Characterising users’ task completion process in learning-related tasks:A search pace model

This study investigated users’ searching, reading and writing interactions and their activity transitions during task completion process when users were collecting information for learning-related search tasks. Task completion process was defined as the process users started to search till the time when they have collected enough information to accomplish the search tasks. The data analysis was conducted from a new process perspective through synthesising macro- and micro-process levels. Four evenly distributed stages were divided according to the total task completion time in each search session. Our results demonstrated that users generally experienced three sub-processes during task completion process: exploration, accumulation and composition/reporting. Exploration sub-process is basically the first quarter of the total task completion time, during which users often issue more queries and visit more search engine result pages (SERPs) to collect information, and the dominant activity transition is switching between searching and reading; accumulation sub-process is mainly the second and third quarters of the total task completion time, during which they visit more unique content pages, have more revisits per content page, and they switch between reading and writing activities frequently; the last stage is composition/reporting sub-process, which is dominated by writing, and users often switch between writing and reading, and between writing and searching. Based on these findings, we propose a search pace model to describe how users proceed from the beginning to the end of task completion process in these three sub-processes. The methodology applied has been proved to be effective to examine users’ interaction behaviours from the process perspective on both the micro- and macro-levels. The findings of this article help us understand how users proceed their dynamic searching, reading and writing behaviours for learning-related tasks, and also have implications for the design of search systems that support learning-related tasks.

LEVELS OF COGNITIVE DOMAIN OF TASKS IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: A REVISED BLOOM’S TAXONOMY ANALYSES

This study is a descriptive qualitative which aims to know the appropriateness of the textbook’s content with the cognitive dimension of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and to know the dominant cognitive category of the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy in the textbook. This research was focused on analyzing the English Textbook, “Pathway to English”, which is published by Erlangga. The data was analyzed through data analysis table to categorize the activity with defined as any one of the following: a question or instructional activity, based on cognitive dimension. The result showed that there are 271 activities in the textbook. The activities spread over 105 (38.7%) remembering, 76 (28%) understanding, 48 (17.7%) applying, 28 (10.3%) analyzing, 7 (2.6%) evaluating, and 7 (2.6%) creating. The total number of activities that included to HOTS are 42 activities or 15.5% and the activities that included to LOTS are 229 activities or 84.5%. The most dominant activity was remembering which the lowest dimension of cognitive level of Revised Bloom Taxonomy. Then, the number of LOTS and HOTS activities in each chapter are very different. Hence, it is not enough if the teacher just only uses the English textbook as a teaching tool to improve students HOTS ability.

Phenology and diurnal behavior of common shelduck Tadorna tadorna at Sebkhet Bazer (El-Eulma, Nouth-East of Hauts Plateaux, Algeria)

This work aims to study phenology and daytime budget of common shelduck Tadorna tadorna (Anatidae) for two wintering seasons (2017/2018, 2018/2019) at Sebkhet Bazer (El-Eulma) North-East of Algeria from September to March. The obtained results show that common shelduck has the status of a wintering species. It was observed presently in the site during the study period. Common shelduck numbers begin to increase from the first decade of September to reach the maximums between late December and early January, where we had recorded the peaks of abundance 840 for the first season and 930 for the second. During our monitoring, budget time results showed that feeding is the dominant activity (surface water feeding, feeding on banks, and feeding by tipping), which take a ratio of more than 68%, the second activity is swimming with 18.71%, followed by preening which holds 9.14%, sleeping activity with a ratio of 2.38%, flight take the five range with a ratio of 0.82%. Finally, courtship and agonistic behavior recorded the lowest ratio on all budget time – 0.42% and 0.38% respectively. We can conclude that Sebkhet Bazer is a diurnal grazing ground for this Anatidae species.

Study of nursing students physical activity levels

Background: Numerous connections between physical activity (PA) and health clearly indicate that nowadays conscious and purposeful PA is essential. Aim of the study: To determine PA levels reported by University nursing students and to indicate the dominant activity areas. Material and methods: A diagnostic survey which included the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form (IPAQ) was used to examine 419 students of nursing. Results: The reported total PA of the students under investigation was 3443.9 MET-min/week. Walking activities were the dominant area of PA (mean = 1557.6 MET-min/week), whereas vigorous activities were the least common. Compared to women, men accumulated higher values of MET-min/week in the area of total PA and its components, with the exception of vigorous activities. Significant differences in PA were only shown when place of residence was factored in. Conclusions: The IPAQ showed that one in four participants demonstrated high levels of PA. More than onethird of the respondents did not meet the criteria for moderate or high activity levels, thus exhibiting low levels of PA. The participants from urban areas were more active than those from rural areas. Out of the three areas of PA (vigorous, moderate and walking), walking was the most dominate activity.

Zarządzanie posthumanistyczne

Posthumanistic management The article introduces the concept of posthumanistic management as a result of exploring the relationships between the Anthropocene, management and contemporary humanities. Posthumanistic management is a response to the pressing need of management reform in the context of a swirl of crises of what is called Generalized Anthropocene (and described as brutal adulthood of humanity), especially concerning the anthropogenic climate-ecological and derivative crises. The author argues that the culture of management (dominant activity of the modern world) based on greed is the reason to make management at least co-responsible for the crises of the Anthropocene next to the pathological actions and inactions of business and political actors and the dominant socio-economic system of capitalism itself. The text summarizes the attempts to humanize management (business ethics, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory, sustainable development, critical management studies, humanistic management) and makes an effort of posthumanistic correction of one of the dominant definitions of economic management. A posthumanistic correction of management is based on assigning agency and dignity to all, also non-human resources of management processes, and on transformation of the purpose of organizational practices from focused on particular goals of the organization towards the pursuit of the heterogeneous common good. The posthumanization of management implies, the author argues, pansolidarity, radical empathy, the fall of the mean-end dualism, redistansation and cyclization. The article ends by highliting some of the flaws of the introduced concept and some possible ways of overcoming them.

Characterization and molecular cloning of secreted α-amylase with dominant activity from mon thong durian (Durio zibethinus murr. cv. mon thong)

The secreted α-amylase with dominant activity was purified from the crude extract of Mon Thong durian by steps of ammonium sulphate precipitation and the affinity column chromatography. The purified α-amylase (DzAmy1) had a molecular mass of approximately 44 kDa. Its optimum pH and temperature for activity were 7.0 and 50°C, respectively. The enzyme was stable from pH 6 to 10 and from 30 to 60°C. Many metal ions did not affect amylase activity. The gene cloning of DzAmy1 was carried out and it was confirmed that DzAmy1 gene consisted of 1,254 bp open reading frame, which encoded 23 amino acids of the signal peptide and 395 amino acids of mature protein with a calculated molecular mass of 43.7 kDa. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was 5.78. DzAmy1 was shown to belong to sub-family one of the plant α-amylases based on phylogenetic tree analysis. Structural characterization by homology modelling suggested that it consisted of 3 domains with a catalytic triad in domain A. Recombinant DzAmy1 (rDzAmy1) was successfully expressed in Escherichia coli and had hydrolysis activity for starch and ethylidene-pNP-G7, which was clearly confirmed the authenticity of DzAmy1 as a functional α-amylase.

The dynamics of EEG correlates of activity of subcortical structures of the bird brain in conditions of chronic stress

In birds, acute stress (a three-day 12-hour inversion of the photomode) is associated with the dominant activity of the sympathetic hypothalamus and hippocampus, which suppress the tone of the parasympathetic section and the reticular formation of the midbrain. The effect of hyperglycemia on the background of a negative chronotropic effect indicates a mismatch of the functions of the autonomic sections of the hypothalamus on the 30th day. Chronic stress in birds (30-days crowding) causes persistent pathological stress of the functions of the anterior hypothalamus and reticular formation of the middle brain with the suppression of parasympathetic tone of the posterior hypothalamus and high functional activity of the hippocampus, determining the switching of the ventricles of the heart to a more economical mode of functioning by the 30th day. Using central cholinoblockers or tranquilizers, having a cholinoblocking component in the mechanism of its influence during neurogenic stress and in the post-stress period is excluded, but it is possible to use stressprotektors.

ACADEMIC STAFF’S SOCIAL-PERSONAL DOMINANT ACTIVITY

The article deals with the social-personal competences of a modern academic staff, the content of which varies in the conditions of the modern world’s transformations. The peculiarities of such teacher competences are characterized as socio-cultural, professional and personal responsibility, leadership, and civil. The results of such formations for the academic staff of 4 countries (Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia) who are participants of the international project “High school teacher competence in change" No. 21720008 were presented. The project was carried out in 2018 with the financial support of the Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The problem of developing socio-personal competences of academic staff’s is connected with their ability to solve complex issues in various spheres independently and other spheres of activity on the basis of the creative usage of their own, social experience, solving cognitive, philosophical, moral, and communicative tasks. The article gives recommendations for improving the socio-personal dominant activity of academic staff.

12. The Methodology of Music Education Lesson Completeness by Means of the Vocal-Choral Singing Dominant Activity

Choral singing has always been an activity in which the participant, the choir singers sang together, achieved the same goals, lived and perceived music together. In the music education lesson, the choral-vocal singing is an activity with great teaching and educational possibilities. It is one of the most accessible ways of interpreting music in school. This article methodologically investigates the completeness of the music education lesson with the dominant activity of vocal-choral singing.

Tinjauan Perencanaan Kebutuhan Air Baku Pandang – Pandang Kabupaten Gowa

Air merupakan unsur yang sangat berperan dalam kehidupan khususnya untuk kehidupan manusia. Bukan hanya karena 80% tubuh manusia terdiri dari air, akan tetapi karena didalam air terdapat unsur mineral yang diperlukan untuk perkembangan dan tumbuh fisik manusia. Kebutuhan air menignkat seiring dengan meningkatnya pertambahan jumlah penduduk, hal ini merupakan masalah yang terjadi pada sebagian daerah yang ada di Indonesia. Proyeksi jumlah penduduk dimaksudkan untuk memperkirakan jumlah penduduk suatu daerah dimasa yang akan dating. Untuk menentukan berapa tingkat pertambahan jumlah penduduk, dapat dihitung dengan menggunakan pendekatanMatematical Method. Secara etimologi kebutuhan berasal dari kata dasar “butuh” yang mempunyai arti perlu, jadi kebutuhan air berarti keperluan air. Sedangkan menurut terminology kata kebutuhan besinonim dengan kata pemakaian, jadi kebutuhan air dapat diartikan menjadi pemakaian air untuk keperluan hidup seseorang. Kebutuhan air bersih untuk pelayanan domestic merupakan kebutuhan yang sifatnya mendasar (pokok) atau pelayanan kebutuhan yang digunakan untuk keperluan rumah tangga. Pelayanan kebutuhan air bersih untuk pelayanan non domestic seperti: niaga, social, industry dan instansi pemerintahan merupakan kegiatan yang dominan dalam suatu kota yang membutuhkan air dalam jumlah yang cukup besar, sehingga kebutuhan air bersih untuk kegiatan ini perlu dihitung. Agar kita mendapatkan jumlah total kebutuhan non domestic.Water is a very important element in life, especially for human life. Not only because 80% of the human body is made up of water, but because in water there is a mineral element needed for the development and physical growth of humans. The need for water increases along with the increase in population, this is a problem that occurs in some regions in Indonesia. The projected population is intended to estimate the population of a region in the future. To determine the level of population growth, can be calculated using the Matematical Method approach. Etymologically, the need comes from the basic word "need" which has the necessary meaning, so the need for water means the need for water. Whereas according to the terminology the word needs besinonim with the word usage, so the need for water can be interpreted to be the use of water for the needs of one's life. The need for clean water for domestic service is a basic need (basic) or service needs that are used for household needs. The service for clean water needs for non-domestic services such as: commerce, social, industry and government agencies is the dominant activity in a city that needs a large amount of water, so the need for clean water for this activity needs to be calculated. So that we get the total amount of non-domestic needs.