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Experiences Of Emotional Support Among Parents Of Children And Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study, Sahar S Eshtehardi, Marissa N Baudino, Barbara J Anderson, Deborah I Thompson, David G Marrero, Marisa E Hilliard

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Objective: Parents of youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience substantial disease-specific demands and distress, yet their perceptions about the emotional support they receive related to the challenges of caring for a child with diabetes have not been well described. This research aimed to characterize the types of emotional support parents of youth with T1D receive and how they experience emotional support.

Methods: As part of a larger qualitative study on diabetes health-related quality of life, 23 parents (96% mothers) of youth with T1D (M age = 10.9 ± 3.8 years; 35% female) completed semi-structured interviews about various aspects of …

Priflex: A Secure Federated Learning Framework For Evaluating Privacy Leakage And Defense In Cross-Modal Medical Data, Mohammad Othman Nassar, Feras Fares Al-Mashagba

Mesopotamian Journal of CyberSecurity

Federated learning (FL) enables decentralized, privacy-preserving machine learning by training models across distributed data without sharing raw patient information. However, most FL frameworks focus on unimodal data and overlook critical challenges in multimodal healthcare settings, such as privacy risks, fairness disparities, and reduced model interpretability. We present PRIFLEX (Privacy-Resilient Integration Framework for Learning Exchange), a novel FL framework designed for secure integration of structured and unstructured medical data. PRIFLEX combines 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) from the PhysioNet PTB-XL dataset and clinical notes from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV), supporting early, late, and hybrid data fusion strategies. To …

Khaled Hosseini’S Judgment In The Kite Runner Towards Pashtun And Hazara Identities, Bilal Waziri, Dawod Mangal, Kamaldeen Kamal

Journal of Research Initiatives

This book review offers a compelling examination of Khaled Hosseini's portrayal of Pashtun and Hazara identities in his acclaimed novel, *The Kite Runner*. Through a literary-ethnographic lens, the research delves into how narrative techniques can construct, amplify, or distort ethnic representations, particularly within the tumultuous backdrop of Afghanistan. The novel is scrutinized for its stark depiction of Pashtuns as oppressors and Hazaras as perennial victims, which risks perpetuating a simplistic and problematic singular narrative. Employing a library-based qualitative approach, this paper thoughtfully interprets textual evidence within the rich sociocultural and historical landscape of Afghanistan. The findings reveal that while the …

Harnessing Graphs For Knowledge Representation In Natural Language Processing, Uras Varolgunes

Dissertations

This work proposes innovative methods for integrating domain-specific knowledge into natural language processing tasks through the use of graphs, aiming to enhance the performance of models across various domains, including finance and healthcare. Several novel approaches are proposed that fuse graph structures with modern deep learning techniques, addressing the challenges of missing word embeddings, label prediction, and graph representation learning for large language models.

First, a powerful embedding method built on top of the recent advances in latent graph learning is introduced to address the critical problem of word embedding imputation. Second, a graph-enhanced label attention model designed for medical …

Deixis In Pragmatic In Royal Speeches: The Speech Of His Highness The Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman At The 33rd Arab Summit As A Model, Mansour Salah Alrehili

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Arts and Humanities

Deixis in pragmatic in modules or linguistic markers consisting of contextual communication elements: speaker, addressees, content, time and place of word. This research therefore aims to study the Deixis in pragmatic in royal discourses by monitoring their types and functions, in the address of His Highness the Crown Prince at the 33rd Arab Summit. The research was based on the deliberative approach using the analytical descriptive approach. The research reached a series of outcomes, the most important of which was the diversity of the Deixis in pragmatic in His Highness' Because his speech strategy aims to achieve security, stability, and …

The Terms "Sā’Igh" And "Aswa’Gh" Concept And Usage In Linguistic Studies, Tayel Mohammed Ahmed Al-Sarayreh

Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Arts and Humanities

This research examines the terms Sā'igh (acceptable) and Aswagh (more acceptable) in the Arabic language. Despite the frequent use of these terms in evaluative grammatical judgments within linguistic studies, they have not received a thorough study to clarify their concepts and dimensions in Arabic. Therefore, this research aims to explain the terms both linguistically and terminologically and seeks to uncover the ways in which they are used in the Arabic language and the rules governing this usage.

The significance of this research stems from its discussion of a common issue in evaluative grammatical judgments, which has not been sufficiently explored. …

Bridging The Gap: Harnessing Emerging Technology To Narrow The Academic Achievement Gaps Of Minority Students, Dionne Williams, Terence Vinson, Kristi Young, Danielle Williams, James R. Mixon

The Journal of the Research Association of Minority Professors

The academic achievement gap of Black, Hispanic, and Native American students has historically lagged as it relates to Caucasian students. This work defines academic achievement as standardized test scores, graduation rates, and college completion rates. The persistent educational disparities faced by minority students remain a significant challenge for school systems. The integration of technology offers a promising solution to help narrow these academic achievement gaps and provide equitable learning opportunities. Technology offers educators the ability to utilize self-paced instructional programming, ensuring that the educational needs and deficiencies of minority students are addressed. This work explores how innovative technological tools, ranging …

It's Deeper Than Rap. Exploring The Lived Experiences Of Black Faculty With Hip-Hop Epistemologies Through Counterstory, Austin Ashe

Graduate Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation study explores the experiences of Black professors who carry Hip-Hop epistemologies and utilize Hip-Hop as a method to navigate the social and structural systems within their predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Grounded in Critical Race Theory, the study utilizes narrative inquiry and counterstorytelling. The analysis involved the development of a composite counterstory featuring the fictional protagonist, Hampton Franklin. The findings highlight common experiences among participants. Findings suggest that Black faculty are insiders whose positions grant them access and influence. Second, they are outsiders that navigate hypervisibility, invisibility, and racial battle fatigue. Third, each participant was a “pedagogue of the …

The Concept Of Maqāṣid Al-Sharī‘Ah And Maṣlaḥah In The Classical And Contemporary Tafsîr, Yusuf Wibisono, Femmy Roeslan

International Journal of Islamic Economics and Business Sustainability

A contemporary mufassir (Qur’anic exegete) employs the principle of al-‘ibrah bi maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah—that interpretation must refer to the objectives of Islamic law—in an effort to uncover the true meaning of the Qur’anic text. A purely literal reading of the Qur’an, without an understanding of its maqāṣid (objectives), faces many limitations. The maqāṣid approach emphasizes not only the wording of the text but also its underlying purposes and goals. The greatest strength of maqāṣid-based tafsīr (interpretation) lies in its ability to render the Qur’an always relevant, adaptable, and universally applicable. As an interpretive approach not strictly tied to …

Psychometric Properties Of The Turkish Version Of The Palliative Care Attitude Scale (T-Pcas-9) In Cancer Patients, Sevgi Demir Çam, Neşe İşcan Ayyildiz, Hasan Evcimen, Timüçin Çil, Berna Bozkurt Duman

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: A reliable, validated Turkish measurement tool will allow researchers to measure the impact of attitudes towards palliative care on other health outcomes in individuals with chronic and critical illness. This study aimed to examine the Turkish psychometric properties of the Palliative Care Attitude Scale (PCAS-9) for individuals with cancer.

Methods: The Turkish adaptation of the PCAS-9 (T-PCAS-9) included 505 cancer patients, who were aged >18 years, had a diagnosis of cancer, and no mental problems. The factor structure of the T-PCAS-9 was examined using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, convergent-divergent validity, and measurement invariance analysis.

Results: The three-factor …

Preparation, Development, And Refinement Of The Interview Protocol In Qualitative Research, David C. Coker, Adebowale Akande

The Qualitative Report

Interview protocols are by far the most common method utilized in qualitative research data collection. Novice and experienced researchers, from working on dissertations to grant proposals or other publications, often lack detailed interview design methods, as many educational programs do not require specific coursework on interview protocols and question development. To improve qualitative research, we make a proposal to incorporate an interdisciplinary approach that operationalizes three stages: preparation, development, and refinement. Preparation involves mapping the extant literature to define broad, narrow, and focused topics to write actionable standards, goals, and objectives. Development uses instructional design and educational psychology to construct …

Learning How To Interview For Qualitative Research, Kathryn Roulston, Brigette A. Herron, Caprial Farrington

The Qualitative Report

A key component of qualitative methods coursework has been the interview assignment, which typically prepares scholars to conduct in-person, individual, and open-ended interviews. This study examined what novice researchers did and learned during an interview assignment in an introductory qualitative methods course. Interview transcripts and reflections from 12 graduate students who enrolled in an online or face-to-face section of the course were analyzed. Findings review students’ reflections on the process of conducting the interview project, beginning with the preparation phase, what they discussed concerning how the interviews transpired and their experiences of the transcription process. The article reports on how …

Exploring Technology-Enhanced Learning: A Comparative Study Of Online And Offline Interactive Practices In The Iranian Higher Education System, Naser Rashidi, Mohamad Reza Farangi, Ali Hosseini

The Qualitative Report

This study explored how interactive teaching and learning are enacted through technology-enhanced methods in Iran’s higher education system. Using an exploratory qualitative design, it investigated the pedagogical strategies employed by instructors and examined whether these practices align with the principles of Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) across online and in-person contexts. Data were collected through the analysis of 263 class reports and 37 semi-structured interviews with university instructors. Thematic analysis using MAXQDA revealed six cohesive and interpretive themes: fostering human connection, empowering student voices, learning as dialogue, adaptive teaching, multimodal engagement, and feedback as dialogue. These themes reflect a holistic view of …

Braingenebot: A Framework For Variant Prioritization And Generative Pretrained Transformer-Informed Interpretation Across Polygenic Risk Score Studies, Gang Qu, Nitesh Enduru, Xinyi Liu, Xiaoqian Jiang, Zhongming Zhao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are widely used to assess genetic susceptibility in Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. However, the rapid expansion of PRS studies has led to dataset-specific biases-stemming from factors like population makeup, genotyping methods, and analysis pipelines-that result in inconsistent variant prioritization and limit generalizability and reproducibility. To address these challenges, we propose a transductive learning framework that integrates multiple PRS datasets for more robust risk variant prioritization, incorporating genome-wide association study (GWAS) priority scores as biologically informed priors. Additionally, we introduce BrainGeneBot, an AI-driven tool leveraging generative pretrained transformers with retrieval-augmented generation technology to streamline genomic analyses in …

Developing An Instrument To Measure Teacher Attitudes Toward Multilingual Pedagogies, Lauren H. Ramers

Dissertations

In an increasingly globalized world, substantial numbers of multilingual learners occupy K–12 and higher education spaces bringing diverse linguistic resources that, when intentionally and appropriately leveraged, can significantly enhance English language learning outcomes. Multilingual pedagogies, which honor and build upon students' full linguistic repertoires, are essential for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments. This quantitative exploratory study investigated teachers' attitudes toward multilingual teaching with the goal of developing a reliable survey instrument—the Multilingual Pedagogy Scale (MPS)—to measure how teachers perceive language learning in multilingual classrooms and what they report doing in their classrooms.

First, a review of the research helped …

Racial Identity And Belonging Among Asian American Undergraduate Students In The Midwest, Seema M. Dahlheimer

Dissertations

Asian American students are often deemed overrepresented in higher education, leading to inequities in admissions, scholarships, and student support. This perception feeds and is fed by the model minority stereotype, which characterizes Asian Americans as hard-working and high-achieving and creates intense pressure to succeed academically (Poon et al., 2016). In addition, Asian American college students often experience racism and xenophobia, which can undermine their sense of belonging on campus. However, in the Midwest, where their immigration is more recent and conversations about race are often framed in terms of Black and white, Asian Americans often feel invisible and othered (Lee, …

I Do, And I Will: Effectual Religiosity May Strengthen The Triad Chord Of Commitment For Women Of Faith, Tamara M. Chamberlain, Loren Marks, David C. Dollahite, Ashley Lebaron-Black, Elizabeth Kay Madsen, Christina N. Cooper

Faculty Publications

Although religiosity is commonly linked to marital satisfaction in sociological research, few studies have examined how it strengthens marital commitment among women of faith. This study explored the perspectives of religious, heterosexual married women using interviews in the United States from 196 highly religious couples with successful marriages. Three core themes emerged: (1) personal commitment—including the decision to marry, religious beliefs and practices, and the need for effort and sacrifice; (2) moral commitment—highlighting sexual relations before marriage, promises made before God, family, and friends, and views on fidelity and divorce; and (3) structural commitment— emphasizing the role of a religious …

Constructing Gender Disparity Through Culture: A Socio-Pragmatic Study Of Impoliteness, Indirectness And Implicature In Igbo Female Degrading Proverbs, Uche Oboko Dr, Grace Ikechukwu

Journal of Gender, Ethnic, and Cross-Cultural Studies

Igbo proverbs are valuable expressions that unravel linguistic idiosyncrasies and project the essential principles of life. This study examines the extent to which fifty Igbo proverbs that contain implicit impoliteness imports and implicature are used indirectly to demean women and create bias against them in the Igbo socio-cultural setting. In this qualitative research, the fifty Igbo proverbs were selected based on their contents from the five Igbo-speaking states in the southeastern part of Nigeria (Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Imo). The proverbs were translated from the Igbo language to the English language, interpreted, and analyzed. The analysis was conducted using …

Students’ Perceptions Of International Faculty Members In Higher Education, Pearlean Chadha

Irish Journal of Academic Practice

This paper investigates university student perceptions of international faculty members in the context of an Irish higher education institution. Though international student numbers are rising in Ireland, classrooms continue to predominantly comprise Irish and EU students. However, the faculty has growing number of non-EU lecturers due to many economic and social factors. This study uses a quantitative survey method with a sample of business students from TU Dublin. The survey, based on the study by Yao et al. (2012), employed a 7-point Likert scale to explore student perceptions of their interactions with international faculty members in both online and offline …

Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Role Playing Terhadap Motivasi, Hasil Belajar, Dan Keterampilan Kolaboratif Siswa Kelas Xi Ips Pada Pembelajaran Biologi, Hendrawan Hendrawan, Sulisetijono Sulisetijono, Yunita Rakhmawati

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the way learning was conducted and strongly affected the quality of education students received. These changes influenced not only motivation and learning outcomes but also essential twenty-first-century competencies, particularly collaboration. In response, role-playing emerged as a promising alternative for improving learning quality. This study aimed to examine the effects of role-playing on learning motivation, cognitive learning outcomes, and collaboration skills in the topic of human digestion during the pandemic. It used a quantitative quasi-experimental design comparing an experimental class that applied role-playing with a control class that used another equivalent learning model. The sample consisted …

Pengaruh Budaya Sekolah Terhadap Pembentukan Karakter Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Dwi Fitria Indriani, Nur Afni Anggraini, Wahyu Ezy Asmi Hasanah, Lilik Bintartik, Ana Dwi Lestari

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

Character education is important from an early age, particularly in elementary school, because it provides a foundation for future generations facing the challenges of globalization and rapid technological development. These challenges may influence children’s character, making it necessary to instill noble values consistent with Indonesian culture and national identity. This study aimed to explore and describe the character traits of students at SDN Percobaan 1 Malang as shaped through school culture. Using a qualitative narrative approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews, direct observation, and photographic documentation. The participants were students of Class 5A. The findings show that school routines—such …

Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Ipa Dengan Media Edukatif Berbasis Permainan Tradisional Di Kelas Viii Smp, Dewi Novitasari, Munzil Munzil, Anang Widodo, Athiyatus Sholihatul Fadhilah, Hana Naqiyya Nada, Nabela Aqiella Fadia Ariesta, Rafida Azizah, Savilla Nadya Saharani, Suci Nurhayati

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

Learning activities presented through games can stimulate students’ competitive spirit and, in turn, increase their motivation. Observations and interviews showed that approximately 70% of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 2 Pakis had low learning interest. The researchers therefore implemented the traditional game Congklak to increase students’ interest in science. The study aimed to examine the implementation of an educational traditional game—Congklak—to improve science learning interest, competitiveness, active participation, and motivation among all eighth-grade students. It used a qualitative case-study approach. Data were collected through observations and interviews using observation and interview sheets and analyzed descriptively. The findings show that the …

Project Dial Designing Instruction For Academic Literacies, Haven Howes

Summer Community of Scholars Posters (RCEU and HCR Combined Programs)

No abstract provided.

Dari Editor Vol. 15 No. 2 (Agustus) 2025, Rahayu Surtiati Hidayat

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

Dengan gembira kami menerbitkan sepuluh artikel dan dua timbangan buku dalam edisi ini; terbitan rekor untuk jurnal ini. Kami berharap dapat menerbitkan banyak artikel dalam setiap edisi. Isi tulisan yang kami terbitkan juga meningkat mutunya baik dari segi penelitian maupun penyajian. Tiga artikel menarik perhatian dengan menunjukkan berbagai karya yang menjadi lambang kejayaan suatu negara dan keguyuban suatu komunitas (Titik Pudjiastuti, Muhamad Alnoza, Nur Aini Setiawati). Tiga artikel lain membahas kehadiran pendatang yang mengubah sistem dalam negara (Dien Rovita Rovita, Mela Maulina Putri, Rudi Ekasiswanto). Tidak kalah menarik empat artikel bertemakan karya sastra (Asri Pratiwi Wulandari, Raka Darmawan, Haikal Haikal) …

Serat Yusuf: Sastra Islam Populer Di Jawa Timur, Titik Pudjiastuti, Mamlahatun Buduroh, Mu’Jizah Mu’Jizah, Rias Suharjo, Turita Indah Setyani, Dwi Rahmawanto

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

Serat Yusup is one of the popular Islamic literary works in Java, especially in East Java. This literary work is a handwritten ancient manuscript written in the form of tembang macapat, in Javanese language, and using Pegon or Javanese script. Serat Yusup which create by the students (santri) is inspired by Surah Yusuf, the 12th Surah of the Quran. As a literary work, its story differs significantly from its inspirational text, and there are so many of it. In relation to this, the question arises: what are the reasons behind the creation of Serat Yusup and why is it …

Keidiomatisan Kompositum Berleksikon Hati Dalam Bahasa Indonesia, Dien Rovita, Sonya Puspasari Suganda, Untung Yuwono

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

A compound (kompositum) is a construction formed through word formation by combining two or more elements to create a new meaning. In Indonesian, compounds can be formed by combining several elements, one of which may be a nominal lexeme referring to a body part. Compound words can be distinguished from other word combinations—particularly syntactic phrases—based on grammatical and semantic criteria. Semantically, compounds can be analyzed according to the degree of idiomaticity in their meanings. Based on this premise, the present study aims to explain the idiomaticity of compounds in Indonesian that are formed by combining multiple elements, one of which …

Myth Of Happiness From The Consumerism Perspective In Simone De Beauvoir’S Les Belles Images, Joesana Tjahjani, Sekar Dewantari

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

France's post-World War II, thirty years of glory, resulted in the growth of purchasing power among the French, which triggered growth in consumerism, notably among the bourgeois— France's upper-middle-class society. People believed in a myth that objects are not solely useful for fulfilling needs but also served as a sign of social status, dignity, andcomfort. They equally believed that if the objects are consumed and the associated social standards fulfilled, they maybecome a way to obtain greater happiness. This article aims to examine the myth that happiness can be attained byconsumption and social standard fulfillment in a French consumer society …

Umi Matsuzaki’S Representation Of War Trauma: A Semiotic Approach To Studio Ghibli’S From Up On Poppy Hill, Wedhowerti Wedhowerti

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

Japanese films that explore war trauma are relatively rare, and this research departs from that gap by analyzing Studio Ghibli’s From Up on Poppy Hill. The film reflects the conscience of Japanese society by depicting the realities of post-war life in the 1960s. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, this study examines how the main character, Umi Matsuzaki, represents war trauma through eight selected scenes and how such trauma encodes myth. By applying Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory, the findings reveal that Umi embodies symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), manifested primarily through avoidance and intrusion. Her trauma is deeply rooted …

Comparison Of Javanese Lexicon In Banyumas And Banyuwangi Dialect Bilingual Dictionaries, Muhamad Rizki Darmawan, Satwiko Budiono

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The Banyumas and Banyuwangi dialects of Javanese exhibit notable lexical similarities, particularly in their retention of Old Javanese vocabulary, consonant endings, the specificity of vowel phonemes, and syllabic structures. These linguistic commonalities necessitate further research at other linguistic levels to substantiate the similarities between these two geographically distant dialects. This comparison also serves as a basis for reinforcing the hypothesis of a historical migration of Javanese speakers from Banyumas to Banyuwangi. Furthermore, this study confirms that the varieties of Javanese spoken in Banyumas and Banyuwangi constitute distinct dialects. This study employs a mixed-methods approach, integrating both quantitative and qualitative methodologies …

Reimagining Arts Education: Empowering Deaf Learners Through The Visual-Musical Innovation Of Gawang Angklung, Saprudin Saprudin, Yudi Sukmayadi, Julia Julia, Rita Milyartini

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

This study examines the role of the Gawang Angklung (Galung) application, a visual-based digital tool integrating traditional angklung music with interactive visual cues, in supporting inclusive music education for deaf learners. Designed to bridge the gap between sound-based musical instruction and the learning needs of students with hearing impairments, Galung enables ensemble participation through synchronized visual signals. Using a convergent mixed-methods design, data were collected from 24 deaf students, four music educators, and two application developers through interviews, classroom observations, and questionnaires. Quantitative results showed significant improvements in rhythmic accuracy (p < .01) and tempo recognition, while qualitative analysis revealed increased motivation, collaborative engagement, and communicative confidence. The integration of Galung aligns with constructivist and aesthetic …