bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Malaysian non-Arabic speaking learners' readiness in a virtual second language learning environment
Authors: Kassim Noorafini , Sahrir Muhammad Sabri , Ahmad Tunku Badariah Tunku
Published: July 2023

Readiness is an important indicator of learners' willingness to engage productively in a virtual learning environment. Low readiness is believed to be the main reason behind virtual learning failure. The purpose of this present study is to investigate the effects of online readiness on learners’ learning satisfaction and performance in a virtual second language learning environment on a sample of 203 Malaysian Non-Arabic Speaking Learners using a cross-sectional survey. This study further explored which dimension of readiness is found to be the strongest predictor of their level of satisfaction and performance. Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis examined the predictive relationships between readiness, satisfaction, and performance. The results proved that online readiness was statistically a significant predictor of their learning satisfaction and performance, indicating computer and internet self-efficacy in performing activities in the virtual learning environment as the strongest predictor. By identifying the most influential predictors, this groundbreaking study recognizes which key elements of the virtual learning environment language learners would need more to relish learning and achieve their goals. This study offers critical insights that have not been previously explored by conducting a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing learning satisfaction and performance. The findings, therefore, highlight the paramount importance of assessing the readiness of online learners and their learning environment, providing valuable guidance for higher education institutions seeking to enhance the success of VLLE. In addition, this study sets a precedent for future research in the field. It underscores the need for ongoing efforts to improve virtual language learning environments to serve students’ needs better.
The politeness of criticism speech acts in Japanese and Minangkabau films
Authors: Haristiani Nuria , Septiana Amelya , Nor Nor Fariza Mohd. , Ryota Nagata
Published: July 2023

Criticism tends to be a face-threatening speech act that can endanger social relationships if not managed using appropriate strategies, especially in the intercultural context. This study aims to compare and contrast the politeness of criticism speech acts used in Japanese and Minangkabau languages as depicted in film series. The data on criticism speech acts in this study were collected from eleven Japanese film series with a total duration of 538 minutes and eight Minangkabau films with a total duration of 535 minutes. The collected data were formed into a set of data cards, classified based on the criticism speech acts strategies by Nguyen (2005), and analyzed based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness theory. The data classification in Japanese and Minangkabau was validated through the expert judgment process. The findings indicated that the Japanese and Minangkabau languages employed the same set of criticism speech act strategies but have different tendencies. In Japanese, speakers tend to use indirect strategies as their main criticism speech act strategy by ‘asking/presupposing,’ ‘correction,’ and ‘advice for change.’ Meanwhile, in Minangkabau, speakers tend to use direct strategies by using ‘negative evaluation,’ ‘expression of contradiction,’ and ‘disagreement’ strategies. Regarding the politeness strategy, off-record politeness strategies are more dominantly used among Japanese speakers. In contrast, Minangkabau speakers use bald on-record politeness strategies in criticism speech acts, reflecting their communication culture.  The findings of this study provide a deeper understanding of criticism speech act and politeness strategies. The study is expected to contribute to the area of research on intercultural communication and Sociolinguistics.
The relationships between reading mindsets, reading engagement, and reading comprehension performance in the Saudi EFL context
Authors: Shehzad Muhammad Waleed , Zahoor Mehwish , Sarfraz Sumaira , Razzaq Shazma
Published: July 2023

This study determines the relationship between reading mindsets and reading comprehension performance with the use of reading engagement as a mediating variable. It drew on Dweck’s (1999) mindset theory and employed a correlational research design to collect data from 567 EFL undergraduate students majoring in English in three public universities in Saudi Arabia. The data collection was conducted by distributing two questionnaires and administering a reading comprehension test. The collected data were analyzed using a two-phase structural equation modeling approach (i.e., measurement and structural models). The results indicated that there was a significant correlation between a growth reading mindset and reading engagement. Nevertheless, a significant yet negative correlation was revealed between a fixed reading mindset and reading engagement. Moreover, there was a significant and positive correlation between reading engagement and reading comprehension performance. Lastly, the findings showed that reading engagement served as a mediating variable in determining the correlation between reading mindsets and reading comprehension performance. The relevance of the current study stems from the dearth of research on reading mindsets. Also, previous studies have not focused on exploring the correlation between mindsets and performance in the EFL context. Therefore, the current study is expected to benefit EFL readers, instructors, and policymakers.
Indonesian students’ engagement in online EFL writing class and their perceptions on teacher feedback
Authors: Mafulah Siti , Cahyono Bambang Yudi
Published: July 2023

Teacher feedback on students’ writing is critical in developing students’ writing performance which is evident from the abundant research on this area. However, little is known about students’ engagement with teacher feedback in an online EFL writing class. Therefore, applying a survey research design, this study aimed to depict how students engaged in an online EFL writing class. It also examined the students’ perceptions on the teacher feedback provision. This study involved 24 Indonesian students taking Paragraph Writing course offered at a university level. The student’s online EFL writing class activities were observed to know their engagement with teacher feedback on their written work. They were also asked to fill in the questionnaire and interviewed to know their perceptions on the feedback. The results showed that students engaged actively in an online EFL classroom. Besides, teacher feedback was seen as a  positive practice that was useful to the process the students undergo in EFL writing, leading to improving their writing performance. The findings imply the need for teachers to use an online class as a new setting for teaching writing and in providing feedback on the students’ drafts. The provision of feedback in the online class should take cognitive and affective dimensions into account to cater to knowledge diversity and lower anxiety.
Sketching women: A corpus analysis of woman representation in the Sundanese magazine Manglé (1958-2019)
Authors: Yuliawati Susi , Ekawati Dian
Published: July 2023

The media plays a crucial role in shaping gender representation and influencing societal perceptions of gender roles. While several studies have examined the diachronic view of language use in relation to gender representation, there is a dearth of research specifically focusing on the Sundanese language in this line of inquiry. Filling this research gap, the present study aims to analyze the usage patterns of three Sundanese nouns—mojang, pamajikan, and wanoja—that pertain to women, with the goal of exploring the representation of women in the corpus of the Sundanese magazine Manglé. Through a comprehensive corpus-based analysis, this study investigates the frequency and contextual meaning of these nouns using collocation analysis. The analysis encompasses four distinct eras spanning from 1958 to 2019: Guided Democracy, New Order, Transition to Democracy, and Reform. The findings reveal significant shifts in the frequency of these nouns over time. Notably, the usage of the term wanoja has experienced a remarkable increase throughout the examined period, while the occurrences of pamajikan and mojang have undergone a rapid decline. The collocation analysis suggests that women in the Sundanese corpus were initially depicted as dependent individuals, predominantly associated with their traditional roles. However, as the eras progressed, the representation of women evolved, portraying them as increasingly independent and actively engaged in the public sphere. The examination of women's representation in the Manglé corpus offers valuable insights into how women are constructed through lexical choices. It highlights the dynamic nature of female representation, challenging stereotypical gender roles
Un asentamiento rural de época omeya en la Vega de Granada: Manzanil (Loja). Límites y posibilidades de interpretación a partir de una intervención arqueológica puntual
Authors: Jiménez Puertas Miguel , Ruiz Jiménez Ana , Pedregosa Megías Rafael J. , Carvajal López José Cristóbal
Published: July 2023

En este artículo se exponen los resultados de la intervención arqueológica puntual llevada a cabo en el pago de Manzanil, situado en el término municipal de Loja (provincia de Granada), donde se localizó un asentamiento rural de época omeya datado entre la segunda mitad del siglo IX y la primera del X. En primer lugar, se interpretan las peculiares estructuras documentadas, planteando la hipótesis de que corresponden a un gran recinto rectangular. A continuación, se lleva a cabo el estudio sistemático de un interesante conjunto cerámico, en el que encontramos destacadas producciones vidriadas de fines del período emiral. Finalmente, se hace una valoración del asentamiento en su contexto geográfico e histórico, de cara a entender su funcionalidad. En este sentido, debe señalarse su localización en un espacio de regadío tradicional y en un territorio en el que la instalación de grupos de origen oriental desde primera época andalusí fue muy importante.
Antibacterial activity of seed extracts of various species of the Annonaceae family cultivated in Colombia
Authors: Giraldo-Rivera Ana Isabel , Guerrero-Álvarez Gloria Edith
Published: July 2023

Public health concerns increase due to microbial propagation and the resistance to existing drugs; therefore, new alternatives are sought, such as the use of natural sources that are antimicrobial agents. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial potential of ethanolic extracts of seeds of the species Annona muricata (L.), Annona cherimola (Miller), Annona glabra (L.), Annona reticulata (L.), Rollinia mucosa ([Jacq.] Baillon) and Annona montana (Macfad.) of the Annonaceae family cultivated in Colombia. The bacterial strains correspond to: Staphylococcus aureus (Rosenbach), Enterococcus faecalis ([Andrewes and Horder] Schleifer and Kilpper-Bölz), Bacillus subtilis ([Ehrenberg] Cohn), Escherichia coli ([Migula] Castellani and Chalmers) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ([J.Schröter] Migula). The antibacterial activity evaluation was performed using the agar diffusion method, each microorganism was inoculated in the medium in a concentration range of 0.2-0.5% v/v and the activity was measured by measuring the inhibition halo. A phytochemical assay was performed to identify the main metabolites to which the activity was attributed. Among the results obtained, it was found the extract of A. montana showed activity against the five bacterial strains, followed by A. glabra; the highest percentage of inhibition achieved was of A. cherimola with 79.86±3.81% activity against E. faecalis; A. reticulata and R. mucosa presented susceptibility only against two bacterial strains, the contrary, the extract of A. muricata did not present any response. The main types of metabolites identified and those attributed to antibacterial potential corresponded to alkaloids, saponins and terpenoids. The above indicates that the plants extract of Annonaceae showed antimicrobial effects. This suggest that species of this family are potential sources of compounds with antibacterial properties, which broadens the knowledge of natural extracts of Colombian materials for use in pharmacotherapy and as alternative for synthetic antibacterial agents.
Symptoms and growth components in feijoa (Acca sellowiana [O. Berg] Burret) plants in response to calcium, magnesium and boron deficiencies
Authors: Buitrago Sebastián , Leandro Manuel , Fischer Gerhard
Published: July 2023

Nutrient deficiency symptoms are widely used to determine the nutrient demands of a crop and to clarify nutritional disorders, especially when they are nutrient specific. Until now, a calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and boron (B) deficiency experiment has not been carried out on feijoa, and diagnostic symptoms have not been described. For this reason, 9-months-old ‘Quimba’ feijoa plants were studied using the missing nutrient method. A modified Hoagland and Arnon solution was applied for each treatment, leaving out one element in each treatment. The treatments were: (1) complete fertilization (control); (2) complete fertilization -Ca; (3) complete fertilization -Mg; (4) complete fertilization -B; and (5) without fertilization (negative control). Deficiency symptoms in the plants were described, and photographic records were made. The Ca deficiency was noted early in the shoot tips and later in fully-expanded, young leaves. The Mg-deficiency was observed in older and fully-expanded leaves, mainly as interveinal chlorosis, while the B deficiency generated a variety of symptoms, interveinal and total chlorosis in fully and not fully-expanded leaves and a mosaic of symptoms in adult leaves. For the growth components, the Mg deficiency reduced the number of apical shoots, while the Ca- and Mg-deficiencies reduced the seedling growth rate significantly. For future experiments, the authors suggest an experiment period longer than 102 d to achieve more conclusive results.
Increasing Participation of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities With Smart Socio‐Technical Arrangements
Authors: Wahl Verena , Kiuppis Florian
Published: July 2023

“Smart devices” and “smart applications” open up a wide range of opportunities for the individual. Today, the vast majority of the population in Europe uses electronic devices with a multitude of “smart applications” as an aid in everyday life. One part of society that could arguably benefit more from these types of technology is that part comprised of persons with disabilities. Statistics show that persons with disabilities, especially those with intellectual disabilities, own and use fewer electronic devices than other parts of the population. Several authors have addressed this issue, referring to it as the “digital divide.” In this argumentative article, we advocate a social‐relational understanding of disability and conceptualise “smartness” as an attribute for situations (and neither for devices and applications nor for people). Through what we call “smart socio‐technical arrangements,” persons with intellectual disabilities potentially gain a higher level of activity and more independence. It appears that an individualised technology environment can contribute to the enablement and increase of participation of each person. The article links up with an applied research project analysing the establishment of socio‐technical arrangements not only for, but also with persons with intellectual disabilities. Our main question here is how to adequately conceptualise the “smartness” of situations for persons with intellectual disabilities. We argue that the use of devices as components of socio‐technical arrangements can optimally lead to smart situations in which persons with intellectual disabilities are more active and less restricted in their activities and participation. “Smartness” then is a synonym for functioning and an antonym of disability.
Sociocultural Foundations of the Criminal Law Paradigm
Authors: Miroshnichenko D. V.
Published: July 2023

The paper raises the question of the possibility of applying a paradigmatic approach to social knowledge in a way similar to natural science. And if such an approach is applicable, then the problem lies in allocation of paradigms, in particular, in relation to criminal law. Scientific knowledge, of which criminal law knowledge is a part, should be considered in unity with the ideological foundations of society. As far as the worldview changes, so do the socio-cultural foundations of scientific knowledge. The ideological basis determines the necessary connection between natural science and social cognition. The position is substantiated, according to which the paradigm in the social sciences should not depend on discoveries, as in natural science, but on changes occurring in the very structure of human thinking. The division of paradigms into classical and non-classical is taken as a basis, which corresponds to scientific attitudes, namely, realism and constructivism. This methodology allowed us to associate ontological types of legal understanding with realism, which are based on metaphysical entities (God, reason, cosmos, nature), and with constructivism — a modern postmodern type of legal understanding that does not appeal to ontology. Considering the key concept of a crime through the prism of the designated paradigms (classical and non-classical), the author shows how, along with the evolution of attitudes towards a person, the view of the goals and objectives of criminal law changes, how the classical paradigm (the paradigm of responsibility) changes to the non-classical paradigm (the paradigm of security). Both of these paradigms determine the vector of development of criminal law and criminal policy formed as the result of development of the concept of man and society.
Arrangements and Agreements at the Pre-Trial Stage in the German Criminal Procedure
Authors: Mayorova L. V. , Loshkina Ya. M.
Published: July 2023

Modern criminal procedure tends to employ the increasing number of various kinds of agreements, arrangements, which results, in the practical sphere, in the facts that special procedures displace ordinary investigation and the subsequent ordinary procedure of judicial proceedings. In the Russian criminal procedure, special procedures for making a court decision are becoming increasingly common with the consent of the accused with the charge brought against him or when concluding a plea agreement. In the American criminal procedure, the conviction of the accused based on his plea has become regular, and a full trial by the court is an exception. The Russian criminal procedure by its nature tends more towards the continental criminal procedure and historically German and French criminal procedures have had a great influence on its formation, thus, it seems interesting and informative to familiarize yourself with foreign experience, in particular with the German one. Russian and German criminal trials are based on the principle of legality, or lawfulness, where the investigation and consideration of the case are subordinated to one of the principles of the process: the comprehensiveness, completeness and objectivity of the investigation of the circumstances of the case. Recently, both Russian and German criminal trials have started using arrangements and agreements more. In contrast to the Russian criminal procedure, the German one faced the problem of arrangements and agreements much earlier. Therefore, Germany has already developed a well-established practice of their application and theoretical justification and it seems important to consider the German experience in terms of the application of arrangements and agreements in criminal proceedings in order to comprehend the designated problem.
The Right of an Individual to Reliable Information in the Conditions of Digitalization of Civil Turnover
Authors: Napso M. B.
Published: July 2023

The paper deals with the current problems of the realization of the individual’s right to reliable information in the modern information society. In order to ensure the reliability of conclusions and proposals, the author analyzes the problems in various aspects using an interdisciplinary approach: 1) in the context of the causes and risks of unreliability of information; 2) from the standpoint of the philosophy of postmodernism and the theory of consumer society; 3) in the context of ensuring information security and countering information influence; 4) based on the analysis of international acts, legislation of the Russian Federation, documents of a doctrinal nature; 5) in the light of the possibilities of self-regulation in the field of information relations; 6) in relation to the complex of information rights; 7) from the point of view of using the legal mechanism of «information security» and the approval of the right to erasure. Considering the issues in this way allowed the author to show how the risks of the development of a digital society increase the status of information rights, bringing new meanings to them, and give rise to new rights or legal mechanisms for their implementation. In the implementation of the entire complex of information rights, the main difficulty, according to the author, is the balance in the implementation of the principle of individual freedom in the sphere of information circulation and the use of a mechanism to protect certain content from information in order to ensure the interests of the individual, society, and the state. The latter, according to the author, should be justified by the nature and scale of the threats. Therefore, in order to confirm the legitimacy of raising the issue of an individual’s right to reliable information, the author subjected to a detailed analysis of the causes and threats emanating from the growing scale of unreliability of information, and pointed out the need for legal consolidation of the concept of reliability and its signs. The result of the study was the conclusion that the right to reliable information formed in modern conditions can be fully realized only on the basis of an integral system of measures: socio-political, socio-moral, legal, information and technological.
Pathogenic bacteria and parasites present in edible leafy greens
Authors: Bhattacharyya Sayan , Kabiraj Ankush , Datta Shibani
Published: July 2023

Tulsi, mint and spinach, all are examples of culinary herbs and beneficial for health. They have digestive, antibacterial and many other medicinal properties. Many people, however, have also studied and found presence of enteropathogens in such herbs and leafy greens. In the laboratory we have gone through different tests to identify the specific pathogen present on the leaves. This will be a milestone of public health research in food microbiology.
Etiological study of blood stream infection in a maternal and child healthcare based tertiary hospital
Authors: Saha Ritu , Hassan Mahmuda , Nur Nishat Tamanna , Shahjahan Humayra , Lutfor Afzalunnessa Binte
Published: July 2023

Bloodstream infections by bacterial pathogens are major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The aim of this study was to identify the bacterial pathogens causing bloodstream infections in certain areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh and determine their antibiotic susceptibility pattern according to age group.

: A total of 6095 blood samples were collected from patients attending at Ad-din Women’s Medical College & Hospital from July 2019 to December 2020. All the blood samples were processed for culture using a BACT/Alert blood culture machine. Further identification & antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed using standard microbiological procedures.

Overall, 10.6% of the cultured blood samples were growth positive. Out of them, Gram-negative bacilli were predominant. Blood stream infection rate is highest among neonates, followed by the age group of 1-15 years, adult patients, with minimum rate observed among the age group of 1 month- 1 Year. was the most frequently isolated among the Growth positive samples, followed by Coagulase negative (CONS), , , species. The most frequently isolated pathogens among Neonates were Coagulase negative Spp, and Spp; whereas was most commonly isolated pathogen among pediatrics and adult age group (p=<.001). However, we observe a decreasing trend in the isolation & the percentage of multi drug resistance amongst spp. in the study period than studies conducted over previous years. A remarkable increase of susceptibility against chloramphenicol & cotrimoxazole has been observed in this study. However, Gram positive organisms show high sensitivity to imepenem, vancomycin and linezolid.

This study identified the bacterial pathogens involved with BSI in our hospital among different age groups and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns, so that, healthcare professionals can make proper decisions and provide better care for their patients.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) in COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital: A retrospective study
Authors: Bhat K Sandhya , Jayasekaran Vidya , Sailas Catherine Veronica , Vasanthi Natarajan , Nair Shashikala
Published: July 2023

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) may cause significant adverse clinical outcomes among patients affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study was conducted with the objective to characterize the bacterial isolates and their susceptibility pattern and to document the patient outcome as well as skin disinfection measures followed during the venepuncture for the blood collection procedure.

All blood cultures received from COVID-19 patients admitted in various COVID care wards and ICUs for a period of two years from June 2020 to May 2022 were included in the study. An automated BacT/ALERT system was used for blood culture. The microbial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were done by standard methods. Patient demographic and treatment details and infection control and prevention practices followed during the blood specimen collection were documented.

Out of 172 COVID-19-positive patients blood samples were sent for blood culture with clinical suspicion of sepsis. Out of these, 4.2% were positive. The median age of COVID-19 patients with positive blood cultures was 55 years and about 67% of patients had associated comorbidities. About 31% of patients were admitted to ICUs for their management. The blood culture positivity was documented more among patients with ICU admission, underlying comorbidities, and the presence of an indwelling device. Gram-positive bacterial isolation was more than gram-negative bacteria. About 54% showed clinical improvement at the time of discharge and death was recorded in 19% of patients. There was a lack of strict adherence to the aseptic techniques during the venepuncture for blood collection.

The incidence of bloodstream infections documented was low for COVID-19 patients. Hence, empirical antimicrobial agents should be used with care and prompt discontinuation should be done on clinical improvement and based on the microbiology culture report.
Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ICU patients in a tertiary care hospital: A retrospective study highlighting their demographic and clinical profile, impact on ICU stay and mortality
Authors: Dey Supriya , Rani Leela
Published: July 2023

: was considered as a leading cause of nosocomial respiratory infection and bacteremia in many hospitals all over the world. However, there was a still a debates whether colonization and/or infection with , increases morbidity and mortality independently of the effect of other risk factors.

Aim of the study was to isolate among ICU patients, to detect carbapenem resistant among ICU patients with infections and to determine specific risk factors and outcome of the infections due to CRAB isolates.

: A retrospective study was carried out at Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and RC in Bangalore, in the ICU department from June 2021 to May 2022.

Among all the patients carbapenem resistance was detected more in patients above 60 years of age, males were predominant than females, most of the patients were on ventilation and in sepsis and mortality rate was high with the increased duration of ICU stays.

is a highly prevalent microorganism among ICU patients, while its potential to acquire resistance toward commonly used antibiotics represents it as a grave threat to the health care industry. Therefore, signifying the need for its regular monitoring in the health care setups. VAP due to CRAB and excess use of intravascular devices are the most important risk factors for CRAB bacteremia in our ICU. Early implementation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy, particularly in critically ill ICU patients with Carbapenem resistant infections, with two or more co morbidities, can be crucial for survival.
Evaluación integral del piloto de reinserción económica y emprendimiento para mujeres en conflicto con la ley en Chile
Authors: Sánchez Cea Mauricio , Piñol Diego , Salas Rodrigo , González Adolfo , Mohor Alejandra , Tapia Paola
Published: July 2023

Los sistemas penitenciarios y los programas de rehabilitación y reinserción, tanto en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) en general como en Chile en particular, han sido abordados con un enfoque predominantemente masculino, ya que los varones conforman la mayor parte de la población penitenciaria. Debido a ello, es limitada la información sobre cómo diseñar programas de reinserción social que permitan atender las necesidades específicas de las mujeres, sus trayectorias delictuales, su riesgo de reincidencia y las desigualdades estructurales de género que enfrentan. Este documento contribuye a llenar ese vacío de conocimiento con la evaluación de impactos, procesos y resultados de un programa novedoso de reinserción económica y social de mujeres privadas de libertad implementado en Chile. Centrado en el fortalecimiento de capacidades para el emprendimiento y la empleabilidad, el programa proporcionó formación, acceso a capital semilla y microcréditos, junto con una intervención psicosocial integral. A partir de métodos cuasiexperimentales, se encontraron efectos significativos, con una reducción de la reincidencia delictiva (medida a partir de nuevas condenas) de alrededor del 50% entre uno y dos años después de haber participado en el programa. Entre los resultados alcanzados, el 48% de las usuarias que optaron por la línea de empleabilidad concretó la colocación laboral, mientras que el 92% de las que se interesaron por la línea de emprendimiento logró llevar su objetivo a la práctica.
Análisis de la huella hídrica azul como indicador de sostenibilidad en pymes del Valle del Cauca
Authors: Parra Orobio Brayan Alexis , Calderón Vallejo Luisa Fernanda , Montenegro Gómez Sandra Patricia
Published: July 2023

La huella hídrica azul (hhazul) es un indicador del consumo del agua dulce que no solo representa el volumen de agua empleada y contaminada, sino también la ubicación espacial y el momento del año en que esta es utilizada. La determinación de indicadores como la huella hídrica en un sector específico como el productivo e industrial del país puede proporcionar un contexto sobre el manejo que se le está dando al recurso hídrico en dicho sector, lo cual contribuye a la toma de decisiones por parte de los actores involucrados, y permite consolidar una visión de sostenibilidad de los recursos hídricos. Esta investigación evaluó la hhazul en pymes de los sectores de producción de envases plásticos y espumas fenólicas, ubicadas en el suroccidente colombiano, teniendo en cuenta que las pymes seleccionadas cumplieron con las condiciones establecidas y decidieron participar de una manera voluntaria en el estudio, además de que contaban con la información necesaria para la cuantificación del índice. Se identificó que el cálculo de la hhazul en las pymes aporta al conocimiento de la cuantificación de la huella hídrica del país, particularmente en el Valle del Cauca; asimismo, se pudo identificar que el sector de las espumas fenólicas es de mayor consumo de recurso hídrico respecto al de producción de envases plásticos.
Diseño de una alternativa de suministro de agua para Vigía del Fuerte
Authors: Ríos Arboleda Juan Daniel , Vélez Hoyos Francisco Javier , Gómez Mosquera Jonathan Anilio , Restrepo Asprilla Camilo Alonso , Pérez Laverde Sebastián Hernando , Aristizábal Tique Víctor Hugo
Published: July 2023

En este trabajo se presenta un diseño a nivel de prefactibilidad de una alternativa mejorada para el suministro de agua al municipio de Vigía del Fuerte-Antioquia (Colombia). El diseño partió de la evaluación inicial de oferta hídrica y de calidad de agua del afluente Ñagaradó, corriente que demostró tener un alto potencial y viabilizó el diseño de la alternativa de suministro de agua. En este trabajo se dimensionaron los principales elementos del sistema como la estación de bombeo, la tubería de conducción, los tanques de almacenamiento y varios escenarios para la red de distribución.
Extracción verde y eficiente de cannabidiol, tetrahidrocannabinol, cannabinol y cannabigerol de Cannabis sativa empleando disolventes eutécticos profundos naturales basados en mentol
Authors: Delgado Rodríguez Jhan Carlos , Arango Romero Paola Andrea , Benítez Benítez Ricardo
Published: July 2023

El interés nacional y mundial en el cannabis se ha incrementado en los últimos años, en razón a sus propiedades medicinales y aplicaciones industriales. Por ello, se han desarrollado múltiples técnicas de extracción y producción de derivados; pero es necesario desarrollar nuevas metodologías verdes y más eficientes para la obtención de fitocannabinoides y producción de preparados de cannabis. Los disolventes eutécticos profundos son disolventes verdes, seguros y versátiles para conseguir metabolitos del cannabis. En esta investigación se prepararon diecinueve disolventes eutécticos profundos de baja viscosidad basados en mentol, β-sitosterol y ácidos grasos, que fueron más eficientes para extraer fitocannabinoides por extracción asistida por ultrasonido en comparación con el etanol. El disolvente Mentol:Ácido octanoico 3:1 presentó el mayor rendimiento de extracción (32.42 %), mediante el ultrasonido empleando un diseño factorial 23 con el que se encontraron las siguientes condiciones óptimas: tiempo de 60 minutos, % DES de 100 % y una relación Cannabis: DES 1:20. Este estudio presenta una extracción verde y eficiente de fitocannabinoides de interés industrial, medicinal o cosmético y se convierte en una alternativa a las técnicas convencionales para la preparación de derivados del cannabis; el proceso es novedoso, optimizable y tiene gran potencial para establecer procesos a escala industrial.
Atuação da política de transporte escolar no município de Cuitegi/PB
Authors: Santos Larissa Amaro dos , Rodrigues Ana Cláudia da Silva
Published: July 2023

A pesquisa investigou o contexto da prática da atuação da política de transporte escolar em Cuitegi/PB para compreender como se estabelece a garantia do acesso e permanência dos estudantes do perímetro rural do município. A base epistemetodológica se aportou nos estudos de Stephen Ball e colaboradores. O instrumento utilizado foi entrevista semiestruturada com secretário de transporte, secretária de educação, diretores escolares e estudantes beneficiários da política. O estudo dos dados fundamentou-se no método de análise de conteúdo proposto por Bardin (2010), a partir das três fases indicadas: pré-análise; exploração do material e tratamento dos resultados, inferência e interpretação. Os achados revelaram um número insuficiente de veículos, desqualificação profissional dos motoristas, situação precária das estradas que dão acesso ao perímetro rural e redução das escolas rurais.
Formação de professores para a educação profissional e tecnológica
Authors: Vieira Josimar de Aparecido , Sampaio Daize Duarte , Oliveira Gisele Santos de
Published: July 2023

A formação de professores é tema recorrente em pesquisas de diversas áreas, sendo considerado instrumento indispensável para democratizar o acesso das pessoas à cultura, à informação e ao trabalho. Este ensaio tem como foco o processo de formação de professores para a Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT) diante dos desafios atuais para o desenvolvimento desta modalidade de educação com a finalidade de aprimorar esse processo. Parte-se da inferência que a atividade docente e a formação de professores para a EPT têm sofrido impactos provenientes da intervenção estatal sobre a legislação educacional numa tentativa de alinhá-las aos interesses dos processos produtivos e econômicos. Constituído por meio de uma pesquisa bibliográfica seguindo uma abordagem qualitativa, foi produzido por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica envolvendo os autores: Alves (2007), Bald; Fassini (2018), Barros (1986), Castro (2016), Costa; Coutinho (2017), Freitas (2002), Gauer (1996), Imbernón (2011), Kuenzer (2011), Libâneo, Oliveira e Toschi (2017), Machado (2008, 2011), Marcelo (2009), Nóvoa (1991, 1992, 1995), Pimenta; Anastasiou (2002), Ramos (2017), Santos; Oliveira (2017) entre outros. Por se tratar de tema extenso, encontra-se estruturado apresentando uma retrospectiva da formação de professores no Brasil, desafios atuais e a instrumentalidade na formação de professores para a EPT. Esses pontos, apresentados de forma interligada e interdependente, indicam que, para atender os princípios de uma educação omnilateral, os professores da EPT devem construir sua identidade profissional, instrumentalizando seu fazer e encontrando formas de enfrentar os desafios atuais que se impõem ao processo ensino-aprendizagem, direcionando as políticas educacionais para uma nova perspectiva.
The Main Characters’ Language Style Matching in To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Movie
Authors: Tilana Olivia
Published: July 2023

This research aimed to investigate the use of function words, verbal mimicry, and non-verbal language styles in assessing the alignment of language styles between individuals. The film "To All the Boys I Have Loved Before" (2018) was chosen as the subject of analysis, as it depicted social dynamics that resembled real-life situations on a smaller scale. By employing the Language Style Matching theory proposed by Bowen et al. (2017), the researcher successfully identified significant matches and consistent outcomes in relation to the film's conclusion. The research approach employed both quantitative and qualitative methods, allowing for the analysis of data while providing in-depth explanations. The study utilized a Mixed Method Research (MMR) approach and yielded a final Language Style Matching score of 0.91 for verbal mimicry, indicating a nearly perfect match. Two categories of Language Style Matching emerged from the analysis, namely verbal and non-verbal mimicry. The researcher identified twelve instances of non-verbal mimicry in the film, including six motor movements, three postures, two facial expressions, and one gaze. The findings of this study revealed that the main characters in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," namely Peter Kavinsky and Lara Jean, exhibited mutual interest and compatibility.
Monocentric Concepts in Phonetic Errors of ‘Bimanese’ EFL Learners
Authors: Wulandari Jumratul Irianti
Published: July 2023

The open debate between monocentric and plurecentric concepts on pronunciation makes this research carried out. Monocentric is the concept which tends to emphasize an English learning approach for non-native speakers based on standard English or anglo-american style and believes in the existence of error sounds, while plurecentric considers the errorneous as the variety of English instead of error sounds. However, the researcher only tried to investigate the error, which sounded particularly phonetic, by taking 10 Bimanese college students. 50 words were given to the participants, and the record test was used during the pronunciation test. This test became the data to answer what phonetic errors were produced by Bimanese EFL learners using error analysis in the form of qualitative method and descriptive analysis. The communication problems that were caused by phonetic errors were identified as well becoming the second research question to be answered. This was done considering the relationship between intelligibility and pronunciation. The communication processes of two Bimanese Youtubers with foreigners were investigated for understanding the phenomenon of intelligibility and pronunciation using observation tests on four video vlogs. The findings showed that vowels were the most deviated errors produced by Bimanese. The deviation that occurred was barely caused by fossilization and mother tongue interference; the illiteracy of the participants in the pronunciation and the inconsistency of English sound systems took the most. Eventually, the researcher discovered misunderstandings and a lack of confidence that were caused by phonetic errors in the communication process.
The Analysis of Cyrus Smith as A Hero in Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island
Authors: Khairul Ramadhan Rachmad Fajri
Published: July 2023

Hero is an individual or a group of people overcoming obstacles and dangers to accomplish some critical or moral missions. They would often receive the favors of one or more people as a kind of side benefit (Cawelti, 1976). In this study, the researcher analyzed Cyrus Smith's character in Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island to get a comprehensive understanding of the hero's character as well as the efforts the character provided as a hero. This study was a part of literary criticism as the researcher studied and analyzed a literary work using structuralism and Cawelti’s adventure formula (1976). There were four formulas introduced by Cawelti, covering adventure, romance, mystery, and melodrama. However, the researcher chose to specifically apply the adventure formula to analyze the hero character in The Mysterious Island written by Jules Verne. The result of the study showed that Cyrus Smith was an ordinary hero whose characteristics were portrayed through his actions, dialogs, and the author’s narration. The portrayal of the ordinary hero went in line with Cawelti’s definition of ordinary hero, namely someone who had more ability than the others in his group and gained favors from other people. Meanwhile, the efforts to make his friends survive contained providing comfort, obtaining food, making medicine, sharing knowledge, providing safety, and manufacturing tools. As the researcher focused only on Cyrus character in Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island, the researcher suggested that other researchers analyzed Cyrus character using the same theory, enriching the data of the present study. However, the researcher also suggested future researchers to study other characters in this novel using other literary theories.
The Discrimination of Taiwanese-American Portrayed in Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Authors: Nur M. Masduqi Ashfiyan
Published: July 2023

This research investigated the sociology of literature, especially regarding Taiwanese American discrimination in the Interior Chinatown novel by Charles Yu. This study aimed to describe the forms of discrimination in thenovel Interior Chinatown and explore the causal factors of discrimination in the novel Interior Chinatown. The method in this research was literary criticism using a sociological approach with an analysis of discriminationbased on a perspective by Thomas F. Pettigrew. This research's data source was the novel Interior Chinatown, published in 2020 with 257 pages. This research employed the theory of discrimination by Thomas F.Pettigrew. The results of this study were; (1) the forms of discrimination against Taiwanese Americans in the novel Interior Chinatown consist of two types: direct and indirect. Direct discrimination consists of seven formsof discrimination, namely: citizenship status discrimination, racial discrimination, physical violence discrimination, colorism discrimination, regional discrimination, age discrimination, and gender discrimination.Indirect discrimination consisted of five forms of discrimination, namely: government regulations regarding the prohibition of owning property for Taiwanese immigrants in the United States, government regulations onrestrictions on property ownership in the United States, government regulations on restrictions on types of work and the environment, government regulations on legal restrictions for Taiwanese immigrants,and the government's strict regulations on marriage to immigrants; (2) the causes of Taiwanese American discrimination in the novel Interior Chinatown consisted of two factors; they were stereotypes and prejudice.
The Analysis of Heroes’ Traits in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Authors: Ma'ruf Annaz
Published: July 2023

This research analyzed the heroic portrayal of the main character, Percy Jackson, in Rick Riordan's novel "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief." The study aimed to examine the literary work and used a psychological approach to analyze Percy Jackson's psychological aspects as the central character. The theoretical framework utilized was "The Eight Traits of Heroes," developed by Scott Allison and George Goethals, encompassing traits such as caring, charismatic, inspiring, reliable, resilient, selfless, intelligent, and strong. The findings of this research indicated that Percy Jackson displayed all eight heroic traits in the novel. Additionally, the study employed "The Three Major Components of Heroes" to trace Percy Jackson's hero development throughout the story. However, it was noted that Percy also possessed a few non-heroic traits, including contemplating harm towards a bully and expressing anger towards a monster that caused his mother's death, revealing a vengeful aspect of Percy's character.
The Analysis of Discourse Markers in Science Debate
Authors: Sari Erka Indah
Published: July 2023

This study investigated discourse markers that occurred in the science debate by TJump and Nathan Thompson. This research aimed to determine the types of discourse markers that TJump and Nathan Thompson used and described their functions. The researcher used a descriptive-qualitative approach to answer research questions by using Schiffrin's theory (1987). The data was taken from utterances containing discourse markers from TJump and Nathan Thompson's debate that discusses globe vs. flat Earth. This research reveals that there were six types of discourse markers and 11 discourse markers, which have different functions, such as a marker of information management (oh); a marker of response (well); discourse connectives (and, but, or); markers of cause and result (so, because); markers of temporal adverbs (now, then); markers of information and participation (I know, I mean). The function of those discourse markers are a marker of information management to attract attention, a marker of response to create coherence, discourse connectives to connect more units, to mark contrasting units as option markers, a marker of cause and result as a complement, and subordinate ideas, markers of temporal adverbs are to show the relationship between time, markers of information and participation are as the transition of information state and indicate the speaker's orientation. The next researcher can use another theory to analyze discourse markers, especially discourse markers as fillers. This study focused only on the types and functions of discourse markers; the researcher can connect discourse markers to speech acts and use different theories.