The Internet and Education

Presents findings from a survey of online youth and their parents, conducted between November and December 2000. Looks at how the Internet has become increasingly important for teenagers as an essential study aid both outside and inside the classroom

Where does selective laser trabeculoplasty stand now? A review

Background: Chronic treatment of glaucoma can present a challenge in patients who lack the means and/or the discipline to use daily glaucoma medication. We wondered if selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) could be a useful alternative. Methods: Inclusion criteria: controlled trials comparing efficacy of SLT in adult patients with any form of open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension and case reports on side effects of SLT. Two recent meta-analyses identified eight randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing the effect of SLT with medication (prostaglandin analogs) and with argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT). We took these eight RCTs as reference base and calculated their success rates where they were not given. Other articles were added to elaborate on technique and side effects. Results: Mean intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction after SLT was 3.8-8.0 mmHg after 6 months to 1 year. Mean success rate of SLT at 6 months to 1 year is 55-82 %. Higher IOP before laser predicts a higher IOP-lowering effect. In terms of mean IOP reduction, reduction in number of medications and treatment success, the effect of SLT was found to show no clinically relevant difference from that of contemporary medication (prostaglandin analogs) and from ALT. Conclusions: The evidence indicates that SLT is an efficacious primary or adjunctive therapy for treating glaucoma

Perbedaan Pengetahuan dan Kesadaran Multikultural Mahasiswa Calon Konselor dua LPTK Indonesia

This study aims to determine the profile of knowledge and multicultural awareness of prospective counselor students from two different LPTKs in Indonesia. This study uses survey and comparative research methods. The research data uses an adapted Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale-Refined (MCKAS-R) questionnaire, which has been retested for validity and reliability using Indonesian students as subjects. The results showed that the students' multicultural competence level was in moderate condition. There is no difference in the level of multicultural competence between students in the two LPTKs. Viewed from the aspect of knowledge and multicultural awareness, students in both LPTKs are also in moderate condition. Efforts that can be made to improve students' multicultural competence start with self-awareness, knowledge, and multicultural skills so that students can later internalize these multicultural competencies

YOUMARES – A Conference from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers

YOUMARES is an annual early-career scientist conference series. It is an initiative of the German Society for Marine Research (DGM) and takes place in changing cities of northern Germany. The conference series is organized in a bottom-up structure: from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers. In this chapter, we describe the concept of YOUMARES together with its historical development from a single-person initiative to a conference venue of about 200 participants. Furthermore, the three authors added some personals experiences and insights, what YOUMARES means to them

YOUMARES 8 – Oceans Across Boundaries: Learning from each other

This open access book presents the proceedings volume of the YOUMARES 8 conference, which took place in Kiel, Germany, in September 2017, supported by the German Association for Marine Sciences (DGM). The YOUMARES conference series is entirely bottom-up organized by and for YOUng MARine RESearchers. Qualified early career scientists moderated the scientific sessions during the conference and provided literature reviews on aspects of their research field. These reviews and the presenters’ conference abstracts are compiled here. Thus, this book discusses highly topical fields of marine research and aims to act as a source of knowledge and inspiration for further reading and research

Smart City a vision to transform-nation

Abstract: India (Bharath) requires new actions over policies, personal implementation over communal ideas, sustainability than over consumption, urban ecosystem over urban economics and more pathways to urban sustainability. The creation is crying, from flooding to hotter and drier summers to raging forest fires, nature is asking us to change our modern lifestyle, not just bare technology. Hence the purpose of the paper focuses on the responsibility of each individual and their vision about the smart city to look forward to. A major survey has been conducted from individuals of various age groups belonging to multiple locations of India. Good number of people responded and in fact suggested  how each individuals can be Indian leaders and citizens.Due to the shortage of land and rising sea levels, the idea of a floating metropolis was developed as a creative way to give people somewhere new to live. Our main research topic in this article is to motivate academics and scientists with new IoT technologies and applications, while also bringing attention to the existing condition of smart city concepts around the world by recognizing significant future trends, such as floating cities. As a result, we provide an overview of smart city projects and examine their key ideas as well as various data management strategies. Using a sophisticated literature matrix that included terms like "smart people," "smart economy," "smart governance," "smart mobility," "smart environment," and "smart living," we conducted a thorough literature scan and evaluation. Smart City program is transforming Bharath as modern, global eco and smart city

Theoretical vs. observational uncertainties: composition of giant exoplanets

In order to characterize giant exoplanets and better understand their origin, knowledge of how the planet's composition depends on its mass and stellar environment is required. In this work, we simulate the thermal evolution of gaseous planets and explore how various common model assumptions such as different equations of state, opacities, and heavy-element distributions affect the inferred radius and metallicity. We examine how the theoretical uncertainties translate into uncertainties in the inferred planetary radius and bulk metallicity. While we confirm the mass-metallicity trend previously reported in the literature, this correlation disappears when removing a 20 $M_{\oplus}$ heavy-element core from all the planets. We also show that using an updated hydrogen-helium equation of state leads to more compact planets. As a result, we present six planets that should be classified as inflated warm Jupiters. We next demonstrate that including the opacity-enhancement due to metal-rich envelopes of irradiated planets changes the planetary radius significantly, which can have large effects on the inferred metallicity. Even though there are other model assumptions that have not been considered in this work, we could show that the calculated theoretical uncertainties can already be comparable or even larger than the observational ones. Therefore, theoretical uncertainties are likely to be even larger. We therefore conclude that progress in theoretical models of giant planets is essential in order to take full advantage of current and future exoplanetary data.Comment: 25 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables, accepted for publication in Ap

YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future

This open access book summarizes peer-reviewed articles and the abstracts of oral and poster presentations given during the YOUMARES 9 conference which took place in Oldenburg, Germany, in September 2018. The aims of this book are to summarize state-of-the-art knowledge in marine sciences and to inspire scientists of all career stages in the development of further research. These conferences are organized by and for young marine researchers. Qualified early-career researchers, who moderated topical sessions during the conference, contributed literature reviews on specific topics within their research field

Panduan Konseling dengan Teknik Coping Self-Talk untuk Mengatasi Body Dysmorphic Disorder Siswa Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan

Abstract: This research and development aim to create a counseling guideline with coping self-talk technique to resolve vocational high school students' body dysmorphic disorder. It used a research and development model from Borg and Gall. The results of the assessment carried out by experts and field assessment on the user candidate were analyzed using the inter-rater agreement model. The validity index of the experts and users demonstrates very high criteria. This counseling guideline has followed the requirements from the National Education Standard Institution and four acceptability aspects so that it is feasible to be used.Abstrak: Penelitian dan pengembangan ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan panduan konseling dengan teknik coping self-talk untuk mengatasi body dysmorphic disorder siswa sekolah menengah kejuruan (SMK). Penelitian ini menggunakan model research and development yang dikembangkan oleh Borg dan Gall. Uji ahli dan uji lapangan calon pengguna dianalisis menggunakan inter-rater agreement model. Indeks validitas uji ahli dan calon pengguna menunjukkan kriteria sangat tinggi. Produk panduan konseling sudah memenuhi kriteria Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan (BSNP) dan memenuhi empat aspek akseptabilitas sehingga produk sudah layak dan dapat digunakan