bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
How Well Do International Students Adapt to The Turkish Higher Education System?
Authors: ARSLAN Kürşat , POLAT Mustafa 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: Although several studies have been conducted on international students regarding different variables related to internationalization in higher education, the adaptation issues have been neglected or given little attention in general. This study, designed as descriptive cross-sectional research, explores the general adaptation levels of international students in relation to various variables frequently discussed in the related literature through the data obtained from 1266 participants from 58 countries at a state university with the highest number of international students in Türkiye.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Data collected through the General Adaptation Scale for International Students was analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficients.
Findings: Findings reveal that more than half of the international students are at a fairly adapted level. While they achieved the highest mean scores in sociocultural adaptation, the lowest mean scores were in psychological adaptation. Analyses indicate that gender, scholarship, host language proficiency and international students' countries create significant differences in their adaptation levels. Also, there are significant low or moderate positive correlations among the sub-factors and general adaptation.
Highlights: Findings, discussion, and implications offer novel insights for higher education administrators, authorities, and policymakers to facilitate the adaptation process of international students at universities.
Investigating Students’ Views Regarding the Effectiveness of Teaching-Learning Processes Developed for 9th Grade English Course
Authors: AKMAN Saim , SENEMOĞLU Nuray 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: This study aims to investigate students’ views regarding the effectiveness of teaching-learning processes designed to achieve the objectives set in the 9th grade English curriculum. To this end, teaching-learning processes were prepared according to the objectives of the first four themes of the ninth grade English curriculum.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study adopted action research. Participants were selected through convenient sampling method. 52 ninth graders from two different classes were selected to implement teaching-learning processes. The implementation process lasted for 15 weeks. Semi-structured focus group interviews were conducted with 24 students, 12 from each class, in groups of six students after the implementations. The focus group interviews were conducted via semi- structured interview form prepared by the researcher. Data were analyzed through descriptive analysis using MAXQDA qualitative data analysis software.
Findings: The data obtained through interviews showed that students were satisfied with the teaching-learning processes. Students believed that their speaking and writing skills improved the most and they stated that the presentations were of great importance in this improvement. Students’ listening comprehension skills improved more than their reading comprehension skills. Reading comprehension was the least improved skill, which can be attributed to the reading-focused instruction they received in the secondary school.
Highlights: The results of the study revealed that in order to ensure high-quality and effective foreign language teaching, teachers should prepare their own teaching-learning process according to the objectives set in the curriculum rather than following the course books and materials provided to them. In this way, teachers not only free themselves from the limitations and shortcomings of course books and teacher's books but also teach more effectively with the teaching-learning processes designed according to the characteristics and needs of their schools and students.
The Management of Pusong Reservoir, Lhokseumawe City, Based on the Suspended Sediment Discharge
Authors: Lubis Anggi Lanari , Nasution Zulkifli , Mukhlis Mukhlis 
Published: August 2023

The city of Lhokseumawe often experiences flooding or stagnant rainwater. The Pusong Reservoir that was built could have been ineffective in overcoming the flooding problem due to siltation in the reservoir. Therefore, this study aims to review and recommend the management of the Pusong Reservoir based on suspended sediment discharge which is expected to overcome the silting problem of the reservoir. The sampling method was carried out by determining the stations for sampling based on the environmental baseline in determining the six reservation stations. Samples were analyzed for suspended sediment concentration, turbidity, and incoming sediment discharge. Analysis of suspended sediment concentrations ranged from 9.3 - 50.0 ppm, turbidity ranged from 2.17 - 14.42 NTU, and the incoming suspended sediment discharge was 0.00 - 6946.56 kg/day. Based on the analysis of suspended sediment discharge that enters the reservoir, it is necessary to control sediment transport to prevent siltation does not occur in the Pusong Reservoir. The management of the sediment transport control includes sediment traps, vegetative systems, and Spoil Bank Resulting from Sediment Dredging.Keywords: Suspended Sediment, Management, Pusong Reservoir, Turbidity
Design of a Community-Based Waste Management System in Rengas Pulau, Medan Marelan District, Medan City
Authors: Sibagariang Hendro David Patar , Fatimah Fatimah , Lubis Zulkifli B 
Published: August 2023

The national target for reducing waste in the community is 30% by 2025. This research aims to describe the design of a community-based waste management system and formulate an overview of household waste management policies and strategies in the Rengas Pulau Subdistrict. Based on identifying the affecting factors in waste management, a situation analysis is carried out using a SWOT analysis to formulate 19 (nineteen) strategies to optimize community-based waste management. The design of community-based waste management in Rengas Pulau Subdistrict starts from sorting and processing at the household, collecting and processing at TPS 3R. It is estimated that from the 46.20 m3/day, the volume of waste generation that is targeted to be reduced in the community can be processed and managed by the community in households at 19.52 m3/day (70.41%), and the residue is 8.20 m3/day. Meanwhile, household waste processed and managed by KSM at TPS 3R is 13.01 m3 per day (70.40%), and residue is 5.47 m3 per day. Furthermore, the residual waste is transported to TPS and TPA. Communities play a role, from the source of destruction to processing it on a regional scale. The government plays a role by holding a comprehensive waste management outreach and education program and improving the performance of solid waste services. The private sector plays a role by providing support through physical assistance or as an off taker of waste processing products from the community.Keywords: Waste Management, Household Waste, Policy, Community, Government, Private
The Impact of El Nino on Rainfall Variability in Buleleng Regency (Case Study: Period 1995-2004)
Authors: Dwipayana Made , Suryana I Gede Putu Eka , Wisnawa I Gede Yudi 
Published: August 2023

The climate in Indonesia usually runs yearly; there are times when a decrease in rainfall results in drought, and at other times, the rainfall increases resulting in flooding. One of the causes of changes in precipitation in Indonesia, including in most parts of the world, is ENSO (El Nino-Southern Oscillation), often called El Nino. This study aimed to determine the relationship between ENSO index data (SST Nino 3.4 anomaly) and monthly rainfall data in Buleleng Regency. This study uses secondary data, namely monthly rainfall data at 16 rain posts in Buleleng Regency and ENSO Index data from BMKG Region III Denpasar. Data were collected through observation, document recording and analyzed using statistical correlation methods. Furthermore, the results are processed spatially, namely by the Isohyet method. The research results show that the impact of El Nino on rainfall in Buleleng varies spatially and depends on the intensity of El Nino. In June-July-August (JJA/dry season) and September-October-November (SON/transition season), the impact of El Nino on rainfall variability in Buleleng Regency is more significant than other months, strong El Nino causes a decrease in rainfall in the majority of the Buleleng region with the characteristic of Below Normal rain (30% decrease in precipitation from the average), El Nino of weak - moderate intensity causes a reduction in rainfall in a small part of the Buleleng area with the dominant rain characteristic of Below Normal.Keywords: El Nino, Precipitation Variability, and Correlation Index.
Effectiveness of the Field Application of UV-C for Cucumber Downy Mildew Control
Authors: Skinner Nicholas , Rea Mark , Bullough John 
Published: August 2023

There is growing interest in the application of ultraviolet (UV-C) energy to control crop pathogens. In the present study, the efficacies of UV-C treatments for controlling cucumber downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) were investigated on a commercial farm in eastern Massachusetts, USA. Controlled doses of UV-C, delivered by a tractor-mounted array of sources, between 120 and 480 J·m-2 were applied and compared to conventional fungicide treatments as well as to untreated controls, for each of two consecutive years (2020 and 2021). Visual assessments of foliar disease severity in the trial plots were made several times from planting through the end of productive life. In contrast to the successful control of powdery mildew, the UV-C treatments for controlling cucumber downy mildew were not as successful as conventional fungicides. None of the UV-C treatments affected the overall progression rate of downy mildew once the disease became apparent, although disease onset was delayed slightly compared to untreated controls. This delay may have been due to UV-C induced resistance to infection by the host. Unlike powdery mildews, downy mildew spores from P. cubensis are darkly pigmented, possibly decreasing the efficacy of the UV-C treatments for controlling the disease. DM spores may also be only susceptible to UV exposure prior to encysting in the leaves of the host, thereby perhaps limiting the window of opportunity when UV-C treatments can be effective. Although not the primary focus of this study, the use of reflective mulch appeared to delay disease onset relative to black mulch in fields with significant sunlight exposure, perhaps due to lowering plant stress by maintaining a lower soil temperature.
El canto del cisne: del cancionero a La Celestina
Authors: Raposo Claudia Inés 
Published: August 2023

La imaginería animalística tiene una no despreciable presencia en la poesía cancioneril del siglo XV castellano pero es particularmente llamativa la abundancia de referencias a animales en La Celestina, de Fernando de Rojas, como ha señalado Joseph Snow en un reciente artículo (2021). El presente estudio se enfoca en un animal en particular, el cisne. Luego de esbozar brevemente la historia de la leyenda del cisne y su canto antes de morir, nos abocaremos a relevar su presencia en el cancionero castellano, y analizar su funcionalidad en los textos y las formas en que los poetas se apropian del mito del ave. A partir de este análisis, y considerando estos usos como parte del contexto literario en el que Rojas escribió la Tragicomedia intentaremos interpretar el significado del cisne en ella y ponerlo en relación con otras metáforas animales y con la hermenéutica general de la obra.
Una nota sobre la descripción de la ira de Melibea y su relación con el De ira de Séneca
Authors: Fuentes Juan Héctor 
Published: August 2023

Tomando como referencia los estudios de Fothergill-Payne (1986, 1988, 1993) sobre la presencia de Séneca en La Celestina, se ofrece un análisis detallado de la descripción de la ira de Melibea del Acto VI, escena 2, en relación con la tradición estoica de la infamatio irae y, de modo particular, con los retratos del airado del libro I, 1, 2-4 del De ira según la traducción castellana medieval dedicada a Sancho IV. Dicha traducción tuvo una importante difusión durante el siglo XV y su uso por parte del autor de la interpolación del Acto VI es absolutamente coherente con una intencionalidad docente y moral de La Celestina.
Celestina y el ajusticiamiento de Pármeno y Sempronio a la luz de la ley humana
Authors: Lizabe Gladys 
Published: August 2023

Tras el homicidio de la vieja Celestina, en pocas horas sus asesinos son ajusticiados y terminan “descabezados en la plaza” como “públicos malhechores, con pregones que manifestaban su delito”. En este marco, la presente investigación reflexiona sobre algunos aspectos vinculados específicamente con el degollamiento de Pármeno y Sempronio a la luz de la ley humana administrada por el concejo y el alguacil y ejecutada por el verdugo de la ciudad. Realidad instalada en el imaginario y en las prácticas legales de la época, la pena capital por degollamiento era de larga data en Europa y en la Península Ibérica; así, en el fin desastroso de Pármeno y Sempronio, Celestina interpelaba a los lectores de fines del siglo XV a revivir y revisar una de las formas reales y más crueles e indeseadas del morir.
Fablar y sonar curso rimado por la cuaderna vía: la Cantiga de Santa María 420
Authors: Rio Riande Gimena del , Rossi Germán Pablo 
Published: August 2023

El verso alejandrino es uno de los metros más usados en la poesía medieval castellana. Contemporáneo a otros ligados al ámbito de la lírica trovadoresca, fue históricamente estudiado en lo que respecta a la articulación del mester de clerecía y, por ende, abordado sin establecer relaciones formales con otro tipo de producción poética. Es nuestra intención vincularlo aquí a la compilación lírica medieval surgida en torno a Alfonso X, las Cantigas de Santa María, con especial interés en la forma métrico-estrófica y en el contenido y melodía de la cantiga 420, pieza que se transmite en un único manuscrito mariano, el códice de los músicos (E). Editada por Walter Mettman en seis estrofas de doce versos, creemos que cabe revisar su estructura formal partiendo de una divisio estrófica tripartita alrededor de diferentes núcleos temáticos relacionados con el relato de su vida de la Virgen María en los evangelios apócrifos. Desde lo filológico, esta propuesta nos dejaría ante un claro ejemplo de uso de la cuarteta monorrima de alejandrinos en cuaderna vía en el corpus alfonsí. El cruce interdisciplinario con la musicología nos permitiría, a su vez, dar cuenta de la organización y las características del material melódico de la cantiga con el objeto de analizar su complementariedad con la estructura formal. Estos datos sonoros posibilitan que el texto de carácter narrativo de la cantiga pueda destacarse dada la redundancia sonora y la relación de predominancia silábica con que cuenta la melodía conservada en el códice alfonsí.
Improving Children’s Cognitive Skills Through the Stone in Early Childhood
Authors: Ulfah St. Maria , Asdar Asdar 
Published: August 2023

This study aims to determine whether cognitive abilities be increased through stone media in early childhood. The formulation of the problem in this study is whether cognitive ability can be increased through stone media in Fathina Kindergarten. The subjects or informants of the study were children from the Fathina Kindergarten, Majene Regency, as many as 20 people. This research was carried out in the odd semester of the 2021/2022 academic year, which took place from August to October and was carried out at Fathina Kindergarten, Majene Regency. The Concept of addition and subtraction through stone media at Fathina Kindergarten, Majene Regency, is experimental classroom action research (CAR). Experimental classroom action research is classroom action research conducted by trying to apply various techniques/strategies effectively and efficiently in a teaching and learning process activity, in this case, through the assignment method. Based on the results of research that has been carried out in Group B of Fathina Kindergarten with 20 students, increasing the ability through stone media has increased with the percentage value of 80%. From the results of the Classroom Action Research conducted by the researcher, namely increasing the ability through stone media, it can increase in Group B in Fathina Kindergarten.
Social Life And Islamic Education On Ethnic Madurese And Malays In The Sungai Besar Besar Darat
Authors: Abdullah Abdullah 
Published: August 2023

This research was highly intention by the researcher's interest in social life and Islamic education on ethnic Madurese and Malays in the Sungai Besar, Darat Besar. Although there have been ethnic conflicts in several areas in West Kalimantan, but it contrast to the two ethnic groups namely Malay and Madurese in the area in Sungai Pinyuh Subdistrict and Sungai Besar, Darat Besar. Both ethnic relations are fairly good (harmonious). The focus of this research was to describe how Islamic Education has big influence in people social life. The method in this research was descriptive with qualitative research form and historical approach. The subjects of this research are religious leaders, local political figures, government officials, Karang Taruna community, BPD and Madurese and Malay Communities. The data in this research study was interviews and documentation. Data collection techniques conducted in this research used data reduction, data presentation and drawing the conclusion. The result of this study is the education and social condition of the community seems very good, with harmony atmosphere in society. In Sungai Bakau Besar Darat, even though they are have different ethnicities and religions, but they can live in harmony, as the way to live together peacefully. They respect each other and make their differences as a new lesson for seeking the pleasure of Allah SWT.
Influence of a mandibular fixed orthodontic retainer on periodontal health
Authors: Kaji Akihiko , Sekino Satoshi , Ito Hiroshi , Numabe Yukihiro 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the impact of bonded mandibular orthodontic retainers on local periodontal health.

Methods: Two groups of subjects were recruited and designated Group F+, individuals who were provided with a fixed wire lingual retainer in the mandibular anterior area following orthodontic treatment and Group F−, individuals with no fixed wire and no clear sign of mandibular anterior malalignment. A clinical examination, a biochemical analysis, and a bacteriological analysis were performed at commencement baseline (BL) and at 1 week (T1), 4 weeks (T2), and at 8 weeks (T3) following retainer placement. The vertical position of the fixed wire relative to the clinical crown height in Group F+ was recorded and the subjects assigned to Subgroups Wi or Wg (the wire nearer or farther from the incisal edge, respectively).

Results: Significant increases were found in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) quantity, elastase activity, and protein content between T1 and T3 for both Group F+ and Group F−. A significant increase in F-Hb concentration was also found in Group F+. A comparison of the two groups identified significant differences for T3−BL in elastase activity and protein content. A Group Wi and Wg comparison showed significant baseline changes only in the F-Hb concentration at T2 and T3.

Conclusions: There was no difference in the status of the periodontal tissue between individuals with and without fixed retainers. In addition, the vertical position of the fixed retainer wire did not appear to influence periodontal health. The result, however, was obtained in subjects who possessed good oral hygiene. Attention should be paid to a patient’s oral hygiene when employing the fixed retainer.
An assessment of late fixed functional treatment and the stability of Forsus appliance effects
Authors: Weimin Gao , Xiangdong Li , Yuxing Bai 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the treatment effects and stability of Forsus appliance therapy.

Methods: Thirty-one patients (15 males, 16 females) with a mean age of 15.8 ± 3.1 years (range 13 to 17.6 years, 15.3 ± 1.2 years for females and 16.5 ± 1.6 years for males) were selected. All patients had passed beyond their pubertal growth phase (after CS4 or MP3cap). Lateral cephalograms and three-dimensional (3D) models were analysed before treatment (T0), at the end of treatment (T1) and at a follow-up visit (T2). The mean period from T1 to T2 was 25 months and ranged from 17 to 32 months. Tooth position and angulations, together with maxillary and mandibular position, were measured on cephalograms. The inclinations and vertical distance changes of mandibular incisors were measured on a 3D digital model.

Results: The Forsus appliance produced significant skeletal and dental changes during treatment (from T0 to T1). In the sagittal plane, mandibular length (Co-Gn) increased 6.47 mm, the maxillary incisors and molars uprighted (∠U1-SN decreased 8.97° and ∠U6-SN decreased 3.51°), the mandibular incisors proclined (∠L1-MP increased 3.93°) and the mandibular molars advanced (L6-SP increased 3.61 mm). In the vertical plane, the maxilla and mandible rotated clockwise (∠PP-SN, ∠MP-SN, ∠OP-SN increased significantly) and the mandibular molars extruded (L6-MP increased 3.06 mm). All of the changes remained relatively stable after treatment. Cephalometric sagittal and vertical changes affecting the mandibular incisors from T1 to T2 were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05) except for lower incisor extrusion (L1-MP, p < 0.05).

Conclusion: The Forsus appliance induced significant skeletal and dental changes, which remained relatively stable during the observation period. The mandibular incisors, in particular, were stable two years after treatment.
Long-term results of surgically-assisted maxillary protraction
Authors: Nevzatoğlu Şirin , Küçükkeleş Nazan 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objective: The long-term treatment results of surgically-assisted facemask therapy were assessed by a comparison of the immediate protraction effects with those seen at five years review.

Materials and methods: Nine patients treated with a corticotomy-assisted maxillary protraction protocol were recalled five years following protraction. Cephalometric films taken before treatment (T0), immediately after maxillary protraction (T1) and five years after treatment (T2) were compared.

Results: The short-term results of surgically-assisted facemask therapy showed significant skeletal and soft tissue changes. After five years, the profile and dental relationships were well maintained and a cephalometric analysis revealed a stable vertical increase but only partially maintained soft tissue changes with loss of sagittal advancement. There was significant upper incisor proclination providing dental camouflage.

Conclusion: Patients who are treated with corticotomy-assisted maxillary advancement should be very carefully selected. Assessment criteria include a low mandibular plane angle Class III patients who have severe maxillary retrognathism unable to be treated by conventional orthopaedic correction alone; patients who have almost completed growth and missed the chance of earlier orthopaedic correction, as well as patients who are not willing to accept bimaxillary orthognathic surgery, may be successfully treated.