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Influence of Changing Family Transition on Gender Roles Among Chuka Community in Meru South District, Tharaka Nithi County
Authors: Gitonga Fredrick
Published: November 2020

The instability of family structure has become an increasingly salient part of people’s lives in Kenya. Lack of stable parenting coupled with strained relationships between parents and other family members as a result changing gender role have impacted negatively on family cohesion. This study investigated to investigate effects of family transitions on gender roles among the Chuka community.  The study was guided by social structural theory.  This study utilized the descriptive survey research design and the target population was 140 subjects comprising of 98 household heads in Magumoni division, 30 Church leaders, 6 women group leaders and 6 Chiefs. A total of 5 church leaders, 6 location chiefs, 6 women leaders and 98 households participated in this study. Questionnaires were used as the instruments of collecting data from all the respondents. A pilot study revealed a reliability coefficient of 0.7047 with the house hold head questionnaire, 0.7014 with chief’s questionnaire, 0.7020 for both church leaders and women leader’s questionnaire. The study concluded that the change in traditional family gender roles heavily impacts on gender household responsibilities and ultimately the cohesiveness of the family household. The study recommends counseling and other intervention programmes such as to mitigate the negative outcomes arising from the changes in the traditional family gender roles.
Delhi: A Metaphor of Hope and Despair in Delhi and Twilight in Delhi
Authors: Andleeb Shaista , Khan Muhammad Asif , Ahmad Shahzad
Published: November 2020

This paper is an effort to de-construct the two opposite ideas of hope and despair in Ahmed Ali's Twilight in Delhi and Khushwant Singh's Delhi. The comparative points of view regarding Delhi by Singh and Ali serve to construct the ideological, political and ontological framing of Delhi. The paper explores the significance of Delhi as a symbol of political energy which distributes power or snatches it as an active agent of power-history. The paper exhibits the socio-political, economic and communal structures portrayed by Ali and Singh. The study is an effort to detect the system of representation in the metaphor of Delhi in the context of power-resistance and failure of the struggle against the Raj. The paper tries to show that both Ali and Singh see Delhi with a difference of outlook and literary approach to manifest hope and despair.
Usporedba mrežnih valencijskih rječnika u slavenskim jezicima
Authors: Birtić Matea
Published: November 2020

U radu se prikazuje pet mrežnih rječnika nastalih u svrhu opisa (glagolske) valentnosti u slavenskim jezicima. Uspoređuju se lingvistički i leksikografski opisi valentnosti te se ne razmatra njihova računalna osnova. četiri mrežna valencijska rječnika (ruski FrameBank, češki VALLEX, hrvatski CROVALLEX i poljski Walenty) detaljno se uspoređuju s e-Glavom, mrežnim valencijskim rječnikom hrvatskoga jezika koji se izrađuje u Institutu za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. na kraju rada opisuju se slična i različita svojstva svih spomenutih rječnika. Rječnici se razlikuju odnosom prema svršenim i nesvršenim te povratnim glagolima, odnosom prema adjunktima (dodatcima), polaznom točkom u shvaćanju valentnosti (semantička ili sintaktička) te bilježenjem uže (obvezne, neobvezne dopune i dodatci) ili šire valentnosti (sintaktičke preoblike poput pasiva, recipročnosti ili bezličnosti).
‟Deep lexicography” – Fad or Opportunity?
Authors: Ljubešić Nikola
Published: November 2020

In recent years, we are witnessing staggering improvements in various semantic data processing tasks due to the developments in the area of deep learning, ranging from image and video processing to speech processing, and natural language understanding. In this paper, we discuss the opportunities and challenges that these developments pose for the area of electronic lexicography. We primarily focus on the concept of representation learning of the basic elements of language, namely words, and the applicability of these word representations to lexicography. We first discuss well-known approaches to learning static representations of words, the so-called word embeddings, and their usage in lexicography-related tasks such as semantic shift detection, and cross-lingual prediction of lexical features such as concreteness and imageability. We wrap up the paper with the most recent developments in the area of word representation learning in form of learning dynamic, context-aware representations of words, showcasing some dynamic word embedding examples, and discussing improvements on lexicography-relevant tasks of word sense disambiguation and word sense induction.
Формирование изображений электрических сигналов преобразователя магнитного поля при гистерезисной интерференции для контроля металлов в импульсных магнитных полях
Authors: Павлюченко В.В. , Дорошевич Е.С.
Published: November 2020

Based on the developed methods of hysteresis interference, the calculated dependences U(x) of the electric voltage taken from the magnetic field transducer on the x coordinate were obtained. A magnetic carrier with an arctangent characteristic was exposed to a series of bipolar pulses of the magnetic field of a linear inductor of one, two, three, four, five and fifteen pulses. An algorithm is presented for the sequence of changes in the magnitude of the total strength of the magnetic field pulses on the surface of an aluminum plate, which provides the same amplitude of hysteresis oscillations of the electric voltage and makes it possible to obtain a linear difference dependence U(x) for wedge-shaped and flat aluminum samples. The results obtained make it possible to increase the accuracy and efficiency of control of the thickness of the object and its thickness variation in the given directions, as well as the defects of the object.
Diversification of labor potential use of rural areas
Authors: Shebanin Viacheslav , Kormyshkin Yurii
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to investigate and analyze possible directions of diversification of the use of labor potential of rural areas. Research methods. Methods used: dialectical (cognition of processes and phenomena), monographic (analysis of the evolution of scientific achievements of Ukrainian and foreign scientists on the problems of using the labor potential of rural areas), abstract-logical (theoretical generalizations and conclusions), statistical (when developing tables and figures), stochastic modeling (in determining the most likely areas for choosing a field of professional activity). Research results. The current state and trends in the development of labor potential of rural areas of Ukraine are considered and analyzed. The directions of diversification of types of economic activity in rural areas are substantiated. Particular attention is paid to the development of non-agricultural employment. Scientific novelty. Theoretical and practical provisions on the areas of diversification of the use of labor potential of rural areas of Ukraine have been further developed, which will contribute to the formation of a multi-sectoral structure of employment of the rural population; current trends in the development of non-standard forms of employment in the EU countries are identified and the need to strengthen the functional role of rural areas in the direction of non-agricultural functions is substantiated. Practical significance. The main provisions and conclusions set out in the article contain certain practical recommendations for promoting the involvement of the rural population in entrepreneurial activities, which will ensure the preservation and various uses of the labor potential of rural areas. Tabl.: 1. Figs.: 1. Refs.:17.
Lending in the system of agrarian transformations of Ukraine
Authors: Hladii Mykhailo , Luzan Yurii
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need for further development of the lending system for agricultural producers in Ukraine, determine the feasibility of creating agricultural cooperative banks, the development of land mortgage lending and other instruments of financial and credit support, taking into account the best world experience and the specifics of the functioning of the agricultural sector of the economy. Research methods. A dialectical method of scientific knowledge has been used, as well as a systematic research approach using the experience of lending in other countries, taking into account the results of scientific research by domestic scientists and reasonable assessments of the current state of credit services for agricultural producers, a set of methods for processing statistical data characterizing the dynamics and corresponding trends. Research results. The ways of further development of the system of financial and credit support of agricultural producers as an important component of agrarian transformations are determined, the best world experience is summarized, the assessment of the current state of lending to the agricultural economy is given. Scientific novelty. The further improvement of the credit support system for the needs of participants in the agricultural market in modern conditions was substantiated, as an important component of the comprehensive institutional support of the reform processes in the agricultural sector of Ukraine. Practical significance. The results of the study can be taken into account in the practical activities of government bodies, by participants in the agricultural market and the banking system, in the deepening of scientific research, in the educational process. Tabl.: 3. Figs.: 3. Refs.: 17.
DETERMINATION OF PLASMA HEMOSTASIS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE COMBINED WITH STAGE II HYPERTENSION BYUSING HIGHLY SPECIFIC SNAKE VENOMS
Authors: Bazhenova N.M.
Published: November 2020

Most clotting factors are constantly formed by the liver and are constantly used in the body. Diseases of the liver, which violate the normal synthesis of these proteins, can lead to changes in the system of hemostasis. Among liver diseases, the most common is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The accumulated clinical experience of the study of hypertension (HT), as the most common disease among CVD, allows us to regard high blood pressure as one of the etiological factors of thrombogenic changes in the blood. The aim of the work was to determine the state of plasma hemostasis by using coagulation tests based on highly specific snake venoms in patients with NAFLD combined with stage II HT. In patients with NAFLD Echitoxic time is prolonged, indicating a slowing of clot formation at Factor II level of the clotting. For patients with NAFLD, as an independent desease, and in combination with stage II HT, it is characteristic to suppress the coagulation process along the external pathway of blood coagulation, which is indicated by the prolongation time of the Lebetox test. The combined NAFLD and HT accelerates the formation of thrombus in the last phase of clot formation, at the stage of converting the fibrinogen molecule to fibrin, which, against the background of an prolonged Lebetox test, indicates possible coagulopathy of consumption in the early stages of blood clotting to the formation of a prothrombin complex.
PERSONALIZED MEDICINE: CURRENT SITUATION AND PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Khajtovych M. V.
Published: November 2020

Summary. Personalized medicine it is a model of health care based on a selection of diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive means taking into account the genetic, physiological, biochemical and other features of the patient. Personalized medicine new branch of modern medicine, in which developed and applied treatments, “tailored” specifically for the individual patient. Areas of application of personalized medicine in modern terms: the transition from traditional to personalized clinical diagnosis of the disease based on individual patient parameters, including using different molecular biomarkers nature, and save biomaterial throughout his life; predictions based on genomic data likelihood of a disease with the development of individual preventive scheme; identification of potential pharmacotherapeutic targets for selective exposure at the initial stage of the pathological process; choice of treatment strategy tailored to the individual patient parameters; monitoring of treatment using biomarkers. Strengthening the role of clinical pharmacology and create genetically informed personalized medicine algorithms increase the efficiency and safety of pharmacotherapy. New technologies make it possible to clarify the causes adverse side effects at the genetic level, prevent, reduce treatment costs and significantly enhance its security and therefore implementation of these approaches in the long run will contribute to significant savings.
Crowdfunding Using Blockchain
Authors: Bhavya Sri K. , Supriya J.  S. , Pranathi Sai M. , Prasad P. Siva
Published: November 2020

Crowd funding is the practice of raising money from large number of individuals for the purpose of financing a project, venture, business or cause. Conventionally, crowdfunding has been carried out via events and door-to door fundraising. However there are lot of risk features like security of your business idea, developing a successful crowd funding campaign is an effort and time consuming. Crowd funding is not a charity, fees charged, risk of failure etc. Here comes the role of blockchain to nullify the potential risks of the conventional method of fundraising. A decentralized approach to crowd funding allows us to eliminate all the potential risks faced by the conventional approach of crowdfunding.
Digital Employee using Capabilities of Artificial Intelligence to Human
Intelligence
Authors: Jain Shubham , Sharma Yash , Sharma Nishi
Published: November 2020

Using the concept of Artificial Intelligence, a virtual assistant named "Gabriel" has been Developed to aid in education, market, business and many other fields.[4] The uniqueness of this bot is that it is programmed in python and is stored in raspberry pi providing the user friendly environment by moving along with user. It uses numerous python Libraries to help perform various functions that enable the Assistant to assist its user in day to Day activities. The Assistant can convert text to speech and vice versa using pyttsx3 and speech Recognition libraries respectively. Also, it can scrape the information from Wikipedia and visit any Website. It can be used to surf YouTube and visit any YouTube channel. The Assistant Comes with games such as flappy bird, tic-tac-toe and snake developed by the programmer. Also, the Assistant has an in-built calculator that too developed by the programmer. This Research is to develop an assistant who is highly compatible with human life. This employee comes with a self-made library called ‘the_gmail_sender’ that sends Gmail taking Voice input from the user
A Modernized IoT Enabled Smart Farming Using LoRa WAN Techniques
Authors: Sriram A. , Tharun M. , Prasad K. Venkatesh , Vengateshwaran M.
Published: November 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing its way in a number of application domains as its potential effects are being implemented in various scenarios. Agriculture is a domain in which IoT can prove highly beneficial by improving operational efficiency through using the resources carefully, disease monitoring, harvesting process etc. In our paper we develop a decision based support system for smart farming that exploits data from a multitude of sources that provide vital information. Specifically, we combine data from a number of sensors receive via a LoRa WAN network along weather and crop data to carry out informed decisions which at the current stage are primarily focusing on the usage of water as well as crop protection from adverse weather which is increasingly troubling farmers due to the climate changes the whole world is experiencing. In our implementation we utilize off-the-shelf hardware and industry standards demonstrating the high potential of our proposal while indicating that the technological barriers are significantly lower now a days.
Waste Bifurcation
Authors: Shobha M S , S Deepa , Singh A Ashwini , P S Pavithra
Published: November 2020

This paper discusses the questions about which waste management is automated. This is our IOT Garbage Monitoring System, an innovative way that will help to stay the cities clean and healthy. We live in an age where tasks and systems are fusing alongside the facility of IoT to possess a more efficient system of working and to execute jobs quickly! With all the power at our fingertips, this is what we have come up with. The Internet of Things shall be ready to incorporate transparently and seamlessly an out sized number of various systems while providing data for many people to use and maximize. Building a general architecture for the IoT is thus a really complex task, mainly due to the extremely large sort of devices, link layer technologies, and services that will be involved in such a system. One of the most concerns with our surroundings has been solid waste management which impacts the health and environment of our society. The detection, monitoring, and management of wastes are among the first problems of this era. The traditional way of manually monitoring the waste in waste bins may be a tedious process and utilizes more humans' effort, time and price which may easily be avoided with our present technologies.
Online Question Paper and Question Bank Generator and Student Portal
Authors: Pranav Nair Mudappala , Paul Justin , Babu Arun , Singh Manoj
Published: November 2020

Examination process is an important activity for educational institutions to assess student performance. Thus the nature of the exam questions would determine the quality of the students produced by the institutions. Preparing the exam questions is very challenging, tedious and time consuming for the instructors. Thus with the help of this paper we present the solution in form of Online Question Paper and Question Bank Generator and Student Portal which makes use of Randomization technique. The design process performs the scrutiny and composes the examination paper using an efficient algorithm with a high rate of success. With this algorithm, the faculty needs to specify the subject, the question type and the difficulty level. From the entered input, the examination paper and question bank will be generated automatically. The editing of questions is performed using question edit options and the final paper/question bank will be stored as “.pdf” file formats and sent to the examination team for exam purposes. Students can also access the system for competitive examination purposes.The system shows characteristics like simple operation, a great interface, good usability, immense security, and high stability, reliability and easy to use.
Machine Learning Approaches on Diabetic Retinopathy Prediction
Authors: Prasad Gowri , Raveendran Vrinda , B M Vidya , Hedge Tejavati
Published: November 2020

Diabetic retinopathy is a eye disorder which is developed due to high blood sugar that affects the neurons in retina. A dangerous fact about this disease is that it can lead to blindness. The possible cure is through detection of disease at early age. This can be done using different machine learning algorithms. This paper does a comparative study on different machine learning algorithms that can be used for early detection of diabetic retinopathy. This study is done to find out the most efficient algorithm suitable for the process and to increase the efficiency of the particular algorithm.
Importance of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) with Special Reference to Artificial Intelligence: An Analytical Study
Authors: Amarawat Geetanjali , Vinodbhai Vaghela Falguni
Published: November 2020

Human life is now going in such an environment where technologies become closer friends and family members. We prefer our cell phones to utilize our times rather than spending it with family members. Even we do more interaction with machines with compare to humans. Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is a modern technology in Computer Science and Information Technology (IT) that has potential for great impact in the future. The concept of AmI is that the people will be surrounded by intelligent objects that can sense the context and Situation and that can respond according to the desire of the people. AmI is a multidisciplinary area that combines the features of many areas in Computer Science. In last five years, we have seen significant advancement in various technologies that is mainly in three key area, that are Virtual Environments, Mobile Communication and Sensors. By combining these three areas we get the new technique named as Ambient Intelligence (AmI).
The Vital Lung Capacity of Employees with Risk Factors for Potential Exposure to Ammonia Gas
Authors: Sapada Ibrahim Edy , Asmalinda Wita
Published: November 2020

The fertilizer industry produces several pollutants such as ammonia gas, urea dust, smoke, particulates. Workers are exposed to air inhalation at work, entering the respiratory system, which is the main toxic entry point. The risk of workers being exposed to lung disease due to inhalation of dust/ smoke/ harmful gases in the work environment. It will increase if workers do not comply with protecting themselves from risk factors and potential accompanying factors such as smoking habits excessive body mass index. Lung ventilation is the entry and exit of air between the atmosphere and the pulmonary alveoli. This study aimed to determine the correlation between body mass index, smoking habits, and hemoglobin levels with vital lung capacity to P.T. Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang employees. The design of this study is a cross-section. The research was conducted at P.T. Pupuk Sriwidjaja for 30 days. The research sample was 78 employees of the ammonia unit. Data analysis found a significant correlation between vital lung capacity with body mass index (p-value = 0.009), and hemoglobin levels (p-value = 0.039). There was no significant correlation between smoking habits and vital lung capacity values (p-value = 0.449). It can be concluded that body mass index, smoking habits, and hemoglobin levels correlate with vital lung capacity.
Double Threat of Indonesian Maternal Health During The Pandemic of Covid-19
Authors: Nurdiana Astri , Wariah Uway , Yanti Irma
Published: November 2020

The high maternal mortality rate is a complex health challenge reported in Indonesia long before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the challenge of reducing the number of deaths has increased with the pandemic. This research was a descriptive-analytic study using a retrospective cohort design. The population in this survey was 96 mothers from 30 districts in Karawang who went through pregnancy, postpartum, newborn, and family planning experiences between February-May 2020. Therefore, data were collected through virtual interviews with the use of a questionnaire as the research instrument. The highest score was far below 77, with a value 66 and 45.99 average, as shown in the result. The bivariate analysis also showed the influence of participants' last education on the new normal adaptation score with a P-value of 0.006. However, terminating the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in Karawang regency is focused not only on the educational efforts of the health workers but also on enhancing people's self-awareness about the necessity of personal hygiene and hand hygiene, and prenatal consultation.
Factors that Influence Adolescent's Attitude to Plan A Family Life
Authors: Follona Willa , Meilan Nessi , Delmaifanis Delmaifanis
Published: November 2020

Adolescents are an age group between 10 and 19 years old, which is the transition period from childhood to adulthood. Adolescence is the capital of the nation's future development, so it must prepare to achieve its goals by planning a family life. However, there are still many teenagers who behave unhealthily, the percentage of young marriages and divorce rates is relatively high. Family life planning for an adolescent is urgently needed to prepare for future family life. The purpose of this research is to examine factors that affect family life planning in students. The research uses analytical survey methods with a cross-sectional approach. The study subjects were new students of Health Polytechnic of Jakarta 3 with a sample of 81 respondents taken using simple random sampling techniques. The results showed a relation between adolescent knowledge (p-value 0.000) and information sources (p-value 0.043) and attitudes towards family life planning. In contrast, maternal education (p-value 0.096) and family economy level (p-value 0.654) were not related to adolescent attitudes. This study concludes a significant relationship between knowledge and resources and attitudes towards family life planning for adolescents. To related parties such as schools, social institutions in the community, and health workers are expected to provide information about Family Life Planning for Adolescents more intensively.
Penanganan Limbah Elektronik (E-Waste) di Indonesia Berbasis Seni dan Drop Point
Authors: A Yoga R. Hilary , Suryaningsih Ningrum , Prabowo Andri Setia , Simatupang Joni Welman
Published: November 2020

Technological developments that increase the increase in electronic waste (e-waste) significantly. In Indonesia, the method of treating electronic waste by fire is not appropriate to apply, because electronic waste contains metals and will cause dangerous air pollution (for example: lead pollution). Electronic waste processing is different from organic waste that can be processed into fertilizer. Therefore, this condition can be categorized as an important problem, so it requires smart solutions that are fast and precise in processing. Handling this waste can be solved through several methods, namely e-waste banks and art integration. This method prioritizes artistic value, creativity, function, and in-depth knowledge of the waste, so that it can also take advantage of organizations or businesses that will bring profit and be environmentally friendly. This has also received support from the government through a program commonly known as Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM). The components that are usually buried, melted down, and destroyed will be sorted again based on their physicality so that it will facilitate the process of making art.
Studi Higiene Sanitasi Makanan Dengan Pemeriksaan Escherichia coli Air Pencucian dan Peralatan Makan Di Pujasera X
Authors: Pratama Yulianti , Rachman Nadya Almira
Published: November 2020

Food sanitation is one of the methods used to protect food from contamination, maintain quality, and prevent potential bacterial transmission. This research was conducted to observe potential diseases caused by the microbiological quality of clean water for household use. MPN method was used to compare the quality of clean water based on the Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 416 Tahun 1990. Swab method was implemented to observe the hygiene level of the cutlery to compare with the Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 1098 Tahun 2003. 79/100 ml of total coliform found in tenant 1 and tenant 2 which means it did not meet the standards. Escherichia coli were found absent in both clean water sources. The same result comes from 2 samples of plates and spoons before and after the first usage and second usage. In tenant 2, Escherichia coli were found in plate sample no.1 before usage and the clerk’s hands before serving the food. Hence, it did not meet the standards. Based on the interviews and observations, the sanitation hygiene of the clerks and the physical hygiene of tenant 1 and tenant 2 had only fulfilled 61.9% and 57.1% of proper hygiene, so it needed to be improved.
Pengelolaan Limbah B3 di Rumah Sakit Gigi dan Mulut Universitas Padjadjaran Kota Bandung
Authors: Wardhani Eka , Kamil Fitra Akbar
Published: November 2020

This study aims to identify and evaluate the management of toxic and hazardous materials (THM) at Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) Dental Hospital. This hospital is a special teaching hospital to support the teaching and learning process at the Faculty of Medicine Unpad. Based on the results of observations, THM were produced as much as 322.96 kg/month. The waste generation includes infectious, sharp objects and pharmaceutical waste. The research was conducted by using a comparison method between the conditions at the research location and the applicable regulations. Based on the results of research, the Dental and Oral Hospital Unpad has carried out the management of THM in accordance with applicable regulations. There are several aspects that must be improved, namely the process of sorting and packaging of THM, and attaching symbols and labels to containers. Temporary shelters for THM are operating properly according to the criteria, but there are several things that need to be improved, namely routinely replacing damaged labels because they can cause misinformation about these THM. Shelters need to be equipped with cooling devices, improve ventilation, and establish good trench drainage while THM increasing.
Anatomia do pé e suas malformações congênitas
Authors: Correia Carolina de Albuquerque , Cardinot Themis Moura
Published: November 2020

As malformações constituem alterações de estrutura, função ou metabolismo presentes ao nascer, que resultam em anomalias físicas ou mentais. A etiologia dessas malformações pode ser de origem genética, congênita ou ambiental. As malformações que acometem o aparelho locomotor causam grande transtorno estético, funcional e/ou emocional. Por isso, o exame físico do aparelho locomotor dos recém-nascidos é de extrema importância, pois a detecção precoce garantirá que o tratamento seja realizado antes da calcificação completa dos ossos. O objetivo desse artigo foi fazer uma breve descrição anatômica do pé e de seu desenvolvimento embrionário; e fazer uma revisão da literatura sobre as principais malformações congênitas que podem acometer essa região. O tratamento dessas malformações pode ser cirúrgico ou não. Conforme o grau de acometimento e do impacto que a malformação causa na vida do paciente é necessário constituir uma equipe multidisciplinar. Sendo assim, o conhecimento das principais malformações congênitas que podem acometer os pés é de fundamental importância para o profissional de saúde.
Dor no ombro: O que o acrômio tem a ver com isso?
Authors: Cardinot Themis Moura , Almeida Jamille Santos de
Published: November 2020

O ombro é a articulação com maior amplitude de movimento do corpo, ao mesmo tempo em que é a articulação mais instável e, por esta razão, tem maior predisposição a lesões de suas estruturas. Como consequência, a dor no ombro se apresenta como uma queixa comum no consultório do ortopedista e nas clínicas de fisioterapia. A causa mais comum do ombro doloroso são as lesões das estruturas periarticulares em função do seu impacto sucessivo contra o acrômio, devido ao estreitamento do espaço subacromial. A morfologia do acrômio (curvo e gancho) tem sido implicada na redução desse espaço. O objetivo dessa revisão foi fazer uma breve descrição anatômica do acrômio e de seu envolvimento na fisiopatogenia da dor no ombro e abordar os principais métodos de imagem para avaliação do ombro.
Kemahiran Rasm Mushaf ̔Uthmani Guru J-QAF Negeri Terengganu
Authors: ISMAIL DAUD , AB RAHMAN ASYRAF , LOLA MUHAMAD SAFIIH
Published: November 2020

Mastery skills in rasm Mushaf ‘Uthmani is an obligation and need to be learned and practiced by every Muslim. The mastery of rasm Mushaf ‘Uthmani will strengthen one’s skill in the Quran recitation as well as enhance his confidence and belief in the contents of the revealed text. This paper aims to analyze skill level of rasm Mushaf ‘Uthmani amongst j-QAF teachers at the primary schools in the state of Terengganu. The research design is based on the qualitative approach involving document analysis, interviews, observation and reading test. Quantitative approach involves the collection of data from the survey involving 427 guru j-QAF teachers of 2006–2007 intakes from 210 schools. The variables considered in this study were age, gender, education level, field of study and interest. The finding of the study shows that the level of mastery skills in rasm Mushaf ‘Uthmani amongst guru j-QAF teachers is high. The variable of age and interest in j-QAF learning program becomes contributing factor that is significant with respondents’ skill in rasm Mushaf ‘Uthmani amongst guru j-QAF teachers.
Faktor Pemilihan dan Peranan Teori Kaunseling Kaunselor di Kuala Lumpur
Authors: MOHAMAD ZAKARIA , JUSOH AHMAD JAZIMIN , ISMAIL ZAINAB
Published: November 2020

Theory is important to help counselor building rapport with client, helping client to identify and solve problem, as well as helping client to conceptualize and to synthesize their problem. The aim of this study is to identify the factors of choosing counseling theory and the role of counseling theory among counselors in Kuala Lumpur. The design of this research is a case study. A total of six counselors who have private practice were chosen as research’s participants. The data were collected by using interview protocol, and being analysed through the thematic approach. The findings of this study show that the factors which influence them to choose counseling theory are the influence of their personality, the influence of their lecturer or supervisor, the influence of their upbringing, the influence of principles of life, and the influence of theory proponents. This study also points out that counseling theory can help them building rapport with client, helping them to solve problem, helping their client to identify their problems, and helping their client to conceptualize and to synthesize problem. As a whole, counseling theory is considered important to every counsellor in this study.
Dimensi Penghayatan Agama Mengikut Pendapat Tokoh Agama Semasa
Authors: ISMAIL ZAINAB , WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM , ABU MANSOR NOR SALIMAH
Published: November 2020

Religion or religiosity in particular, has received less attention by competent social scientists. This is because, among other things, certain concepts in religion are difficult to define. The aim of this article is to examine the dimension of religiosity as understood by Islamic scholars. To achieve this objective, five Islamic scholars from Malaysia and one Islamic scholar from Egypt were selected through purposive sampling as key informants. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive analysis. All key informants agreed that dimension of aqidah, syariah and akhlak are the core dimension of Islamic religiosity.
Corporate Environmentalism in Malaysia: Exploring the Media’s Pressure on Businesses
Authors: YAACOB MOHD RAFI
Published: November 2020

A business pertaining to the environment has three basic issues. First, in order to produce products it takes too much from the environment and does so in a harmful way; second, the product it makes require excessive amounts of energy, toxins, and pollutants; and finally, the method of manufacture and the products themselves produce extraordinary waste and cause harm to present and future generations of all species including humans. The only way out of the unsustainability of business practices is through re-engineering business activities inline with the principle of ecology. Hence, it is crucial for businesses to take a fresh look at the damages that they have done to the natural environment and their far-reaching impacts to human survival. Businesses will not do so, unless there is an increasing pressure from the stakeholders including the public and the government alike to improve their corporate environmentalism. In order to exert an influence on the industry, the media needs to be more proactive in reporting and investigating environmental issues pertaining to business activities. This paper tries to unfold the efficacy and the role of the media in Malaysia as a pressure group towards corporate environmentalism in the Malaysian businesses. This report involves a qualitative study of four major newspaper agencies in the country – two vernacular daily newspapers, one daily English newspaper and a bi-monthly newspaper. Four senior reporters involved in the face-to-face interviews. The conversations were audio-taped and then were analysed using the NVivo Version 7 software programme. This report highlights amongst other things the media challenges pertaining to environmental issues, and the media approaches to exert pressure on businesses. It also investigates the efficacy of the media to exert influence on the Malaysian industries to be more environmentally responsible and forward ways to improve media pressure against unscrupulous business activities.
Komitmen Warga Tua dalam Aktiviti Agama: Kes Warga Tua Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras, Selangor
Authors: ISMAIL ZAINAB ISMAIL , WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM WAN AHMAD , TIBEK SITI RUGAYAH TIBEK , ENDOT IDERIS ENDOT , MD. SHAM FARIZA MD. SHAM , BAHARUDDIN ELMI BAHARUDDIN
Published: November 2020

Nowadays the number of older people entering Rumah Seri Kenangan is keep increasing. This study focuses the discussion on the commitment of older people in religious activities at Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras. From 78 Muslim elderly at Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras, a total of 36 older people were chosen as sample through simple random sampling. Data were gathered through questionnaire. The study points out that the level of commitment of the older people at Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras in religious activities are moderate, but their level of religious knowledge is high. This study also shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between the level of religious knowledge with the commitment of the older people in religious activities. On the whole, the commitments of the older people in religious activities are associated with their level of religious knowledge. However, the high level of religious knowledge is not the main factor in encouraging them to give commitment in religious activities.
Pemahaman Program Bandar Selamat dalam Keselamatan Awam (Jenayah) di Wangsa Maju Kuala Lumpur
Authors: MUSTAFFA JAMALUDIN , SIDEK HANANI , HAMZAH MOHD HILMI
Published: November 2020

In recent years crime and safety issues are among the key issues that have attracted public attention in Malaysia. It is undeniable that the issue of crime is closely related to the implementation of the Safe City Program which was established in 2004 to improve public safety of the community. This program is an effort made by the Government of Malaysia to overcome the rise in crime rates. This study further explores the public perception towards the Safe City Program implemented in their housing area. The objectives of this study are to identify the level of security in housing areas, to identify the fear of crime among the population in that area and to identify crime prevention measures under the Safe City Program that are most suitable for implementation in the area from the perception of the local population. The selected study area is Taman Perumahan Wangsa Melawati, Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur. The results showed that most of the respondents are not certain about the level of security in their residential area. In terms of fear of crime, the study found that the residents feel safe living in this area. Meanwhile, from the respondents’point of view, the most suitable crime prevention measures to be implemented in this area are the provision of police posts or mobile stations, improved surveillance in the residential area and the installation of CCTVs in commercial premises and public places. In order to improve the Safe City Program in this area, it is recomended that the residents activate the Resident’s Association, and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall enhances its role in the security aspect under its jurisdiction.
Persekitaran Ruang Rumah: Hubungannya dengan Salah Laku Remaja
Authors: JAMALUDDIN ZAKIYAH
Published: November 2020

This study is an attempt to identify the relationship between housing space environment and adolescence misconduct, such as crime and aggression in a low cost housing area. The objective of the study is to identify the satisfaction towards physical and environment of low cost housing and its relationship with adolescence misconduct. A total of 333 sub-sample of parent’s and 333 sub-sample of adolescence had been randomly as study samples Result showed that there was no significant relationship between the physical and environment housing space with the adolescence misconduct (p>0.01). There was also no significant difference of the physical and environment housing space based on the parent’s ethnicity (p>0.01). Therefore, the physical and environment housing space had no significant impact on the adolescence misconduct.
Kesejahteraan Material Warga Emas Desa: Data Mikro daripada Daerah Limbongan, Kelantan
Authors: WAN AHMAD WAN IBRAHIM , REDZUAN MA’ROF , EMBY ZAHID , HAMID ABDUL HALIN
Published: November 2020

While research on material well-being of older persons has been well established in developed countries, research of material well-being among this category of population is still relatively not well established in Malaysia. Economic-wise the older people are more vulnerable than of the younger ones. The objectives of this study are to analyse the level of material well-being of rural older persons, and to identify the extend to which their material well- being is being influenced by their human and social capitals. To achieve these objectives, data from 214 people aged 60 years and above in rural Kelantan were collected. From the survey, 14 demographic and social variables were analysed to determine their influence on the material well-being of the older persons. On a whole, it was found the level of material well-being of the majority of the respondents is quite low. Results also showed that education, working experiences, the number of children and housing quality are variables that have a significant influence on the material well-being of the rural older persons.
Tinjauan Literatur Kesan Obesiti ke atas Psikososial Remaja
Authors: ALIAS NORFADILAWATI , SHAFFIE FUZIAH
Published: November 2020

Obesity is a health problem that threatens all aspects of human life. While rising rates of obesity involving adolescents do not show such a drastic increase, this problem should not be underestimated. In addition to grappling with the issue of adolescent development, adolescent obesity is also facing with the problem of physical health, social and psychological caused by obesity. If the issue is not addressed with appropriate intervention, obese adolescent will have the quality of life and well-being of poor and disrupt their functioning in society. Therefore, this paper will try to discuss about the health effects of psychological and social (psychosocial) experienced by obese adolescents based on the literature review and proposed interventions that can be used to help them.
Hubungan Interpersonal Golongan ‘Pengkid’ di Malaysia
Authors: SEHU MOHD ZHOORIYATI , MOHD HASHIM INTAN HASHIMAH
Published: November 2020

This research focuses on Pengkid. Pengkid is a term or a slang used in Malaysia to refer to lesbians in the butch category. They are a group of individuals who practices same sex sexual orientation, in which they are sexually attracted to women. This research was conducted to examine interpersonal relationships of Pengkid and their satisfaction over these relationships. To gain a deeper and more comprehensive picture, a semi-structural interview was conducted with 25 Pengkid participants from around Pulau Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, and Selangor. Participants were recruited using various methods including from Malaysian Pengkid official website and through snowballing technique. Results show that Pengkids in this study have wide and various categories of interpersonal relationships and received several types of social supports from their interpersonal relationships. This indicates that Pengkid in this study were well-accepted by their social circle and maintained a good relationship with individuals who knew and are aware of their sexual orientation. Close friends and romantic partners were the main sources of all types of support for this group. Other categories of interpersonal relationships also provide some social supports to this group but of lesser quality and quantity compared to these two. Findings from this research suggest the unique and different role is played by different individuals in one social network. This study contributes to the same sex sexual orientation on this particular group.
Pengenalpastian Faktor Psikologi yang Menentukan Penglibatan Pelajar Universiti Awam Tempatan dalam Aktiviti Fizikal Masa Senggang
Authors: CHIU LIM KHONG , HUA KHOR POY , RADZUWAN RADZLIYANA
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study is to identify the infuence of attitude, self-effcacy, and motivation on leisure time physical activity and sport participation among students in the Malaysia public universities. The study sample comprised of 551 male and 801 female undergraduates who were selected by means of random cluster sampling. Questionnaires were utilized to collect data. The results of the study showed that there were positive correlations among leisure attitude, motivation, self-effcacy and leisure time physical activity and sport participation among undergraduate students. The results also revealed that motivation and self-effcacy were the best predictors of leisure time physical activity and sport participation. This study suggests that in the effort to encourage the student’s leisure time physical activity and sport participation and involvement, the university management should plan and organize programmes to develop positive attitude among students, increase their self- effcacy and motivation level of physical activity and sport participation.
Konseptualisasi Pembangunan Komuniti melalui Analisis Konsep Struktur Sosial, Teori Modal Sosial dan Perspektif Realisme Kritikal
Authors: ABDUL HAMID AHMAD SHUKRI
Published: November 2020

This article discusses the conceptualization of community development through sociological analysis of the concept of social structure and social capital through the lenses of critical realism. The main goal of the discussion is to develop a novel conceptual framework of community development using the typical setting of a Malay community that practices the Islamic way of life as the basis. Social capital theory, structuration theory and critical realism philosophical perspective were utilized as the theoretical basis for the development of the framework. The concept of social capital regards the community as incubators for resources deemed crucial for individual and community well-being. The harnessing of these resources in the form of social capital is considered an important factor in the overall process of community development. perspective provide the theoretical basis capable of delineating the processes and mechanisms involved in the production of social capital and thereby increase the community functioning. The resulting conceptual framework provides a non-conventional view of the process of community development and provides better understanding of the role of religious institutions such as the community mosque. Additionally, structuration theory and critical realism