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IMPLEMENTASI PEMBELAJARAN DARING BERBASIS EDMODO PADA MATA KULIAH EVALUASI PROGRAM KEPELATIHAN DI MASA PANDEMI COVID-19
Authors: Ningsih Sulia
Published: October 2020

Abstrak: Sistem pendidikan di Indonesia sejak awal tahun 2020 telah mengalami perubahan yang cukup signifikan akibat pandemi Covid-19. Pembelajaran daring menjadi solusi untuk mengurangi kemungkinan menyebarnya virus ini dengan menggunakan media online. Edmodo adalah salah satu media online yang dapat digunakan pada pembelajaran, termasuk pada mata kuliah Evaluasi Program Kepelatihan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis implementasi pembelajaran daring berbasis edmodo yang digunakan untuk pembelajaran daring pada mata kuliah Evaluasi Program Kepelatihan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) Pemilihan edmodo sebagai media pembelajaran daring pada mata kuliah Evaluasi Program Kepelatihan didasarkan pada analisis kebutuhan mahasiswa dengan alasan kemudahan dan penguasaan aplikasi. (2) Perencanaan pembelajaran daring berbasis edmodo tergambar di rencana pembelajaran semester (RPS); (3) Implementasi pembelajaran daring berbasis edmodo dilaksanakan berdasarkan RPS dengan baik dan lancar; (4) Edmodo membantu pelaksanaan evaluasi pembelajaran untuk mengukur hasil belajar mahasiswa.Kata Kunci: implementasi, pembelajaran daring, edmodo, covid-19 Abstract: The education system in Indonesia since the beginning of 2020 has undergone significant changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Online learning is a solution to reduce the possibility of spreading this virus by using online media. Edmodo is an online media that can be used in learning, including in the Coaching Program Evaluation course. This study aims to analyze the implementation of edmodo-based online learning which is used for online learning in the Coaching Program Evaluation course. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that (1) The selection of Edmodo as an online learning medium in the Coaching Program Evaluation course was based on an analysis of student needs on the grounds of ease and mastery of applications. (2) Edmodo-based online learning planning is reflected in the semester learning plan (RPS); (3) The implementation of edmodo-based online learning is carried out well and smoothly based on RPS; (4) Edmodo helps implement learning evaluations to measure student learning outcomes.Keywords: implementation, online learning, edmodo, covid-19
Diálogos entre o ensino de história e o uso do português escrito
Authors: Vieira Ana Gabriela da Silva
Published: October 2020

O presente trabalho parte de um estudo de caso de pesquisa-ação desenvolvido em 2017, com uma turma de 6º ano de uma escola de surdos no Rio Grande do Sul. O objetivo foi refletir acerca do o uso de metodologias e práticas pedagógicas para o ensino da disciplina de história em classes de alunos surdos que se encontram no contexto da educação bilíngue, cujas aulas de todas as disciplinas são ministradas em Língua Brasileira de Sinais – Libras – e nas quais o português escrito é estimulado enquanto segunda língua. O entendimento/apropriação desses conceitos nos pareceu ser um dos maiores desafios no que diz respeito ao aprendizado histórico dos sujeitos surdos. Nossa pesquisa, apesar de ter investigado a questão, não ofereceu resposta definitiva para esta problemática, o que nos leva concluir com um questionamento para investigações futuras: quais seriam as possibilidades para o aprendizado de conceitos históricos por turmas de alunos surdos?
Occupational Well-Being of School Staff in Full Day and Half Day School Teachers
Authors: Rahma Ulifa , Anggreni Yulia Dwi , Faizah Faizah , Dara Yuliezar Perwira
Published: October 2020

This research is a phenomenology study in qualitative about the portrayal of occupational well-being of school staff at Full Day School and Half Day School in Senior High School teachers, which is based on Saaranen's theory (2012). The interviews were used as data. Purposive sampling, eight primary teachers were selected, including four teachers from Universitas Negeri Malang Laboratory Senior High School as the full-day school and four teachers from Panjura Senior High School as a half-day school. Milles and Huberman were used as the data analysis following by triangulation techniques. The results showed that full-day and half-day schools needed to maintain the positive aspects that were fulfilled and improve improvement. A full-day school, the elements that have fulfilled are the workers' health and resources, professional competence, working conditions, and working communities. Meanwhile, the factors that have fulfilled are the aspects of the working community, the workers’ health and resources, and professional competence at half day school. In contrast, the element that needs to improve in this school is working conditions. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif jenis fenomenologi mengenai gambaran occupational well-being of school staff pada guru Sekolah Menengah Atas Full Day School dan Half Day School, yang berdasar pada teori Saaranen (2012). Data yang digunakan oleh peneliti melalui wawancara, dengan menggunakan purposive sampling sebanyak delapan guru primer diantaranya empat guru di SMA Laboratorium Universitas Negeri Malang sebagai sekolah full day dan empat guru di SMA Panjura sebagai sekolah half day. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu analisis data Milles dan Huberman serta menggunakan teknik triangulasi sumber. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sekolah fullday dan halfday perlu mempertahankan aspek positif yang terpenuhi dan meningkatkan hal yang masih perlu diperbaiki. Pada sekolah full day, aspek yang telah terpenuhi yaitu aspek workers health and resources, professional competence, working conditions dan working community. Pada sekolah half day, yang telah terpenuhi yaitu aspek working community, workers health and resources, dan professional competence, sedangkan untuk aspek yang perlu ditingkatkan pada sekolah ini yaitu aspek working conditions.
BRAVE AND HARDWORKING: A FEMINIST ANALYSIS ON CHILDREN FAIRYTALE “THE LAZY GIRL”
Authors: Purnamasari Dewi , Hidayat Didin Nuruddin , Alek Alek
Published: October 2020

This study analyzed the feminist analysis of children fairytale "The Lazy Girl". In this case, the researchers selected the children fairytale from the perspective of modern feminism framework analysis and identified the moral values of this story. This study focused on the main character of the story drawn as brave and hardworking character. The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive analysis. The researchers analyzed the text of the story from a YouTube channel based on the feminist approach. The finding showed that the second and the third wave of feminist characteristic were used in this story. The main character of this this story showed the brave and hardworking of young girl which related to the feminist framework. In addition, this story has good moral values for children and provides a positive impact for the children.
SENSE PROCESSES IN TOURISM BOOKLETS
Authors: Krishnaningsih Shanty Dwi
Published: October 2020

This research tries to analyze the processes of sensing found in tourism booklets. Since the research only focuses on the processes of sensing, it is focused on the verbs. The data are collected from two booklets from Latvia’s official tourism website. The method used is descriptive-qualitative. This analysis tries to answer three questions. They are the analyses of the sense processes, the types of sense processes, and the most and least sensing process verbs found from the analyses. From the analyses of the data, the emotive ‘like’ type verbs appear more than the other three sensing type verbs. The least finding is a desiderative verb, the verb wish.
ONLINE WRITING EXCHANGE WITH OVERSEAS STUDENTS: EFL LEARNERS’ ERRORS AND PERCEPTIONS
Authors: Prasetianto Mushoffan , Maharddhika Rizkiana
Published: October 2020

Writing skill is crucial for non-English students, like agriculture students because students are required to write an abstract of bachelor thesis in English. Nowadays, writing is not only conducted conventionally i.e. using paper and pencil, but also using the internet through online writing exchange. Several studies regarding students’ writing errors have been conducted but error analysis of agriculture students’ writing using online writing is still less researched. To fill this gap, the present study aimed to analyze the types of errors made by agriculture students during joining Online Writing Exchange with Japanese students and students’ perception of the Online Writing Exchange program. 137 students’ writings were analyzed and identified the error and counted the error. Questionnaires and interviews were used to know students’ perceptions.  The results showed that there were three types of error made i.e. mechanical, grammatical, and L1-influence error. Students’ perception toward the online writing was positive although they face several difficulties. It is noteworthy that different writing media affect students’ different writing errors.
APLIKASI PEMANTAUAN KEGIATAN PRAKTEK PENGENALAN LAPANGAN (PPL) MAHASISWA JURUSAN TEKNIK INFORMATIKA DAN SISTEM INFORMASI UIN ALAUDDIN MAKASSAR MEMANFAATKAN TEKNOLOGI WEB SERVICE GEOLOCATION
Authors: SYAFAR A. MUHAMMAD , MAULANA REZA
Published: October 2020

Penelitian ini dilatar belakangi banyaknya keluhan yang dialami oleh mahasiswa dan dosen pembimbing PPL pada jurusan Teknik Informatika dan sistem informasi UIN Alauddin Makassar dalam melakukan pemantauan lokasi PPL. Tujuan Penelitian adalah merancang aplikasi pemantauan kegiatan PPL bagi mahasiswa jurusan teknik informatika dan sistem informasi dengan memanfaatkan teknologi geolocation dan mengimplementasikan teknologi web service geolocation pada sistem monitoring peserta PPL. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam pelaksanaan penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian deskriftif dengan bentuk pengujian blackbox. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh berdasarkan aplikasi pemantauan dapat memudahkan bagi dosen pembimbing dalam melakukan fungsi pemantauan secara real time dengan pemanfaatan teknologi geolocation. Kata Kunci — Geolocation, Mapping, Pemantauan, PPL
PEMBUATAN WEBSITE SEBAGAI SARANA SISTEM INFORMASI DI RW 049 POGUNG KIDUL SINDUADI MLATI SLEMAN YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Krisdiyanto Krisdiyanto , Sosiati Harini
Published: October 2020

Mahasiswa yang berada di Pogung Kidul Sinduadi Mlati Sleman Yogyakarta mempunyai beberapa masalah tentang lokasi fasilitas yang bisa digunakan di daerah tersebut. Kelompok pemuda di daerah tersebut juga tidak bisa banyak membantu karena meraka disibukan dengan kegaiatan sehari-hari. Waktu luang yang terbatas mengakibatkan komunikasi diantara mahasiswa dari luar provinsi dengan pemuda masyarakat tersebut terbatas. Salah satu solusi yang bisa dipakai untuk membantu mereka yaitu dengan adanya sistem informasi online sehingga para mahasiswa tersebut bisa mendapatkan fasilitas yang dicari tanpa menganggu kegiatan sehari-hari pemuda masyarakat.
Ocena emisji gazów cieplarnianych w cyklu życia produkcji pszenicy ozimej w różnych systemach uprawy roli
Authors: HOLKA MAŁGORZATA , BIEŃKOWSKI JERZY
Published: October 2020

Celem badań była ocena emisji gazów cieplarnianych w cyklu życia produkcji pszenicy ozimej w różnych systemach uprawy roli. Materiał do analiz stanowiły dane zebrane w 15 wybranych gospodarstwach rolnych, położonych w województwie wielkopolskim, prowadzących uprawę pszenicy ozimej w różnych systemach uprawy roli (tradycyjny, uproszczony i siew bezpośredni), w latach 2015–2017. Badania wykonano metodą oceny cyklu życia „od kołyski do bramy” gospodarstwa, tzn. od pozyskania surowców i wytwarzania środków do produkcji rolniczej, poprzez procesy uprawy pszenicy, do zbioru ziarna. Obliczony wskaźnik potencjału globalnego ocieplenia dla produkcji pszenicy w systemach uprawy tradycyjnej, uproszczonej i siewu bezpośredniego z uwzględnieniem sekwestracji węgla wynosił odpowiednio 2339,7 kg CO2 ekw. ha–1, 1851,9 kg CO2 ekw. ha–1 i 2131,5 kg CO2 ekw. ha–1. Największym źródłem emisji gazów cieplarnianych były nawozy azotowe. Uprawa bezorkowa wraz ze stosowaniem poplonów i pozostawianiem dużej ilości resztek pożniwnych na polu zwiększała sekwestrację węgla organicznego, przyczyniając się do zmniejszania potencjału globalnego ocieplenia dla produkcji pszenicy.
Indeks troficzności gleb o zrónicowanym wieku zalesienia
Authors: WÓJCIKOWSKA-KAPUSTA ANNA , KAMIŃSKI HUBERT
Published: October 2020

Celem niniejszej pracy była ocena stanu żyzności gleb rdzawych o różnym wieku zalesienia, na podstawie indeksu troficzności gleb leśnych (ITGL). Badania prowadzono w gminie Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. Do badań pobrano próbki glebowe z 8 odkrywek (cztery z 38-letniego lasu prywatnego oraz 4 z 80-letniego lasu państwowego), z każdego poziomu genetycznego. W pobranym materiale glebowym oznaczono: skład granulometryczny, węgiel organiczny, pH w H2O i 1 mol KCl, kwasowość hydrolityczną i sumę kationów zasadowych. Na podstawie wszystkich wyników obliczono ITGL. Wielkość ITGL wskazuje, że badane gleby należą do mezotroficznych.
Evaluation of Functional Insoles for Protective Footwear Under Simulated Use Conditions
Authors: Irzmańska Emilia , Majchrzycka Katarzyna , Krucińska Izabella , Puchalski Michał , Brochocka Agnieszka , Adamus-Włodarczyk Agnieszka
Published: October 2020

The objective of the work was to study the properties of functional insoles for protective footwear using an original methodology by simulating the dynamic real-life conditions. Two insole variants were examined; both are made from a three-layer composite with the middle layer being a polypropylene melt-blown nonwoven. The variants differed in terms of the presence or absence of a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and a biocide in the middle layer. Insole samples were subjected to pressure and examined in terms of the adsorption and desorption of acidic and alkaline liquids, followed by tear strength experiments. In addition, the insoles were placed in protective footwear and the microclimate existing inside the resulting system was determined using T/RH sensors by means of three complementary methods: under controlled climatic conditions, on a thermal foot model, and on human subjects. The results clearly indicate that insoles containing SAP are more effective than those without SAP in terms of both hygienic and mechanical properties.
Prevalence of activities in later life across European regions
Authors: Lakomý Martin
Published: October 2020

The active ageing policy supports several types of activities, including labour force participation, caregiving, social participation, and physical activity. The paper illustrates the prevalence of supported activities across individual characteristics and four supra-national European regions to assess how these activities are available for specific groups of older people. The analysis draws on wave 6 from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe held in 2015. A set of figures describes the availability of activities sorted by gender, age, health status, and the level of education in 17 European countries divided into four regions, and thus, presents the unavailable descriptive data important for researchers and policymakers. The results most of all show that the majority of the 50+ population engages in vigorous physical activity, whilst labour force participation and caregiving concern about one-third of it, and other activities much less. The findings show the inadequacy of the active ageing as a uniform context-insensitive EU policy and detect its potential for raising inequalities in later life, whilst the theoretical implications are discussed.
Effect of fast-track surgery in gynecological laparoscopy: a randomized controlled trial†
Authors: Zhu Xue-Ping , Zhao Sha-Sha , Qin Jie-Dan
Published: October 2020

Objective

To evaluate the value of fast-track surgery (FTS) in gynecological laparoscopy during the perioperative period.

Methods

The clinical data of 234 patients who underwent gynecological laparoscopy from January to December in 2018 were collected. Of note, 117 patients received a routine nursing method (control group), and 117 patients received the FTS nursing method (observation group).

Results

Compared with the control group, FTS group had a quicker postoperative bowel function recovery, earlier to get out of bed, and a lower anxiety level (P < 0.05); The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting of two groups had no statistical difference.

Conclusions

The application of FTS in gynecological laparoscopy is safe, effective, and worth promoting.
The ethical dilemma of placebo use in clinical practice
Authors: Xu Chun-Yi , Yuan Chun-Ming
Published: October 2020

The clinical use of placebo that involves some ethical issues has led to much controversy. From the standpoint of both supporters and opponents, this article discusses this topic from three ethical principles such as beneficence, justice, and autonomy and also gives the recommendations. Finally, the moral dilemma caused by the different views between nurses and doctors in clinical practice is discussed.
A self-management application “pain-housekeeper” to control cancer pain: a randomized controlled trial study protocol†
Authors: Liu Qian , Zhang Xiao-Man , Liu Pei-Yu , Wang Ya-Ling , Wang Yu-Qin
Published: October 2020

Objective

Pain is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with cancer which has a significant impact on patients’ physical health, psychological well-being, and quality of life (QOL). Deficiency of pain care, inadequate pain communication, and reluctance toward pain medication contribute to the difficulties in improving the situation of patients with cancer pain. Fortunately, the integration of self-management and professional healthcare provides new opportunities for patients with cancer pain.

Methods

A two-arm randomized controlled trial will be conducted to assess the effectiveness of self-management application compared with routine care among patients with cancer pain. Based on Orem's self-care theory and Naylor's transitional care theory, cancer pain self-management application “Pain-housekeeper” was developed with dual client: patient client and medical client. A total of 120 patients with cancer pain are recruited from two university-affiliated tertiary public hospitals in China. They are randomly assigned to the control group and the intervention group. The patients in the control group get routine care while the patients in the intervention group get routine care and Pain-housekeeper App. The intervention is delivered by registered doctors, nurses, and postgraduate nursing students specialized in pain care. Effect measurements for both groups are carried out with questionnaires at baseline (T0), after 4 weeks (T1) and after 12 weeks (T2). The primary outcomes include pain condition, self-efficacy, and QOL. The secondary outcomes include pain medication adherence, satisfaction, anxiety, and depression. Compliance of data submission, economic evaluation, usage, and clinical data are also considered in the test. Data for the evaluation are gathered continuously during the study period.

Discussion

This article provides insight into the effectiveness of a theory-based self-management mobile application intervention delivered to patients with uncontrolled cancer pain. The results are used to help patients to improve cancer pain control, self-efficacy, and QOL.

Conclusions

The findings of this article provide evidence to support the implementation of an innovative and easily accessible intervention that enhances health outcomes.

Trial registration

ChiCTR: ChiCTR1800020295, Registered 22 December, 2018.
Experimental Substantiation of Autoplasma Application as a Haemostatic Agent in Endoscopic Operations in the Digestive Tract
Authors: Bochkova Tatiana V. , Gantsev Shamil Kh.
Published: October 2020

Introduction. In endosurgery of the digestive tract, ‘cellular technologies’ are gaining popularity, including the use of blood components or blood cells with a haemostatic purpose. In this regard, the objective of the study is evaluation of the effectiveness of bleeding control and safety of resection of the hollow organs of the digestive tract in the experimental trauma models of the abdominal organs in laboratory animals.

Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 20 mature male Chinchilla rabbits with the mean body mass of 2450 ± 210 g. All animals were divided into four experimental groups: the control group (without bleeding control); the group that received the infiltration of the wall of a hollow organ with saline; the group in which bleeding was controlled by argon plasma coagulation (APC), and the group wherein animals underwent haemostasis with autoplasma.

Results. In the control group and the physiological saline group, no statistical difference was observed in the time of bleeding control. Autoplasma, due to preventive local administration, is more effective than APC and has a high haemostatic potential.

Conclusion. Autoplasma has been found to be highly effective and safe for bleeding control in the gastrointestinal tract in the experimental model, which has paved the way for new possibilities for operations of various scales, including endoscopic operations.
Case report of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma showing thyroid like follicular pattern: a rare morphological variant
Authors: Shah Ashini , Chandibhamar Brinda S. , Gami Amisha , Trivedi Priti
Published: October 2020

Background:

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is arising from the intrahepatic bile ducts and accounts for 8%-10% of all malignant hepatic tumors.

Case Presentation:

We report the case of a 42-year-old woman having ICC with thyroid-like follicular pattern. The patient had 9-cm solitary liver mass showing morphological pattern resembling thyroid follicles. Immunohistochemistry was negative for thyroid markers. The patient had no evidence of a previous or concomitant thyroid tumor. This case can be added to the list of extrathyroidal primary tumor that morphologically resembles thyroid neoplasms. Only three such cases have been previously reported in the literature. Such a pattern is known to occur in primary kidney and breast tumor. Thyroid like pattern broadens the morphological spectrum of cholangiocarcinoma.

Conclusion:

Careful evaluation of this morphological rare variant of ICC is very essential to prevent misdiagnosis of metastatic thyroid follicular neoplasm.
Legitimation of Poverty in School Economics Textbooks in South Africa
Authors: Ramdhani Jugathambal , Maistry Suriamurthee
Published: October 2020

In South Africa, the school textbook remains a powerful source of content knowledge to both teachers and learners. Such knowledge is often engaged uncritically by textbook users. As such, the worldviews and value systems in the knowledge selected for consumption remain embedded and are likely to do powerful ideological work. In this article, we present an account of the ideological orientations of knowledge in a corpus of school economics textbooks. We engage the tenets of critical discourse analysis to examine the representations of the construct “poverty” as a taught topic in the Further Education and Training Economics curriculum. Using Thompson’s legitimation as a strategy and form-function analysis as specific analytical tools, we unearth the subtext of curriculum content in a selection of Grade 12 Economics textbooks. The study reveals how power and domination are normalised through a strategy of economic legitimation, thereby offering a “legitimate” rationale for the existence of poverty in the world. The article concludes with implications for curriculum and a humanising pedagogy, and a call for embracing critical knowledge on poverty in the South African curriculum.
MANAGEMENT AND FUNDING FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE CURRICULA OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Authors: Alade Ibiwumi A
Published: October 2020

The pursuit of quality in education has become a worldwide phenomenon. This stems from the astronomical demand for higher education, as well as the rising integration of relevant emerging educational reforms in the Nigerian curricula. Despite the efforts at promoting best practices in ensuring quality of achievement and learning outcomes, the management and funding of higher education have been criticised for being regressive in recent years. On this premise, this article examines management and funding for quality assurance in the curricula of higher education in Nigeria. The article appraises the concerted actions of management and quality control agencies that are involved in the transformation of the higher education landscape in Nigeria. Some reform measures, which have gained entrance into Nigerian higher education, are also enunciated with a critique of the dire financial situation of higher education in Nigeria, as evidenced by some financial reports from appropriate sources. Similarly, the issue of quality echoed frequently in Nigerian higher education is critically examined. Some of the submissions in the end include the need for the installation of a sustainable culture of quality reforms management and use of adequate financial sharing formula with a view to proving curricula output of higher education in Nigeria.
BILINGUAL EDUCATION: ENABING CLASSROOM INTERACTION AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN MOZAMBIQUE
Authors: Chimbutane Feliciano
Published: October 2020

This article shows how the use of local languages for teaching and learning is enabling classroom interaction and contributing to bridge the gap between rural bilingual schools and pupilâ€™s communities in Mozambique.The evidence produced throughout the analysis is taken from my fieldwork experience as a researcher and evaluator of bilingual education policy and practice in Mozambique.Â  The analysis draws on sensitising constructs from the social constructivist approach to classroom discourse and pedagogy and from the funds of knowledge perspective on educational change and school improvement.The conclusion of the study is that bilingual education is a transformative force in Mozambique. Among other things, classroom interactions and the dialogue between schools and community actors tend to be more effective and symmetrical.
MODERNISATION THEORY, PRISMATIC SOCIETY AND EDUCATIONAL DECENTRALISATION IN UGANDA
Authors: Harber Clive , Oryema Dan Emmanuel
Published: October 2020

This paper revisits modernisation theory in relation to the nature of education in Africa. It examines how schools actually operate in â€˜prismaticâ€™ societies in general before focusing on a study of

educational decentralisation in Uganda. The study used interviews, observation, documentation and filed notes to explore the ways in which a policy of educational decentralisation actually played out. From the study eight themes emerged illustrating how educational policy established at national and international levels can be interpreted and distorted by local cultural values and behaviours.
DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF TWO SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Mncube Vusi , Davies Lynn , Naidoo Renuka
Published: October 2020

This article reports on a qualitative study that investigated the functioning of school governing bodies (SGBs) as a tool for promoting democracy in two schools. Data was gathered through interviews, observations and document reviews. Findings revealed that democracy was in existence and practised at both schools and that it was characterised by shared decision making and acknowledged rights of individuals, representations, participation and equality. Two structures for promoting democracy were found to be in existence in both schools. These are school governing bodies and representative councils for learners. Such structures were found to be functioning effectively and contributing to the democracy in schools. However, although the learner voice was represented at both schools, learner participation in crucial issues in both the schools was limited. The study recommends that all teachers, learners and parent representatives on the SGBs be trained in skills such as deliberation, debate, dialogue and managing differences. Furthermore, training or capacity building related to advocacy skills and leadership development should be provided for all members of the SGBs, including teachers. The more learners, parents and staff are involved in school policy and decision making, the more there is a genuine community involvement in schools, and the more effective a school becomes. Also, schools need to move towards learnerinitiated decision making where learners initiate the process and invite adults to join them in making decisions. Also, there is need for teachers to be trained in democratic ways of operating in the school and classroom, which will possibly help them learn ways of working democratically in both the whole school and the classroom.
The effects of organisational commitment and employee perceptions of equity on organisational citizenship behaviour in Zimbabwean SMEs
Authors: Chinomona Elizabeth , Dhurup Manilall
Published: October 2020

Organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour have been extensively researched from the perspective of antecedents and outcomes. Literature shows that employee perceptions of equity relationships in organsations have been less extensively chronicled in research, especially in respect of organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour, within a Zimbabwean context. The objective of the study was to explore the relationship between organisational commitment, employee perceptions of equity and organisational citizenship behaviours among employees of small and medium enterprises in Zimbabwe. The research design is located within a quantitative research paradigm, undertaken through a cross-sectional, non-probabilty covenience sample (n=464). Descriptive statistics, correlations and hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. The results showed that perceptions of equity, organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour are low among employees in the Zimbabwean small and medium enterprise sector. The correlation analysis exhibits strong positive linear relationship between the constructs. Further, the results of the multiple regression analysis show that employee perceptions of equity and organisational commitment are strong predictors of organisational citizenship behaviour. The findings of the study will benefit owners/managers of SMEs and government entities in improving their understanding of the issues of equity and organisational commitment effects on organisational citizenship behaviour within the Zimbabwean context.
An exploration of the perceived relationship between the level of power of stakeholder groups and their resistance to organisational change
Authors: Van Eeden Adrian , Sutherland Margie , Scheepers Caren B
Published: October 2020

The success of organisational change processes can be significantly enhanced by effectively addressing resistance to change among a range of stakeholders as well as the impact of their resistance. There is, however, limited research on the relationship between stakeholdersâ€™ level of power and their propensity to resist change in a certain manner. This study therefore explored the interrelationships between stakeholdersâ€™ perceived level of power and their type of resistance, via face-to-face, in-depth interviews with fifteen professional change agents from three sample groups comprising change consultants, internal human resource managers and internal senior managers, all of whom had led change interventions. The findings revealed surprising trends in that certain stakeholder groups showed resistance more actively and overtly than others in direct proportion to their levels of power. These results culminated in a conceptual framework on stakeholders, power and resistance. This article highlights important implications for managers and change practitioners.
Pursuing triple bottom line sustainability through conscious corporate governance
Authors: Sukhdeo BAF , Arnolds CA
Published: October 2020

The role of leaders in the pursuit of business sustainability has grown in relevance since the reported corporate scandals and the global financial crisis of 2008. This study suggests that conscious leadership, which differs from current leadership styles, is needed in order to achieve business sustainability. Using a sample of 371 directors and senior managers from 167 JSE-listed and 54 unlisted companies, the study investigated the role of conscious leadership in the achievement of sustainable business practices. Regression analyses and Pearson correlation coefficients, as well as Cohenâ€™s d effect sizes, were calculated in order to analyse the data.The empirical results revealed that the respondents regarded conscious leadership as an important part of corporate governance, which led the present study to coin the phrase â€œconscious corporate governanceâ€. The results also showed that conscious corporate governance is positively related to healthy employee relations, and to the achievement of equal opportunities and workforce diversity, but that this kind of governance is negatively related to company profitability. The study explores the implications of these results.
A case study on farm labour substitution in South Africa
Authors: Rossouw Jannie
Published: October 2020

This paper reports a case study on labour substitution by a small-scale farmer on his farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa that has been owned by descendants of the same family since the early 1800s. Production techniques used on the farm have moved from labour-intensive to capital-intensive. The first step towards mechanisation was taken early in 1988, when some of the farm workers did not return after their annual holidays and before the harvesting season. One of the decisive reasons for the change in production techniques was a labour strike during the harvesting season in 2000.An analysis of gross income and production costs in 2012/13, based on capitalintensive production, compared to assumed costs if the labour-intensive production techniques of 1984/85 had been retained, shows an annual saving of R95 101 (19,5%) in comparative production costs. Moreover, capital-intensive production protects the farm against the danger of strikes and therefore reduces production risks considerably. This research raises questions about (i) the morality of capital-intensive production; (ii) the full cost of labour, compared to the full cost of capital, when the risks of unreliable labour and of labour strikes are taken into consideration; and (iii) the risk of land expropriation.
Editorâ€™s comment
Authors: Kirsten Monica
Published: October 2020

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Manganese-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Quinolines Enabled by pi–pi Interaction
Authors: Liu Chenguang , Wang Mingyang , Liu Shihan , Wang Yujie , Peng Yong , Lan Yu , Liu Qiang
Published: October 2020

The first example of non-noble metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of aromatic N-heterocycles is reported. A new chiral pincer manganese catalyst showed outstanding catalytic activity in the asymmetric hydrogenation of a wide range of quinolines, affording high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 97% ee). A turnover number of 3840 was reached at a low catalyst loading (S/C=4000), which was competitive with the activity of most effective noble metal catalysts for this reaction. The precise regulation of the enantioselectivity were ensured by a p–p interaction.
A New Perspective for Litholysis? Influence of Amines on the Solubility of Kindney Stones in Vitro
Authors: Nataly Bogdan , Bilobrov Volodymyr , Matviyenko Anatoliy
Published: October 2020

It was shown that amines increase the equilibrium solubility of uric acid kidney

stones substantially and stabilize the process of litholysis in due course. However, these amines compete with ammonium in salt formation. Imidazole and triethanolamine are stabilize of uric acid solubility when [NH 4+ ] < 20 mM, and piperazine promotes the dissolution of uric acid if [NH 4+ ] > 46 mM. In salt solutions simulating complete cationic composition of

human urine, solubility of uric acid is practically the same for the systems with imidazole and piperazine and it is some lower for triethanolamine containing system
LC-MS/MS Validation for Drug of Abuse Testing Utilizing a Split Sample Oral Fluid Collection System.
Authors: Howard Marissa , Russo Paul , Haymond Amanda N , Ortiz Valerie Cruz , Andes Sydney R , Espina Virginia , Luchini Alessandra , Liotta Lance , Guirguis Raouf
Published: October 2020

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently authorized oral fluid (OF) as a preferable biofluid for drugs of abuse (DOA) screening compared to urine, and they required that each screening method be confirmed by a laboratory test. We developed a DOA mass spectrometry (MS) assay optimized for undiluted OF as a matching confirmatory test for the EZ-Saliva point of care (POC), split sample, rapid visual test. Using a double isotope ratio standardization, we achieved a limit of detection of <0.3 ng/mL for seven DOAs, with high precision in undiluted patient OF (CV<7.2%), linearity of R2 = 0.99, lack of interference (<1.0%) by a panel of interfering compounds at 1000-fold excess, and a dynamic range of 0-850 ng/mL, from a consented population of N=84 self-reported THC users using the collection device (device yield >90%). Stability from degradation exceeded 72 hours. The lateral flow immunoassay strips of the POC exhibited a dose-dependent response, with a 90% sensitivity and 100% specificity for N=22 self-reported, THC patient OF, digitized for quantitation. We conclude that the split sample POC device in combination with the MS assay meets the SAMHSA stated requirements for a POC test with a laboratory confirmation. Split sample collection has significant advantages because it minimizes potential error created by taking a separate OF sample for laboratory confirmation. We recommend scaling to a larger validation study set and quantification of user OF THC levels that correlate with driver impairment levels.
ChemVox: Voice-Controlled Quantum Chemistry
Authors: Raucci Umberto , Valentini alessio , Pieri Elisa , Weir Hayley , Seritan Stefan , Martínez Todd J.
Published: October 2020

Over the last decade, artificial intelligence has been propelled forward by advances in machine learning algorithms and computational hardware, opening up myriad new avenues for scientific research. Nevertheless, virtual assistants and voice control have yet to be widely utilized in the natural sciences. Here, we present ChemVox, an interactive Amazon Alexa skill that uses speech recognition to perform quantum chemistry calculations. This new application interfaces Alexa with cloud computing and returns the results through a capable device. ChemVox paves the way to making computational chemistry routinely accessible to the wider community
الرؤى القلبية ومكاشفاتها في الشعر الصوفي
Authors: حسن هشيار
Published: October 2020

البحث يتناول (رؤى القلبية ومكاشفاتها في الشعر الصوفي(  من خلال قراءة إشاراتها النصية الموحية وأسرارها الملغزة وقيمها إلاشارية العرفانية الماثلة في مقولات دواوين اقطاب الصّوفية شعرا ؛ بهدف الوقوف دلالتها في سياقاتها الحضارية ؛ فالدراسة إعادة قراءة القيم السّلوكية الصّوفية من منظور رؤية قلبية كشفية منثورة في أشعار أقطاب الصوفية فصلاح الأجساد مرهون بقلوبها؛ كما قررته السُنة الشريفة ؛ فالتصوّف في تشكيل معالمه الحضارية يستند على منطق الروح و جذباته القلبية إلى الأسرار الإلهية ، بعد  تصفيته من الأغيار (غير الله) ومن ثم تأتي مرحلة بناء القيم الإنسانيّة بعد إعمار القلوب وتصفيتها من الأغلال والأحقاد والضغائن. وهنا عمدنا إلى دراسة مفردة القلب وتلويناتها الدلالية وتقلباتها في المعاني الروحية عند الصوفية ، واجرينا مسحاً لورود مفردة القلب  في أشعار الصوفية للوقوف على القيمة المعرفية الناجمة من الإدراك القلبي لكونه أعظم أثرا ًمن المدركات العقلية . ولما كانت المعرفة الصوفية  قلبية لا عقلية تستند على الدليل الخارجي ، فهذا يعني ضيق الثاني(العقلية) ومحدوديته ، وسعة الأول وامتداد الأفق المعرفي فيه ، فالعقل محجوب بضيقه وظلمته ، أما المعرفة القلبية فأسسها حق اليقين .
Representation of African-American People in E. O’Neil’s The Emperor Jones
Authors: Rasheed Ahmed Khorsheed
Published: October 2020

In every nation’s literature in the world, a play or a playwright often becomes the most predominant one and plays an effective role in the contemporary society. Accordingly, The Emperor Jones by Eugene O’Neill, an American, is considered one of the best and the well-known masterpieces which are written in late 1920s. This study, entitled “Representation of African-American People in E. O’Neil’s The Emperor Jones”, attempts to examine the representations of African -American people in terms of socio-historical background, culture and tradition; language and belief in E. O'Neil's The Emperor Jones, in the light of African-American history through the main character who struggles to resist for being an emperor while denying his own identity as an Afro-American, and, through imitating his exploiter who eventually led him to represent his own ethnicity and people. The play depicts an image of African-American society historically through several hallucinations which happened within the mind of the main character.
أنواع صناع المعرفة وتأثيرها في عمليات التجديد الاستراتيجي "دراسة آستطلاعية لآراء عينة من التدريسين في جامعة دهوك التقنية"
Authors: عوديش جيمس
Published: October 2020

يهدف البحث الحالي إلى تحديد أنواع صناع المعرفة من التدريسين في جامعة دهوك التقنية وتأثيرها في التجديد الاستراتيجي. وللوصول إليها قام الباحث بصياغة أسئلة الاستبانة المتعلقة بأنواع صناع المعرفة (المتغير المستقل) والتجديد الاستراتيجي (المتغير المعتمد)، والتي تم توزيع عشوائياً (286) أستمارة على التدريسين العاملين في الكليات والمعاهد التابعة لجامعة دهوك التقنية وتم الحصول على (208) أستمارة صالحة للتحليل، وتم التأكد من صدق وثبات الأستبانة عن طريق أستخدام (Cronbach Alpha) وعرضها على المحكمين المختصين. وبعد اختبار الفرضيات من خلال إجراء التحليلات الأحصائية اللازمة المتمثلة بمعامل الأنحدار الخطي البسيط توصل البحث إلى عدد من الاستنتاجات أهمها أمكانية أعتماد جامعة دهوك التقنية على جميع أنواع صناع المعرفة كوسيلة مهمة لتحقيق التجديد الاستراتيجي، في حين تمثلت أهم المقترحات بـضرورة إدراك الجامعة المبحوثة بأن التجديد الاستراتيجي يتطلب منها الأهتمام بجميع أنواع صناع المعرفة.
Awareness of medical applications of Modafinil therapy among dental students
Authors: Nithyanandham Masilamani  , Dhanraj Ganapathy
Published: October 2020

Modafinil was initially evolved by a French neurophysiologist Professor Michel Jouvet. Modafinil started with the late 1970s creation of a progression of benzhydryl sulfinyl mixes, including adrafinil that was used in the management of narcolepsy in 1986. Modafinil is fundamentally utilized for its antisomnic function. The aim of the survey is for assessing the awareness of medical applications of Modafinil therapy amongst dental students. A cross-sectional study was done with a self-administered questionnaire with 10 questions circulated among 100 dental students. The questionnaire assessed the awareness about Modafinil therapy in medical applications, their medicinal uses, antisomnic activity, mechanism of action and side effects. The responses were recorded and analysed. 94 % of the respondents were not aware of medical uses of Modafinil therapy .83 % were not aware of antisomnic activity therapy. 90 % were not aware of the mechanism of action of Modafinil therapy. 85% were not aware of the side effects of Modafinil therapy. The awareness about the use of Modafinil therapy in medical applications is very less among dental students. Increased awareness programs and sensitization and continuing dental education programs along with greater importance to the curricular modifications should be incorporated to improve the awareness levels.
Strategy Formulation for Performance Improvement of The Artificial Insemination Program in Sinjai Regency
Authors: Budiman Budiman , Amar Muhammad Yunus , Sanusi Abdullah , Riana M Ariesca
Published: October 2020

The government launched the Beef Self-Sufficiency Program in 2014 to support the National Food Security and Diversification Program. One of the steps taken is the optimization of Artificial Insemination (IB) and Natural Marriage Intensification (INKA). In 2017, a new plan was issued, a special effort (Upsus) for “SapiIndukanWajib Bunting”(SIWAB) with the aim of increasing beef cattle population and leading to beef self-sufficiency. This study aims to assess the extent of the implementation of strategies by inseminators and breeders in achieving IB targets and to determine new strategies in optimizing the achievement of IB results. This research was conducted within the SinjaiAnimal Husbandry and Animal Health Service office. Data were collected through interviews and questionnaires then analyzed using a qualitative descriptive method, IFAS (Internal Factors Analysis Summary) and EFAS (External Factors Analysis Summary), SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) and TOWS analyzes to design development strategies. As a result, SIWAB with the Artificial Insemination Program is still below the target. Evaluation of the strategy using SWOT and TOWS analysis in the artificial insemination program shows that internal forces still need to be supported by the use of external forces, in this case, government policy. Strategy formulation after the application of the TOWS matrix shows alternative strategies that can be taken to optimize the achievement of artificial insemination results.
Effect of Compensation, Motivation, and Ability to Work Achievement at Waropko District Office, BovenDigoel, Papua
Authors: Tuwok Susana Marcel , Alam Syamsu , Pono Maat
Published: October 2020

This research aims for the purpose of this research that is to know and analyze the influence of the compensation of employees ' work performance in the Waropko district office of BovenDigoel Regency. To know and analyze the influence of the motivation to work performance of employees at the Waropko District office of BovenDigoel Regency. To find out and analyze the influence of the ability to work achievements in the Waropko district office of BovenDigoel County. To know and analyze the influence of the compensation, motivation, and ability to work achievement of employees in the district office Waropko County BovenDigoel. Methods used are quantitative research methods.   In this study, a population of 92 people, using a sample of 48 people. Using multiple linear regressions. Data analysis techniques using SPSS 21.The results of the study showed a partially partial compensation variable to the employee's work performance at the Waropko District office of BovenDigoel, a partially partial motivation variable to the employee's work achievement at the Waropko District office of the BovenDigoel District, a partially half-beheaded The variable compensation, motivation, and ability together (simultaneous) significant influence on the work achievement of officers in the district office Waropko BovenDigoel
Season as a discriminating factor for faecal metabolomic composition of great tits (Parus major)
Authors: Boonyarittichaikij Roschong , Pomian Beata , Daan Dekeukeleire Daan , Lens Luc , Bonte Dries , Verheyen Kris , Pasmans Frank , Martel An , Verbrugghe Elin
Published: October 2020

The microbiome of wild birds has been associated with health status and risk of disease development, but underlying metabolomic mechanisms are still unknown. Metabolites produced by microbial organisms may affect host metabolic processes and by doing so influence host health. Here we provide for the first time data on the faecal metabolome of wild great tits (Parus major) by analyzing metabolites associations with age, sex, season and body condition. Using untargeted metabolomics, we analyzed faecal samples from 112 great tits that were caught in a deciduous forest fragment in Flanders (Belgium) during late autumn and 19 animals that were re-captured during early spring. In this study, no significant associations between the faecal metabolites and age, sex and body condition were observed. However, season was shown to be a discriminating factor for the metabolomic composition of great tits, suggesting an impact of environmental factors.