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Abstract We present high-resolution dayside thermal emission observations of the exoplanet WASP-18 b using IGRINS on Gemini South. We remove stellar and telluric signatures using standard algorithms, and we extract the planet signal via cross-correlation with model spectra. We detect the atmosphere of WASP-18 b at a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of 5.9 using a full chemistry model, measure H 2 O (S/N = 3.3), CO (S/N = 4.0), and OH (S/N = 4.8) individually, and confirm previous claims of a thermal inversion layer. The three species are confidently detected (>4 σ ) with a Bayesian inference framework, which we also use to retrieve abundance, temperature, and velocity information. For this ultrahot Jupiter (UHJ), thermal dissociation processes likely play an important role. Retrieving abundances constant with altitude and allowing the temperature–pressure profile to adjust freely results in a moderately super-stellar carbon-to-oxygen ratio (C/O = 0.75 − 0.17 + 0.14 ) and metallicity ([M/H] = 1.03 − 1.01 + 0.65 ). Accounting for undetectable oxygen produced by thermal dissociation leads to C/O = 0.45 − 0.10 + 0.08 and [M/H] = 1.17 − 1.01 + 0.66 . A retrieval that assumes radiative–convective–thermochemical equilibrium and naturally accounts for thermal dissociation constrains C/O < 0.34 (2 σ ) and [M/H] = 0.48 − 0.29 + 0.33 , in line with the chemistry of the parent star. Looking at the velocity information, we see a tantalizing signature of different Doppler shifts at the level of a few kilometers per second for different molecules, which might probe dynamics as a function of altitude and/or location on the planet disk. Our results demonstrate that ground-based, high-resolution spectroscopy at infrared wavelengths can provide meaningful constraints on the compositions and climate of highly irradiated planets. This work also elucidates potential pitfalls with commonly employed retrieval assumptions when applied to the spectra of UHJs.

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Misconceptions are understandings of concepts that are not in accordance with scientific concepts. Teachers have the potential to experience misconceptions and misconceptions that occur in teachers can result in students also experiencing misconceptions. Research that examines science misconceptions in elementary school teachers is still rare, so there is a need for research examining science misconceptions in elementary school teachers, especially in elementary school teachers who are certified educators. Therefore, this study aims at determining whether science misconceptions occur in elementary school teachers with teaching certificates or not and how much misconceptions are experienced and the misconceptions occurred. This study employs descriptive quantitative by involving 17 certified elementary school teachers who are classroom teachers teaching several subjects in elementary schools including science subjects. Data collection was done by conducting a four tier misconception diagnosis test and the result was analyzed using by referring to four tier test concept developed by various researchers. The findings indicated that primary school teachers possessing teaching certificates exhibited science misconceptions at a rate of 22%, placing them in the low category of scientific understanding at 66%. Despite the relatively low occurrence of misconceptions, it is advisable for certified primary school teachers to further enhance their grasp of the concepts they impart to prevent any potential hindrance to the learning process

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On Mars, condensation is the major factor constraining the vertical distribution of water vapor. Recent measurements of water and temperature profiles showed that water can be strongly supersaturated at and above the level where clouds form during the aphelion and perihelion seasons. Since 2018, the near-infrared spectrometer (NIR) of the Atmospheric Chemistry Suite onboard the Trace Gas Orbiter has measured H2O and temperature profiles using solar occultation in the infrared from below 10 to 100 km of altitude. Here, we provide the first long-term monitoring of the water saturation state. The survey spans 2 Martian years from Ls = 163° of MY34 to Ls = 170° of MY36. We found that water is often supersaturated above aerosol layers. In the aphelion season, the water mixing ratio above 40 km in the mid-to-high latitudes was below 3 ppmv and yet is found to be supersaturated. Around the perihelion, water is also supersaturated above 60 km with a mixing ratio of 30–50 ppmv. Stronger saturation is observed during the dusty season in MY35 compared to what was observed in MY34 during the Global Dust Storm and around the perihelion. Saturation varied between the evening and morning terminators in response to temperature modulation imparted by thermal tides. Although water vapor is more abundant in the evening, colder morning temperatures induce a daily peak of saturation. This data set establishes a new paradigm for water vapor on Mars, revealing that supersaturation is nearly ubiquitous, particularly during the dust season, thereby promoting water escape on an annual average.