Science Lectures Research Articles

Niedzielna Eucharystia, jej znaczenie w historii i we wspólnocie Kościoła

The article presents the sacrament of the Eucharist in the perspective of Sunday, because this sacrament is the source of the whole Christian life, and the Church lives thanks to the Eucharist (Ecclesia de Eucharistia vivit). It presents an overview of the major changes in the liturgy and the theology of the Holy Mass on Sunday, as well as the value of Sunday for the People of God. The liturgy, especially the Sunday liturgy, is not a theological treatise or a scientific lecture, but a celebration of the mystery of Christ, that is, the action of God himself together with the gathered People of God. It is an authentic confession of faith and a sign of belonging to the Church of God and union with him. The faithful, when they do not understand the spirit and meaning of the rites, withdraw, sometimes looking for other forms of religiosity. Therefore, there is a need to encourage, educate and prepare them for a fuller participation in the Sunday liturgy, which is, after all, of fundamental importance for the life of the Church and its individual members. It is the liturgy that effectively creates communion and educates to communion. The liturgy, especially the Sunday liturgy, lived in the full communion of the Church, reveals the entire mystery of Christ, from the Incarnation and Nativity to the Ascension and Pentecost, and the expectation of the blessed hope and coming of Christ. It is the realization of God’s plan of salvation and the continuation of the history of salvation to which all are called.

Functions of discourse micro-markers in spoken academic discourse in university setting

The present article aims to study the nature of spoken academic discourse in English in university setting and looks particularly at the role of discourse micro-markers in the organization of discourse of a lecturer. English is used as a medium of instruction by non-native academic personnel delivering soft science lectures to international students. The theory provides an overview of contemporary linguistics on discourse markers, outlining the definitions and their functional characteristics. The empirical part of the study is based on the analysis of a case study and the quantitative discourse analysis of a corpus of academic lectures available online. Discourse markers, that are most frequently used in spoken discourse of a lecturer, are studied and the use and the role of ‘so’, ‘now’, ‘OK’, ‘well’, ‘however’, ‘therefore’ and ‘all right’ is investigated. The results of the study describe the functions of discourse markers in spoken academic discourse and show how discourse micro-markers help in understanding the structure and the thematic development of the discourse. / Keywords: spoken academic discourse, university setting, English as a medium of instruction, discourse micro-markers

Remembering Women Scientists: The Case for Proactively Documenting Women in Science

Women scientists have long been underrepresented in histories of mainstream science and in archives and museums. Using a lecture series as a well-known model for engagement, this article explores implementing a proactive method for documenting and preserving a record of women scientists’ research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Envisioned broadly as a public history and documentation initiative, the Women in Science Lecture Series seeks to highlight the work of women scientists, generate conversations about documenting women in science, and promote the University of Illinois Archives as a repository well-suited to house the records of women scientists. The authors argue that taking more public and proactive measures is vital for capturing women scientists’ research and experiences and for promoting cultural heritage institutions as places where their stories and records are valued and belong.

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Produksi foto sebagai aktivitas komunikasi visual bagi pelaku UMKM Jawa Barat di media digital

The media industry will and will always develop from time to time. This makes people accustomed to and adapting to digital technology. One of the sectors that are driven by the impetus of technological development is product marketing by utilizing digital platforms. Photography is an important point that cannot be separated from digital marketing activities. Where the product to be marketed will be designed in such a way, then immortalized in a photo so that the product looks more aesthetic and attracts customers. Community service carried out aims to provide education and assistance to create marketing communication strategies through Photo Production as a Visual Communication Activity for West Java UMKM in digital media to target communities for community service programs for the period 1 of 2022. Members of UMKM fostered by the creative house of BUMN BRI Bandung are one of the UMKM that play a role in the Indonesian economy. Community service activities related to visual communication activities are a form of dedication from Telkom University Communication Science lecturers. Through Photo Production as a provision for community service in the realm of communication science with the Humanities and Media Studies expertise group. The result of this training activity is that the target community can display product photos that are used as digital marketing media.

Practicality of the RODE Learning Model in Order to Improve Student Communication Skills

The RODE Learning Model is designed to improve student's communication skills. The RODE learning model has four stages: Read, Outline, Discussion and Evaluation. This study aims to analyze the practicality of the RODE learning model in improving student communication skills in elementary school 2 science lectures involving 50 students as a research sample. The research data were collected using an instrument of observation sheets on the implementation of learning and observation sheets of student activities which were assessed by two observers and equipped with a record of obstacles encountered during the application of the RODE learning model. Data analysis techniques use quantitative and qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that the four stages of the model, namely Read, Outline, Discussion, and Evaluation, can be carried out correctly and reliably, and there are no obstacles that cannot be overcome. In general, student activities relevant to the RODE learning model have increased in each meeting. So it can be concluded that the RODE learning model is practical because it can be carried out according to the lecture implementation plan, and student activities are relatively active. The obstacles that arise can be overcome properly.

Improving the skills of prospective elementary teachers in designing earth and space science digital teaching materials: TPACK framework

This study aims to implement an Earth and Space Science lecture program based on the TPACK framework to improve the skills in designing earth and space learning materials prepared for teaching at the elementary school level by integrating pedagogy and technology. The lecture program is structured based on 3 levels of the TPACK framework where at the first level 3 basic competencies are introduced, namely pedagogical knowledge (PK), content knowledge (CK), and technological knowledge (TK). At the next stage, lecture activities are designed by integrating two of the three basic knowledge, namely pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), technology pedagogical knowledge (TPK), and technology content knowledge (TCK). In the last stage, lecture activities were designed to combine the three basic knowledge aspects, namely technology pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) into a learning video product. The results show an increase in the TPACK competence of prospective teachers in the medium category. In addition, based on an assessment of the resulting digital teaching products, the TPACK framework-based lecture program is able to facilitate the formation of the skills of prospective teachers in making teaching materials in terms of the appearance of the presentation of teaching materials, content management, and the integration of pedagogical strategies and technology in a good category.

Olga Rovnova (November 23, 1960 — March 06, 2022)

On March 6, 2022, Olga Rovnova, a linguist and dialectologist, died after a serious illness. She studied the Old Believers for many years, was a specialist in Russian aspectology, as well as the Old Believers of Estonia and Latin America. She initiated interdisciplinary studies of the language and culture of the Old Believers' chapels of South America, immigrants from China. In 2006–2008 Rovnova organized reconnaissance dialectological expeditions to Old Believer settlements in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Brazil; in 2009, she visited the Old Believers of Australia (Sydney, Brisbane). The results of the researcher's many years of field work are her numerous articles published in various scientific journals in Russia and abroad (a total of more than 140 scientific papers), scientific reports at Russian and international conferences, popular science educational speeches and lectures.

Stroke prevention and therapy awareness in a large sample of high school students: results of an educational campaign in the Northern-Western Italy.

BackgroundPeople often ignore the usefulness of stroke prevention, the typical onset symptoms, and the efficacy of the new therapies. In order to attempt to correct this situation, we performed a wide educational campaign addressed to students of high schools in Liguria and Piedmont Italian regions.MethodThe campaign consisted in two phases: (1) compilation of a simple questionnaire on stroke, followed by a scientific lecture on the disease, distribution of didactic materials, and final open discussion; (2) re-filling and sending by participants of the same questionnaire for the statistical evaluation of the improvement of stroke awareness.ResultsThe global initial percentage of wrong answers (number of subjects 2,264) was 33.4%: (A) stroke general knowledge 23.5%, (B) stroke risk factors 37.6%, (C) stroke early symptoms 34.1%). At the end of the campaign, the total percentage of wrong answers (number of subjects 1883) attained the 11.4%.: (A) stroke general knowledge 3.7%, (B) stroke risk factors 11.7%, (C) stroke early symptoms 12.5%). All these differences were strongly significant.Discussion and conclusionWe demonstrated that our educational campaign obtained an important improvement of stroke awareness in our sample. Girl students, Lyceum students, and less young students attained significant better knowledge improvement. We hope that the enhanced awareness might induce a more frequent diffusion of prevention strategies, an increased capacity of recognizing onset stroke symptoms with shortening of patients’ presentation in the emergency room of the hospitals when they can undergo reperfusion treatments. Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10072-022-06372-6.

Psychotherapy for Eco-Anxiety: Shifting From Catastrophizing to Action

Psychotherapy for Eco-Anxiety: Shifting From Catastrophizing to Action

A Common First-Year Undergraduate Engineering Course in Manufacturing based on Industrial Robots and Flipped Classroom

The pedagogy of a first-year engineering course in manufacturing is presented. This course entitled Manufacturing and Society involves collaboration with social science, is based on industrial robots as the central theme to attract students’ interests and utilizes the flipped classroom approach for delivery. We hypothesize that, in one semester, recent high school graduates will be able to gain knowledge in manufacturing by learning the computer-aided engineering (CAD) software, applying CAD to design a penholder, fabricating the penholder using additive manufacturing and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, programming the robot to create a toolpath for the pen, drawing using the pen on the penholder guided by a robot, and elaborating on impacts of robotic painting on society from a social science perspective. This course is designed to give students, regardless of their intended major in engineering, broad knowledge in manufacturing via 10 engineering, 3 social science, and 10 technical communication lectures; 8 labs; and 4 projects. The social science lectures and discussions focus on how knowledge about society can be used to inform design and manufacturing decisions, social science research methods for understanding how engineers and technology can impact people’s lives, and changing trends in work, the workplace, and the future workforce as it relates to manufacturing. This course aimed to give undergraduate first-year engineering students a positive view of advanced manufacturing and its impact on society. Student evaluations and comments were positive and affirmed the learning objective of teaching manufacturing to the first-year engineering students. The flipped classroom approach was demonstrated to be ideal during the COVID-19 pandemic with limited capacity for in-person lectures and labs. The use of flipped classrooms allowed students to learn at their own pace, review and reinforce knowledge, have a closer interaction with instructors, and reduce the number of technical errors using simulation tools. This course with the support of flipped classroom pedagogy can be successfully implemented in the post-pandemic era, devoting the time of the class to answer questions, expand upon the class content and have a closer in-person interaction with students.

The Level of Digital Skills for Amman Arab University students in Light of Some Variables

The current study aimed to investigate the level of digital skills among students of Amman Arab University in light of some variables. The study sample consisted of (308) students from various faculties and academic programs, to achieve the goal of the study, a scale for digital skills was applied to the study sample after assuring validity and reliability of it. The study results showed the existence of moderate level of digital skills among the students of Amman Arab University; moreover, the results showed no statistically significant differences between the means of digital skills according to gender, faculty, GPA variables. The results displayed statistically significant differences for the interaction between the faculty and the students’ PGA in favor of students with a "very good" average in scientific faculties. The study recommended developing students ‘digital skills through holding training workshops, scientific lectures and focusing on courses that create and establish appropriate digital skills.

«Pilgrimage to Dunhuang» – on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Gansu academy of painting

The aim of the work is to describe «the Pilgrimage to Dunhuang» as an art project organized on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Gansu Academy of Painting. The research methodology included the use of general scientific principles of descriptiveness, systematicity and objectivity. The general scientific research methods are used in the work: analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction. Chronological and retrospective methods have become important for our study. The genetic method was used to trace the development of individual schools and artists and the state of contemporary Chinese art. The method of abstraction, which involves the transition from general statements to specific conclusions, has also become important. Scientific novelty. The article highlights the main achievements and results of the Dunhuang Pilgrimage project, which allowed us to rethink the heritage of contemporary Chinese art. Conclusions. The Gansu Academy of Arts, established in the early 1990s, has become one of the most important centers of artistic culture in the region. This institute promotes Chinese cultural achievements and research in various fields. In particular, the academy organizes various scientific lectures, seminars, art exhibitions, creative talks and other educational activities. One such project was the «Pilgrimage to Dunhuang». On a Chinese-wide scale, it has made it possible to accomplish several important tasks. In particular, during the first period of the project, special art exhibitions, lectures and scientific seminars were held, which contributed to the promotion of Chinese cultural achievements. In addition, the main emphasis was on the study and preservation of traditional Chinese culture. At the same time, some attention was paid to highlighting the artistic ties between Chinese and foreign cultures. The second stage involved the introduction of specific mechanisms for managing various artistic events - artists were able to realize their own ideas, to work freely on various projects. Thus, this project has demonstrated high efficiency and value in acquainting society with China's cultural heritage. Keywords: painting academy, research, project, Gansu.

Analyzing the Validity of Interactive Multimedia-based Learning on Acid Rain Content

The primary abilities of physics students at the University of Muhammadiyah Makassar against the scientific concepts learned at the secondary school level vary, resulting in a complex integrated science learning process. The university follows the conventional methods of learning science with little or no use of modern technology. Thus, the present study was conducted to develop interactive multimedia learning using the Macromedia Flash program on integrated science content. The research consisted of two stages. While the first stage included the identification and content analysis of integrated science materials, the second stage comprised designing interactive multimedia learning and testing its validity. Validation was carried out on seven participants and analyzed using the Aiken validation. The validation results showed that the interactive multimedia developed is valid and can be used in Integrated Science lectures.
 Keywords: interactive multimedia, integrated science, media development

Salt Therapy for Health as an Alternative Additional Activities on The Tunnel Model in The Buffer Group Pliwetan Village Palang District Tuban Regency

Pliwetan Village, Palang District, Tuban Regency is an area with the potential to produce salt and the highest production compared to the surrounding environment. This is because, in this area, there are salt ponds that use the tunnel method owned by partners or groups of buffer salt farmers—the use of tunnel salt land as a tool for health therapy.
 This Community Service activity was carried out in the buffer salt farmer group of Pliwetan Village, Palang District, Tuban Regency with a duration of time being carried out in March 2022. The parties involved in this activity are: Fisheries and Marine Science lecturers, PGRI Ronggolawe University and partner groups of the Buffer Salt Farmers Group who play an active role as participants in every activity carried out in community service activities.
 The realization of the results of this activity is to provide counseling and assistance on how to use the salt tunnel land for health therapy, review of the results of achievements in the form of assistance in the practice of salt therapies for health so that it is hoped that the public understands the benefits of salt therapy for people health

DEVELOPING INTEGRATED ENGLISH SYLLABUS FOR MARINE SCIENCE STUDENTS AT BENGKULU UNIVERSITY

An Integrated English Syllabus is a syllabus that integrate one to several language skills of learning and teaching process. They cover elements of English skills, English materials, learning techniques, and so on. In this study, the researcher use Research and Development method by Sugiyono (2010). The purposes of this study are to find out the English skills and the English materials that really needed by Marine Science Students. In addition, focuses on developing an Integrated Syllabus with Marine Science context. In designing Integrated Syllabus the researcher use integrated model by Richard (2001). To collect the data the researcher use interview and questionnaire. The parcipants are 1 English lecturer, 1 Marine Science Lecturer, 2 stakeholders (Water and Marine Police at Pulau Baai Bengkulu and Employee at Marine Affairs and Fisheries at Bengkulu Province), and 8th semester Marine Science Students at Bengkulu University. The result of this study showed that the Marine Science students needs the four of English skills and English materials but the most needed are writing and reading. Therefore, the researcher designed an Integrated Syllabus that is suitable with Marine Science Study Program especially at Bengkulu University. From the research, it can be seen that the English needs of marine science students at Bengkulu University. Then, the syllabus developed in this study can be used as a reference in preparing English courses in the Marine Science study program.

Implementation of a patient-teaching workshop to improve pharmacy students’ competencies in patient-centered communication: a case report

BackgroundThe pharmacist-patient relationship has evolved over recent decades and the development of clinical pharmacy requires pharmacists to take patient-centered responsibilities. This requires a specific set of skills, such as patient-centered communication. Evaluation of students’ competencies in patient-centered communication is challenging in academic settings and complementary assessment methods may be designed in order to overcome the limits of traditional preceptors’ ratings or objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). There is increasing interest in a more active patient role in healthcare professional education and there are very few reports about patient-led education in pharmacies. Thus, the objective of this work was to implement a patient-teaching workshop and to assess its impact on pharmacy students’ competencies in patient-centered communication.MethodsThe workshop was developed in collaboration between four patients, a senior clinical pharmacist and a lecturer in education sciences and implemented in the hospital pharmacy residency program. The main course objective was acquiring the three competencies of the Calgary-Cambridge guide to the medical interview: (i) building a relationship, (ii) conducting structured interview and (iii) gathering information. The learning process integrated: working on participants’ perception of pharmacists-patient communication, a first simulated interview, didactic learning and a second simulated interview. After simulated interviews, patients and peer residents assessed learner’s performance with a competency chart and provided individual feedback. Assessment methods included comparisons between the first and second interview scores and an anonymous post-course survey.ResultsForty-seven residents and 19 patient teachers attended the session. Competency scores were higher after the second interview in all three competencies as rated by both patients (+ 25%) and peer residents (+ 29%).Residents expressed a high satisfaction and reported learning about conducting interviews and soft skills contributing to the development of a relationship with patients. “The involvement of patients” was expressed as most appreciated in the majority of the evaluation charts (87%) and the residents valued the importance of collaborative and interprofessional learning during the workshop. Three themes emerged: (1) patients’ expertise, (2) reliability and (3) relationship, which underlined that the students estimated the patients were credible sources of information in this pedagogical context.ConclusionThis patient-teaching approach improved patient-centered competencies of pharmacy residents and promoted partnership between patients and pharmacy students.

Comparison of dynamic visuals to other presentation formats when learning social science topics in an online setting

Despite the widespread use of whiteboard animations in both academic and informal settings, little evidence exists about their efficacy and impact on learner experiences, especially in non-STEM fields such as the social sciences. This study examined the effects of whiteboard animations against three other instructional formats on comprehension, measured by multiple choice questions and an open-ended summary question, and subjective experiences measured by Likert scale items. In a randomised experiment, Amazon Mechanical Turk participants (N = 299) viewed one of two social science lectures in one of four instructional formats: whiteboard animations, narrated slides, on-stage lecture, or audio/narration alone. Data was analysed using a series of ANOVA tests. Results showed that the whiteboard animation group answered significantly more questions than those who learned with on-stage lectures or narrated slides. Whiteboard animation and audio only groups also reported more enjoyment of, and engagement with, the lessons compared to the other groups. Findings contribute to the body of knowledge by providing evidence on the effectiveness of instructional materials when learning example social science topics. Implications for practice or policy: Considering on-stage lectures and narrated slides are commonly used video formats in online education, practitioners should consider using different lecture formats (e.g., audio only) when teaching social science subjects. Online course developers may consider using the whiteboard animations to enhance student learning outcomes.

Biology Students Association as the base for establishing future experts and cave fauna exploration

Biology Students Association – BIUS (BIUS) from Zagreb, Croatia is a non-government and non-profit association founded in 1999 by biology students from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. Aiming to develop future experts in different fields of biology, BIUS is composed of groups that specialize in various subject areas. Besides holding diverse science lectures, workshops, and field trips, the main BIUS' activities are annual student research camps with the participation of up to 130 members. An integral part of BIUS from the very beginning is the Biospeleology group (Group). During these first 23 years of the Group's existence, many members discovered their interest in cave biology through field research, cabinet work, and educational workshops. The Group organized two student research camps and participated in 16 others. In addition, the Group organized seven independent projects. Throughout all of these projects, cave fauna was collected from over 150 caves and pits at different localities of Croatian karst. The Group's long-term existence is facilitated by the guidance of mentors from the Croatian Biospeleological Society. Altogether, the Group provides numerous skills and valuable opportunities to students and is important for developing future scientific experts in cave biology in Croatia. So far, 12 Group members have written their master thesis and four have their doctoral thesis in the field of cave biology. Former members currently work at universities, research institutes, government, and civil sector, or as entrepreneurs on topics closely related to cave biology and karst research.

Relationship between knowledge levels and attitude towards Genetically Modified foods among lecturers at College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences

Application of genetic engineering in agricultural production remains a controversial agenda in the international and national levels. The purpose of this study is to generate information on level of awareness and attitude of social and applied science lecturers towards Genetically Modified (GM) foods. The information will contribute to the national debate and decision-making processes regarding use of GM foods in Kenya. A total of 220 lecturers were randomly interviewed to a cross-sectional survey that was conducted by use of a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. The study was conducted at the University of Nairobi’s College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) and College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS). An association was established between the levels of knowledge and the scientific background of a college. A higher proportion (48.1%) of the lecturers had a positive attitude on application of genetic engineering to solve some of the agricultural production challenges but on the other hand, they were very skeptical to consume GM foods. It was found out that the level of knowledge influenced attitudes of lecturers. Those with low knowledge are more negative to application of genetic engineering, while the ones with more knowledge are less negative on application of this technology. The main concerns of GM foods are food safety, human and environmental health. Recommendations were the government should create awareness on the biosafety legal framework; extensive research on GMOs should be done to address concerns of food safety, human and environment health; similar studies should be done in other universities and to the public, research findings from the ongoing trials on GM crops should be shared with all stakeholders and people should be educated on the pros and cons of GMOs to be able to contribute to the GMOs debate and also make informed choices.