bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kurangnya sarana dan prasarana problematika dalam pendidikan
Authors: Kamil Rahmat Alfi
Published: January 2020

Sarana dan Prasarana merupakan bagian penting dalam pembelajaran , sebagai penunjang siswa untuk memahami pelajaran. Oleh sebab itu sarana dan prasarana harus lengkap di setiap sekolah. Namun sayang sekali masih banyak kota di indonesia yang kekurangan sarana dan prasarana. Manfaat langsung dari sarana dan prasarana ialah membuat anak didik lebih mudah memahami pelajaran serta nyaman dalam pembelajaran.
Functional Features of Forensic Corruption Case in Indonesia
Authors: Sinar Tengku Silvana
Published: January 2020

This study examines the multimodal use of language affecting the social interaction in the Indonesian Court for Corruption Crimes as the research data source. The objective is to analyze the metafunction multimodal functional features of law enforcement and witnesses in the proceedings of forensic corruption case in Indonesia. Multimodal theory as a new technology that has been invented by linguists was used in this research to analyse forensic language. The ﬁndings showed that the multimodal systems were valuable in analysing the forensic functional features in the court room and the functional features of representational, interactive and compositional meanings were present in the court room involving gestures, postures, gazes, nonverbal communication, eye contacts, etc.
The Big Five Across Socioeconomic Status: Measurement Invariance, Relationships, and Age Trends - Stage 1 Registered Report
Authors: Hughes Bradley T , Costello Cory Kennedy , Pearman Joshua , Razavi Pooya , Bedford-Petersen Cianna , Ludwig Rita M. , Srivastava Sanjay
Published: January 2020

Stage 1 Registered Report: Associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and personality, traits and developmental trajectories, have important implications for theory and application. Progress in understanding these associations depends on evaluating how well personality measures function in socioeconomically diverse samples. In the present study, we will use the confirmatory dataset from AIID, a large online study, to address three basic questions about personality and SES. First, we will evaluate the measurement invariance of a common measure of personality, the Big Five Inventory, across indicators of education, income, and occupational prestige. Second, we will estimate previously reported associations between SES indicators and personality in new data to see if they align with past evidence. Third, we will test whether mean-level age trends in personality generalize across levels of SES. The results will have important implications for the validity of past and future research on associations between personality and SES. Additionally, the results will provide insight into differences in personality development trajectories that can inform future work investigating the causal mechanisms between personality and SES.
Bayesian Inference for Multidimensional Scaling Representations with Psychologically-Interpretable Metrics
Authors: Gronau Quentin Frederik , Lee Michael David
Published: January 2020

Multidimensional scaling (MDS) models represent stimuli as points in a space consisting of a number of psychological dimensions, such that the distance between pairs of points corresponds to the dissimilarity between the stimuli. Two fundamental challenges in inferring MDS representations from data involve inferring the appropriate number of dimensions, and the metric structure of the space used to measure distance. We approach both challenges as Bayesian model-selection problems. Treating MDS as a generative model, we define priors needed for model identifiability under metrics corresponding to psychologically separable and psychologically integral stimulus domains. We then apply a differential evolution Markov-chain Monte Carlo (DE-MCMC) method for parameter inference, and a Warp-III method for model selection. We apply these methods to five previous data sets, which collectively test the ability of the methods to infer an appropriate dimensionality and to infer whether stimuli are psychologically separable or integral. We demonstrate that our methods produce sensible results, but note a number of remaining technical challenges that need to be solved before the method can easily and generally be applied. We also note the theoretical promise of the generative modeling perspective, discussing new and extended models of MDS representation that could be developed.
hypr: An R package for hypothesis-driven contrast coding
Authors: Rabe Maximilian M. , Vasishth Shravan , Hohenstein Sven , Kliegl Reinhold , Schad Daniel
Published: January 2020

The hypr package in R provides the researcher with a straightforward interface to generate contrast matrices from research hypotheses and the reverse. It can be used to derive contrast matrices for custom research hypotheses and as an instructional tool to understand what research hypotheses a given contrast matrix tests. We previously reviewed the statistical methodolgy in a tutorial on contrast coding based on the generalized matrix inverse (Schad et al. 2020).
The Reliability Factor: Modeling individual reliability with multiple items from a single assessment
Authors: Martin Stephen Ross , Rast Philippe
Published: January 2020

Reliability is a crucial concept in psychometrics. Although it is typically estimated as a single fixed quantity, previous work suggests that reliability can vary across persons, groups, and covariates. We propose a novel method for estimating and modeling case-specific reliability without repeated measurements or parallel tests. The proposed method employs a “Reliability Factor” that models the error variance of each case across multiple indicators, thereby producing case-specific reliability estimates. Additionally, we use Gaussian process modeling to a estimate non-linear, non-monotonic function between the latent factor itself and the reliability of the measure, providing an analogue to test information functions in item response theory. The reliability factor model is a new tool for examining latent regions with poor conditional reliability, and correlates thereof, in a classical test theory framework.
Victims, Perpetrators, or Both? The Vicious Cycle of Disrespect and Cynical Beliefs about Human Nature
Authors: Stavrova Olga , Ehlebracht Daniel , Vohs Kathleen
Published: January 2020

We tested how cynicism emerges and what maintains it. Cynicism is the tendency to believe that people are morally bankrupt and behave treacherously in order to maximize self-interest. Drawing on literatures on norms of respectful treatment, we proposed that being the target of disrespect gives rise to cynical views, which predisposes people to further disrespect. The end result is a vicious cycle: cynicism and disrespect fuel one another. Study 1’s nationally-representative survey showed that disrespect and cynicism are positively related to each other in 28 of 29 countries studied, and that cynicism’s associations with disrespect were independent of (and stronger than) associations with lacking social support. Study 2 used a nationally-representative longitudinal dataset, spanning 4 years. In line with the vicious cycle hypothesis, feeling disrespected and holding cynical views gave rise to each other over time. Five preregistered experiments (including two in the supplementary materials) provided causal evidence. Study 3 showed that bringing to mind previous experiences of being disrespected heightened cynical beliefs subsequently. Studies 4 and 5 showed that to the extent that people endorsed cynical beliefs, others were inclined to treat them disrespectfully. Study 6’s weeklong daily-diary study replicated the vicious cycle pattern. Everyday experiences of disrespect elevated cynical beliefs and vice versa. Moreover, cynical individuals tended to treat others with disrespect, which in turn predicted more disrespectful treatment by others. In short, experiencing disrespect gives rise to cynicism and cynicism elicits disrespect from others, thereby reinforcing the worldview that caused these negative reactions in the first place.
The Positioning Matters. Estimating Geographical Bias in the Multilingual Record of Biographies on Wikipedia
Authors: Beytía Pablo
Published: January 2020

This article proposes that an appropriate assessment of the geographical bias in Wikipedia's content should consider not only the number of articles linked to places but also their internal positioning (i.e. their location in different languages and their centrality in the network of references between articles). This idea is studied empirically, systematically evaluating the geographic concentration in the biographical coverage of globally recognized individuals (those whose biographies are found in more than 25 language versions of Wikipedia). Considering the positioning levels of these biographies, only 5 countries account for more than 62% of Wikipedia's biographical coverage. In turn, the inequality in coverage between countries reaches very high levels, estimated with a Gini coefficient of .84 and a Palma ratio of 207. In all the tests carried out, the inclusion of the linguistic and/or relational positioning of the articles increases the estimate of inequality in biographical coverage. This suggests that previous estimates of geographical bias, which do not consider differences in positioning, have underestimated the degree of inequality in the distribution of information.
Linking Loose Ends: An Interdisciplinary Privacy and Communication Model
Authors: Bräunlich Katharina , Dienlin Tobias , Eichenhofer Johannes , Helm Paula , Trepte Sabine , Grimm Rüdiger , Seubert Sandra , Gusy Christoph
Published: January 2020

In the recent decades, privacy scholarship has made significant progress. Most of it was achieved in monodisciplinary works. However, privacy has a deeply interdisciplinary nature. Most importantly, societies as well as individuals experience privacy as being influenced by legal, technical, and social norms and structures. In this paper, we hence attempt to connect insights of different academic disciplines into a joint model, an Interdisciplinary Privacy and Communication Model. The model differentiates four different elements: Communication context, protection needs, threat and risk analysis, as well as protection enforcement. On the one hand, with this model we aim to describe how privacy unfolds. On the other hand, the model also prescribes how privacy can be furnished and regulated. As such, the model contributes to a general understanding of privacy as a theoretical guide and offers a practical basis to address new challenges of the digital age.
Socio-Cultural, Economic and Environmental Impact of Tibetan Refugee Settlement on Host Community in Pokhara
Authors: Gurung Santosh Kumar , Bhattarai Bal Ram , Chhetri Shanti Devi , Bataju Anisha , Ghale Ganga
Published: January 2020

The study attempts to empirically investigate and assess the socio-cultural, economic and environmental impact of the refugee settlements on the local host community who are living around the Tashi Pakhiel Tibetan camp located in Hemja, Kaski district. A questionnaire survey was undertaken to collect opinion of 500 host community members on the issue. The findings reveal that there exists social harmony, mutual co-existence, and bonding between the Tibetan refugees and local residents of Hemja. The two communities involve in social exchange and participate in social events of each other. The social acceptance is revealed from the fact that the practice of intermarriages between the communities is also prevalent. The Tibetan refugee camp is found not to adversely impact the host community culture. Similarly, the refugee settlement has not brought any adverse effect on the local environment. The basic services and facilities like education and health is available on equitable basis to both the communities. Finally, the economic interaction between the communities has resulted in mutually beneficial economic condition for both in terms of increased business and employment opportunities. Moreover, the economic benefits to the host community are found to be relatively higher as compared to the benefits received by the refugees.
The Semiotics of Contemporary Visual Texts: A Study in New Rhetorical Analysis
Authors: Parajuli Bishwo Raj
Published: January 2020

This paper explores the semiotics of selected typical visual texts of our time and their implicatures. Some theoretical and conceptual tools for textual interpretation with regards to textual elements exist. However, contemporary visual texts are still prospective area of study. Considering such gap, I have chosen the visual texts that we encounter in our day to day and professional life. For delimitation purposes, only three types of visual communication events have been discussed, selected brochures of academic institutions, selected printed advertisements, and selected billboard advertisements. The analytical tools are predominantly critical discourse of the various motifs, images, structures and persuasive strategies used in the texts. The basic architecture of the discussion part is based on thick descriptions of the textual contents highlighting the semiotics of each. Findings of the study focus on semiotic implications and connotations of the key rhetorical elements. The major finding of the study is most of the visual texts principally try to glorify, glamorize and even exoticize the product or service. The conclusion derived is nothing like absolute conclusion. It is just an array of possible interpretations that pave path for a new discourse like– should we take them for granted? All in all, this is a new rhetorical analysis by outlook.
ENKAPSULASI BENIH KEDELAI MENGGUNAKAN Pseudomonas fluorescens DENGAN BAHAN PEMBAWA KOMPOS UNTUK MENGENDALIKAN PENYAKIT HAWAR DAUN
Authors: Nurdika Anggi Anwar Hendra , Nurcahyanti Suhartiningsih Dwi
Published: January 2020

Soybean leaf blight (Pseudomonas syringae pv glycinea) is one of the important diseases that has the potential to cause production losses of around 11-20%. This study aims to determine the potential of Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria that is applied through seed encapsulation methods to stimulate soybean plant growth and surpress the development of leaf blight disease. This research was conducted at the Agrotechnopark Jubung greenhouse, University of Jember using a Completely Randomized Design consisting of 5 treatments namely control (P0), encapsulation of P.fluorescens bacteria with compost (P1) formulation, compost + kaolin (P2), compost + talc (P3), and compost + zeolite (P4). The results showed that seed encapsulation with P.fluorescens bacteria made from compost and inorganic carriers was able to reduce the severity of soybean blight disease by up to 40 HSI. Seed encapsulation with P.fluorescens compost + zeolite formulation can increase seed germination, plant height, and number of leaves. The use of talc carrier materials is able to maintain a bacterial population of 6.0 x 103 cfu / ml for up to 28 days of storage. Keywords:  formulation, leaf blight, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas syringae, seed encapsulation
PENGARUH PEMBERIAN BORON DAN WAKTU PEMANENAN POLEN TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PRODUKSI DAN VIABILITAS POLEN TETUA JANTAN SEMANGKA (Citrullus lanatus Thunberg.)
Authors: Susanto Aris , Hartatik Sri , Rosyidi Muh. Burhan
Published: January 2020

Pollen management is one of the important factors in the production of hybrid seeds. The main obstacle in the seed production of hybrid watermelon are the appearance of the flowers do not coincide, and limited the availability of pollen with high viability. This research aims to the of dosage of boron and pollen harvesting time the pollen production and viability of pollen watermelon male parent. The research was done on a farm Seed Production Research Land of PT. Benih Citra Asia, sub-district Ajung, districts Jember and done with a random group of factorial design of experiments, with the first factor: 4 level doses of boron, and the second factor: 3 time harvesting the pollen, with each combination treatment is repeated as many as three times. The research result of which demonstrate of application of boron 1,0 kg ha-1 and time of harvesting the pollen pre-anthesis produces the successs of pollination to 100%. The boron dosage 1 kg ha-1 is able to give the age of male flowers faster which is 25,89 DAP, and the age of female flowers is faster which is 31,67 DAP, and produces a higher fruit set that is 94,44%. The time for harvesting pollen in anthesis phase produces the highest pollen germination, which 63,81%.Keywords: male flower, media Brewbaker and Kwack, germination pollen, fruit set
PENGARUH PUPUK VERMIKOMPOS TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL BEBERAPA VARIETAS JAGUNG (Zea mays. L)
Authors: Nurlailah Novi , Setyawan Hidayat Bambang
Published: January 2020

Maize (Zea mays. L) is a source of carbohydrates as food, feed ingredients for livestock and industrial raw materials and bioethanol raw materials. To optimize the productivity of local maize, fertilization can be done. The use of organic fertilizers is very good for maintaining soil health, one of them is vermicompost. The application of vermicompost fertilizer is the right solution in this problem because composting of organic waste with the help of earthworms (Lumbricus sp.) contains high nutrients. The needs of adequate nutrient and growing environment will maximize the genetic potential of a variety. This research was conducted with the aim to determine the effect of vermicompost fertilizer on growth and yield of several maize varieties (Zea mays L). This study used a grooved plot design (Strip Plot) with 3 replications. The vertical path consists of 4 doses of fertilizer, namely P0 = 0 ton /ha, P1 = 4.5 tons/ha, P2 = 9 tons/ha, and P3 = 13.5 ton/ha. Horizontal path consists of 4 varieties, namely V1 = Dampit local variety, V2 = Arjuno superior variety, V3 = Karangploso local variety and V4 = Madura local variety (V4). Results of this study shows that fertilizer dose is 13.5 tons/ha (P3) and themaizeDampit localvariety (V1) showed good results on the growth and yield of maize crops. The results of P3V1 in maize plants were 2.66 kg of maize per bed and 1.15 kg of maize per bed. Keywords: Maize, Varieties, Vermicompost.
“I Cannot See the Day They Will Make a New Chief”: Historically Created Uncertainties about Sacred, Kingly, Populist and Secular Values in Lau, Fiji
Authors: Pauwels Simonne
Published: January 2020

In Fiji, Lauan paramount chiefs have always been sacred – kingly and populist – but through time they also became secular chiefs – representatives of the colonial power and later politicians and statesmen. For some, the status of sacred chief had to consolidate their secular status, for others, their status of secular chief received the illusion of sacredness through title manipulation. The latter were even subject to territorial expansion. Chiefs themselves, whether secular, sacred or both, maintained a confusion between sacred and secular rights and duties. Recent fieldwork reveals grumbling and frustration among the Lauans, as these facts created a multitude of points of view they increasingly expressed because of the absence of a paramount chief for 13 years. This made them less respectful toward the title and resulted in the feeling of being able to do without a paramount chief. At the same time, however, the contradictory idea that a chief is the only person who can restore the value of respect and order into the community is still vivid.
A Step toward Realization of Vision 2030; Reduction in Child Mortality: New Evidence from South Asian Countries
Authors: Kousar Shazia , Zafar Mahwish , Sabir Saeed Ahmad , Sajjad Ali
Published: January 2020

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of economic and social factors on child mortality in South Asian countries. Economic factors consist of economic growth, private and public health expenditures while social factors are comprised of access to improved water sources, access to improved sanitation facilities, and environmental quality. This study collected the data from World Development Indicators (WDI) over the period of 1967-2016. This study utilized Johnson co-integration test to investigate the long run co-integration. The study found that long-run co-integration exits among the modeled variables. The results of long-run co-integration recommend that Auto Regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) is appropriate to examine the short-run relationship among the modeled variables. The study found that access to improve water and sanitation facilities, environmental quality, total health expenditure, and economic growth significantly and negatively affect child survival. Moreover, the study has also investigated private and public health expenditure on child mortality separately and found that the size of the impact of public health expenditure is greater than private health expenditure. This study guides the policy makers and international agencies that in order to meet the required rate of child mortality they should invest more in the health sector and should provide clean water, sanitation facilities to its residents. Moreover, the study recommends that the government should revise environmental policies to lower the child mortality rate.
PENGARUH FREE CASH FLOW, KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN, STRUKTUR AKTIVA, BLOCKHOLDER OWNERSHIP, PERTUMBUHAN PERUSAHAAN DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP KEBIJAKAN HUTANG PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2011-2015
Authors: Doni Hendra Saputra, Inge Lengga Sari Munthe, Myrna Sofia
Published: January 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh free cash flow, kebijakan dividen, struktur aktiva, blockholder ownership, pertumbuhan perusahaan dan ukuran perusahaan terhadap kebijakan hutang. populasi dari objek penelitian adalah perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di bei periode 2011-2015 yang berjumlah 127 perusahaan, sampel dalam penelitian berjumlah 19 perusahaan. Teknik analisis yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif, analisis regresi berganda, pengujian asumsi klasik, uji parsial, uji simultan dan koefesien determinasi. Hasil uji parsial menemukan bahwa variabel yang berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kebijakan hutang adalah free cash flow tingkat signifikan 0,017. Kebijakan Dividen tingkat signifikan 0,697. Struktur Aktiva tingkat signifikan 0,00. Blockholder Ownership tingkat signifikan 0,00. Pertumbuhan Perusahaan (0,045), dan Ukuran Perusahaan tingkat signifikan 0,001. Hasil uji secara simultan menemukan bahwa semua variabel independen secara simultan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap Kebijakan Hutang dengan tingkat signifikan 0,00. Hasil koefesien determinasi menemukan hasil bahwa nilai adjusted R Square adalah 0,447 atau 44,7%. Hal tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa kebijakan hutang dapat dijelaskan oleh Free Cash Flow, Kebijakan Dividen, Struktur Aktiva, Blockholder Ownership, Pertumbuhan Perusahaan Dan Ukuran Perusahaan sebesar 44,7%, sementara sisanya 55,3% dijelaskan faktor lain tidak dijelaskan dalam penelitian ini
Discourse on student participation in the Open Distance Learning using Open Educational Resources
Authors: MPHAHLELE Ramashego Shila Shorty , MAKOKOTLELA Matlala
Published: January 2020

The concepts Open Distance (ODL) and the Open Educational Resources (OER) are central to Higher Education around the globe. Although the OER are understood to be freely available online material that anyone can use for teaching and learning purposes, there is some evidence to suggest that majority of students in the African continent do not use the OER. On the other hand, existing research recognises the ODL as the learning environment that breaks the barriers that limit students to access higher education such as location and distance from the university, financial pressures and other social problems. This paper reflects on the students’ participation and use of OER, focusing in purposively three selected ODL institutions. Drawing from community of inquiry framework, and given the nature of the ODL environment, this paper argues that students’ lack or limited participation in the use of OER seem to be dominated by what the OER can do which is promotion of access, equity and quality. This argument is presented with the full acknowledgement that access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is essential to access, adapt and use the OER.
Prevalence of Cyber Bullying and its Effect on Adolescents: A Literature Review
Authors: Parveen Fouzia , Shahzad Abid , Altaf Sobia
Published: January 2020

While forms of traditional bullying have been declining over the past two decades, cyber bullying has emerged as a modern form of bullying in recent times. Previous research studies have not been developed much on the issue of cyber bullying. The current study reviews the relevant research studies as the excessive usage of social media and by young people and different themes have been carried out from the help of the existing literature. The present study has synthesised current literature on: i) prevalence of cyber bullying among adolescents ii) huge level of cyber bullying occurrences in educational institutions iii) people who are more prone to be the victims and perpetrators iv) effects of cyber bullying on adolescence v) preventive measures for the wellbeing of Pakistani adolescents. In this article, the researcher reviews the literature related to cyber bullying conducted between the years from 2000 to 2019.
NDTs in Non-native English: A Syntactic Analysis
Authors: Butt Bisma , Anwar Behzad
Published: January 2020

Verb complementation in New Englishes perspective has attracted extensive scholarly attention (Nihalani et al., 2004). A valuable deviation due to emergence of locally characteristic linguistic patterns in Pakistani English can be captured in the domain of verb complementation called New Ditransitives(NDTs) (Bernaisch & Koch, 2015), on a broad syntactic level, NDTs are verbs used in double-object construction in new Englishes but not in standard British English. This paper is an attempt to find out NDTs in Pakistani English as compared to British English by using comparable corpora and as well as Predication phrase analysis of Larson (1988) compatible with Chomskys ideas about argumentsƒƒƒ interpretations in the area of vp is used for syntactic analysis. The theoretical significance shows that the main difference in producing NDTs is due to different parameters and system of lexicon.
Impact of School Climate on Students Achievement at Secondary Level in Pakistan.
Authors: Rafiq Muhammad , Khan Nasrullah , Aajiz Niaz Mohammad
Published: January 2020

School climate indicates three key dimensions of the school i.e. physical, academic and social climate. All three dimensions in the Pakistani school context were focused and examined. The key objectives of the study were to assess the Schools physical, social and academic climate and study its impact on students learning also to recommend remedial measures for improvement of school climate. Schools Principals were the population of the study selected through random sampling technique from Abbottabad, Charsadda, Kohat, Mardan, Nowshera, and Peshawar districts. The data was collected through questionnaires developed on five points Likert scale from the Principals and teachers. A total of 395 Secondary Schools schools were selected. Regression test used for data analysis. The study identified that school climate plays an important role in enhancing their achievement in academics. It proved that the school environment has a direct impact on the learning and teaching process.
Impact of Teachers Personal Characteristics on Their Job Satisfaction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Authors: Khan Iqbal Amin , Khan Munir , Naseer ud Din Mohammad
Published: January 2020

Job satisfaction has mostly been investigated in both developed and developing countries because it has a strong relationship with job outcomes. This paper focuses on investigating the job satisfaction level and also explores impact of some selected personal characteristics of teachers on job satisfaction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The study used quantitative research design. From the seven divisional headquarter districts, researchers selected 744 senior secondary school teachers (SSST) through a stratified random sampling method. The teachers job satisfaction level was found high. The findings revealed that teachers gender, age, experience, academic and professional qualifications have significant effect on their job satisfaction. These personal characteristics have significant impact and predict teachers job satisfaction. It is suggested that the government should bring such reforms in the service structure which leads to increase the social status of teaching occupation and positive feelings among secondary school teachers opting to teach as a career.
Personality of Students: The Role of Pakistani Teachers
Authors: Shah Syed Afzal , Naz Bibi Asia , Iqbal Javed
Published: January 2020

This research investigated the impact of four features of teachers behavior viz. teachers support, facilities provision, security in classroom, and motivation of teachers on five aspects namely agreeableness, extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness personality traits of the students. The technique of Stratified random sampling was used for the selection of 1438 students from a population of 10 graders of the Hazara Division. The questionnaires, for teachers behavior and for exploring the Big Five personality of the students, were used for gathering data from the students. For analysis, Mean (M), standard deviation (S. D), and multiple regression analysis were used. Results showed that Teachers support negatively predicts the agreeableness trait of personality, Provision of facilities positively predicts extraversion factor of personality. Classroom security positively predicts the extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness factors of personality. Teachers motivation positively predicts extraversion, and conscientiousness factor of personality and negatively predicts neuroticism factor of personality.
Does Issue Voting Matter in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? Empirical Evidence from 2002-2013 Elections
Authors: Ullah Farman , Islam Fakhrul
Published: January 2020

Issue voting is the theory of voting behavior which emphasizes that issues play an important role in making electoral decisions by the electorate in general elections. Issues of public importance are incorporated in party manifestoes and electoral campaigns so that to attract the masses and to stand victorious in elections. This article provides empirical evidence during 2002-2013 that how issue voting has played its dominant role in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? The study assumes that issue voting is a dominant factor in describing electoral patterns in KP. The period 2002-2013 covers three general elections including 2002, 2008 and 2013. In all these elections issue voting has been operated in the form of various issues. It will highlight all those issues which have been used in the form of issue voting during 2002-2013 period. Data have been collected through a questionnaire and have been analyzed with the help of SPSS software version 22 by applying descriptive and inferential statistics.
Practitioners’ Perception about Professional Learning Practices at Higher Secondary Level in Public and Private Sector
Authors: Tabassum Farkhanda , Zamir Shazia , Nudrat Saira
Published: January 2020

The study analyzed practitioners’ perceptions about professional learning practices at higher secondary level in public and private sector. The components of professional learning practices were teaching learning process, students’ development, teachers’ professional relationship and service, institutional development and personal and professional growth. The objectives of this paper focused on checking practitioners’ insights regarding above given components. The sample of the study were 633 practitioners. Major findings were that there was no major difference in perceptions of both sector teachers about teaching learning and students’ development. The practitioners of private schools showed more interest in professional relationship, institutional development, personal and professional growth. It is recommended that institutional administration may make it mandatory for practitioners to prepare professional teaching portfolio and may design professional development courses about building their competency in classroom management. The administration of public schools may plan professional learning communities and knowledge sharing societies through launching collaborative campaigns.
Upper Triassic lithostratigraphy, depositional systems, and vertebrate paleontology across southern Utah
Authors: Martz Jeffrey , Kirkland James , Milner Andrew , Parker William , Santucci Vincent
Published: January 2020

The Chinle Formation and the lower part of the overlying Wingate Sandstone and Moenave Formation were deposited in fluvial, lacustrine, paludal, and eolian environments during the Norian and Rhaetian stages of the Late Triassic (~230 to 201.3 Ma), during which time the climate shifted from subtropical to increasingly arid. In southern Utah, the Shinarump Member was largely confined to pre-Chinle paleovalleys and usually overprinted by mottled strata. From southeastern to southwestern Utah, the lower members of the Chinle Formation (Cameron Member and correlative Monitor Butte Member) thicken dramatically whereas the upper members of the Chinle Formation (the Moss Back, Petrified Forest, Owl Rock, and Church Rock Members) become erosionally truncated; south of Moab, the Kane Springs beds are laterally correlative with the Owl Rock Member and uppermost Petrified Forest Member. Prior to the erosional truncation of the upper members, the Chinle Formation was probably thickest in a southeast to northwest trend between Petrified Forest National Park and the Zion National Park, and thinned to the northeast due to the lower Chinle Formation lensing out against the flanks of the Ancestral Rocky Mountains, where the thickness of the Chinle is largely controlled by syndepositional salt tectonism. The Gartra and Stanaker Members of the Ankareh Formation are poorly understood Chinle Formation correlatives north of the San Rafael Swell. Osteichthyan fish, metoposaurid temnospondyls, phytosaurids, and crocodylomorphs are known throughout the Chinle Formation, although most remains are fragmentary. In the Cameron and Monitor Butte Members, metoposaurids are abundant and non-pseudopalatine phytosaurs are known, as is excellent material of the paracrocodylomorph Poposaurus; fragmentary specimens of the aetosaurs Calyptosuchus, Desmatosuchus, and indeterminate paratypothoracisins were probably also recovered from these beds. Osteichthyans, pseudopalatine phytosaurs, and the aetosaur Typothorax are especially abundant in the Kane Springs beds and Church Rock Member of Lisbon Valley, and Typothorax is also known from the Petrified Forest Member in Capitol Reef National Park. Procolophonids, doswelliids, and dinosaurs are known but extremely rare in the Chinle Formation of Utah. Body fossils and tracks of osteichthyans, therapsids, crocodylomorphs, and theropods are well known from the lowermost Wingate Sandstone and Moenave Formation, especially from the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm.
Savjest kao Božji dar čovjeku u kontekstu kulture života
Authors: Vuletić Suzana
Published: January 2020

Savjest igra veliku ulogu u moralnom održavanju osobnoga, vjerničkoga i profesionalnoga života. Biti savjestan u darovanoj slobodi djelovanja i moralne odgovornosti opredijeljenosti za ispravno postupanje u konformističkom društvu u kojem prevladavaju pluralistička (bio)etička uvjerenja, izlaže nas pred mnoštvo egzistencijalnih borbi u ustrajnosti savjesnoga postupanja. To se posebno očituje u primjeni brojnih znanstvenih dostignuća u kliničkoj praksi, koja otvara prostor za konfliktne situacije, sudjelovanjem u znanstvenim istraživanjima, dijagnostičkim i terapijskim postupcima i zahvatima koji nisu u skladu s moralnom savješću pojedinca, gdje se međusobno suprotstavljaju pragmatični ciljevi s medicinskom etikom, zaštitom ljudskih prava i dostojanstva života, što posljedično zahtijeva očuvanje savjesne opredijeljenosti prizivom savjesti. Da bi apel na priziv savjesti bio moralno utemeljen, potrebno je podrobnije se upoznati s etimološkim i moralnim određenjem savjesti u kontekstu teološkoga nauka, poštovati biopravne odrednice u etičkim i strukovno-profesionalnim načelima koji afirmiraju slobodu mišljenja, savjesti i vjeroispovijesti kao temeljna ljudska prava, zajamčena međunarodnim dokumentima i kodeksima medicinske etike i deontologije. Njihovim se udruženim inicijativama podupire moralna odgovornost savjesnoga postupanja koja iziskuje poštovanje dostojanstva, nepovredivosti i svetosti ljudskoga života, koji posebno dolaze do izražaja u perspektivi kršćanske antropologije, moralne teologije i personalističke bioetike.
The mercy of God as the foundation of charity of the Church
Authors: Przygoda Wiesław
Published: January 2020

Charity diaconia of the Church is not an accidental involvement but
belongs to its fundamental missions. This thesis can be supported in many ways.
The author of this article finds the source of the obligation of Christians and
the whole Church community to charity service in the nature of God. For
Christians God is Love (1 John 4, 8.16). Even though some other names can be
found, (Jahwe , Elohim, Adonai), his principal
name that encapsulates all other ones is Love. Simultaneously, God which is
Love showed his merciful nature (misericordiae vultus) in the course of salvation. He did it in a historical, visible and
optimal way through his Son, Jesus Christ through the embodied God’s Son, Jesus
Christ, who loved the mankind so much that he sacrificed his life for us, being
tortured and killed at the cross. This selfless love laid the foundations for
the Church, which, in essence, is a community of loving human and God’s beings.
Those who do not love, even though they joined the Church through baptism,
technically speaking, do not belong to the Church since love is a real not a
formal sign of belonging to Christ’s disciples (cf. John 13, 35). Therefore,
charitable activity is a significant dimension of the Church’s mission as it is
through charity that the Church shows the merciful nature of its Saviour. A
question that needs to be addressed may be expressed as follows: in what way
the image of God, who is love, implies an involvement in charity of an
individual and the Church? An answer may be found in the Bible, writings of the
Church Fathers of and the documents of Magisterium Ecclesiae and especially the teachings of Pope Benedict
XVI and Pope Francis.
Talleres de mezclilla y transformaciones sociambientales en un municipio rural. El caso de Tepetitla de Lardizábal, Tlaxcala, México
Authors: Vallejo Román Janett
Published: January 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en describir y analizar las transformaciones socioambientales que trajo consigo la producción de pantalones de mezclilla en un municipio rural: Tepetitla de Lardizábal, Tlaxcala. A partir del uso de métodos mixtos se indagaron los efectos sociales producto de la transformación económica y ambiental en este municipio, si bien existieron dificultades para el trabajo etnográfico, ya que los talleres y lavanderías operan de manera informal y clandestina, se logró obtener información de primera mano tanto de trabajadores como de dueños. Se concluye que la degradación del río Atoyac se ha agravado con la presencia de los talleres de confección y lavanderías de mezclilla formales e informales altamente contaminantes. La búsqueda de soluciones a corto y mediano plazo se ha visto obstaculizada por la falta voluntad política, pero también por cierta resistencia de los dueños y trabajadores de las maquiladoras. Los talleres son para la gran mayoría de la población la única fuente de ingresos, por lo que el problema de la contaminación, al menos a corto plazo, parece no tener respuesta; sin embargo, las consecuencias en términos de salud y deterioro ambiental son cada vez más evidentes.
Geomorfološka obilježja Sjevernog Velebita
Authors: Bočić Neven , Pahernik Mladen , Faivre Sanja
Published: January 2020

U članku se prikazuju geomorfološka obilježja područja sjevernog Velebita s posebnim naglaskom na Nacionalni park Sjeverni Velebit. Temeljne morfometrijske i morfogenetske analize nekad rađene analogno, načinjene su korištenjem digitalnih tehnologija te nadopunjene novim analizama i terenskim radom. Od općih morfometrijskih metoda korištene su hipsometrija, analiza nagiba padina, analiza vertikalne raščlanjenosti te ekspozicije padina. Morfogenetska analiza temelji se na specifičnim morfometrijskim te terenskim istraživanjima. U okviru morfogeneze analiziran je morfostrukturni reljef, a od egzogenih utjecaja najveća je pažnja posvećena krškim, glaciokrškim i fluviokrškim reljefnim oblicima. Analiza krškog reljefa na području Nacionalnog parka Sjeverni Velebit, jednog od temeljnog fenomena Parka, pokazala je da je više od polovice njegove površine (50,66%) predstavljeno krškim depresijama (ponikve i uvale), što govori o izuzetno jakoj i dugotrajnoj denudaciji. Uz krške procese, pojačanoj denudaciji značajno su pridonijeli glacijalni procesi koji su u vrijeme posljednjeg glacijalnog maksimuma znatno preoblikovali krške reljefne oblike i generalno utjecali na geomorfološku evoluciju Sjevernog Velebita. Oledba Sjevernog Velebita, osim na krške reljefne oblike, utjecala je povremeno na intenziviranje fluvijalnih te postojanje limničkih procesa, stoga je poznavanje geomorfoloških obilježja Sjevernog Velebita i Nacionalnog parka Sjeverni Velebit od iznimnog značenja, kako za očuvanje georaznolikosti, tako i za njegovu daljnju turističku valorizaciju i promociju.
O leksiku svetojurskoga govora
Authors: Galović Filip
Published: January 2020

Govor je Svetoga Jurja štokavski govor te pripada zapadnomu dijalektu, kao i svi govori podvelebitskoga područja, osim čakavskoga govora grada Senja. Senjski je govor, kao govor administrativnoga i kulturnoga središta ovoga prostora, izvršio stanovit utjecaj na svetojurski govor, pa i danas u njemu žive pojedini čakavski nanosi. U radu se iznose najvažnije fonološke i morfološke značajke govora Svetoga Jurja te se posebno osvrće na leksik ovoga štokavskoga govora.
Nacionalni park Sjeverni Velebit kao vrhunsko edukativno-turističko središte
Authors: Paar Dalibor
Published: January 2020

Sjeverni Velebit hrvatski je biser koji u kontekstu obrazovanja 21. stoljeća, zaštite prirode, suočavanja s ugrožavanjem prirode i klimatskim promjenama može postati europski značajan edukativni centar. Osim vrednovanja, zaštite prirode i doprinosa obrazovanju, ovaj pristup može otvoriti nova radna mjesta te podići kvalitetu života lokalne zajednice. Pri tome se povezuju različiti sadržaji – obrazovni, znanstveni, kulturni, športski, zdravstveni i dr. Suvremeno znanstveno (STEM) obrazovanje temeljeno na značajnoj georaznolikosti i bioraznolikosti može se u obliku programa ponuditi dionicima obrazovnoga sustava. Krški fenomeni Nacionalnog parka Sjeverni Velebit, posebice njegove duboke jame, jedna su od tema koja ima velike znanstveno-istraživačke i edukativne izazove.
Franjevci u Senju – od konventualaca do opservanata
Authors: Patafta Daniel
Published: January 2020

Franjevački samostan u Senju osnovan je u 13. stoljeću kada upravitelji grada postaju Krčki knezovi, kasnije Frankopani. Franjevci su u to vrijeme nositelji obnove Crkve i njihova prisutnost u gradovima pokazuje da je određena sredina došla do određenog stupnja urbaniteta. S druge strane, franjevci u gradovima predstavljaju element koji pridonosi razvoju gradskog života u svim sferama. U članku se prati razdoblje od osnivanja franjevačkog samostana u Senju do početka 16. stoljeća. Povijest senjskog franjevačkog samostana prikazana je u kontekstu širih crkvenih i društveno-političkih odnosa na europskoj i lokalnoj razini. Utjecaj velikaške obitelji Krčkih knezova/Frankopana na širenje franjevaca i prijelaz pojedinih samostana iz konventualskog života u opservantski, u ovom slučaju samostana u Senju, prikazan je kroz procese na razini opće Crkve koji su se odražavali na prostoru srednje i jugoistočne Europe. Stoga je tema rada prikazati kako se u kontekstu društvenopovijesnih okolnosti dogodio prijelaz iz konventulaizma u opservanciju među senjskim franjevcima. Također je valorizirana uloga Krčkih knezova/Frankopana i njihovo pravo patronata nad mjesnom Crkvom kao temeljnih nositelja društvenog i političkog života na velikom prostoru njihove vlasti u kontekstu feudalnih odnosa srednjovjekovne Hrvatske. Na primjeru samostana u Senju može se vidjeti kako su promjene i procesi kroz tri stoljeća utjecali na ulogu samostana u životu određenog prostora, promjene u samom životu franjevaca koji napuštaju konzervativniji konventualski smjer i prihvaćaju strogo opsluživanje Pravila - opservanciju, utjecaj feudalnih velikaša na crkveni i politički život prostora kojim su vladali, a sve u okviru događanja na općoj europskoj i crkvenoj razini te na prostoru koji je činio neposredno zaleđe njihove državine. Početkom 16. stoljeća i prodorom Osmanlija uništene su sve srednjovjekovne institucije na području frankopanske vlasti. Samostan u Senju preživio je osmanlijska pustošenja i, slabljenjem frankopanskog utjecaja na društvena, politička i crkvena zbivanja na tome prostoru, ušao u razdoblje novoga vijeka.
Does being in sheltered workshops improve the employment outcomes of supported employees with intellectual disabilities?
Authors: Cimera Robert Evert
Published: January 2020

This study examined the vocational outcomes of two cohorts of supported employees – 4,904 supported employees who participated in sheltered workshops and 4,904 supported employees that didn't participate in sheltered workshops. Individuals in these groups were matched based up their diagnosis, the presence of secondary conditions, and their gender. It was found that supported employees from the non-sheltered workshop group were just as likely to be employed as supported employees from sheltered workshops (60.4% versus 59.6%). Further, non-sheltered workshop supported employees earned significantly more ($137.20 versus $118.55 per week), worked more hours (24.78 versus 22.44), and cost less to serve ($4,542.65 versus $7,894.63).
Reading In and Out of Order: Living In and Around an Extended Fiction
Authors: Mackey Margaret
Published: January 2020

Many series books recount the life of a character growing up over a sequence of titles, offering a strong sense of clear progression. Readers, however, may encounter this series out of order, or they may encounter numerous adapted versions of a story. Either way, they have to decide their own interpretive priorities.
Serological and Molecular Techniques for the Diagnostic of Brucellosis
Authors: Rahman Mujeeb Ur , Ullah Amir , Haroon Haroon , Bilal Muhammad , Khan Fazal Mehmood , Naveed Muhammad
Published: January 2020

Brucellosis is known as undulant fever or Malta fever, caused by the genus Brucella. It is the most common human zoonosis. The disease is worldwide distributed and causes significant economic losses. In animals, it causes abortion, reduction in milk production, and infertility. While brucellosis in humans is a debilitating disease with various clinical manifestations that may lead to death in some cases. Control of disease in animals needs proper diagnosis, permanent monitoring of brucellosis-free herds, and removal of infected animals. The current review will discuss the serological and molecular techniques daily used for the determination of brucellosis in animals and humans.