39 research outputs found
Dinamika kelompok dalam game online : studi pada komunitas PUBG Clan I.N.A pengguna aplikasi Discord
No full textKomunitas virtual dalam game online telah menjadi fenomena sosial baru yang menunjukkan kompleksitas interaksi antarindividu dalam ruang digital. Salah satu contohnya adalah komunitas PUBG (Player Unknown Battle Ground) Clan (Komunitas) I.N.A (Indonesia) yang menggunakan platform Discord sebagai sarana komunikasi utama. Di dalam komunitas ini, para pemain tidak hanya berinteraksi untuk bermain bersama, tetapi juga membangun identitas sosial, menjalankan peran tertentu, dan memperkuat solidaritas kelompok. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana dinamika kelompok terbentuk, berkembang, dan dimaknai oleh anggota komunitas PUBG Clan I.N.A dalam konteks interaksi sosial berbasis digital. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan netnografi untuk mengeksplorasi dinamika kelompok dalam komunitas PUBG Clan I.N.A di Discord. Jenis penelitian yaitu penelitian lapangan (field research). Teori yang digunakan adalah interaksionisme simbolik dari Herbert Blumer yang menekankan pada makna yang muncul dari interaksi sosial. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi partisipatif dan wawancara mendalam dengan anggota komunitas. Penelitian ini berfokus pada tiga aspek utama: pola interaksi sosial antar anggota, struktur kelompok yang terbentuk, dan pembentukan identitas komunitas di dalam platform Discord. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dinamika kelompok dalam komunitas PUBG Clan I.N.A terbentuk melalui proses interaksi simbolik yang berlangsung secara intensif. Platform Discord tidak hanya menjadi alat komunikasi, tetapi juga ruang sosial yang membentuk identitas, struktur peran, dan hierarki informal dalam komunitas. Adapun dinamika kelompok terbentuk dan berkembang melalui makna sosial yang terbangun melalui simbol-simbol seperti istilah “rusher”, “support”, hingga pemberian role seperti admin atau ladies menunjukkan bahwa relasi sosial dalam komunitas ini merupakan hasil dari interpretasi dan negosiasi antaranggota yang terus berlangsung. Dengan demikian, komunitas game online dapat dipahami sebagai arena sosial yang kaya akan dinamika kelompok dan praktik simbolik di era digital.
ABSTRACT:
Virtual Virtual communities in online games have become a new social phenomenon that illustrates the complexity of interpersonal interactions in digital spaces. One example is the PUBG (Player Unknown Battle Ground) Clan (community) I.N.A, which uses Discord as its primary communication platform. Within this community, players not only interact to play together, but also build social identities, perform specific roles, and strengthen group solidarity. This study aims to understand how group dynamics are formed, develop, and are interpreted by members of the PUBG Clan I.N.A community in the context of digitally mediated social interaction. This This study employs qualitative methods with a netnographic approach to explore group dynamics within the PUBG Clan I.N.A community on Discord. The research is categorized as field research. The theoretical framework is Herbert Blumer’s symbolic interactionism, which emphasizes the meanings that emerge from social interactions. Data were collected through participatory observation and in-depth interviews with community members. The study focuses on three main aspects: patterns of social interaction among members, the group structures that emerge, and the construction of community identity on the Discord platform. findings indicate that group dynamics in the PUBG Clan I.N.A community are shaped through intensive symbolic interaction processes. Discord not only serves as a communication tool but also functions as a social space that molds identity, role structures, and informal hierarchies within the community. Group dynamics form and evolve through social meanings constructed via symbols such as the terms “rusher,” “support,” and through role assignments like admin or ladies, demonstrating that social relations in this community result from ongoing interpretation and negotiation among members. Thus, online gaming communities can be understood as social arenas rich in group dynamics and symbolic practices in the digital age
Effect of isolated and synthetic dietary fibers on markers of metabolic diseases in human intervention studies: A systematic review [Advance Access]
No full textCanadian Institutes of Health Researc
Quantitative Physiology of Non-Energy-Limited Retentostat Cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at Near-Zero Specific Growth Rates
No full textSo far, the physiology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at near-zero growth rates has been studied in retentostat cultures with a growth-limiting supply of the carbon and energy source. Despite its relevance in nature and industry, the near-zero growth physiology of S. cerevisiae under conditions where growth is limited by the supply of non-energy substrates remains largely unexplored. This study analyzes the physiology of S. cerevisiae in aerobic chemostat and retentostat cultures grown under either ammonium or phosphate limitation. To compensate for loss of extracellular nitrogen- or phosphorus-containing compounds, establishing near-zero growth rates (μ < 0.002 h-1) in these retentostats required addition of low concentrations of ammonium or phosphate to reservoir media. In chemostats as well as in retentostats, strongly reduced cellular contents of the growth-limiting element (nitrogen or phosphorus) and high accumulation levels of storage carbohydrates were observed. Even at near-zero growth rates, culture viability in non-energy-limited retentostats remained above 80% and ATP synthesis was still sufficient to maintain an adequate energy status and keep cells in a metabolically active state. Compared to similar glucose-limited retentostat cultures, the nitrogen- and phosphate-limited cultures showed aerobic fermentation and a partial uncoupling of catabolism and anabolism. The possibility to achieve stable, near-zero growth cultures of S. cerevisiae under nitrogen or phosphorus limitation offers interesting prospects for high-yield production of bio-based chemicals.IMPORTANCE The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a commonly used microbial host for production of various biochemical compounds. From a physiological perspective, biosynthesis of these compounds competes with biomass formation in terms of carbon and/or energy equivalents. Fermentation processes functioning at extremely low or near-zero growth rates would prevent loss of feedstock to biomass production. Establishing S. cerevisiae cultures in which growth is restricted by the limited supply of a non-energy substrate therefore could have a wide range of industrial applications but remains largely unexplored. In this work we accomplished near-zero growth of S. cerevisiae through limited supply of a non-energy nutrient, namely, the nitrogen or phosphorus source, and carried out a quantitative physiological study of the cells under these conditions. The possibility to achieve near-zero-growth S. cerevisiae cultures through limited supply of a non-energy nutrient may offer interesting prospects to develop novel fermentation processes for high-yield production of bio-based chemicals.Accepted Author ManuscriptOLD BT/Cell Systems EngineeringBT/Biotechnologi
A closed-loop supply chain inventory model for manufacturer - Collector system with inspection, waste disposal and price-quality dependent return rate
No full textAntibody production of wild-type and enzyme V279F variants of PAF-AH as a risk factor for Cardiovascular disease
No full textCultural Encounters: a Linguistic Study of EFL Arab Learners Encoding and Decoding Idioms
No full textIdioms are universal to all languages, and figurative language ispervasive in everyday discourse. However, idiom studies rarelytouch on the problems figurative language can present to nonnative speakers. This book sets out to provide an original analysisof the issue, focusing on a number of languages, including Arabic,Berber, French and English. The author addresses the questionof idiomaticity from linguistic, psycholinguistic and pedagogicalperspectives, highlighting in particular the strategies used byArab learners (primarily Saudis and Algerians) to decode andencode idioms.The book explores in detail the process of identifying idiomsand the factors that affect comprehension. The author alsoanalyses the current state of bilingual Arabic–English–Arabicdictionaries and asks to what extent learners can rely on themas a source for decoding idioms
Cultural Encounters: a Linguistic Study of EFL Arab Learners Encoding and Decoding Idioms
No full textIdioms are universal to all languages, and figurative language ispervasive in everyday discourse. However, idiom studies rarelytouch on the problems figurative language can present to nonnative speakers. This book sets out to provide an original analysisof the issue, focusing on a number of languages, including Arabic,Berber, French and English. The author addresses the questionof idiomaticity from linguistic, psycholinguistic and pedagogicalperspectives, highlighting in particular the strategies used byArab learners (primarily Saudis and Algerians) to decode andencode idioms.The book explores in detail the process of identifying idiomsand the factors that affect comprehension. The author alsoanalyses the current state of bilingual Arabic–English–Arabicdictionaries and asks to what extent learners can rely on themas a source for decoding idioms
LA PRATIQUE DE LA PARTICIPATION BUDGETAIRE DANS UN PAYS DU SUD : ATTITUDES & BARRIERES
No full textInternational audienceAmong the difficulties of Tunisian companies' management, those related to the difficulty in practicing a real budgetary participation are not the least. The author, based on a case study in a Tunisian industrial group explains why there is no reason to be surprised by reluctance to this budgetary practice directly generated by certain factors related to the individual and the group.Parmi les difficultés de management des entreprises tunisiennes, celles liées à la difficulté de pratiquer une réelle participation budgétaire ne sont pas les moindre. L'auteur, s'appuyant sur une étude de cas dans un groupe industriel tunisien explique en quoi il n'y a pas lieu d'être étonné par une réticence envers cette pratique budgétaire directement générée par certains facteurs liés à l'individu et au groupe
Grab a MOOC by the Horns
No full textThe article examines the use of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in the professional development of K-12 education teachers. Citing her own experiences and literature on the best practices in teacher development, the author offers suggestions for using MOOCs as a resource such as selecting MOOCs based on school goals, making MOOCs a social experience for teachers, and incorporating MOOC completion into teacher evaluation systems
Navigating The Storm: ASEAN\u27s Strategy Amidst Two Major Powers
No full textThis study aims to analyze ASEAN\u27s stance and approach, particularly in managing confrontational politics amidst major power competition, this article will also demonstrate ASEAN\u27s attitudes and policies in navigating confrontational politics, including how ASEAN leverages its regional community norms to respond to such competition. Through this exploration, the author seeks to delve into the role and theoretical implications of ASEAN as a regional actor grappling with the management of political competition in the rapidly evolving East Asian and Indo-Pacific regionalism. The author used an impartial enmeshment concept and a descriptive qualitative method. The results showed that the intense geostrategic competition between China and the United States has placed ASEAN in a dilemma. ASEAN strives to maintain its centrality in the region by fostering fair, impartial, and neutral cooperation relationships. ASEAN bases its approach on the norms and principles of the organization, such as transparency, openness, inclusivity, good conflict management, and the importance of sovereignty and non-intervention (ASEAN Way). The ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) is one policy that reflects ASEAN\u27s efforts to build a new framework of cooperation based on its own rule in the region. However, this Southeast Asia organization faces several challenges that can threaten its position.
Keywords— ASEAN, Indo-Pacific, Impartial, Enmeshment, Geostrategie
