This research aims to explore the application of metaverse technology at MAN Insan Cendekia OKI through a qualitative approach. In an educational context, the metaverse offers an immersive and interactive learning space, allowing students to interact in a virtual environment. Through in-depth interviews and observations, this research identifies the challenges and opportunities faced in the integration of this technology. The findings show that despite barriers in infrastructure and technological understanding, implementing metaverses can increase student engagement and create more engaging learning experiences. Recommendations are provided to improve technical support and training for educators in implementing the metaverse effectively.

Abstract
Being able to speak a foreign language fluently is not enough in cross-cultural communication. In order to avoid miscommunication, the speaker needs to have the target language culture knowledge. Several utterances can be found rude by some cultures, while some culture might find it common. This could happen due to the differences of cultures and value. In small talk such as making a request, different culture has their own strategy, and some culture might find it rude when the speaker do not share the same the value and culture. This study aims to analyze American bilinguals in making a request in Indonesian and English. The data were collected based on DCT request scenarios and observation. There were five American participants who were involved in this study. The findings showed that American participants tended to be indirect when they made requests in English even though some of them were direct and they changed into direct strategies when they made a request in Indonesian. This study also reveals that in terms of making a request, Americans are more indirect when it comes to making a request. Therefore, it is suggested that having intercultural knowledge is important in learning a language in order to avoid misunderstanding.

The present study aims to design a mobile application dictionary that caters to students' needs for enhancing IT-focused English vocabulary. The study explores the effectiveness of the designed mobile application in improving students' IT-focused English vocabulary, their engagement in vocabulary learning, and their overall satisfaction with the application. This research aims to design a mobile application dictionary to enhance IT-Focused English Vocabulary. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey, to understand the design requirements, implementation strategies, and effectiveness of the mobile application dictionary. The qualitative phase involves semi-structured interviews with IT students and subject matter experts to gain insights into the learners' challenges, preferences, and needs, as well as the crucial IT English vocabulary concepts. The quantitative phase evaluates the impact of the mobile application dictionary on IT students' vocabulary knowledge, confidence, and overall satisfaction through a survey. The integrated findings will provide a comprehensive understanding of the factors that contribute to the success of mobile application dictionaries in enhancing IT students' informatics English vocabulary, with practical implications for the development of similar language learning tools.

This research analyzed use of Hedges and Booster in the Presidential Candidate Debate to Build the Candidate’s Image in the YouTube Livestreaming video published on 4th February 2024. In conducting this study, the researchers employ descriptive qualitative method to describe the phenomenon of the Hedges and Booster used in the final presidential debate. Meanwhile, the theoretical framework is the theory of Brown and Levinson in 1987. The findings of the study reveal that there are 391 Hedges used and 842 Boosters used by the candidate in the final presidential debate. They use hedges to maintain their languages in the hope that the audience can follow their arguments clearly. Meanwhile, the use of booster in the languages is to boost their arguments and to reveal their objectivity in delivering the arguments.

Efiesiensi pekerjaan menjadi hal yang penting pada era digital sekarang ini, salah satunya adalah dalam bidang pengolahan suara. Secara konvisional pengolahan suara menggunakan pengolahan berbasis listrik. Tentunya dengan cara berbasis listrik membutuhkan perangkat yang sangat banyak. Pemproses audio berbasis digital sekarang telah banyak dikembangankan. Teknik manipulasi sinyal suara termasuk didalamnya adalah tiknik mengurangi masking, memastikan keseimbangan antar sumber, dan mengatasi noise, serta pertimbangan artistik, seperti memilih timbre dan tingkat gelombang buatan. Manipulasi sinyal suara digital dimungkinkan dapat melalui perangkat mobile, tujuannya adalah agar pengguna merasa nyaman dalam pekerjaan tersebut dengan memanfaatkan perangkat mobile smart phone. Hasil perbandingan prosentase kinerja processor dalam tiga kondisi dapat dilihat bahwa, rata-rata selilih yang paling besar berada pada pengujian perbandingan yang pertama. Karena perbadingan pada saat app tidak memainkan musik dengan app yang memainkan musik, processor memiliki selisih cenderung besar. Sedangkan pada pebandingan kedua kinerja processor cenderung stabil, hal ini dikarenakan pengujian perbandingan app sama-sama memainkan musik. Kemudian perbadingan ketiga processor hanya dibebankan intruksi untuk load data 1 track musik, sedangkan pembandingnya ditambakan load data musik dan effect. rata kinerja processor cenderung turun, hal ini dikarenakan saat app memainkan effect tidak menggunakan processor, namun app akan melakukan load code ke dalam memory.

Pada setiap tahunnya sekolah selalu melakukan proses penerimaan peserta didik baru untuk menyeleksi calon peserta didik yang akan mendaftar. Paud, TK, Daycare Azzamil School merupakan salah satu sekolah yang berada di kedungwuni dan beberapa cabang lain nya yang melakukan penerimaan peserta didik baru. Dalam proses pendaftaran yang dilaksanakan Paud, TK, Daycare Azzamil School masih menggunakan cara manual, yaitu masih menggunakan brosur dan formulir kertas. Hal tersebut dapat menimbulkan beberapa kendala yaitu hilangnya data dan memakan waktu yang lama untuk menginputkan data yang terdapat pada formulir. Dari permasalahan tersebut, maka dibutuhkan sistem informasi pendaftaran yang dapat mengurangi kendala yang mungkin akan terjadi pada sistem sebelumnya. Sistem informasi pendaftaran berisi proses pendaftaran mulai dari pemberian informasi  pendaftaran, mengisi formulir, pengecekan data, dan laporan hasil seleksi berupa aplikasi website. Dalam pembuatan website akan menggunakan PHP. Hasil penelitian sistem informasi pendaftaran pada Paud, TK, Daycare Azzamil School berbasis website ini dapat mempermudah dan membantu dalam proses pendaftaran.
Kata kunci: Sistem Informasi, Penerimaan Peserta Didik Baru.

Women are known for their focus on beauty, especially skin care. Outdoor activities expose the skin to sunlight, dust and pollution, causing skin problems. Using traditional body care in the form of scrubs made from natural ingredients such as orange peel and lemongrass can clean the skin deeply. Making natural body scrubs from orange peel and lemongrass is done because there is still an abundance of orange peel waste along with increasing public awareness of skin health and beauty. This product aims to utilize natural ingredients for skin care. The method for this community service activity is divided into 3 stages, namely the survey stage, the production stage and the marketing stage. The results obtained from this activity are the Orange Scrub With Lemongrass product which has been marketed to various groups of society. Marketing carried out both directly and indirectly has had a very good impact on this product.

The neutrality of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) is an important foundation in carrying out government duties in Indonesia, especially during the Regional Head Election (Pilkada) process. ASN is expected to carry out their roles neutrally, impartially and adhere to the principles of justice, in accordance with the provisions in Law Number 5 of 2014 concerning ASN. This research aims to evaluate the role of the State Civil Apparatus Commission (KASN) and the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in maintaining ASN neutrality in the 2024 Regional Head Election in Padang City. Using a qualitative approach, this research analyzes data taken from various legal documents, official reports, and information related to violations of ASN neutrality in previous elections. The results revealed that violations of ASN neutrality are still quite high and have the potential to increase in the 2024 Pilkada. KASN and Bawaslu have made a number of efforts, such as conducting socialization and conducting strict supervision, to prevent these violations. This study concludes that ASN neutrality plays an important role in realizing the principles of good governance and in ensuring the implementation of fair and democratic elections, free from conflicts of interest

The aim of the research is to find out the meaning of the fangasi ritual as a traditional ceremony after the death of the Nias tribe in Ononazara village, Tugala Oyo subdistrict, North Nias district. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative research about the meaning of the fangasi ritual as a traditional ceremony after the death of the Nias tribe in Ononazara village, Tugala Oyo subdistrict, North Nias district. The result of this research is that the meaning of the fangasi ritual is the highest form of respect that the Nias tribe has for every person's life. The meaning of the fangasi ritual in Ononazara village is the last event for the person who has died. The fangasi ritual is carried out depending on its position in custom and also as a form of a child's obligation to his parents who have died with the aim of paying off the debts of his parents or the person who died while he was alive in the world. It can be concluded that the meaning of the fangasi ritual is a traditional ceremony implemented in the village of Ononazara, which is passed down from generation to generation, which aims to resolve the burden on the family of the deceased as a sign of final respect, and so that the spirits of the deceased will rest in peace.

The Nias tribe generally chooses urban areas as a place to migrate because the city symbolizes dynamism and is the center of all progress. People who decide to migrate must determine the right destination area.  The people of Nias migrate to an area or leave their area for several reasons. Firstly, economic reasons, the difficulty of meeting living needs in their hometown is one of the factors that most influences the migration activities carried out by the people of Nias. Secondly, there is a social reason, there is an opinion that people who migrate to the other side are considered to have broader experience/insight, have a lot of wealth and money. Third, family reasons, the people of Nias migrate because they already have or have had family members or friends who have migrated first. In this research, researchers focused on the economic adaptation strategies of Nias migrants who migrated to Tarutung sub-district. The researcher chose the title of this research to find out how Nias migrants adapt to the economy in Tarutung. Researchers chose to conduct research on economic adaptation strategies for Nias migrants in Tarutung because the economy is a fundamental aspect of human life, including migrants. The type of research used in this research is qualitative approach research. Qualitative research is a research procedure that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observed behavior.