bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Diagnóstico do perfil socioeconômico do aquicultor na região litorânea do Pará
Authors: Tenório Geilson Silva , Tenório Julita Jaciara de Araújo Silva , Campos Osvaldo Teixeira Lopes , Alves Jackson Amoras , Silva Luiz Antônio Fernandes da
Published: October 2022

O Estado do Pará apresenta-se como o 2º na produção de pescados proveniente da pesca, mas na produção de origem aquícola encontra-se na 21ª posição no ranking nacional, representando apenas 12,8% da produção regional. A diminuição da quantidade e tamanho do pescado capturado favorece o aumento do preço e no número de interessados na aquicultura. Considerando a escassez de informações sobre a aquicultura, especificamente na região do Salgado Paraense, o objetivo do trabalho foi o de traçar um perfil socioeconômico do aquicultor, de identificar as principais motivações para ingressar na atividade, a renda proveniente apenas da aquicultura e por fim, o consumo semanal de pescados.
Assessment of the environmental sustainability practices of nigerian banks: focus on clean technology adoption
Authors: Udensi Chukwu Emmanuel , Okwara Chiukpai
Published: October 2022

There is no doubt that the Nigerian banking industry is visible in the global sustainable banking radar and this traceable to its embrace of international trends and practices. However, given a number of factors, its uptake of clean technology as a means of attaining environmental sustainability remains challenging. Relying on survey method and content analysis of secondary data this study assessed three clean technology adoption issues – propensity, intensity, and staff awareness among two strategic groups of the banking industry. The findings showed that propensity for adoption and level of staff awareness differ significantly between the international and national groups of banks. But the variation between them in terms of intensity was not significant. One of the policy implications of the findings is that the key regulatory (policy) framework, the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles needs to be strengthened in the area of e-waste and intensity of adoption.
Lepidopteran Insects Status and Diversity: A Review
Authors: Khan Ahasan Ullah , Poly Nilufa Yasmin , Dutta Shimanta , Alam Ferdous
Published: October 2022

The second largest and most well-known insect order Lepidoptera includes both butterflies and moths in the world. This study was started based on secondary information from present literature from different countries on the flora and fauna. So far, much study work was completed on this subject but those workers were not existing to the extension employees, policymakers, and the public in an efficient way to date. In this review paper, we can give the recent data on etymology, distribution and diversity, external morphology, different morphological parts of caterpillar, internal morphology, digestive system, circulatory system, reproduction and growth, respiratory system, and growth and role of the olfactive process in larval and adult lepidopteran insects. There are over one hundred and eighty thousand Lepidoptera species described, divided into one hundred and twenty-six families and forty-six superfamilies, and the total number of living beings was labeled as about ten percent. A result found is that the species of moths is about one hundred sixty thousand compared to one hundred seventy thousand five hundred species of butterflies in the world. Butterflies are an important category of insects that can function as sensors of environmental change. Butterflies are insects from the order Lepidoptera's macro-lepidopteran clade Rhopalocera. The study focused on the lepidopteran insects and the diversity of the world. It presents the review of research imperfect data on specific knowledge in diverse agroecological zones. This study acknowledged investigating breaches in different countries of the world. It also provides information on lepidopterans as alternative food and financial source of the world. It also helps in the sustainable agricultural field.
Um estudo de previsão de demanda de um medidor convencional de uma distribuidora de energia elétrica
Authors: Resende Ellen Werneck , Nazaré Tiago Bittencourt
Published: October 2022

A identificação da previsão de demanda dos clientes pode ser entendida como um grande desafio das empresas. Cabe a elas aprimorarem seus métodos para prever essa demanda visando atender seus clientes com qualidade satisfatória e evitando estoques excessivos. Nesta perspectiva, o objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar um case analisando dados históricos de um medidor convencional do período de janeiro de 2019 a junho de 2022. Utilizou-se métodos como entrevistas qualitativas e benchmarking com fornecedores e aplicação das amostras em um software estatístico, o Maple. Ao final da análise dos resultados, obteve-se uma previsão de demanda do material até o ano de 2030. Observou-se que esse apresenta consumo decrescente, enquanto o medidor GD, que o substitui nas ligações de geração distribuída, apresenta, entre os anos de 2028 e 2029, consumo superior aos convencionais.
Korelasi Antara Motivasi Belajar Dan Minat Baca Dengan Prestasi Siswa Menggunakan Metode Apriori: Studi Kasus SMP Negeri 11 Binjai
Authors: Lubis Muhammad Syamsul , Lumbanbatu Katen , Lubis Imran
Published: October 2022

The quality of education can be achieved by measuring how big the level of success of learning outcomes and achievements obtained by each student. Students who have high achievement are students who have learning motivation and broad knowledge base. By reading, students are expected to have the ability to absorb various knowledge which is mostly conveyed through writing.To get a relationship or correlation between the relationship of one variable with another variable of course required a method in the process of completion. There is a method used by several previous researchers, namely using the association rule method, which is a data mining technique to find associative rules between a combination of items. The algorithm used is a priori which is a step for the process of finding frequent-itemsets by iterating over the data. Where the itemset is the set of items that are in the set processed by the system, while the frequent-itemset shows the itemset that has an occurrence frequency of more than a predetermined minimum value.The objectives of this research are: 1) Build a system that can correlate between learning motivation and interest in reading with student achievement. 2) To find out the minimum support and maximum confidence and the variation between learning motivation and interest in reading and student achievement. 3) To obtain the best rules and produce the latest information.

 Keywords: Reading Interest, Correlation, Apriori, Data Mining
Penerapan Metode Vikor untuk Menentukan Pemberian Dana Mekaar Plus pada PNM Kota Binjai
Authors: Loria  Enno , Fauzi Ahmad , Syari Milli Alfhi
Published: October 2022

PT Permodalan Nasional Madani or PNM, is here as a solution to improve welfare through access to capital, assistance and capacity building programs for business actors. Along with business development, in 2016, PNM launched a capital loan service for underprivileged women who are ultra micro business actors through the Fostering a Prosperous Family Economy (PNM Mekaar) program. For this reason, PNM must be more careful and considerate in determining the provision of Mekaar Plus loans. In order not to make mistakes and cause disappointment in the future. So it is necessary to build a system that can be used as a determining and alternative system in determining how to provide Mekaar Plus funds by using a decision support system. This system will be able to make decisions quickly and precisely according to predetermined criteria. So that in the process of giving the blooming funds it can be done more effectively and can reduce the occurrence of errors in the decision-making process. There are many methods used in the decision-making process. One of the methods used in this research is the Vise Kriterijumska Optimizajica I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method.

 Keywords: Decision Support System, PNM, Mekaar, VIKOR
Strategi Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Desa Melalui Zakatnomics
Authors: Mutakin Kikin
Published: October 2022

This Community Service (PkM) aims to provide education and guidance to the community about the urgency and strategy of economic empowerment in rural areas through the concept of zakatnomics. Village economic empowerment is needed in realizing the independence of rural communities through the concept of zakatnomics. Education and coaching in this PkM activity was carried out on August 13, 2022 in the Nasol Village Hall, Cikoneng District, Ciamis Regency. The implementation prioritizes collaboration with the Nasol Village Government which consists of the Village Consultative Body (BPD), the Village Zakat Collecting Unit (UPZ), the Village Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and cadres of Family Welfare Empowerment (PKK). The participants of this activity are representatives of small business actors in the Nasol Village area as many as 30 (thirty) people. The topic used as material in this activity is a discussion of how the rural economy can be empowered through the zakatnomics strategy. The potential for economic empowerment in Nasol Village needs encouragement both in terms of capital resources and human resources. One elaboration of the encouragement of capital resources can be applied through optimizing the role of the UPZ institution as an organization formed by the Regency National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS) which is authorized to collect Zakat, Infaq and Alms (ZIS) funds and can be authorized in terms of assistance in the distribution of funds. The purpose of this PkM is to provide motivational stimulants and insight to the people of Nasol Village about economic empowerment strategies through integrated programs between Islamic financial practices, namely those sourced from ZIS funds and enthusiasm for economic activities.

Keywords: Economic Empowerment, Zakatnomics, Islamic Finance, Village Independence.
The impact of atmospheric pollution on public health: diagnosis, assessment, and prevention
Authors: Kuzmin Sergey V. , Dodina Natalia S. , Shashina Tatyana A. , Kislitsin Viktor A. , Pinigin Migmar A. , Budarina Olga V.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Modern epidemiological studies indicate atmospheric air pollution to be one of the leading risk factors for the development of non-communicable diseases. The problem of assessing the impact of atmospheric air pollution on the health of the Russian Federation population is extremely urgent and requires solutions at the federal and regional levels. The purpose of the work was to analyze modern methodological approaches to diagnostics, assessment of the impact of atmospheric pollution on public health and to develop proposals for improving the risk management system to ensure sanitary and epidemiological well-being. Materials and methods. An expert-analytical study was carried out. Analysis materials are scientific publications both on the problem of assessing of the atmospheric pollution impact on health and developing a risk management system based on international experience and the possibility of its implementation in Russia; the results of earlier field studies of atmospheric air, and the results obtained during the implementation of the federal project “Clean Air”. Results. The main directions of further development of the methodology for assessing the adverse impact of atmospheric pollution on health are formulated to solve methodological and practical problems of minimizing the risk to public health. Positive results in managing air quality and reducing its negative impact on health can be achieved by increasing the volume of conducting the best reliable research on establishing links between air pollution and public health, improving approaches to the justification of hygienic standards for atmospheric pollution, improvement of methodological and analytical support for field research, and introduction of a systematic approach to the process of regulation of atmospheric air quality. Limitations. The limitations of the study are related to the fact that this article does not reflect the results of our own epidemiological studies to establish the negative impact of atmospheric pollution on public health. Conclusion. The need to regulate the quality of atmospheric air for the purposes of maintaining and improving the health of the population requires the development and implementation of long-term programs to ensure sanitary and epidemiological well-being, the basis of which should be the placement of health and environmental priorities established by the results of a system analysis, including the establishment of a causal relationship, the identification of priority chemicals and their sources, if reliable data on levels of exposure to the population are available.
On improving the system of the management of the drinking water quality under implementation of federal project «Clean water»
Authors: Gorbanev Sergey A. , Myasnikov Igor O. , Novikova Yuliya A. , Tikhonova Nadezhda A.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. During the implementation of the federal project “Clean Water”, the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) provides the following directions: control over the implementation of target indicators of the federal project “Clean Water”; improving the efficiency of the control for the drinking water quality; methodological support for the management of the assessment and monitoring for drinking water quality, and informing the population about drinking water quality. The purpose of the study: analysis of the implementation of measures by Rospotrebnadzor to achieve the targets of the federal project “Clean Water” with the subsequent development of proposals for improving the control for drinking water quality. Materials and methods. The study used the forms of federal statistical observation: No. 18, No. 2-20; federal information fund of social and hygienic monitoring data, state report “On the state of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population in the Russian Federation in 2021”. The methods of system and content analysis are applied in the work. Results. During the period of the federal project “Clean Water” Rospotrebnadzor has equipped laboratories with modern equipment. Guidelines have been developed and approved for drinking water quality assessment and organizing its monitoring, laboratory control, and conducting a water quality integral assessment. An information system has been developed to inform the population about the drinking water quality. Limitations. The study did not take into account the results of drinking water production control. This is due to the difficulties of collecting information, its standardization and analysis. Conclusion. A system for drinking water quality monitoring in the Russian Federation has been established. Methodological support for drinking water quality monitoring and assessment has been developed, and public information about drinking water quality has been managed. The following questions need to be further addressed: it is necessary to update social and hygienic monitoring programs, organize the receipt and exchange of information on the results of production control of the quality of drinking water, moderate the procedure for assessing the risk to public health.
The influence of behavioral risk factors on outcomes of students’ health
Authors: Kuchma Vladislav R. , Sokolova Svetlana B. , Rapoport Irina K. , Chubarovsky Vladimir V.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Currently, there are not enough hygienic studies to identify causal relationships between health disorders and behavioural risk factors. The purpose of the study: to assess the influence of behavioural risk factors on students’ health outcomes. Materials and methods. The object of the study were one hundred nine students in grades 3-6. Questionnaires and comprehensive medical examinations were conducted. The research materials were statistically processed using non-parametric analysis methods, descriptive statistics and relative risk calculations. Results. Data were obtained on the leading behavioural risk factors of modern students (physical inactivity, lack of sleep, unhealthy diet, low school satisfaction, high aggressiveness in communication with peers. Functional deviations and chronic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, nervous system and mental sphere, eyes and digestive system were formed among students. There were identified three groups of behavioural risk factors: 1) use of digital devices; 2) social wellbeing in school; 3) regime of the day. Limitations. The study is limited to the study of the influence of only behavioral risk factors on the health of students, the time of observation, the use of self-questionnaires, which can lead to recall bias, affect the accuracy of data, with the possibility of overestimation or underestimation of data. Conclusion. Quantitative dependences of the development of the most common functional deviations and chronic diseases in students on risk behaviors in the children’s population have been established. This indicates the importance of high levels of prevalence of risky forms of behaviour and their underestimation in the formation of pathological conditions and the need for measures to correct behavior dangerous to the health of children and adolescents.
Scientific and methodological aspects of assessment, forecasting and risk management for the health of workers (literature review)
Authors: Yatsyna Irina V. , Sukhova Anna V. , Preobrazhenskaya Elena A. , Egorova Anna M.
Published: October 2022

An urgent task in modern conditions is to improve the existing models of occupational risk assessment to ensure the safety and health of employees, obtain and analyze objective information sufficient to develop scientifically sound management decisions on the prevention of occupational and general morbidity, reduce labour loss and preserve labour longevity. The review provides information on domestic and foreign models of occupational risk assessment, their improvement to ensure the safety and health of employees. Various models of occupational risk assessment are analyzed, both quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative methods of assessing occupational risk that causes the risk for employee health disorders associated with exposure to chemicals, dust factor, noise, and vibration. Methodological principles of various models of occupational risk assessment differ in approaches to assessment of hazard and impact. The advantages and disadvantages of domestic and foreign models of occupational risk assessment are established. This requires the development of a single unified methodology (procedure) for assessing and managing occupational risks, criteria for assessing occupational health risks of an individual and cohort (group, collective) nature. The ideas and evidence discussed in this review indicate that scientific research and professional practice on occupational risk assessment in occupational should develop towards a more holistic, health-oriented model of occupational risk assessment and management. When preparing the review, the databases Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Global Health, CyberLeninka, RSCI were used.
The regional system of health risk management in a subject of the Russian Federation
Authors: Kozlovskikh Dmitry N. , Gurvich Vladimir B. , Dikonskaya Olga V. , Yarushin Sergey V. , Kochneva Nataliya I. , Kadnikova Ekaterina P. , Malykh Olga L.
Published: October 2022

Introduction. The article discusses the main organizational and methodological aspects, as well as the stages and results of the creation and functioning of a regional system for managing public health risks posed by adverse environmental factors based on the results of socio-hygienic monitoring. Objective. To elaborate and implement organizational and methodological approaches to developing a regional health risk management system that is adequate to modern threats and challenges to the sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing of the population based on the example of the Sverdlovsk Region and using data of socio-hygienic (public health) monitoring. Materials and methods. Public health monitoring data collected in 89 towns of the Sverdlovsk Region were used to do the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses of public health risk management measures. Results. Priority tasks and measures for securing sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing of the population are substantiated annually at the regional, municipal, and business entity levels based on the results of a system analysis and using risk assessment techniques. Public health monitoring is the foundation for the created regional system of public health risk management that provides information and analytical support for managerial decision-making. Conclusions. The established priority directions for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing of the population have been used to plan targeted programs and budgets of the activities of federal and local government authorities and to inform the population. Based on the findings, we demonstrate the economic efficiency and social effectiveness of achieving key performance indicators on ensuring sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing, reducing health risks, and increasing life expectancy by all management entities. We also propose strategic tasks for the development of the public health monitoring system and implementation of managerial decisions.
Use of Modular Distance Learning in Relation to the Problem-Solving Skills in Statistics and Probability of Grade 11 Students
Authors: QUIAÑO MAILA
Published: October 2022

This study determined the use of modular distance learning (MDL) in relation to the problem-solving skills in statistics and probability of Grade 11 students in Bula National High School, the School year 2021-2022. It drew out the profile of the Grade 11 learners’ pre-test scores of the problem-solving skills in Statistics and probability utilizing modular distance learning in terms of Analysis, Estimation and Approximation, Hypothesis Testing, and Applied math; the profile of the learners' post-test scores after their exposure to the modular distance learning; tested the significant change in the improvement brought by the utilization of MDL, and the uses of findings to apply in the lesson content and subject matter in Statistics and Probability. The study used the descriptive-evaluative correlational method to determine the data needed under the present investigation. Purposive and quota sampling was used. The research Subjects were the (30) Grade 11 learners of Bula National High School. Weighted Mean, frequency count, percentage, mean and MPL, and t-test were used to treat the data statistically. The significance level was set at 0.05. It revealed that the profile of the learners' post-test scores after their exposure to modular distance learning is satisfactory and significant improvement existed, implying that the utilization of modular distance learning in statistics and probability is effective.
The Values and Cultural Characteristics of Defense Mechanisms in the COVID-19 Epidemic
Authors: Wang Mo
Published: October 2022

Over the past three years, people have suffered from unimaginable psychological stress and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. These stresses and anxieties stem from the threat that COVID-19 poses to people’s health and lives, as well as the negative impact of the government’s lockdown and quarantine policies on social economy and development. All these factors may put people in a state of stress and anxiety for a long time. However, any perceived stress can trigger the individual’s self-defense mechanism. To reduce anxiety from the epidemic, the automatic psychological processes are involuntarily activated, and the defense mechanisms are at work. This paper examines the performance of defense mechanisms during the epidemic based on news reports and the theory of defense mechanisms and illustrates the practical role and significance of understanding defense mechanisms for the public. Additionally, this paper also takes into account the potential cultural features of defensive systems.
THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON ENTREPRENEURIAL INNOVATIVENESS: A CASE STUDY AMONG START-UP ENTREPRENEURS IN PITCHBORNEO
Authors: Saverinus P. Kitingan
Published: October 2022

This study presents an examination of the impact of the Pitchborneo training program as an entrepreneurial program focused on entrepreneurial innovativeness for idea generation, development and presentation (the pitch) among start-up entrepreneurs in Sabah, Malaysia. Pitchborneo is a unique entrepreneurial training program which is also a disbursement vehicle of government grant worth RM200,000 annually since 2011. In this study, the objectives are: (i) to determine the level of effectiveness of the Pitchborneo training program based on content, delivery, mentoring and coaching, and training needs fulfilment; (ii) to determine the level of entrepreneurial innovativeness in terms of idea generation, development and presentation; (iii) to compare entrepreneurial innovativeness of the start-up entrepreneurs based on their demographics (age, gender, highest academic qualification, length of business experience); and (iv) to determine the impact of the Pitchborneo training program on the entrepreneurial innovativeness of the start-up entrepreneurs. This descriptive and quantitative study used online survey to gather information from 200 respondents who were randomly selected from past participants of Pitchborneo program. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using IBM SPSS 23.0 determines the level of training effectiveness and innovativeness in idea generation, development and presentation, as well as to test the research hypotheses. Findings showed that respondents perceived highly of the Pitchborneo training program in terms of content, delivery, coaching and mentoring, and fulfilment of training needs. It was also found that entrepreneurial innovativeness was high and not differentiated by demographics. The Pitchborneo training program impacted significantly on entrepreneurial innovativeness. For future research, it is recommended to focus on pitching competencies among the entrepreneurs. This study concludes the effectiveness of Pitchborneo and its potential as a model of best practice and benchmarking to other organizations offering entrepreneurship education.
THE IMPACT OF MONETARY VARIABLES ON EXCHANGE RATE IN MALAYSIA FROM 2013 UNTIL 2015
Authors: Michele Crystalina Ng  , Caroline Geetha
Published: October 2022

This research aims to study the relationship between exchange rate and this study’s independent variables which are, inflation rate, interest rate and foreign exchange reserve in Malaysia. Secondary data from period of 2013 M1 until 2015 M12, which was retrieved from Bloomberg Data. This study uses empirical tools which is E-Views 11 to compute the variables data into empirical result. The results obtained showed that there is a positive insignificant relationship between inflation rate and exchange rate. However, for interest rate, this study found that there is a negative insignificant relationship between interest rate and exchange rate which implies that interest rate has a negative correlation with exchange rate. Further, based on the result of this study, negative relationship is obtained between foreign reserve money and exchange rate which means when there are trends of increase export and remittance will have positive effect on exchange rate while when there is a trend of increase import and foreign reserve money gave a negative impact on exchange rate. As predicted by the literature review, inflation rate and interest rate should have a negative relationship between exchange rate and foreign exchange reserve should have a positive relationship between exchange rate. Yet, this study found an inverse and slightly different compared with the pasted researches done by many researchers. As this study have its limitations, thus recommendations are suggested for researches that will be done in future.
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: A CONCEPTUAL PAPER
Authors: Qichun Wu  , Fumitaka Furuoka
Published: October 2022

There is an ongoing debate on the relationship between corporate environmental performance (CEP) and corporate financial performance (CFP). This conceptual paper aims to contribute to the existing literature by integrating previous research on the CEP-CFP relationship and identifying the moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between these variables. It also proposes a new conceptual framework in which the positive relationship between the CEP and the CFP would be moderated by the firm size.
THE PERCEIVED RISKS THAT INFLUENCE THE INTENTION OF CONSUMERS TO DO ONLINE PURCHASES IN EAST MALAYSIA
Authors: Caroline Geetha  , Kai Sheng Chin  , Fennie Iswarnie binti Bachok  , Woan Lin Kong  , Hui Xuan Liew  , Ming Fook Lim
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived risks that influence the intention of consumers to do online purchase in East Malaysia. The researchers adopted the Theory Planned behaviour (TPB) in this study, followed by the independent variables (financial risk, product risk, security risk, time risk, social risk, and psychological risk), and dependent variable (intention of consumers to do online purchase) respectively, to achieve the study’s objectives. In this case, the researchers applied convenience sampling, which involved selecting samples based on the volunteers’ flexibility and readiness to complete the survey. Considering the time issue, the researchers can only collect 140 respondents as the primary data. These data are obtained from the Google Form questionnaire for citizens with online shopping experience in East Malaysia. After that, the researchers exported the data to the 27th edition of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) for analysis. In short, there are four analyses that was run by the researchers, namely factor analysis, reliability analysis, descriptive analysis for demographic profile, and regression analysis. The result of the reliability analysis indicated that the questionnaire was a reliable instrument to measure the objectives of this study. On the other hand, regression analysis has been done and the result showed all of the hypotheses in this study were accepted where all of dimensions in perceived risks have influence the intention of consumers to do online purchase in East Malaysia.
INNOVATIVE VALUE CHAIN: SOLUTION TO ENHANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC MCO IN SABAH
Authors: Sidah Idris  , Nelson Lajuni  , Al-Nasrie Weli  , Siti Hajar Samsu  , Charlie Albert Lasuin
Published: October 2022

When technology leaps forward, the internal “capability gap” between new technology requirements and what incumbent companies/industries can implement is often an issue. Misalignment between technology requirements and an organization’s ability to meet them can also exist outside a company’s boundaries. Digital adoption, especially among local companies are barely touching 20 per cent, and most manufacturing companies apply less than 50 per cent of automation. Malaysia has always scored among the highest in the region in terms of digital readiness, according to global surveys. Critical challenges include the lack of awareness, especially among local companies in terms of the impact of and benefits of keeping up with new technologies. It shows the level of technology usage is still very low within business operations especially in the supply chain that discourages the firm to digitalise their business. Thus, this study identified innovative value chain factors affecting company performance among local companies in Sabah particularly. This paper use Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) theory to introduce three variables that were proposed to help predict innovative value chain among local companies in Sabah namely: idea generation, idea conversion, and diffusion of innovation. This study employed a quantitative method approach by using a questionnaire as a tool to answer the study aims. Data was collected from local companies in Sabah regardless in manufacturing, services and agriculture industry was analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) via Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results and implications included in our study contribute to an expanded understanding of the innovation factors that influence company performance among local companies in Sabah.
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE STRESS DUE TO WORKING FROM HOME: A COMPARISON BASED ON GENDER
Authors: Shirlene Jane Nicole  , Nur Asikin Binti Samsuddin  , Beatrice Jane Anak Ipot  , Mohamad Kefli Bin Mohd Amir
Published: October 2022

COVID-19 has a dramatic impact on employees and workplaces around the world including Malaysia. More public and private organizations are offering work from home as an alternative method of working for their employees. This study aimed to identify the factors influencing stress due to working from home in comparison based on gender. Because of the pandemic variables that lead work from home to arise, researchers make a big contribution to stress. Even so, stress has some adverse effects on mental and physical health. The focus of this paper is to highlight the differences between gender on such perceptions and their relationship to the mental and physical of respondents. A survey of 50 respondents was conducted for this study. To get the results, we applied correlation approaches, descriptive analysis, and regression analysis. The reliability statistics Cronbach’s alpha was used to assess the reliability of the scale utilised in this study as well as the internal consistency of the survey questionnaire. This study concludes that there are differences between men and women on perceptions of control and support demands with job stress, stress-related to family life, time and energy in general and institutional factors in particular. This job stress has a relationship to both mental and physical.
Blockchain in Insurance Industry: Turning Threat into Innovative Opportunities
Authors: Boileau Wadnerson
Published: October 2022

Insurance has been around for more than centuries. This risk mitigation strategy has been utilized in maritime commerce as early thousand years ago, where Asian merchant seafarers were pooling together their wares in collective funds to pay for damages of individual’s capsized ship. In 2018, insurance industry made up 6% of global GDP while financial industry amounted to about 7-9% of the US GDP. In 2020, the industry net premiums written totaled $1.28 trillion, created 2.9 million jobs, and recorded $2.0 trillion investments. Despite of growing reform, the insurance market is dominated by intermediaries assisting people to match their insurance needs. While many predictions focused on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain stands out as the most disruptive technology that can change the driving forces underlying the global economy. We will focus on presenting blockchain use cases in insurance, demonstrating how the sector can turn blockchain threat into innovative opportunities.
Artificial Intelligence Designed For Attendance
Authors: Liao Jasmin , Sun Yu
Published: October 2022

Engaging online students is a challenge for many teachers. While I was a student, I saw teachers struggling to take attendance due to the number of students leaving their classes after attendance. Students would be held responsible for their work using facial recognition technology. To simplify the process of applying absences to students in each class, this paper proposes an application that would allow teachers to stay on top of their work. We applied our software to test “students” in the classroom and used various libraries/CSC styles to create a classroom that is easy for both the student and the teacher to read. Our designs are built upon OpenCV and PIL which are used as geometric classifiers to determine if the student is present. We tested several faces to see if the algorithm was suitable for the program. After conducting a qualitative evaluation of the approach, we’ve begun to implement registration, create new classrooms with different databases, and apply verification. With the addition of HTML code, we wereable to create a classroom that is safe, engaging, and easy to use.
On the Energy Efficiency of IEEE 802.11Ax High Density WLANS
Authors: Machrouh Zineb , Najid Abdellah , Lahcen-Cherif Iyad
Published: October 2022

Wireless communications evolved in a remarkable way during the last decade and is well on its way to surpass wired internet. The demand shifted towards higher transmission speed for more users and heavier traffics. In this paper, we present an IEEE 802.11ax scenario, in which we study the energy efficiency for the key metrics of the MAC layer. In this latest edition, called High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) energy is a main concern in order to satisfy scenarios of internet of things and wireless sensor networks. we prove that some of the new features such as the higher order modulation and coding schemes enhance remarkably the energy efficiency. We also show the impact of an increase in the number of users on the system and prove the payoff of using IEEE 802.11ax. We evaluate the contention window size performance as one of the most important metrics, on which throughput highly depends.
La reconvención laboral: algunos puntos críticos
Authors: Mella Méndez Lourdes
Published: October 2022

Este trabajo ha obtenido el 2.º Premio Estudios Financieros 2006 en la Modalidad de Derecho del Trabajo y Seguridad Social.
Un buen ejemplo del sorprendente desinterés del legislador y de la doctrina por algunas figuras jurídico-laborales de gran complejidad es este de la reconvención. El primero se limita a apuntar algunas reglas básicas de su régimen jurídico (prácticamente la necesidad de su anuncio previo y su contestación por el reconvenido) y la segunda a mantenerla en el olvido o, como mucho, a prestarle escasa y parcial atención. La sorpresa por ese desinterés se justifica desde el momento en que se repara en la extrema complejidad que esta figura introduce en el proceso laboral vigente desde el momento en que se formula, pues no se olvide que se está ante una demanda que interpone el demandado contra su demandante y que se tramita y resuelve conjuntamente con la inicialmente formulada por éste, así como en la abundante jurisprudencia existente al respecto, lo que evidencia su litigiosidad en la práctica. Así las cosas, parece ésta una figura adecuada para centrar la atención del investigador, si bien las limitaciones de un trabajo de esta naturaleza obligan a centrarse sólo en algunos puntos críticos, como el de la distinción de la reconvención con otras figuras afines, como la excepción reconvencional de la compensación; la determinación de los procesos en los que puede o no formularse; su anuncio previo y su tramitación.
La nueva reforma laboral para la mejora del crecimiento económico y la calidad del empleo: ¿«Mucho ruido, pocas nueces»?
Authors: Molina Hermosilla Olimpia , García Jiménez Manuel , Molina Navarrete Cristóbal
Published: October 2022

La presencia de elevadas tasas de temporalidad representa uno de los rasgos más negativos del mercado de trabajo español, y lo es desde hace ya algo más de década y media. Para corregir este desequilibrio se vienen realizando, desde mediados de los '90, diversas reformas, unas pactadas y otras unilateralmente impuestas por el Gobierno de turno –del PSOE o del PP–. Al día de hoy, sin embargo, la situación es sustancialmente la misma: si en 1995 la media estaba en torno al 35 por 100, hoy está en torno al 33 por 100 de temporalidad.
Prestando atención a este doble dato, la resistente tasa de temporalidad y la existencia de reformas precedentes orientadas a corregirla, el Acuerdo formalizado el 9 de mayo de 2006 entre el Gobierno, los sindicatos más representativos y la patronal se presentó como un nuevo intento de mejorar significativamente la situación, avanzando en un cambio de rumbo, de modo que la «calidad» del empleo y no la «temporalidad» del mismo fuera la nota dominante. A penas un mes después, el Real Decreto-Ley 5/2006, de 9 de junio, para la mejora del crecimiento y del empleo, se ha propuesto introducir en nuestro ordenamiento jurídico las disposiciones necesarias para dar aplicación a las medidas previstas en el Acuerdo con el indicado objetivo de la estabilidad en el empleo. Básicamente, la nueva norma de rango legal afecta a la legislación reguladora de los Programas de Fomento de Empleo, a los que da una nueva ordenación, con novedades interesantes, aun manteniendo lo sustancial de programas precedentes, a la legislación laboral relativa a los contratos temporales, así como a la cobertura del FOGASA, y a la legislación de Seguridad Social.
La extraordinaria ambición del objetivo no es coherente con el carácter limitado de las reformas propuestas, estando presidida esta reforma por una extremada prudencia, quizás excesiva, lo que hace dudar de su eficacia. Desde esta perspectiva, ha sido más lo que ha quedado en el «tintero» del largo camino de reformas, iniciado hace ya más de año y medio, que lo que ha visto la luz en estos momentos. Otras reformas quedan aplazadas, aunque comprometidas en el Acuerdo, para tiempos futuros, más o menos inmediatos.
De todo ello da cuenta este trabajo. Los autores realizan una exhaustiva «disección» de la norma legal, ofreciendo un cuadro completo de las diferentes novedades. La exposición de cada una de las medidas de reforma analizadas se enriquece con un breve, pero ilustrativo, comentario tanto de las razones que explican el cambio como de los eventuales efectos de la misma, reseñando los principales problemas aplicativos y esbozando las soluciones que, a su juicio, pueden resultar de mayor utilidad para el mejor fin de tales reformas. Finaliza el trabajo con una particular reflexión de los autores en torno al grado de coherencia y de equilibrio que esta reforma presenta con relación a sus objetivos.
El derecho a disfrutar vacaciones anuales retribuidas
Authors: Tapia Hermida Antonio
Published: October 2022

El derecho de cada trabajador a disfrutar de vacaciones anuales retribuidas debe considerarse un principio de Derecho social comunitario de especial importancia, respecto del cual no pueden establecerse excepciones.
La actuación de los Subinspectores de Empleo y Seguridad Social (caso práctico)
Authors: Fernández García Ignacio , Rodríguez Devesa Carlos
Published: October 2022

El presente caso práctico reproduce el enunciado del supuesto referido a la actuación de los Subinspectores de Empleo y Seguridad Social que se planteó como tercer ejercicio en la convocatoria de la oposición para el ingreso en el Cuerpo de Subinspectores de Empleo y Seguridad Social correspondiente a 2005. En él se efectúa un análisis de las cuestiones derivadas del planteamiento, incorporando la fundamentación jurídica de la respuesta.
Los requisitos configuradores del accidente de trabajo in itinere
Authors: Kahale Carrillo Djamil Tony
Published: October 2022

Trabajadora que después de terminar de trabajar la primera parte de su jornada laboral, y antes de reincorporarse a su puesto de trabajo para comenzar por la tarde, sufre un accidente de tráfico, ocasionándole la muerte cuando se dirigía a comer con su novio desde la localidad de Cobeña –donde se encuentra su centro de trabajo– hacia otra localidad distinta –que está más lejana que su residencia habitual, que es Madrid–, siguiendo un trayecto hacia Morazarzal que no es el ordinario de entrada y salida para ir a su trabajo. Declarando el Tribunal Superior de Justicia (TSJ) de Madrid que no existe accidente de trabajo in itinere y no es dable la indemnización a tanto alzado solicitada por los actores por no cumplir con los requisitos configuradores de tal accidente.
Acoso moral en el trabajo (mobbing): diferencias con el ejercicio arbitrario del poder empresarial
Authors: Kahale Carrillo Djamil Tony
Published: October 2022

Trabajador que tras sufrir un exceso de trabajo con una jornada laboral prolongada sufre el Síndrome de Burnout, con síntomas intensos de ansiedad y depresión. El trabajador interpone ante el órgano jurisdiccional demanda sobre Tutela de derechos fundamentales por haber sufrido un acoso moral en el trabajo a consecuencia del conjunto de conductas realizadas por la parte empresarial. Declarando el Juzgado de lo Social absolver a la empresa de las pretensiones reclamadas por el actor, por considerar que no existen tales conductas incardinadas al hostigamiento laboral, sino encaminadas a conseguir un beneficio a la empresa a través del ejercicio arbitrario del poder empresarial.
Trabajadora en incapacidad temporal por embarazo de riesgo que solicita la prestación por riesgo durante el embarazo
Authors: Roldán Martínez Aránzazu
Published: October 2022

Los hechos relevantes del caso, que han sido declarados probados en la sentencia del Juzgado de lo Social, son los siguientes:
• La demandante prestaba sus servicios para la Compañía Hispano-Irlandesa de Aviación, S.A. con categoría profesional de auxiliar de vuelo (Tripulante de cabina de pasajeros), estando afiliada al Régimen General de la Seguridad Social.
• La demandante quedó embarazada, practicándose ecografía el 24 de mayo de 2000, presentando entonces una edad gestacional de 5,5 semanas, y apreciándose una zona de despegamiento por delante del saco gestacional, precisando reposo.
• El 26 de mayo de 2000 fue dada de baja médica, pasando a la situación de Incapacidad Temporal (IT) por gestación de riesgo. Ese mismo día la empresa pasó a la trabajadora a la situación de suspensión de contrato, al amparo de la normativa de la Dirección General de Aviación Civil. Durante el período de gestación, la Dirección General de Aviación Civil no renueva la licencia para volar, condición imprescindible para el desempeño de la actividad laboral de la trabajadora, no siendo posible en su empresa el cambio de puesto de trabajo al no existir otro compatible con su profesión.
• La actora formuló solicitud de prestación por riesgo durante el embarazo el 17 de agosto de 2000, es decir, casi tres meses después de la baja inicial.
• El 25 de agosto de 2000, el Médico evaluador del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) no consideró que existiera riesgo por su situación de embarazo para realizar las tareas habituales en la empresa, y que el pequeño despegamiento del saco gestacional debía ser valorado por su tocólogo, quien podría proponer su baja por IT en caso de alto riesgo obstétrico, por lo que el 19 de septiembre de 2000 la Dirección Provincial del INSS desestimó la solicitud de la trabajadora, formulándose reclamación previa que fue desestimada.
Transmisión de empleados y «sucesión de empresas» de trabajo temporal
Authors: Tapia Hermida Antonio
Published: October 2022

Los tiempos que corren de globalización económica determinan continuas reestructuraciones empresariales (fusiones y adquisiciones de empresas), con las consiguientes inseguridades, de todo orden (económicas y personales) de quienes no tienen mejor patrimonio que su «capacidad o fuerza de trabajo», por ello la institución laboral de la «sucesión de empresas» se magnifica a la hora actual, y a tal finalidad atiende la sentencia objeto de comentario, que además deja claramente establecido que las relaciones laborales «triangulares» no perturban la seguridad jurídica que procura aquella institución sucesora laboral, ampliando y flexibilizando sus requisitos relativos a la «existencia de una entidad económica», el «mantenimiento de su identidad» y que la «transmisión sea resultante de una cesión contractual», exigidos por una normativa que si bien es encomiable (Directiva 2001/23), no por ello puede eludir las rigideces e insuficiencias que el actual e irracional sistema de creación del Derecho impone. La sentencia objeto de comentario reúne además la virtud de atender a la problemática que plantea la realidad cotidiana, dejando sentado que incluso la «transmisión de los empleados entre dos empresas de trabajo temporal» no es ajena a una «sucesión de empresas».