bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Approaches to Evaluation: in Pursuit of Appropriacy For EFL Pre-Service Teacher Training Programs in Indonesia
Authors: Hidayat Didin Nuruddin 
Published: April 2020

Evaluation has the potential to support the improvement of education as well as its specific programs, products, and materials. Also, evaluation can uncover the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of an education program. Another potential role of evaluation is that it can identify areas for improvement, which further can help develop a more efficient program in the future. The present study seeks to investigate the most appropriate approach to evaluation for the EFL pre-service teacher training programs in Indonesia. Numerous potential approaches were identified and discussed: Pseudoevaluations, Questions Methods-Oriented, Improvement Accountability, and Social Agenda/Advocacy. The present study argues that the Improvement/Accountability Approaches are the most suitable evaluation approach to apply to the pre-service EFL teacher training programs in Indonesia, due to its strength in the philosophical stance that fits with the Indonesian context. Also, the purpose of the evaluation and the various types of informants offer by the approach add to the appropriacy. The study may provide significant contributions to better design more effective teacher training programs, which will lead to producing more qualified graduates
Does Social Distancing During The Lock Down Due To Covid-19 Outbreak In Mumbai Affect Quality Of Life?
Authors: Someshwar Hitav , Sarvaiya Prachi , Desai Swara , Gogri Priya , Someshwar Janvi , Mehendale Priti , Bhatt Geeta 
Published: April 2020

Background – Social distancing leads to decrease in the spread of the novel virus but at the same time it shows to have a negative effect on the quality of life of the general population.
Methodology - A cross-sectional survey study was conducted using an electronic version of WHOQOL-BREF scale. The demographic data was collected along with the 26 questions of the scale. We distributed this survey to the general population through electronic and social media.
Results – We received 861 responses. Excluding the incomplete responses, we analyzed 832 responses. They had a mean age of 48.33yrs, majority being graduates (56.4%), majority of the subjects were males (59.25%), and there was no significant age difference between both the genders. The overall quality of life was perceived to be 3.48 and the satisfaction for health was 3.77. Most affected domains were the physical and psychological domains. Lowest quality of life responses were noted for questions pertaining to financial, transportation and sleep related.
Conclusion- The quality of life in lock downs due to corona virus is affected due to social distancing. Law makers need to take care to avoid increasing this negative impact while enforcing lock downs.
DOWN TO THE GROUND ZERO: PERSPECTIVE FROM TISSUE DIAGNOSIS IN NEUROLOGICAL TB
Authors: Maiti Sourav , Banerjee Moulima , Das Ruchira 
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND/AIM Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB), a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis presents with non specific symptom leading to delayed diagnosis and increased morbidity. This study compares different modalities of diagnosis of CNS-TB [Multiplex real-time PCR/ GeneXpert, TB culture, Ziehl-Neelsen staining( Z-N staining) and histopathology].
METHOD This is a cross sectional observational study conducted in the Department of Neuropathology from October 2016 to May 2019. Total 128 brain and spinal cases which were clinically suggestive of TB and operated were evaluated.
RESULT Granuloma, giant cell and necrosis were less evident in spinal TB compared to brain. GeneXpert and culture positivity were higher(100%) in tissue having poorly formed granuloma compared to well formed granuloma. Z-N stain has poor sensitivity (around 32%). Compared to culture GeneXpert was 100% sensitive and 96% specific in brain TB( detected from tissue) and 87% and 89% in spinal TB respectively.
CONCLUSION Combined together all these modalities provide a wholistic approach so that not a single case of tuberculosis is missed.
Mesa redonda de la Organización Internacional del Café en Londres
Authors: González Cano Vicente 
Published: April 2020

La mesa redonda “International Coffee Crisis–Looking for Long–Term Solutions”, organizada conjuntamente por la Organización Internacional del Café (OIC) y el Banco Mundial, tuvo lugar el pasado 19 de mayo en la sede central de la OIC en Londres. Participaron unos 250 delegados representando a países productores y consumidores, el sector privado, ONG, instituciones multilaterales y la prensa.
La intención principal de este evento era reunir a decisores de alto nivel de los diferentes sectores implicados en esta situación para buscar soluciones concretas que permitan redirigir la crisis hacia el desarrollo sostenible.
Experience of developing applications for the automation of the activities of an educational organization
Authors: Lukyanova N. V. , Ligotina Zh. V. 
Published: April 2020

The need to automate the activities of educational organizations in the modern economy is substantiated in the article. The goals of the automation of the activities of a professional educational organization are determined. Possible automation options are proposed. The experience of developing applications successfully implemented at Barnaul State Pedagogical College is presented. Applications are presented for automating the activities of structural divisions of an educational organization: admissions committee, psychological center, educational unit, methodologists of distance courses, technical departments.The experience of attracting students to the development of various IT projects with the aim of automating the activities of the educational organization in the framework of individual projects, term papers and final qualification works is considered. The work on attracting students to the development of various IT projects in order to automate the activities of an educational organization is systematic. In the process, students receive technical specifications, analyze project requirements, design, develop and test the product, implement and support it, thereby mastering general and professional competencies, and gain practical experience in project activities. As a result, students form the key competencies of the 21st century, which make up the 4С model: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Cooperation.
Determination of Fast-Moving Objects’ Speed and Range with Linear Frequency Modulation Continuous Wave Radar Using Autocorrelation Scheme
Authors: Sokolik N. V. 
Published: April 2020

Introduction. A hardware basis of modern Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) consists of millimeterrange radars, characterized by a relatively short range (meters – tens of meters). At the same time, improving of traffic safety requires to increase the range at least to several hundred meters. The one way to achieve such values is to increase wavelength of a probing signal, to use the centimeter range of wavelengths, for example. The paper represents a detailed description of main steps of signal processing algorithm in the model of the ADAS low-power centimeter range radar, which provides fast-moving objects speed and range definition.Aim. Development of an algorithm for estimating the range and the speed of targets by an autocorrelation radar with a wide-band continuous linear frequency modulation (linear FM) signal in order to increase the rate of the ADAS system estimates formation.Materials and methods. The proposed algorithm is based on the methods of primary and secondary digital processing of radar signals. The model of a centimeter-range autocorrelation radar with a broadband continuous linear FM probing signal was used for practical researches. MATLAB software was used to process the received signal samples.Results. The algorithm has been developed to determine the speed and the range of fast-moving objects in conditions when their movement during the evaluation interval significantly exceeds the radar range resolution. The use of simplified Kalman filtering for inter-period secondary signal processing allowed to increase significantly the stability of the algorithm. In a full-scale experiment using the low-power radar model with continuous radiation of the centimeter range, it was shown that a stable assessment of a real car speed and range was provided at a distance of at least about one kilometer.Conclusion. The results of the field experiment make it possible to draw conclusions that the proposed algorithm is highly robust even in the absence of inter-period secondary processing. Its usage allows one to improve the stability of the algorithm without considerable additional computational costs. It is possible because near-linear dynamics of the observation object and of the radar carrier makes it sufficient to use a simplified implementation of Kalman filter in the form α-β-algorithm.
Parties of the Shareholders’ Agreement
Authors: Bondariev E. M. 
Published: April 2020

The author of the article has studied the problem of determining the subjective aspect of a shareholders’ agreement. On the basis of the analysis of the legislation of Ukraine and other countries, as well as the legal doctrine of corporate law, the author has concluded that exclusively shareholders of a particular company should be recognized as such persons, since they as the holders of subjective corporate rights, have the opportunity to exercise them in the manner determined by such an agreement.
Contracts between third-party entities and shareholders, where the latter undertake to exercise their corporate rights in shares, in accordance with the directions of third parties, can not be attributed to shareholders’ agreements because the subject matter and purpose of such agreements and shareholders’ agreements do not coincide. Accordingly, a joint-stock company and third parties (its credit grantors, persons who did not acquire shareholder’s status because of various reasons and other persons) can not be recognized as a party to such an agreement, since they are not holders of corporate rights.
The parties to a shareholders’ agreement conclude it because of corporate capacity, which is specific, characteristic for them as members of the joint-stock company. A shareholders’ agreement is an act of corporate legal capacity embodied in a contractual form. Therefore, only shareholders of a particular joint-stock company can conclude such an agreement. Contractual relationships are terminated in terms if one of the parties loses the respective obligation of such legal capacity, while the agreement itself remains valid for the parties that have retained the corporate legal capacity, unless otherwise expressly provided by it.
Indonesia Kemampuan Numerasi Mahasiswa Pendidikan Profesi Guru Sekolah Dasar dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Matematika
Authors: Sri Hartatik  
Published: April 2020

Abstrak: Kemampuan Numerasi Mahasiswa Pendidikan Profesi Guru Sekolah Dasar dalam Menyelesaikan Masalah Matematika. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatatif deskriptif yang bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa Pendidikan Profesi Guru Dalam Jabatan 2019 dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika. Masalah yang diberikan sebanyak 2 soal. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa Pendidikan Profesi Guru Dalam Jabatan sebanyak sebanyak 31 orang adalah mahasiswa yang sudah berkerja sebagai guru sekolah dasar yang tersebar di Jawa Timur dan Madura. Kemampuan Numerasi adalah fokus kepada kemampuan siswa dalam menganalisa, memberikan alasan, dan menyampaikan ide secara efektif, merumuskan, memecahkan, dan menginterpretasi masalah-masalah matematika dalam berbagai bentuk dan situasi (PISA). Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah untuk soal 1, rata-rata kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa PPG SD pada indikator yang pertama sebesar 0,7, rata-rata kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa pada indikator kedua sebesar 1,3 dan nilai rata-rata kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa pada indikator ketiga sebesar 1,37. Untuk soal 2, rata-rata kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa PPG SD pada indikator yang pertama sebesar 0,4, rata-rata kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa pada indikator kedua sebesar 1 dan nilai rata-rata kemampuan numerasi mahasiswa pada indikator ketiga sebesar 0,9. Hasil dari analisa kedua soal, kemampuan terendah mahasiswa PPG SD daljab dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika adalah kemampuan dalam menggunakan simbol atau angka terkait matematika dalam menyelesaikan masalah sehari hari. Sebagian besar mahasiswa PPG SD banyak melakukan kesalahan dalam penulisan angka dan simbol dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika padahal maksud yang ingin mereka sampaikan sudah benar sehingga akan menimbulkan miskonsepsi bagi yang membaca hasil penyelesaian masalah mereka..
Kata kunci: Kemampuan Numerasi , Masalah matematika
Penerapan Penerapan Manajemen Pembelajaran berbasis Daring dengan Menggunakan Aplikasi google Classroom untuk meningkatkan Kemampuan Mahasiswa dalam Membuat Perangkat Pembelajaran
Authors: Nafiah Nafiah 
Published: April 2020

Kegiatan pembelajaran dapat dilakukan dengan efektif efesien dilakukan sistem manajemen pembelajaran dengan baik. Tujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan manajemen pembelajaran berbasis daring dengan menggunakan aplikasi google classroom untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam membuat perangkat pembelajaran pada mata kuliah perencanaan pembelajaran di Prodi S1 PGSD FKIP UNUSA.
Metode penelitian menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) ini dilaksanakan di prodi PGSD FKIP UNUSA semester 3 kelas B dengan jumlah mahasiswa 56 mahasiswa. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan kelas dengan empat tahap yaitu perencanaan, pelaksanaan tindakan, observasi dan refleksi. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan tes. Teknik analisis data menggunakan kuantitatif deskriptif.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penerapan manajemen pembelajaran berbasis daring dengan menggunakan aplikasi google classroom untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam membuat perangkat pembelajaran pada mata kuliah perencanaan pembelajaran di Prodi S1 PGSD FKIP UNUSA terbukti sangat efektif meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menyusun perangkat pembelajaran SD. Hal tersebut dilihat dari kenaikan setiap siklus dan nilai rata-rata mahasiswa lebih dari kriteria ketercapaian indikator yang ditentukan. Pada siklus 1 pertemuan ke 1 rata-rata nilai penyusunan perangkat pembelajaran SD (Prota, Prosem/Promes, Silabus, RPP) sekitar 45, sedangkan pada pertemuan ke 2 nilai rata-rata peragkat pembelajaran sekitar 68,25. Sedangkan pada siklus ke 2 pada pertemuan 1 nilai rata-rata penyusunan perangkat pembelajaran sekitar 73,5, sedangkan pada pertemuan ke 2 nilai rata-rata mahasiswa dalam penyususnan perangkat pembelajaran SD sebesar 96,75.
Characteristics Associated with Emergency Department Suitability in Low-Acuity Ambulance Cases
Authors: Eastwood Kathryn , Morgans Amee , Smith Karen 
Published: April 2020

Objective To identify the patient and case characteristics associated with emergency department (ED) suitability of cases referred for emergency ambulance dispatch following ambulance-based secondary telephone triage. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted of secondary telephone triage cases transported to an ED by emergency ambulance between September 2009 and June 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Patients were considered ED suitable if they were triaged as a category 1, 2 or 3 according to the Australian Triage Scale, were admitted to hospital or referred to another hospital for admission, or died in the ED. Descriptive statistics and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis were used to identify the variables associated with ED suitability. Results There were 2694 (21.2%) cases classified as ‘not ED suitable’. The mean age of this group was 51.7 years (SD 23.7 years) and 56.5% were female. Those that were ED suitable were older, with a mean age of 59.1 years (SD 22.6 years) and 53.6% were female. After adjusting for confounders the age (p<0.001), pain (p<0.001) and triage guideline groups (p<0.001) variables had statistically significant relationships with ED suitability. Gender (p=0.108), time of day (p=0.118), secondary triage call-taker qualification (p=0.237) and comorbidities (p=0.182) showed no association with ED suitability, and income status was approaching significance (95% CI 0.85–1.02, p=0.055). Conclusion There are patient and case characteristics associated with ED suitability that could be used to improve patient triage to better match patients with care pathways appropriate to their needs.
Enhancing Oil Spill Response Capacities in the South Baltic Sea Region via Cross-Border Utilization of Biodegradable Oil Binders
Authors: Christodoulou Anastasia , Dalaklis Dimitrios , Nilsson Henrik , Larsson Jennie , Pazaver Anne 
Published: April 2020

Occurrences of oil spills are responsible for very significant environmental degradation; they are more likely to happen in areas with dense shipping traffic, or in close vicinity of transport pipelines and/or other infrastructures used for production and processing purposes. Without international cooperation, individual countries often lack sufficient resources and assets to successfully respond to large-scale oil spill incidents. This can be related to the vast quantities of oil involved in those incidents or the lack of necessary special equipment for dealing with the tasks at hand by the country under the need to respond. For successful resolution of oil spill incidents, close and effective international cooperation -especially between neighboring countries that usually “share the burden” of oil pollution- is a vital necessity. On this basis, the South Baltic Oil (SBOIL) project aims to strengthen the existing oil spill response capacities in the South Baltic region, introducing a cross-border spill response tool based on the new ‘green technology’ of biodegradable oil binders (BioBinders).
In order for this new concept to be implemented, it is necessary to examine the international and national regulations and guidelines with reference to sorbent use and exchange of oil spill equipment in the area of interest and also analyze the national oil spill contingency plans of the different countries involved in the project. After investigating the legal requirements for the utilization of BioBinders in the South Baltic region, the analysis at hand presents the outcomes of a Table Top Exercise that was based on a realistic oil spill scenario in the wider region. This Exercise tested the compatibility of International/National/Regional plans regarding the use of the BioBinders and examined the topics of recovery and waste management, including alternative techniques available for oil spill response. Results point towards the direction that the use of the BioBinders is promising and represents a response option to improve the existing oil spill response capacities in the South Baltic region; the main challenge lies with the difficulty in dealing with waste management, mainly because of the current legislation in place within the participating countries.
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in COVID-19 Outbreak
Authors: Uddin MM Jalal , Alam Mohammad Tariqul , Ahmed Helal Uddin , Mohammad Khan Niaz , Talukder Surazit Kumar 
Published: April 2020

Abstract not available
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2020;7(suppl_1):S45-S47
Variation of Clinical Features of Covid19 Patients
Authors: Mannan Nusrat , Akram Arifa 
Published: April 2020

In December 2019, the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, began in China, which has now spread many countries around the globe in a form of pandemic, with the number of confirmed cases increasing every day. With a death toll exceeding that of the SARS-CoV outbreak, 2019-nCoV has led to a public health emergency of international concern, putting all health organizations around the world on a high alert. Here, we presented an overview of the currently available information on the clinical presentation and complication of this virus.
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2020;7(suppl_1):S54-S57
Novel Coronavirus: A New Challenge for Medical Scientist?
Authors: Ratan Zubair Ahmed , Hosseinzadeh Hassan , Runa Nusrat Jahan , Uddin Bhuiyan Mohammad Mahtab , Haidere Mohammad Faisal , Sarker Sujit Kumar , Zaman Sojib Bin 
Published: April 2020

Abstract Not Available
Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2020;7(suppl_1):S58-S60
Yield gap, profitability and inefficiency of Aman rice in coastal areas of Bangladesh
Authors: Roy AC , Rahman MA , Khan MA 
Published: April 2020

Despite of being an extremely overpopulated country with a limited land resource, Bangladesh has managed to increase its food production to a viable level. Yet it is necessary to increase production of food crop in order to cope with the growing population in a sustainable way. Closing yield gap is a means of attaining sustainability of agricultural intensification to keep pace with the growing crop demand. The objective of the present study is to assess the inefficiency and the yield gap of Aman rice production in climate vulnerable areas in Bangladesh. The study was conducted in Shaymnagar and Kaliganj Upazilas of Satkhira district in Bangladesh and data were collected using a stratified random sampling technique from 110 Aman cultivating farmers. Descriptive statistical techniques as well as Stochastic Frontier model were used to achieve the objectives of the study. The study revealed that, Aman rice cultivation was profitable in the study area. We estimated the model based yield gap, highest recorded yield gap and experimental yield gap. The mean efficiency analysis revealed that farmers could increase their production with optimal use of inputs and proper management systems. Absence of proper knowledge about the optimum input use and lack of institutional training as well as inadequate extension services were responsible for the reduced yield in most farmers’ fields. Salinity has reduced the overall productivity of the region, but it is believed that by popularizing the practice of saline tolerant rice variety and addressing the above mentioned issues the potential production can be achieved in the coastal region.
Progressive Agriculture 30 (4): 395-404, 2019