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Stakeholders’ Perceptions about the Competences of Open and Distance Learning Graduates
Authors: Semwenda Joyceline A. , Kira Ernest S. , Nyangas James A. , Msangya Benedicto W. , Athumani Jamal J. 
Published: January 2025

Education plays a vital role in individual and national development. Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is an educational approach that enables learners to study independently within their own environments without attending conventional classes. In ODL, the learning is facilitated through provided course outlines or modules. This quantitative study investigates the perceptions of key stakeholders, including ODL learners, employers, and the head of a nearby school, regarding the skills, values, and competencies of ODL graduates, as well as their ability to perform assigned tasks. The study was conducted at the Institute of Adult Education learning centres found in Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, and Ruvuma, with a total of 622 respondents. The data was collected through closed-ended questionnaires and analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Descriptive statistics, including tables, frequencies, and percentages, were used to present the data, while inferential analysis employed the Pearson Chi-square test to determine relationships between variables. The results indicate that stakeholders, including employers and ODL learners, expressed confidence in the innovative skills developed by ODL graduates. The heads of the nearby schools were particularly confident with graduates' communication skills. Employers showed the highest confidence in the graduates’ ability to effectively manage assigned tasks. Similarly, the heads of the nearby schools were confident in the ODL program for equipping graduates with quality and sustainable skills to serve their communities. They also recognized the graduates' ability to demonstrate a high level of competence when taking on responsibilities. ODL learners consistently expressed confidence in nearly all aspects of the program’s outcomes. The study recommends that ODL institutions partner with employers to understand the skills ODL graduates should possess to succeed in the workplace. Additionally, ODL institutions should ensure that their programs are of high quality so that all graduates meet consistent standards of professional readiness in the labour market.
Covering Climate Change: How Three American Agricultural Magazines Covered Climate Change Over 20 Years
Authors: Orton Ginger , Courtney Meyers  , Laura Fischer  , David Doerfert  
Published: January 2025

Climate change will have an increasing impact on agriculture through both on-farm weather events and climate-related initiatives. However, many farmers, while perceiving the climate as changing, do not believe in climate change’s anthropogenic (i.e., human-caused) nature which could prevent farmer buy-in for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Because agricultural magazines have been established as a widely utilized source of information for farmers and media coverage has been shown to relate to perceptions through the agenda setting process, this study investigated the nature of the coverage of climate change articles from three agricultural magazines from 2000-2020 (N = 271). Through a quantitative content analysis, we determined the articles’ frames, sources, proposed economic impact of climate change, recommended action or proposed solution, determined cause of climate change, and logic (convinced or skeptical). This analysis revealed the dominant frame of the articles were scientific certainty, followed by political, conflict, and scientific uncertainty. The most frequently used sources were university scientists/Extension, followed by government officials and government research organizations. Articles were most likely to not mention the cause or economic impact of climate change. Articles tended to mention carbon sequestration more than other potential behaviors. The articles mostly portrayed a convinced logic about climate change. This study serves as a cultural artifact of the nature of climate change coverage in agricultural magazines and contributes to the burgeoning research efforts to best communicate this contentious topic to agriculturalists and encourage adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices.
Efektivitas Terapi Kelompok Terapeutik Dalam Meningkatkan Pengetahuan Siswa SMA Tentang Pencegahan Bullying
Authors: Fepyani Thresna Feoh  , Nenohaifeto Derry Bernad , Maryati A. Barimbing  
Published: January 2025

Banyak kasus bullying terjadi namun tidak terlaporkan. Korban bullying merasa takut untuk melaporkan perilaku bullying yang diterima dan pada akhirnya berdampak negatif bagi korban. Bullying banyak terjadi di lingkungan sekolah. Hal ini terjadi karena kurangnya pengetahuan siswa tentang pencegahan bullying . Salah satu upaya untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa tentang bullying adalah terapi kelompok terapeutik (TKT). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui keefektifan terapi kelompok terapeutik dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa SMA tentang pencegahan bullying. Penelitian kuantitatif dengan Pra-eksperimental design ini menggunakan bentuk One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Responden penelitian merupakan siswa SMA Negeri 7 Kota Kupang berjumlah 65 orang yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa sebelum diberikan TKT, 81.5% reponden memiliki pengetahuan yang baik tentang pencegahan bullying dan meningkat menjadi 95.4% responden setelah diberikan TKT. Hasil uji wilcoxon diperoleh nilai p-value=0,013 (p < 0,05) yang berarti bahwa TKT efektif dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan siswa SMA tentang pencegahan bullying
Merdeka
Authors: Poeze Harry , Schulte Nordholt Henk , Marini Gioia 
Published: January 2025

Under the slogan ‘Merdeka!’ the Republic of Indonesia rushed into a battle for independence - a struggle of which no one could predict the outcome. Harry Poeze and Henk Schulte Nordholt provide a new narrative about the revolution, one that focuses not only on the fight against the Dutch but also on the precarious rise of the Republic.
After the horrors of the Japanese occupation, the Republican leaders needed to somehow build a new state. From the Dutch side, they had to deal with short-sighted politicians and warmongering soldiers. On its own side, the Republic was confronted with wayward and combative youths, autonomous military leaders, conservative federalists, revolutionary communists, and radical Muslims. Coup d’états, a civil war and two Dutch military attacks threatened the survival of the Republic. That is why the victory finally achieved by the Indonesian leaders is the revolution’s greatest miracle.
Urban Screens
Authors: Verhoeff Nanna 
Published: January 2025

This book offers a discussion of the screens, installations, and media architecture that populate contemporary urban public spaces. It proposes a methodological approach and conceptual toolset for the critical examination, not only of what these screens do, but also of what we can do with them. The book contains a collection of theoretical concepts, developed through an in-depth examination of the material, relational, and performative aspects of a range of urban screens and screen practices. Its situational and practice-oriented approach focuses on the space between their material surfaces, the spectatorial situations they create, and how such screens situate us in relation to the surrounding social and cultural environment of the city.
Offering concepts for a critical understanding of the wide variety of contemporary urban screen practices, the book’s methodological proposal integrates close situational analyses and a historical-comparative approach for individual screens and screening situations in their role as part of a wider global contemporary screen culture.
Frans Hals
Authors: Middelkoop Norbert E. , Ekkart Rudi E.O. 
Published: January 2025

Frans Hals (1582/83-1666) is rightfully considered one of the most important seventeenth-century Dutch painters. His portraits are admired for their virtuoso brushwork and their seemingly spontaneous character. This volume, with fourteen contributions by twenty-six specialists on Hals’s paintings and his artistic network in Haarlem and beyond, presents a rich palette of new research.
The authors introduce subjects such as the artist’s clientele - from clergymen and fellow painters to governors of charitable institutions - as well as stylistic and technical aspects of individual paintings. Results of recent restorations are discussed, but also how advanced digital technologies contribute to our understanding of the painter’s style and artistic development. A final section is dedicated to the rediscovery of Frans Hals in the second half of the nineteenth century and to the following art historical debate among connoisseurs about the artist’s oeuvre.

Frans Hals: Iconography - Technique - Reputation is the first volume in the Frans Hals Studies book series and is richly illustrated with close to two hundred colour illustrations.
Jacques Yver’s Winter’s Springtime
Authors: Harp Margaret 
Published: January 2025

A prose work interspersed with poetry, Le Printemps d'Yver was highly popular in its day, seeing thirty editions between 1572 and 1635. Jacques Yver’s stories and their premise – three gentlemen and two noble women who spin five tales in order to distract each other from the horrors of the recent third religious war and to rejoice in the brief 1570 truce of Saint-Germain - provide an intriguing and distinctive continuation of this genre evocative of Boccaccio and Marguerite de Navarre. It reveals an author with a profound humanist education whose text, inspired by Bandello, engages the social and political controversies of late sixteenth-century France. Henry Wotton translated Le Printemps into early modern English in 1578, removing all references to the original author and title while also mistranslating, deleting, and substituting passages. This modern
English translation constitutes the first complete translation of the original French text.
Border History from a Borneo Longhouse
Authors: Mashman Valerie 
Published: January 2025

A headman of a remote Kelabit longhouse in Borneo is wrestling with recent changes caused by logging and roadbuilding. During this time of tension, he tells three historical narratives defining what makes the good life. His stories of history celebrate pioneering heroes who led through warfare and migrations, who interact with the Brooke state and initiate peace-making, and who journey to seek local Christian missionaries. This microhistory highlights the resilience of values in the face of transformative change, values providing a cultural structure for the Kelabit to redefine and adapt whilst maintaining their identity as a community.
This work is relevant to Austronesian studies, Southeast Asian history, oral history, the anthropology of value, sociality and ethnic identity, Christian conversion, and issues of borderlands, decolonization, and indigeneity. It is of interest to readers concerned with the history of transnational peoples of Borneo, including the Kelabit, Sa’ban, Kenyah, Ngurek, Penan, and the Lun Dayeh.
St. Elisabeth of Thuringia
Authors: Busse-Wilson Elisabeth , Wiethaus Ulrike 
Published: January 2025

Only twelve years after German women had been granted voting rights, the German medievalist Elisabeth Busse-Wilson, a first-wave feminist activist and scholar, challenged centuries of silence about violence against women by taking on the case of the most famous European saint, the young Elisabeth of Thuringia (1207-1231). Married at a very young age, St. Elisabeth soon fell under the spell of the notorious confessor and inquisitor Konrad von Marburg. His brutal treatment of the young woman was erased from the cult of St. Elisabeth to protect male privilege both in the church and society at large.
Published to coincide with the 700-year anniversary of her death, Busse-Wilsons study caused a storm of controversy. Translated for the first time into English, this book reintroduces to a contemporary audience this long-forgotten but still provocative and timely classic.
Religious Sounds Beyond the Global North
Authors: Lorea Carola E. , Hackett Rosalind I.J. 
Published: January 2025

What makes sounds “religious”? How are communities shaped by the things they hear, play, or listen to? This book foregrounds connections between sounds, bodies, and media in the private and public life of communities beyond the Global North, analyzing diverse configurations of the category of sound and various sonic ontologies to usher in a more inclusive global anthro-history of religious sounds.
This edited volume implements a “sonic turn” in the study of religion by engaging with a diversity of auditory, musical, and embodied practices. Dislodging the Global North as the main point of reference for studies on religious sound, this volume proposes an acoustemology of the post-secular with an emphasis on Asia as method. Unsettling and expanding existing discussions on senses, media, and power, editors Carola E. Lorea and Rosalind I. J. Hackett present religious sounds as co-creating subjectivities and collectivities that coalesce around audible aesthetic formations. This volume demonstrates that religious sounds are not only produced by certain religious traditions but also produce communities, shaping the self and sensitivity of those who participate.
Doctor Who and Gay Male Fandom
Authors: Stack Mike 
Published: January 2025

Doctor Who is a BBC transmedia franchise that has lasted over sixty years. Its fanbase boasts a substantial following of gay men. This book asks why this should be.
Through examining four core components – the Doctor, the TARDIS, the companion and the Daleks – this book traces the trajectory of queerness from wider culture to paratextual media and finally into the parent text, resulting in an inclusive brand. In doing so, it argues that fandom provides a space to mediate between personal identities and the wider world. Drawing from interviews with fans, the book demonstrates the complexities and contradictions of queerness, and proposes an alternative theory of gay cultural formation.
This is the first book-length study to use queer theory to understand Doctor Who. It will be of interest to students and teachers of media theory and fan studies, psychosocial studies, queer theory and history, as well as Doctor Who fans.
Maternity, Monstrosity, and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare
Authors: Burdorff Sara Frances 
Published: January 2025

This work uses an adaptation of monster theory to rethink the foundations of epic-heroic immortality. Rather than focusing on a specific monster or monsters, the author identifies the “belly-monstrous” as a crucial point of intersection between mothers and warriors in traditional narratives of the Trojan War. Identifying the gestating/digesting belly as the center of the Iliadic world, this groundbreaking approach disrupts androcentric readings of the Iliadic warrior and his ethos, emphasizing the crucial role of female suffering in the generation and preservation of immortal legacy.
The author reconsiders ancient Greek depictions of the Trojan War and its aftermath, including Homeric epic and the tragedies of Aeschylus and Euripides, and illuminates the cohesive patterning of Shakespeare’s “mother-warrior” plays, which place inherited Iliadic-belly-monstrous motifs in conversation with cultural anxieties of late Elizabethan England.
With meticulous scholarship and captivating analysis, Maternity, Monstrosity, and Heroic (Im)mortality from Homer to Shakespeare redefines the relationship between mothers and warriors in the Iliadic-heroic ideal, paving the way for new interpretations of war, grief, and immortal glory in a broad range of literary and cultural contexts.
Cultural Factors Affecting English Performance in Rwandan Public Higher Learning Institutions: A Case Study of Third-Year Students at the University of Rwanda
Authors: Mugirase Gloriose , Ndimurugero Speciose N. , Ndikumana Celestin , Akimana Jean Claude , Kereni Ildephonse , Sesonga Jean Baptiste 
Published: January 2025

Research has shown that cultural factors may affect the learning of a second language. However, no such a study has been conducted in Rwanda to identify cultural factors that may affect the acquisition of English. The present research, therefore, was carried out to explore the effect that cultural factors exerted on the students’ performance in the English language. The study was guided by Vygosky’s socio-cultural theory according to which one’s culture is among factors influencing performance in a second/foreign language. The target population was third-year students from the University of Rwanda. Using a case study design, the study hinged on qualitative approach to conduct one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 109 respondents recruited through random procedure from a population of 1257 students. For data analysis, the inductive approach was applied and emerging themes from students’ responses were grouped into typologies. Findings revealed that most respondents believed cultural factors were detrimental to the development of proficiency in English while few attested that these factors affected their English positively. The findings also allowed the researchers to make recommendations to policy makers and teachers for promoting students’ communication skills in English.
LEITURA E ESCRITA: A INTERVENÇÃO PEDAGÓGICA COMO MEIO EFETIVO NA ALFABETIZAÇÃO DE CRIANÇAS
Authors: Costa Francisco Klebio e , Coutinho Diógenes José Gusmão 
Published: January 2025

O desafio de alfabetizar segue sendo perseguido e tido como um tarefa crucial aos que se interessam pelo tema, tais como familiares de crianças em idade escolar, estudiosos, gestores públicos e docentes, sobretudo estes últimos que se dedicam a lecionar em séries iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Cada docente tem a sua metodologia, a sua didática de como levar adiante a empreitada cotidiana de mediar a construção e a aquisição da leitura e da escrita que, às vezes, é exitosa. De algum modo, o assunto toca ao tecido social, exigindo reflexões que contribuam na compreensão e superação definitiva desse problema que se arrasta, sem que se vislumbre uma solução próxima.Este artigo buscou na obra dos teóricos Soares(2009), Ferreiro (2011,2013, 2014, 2015), Grossi (1990), Antunes (2003) um espaço de diálogo para que este trabalho fosse possível e fundamentado, uma vez que suas teorias transitam fartamente no bojo do tema da escrita e da leitura, seus desafios e possibilidades, mas, sobretudo, suas teorias oferecem ocasião de reflexão e revisão de práticas docentes, muitas das quais arraigadas em métodos comprovadamente anacrônicos, que já não respondem às exigências da escola atual, inserida no âmbito das transformações tecnológicas, de costumes e, em especial, no que se refere à escrita e à leitura, suas demandas que crescem diuturnamente.
Impact of propylene glycol supplementation during early postpartum period on serum me tabolites and reproductive performance in Nili-Ravi buffalo
Authors: Saleem Akhtar Muhammad , Khan Rehman , Ahmad Ejaz , Ahmad Tanveer , Channa Aijaz Ali , Rehman Khan Muhammad Irfan ur 
Published: January 2025

The present study investigated the effect of propylene glycol supplementation during the early postpartum period on serum metabolites in buffalo. Nili Ravi buffalo (n=25) were randomly assigned to one of two groups, i.e., Treatment Group (n=15) and Control Group (n=10). In the experimental group, propylene glycol (500 ml/ animal/ day) supplementation started from day 7 to day 50 postpartum. These animals were under observation for weekly measurements from 3 weeks pre-partum to 10 weeks postpartum. Blood sampling was done weekly for glucose, insulin, and beta-hydroxybutyric acid analysis. Propylene glycol supplementation did not affect body weight and milk yield (p> 0.05). Serum glucose and insulin concentration were significantly increased (p< 0.05), and ketone body levels were reduced (p< 0.05) shortly after propylene glycol supplementation. It was concluded that propylene glycol during the early lactation period in Nili-Ravi buffalo effectively increased serum glucose and insulin levels and lowered blood ketone body levels, which reduced the risk of ketosis.
An Evaluation of Sports Nutrition Knowledge and Influencing Factors in NCAA Division III Athletes
Authors: Berends Kerrie , Wierenga Michael , Frens Madeline 
Published: January 2025

Introduction: This study evaluated the sports nutrition knowledge of NCAA Division III (DIII) athletes, examining the influence of demographic and sport-specific factors. Nutrition is a critical component of athletic performance, recovery, and overall health, yet prior research indicates collegiate athletes often lack adequate nutrition knowledge.
Methods: A total of 412 athletes, representing 17 different sports across endurance, power, and skill categories, completed the validated Abridged Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire (A-NSKQ). The sample included freshmen through fifth-year senior athletes, predominantly Caucasian (85%).
Results: The average A-NSKQ score was 17.1 out of 35 (48.9%), indicating suboptimal knowledge. Significant differences were found across multiple variables including sex (p=0.0018), class rank (p=0.0023), sport played (p<0.0001), and previous nutrition education (p=0.0011). A multiple regression analysis identified sport played (54%), class rank (16%), sex (13%), and prior nutrition education (11%) as significant predictors of A-NSKQ scores (R2 = 0.26, p < 0.01).
Conclusions: These results highlight the need for targeted, evidence-based nutrition education in DIII programs. Future research should explore how improved knowledge influences dietary practices, athletic performance, and effective delivery of nutritional education.
Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Use in Chaff Cutters: A Comprehensive Review and Future Directions
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Godavari College Of Engineering, Jalgaon,Maharashtra, R.Nehete  Dr.Hemant 
Published: January 2025

The increasing need for agricultural equipment that has less environmental impact has led to energy efficiency and sustainable energy use becoming essential considerations in the design and operation of chaff cutters. Chaff cutters, which are mainly utilized within the agricultural industry for chopping straw, hay, and other plant material, can be highly energy-intensive. In this paper, we discuss the existing energy consumption patterns in conventional chaff cutters, emphasize the role of energy efficiency, and examine alternative and renewable energy sources for sustainable operation. We examine design enhancement, energy-saving innovations, and techniques for optimizing energy consumption. Additionally, we introduce models and strategies for boosting efficiency in chaff cutters, with an emphasis on practical applications for smallholder farmers and large-scale agriculture.

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Key Words: energy, efficiency, chaff, design