bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Plastic Solid Waste Management Assessment Among Selected Schools in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto, Nigeria
Authors: Gada Sahabi Nasibatu 
Published: March 2024

The objective of this work was to assess the plastic solid waste management among selected schools in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto, Nigeria. A descriptive survey (cross-sectional) study was employed and collected data from portions of schools and respondents. The findings indicate that, demographic characteristics of teacher respondents involved in this study are: Males are 66.7%, females are 33.3%; and the levels of education include, NCE/diploma (58.0%), BSc (26.7%), MSc (13.3%), and PhD (2.0%). Regards to students involved, 48.0% are males, 60.0% are females; 36.0% are 18-20 years old, and 64.0% are above 20 years old. The level of education of students include, 60.0% diploma students, and 40.0% certificates students. The effects are listed in the order of frequency as submitted by participants: Release of gases (20.5%), land pollution (17.0%), water pollution (15.0%), attraction of vermin (11.0%), breeding of diseases (10.5%), loss of biodiversity (7.5%), reduction of beauty of environment (7.5%), offensive odour (5.0%), flooding (5.0%), and particulates release (1.0%). Methods of waste elimination are: open disposal occurs among 37.5% schools; likewise, open disposal and burning, occur in 37.5%; while, use as fertilizer was recorded in 12.5% schools. Waste collection methods are either open dumping (80.0%), or use of containers (20.0%). The use of segregation of waste; therewith, only 20.0% practice segregation, the remaining 80.0% do not practice segregation, rather openly display mixtures of waste materials. The possible remedies to mitigate plastic solid waste mismanagement and effects include, education (awareness) and behavior change (53.3%) was mostly stated, funding (26.7%), improvisation (15.3%), scavenging (3.3%), and innovations (1.3%). Policy makers need to act urgently in diverse ways, and the people are supposed to be educated on ways of remediating plastic waste pollution.
Children’s Knowledge of Organization, Cohesion, and Voice in Written Exposition
Authors: Cox Beverly E. , Shanahan Timothy , Tinzmann Margaret B. 
Published: March 2024

This study investigatest he abilityo f 48 children at two grades (3, 5) and reading ability levels (good, poor) to write functionally appropriate expository texts. Their texts (96 in all) were examined for appropriateness and complexity of organization; cohesion, including cohesive harmony; and voice. They were also ranked holistically for quality of writing by adult readers. The data were submitted to descriptive and parametric statistics that examined grade and reading level effects and relationships.
Results suggest that nearly all these children understood the function and audience for exposition. Reading level was found to be significantly more related than grade level to sophisticated use of cohesion, organization, and a preference for lexical rather than coreferential cohesion devices. Adult rating of writing quality correlated significantly with those texts using more cohesive harmony and complex organization
Teachers Reading/Readers Teaching: Five Teachers’ Personal Approaches to Literature and Their Teaching of Literatur
Authors: Zancanella Don 
Published: March 2024

This study investigated the relationships between five junior high school teachers’ personal approaches to literature and their teaching of literature. Each teacher was interviewed eight times and observed while teaching literature eight times. Data comprised of field notes, transcriptions of audiotapes, and a variety of written artifacts were used to prepare individual case studies.
The case studies revealed that the teachers’ personal approaches to literature included an emphasis on vicarious involvement. The case studies further revealed that the teachers’ use of the knowledge present in their personal approaches to literature is limited by a “school” approach to literature which consists of a focus on comprehension and the learning of literary terms and concepts and which is supported by state-mandated achievement tests.
The conclusions suggest that pedagogically useful knowledge exists in these five teachers’ personal approaches to literature but that institutional constraints and the teachers’ lack of a theoretical framework for literary studies prevent it from being utilized.
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English
Authors: Larson Richard L. , Saks A. L. 
Published: March 2024

Editor’s Note: Selected, annotated bibliographies of research in the teaching of English appear in the May and December issues of RTE. In general the items selected for inclusion in each bibliography are drawn from the dissertation abstracts in DAI and from articles or books published from July to December preceding the May issue and from January to June preceding the December issue. Annotations of items drawn from DAI are based on the abstracts; annotations of other items are based on the full texts of those items.
We ask readers to call our attention to published research we may have overlooked inadvertently or to notify us of newly published books containing research in the areas coveredb y the bibliographyf or possible inclusion in the review. Please send questions or comments to Richard L. Larson, 30 Greenridge Ave., 5-H, White Plains, NY 10605-1237.
The Need for Critics
Authors: Purves Alan C. 
Published: March 2024

Yes, education is a national issue, but it is also a danger. When I look all these books about how to teach, I have the impression that children are being used as fodder for testing, that the aim is not to educate them, but to bring them up as if they were frogs or guinea pigs for psychologists. This is dreadful. Poor young people! What they have to go through because of these books! They are trained like performing animals. (Unamuno, 1993, p.42)
There are two things I cannot stand: pedagogy and sociology. The former must be replaced by art and the latter by history. (Unamuno, 1993, p. 42)
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English
Authors: Saks A. L. , Larson Richard L. 
Published: March 2024

Editor’s Note: Selected, annotated bibliographies of research in the teaching of English appear in the May and December issues of RTE. In general, the items selected for inclusion in each bibliography are drawn from the dissertation abstracts in DAI and from articles or books published from July to December preceding the May issue and from January to June preceding the December issue. Annotations of items from DAI are based on the abstracts; annotations of other items are based on the full texts of those items.
We ask readers to call our attention to published research we may have overlooked inadvertently and to notify us of newly published books containing research in the areas coveredb y the bibliographyf or possible inclusion in the review.P lease direct questions or comments to Richard L. Larson, 30 Greenridge Ave., 5-H, White Plains, NY 10605-1237.
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English
Authors: Larson Richard L. , Saks A. L. 
Published: March 2024

Editor’s Note: Selected, annotated bibliographies of research in the teaching of English appear in the May and December issues of RTE. In general, the items selected for inclusion in each bibliography are drawn from the dissertation abstracts in DAI and from articles or books published from July to December preceding the May issue and from January to June preceding the December issue. Annotations of items from DAI are based on the abstracts; annotations of other items are based on the full texts of those items.
We ask readers to call our attention to published research we may have overlooked inadvertently and to notify us of newly published books containing research in the areas covered by the bibliography for possible inclusion in the review. Please direct questions or comments to Richard L. Larson, 30 Greenridge Ave., 5-H, White Plains, NY 10605-1237.
Design of Ammonia Concentration Monitoring System Using Radio Communication
Authors: Myesha A Renetha Salma , Wardoyo Arinto Yudi Ponco , Anggraeni Dewi , Pramundhitya Maria , Widhowati Azarine Aisyah , Adi Eko Teguh Purwito 
Published: March 2024

The adverse effects of air pollution on human health, climate change, and ecosystems have made air pollution a major problem in the last four years. Ammonia is a pollutant that has an impact on human health. This study aims to develop a monitoring system for NH3 concentrations using radio communication. The radio module used in data communication is SX1278. The sensor used in this system is MICS-6814, which is integrated with Arduino Nano. The sensor used has been tested and can be used in emission detection. Monitoring results data is displayed on the LCD and serial monitor. Data communication performance for the monitoring process was tested at various distances. This system can reach a measurement distance of 80 meters, with the best distance used for monitoring being less than 50 meters. This system was tested to be able to monitor a different level building. The result shows that the system's performance is the RSSI at a distance of 0 meters is -28 dBm. At the same time, the farthest distance of 80 meters is -101 dBm. The data transmission has a delay time of 1,300 ms and an accuracy of 91%. The ambient NH3 concentration in the area of Malang is found in the range of 0.001 ppm.
Analisis Penerapan Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi Pendidikan Agama Islam Di Sekolah Penggerak SMP Negeri 11 Tual
Authors: Ridwan Andi , Umarella Samad 
Published: March 2024

Pembelajaran agama Islam di sekolah menengah pertama menghadapi tantangan dalam mengakomodasi perbedaan belajar siswa. Dalam konteks ini, penerapan pembelajaran berdiferensiasi menjadi penting untuk memastikan pendidikan yang inklusif dan berorientasi pada pengembangan karakter siswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menganalisis penerapan pembelajaran berdiferensiasi pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di SMP Negeri 11 Tual, termasuk langkah konkret yang diambil oleh guru-guru PAI, metode, strategi, dan alat pembelajaran yang digunakan, serta hambatan yang mungkin dihadapi dalam penerapannya. Metode penelitian ini yaitu penelitian lapangan (field research) dengan analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Adapun lokasi penelitian berada di SMP Negeri 11 Tual, Desa Ohoitahit, Kecamatan Pulau Dullah Utara, Kota Tual. Waktu penelitian dilakukan dari tanggal 17 Januari sampai dengan 17 Februari 2024. Analisis data diperoleh melalui wawancara dan dokumentasi, kemudian data dianalisis menggunakan tahap reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan pembelajaran berdiferensiasi pendidikan agama Islam di SMPN 11 Tual telah berjalan sejak tahun 2021 yang menunjukkan adanya komitmen Kepala Sekolah beserta semua guru dalam menerapkan pembelajaran berdiferensiasi sesuai dengan tingkat pengetahuan, bakat dan minat, serta gaya belajar murid. Selanjutnya pembelajaran berdiferensiasi dapat dikatakan berjalan dengan lancar apabila memenuhi indikator yaitu diferensiasi konten, proses, produk dan lingkungan belajar. Adapun dampak dalam penerapan pembelajaran berdiferensiasi pendidikan agama Islam di Sekolah Penggerak SMPN 11 Tual mencakup 3 aspek yaitu peningkatan pemahaman ajaran agama Islam, peningkatan hasil belajar murid, dan menciptakan lingkungan belajar yang inklusif.
Redesigning The Organization Of The Jakarta City Government: Adaptation And Innovation Towards A Sustainable City
Authors: Munjirin Munjirin 
Published: March 2024

The challenges faced by the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta in dealing with its change in status as the special capital region have triggered the need for a comprehensive evaluation of the existing spatial and governance systems. Discussions between the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta and the Minister of National Development Planning indicate the importance of collaboration between central and regional government institutions in ensuring effective adaptation. In the context of relocating the national capital to East Kalimantan, Jakarta is confronted with the challenge of restructuring its government organization to manage environmental challenges, enhance the quality of public services, and ensure development sustainability. The primary focus of the Jakarta Government is on economic development and recovery, which requires restructuring the government organization to enhance the quality of public services and adapt to digital transformation. Redesigning the government organization is essential to ensure smooth transition and sustainable development in the future. Gap analysis shows that Jakarta faces several issues in organizational structure, workflow processes, human resources, and information technology. This research utilizes a qualitative approach with a case study method, collecting data from various sources, including literature reviews and official documents such as laws and regulations, as well as Government performance reports. It is hoped that the findings of this research will provide a comprehensive overview of the changes in the government organization in Jakarta City and offer valuable insights to the local government in their efforts to improve performance and effectiveness, as well as ensure development sustainability in the future.
Сок черноплодной рябины: 10 веских причин добавить в свой рацион
Authors: Ткачева Наталья  , Елисеева Татьяна  
Published: March 2024

Частая жительница отечественных садов, черноплодная рябина, которую иногда ошибочно называют черноплодной аронией, на самом деле является межвидовым гибридом вышеназванного растения. Известный селекционер Иван Мичурин почти 100 лет назад, в далеком 1935 году, «окультурил» американскую аронию — скрестил ее с рябиной и вывел новый вид, ту самую черноплодку, или черноплодную рябину, называемую также аронией Мичурина. Растение отличается от заморских предков более внушительными размерами, а также более крупными и вкусными ягодами. Плоды черноплодной рябины широко используют в современной кулинарии, а также их нередко применяют в фармацевтике.
Особой популярностью среди почитателей ЗОЖ и народной медицины пользуется вкусный фреш, отжатый из спелых ягод растения. Найти сок черноплодной рябины сегодня можно и в широкой продаже, например, в специализированных магазинах или отделах супермаркетов, но наиболее полезным, по мнению специалистов, все же считается самостоятельно приготовленный напиток.
Comparative Efficacy of Levofloxacin Versus Amoxycillin/Clavulanic Acid Combined with Azithromycin in Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Authors: Musungu Vincent , Onguru Daniel , Onyango Patrick 
Published: March 2024

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Early initiation of antibiotics is highly recommended. In most CAP cases, multiple drug options are increasingly becoming available, but there is often a lack of evidence that allows for a direct comparison of the efficacy of one drug versus another.
Aim: The main objective was to compare treatment outcomes using oral levofloxacin alone and combined azithromycin and amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid in outpatient treatment of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Methods: This study was a prospective longitudinal design. Patients diagnosed with CAP were randomly assigned to first and second treatment groups. Community-acquired pneumonia was diagnosed according to America Thoracic Society criteria. The sample size of 78 was arrived at by Yamane Taro (1967) formula. Every patient diagnosed and treated in the outpatient department who gave written consent to participate was enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to one of the treatment groups. Minors below 18 years were excluded from the study. Data were analysed using SPSS for Windows version 26. An independent t-test compared the effectiveness of the two treatment groups. Changes in white blood cell count during the follow-up visits were done using a chi-square test. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results. The majority, 33(50%) of the patients, were aged between 21 and 29 years, and over sixty percent, 42(63.6%) of participants were females. Of all the participants, 66(100%) had a cough and chest pain, 57(86.4%) had crackles, and about ten percent, 6(9.1%) had difficulty breathing at the time of admission into the study. About 29(43.9%) of patients had a fever at baseline, and 14(21.2%) had a respiratory rate between 16 and 29 breaths per minute at baseline. A combination of azithromycin and amoxycillin/clavulanic acid was associated with statistically significant faster resolution of chest pains and cough (mean 1.7 and 3.14 days, respectively) compared to levofloxacin group (mean 2.21 and 3.71 days, respectively) in patients who had community-acquired pneumonia (p=0.009. There was no difference in fever resolution, time to crackles subsidence, resolution of difficulty in breathing, and change in white blood cell count in participants in the two treatment groups.
Conclusions: Azithromycin combined with amoxycillin/clavulanic acid reduced chest pain in 1.70 days (SD=0.618) compared to levofloxacin alone (2.21 days, SD=1.204) (p=0.009). Azithromycin combined with amoxycillin/clavulanic acid reduced cough in 3.14 days (SD=0.789) versus levofloxacin alone (3.70 days, SD=0.588) (p=0.014). Hence, the azithromycin plus amoxycillin/clavulanic acid combination was found to be superior for managing CAP.
Adherence to Anti-seizure Drugs and Associated Factors among Children with Epilepsy in central Sudan
Authors: Eltahir Salma Hassan Mohammed , Babikir Haydar El Hadi Babikir , Omer Ibrahim Osman M. Omer , Taj El Deen ImadEldeen Mohammed Taj El Deen 
Published: March 2024

Background: Epilepsies are the most common neurological disorder in children worldwide. They result in disability or even death. Adherence to anti-seizure drugs (ASDs) is challenging for children with epilepsies.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 67 children with epilepsies age between (2-16 years of age) on follow up visits at neurology refer clinic at Wad Medani Pediatric Teaching Hospital; Central Sudan from February to July. 2022. Adherence to ASDs was measured using Morisky’s Medication Adherence Scale eight – items (MMAS-8) translated to the local language. Descriptive analysis was conducted to calculate frequencies and percentages for categorical data, chi-square test for associated factors with adherence. A P-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Gender analysis showed that 36 (53.7%) of patients were males. Forty-eight (71.6%) had good adherence to their medications. Thirty-three (49.3%) had 1-12 seizures/year. Thirty-nine (58.2%) of participants had generalized seizures while 22 (32.8%) had focal seizures. Sixty-six (95.5%) of study patients on poly therapy had good adherences. Adherence was not found to be associated with sex, age, parental education, employment status, ASDs, duration of epilepsy, type of epilepsy, seizures frequency or monotherapy versus poly therapy (p value > 0.05).
Complex retrograde transarterial access and embolization of a giant internal iliac artery aneurysm after occlusion failure of Micro vascular plug (MVP) embolization and preceding EVAR in the distal ectatic Aorta and bilateral iliac artery aneurysms
Authors: Mertineit Nando , Buitrago Tellez Carlos , Kissling Pascal , Mosler Frank , Heverhagen Johannes , Nöldge Gerd 
Published: March 2024

The therapy of pelvic aneurysms is minimally invasive through interventional radiology using various devices and embolic agents:
1. By using a covered stent/prosthesis to maintain antegrade ﬂow when a landing zone, i.e., a
vascular segment angiographically present into which the stent can be placed to bridge the neck of the aneurysm, thereby interrupting aneurysm perfusion.
2. Through complete embolization of the aneurysm using embolic agents/coils.
3. As performed in our case, by covering the aneurysm (Img 14 A-C) with a covered stent /prosthesis, following prior embolization of the branching vessels using macroembolic agents. In cases where there is insuﬃcient occlusion of the aneurysm with residual perfusion, secondary em- bolization becomes considerably more complex due to the occlusion of the anatomically antegrade access and the altered hemodynamics around the aneurysm causing retrograde collateralization. Through detailed analysis of CT angiography, even in static CT, retrograde circulation could be iden- tiﬁed, allowing for a minimally invasive secondary approach to the aneurysm without the need for general anesthesia and/or surgery. By completely eliminating the aneurysm, the risk of rupture in the elderly patient was minimally invasively eliminated. The treatment of this patient exempliﬁes the possibilities that embolization with a wide array of embolic agents and catheters oﬀers in a hemo- dynamically very complex situation.
PENGEMBANGAN VIDEO PEMBELAJARAN TARI BARIS TUNGGAL GAYA I NYOMAN CERITA DI SANGGAR SENI TEDUNG AGUNG, DESA UBUD, KABUPATEN GIANYAR
Authors: Bisma I Dewa Gede Oka , Budiarsa I Wayan , Putra I Gede Gunadi 
Published: March 2024

Proses penelitian ini diawali dengan need assessmet yaitu menidentifikasi persoalan-persoalan terkait dengan pembelajaran tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita di Sanggar Seni Tedung Agung, Desa Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar. Hasil need assessment menunjukkan bahwa guru belum menggunakan media pembelajaran berupa video pembelajaran dalam penyampaian materi. Tari Baris Tuggal ini merupakan salah satu tari klasik yang perlu diperhatikan dan dilestarikan. Tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita sangat unik dan menarik karena memiliki beberapa ciri khas gerakan, seperti: (tayog sengkok, angsel nyerere, angsel nyogroh, angsel keled, angsel nyaup lamak, angsel ngijig, angsel ngejer gelungan dan angsel tayung), dan merupakan tari dasar yang sangat sesuai diajarkan sebagai dasar awal belajar tari Bali putra bagi anak-anak yang masih pemula. Maka dari itu peneliti tertarik untuk mengembangkan produk berupa materi tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita dilengkapi dengan Video Pembelajaran. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan (research and development) melalui beberapa tahapan yaitu: penentuan model pengembangan, prosedur pengembangan dan uji coba produk. Data yang dihasilkan berupa data kuantitatif dianalisis dengan menggunakan penyekoran, sedangkan data kualitatif diperoleh berupa komentar dan saran. Hasil penelitian adalah (1) proses pembuatan video pembelajaran tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita dilakukan dengan menganalisis tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita pada aspek sejarah tari, ragam gerak, struktur dan pola lantai, tata rias dan busana serta bentuk tari secara keseluruhan yang dikemas dalam DVD. (2) Uji ahli isi, uji ahli media pembelajaran, dan uji guru tari terhadap video pembelajaran tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita. Hasil validasi dari uji ahli isi diperoleh total skor 24 dengan persentase 100%. Dari uji media pembelajaran diperoleh total skor 19 dengan persentase 95%. Sedangkan hasil dari uji guru tari diperoleh total skor 31 dengan persentase 96,87%, ini berarti produk yang dikembangkan masuk kedalam kategori sangat layak dan tidak perlu direvisi. (3) Validasi uji coba perorangan dan uji coba kelompok kecil dilakukan pada peserta didik dari Sanggar Seni Tedung Agung, Desa Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, menunjukkan bahwa video pembelajaran tari Baris Tunggal gaya I Nyoman Cerita dalam kategori sangat layak dan tidak perlu direvisi.