bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hippocampal Mossy Fibers Synapses in CA3 Pyramidal Cells Are Altered at an Early Stage in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Viana da Silva Silvia , Zhang Pei , Haberl Matthias Georg , Labrousse Virginie , Grosjean Noëlle , Blanchet Christophe , Frick Andreas , Mulle Christophe
Published: March 2019

Early Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects the brain non-uniformly, causing hippocampal memory deficits long before wide-spread brain degeneration becomes evident. Here we addressed whether mossy fiber inputs from the dentate gyrus onto CA3 principal cells are affected in an AD mouse model before amyloid β plaque deposition. We recorded from CA3 pyramidal cells in a slice preparation from 6-month-old male APP/PS1 mice, and studied synaptic properties and intrinsic excitability. In parallel we performed a morphometric analysis of mossy fiber synapses following viral based labeling and 3D-reconstruction. We found that the basal structural and functional properties as well as presynaptic short-term plasticity at mossy fiber synapses are unaltered at 6 months in APP/PS1 mice. However, transient potentiation of synaptic transmission mediated by activity-dependent release of lipids was abolished. Whereas the presynaptic form of mossy fiber long-term potentiation (LTP) was not affected, the postsynaptic LTP of NMDAR-EPSCs was reduced. In addition, we also report an impairment in feedforward inhibition in CA3 pyramidal cells. This study, together with our previous work describing deficits at CA3–CA3 synapses, provides evidence that early AD affects synapses in a projection-dependent manner at the level of a single neuronal population.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTBecause loss of episodic memory is considered the cognitive hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), it is important to study whether synaptic circuits involved in the encoding of episodic memory are compromised in AD mouse models. Here we probe alterations in the synaptic connections between the dentate gyrus and CA3, which are thought to be critical for enabling episodic memories to be formed and stored in CA3. We found that forms of synaptic plasticity specific to these synaptic connections are markedly impaired at an early stage in a mouse model of AD, before deposition of β amyloid plaques. Together with previous work describing deficits at CA3–CA3 synapses, we provide evidence that early AD affects synapses in an input-dependent manner within a single neuronal population.
Aspect and Narrative Event Segmentation
Authors: Feller Daniel P. , Eerland Anita , Ferretti Todd R. , Magliano Joseph P.
Published: March 2019

Time is central to human cognition, both in terms of how we understand the world and the events that unfold around us as well as how we communicate about those events. As such, language has morphological systems, such as temporal adverbs, tense, and aspect to convey the passage of time. The current study explored the role of one such temporal marker, grammatical aspect, and its impact on how we understand the temporal boundaries between events conveyed in narratives. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants read stories that contained a target event that was either conveyed with a perfective (e.g., watched a movie) or imperfective aspect (e.g., was watching a movie) and engaged in an event segmentation task. Events described in the perfective aspect were more often perceived as event boundaries than events in the imperfective aspect, however, event duration (long vs. short) did not impact this relationship in Experiment 2. Experiment 3 demonstrated that readers were sensitive to grammatical aspect and event duration in the context of a story continuation task. Overall this study demonstrates that grammatical aspect interacts with world knowledge to convey event structure information that influences how people interpret the end and beginning of events.
Rapid pleural effusion after discontinuation of lenvatinib in a patient with pleural metastasis from thyroid cancer
Authors: Uchida Taisuke , Yamaguchi Hideki , Nagamine Kazuhiro , Yonekawa Tadato , Nakamura Eriko , Shibata Nobuhiro , Kawano Fumiaki , Asada Yujiro , Nakazato Masamitsu
Published: March 2019

We report a case of rapid pleural effusion after discontinuation of lenvatinib. A 73-year-old woman was diagnosed with poorly differentiated thyroid cancer with right pleural metastasis. Weekly paclitaxel treatment was performed for 18 weeks, but it was not effective. Oral administration of lenvatinib, a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor, reduced the size of cervical and thoracic tumors and lowered serum thyroglobulin levels. Lenvatinib was discontinued on day 28 because of Grade 2 thrombocytopenia and Grade 3 petechiae. Seven days after discontinuation of lenvatinib, the patient was hospitalized because of dyspnea and right pleural effusion. Pleural effusion rapidly improved with drainage and re-initiation of lenvatinib and did not recur. Anorexia caused by lenvatinib led to undernutrition, which resulted in death 13 months after initiation of lenvatinib. Autopsy revealed extensive necrosis with primary and metastatic lesions, suggesting that the patient responded to lenvatinib. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of flare-up in patients with thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib.

Learning points:

Autopsy findings revealed that lenvatinib was efficacious in treating poorly differentiated thyroid cancer without primary lesion resection.

Flare-up phenomenon may occur in thyroid cancer treated with lenvatinib.

Attention should be paid to flare-up phenomenon within a few days of discontinuing lenvatinib.
Compositional Effect and Distance Sensitivity: Examining the Distance Elasticity in China and Indonesia Trade Activities
Authors: Saputra Putu Mahardika Adi
Published: March 2019

This paper analyzes the change in distance elasticity of trade using bilateral trade data among China and Indonesia and their main trading partners. The empirical method used in this study derived from the gravity model that considers the effect of distance on trade activities behavior. Two causes of change in the elasticity of trade to distance will be exposed, i.e., the distance sensitivity effect (within industries) and the compositional effect (among industries). Specifically, this study would like to prove whether the distance sensitivity effect is more dominant than the compositional effect in explaining the change in distance elasticity of trade. By using four sub-periods and around two hundred industries involved, the result shows that the increase in the role of distance in trade heavily caused by the escalation of distance sensitivity effect in most industries.
The Asymmetric Effect of Sukuk on Government Budget: Dealing with Deficit in Malaysia
Authors: Benbekhti Seyf Eddine , Boulila Hadjer , Benladghem Fethi , Benbouziane Mohamed
Published: March 2019

Islamic economists sought to find transactions that fit and conform to the principles of Islamic religion, where Islamic bonds were one of the most critical products compatible with Islam. This study aims to shed light on the impact of Sukuk as one of the alternatives available for funding expenditures and deficit in Malaysia. This research using a non-linear autoregressive distributed lag model (NARDL) during the period 1990-2016. After identifying the asymmetric effect and the dynamic multiplier of Sukuk on government budget balance during the fluctuations of the exchange rate of the Ringgit, we have found that Islamic bonds are a very useful tool in financing deficit making Malaysia a pioneering experience in the field of Islamic engineering
Assessment of the Physicochemical and Thermal Characterization of Biofield Energy Treated Polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)
Authors: Branton Alice , Trivedi Mahendra Kumar , Trivedi Dahryn , Nayak Gopal , Jana Snehasis
Published: March 2019

Polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) is a biodegradable copolymer. It has many applications in the pharmaceuticals and biomedical industries, but its degradation and stability is a major concern. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the Trivedi Effect® on the physicochemical and thermal properties of PLGA using modern analytical techniques. The PLGA sample was divided into control and Biofield Energy Treated parts. The control sample did not obtain the Biofield Energy Treatment, whereas the treated PLGA was received the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment remotely by a renowned Biofield Energy Healer, Alice Branton. The particle size values of the treated PLGA were increased by 8.97%(d10), 8.79%(d50), 4.72%(d90), and 6.61%{D(4,3)}; thus, the surface area of treated PLGA was significantly decreased by 6.84% compared with the control sample. The latent heat of evaporation and fusion of the treated PLGA were significantly increased by 29.60% and 230.93%, respectively compared with the control sample. The residue amount was significantly increased by 21.99% in the treated PLGA compared to the control sample. The maximum thermal degradation temperature of the treated PLGA was increased by 2.30% compared with the control sample. It was concluded that the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment might have generated a new form of PLGA which may show better powder flow ability, thermal stability, and minimize the hydrolysis of the ester linkages of PLGA. This improved quality of PLGA would be a better choice for the pharmaceutical formulations (i.e., the drug like simvastatin, amoxicillin, and minocycline loaded PLGA nanoparticles) and manufacturing of biomedical devices, i.e., grafts, sutures, implants, surgical sealant films, prosthetic devices, etc., in the industry using it as a raw material.
Biofield Energy Treatment: Physicochemical and Thermal Characterization of L-Tryptophan
Authors: Branton Alice , Trivedi Mahendra Kumar
Published: March 2019

L-tryptophan is an essential amino acid that needs to be supplemented through protein-rich diet and it helps in growth and nitrogen balance in the humans.The aim of this studyis to evaluate the effect of the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment on the L-tryptophan in terms of its physicochemical and thermal properties by usingmodern analytical techniques. The method involved dividing the testsample into two parts and providing the Consciousness Energy Healing Treatmentto one part (named as Biofield Energy Treated sample), remotely by a renowned Biofield Energy Healer, Dahryn Trivedi; while the other part didn’t receive any treatment called a control sample. The particle size values of the treated sample was increased by 4.77% (d10), 6.37% (d50), 6.72% (d90), and 6.49% {D(4,3)}; thus, the specific surface area was increased by 4.35% comparedto the control sample. The PXRD peak intensitiesand crystallite sizes of the treated sample were significantly altered ranging from -82.69% to 30.54% and -17.15% to 179.73%, respectively, in comparison to the control sample. The total weight loss of the treated sample was significantly reduced by 11.60% during the heating process that resulted in a significant increase in the residual amount of the sample by 1093.33% as compared to the control sample. The melting temperature and the latent heat of fusion of the treated sample was significantly increased by 1.12% and 6.79%, respectively, compared to the untreated sample. Hence, the L-tryptophan might forma new polymorph after the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment that may possess better solubility and bioavailability profile along with improved thermal stability compared with the untreated sample. Thus, the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment could be considered as a novel approach for designing the formulations with improved drug profile and efficacy. The treated L-tryptophan would be more useful for the treatment of mental health disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and bipolar disorder, etc.
El gasto en servicios públicos regulados de los hogares de Costa Rica en el año 2013
Authors: Villalobos-Rosales Gabriel Jesús
Published: March 2019

Mediante un análisis descriptivo y de conglomerados (cluster analysis), se estudia el gasto en servicios públicos regulados de los hogares de Costa Rica, cuya regulación recae sobre la Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (Aresep) y la Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (Sutel). A partir de la Encuesta Nacional de Ingresos y Gastos 2013 del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), se estima un gasto total mensual en servicios públicos regulados de los hogares de 148 mil millones de colones. El comportamiento de este gasto varía, en especial, entre regiones de planificación y nivel de ingreso de los hogares, no así por zona. El impacto de este gasto sobre los ingresos de los hogares es mayor en la zona rural, regiones de planificación periféricas y en los hogares de menores recursos. Usando un análisis de conglomerados –específicamente k-medias–, se identifican cinco grupos de hogares, los cuales se distinguen sobre todo por el gasto mensual que efectúan en transporte público y combustibles.
Ciclicidad de las transferencias sociales en Costa Rica
Authors: Abarca Alejandro , Robalino Juan , Hall Luis , Pérez Esteban
Published: March 2019

En este artículo, se busca determinar si las transferencias sociales del Gobierno en Costa Rica han sido procíclicas o contra-cíclicas. Para examinar la presencia de ciclicidad, se utilizó correlaciones entre las series de producción y de transferencias, luego de que las variables fueran filtradas con el método de Hodrick-Prescott. También se utilizan métodos de regresión explicando el crecimiento de las transferencias con el crecimiento de la producción, tanto de forma contemporánea como rezagada. Se utilizaron datos trimestrales para las estimaciones y se encontró que las transferencias contemporáneas no responden con fuerza al ciclo; sin embargo, sí responden al rezago (trimestre anterior), donde hay una fuerte relación contra-cíclica. Por otra parte, se determina que la mayoría de los programas sociales importantes tienen una relación negativa con la producción trimestral rezagada. Esto implica que, cuando la producción se desacelera, hay un aumento en el siguiente trimestre del gasto en los programas sociales. Concluimos que, en Costa Rica, los programas sociales, por su ciclicidad, han tenido el potencial de reducir los impactos negativos de los choques económicos sobre las poblaciones más vulnerables.
Effect of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Moringa stenopetala Leaves on Bioactive Compounds and Their Antioxidant Activity
Authors: Dadi Debebe Worku , Emire Shimelis Admassu , Hagos Asfaw Debella , Eun Jong Bang
Published: March 2019

Moringa stenopetala is a multipurpose plant having high nutritional and medicinal values. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of time and temperature of ultrasound-assisted extraction on bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities of M. stenopetala leaf extract. The ultrasound-assisted extraction took place at each of 30, 40 and 50 °C for 10, 20 and 30 min. The study also included the analysis of the interaction effects of time and temperature on the total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity (ABTS and DPPH assay), FRAP and chelating activity. The highest total phenolic content, expressed in mg gallic acid equivalents per g dry mass, was 46.6 and total flavonoid content, expressed in mg catechin equivalents per g dry mass, was 20.4 at 40 °C for 20 min. Under the same conditions, the highest antioxidant activities evaluated by DPPH, ABTS and FRAP, expressed in mg Trolox equivalents per g dry mass, were 336.5, 581.8 and 133.3 respectively, and chelating activity, expressed in mg EDTA equivalents per g dry mass, was 28.4. The lowest amounts of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities were observable when the extraction occurred at 50 °C for 30 min, followed by the extraction at lower temperature (30 °C) for shorter time (10 min). The morphological analysis of the residues obtained after extraction using scanning electron microscope indicated that there was a higher ultrasonic destruction of the structural components of the sample at longer extraction time. Therefore, ultrasound-assisted extraction at a temperature of 40 °C for 20 min is the best time-temperature combination to extract bioactive compounds from M. stenopetala leaves.
Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of N-acetyl-d-penicillamine in Acidified lodate and Aqueous Iodine
Authors: Iodine Aqueous , Chipiso Kudzanai , Duc Trang , Simoyi Reuben H.
Published: March 2019

The oxidation of the biologically-active thiol, N-acetyl-d-penicillamine (NDPen) by acidified iodate and aqueous iodine has been studied. The stoichiometry of the reaction is 1:1 in which the thiol (RSH) is oxidized to its sulfonic acid (RSO3H) without cleavage of the C-S bond. In excess acidified iodate the reaction displayed a short induction period, followed by formation of aqueous iodine. Overall stoichiometry in excess iodate was 6:5:6IO3- + 5RSH + 6H+ ® 5 RSO3H + 3I2(aq) + 3 H2O. The direct reaction of aqueous iodine and was relatively fast, over within 100 ms and had a stoichiometry of 1:3:3 I2(aq) + RSH + 3H2O ® RSO3H + 6 I- + 6H+. The reaction is essentially diffusion-controlled and our stopped-flow with a mixing time limitation of 1.00 ms could only catch the reaction of the last iodine molecule. This reaction is, however, strongly inhibited by the product of reaction, I-. This is due to the formation of the relatively inert triiodide anion: I2(aq) + I- ® I3-. Mass spectrometry results showed that the reaction proceeds through the sulfinic acid with negligible stabilization of the sulfenic acid. In excess of reductant, the dimeric species is the favoured product due to a rapid condensation-type reaction between the electrophilic unstable sulfenic acid and unreacted thiol. Keywords: Biological thiols, bioactivation, oxidations, oxyhalogen chemistry.
Production and Characterization of Carbon Molecular Sieves from Bituminous Lafia-Obi Nasarawa Coal by Pore Size Modification with Spent Engine Oil
Authors: Bala E , Momoh O.R , Aderemi B.O. , El-Yakubu B.J
Published: March 2019

In this work, a carbon molecular sieve (CMS) was produced from a bituminous Lafia-Obi Nasarawa coal. An initial activated carbon (AC) sample was prepared via chemical activation from the coal, from which the CMS samples were then produced through heat treatment processes and carbon deposition from spent engine oil. Spent engine oil was pyrolyzed in order to deposit carbon at the pore mouth of coal-based AC to yield CMS. The effect of reaction temperature and holding time variation on the surface area, micropore pore volume and pore size of CMS was studied. Reaction temperature was varied at 400, 550 and 700 °C while holding time was varied at 30 and 60 min. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) method was used to calculate the surface areas, while the Dubinin-Radushkevich (DR) and Horváth-Kawazoe (HK) methods were used to determine the micropore volumes and pore sizes of the AC and CMS, respectively. The CMS sample with the largest BET surface area (5.824 m2 g-1), DR micropore volume (0.172 cm3 g-1) and HK pore size (6.317 A) were obtained at 700 °C reaction temperature and 60 min holding time. In addition to this, a molecular sieving ability test to separate benzene from a mixture of benzene and o-xylene in solution was carried out on the AC and CMS, with the CMS having a selective benzene percentage uptake of 61.36 %. Keywords: Activated carbon (AC), carbon molecular sieves (CMS), carbon deposition, reaction temperature, holding time.
Why public health matters today and tomorrow: the role of applied public health research
Authors: McLaren Lindsay , Braitstein Paula , Buckeridge David , Contandriopoulos Damien , Creatore Maria I. , Faulkner Guy , Hammond David , Hoffman Steven J. , Kestens Yan , Leatherdale Scott , McGavock Jonathan , Norman Wendy V. , Nykiforuk Candace , Ridde Valéry , Smylie Janet
Published: March 2019

Public health is critical to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society. Realizing this vision requires imagining a public health community that can maintain its foundational core while adapting and responding to contemporary imperatives such as entrenched inequities and ecological degradation. In this commentary, we reflect on what tomorrow’s public health might look like, from the point of view of our collective experiences as researchers in Canada who are part of an Applied Public Health Chairs program designed to support “innovative population health research that improves health equity for citizens in Canada and around the world.” We view applied public health research as sitting at the intersection of core principles for population and public health: namely sustainability, equity, and effectiveness. We further identify three attributes of a robust applied public health research community that we argue are necessary to permit contribution to those principles: researcher autonomy, sustained intersectoral research capacity, and a critical perspective on the research-practice-policy interface. Our intention is to catalyze further discussion and debate about why and how public health matters today and tomorrow, and the role of applied public health research therein.
PEMBENTUKAN PELESAPAN DALAM KALIMAT BAHASA SUNDA LISAN DI PASAR PADAYUNGAN KOTA TASIKMALAYA (Pendekatan Tata Bahasa Transformasi)
Authors: PARIDAH AI , SUDARYAT YAYAT , KUSWARI USEP
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis serta mendeskripsikan unsur-unsur fungsional klausa yang mengalami pelesapan dengan menggunakan pendekatan transformasi kalimat yang terdapat dalam interaksi di pasar Padayungan Kota Tasikmalaya. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan metode deskriptif, tehnik yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan tehnik sadap rékam. Pengolahan data menggunakan analisis teks. Sumber data adalah percakapan atau interaksi di pasar Padayungan kota Tasikmalaya. Seluruh transformasi kalimat dan pelesapan unsur-unsur fungsional klausa dijadikan populasi atau sampel total. Ragam bahasa Sunda lisan didukung oleh situasi pemakaian sehingga kemungkinan besar terjadi pelesapan kalimat. Namun, hal itu tidak mengurangi ciri kebakuannya. Walaupun demikian, ketepatan dalam pilihan kata dan bentuk kata serta kelengkapan unsur-unsur di dalam struktur kalimat tidak menjadi ciri kebakuan dalam ragam baku lisan karena situasi dan kondisi pembicaraan menjadi pendukung di dalam memahami makna gagasan yang disampaikan secara lisan.Transformasi ialah proses pembentukan unsur bahasa dari struktur dasar ke struktur turunan. Dalam transformasi, terdapat pelesapan atau yang disebut elipsis. Kalimat elipsis adalah kalimat tidak sempurna yang terjadi karena penghilangan bebrapa bagian dari klausa, dan diturunkan dari kalimat tunggal. Melalui penelitian ini, maka anggapan tentang pelesapan dalam bentuk bahasa Sunda lisan di masarakat pasar Padayungan kota Tasikmalaya, terbukti benar adanya. This research aims to describe and analyze elements of clausal functionsthat undergo elision by using a transformation approach on sentences from communal interactions at Padayungan Market, Tasikmalaya City. This research adopted a descriptive method by way of a tapping record to gather data. Data from communal interactions and conversations at Padayungan Market, Tasikmalaya were analyzed by a textual analysis. The entire sentential transformation and deletion of clausal functions were treated as population or total sampling. Oral language relies on its contexts of use; therefore, ellipsion occurs.Such, however, does not undermine grammaticality. Nevertheless, accuracy in word choice and word form is not characteristic of oral register since the contexts of utterance assist in understanding the meaning. Transformation is a process of constructinglanguage features from underlying structure to derivative structure. In transformation, there is deletion or also known as ellipsis. Elliptical sentencesare incomplete sentences because of elimination of several clausal parts, derived from a single sentence. This research proves that ellipsis occurs in Sundanese oral register at Padayungan Market, Tasikmalaya.
TRADISI NGAYUN DI KECAMATAN RAWAMERTA KABUPATEN KARAWANG (Kajian Struktural-Semiotik)
Authors: SUGIANA UUS , KOSWARA DEDI , HAERUDIN DINGDING
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh: (1) adanya kebudayaan asing yang menggeser kebudayaan Sunda; (2) Tradisi Ngayun merupakan salah satu tradisi yang unik dan memiliki nilai-nilai yang luhur; (3) Tradisi Ngayun berkaitan dengan ajaran agama Islam; (4) Tradisi Ngayun berkaitan dengan awal mula kehidupan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif analisis. Penelitian ini mendeskripsikan: (1) Struktur lahir Tradisi Ngayun; (2) Struktur batin Tradisi Ngayun; dan (3) Unsur semiotik (ikon, indeks, dan simbol) dalam Tradisi Ngayun. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah tradisi ngayun yang berasal dari tiga desa, yaitu Desa Sukaraja, Desa Pasirawi, dan Desa Purwamekar. This study was motivated by (1) the presence of foreign culture that pushes Sundanese culture to the periphery; (2) Ngayun Tradition as one of the unique traditions and with sublime values; (3) Ngayun tradition associated with the teachings of Islam; (4) Ngayun tradition associated with the beginning of life; (5) The lack of studies regarding Ngayun tradition. This study is aimed at describing: (1) outer structure of Ngayun tradition;(2) inner structure of Ngayun tradition; and (3) elements of semiotics (icon, index, and symbol) in Ngayun tradition. The data used in this study derived from the tradition of Ngayun in three villages, Sukaraja Village, Pasirawi Village, and Purwamekar Village.
KAJIAN STRUKTURAL-SEMIOTIK PADA KUMPULAN SAJAK LAGU PADUNGDUNG KARYA DENI AHMAD FAJAR UNTUK BAHAN PEMBELAJARAN MEMBACA SAJAK DI SMA
Authors: Jayanti Arini Dwi
Published: March 2019

Latar belakang penelitian ini dikarenakan sajak masih berkembang di masyarakat, termasuk pelajar dan mahasiswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis teks-teks sajak yang terdapat dalam kumpulan sajak Lagu Padungdung karangan Deni Ahmad Fajar, untuk mendeskripsikan: (1) struktur sajak, (2) unsur semiotik sajak, dan (3) penerapan hasil penelitian terhadap bahan pembelajaran membaca sajak di SMA. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif-analitik dengan menggunakan tehnik studi pustaka dan analisis data, yakni mencari referensi yang dapat dijadikan landasan teori untuk mendeskripsikan hasil analisis. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah kartu data. Analisis struktural dalam sajak meliputi unsur tema, nada, rasa, dan amanat yang terdapat dalam struktur sajak, yang kemudian dipahami maknanya melalui analisis semiotik Charles Sander Peirce, yaitu ikon, indeks, dan simbol. Hasil pengolahan data struktural didapat tema, nada, rasa, dan amanat. Tema yang paling banyak yaitu, tema cinta dan kematian, nadanya nada menyindir dan sedih, rasanya menggambarkan rasa kerinduan, dan amanatnya lebih banyak mengingatkan pada pembaca. Hasil pengolahan semiotik didapat data unsur ikon ada 76, unsur indeks ada 140, dan unsur simbol ada 120. Secara keseluruhan dari hasil penelitian ini terdapat 30 sajak yang bisa direkomendasikan untuk bahan pembelajaran membaca sajak di SMA. Abstract This research is based on the ever-growing development in the community,including senior  high school students and college  students. The study aims to analyze poem texts from the poem anthology Lagu Padungdung by Deni Ahmad Fajar, to describe: (1) poem structure, (2) poem semiotic elements,  and (3) the application of the result of the study on teaching poem reading in senior high school. The method used in the study is descriptive-analysis by conducting literature review and data  analysis,  namely  searching available to be referredtheories as the foundation to describe the analysis results. The instrument used isdata cards. Structural analysis in poem covers theme, tone, feel, and moral valueof the poem, which are later interpreted through Charles Sander Peirce semiotic analysis, namelyicon, index, dan symbool. The result of structural data collections includes theme, tone, feel, and moral value. The most common themes are love and death, thetones are sarcasm and sorrow, the feel is yearning, and the moral value deals morewith making the readers to remember. The result of semiotic analysis is that thereare 76 icons, 140 indexes, and 120 symbols. Overall findings of this study is that there are  approximately 30 poems which can be recommended to be used asteaching materials of poem reading in senior high school.
KESENIAN GENYE DI KABUPATEN PURWAKARTA (Kajian Struktural, Semiotik, dan Etnopedagogik)
Authors: SUCIPTO MOCHAMAD CAHYO
Published: March 2019

Kesenian Genyé (KG) merupakan kesenian kréasi baru yang diciptakan oleh para seniman Purwakarta karena itu penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan struktur, unsur sémiotik, dan nilai-nilai etnopedagogik dalam KG di Kabupaten Purwakarta. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif pendekatan kualitatif. Dari hasil penelitian ditemukan: (1) struktur dalam KG terdapat sejarah KG, tahapan kegiatan KG, latar tempat KG, pelaku, waktu gelarnya, tarian, musik, dan peralatan dan kostum. (2) unsur sémiotik dalam KG berupa ikon, indéks, dan simbol yang terdapat pada kostum, musik, fisik peralatan dan kostum, serta pada tarian.(3) nilai-nilai étnopédagogik yang terdapat pada KG ada enam moral manusa (moral manusia ke Tuhan, moral manusia ke dirinya, moral manusia ke manusia, moral manusia ke alam, moral manusa ke waktu, dan moral manusa dalam mencapai katenangan lahir batin), catur diri insani (tinggi ilmunya, ta‟at agamanya, berbudaya, dan terampil); serta gapura panca waluya (sehat, baik, benar, pinter, dan aktif).  Setelah dianalisis, KG merupakan kesenian yang mempunyai struktur yang lengkap karena dibentuk oleh beberapa jenis kesenian. Selain itu, kesenian ini penuh dengan  nilai-nilai pendidikan yang berkaitan dengan pola hidup masyarakat yang  bersih baik lahir maupun batin.   AbstractThe Art of Genyé (KG –Kesenian Genyé) is a new art created by Purwakartan artists. This study aimed to describe the structure, semiotic elements, and ethnopedagogical values of KG in Purwakarta. This research employed descriptive method with qualitative approach. This research resulted several findings. First, the structure of KG contains the history of KG, its stage activity, backgrounds, actors, performance time, dance, music, equipment, and costumes. Secondly, the semiotic elements of KG cover the form of icons, indexes, and symbols that are found on costumes, music, equipment, costumes, and dances. Thirdly, based on the ethnopedagogical values, there are six human moral (toward God, toward self, toward fellow-human, toward nature, toward time, and in achieving inner and outer); catur diri insani (high knowledge, religious obedient, culture, and skilled); and the gapura panca waluya (healthy, good, true, intelligent, and active). Based on the analysis, KG is an art that has a complete structure because it is formed by some kinds of arts. In addition, this art is full of educational values related to the lifestyle of the people who are physically and mentally clean.
KONTRUKSI KALIMAT SINGKAT BAHASA SUNDA (Kajian Struktur dan Makna Kalimat dalam Majalah Manglẻ)
Authors: SETIAWATI WIWIN , SUDARYAT YAYAT
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan kalimat singkat dalam majalah Manglé. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan metode deskriptif. Data dikumpulkan melalui teknik studi pustaka dengan instrumen kartu data. Untuk mengolah data digunakan teknik analisis unsur langsung. Hasil penelitian menemkan 706 kalimat singkat yang frekuensi pemakaiannya sebanyak 2028 kalimat. Ditemukan enam tipe kalimat singkat, yakni kalimat salam, kalimat seruan, kalimat panggilan, kalimat judul, kalimat motto, dan kalimat inkripsi. Kalimah singkat memiliki pola tertentu, yakni A : Kal Sal  P + S + K; B : Kal Seru  S + P; C : Kal Pangg  Kata Seru; D : Kal Jud  S + O; E : Kal Mot  FP/FS Koor; F : Kal Ins  FB N + FB Mod. Kalimat singkat mengandung sepuluh makna, yakni rasa syukur, ucapan selamat, seruan pengganti dan nama diri, rasa sakit, marah, menerima, kaget, pernyataan, pedoman, dan cita-cita. This study was to identify and to describe simple sentences in Manglé magazine. This study used a descriptive method. The data were collected through library research technique with data card instrument. The data processing employed direct elemental analysis technique. The research found 706 sentences with the use frequency of 2028 sentences. This study found six types of simple sentences. They are the greetings, appeals, callings, titles, motto, and encryptions. A simple sentence has a certain pattern, namely A : Kal Sal  P + S + K; B : Kal Seru  S + P; C : Kal Pangg  Kata Seru; D : Kal Jud  S + O; E : Kal Mot  FP/FS Koor; F : Kal Ins  FB N + FB Mod. The simple sentence contains ten meanings: gratitude, congratulations, calling for a replacement, and the name of self, pain, anger, acceptance, surprise, statements, guidance, and ideals.
NASKAH DRAMA RAJAPATI KARANGAN AHMAD BAKRI (Kajian Struktural dan Pragmastilistik)
Authors: ASMANIAH ZAINAH
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui serta mendeskripsikan tiga hal yaitu: 1) cerita yang ada di dalam naskah drama Rajapati, 2) struktur yang ada di dalam naskah drama Rajapati, serta 3) pragmastilistik yang ada di dalam naskah drama Rajapati. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian yaitu metode deskriptif-analitis. Teknik yang digunakan dalam mengumpulkan data adalah teknik teks dan teknik dokumentasi. Kesimpulan dari hasil penelitian ini: 1) data naskah drama Rajapati terdiri dari 392 tuturan dialog, 16 halaman, satu babak, dan tujuh adegan; 2) struktur naskah terbagi dua yaitu struktur lahir dan struktur batin; dan 3) pragmastilistik terdiri dari dua unsur yaitu: pragmatik terbagi ke dalam 6 macam yaitu: asertif, direktif, komisif, deklaratif, serta ekspresif, sedangkan stilistik terdiri dari 2 unsur majas yang berdasarkan struktur kalimahnya terdiri dari 6 majas sedangkan berdasarkan lansung tidaknya makna terdiri dari 2 jenis yaitu retoris dan kiasan. Kedua-duanya masing-masing terdiri 7 majas. Kedua unsur tersebut digabung menjadi unsur pragmastilistik yang memiliki 19 pola verba perfomatif berdasarkan majas. This study was aimed to determine and to describe 1) the characters, 2) the structure, and 3) the pragmastylistics in the script of the play Rajapati. The method used in this research was descriptive-analytic method. The data collection technique employed text engineering and technical documentation. There are several conclusions of this study. First, the script of the play Rajapati consists of 392 speech dialogs, 16 pages, one round, and seven scenes. Second, the structure of the text is divided into two, namely physical and mental structures. Third, the pragmastylistics consists of two elements: pragmatic and stylistic. The pragmatic elements are divided into 6 categories: assertive, directive, commissive, declarative, and expressive. The stylistic elements consist of two elements of the figure of speech: six figures of speech are based on the structure of the sentence; and two types of rhetorical and figurative based on meaning directness. Each of them has seven figures of speech. Both elements are combined into pragmastylistics elements, which contain 19 patterns of performative verbs based on the figures of speech.
STRUKTUR DAN SIMBOL BUDAYA SUNDA DALAM DONGENG “SAKADANG KUYA JEUNG MONYET”
Authors: RISNAWATI RISNAWATI
Published: March 2019

AbstrakPenelitian ini membahas tentang struktur dan simbol budaya Sunda dalam dongeng “Sakadang Kuya jeung Monyét”, untuk menelusuri waktu lahirnya dongéng tersebut dan pengaruh latar belakang budaya penulis terhadap penggunaan simbol-simbol budayanya.  Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatip yaitu metode yang memecahkan masalah yang aktual, bukan untuk menguji hipotesis. Untuk menafsirkan makna simbol-simbol budaya yang terdapat dalam dongéng, menggunakan metode hermeneutik. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik studi pustaka dan studi dokumentasi. Simbol yang ditemukan diklasifikasikan dalam tiga wujud kebudayaan, yaitu wujud konsep/gagasan, wujud aktifitas/tindakan, dan wujud benda. Dari seluruh data penelitian terdapat 198 kata yang menjadi simbol budaya. Dalam wujud konsep/gagasan terdapat 18 kata (9,09%), dalam wujud aktivitas/tindakan terdapat 24 kata (12,12%), dan dalam wujud benda terdapat 156 kata (78,78%).  AbstractThis study discusses the structure and symbol of Sundanese culture in the fairytale Monyet Jeung Sakadang Kuya to search for the fable birth time and the influence of the cultural background of author to the use of cultural symbols. This study used qualitative descriptive method that solves real problems, not to test the hypothesis. To interpret the meaning of cultural symbols contained in the fairytale, the study employed hermeneutic method. The data collection employed the techniques of literature study and documentation. The symbols found are classified in three states of culture: concept/idea, activities/actions, and matter. From the research data, 198 words become cultural symbols. In the form of concept/idea, there are 18 words (9.09%). In the form of activities/actions, there are 24 words (12.12%). Lastly, in the form of matter, there are 156 words (78,78%).
PEMETAAN GURU BAHASA DAN SASTRA SUNDA SMP/MTS DI JAWA BARAT
Authors: PERMANA RUSWENDI
Published: March 2019

AbstrakPenelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh belum adanya informasi pemetaan guru bahasa dan sastra Sunda  SMP/MTs di Jawa Barat. Penelitian ini menjawab pertanyaan “Bagaimana kebutuhan guru bahasa dan sastra Sunda SMP/MTs di Jawa Barat?” Metode deskriptif dengan teknik angket dan dokumentasi digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Temuan penelitian ini menunjukkan beberapa hal. Pertama, jumlah sekolah  SMP/MTs di Jawa Barat adalah 588 negeri dan 1.979 swasta. Kedua, jumlah siswa SMP/MTs di Jawa Barat adalah SMP/MTs Negeri 76.076 siswa dan SMP/MTs swasta 50.298 siswa. Secara keseluruhan siswa SMP/MTs di Jawa Barat berjumlah 236.850 siswa. Ketiga, jumlah romobongan belajar SMP/MTs adalah 126.374 rombel. Keempat, kebutuhan guru bahasa Sunda di SMP/MTs mencapai 296 guru. Berdasarkan kesimpulan di atas, penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa (1) perlu dilakukan pendataan guru bahasa Sunda dengan menggunakan sistem digital  mapping guru agar semua guru dapat diakses dan (2) perlu dilakukan penelitian lanjutan yang lebih mendalam dan akurat.  AbstractThis research is motivated by the lack of information on the mapping of Sundanese language and literature teacher at Junior High School (SMP) and Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) in West Java. This study answers the question "How is the need of Sundanese language and literature teacher at Junior High School (SMP) and Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) in West Java?" a descriptive method with questionnaires and documentation techniques were used in this study. The findings of this study indicate several things. Firstly, the number of schools (SMP/MTs) in West Java is 588 public and 1,979 private schools. Secondly, the number of students (SMP/MTs) in West Java is 76.076 students of public schools (SMP/MTs) and 50.298 students of private schools (SMP/MTs). The overall number of students (SMP/MTs) in West Java is amounted to 236.850 students. Thirdly, the number of learning group of SMP/MTs is 126.374 groups. Fourthly, the need of Sundanese teacher at SMP/MTs level reaches 296 teachers. Based on the findings, the study concludes that (1) there should be a database of Sundanese language teachers by employing digital mapping system of teachers so that all teachers are accessible; and (2) there is a need of further more in-depth and accurate research.
KEMAMPUAN GURU DALAM MERENCANAKAN, MELAKSANAKAN DAN MENILAI PENGAJARAN DONGENG DI SMP PILOTING PROJECT KURIKULUM 2013 KOTA CIMAHI
Authors: Budiwati Susi
Published: March 2019

Penelitian ini membahas kemampuan guru bahasa Sunda di SMP Piloting Project Kurikulum 2013 dalam merencanakan, melaksanakan dan menilai kemampuan mendongeng berdasarkan Kurikulum 2013 pada tahun pelajaran 2015-2016. Latar belakang penelitian ini adalah (1) perkembangan Kurikulum 2013 yang sangat dinamis dan; (2) pedoman pelaksanaannya yang terus berubah, sehingga muncul pertanyaan apakah perubahan ini sampai kepada guru bahasa Sunda. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kemampuan guru dalam merencanakan, melaksanakan, dan menilai pembelajaran khususnya materi dongeng berdasarkan Kurikulum 2013. Metode penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Populasi sekaligus sampel penelitian ini adalah guru bahasa Sunda kelas VII, dengan teknik observasi dan study dokumenter. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah lembar observasi. Kesimpulan dari hasil penelitian ini adalah: (1) guru bahasa Sunda mampu merencanakan pengajaran dongeng berdasarkan Kurikulum 2013; (2) dalam proses pembelajarannya perlu ditingkatkan dan; (3) guru bahasa Sunda mampu menilai pengajaran dongeng berdasarkan Kurikulum 2013. ABSTRACTThis article discusses the ability of Sundanese teachers in junior high school Piloting Project Curriculum 2013 in planning, implementing, and assessing the ability of storytelling based on Curriculum 2013 in the academic year 2015-2016. The backgrounds of this study were (1) the development of Curriculum 2013, which is very dynamic and; (2) the implementation guidance that is constantly changing, so the question arises whether this change reaches the teachers. The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of teachers to plan, implement, and assess fairytale learning materials based on curriculum 2013. This research employed descriptive method with qualitative approach. The population and sample is Sundanese language teacher of Grade VII. It used observation and documentary study. The instrument was the observation sheet. The conclusion of this study are that (1) the Sundanese teacher is able to plan teaching fairytale based on Curriculum 2013; (2) the learning process needs to be improved; and (3) the Sundanese teacher is able to assess fairytale learning based on the Curriculum 2013.
FENOMENA BAHASA NAMA DALAM BUDAYA JAWA: KAJIAN ASPEK FILOSOFIS DAN FAKTA SOSIAL
Authors: M. Basir Udjang Pr.
Published: March 2019

Nama dalam budaya Jawa tidaklah sekedar identitas belaka. Di dalamnya terkandung berbagai makna terselubung yang terkait dengan hidup dan perikehidupan masyarakat secara tradisi dan filosofi. Tradisi budaya yang umumnya berkembang secara turun-temurun itu merupakan potret sosial nyata tentang pola pemikiran dan keyakinan yang ada dalam komunitas masyarakatnya. Fenomena tersebut masih berkembang hingga saat ini. Sebagian masih menjadi keyakinan ritualistik masyarakat Jawa secara masif, tetapi tidak sedikit yang menggunakannya sebagai identitas budaya semata. Lebih dari itu ada pula yang memanfaatkannya sebagai unsur pembeda (brand) untuk kepentingan promosi dan kompetisi bisnis di tengah era globalisasi. Dengan konsep sosiopragmatik (didaktik) dan pendekatan semioantropologi (filsafat), sajian data akan digali menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan teknik observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara terbatas terkait dengan aspek latar penamamaan, tujuan, sumber rujukan, pemahaman dan fakta sosial. Vokus bahasan akan dipusatkan pada aspek fenomena penggunaan bahasa nama dalam budaya Jawa yang terkait dengan nama anak (orang). ABSTRACTThe name in Javanese culture is not just  merely an identity. It contains a variety of hidden meanings related to life, traditional and philosophical value of life. Cultural tradition that generally develops from generation to generation is a real social portrait of the patterns of thought and belief that exist in the society. The phenomena is still developing recently. Some of them still become ritualistic beliefs of mostly Javanese society, and many of them use it only as cultural identity. More than that there is also Javanese people use names as a differentiator for the benefit of promotion and business competition in the globalization era. With the concept of sociopragmatic and semioanthropological approach, the data presentation will be extracted by using the descriptive method with observation, documentation, and limited interviewing techniques related to aspect of naming backgrounds, objectives, referral sources, understanding and social facts. The focus of the discussion will be concerned on the phenomenon of the use of language of name in Javanese culture that is related to the name of the child.
NASKAH DRAMA MUNTANGAN ALIF KARYA R. HIDYAT SURYALAGA UNTUK BAHAN PEMBELAJARAN MEMBACA DRAMA DI SMP/MTS (Kajian Struktural dan Semiotik)
Authors: Pratama Tyas Agung
Published: March 2019

Latar belakang penelitian ini untuk menemukan nilai-nilai yang terkandung dalam naskah drama Munangan Alif karya R. Hidayat Suryalaga melalui pendekatan struktural dan sémiotik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengidentifikasi dan mendeskripsikan: (1) struktur naskah drama Muntangan Alif karya R. Hidayat Suryalaga; (2) unsur naskah drama Muntangan Alif karya R. Hidayat Suryalaga; (3) unsur sémiotik naskah drama Muntangan Alif karya R. Hidayat Suryalaga; (4) sesuai tidaknya dijadikan alternatif bahan ajar di SMP/MTs. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode deskriptif analisis. Tehnik yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu tehnik studi pustaka. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini yaitu naskah drama Muntangan Alif yang tebalnya 35 halaman dan mempunyai 203 dialog. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, tema naskah drama Muntangan Alif yaitu tema religi, alur maju, tokoh utamanya Bapuh Rohmana dan Ambu Rohimi. Secara umum latar dalam naskah drama Muntangan Alif banyaknya adalah latar geografis, sudut pandang pengarang menggunakan sudut pandang orang ketiga, selain itu pengarang juga menggunakan gaya basa dan pribahasa Sunda. Tanda semiotik yang terdapat dalam naskah drama muntangan alif yaitu 21 ikon, 41 indeks, dan 33 simbol. Hasil penelitian ini direkomendasikan untuk bahan ajar basa dan sastra Sunda. AbstractThe background of this research was to find out the values contained in Muntangan Alif drama script by R. Hidayat Suryalaga through a structural and sémiotic approach. The purpose of this study is to identify and describe: (1) the structure of the Muntangan Alif drama; (2) elements; (3) the sémiotic elements; (4) whether or not it is suitable as an alternative teaching material in Junior High School/MTs. The method used in this research was descriptive analysis method. The technique used in this study was library research techniques. The data source in this study was Muntangan Alif the drama script which is 35 pages and contained 203 dialogues. Based on the results of the research, the theme of the Muntangan Alif drama script is religious themes, chronological plot, the main characters are Bapuh Rohmana and Ambu Rohimi. In general, the setting of the Muntangan Alif drama script is a geographical setting. The author's point of view used a third person's perspective, besides that the author also used Sundanese style and basic proverbs. Semiotic signs contained in Alif vomit drama scripts are 21 icons, 41 indices, and 33 symbols. The results of this study are recommended for teaching and learning material of Sundanese language and literature.