bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mild Head Injury: Criteria for Computed Tomography Scan
Authors: Garba I , Speelman A , Tabari AM
Published: December 2022

Background/Objective: Mild Head Injury (MHI) is the most commontype of head trauma, and forms a majority of the injuries seen in the traumaunit (65-85%).1 This study was aimed at using previously identifiedclinical risk factors to determine which category of patients with MHIwould not need to undergo Computed Tomography (CT). This may serveas cost saving measure to patients and hospitals likewise reduce collectiveradiation dose to the population.Methodology: A retrospective study conducted at the trauma unit of ateaching hospital situated in the Cape Metropole. CT scan images of 50patients aged 14 years and above who had MHI and undergone CTexamination were retrieved from the archive. Patientsâ€™ information, clinicalhistory and resultant CT findings were collated. Clinical risk factors werecorrelated with abnormal and normal CT scan findings. Data wereanalyzed using chi-square statistic at 95% confidence interval.Results: Twenty three (46%) of the patients had abnormal CT findings,and all presented with one or more of these risk factors; severe headache(10%), skull fracture (20%), scalp injury (6%), loss of consciousness(LOC)(8%) and intoxication(2%). The results were not statisticallysignificant when compared with the normal CT scans group. Four patients(8%) with no risk factors had normal CT scans. All the patients presentingwith the clinical risk factors, of nausea and vomiting 6% (n=50), seizures4% (n=50) had normal CT scan findings.Conclusion: Certain clinical risk factors can be used to suggest theprobability of abnormal CT scan in patients with MHI. Patients with norisk factors such as patients with confusion and disorientation are morelikely to have normal CT findings and may therefore be exempted from CTexamination. Further studies with larger sample size may be helpful invalidating these findings.
Pattern of Pelvic Ultrasound Request and Findings in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi
Authors: Joseph Dlama Zira , Salisu Aliyu Yusuf , Ameh Prince Ogenyi , Joseph Dimas Skam , Umar Mohammed Sani , Laushugno Samuel Shem , Solomon Halilu
Published: December 2022

Background: Pelvic ultrasonography involves the evaluation of pelvic organs and structures. It is valuable in the diagnosis of pathological conditions which are likely causes of pelvic pain.Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the pattern of pelvic ultrasound request and findings in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) Bauchi.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the radiology department of ATBUTH. A total of 1,320 ultrasonography records of patients for pelvic examination were reviewed from January 2016 to February 2017,and tabulated according to age, sex, clinical indication and ultrasound findings. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 to determine the mean, frequency and percentages. Pearsonâ€™s correlation was used to determine the relationship between clinical indication and ultrasound findings.Results: The age group of 21-30 years and 31- 40 years had the highest frequency (n = 627, 47.5 %) and (n = 321, 24.3%), respectively. Gender distribution were 1158 (87.7 %), for females and 162 (12.3 %) for males. Pelvic pain had the highest indication, 72.3% (n = 955), followed by PID, 9.2% (n = 121), then BPH, 3.4% (n=45) and, ovarian cyst, 2.7 % (n = 36). Conclusion: The highest indication and findings are pelvic pain and pelvic inflammatory diseases, among females while benign prostatic hypertrophy was the highest in males.
Variation of Prenatal Ultrasound-Estimated Cephalic Index; A Comparative Study of Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba Ethnic Groups in Nigeria
Authors: Ayang Lawrence O. , Abonyi Chibuzo .L
Published: December 2022

Background: Fetal ultrasound-estimated cephalic index refers to the ratio of the fetal biparietal diameter (BPD) to the occipito-frontal diameter (OFD) by means of ultrasound estimation. The cephalic index is regarded as a useful anthropometric variable in medicine, forensic science and anthropology. There is limited data on the cephalic indices of Nigerian fetuses

Objective:  To check for variations of prenatal ultrasound-estimated cephalic indices between fetuses of Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa ancestry.

Methodology: In a cross sectional study carried out in ultrasound diagnostic centres in Lagos, Enugu and Kano, all in Nigeria, fetal biparietal and occipitofrontal diameters were obtained from 200 fetuses each of Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups. The cephalic index was calculated for each group. The values were statistically analysed after deriving the relevant indices.

Result: The fetal cephalic indices for  Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups were observed to be 80 Â± 3.4, 79.1 Â± 5.1 and 78.4 Â± 2.6 %,  respectively.

Conclusion:  The results showed that fetuses of Igbo ancestry had a different cephalic index categorization from other ethnic groups. This knowledge will be useful to sonographers and researchers.
Aportes para el debate de las consecuencias políticas del conflicto agrario del 2008 en la Argentina
Authors: Dávila Mabel
Published: December 2022

El conflicto agrario que se desarrolló en 2008 entre el gobierno argentino y los productores agropecuarios pampeanos por la implementación de un esquema de retenciones móviles a la exportación de granos tuvo consecuencias políticas y económicas que continuaron y afectaron también a los gobiernos posteriores. El reclamo sectorial escaló a nivel nacional convocando el apoyo de otros actores sociales y políticos, desencadenando, así, una crisis política que desestabilizó y debilitó al gobierno nacional. Significó también un fortalecimiento del sector agropecuario en su capacidad de movilización, de desestabilización y de construcción de alianzas políticas que obligó a los sucesivos gobiernos a ensayar nuevas estrategias para recaudar recursos fiscales y evitar que las medidas generen nuevos conflictos. Sin embargo, para los productores agropecuarios esta acción política no significó una mayor capacidad para articular y negociar demandas que beneficien económicamente al sector.
A Critical Review on Learning Behavior for Protection of User's Privacy using IOT
Authors: Shrikanta Kolay  , Dr. Tryambak Hiwarkar
Published: December 2022

Changes and improvements to human existence have been made possible by recent advancements in communication and information technology, notably the internet of things (IoT). The IoT system is vulnerable to cyber-physical security and privacy assaults such denial of service, spoofing, phishing, obfuscations, and jamming because of the widespread availability and rising demand for smart devices. Cyber dangers to IoT systems, such as eavesdropping, attacks, and more. The new threats to cyber-physical security cannot be effectively avoided or mitigated using the same old methods. Keeping IoT systems safe calls on security measures that are not only effective, but also flexible and up-to-date. Among the various approaches to cyber-physical system security, machine learning (ML) is widely regarded as the most cutting-edge and promising since it has spawned several new lines of inquiry into the problem (CPS). This literature study provides an overview of the structure of Internet of Things (IoT) systems, explores the many attacks that may be launched against them, and discusses the current thinking on how to best use machine learning to ensure the security and safety of IoT infrastructure. It also covers the probable future research obstacles that may arise while implementing security measures in IoT systems.
Identification of Significant Features and Data Mining Techniques in Predicting Heart Stroke
Authors: Vikram Gude  , Saravanan V  , Ishwarya RJ  , Sathya M
Published: December 2022

The health-care industry generates a large amount of data, which is processed using certain methodologies. One technique that is frequently utilized is data mining. Heart disease is the leading cause of death on a global scale. This system foresees the risk of heart disease developing. The results of this system give you a % likelihood of getting heart disease. Medical parameters are utilized to categories the datasets. This system uses a data mining classification algorithm to analyze such parameters. The datasets are processed in Python programming using two main Machine Learning Algorithms: Decision Tree Approach and Naïve Bayes Algorithm, with the latter showing to be the best algorithm in terms of heart disease accuracy.
Políticas de educação inclusiva para surdos: documentos oficiais, modelos de educação e marginalidade
Authors: De Barros Adriana Lúcia de Escobar
Published: December 2022

Este artigo tem o propósito de ampliar o olhar sobre as políticas de educação inclusiva para Surdos ao revisitar documentos oficiais, discorrer sobre os modelos existentes de educação para os estudantes Surdos e expor a situação marginal em que eles se encontram. Para tal, recorro às leituras de autores, leis e decretos tais como, Campos (2013), Silva e Favorito (2009), Lacerda (2006), Kumada (2016), a nova Lei 14.191 (BRASIL, 2021), a Lei nº 10.436/02 (BRASIL, 2002), a Política Nacional de Educação Especial na Perspectiva da Educação Inclusiva (BRASIL, 2008) e o Decreto nº 5.626/05 (BRASIL 2005), respectivamente. Embora as políticas educacionais na perspectiva da inclusão escolar de estudantes Surdos venham assegurando-lhes direitos, percebemos uma disparidade entre os que asseveram as leis e a realidade escolar desses estudantes. Professores e toda a comunidade escolar, em sua maioria, encontram-se despreparados para atuar no processo de ensino que seja adequado para o aprendizado desses estudantes, sentenciando-lhes à exclusão e à marginalidade das práticas sociais. O acesso das Pessoas com Surdez à educação de qualidade ainda é um desafio para a sua comunidade e a sociedade como um todo.
Educação linguística para as relações étnico-raciais na educação básica: implicações e reorientações no ensino-aprendizagem de LA/inglês
Authors: Da Silva Figueiredo Luciana Maria
Published: December 2022

Este artigo defende a educação linguística para as relações étnicoraciais (FERREIRA, 2006; NOGUEIRA, 2012; SANTANA & NETO, 2018; SOUZA, 2016), no âmbito do ensino-aprendizagem de línguas adicionais, mais especificamente, o de língua inglesa na educação básica. Parte-se do princípio de que língua e linguagem são práticas sociais e, portanto, sócio historicamente situadas. Ademais, entende-se que a educação linguística antirracista deve promover a de(s)colonização de nossas práticas docentes. Desse modo, reitera-se que a aula de língua adicional (LA)/Inglês precisa ultrapassar os limites de decodificação da língua ou de simples contato com outra cultura. É preciso reORIentar (NASCIMENTO, 2018; REIS, 2020) nosso campo de atuação para as práticas sociais, como espaço para apresentação e para apreciação de valores identitários e versões da história diferentes das narrativas hegemônicas, promovendo a emancipação individual, a convivência com o outro, assim como o efetivo exercício da cidadania, para a construção da democratização racial. (FERREIRA, 2004/2017b; MOITA LOPES, 2005; PENNYCOOK, 2001) Nesse sentido, este artigo discute como as aulas de língua inglesa, especificamente, podem contribuir de forma efetiva para combater práticas racistas e para promover o letramento racial crítico (LADSON-BILLINGS,1998; MOSLEY, 2010; SKERRETT, 2011) na educação básica.
STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN UJI ADAPTASI VARIETAS PADI TC IPB 02 DESA WERE III KECAMATAN GOLEWA SELATAN
Authors: Taus Igniosa , Hamakonda Umbu A. , Puspita Victoria Ayu
Published: December 2022

Abstrak
Sektor pertanian sebagai sektor penting penunjang perekonomian negara dan  masyarakat di kecamatan Golewa Selatan. Padi sebagai salah satu komoditi pangan yang dibudidaya oleh masyarakat desa memiliki jumlah produksi yang masih rendah diakibatkan kerena berbagai faktor diantaranya yaitu pemilihan benih yang tidak sesuai dengan iklim dan topografi. Varietas TC IPB 02 sebagai varietas baru telah berhasil dikembangkan di Desa Were III melalui proses uji adaptasi. Tujuan penelitian yaitu  untuk mengetahui faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi petani dalam hal uji adaptasi varietas padi di Desa Were III Kecamatan Golewa Selatan dan mendapatkan strategi pengembangan dalam mengembangkan uji adaptasi varietas padi di Desa Were III Kecamatan Golewa Selatan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif  kualitatif dengan menggunakan analisis SWOT. Strategi yang dihasilkan dalam penelitian ini yaitu  strategi strenghts- threats (ST) dengan alternatif strategi yang diperoleh yaitu pendampingan intensif penyuluh pertanian dan POPT, peningkatan produksi dan produktivitas melalui penerapan teknologi baru dan diversifikasi pangan melalui sistem usaha tani
 
Abstract
The agricultural sector as an important sector supporting the economy of the state and society in South Golewa sub-district. Rice as one of the food commodities cultivated by rural communities has a low production amount due to various factors including the selection of seeds that are not in accordance with the climate and topography. The TC IPB 02 variety as a new variety has been successfully developed in Were III Village through an adaptation test process. The purpose of this research is to find out what factors influence farmers in terms of adaptation test of rice varieties in Were III Village, South Golewa District and obtain a development strategy in developing rice variety adaptation tests in Were III Village, South Golewa District. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative using SWOT analysis.The strategy produced in this study is a strategy of strenghts-threats (ST) with alternative strategies obtained, namely intensive assistance to agricultural extension workers and POPT, increasing production and productivity through the application of new technology and food diversification through farming systems
USAHA TANAMAN PANGAN DAN TERNAK DOMBA SEBAGAI NILAI TAMBAH EKONOMI PETERNAK
Authors: Maplani Maplani , Asepriyadi Asepriyadi , Rusdiana Supardi
Published: December 2022

Abstrak
Usaha jagung dan ternak domba sudah banyak diusahakan oleh peternak kecil di pedesaan, namun cara usahanya belum mengarah pada usaha komersial hanya sebatas usaha sampingan dan tabungan. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi literatur dengan menelaah berbagai situasi dan kondisi serta dinamika perkembangan usaha jagung dan ternak domba, sumber data berasal dari literatur, jurnal, prosiding, baik yang sudah terbit maupun yang belum terbit, informasi/website, berita nasional maupun internasional, sebagai pedungkung penelitian. Data yang akan dibahas di sesuaikan dengan kondisi dan nilai ekonomi peternak khusnya pada usaha jagung dan ternak domba. Tujuan tulisan studi literatur ini adalah untuk mengetahui usaha tanaman pangan dan peternakan domba sebagai nilai tambah ekonomi peternak. Hasil sutudi literatur dapat di simpulan, bahwa usaha tanaman jagung dan ternak domba, peternak mendapat keuntungan ganda dalam satu tahun. Usaha tanaman jagung dan ternak domba menujukkan nilai R/C >1, secara ekonomi usaha jagung dan ternak domba di peternak layak untuk untuk diusahakan kembali oleh peternak.Kesimpulan penelitian studi literatur ini adalah usaha jagung dan usaha ternak domba sangat mendukung untuk kemajuan dan peningkatan nilai ekonomi peternak di pedesaan.
 
Abstract
The business of corn and sheep has been widely cultivated by small farmers in rural areas, but the way their business has not led to a commercial business is only a side business and savings. This study uses a literature study by examining various situations and conditions as well as the dynamics of the development of corn and sheep business. data sources come from literature, journals, proceedings, both published and unpublished, information/websites, national and international news, as a research supporter. The data that will be discussed is adjusted to the condition and economic value of farmers, especially in the corn and sheep business. The purpose of this literature study is to determine the business of food crops and sheep farming as an added value to the economy of farmers. The results of the literature study can be concluded, that the business of corn and sheep farming, breeders get double profits in one year. The business of corn and sheep shows an R/C value >1, economically the business of corn and sheep in the breeder is feasible to be re-operated by the breeder. The conclusion of this literature study is that corn and sheep farming are very supportive for the progress and increase in the economic value of farmers in rural areas.
PERAN KELOMPOK TANI TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS USAHATANI PADI SAWAH (Oryza sativa L.) (Studi Kasus Pada Kelompok Tani Harapan Jaya Desa Moahudu Kecamatan Tabongo Kabupaten Gorontalo)
Authors: Gobel Yusriyah Atikah , Djibran Moh. Muchlis , Mokoolang Susan , Kurstiati Titiek Tri
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap Kelompok Tani Harapan Jaya di Desa Moahudu Kecamatan Tabongo Kabupaten Gorontalo. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui peran kelompok tani Harapan Jaya dalam usahatani padi sawah, mengetahui produktivitas usahatani padi sawah dan mengetahui hubungan antara peran kelompok tani Harapan Jaya dan produktivitas usahatani padi sawah. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap 24 orang anggota kelompok tani Harapan Jaya. Penelitian menggunakan metode survei dengan pendekatan studi kasus dengan analisis deskriptif kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran kelompok tani Harapan Jaya tergolong sedang, tingkat produktivitas usahatani padi sawah tergolong tinggi sebagian besar berkategori tinggi yaitu sebanyak 10 petani (41,67%) dengan produktivitas usahatani sebesar 2.558-2.833 kg/ha dan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara peran kelompok tani Harapan Jaya dan produktivitas usahatani padi sawah.
 
Abstract
This research was conducted on Harapan Jaya farmers group at Moahudu village Tabongo sub district Gorontalo district. The objective of research was to determine Roles of Harapan Jaya farmers group in rice field farming, to obtain productivity of rice field farming and the relationship between the productivity and role of rice field farming. This research implemented on 24 of Farmers group member. The method used survey with case study approach of qualitative and quantitative descriptive analysis.The results showed that the role of the Harapan Jaya farmer group was classified as moderate, the productivity level of lowland rice farming was high, most of them were in the high category, namely 10 farmers (41.67%) with farming productivity of 2,558-2,833 kg/ha and there was a significant relationship between the role of Harapan Jaya farmer groups and productivity of paddy rice farming
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AS EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL IN UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH
Authors: Mohamad Selamat Izyan Ayuni , Mohd Sharif Shahida , Gobilik Januarius
Published: December 2022

A development of green infrastructure (GI) on university compound has been acknowledged as one of the foundations of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), an initiative that could provide various benefits to the campus community. The present study shared the experience of the Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, UMS in the development of GI, namely, a rooftop garden as a medium for ESD. The project was divided into four phases: formation of planning and management team, participatory planning, site inventory and analysis, and GI design and development. The planning and management team involved academic staff and students interested in the project. In the participatory planning, the team members took part in a discussion on strategies to achieve the development of GI as a medium for ESD including taking part in mini training on hard and softscaping at several locations on the campus. This discussion and training prepared the team members for the site inventory and analysis. In the latter, the roof area of the administrative building was finally selected for the GI development. The selected roof area was originally built as an observatory area but was found to have an archetypal problem associated with the urban environment: absence of vegetation, intense solar radiation, and unfit for multifunctional usage. Based on those factors, during the GI design and development phase, the problems were solved using sustainable landscape approaches, for example, increasing the vegetative cover, reducing the solar radiation and glare, and fitting the area with an efficient irrigation system. At the end of the project, the participants had been exposed directly to the keys to identifying environmental issues and their solutions, and by this way, they were carrying out sustainable initiatives on campus environment. The project signifies the potential of GI development in empowering the campus community towards sustainable development and achieving the objectives of ESD.Â
STUDENTS EMPOWERMENT IN CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH ART INSTALLATION PROJECT
Authors: Mohd Sharif Shahida , Mohamad Selamat Izyan Ayuni , Gobilik Januarius
Published: December 2022

Campus sustainability is a movement that requires a significant engagement from various campus stakeholders. Students as the biggest stakeholders have to play a meaningful role as the implementers, and academicians, on another side, must feel free to address campus sustainability issues and inspire the students to get involved in making the campus sustainability movement a reality. In 2013, Universiti Malaysia Sabah established an EcoCampus Management Centre to lead the sustainability movement to a higher level. The goal of the university is becoming an EcoCampus by 2018. Thus, in parallel with the goal of the movement, the Horticulture and Landscaping Programme (HG35), Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture (FSA), UMS has set out one of the Programme learning outcomes as to produce graduates who could grasp the concepts and principles of sustainable horticulture and landscaping. Several HG35 academicians and Key Persons appointed by the UMS authority had implemented the EcoCampus Core Values and Key Elements in teaching and learning activities. In this paper, the authors share their experience in integrating the sustainability movement in teaching and learning process for Garden Planning and Management course. A project-based learning (PBL) named EcoProject was structured to empower the students of the course to create something that could achieve the goal of the sustainability movement and most importantly is meaningful to them. The assessment is designed to allow the students (1) to integrate a variety of knowledge and skills pertaining to horticulture and landscaping in their projects, 2) to give a platform to the students to explore and adopt a sustainable initiative in FSA campus creatively, and 3) to foster a sense of belonging to the sustainability movement introduced by the University. The performance of the students was then evaluated using a Likert scale. At the end of the project, the students produced several distinctive art installations, for example, a lath house, that is, a shelter made of 1000 recycled 1.5L transparent plastic water bottles functioning as a plant nursery especially for acclimatising young seedlings before field planting. The EcoProject assessment had demonstrated that sustainability movement could be harmoniously integrated into teaching and learning activities in higher education institutions. The project had inspired the students to be creative and confident to engage in a sustainability movement, and this experience is expected to stay with them once graduated.Â
VERTICAL GREENERY SYSTEMS AND ITS EFFECT ON CAMPUS: A META-ANALYSIS
Authors: Abd Ghafar Azmiah , Abdulkarim Kabiru Haruna , Said Ismail , Jasmani Zanariah
Published: December 2022

The studies on vertical greenery systems are increasing due to its presence in technology and research that are composed with sustainable approaches. The remarkable functions of vertical greenery systems comprise of facilitating urban adaptation to a warm climate, reducing internal wall temperatures, and mitigating building energy consumption. Apart from it’s benefits for the environment, it is also visually appealing and promotes healthier air quality. There are two major methods in constructing vertical greenery systems; ground-based system and wall-based system of vegetation. This paper disseminates plants with a passive cooling character as it helps cool the air and buildings on which it is installed, naturally. Approximately 46 articles were reviewed from multidisciplinary fields such as that of renewable and sustainable energy, plant physiology, ecological engineering, and built environment. This paper focuses on experimentations, simulations and case studies, which were conducted in a few university campuses to investigate thermal regulation feature of vertical greenery systems. Building effects were evaluated time-dependently for different cases and the results were thoroughly compared according to researchers’ observations on the methodologies. Regions and climate conditions of tropical, Mediterranean, and oceanic were also considered within the scope of this research as independent variables. As a result of the meta-analysis, thermal reduction was achieved based on several factors including physiology of plants and vertical greenery system’s classifications. Hence, this paper suggests VGS has capability to enhance strategies of the urban heat island mitigation in order to improve thermal performances in campus building.
LIFE DYNAMICS AS LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP TOOLS FOR GRADUATING LIBERAL ARTS AND EDUCATION STUDENTS OF JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY TODEVELOP SOFT--SKILLS FOR CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY
Authors: Chiong Jonathan W. , Cuyugan Ana Belen S.
Published: December 2022

Students’ language and communication skills and leadership abilities in today’s times are focused on strengths management. Life Dynamics begins by identifying the individual’s basic orientation to life, or personal style. Based on this foundation of self-- knowledge, powerful strategies are manifested and these enable individuals and groups to work more effectively together as they achieve better results in teams. Graduating students of liberal arts and education of Jose Rizal University are encouraged to maximize their potentials by use of their soft--skills. Graduating students of Jose Rizal University are given a series of context specific surveys in language and communication. The surveys measure behavioral style preferences as it is essential to establish context. As the graduating students manage their communication skills, they become aware of their preferences in managing their strengths as they begin to implement the developmental strategies that will have an immediate impact on productivity. In coordination with the Student Development Office (SDO) and the College of Liberal Arts, Criminology, and Education (CLACE) of Jose Rizal University, Life Dynamics resulted to learning activities that are carefully sequenced so that graduating students can build confidence in acquiring relevant language and communication skills, leadership, perspective, and insights. The program termed as ASCEND (Achieving Excellent English, Self--Awareness for Behavioral Management, Communicative Competence for Professional Purposes, Enhancing People’s Capacity, Nature of Communication, Discipline of Communication) yields enormous productivity improvements that can be realized using common language to communicate, thus enhancing productivity among graduating students of Jose Rizal University to develop soft skills for campus sustainability.
A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW OF COVID-19 IMPACT TO SME’S ADOPTION OF E-COMMERCE
Authors: Cheong Jia Qi , Chun Lee @ Mohd Fadzlee Noor Faziedah , Hj Md Mansur Kasim
Published: December 2022

This paper presents a systematic review of existing literature analyzing the E-commerce SME. The objectives of this paper is to provide an insight through a systematic literature review of latest research evidence on e-commerce adoption among small to medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) with a focus in Malaysia. It is necessary to address our concern because of this adoption in order help SME digital solutions. This paper could be very helpful for researchers, investors, policy-makers and whoever interested in the impact to SME’s adoption of e-commerce in Malaysia development.
Anxiety and Efficacy in Computer Technology Integration among Secondary School Teachers of Angadanan, Isabela, Philippines
Authors: Jacinto Mary Antoniete T , Samonte Franklin A
Published: December 2022

Globally, computer technology is changing the way educators teach and students learn. Faculty must be computer literate, competent to use available technologies and to become innovative and receptive to change. This study aimed to know the levels of computer anxiety and self-efficacy, use of computer applications in instructions and levels of computer anxiety explained by computer self-efficacy, computer usage and selected characteristics. Findings show the total composite anxiety score of 29.36 which is interpreted as Low Technophobia, Generally, Relax or Comfortable. Among the identified schools, self –efficacy of 96.61 was obtained which was interpreted as very confident.  When the variables were grouped, a negative correlation (r =-.392) for computer self-efficacy and computer applications (r= -.22) were noted with the composite computer anxiety scores. These two variables had inverse linear relationships with computer anxiety but had a positive linear relationship with each other. The results revealed that groups’ having less self-efficacy have less enthusiasm to perform activities compared to groups having higher self-efficacy.  Other findings shown that there are number of teachers whose responses are “not available” and only few hands are utilizing the benefit of using computer applications in their profession. It is recommended that schools should be more open to teachers in using computers and to provide comprehensive training to enhance their literacy and skills in computer application. For this effort, educators could use higher technology and the possibility to develop new instructional methods and materials in their teaching.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF LEADERSHIP STYLE, PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL, AND STAFF PERFORMANCE AMONG ACADEMICS HOLDING ADMINISTRATIVE POST IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN MALAYSIA: BRIEF REVIEW
Authors: Arsjad Asmawarni , Dasan Jakaria
Published: December 2022

Staff leadership especially among academics holding administrative post has long been debated in relation to level of performance. Notably, past studied rarely talked about the relationship of leadership styles and psychological capital in boosting the performance in which this study investigated. Through literature review, the leadership style of academic leaders predicts the performance while their psychological capital determines the impact further. Some insights were excavated from articles in various journal related to variables of study particularly among academia which become the context of this study. Full-Range Leadership theory drove the study to further entice the relationship of the variables. In the end, the study manages to gauge explanation why academic leaders’ performance is differently affected by transformational leadership style as compared to transactional leadership style. The effect, however, can be regulated by the psychological capital of the academic leaders while performing their tasks.
Comunidade Scratch Recife: uma comunidade de prática
Authors: Padilha Maria Auxiliadora Soares , Barros Marcos Alexandre de Melo , Laureano Simone Rodrigues
Published: December 2022

A publicação aborda contribuições de membros de uma comunidade de compartilhamento de iniciativas pedagógicas em favor da chamada Aprendizagem Criativa, formada, em Recife, com base na ferramenta Scratch e com apoio do HUB Educat UFPE e da Rede Brasileira de Aprendizagem Criativa. A Comunidade Scratch Recife surgiu no segundo semestre de 2020 com a proposta inovadora de promover a colaboração de graduandos e pós-graduandos da universidade pública com estudantes, famílias, professores e gestores do ensino básico público e privado. A ação utiliza o formato de comunidade de prática, com a promoção do aprendizado em pares, por intermédio de articuladores, curadores e mentores voluntários. Um dos objetivos da comunidade é integrar alunos, por meio de propostas didáticas mais criativas, em um ambiente educacional norteado pela Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas (ABP). Ao longo de dez capítulos, os autores abordam, entre outros tópicos, o aprendizado de habilidades maker no contexto de isolamento social, a educação 5.0 no contexto da pandemia, o incentivo ao raciocínio lógico através do uso da linguagem de programação no Scratch, a criação de jogos e animações no Scratch, a possibilidade de ensinar programação, mesmo a distância, e relatos de experiências do uso do Scratch na aprendizagem de alunos do Ensino Fundamental.
Floristic composition of Holocene peat bogs in the Pur-Taz interfluve in the north of Western Siberia
Authors: Kuznetsova Anna , Slagoda Elena
Published: December 2022

The species distribution of plants, phytocenoses, and biotopes in the peatlands of the southern tundra is necessary for the reconstruction of natural landscapes and ecological conditions in the Holocene. Changes in the floristic composition, degree of decomposition, ash content, and radiocarbon age of peat have been determined in the peat bogs of the Tazovsky district of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It has been established that the diversity of vegetation during the period of peat formation depended both on global climatic fluctuations in the Holocene and on local environmental conditions that determine the type of plant nutrition in khasyreys - their hypsometric position, watering and dryness. Keywords: PEAT, FLORISTIC COMPOSITION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, HOLOCENE, WESTERN SIBERIA
Kırgızistan'da Tunç Çağı Yerleşimleri
Authors: KELDİBEKOV Baktiyar
Published: December 2022

Kırgızistan’ın ana özelliği, tarihin her dönemine ait mimari anıtların bulunmasıdır. Tarihi evrelerden biri olan Tunç Çağı, Kırgızistan tarihinde özel bir öneme sahiptir. Çünkü metal ürünler ilk kez kullanılırken, diğer yandan bu dönemde Kırgızistan topraklarında iki kültürün temsilcileri yaşamakta idi. Kuzey eteklerinde hayvancılık ve tarımla birlikte Andronovo Kültürü yaygınken, güney bölgesinde veya Fergana Vadisi'nde ağırlıklı olarak tarımsal olan Çust Kültürü yaygındı. Andronovo Kültürü, ağırlıklı olarak Çui Bölgesi’nde ve Ketmen-Tobo Vadisi’nin tarıma uygun eteklerinde yer alırken, Çust yerleşimleri Oş'ta, Süleyman-Too eteklerinde bulunmaktadır. Ancak bu iki kültürün meskenlerinin eteklerinde veya ovalarda olmasına rağmen, yaylalarda Tunç Çağı petroglifleri bulunmuştur ve Andronovo Kültürü’ne ait olduğu bilinen Arpa merasındaki mezar’ın olmasından dolayı hayvancılıkla uğraşan kavimlerin göçebe hayat sürdükleri düşünülmektedir.
Early Islam in Medina: Mālik and His Muwaṭṭa’, yazar Yasin Dutton (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021), 144 sayfa, ISBN: 9781350261860
Authors: Yılmaz Ömer
Published: December 2022

Dört büyük fıkıh mezhebinden birisinin kurucusu olan İmam Malik, sahih rivayetleri derlediği eserine Muvatta adını vermiştir. Muvatta aynı zamanda ilk fıkıh formülasyonu durumundadır, ilk müslüman toplumun resmini çizen bir kaynak durumundadır ve İslam'ın yazıya geçirilmeden önce bir aksiyon olarak yaşanan halini ortaya koymaktadır. Fıkhın ve hadisin ilk yazılı kaynaklarından birisini teşkil eden bu eser, hadislerin sıhhatine yönelik özellikle batı kaynaklı eleştirilere en iyi cevap durumundadır. Dünyanın farklı coğrafyalarındaki raviler, Muvatta'ı aynı şekilde nakletmek suretiyle sahih hadislerin aynı zamanda Hz. Peygamber döneminden itibaren müslüman toplumun geleceği olduğunu ortaya koymuşlardır.
Ornament and Content: the Subject and Meaning of The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
Authors:   Internet Project Takim Obrazom, Kruglikov S.T.
Published: December 2022

The article examines the most famous work of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt — The Kiss. It analyses the insufficiency of the existing, most common both in academic and popular culture interpretations of this painting as an abstract image of lovers, a kind of “yin and yang” or the struggle and unity of the male and female opposites. For the first time in Russian research, evidence of a specific plot of The Kiss is provided. Based on the artist’s career, then-contemporary literature, the context of the creation of the painting, and its figurative and symbolic content, the plot of the painting is identified as the meeting of Ariadne and Dionysus on the island of Naxos. This, in turn, reveals the semantic content of The Kiss not as an abstract “icon of love” or the image of gender relations, as universally perceived, but broadly — as a symbol of the fullness of life in general, correlating, on the one hand, with the programs of R. Wagner and F. Nietzsche, and on the other hand, with the aspiration of Art Nouveau to the ultimate modernity. As a whole, The Kiss reconciles the conditional avant-garde of modernity with strict academicism, being a capacious and emotionally charged variation on a classic theme, performed in the current artistic language. At the same time, in the context of the artist’s own path, The Kiss, due to the reversal of the plot about Theseus and the Minotaur, which was put on the poster of the first Secession exhibition, becomes a sign of overcoming the crisis of 1905 associated with the failure of the artist’s Faculty paintings and the break with the Secession.
Elena Bocharova, the Furniture Designer: from Modernism to the Folk Style
Authors:   HSE Art and Design School, Dezhurko A.K.
Published: December 2022

The article is an overview of the biography and artistic career of Elena Sergeevna Bocharova (1929–2018), designer of the All-Union Furniture Design and Technology Institute (Vserossijskij Proektno-Konstruktorskij i Tekhnologicheskij Institut Mebeli, or VPKTIM). The primary sources the research is based on are mentions of Elena Bocharova in Soviet periodicals, Artem Dezhurko’s interview with her colleague and friend Zoya Vattel, and Zoya Vattel’s personal archive. The article includes three sections: Elena Bocharova’s biography, the overview of her projects, and a section about the survived furniture items that can be attributed to her. The author outlines the main periods of Elena Bocharova’s career in VPKTIM and the Institute of Trade and Consumer Services Buildings Design (CNIIEP torgovo-bytovyh zdanij), mentions 18 furniture projects designed in 1956–1986 which can be identified as her works according to primary sources, and characterizes her artistic progress. Elena Bocharova started with the modernist projects in the Thaw era but later became more interested in Russian folk tradition, both as a furniture designer and a master of indoor sculpture. In the final part of the article the author attributes some furniture items owned by the All-Russian Decorative Art Museum to Elena Bocharova.
Folk Names of the Song Melody and Its Characteristics
Authors:   State Institute for Art Studies, Pashina O.A.
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the consideration of Russian folk terminology related to the song tune. It is based on materials from field studies in different regions of Russia, publications on Russian musical folklore and dialect dictionaries. The names of the song melody are associated with singing (raspev, propev, golos), with speech, speaking as the process closest in its physiological features to singing, in which the voice also participates (rech’, slovo, esak), with a written record of the melody (stroka) among Russian Old Believers. Moreover, the tune is thought of by folk singers as the basis of the song, its most important part, which can be colored with all sorts of voice branches, or compared to a stream of water (golos rastekaet). Song melodies differ in the direction of movement in one direction or another (sklon — from “tilt in any direction”; vyvod, vyvodka — from ‘lead along a certain path’); in spatio-temporal parameters (dlinnyj or dolgij golos and koroten’kij golos); in intensity of movement (for example, lezhachij (recumbent) motive, “ne bodryj” (not peppy); by emotional coloring (veselyj (cheerful), skuchnyj (dull), obidchivyj (susceptible); as well as by attachment to the rite or season (svad’bishnyj (wedding) or vosennyj (autumn) voice); by gender and age status of performers (mushchinskij (masculine), starushechij (old woman) voice), and by belonging to a certain local tradition (Verkhovsky and Nizovsky tunes, respectively, in the upper or lower reaches of the river), etc.
The Irony of Music Eventfullness in The Butterfly Hunt by O. Iosseliani
Authors:   State Institute for Art Studies, Kononenko N.G.
Published: December 2022

Researchers often talk about the carefully composed “universe” of O. Iosseliani’s films in which they perceive “harlequinade”, “carnival”, and “burlesque” as means of opposing the director’s creative consciousness to ideological discourses and related dramatic clichés. The director’s special thinking with musical and sound forms also appears to be oriented towards the effect of travesty “reversal” of meanings. The interaction of the layers of sound culture, which forms the archetypal subject of the master’s films, makes it possible to read his films as a sound parable. The article for the first time explores the musical form of the film The Butterfly Hunt (1992), where the idea of antagonism between the elite and mass culture is embodied in the principle of sonata and realized both at the level of the plot and in the process of interaction of diegetically significant inclusions from the pre-existing music. In Iosseliani’s film, the romantic archetype of sonata form is interpreted in accordance with the author’s worldview, combining nostalgic and ironic frames of mind. Thus, the first subject group is formed by episodes which concentrate the attempts of the characters — the inhabitants of two French family estates — to cultivate the “high” values of the European musical tradition, and the second subject group — by the key elements of the soundscape of a small town, saturated with musical events of everyday life. The dramaturgy of sonata antagonism captures the extinction of the individualistic-personal basis (lyrics), which at the plot level of the film corresponds to the steady advance of new machine technologies on the space of rural idyll. At the same time, the discovery in the film of the cyclic basis of the secondary form (concentric), as well as the connection of artistic expression with the genre archetype of scherzo, makes it possible to interpret the captured “degradation” processes in the context of an ironic oscillation of meanings as a special form of semantic rebirth.
The effect of trust on mobile banking usage
Authors: Kabakuş Ahmet Kamil , Küçükoğlu Hasan
Published: December 2022

Purpose: This study primarily examines the mediating effect of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use on the relationship between trust and mobile banking use. Methodology: For this purpose, university students studying at different levels at a state university in Turkey were chosen as the research population and the data were collected through a field study using a convenience sampling method and a face-to-face survey technique. SEM data analysis was conducted by using SPSS v20 and AMOS v20. Results: The findings revealed a direct and positive relationship between the trust factor and mobile banking platform usage, and that the factors of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use have a partial mediating effect in this relationship. Conclusion: As a result, it is predicted that many different factors affect user preferences in the use of mobile banking platforms, these factors directly or indirectly affect compliance, adoption, and use, and it is necessary to focus more on these factors for the future of banking with the effect of digitalization.
Intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship for intra-African trade and economic development
Authors: Musara Mazanai , Maredza Andrew
Published: December 2022

Purpose: This paper aims to conceptualize intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship and provide evidence of its impact on intra-African trade and economic development. Immigrant entrepreneurship is often regarded as a key driver of international trade and economic development around the world; yet very little is known about intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship and its role in intra-African trade and economic development in Africa. Methodology: This paper applied a systematic review of literature methodology to provide insights into the role of intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship on trade and economic development of both host and home countries. Recommendations on how intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship can be used to promote intra-African trade and economic development are reviewed. Results: Policy guidelines that may increase the positive impact of immigrant entrepreneurs within the context of intra-African trade include immigration policies that attract high impact entrepreneurs, non-discriminatory support for high impact immigrant entrepreneurs as well as policies to strengthen the role of free trade agreements such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Conclusion: We conclude that African regional integration to promote intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship development is a conduit for Africa’s long-term and sustainable economic development. Evidence of the positive impact of intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship on intra-African trade and economic development is scant. At the same time, the notions of intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship are not well documented in the literature. This paper provides arguments for the promotion of intra-Africa immigrant entrepreneurship as a tool to increase intra-African trade and economic development.
Skills required of professional accountants
Authors: Barišić Ivana , Novak Ana , Sever Mališ Sanja
Published: December 2022

Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to develop a further understanding of professional accountants’ attributes and professional skills required by employers. This paper analyses the requirements of the labour market of the Republic of Croatia using the framework derived from IFAC’s International Education Standard (IES) 3 from 2015 to identify the specific dimensions of professional skills in job advertisements. Methodology: This study uses a qualitative data collection method to analyse the required professional skills of professional accountants from the accounting employers’ perception. We have used Internet research to collect primary data and analyse job advertisements. Content analysis was used to analyse job advertisements. Results: The evidence suggests that employers mostly required professional accountants with attributes categorised as the organisational skills dimension. They were followed by attributes categorised as the intellectual skills dimension, the interpersonal and communication dimension, and the personal dimension. Taking into account the professional skills dimension, a professional accountant is required to possess the ability to use appropriate information technology (IT), teamwork skills, responsibility, the ability to work independently, be analytical and committed to learning, since those were most highly ranked attributes in the collected job advertisements. Conclusion: This study revealed a ‘profile’ of a professional accountant considering the requirements of employers regarding professional skills. Future research should take into consideration further analysis regarding the required skills using different data sources and explore the required skills within different accounting related professions and various sectors and sizes of accounting employers.