bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Standardising assessment to meet student needs in foreign language modules in a university context: Is standardisation possible?
Authors: Nunan Anna 
Published: June 2014

AbstractThe Applied Language Centre at University College Dublin offers foreign language modules to students in ten languages at CEFR levels ranging from A1 to B2. Efforts have been underway in the Centre to standardise the assessment components across languages to ensure parity between module credits and to meet student expectations as they migrate from one language module to another and one language level to the next. This process has involved close scrutiny of the reliability and validity of the existing testing techniques and attempts at improving rater reliability across languages and levels as well as the endeavour to tailor exam components to student needs. The university language modules focus on communicative ability and functional language use (students write short e-mails, respond to informational texts, etc.), so it is important that the assessment weighting and the examination material also relate to the immediate, practical needs of students (often beginners in a new language in this context). The proposed module outcomes need to be carefully tailored to the demands of university students and assessed in a fair and consistent manner across languages. The alignment between intended learning outcomes, classroom activities and assessment is crucial in this environment and requires constant evaluation and revision.
The assessment competence of university foreign language teachers: A Ukrainian perspective
Authors: Kvasova Olga , Kavytska Tamara 
Published: June 2014

AbstractThis article considers the assessment challenges and prospects faced by foreign language teachers in Ukrainian universities in the context of the country's joining the Bologna Process. A major problem relates to adapting higher education to a common framework designed to facilitate comprehension and comparison of the content and outcomes of degree programmes and devising methods of quality assurance in foreign language teaching. The implementation of reforms in the area includes the improvement of assessment standards, the creation of new assessment instruments, and ensuring that teachers' professional repertoire includes skills in accurately measuring students' performance. Given the increased role of assessment in Ukrainian language education and the challenges this new demand poses to teachers, we investigated university foreign language teachers' readiness to carry out complex and multifaceted functions related to formative and summative assessment. Specifically, we replicated the European Survey of Language Testing and Assessment Needs and carried out a survey of our own design to identify specific strengths and weaknesses in the assessments performed by university foreign language teachers. The surveys yielded results that are broadly comparable with the European data, but with minor variations that mostly have to do with newly introduced forms of assessment. Our study shows that Ukrainian university foreign language teachers are quite test-wise and prepared to do a good job in language testing and assessment. The insights drawn from the data can contribute to developing syllabi for pre- and in-service teacher training in the area.
New Semiotics: Canada's New Initiatives
Authors: Matthews Stéphanie Walsh , Danesi Marcel 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
Canada’s relationship to semiotics has been one of engagement, isolation, continued interest, and convergence. Semiotics in Canada has existed for a considerable period of time and, recently, has made itself a niche in the academic landscape by focusing on applications in three specific fields-forensics, robotics, and mathematics. Through our survey of the evolution of semiotics in adjacent and parallel fields, we demonstrate how semiotics serves as a veritable bridge between the sciences and the humanities. Providing a historical, contextual, and heuristic mapping of semiotics as it is currently used in Canadian institutions provides new inroads and applications that are required for the continued success of semiotics.
The Manifesto of Tartu-Moscow Semiotics since 1973
Authors: Kull Kalevi 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
In 1973, a collectively written manifesto titled Theses on the Semiotic Study of Cultures was penned under the leadership of Tartu scholar Juri Lotman together with his Moscow colleagues Vjacheslav Ivanov, Vladimir Toporov, Aleksandr Pjatigorskij, and Boris Uspenskij. The appearance of this work marked the birth of a new scholarly field of research called the semiotics of culture. In the present contribution we provide a bibliographic list of republications and translations of this seminal text.
Application of environmental and economic metrics to guide the development of biocatalytic processes
Authors: Lima-Ramos Joana , Tufvesson Pär , Woodley John M. 
Published: June 2014

Abstract
The increasing industrial interest in biocatalytic processes is predominantly driven by the need for selective chemistry, with high reaction yield (Yreaction) and few side reactions, as well as the need for optically pure chiral molecules (in particularly in the pharmaceutical industry). Interestingly, it is often argued that the mild conditions frequently used in biocatalytic reactions (ambient temperature and pressure, neutral pH and aqueous-based media) automatically lead to environmentally-friendly and cost-effective production processes. However, such a conclusion is not justified without the use of adequate tools to evaluate the performance of a process, in particular during process development. Nevertheless, at the early development stage, evaluation of biocatalytic processes is not a trivial task, not only due to the lack of data, but also because at this stage many of the biocatalytic processes are not yet fully optimized. Hence, in this paper we propose the use of a range of tools which can be used to guide process development, research tasks and support decision-making. Three sets of metrics are identified, each for use at different stages of process development (route selection, early development and late development), each with different objectives.
Magnetic Field Sensor Calibration for Attitude Determination
Authors: Klingbeil Lasse , Eling Christian , Zimmermann Florian , Kuhlmann Heiner 
Published: June 2014

AbstractThe presented work aims to give an overview of different calibration methods for magnetic field sensors, which are used for attitude determination. These methods are applicable in the field without any additional equipment. However, sometimes they require simplification assumptions. The paper addresses the validity of these assumptions, the accuracy and efficiency of the methods and the influence of the calibration error on the orientation estimation. Both simulations and measurements are used for evaluation. The measurements are performed using a GNSS multi-antenna system, providing an orientation reference (roll, pitch, yaw) without unknown external magnetic disturbances and with a sufficient accuracy (about 0.5 degrees). It is shown in simulations, that a full calibration of the sensor (including soft and hard iron disturbances by nearby materials) is possible without any additional equipment. However, experiments show, that some parts of the full calibration procedure are sensitive to an accurate execution of the necessary movements, which may lead to calibration errors in the same order of magnitude as a simplified method, which ignores the presence of soft iron disturbances.
Emergency Preparedness on Campus: Improving Procedural Knowledge and Response Readiness
Authors: Sattler David N. , Kirsch Julie , Shipley Gayle , Cocke Paul , Stegmeier Randy 
Published: June 2014

AbstractRecent disasters and acts of violence underscore the importance of informing campus communities about emergency preparedness and how to minimize harm and loss of life by taking protective actions. This project developed and assessed the effectiveness of an emergency preparedness video in increasing emergency preparedness and response knowledge on a college campus. The participants were 222 (89 male, 133 female) undergraduate students at Western Washington University who either watched or did not watch the emergency preparedness video and completed a survey assessing emergency preparedness and response knowledge. The results indicated that participants who watched the video were more knowledgeable and felt more responsible for preparing and responding to an emergency than those who did not watch the video. The findings show tangible benefits to developing an emergency preparedness video for the university. Higher education institutions should consider developing a video that communicates information specifically relating to their campus and finding ways to promote viewership of the video.
Crystal structure of diaquabis(benzoato-κO)(1,10-phenanthroline- κ2N,N')- manganese(II) 1.5 hydrate, C26H25MnN2O7.5
Authors: Chen Xiao-Miao , Liu Zheng-Jun , Cheng Meng-Qi , Hao Shi-You , Li Yu-Jie 
Published: June 2014

Abstract C26H25MnN2O7.5, tetragonal, I41/a (no. 88), a = 29.373(3) Å, c = 11.469(2) Å, V = 9894.7 Å3, Z = 16, Rgt(F) = 0.0330, wRref(F2) = 0.0791, T = 293 K.
Crystal structure of benzophenone-3,3',4,4'-tetracarboxylicimide-N,N'- diacetic acid — pyridine (1:2), C21H12N2O9·2C5H5N, C31H22N4O9
Authors: Ge Chunhua , Jiao Yang , Zhang Chenglong , Zhang Xiangdong 
Published: June 2014

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Dopamine and reward seeking: the role of ventral tegmental area
Authors: Ranaldi Robert 
Published: June 2014

AbstractReward seeking is controlled by conditioned stimuli (CSs). There is a positive relation between mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) and the performance of learned reward-directed behavior. The mechanisms by which reward-, including drug-, associated stimuli come to acquire the capacity to activate the DA systems are not fully understood. In this review, we discuss the possible neurochemical mechanisms within the ventral tegmental area that may be involved in how CSs acquire the capacity to activate ventral tegmental area (VTA) DA neurons based on principles of long-term potentiation in the VTA and the role of mesocorticolimbic DA in reward-related learning. We propose that CSs function as such because they acquire the capacity to activate VTA DA neurons. Furthermore, CSs come to acquire this control of VTA DA cells when there is coincident
Modellgestützte NIR-Materialfeuchtemessung mittels
Multidetektoranordnung
Authors: Hoof Christian , Wetzlar Dietmar , Henning Bernd 
Published: June 2014

Zusammenfassung
Zur berührungslosen Materialfeuchtebestimmung wird unter anderem die
Infrarotreflexionsmessung genutzt. Diese nichtinvasive und schnelle Methode
ist geeignet sowohl zur Bestimmung der Feuchte von Schüttgütern als
auch zur Charakterisierung von Trocknungsprozessen von Lacken. Die
reflektierte Strahlung ist dabei abhängig von Absorption und Streuung in
der Beschichtung sowie von den temporären und lokalen
Reflexionseigenschaften des Messobjektes. In dieser Untersuchung ist ein
experimenteller Aufbau zur simultanen Messung der gerichteten und der diffus
reflektierten Strahlungsanteile realisiert.
Ungekühlte Thermoelement-Luftbrückenstruktur für
Anwendungen im THz-Bereich
Authors: Schinkel U. , Keßler E. , Ihring A. , Dillner U. , Hänschke F. , May T. , Meyer H.-G. 
Published: June 2014

Zusammenfassung
Eine Luftbrückenstruktur wurde entwickelt, auf der ein
Dünnschicht-Thermoelement angeordnet ist. Dieses Thermoelement
dient als Abschlusswiderstand einer Antenne und gleichzeitig als
Temperatursensor [1]. Die Brückenstruktur wurde
mittels Oberflächenmikromechanik hergestellt. Die thermischen
Eigenschaften der Luftbrückenstruktur wurden durch
Computersimulationen untersucht, und basierend auf diesen
Ergebnissen wurde eine geeignete Technologie entwickelt, um eine
hochleistungsfähige thermoelektrische Terahertz-Sensorstruktur
herzustellen. Die Messung der elektrischen Empfindlichkeit dieser
Thermoelement-Luftbrückenstruktur ergab eine NEP von
18 pW/Hz1/2 unter Vakuumbedingungen und von
67 pW/Hz1/2 an Luft.
Design of Novel Solvents for Agrochemical Formulations via Solvatochromic Methods using N-Alkyl substituted Amides as Example
Authors: Westbye Peter , Andersson Martina , Hazen James L. , Bergström Karin 
Published: May 2014

Finding new candidate solvents that can work as replacers for banned solvents, or that could be an improvement to existing solvents, is a time-consuming procedure. It is important to know how solvent structure affects interactions with active ingredients and how it will affect the performance in the application. To fully understand the interactions between solvents and solutes, there is a need to understand the types of interactions that are involved in such systems.
This article discusses polar interaction between solvents and solutes and presents the methods that monitor polarity. Improved methods to monitor solute solubility and water solubility are also presented. Two classes of solvents are used as examples, namely, N,N-dimethyl alkaneamides and N-alkyl, N-methyl formamides. Tebuconazole is used as a model solute. The solubility of tebuconazole in the mentioned solvents as well as formulation stability is related to fundamental interaction parameters.
It is clear from the analysis that there exists a correlation between the β-parameter (electron donating properties) and the solubility of tebuconazole for amide solvents. It can also be seen that the two classes of solvents investigated in this study interact to a different extent with water (i.e. both the solubility of solvent in water and the solubility of water in the solvent). From the results, it is also clear that the N-decyl, N-methyl formamide is the best suited solvent to obtain stable formulations and emulsions at low temperature for high concentrations of tebuconazole.
Functional Conservation of the Pre-Sensor One Beta-Finger Hairpin (PS1-hp) Structures in Mini-Chromosome Maintenance Proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Archaea
Authors: Ramey Christopher J , Sclafani Robert A 
Published: May 2014

Abstract
Mini-chromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins form complexes that are required for DNA replication and are highly conserved throughout evolution. The replicative helicase of eukaryotic organisms is composed of the six paralogs MCM2-7, which form a heterohexameric ring structure. In contrast, the structure of the archaean replicative MCM helicase is a single Mcm protein that forms a homohexameric complex. Atomic structures of archaeal MCMs have identified multiple beta-finger structures in Mcm proteins whose in vivo function is unknown. In the present study, we have investigated the physiological role of the pre-sensor 1 beta-hairpin (PS1-hp) beta-fingers of Saccharomyces cerevisiaeMcm4p and Mcm5p in DNA replication initiation and elongation in vivo. The PS1-hp beta-finger mutant of Mcm5p (mcm5-HAT K506A::URA3) has a growth defect at both 18° and 37°. Mutation of the Mcm4p PS1-hp beta-finger (mcm4-HA K658A::TRP1) does not have a growth defect, indicating different functional contributions of the PS1-hp beta-finger structures of different MCM helicase subunits. Both Mcm4p and Mcm5p PS1-hp beta-finger mutants can coimmunoprecipitate Mcm2p, indicating the formation of the hexameric MCM helicase complex. Both PS1-hp beta-finger mutants have a plasmid loss phenotype that is suppressible by origin dosage, indicating a defective replication initiation. Surprisingly, a defect in the binding of PS1-hp MCM mutants to origins of DNA replication was not found by chromatin immunoprecipitation, suggesting a novel interpretation in which the defect is in a subsequent step of DNA strand separation by the MCM helicase. The double mutant mcm4-HA K658A::TRP1mcm5-HAT K506A::URA3 is lethal, displaying a terminal MCM mutant phenotype of large budded cells.
Religious Thoughts and Practice of the Kaum Menak: Strengthening Traditional Power
Authors: Lubis Nina Herlina 
Published: May 2014

In this article, discussion will be directed to delineating the history of the kaum menak, placing emphasis on their religious thoughts and practices. Having been political elites, it is important to emphasize that the kaum menak had to adapt to changing circumstances, both in terms of religion and politics. The religious life of kaum menak had social and political significance, and owing to their position within the society, it formed an important part of their existence. As will be made appearent explained in this article, the religious thoughts and practices of the kaum menak functioned as sources of their authority and were closely related to their efforts of maintaining political power within society.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v10i2.629
Hukum Islam dan Kesetaraan Jender di Indonesia
Authors: Salim M. Arskal 
Published: May 2014

This book is an ethnographic exploration of how Muslim people consider and resolve their daily difficulties in relation to law, religion and a notion of an ideal equality in pluralistic Indonesia. The main themes of this book involve public reasoning; interpretations, justifications, find arguments about various norms and rules related to marriage, divorce and inheritance. Bowen discusses diverse topics such as access to land, religious identity, women's rights, respect for ancestors, modernization, the rules of law, and the problems of holding together a nation. Gender analysis, equal rights, the relationship between men and women, and the interrelationship between religions, local tradition and universal norms were the key considerations in this book.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v10i3.627
Pondoks, Madrasahs, and the Production of Ulama in Malaysia
Authors: Roff William R. 
Published: May 2014

This essay traces the development of pondoks, or peoples' Islamic schools (sekolah ngama rakyat), in nineteenth and twentieth century Malay peasant society, their evolution into institutions styled madrasahs, and the role both played in the production of 'ulama'. Their equivalents in Indonesia, generally known as pesantren, have been the subject of substantial research and several notable published studies. Though this has been much less true for Malaysia, the scattered material that does exist perhaps warrants the following attempt to piece it together.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v11i1.651
Australian Public Knowledge of Islam
Authors: Dunn Kevin M. 
Published: May 2014

This research outline the extent and nature of the australian peoples' knowledge of Islam. only the fifth of respondents had reasonable or better knowledge of Islam, and half knew a little about ISlam. Males, middle-aged (25-49) and older respondent (50+) were much more likely to claim a fragmentary or better knowledge of Islam. By far the greatest variation in knowledge of Islam was between those with and without some tertiary education.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v12i1.644
Revealing the Neglected Missions: Some Comments on the Javanese Elements of Muhammadiyah Reformism
Authors: Burhani Ahmad Najib 
Published: May 2014

This paper seeks to discuss Muhammadiyah's attitude towards the Javanese cultural identity in the movement interacted with the ideology, psychology, and cosmology of Javanese culture.The views, insights, and behaviour of the founding father and early prominent figures within the organisation are presented, notably the way in which the former interpreted elements of Javanese culture. To analyse the data available, this work attempts to explore and articulate the 'grammar of symbol'.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v12i1.647
The Islamic Reformist Movement in the Malay-Indonesia World in the First Four Decades of the 20th Century: Insights Gained from a Comparative Look at Egypt
Authors: Eliraz Giora 
Published: May 2014

The transmission of Islamic reformist ideas from the Middle East, in particular from Egypt, to the Malay-Indonesian world stimulates interest in observing and examining this formative chapter in the history of the Islamic reformist movement in the Malay-Indonesian world by taking a comparative look at Egypt. Similarly, an observer of both the center of Islamic world and its "periphery" is surely tempted to try to link them. Hence, this article aims to search for the insights that may derive from such a comparative view. Of course, a comparative view of this type also has basically vulnerable points and biases which will be mentioned in this particular context in the course of the discussion. Not with-standing, it appears that taking Egypt as a comparative case study vis-a-vis the Malay-Indonesian world in this regard may enrich knowledge about this fascinating chapter in the modern history of the reformist movement in the Malay-Indonesian world. Perhaps it may even provide insights regarding the movement that go beyond the confines of the said period.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v9i2.666
Al-Nuṣūṣ al-Qadīmah wa al-Baḥth al-Tārikhī al-Ijtimā’ī fī al-Fikri al-Islāmī bi Indūnīsīyā
Authors: Tjandrasasmita Uka 
Published: May 2014

This article aims to highlight the importance of these manuscripts, which have a religious flavor, in relation to writings on the socio-intellectual history of Islam in Indonesia. According to this writer, these manuscripts contain much information and important knowledge, all of which may be beneficial to the reconstruction of several trains of Islamic intellectual thought, particularly Sufi thought, which of course heavily influenced the nature of early Islam in Indonesia. Unfortunately, to date, studies related to this history of Islam in Indonesia have often neglected to use these manuscripts as a primary source. Further, in the context of local Islam, the manuscripts are an important source, and ought to be used as a reference.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v9i2.669
Dekonstruksi Makna Kuasa dalam Matriarchy
Authors: Chuzaifah Yuniyanti 
Published: May 2014

This article an anthropological work by Peggy Reeves Sanday, who, between 1981 and 1999 traveled many times to West Sumatera, particularly to the Belubus area. This book attempts to answer the often-asked question as to whether Minang constitutes a genuine matriarchy, not just a form of matrilineal ties? This question arises from the fact that many thing are considered to have changed in the Minang social system, where power is in the hands of men in areas such as control of the state system, where authority in policy-making is male dominated, and where land ownership was brought under a policy of agrarian certification, where certificates were given to the head of the family, which by definition was male. The dominant discourse that bas developed can be said to judge that the Minangkabau of course adhere to the matrilineal tradition, but in reality are highly patriarchal. However, in this book, Peggy tries to overturn this view.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v9i2.670
Diaspora Hadrami di Asia Tenggara
Authors: Subhan Arief 
Published: May 2014

This book under review is basically in the same line as the above mentioned book it focus to the roles the Hadrami held in the destination countries of their diaspora. The difference lies in the fact that this book concentrated its discussion to the Hadrami diaspora in Southeast Asia. This present book, edited by Huub de Jong and Nico Kaptein, originates from a workshop held in Leiden (1997), "The Arab in Southeast Asia (1870-1990)", which was organized by the Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-Land- en Volkenkunde (KITLV) in conjunction with the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden. All papers in this book, except the work by Ahmad lbrahim Abu Shouk, come from those presented in the workshop. Taking Southeast Asia as its main focus, this book contributed to the understanding of a rather neglected aspect of the Hadrami diaspora in the world.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v9i3.663