233 jiwa (hasil sensus 2010), tentunya akan berdampak pada kemacetandan polusi. Dengan adanya solusi memperbanyak Ruang Terbuka Hijau (dalam bentukHutan Kota), dimana nantinya pohon-pohon yang ditanam adalah pohon yang dapatmenyerap unsur-unsur kimia yang bersifat racun yang dihasilkan dari polusi tersebut.Selain itu hutan kota dapat juga berfungsi sebagai area untuk rekreasi masyarakat, dansebagai area untuk melakukan aktivitas-aktivitas lain yang positif. Kesimpulan secaraumum adalah pemerintah Kota Samarinda harus menyediakan lebih banyak lagi areaareaterbuka berbentuk Ruang Terbuka Hijau (Hutan Kota) di setiap wilayah kecamatan,sehingga aktivitas masyarakat tidak terpusat hanya di Tepian Sungai Mahakam saja, tetapidapat dipecah ke beberapa wilayah, yang tentunya juga akan mengurangi resiko kemacetandi dalam kota.
DESAIN SARANA BERMAIN KUCING BERNUANSA ALAM
Authors: Hidayanto Andi Farid , Putri Adinda Prita Dwisuda
Published: February 2021

Kucing merupakan hewan yang memiliki kebutuhan naluriah untuk mengekspresikan perilaku tertentu salah satunya dengan bermain. Kucing yang terlalu lama atau selalu berada di dalam kandang tentu saja akan mengalami sifat yang lebih pendiam. Kucing sebagai hewan yang lincah tentu merindukan bermain di alam liar. Namun, bagi pecinta kucing melepaskan kucing bermain di luar rumah tentu sangat berat karena memiliki beragam resiko. Salah satu tindakan yang sering dilakukan adalah mengajak bermain di dalam rumah. Tetapi kucing tetaplah hewan yang membutuhkan suasana alam. Sarana bermain yang berada di dalam rumah tetapi memiliki fasilitas seperti di luar rumah membantu para pecinta kucing untuk mengajak kucingnya untuk bermain, sehingga diperlukan perancangan desain sarana bermain kucing. Dengan adanya metode perencanaan dan perancangan yang sudah dilakukan diantaranya adalah pengumpulan data, analisis data, konsep desain, alternatif desain, pengembangan desain dari alternatif desain terpilih, serta desain akhir, didapatlah hasil akhir perancangan sarana bermain yaitu berupa produk yang memiliki fasilitas dan kebutuhan kucing serta memiliki suasana seperti di luar rumah dan dengan desain berbentuk jejak kaki kucing sehingga dapat menjadi komunikasi pada konsumen untuk mengetahui bahwa sarana bermain ini dikhususkan untuk kucing.

Cat is an animal that has the instinctive need to express certain behaviours either by playing.Cats are too long or they are always in the cage of course will experience more reticent silent. Cats as an animal thats agile, certainly miss playing in nature But, for cat lovers release the cat to play ouside the house of course very heavy because it has a variety of risks.One of the actions is common practice to invite to play in the house. But the cat still need of nature.Playgrounds inside the house but have facillities such as outside the home to help the cat lovers to take his cat to play. So, its necessary to design the playground cat. With their methods of design and planning that has been done among the data collection, data analysis, concept design, alternative design, design development of alternative design and the final design was selected at the end of the design playground it can be the result of playing in the form of products which have the facilities and the needs of cats and has a feel like in nature and design shaped footprints of a cat. So it can be a communication on the consumer to know this playground especially to cats.