bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Effect of process recording and self-compassion on self-focus: A pre-post interventional pilot study
Authors: Kurebayashi Yusuke , Harada Yusuke 
Published: February 2020

Research Problem/aim: This study examined whether process recording increases self-focus, and whether this effect is moderated by self-compassion.
Methods: Participants included 31 undergraduates in Tokyo. A pre-post-test design was used. Participants completed measures including self-focus and self-compassion before and after process recording. Participants were divided into high and low self-compassion groups. Findings: Overall, the mean rumination and reflection scores were 42.0 and 37.9, respectively, at pre-intervention. The low self-compassion group (n = 14) showed no significant changes in either subscale. The high self-compassion group (n = 17) showed a significant reduction in rumination.
Conclusions: Overall, process recording does not influence self-focus, but does reduce rumination in those with high self-compassion. Enhancing self-compassion is needed before using process recording to prevent excessive rumination.
The Supermakets Global Chain
Authors: Zomkowksi Salvi Vinícius 
Published: February 2020

Successful business depends on successful internal and external Supply Chain. From company requirements to tier supplier relationship, companies want to gain and keep customers. This article studied Supermarket supply chains. It tried to find positive and negative attributes, it did a gap analysis of those attributes and it dedicated deeply in techniques of integration and synchronization such as VMI, ECR and CPRF to prove the importance of a successful supply chain management.
It was got 14 positive and negative attributes such as POS data, collaborative planning, collaborative and automatic replenishment, controlled inventory and developed logistics tools as cross docking, third parties, and RFID. Negative attributes can be, for instance, a complexed logistics operations and difficulties in implementing synchronization.
Using Stanford’s Design Thinking Model at the Rural Village Level
Authors: Lane Paul , Christopher KC 
Published: February 2020

A case history of a rural workshop using the Stanford Design Thinking Model in a -remote part of the Rio San Juan Nicaragua. The program is run under UNICAM UNAN-Managua believed to be the largest program of its kind.
It is a chance to see how both facilitators and participants can learn in very simple settings. It is a chance to understand what kinds of things are impacting the lives of rural people in their quest for the basics of existence such as food and water.
Most of all it is a living action of the dream of bringing top level education to the rural people of Nicargua. All the action takes place in a simple rancho at the edge of the Rio San Juan where participants come by canoe, and by foot.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS , A CASE OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NYANDARUA SOUTH SUB- COUNTY, KENYA
Authors: Ibrahim Khatete 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the monitoring and evaluation of teacher effectiveness a case of Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development tool (TPAD) in public secondary schools in Nyandarua South Sub-county, Nyandarua County, Kenya. The study was set to achieve three objectives; To determine the influence of teacher clog in and clog out exercise on teacher performance in public secondary schools in Nyandarua South Sub-county, Nyandarua county Kenya, to examine the influence of teachers’ class registers on teacher performance in public secondary schools and to determine the influence of teachers adherence to school deadlines on their performance in public secondary schools. The study was guided by Performance Appraisal Model and benefited from descriptive survey research design. The target population was all 18 public secondary schools in Nyandarua south sub-county. The respondents were 18 Principals, 18 deputy Principals 20 H.O.D s and 90 teachers being a sample size of 30 percent of the entire public school population. Teachers were sampled using simple random sampling to obtain five teachers in every sampled school, totaling to 90 teachers. Questionnaires, interview guide and document analysis guide formed the instruments used for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze collected data. The study findings revealed that monitoring of teachers on their reporting on duty and leaving from duty improved the teachers stayed in school hence more contact time between teachers and learners in school, the monitoring of teacher class attendance improved teachers’ syllabus coverage. A majority of the schools are completing the syllabus coverage in time. The teachers are now able to do revision as they prepare students for examinations and promotion to the next grades. The meeting of deadlines has created a positive culture among the teachers in the schools. The teachers now look at meeting the deadlines set by the schools as a good thing that is making them more responsible. Lastly the strategies being used to monitor teachers attendance on their duties has resulted into impressive performance of teacher in their duties. Based on the findings and Conclusions of the study, it is recommended that TPAD tool for monitoring teachers on time management should be emphasized. The practice should be borrowed and applied to other areas of school operations.
Exploring Importance of Onnlin;e Review on Price
Authors: Berger Paul D. , Chen Qiuyi , Tang Jiaye , Furqan Muhammad 
Published: February 2020

This paper considers the importance of online reviews and their effects on different parameters of a business’ product or service. We use Airbnb as our source of data and tested customer reviews and other variables within the business to determine their influence on Airbnb’s price. We performed our study primarily by using stepwise regression analyses. The results of our analysis are potentially helpful for businesses to develop their marketing and pricing strategies based on how significant variables are.

Keywords: Airbnb, number of reviews, overall satisfaction score, stepwise regression analysis, pricing strategy
Self-Monitoring as a Personality Variable in Tinto’s Theory of Integration
Authors: Smith Wade , Forbes Sean , Robichaux-Davis Rebecca , Guarino Anthony J. 
Published: February 2020

One weakness of Tinto’s (1993) model is its inability to identify early dropouts (Webb, 1988), which may be due to the theory’s inattention to personality traits. Self-monitoring (Snyder, 1974) may be an important trait related to dropout. This study hypothesized low self-monitors, compared to high self-monitors would be more likely to (1) have higher initial commitment levels, (2) achieve higher academic integration, (3) accomplish greater social integration, and (4) persist in college. Path analysis confirmed all hypotheses. Self-Monitoring was demonstrated to be an important personal characteristic in Tinto's Theory. Application of theses findings are discussed.
Continuous Relevance to ‘Unspeakable Wrongness’ in Orwell’s A Hanging: A Transitivity Analysis
Authors: Alam Md 
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT:
This paper is an interdisciplinary study of Orwell’s queer-literary genre piece i.e. “A Hanging” with an insight into the “unspeakable wrongness” across that 1931short story / essay by the application of Halliday’s linguistic tool of “Transitivity”. The functional linguistic theory of transitivity is very instrumental in exploring “ideational meaning” about the “on-goings” of characters’ material and mental world as expressed and documented in literature. Albeit comparatively less noticed, Orwell’s “A Hanging” is a superb experiential documentation of his intolerance and disapproval of all unspeakable wrongness in all forms found in “colonialism”, “imperialism”, and “capital punishment”, discovery of all of which through the story has an extended significance and current century relevance. The study comes up with a convincing “cosmopolitan call” for the abolishment of capital punishment. Orwell goes as a narrator mentally aloof from his imperialist fellows and stands as one “odd out” with a deciphered “anti-imperialistic” impulse inside him which marks out colonialism as the very wrong “metamorphosing” power that is in itself demoralizing and makes it a huge impossibility of “equity” among universal humanity. Orwell ended up with a “Geliliolic discovery” of imperialism paving the way of only “oppression and deprivation” of the colonized and injecting a “generic moral decay” inside them; so Orwell cuts his professional “cohortship” with this giant, wrong, inhuman system that practices far-fetched, unconvincing “power imbalance” on earth by taking away the powerless races’ “freedom of speech”, and that bursts into a large scale of “moral decay” and “hollowness” of human hearts.
Immunoinformatics taught to middle and high school pupils in IMGT®
Authors: Nguefack Ngoune Viviane , Pegorier Perrine , Bertignac Morgane , Chentli Imène , Giudicelli Veronique , Hadi-Saljoqi Saida , Jabado-Michaloud Joumana , Folch Geraldine 
Published: February 2020

IMGT®, the international ImMunoGeneTics information system® (http://www.imgt.org), is the global reference in immunogenetics and immunoinformatics. In 2019, for the first time, two pupils were welcomed within the team and introduced to immunoinformatics thank to the «Apprentis Chercheurs » programme founded by the association «l’Arbre des Connaissances ». This article describes the method and pedagogical approaches used, and demonstrates that immunoinformatics can be successfully taught to pupils of middle and high school.
Laser interference ablation by ultrashort UV laser pulses via diffractive beam management
Authors: Klein-Wiele Jan-Hendrik , Blumenstein Andreas , Simon Peter , Ihlemann Jürgen 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The fabrication of periodic surface patterns on various materials by ultrashort ultraviolet (UV) laser pulses is reviewed. Laser interference ablation using two or more coherent beams leads to deterministic, strictly periodic patterns. The generation of the interfering beams is accomplished by diffractive optical elements like gratings, grating systems or computer-generated holograms. The recombination of the diffracted beams is performed by optical imaging or diffractive beam management. Ultrashort UV pulses are especially suited for generating micron- to submicron-sized deterministic periodic patterns on metals and semiconductors.
Serious games as an aid in the development of people with intellectual disabilities
Authors: Sochocka Anna , Mirocha Jakub , Starypan Rafał 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
This article contains the description of a web application created in order to help children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. The application gathers simple serious games that are supposed to be an addition to the daily therapy, widening and intensifying its results. The article starts with a quick review of already created serious games for people with the autism spectrum and the Down syndrome. Later, it focuses on formal and technical details of the chosen solution. The main part of the publication contains descriptions of the particular games created for the application. The article explains the rules of each game and depicts it with a screenshot from the application. Finally, the reader can find the results of the tests conducted with the help of the parents of pupils attending one of Cracow’s special needs school. The tests, during which the children were encouraged to use the web application in their homes, lasted for a little more than 3 weeks. The final section also contains opinions of the therapists with more than 20 years of experience.
Enhancing the thermal stability, water repellency, and flame retardancy of wood treated with succinic anhydride and melamine-urea-formaldehyde resins
Authors: Wang Zhenxing , Han Xiaoshuai , Wang Sijie , Lv Yan , Pu Junwen 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
The flame retardancy and dimensional stability of wood were improved by pretreating wood with succinic anhydride (SA), and then impregnating the SA-treated wood with melamine-urea-formaldehyde (MUF) resin. The SA-treated wood obtained graft anchors on the cell wall, which reduced the water-absorbing groups of wood and enhanced the retention of the MUF resin, leading to an efficiently fire-proof protection layer and water repellency. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy demonstrated that the grafting experiment was successful. The water repellency experiments revealed that the pretreated wood impregnated with MUF resin had enhanced hydrophobicity and great improvement in dimensional stability. In addition, the limiting oxygen index value of the modified wood increased by 74%, the flame-retardant performance was improved, and precious rescue time was provided for when a fire occurs. The facile two-step wood modification process substantially enhanced the thermal stability, water repellency, and fire-retardant performance of wood, and therefore represents a novel direction toward hydrophobic and fire-retardant structural materials.
Comparison of the effect of 12- and 24-session cardiac rehabilitation on physical, psychosocial and biomedical factors in ischemic heart disease patients
Authors: Sadeghi Masoumeh , Izadi Abdullah , Mahdi Hadavi Mohammad , Rafati Fard Mohammad , Roohafza Hamidreza 
Published: February 2020

Abstract

Background
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a key component of effective care for patients with a wide spectrum of cardiac problems. It seems that the short-term provision of these services can facilitate their use and meeting of related needs for patients participating in the CR programs.

Materials and methods
In this interventional study on patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) referred to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Chamran Hospital, Isfahan, Iran. One-hundred and twelve patients were randomly divided into two groups of 12 and 24 sessions of CR [mean age: 59.2 ± (9.02) and 60.7 ± (9.3) years, respectively] and underwent a CR program. All information was collected in two stages, before the beginning of the program and after completion of 12- and 24-session rehabilitation programs. The data collection tools were demographics questionnaire, the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ), McNew Quality of Life Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS).

Results
The results of this study showed that in both groups, total physical activity (PA) and functional capacity increased, and the quality of life (QOL) was statistically improved. Comparison of changes in mean differences at the end of the rehabilitation periods between the two groups, showed that only the weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in the 24-session group significantly decreased compared to the 12-session group and, but no significant difference in other variables was observed.

Conclusion
Overall, the findings of this study support the overall benefits of the CR program in both the short and the long term. Therefore it can be suggested that a short-term program can still be a valuable option for reducing the risk in cardiac patients and meeting their service needs.
Valuation with Multiples: A Conceptual Analysis
Authors: Schueler Andreas 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
Estimating the market price of a company with multiples is common practice. Especially if several multiples are used simultaneously, the bandwidth of value estimates might be wide. The paper aims at narrowing down this bandwidth with a conceptual analysis. I analyze the different ways to average peer multiples, the links between common multiples (‘inter-multiple’ analysis), the relevance of their components (‘intra-multiple’ analysis) and the resulting choice between a bottom-up and a top-down approach for deriving a multiple, and the impact of differing capital structures.
Simplified Representation of Multichannel Thermal Unimolecular Reactions. II. Refined Parametrization of Formaldehyde Dissociation
Authors: Maergoiz Anatoli I. , Troe Jürgen , Ushakov Vladimir 
Published: February 2020

Abstract
Simplified representations of branching fractions for thermal unimolecular two-channel reactions are discussed. The dissociation of formaldehyde serves as an illustrative example. Quantum-corrected classical trajectory calculations on an ab initio potential energy surface are combined with master equation calculations for collisional energy transfer. The treatment accounts for roaming atom dynamics. The dependence of the channel branching fractions on the bath gas pressure and temperature, on the collision efficiencies, and on the difference of channel threshold energies, are explored. It is discussed to what extent the derived simplified representations of channel branching fractions can be generalized.
Konseling Kelompok Menggunakan Shame Attacking Exercise terhadap Peningkatan Keberanian Mengungkapkan Pendapat
Authors: Prafitri Tyas Ayu , Sunawan Sunawan , Kurniawan Kusnarto 
Published: February 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini membuktikan adakah pengaruh konseling kelompok dengan menggunakan shame attacking exercise terhadap peningkatan keberanian mengungkapkan pendapat siswa kelas VIII B SMP Negeri 5 Taman Pemalang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen dengan desain penelitian menggunakan pre-eksperimetal design. Subjek dari penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIII B dengan jumlah 7 orang. Alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah skala psikologi dan menggunakan analisis wilcoxon. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan ada perubahan keberanian mengungkapkan pendapat pada siswa, sebelum dan sesudah mengikuti konseling kelompok, berubah dari kategori sedang menjadi tinggi. Meskipun pada penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya perubahan pada siswa, jika dilihat dari tiap indikatornya, terdapat aspek yang tingkat perubahannya rendah. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh konseling kelompok dengan menggunakan shame attacking exercise terhadap peningkatan keberanian mengungkapkan pendapat siswa kelas VIII B SMP Negeri 5 Taman Pemalang. Sehingga untuk penelitian selanjutnya dapat lebih ditingkatkan lagi untuk tiap indikatornya agar didapatkan hasil yang lebih maksimal.

The purpose of this study was to prove whether there was an influence of group counseling by using shame attacking exercise to increase the students’ courage in expressing opinion in class VIII B SMP Negeri 5 Taman Pemalang. The type of this research was experimental research with pre-experimental research design. The subject of this research was 7 students of class VIII B. The data collection instrument used were psychological scale and wilcoxon test analysis. The result of the research showed that there was a change of the students’ courage in expressing opinion in before and after the group counseling, changed from moderate to high category. Although this research showed there was a change from the students, if it was seen from each its indicator, there was an aspect that had low changing level. It can be concluded that there was an influence of group counseling by using shame attacking exercise to increase the students’ courage in expressing opinion in class VIII B SMP Negeri 5 Taman Pemalang. Thus, the next research can be improved so each its indicator can get more maximal result.
Penerapan Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Pendekatan Experiential Learning untuk Meningkatkan Self-Esteem
Authors: Puspita Diah Ayu , Mugiarso Heru , Mulawarman Mulawarman 
Published: February 2020

Penelitian ini dilakukan berdasarkan fenomena disekolah yang dirujuk dari fenomena global yang terjadi berupa krisis menurunan self-esteem pada usia remaja. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menguji keefektifan layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan pendekatan experiential learning untuk meningkatkan self-esteem siswa kelas VIII MTs Al Asror Semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode one group pretest-posttest design. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling, dengan sampel penelitian sebanyak 8 siswa. Alat pengumpul data menggunakan skala self-esteem dengan reliabilitas alpha cronbach (r=0,7;p<0,05). Teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis data deskriptif, self-esteem siswa sebelum diberikan layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan pendekatan experiential learning memiliki nilai rata-rata dalam kategori rendah (M=2,4,SD=0,1). Self-esteem siswa sesudah diberikan layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan pendekatan experiential learning memiliki nilai rata-rata dalam kategori tinggi (M=3,1,SD=0,1). Selain itu juga dilakukan uji hipotesis menggunakan uji wilcoxon (Z= 4,00, p<0,05). Berdasarkan hasil analisis data deskriptif serta uji hipotesis maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan pendekatan experiential learning efektif untuk meningkatkan self-esteem siswa kelas VIII MTs Al Asror Semarang.

This research was conducted based on school phenomenon that was referenced from global phenomenon that happened in the form of crisis of decreasing self-esteem in adolescent age. The purpose of this research is to test the effectiveness of group guidance service with experiential learning approach to improve self-esteem of class VIII student MTs Al Asror Semarang. This research uses one group pretest-posttest design method. Sampling technique using purposive sampling, with sample of research as many as 8 students. The data collection tool uses a self-esteem scale with alpha cronbach reliability (r = 0.7; p <0.05). Data analysis technique using descriptive data analysis, self-esteem before the students given group guidance service with experiential learning approach has the average value in the low category (M = 2.4, SD = 0.1). Student self-esteem after being given group counseling services with experiential learning approach has an average value in the high category (M = 3.1, SD = 0.1). Also tested hypothesis using wilcoxon test (Z = 4.00, p <0,05). Based on the results of descriptive data analysis and hypothesis testing it can be concluded that the guidance services group with experiential learning approach is effective to improve self-esteem students of class VIII MTs Al Asror Semarang.